"Your Majesty is wise! Supervisor Hong has been through the battlefield for a long time and is a good commander! Supervisor Hong Chengchou will definitely be able to escape the siege of Jinzhou! I recommend Lord Hong!"

After more than 280 years of the Ming Dynasty, he was still a little loyal minister. Xue Guoguan was not good enough and replaced him. The Grand Secretary took a turn. Finally, the Minister of War was still the one who was dying. Fu Zonglong, the Minister of War, gave the emperor the steps and took the blame. Looking at Fu's Ministry of War who was kneeling on the ground and actively recommended him, Chongzhen nodded with a rare smile.

"I recommend it from the Ministry of War! If I don't follow you, I will recruit Hong Chengchou to the capital to meet the saint!"

"I obey the order!"

In a high voice, the commander who resisted the invasion of the East finally settled down. However, in order not to assume this responsibility, Chongzhen delayed nineteen days, a precious nineteen days! It has been more than half a month since Zu Dashou's 800 miles was urgently transmitted to the capital!

Fortunately, Hong Chengchou was not far away at this time. He took over the verge of Wu Aheng who was digging coal in the Dongjiang River. He served as the governor of Ji Liao. After receiving the order, he ran wildly for two days and one night. On the morning of the third day, he rushed to the gate of the capital city.

Hong Chengchou was known as the Hong Tushima on the battlefield, but Sun Chuanting was only a part of the military aircraft. He actually killed people like a slaughter, slaughtered prisoners, robbed a city, etc. Hong Bing did it like a fish in water.

But compared to Sun Chuanting's stinky and hard temper, Hong Chengchou, who was fierce on the battlefield, was a familiar and soft man and was good at flattering. He was much more popular than Sun Chuanting. In the ninth year of Chongzhen, he was also recruited to invade the east in the tenth year of Chongzhen. He also led troops to serve the king. Sun Chuanting was ordered to stand by the suburbs, and he didn't even have a chance to enter the city, let alone meet the saint. Finally, he was given a chance to accept his fate and the Governor of Baoding. On the contrary, Hong Chengchou was personally welcomed by Yang Sichang. When he entered the city, he was rewarded with 10,000 taels of silver. When he entered the city, he was personally received by the emperor. This was also one of the reasons why Sun Chuanting was angry and deaf, and returned home after he was ill. He was taken out of custody by the emperor.

This time, Hong Chengchou was also well treated. As soon as he arrived at the gate of the capital, Gao Qiqian, the governor of the Imperial Horse Camp, came to greet him personally. There were also an additional 100 large inner guards riding horses, which gave Hong Chengchou enough face.

Although this time, a great war with the Qing army was about to begin, it was not directly threatening the city. The people in the capital were still living a stable life. At this time, merchants from south to north gathered again. The signs hanging on the streets were also swaying in the wind, and it seemed that the world was peaceful all at once. However, there were never a few beggars on the side of the streets. The endless deaths still added a bit of miserable color to the peaceful scene.

Seeing the cavalry passing by, the people were tactful and moved away from each other. However, under the majesty, Hong Chengchou did not feel much freedom. Instead, his old face frowned, shaking his head as the war horse shaking, looking restless.

"Sir Hong is not feeling well?"

"Oh? No! Maybe it's very urgent to travel these two days, and I'm just tired from the boat!"

I suddenly remembered Gao Qiqian's concerning question in my ears. Hong Chengchou's black face quickly raised a smile and waved his hand with difficulty.

"Oh, so that's how it is!" The fleshy smile on her face relaxed, and I was smiling like a Maitreya Buddha, nodding repeatedly.

"A coincidence, a batch of ginseng and antlers just arrived at the old slave's mansion, so I'll give it to Lord Hong to replenish his qi and blood!"

"Father-in-law, how does this make it?"

Hong Chengchou quickly waved his hand to shirk his hand. The eunuch's things were not that easy to take, and he was not greedy for this.

