On November 16, in the Qianqing Palace of the Ming Imperial City, Zhu Youzhen looked at Hong Chengchou's 300-mile expedited recital, frowning and silent. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It is clearly written on the recital: On November 10, the 70,000-strong army of Dongnu surrounded the city of Jinzhou and attacked it urgently. Zu Dashou, the chief officer of the forward, was trapped in the city of Jinzhou.

There are only six months of grain and grass in Jinzhou City, especially the firewood for burning fire, which is only enough for three months. If reinforcements are cut off, the city will soon be unable to support it.

Jinzhou City is the forefront of the Daming Ning Jin defense line and the bridgehead of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty spent more than 4 million taels of silver on the Ningjin defense line a year, which shows the status of the Ningjin defense line in the hearts of the princes of the Ming Dynasty. If Jinzhou is captured, the Ningjin defense line will shrink by dozens of miles.

Who bears the responsibility of abandoning the city and abandoning the land? If Jinzhou is lost, I am afraid that the officials will attack Zhu Youzhen, the son of heaven.

Not only that, the soldiers and horses under Zu Dashou's account are the elite of the Guanning army, known as the name of brave battle. If Zu Dashou was killed by the Qing army, it would also be an unbearable loss for the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Jinzhou has a tendency to help.

Hong Chengchou's recital said that 70,000 Dongnu people in Tuntian Yizhou attacked the big and small tunbao near Jinzhou, and put on a posture of long-term siege. Moreover, Jinzhou is only 500 miles away from Dongnu Shenyang, and the soldiers and horses of the Tartars can send troops from Shenyang and kill the city of Jinzhou in a few days. If there is a war this time, it will be a big war, and I implore the Son of Heaven to recruit 100,000 soldiers and horses to support Jinzhou.

Zhu Youzhen paced back and forth in the Qianqing Palace, seemingly unable to choose some things.

Wang Chengen looked at Zhu Youzhen's face and said, "Emperor, there are police in Jinzhou, this is a situation that has to be helped." ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded and said, "Indeed, Jinzhou has a great stake. Now that the Dongnu army is pressing the border, it is necessary to transfer a large army to support. It's just that the Tartars besieged Jinzhou and attacked the reinforcements, so they waited for work. If you fight with the Tartars this time, the Tartars will definitely not let go of the opportunity, and I am afraid that the fight will be a decisive battle..."

Zhu Youzhen was a little worried about the combat effectiveness of the Ming troops.

Judging from the situation of the previous Tartars entering the customs, the border army of the Ming Dynasty does not seem to have the ability to fight to the death with the Qing army. In ordinary times, it is thousands of Tartars, and a single charge can crush the border army of the Wanming Army.

In the eleventh year of Chongzhen, when the Tartar soldiers and horses entered Kou Jinggi, in Julu, 40,000 border troops under the command of Gao Qiqian met the Qing army, but they collapsed without a single shot, and fled in despair. In the twelfth year of Chongzhen's reign in Tianjin, Hong Chengchou and Chen Xinjia sat on tens of thousands of troops to guard Tianjin, and they watched the women and children led by the Tartars slowly withdraw from the pass, and no army dared to step forward to intercept.

Judging from previous wars, ordinary Ming soldiers and horses had to be three times larger than the Qing army in order to fight with the Qing army. Jinzhou is so close to Shenyang, Dongnu can increase troops to the south at any time, if the imperial court supports Jinzhou, Hong Chengchou may not face 70,000 Tartars at that time. The Tatars besieging Jinzhou to encircle the point and send reinforcements are equivalent to fighting in the territory, mainly anti-guest, and they will not let go of the opportunity for a decisive battle.

Zhu Youzhen really didn't know if the 100,000 army was sent to fight with the Tartars outside the gate. The Ming Dynasty did not have much money, and if it mobilized 100,000 border troops to Jinzhou to fight a decisive battle and lost, I am afraid that the situation in the world would collapse for thousands of miles.

The 50,000 recruits who hated themselves had not yet been trained, and the Tartars came. He imitated Li Zhi's soldiers and horses to train recruits, and Tatar must have known. Could it be that the Tartars are specially rushing to launch a decisive battle before their recruits are trained, and they don't want to see Daming get a brave and strong army?

