"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the Jianyu army is too strong, and North Korea is no longer a subject country of our Ming Dynasty in name, so it is not appropriate to send troops to rescue." The military department Shangshu Shen used Mao's responsibilities, and first opened his mouth to make his attitude clear.

After saying this, he glanced at the emperor's demeanor and didn't see anything, so he added: "However, my Ming Dynasty can besiege Wei to save Zhao, and order the Ming army on the first line of Ningjin to be dispatched to force Jianyu to retreat, at least it can reduce the pressure on North Korea, and there will be a word afterwards!" ”

Emperor Chongzhen listened and looked at the others.

Min Hongxue nodded and said, "The minister agrees with the move to encircle Wei and save Zhao." ”

Gao Shiyue was a little undecided, and the safest way was to agree, but that was not brilliant and difficult to attract the emperor's attention. He suddenly had an idea, and then played: "The slave maid thinks that maybe this is a good opportunity to recover Liaodong." On the one hand, I can order the DPRK to resist and drag the captives, and at the same time give the Korean monarchs and ministers confidence and tell them that I will send a large army to rescue them. Then I gathered the border army in the Ming Dynasty, and when the Jianyu army was caught in the Korean war, I attacked Shenyang with a thunderous force. After that, if you can keep it, if you can't keep it, you will go back, at least you will destroy the foundation of the building, right? ”

This is the most promising, but is it realistic? Emperor Chongzhen shook his head in denial.

He saw that several courtiers had spoken, so he slowly expressed his opinion: "I think that the Jianyu increased their troops one after another this time, and finally gathered a large army to go to Korea, and it is likely that there are two purposes. ”

When the courtiers heard that the emperor himself had come to analyze the problem, they couldn't help but look up at him. There was a little doubt in their eyes, at least in Shen Yongmao's opinion, the emperor was a young man, not to be outdone, and wanted to show his military ability. But how old are you, Your Majesty?

Jingshi has never been out once! The last time the Beijing Division defended the battle, it was because of the presence of Man Gui, and at that time, the emperor also delegated power, so it was wise to let Man Gui arrange his troops. But just because of this, you don't think you can analyze military affairs, right?

"First, North Korea has always been devoted to the Ming Dynasty, and from the bottom of its bones it has despised such barbarians as Jianlu, and has always disobeyed Jianlu's requirements, which must have made the slave chieftains angry. It's just that he was busy with the war with Daming before, so he didn't have time to spare his hands. ”

"Now because there are no Jin merchants to provide food to Jianlu, with the climate of Liaodong, and more importantly, there are no farmers who can farm with peace of mind, so Jianlu's grain must find another solution, so that North Korea is in the consideration of the slave chieftains. This time the troops must have been sent to completely conquer Korea and obtain food from Korea to supply the Jianguo of Liaodong. ”

After Emperor Chongzhen finished talking about the first purpose, he found that the eyes of the few courtiers below looked at him a little differently.

"Second, Governor Lu, as a soldier, led the Dongjiang sergeant to eat the grain transportation army ...... Jianyu twice before and after."

Hearing this, Shen Yongmao and the others were taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, when did this happen?" ”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he remembered that he didn't seem to tell them, so he smiled and replied: "It hasn't been long, but the report should be about to arrive in Beijing." I can tell you the details first. Governor Lu personally came to Phi Island and brought 2,000 selected Dongjiang troops ......"

After hearing the emperor briefly explain the course and results of the two wars, the auxiliary minister Min Hongxue couldn't help but sigh: "Governor Lu concentrated his superior forces and formed an overwhelming advantage over Jianyu in the local area. ”

"Haha, Governor Lu should have killed happily and enjoyed!" Man Gui, who had never spoken, couldn't help but say loudly with a slight gaffe when he heard this, and seemed to admire Lu Xiangsheng for fighting in and out of the Jianyu army formation.

"Your Majesty, this is a great victory!" Shen Yongmao said to Emperor Chongzhen with a happy face: "Just the Jurchen Tartars, there are seven or eight hundred people who have been annihilated, hehe, the slave chief must be very distressed!" ”

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and nodded, "Yes, I just want to say this." Governor Lu had already left a deep impression on Jianlu in the Battle of Changli, and now he has gone to the Dongjiang River, and he has won successive battles, how many troops can Jianyu fight Governor Lu? I can assert that if Governor Lu leads the army in the Dongjiang River, Jianyu will not be able to sleep and eat, and he will definitely not be able to concentrate on fighting a large-scale battle with my Ming Dynasty! ”

Speaking of this, he paused and concluded in a very affirmative tone: "Therefore, I think that the second purpose of Jianyu's leading army to conquer Korea is to pull out the nail of the Dongjiang River!" ”

The reasoned and well-founded rhetoric made these courtiers in the Wuying Hall nod their heads again and again. Shen Yongmao even forgot that he still thought that Emperor Chongzhen was young and had no experience, and he definitely couldn't say anything, and responded with a smile: "The minister thinks what His Majesty said is extremely true!" ”

In fact, Emperor Chongzhen was not a young man who had never seen the world at all. His insight, if I really want to say, is far beyond anyone else of this era. Now that he is the emperor, he has the most comprehensive information, and he knows a lot about Jianyu, so it is natural to analyze these two purposes.

At this time, he saw that several courtiers agreed with his analysis, so he turned his head and said: "Therefore, in the Korean War, I can't help but participate, but how to participate has to be added up by the secretaries." As I said before, it is a way to save Zhao from Wei Wei, and I agree with it. As for assembling the border army to attack Shenyang, what does Sun Qing think? ”

As soon as he said this, he immediately stunned several courtiers below. Sun Qing? Which Sun Qing, is there Sun Qing here? According to the emperor's meaning, it should refer to Sun Chengzong, but he is far away in Shanhaiguan!

There was silence for a moment in the Wuying Palace, and only Cao Huachun saluted Emperor Chongzhen and said: "Inspector Sun thinks that although Mang Gurtai is bluffing, he also has a real blue flag in hand, and there are other forces to complement him, if you want to defeat him with the strength of the Guan Ning army, I'm afraid it's unrealistic!" ”

Shen Yongmao and the others were dumbfounded when they heard it, what was going on? Sun Chengzong possessed Cao Huachun? What the hell is this! However, they are also people with a city government, and they were not surprised at the first time. And after calming down a little, they also heard it, as if it was not possessed, but Cao Huachun was relaying Sun Chengzong's words.

They were thinking about it, only to hear Cao Huachun speak again: "Inspector Sun thinks that if the Guanning army wants to be dispatched, it will take time to raise grain and grass first, but the Ningjin front line does not have enough grain and grass to support enough troops to fight in Shenyang. If it is transferred from the Guannai, even if there is enough grain and grass to be allocated in place, it is very likely that the fighters will be lost. In addition, if our army is dispatched, Mang Gurtai uses the strategy of clearing the wilderness with strong walls, and then after our army's logistics line is long, send cavalry to cut off the rear road, our army is afraid of danger, and there are ......"