"Is Zhou Yuji dead?"

A peregrine falcon fell down. Looking at the message on the note, Mao Jue couldn't help but recite it silently, and then shook his head heavily.

Although even if he didn't secretly transport supplies, Zhou Yuji would still fight to the end, but after all, this time he took action secretly and let him, the loyal minister, become the bones of the footsteps under his throne, Mao Jue was still very uncomfortable.

However, it was just uncomfortable. Moreover, Zhou Yuji died in the battlefield so much that he had fulfilled his reputation as loyal and wise. If he was allowed to live and he was in the throne, he might have to find a way to get rid of him like Cao Cao killed Xun Yu. At that time, he would have to give him a stigma no matter what. For the great cause of Dongjiang, he must die!

"Send a message to Song Xiance. If you have the chance, go to Ningwu Pass and restrain Zhou Yuji. If you don't have the chance, then forget it!"

"knew!"

With Adrena's soft answer, the piece of information was immediately grouped into a paper ball by Mao Jue and thrown into the brazier.

The way of heroes is not to climb up by stepping on other people’s bones?

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Ningwu Pass was broken, Datong was the first to surrender. Then, Wang Chengyin, the general of Xuanfu, also trembled, surrendered. Li Zicheng's army rushed straight to the heart of the empire like a poisonous bloodline. Along the way, there were no more levels that could stop his pace.

However, unlike in history, Jiang Xiang took the initiative to lead his troops to attack Zhou Yuji's back. Taking the opportunity, Li Zicheng simply organized him and Wang Chengyin's Xuanfu soldiers into the army to supplement the losses. He did not leave these two important military forces in the north in the original place. The nine sides completely became empty. In the huge north, all military forces came straight to the capital for the upcoming war.

This peregrine falcon from Maojue in Ningyuan City had just set off, but on the Tumo River outside Datong City, more than a dozen peregrine falcons roared and flew over from the pass one after another.

"Mr. Song! Datong came to report that Li Chuang's army passed by, and the thief head passed by Tianxing Zhang Tianlin's army stationed, with three thousand soldiers!"

"Mr. Song, the wife comes to report, Li Chuang's army has passed, and the old leader Xiong Xiangchun is stationed in the thief, with one thousand troops!"

"Report! Xuanfu came to report, Li Chuang's army had left Xuanfu and was heading straight to Juyong Pass! Two thousand troops of the thief head tiger were stationed!"

"Report..."

With the report of the commanders of the lifetime commanders, the black flags hanging on the map representing the riot army were also kicked off one by one, and only a toothpick was inserted. When Juyong Pass was broken by Li Chuang, the news of the surrender of the eunuch Du Xun and the guerrilla general Xie Sufu came. Song Datou, who had just fooled the general of Datong, obviously breathed a sigh of relief. He immediately curled the corner of his mouth and slapped his briskly.

"It's almost time for everyone to leave. General Wen, it's time for us to harvest corn!"

"General Wen, there is a war, why is he still looking listless?"

As a civil servant and foreign minister, he was busy like his grandson. Wen Meng, who was in charge of the First Army on the other side, held his cheeks with one hand..., bum, a horse face full of pockmarks, staring blankly outside the tent. Song Xiance shouted twice, and then he came to his senses. Looking at his round head, Wen Meng couldn't help but send the complaints.

"Mr. Song, do you think Lao Wen offended the King of Liao? Last time the world war outside the pass, we played a supporting role! This time, it's a damn battle, we also played a supporting role! It's said that grandma doesn't love his uncle! Why did Lao Ma become a nephew and not love him?"

Indeed, the last time the front line was fighting with the main force of Huang Taiji's Qing army, the Tieshan Corps of the First Army was sent by Mao Jue to harvest corn in Dongjiang first. After harvesting the corn, they took over the empty Kaiyuan Tieling City like a trip. There was no intention of fighting at all. This time, when the armies were sharpening their knives at Ningyuan Shanhaiguan, he was sent to the grassland to eat the wind.

I thought this guy was suffering from lovesickness and fell in love with a Mongolian girl, but I couldn't bear to leave him. I heard this guy complaining so much that he was angry that he complained a lot, Song Xiance slapped his thigh speechlessly.

"Master Wen! Are you still not your grandmother's love for your nephew? The King of Liao is enough to face you. In ten military towns, there are veteran Liaodong like Kong Youde and Liu Xingzuo, and former imperial officials like Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou. He will send you to stand alone. Other troops are still squatting outside the pass, and thousands of miles away from Shanxi and Hebei are for you to traverse. If you are willing to do it, write a letter and go back, some people will come over and be willing to do it. Let me, Lao Song, give you a memorial?"

What is a bitch? It's pretentious! Seeing that Song Xiance was really taking the paper, Wen Meng was panicked again, and ran and snatched the black cover letter he had at hand. He smiled like Old Juhua, humming with a smile.

