Listening to their words, Zhou Zheng set his sights on the next battle... Jizhou.

Jizhou is the core of Jizhen. The city is high and thick, and it is the only way for Jianlu to attack the capital. It is a suitable place for decisive battle.

Zhou Zheng stared at Jizhou and said, "Is there any movement in the imperial court?"

Chu Jin said: "Zhao led the 5,000 troops to Zunhua, and the governor of Miyun Liu Ce rushed to Jizhou, Mangui, and Hou Shilu rushed to the capital. Other governors, generals, including General Cao Wenzhao, and the governor of Daming Prefecture Lu Xiangsheng, etc. are also on the way. It is expected to arrive in late September, and the total force may be as high as 200,000. By the way, the governor Yuan has led 30,000 troops to leave Shanhaiguan. He arrived at Yongping Prefecture yesterday, and the target should be Jizhou."

Zhou Zheng, Cao Bianjiao and others listened, their expressions were different.

More than 200,000 troops! There has been no such a large battle in the Ming Dynasty for many years. Can Yuan Chonghuan really command, or, can he command?

Cao Bianjiao looked at Zhou Zheng and said with a look of sternness: "Sir, the court has no specific orders yet, so we can only wait."

Zhou Zheng was wearing armor and looked calm, and said, "I'll write a letter to my father and ask about the situation."

The current situation is no longer what Zhou Zheng could have expected.

Cao Bianjiao and others nodded when they knew who Zhou Zheng’s father was.

A few days later, the court made another big move. Sure enough, almost all the troops that arrived near the capital were transferred by Yuan Chonghuan to go north and stationed at various fortresses.

Zhou Zheng also received a letter from Mr. Zhou, but there was no news about Yuan Chonghuan's arrangements. It was not that Zhou Qingli refused to say it, but that Yuan Chonghuan deliberately kept it from the court.

Zhou Zheng frowned and handed the letter to Cao Bianjiao without hiding it.

Cao Bianjiao looked at it quickly and thought, "Sir, Master Yuan is afraid that the news will be leaked."

Zhou Zheng thought of this and said, "Is there any order about our arrangement?"

Cao Bianjiao said: "Not yet, I'll write to my uncle, but he didn't reply. I guess he didn't have time."

Zhou Zheng tapped his fist on the table and said, "Whose army has not moved?"

In the past few days, almost all the troops have gone north, but Zhou Zheng came first, but he has never received a transfer order, paid, or given an imperial edict to comfort him, as if he had been forgotten.

Cao Bianjiao said: "It seems that there is General Man, and he also has 10,000 people stationed near Deshengmen."

Zhou Zheng was thinking about it. Deshengmen faced north, and he was stationed on the east side of Dongzhimen. Is this arrangement intentional?

"How many people are there in the capital?" Zhou Zheng asked.

Cao Bianjiao was stunned and said, "I don't know if this subordinate should have 10,000 or 20,000."

At this time, Zhou Zheng was very helpless about the Ming Dynasty's defensive military preparations.

At the same time, Yuan Chonghuan, who was in Jizhou, was under pressure. While staring at the Great Wall and watching the movements of Jianlu, he dispatched these troops to serve the kings.

These people are not subordinate to each other and most of them do not know Yuan Chonghuan. Many of them have higher official positions than Yuan Chonghuan. It is not easy to dispatch this mixed army of nearly 200,000.

In front of him were the governor of Shanxi, the governor of Xuanda, the governor of Shanxi, the governor of Shanxi, the governor of Xuanfu, the governor of Xuanfu, and some inconspicuous ones that had been set off, such as Cao Wenzhao, Lu Xiangsheng, Zhao Lujiao and others.

Yuan Chonghuan discussed tactics with them in a negotiated tone. Many of these adults were reluctant. They were not disobeying the command, but they did not want to be the cannon fodder at the forefront, so they inevitably had a "controlled" "dispute".

However, the inconspicuous Cao Wenzhao, Lu Xiangsheng, Zhao Lujiao and others actively responded to the challenge and wanted to rush forward.

