Mrs. Zu hurriedly said, "I have never been to fight to kill the enemy, and I can't be called a hero. I only know that loyal ministers do not serve the two masters, and strong women do not marry the two husbands. I have also heard of Xifu's great talent for being amazing. You are here to be a lobbyist. My husband and I swear to live and die together with Jinzhou, so why do you say?"

While Mrs. Zu was talking, Xifu looked at the woman who made Zu Dashou awe: her face was slightly round, her chin was pointed, and her two thin eyebrows were slightly raised to her temples. Her beautiful eyes were dignified and majestic, with elegant temperament and very beautiful. Xifu exclaimed in her heart: "With this kind of wife, it is enough for her whole life."

"The Emperor of the Qing Dynasty has long admired the name of Mrs. Lucky, and specially compiled a letter. I will submit it to the wife in person." Xifu presented the letter with both hands.

Mrs. Zu took it and looked at it quickly: "Zu Kefa is my adopted son. Now he recognizes the thief as his father and has been expelled from the royal family by his husband. The surrender of the generals of Daling River is a scumbag of the Ming Dynasty. It is not worth mentioning. Please don't talk about the old things. The two countries have to fight to the death. I only know how to help my husband defend the territory, but I don't know if there is him."

Xifu said with a humble tone: "Madam, how do you evaluate Guan Yunchang?"

"Guan Yunchang is a righteous man of all ages, and I dare not argue with you."

"When Liu Bei was defeated, Guan Yunchang was trapped in Tushan. He was the two emperor sisters-in-law and surrendered to Cao Cao. Now there are more than 20,000 soldiers in the city. His wife is a loyal and wise man and ignores tens of thousands of creatures. It is too cruel."

Mrs. Zu's eyebrows were raised: "Although Jinzhou has been surrounded, the city is strong and the pond is deep, and there is enough food and grass. Lord Hong is dispatching troops to support him. It is still unknown who wins and who loses. What's the cruel saying?"

Xifu said, "Madam, can you take a look at the city? Jinzhou has been surrounded by my thirty-two camps, and there are three deep trenches that are natural barriers. Even if reinforcements come, you can't take a step forward. Could it be that Madam can't bear to watch the tragedy of Daling River repeat?"

Mrs. Zu stood up angrily: "Since ancient times, no one has died. Let me leave my loyalty to shine in history. If I can wrap my husband with my husband, I will die as much as Mount Tai. The Grand Secretary does not need to say much, my husband will see you off."

Seeing this, Zu Dashou said: "When you surrender or fight, Rong Wu will discuss it again, please ask the Grand Secretary to return first."

Xifu had no choice but to return to Shengjing with Han Daxun and report to Huang Taiji. Huang Taiji said, "It's a true wise woman, so let's stay for a while."

In the twelfth year of Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen entered his thirty years. Throughout history, people have paid special attention to the three age groups of life, namely: the year of the weak, the year of thirty years, and the year of destiny.

The so-called age of twenty means that when a man reaches the age of twenty, his father invites some VIPs to him, which means he wears a hat that symbolizes adulthood, and from then on he has the right to govern people, the right to serve in the army and the right to participate in sacrifices.

After twenty, it is thirty. Thirty is called thirty years. In this year, men may have studied hard for more than ten years. They may have gained some gains in their careers and their foundation has basically been targeted for a lifetime, so they are called thirty years.

Next is the year of destiny at the age of fifty. By the age of fifty, the world is clear and human nature is well-educated. You can see through everything, so you call the year of destiny at the age of fifty. Sixty is the age of longevity. As for seventy, you are already in your 70s.

Chongzhen attached great importance to Erli. No matter what, in the past year, the Ten-Side Net-Open Strategy has achieved initial success, and the bandits were almost wiped out. He was determined to do something big in his thirties, concentrate all his efforts to wipe out the Jurchens, completely eliminate the troubles of Liao Zuo, and calm the internal and external troubles, and revival is ready.

However, things went against my wishes. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, when I had just entered, the Qing army conquered Jinan Prefecture, abducted King De and the two sons of King De, and at the same time, abducted more than 400,000 people and more than 500,000 livestock. Then, they retreated from Jinan very calmly and retreated northward from the Great Wall to Liaodong.

This is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and it is the most taboo day for the Shenzhou of Chixian to welcome the gods and pray for blessings. Such misfortunes occur on such days, which is really an ominous sign. The entire Yanjing Industrial City was shrouded in ominous signs. In a fit of anger, Chongzhen personally ordered the Ministry of Justice to file a five-year-old case, collectively executed thirty-six officials and punish more than 120 relevant personnel. He wanted to cheer up the court through this kind of killing, but the five-year-old case had just come to an end. Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai rebelled again and defeated Zuo Liangyu tribe in the Luohou Mountain area. Immediately afterwards, his most beloved concubine, Concubine Tian, ​​gave birth to a fifth son, who was born in the palace in broad daylight and was scared to death. In his thirties, he had nothing to stand, but it was even more messy.

