"What? There are no large groups of bandits outside Chaoyang Gate and Dongzhi Gate? Then the capital is not surrounded?"

"It is true that we are not surrounded. Looking through the telescope from Chaoyang Gate, we can only see dozens of bandits."

"Where is Tongzhou? Is it still in the hands of the army?"

"Most of them are still in the hands of the army..."

"Great! Two generals, Lao Taishan, and Commander Li, how many troops do we have now? How many of them are capable of fighting?"

"Master Chitose, as of yesterday evening, the number of soldiers and horses in the Beijing camp has exceeded 8,000, and it will definitely exceed 12,000 today! Among them, there are no less than 2,000 elites who can fight."

"Master Chitose, there are now more than 4,000 people in Kenan Camp, organized into five divisions and twenty bureaus. Among them, the Cavalry Division and the Fire Gun Division are all capable of fighting, with a total of 1,600 people..."

"There are so many cavalry and muskets?"

"Because some brave servants were recruited from the noble families, some of whom were able to fight on horseback or carry fire guns. In addition, Tang Jianzheng also brought some disciples who were good at using fire guns. So the number of horse soldiers increased to 800

, the gun soldiers have 400, plus 400 protective guns, the total is 1600..."

In the Jiale Hall, in the early morning of the 18th, Zhu Cixiang, who had just taken a nap and had some breakfast, was convening a military meeting. Four people including Wu Xiang, Li Ruolian, Li Guozhen, and Zhu Chunchen were present at the meeting. They had been so busy these two days that they lost weight.

A lot of Bijiu City was responsible for recording. Now the military forces in Zhu Cixang's hands include the newly formed Kenan Camp and the expanded Jing Camp.

Among them, the Kenan camp has expanded to more than 4,000 people after absorbing some of the servants of the noble family and the Catholic men who followed Tang Ruowang. There are also 400 usable fire guns, 400 gun guards who can fight hand-to-hand, and 800

A famous cavalryman. His strength is quite impressive!

The Beijing camp has more troops. It can pull out 12,000 people, of which no less than 2,000 are available.

In other words, Zhu Cixiang already has 3,600 elite soldiers who can fight. If you include the pure troops in the palace, the number of cannon fodder soldiers is close to 20,000!

Zhu Cihong asked: "Since the bandits have given us a way out, when can we leave?"

"The thieves are surrounding Sanque!" Wu Xiang said, "As soon as we move, they will come to chase us! So we have to prepare for two days... At the same time, it will also give Sangui a chance to get close to the capital, so as to facilitate the response."

Li Ruolian shook his head: "Master Qian Sui, there are more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, plus the accompanying nobles, officials, and internal officials...how many people are there? I'm afraid it won't be easy for all the procrastinators to leave, right?"

Zhu Cihong scratched his head, glanced at Zhu Chunchen and Li Guozhen from the corner of his eye, and whispered: "Two commander-in-chiefs, your side must be divided into two... Anyone who has paid money must be accounted for by each family.

I can't accept money and do nothing! All men and women who can ride horses will work with me. The rest depends on their own destiny. As for the officials, I will let Mr. Chen and Mr. Lin draw up the plans.

Good list.”

"I understand!"

"I will work with Duke Cheng and Duke Ying to draw up a list of honorable royal relatives."

Zhu Chunchen and Li Guozhen immediately understood what Zhu Cixiang meant - it was impossible for tens of thousands of people to run away together. They had to give up something to ensure that Emperor Chongzhen and Zhu Cixiang could escape.

Therefore, the breakout team will be divided into two. The elite troops will protect Chongzhen, Zhou Hou, Zhu Cixiang, and some important officials, as well as the core members of the Xungui family. The remaining cannon fodder and less important people will retreat.

A group of people is used to attract the attention of the bandit army...

"Master Qiansui, what should I do with the silver?" Wu Xiang asked, "How many millions of taels are there? It must be loaded on at least 1,000 carts or transported by thousands of mules and horses."

"Bring as much as you can! If the carts and mules and horses are not enough, hire more laborers." Zhu Cixiang said with a wry smile, "When you leave the capital, you will have to live a hard life for a while, so I will use this little money... In addition,

, Sangui also needs to prepare 1 million taels of military pay. If it really can't be shipped, just distribute the remaining money to the soldiers."

"You can also use some of the soldiers from the Kenan Camp and the Beijing Camp who are not very capable of fighting," Li Ruolian said. "In addition, hire some troops who can push wheelbarrows and transport as many as possible. It will be easier to handle when you get to Tianjin. Tianjin has

A single tanker can carry tens of thousands of kilograms, so ten boats were loaded with it."

