Chapter 302 Conspiracy
Huangtai came out in great depths and organized an army of 200,000 to attack Yizhou City.
It seems that Huang Taiji is bound to win this time. He strives to take down Yizhou in one breath, plant the Qing army's banner on the Yizhou city wall, and avenge his previous shame!
The 200,000 army, even Hong Chengchou, who was far away in Jinzhou, couldn't help but take a breath. Huangtai was extremely crazy, and he wanted to bring all the main forces of Jiannu into it.
The Qing Dynasty had a sparse population, and for Huangtaiji, the 200,000 army was in full swing. Once the war was defeated and the 200,000 army was defeated, the Qing Dynasty would not be a problem after it.
However, Hong Chengchou also understood very well that with the power of the Liaodong defenders, he could not destroy so many large troops in Huangtaiji. At this time, the Ming army defenders in Liaodong were about 200,000. In terms of the number of people, it can be said that they are comparable to Huangtaiji.
The problem is that when the Ming army went to war with the Qing army, they always had 10 to 1 or even 100 to 1 tactics. The Ming army fought several times the number of people that was several times the enemy, but they were defeated repeatedly. What should we do if 200,000 Qing soldiers besieged Yizhou City?
Hong Chengchou was in a hurry and was the powerful general Zu Dashou who was stationed in Yizhou City at this time.
Zu Dashou is actually a figure. Although this person surrendered to the Qing Dynasty like Hong Chengchou in history, at least for now, this person is loyal to the Ming Dynasty.
Hong Chengchou had no good idea for how to deal with Huang Taiji who came from afar, so he had to order Zu Dashou to stand guard and wait for assistance and strictly guard the city gates to prevent the Qing soldiers from siegeing the city.
At the same time, Hong Chengchou quickly mobilized the generals of Liaodong towns and rushed to provide assistance. He tried to arrive in time when the city was besieged by Huangtaiji.
Immediately afterwards, Hong Chengchou quickly wrote a letter to Beijing City to inform Emperor Chongzhen of the movements of Jiannu from Liaodong.
In the Forbidden City Warm Pavilion, Emperor Chongzhen received the Liaodong war report and was immediately anxious: "Where has the prince's troops arrived?"
In the Qianqing Palace, the lower standing was He Guangxi, the Minister of War. He held the tablet and replied tremblingly: "Go back to Master Long Sui, the troops of His Highness the Crown Prince have already left Beijing. In more than half a month, they will probably arrive at Shanhaiguan."
Emperor Chongzhen has many difficulties, and now the situation in Liaodong is critical. It is a time when people are short of people. Zhu Cixuan led the team of the Hu Ben Army and the Eastern Palace Guard, which is logically helpful to help Hong Chengchou.
However, if a dignified crown prince leads his troops, if Jiannu is targeted by him... the consequences will be unimaginable.
Once Huang Taiji learned about it, the Crown Prince Zhu Cilang of the Ming Dynasty was in Liaodong, and with Huang Taiji's personality, he surrounded his Jiannu cavalry with thunder, it would be extremely bad.
Although the Hu Ben Camp is selected by many elites, and the elites selected by the three major camps through five levels and six generals. However, the elites who have never fought a war and the Qing soldiers who were licking blood on the battlefield are still unknown.
Besides, Zhu Cixuan's team only has 5,000 soldiers and horses. The three thousand elite soldiers in Hu Ben Camp and the remaining two thousand Eastern Palace Guards have very poor combat power.
"Hurry! Pass my order and order the prince to return to the capital immediately." After weighing the pros and cons, Emperor Chongzhen was still worried about his son's safety.
He Guangxi, the Minister of War, was shocked: "Long live, the Hu Ben Camp and the Eastern Palace Guard..."
"Transfer the Eastern Palace Guards back, hand over the Hu Ben Camp to Deputy General Yu, and continue to rush to Liaodong!"
Emperor Chongzhen was right to do this. He could not take any chance. He transferred Zhu Cixuan and the Donggongwei, who had weak combat power, back to the capital, let the Hu Ben Camp continue north, and handed over the command to the deputy general.
