Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 139 The Myth Is Destroyed
While Emperor Chongzhen was watching the battle report, another news came to him.

Especially the news about Jianlu was reported as soon as possible.

According to the information provided by the prisoners, the number of Jianlu troops entering the customs this time was about 14.Now that 12 people have been annihilated, there are still about [-] captives in the capital.

With 12 people versus [-] people, there is still a huge disparity in military strength.

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At Juyongguan, Wu Ganlai looked haggard and exhausted. He had not had a good night's sleep for many days.

There are a total of more than 3000 soldiers and horses in Juyongguan, most of whom are old and weak. The guest army is composed of [-] cavalry led by Mo Rigen, which is a total of only a few troops.

However, there were about [-] Jianlu who broke through the barriers from the Miyun area and swept through the Huairou and Changping areas. Now they are even approaching the city.

If it were just this way to build the captives, Wu Ganlai would not be so worried.Because the imperial court informed them in advance, they were mentally prepared for the Jianlu invasion.However, what he didn't expect was that Xuan Mansion, which he could rely on as his rear and ask for reinforcements, would also be captured by the Jianlu.

Although the news received now, the Jianlu who broke through the Zhangjiakou Pass only captured Xuanfu City, and Baoan Prefecture was blocking them before Juyong Pass.But Jianlu could attack Xuanfu City, and Bao'an Prefecture would be even less able to block Jianlu's cavalry.

It can be expected that within a few days, the Jianlu troops from the Xuan Mansion will also arrive at Juyongguan City.By that time, Juyongguan will be defeated under the attack of the internal and external Jianlu!

How to do?
He was worried, and Juyongguan guard Wu Dakai was also worried.

In terms of military affairs, he knew better than Wu Ganlai whether Juyongguan could block Jianlu's attack.To put it bluntly, if Jianlu attacked Changping all the way, Juyongguan might not be able to stop them for a few days.Not to mention, Juyongguan will face internal and external attacks again!

Jianlu's reputation is there, but there is really no hope at all.

They were worried, but Mo Rigen was anxious.

At first, he chose to defect to the Ming Dynasty, so he disturbed the Shanxi merchant caravan and offended Jianlu.I originally thought that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was wise and powerful, so this was nothing.Unexpectedly, before he even saw the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Jianlu invaded the pass in large numbers.

What made him even more anxious was that his people were all settled in the Xuan Mansion, and he didn't know what happened to them?

No, at this time, he once again made a request to Wu Ganlai in the lobby: "Please let me go, my lord. The villain's clan members are all at Xuan Mansion, and they must rush back!"

Wu Ganlai felt a headache after hearing this, so he replied again: "You only have [-] horses, what's the use of leaving? Stay here with peace of mind, and wait for His Majesty to lead the army to save your people!"

In fact, he didn't even believe it himself.

This time Jianlu invaded on a large scale, and the number of troops far exceeded any previous time.Even if the emperor leads an army to rescue him, it's really hard to say whether he can defeat Jianlu!If he had to speak objectively, the army led by the emperor could defend the city, but if they encountered Jianlu in the wild, it would be a disaster.

This is not to boost the morale of Jianlu and destroy his prestige!

Wu Ganlai was an official in the capital and went out of the capital with the emperor.He knew exactly how the emperor got the strength in his hands.An army cobbled together like this can be used to defeat the bandits, but how is it possible to defeat the Jianlu in a field battle?

Just in the past two years, Hong Chengchou, who had been leading troops in southern and northern wars and fought countless victorious battles, mobilized more than [-] imperial elites from various places to rescue Song Jin. However, the result was that they were completely defeated by the Jianlu. He himself surrendered to Jianlu.

The emperor's troops now are less than half of what Hong Chengchou had at that time, so how can we fight?
However, he could not say these words.If he himself becomes pessimistic, what will happen to his men? And if the Mongols in front of him turn around and surrender to Jianlu, there will be no need to defend Juyong Pass at all.

At this time, after listening to his words, Mo Rigen was also very confused.

Previously, he really believed that the Ming Emperor was extremely brave, so when the emperor's achievements were reported, he showed off his vision in front of his tribe more than once: Look, there is absolutely nothing wrong with following the Ming Emperor.