"Okay, let's do it!"

While several people were discussing, they saw one of Wang Chengen's godsons, a young eunuch named Wang Bao, walking in with Qiu Zhizhong.

Zhu Cixiang looked up and saw Qiu Zhizhong's anxious face, so he asked: "Qiu Banban, what happened?"

"Master Chitose, this is terrible," Qiu Zhizhong said, "Someone in court this morning impeached Admiral Wu!"

"Who is impeached?" Zhu Cixiang was stunned.

"Admiral Wu!" replied the young eunuch who had followed Qiu Zhizhong, "President Wang asked the young eunuch to report that it was Guang Shiheng from the Military Department who took the lead in impeaching Admiral Wu for offering his daughter to him..."

With a bang, Zhu Cixi slammed the table, startling several people present, including Wu Xiang.

"Bastard Guang Shiheng, how dare you interfere with my concubine affairs!" Zhu Cixiang's face was quite gloomy.

"This Guang Shiheng is the worst thing!" Zhu Chunchen also gritted his teeth and cursed, "If he hadn't taken the lead to stop the southward migration, we would have been in the capital for many days!"

Li Guozhen also hummed and said: "Your Highness, if you don't let him know how powerful he is, I'm afraid he will jump out again in two or three days to stop the southward migration!"

"But how can we let him know how powerful he is? He is a civil servant, and there may be some elders instigating him behind his back." Wu Xiang shook his head and said guiltily, "Besides, it is true that the little girl entered the palace. It is indeed a bit arrogant, and the little girl is

Rough sex, weak appearance..."

Zhu Cixiang once again set his sights on Li Ruolian, the commander of the Jinyiwei. Now Zhu Chunchen and Li Guozhen have expressed their stance. Wu Xiang's intention is obvious, and he will say nothing. So among the few people in front of him, he is the only one who has not expressed his stance. Is he a confidant?

Just wait for a word from him.

There was silence in Jiale Hall. Everyone turned their attention to Li Ruolian. Li Ruolian frowned deeply and seemed to be thinking hard. After a long while, he slowly said: "For things in the court, you have to plan for the worst!

I have been a Jin Yiwei for more than ten years. I have stayed in Beizhen Fusi for more than ten years. I have seen too many methods of various court disputes. If you want to defeat a big boss in the court, you will usually start from the smallest to the largest, and find something first.

The purpose of impeaching a disciple and old official over trivial matters is to test the holy will, shake the foundation of this big boss, and make other followers panic. If the holy family of this big boss is really gone, then people's hearts will be in chaos.

When people's hearts are in turmoil, their positions will be in disarray, and their opponents will be able to take advantage of the victory and continue to take trivial matters out into the big picture, eventually turning into a big uproar. In the past court battles, there have been many such defeats.

ah!"

"How is that possible?" Zhu Chunchen shouted, "Who is Guang Shiheng? Dare to point the finger at His Highness the Crown Prince?"

Li Guozhen also shook his head repeatedly, "This is a dispute between the two countries! Does he dare?"

Li Ruolian snorted: "Guang Shiheng is just a stand-up guy, the real scary thing is the person behind him!"

"Behind him? Wei Zaode?" Zhu Chunchen looked contemptuous.

Li Ruolian laughed and said: "How is that possible? Why is he targeting Master Qiantose? Before, he opposed the move south just because he didn't want to bear the crime of abandoning the land. Now that Master Qiantose is moving south, there is no need for him to take responsibility, so what else is he going to do?

"

"It's not Wei Zaode, that's..." Zhu Chunchen's expression changed drastically.

Li Guozhen shook his head repeatedly, "Impossible, impossible..."

Zhu Cixiang's tone was gloomy, "If it's impossible, the decree should be issued!"

"What should we do?" Wu Xiang's voice was shaking a little. He was now caught between Chongzhen and the prince! Although the prince had soldiers and money, his foundation was not deep enough! Chongzhen was seventeen years old

How many days has it been since Zhu Cihong, the emperor of China, rose to power?

Zhu Cixiang sneered: "This matter is so easy to handle! Old Taishan, is your wife at home now?"

"exist……"

"Okay!" Zhu Cihong turned to look at Li Ruolian, "Commander Li, go call the people from the Gun Bureau to accompany me to snatch the bride!"

"Stealing a bride?" Wu Xiang's eyes widened, "Your Highness, who are you trying to rob?"
Chapter completed!