From Da'ankou, another large group of people came back.
It was Chongzhen's imperial camp soldiers and horses, the royal cavalry, Wang Chengen's eunuch regiment, the civil and military officials who accompanied them on the expedition, and some of the cavalry from the Shenji Battalion.
Seeing the opportunity, Zhang Geda quickly pulled up the reins of Chongzhen's horse and ran away. Yuying, Luo Yangxing, and Wang Chengen were all dumbfounded at the time. What was this doing, kidnapping the emperor?
However, a complete defeat ensued, and he only regretted that he had not followed earlier.
Although they were all riding horses, how could their horses outrun the Arabian horses? They arrived at the Da'an Pass one day late.
"Who is that from the city? Hurry up and open the door for us." Wang Chengen shouted sharply.
At this time, Wang Gonggong had been riding for two days and his whole body was almost exhausted. He had never suffered such a sin before. His thighs were all worn out.
Although Luo Yangxing was a martial artist, he was still panting at this time.
Zhang Yijing was shocked. He couldn't afford to offend any of these men. He quickly ran down and opened the city gate himself.
"Your boy is Zhang Yijing, right? Where is Your Majesty? Are you back?" Wang Chengen grabbed him and asked.
"Don't worry, Mr. Zhang, your Majesty came back yesterday and has already arrived in Zunhua City." Zhang Yijing said quickly.
Hearing that the emperor was fine, Wang Chenen breathed a sigh of relief and felt relaxed.
Suddenly, exhaustion hit him like a flood. His vision turned black, his head turned sweet, and he spat out a mouthful of black blood with a sound.
After Wang Chengen vomited blood, he fell down and fell off his horse.
Zhang Yijing quickly caught him and said, "Eunuch Zhang, Eunuch Zhang, go find the doctor quickly."
Chongzhen was in Zunhua City. As soon as he arrived in Zunhua, he fell ill. He suffered from heart attack, fever, cough, and dizziness. All the famous people in Zunhua City were recruited.
Chongzhen was half lying on the bed, still dictating orders despite his fever.
No matter what, things have happened and can't be undone. Now he must deal with the aftermath, because Huang Taiji is coming soon.
Now, the three general armies outside the pass have been defeated, the Beijing camp has been defeated, and Jizhen has no troops except the 35,000 local defenders. Sun Chengzong and Jiang Bingzhong are stationed in Tongzhou and Nanyuan camp, but they have no soldiers. The remnants of the three general armies,
They were previously arranged to stay in Nanyuan for repairs. Although there were still 80,000 people, most of their weapons and equipment were discarded, their morale was extremely low, and there was no hope for them in the short term.
"Xingzai immediately issued an imperial edict to summon military officers from all over the country to Beijing to serve the king." Chongzhen said weakly. He knew clearly that it would be good for the remaining 80,000 remnant soldiers to defend the capital. They were completely unable to resist the slave-building army.
After three years of hard work, Chongzhen could not pass his own test. This was the first time in his life that he suffered a disastrous defeat. Moreover, he was defeated at the hands of a foreign enemy, which made him dare to be humiliated.
"Your Majesty, this old slave is back." As soon as Wang Chengen entered the room, he knelt on the ground, walked a few steps to the window, hugged Chongzhen's thigh, and cried loudly.
"This old slave is afraid that he will never be able to serve the emperor again. Ah, wuwuwu..."
Chongzhen was surprised to see that Wang Chengen and the leaders of Yuying ran back. For a moment, he felt ashamed that he ran away without taking them with him. At the same time, he was happy that Yuying could escape. After all, his true confidant
All the people are here. If they are all captured by Huang Taiji, he will become a mere commander.
At this time, all the officials, big and small, knelt on the ground and cried loudly. Chongzhen wiped his tears and comforted: "Thank you for your hard work, sir. It will be good if you come back. It will be good if you come back."
A group of loyal ministers were performing the drama of mutual respect between the emperor and his ministers. Zhang Geda rushed in and shouted: "Your Majesty, Jiannu is catching up. There are three Niu Lu in the vanguard, a Han Army flag artillery team, Horqin and a Taiji troop.
, there was a firefight with the civilian husband group today. We can't stay here anymore, we must leave immediately, and return to the capital as soon as possible."
