Before leaving, Wang Xian gave him many instructions: "You lead the army to the northeast and go directly to Tongzhou without passing through Daxing. I will lead the main force to attract Daxing's army so that they dare not pursue it."
"It's more than 110 miles from Daxing. You will leave tonight. You must arrive within a day. It would be best if you can take Tongzhou by surprise. But if you don't have a chance, don't force it. Just intimidate the officers and soldiers and let them go."
If they delay for a few days, I will arrive with my army."
"As for the imperial court, they will definitely attach great importance to Tongzhou. Don't take any chances. If they send out a large army, you can't hit a stone with an enemy. Just harass them and delay their food transportation." Wang Xian said in a deep voice: "There is also the worst thing.
One situation is that the imperial army is already in Tongzhou. Although the latest intelligence shows that there is no such thing, the war situation is changing rapidly and no one can say for sure."
Speaking of this, Wang Xian said word for word: "If this happens, you must retreat immediately, and we will make another plan!"
Xu Huaiqing grinned and said, "Sir, do you have a backup plan?"
"Of course." Wang Xian nodded without hesitation: "I have a way!"
"I have the order!" Xu Huaiqing cupped his fists and was about to take the order and leave.
"Huaiqing." Wang Xian called him again. Xu Huaiqing turned around and looked at his lord. Wang Xian stared closely at the bravest general under his command and sighed: "You are out of luck."
"How can there be?" Xu Huaiqing denied.
"I grew up in a casino." Wang Xian shook his head and said, "Your trick of stealing a dragon and turning a phoenix into a phoenix is really bad."
"Hehe..." Xu Huaiqing smiled calmly and said: "Whatever you say, sir, I don't admit it anyway." He said with a serious expression: "And it is indeed the most suitable for me to go. Although Lao Mo is better than me, sir,
We cannot do without his advice. Although Zhang Yi is also very powerful, he has not been on the battlefield for several years. Our group of arrogant and powerful generals will not be convinced by him for a while..."
Xu Huaiqing was fussy and wanted to continue listing why others couldn't do it but only himself. Wang Xian shook his head and interrupted him. He looked at him with red eyes and choked with sobs: "We must come back alive!"
"Don't worry, Sir, Prince Yama doesn't dare to accept me!" Xu Huaiqing laughed loudly and said, "You think I'm too noisy!"
Wang Xian patted Xu Huaiqing's shoulder heavily and could not say a word.
Less than half an hour later, Wang Xian's army quietly left Gu'an County.
At dawn, the people who had been worried all night went out to take a look, and were surprised to find that there was no trace of the army in the city, and the small county town returned to its former tranquility...
In the Zhili area, there are thousands of miles of plains and densely populated areas, so it is naturally impossible for Wang Xian's army to hide its tracks. Soon the capital received an urgent report that he led his army to Zhuozhou!
This day happened to be the winter solstice. The emperor, the prince and others were so shocked when they heard the news that they could not calm down for a while.
But after the whining is over, you still have to think about what you should think about. You can't just watch Wang Xian enter the capital and give up this beautiful country, right?
Zhu Gaochi managed to calm down and ordered Zhang Cheng: "Let Dongchang not arrest Wang Xian's family first. I can't give him any more excuses."
"Father!" Zhu Zhanji said anxiously: "Isn't this another sign of weakness?!"
"Your Highness, please be patient." Yang Shiqi supported the emperor. "Before, we thought that Wang Xian's army was trapped in Badaling and arresting their families would completely destroy their fighting spirit. But now, Wang Xian led his men to break through Yanyun.
At the defense line, the troops are approaching the capital, and arresting their family members will only have the opposite effect."
"..." Zhu Zhanji stopped talking.
After Zhang Cheng went down, Yang Shiqi said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. There are still 200,000 elite forbidden troops in the capital, and there are 50,000 in Daxing, and the Qinwang troops from all over the country are still arriving, and the fastest is tens of thousands.
The Liaodong army will arrive in Beijing in the next two days. There are also armies from Shaanxi, Shanxi, Huguang, Jiangsu and Zhejiang on the way, forming an encirclement against Wang Xian. The hearts of the people in the world are with the Emperor, and the chance of victory is also with the Emperor!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, Wang Xian's surprise attack on the Bauhinia Pass shocked everyone, but it didn't actually change the situation much!" Yang Rong also cheered the Emperor: "Besides, his strength is already far away.
Far weaker than the imperial court, and leaving more than 100,000 main troops outside the pass, this is a taboo for military strategists! As long as we strengthen the walls and clear the country, stand firm and wait for reinforcements, and do not give him any opportunities, and wait until the reinforcements arrive one after another, we will definitely be able to
Defeat him!"
"This is what an experienced person says." Yang Shiqi nodded in agreement and said: "It's freezing cold today, and Wang Xian's army can only rely on Shandong for food and grass supplies. We can order Qin Wang's army in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Henan to directly attack Shandong to capture
The most important thing is to cut off their food routes! In this way, in just a month or two, Wang Xian will be exhausted and the old soldiers will be exhausted, and then it will be time for us to defeat them!"
There is no doubt that this is a good method, because Wang Xian has at most 70,000 to 80,000 troops. If he wants to attack the city of Beijing where 200,000 troops are stationed, it will be no less difficult than attacking Juyongguan. As long as the imperial court holds on to the city, Wang Xian can do something
nothing.
