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Even though Xu Changqing made countless deductions on the Qing army's strategic plan, he basically had some problems, but he never expected that the Qing army would actually play "missing" in the central and southern Shandong region...

This made Xu Changqing's cold sweat burst out from behind!

Where did the main force of the Qing army go?

Although spring is about to begin, even in the central and southern Shandong areas, even if they go south, the water in the rivers and lakes has not thawed. The real thawing will be at least at the end of February or even mid-March.

This means that in this vast northern country, the main force of the Qing army did not have to consider the obstacles caused by rivers and lakes. It was completely flat and allowed their cavalry to gallop...

In the following days, Xu Changqing vigorously reorganized his army and prepared for the war and made full preparations for the war. He also carefully discussed with Li Yan and others to search for information from all directions.

However, the Qing army created a large number of unmanned areas in central and southern Shandong. It happened that there was snow there again during this period. Even Wu Sanfu's shrewdness could not find any trace of the Qing army.

The main force of the Qing army, including hundreds of thousands of people and countless wealth, was like missing in the Ming Dynasty...

...

On the morning of February 19th.

Just when Xu Changqing was about to send a Thousand General Team to Qingzhou to temporarily stabilize the safety of Qingzhou.

A shocking sound of horse hooves suddenly came near Lugou Bridge southwest of the capital city!

"Tartars!"

"It's the Tartars here! My mother, it's really the Tartars here."

"Ah, run quickly, the Tartars are here..."

"Help, help..."

I don’t know who was sharp-eyed, but the first one found something wrong, so he ran away, which immediately triggered a chain reaction.

Countless people around them were like stray dogs, fleeing their lives, some fleeing to the deep mountains, some fleeing to the dense forest, and countless people were like headless flies, who could only knock on their heads down and didn't know where to run, and they didn't have time to take care of their humble family belongings.

Because the Tartars who had entered Baoding before had entered Xuanfu Town, the Tartars near the capital had been staying in Tongzhou City and did not move much, unlike the intention of causing trouble. The residents who fled around also returned home one after another to prepare for this year's spring plowing.

For a moment, within a range of dozens of miles, smoke and dust splashed and horse hooves roared, like a demon king descending to the world.

...

Forbidden City, Imperial Hall.

Today is a great dynasty, and a group of bigwigs are spitting everywhere, studying how to solve the problem of customs clearance and entry.

Emperor Chongzhen had a cold face, said nothing, and was waiting for the result.

"Report—"

"Report - emergency military information, emergency military information, the main Tartars troops have arrived at the capital, and have surrounded the capital."

At this moment, a little eunuch suddenly ran over with a sharp voice, shouting like he was struggling to death.

"What?"

The Huangji Palace, which was originally like a drama, suddenly became restless and everyone couldn't sit still.

How is this possible?

Didn’t the main force of the Qing army attack Qufu in Shandong? How could he come to the capital?

Emperor Chongzhen was also stunned, stood up suddenly, glared at the little eunuch and said, "Dog slave, dare to talk nonsense again, I will kill your nine clans!"

Emperor Chongzhen could no longer suppress his anger, and it broke out in the Great Court.

"Bang bang bang..."

The little eunuch kowtowed desperately: "Your Majesty, I have nothing to say. This is the news from General Fu of Shenji Camp. I heard that the Tartars have set up camp outside Guangqu Gate and Chaoyang Gate. "

"this……"

Emperor Chongzhen was choked and after a moment of reaction, he realized: "Hurry, pass on General Fu, forget it, Wang Fan, you go in person, go to Guangqumen and Chaoyangmen immediately to check the situation."

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"Go, go!"

Soon, Wang Chengen rushed to Chaoyang Gate and as soon as he climbed up the city, he was stunned and his calves began to tremble uncontrollably.

I saw that outside the originally wide Chaoyang Gate, there were dense flags and camps everywhere, and there was no end at a glance.

There were even countless ordinary people who had been driven forward by the Tartars, constantly building chest walls, and some seemed to be ready to start filling out the fortification groups outside the city wall.

Because of the special location of the capital, both Mongolian and Manchu Tartars have been here several times. At this time, there were Tartar troops left behind in Tongzhou, so the fortifications on the capital were still very good.

However, no matter how good the fortification is, who can stand looking at the dark crowd?

The deputy general of the Beijing camp who was on duty here was still experienced and quickly explained to Wang Chengen with a sad face: "Prince, this is the main force of the Tartars' red flag and the inlaid red flag, and there is also the Tartars' king flag. This is the Tartars' prince of rites, Dai Shan, also came in person."

