As soon as he heard this, Shen Yongmao, the secretary of the military department, immediately objected: "Your Majesty, by all means! ”

"Why?" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he couldn't help frowning and asked, "Are you suspicious of the combat power of the new army and can't defeat the city that was built?" ”

Shen Yongmao didn't care whether the emperor was displeased or not at this time, he bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, what the minister means, if you want to attack the city in the hinterland of Liaodong, I'm afraid that the army is still on the way, and Jianyu has already detected the news, so he sent a large army to intercept it!" ”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he did not continue to act arbitrarily, but thought about it. At this time, Wang Chengen also spoke: "Lu Zhongcheng thought that the main reason why he was able to sneak into the hinterland of Liaodong to steal Liaoyang last time was that he had built a large army to invade Korea, and the Guanning army feinted and attracted the remaining Jianyu in Liaodong, so he had this opportunity to sneak thousands of miles unconsciously and build captives unconsciously." ”

The meaning of these words is actually to show an attitude, and it supports Shen Yongmao's statement.

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Xingzuo continued to speak: "Sun Ge always thinks that now that the army of Jianyu is all in Liaodong, even if the Guanning army feints again, I am afraid that it will not be able to attract all the Jianguo. What's more, Jianyu has already learned a lesson, and he will definitely not suffer the same loss again! ”

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen had to admit that what they said was indeed reasonable. If the new army was intercepted by Jianguo on the road, he was confident that the new army would be able to win the Jianguo. But it was a war in Jianlu's house, and even if he won a team of Jianyu, there would be a steady stream of Jianyu in the future. In the end, I am afraid that the new army will be consumed in Liaodong. Just like the alliance between the White Pole Army and the Qi Family Army at the beginning, they were surrounded by Jianyu and finally died in the battle of the Hunhe.

Thinking of this, he immediately nodded, and immediately admitted: "You Aiqing are right, I am indeed a bit on paper!" ”

As soon as he said this, he was very surprised as if he was not very familiar with his acting Ministry of Rites, Shangshu Sun Yuanhua. He didn't expect that the emperor would be so broad-minded, and after being told by the courtiers, he would not be annoyed and angry, one is one, and two is two. The previous emperor would not admit that he was wrong so simply!

He didn't know that for the pure ancient emperors, it was naturally the kind he thought. But today's Emperor Chongzhen is the concept of later generations, so it is naturally different.

At this moment, Liu Xingzuo spoke again: "Sun Ge thinks that it may be possible to capture the city of Linhai, so that it can be captured with lightning speed before the arrival of the Jianyu reinforcements, for example, Gaizhou Wei!" ”

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen immediately remembered the geographical location of Gaizhouwei in his mind. However, the ministers present may not be able to know, so with a wave of his hand, he asked the chamberlain to pass a large map of Liaodong and hang it on the screen, so that all the ministers below could know where Gaizhouwei was.

At a glance, Wen Tiren and other ministers all nodded. This Gaizhou Wei, near the sea, can indeed attack by surprise.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks Gaizhou can also!" Shen Yongmao bowed to Emperor Chongzhen and said, "If Jianyu comes to attack, our army can also be withdrawn from the sea!" ”

When everyone heard this, they all nodded again and again, and some even whispered: "This time it is easy to advance and retreat, and it is indeed the first choice!" ”

But at this time, Wang Chengen said again: "Lu Zhongcheng said that Liaodong is bitterly cold, and now in winter, the sea must be frozen, how can it retreat?" ”

As soon as he heard this, the relaxed atmosphere in the Wenhua Hall just now suddenly disappeared. Yes, this year's winter is getting colder and colder every year. The sea in the northeast is expected to freeze early. And Jianyu will definitely not let Gaizhou be occupied by the Ming army, after all, it is not far from Haizhou, and not far behind Haizhou is the important town of Liaoyang.

But if you don't choose Gaizhou, then is there any other place? In winter, the coast of Liaodong will freeze over!

For a moment, the Wenhua Hall suddenly fell silent. Everyone was a little helpless, as if there was no good choice. Even Wang Chengen and Liu Xingzuo were silent, obviously Sun Chengzong and Lu Xiangsheng did not have good countermeasures. Winter is really unfavorable!

However, others didn't speak, but Emperor Chongzhen spoke: "Based on my estimate of the new army, as long as the supplies are sufficient, it is no problem to hold on to Gaizhou for a winter!" ”

Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback, and there was an expression of disbelief on their faces. Just kidding, is it possible to hold on for a winter with just a few men, without reinforcements from outside, under the offensive of Jianyu?

Seeing their expressions, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but smile and said, "I am sure that the new army will not let me down." ”

"Your Majesty, is the new army really so strong?" The military department Shangshu Shen Yongmao couldn't help but confirm with suspicion.

This time, Emperor Chongzhen hadn't answered, and Bi Ziyan, the head of the household, replied first with a hint of unwillingness: "The materials consumed by the new army are about to catch up with the Beijing camp!" ”

As soon as they heard this, everyone in the Wenhua Hall was suddenly shocked again. You must know that the new army has only more than 5,000 people, while the Beijing camp has nearly 50,000 horses. The material consumption of the two is about the same, so ...... Then this new army is completely heaped with money!

Emperor Chongzhen nodded, as if confirming the words of the Hubu Shangshu, and seemed to be answering the question of the Bingbu Shangshu. He then raised his voice and said confidently: "The soldiers of the new army were originally the elite of the border army of the real selection, and now they are trained with the art of war of Marshal Qi, and their division general Cao Bianjiao assures me that he will never live up to my hopes!" ”

Hearing Emperor Chongzhen speak so affirmatively again, the ministers in the Wenhua Hall looked at each other, their faces were surprised, they didn't expect that the emperor could really toss a strong army?

For a long time, there have been military training and strong military training. But in the early years of Chongzhen, Xu Guangqi was ordered to train soldiers, but in the end, he failed; In the original history, Sun Yuanhua also trained soldiers, but finally trained a rebel army. The so-called military training is not necessarily a strong army after training!

When everyone thought about this, they heard Liu Xingzuo say: "Elder Sun Ge said that training and combat are completely different things, whether Your Majesty's new army can hold on for a winter, Elder Ge has reservations!" ”

As soon as they heard this, several courtiers nodded in unison, thinking in their hearts: Sun Ge Lao is still old in qualifications, and he has enough experience in leading troops, so he has the prestige to be able to say these words!

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he couldn't help frowning, he believed in the New Army, but these ministers didn't seem to believe it, did they want to make their own decisions?

At this moment, Bi Ziyan, the head of the household department, opened his mouth again: "Your Majesty, if the new army is on an expedition to Liaodong, if it wants to seize Gaizhou and hold on for a winter, the ministers are afraid that the imperial court will not be able to take out so many materials. ”

Speaking of this, he saw the emperor looking at him, and immediately added: "The main thing is grain and grass, and now all parts of the Ming Dynasty need food, and there are really more monks and less porridge!" ”