In the eighth year of Tianqi and the second year of Tiancong of the Later Jin Dynasty, Nurhaci's second son, Amin, one of the four major belles of the Later Jin Dynasty, led more than 10,000 troops to pass Guanning and head straight to Shanhaiguan for the vanguard.

Amin was bloodthirsty by nature and especially liked to massacre the city. Because the Guanning Iron Cavalry Zu Dashou, who was stationed in Bajiao Town and currently holds the position of Ningyuan General, fled without fighting, causing the back of the Sanbian Camp to be raided, the general Wang Lan died in a fight, and tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the Sanbian Camp were massacred.

At the same time, the head of the Tatars Emperor Taiji personally led the main force of the Eight Banners, and also the two Mongolian flags cavalry detoured through Guanning, raided into Guanning, captured Santun Camp, and then slaughtered to Jizhou after the city was massacred.

Before this, the news brought by the Jinyiwei from the Later Jin Dynasty also arrived in the capital. After Zhu Youxiao learned about it, he immediately summoned Lu Xiangsheng, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War, Xu Xianchun, the commander of the Jinyiwei, and a group of commanders of the Imperial Guard.

"Now the Tartars are divided into two groups. If the Wei Means expected it would be better, the situation would be more difficult. Although there were Wang Zaijin and Man Gui in Shanhaiguan, it was difficult to guarantee that there were no secret contacts with the Tartars, which made it difficult for the traitors to sell off the traitors. At Xifengkou, the general of Jizhou, Huang Degong, had weak military strength and was encountered by Huang Taiji's main force, so he might not have a chance of winning."

The Guangsha on the east side of the Xihunting Pavilion has been converted into a sand table that can deduce the situation of war by Zhu Youxiao. At this time, Lu Xiangsheng, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War, was pointing at the top of Ji Liao with a long stick and talking.

"If the Amin tribe of the Tatars really breaks into Shanhaiguan because of a traitor, then the first one must be to Yongping first. In addition, the Weichen has learned the news that Huang Taiji's main force is probably to break in at several locations in Da'ankou and Xifengkou, and then go straight to Jizhou."

After Xu Xianchun said that, Zhu Youxiao just nodded and said, "You must make good plans to successfully enter the pass. You must not be able to defend by relying solely on defense. The Tatars wanted to surround our capital and let me submit, but they had a good plan. They ordered Mangui to return to Yongping, and retreat to protect the capital. If they retreat, they could return to guard Shanhaiguan. Wang still stayed in Shanhaiguan to restrain the Guanning Iron Cavalry and did not act rashly. In addition, since Lu Xiangsheng, you are the governor of Jiliao, you will now go to Jizhou immediately to cooperate with Huang Degong to defend Shunyi, Changping, Zunhua and other places. Be sure to block the Tatars north of Jizhou."

"I obey the order!" Lu Xiangsheng bowed, and the other commanders looked at Zhu Youxiao with a gaze. Months of brainwashing had given them a strong desire to fight the Tartars. They wanted His Majesty to order them to follow Lu Xiangsheng to fight the Tartars now, but Zhu Youxiao did not follow their wishes. He just said: "Huang Degong is a good man in training troops. I asked him to recruit 50,000 troops before the New Year. After you arrived in Jizhou, you will use these 50,000 troops to block the Tartars. I want you to block the Tartars for three months."

After Zhu Youxiao issued the order, he did not say much. After handing over the full power of Jizhou's defense to Lu Xiangsheng, he would not intervene anymore. As the commander of the highest level, what he had to do was to schedule according to the changes in the situation at any time. As for how to block the Tartars for three months, it was Lu Xiangsheng's business.

However, at this time, Chang Yanling couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, where is our Imperial Guard?"

"Don't worry, continue training!"

When Zhu Youxiao said this, Chang Yanling and Qin Botong wanted to open their mouths but didn't know what to say. However, when they returned to the Imperial Guards' barracks, they all became more strict in training their soldiers than before.

