"The top priority is to rescue Geng Zhongcheng from danger."
Hou Xun didn't think too much about it, he just felt that he couldn't let Geng Ruqi have bad luck.
In this world, good people should not be allowed to suffer injustice.
Geng Zhangguang burst into tears with gratitude.
"If Mr. Gu comes forward, my father will definitely be able to save the day. My Geng family will never be able to repay you for your great kindness and kindness."
Geng Ruqi is the only one who supports the appearance of the Geng family.
Once Geng Ruqi falls, the Geng family will inevitably decline.
Sun Chengzong already had an idea.
"It is useless to send people to chase at this time. Even if Governor Geng stops, the soldiers who are without food and hungry will still cause trouble."
The biggest problem for Geng Ruchi's department at present is not being transferred around, but the lack of food and grass.
The 5,000-strong army had not eaten for three days and could not survive in such cold weather.
The question is, where does the food and grass come from?
For a time, everyone couldn't help but fell into trouble.
There is food in Tongzhou, but the distance is too far and rescue cannot be done in time.
The scribes behind Sun Chengzong mentioned a more difficult problem.
"My dear benefactor, let's not talk about the matter of food and grass for the moment. Now that Tongzhou issues an order and the Ministry of War changes another order, all the ministries will be confused and don't know what to do. This is a serious problem."
Everyone couldn't help but feel horrified and felt danger.
When Sun Chengzong left the capital, Chongzhen entrusted him with full authority for the defense of the capital. As a result, there was no communication with the Ming army here, and the war department continued to suffer chaos.
If this matter is not resolved, it will be equivalent to having two command centers for the entire Gyeonggi defense, and it will be strange if there is no chaos.
Sun Chengzong didn't have a clue what to do with Geng Ruqi's tribe, but as an old and delicate man, he immediately responded to this problem.
"Immediately inform all armies that from now on they will only obey orders from my own officers. Also inform the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Military Affairs not to interfere in military affairs outside the capital."
He is Sun Chengzong, he has the confidence to say this, and the Ministry of War must recognize him.
Otherwise, if the lawsuit goes to Chongzhen, the Ministry of War will be left with nothing to lose.
Why was it that when the situation became increasingly difficult and Chongzhen was in dire straits, he was unwilling to resurrect Sun Chengzong?
If other officials did not do well, he would kill without hesitation. But facing Sun Chengzong, even if he was Chongzhen, he had to restrain his temper.
Because Sun Chengzong was a real Imperial Master, and a second-generation Imperial Master.
If Chongzhen really raised the butcher's knife to his teacher's head, he would really lose popularity.
However, everything Sun Chengzong said and did was not liked by Chongzhen.
After thinking about it, I decided to just be out of sight and out of mind.
Geng Zhangguang sat aside and listened to Sun Chengzong and Hou Xun resolve other matters quickly and swiftly, but he kept the matter of Geng Ruxi secret and knew that this matter would be extremely difficult.
I couldn't help but shed tears when I thought that my father might be in trouble.
Everyone sees it and feels the same, but there is nothing we can do.
When it was getting dark, there was a commotion outside the tent, and then a guard came in to report.
"Mr. Ge Ge, a subordinate from the Linqing Association Zuoqian headquarters has come to say that he has something important to submit."
Zuo Mengeng couldn't help but feel nervous when he heard that it was his own person.
Sun Chengzong glanced at him and said, "Let someone come in and talk."
After a while, footsteps rushed in, and it turned out to be Zuo Fu himself.
"Mr. Qian, we have just received news that the Donglu did not stay much outside Jizhou City. They bypassed the city in the evening and have gone straight to Tongzhou."
As soon as this statement came out, it was really shocking and everyone changed their minds.
When Yuan Chonghuan arrived at Jizhou, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he could block Hou Jin's advance.
But within a day, Hou Jin actually turned a blind eye to Jizhou City, bypassed it and went straight to the capital.
Sun Chengzong was furious and roared repeatedly.
"What is Yuan Ziru doing? Is this a way to die?"
The Later Jin Dynasty bypassed western Liaoning and entered the invaders via Jimen, which already made people all over the world dissatisfied with Yuan Chonghuan, who boasted that he had defeated Liao Dynasty in five years.
If he had blocked Hou Jin in Jizhou and prevented the capital from facing danger, there would still be room for improvement. But now Hou Jin has passed through Jizhou unscathed, the capital was shaken, and Yuan Chonghuan was dead.
But anger is useless. Now that the matter has come to this, the next response is more important.
Hou Xun was still calm.
"Now that the grain and grass from Zhangjiawan have been transported into the city, and there are heavy troops gathered here, there is no risk of loss. But the capital is so close, what should we do?"
The existing troops in Tongzhou are more than enough to protect themselves, so there is no need to support the capital. But if the capital is captured, everything will be lost and there will be no point in saving Tongzhou.
For a moment, everyone was gloomy and gloomy, and they completely lost their bearings.
No one noticed that Zuo Mengeng had been deep in thought.
What is he thinking?
He was thinking about the Liangxiang County magistrate's party still being pure.
He always felt like he knew such a person somewhere.
Hard work paid off, and Zuo Mengeng finally connected the memories.
