Yongping Mansion was not far from the capital. Zhou Zheng took a thousand people and hurried to the capital day and night.
But he failed to enter the city and was ordered to be stationed in a small town ten miles away from the capital.
Zhou Zheng camped temporarily, standing on a high ground, looking towards the capital, and then towards Xifengkou.
Cao Bianjiao and the two general banners stood behind him, and they looked the same solemnly.
Cao Bianjiao said: "My lord, if Jianlu really breaks through the gate of Xifeng, it will be a Pingchuan, no danger to hinder, and it will be close to the capital."
One of the general banners said: "I'm afraid it's more than this. Beizhili, Shanxi, Shandong, they can all go. There is no force around them. If the court does not send troops to come as soon as possible, our 10,000 people will not be enough to build. Tucked between the teeth."
Zhou Zheng thought to himself that now that the news is known more than a month earlier than in history, the Ming court should have enough time to respond, and it will not be worse than in history. However, if you can’t stop the prisoners from outside the pass, or inflict heavy damage on Daming inside the pass, after seeing the virtual reality of Daming, you will be like in history, often hitting him again and again, and fighting against him. He is weak. Strong, finally, swallow Daming in one bite!
"Let's wait for it, and let's see how the court arranges it." Zhou Zhengdao.
Cao Bianjiao and others stopped talking, and now they can only do so.
Zhou is camping outside the city, and the capital is tense.
Emperor Chongzhen began to dispatch troops, but before him were a lot of problems.
Daming Jiu Ti, apart from Liaodong, Sichuan and other places where the battle has been uncertain, there are almost no soldiers available. The system of health posts has long been in vain. To recruit soldiers, the generals in various places need money, food, armor and weapons, and the problems are concentrated in the court.
Qianqing Palace.
The cabinet chief assistant Han Huang, cabinet ministers Li Biao, Qian Longxi, etc., as well as Bi Ziyan, Zhou Qingli and other trusted officials are all present.
Chongzhen looked at Han Huang and the others with a green face, and said angrily: "The treasury is empty? Where did Wei Zhongxian go without the money and food of the castrated party?"
Han Huang's face was expressionless, and he raised his hand and said: "My Majesty, the Yangtze River, the Yellow River are flooded, the Shaanxi disaster relief, the Sichuan rebellion, the Liaodong army's salary, a hundred official salaries, etc., the imperial government spends like running water, and the castration party's money is not enough."
Millions of taels are not enough!
Chongzhen's eyes were red, and he was about to eat people, and then said, "What about summer grain? The Ministry of Households was not a gift a few days ago. This year's grain income has increased and the treasury has increased?"
Han Huang still had that look, and said, "Your Majesty, it's still not enough."
Chongzhen was dissatisfied with this first assistant and couldn't bear it, but now it is not the time to look at Bi Ziyan and say, "What did the Ministry of Households say?"
Bi Ziyan pondered for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Households is already thinking of a way to temporarily transfer 200,000 taels from various places for emergency situations. If there are more, I am afraid that time will not be too late."
The news of the construction of the detour, coupled with the road, is about November, facing more than one hundred thousand enemy troops, the time left for the Ming court is really urgent.
Chongzhen's face looked a little better now, and she looked at Shang Shushen Yongmao of the Ministry of War, and said, "How is the deployment of the Ministry of War?"
The collapse of the guards system resulted in the Five Armies Duhu Mansion also in name but no reality. The deployment of the Ming army still belonged to the Ministry of War.
Shen Yongmao was a little fat, but his expression was quite firm. He said, "Governor Xuan, Xuanfu, Baoding, Shandong, Shanxi governors, general soldiers, etc. have all come with troops. There are more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, plus the Liaodong provinces. Army, there will be 150,000 in October!"
Chongzhen's expression improved a lot, and he said solemnly: "You must block Jianlu, and you can't let Jianlu enter the customs!"
"The ministers are waiting for the order!" A group of important ministers raised their hands.
Chongzhen was relieved a little, and asked for more specific details, so that these adults were busy.
These cabinet ministers, the six ministers of Shangshu, came out of the Palace of the Qing Dynasty, their faces were solemn, and they left without saying much.
Bi Ziyan and Zhou Qingli returned to the household department and went straight to the household department room.
Bi Ziyan frowned and said, "With so many troops coming all at once, let alone blocking the establishment of captives, management and control is also a big problem. The old elders cherish words like gold, and I am afraid that there will be trouble."
Zhou Qingli said: "200,000 taels will not be delivered in a short time. Even if it is in the treasury, it will be a drop in the bucket. If it is sent out at that time and there are some problems, it may cause trouble."
Bi Ziyan looked solemn, but didn't know what to do.
Those adults who decide things kept silent and kept secret, making them feel at a loss and at a loss what to do.
Zhou Qingli paused for a moment, then looked up at Bi Ziyan and said, "We will enter the palace tonight and explain to the emperor that we are great."
Bi Ziyan's eyes changed slightly, and he was silent for a while, and said: "You know, if we go, we can't say that we will be a scapegoat afterwards."
The Jianluo attack, whether it is victory or defeat, must be'summed up' afterwards. According to past experience,'reward' is the second, and after the autumn is the focus, some things will be magnified, and someone will always come out.
Those who talk so much are the first to bear the brunt.
Zhou Qingli took a deep breath and said, "It's about the state society, it's a big deal."
Bi Ziyan looked at his firmness, nodded lightly, and said, "Okay."
The two entered the palace that night and stayed in the Qianqing Palace until the next day before leaving.
As soon as they left, the Palace of the Qing Dynasty issued several decree to strictly order the troops to restrain, and Zhao Yuan Chonghuan led his army to Jizhou to restrain the troops and coordinate the battle.
The Imperial Palace of Qianqing suddenly crossed the court to issue an edict, which made the courtiers very frightened, and soon found the source. After the impeachment, Zhou Qingli's memorial flew into the Palace of Qianqing like snowflakes.
How could Chongzhen take care of this, while keeping an eye on the movements of the prisoners, while actively preparing for battle, he often stayed up all night.
The imperial court was busy, Zhou was staying in the barracks, and he was also actively studying the trend of building the captives.
Zhou Zheng, Cao Bianjiao, Chu Jin and others were standing in front of the sand table, studying the map, and speculating on the possible attack route map of Jianlu.
Although Zhou Zheng knew that the Jianluo would enter the customs this year, he did not know the specific details. He listened to the analysis of Cao Bianjiao and others.
Chu Jin glanced at Zhou Zheng and said with a point of interest: "The army of the army has left Shenyang. It is difficult for us to grasp their movements. We can only rely on Jizhen's scouts. There is no news yet."
Cao Bianjiao naturally couldn't hear it, looking at the sandpan and said: "If Jianlu enters the customs at Xifengkou, then their next stop must be Zunhua, then Jizhou, and then Tongzhou and Shunyi. In this way, they will be able to Attacked the capital."
Zhou Zheng looked at the sand table without speaking.
Cao Bianjiao said that in addition to the thousands of old and weak soldiers in Jizhou, the others are basically better than nothing, and they can't stop the pace of building the captives.
A general banner said: "Xifengkou is unstoppable. If you can join forces in Zunhua and fight the Jiankui decisively, maybe you can win a battle?"
Cao Bianjiao has been in Liaodong for many years, and he has not dealt with Jianhuo once or twice. In addition to his ears and eyes, he said: "Zunhua is a small city and cannot be held firmly or unfolded; besides, if a small number of troops control Zunhua, the army will bypass it. That would be a big trouble." (End of this chapter)