In November of the 13th year of Chongzhen, the north wind blew outside the mouth cut the surface like a knife, and Beijing was particularly quiet in the early morning.

The defense of the capital was very strict. Since the reorganization of the new army, the troops in the Jingji area were also reorganized into the Jiuzhen New Army, and were reorganized based on the original three major camps of the Jingying. The Jiuzhen New Army was not just a simple change of name. In fact, the reorganization of the Jingying was very strong.

Now the nine towns in the Jingji community are under the three major battalions, which have changed the original Five Army, Three Thousand, and Shenji three battalions, and have been changed to the three major battalions of the imperial guards, security and garrison. The three battalions have adopted the new army organization from the Chu army, and the town division association standard battalion company squad organization, and at the first level of the association, they use infantry, cavalry, cannons, and baggage engineering. However, the biggest change is that the three towns of the Imperial Guards guard the palace city and the imperial city and accompany the horse, while the three towns of the Guards guard the city defense of the capital, guard the three towns of the Guards guard the city defense of the capital, and guard the three towns of the Guards guard the guards near the capital.

The three armies and nine towns are separated, which is very different from the original distribution of responsibilities.

The soldiers guarding the city gate early in the morning were soldiers under the three towns of the garrison.

The weather was cold, and the ground was stained with thick white frost and frozen bones. All the soldiers guarding the city gate shrank coldly, held the spear in their arms, and put their hands in their sleeves.

The cotton armor on his body was not warm at all, like a large piece of ice sticking to his body. To deal with such severe cold, the soldiers on duty all had a magic weapon, that is, the gourd on his waist, which contained not water but wine. It was so cold that it was so cold that he took a sip to warm up his body.

Although the rules are not allowed to drink when guarding the gate, the Beijing camp has long been abolished and cannot be changed by adapting a name.

Just as the guards at the gates were trembling coldly, a rapid sound of horse hooves came from afar. A red horse ran from the east. The man who was riding a horse was tall, anxious, and wearing a red military robe. The most eye-catching thing was that the man was carrying a red flag on his back, and a string of bells hung around his horse's neck, making a sound of nails as he ran.

The iron helmet on his head, the long sword on his waist, and the heroic war horse outside his mouth.

The gatekeeper could see at a glance that this was a pond horse that sent an emergency report. In just a blink of an eye, the pond horse had already galloped to the city gate.

There are many city gates in the capital, but no one dares to ride a horse like this.

Whether it is a high-ranking official or a noble minister or a relative of the foreigners, you have to slow down when you arrive at the city gate. If you are an ordinary vendor, you even need to undergo inspection.

But this soldier ran over so unruly without any intention of stopping.

When a soldier who was guarding the door saw it, he quickly grabbed the spear in his arms and was about to come forward to intercept it.

But his boss pulled him away, "Don't stop this person, this person can't be stopped. If he is injured by him, not only will he be in vain, but he will also have to pursue your wrongness when he turns around."

While speaking, the soldier who was running towards him took out a sign from his arms, waved at them, and shouted loudly: "I have an urgent report from Liaoxi, and I am so anxious that I am in a military situation. Get out of here!"

The man rushed past the gatekeeper and flew into the capital without waiting for the gatekeeper to see clearly.

"The little bastard of the border army is considered a scallion. He dared to run rampant in the capital and was impatient to live!" The soldier who was almost knocked down cursed dissatisfied.

"Shut up, idiot." The little officer glared at his subordinates fiercely. "You are so blind. You didn't see the red flag and the bell on the horse? You didn't hear what he said? This is a fast horse that is urgent and urgent. It conveys the most urgent border military information. It is not investigated along the way. If there are any roadblocks, he can directly hit and die. It's okay to hit and die. Those who are hit and die will be held accountable. If it hinders their military information, they will be held accountable, which is a serious crime."

The little officer scolded his subordinates fiercely, looked at the long-disappeared back of the border army, and couldn't help but mutter in a low voice, "What's the big deal?"

The young pawn who was scolded quickly smiled and said, "It must be the news of Liaoxi. Last time, the emperor issued an order to grant Duke Chu the Duke the State of Chu the commander outside the pass, governor Liaodong and western Liaoxi and various troops to help Liao to break the siege of Jinzhou. Duke Chu was invincible in the battle, and there must be great news coming back."

"You know, if there is great news, this is not the case." The soldier is considered an old army, with a lot of knowledge. If there is a great victory, it must be like Wu Sangui broke the siege of Jinzhou last time. The soldiers who reported the victory shouted the news of the victory, cheering the news, and were happy, rather than the person who was hurried and panicked all the way.

"Maybe it's bad news." The soldier said in a low voice, then stopped talking, and hid back in the door to shelter from the wind.

After the news of Yizhou's defeat and Jinzhou being surrounded again was sent back to the capital, the capital was full of tension during this period. The laughter and joy on Emperor Chongzhen's face disappeared, as if he had returned to the days before Chongzhen overnight, with internal and external troubles, which made people feel anxious.