At this time, the deputy generals of Huben Camp were led by Zhan Yunpeng and Linghu Yunlong. They were divided into left and right battalions. Zhan Yunpeng led the left camp and Linghu Yunlong led the right camp. Then the two of them continued to lead Huben Camp north to assist Hong Chengchou in guarding Liaodong.
At the same time, the three major battalions of the capital were actively preparing for war to prevent accidents. First, the capital was once again martial law, and the soldiers of the city gates entered a wartime state. If the cavalry of Huangtaiji stepped over Shanhaiguan, the battle to defend the capital would be launched again.
The imperial edict was expedited at 800 miles and was quickly delivered to Zhu Cilang's marching. The weather was not good, and it actually encountered heavy rain on the road.
At this time, Zhu Cilang had already learned that the situation in Liaodong was critical. He was quickly ordering his subordinates to march in the rain. Even Zhu Cilang himself was wearing a straw raincoat and riding a horse and leading his subordinates to hurry.
When the imperial edict of Emperor Chongzhen in the capital arrived, the postman handed over the imperial edict to Zhu Cilang: "Your Highness, Long live the emperor, hurry up and call the Huben camp to continue north, and you will bring the soldiers of the Eastern Palace Guard back to the capital immediately."
As soon as the imperial edict arrived, the soldiers of Huben Camp and the Eastern Palace Guard were shocked. But they quickly understood what Chongzhen meant, and everyone was not surprised. After all, the crown prince was respected, and it was reasonable that the emperor urgently summoned him back to the capital.
However, the soldiers of the Eastern Palace Guard did not want to go back, Yuan Xiaoxiao immediately stepped forward: "Your Highness, let's follow us north."
Yan Yishuang also said, "Yes, Your Highness, you will go back to Beijing first to wait for our good news. We are willing to follow the brothers of Hu Ben Camp to continue north and swear to defeat Jiannu!"
Zhu Ciyang put away the imperial edict: "The general will not accept any military orders outside the country. I will pass on the military orders of this palace. The army will continue to go north and do not delay, hurry up!"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Military advisors Li Yan and Song Xiance followed him to ride over. When they saw the imperial edict, they immediately understood what it meant.
Li Yan also said: "Your Highness’s body of a thousand gold, you must not take risks on the front line. If you hand it over to us, your Highness should go back to Beijing with peace of mind."
Song Xiance got off the carriage and shouted in the heavy rain: "Yes, Your Highness, don't worry, we will not disappoint Your Highness."
Zhan Yunpeng and Linghu Yunlong also persuaded each other, and everyone decided to let Zhu Cilang return to Beijing. The Hu Ben Camp continued north, which was the safest way.
Zhu Cilang shook his head: "No need to say too much, my palace has decided. The three armies head north, hurry!"
Emperor Chongzhen's decree eventually became a piece of nothing. Zhu Cixuan did not return to Beijing, but led his subordinates to continue northward. The postman returned to Beijing and informed the news, Emperor Chongzhen was both worried but not surprised.
His son has a stubborn temper and he refused to return to the capital according to the order. Maybe, when Zhu Cilang heard that Jiannu was coming, he felt even more excited.
It seems that Chongzhen still knew his son a little bit. That's right, Zhu Cixuan was not only not afraid when he heard the news that Huang Taiji came out in full swing, but also secretly happy. The battle with Huang Taiji again was something he had long been looking forward to.
All signs show that Huang Taiji has allocated a large army to siege Yizhou and take down Yizhou City in one fell swoop. After all, Yizhou City is different from other defense lines in Liaodong. It is an easy target to attack with Yizhou City outside Jinzhou City.
At this time, the Qi family army in Lihua Village, Haitangshan, were also paying attention to the current situation at all times. With such a big move by the Qing soldiers, the soldiers in Haitangshan became nervous.
However, Qi Yuanzheng, who was from the Qi family, stared at the location of Yizhou City on the map. He felt that Huang Taiji's march seemed a little unmatched.
Chapter completed!