"What?" Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this, and quickly confirmed, "Did you see the smoke?"
"Back to Lord Long Live, I don't dare to lie about this kind of thing!" Wang Chengen replied with a bit of laughter after hearing this.
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he immediately strode out without saying a word, and at the same time ordered: "Quickly, set up the capital camp, pass Sun Qing, and block Qing!"
"Long live Lord, you haven't had breakfast yet! Long live Lord, your dragon body is important! Long live Lord..."
Emperor Chongzhen seemed not to hear the eunuch's shouts behind him and left in a hurry.
The beacon signal is smoke during the day and fire at night. It can be seen from a long distance away.
Moreover, the beacon transmission is so rapid that it can be said to be the fastest communication method in this era.
The people in Gyeonggi Province saw the beacon signal immediately, and everyone was frightened.
There is only one possibility for the beacon signal in the north, and that is that the Jianlu invaders have invaded the pass again!
This is a catastrophe for Guan Nei. This has been proven several times before.
Suddenly, all the villages were in a panic. The adults shouted, the children cried, and they all started to flee.
Those who were close to the state capital fled to the city quickly, dragging their families with them, crying and shouting. People in peaceful times would never understand the fear they felt at this time.
And those who were far away from the state capital hid in the mountains one after another. In short, they did not dare to stay at home anymore.
The invading Jianlu and the money-rat-tailed ones are all inhumane. Being met by them would be worse than death.
As for the two methods, the one with greater hope of survival is actually hard to say.
If you hide in the capital city, it is very likely that the city will fall, which will be very unlucky.
However, if you hide in the mountains and drag your family with you in a hurry, eating is a problem, and cold is another problem. Even if you escape the Jianlu, you don't know if you can survive until the Jianlu finish plundering and leave.
Facing the invasion of Jianlu, the people in the capital, no matter rich or poor, no longer have any hope in the court. They can only pray that the Jianlu will finish looting and leave the customs as soon as possible. Only in that way can they be safe.
Some.
Of course, this is just a little safer. Because the Jianlu are gone, they still need to rebuild their homes, deal with the cold weather and hunger, and even have to deal with thieves and bandits in the future, and even have to be wary of what will happen later.
of imperial officers and soldiers.
In short, the smoke of war is the beginning of suffering.
Not only these people are worried, but everyone in the capital is also worried.
Although it is said that the possibility of the capital being captured by Jianlu is very small, at least Jianlu attacked the capital when he entered the pass for the first time, and avoided the capital the other times he entered the pass.
However, every time Jianlu entered the pass, everyone outside the capital would suffer. Jianlu would not leave until he could not hold back.
Outside the capital city, everything will be destroyed by the rebels; inside the capital city, prices will skyrocket.
In short, no matter who it is, life will not be easy!
When everyone was worried, suddenly they heard the sound of troops marching out on the street, and they all rushed out curiously to watch.
It turned out that Sun Chuanting, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, personally led the army, including four generals including Zhou Yuji, Huang Degong, Sun Yingyuan and Yuan Shizhong, leading the Jingying camp and the Yongwei camp, totaling 70,000 people, to go on the expedition.
Seeing this situation, everyone was surprised.
"Are you going to attack Jianlu? This has never happened before!"
"Looking at this posture, it seems that they are not going to fight the Jianlu. Could it be that they are leaving the city at this time?"
"Isn't this too exaggerated? I received the beacon message early in the morning and set off this morning?"
"Yes, when you say that, it seems really exaggerated. Is it possible to assemble so quickly?"
"Don't mention it. After receiving the beacon message, the emperor will convene a meeting with the ministers. The ministers will go to the generals to confirm, prepare food and grass, replenish ordnance, collect money, etc. It's already amazing to be able to hear the police and go out for the expedition within three days.
Already."
"Then what do you say now? Can't you see? This army, I think, is very strong!"
"You don't have to say it, and you don't even have to look at it. Who is leading the army and who are the generals under him?"
"Is it possible that this time the imperial troops invaded and the imperial army was able to defeat them? Thinking about it, it seems a bit incredible!"
"It's hard to say, Jianlu is absolutely invincible. The imperial army has never defeated Jianlu in a field battle. Even if Sun Benbing is in command and there are fierce generals like three counts, it's a bit uncertain!"
"Yes, Jianlu is invincible and has never been defeated. Isn't it a bit rash for the imperial officers and soldiers to go out like this?"
"Yes, I tell you, it's better to reject the city and defend it! The army has gone out, what if the Jianlu come to attack the capital?"
"..."
The common people in the capital, including the civil servants and nobles, were all panic-stricken and puzzled that the imperial officers and soldiers took the initiative to go out of the city to fight against the Jianlu.