Today, Chongzhen reviewed the memorials last night until midnight, and got up early this morning to start governing the government.

The situation seemed to have deteriorated completely overnight.

The situation in western Liaoning turned upside down overnight, Yizhou was defeated and Jinzhou was besieged. Although Liu Jun was added as the commander and asked him to supervise the commander to assist Liao, bad news was heard from all sides. The first Liao Dynasty sea had already begun to freeze, and the three fleets of the Yangtze River and the East China Sea and the South China Sea were still preparing to go north. When they were ready, the sea would definitely freeze. By then, even Dengzhou Port would not be able to enter, let alone go to Liaodong and western Liaoning.

The situation of the army drawn by other towns is the same. It takes time to prepare for the expedition to the north. Without the convenience of sea routes, they can only go by land. They march for more than a thousand miles, which involves replenishment along the way.

In short, except for the Chu army in Liaodong, reinforcements from other places could not set out in a short time, and they could not go to Liao to escape the siege of Jinzhou.

But there was no news coming back in Liaodong for several days.

Chongzhen was in great anxiety now and was blinded by the situation outside the pass. He began to regret it now. He had known that he would have believed the advice of Liu Jun, Mei Zhihuan and Li Changgeng at the beginning, and not rush to start a war with the Qing army. He should first discuss peace with the Tatars to gain time to recuperate.

Too anxious.

After finally eased the situation, I lost all the money.

The situation outside the pass is in danger, but the situation in the Central Plains has also begun to deteriorate. According to the report of the Jinyiwei, chaos bandits began to break out again in Shaanxi and Henan. These chaos bandits are still in great momentum, not only because of the hungry people who have appeared in the disaster and famine, but also many military officers and military households from various places have joined.

There were also information that Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai, who had been silent for a long time, appeared again. They took advantage of the main forces of the official army in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Hubei to be transferred outside the pass, and the defense began to roam again. Now the bandits in Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces are getting worse day by day, and the bandits from all over the country are still in a trend of integration. They even attacked prefectures and counties several times, and three counties have been compromised.

There was no banditry in the southeast, but the governors and governors in the southeast reported that the gentry and landlords in various provinces were resisting taxes and were unwilling to pay land taxes and trade taxes. They joined forces and even held a market strike.

There is no place that is peaceful.

The troops were defeated outside the pass, bandits in the northwest broke out again, but there were gentry and merchants in the southeast to resist taxes.

Chongzhen felt that his mind was heartbroken, and the situation outside the pass was tense. The cabinet and the Ministry of War suggested strengthening the defense of Jizhen and Xuanda, but the court could not afford it. He had previously obtained a lot of bonds through Liu Jun and added a lot of new taxes from commercial taxes.

But now, because the court exempted three pays, the original income was more than 10 million yuan a year. It was originally due to the filling of bonds and commercial tax tariffs, but it was still more than the original income. But now, the bonds have not been paid for a long time, and commercial tax tariffs are owed to tax resistance, and the grain from the northwest and southeast areas cannot be collected annually due to disasters. In addition, the previous 200,000 troops were in western Liaoning, and a large amount of food was continuously invested in.

Now the imperial court is empty, whether it is the Taicang silver treasury or the emperor's inner treasury.

Chongzhen wanted to issue bonds again, but the bonds were always issued by Sihai Bank. Sihai Bank issued money to merchants and civilians and then handed them over to the court. To put it bluntly, the court was borrowing money from Sihai Bank. Now Sihai Bank responded. This matter has always been the Duke of Chu. Now Chu is far away in Liaodong, so you still need to wait to contact Duke of Chu before listening to his reply arrangements.

In short, without Liu Jun's reply, even if the emperor wanted to borrow money from Sihai Bank, he would not be able to borrow money. However, it is not feasible for the court to leave Sihai Bank and issue bonds directly. The credit of the court is far less than that of Sihai Bank. If the issuance of bonds will only be the same as the Chongzhen Tongbao minted by the court over the years, no one will admit it once it is issued.

Suddenly, the sound of rapid footsteps interrupted Chongzhen's thoughts, and Wang Chengen trotted in from outside.

"What's wrong?" Chongzhen rarely saw Wang Chengen lose his composure.

It was very cold outside, but Wang Chengen jogged all the way, sweating all the way. He stood in the hall, and was still breathing white air. He was out of breath, and he was still with the dying shocking news he had just received, "Your Majesty, Liaoxi urgently reported that Jinzhou was lost!"

Chongzhen, who was holding a pen, heard the news and his hand shook, and a large ball of ink dripped onto the paper.

Chongzhen's mouth trembled for a few times, but he didn't make any noise for a long time.

He couldn't believe this fact.

Chongzhen was very clear about the importance of Jinzhou to western Liaoning.

