Ningyuan and Xuanda’s two defense lines were attacked by the Fu Liao army at the same time, delaying a large number of border troops from the Ming Dynasty on the border. At the same time, Chongzhen and the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty found that they were facing the embarrassment of no troops to adjust.

The imperial court went to Ningyuan Defense Line and Xuanda Defense Line, the general asked to send troops to support Shanxi, but encountered the refusal of the commanders from the two places. The reason for the refusal was that the army of the Refusal Liao army was approaching and was unable to divide the troops. If the troops were divided, they would inevitably be taken advantage of by the Refusal Liao army.

Faced with such refusal, all the civil and military officials and Emperor Chongzhen also expressed helplessness. The Refu Liao Army was originally evaluated as the biggest threat by the Ming court, but there was no conflict between the two sides. Just when it was so sensitive, the Refu Liao Army suddenly had the intention of a large army approaching the border, which made Chongzhen and others feel extremely uneasy.

"Your Majesty, Taiyuan, Shanxi was besieged by the 200,000 troops of Li Zicheng, a 200,000 army of the treacherous thieves used artillery to break the city. The Shanxi general was killed by the treacherous thieves because of the city's defeat. Now only Hong Chengchou's troops defended Luoyang in the Heluo and Taiyuan area, making it impossible for the treacherous thieves to completely control Heluo. The obstructed treacherous army gave up attacking Luoyang and crossed the Yellow River to attack Shanxi. Now the treacherous army is burning, killing and looting in the Taiyuan city, doing evil, and living in poverty, and the people are living in poverty, and they are full of bones!" The Minister of War reported the battle situation in Shanxi above the court.

The civil and military officials were silent when they heard the tragic situation in Taiyuan City. Even the generals of Shanxi were killed by rioters, which shows how tragic the situation was. This tragic level made countless people tremble.

"Three months ago, the thief Li Zicheng had three thousand musket camps, why are there now 200,000 people!" Chongzhen said angrily.

"Li Zicheng annexed Zhang Xianzhong two months ago, Gao Yingxiang's tribes became the leader of the bandit army in northern Shaanxi, and there were 80,000 people following him." said the Minister of War.

"Even so, if the 200,000-80,000-80,000-10,000-120,000-100,000-100,000-100,000-1?" Chongzhen asked still dissatisfied.

"When you go back to Your Majesty, Gao Yingxiang, a thief, had not known where to learn the trick of bewitching people's hearts for a long time. He made people compile nursery rhymes, 'Kill cattle and sheep, prepare wine and slurry, open the city gate to welcome the king of crusades. When the king of crusades came, the people thought they had welcomed Bao Qingtian. So whenever the king of crusades arrived, the people took their families and turned to him. After Li Zicheng became the new king of crusades, he spread the deceptive words, and more and more people turned to him. Although most of these refugees were powerless, they had no power to tie chickens, but they had no choice but to fill the Taiyuan City with their lives." The Minister of War explained the reason.

But knowing the reason is even more desperate. Their opponent is a group of exiles who cannot eat enough. Food is the most important thing for the people, and hungry people can do everything! Moreover, there are all old, young, women and children. The soldiers face their own villagers and elders, and there is a psychological shadow. Some soldiers and officers simply mutiny and become the main force of looting everywhere.

"I didn't expect that today's external and internal troubles have caused my great Ming Dynasty to fall to this point. How do I face the late emperors in the future?" Chongzhen sat on the dragon throne that was stabbed, and had to admit that the current situation has deteriorated to an incredible level.

And he watched the situation deteriorate step by step! He tried to send troops to suppress Li Zicheng, but not only failed to successfully eliminate Li Zicheng, but also made him bigger, with 200,000 migrant troops. He also tried to send officials to take over Liaodong, but Liaodong did not come back. The sent officials were either detained by the Restoration Army or returned with humiliation.

He really had no choice. The civil and military officials in the court were loyal to the Zhu family, but they formed cliques for personal gain and could not turn the tide against the listless Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, why don't you recruit troops from all over the world to gather in Shanxi and Xuanda area to jointly eliminate the rebels? For example, Lu Xiangsheng, the right-level political sergeant and deputy envoy, went out to rectify Daming, Guangping and Shunde's three prefectures for one year and formed an army composed of township tyrants, known as the "Tianxiong Army", which is said to be quite combat-effective. If all officials in the world can do this, then our Ming Dynasty will have millions of soldiers available." said Zhou Yanru, the chief minister.

"This is not for a good idea." Chongzhen agreed. But he was wondering. Although doing so would certainly recruit a group of soldiers, but by training soldiers from various places, it would be easy to return to the era of warlord separatist during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

Moreover, to mobilize these troops, the imperial court still needs to prepare food, grass and weapons.

You can't expect local officials to use local finance to take into account people's livelihood and train troops? After all, even local people cannot support them in many places.

"Your Majesty, I have a plan to further recruit troops." Wen Tiren, the Minister of Rites, stood up and said.

"Your dear, just say it." Chongzhen said happily.

This kind of scene where ministers make suggestions one after another is rare recently! However, it can also show that the situation is critical!

"In the past, when Qin II, the people of Guandong rose up and there were too many rebels. At that time, Qin general Zhang Han said, 'The thieves have come here and the troops are strong. Now it is too late to dispatch troops near the county town. There are many prisoners in Mount Li, hoping to pardon them, give weapons, and let them attack the thieves'. So Qin II pardoned the world and sent Zhang Han as a general, and was ordered to lead 700,000 prisoners to fight the rebels. Zhang Han lived up to the expectations and won again and again. If it were not for the unfairness of the Western Chu King, it might not be necessary for the Qin Dynasty to revive." Wen Tiren said.

Everyone in the hall is full of smart people. How can you not know what Wen Tiren's plan is?

"Mr. Wen, you are implying that Your Majesty is Qin II. His heart is punishable, so evil!" A minister in the hall who was dissatisfied with Wen Tiren's sect jumped out to accuse Wen Tiren in public.

"I am just telling Zhang Han's story. We can follow the practices of our predecessors and send prisoners in prison and refugees who are not full of food to the front line, so that they can exchange blood for freedom and food! The thief Li Zicheng is the only one who drives a group of desperate people to be powerful!" Wen Tiren said, "Why can't we treat others with the same way? This will not only solve the famine problem of refugees, but also severely damage the thief."

"Zhang Han is a general of Qin, so why didn't he, Li Zicheng, become the King of Western Chu? You are absolutely malicious. Your Majesty, please punish Wen Tiren, the Minister of Rites, for his crime of disrespect!" The minister who attacked Wen Tiren was unwilling to miss this opportunity.

"The loyalty of my ministers can be seen by the sun and the moon, but it is just for the sake of our Ming Dynasty. Please give your Majesty a clear picture!" Wen Tiren said kneeling down and said.

Chongzhen held his forehead with a headache. These ministers liked to attack each other if they had any trouble. They were all at such a critical moment and were still making trouble here.

"Enough." As soon as Chongzhen's words came out, the ministers were solemn.

"What Wen Aiqing said is not bad. If he can mobilize refugees and prisoners in the world and make them fight with the thieves, it can effectively consume the arrogance of the thieves." Chongzhen said, "Then let the world instruct the world to train the township warriors, refugees and prisoners in the world to come and serve the king."
Chapter completed!