"This old article is just a few complaints. Do you still have to put the great cause of the Liao king first? Let's go! Let's go!"

"Come on, prepare horses and blow the trumpet! Babies! Don't grow hair on your butts, move with me!"

No matter how whispered, this guy had already run out of the door. Song Xiance couldn't help but shake his head in a funny way, but in just a moment, his emotions became excited and he fell back to the sand table placed on the table.

"What a big circle!"

The shrill sound of the ox horn sounded. In the Guihua City, which had lost to Tumot Mongolia and was the supreme ruler, tens of thousands of Liao soldiers turned over their horses, and a total of 50,000 people pulled cannons and rushed forward. With the shouts of a horse-faced man, they quickly gathered into huge black arrows and headed straight to the pass without stopping.

A new round of changes in the city's king flag will be staged outside this pass.

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On the other side, in the pass, the torrent, which was much vaster than Wen Meng's side troops, was also moving towards the east in a hurry. The last Juyong Pass broke through, and there was no barrier in front of him that could hinder Li Zicheng's entry. On the war horse, the red cloak behind him was blown up by the strong wind. One of his one-eyed one-eyed one was looking at the army under his command through the narrow Juyong Pass and then entered the vast plain near Yanjing.

On March 27, the rebel army arrived in Changping.

However, history is so slight, and it is a huge loss. Compared with the former Ningwu Pass, Zhou Yuji led his subordinates to resist for eleven days. These eleven days also made the fate of the Ming Dynasty slightly change. Guanning Army, which was regarded as a life-saving straw, arrived!

The dense flags were arranged from Fucheng Gate in the inner city to Guangning Gate. The Guanning Army did not defend the city, but directly arranged outside the city. The Ming army's defensive positions were like brackets. The infantry dug out a trench and stood the cannons in it. On both sides were full of armor, the lush Liaodong Iron Cavalry, Wu Sangui's main force was stationed here, and his army was divided into five parts, facing Li Zicheng's main force with covetous eyes.

The more than 8,000 soldiers in Jizhen in Tang Tong were stationed in a relatively biased manner than Guangning Gate outside the battlefield. As for the 300,000 Jing camps on paper, they were distributed on various city walls, and the other nine gates were stationed. It was a bit unrealistic to expect them to go down to fight the riots in the field.

This was the first time Li Zicheng arrived outside the capital city. The rear army was stationed in Changping. He couldn't help but lead the vanguard army to the capital city.

In this era, there was no city that was even larger and more spectacular than the capital. Wu Sangui's majestic Guanning Army under the city was directly ignored by him. In his eyes, what was presented was a spectacular sea of ​​cities. The densely packed towns under the city were endless. Although it was a little dilapidated, the neat and mighty city walls were from north to south, and there was almost no border.

After a long time, the mob leader let out a sigh of emotion and shook his head greedily.

"This is the grand achievement that a real man should have!"

Coincidentally, on the first day, Emperor Chongzhen, who had always lived in the deep palace, couldn't help but climb up to the city and look northwest.

However, this time the emperor did not create any sparks against the emperor. After all, both sides were armies of hundreds of thousands, and even Li Zicheng and Chongzhen were four or five miles apart, so the two of them didn't see each other at all.

However, compared to Li Zicheng's ambition, the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty felt a sense of confusion. The Guanning Army was full of confidence and the victory was as sure as the spring sun melted snow. Li Zicheng's eyes were endless cities, and in his eyes were endless bandits, with densely packed flags scattering the sky and the earth. Even if it was just a front army, there were more than 100,000 people, more than twenty miles from the north to the south, and there was no energy.

"Emperor! Emperor!"

Seeing Chongzhen's hands tremble violently, Wang Chengen, the eunuch who was a courtier, couldn't help but call him quickly by his side, but Chongzhen still didn't turn around. Twenty was so excited that his whole body was trembling, and he shouted in disbelief.

"Since I ascended the throne, I have been working diligently every moment, just because I am afraid of delaying the country left by my ancestors! I am so diligent! But why? Why do the world have to rise up and turn against me?"

Listening to Chongzhen's roar, Wang Chengen was speechless. Not only him, but also a series of important officials such as the chief minister, the Grand Secretary Wei Zaode, the second assistant Li Jiantai, the cabinet Fang Yuegong, and Fan Jingwen couldn't help but bow their heads.

However, Wei Zaode and his friends couldn't help but sneer.

There is a kind of busy work, called blind work! It is sometimes better to not be busy! Think about it first, the late emperor Tianqi Emperor was busy with carpenter work in the palace every day, and Wei Zhongxian controlled the world. At that time, at least the national treasury was full and the border troops were not in chaos. When silver was needed, Eunuch Wei was also arrested. It was not like this master who was busy with a lot of work. In the end, the court could not even get a million taels of military pay. In the end, he had to rely on donations from court officials to overcome this difficulty!