Who knew that Gao Qiqian still had the same smile as he reached out and grabbed his hand.

"Mr. Hong is about to serve the country! Our family is a useless man, and there is nothing to help. If you can give some ginseng and antlers, you can give more energy to kill the enemy, and our family will be satisfied! Mr. Hong, don't refuse!"

"but……"

The voice was long here, and Gaoqian said meaningfully.

"Most of these things are from Dongjiang. Long lively, I don't like the people from Dongjiang......... Lord Hong accepted them if you accept them. Don't mention them in front of His Majesty!"

Political figures never talk nonsense! Hong Chengchou couldn't help but feel shocked, and then he held his fist and bowed deeply to Gao Qiqian.

"Thank you, Eunuch Gao!"

This time, he did not avoid any evasion. Gao Qiqian was so proud that he received a gift from Hong Chengchou.

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The emperor was obviously in a hurry. Hong Chengchou was rushed to the palace before he had time to eat a bite of ginseng and antler stewed chicken. He was summoned by the curse platform. Hong Chengchou really made him very popular. To him, the emperor was much more enthusiastic than Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting and others. Hong Chengchou had just knelt down three times and bowed nine times, and Emperor Chongzhen could not wait to wave his hand.

"Give a seat to a flat body!"

Since the Yuan Dynasty, ministers could only kneel down to report things, and being able to sit with the emperor is a great honor!

After all, I am a leader and speak with great skills. The emperor was impatient to cry out as soon as he came up. I was about to die in Jinzhou. You kid hurry up and fight! Instead, I was concerned about Hong Chengchou's job first.

"Jizhen soldiers and horse training, Hong Qing, how are you doing now?"

"Return to Your Majesty, I ask your power to help Jizhen soldiers recover quickly. I will draw some Shaanxi soldiers and Liao troops to join, and then recruit nearby military households to join the army. Now Jizhen soldiers and horses have 20,000, and they have the power to fight!"

"How about the soldiers and horses in Jizhen who are more accused of the East?"

"Go back to Your Majesty! Each has its own strengths! Jiannu is good at fighting in the field, and my division is good at defending the city. Once we get on the battle, our division will defend the formation with red barbarian cannons, and the former army's muskets, swords and spearmen will not get any advantage. But if we fight in a strait, we will definitely lose with Jiannu's bow and horse iron weapon field battle, and our army will definitely lose!"

Hong Chengchou's words were pertinent. He did not brag and exaggerate himself like Yuan Chonghuan, nor did he emphasize how strong Jiannu's combat power was like those civil servants who had broken their courage and demoted himself to nothing. This pragmatism once again made Emperor Chongzhen nod.

He also finally decided to entrust the task.

"Hong Qing, Jiannu surrounded Jinzhou. Once Ningjin is lost, the capital will be exposed to the wilderness! I want you to break the siege of Jinzhou, are you sure?"

"Go back to your Majesty!"

This is definitely not an easy task. However, before coming, Hong Chengchou had already realized this. He was very calm and bowed deeply to Chongzhen again.

"What I just said is that my strength lies in defending the city, not in field battles! At this time, Jiannu attacked our Jinzhou City, because he was his own weakness and attacked my strength! There is still something to do in Jinzhou! But it is not a matter of one day or one night!"

"If Your Majesty asks me to lead the army, I need 150,000 troops! At least one year of food and salary! I will give me full power! I will send troops to Heishan Tashan Xingshan to fight every step of the camp, to defeat the spirit of the Eastern Capitol. When the food and grass are exhausted, I will cooperate with Zu Dashou and Zu Governor, and I will definitely defeat the Eastern Capitol!"

It’s so literary, but Hong Chengchou’s strategy has become very popular in later generations. The opponent’s output is very explosive, but his hands are short, so he does not force the group to start. He has four long-handed crisp heroes on his side, so he cannot fight with them in a team battle. He has to rely on the tank to drag it first, and then fight after the other party is consumed and consumed!

