If the news about Kong Youde was just a small warning, then Liu Hanyi's next words completely shocked Liu Ruyi like five thunderbolts!
"Ruyi, there is another big thing that I must tell you! At the end of April and the beginning of May, Huang Taiji sent troops to surround Jinzhou City! Now, the situation in Liaodong is very worrying!" Liu Hanyi frowned,
Sighed slightly!
"What? Brother? You, say it again?" Liu Ruyi suddenly stood up and grabbed Liu Hanyi's arm!
Liu Hanyi was startled. He had never seen Liu Ruyi lose his temper like this in so many years. He quickly repeated it to Liu Ruyi!
After listening to this, Liu Ruyi took a deep breath of cold air, leaned on the soft couch nearby, closed her eyes, and didn't react at all for a long time!
"Ruyi, Ruyi, are you okay?" Liu Hanyi was shocked and hurriedly walked into Liu Ruyi's side and asked.
Liu Ruyi waved her hand feebly, "It's okay, brother, maybe I'm a little tired recently! Don't worry!"
Liu Hanyi nodded and didn't say anything more, but he couldn't hide the worry in his eyes!
At this time, Liu Ruyi's heart felt like a mixture of five flavors, an indescribable feeling!
————The most important head-on battle with the Manchus is finally coming!
Liu Ruyi is not a history major, and he only has some general understanding of the situation in the late Ming Dynasty. He originally thought that the "Battle of Songshan" probably started at the end of the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, but he did not expect that it is only the beginning of June now.
, Huang Taiji has already taken action!
In fact, in order to conquer the 'Ningyuan-Jinzhou' defense line, Huang Taiji had already started planning several years ago!
As the most important lifeline of the Ming Dynasty, the Ningjin Defense Line was built with a lot of money. It took decades and more than tens of millions of taels of silver?
From the end of Wanli, to Tianqi, to Chongzhen, most of the annual tribute and treasury income of these three dynasties were used on the Ningjin defense line!
If this line of defense is breached, the Ming Dynasty will completely fall into an abyss from which it will never be able to recover!
In later generations, Liu Ruyi also saw countless enthusiastic young people discussing on many famous military forums, what if Emperor Chongzhen moved the capital before the Qing army entered the Pass?
The power of a battle!
But in fact, the defeat of Songshan not only lost the Ming Dynasty's more than 100,000 elites, Hong Chengchou's rebellion, Sun Chuanting's imprisonment, and Yang Sichang's death, the Ming Dynasty actually had no more ministers to fight against!
It's Emperor Chongzhen's personal conquest, so what?
It’s no wonder that this is the tragedy of the ‘Tumu Fort Incident’ happening again!
But at the time of Tumu Fortress, the Ming Dynasty was strong and had room for maneuver, but now...
Even if Emperor Chongzhen moves the capital to Nanjing, who can count on him? At most, it will only prolong his life for a few more years!
And with Emperor Chongzhen's character, could he give up and abandon the three hundred years of inheritance of the ancestors of the Zhu Ming royal family?
The answer is yes! King Fu can run, King Tang can run, King Gui can also run, but he, Chongzhen, will never run!
Thinking of Emperor Chongzhen's thin face, Liu Ruyi didn't know what to feel in her heart, but there was an inexplicable sadness in her heart. He~~~~should not have ended up like this!
"Ruyi, Ruyi, are you okay?" Seeing that Liu Ruyi's expression was always wrong, Liu Hanyi could no longer sit still and hurriedly stepped forward to ask.
Liu Ruyi took a deep breath of air-conditioning and forced herself to calm down. The thing had already happened. It was useless to think about it any more. The only thing she could do was to face it bravely!
"I'm fine! Brother, you've been working hard all the way. Brothers, come on, let me have a drink with you today!" After Liu Ruyi finished speaking, he waved to the soldiers outside the door, "Go and order the kitchen to fry a few more good ones."
Let’s get some good wine here!”
"Yes!" The soldier hurriedly left.
Not long after, seven or eight exquisite side dishes were placed in front of the table!
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The wine is good wine and the food is good food!
But at this time, eating it in the mouths of Liu Ruyi and Liu Hanyi was like chewing wax!
"Ruyi, do you have something on your mind? Although my elder brother is incompetent, as long as you speak, I will risk my life and property to accompany you to the end!" Liu Hanyi drank a glass of wine hard and said to Liu Ruyi.
Liu Ruyi could feel the sincerity in Liu Hanyi's tone, but when it came to this specific matter, Liu Ruyi couldn't help but smile bitterly...
This is no longer just Liu Ruyi’s own business, nor is it Emperor Chongzhen’s business, but ~~~ the entire Chinese nation’s business!
If Songshan is defeated, the Ming Dynasty will completely lose the barrier in the northeast. The most important thing is that there are still more than 100,000 Guan Ning troops, the most powerful and best-equipped troops in the Ming Dynasty!
If you enter the customs with full clearance, you will no longer encounter any obstacles!
This result is absolutely unbearable for Emperor Chongzhen, including Liu Ruyi!
For Emperor Chongzhen, if he lost the Ningjin Defense Line, he would lose his last guard of honor, the last guard of honor that supported the world!
For Liu Ruyi, the defeat of Guan Ning's army was like a hammer smashing Ming's shoulders. Ming would completely fall into endless chaos and never stand up again!
After all, Zhang Xianzhong considers himself a ‘hero’ and Li Zicheng considers himself a ‘great talent and strategy’. They will never let go of an opportunity like this when the imperial court is weak!