However, this sneer was only a moment. Looking at the countless trespassers on the horizon, worries also appeared on the faces of these extremely powerful ministers. How can they protect their privileges and glory and wealth?

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It was almost dusk when Li Zicheng arrived. The emperor-to-Emperor was over the westward situation. More and more rebels arrived outside the capital. As the sky became dark, it seemed as if the campfires could compete with the stars in the sky were flashing in the wilderness of the capital, and Emperor Chongzhen hurried back to the palace.

The office location was changed by Emperor Chongzhen and was replaced in Linfu Hall, but this auspicious name did not bring any stability to the empire. The dead silence like a tomb was still pressing against everyone's head.

After a long time, Chongzhen raised his head with difficulty and asked dullly.

"Tomorrow, the thieves are about to attack the city. Sir, what strategy can you do to defeat the enemy?"

"Your Majesty, please transfer the Liao soldiers!"

Loyal ministers are always loyal ministers. Although the last time the southward movement had become a public enemy of the court, Li Mingrui still stood up regardless of himself and kowtowed heavily to the ground.

"Before the Anshi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty, the court was in poor power. He exchanged wealth and children of both capitals for the Huihe soldiers to quell the rebellion, defeated the Anshi rebels, and protected the foundation of the Tang Dynasty for 150 years. Now the treacherous soldiers are facing the capital, and the country is in a crisis. We should protect our Ming Dynasty's country. We should take advantage of the treacherous soldiers who have not been surrounded and killed, and send heroes to the Princess Changping to break through and go to Liaodong to meet the bride. With the friendship of the son-in-law, the court's righteousness, and the life of the father of the Liao prince, invite the Liao king into the pass and retreat the treacherous soldiers to protect our Ming Dynasty!"

But at this critical moment, the lovely cabinet ministers of the Ming Dynasty had not forgotten the party struggles. Before Li Mingrui finished speaking, Wei Zaode stood up and knelt in the atrium.

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible! Isn't this a marriage? I am so angry with the heavens, how can I bow my head to a traitor?"

"Your Majesty, what's the face of the court in this move?"

"That's right. Once that thief enters the pass, he will be equal to Dong Zhuo of Han. Your Majesty, you should kill Li Mingrui!"

It was a sensation, and a large group of ministers knelt on the ground, their heads were bent to the ground and their butts were bent to the sky. This scene made Chongzhen feel a disgusting aura come out from bottom to top.

He simply stood up silently, and waved his hand in disgust.

"Let the family leave!"

It was really an ending evening. Seeing the emperor turning around, the important officials looked at each other and no longer had the intention of competing for each other. But at this moment, outside the hall, Wang Chengen jogged in again in a hurry and knelt down heavily at the hall.

"Your Majesty, Du Xun is back!"

Du Xun is an eunuch in the military supervisor of Juyongguan. He has lost news about him since he was out of Juyongguan two days ago. When he comes back, he can at least bring back some enemy situation. Chongzhen, who was already disheartened, couldn't help but sit back and greet him.

"Let him come in!"

After all, he was from the palace, and Du Xun returned to the palace quickly. Even Wang Chengen was a little happy and turned around and led him into the palace gate. However, when he arrived at the court, looking at the emperor and the ministers of the court, the eunuch Du Xun's expression suddenly became awkward.

"Du Xun, why don't you pay homage to Your Majesty quickly?"

He looked at him standing there in surprise, his tone was a little quick, and Wang Chengen whispered in a low voice behind him with anxiety.

This sentence seemed to finally force Du Xun to have no way out. After gritting his teeth, the eunuch still did not kneel down, but instead took out a roll of Huang Juan cloth from his sleeve.

"Our family Du Xun, on the order of Emperor Dashun, presented a letter to the Emperor Ming Dynasty!"

"You, you actually surrendered to the thief!!!"

Even if the civil and military officials in the court did not believe it and were unreliable, at least Emperor Chongzhen had never doubted his servants and confidants around him. Du Xun's series of cold words and sentences seemed to be poured on his head with a pot of biting cold water, full of anger. His arms were trembling, and he stood up in disbelief and pointed at Du Xun's nose.

Finally, he couldn't stand the pressure, and the rebellious eunuch finally thrust heavily on the ground, holding the book of the country on his head, tremblingly distinguishing.

"Your Majesty, I have no choice! I am also doing this for your Majesty's good!"

"For my own good!"

He was extremely angry, but Chongzhen was a little happy. He laughed like a nerve-wrackingly, and he pointed at Du Xun's nose again.

"Okay, you dog slave tell me, why are you doing it for my good?"

Shivering like a sieve, Du Xun once again hurriedly opened the Huang Juanbu, muttering tremblingly. However, listening to the content of the Juanbu, Wei Zaode's series of ministers' expressions couldn't help but become moved.
Chapter completed!