As a result, the Jianlu invaders suddenly launched a large-scale invasion. Jianlu were everywhere inside and outside Juyongguan. Especially when the Jianlu invaded the territory of the Ming Dynasty, they were overwhelming.His tribe had opinions, and because they were worried about their family, many tribesmen were already questioning his original decision.

The power of Jianlu was obvious to all, and the fact that Jianlu conquered cities and territories in the Ming Dynasty was also obvious to all. Only Mo Rigen could see the power of the Ming emperor.

In this current situation, Morigen is under a lot of pressure.

If the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty could defeat Jianlu even once, preferably in a field battle, then he could silence his people.However, the current emperor of the Ming Dynasty could only lead troops to defeat the bandits in the pass, which could not convince his people to believe in him.

The torment of worrying about his family has made it increasingly difficult for his tribe to convince him.

Mo Rigen was thinking about his situation and was about to say something when he suddenly heard cheers from outside.

Several people in the lobby were shocked when they heard this.

This cheer, at this moment, under the current situation, is really too sudden.How could there be cheers in the lifeless Juyongguan?What good thing can happen to make them cheer at this time?

For the first time, they thought reinforcements were coming!

However, if you think about it with your toes, you will know that in both directions, there are large armies of rebels. Where will the reinforcements come from?Unless one of the rebels can be defeated, the reinforcements can reach Juyongguan!
But, is this possible!
After the people in the lobby were stunned for a while, the cheers coming from outside could be heard more clearly.

"Da Ming Wansheng!"

"Long live my emperor!"

"..."

The sounds are a bit messy and overlapping.

Wu Dakai asked with some confusion: "Why does it sound like Ming Wansheng?"

"Long live our emperor!" Wu Ganlai corrected, "It's not your Majesty who's here, right?"

Because Mo Rigen was not his mother tongue in Ming Dynasty Mandarin, he could not hear it as clearly as the two of them.But this did not prevent him from feeling the joy in those cheers. Suddenly, he ran away, wanting to go outside to see what was going on.

Even Wu Ganlai, a civil servant, no longer cared about his image at this time, and quickly walked around his seat, wanting to go out and take a look.

At this moment, they saw a group of people appearing in the courtyard outside the lobby. They did not recognize the leading people, but they knew the group of people behind them who were surrounded by the leading people. They were their subordinates.

Among these people were Wu Dakai's men, Mo Rigen's men, and Jiaxiao who were transporting soldiers from the Beijing camp, but there was no time to transport those who stayed at Juyongguan.

At this moment, they all had the same expression, that is, very excited.

The three people surrounded, wearing Ming army uniforms, came to the lobby, clasped their hands and reported to Wu Ganlai: "The villain is Wu Xiangsheng, who is directly affiliated with the imperial camp and does not collect the small flag at night, and is responsible for sentinel inspections towards the south road. .”

When he heard that the army led by the emperor was not gathering at night, Wu Ganlai became excited and asked quickly: "Where is your majesty? How is your majesty?"

Faintly, he felt that Ye Bushou was able to reach Juyong Pass. Does that mean that the emperor defeated the Jianlu in the Xuan Mansion?

He was guessing in his mind, but he wasn't sure.After all, the imperial court has never defeated so many Jianlu!Wu Dakai and others immediately stared at Wu Xiangsheng and listened with their ears pricked up.

I heard Wu Xiangsheng proudly say: "Your Majesty will lead us to annihilate the army of rebels all the way to Xuanfu!"

When Wu Dakai heard this, he suddenly showed an incredible expression on his face and asked unconsciously: "Total annihilation? You said total annihilation? Did I hear you correctly?"

Defeat, rout, annihilate, the difficulty of this kind of victory is incomparable.As a soldier, Wu Dakai knew how difficult it was to completely annihilate the enemy, not to mention that this enemy was the famous Jianlu Army!

Wu Xiangsheng's head was held high, his face was full of pride, and he loudly replied again: "Your Majesty personally led the army, and of course it was completely wiped out!"

