"You can go to the orphanage school to select one to two thousand people, train them, and I will give you two ways to collect intelligence, the first is the phoenix, and the second is the Goolan Academy, especially the Goolan Academy, which is the most important source of intelligence." Zhu Youxiao commanded.

"No." Wang Sai'er said.

"Remember that all people are absolutely not allowed to sell their art and not their bodies." Zhu Youxiao said coldly.

"No."

"You go down first." Zhu Youxiao said.

"The minister retired." Wang Sai'er said.

"Next year, I will implement the new policy on a large scale, which is very likely to cause a rebellion by the local vassal kings and even the powerful." After Wang Sai'er left, Zhu Youxiao saw Zhang Yan's appearance of wanting to speak and stopped, and he didn't mind explaining.

"The emperor wants to cut the feudal domain again?" Zhang Yan asked in surprise.

"It's not just as simple as cutting the domain, if this thing is successful, it can temporarily ensure the peace of the empire for a hundred years, if it doesn't work out, maybe within two or three years, my throne may not be guaranteed, and then it will be hard for you." Zhu Youxiao said thoughtfully.

"Whether it is success or failure, the concubine lives and dies with the emperor." Zhang Yan said firmly.

……

In 1626, the year of Bingyin, that is, the sixth year of the Apocalypse, Zhu Youxiao ushered in his third year to the Ming Dynasty, which will be a very meaningful year for Zhu Youxiao, and this is also the year that Zhu Youxiao has been waiting for. Zhu Youxiao wanted to use the theory of "heaven and man induction" to completely implement his new policy in this year.

It's just that now Zhu Youxiao is busy welcoming the New Year, and the royal etiquette is too complicated, although Zhu Youxiao has participated in such a ceremony last year, he is still a little uncomfortable this year.

On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Zhu Youxiao received an urgent report from Liaodong, "The slave thief wants to covet the grain of Youtun and cross the river around the fifteenth day of the first month." Seeing this urgent report, Zhu Youxiao felt that the battle of Ningyuan in history was coming. Zhu Youxiao remembered that in history, the outbreak of the Battle of Ningyuan in Liaodong was because Nurhachi wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of Yi Shuai and the hasty withdrawal of the Ming army in Liaodong to take Liaodong in one fell swoop, and now Zhu Youxiao did not have Yi Shuai, and naturally did not withdraw the army without Yi Shuai, but why did Nurhachi still resolutely send troops to Jinzhou and Ningyuan? And will the Battle of Ningyuan in history become the Battle of Jinzhou?

Regarding the battle of Ningyuan, Zhu Youxiao can't remember the specific situation clearly, he only knows that the Ming army won the "Ningyuan Great Victory" in this battle.

Liaodong's urgent report made the originally jubilant New Year a little depressing, and the beggar army that was supposed to go to Yunnan after the New Year was also forcibly asked by the cabinet to stay. Since the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, the Liaodong Emergency Report has been continuous every day. Zhu Youxiao did not intend to intervene in the war in Liaodong, he decreed that Sun Chengzong was solely responsible for the affairs of Liaodong.

On the tenth day of the first month, Nurhachi went out of the Shifang Fort, the forward has been encircled near Guangning, Sun Chengzong ordered Zhao to lead 30,000 troops to aid Jinzhou, Jinzhou was still in the hands of the Ming Dynasty at this time, and it was the most important part of the Jinning defense line. The Battle of Ningjin has begun.

On the 14th day of the first lunar month, Nurha Chiqin led an army of 60,000 and eight banners, claiming to be 200,000 out of Shenyang. Sun Chengzong ordered the small forts in various places to withdraw their troops, merge the big cities, and clear the wilderness, and join forces to defend against the enemy. On the 17th day of the first lunar month, Nurhachi crossed the Liao River and approached Jinzhou and Ningyuan. Jinzhou's guard general Zhao Shujiao, Ningyuan's guard general Yuan Chonghuan, staff general Zu Dashou, deputy generals Zuo Fu, Zhu Mei and others decided to hold on to it.

