"Yes, I understand the worries of King Khan." After saying this, Hongshi added: "There is one thing I want to ask King Khan, that is, those captured by the Qing soldiers, please King Khan to save their lives and not to kill them.
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Galdan glanced at him and said unexpectedly: "What's wrong, do you pity those people?" Although this victory allowed them to collect a lot of food and grass, it would not be a problem to keep these 30,000 or 40,000 people for a while, but he was
Erdan was not a good man. He always had only one way to deal with prisoners - kill them.
Hongshi smiled slightly and said: "King Khan misunderstood, I am no longer from the Qing Dynasty, so how can I pity them, but I just thought of a better way than killing them, I guarantee that King Khan will like it after hearing it.
After listening to Hongshi's idea, Galdan agreed to keep these prisoners for later use.
The army of 100,000 people was defeated miserably, and the general was killed with one arrow. When the news reached the capital, the whole court was in an uproar. At the same time, people's hearts became panic-stricken. The army of 100,000 people was completely defeated in one day and night.
Even the general is dead. What kind of troops does the Qing Dynasty have now to stop the menacing enemy?
In addition, they also learned from the soldiers who escaped that the person who defeated Li Shumi was a masked man. This man was very familiar with the Qing army's military tactics.
Wan Dajun would not be defeated so miserably.
Although the imperial court blocked the news to avoid causing panic in the entire capital, so many deserters suddenly appeared in the capital that it was impossible to block the news. Soon, both the imperial officials and the common people knew that the Qing Dynasty was defeated, and it was certain that
The news that Ge Er was about to invade the capital spread throughout the capital. Everyone in the capital was in panic all day long, fearing that at some point, a butcher's knife would be placed on their necks and their lives would be taken away.
As soon as the news reached the capital, Yinzhen hurriedly summoned all the civil and military officials to the Yangxin Hall and asked if there was any way to deal with Jungar. Within a few days, the Minister of War seemed to have aged more than ten years, with his back bent and hunched over.
He said: "Your Majesty, I have been mobilizing troops everywhere in the past few days, but I have only been able to mobilize 50,000 troops. The rest are due to the long distance and will have to wait at least half a month before they can enter the capital.
Yinzhen shouted sharply: "Useless things, 50,000 troops. Zhungeer attacked an army of hundreds of thousands. How can we stop it with just these 50,000 troops?"
"Your Majesty, forgive me!" The Minister of the Ministry of War knelt down in fear and said: "I have tried my best, but there is really not enough time. I...I really have nothing to do..."
Yinzhen interrupted him and said: "I don't want to hear the word 'no way'. I want you to mobilize more troops immediately. You must arrive before Junggar invades the capital. Once Junggar breaks through,
I don’t need to tell you what consequences the city will have. You should also know.”
The Minister of War knelt on the ground and did not dare to answer. Yinzhen's request was simply impossible to fulfill. Even if he stayed awake, he would not be able to mobilize more troops.
Yinzhen took a few deep breaths and said: "Li Shumi was defeated and the firearms camp was destroyed. However, the firearms camp still has a reserve army and there should be some muskets. Let these people practice day and night immediately. Two days, two days later, I want to see
Results. Li Shumi was defeated, and his army of 100,000 was defeated, but we must not be defeated again this time, because once defeated, it would mean the destruction of the country."
Yunli said in a deep voice: "Everything is my fault. It was my fault that I recommended Li Shumi by mistake. Otherwise... the army would not have been defeated so miserably."
Yinzhen shook his head and said: "Li Shumi was not wrong, it's just that he met an enemy who was more cunning and vicious than him, that's why he suffered such a disastrous defeat. That masked man..." In the report submitted to Beijing, he wrote at great length He discovered this masked man who did not reveal his true face. It was he who led to the disastrous defeat of the army and plunged the Qing Dynasty into an unprecedented crisis.
Countless people are speculating on the identity of the masked man. They can only deduce that he should be from the Qing Dynasty based on his extreme understanding of the Qing army. However, his specific identity has always been a mystery.
The Minister of Household Affairs said bitterly: "If this masked man is from the Qing Dynasty, why would he help Zhun Geer to bring trouble to the Qing Dynasty? It is really hateful!"
Yinzhen was silent about this. Both he and Yunli had already guessed the identity of the masked man, and it must be Hongshi. However, how could he explain this matter? The prince of the Qing Dynasty helped a foreign country to come to the country. He and the entire royal family cannot afford to be embarrassed by causing trouble to the Qing Dynasty!
At this time, Xiao Wu hurriedly entered the palace and played a note saying: "Your Majesty, urgent report from the front!"
Yinzhen said quickly: "Send it up quickly!"
After reading the excerpt, Yinzhen said with a strange expression: "Zhungar is stationed at the Salik River and has not come to the capital."
While all the officials heaved a sigh of relief, they also had the same doubt. Since Galdan had won the battle, why didn't he attack the capital immediately? Didn't he just want to capture the Qing Dynasty? It's really strange. But In any case, this incident gave them a chance to breathe, allowing them time to think about countermeasures and guard the Qing Dynasty in the storm.
Yinzhen stared at the Minister of War and said: "If you are given three more days, how many troops can you mobilize? Don't give me rough estimates, I want exact figures."
"Hey!" the Minister of War wiped the cold sweat from his head and said: "There are more than 52,000 troops in the capital now. If there are three more days, there should be 20,000 troops who can arrive in the capital, plus 20,000 deserters from the front lines. , a total of ninety-two thousand.”
"Ninety-two thousand..." Yinzhen murmured and repeated this number. Junggar's attack on the Qing Dynasty this time had more than 100,000 troops. They were all good at fighting, and they were well prepared. With the numerical advantage, Well, it is almost impossible to fight them off.
"Your Majesty, the Buddha's Army has returned for reinforcements. There are still less than twenty days to go. As long as we survive these twenty days, we will be fine. Why don't we send these more than 90,000 soldiers and those from Fengtai Camp The soldiers all huddled in the city and tried their best to block Jungar's attack until the army came to help." Shangshu Hubu's words caused Yinzhen to sneer, "Given Jungar's fierce attack, do you think the capital can be defended for twenty days? Captured?"
The old minister of the Household Department blushed and said: "The walls of the capital have been reinforced for many years. It is not easy to attack the city and enter the capital. I think we can hold it for a while."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yinzhen scolded: "But if you think you are wrong, the Qing Dynasty will be destroyed. If that happens, can you bear this responsibility?"
The Minister of Hubu knelt down in a hurry, not daring to speak. At this moment, Yinzhen took a deep breath and said: "Standing in the city is the worst of the worst, because there will be no retreat; so... we must go out of the city to fight."