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"It's okay even if those cities are lost. I have given orders. If you can't hold them, take away what you can. Leave a mess to the Ming Kingdom and let the Ming Emperor have a headache!" Huang Taiji had obviously thought about it for a long time. "Our focus is to capture the capital. Even if we don't defeat it in the end, if we want to leave, which Ming army will be bold enough to stop us?"

Seeing Dai Shan nodding, Huang Taiji showed a smile again and said: "Don't forget, who else did the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty use as Prime Minister Qin Wangjun?"

Upon hearing this, Daishan smiled, then left with peace of mind and went back to his camp.

Viewed from the top of the capital city, the endless barracks built outside the city seemed endless. From time to time, groups of Jianlu cavalry galloped out of the camp gates, whizzing around the capital in a swirl of dust, completely ignoring the Ming army in the capital.

When the Ming troops on the top of the city saw it, they were all ready and looked very nervous.

If it had been before, they might still be frightened. But since the news about the emperor's visit to the wounded soldiers came out, they were all extremely excited. Even if they died, no matter what, even if they had no descendants, they could enjoy their incense forever.

This is unimaginable for later generations or Westerners. But for most people in the Ming Dynasty, they were very concerned about it. Except for the military soldier who is the backbone of the family and indispensable, everyone else has less to worry about.

In addition, there is also confirmed news, that is, if you are brave in this battle, you may be selected to serve as a sergeant in the East Factory.

Normally, they spend most of their time doing labor and chores, letting the officials come and go. But if you become a Dongchang servant, who among these officials will dare to bully others in the future? Not to mention the treatment, just thinking about it makes people very desirable!

At this time, they even had a glimmer of hope in their hearts, asking Jianlu to come and attack the city quickly, so that they could achieve some meritorious deeds, otherwise the carp would jump over the dragon gate and the chance to change their fate would be gone!

Man Gui looked at the movements of the Jianlu in the distance from the arrow tower, and looked at the mental outlook of the defenders on the top of the city. He listened to his men talk about what they saw and nodded with satisfaction.

The emperor is the emperor, it's really amazing. The morale before was really incomparable with now. Now I can finally feel more at ease.

To be honest, when Mangui first received the imperial edict to defend the city, he was under a lot of pressure.

Just like Huang Taiji outside the city, they could see that the strength of the defenders at the top of the city was not as good as the Ming army outside the pass. Man Gui was among them, so he naturally knew the gap between the two better.

He had hardly had much rest in the past few days, and he was worried about the city defense that was riddled with holes. However, the effect was minimal. Because this capital city defense is completely rotten to the core.

Several times, he was so angry that he even wanted to complain to the emperor. It would be best to behead Li Fengxiang, the admiral of the Beijing camp. However, he still had some sense and did not take this step.

What Mangui didn't expect was that the emperor seemed to have changed a few days ago. He changed his previous behavior and reprimanded Li Fengxiang, which made the dead eunuch at least respect him on the surface and began to cooperate with him in city defense.

What was even more unexpected was that the emperor's decrees not only prepared enough manpower, but also greatly improved the morale of the defenders. It was like providing help in a timely manner.

Man Gui actually understood in his heart that if it was a field battle, even this would be of no use. But now they can rely on the tall walls of the capital to defend themselves, so even if they lack training, they can already get by. What's more, the emperor actually came up with sharp weapons suitable for ordinary people to defend the city, as well as the earthen armor.

Haha, thinking of this, Mangui looked at Jianlu in the distance and smiled.

The servants around him were a little surprised when they saw him. They had not seen the master smile for a long time. Even when they were receiving Fang's sword, commanding orders to defend the city, and holding great power, they had never seen the master smile.

At this moment, Mangui turned his head, looked at them and shouted: "Send the order, except for the lookout posts, all other soldiers should rest. When Jianlu attacks the city, his own order will sound."

"Send people to supervise the Ministry of Industry. Once the construction of Xi Yiye and Langya Pai is completed, immediately transport the city head to be fortified. The capital city head has been marked outside the key areas and other areas that have not been deployed. Additional manpower will be sent to guard against the build-up of prisoners at night. Steal the city!”

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Orders were issued one after another. As a battle-tested general, Man Gui once again checked and filled the gaps based on the actual situation in view of the current city defense. If there were another person, he would never be as comprehensive as him, able to know the focus of defense and be targeted.

However, Mangui is still a little worried. After all, the capital is much larger than the city outside the pass. More importantly, it lacks defensive equipment. If it were night, if Jianlu used a flying hook to steal the city quietly, it would be difficult to stop Jianlu with his bravery.

Thinking of this, Mangui felt really uneasy, so he came down from the arrow tower and started patrolling the city again with his servants to check the city defense situation everywhere.

In the history of China, the flying hook has always been an instrument with tenacious vitality. According to historical development, during the Taiping Rebellion period, when the Taiping Army broke through Wuhan for the second time, it was Chen Yucheng who personally led the death squads to successfully attack at night with flying hooks. Even during the Anti-Japanese War and the War of Liberation, our army used flying hooks many times to achieve meritorious service.

Man Gui naturally knew this, and he also strictly checked this point during inspections.

At this time, Hu Guang, who was in the Forbidden City, was not idle either. He summoned Cao Huachun, a busy man, and asked, "Have you hired the shopkeeper of Yongchang Bank?"

"This servant is incompetent!" Cao Huachun, who came in a hurry, bowed his head and reported, "He only insisted that it was a distant relative of his family, and he did not admit that he had been a prisoner!"

Hu Guang was a little disappointed when he heard Wei Wei, but this was also what he expected. After all, a person who can be the treasurer of a capital bank must be a confidant of Shanxi merchants and a wise person. If he admitted that the man he let go was a prisoner, and that the Shanxi merchants were involved in collaborating with the prisoners, they would definitely not die. Anyway, he has been let go, so he is dead without evidence. Only by biting him to death can he have a chance to survive.

However, no matter how much he thought about it, he would never have imagined that among the four people he let go, three were members of the Jinyiwei Trial Hundred Households.

Hu Guang thought for a while and then ordered Cao Huachun: "Continue the interrogation. It's best if you can find out. If you can't find out, keep him alive. If Gao Baihu and the other three have a chance to come back in the future, they will confront him face to face."

"Your Majesty is wise!" Upon hearing this, Cao Huachun immediately flattered him.

Ying Ming is of no use, and you don't contribute any achievement points. Hu Guang felt slanderous in his heart and immediately waved him away. But remembering that he didn't seem to have had a good rest, he said to him again: "Don't be exhausted and pay attention to rest. If you have anything, you can leave it to Wang Chengen!"

Cao Huachun was stunned after hearing this. He did not expect that the emperor seemed to have a good impression of his adopted son and wanted to reuse him.

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