Chapter 305: The Battle of Jinzhou II
"Your Majesty! It's late at night! It's time for you to rest! Your Majesty! You need to take care of your dragon's body! Cao Huachun softly reminded Emperor Chongzhen, who was holding a candle and standing in front of the whole map of the emperor for a long time. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
"Jinzhou! Jinzhou! Chongzhen muttered, then turned his head to look at Cao Huachun and said, "But there is still news from Jinzhou?" β
Cao Huachun shook his head and said: "Since the start of the war in Jinzhou, there has been no news yet, I think Governor Yuan has already sent troops to support!" With Governor Yuan in charge, Your Majesty! You can rest assured! β
"It's been peaceful for a few years, and now it's making trouble again!" Chongzhen sighed, and then seemed to smile and said: "Cao Huachun, do you say that this god wants to get along with me, finally the treasury has some silver, and there are Diao people who rise up to make trouble, or Tartars, who will always come to make trouble for me!" β
"Your Majesty is wise and martial, these are just clowns jumping off the beam! Now that my Ming is getting better and better, the people of the world are singing the praises of His Majesty's function! Heaven also bless me Daming! Cao Huachun bowed.
"You're good at saying good things!" Chongzhen said with a smile, and then asked: "What do the courtiers think of Jinzhou City, let's listen to me!" β
"Back to Your Majesty! Most of the courtiers advocated teaching them a lesson, and even recovering Liaodong, but there were also a few courtiers who suggested abandoning the current Guanningjin defense line and retreating to Shanhaiguan! It was said that this would save a large amount of silver in the national treasury, and the imperial court could use the silver for disaster relief and other purposes. Cao Huachun said.
"Give up the Guanning Jin defense line?!" Chongzhen smiled speechlessly, and then said: "From Shanhaiguan to Ningyuan to Jinzhou, more than 400 miles, all of them are abandoned, then the Jingshi will only have one Shanhaiguan defense line, once the Shanhaiguan Pass is lost, then the Jingshi will be directly attacked by the enemy!" In case something goes wrong with the Jingshi, then I will γγγγγγγ β
"Your Majesty! This..... Shanhaiguan is the world's first Xiongguan! Cao Huachun was a little stunned.
"Is the first level in the world safe?" Chongzhen smiled, but he didn't know that in the original history, the first level in the world couldn't stop the Tartar at all, and under the surrender of Wu Moumou, the Tartar swaggered into the pass, and then the land of Shenzhou set off a bloody storm.
"But then again, this Guanningjin defense line consumes millions of taels of silver every year, accounting for most of the treasury revenue, which is indeed a problem!" Chongzhen frowned, and then said: "Since the fight has started, let's fight thoroughly, the long pain is better than the short pain, but whether it succeeds or not depends on the battle of Jinzhou!" β
"Your Majesty! Isn't it? Cao Huachun looked at Emperor Chongzhen with some surprise.
"The best defense is offense! I spend millions of silver in Liaodong every year, but I don't let them retire in Liaodong! How can it be enough to just hold on? While my Ming Dynasty is still peaceful, the imperial court will concentrate on solving the cancer of Liaodong! Chongzhen smiled, and then said, "You go out first!" I'll be alone for a while! β
"The old slave obeys!" Cao Huachun bowed and said, then retreated, and gently closed the door by the way, however, after a while, Cao Huachun entered the house again and said: "Your Majesty! Sun Ge asks to see! β
"What?! What time is it? The teacher is still here so late? Chongzhen was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Call the teacher in!" It's cool outside now! β
"The old slave obeys!" Cao Huachun bowed.
Soon after, the door opened, Sun Chengzong was still dressed in court clothes, and when he saw Chongzhen, he saluted and said: "See Your Majesty!" Banzai! Banzai! Hooray! Disturb Your Majesty in the middle of the night! I hope Your Majesty will forgive you! β
"Excuse me! What the teacher said, sit down! Cao Huachun, go make a cup of hot tea! Chongzhen commanded.
"The old slave obeys!" Cao Huachun took the order and left.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Sun Chengzong bowed and said.
"The teacher is so late, and he still doesn't rest!" Chongzhen said with a smile.
"Such a big thing happened in Jinzhou, Weichen really couldn't sleep, and if he wanted to come to His Majesty, Weichen had the courage to come!" Sun Chengzong said.
"Teacher! Of course, you need to worry about this state affairs, but you also have to take care of your health! Chongzhen said with concern.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Sun Chengzong said.
Chongzhen nodded, then got up, pointed to Jinzhou on the full map of the emperor and said: "Teacher, the specific situation of Jinzhou City is not known yet, but judging from the information that has been obtained, can the teacher be confident in the defense of Jinzhou City?"
After hearing this, Sun Chengzong nodded and said: "Weichen is confident, this Jinzhou City is also the key point in the Ningjin defense line, and the imperial court has also undergone many repairs, so it can be said that it is more unbreakable than Ningyuan City, and then this Jinzhou City is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, plus there is a full command of the general army, I believe there will be no problems!" Even if the enemy surrounds Jinzhou City, it will not hinder because the side of Jinzhou City is close to the sea, Your Majesty, just in case, the minister suggested sending a fleet to support! β
"The teacher is right! The Military Aircraft Department can issue an order! Chongzhen nodded.
"As for Liaodong, with Governor Yuan in charge, it shouldn't be a big problem! As long as the logistics are in place! Sun Chengzong said.
"Nope! No! No! Chongzhen shook his head.
"Your Majesty? How? Sun Chengzong was a little puzzled.
"The ultimate goal of this campaign is not to hold Jinzhou! Instead, to recover Liaodong, the teacher wants to convey this will to Governor Yuan! Chongzhen said.
"Your Majestyγγγγγ Sun Chengzong suddenly seemed to be a little unable to turn around, after all, for more than three years, the matter of recovering Liaodong has been shelved for too long.
"This is a military order from the Military Aircraft Department!" Chongzhen's tone was unquestionable.
"Weichen Command!" Sun Chengzong said, and then said: "Your Majesty! If it is to recover Liaodong, it will be difficult to achieve it with the current Liaodong Army! β
"I understand! I'll let Jingying go with me! Chongzhen said.
Sun Chengzong nodded, so naturally there is no big problem, at least for today's Jingying, Sun Chengzong still has confidence.
"Start now! The center of gravity of the imperial court was mainly to recover Liaodong, and the total amount of silver in the indemnity of the Netherlands and Spain was 10 million taels for this campaign! The necessary firearms, supplies, and food must be sufficient! In addition, it is now forbidden to ban all the Yi markets with the Tartars, so as not to mix with the spies! Chongzhen said.
"Your Majesty Shengming!" Sun Chengzong said.
"What is most scarce now is the information of the enemy in Jinzhou, and this I will find a way, and it has been three times! Teacher, you might as well rest in the palace tonight! Chongzhen said with a smile.
"Your Majesty... This..... Sun Chengzong was taken aback.
"The teacher doesn't have to excuse himself!" Chongzhen said with a smile, and then said to Cao Huachun: "Arrange a place for the teacher to rest!" β
"The old slave obeys!" Cao Huachun bowed.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Sun Chengzong also bowed.