Donglu breaks through the wall again and enters the pass!

It only took one day from the time the wall was broken through on September 26th to the news reaching the capital. Because of the lesson learned at the beginning of the year when the Donglu invaded the capital and burned, killed and looted everywhere, as soon as the news came out, several people around the capital were

People from ten miles away fled into the city one after another.

Although the Donglu later moved south from Tongzhou and even crossed the Huaihe River, the capital was still heavily guarded.

On the night of the first day of the twelfth lunar month in the twelfth year of Chongzhen, around the second watch, the streets in the capital city were already quiet. When the cold wind of early winter blew, it only looked particularly gloomy and desolate. Soldiers stood at important street entrances, checking the occasional passers-by.

Red silk lanterns are hung outside the doors of every house. The lights are dim and swaying under the eaves. Under the weak light, you can see large quiet street notices posted on the walls of each street entrance. In the narrow and narrow streets,

In the long streets and alleys, there are often watchmen holding small lanterns and banging broken gongs or clappers. Shrinking shadows appear for a moment and then disappear into the darkness; the slow, listless sound of gongs or clappers also sounds in the wind.

It gradually goes away.

Since Chongzhen came to power, in the past twelve years, Jiannu has entered the fortress five times, and this is even the fourth time that he has approached the capital city. Even at the beginning of the year, Jiannu had just entered the fortress, why did he come so quickly. At this time

Fires were blazing outside the city, soldiers and horses were patrolling inside the city, and night walks were prohibited. Whether it was in the courtyards of deep houses or in the brick houses of civilians, there was a sound of lamentation everywhere.

What's going on in this world?

Why did the Donglu invade the Great Wall again and threaten the capital?

Fortunately, the capital city has strong walls, otherwise...but what if Donglu captured it?

Worry, everyone is worried.

But for those victims and refugees who fled into the capital, it was even more painful. In the past two months, hundreds of thousands of people have fled from various places. There is no place to shelter them. Many people are sleeping under the eaves on both sides of the street.

, for fear of freezing to death, they huddled together in a pile. They shivered, groaned, complained, and lamented in the biting cold wind. The northeast wind blew tonight, and the weather was extremely cold. I don’t know how many more people will freeze to death this night.

people……

At night, Chongzhen in the imperial city was also in an extremely heavy mood. Although he was still a young man under twenty-eight years old, there were already a few deep crow's feet in the corners of his eyes, and his eye sockets were also a little dark.

Long-term overwork and melancholy made his face look pale and haggard.

He didn't sleep well for several nights in a row. Today, he went to court with five drums again. He was tired for a long time and spent the afternoon reviewing documents in Qianqing Palace. When his grandfather and brother were emperors, they did not go to court for the whole year.

He read the memorials of the ministers and left all national affairs to the trusted eunuchs to handle. When he inherited the throne, he tried his best to correct this shortcoming and did everything personally, but nothing was accomplished. The situation in the world was still difficult and chaotic day by day.

Today, he did not leave the imperial court for the entire afternoon.

What are the mountains of urgent military information on his imperial record?

It was Donglu who once again invaded the capital.

The Qing soldiers broke through the wall and entered the pass on September 26th, threatening the capital. Then they headed towards Zhuozhou from Liangxiang, and penetrated deeply in many ways: one way out of Yizhou through Laishui, one way out of Xiongxian County through Xincheng, one way out of Ansu through Dingxing,

There is a situation of siege on Baoding.

After receiving this news, Chongzhen was naturally shocked. Before that, Shandong had reported that Donglu might enter the pass, but at that time, he chose to ignore it, but Donglu really came. Not only did he come, but now he even

They also fought all the way to Nanzhili.

"How could they go so deep alone? Aren't they afraid of destroying the Ming Dynasty with troops and horses?"

Chongzhen, who was looking sad, said to himself in his heart. But he knew the answer, but he was unwilling to face such an answer, or even to think about it. He thought of what Donglu wrote on the sign: "All officials are exempted."

"Send it off", he blushed for the officers and soldiers, when did the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty actually get into this!

"Didn't they just leave at the beginning of the year? How come they come and leave as soon as they come?"

Thinking of the Donglu breaking through the wall and entering the customs again, they were not planning to hold an armed demonstration in the Ming Dynasty. Wherever the Donglu went, all the people were killed, and the place was rotten and lifeless. I thought of how many people were killed.

, or being taken captive, Chongzhen's mood became extremely irritable.

"How can it be so good for the soldiers to go deep into the hinterland of the Central Plains like this? It's like entering an uninhabited land!"

The upset Chongzhen finally threw his pen on the ground and walked around the palace, stamping his feet and sighing from time to time.

"Oh, how could this happen? Could it be that from now on, the Donglu regard Ming Dynasty as their hunting ground and come here to hunt every year? Yuan Chonghuan deserves to die for killing my important ministers indiscriminately!"

Once again, Chongzhen thought of Yuan Chonghuan, and said in his heart that he would put all his resentment on him. If he didn't kill Mao Wenlong, and there would be no ties, how could the slaves who had no worries anymore dare to break through the wall and enter the customs at will! Gyeonggi Province

How could millions of people be massacred by the Donglu?

But after all, these are people who have been dead for many years, so what’s the point of complaining?

The most important thing now was to drive out the Donglu who had crossed the Huaihe River. They must not let them break through Zhongdu. However, he was relieved to think that Zhongdu City was solidly walled.

It shouldn’t be possible to defeat Zhongdu!

"There are hundreds of thousands of people in the army, so it should be foolproof! Shi Kefa can also be regarded as an official..."

Thinking of the urgent military information sent by Shi Kefa, Chongzhen couldn't help but worry.

"There shouldn't be any changes there!"

After unfolding Shi Kefa's secret memorial, Chongzhen's face suddenly became extremely ugly, and he even said angrily.

"Zhu Ciying, Zhu Ciying, you are actually so domineering, you kill officials and seize armies. How, how can I tolerate you if you let me do this!"

Shi Kefa's secret memorial tells one by one the many domineering things Zhu Ciying, the crown prince of Defan, has done since he led his troops to the south, from killing county magistrates to extort money and food, to killing generals and seizing officers and soldiers for his own use. All these behaviors are simply "disobedience"

It’s so obvious.”

"Just telling me, have I really mistakenly believed in the clan?"

Chongzhen's face looked extremely ugly. How could he not be angry when he thought that his "extraordinary appointment" of Zhu Ciying would be so ambitious?

In fact, he was extremely concerned about Prince De's every move since he went south. He had been waiting for the opportunity, waiting for the chance to punish him.

Now, the reason should be sufficient!

"Zhu Ciying, you have disappointed me so much. Do you really think that Ming Dynasty has no national laws?"

Chongzhen, who was filled with anger, directly ordered the internal officials.
Chapter completed!