Jinzhou is the gateway to western Liaoning. If Jinzhou is lost, it will be difficult to defend Ningyuan. Ningyuan is difficult to defend. The Qing army will go straight to Shanhaiguan, only one pass away from the capital.

Chongzhen sat there, half open his mouth, his eyes sluggishly.

All the questions that came to his mind were: Can Ningyuan still defend, and can Shanhaiguan still defend? Without Jinzhou and Ningyuan Shanhaiguan, the capital of the Ming Dynasty would be completely exposed to the iron hoof of the Qing army.

After a burst of unspeakable silence, Chongzhen unknowingly shed two lines of tears.

"Your Majesty, take care of the dragon body." Wang Chengen knelt down there and persuaded.

Chongzhen wiped his tears, "How could Jinzhou be lost? Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting, and Yang Guozhu, Cao Bianjiao, and Wang Tingchen? They are all known as good generals, but why did they lose Jinzhou in a short time? Didn't it mean that there were still 50,000 troops in Jinzhou City, and Wu Sangui and Zu Dashou led 60,000 troops in Songshan twenty miles away?"

"Where is the second governor of Hong Sun now? How many soldiers and horses are there in his hands?"

Wang Chengen climbed forward two steps and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, when Wu Sangui was defeated, the hundreds of large and small cannons used to attack Yizhou were captured by the Qing army. When the Qing army besieged Jinzhou, they used these cannons to attack Jinzhou, and several sections of the city wall were collapsed in one day. Hong Sun and the second governor led the generals to command the soldiers to fight to the death, killing more than 5,000 people in one day, killing more than a thousand Tartars, and defending the city wall. What?"

"What can I do?"

"However, Deputy General Xia Chengde secretly contacted Jianlu. When he was responsible for defending the city the next day, he suddenly opened the city gate to lead the Qing army into the city. Hong Sun Er was caught off guard. Although he fought to the death, he still failed to repel the Tartars and failed to break out. In the end, the entire army was gone." Wang Chengen replied.

Chongzhen felt dizzy when he heard that Jinzhou had fallen, and he thought that Hong Chengchou and others had lost the city, but he must have broken through. But now he didn't expect that he actually heard that Hong Chengchou had 50,000 troops were gone.

"All gone?"

"All of them are gone. After the Jianlu Marshal Dorgon broke the city, he slaughtered all civil and military officials and soldiers under the third rank, as well as the people in the city. Dorgon also persuaded Governor Hong and others to surrender. The two governors of Hong and Sun and the deputy generals refused to surrender, and now they are all imprisoned by the Tartars."

Chongzhen sat down directly on the ground. He punched a few times hatefully, and asked again, "Where is Wu Sangui and Zu Dashou? Where is Songshan City, Qin Liangyu from Xingshan, and Gao Qiqian from Ningyuan?"

"Your Majesty, they are all defeated."

"Break, defeat!" Chongzhen chewed these words weakly, and as he spoke, tears came down again.

"Why did it be defeated? How did it be defeated? I was defeated in the 200,000 troops in western Liaoning, but they were all defeated overnight!" He roared and shouted, a little lost. He couldn't figure it out, but he couldn't figure it out. Liu Jun led tens of thousands of people across the sea and attacked Liaodong. From nothing to something, he captured the two prefectures of Zhenjiang and Lushun, and captured the coastal islands.

When fighting with the Tartars, they never lost their fortunes. They even captured Gaizhou City, annihilated more than 4,000 enemies and captured more than 50,000 prisoners, but they did not die in a single soldier.

There are 200,000 Ming troops in western Liaoning, and the elite troops of each town arrived, Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting, Zu Dashou, Yang Guozhu, Cao Bianjiao, Wang Tingchen, Wu Sangui, Qin Liangyu, etc., which one is not a famous general for the time. Why are so many people gathered together, but they are defeated again and again, so miserable that they have been defeated in just a short time.

"Gao Qiqian and Qiu Minyang gathered Qin Liangyu, Ma Ke, and Wang Pu's towns, a total of more than 50,000 troops went out of Xingshan to clear the siege of Songshan. They encountered the enemy halfway and won first. However, Wang Pu and others underestimated the enemy to pursue him, were ambushed by the Qing army, bombarded by the Qing army artillery, and the formation was chaotic. The Qing army launched an attack, and the towns were defeated and defeated."

"Wu Sangui heard that the reinforcements were defeated, and he risked his life to break through the encirclement and withdrew to Xingshan, losing most of his troops."

"Now Wu Sangui, Zu Dashou, Gao Qiqian, Qin Liangyu and others met, abandoned Xingshan, Tashan cities, retreated to Ningyuan, gathered about 80,000 defeated soldiers. The eight cities outside the Liaoxi Pass are now only Ningyuan."

"Where is Jiye, where is he? Why haven't he rushed to western Liaoning to rescue the siege?" Chongzhen said in a fierce look and asked angrily, "Where is Zhu Ciye, where is he now? Where is his Liaodong soldiers?" (To be continued.)

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