The comrade behind him seemed to be unable to bear it anymore and immediately interrupted: "The slave chief wanted to challenge His Majesty in a duel, but was captured alive by His Majesty in front of the battle!"

The lobby was already full of people. The noise caused by excitement made the lobby a little "buzzing". However, when these words were finished, almost everyone stopped for a moment. It immediately became very quiet.

Everyone seemed to be in a trance, imagining the scene when their emperor singled out the slave chief in front of the two armies!
That scene is really fascinating!If I could see it with my own eyes, I would be able to brag about it for the rest of my life!
The lobby was quiet when a "pop" sound was heard, which immediately startled everyone.

When everyone heard the sound and looked around, they saw Mo Rigen patting his own thigh, and then they saw him saying with joy: "Look, look, I'll tell you, your majesty is brave and invincible in the world." , Haha, I just said it, and there are still people who don’t believe me, what should I say now!”

As he spoke, he pointed with his finger at the tribesmen who had gathered around him. His proud expression almost broke the roof of the lobby.

At this moment, no one cared about his pride, and everyone's faces were filled with smiles.

And Wu Xiangsheng and the others saw these people so happy. They were also happy and very proud.Because they participated in this battle and participated in the field battle to annihilate the Jianlu army!
After being happy for a while, Wu Ganlai came back to his senses and immediately asked Wu Xiangsheng happily: "How is the war going in detail? Can you tell me about it for me?"

As soon as the others heard this, they immediately became quiet again and looked at Wu Xiangsheng with longing expressions on their faces, wishing they could hear the details of the war at once.

Wu Xiangsheng just stayed away from the flag at night. He knew only a limited number of things and could only describe the scene he saw when the war started.But that doesn't stop him from speaking out.With foaming at the mouth, his colleagues tried to interrupt several times but had no chance.

He must have exaggerated in some places, but no one cared and they were happy to listen.

In the lobby, sounds of "oh", "ah" and other exclamations sounded from time to time.

Such a situation is absolutely impossible in the Yamen lobby.But, at this moment, it just happened.And even Wu Ganlai didn't think it was inappropriate. Although he didn't utter an exclamation, he was still listening with joy.

This is a matter of the current emperor showing off his power and annihilating the Jianlu army. Let’s see who dares to say that Jianlu is invincible in the field in the future!
I don't know how long it took for Wu Xiangsheng to remember what he was here for, and he quickly asked: "How is the military situation in the capital? I want to find out more about it and report it to the emperor!"

Upon hearing this, Mo Rigen immediately rushed to answer: "I know this, I know..."

Then, he began to introduce the military information he had found out.Basically, he took his tribe members to inquire about the military information in Juyongguan.

Wu Xiangsheng did not go back after hearing this. Instead, accompanied by Mo Rigen and others, he also went out to inquire about it before flying to Xuanfu City.

As for the Juyongguan side, morale suddenly became high, and everyone was looking forward to the arrival of the emperor's army.

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Here in Xuanfu City, the army was resting and recuperating, and each ministry was ordered to make up for the lost troops by selecting them from the local army.Marco's team was stationed in Xuanfu because their coaches were injured. At the same time, Lanling Camp also stayed behind to take care of the injured soldiers.

The rest of the army will wait until the enemy situation in the capital arrives, and then he will lead the army and set off again.However, if the enemy's situation is unclear, it is difficult to take action, for fear of running into the main force of Jianlu.

It is also for this reason that Emperor Chongzhen sometimes wondered: In the original Battle of Sarhu, how did the wild boar Pinurhaci accurately determine the four routes of the Ming army and the deployment of troops, etc., and then make adjustments in a very short period of time? , continuously rotate and defeat each one?
If we say that the marching route can be roughly guessed based on the terrain, but the size of the troops, the level of elites, including the configuration of the troops, etc., it is difficult to get this information, right?

As Emperor Chongzhen who has been in charge for half a year now, he feels that these factors are not clear, so he leads his troops to fight directly, and he has to rush to the battlefield again. How can he have a high chance of winning?You know, the Jianlu people at that time could not afford losses. One less person died, how many people were there in total?If it were him, he would not dare to fight without knowing the enemy's situation.

