The thick smoke that covered the sky and the sun made other towns in the Qing Dynasty notice the problem in Kyoto. But they were unable to provide timely support at all.
The mountain fire that Lu Xiao ignited with such madness has become a prairie fire. This has made all the surrounding tribes start to feel in danger. Once the fire completely gets out of control, Kyoto will not be the only one to suffer losses.
Many tribes even hired wizards to start trying to make heavy rain fall to extinguish the fire. But Lu Xiao knew that when the mountain fire reached a certain level, ordinary rain would not work at all.
Seeing that the team had been repaired, he then ordered everyone to return by land. A large number of war horses were obtained from Hetuala, which gave them many means of transportation. Therefore, they did not take the water route, but directly followed the Huangtaiji land route.
The road the army took was heading towards the Ming Dynasty.
On the other side, Huang Taiji finally made a decision. He decided to implement the plan that he couldn't help but feel. Mainly because his allies sent him messages, saying that they couldn't wait for the King Master to take over.
Such deep love and righteousness made Huang Taiji feel that he would not be able to live up to the ardent expectations of his allies by not attacking the capital.
Huang Taiji's movements also attracted Zhongyongwei's attention.
"The Tatars are not moving in the right direction. They may want to go to the capital."
"That's not exactly what Mr. Lu expected. Notify the capital so that we can take action."
Chongzhen is not the deaf and blind man in history. He has the factory guards in hand, and there are reports from the Zhongyong Guards on the battlefield. Whether it is the situation in the court or the battlefield, he is in control.
However, Tianqi's teachings before his death still had some effect. Chongzhen is still a little self-aware now. He knows that he does not know how to lead troops to fight, so he easily does not interfere with the tactical arrangements of Zhongyongwei. But here in the capital, he has been waiting for a long time.
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The last instruction Apocalypse left to him that year was revenge. Revenge against the entire disloyal and unjust court. In the last days of Apocalypse's life, he endured humiliation and endured a heavy burden for Chongzhen.
Whether it was his assassin or the traitor who collaborated with the enemy, he endured it. For the stability of the court and for his own reputation, he gave Chongzhen the opportunity for revenge. He also told Chongzhen that before the Tatars went south,
time is the best opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity to purge the court. But now, the time has come.
Many ministers in the court felt that their days were like years, and they were eagerly looking forward to the king's appointment. The main reason was that they found that Chongzhen did not trust them at all.
Except for some superficial cutscenes, he did not give them any rights or respect at all. He even used various excuses to make things difficult. Many ministers felt that this emperor was not good enough and it would be better to change him.
Little did they know that Chongzhen had the same ideals as them. If this term of ministers is not good, let's change it to another one.
"Your Majesty, this is the secret message we have intercepted from the capital these days." Guo Zhen did not follow the Zhongyong Guards this time. Instead, he stayed in the capital, took control of the East Factory, and cooperated with the Jinyi Guards to dig deep into various acts of collaborating with the enemy and treason.
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Every secret letter sent from the capital was actually under the control of the factory guards. However, most of the letters were only checked and copied by the factory guards before being re-sent. Mainly for the sake of Huang Taiji's peace of mind.
After all, if Huang Taiji discovers that his allies in the capital have been eliminated, he may change his goals. Yes, luring Huang Taiji to attack the capital is part of the plan.
This is a bold, even crazy decision. But it is also the most critical part of the entire plan. Lu Xiao had discussed it with Chongzhen a long time ago. Nowadays, taxation and military affairs are extremely corrupt all over the world. Coupled with the drought in the north, the food supply
The harvest was bad. The whole morning was already filled with panic.
At this time, the court needed to do something to cheer up the people. Let the people of the Ming Dynasty know that the country of the Ming Dynasty was still stable enough. The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty could still fight. At the same time, it also deterred the bandits from all over the world and let them see the combat power of the Ming Dynasty army.
This is a political show. The key is to annihilate Huang Taiji around the capital. It is not defeat or repulse, but annihilation. Lu Xiao has destroyed the foundation of the Tatars from behind. Now the Tatars are the only ones left.
This army supported Huang Taiji.
After destroying this army, the remaining three melons and two jujubes deep in the mountains will become useless. In a few years, they will probably not even know who they are.
Chongzhen also hesitated for a long time before agreeing to this plan. He was the emperor, and his perspective was different from that of Lu Xiao. The Tatar troops came to the capital, and if he failed to achieve the predetermined goal, he would be infamy for thousands of years. But because of the teachings of Apocalypse
, plus Lu Xiao’s record in the past few years. He decided to believe in Lu Xiao for once.
Because with Lu Xiao's help, he has now seen the true face of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, he is very clear in his heart. Just like Lu Xiao said, the current Ming Dynasty is already in a difficult situation. If he does not use strong medicine, he is afraid that he will not be able to catch it.
A glimmer of hope.
Now that Huang Taiji has decided to attack the capital, Chongzhen must also be prepared.
This battle cannot be fought by the Zhongyong Guards alone. There are not enough of them, and Chongzhen is not willing to waste this strong army like this. He mobilizes a large number of military personnel from the Beijing camp, cooperates with some generals who are leading the battle, and redeploys the entire defense.
Capital.
At the same time, Chongzhen, who had plenty of money, distributed a sufficient amount of pay to all the defenders. He also made a promise to all the soldiers that if the battle was won, the three armies would be heavily rewarded.
They had enough to eat and drink, money was in hand, and the promise of promotion and fortune had arrived. How could these soldiers not work hard? The only thing that was not beautiful was that the defense map of the capital appeared in a secret message intercepted by the Jin Yiwei that night.
After reading the secret report, Chongzhen felt both angry and helpless. Even though he knew that the court had already become a sieve. But important military matters such as the capital's defense map could not be retained overnight, which still made him completely despair of the court.
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"Have you locked them in?"
"Back to Your Majesty, all the traitors and traitors are under my control. As long as Your Majesty gives the order, I will immediately send them all to prison."
Chongzhen thought for a moment and suddenly asked.
"Do we still have enough money and food?"
"Back to Your Majesty, the food supply has been put under military control. It is enough for the current capital to last for a year. As for the money, there is still a lot of money from the confiscation of Wei Zhongxian's house. It is enough for you to reward the three armies."
"Haha, since we still have enough money, let's wait a little longer and just treat them as pigs, raising them for a few days. Anyway, they don't have a few good days."
"Yes, I obey the order."
Guo Zhen took the order and left. He always felt that this operation was a bit familiar along the way. After thinking about it, he suddenly realized that this was not Lu Xiao's best method of raising pigs. If you like a pig, don't kill it first. Wait until you have raised enough.
Once they are fat, or they are waiting for meat, they are dragged out and killed. This way, you can get the most and freshest meat.
Thinking of this, Guo Zhen couldn't help but shake his head. Although Mr. Lu is not with His Majesty, Your Majesty is already in the shape of Mr. Lu!