Maybe you should give up Jinzhou and let Zu Dashou break through? But in that case, what if Dongnu eats the marrow and knows the taste, and is forced to the south step by step? The entire Ningjin defense line outside the gate was completely abandoned?

Zhu Youzhen paced back and forth in the Qianqing Palace, and he really couldn't make up his mind.

Wang Chengen looked at the face of the Son of Heaven and said tentatively: "The emperor is worried that this battle will become a big war? ”

Zhu Youzhen stood by the bed, took a breath, and did not speak.

Wang Chengen said carefully: "Emperor, Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, is a capable person, I'm afraid this battle won't be too bad." ”

After closing his eyes and thinking about it, Zhu Youzhen said: "I heard that the Slave Chief Taiji trained recruits, imitating Li Zhi's soldiers and horses to arm the surrendered Han soldiers, and I don't know how many tens of thousands of them were trained. If these soldiers and horses have half the combat power of Li Zhi's soldiers and horses, I am afraid that my border army of the Ming Dynasty will not be an opponent. ”

Taking a breath, Zhu Youzhen hesitated and couldn't make up his mind.

Wang Chengen thought for a while and said, "Emperor, don't we have Xingguo Bo Li Zhi?" Let Xingguo Bo Li Zhi support Jinzhou. If Xingguobo's 20,000 soldiers and horses can dispatch 15,000, they can reach 30,000 Tartars. ”

Hearing Li Zhi's words, Zhu Youzhen's face turned dark, and he sat on the chair without speaking.

Wang Chengen thought about it, knew the mind of the Son of Heaven, and arched his hand and said: "The saint is worried that Li Zhi will be more domineering if he makes new contributions?" ”

Zhu Youzhen said: "Now that a town in Tianjin is surnamed Li, if Li Zhi makes new contributions, he can only be made a marquis." How arrogant will he be then? ”

"If Li Zhi defeats Dongnu, what will Li Zhi take from me? North Naoli? Or a province in Shandong? ”

Wang Chengen hesitated and said: "Emperor, although Li Zhi is arrogant and untamed, if Li Zhi is not transferred to fight, I am afraid that the chance of winning this battle is not great." If the Tartars defeat more than 100,000 border troops, I will have no soldiers to fight with. ”

Zhu Youzhen closed his eyes, a little lost, and closed his eyes helplessly.

Wang Chengen suddenly clapped his hands and said, "Emperor, it's better to be like this!" ”

Zhu Youzhen opened his eyes and asked, "What?" ”

Wang Chengen said: "It is better to transfer Li Zhi's soldiers and horses to Hong Chengchou to accept the transfer, and then explain to Hong Chengchou in detail that if the situation is favorable, Li Zhi's troops and horses will not be transferred to fight, so that other border troops can make meritorious contributions." If the situation is unfavorable and Li Zhi has to be used, let Li Zhi's soldiers go to kill the thief immediately. ”

Zhu Youzhen was stunned, looked at Wang Chengen, and did not speak.

Wang Chengen arched his hand and said: "Emperor, if the situation is urgent, you still have to use Li Zhi." Even if Li Zhi is allowed to be more domineering, it is better than folding hundreds of thousands of border troops in the hands of the Tartars. ”

Zhu Youzhen turned his head and carefully considered Wang Chengen's method.

After thinking about it for a long time, Zhu Youzhen nodded slowly and said, "Now I can only use this method." ”

Zhu Youzhen stood up and pondered for a long time before he said: "Transfer Wang Pu, the chief soldier of Datong, Yang Guozhu, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, Tang Tong, the chief soldier of Miyun, Bai Guangen, the chief soldier of the Jizhen Central Association, Cao Bianjiao, the chief soldier of the Jizhen East Association, Ma Ke, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, Wang Tingchen, the chief soldier of Liaodong, Wu Sangui, the chief officer of Ningyuan, and the officials below the deputy general, march 130,000 to support Jinzhou, and all of them are under the overall planning of Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao. ”

"Then transfer the Tianjin general soldier Li Zhi to aid Jinzhou, and return to Hong Chengchou to control it. The secret edict was given to Hong Chengchou, and when he had no choice, he would never call Li Zhi's soldiers and horses to kill slaves! ”