So, could it be that Ye Boarpi knew the details of the Ming army and felt that he could indeed kill any one of the Ming armies with little loss by concentrating his forces?
You must know that the generals of these Ming armies are all famous generals, and they have been fought hard!
It's a pity that although he was the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, many years have passed since the Battle of Saarhu, and the truth of this matter cannot be known.

While Emperor Chongzhen was waiting for military information, the Jinyi Guards School Lieutenant reported another good news.All the traitors hiding in Xuanfu City and surrounding areas were captured.

In fact, it is not difficult to catch, because after Jianlu was defeated, these traitors all shaved their heads into money rat tails to show their loyalty to Jianlu.In this way, as long as you look at the hairstyle, as long as you have a money rat tail or a bald head, you will not go wrong.

The two Shanxi merchants who had escaped before, Fan Yongdou and Wang Dengku, were also captured.The money and food they dedicated to Jianlu naturally fell into the hands of the court.

Emperor Chongzhen would naturally not be merciful to those who voluntarily surrendered to the Jianlu.He still remembered that Wang Denku even ran up to him to scold the dog emperor and wanted to see him die a miserable death.

I'm really sorry, I have to let them die a miserable death.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't bother to see him, so he asked the Jin Yiwei side to use their methods to interrogate them more and ask them about the news they knew about Jianlu, and then handed them over to the people of Xuanfu who were killed by Jianlu for execution just like last time.

When Emperor Chongzhen was still considering the disposal of the prisoners, Wu Xiangsheng, a small team that stayed away all night, sent military information to the emperor.

Therefore, a military meeting was held immediately.

Emperor Chongzhen sat on the main seat in the lobby of the governor's office. Fang Zhenghua introduced to the generals: "The Jianlu troops in the capital are divided into two groups. There are about 4 Jianlu troops in Changping and Shunyi. The slaves headed by them are The chief is Aixinjueluo Duoduo, who has about 500 Eight Banners Jurchen and Mongolian troops, and about 300 Han troops, including [-] former Dongjiang rebel general Geng Zhongming and two Shang Kexi Thousands, [-] people.”

"Aixinjueluo Wakda, a slave general in the Changping area in front of Juyong Pass, led 500 Jurchen soldiers and [-] men under Geng Zhongming's command, and was ready to attack Juyong Pass."

"There is also a main force of rebels in Yongping Mansion, which is personally led by the pseudo-regent Dorgon, with a strength of about [-]."

Having said this, Fang Zhenghua returned to where he was standing after introducing the military information he had gathered all night long.

Then, Emperor Chongzhen glanced at the generals and asked: "How do you think the next war should be fought?"

Hearing this, He Zan was the first to stand up, clasping his fists with both hands and chanting: "Your Majesty, the Changping Jianlu army must not have received news of our army's victory now. In this way, our army can leave Juyongguan and quickly annihilate the Changping Jianlu army. Just look for opportunities to annihilate the Jianlu forces in Shunyi and other places, and finally have a decisive battle with the main force of the Jianlu forces!"

Good guy, I just won a big victory, and then I started a battle of annihilation one by one against Jianlu.Before the Battle of Xuanfu, no one would have dared to say this.Defeating Jianlu in the field is already the biggest goal.

Emperor Chongzhen just nodded and did not come to a conclusion immediately. Instead, he looked at the others and waited for them to speak too.

This was his habit. During the pre-war military discussion stage, he was used to listening to the advice of his generals.

No, Ning Long followed him out of the queue, clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, the remnants of the Jianlu who fled into the mountains and forests must not have been so fast to cross the mountains to report the news. They even didn't know how to go. Therefore, the general also thought that , our army was caught by surprise, and with superior strength, we should be able to annihilate the rebel armies in Changping and Shunyi in one fell swoop!"

After he finished speaking, Liu Jiuqing and others followed him. They all had the same idea. They felt that they could fight. It shouldn't be a problem to annihilate the Jianlu army led by Duduo.

However, Zhou Yuji remained silent. When Emperor Chongzhen looked at him, he came out to report.

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