Yuan Chonghuan knew what army the governors and the governor brought, Cao Bianjiao and Zhao Rujiao were all used on the blade, so how could they be sent to them as cannon fodder to test Jianlu?

Therefore, there was a disagreement in the initial response strategy of the Ming army. Yuan Chonghuan used all his skills to persuade everyone and completed the first step of the arrangement.

In the second year of Chongzhen, October 20, Jizhou.

Yuan Chonghuan stood in his study, looking at the map, frowned, and looked tired.

Cao Wenzhao, Zhao Shujiao, Hou Shilu and others were all his old subordinates, so they stood in front of him.

Hou Shilu said: "Sir, come to Xifengkou to report the news. Jianlu will be able to arrive near the Great Wall in five days at the earliest."

Cao Wenzhao was a sturdy man. He had been in the army for many years. He had a bright look, a hard face, and a decisive voice. He said, "Sir, the last general asks for his orders to come out of the pass to intercept and kill Jianlu, and give them a warning!"

Zhao Rujiao also said, "Sir, the last general asks for his orders to slam the spirit of Jianlu!"

Yuan Chonghuan looked at them without fear of war, smiled with satisfaction. Just as he was about to speak, another soldier rushed in outside and knelt on one knee and said, "Sir, Xifengkou is urgently reported! Jianlu divided his troops, all the way at Xifengkou, all the way at Da'ankou, and all the way at Malanyu. He will arrive at most two days."

Cao Bianjiao, Zhao Rujiao and others changed their faces rapidly, which was earlier than they expected!

However, Yuan Chonghuan did not move his face. He first looked at the map, then raised his head after a long time, and said in a deep voice: "Strictly order all troops to act according to the plan. No one is allowed to make decisions without authorization. I hold the Shangfang Sword. If anyone does not obey the order, I will be deposed first and then report, and it will be merciless!"

"yes!"

...

With the sudden arrival of Jianlu, Yuan Chonghuan ordered, Jizhen was suddenly in a panic and extremely solemn.

Jizhou is not far from the capital, and Yuan Chonghuan and others quickly wrote a letter.

The capital city suddenly became even more tense, and it was almost time for martial law to be declared.

Zhou Zheng's army was transferred into Andingmen and took over Andingmen's defense. Andingmen's left hand was Deshengmen, where Mangui was.

The two of them, one on the left and one on the right, each with ten thousand troops, looking at the direction of Jizhen from afar.

Zhou Zheng was in the capital, but he didn't return home several times. He had been in Andingmen, constantly paying attention to the movements in Ji Town, and at the same time he also communicated with Man Gui to discuss the changes in the war.

...

The war has come anyway.

Jianlu divided his troops into three groups, and divided his troops into Xifengkou, Da'ankou, and Malanyu into the Great Wall, quickly broke through the pass near the Great Wall, and then joined forces with Zunhua.

There were no guards in Zunhua, and Jianlu seemed to be in a hurry. The vanguard unit Amin led an army of 20,000, and went straight to Jizhou without stopping.

There were many passes near Jizhou and more defenders, and the two sides quickly fought together.

Amin was so motivated that he conquered three passes in a row, and the army was approaching Jizhou City.

But he did not attack the city immediately, but was waiting for Huang Taiji behind him.

When Jianlu entered the pass, the army approached Jizhou, which was close to the capital. The imperial court was suddenly extremely nervous, with various voices mixed in the sky, not to mention those rumors.

There were constant reports in the capital that Yuan Chonghuan ordered to take the initiative to drive Jianlu out of the Great Wall.

Zhou Zheng stood on Anding Gate, looking at Jizhou, feeling uneasy.

The Ming Dynasty pieced together 200,000 troops. Can it really stop the Jianlu? If it can't stop it, the Jianlu continues to move south and attack the capital. The Ming Dynasty's capital has only 30,000 troops that can be fought. Can it be defended?

At that time, where else can the Ming Dynasty transfer troops from?

Zhou Zheng was wandering in his mind and asked around for news about Jizhou every day.
Chapter completed!