"kill!"

The intensity of Oboi training cavalry has also increased a lot. During this period, he and his soldiers have almost spent their time on horseback. They either ran wildly or fought in two teams every day, and even acted with the infantry battalions to rush into the formation.

Everyone knows that the war is about to begin. Since Sarhu, all the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty have been frightened. When they heard that they wanted to fight with them, they were afraid of avoiding it. Now, although there is a tense atmosphere in the Imperial Guard, they are also somewhat expectant, looking forward to fighting with the Tartars to prove the effectiveness of their hard training these days.

"The Tartars also carry one head on both shoulders, and they will still be bleeding after a knife. If I ask me, there is no need to worry at all. If Your Majesty allows it, I can take you to copy his Huang Taiji's nest now!"

Qin Botong's bold words also made the officers and soldiers under him applaud. Because the commanders of the first battalion were arrogant and confident, the so-called officers and soldiers under him who had no special skills and could only do logistics in the baggage battalion, but were more arrogant and confident than the soldiers in the main battle battalion.

Chang Yanling's first infantry battalion is a careful discussion of how far the Tartars can shoot, how powerful they can shoot, and how many casualties will generally collapse.

Different commanders and different commanders, all the officers and soldiers of the Imperial Guard were preparing to fight the Tartars.

Lu Xiangsheng had already rushed to Jizhou to take charge at this time, but at the moment when the situation suddenly became tighter, another major event in the capital had also announced the result.

That is the palace examination. Except for the first-class only Guan Shaoning and other three, the second-class students, there are a total of 100 more than the previous sessions, and nearly 300 more of the third-class students.

Most of these Jinshis were from ordinary families or traditional gentry classes, and most of them were pragmatic rather than magnificent articles but were thieves and prostitutes.

Since many ministers in the court have been eradicated or dismissed, with the addition of this group of new Jinshi, the vacancies of middle and lower-level officials in the court have undoubtedly been compensated, and it can be regarded as a successful metabolism.

The Royal Academy of Sciences and the Royal Academy of Engineering have also assigned a group of new Jinshi. Since they have the same position as the Hanlin Academy as the Hanlin Academy, there is no Jinshi who feels that they are being thrown into the cold palace after entering these two places. What's more, there is no one who dares to touch Zhu Youxiao's dragon beard now.

"Your Majesty, news came from Liaodong that Zu Dashou fled without fighting, causing the three-sided camp to fall. In addition, the Tartars really sneaked over the old leader and have now come to Yongping. The king urgently ordered Man Gui and Zu Dashou to block the Tartars. Who knew that Zu Dashou and Zu Dashou were suddenly defeated at the critical moment, which forced Man Gui to retreat. Now Zu Dashou took the initiative to run towards Yongping, and even ignored the order issued by King Jin to not be allowed to go out of seclusion at will! He also said that he was going to come to the capital to protect His Majesty, and his Sima Zhao's heart was obvious."

After hearing Xu Xianchun's report, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but look dark and asked, "I remember Zu Dashou had a nephew in the capital at that time, right?"

"Yes, he has close contact with Fu Guan. He was lucky enough not to be in Taimiao that day, so he escaped."

"I will be used to arrest him immediately, and this person will be of use in the future," Zhu Youxiao said, and stood up and said, "It is rare that his Zu Dashou is loyal to him, and he will be given the title of Prince Taibao, and he will be awarded Ningyuan Bo, and then he will go to Beijing to serve the king immediately."

"Your Majesty, Zu Dashou and other Guanning Iron Cavalry are obviously unscrupulous, so why do you want to call him into the capital?" Xu Xianchun asked in confusion.

Zhu Youxiao glared at Xu Xianchun, and Xu Xianchun hurriedly knelt down and confessed his guilt. He was the commander of the Jinyiwei, who was only responsible for collecting intelligence and conveying orders and interrogating foreign enemies with serious criminals, and had no right to interrogate military arrangements.
Chapter completed!