In their opinion, it is impossible for the imperial army to defeat the Jianlu. Even if the army in front of them looks powerful, their opponent is the Liaodong Jianlu. They have never been defeated. Going out of the city to fight is tantamount to losing
Taking advantage of the city defense, he probably gave Jianlu his life!
In short, they are worried.
But before they could say anything, the capital was under martial law.
Soldiers from the five cities' military and horse divisions took to the streets one after another, and everyone else went home to stay.
The city defense of the capital was led by General Du Yinxi, who had a total of more than 15,000 soldiers from the capital camp.
In the West Factory, people from Jinyiwei also took to the streets to strictly investigate the hoarding of food, especially the food that is related to people's livelihood, which is the target of the factory guard's key inspection. The factory guard will not care about the grain merchants who dare not sell it, or dare to sell it at a high price.
Whoever is behind the scenes must be arrested first and then we will talk about it.
The Metropolitan Procuratorate also received the emperor's order, allowing them to inspect the capital.
In short, almost all measures were implemented within an extremely short time. The efficiency was so high that those who received the order were stunned.
This efficiency has never been seen before!
A doubt naturally arose in their minds. Could it be that the emperor had already known that Jianlu would invade and had been preparing for it?
Can the emperor give it up?
Hey, it seems like it’s true. Didn’t Emperor Taizu have a spiritual appearance? With the treasures given by Emperor Taizu, maybe the emperor already knew about Jianlu’s invasion, so he was already prepared!
When I think of these people, I don't know why, but I feel a little more confident.
They were looking forward to it. Wouldn't this Jianlu invasion be like the previous ones?
However, they never thought that the imperial army could win and defeat the Jianlu! Even though the leader was the famous Sun Chuanting, their opponent was the Jianlu who had never been defeated before!
Compared to them, Emperor Chongzhen, who was involved, had high hopes for this battle.
After a busy morning, after urgent discussions with Sun Chuanting, Du Yinxi and others, according to the prior arrangement, we immediately set out to attack and defend. The decree to stabilize the situation in the capital was also discussed in advance and issued one after another.
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It was not until noon that Emperor Chongzhen finally took a breath and began to eat breakfast and lunch together.
However, he was still a little absent-minded while eating.
After finishing what he should be busy with, he began to feel uneasy when he had some "free time".
After preparing so much, what is the reward? You will get the answer soon.
Logically speaking, this preparation is sufficient. If you can't defeat Jianlu even with this, then you really have to go to Jingshan Mountain and find a new crooked-neck tree.
However, the problem is that military warfare is dangerous and there is never a 100% winnable war.
What if something goes wrong and Jianlu wins again?
By the way, there are so many new recruits in the army. Although they are fully trained and have gone to suppress bandits, they are now facing very fierce rebels. Will they stretch their hips when they fight and drag down the army?
Lost the battle?
No, no, no, definitely not, Zhou Yuji and the others have said that they can definitely defeat Jianlu!
However, they are military generals, so they certainly won’t say they can’t win, right? What if what they say is just to comfort themselves?
Emperor Chongzhen thought about this and that for a while. The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. The more he thought about it, the more worried he became.
Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore and contacted Liu Weichao.
He told him the news of the Jianlu invasion, then told him about his worries, and finally asked worriedly: "What do you think?"
"I'm not Yuan Fang, how can I see it?" Liu Weichao replied with a smile upon hearing this.
After he finished speaking, he came to his senses when he saw the confused look on Emperor Chongzhen's face. Emperor Chongzhen didn't know this joke, so he explained to him: "This is a joke, related to Di Renjie of the Tang Dynasty..."
With that said, Liu Weichao gave a general explanation to Emperor Chongzhen, which made Emperor Chongzhen a little speechless.
Seeing him like this, Liu Weichao smiled and said: "You have already done everything you should work hard and prepare for. Now, I think you should do whatever you want. Don't panic, I have the advantage!"
"Yes, yes, I have the advantage!" After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen nodded quickly and said, as if he had found a life-saving straw, "I am not panicking. I have nothing to panic about!"
However, Liu Weichao could still feel that even if he was making jokes, Emperor Chongzhen still felt uneasy in his heart.
So, he thought for a moment and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Let me tell you, at this time, you'd better be steady and show it to others. In this way, not only will it not cause chaos to the frontline troops, but also
There is a high probability that you will win. After you win, your image as a wise and wise king will be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, which will help to improve your authority and will be of great help to your future work!"
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he felt that it made sense. If he didn't take this opportunity to build his reputation, he would be sorry for the long preparation.
No matter what happens, it won’t be worse than it was in history!
With this thought, Emperor Chongzhen thanked Liu Weichao, hung up the video communication, and followed Liu Weichao's suggestion to go out and pretend.
However, his heart actually flew to the front line.