This suggestion was deeply loved by Emperor Chongzhen. After all, the strong Lu Xiangsheng failed in one battle and was sank to the sand. It was false to say that he was not scared. Hong Chengchou's conservative outing was just in line with the emperor's psychology, which made Chongzhen stand up happily.

"It's very good, just as you said! If you want troops to give them food, you will be given food. My dear will prepare immediately and come out of the pass and face the battle!"

"I obey the order!"

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When he entered, he was the governor of Ji Liao, and when he came out, he became the Minister of War, and was in charge of Xuan Dashan, Shaanxi, Baoding, Ji Liao, and the military commander of Ji Liao, and was given a sword of Shangfang. His power was no less than that when he was the governor of the five provinces. However, when he left the palace gate, Hong Chengchou couldn't help but wiped his forehead with cold sweat.

To be honest, from the perspective of the commander, if possible, he would rather draw a Dongjiang army to harass Shengjing from behind. Even if there are not many soldiers and horses, there are 5,000 troops, which can make Huang Taiji very concerned. However, even if he, a territorial official who leads troops, has heard of it, let alone Gao Qiqian reminds him one more sentence today.

I can only put this huge help without it, relying on myself!

However, if Hong Chengchou can fully implement his strategy, he is confident that he will not lose. The worst plan is that Jinzhou is captured and Zu Dashou's 20,000 or 30,000 people under Zu Dashou will be wiped out. However, by then Qingting will be exhausted by himself, his strength will be greatly reduced, and he will retreat to Shengjing. At that time, he will clean up Jinzhou again and you can still confront him.

I am afraid that Emperor Chongzhen is so impatient! He is so happy to be acclaimed! He has experienced it too many times!

Full of worry, Hong Chengchou left the capital city step by step.

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However, at this stage, at least the emperor kept his word. Hong Chengchou had just returned to Jizhen, and the food, grass, money, and silver escorted by the Ministry of War of the Capital were transported with a truckload. Chongzhen even spared no effort to save the rice from the officials and nobles of the capital, and saved some of the money and food that supported Yang Sichang's suppression of bandits. He also paid him 800,000 taels of military pay, 500,000 shi of military rations, and also issued the order to dispatch troops to the world.

On the third day of the seventh month, Lu Xiangsheng's last legacy, Datong General Wang Pu, and Xuanfu General Yang Guozhu led the remaining Xuanda army to Jizhen, and on the ninth day of the eighth month, Bai Guangen and Cao Bianjiao, the two Shaanxi generals, gathered 30,000. On the fifteenth day of August, after celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival, Hong Chengchou immediately swore out of the pass. In early September, in Ningyuan City, he joined forces with the troops of the Liao Town Army Wu Sangui, Ma Ke, and Wang Tingchen. In addition to the troops of Tang Tong, the general of Ji Town under his command, Hong Chengchou had a total of eight generals of 130,000 elite infantry cavalry. Although it did not meet the 150,000 he expected, Chongzhen had given him all the mobile troops that could be drawn in the north of the Ming Empire!

The consequences were also serious. Just when Cao Bianjiao Bai Guangen retreated to Jizhen, Li Zicheng's strength, which had lost its constraints, once again expanded. He defeated Yiyang in a few months and then Xin'an, and successively captured more than ten cities of all sizes. In terms of geographical location, Luoyang, a major vassal town in the court, had become a clamping force. The court had no soldiers to send, so he could only let Wang Shaoyu, one of the generals of Henan, lead more than a thousand local troops to strengthen Luoyang's defense slightly.

However, at this time, the military strategy of the Ming Empire changed from Annei to resist foreign powers again. Hong Chengchou was too worried about the corruption of Henan. After gathering all the troops, he couldn't wait to fire the first shot towards the Qing army camp in Tashan.
Chapter completed!