Inside Jinzhou City.

Zhao Rujiao and others stood on the city wall, looking at the wolf smoke rising in the direction of the Daling River, with a solemn expression.

Behind him stood the eunuch Ji Yong, deputy general You Shiwei, and Zu Dashou.

Ji Yong had a transcendent position, and he said with a gloomy face, "General Zhao, the thief chief attack suddenly, the cannons that were supplemented from Ningyuan have not arrived yet, and we must find a way to delay the time. The court has strict orders, and the red barbarian cannons must not fall into the hands of Jiannu in a slight way!"

The Linghe Forts in Youtun and the large and small, all around the world have been cleared, and the walls and fields are cleared by hundreds of miles, and people gather in Jinzhou.

You Shiwei also said: "Sir, what Eunuch Ji said is that if you don't say that the cannons are lost, it will be no small matter if you attack the city with cannons!"

Zu Dashou was a little fat, with a expressionless face and no words.

Zhao Rujiao is a brave and resourceful person, not pedantic. He pondered and said, "Dude-in-law, we will send someone to discuss peace in the Jiannu account and delay time. What do you think?"

Ji Yong frowned. The Ming Dynasty had always been a war. If he had humiliated and seek peace with Jiannu, he would probably be torn apart by the imperial court.

However, when he thought of the cannon and the importance of Jinzhou, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, but the news must not be leaked. If the court knows, you and I will not be willing to die!"

Zhao Rujiao took a deep breath and said, "I understand, Zu Dashou, you go and choose the garrison, Qian Zong, and go out of the city to Jiannu's camp."

Zu Dashou clasped his fists and said, "The last general will take the order!"

The news of the Jin soldiers siege in advance soon spread throughout Liaodong, and the already tense nerves became more and more nervous.

Sun Chengzong, who rushed back to Shanhaiguan from Ningyuan, had to return to Ningyuan again.

Similarly, Cao Wenzhao from Songshan had to continue to stay. The Later Jin Dynasty came in a fierce manner and no one dared to be careless.

Zhu Xu in Shanhaiguan looked solemn.

Unlike his father Nurhaci, Huang Taiji is very flexible and has always been very flexible in Liaodong, especially good at surrounding and attacking aid.

Zhu Xu stood up suddenly and said in a deep voice, "Cao Huachun, I can go to Ningyuan!"

I can't wait any longer, I can't go to Jinzhou, at least I can go to Ningyuan.

Xiong Tingbi and others knew the news and came to stop him, but Zhu Xu did not wait for them to speak, saying, "No need to say much, Cao Bianjiao, immediately lead his troops to Ningyuan."

Seeing that it was impossible to stop it, Xiong Tingbi and others could only write a letter to Sun Chengzong, hoping that Sun Chengzong would have a way to persuade the emperor to return to Shanhaiguan.

Inside the carriage, Zhu Xu was shaking, and he still felt a faint pain between his thighs.

In addition to Cao Bianjiao's 4,000 people, Yang Lin also led 3,000 people to accompany him and escort him.

Zhu Xu held the map and looked at it carefully, with a calm expression.

The situation in Liaodong is very bad. Putting aside the Linghe Fort, the Youtun, Jinzhou will be the first to be hit, followed by Songshan, Xingshan, and Daxing Fort. However, once Jinzhou is surrounded, other places can only be on guard and cannot rescue it, otherwise they will be eaten one by one by the cavalry of the Later Jin Dynasty.

In history, Huang Taiji used the attack and aid to the extreme, and once ate the elites of Liaodong, the Ming Dynasty in one breath!

This time, the 150,000 army of the Later Jin Dynasty was enough to completely encircle the four cities in front, and then wait for reinforcements from Ningyuan and even Shanhaiguan.

"What should I do?" Zhu Xu's brow frowned and she murmured to herself.

Liaodong is vast, and the cavalry comes and goes like the wind. The Ming Dynasty infantry cannot go out of the city to fight. It is always impossible to defend blindly.