There was too much bad news in Chongzhen over the years, and he had already seen that it was bad, so he quickly rumored that Chen Xinjia and the Governor of Ji Liao, Hong Chengchou, came to see him.

Chen Xinjia was a juren in the Wanli period. He was appointed as the Minister of War as the Minister of War, and he was unique since the Ming Dynasty. First, Chen Xinjia did have some talents, and second, the ministers called Chongzhen to kill him, so they did not dare to step forward, so Chen Xinjia was able to surface.

Chen and Hong came to the gate of Qianqing Palace. Chen Xinjia was very humble: "Please, Governor."

Hong Chengchou returned to the capital from the front line this time to urge food and salary. He was a Jinshi and looked down on a disciple from the bottom of his heart, but he pretended to be respectful on the surface: "Please, Lord Chen."

Chen Xinjia sincerely respects each other: "Mr. Hong is here, how dare students roam violently?"

It turned out that Hong Chengchou also had the title of Minister of War, and was once the governor of the five provincial armies. He had a prominent reputation and a true chief official, Chen Xinjia was respected from the bottom of his heart.

Hong Chengchou pulled Chen Xinjia's hand: "Mr. Chen, let's go together."

When they entered the palace, they saw the eunuch cleaning up the teacup fragments on the ground. The two of them felt like a stone was pressed into their hearts.

Chongzhen said: "You two are here just in time. How should you deal with the siege of Jinzhou be handled? I want to hear your high arguments."

When the two looked at each other and wanted to give in to each other again, Chongzhen said, "Mr. Chen has been in Ningyuan for many years and should know the best of foreign affairs in the pass. You can talk about it first."

Chen Xinjia said: "Since I took office, I have been preparing for the extermination of the Jurchens. After joint efforts with Hong Jingluo, eight generals and the Eighth Route Army have been recruited."

"Oh?" Chongzhen became energetic: "Which eight generals and the Eighth Route Army?"

Chen Xinjia said: "The first route is the Ningyuan army of General Wu Sangui of Ningyuan; the second route is the Ningxianwei general Wang Tingchen Ningxianwei general; the third route is the Shanhaiguan general Ma Ke; the fourth route is the Yutian general Cao Bianjiao Yutian army; the fifth route is the Jizhou general Bai Guangen of Jizhou; the sixth route is the Miyun army of General Tang Tong of Miyun; the seventh route is the Xuanfu general Yang Guozhu Xuanfu general; the eighth route is the Datong general Wang Pu Datong army. The eighth route is the eighth route army has a total of 130,000, and the food and grass have been prepared. In addition to Wang Tingchen, Wu Sangui, Ma Ke, etc., the other five armies are ready to go, and they are waiting for the imperial edict to go outside the pass."

Chongzhen was very satisfied: "Chen Aiqing is decisive and neat in his work, but I wonder if Chen Aiqing has a plan to defeat the enemy?"

Chen Xinjia was eager to show his talents, so he ignored Hong Chengchou's presence. He said first: "The terrain between Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan is narrow and long, which is not conducive to the Jurchen cavalry fighting. Now, the enemy has been besieged and tired of the city for a long time. We use Songshan as the center and encircled and annihilated it in four directions. We attacked from Tashan through Dasheng Fort to the northwest; the second route crossed Xiaoling River to attack from the east; the third route goes from Xingshan to the north to attack the enemy from the north; the fourth route attacks from Songshan. Master Hong is planning and strategizing. The four armies attack the enemy at the same time. Zu Dashou rushed out of the city, and cooperated inside and outside, and he will definitely win a complete victory."

Chongzhen had already experienced the greatness of the Jurchens and was very interested in Chen Xinjia's generous speeches, but at the same time he also felt that it was too easy. He glanced at Hong Chengchou and saw that Hong Chengchou had no expression, he immediately realized that Hong Chengchou did not agree with Chen Xinjia's plan. Years of experience told him that the friction between the border general and the court officials would have serious consequences, and Xiong Tingbi's failure was largely due to the constraints of the court officials. He looked at Hong Chengchou: "This person is calm and sophisticated, and he has been defeated repeatedly. Although Chen Xinjia has the talent for military management, he is not as good as Hong Chengchou for many battles." He could not let Hong Chengchou make a statement in front of Chen Xinjia, so as to avoid a gap between the two, so he decided to summon Hong Chengchou alone: ​​"Chen Aiqing, the three armies have not moved, and food and grass will go first. This matter should be raised as soon as possible. As for the strategy of fighting and defense, I will consider it again, and you can retreat."

Chen Xinjia felt very strange. In the past, the emperor had to talk about summoning him for at least an hour. Why did he say so many words today? Besides, before asking for advice from Lord Hong, is the emperor sick? He was surprised that the emperor had already stood up, and he and Hong Chengchou had to bow and retreat.