The news that the Houjin army crossed the Liao River finally spread throughout Beizhi, and now the entire Beijing division is discussing the battle of Ningyuan. At the court meeting, the blockade of the Jingshi was already being discussed, but Zhu Youxiao refused.

On the nineteenth day of the first month, the Houjin soldiers besieged Jinzhou, and Nangong Ningyuan. At this time, Zhu Youxiao realized that the Battle of Ningyuan in history had become the Battle of Ningjin.

Sun Chengzong's strong walls and clear fields caused Houjin to fall into seven castles, including Youtun, Dalinghe, Xiaolinghe, Songshan, Xingshan, Tashan, and Lianshan, and arrived in Ningyuan on the 23rd day of the first month.

From the 24th to the 26th of the first month, Jin attacked Ningyuan City for three consecutive days, and Ningyuan City relied on the most advanced red-coated artillery at that time and the determination of the whole city to defend Ningyuan City.

Hou Jin saw that there was nothing to do in Ningyuan City, and suddenly sent troops to Juehua Island, at this time it was the middle of winter, the sea was frozen, and the Hou Jin cavalry stepped on the ice to fight, and most of the people guarding the island were sailors, not accustomed to land warfare, although the whole army resisted desperately, but still could not resist the army of Hou Jin.

In the first battle of Juehua Island, more than 7,000 Ming troops and more than 7,000 merchants were all killed, all the generals were killed, and more than 80,000 stones of grain and more than 2,000 warships were burned. At this time, in order to relieve the siege of Ningyuan, Mao Wenlong cooperated with the Ming army in western Liaoning to send troops to attack Yongning, a city in the rear of Houjin, forcing Nurhachi to withdraw his troops on February 9.

The Battle of Ningjin ended.

Due to Zhu Youxiao's crossing, the original Battle of Ningyuan became the Battle of Ningjin, although the results of this battle were the same as the Battle of Ningyuan in history. Daming lost the battle of Juehua Island, but won the battle of Ningjin.

At the beginning of February, the battle report of the battle of Ningjin reached the Beijing Division, "The slaves attacked Ningyuan, killed a big leader, wrapped it in red cloth, and the thieves carried it away, crying loudly." Although it is not clear who the big boss is, Zhu Youxiao felt it necessary to define this big boss as Nurhachi, and according to historical records, Nurhachi would die of gangrene eight months later.

And Daming needs this victory to inspire the people and re-establish their confidence in defeating Houjin. The confidence of the empire is more important than any weapon. Since the defeat of the Ming army in the Battle of Sarhu, Nurhachi swept through the northeast without tasting a single defeat. There is a consensus in the Ming Dynasty, that is, "the Jurchen is not satisfied with 10,000, and the 10,000 are invincible", and the army, officials and people of the Ming Dynasty are afraid of the gold like a tiger, and the gold changes after talking.

"Spread the decree and publish the war report in the Imperial Newspaper, so that the subjects of the Empire can know everything." Zhu Youxiao ordered.

"No." Wang Liqian said happily.

"Your Majesty, Liaodong proposes to negotiate peace with Houjin, I don't know how to deal with it?" Han Yi asked.

"This kind of thing can be handled by my master himself." Zhu Youxiao said.

Houjin withdrew his troops, and Sun Chengzong did not order a pursuit, and of course he could not pursue. Yuan Chonghuan suggested that he make peace with Houjin for the time to repair the fortifications, and this opinion was supported by Sun Chengzong. Da Ming began to prepare for the first peace between Ming and Jin.

"No." Han Yi replied.

……

At this time, when the people heard about the victory of Ningjin, the entire Beijing division was jubilant, "Beijing Shishu, empty alleys celebrate". Since the rise of the Houjin, the Ming Dynasty lost its troops and lost the city, and the Houjin Dynasty was like a haze shrouded in the head of the Ming Dynasty, and the news of the victory of Ningjin made the haze on the head of the Ming Dynasty diluted a lot.

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