According to historical data, Liangxiang County magistrate Dang Huanchun died for his country after Jin attacked the city on December 1.
In other words, after breaking through the obstacles of Yuan Chonghuan, the Hou Jin Army finally went to Liangxiang.
During this period, they fought several battles with reinforcements under the capital city, but failed to break the city in the end, and then headed west to plunder Liangxiang and Gu'an.
"map."
Zuo Mengeng's shout made everyone stunned, but Zuo Rong and Zuo Hua were not slow and took out the map immediately.
"this……"
"What's this?"
When the map of the rear camp was taken out, everyone present was dumbfounded.
No one has ever seen such a shockingly detailed map. Not only are the place names clearly marked, but the mountains, rivers and water veins are also as if they were there.
Zuo Mengeng had no time to introduce the benefits of this professional military map to them, but quickly found the location of a good land on it.
While checking, he asked: "Where are the people, grain, grass and treasures that the Donglu plundered?"
It is impossible for the Hou Jin army to run around with loot, so that means they must have a storage center.
Zuo Fu opened his mouth to do things like this.
"In Zunhua."
Zuo Mengeng didn't even ask, he gave more detailed information.
"The Donglu left 500 armored soldiers and 300 unarmored soldiers in Zunhua, commanded by staff general Ying Erdai, guerrilla officer Li Sizhong, and student officer Fan Wencheng."
Everyone marveled at the intelligence capabilities of the rear camp, but Zuo Mengeng was stunned.
"Tell me, who is guarding Zunhua City?"
Zuo Fu didn't know why.
"He is a general named Ying Erdai."
Zuo Mengeng shook his head, but Zuo Fu didn't need to answer. Instead, he showed a half-smiling look.
"Li Sizhong...Fan Wencheng...hehe...hehe..."
People of this era have little feeling for these two names, but as he has inherited the historical memory, he really understands the abominations of these two people.
Not to mention anything else, just these two people are worthy of some planning.
Zuo Mengeng suddenly turned his head and looked at Geng Zhangguang.
"Brother Geng, I have a way to rescue your father. However, your father must take some risks and agree to me a condition."
Geng Zhangguang was startled and grabbed Zuo Mengeng's sleeve.
"Brother Zuo, if my father can be saved this time, from now on, everyone in the Geng family will be the only one who will follow suit."
Zuo Mengeng didn't care about this, but turned to Sun Chengzong and Hou Xun.
"Mr. Pavilion, General Administration, we have all fallen into a misunderstanding regarding the defense of the capital."
Sun Chengzong and Hou Xun looked at each other, not expecting to be taught a lesson by a junior.
Sun Chengzong had not done anything yet, but Hou Xun knew what Zuo Menggen was capable of.
"Then tell me, what are our misunderstandings?"
Zuo Mengeng's hand moved back and forth on the map.
"Although our army is defending the inner line this time, it has ignored Donglu's purpose. Does Donglu want to attack the capital?"
Everyone thought about it and couldn't help but shake their heads.
The strength of Hou Jin's invading troops has been almost figured out by now.
There are only 50,000 to 60,000 people in total, and the Karaqin Mongolian tribe has already returned.
With such a small number of troops, no matter how hard Hou Jin fought, it would be impossible to capture the capital. Once Hou Jin stormed the capital, all Ming army units would fight tooth and nail.
Houjin simply cannot afford too many losses.
"The Donglu invaded this time, firstly to intimidate, and secondly to plunder. The purpose of shock has now been achieved. However, the greed of plundering is probably not enough to satisfy the Donglu's appetite yet."
Everyone listened quietly, feeling as if they were seeing the sun and moon through the clouds and mist.
In the past, everyone always thought that Hou Jin would approach the capital and threaten the emperor's safety and the foundation of the empire. But they never thought carefully about whether Hou Jin had this ability.
Now that we have different ideas, our coping strategies can also be different.
"In the capital, the Donglu will definitely attack. However, with Governor Yuan here and all the Qinwang soldiers and horses, the Donglu will definitely be unable to attack. In this case, there is no need for our department to consider this matter."
Zuo Mengeng's thoughts became clearer and clearer, and he slapped his palm heavily on the map.
"Compared with Governor Yuan, we are in a league of our own. We don't have to worry about the safety of the capital, so there is no need to be led by the Donglu. If he beats his, we will beat ours."
Although Chongzhen restored Sun Chengzong and assigned him the responsibility of defending the capital, it was obvious that Sun Chengzong had nothing to do for the time being.
It was the Ming army stationed in the capital that protected the internal security of the capital.
This group of troops must directly obey the orders of the emperor or the Ministry of War. They can't go all the way to Tongzhou to ask Sun Chengzong for his opinion, right?
Over and over again, the day lily became cold.
What's more, when the troops of Hou Jin came to the city, the people in the city couldn't get out even if they wanted to.
Isolated from inside and outside, Sun Chengzong, the defense minister of the capital, could only take care of affairs outside the city.
But the field troops outside the city were still not something Sun Chengzong could command.
This is Yuan Chonghuan's responsibility.
At that time, it must be Yuan Chonghuan and the reinforcements from all walks of life who will fight the Hou Jin Dynasty in the capital city.