Chongzhen got up to govern the government before dawn every day, and often stayed up until late at night. Therefore, he had to sleep for half an hour at noon. Internal and external troubles almost destroyed him. He hated his ministers and workers' incompetence, and even more hated his greed and scattered responsibility. He wished that he could not eat, drink, or sleep a day, and govern the world into a country full of national treasury, rich people, clear seas and rivers, and peaceful singing and dancing. However, his struggles and efforts were useless, but the country's fortunes were declining and deteriorating. He often had nightmares, dreaming that the enemy had entered the Forbidden City and became a prisoner. But sometimes when he woke up and looked at the magnificent palace, he was unwilling to fall from then on. He shouted deep in his heart: I want to turn the tide and clear the world, I want to be the leader of the revival, and the king of Yao and Shun who have been admired for all ages.

Today, I slept too deeply. When I opened my eyes, the sky was getting darker. He asked in surprise: "When is it?"

The eunuch looked at the Western clock on the case: "Your Majesty, it's four:30 p.m. now."

"Why didn't you wake me up earlier?"

"Look at how hard the emperor slept so hard, I can't bear to be shocked."

"Have Hong Chengchou been here?"

"Here I'm here, waiting outside."

"Tell him to see him at Donghunting Pavilion."

Chongzhen rarely met ministers in the bedroom, unless he was a very close person. He asked Hong Chengchou to meet in the bedroom, which was a hint that the emperor regarded him as his confidant. Hong Chengchou felt a fever, but he didn't have time to think about it, so he followed the eunuch into the cabinet.

"Long live the meeting between Hong Chengchou."

"Premium, sir."

Mr. Hong Chengchou was the emperor's honorary title to the cabinet ministers. He was even more excited when he heard this. He thought to himself: "The emperor is a wise and noble man, a true and righteous king." He sat on the small stool beside the imperial bed in fear and fear.

"I overslept today and I have been waiting for a long time."

"I am hoping that your Majesty can rest for a while outside."

"Sir, do you agree with the Ministry of War's plan to suppress the bandits, do you?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the strategy of suppressing the enemy from all sides is absolutely unavailable."

"Sure enough, I don't agree, so I want to summon the sir alone." Chongzhen smiled proudly.

Hong Chengchou said: "I don't agree."

“Why?”

"Huang Taiji is extremely cunning in his military use. Now he is winning a new battle, and his momentum is booming. We should avoid his spirit and not fight rashly. We are brave enough to suffer from the Jurchens. The soldiers are very afraid of the enemy and their morale is also unprecedentedly low. What we need now is to take steady steps and take a few small victories first to cheer up morale. Let the soldiers see that the Jurchens are not invincible, so that they can get rid of their fear and establish the belief that they will win, and then they can make a big move."

Chongzhen was very satisfied with his hearing: "What Mr. said is realistic."

"What Lord Chen said about four-way encirclement and suppression is the same as Yang Hao. The military strategy is that ten of them are surrounded by 100,000 troops. Now we have 130,000 troops. Although I am stupid, I think it is absolutely impossible. Besides, I am blunt, how many of the so-called 130,000 troops can fight? In my foolish opinion, the three units of Yutian General Cao Bianjiao, Ning Qianwei General Wang Tingchen, and Wu Sangui outside the pass are considered to be able to fight. Only half of the remaining five units are used, and the other half will need to be trained for half a year before they can go into battle. If the four weak brigades fight against the enemy of tigers and wolves, the consequences will be uncontrollable."

"How should we defeat the enemy with the will of sir?"

"I think the eight-way army is inseparable and must be concentrated in Songshan. Songshan is only eighteen miles away from Jinzhou. Assembled here, it will put a huge pressure on the Jurchens, and it will also be a great encouragement to the soldiers in the inner city of Jinzhou. The Jurchens' strength lies in cavalry and shooting, strangle the enemy's strength, and attack the enemy's shortcomings, so that they can defeat the enemy. Zu Dashou sent a message that the food and grass in Jinzhou City can last for half a year, so you must be cautious if you want to come to help. Zhang Chun and Zhang used the traits at the beginning, which was a sharp weapon to defeat the enemy. Unfortunately, the weather was not good, and the wind turned around after the firearm, which burned his own family. The traits created by Qi Jiguang were specially designed to deal with cavalry. I have already built more than 8,000 vehicles. If I put them in front of the formation, there would be no cavalry.

The method advances, which strangled the Jurchen rider; the baffle beside the vehicle is actually a shield, which strangled their shooting. If each vehicle is strangled, we will have an advantage. Therefore, we must give full play to the advantages of the chariot, press forward step by step with the chariot, first lift the siege of Jinzhou east, send the supplies into the city, and then look for an opportunity to break the enemy. The defeat of Yang Hao and Wang Huazhen in the past was rash attack; the two great victories of Ningyuan and Jinning were to defend, and no one who fought with the Jurchen rashly had no chance of winning. Therefore, I must also train the soldiers strictly and must train the 130,000 army into: generals are strong generals, soldiers are elite soldiers, if they do not fight, they will be defeated, and if they fight, they will win."

The theory of breaking the enemy was incisive and realistic, and Chongzhen was overjoyed: "I want to know when sir can break the enemy?"

"A year, I ask Your Majesty to give me a year. Within a year, I will definitely defeat the Jin Hu."
Chapter completed!