If it really comes to this level, it will be extremely difficult for Liu Ruyi and his Colored Stone Army to fight their way out of this chaotic situation!
As the saying goes, 'It hurts the muscles and breaks the bones, but the bones are broken but the muscles are still connected!'
But how many people in the world can understand this simplest truth?
The most important thing is that in the battle of Songshan, Wang Pu of Datong, Hu Dawei of Shanxi, Cao Bianjiao of Liaodong, and Wang Tingchen were all inevitably involved in the battle! If they were allowed to die on the battlefield like this, Liu Ruyi would probably have a conscience
Uneasy!
Although conscience is worthless, at this point, does Liu Ruyi still have any choice?
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"Report~~~~! The imperial court is urgent for eight hundred miles!" At this moment, the soldiers outside the door shouted eagerly, breaking the tranquility in the room!
"Pass~~!" Liu Ruyi waved to the soldiers at the door!
After a moment, a tall soldier rushed into the room and knelt down respectfully in front of Liu Ruyi, "General, the court has an urgent report. Please review it quickly, General!"
Liu Ruyi took the secret letter in his hand, opened it, and frowned even more!
"Ruyi, what happened?" Liu Hanyi looked a little unhappy and asked hurriedly.
Liu Ruyi placed the secret letter in front of Liu Hanyi and lowered her head slightly.
Liu Hanyi opened it and his expression changed drastically!
It has been nearly half a month since the news of Jinzhou being besieged reached the capital, but at this time, there were also great differences of opinion in the capital about the reinforcement of Jinzhou!
Chen Xinjia, the new Minister of War, believed that the imperial reinforcements should be divided into three groups! The first group marched from Tashan and attacked the northwest of the Qing army! The second group started from Xingshan and attacked the back of the Qing army in Jinzhou! The third group , set out from Songshan, crossed the Xiaoling River, and attacked the east of the Qing army! The main force of the Ming army set out from Songshan, and attacked the south of the Qing army!'
But the premise of this plan is to win quickly!
Because as long as there is a collapse along the way, it will cause irreparable defeat!
But Liu Ruyi understood that people like Chen Xinjia could see the flaws of the Qing army. How could Huang Taiji not understand?
In fact, Huang Taiji was fully prepared for the military siege in Jinzhou!
He ordered the Qing troops under his command to be divided into two waves. Each wave would besiege the city for three months and be replaced every three months. This was to prevent the soldiers from getting tired and having bad emotions!
Moreover, Jinzhou is less than a day's journey from Shenyang, and the supply of grain, grass, and materials is almost tens of thousands of times smoother than that of the Ming army who transferred grain from Jiangnan and Huguang!
Huang Taiji could afford it, but how could Emperor Chongzhen afford it?
In addition, at this time, Li Zicheng was ready to move in the northwest and was eager to start on this big stage. Emperor Chongzhen was afraid that he would also have trouble sleeping and eating!
Coupled with Emperor Chongzhen's eager for quick success and quick success, Liu Ruyi simply didn't dare to think about it~~~~~!
"Ruyi, this, this..." Liu Hanyi also realized the seriousness of the matter, and his hands began to tremble a little, not knowing what to do!
Liu Ruyi breathed a sigh of relief slowly. It was a blessing, not a curse, but it was a curse that could not be avoided!
"Come here, prepare your horses! I want to go to the capital quickly!"
It was almost as expected by Liu Ruyi. At this time, in the imperial study room of the Forbidden City, Emperor Chongzhen frowned and paced back and forth!
Shaanxi Li Chuang wanted to make a comeback. He had already fought with He Renlong, Gao Jie and a group of Shaanxi troops several times, and each had a victory or defeat. But the tragedy is that if it had been like this, Emperor Chongzhen would not have been so worried, but God seems to have Everyone is going against him. Starting from mid-May, a severe drought hit a large area in Shaanxi, Henan, northern Huguang, and southern Shanxi. The crops were harvested, and the people were in dire straits. A large wave of refugees that had not been seen for several years has risen again. stand up!
According to Shaanxi Governor Ding Qirui's report, from mid-May to early June alone, Li Chuang's tribe rapidly expanded from less than 500 people to nearly 30,000 people, and it is getting stronger!
But even so, Emperor Chongzhen didn't take Li Chuang too seriously. After all, Li Zicheng and his ilk were just a bunch of idiots. What worried Emperor Chongzhen the most was the critical situation of the Ningjin defense line!
But Emperor Chongzhen also understood that Li Zicheng was causing rebellion, and it was no longer possible for him to mobilize troops from Shaanxi and Henan to Liaodong!
At present, apart from the local troops in Liaodong, the only ones that can be used are Jizhen, Jingying, Shanxi Army, Datong Army, Xuanfu Army, and Liu Ruyi's Shandong Army!
But even if all these troops were added up, compared with the more than 100,000 Manchu Eight Banners elites who looked like wolves and tigers, they were still outnumbered!
Emperor Chongzhen was also a little frightened!
I don't know when, but he himself didn't realize that his men were almost without soldiers and generals!
However, thinking of Liu Ruyi, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but feel a sense of security in his heart!
After all, that young man was almost victorious in every battle. Emperor Chongzhen couldn't explain why, but he had an inexplicable confidence in him!
With the sharp colored stone army under Liu Ruyi and the overall coordination of the new Governor of Jiliao Hong Chengchou, Emperor Chongzhen felt a little at ease!
However, the imperial edict has been circulated for several days, and I don’t know if he has received it!
While Emperor Chongzhen was thinking, a servant outside the door reported, "Your Majesty, Chen Xinjia, Minister of War, is asking for an audience!"