“…”

Wang Chengen wanted to say something, but his throat moved several times, but he couldn't say it.

During the Huang Taiji period, the Qing army also had experiences besieging the capital. However, at that time, the Qing army did not have much force, and it was a demonstration. But at this time, the camp of the Two Red Flags was simply invisible...

After a while, Wang Chenen came to his senses and said with a trembling trembling: "Deputy General Liu, how many of these Tartars are there?"

Deputy General Liu was about to cry, "Prince, the main force of these two red flags is at least 20,000, not counting the Han army flags on both wings. If they all add up, they will probably exceed 30,000!"

"What? This..."

Wang Chengen's mind tilted out and almost fell to the ground in fear. He was shocked and furious around him.

In fact, there are not so many people in the two red flags. If one flag is more than ten thousand, it would not be enough to empty the foundation of the Qing Dynasty, unless even the women are included.

But Vice General Liu's algorithm is correct. He estimated it based on the number of flags and tents, with an accuracy rate of more than 70%.

However, he was facing the old fried dough stick Dai Shan, the old fried dough stick!

Since they were playing tricks in Jining and Qufu, they have become addicted. At this time, the scale of the two red flag battle formations seemed huge, but in fact the actual number was only about 16,700, in order to cause greater psychological pressure to the capital.

After a while, Wang Chengen recovered a little, but did not dare to neglect and said with difficulty: "Hurry, go to Guangqumen quickly."

Soon, the group arrived outside Guangqu Gate.

But even though Wang Chengen was mentally prepared, Muran almost rolled his eyes when he saw the situation in front of him.

The scale of the Qing army's battle formation outside Guangqu Gate was several times larger than that outside Chaoyang Gate. The continuous flags and camps could stretch for five or six miles just by lying across it, and almost wrapped the east wall of the capital.

In front of the battle formation, there were many king flags, thousands of elite cavalry arranged on the battlefield, all of which were strong military uniforms, and their weapons reflected cold light from time to time, turning this murderous aura from invisible to tangible, making people breathless.

Under the banners ahead of these savages, there were dozens of colorful people wearing savage armor, surrounded by a man with white armor and golden helmets, pointing in the direction of the capital.

General Fu, who was on duty, was scared and explained to Wang Chengen with a bitter face: "Prince, the man with white armor and golden helmet is Dorgon, the regent of the Qing Dynasty! There are more than 100,000 people. Dog Tartars are trying to fight us for life..."

...

Wang Chengen didn't know how he went back to the palace, but until he arrived outside the Huangji Palace, he came to his senses a little and quickly reported what he saw in detail.

"Ten, tens of thousands of main forces of the Qing army?"

When the news was told, the hall was in an instant.

Emperor Chongzhen, who has always claimed to be the Sage of Ming, has turned pale even more.

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He suddenly realized that Qufu was lost, and it was better than the Tartars besieging the capital...

If Qufu is lost, even if he is scolded and his prestige is damaged, he will at least control the general trend. But... if the capital is lost...

Emperor Chongzhen didn't dare to think about the consequences any more...

In this state, the court meeting will still be filled with a chicken feather?

Fortunately, Emperor Chongzhen was in his thirties and he still had a little bit of cleverness. He did not rashly ask the members to go to Guangqumen and Chaoyangmen to see the specific situation and discuss it in detail when they come back.

...

"Dog slave, who dares to be lazy? This is the end! All hell is to do is to make a move faster!"

Outside Guangqu Gate.

Thousands of Han slaves have begun to fill the soil, and they are as dark as if they are moving.

Although Guangqu Gate is an outer city gate, it is the core road to enter and exit the east side of the capital.

The capital is mainly divided into inner cities and outer cities.

Although the inner city will be exposed if the city wall is broken, the craftsmen have long considered this when designing it. For example, Chaoyang Gate and Dongzhi Gate, in addition to the city gate area, there are a lot of traps and obstacles around it. Not to mention during wartime, even in peacetime, it will be difficult for the army to break through for a while.

Although Guangqumen is similar, because it is the main transportation route, the terrain is much wider.

The Qing army was obviously a deep-seated layout of the capital.

Amid the many shouts of the Tartars, the fortifications of the Qing army had already reached a certain scale, and at this time, a group of bigwigs, including the chief minister Zhou Yanru, also arrived.

"This, this is..."

But those who carry handles are not much better than those of Wang Chengen, who doesn't carry handles. When they see the scene in front of them, there are a few older and bad-hearted guys who will be angry.
To be continued...