The guard next to him quickly said: "Commander Man, Hou Shilu has retreated. Our army can't support it alone. What should we do next?"

Man Gui chuckled and said: "Although I want to have a good fight with the Tatars, since Hou Shilu has retreated, I will not force it. Send the order and the army will retreat."

Yue Tuo and Abatai were very surprised when they saw the Ming army retreating which had resisted resolutely just now.

They knew that Mangui was not someone to be trifled with, so they did not order the army to continue the pursuit. Instead, they surrounded Shunyi City and sent generals to ask them to surrender.

The county magistrate of Shunyi City turned extremely pale when he saw the Ming army retreating.

After negotiating terms with Tongshi, the county magistrate of Shunyi City surrendered, and Shunyi City fell.

The fall of Shunyi meant that there was no longer any obstacle to the Hou Jin's path to the capital.

On the other side, Man Gui and Hou Shilu retreated in panic.

Hou Shilu came to plead guilty in person, and Man Gui cursed angrily: "You filthy eunuch, if I kill the slave in front of you, you can run fast enough. Do you want to kill me?"

After hearing this, Hou Shilu quickly bowed and said: "Manshuai, you are wishing for me, brother. Brother, you are doing this for the sake of you and me."

Man Gui heard this and sneered: "For my own sake, I'll be thankful if you don't harm me."

Hou Shilu blushed when he was told that, but he knew Mangui's prestige in the army, and it was not an embarrassing thing to bow to him, so he said: "Commander Mangui, tell me, what is the situation in the Ming Dynasty now?"

Mangui glanced at Hou Shilu and saw that he had a solemn look on his face. He kept looking at her and didn't care about being angry. He said bluntly: "What else can it be? It's hard to get back. It's turbulent. There are refugees everywhere. There's Chahar in the north and Chahar in the east."

There are captives from the East, rogue bandits in the northwest, and rebellions by the minority people in the southwest, so there is no peace of mind."

After hearing this, Hou Shilu said with a smile on his face: "Manshuai, the current situation in the Ming Dynasty is like this. If you and I, as warriors, want to settle down and live in peace, in the final analysis, all we can rely on is the military power in our hands. As long as we still have elite soldiers in our hands, no matter what the imperial court is,

If you want to deal with the Donglu or the rogue bandits, we are the only ones you can rely on, and we will naturally be as stable as Mount Tai. But Man Shuai thinks about it, if we fight to the death with Jiannu today, and our military strength is greatly damaged, then who will think highly of you?

My brother? We fought desperately on the battlefield, and the civil servants in the court not only would not understand us, but would also think that our death was not worth it. In such a world, why do you and I, two brothers, do so hard?"

Man Gui's expression changed when he heard Hou Shilu's words. Apparently some of them touched his mind.

After thinking about it, Mangui stared at Hou Shilu and said, "But if we are like this, what should we do if the court blames us?"

Hou Shilu smiled coldly and said: "Since the Jiannu army appears here, it means that Yuan Chonghuan did not stop them in Jizhou. Yuan Chonghuan's powerful Jiliao Governor failed to stop the Donglu, and you and I, the two general officers, failed.

What does it matter?"

After hearing this, Man Gui finally dispelled the pressure in his heart, slapped his thigh and said, "What Brother Hou said is reasonable. Yuan Chonghuan failed to stop Jian Nu, so what does it matter if our brothers fail?"

Hou Shilu said: "Then you and I will report to the court immediately, saying that after the war, we have lost our troops and generals, and we have no choice but to retreat."

Man Gui naturally agreed.

The two reported to the court, and soon Emperor Chongzhen issued an order to let the two of them lead troops to protect the capital without any mistakes.

On the other side, Yuan Chonghuan learned that Hou Jin drove straight in. After entering uninhabited territory, he could only change his strategy. He no longer looked for fighters behind, but planned to rush to Hexi to replenish military supplies.

Hou Jin came forward and plundered all the military supplies in each city. Yuan Chonghuan's army was unable to eat and had to rush to Hexi.

Deputy Commander-in-Chief Zhou Wenyu said: "Supervisor, if Tongzhou is not lost, even if Jiannu wants to replenish food and grass, he will definitely not be able to. As long as our army pursues it, we may not be able to force Jiannu to turn around and fight."

Yuan Chonghuan shook his head and said: "The defense line has been broken, and our army is following. It is very likely that Zhongjian Nu is ambushing us. Now the Sanhe and Shunyi lines are no longer enough to defend. Next, our army can only rush to Hexiwu to eat, and then rush to the capital.

Defeat Donglu there."

After hearing these words, Zhou Wenyu was shocked and said: "Supervisor, you must not do this. Without the permission of the imperial court, how can we and other border troops approach the capital without permission? Supervisor should ask the imperial court for permission first."

Yuan Chonghuan ignored it.

The Donglu's advance was too fast. Not counting anything else, Shunyi, which was guarded by an army of 10,000 people, was easily captured. Next, the Donglu were very likely to rush to the capital. The capital did not have elite soldiers and strong generals who could resist the Donglu.

When the time comes, it will be a catastrophic disaster for the Gyeonggi region.

In Yuan Chonghuan's view, this was the only time to speed up, go to Hexi to replenish military supplies, and then rush to the capital, but block the Donglu.

But Zhou Wenyu and others did not agree. Unlike Yuan Chonghuan, they were all military generals.

Under the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty, military generals were not allowed to enter the capital without an imperial decree. If they entered the capital and were plotted by someone with ulterior motives, they would be committing a capital crime.

Of course Yuan Chonghuan, a civil servant, was not afraid, but their generals were extremely afraid.

However, Yuan Chonghuan ignored all opinions and insisted on leading the army to rush to the capital to stop the Donglu.

It was not easy for the Jin army to attack the capital all the way.

It can be seen from this that Huang Taiji is indeed a genius and extremely intelligent.

He led the army to break through the Great Wall and attack the Ming Dynasty. However, he was plotted by his two brothers to plot the power in his hands. Fortunately, he found Yue Tuo and Saha Lian in time, and with their help, he suppressed Dai Shanhe

Mang Gurtai’s forced concubine.

Then he encountered Yuan Chonghuan blocking him in Jizhou and wanted to fight him decisively in Jizhou.

Huang Taiji immediately guessed Yuan Chonghuan's plan and knew that Yuan Chonghuan only wanted to undermine his combat power in Jizhou City and drag him into the meat grinder of the battle. So he had an idea, fought against everyone's opinions, and led the army to bypass

Jizhou conquered Sanhe one after another, and Shunyi not only defeated Yuan Chonghuan, but also broke through the defense line surrounding them.

Now the army is rushing to the capital. If it can shake the Ming court this time, then after this battle, its prestige will be two points stronger than that of Beiyuan Taishi Yexian, and it will definitely be able to suppress Daishan and Mang Gur.
Chapter completed!