In early winter, the first heavy snowfall in the Gyeonggi area arrived as scheduled.

Three days later, with Beijing as the center, the area within a radius of hundreds of miles was covered with white space.

In the past, after the first snow, the poets and poets in the city and the artisans would compete to go out to the city to enjoy the snow. The major attractions and temples in the city have also become one of the destinations.

But there is no such scene at the moment. The entire city seems to be completely covered by heavy snow, and there is no sound for a long time.

There is only one reason.

As the three camps of troops were all transferred into the city, Truqin's army also surrounded and set up camp near all the city gates.

Just like Li Zicheng besieged the city in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, the city was quiet on the surface, but in fact it had been undercurrents.

The palace is really depressing.

"Report!"

A loud shout barely broke the strange tranquility.

The palace is also covered with silver. Not to mention riding a horse on weekdays, even walking with a quiet voice. But today there is a rider unscrupulously passing through the inside, running, and a golden flag was inserted behind the knight. After entering the inner city from Zhengyang Gate in the outer city, he passed through the Qing Gate and the Meridian Gate, and came to the Forbidden City in a dignified manner!

The knight rushed to the gate of Yuqing Palace in anger, then got off his horse, and after tidied up his clothes, he stepped into the palace.

"Is it Melgen who came?"

"It's a slave"

"Come in now"

At this time, the sunlight that had been seen for a long time broke free from the thick clouds, and the golden light shone on the face of the knight. He was very young, obviously not twenty years old, and with a happy look, he looked even more immature.

As the main entrance of the hall opened with a whimper, the heating inside suddenly surged out. Melgen walked into the hall and saw that there were already people sitting there. Among them was the current prince's regent, Prince Jia Yongyan!

On both sides, there were civil and military officials who were left and behind in the capital. The leader of the old man and silver hair was Agui, the chief military minister.

Seeing everyone staring at him, Melgen woke up and quickly knelt down and said, "Melgen, the second-class guard at the stick, met His Highness the Prince"

The twenty-seven-year-old Yongyan looked pale and haggard. The sad face on his face was slightly released after seeing Melgen.

"Forget it, get up and talk"

"Thank you Your Highness"

"Get it?"

"I got it, but the man refused to write it out, but he just explained the defense of the barbarian thieves' army to me one by one."

Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this.

A Gui shouted: "Why don't you tell me it out now?"

Melgen then said: "According to the information disclosed by that person, all five reorganized thieves came to the vicinity of the capital. There was only one brigade who had just been transferred from Jeju Island in Tianjin."

"These five reorganized divisions were all drawn from Nanyang and India by barbarian thieves, with a number of about 15,000 people. Each reorganized division has three brigades, and the cavalry occupies about 30%"

"Originally, the third son of the thief chief, the prince of India and the governor of Toure. Now Toure has left the place and his whereabouts are unknown. The one who succeeds him is his brother, Prince of Hexian Town and Governor Ashina"

When everyone heard this, they were puzzled.

Agui shouted, "Among the sects of Qitade, Toure is the most brave and good at fighting. Although Ashina is brave, she is only twenty-seven years old. Could it be that the barbarian thieves have come again and need Toure's servant to rule?"

Yongyan's face turned stern, and suddenly thought of the front line of the Yangtze River, and asked quickly: "Can you ask clearly? Another army of barbarian thieves arrived in the Jiangnan area?"

Melgen shook his head, "The person that the slave contacted was just an ordinary spy set up in the capital by the barbarian thief. Although we had grabbed the handle, he obviously didn't know the transfer of a person like Toure. Toure left is a big deal, and it is estimated that news will come soon."

Yongyan sighed: "Now the barbarian thief army is like a railway connection in the capital. Even if there is news, how can I send it in?"

Melgen said: "There is no need to worry about this sect. If Toure did go to other places to command the army, he would definitely inform the spies here. Then I will know about it."

Everyone then breathed a sigh of relief.

Agui continued to shout: "Hurry up and tell us about the defense of the barbarian thieves' army"

Melgen nodded, "Your Highness, Lord A, sir, according to what that man said, there are a total of fifteen brigades of the five barbarian thieves. They roughly use two brigades as a combat unit and are arranged near the major city gates."