Zhu Gaochi also nodded in agreement, but Zhu Zhanji objected unhappily: "Wang Xian only led 20,000 troops to cross the border, and his arrogance is already very arrogant. If our army of more than 200,000 soldiers still cannot retreat, it will definitely further encourage his ambitions."
Majesty, when the time comes, people's hearts in the world will change, and I don't know how many states and counties will fall into his hands!"
"..." Zhu Gaochi and Er Yang's expressions dimmed. They didn't know that what Zhu Zhanji said was absolutely true. Although the Zhu family occupies the orthodox position in the world, the people's hearts have always been like smoke. When the army really comes to press the border, the soldiers and the people will definitely surrender and will not
How many people died for his Zhu family?
Even if Wang Xian is finally pacified and these states and counties are recovered, the damage to the imperial power will be irreversible. The world may even enter a troubled period from now on...
"My son is willing to personally lead an army of 100,000 people to fight to the death with the king's thief! I will defend my father and the court to the death!" Zhu Zhanji asked for a battle with increasing enthusiasm: "Only by using the fastest speed and the most violent means to completely put down the rebellion can we
Defend the dignity of the Ming Dynasty!"
"You're right..." Zhu Gaochi rarely scolded Zhu Zhanji and said, "However, the safety of the capital is related to the country, and we must not take risks. We should do as Xuester Yang said."
"Hey..." Zhu Zhanji gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, looking extremely disappointed.
At this moment, Yang Rong could not care about the emotions of His Highness the Crown Prince, and immediately continued: "Your Majesty, in addition to concentrating the army and strengthening the city defense, there is also the most important thing at the moment, which must be done immediately!" After a pause, he said solemnly.
Said: "It's a strong wall and a clear field!"
"Strengthen the walls and clear the country?" Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but frown. He was not an idiot emperor who didn't understand anything. He knew that these four words were said easily, but to the people it meant the disaster of ruining their families...
"It is roughly divided into two ends at the same time. One is to immediately send officers and soldiers to collect all the food of the people in Gyeonggi and into Beijing." Naturally, the people cannot obediently hand over the food for the winter. As for what means the officials will use to collect the food.
, it is not something that a high-ranking bachelor would consider.
However, Yang Rong knew that the emperor always regarded himself as "diligent and caring for the people", so he immediately stepped down and said to Zhu Gaochi: "With the national crisis, we can only let the people suffer for a while. After Wang Xian is pacified, we will return the money to the people with profits."
.If the emperor still feels sorry, he can also exempt the people of Gyeonggi from paying taxes for one year. I believe they will be extremely happy."
"Hey, that's all we can do..." Zhu Gaochi sighed sadly, "I hope the people won't hold grudges against me too much."
"The emperor has always loved the people as his sons, so the people will certainly understand the difficulties of the emperor and father." Yang Rong said solemnly: "There is a second thing, which is not so difficult. That is to transport the grain from Tongzhou to the capital immediately!
"
"This is easy." Zhu Gaochi breathed a sigh of relief. He was really worried that Yang Rong would bring up something more difficult. "Just ask the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs to step up and handle it."
"I'm afraid it's far from enough!" Yang Rong shook his head decisively and said: "Tongzhou has dozens of large granaries and dozens of various material warehouses. The materials are vast. Now it's freezing cold and water transportation is blocked. We can only rely on the Ministry of War.
The power of the Hubu Department cannot be transported in a month." After a pause, he said: "I ask the emperor to issue an order overnight to mobilize all the chariots and horses in the capital, and immediately send the army and civilians to Tongzhou. Tongzhou must be conquered within three days.
Transport all the military supplies back to the capital!"
"Why three days?" Zhu Gaochi asked in a deep voice.
"Because, Wang Xian will never reach Tongzhou within three days!" Yang Rong had a certain idea. Zhuozhou is southwest of the capital, and Tongzhou is east of the capital. The straight-line distance is nearly 200 miles, and there is the Daxing Defense Line composed of tens of thousands of imperial troops in the middle.
...That was used to guard against Shandong. Although they were not expected to stop Wang Xian, they could still do it by delaying him for a few days.
"How many soldiers, horses, and civilians are needed?" Zhu Gaochi nodded and asked again.
"Wei Chen estimates that at least 200,000 civilians and 100,000 troops are needed to ensure both speed and safety." Yang Rong replied in a deep voice.
"Two hundred thousand civilians?!" Zhu Gaochi gasped. There are now less than 100,000 civilians from all over the country serving in the capital. Where will the rest be recruited from?
"We can only let the people of the capital contribute! All men, regardless of status, aged over fourteen and under sixty, must be mobilized!" Yang Rong had already thought of a countermeasure and immediately replied.
"Hey, this is the only way..." Zhu Gaochi sighed, what a catastrophe this is!
"Your Majesty, I'll get started now!" Time waited for no one, Yang Rong and Yang Shiqi immediately resigned. Zhu Zhanji didn't care about eating dumplings anymore and left Qianqing Palace together.
In the deep palace, it was extremely quiet for a while. Without the noise of the prince, bachelors and others, Zhu Gaochi felt more frightened and uneasy. The heavy burden in his heart aggravated his condition, and the sound of coughing continued to echo between the beams and pillars. Zhang Cheng
He quickly brought the medicine to the emperor and helped him get up and return to the dragon bed to rest.
Unexpectedly, it didn't matter if he couldn't get up. As soon as he got up, the emperor felt dizzy and fainted...
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" In the palace, a busy scene was staged again, "Emperor Physician, call the Imperial Physician quickly!"
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