Cao Huachun sat opposite Zhu Xu. He didn't understand the actual situation in Liaodong. He always felt that Zhu Xu was too worried, so he ran over in person, bowed slightly, and said, "Your Majesty, you can rest assured if you have Master Sun Ge, Lord Xiong, Governor Cao and others here."

Zhu Xu shook his head and said, "You don't understand. If Jinzhou is still there, the Ming Dynasty will take the strategic initiative, and can attack and retreat or defend. Once the Later Jin Dynasty hit Shanhaiguan, the Ming Dynasty will no longer have the power to attack and can only defend. At that time, the Ming Dynasty was rapidly depressed, the Later Jin Dynasty expanded rapidly, and the consequences... would be very terrible!"

It’s so scary that the Later Jin Dynasty will swallow the Ming Dynasty!

Cao Huachun didn't understand military affairs or strategy. Seeing Zhu Xu say this, he had no choice but to persuade him, so he said, "Your Majesty, should you ask Miss Li to change the medicine for the emperor?"

Zhu Xu thought of the scene where Li Jieyu changed the dressings, and her cheeks heated up and said, "Not to mention this for now, are all the things I asked you to prepare?"

Cao Huachun said, "Go back to the emperor, you are ready. I have sent someone to Lord Xiong before."

Zhu Xu nodded and said, "Get quicker and arrive in Ningyuan as soon as possible. Huang Taiji has been fighting for so long and will not give us any more opportunities and time."

Cao Huachun agreed and opened the curtain to pass the order.

In Shanhaiguan, Xiong Tingbi and Wu Xiang and other generals of Shanhaiguan surrounded a large wooden basket. A man stood in the basket, holding a cylinder in his hand.

Two or three little eunuchs were busy next to the basket, with iron hooks hanging around the basket, and a strange big cloak slowly supported.

Wu Xiang was puzzled and looked at Xiong Tingbi and said, "Sir, is this?"

Xiong Tingbi was not puzzled and said, "This is left by Eunuch Cao, let's take a look first."

Wu Xiang nodded and had to look patiently.

Everything was ready, and a eunuch shouted "Impot the fire."

The torch burned, the cloak bulged rapidly, and the basket on the ground swayed into the air and slowly floated up.

Wu Xiang was stunned for a moment and suddenly said, "Sir, is this Kongming Lantern?"

Xiong Tingbi also stared at the big basket that had already surpassed his head and was getting taller and taller, and said, "Wait and wait and see."

Not long after, the wooden basket had exceeded half a meter high and was still rising. The eunuchs below fixed the ropes and slowly controlled the height of the large basket.

It was hundreds of meters long before several eunuchs locked the rope and fixed the large basket on three sides.

At this time, an eunuch took out two cylinders and handed them to Xiong Tingbi and Wu Xiang, and smiled respectfully: "The two generals take a few steps back and use this to see."

Xiong Tingbi and Wu Xiang were puzzled, looked at the eunuch and looked at each other a few more times, took a few steps back, blocked their eyes with the cylinder, and looked at the big basket on the top.

As they looked slowly, their faces changed.

I saw the figure in the basket in the small cylinder carefully and the tiny little bit appeared.

The eunuch inside also looked at the north with the cylinder. After a while, he put down the cylinder and waved the flags to the bottom.

Xiong Tingbi and Wu Xiang have been through military service for a long time and can see the flag at a glance: The emperor has just arrived in Qiantun!

Qiantun is dozens of miles away from Shanhaiguan, and even if the cavalry attacks, it will take half an hour!

The two of them put down the cylinder, and were extremely shocked. Wu Xiang groped and looked at Xiong Tingbi and said, "Sir, this is much better than the watchtower. We can see the Jiannu cavalry dozens of miles away. It is completely in advance for the enemy!"

Xiong Tingbi was also extremely excited and looked at the eunuch and said, "Dadfather-in-law, is this still there? Can it be used in other places?"

The eunuch smiled and said, "Mr. Xiong is worried too much. This matter will be arranged by the emperor."
Chapter completed!