"Asina and three brigades are stationed at Guang'anmen Square in the west of the city, near Xibianmen"

"Qitad's cousin Asar led two brigades to station at Jianguomen in the east of the city, near the east gate, to control the Grand Canal's entry passage"

"Bakshi, the eldest son of Bayar, one of the seven ministers of the barbarian thief, led two brigades to station at Deshengmen, near Andingmen in the north of the city"

"Bater, brother of Qitad's brother-in-law, Yamankara, led two brigades to station at Guangqumen on the south side of the outer city, near Zuoanmen"

"In addition, Chaoyang Gate/Dongzhi Gate, Fucheng Gate/Xizhi Gate, Yong'an Gate/You'an Gate each have two brigades"

Agui nodded, "Do you know why Ashina's guy is stationed in the west of the city?"

Melgen replied: "According to the slave's conjecture, it is probably because the other two reorganizers of the barbarian thief are now near Zhangjiakou, restraining the troops in Shanxi, Xuanzhen, Miyun and Korqin, and there is no need to pay attention to it in the north."

"One of the barbarian thieves has entered the jurisdiction of the three generals of Shengjing, Jilin and Heilongjiang, which has restrained the Eight Banners outside the pass. In addition, Tianjin has been taken down, so there is no need to pay attention to the east"

"And the Zhili Governor's Office of the Qing Dynasty is in Baoding, and the fastest reinforcements will definitely come from there. Therefore, Ashina set up his base camp near Xibianmen and Guang'anmen. He has three brigades in his hands. In addition to staring at two gates with two, there is also one brigade that can be maneuvered"

Yongyan sighed again: "Since his father's hunting west, the green camp soldiers stationed in various places have been in panic. Except for the Gubeikou Admiral Sun Qingcheng and Zhili Admiral Yu Jinao, who gathered in Baoding with some of his troops, the rest of the towns did not obey the orders and did not dare to leave the city at will."

"There were originally 40,000 troops under the command of the Governor of Zhili, but now half of them are good."

Agui said: "Don't be discouraged by the prince. The Green Camp soldiers under the command of the Governor General of Zhili are the most elite troops. If there are 20,000 people to go to Baoding, it would be great."

"The rest of the city is protected. It seems that they dare not go out at will, but in fact they still restrained the barbarian thieves' army and prevented them from siege without any scruples..."

"No scruples? Haven't all five reorganizers of the Barbarian Thief come here?"

A Gui's old face turned red and he replied for a while: "As he said that, the barbarian thieves did not scatter around the inner gates, but were arranged in an indirect manner, and the position extended for several miles, obviously in case of Chinese reinforcements that appeared at any time from other places."

"In other words, although all the barbarian thieves have arrived here, they cannot fully expand."

Yongyan nodded, "Well, this is a good thing, but does Liu E dare to bring Green Camp soldiers to rescue?"

A Gui replied: "Before the emperor hunted the west, the green camp soldiers arranged by our Qing Dynasty on the front line of the Yellow River received the order to go to Beijing to serve the king. In addition, the Hebei regiment training that had just been established and was eager to serve the king was no less than 30,000."

"If there were indeed 20,000 Liu E's place, that would be 50,000. Although it was uneven, it was enough for the barbarian thieves to drink a pot. I think Liu E was probably waiting for the royal army in Hebei"

Yongyan sighed: "Although the loyal ministers of the royal army in various places are commendable, it is cold and snowy, so it may take some time to get here"

Agui replied: "I'm not afraid, the whereabouts of the royal army from all over the country cannot escape the eyes of the spy Truqin. They have a way to let the spys in the capital know. If the spys in the capital know, wouldn't we know?"

Yongyan smiled.

He looked at Melgen, "Melgen, you did a good job, continue to stabilize that person. After that, you go to the inner treasury to receive a thousand taels of gold and a few gold and silver jewelry. I will ask the eunuch to prepare a few pretty palace maids to accompany him. Since that person is greedy for money and lust, he is not afraid that he will not do anything for me in the Qing Dynasty."

Melgen quickly kowtowed.
Chapter completed!