Chongzhen immediately panicked. Zunhua was on the edge of the Great Wall, less than forty miles away from Da'ankou. At this time, there were only a few hundred soldiers at Da'ankou, and they could not stop Jiannu at all. For a moment, his hands and feet were paralyzed, and he was at a loss.
Zhang Geda sighed inwardly, waved his hand, and two strong soldiers came up, picked up the emperor, put a fur on him, lifted him up and left. Suddenly all the ministers panicked. They quickly got up and prepared to follow the emperor's carriage.
Flee towards the capital.
As soon as they came out, the leading soldiers from Xinghe Regiment had already steamed the buns.
Wrap them in oil paper, ten in packages, and distribute them to everyone.
These people had not eaten much for two days and relied on dry food and cold water to survive.
Wang Chengen and a young eunuch got into Chongzhen's carriage to wait on him. Tuan Lian handed in thirty steamed buns, a thermos bucket of dehydrated vegetable soup, and some canned luncheon meat.
The convoy started immediately, and a large number of soldiers and civil and military officials who had escaped from the imperial camp followed the holy driver and fled all the way to the capital.
Chongzhen knew that these foods were ordinary foods trained by the Xinghe regiment, and were eaten by officers and soldiers. He had not eaten anything for a day, and when he smelled the aroma of the food, his mouth immediately started to water.
Open the oil paper package, grab the steamed bun stuffed with sauce and meat and devour it.
Because there is no limit to the supply of braised pork head meat in tinplate vats to Tuan Lian, this stuff is the most abundant ingredient. Tuan Lian simply uses pickles and pig head meat to make steamed stuffed buns, or uses white meat braised pork with pickled vegetables to make steamed bun fillings. It’s full of mouthfuls.
Oily and very delicious.
Although Chongzhen knew that this was what soldiers ate, it was more delicious than the royal banquet in the palace. He even choked on it after eating it too quickly, which made him roll his eyes.
He hasn't had a good meal since he escaped. He's really hungry.
This was the first time in his life that he was eating instant noodles in the carriage. There was no boiling water to make them, so he could only eat them dry.
Wang Chengen quickly used a small stainless steel bowl to serve soup to Chongzhen and asked the emperor to drink it so that he could drink it.
Chongzhen drank several bowls of soup before finally swallowing the buns.
After eating, he stared out the window blankly. At this time, he didn't know what to do.
After all, the land of Gyeonggi was completely empty. This time he lost almost all of his chips, and with the enemy in front of him, he was sitting in a trapped city. He only hoped to rely on the 80,000 defeated troops of the three generals to save the capital.
At this time, he passed the wide cement road in Yang Fan's territory again. The carriage ran fast and steadily without any bumps. He looked at the farmland on both sides of Yang Fan's road and couldn't help but think. If Jiannu entered the customs through Da'an Pass, he would definitely
Attack Zunhua.
If Zunhua is lost, Jiannu, in this terrain, can only march eastward through Yang Fan's territory to Jizhou. The construction of Dingyuan Marquis in the past few years will definitely be over. Wherever Jiannu passes, it will be like locusts passing through.
Usually, there is nothing left.
Before, he had always been jealous that Yang Fan managed the territory better than he managed the country. Now he suddenly felt a little more balanced. I had lost all my chips. But Dingyuan Hou's territory was finished as a battlefield.
A person who is unlucky will naturally feel uncomfortable. If at this time, he finds that there are others who are more unlucky than himself, he will feel more relaxed.
As soon as the emperor left Zunhua City, hundreds of messengers rushed to various places. The emperor's imperial edict to recruit soldiers and horses from all over the world was spread in all directions.
Now that there are clipper ships, the imperial court will not miss them. Some messengers go to the southeast and southwest coasts and along the Yangtze River. They go directly to Tianjin and board the clipper ships together with people and horses.
Places that used to take one or two months to reach can now be reached in five, six, seven or eight days.
The news of the defeat of the Jingying camp shocked the entire Ming Dynasty. For a time, material discussions were boiling, and Donglin became the target of public criticism. Because the Qing army had offended too many people and forces. Now that things are like this, why don't they come out and take responsibility?