Su Tiancheng returned home, spent the night, and rushed back to Dengzhou the next day.

In fact, he had already expected that Chen Xinjia would lead the border army to conquer Houjin Tartar, and the outcome was very likely to be bad, but as long as the Guanning Jin defense line was held in accordance with his deployment, even if Chen Xinjia was defeated, the problem was not too big, at least Houjin Tartar could not capture Dalinghe City and Jinzhou City, and could not threaten Liaodong.

As for saying that the emperor asked him to lead troops to conquer Houjin Tartar, such a thing, Su Tiancheng would not do it, he knew very well that Huang Taiji could not be ignorant of Lu Dao's attack this time, and the adjustment of the sergeants in Liaodong would definitely attract the attention of Houjin, and it was impossible for Huang Taiji to have no intelligence network, one thing Chen Xinjia's worry was correct, that is, a large number of Han people who entered Liaodong were not necessarily so simple, among them there were Houjin Tartar's eyeliner, which was a very normal thing, and all the measures of Liaodong could be known by Huang Taiji, Chen Xinjia mobilized a large amount of grain and grass, how could the shrewd and wise Huang Taiji be indifferent.

Some things, only when you encounter a bloody lesson, you can learn from the lesson, Su Tiancheng thought of a story, saying that it was the home that was on fire, thanks to the people who came to help fight the fire, but often forgot to remind him to pay attention to the people who were in danger of fire at home, before crossing, he had also experienced such a thing, and when he saw a flood or a fire, those rescue heroes who emerged were praised greatly, but the people who proposed measures to deal with hidden dangers were forgotten cleanly, and no one would notice them, Since this situation is widespread, let the lessons of this scene come sooner rather than later.

Talking with the emperor, Su Tiancheng could feel it completely. The emperor has great confidence in this expedition, and the commander in his mind who leads the expedition is Chen Xinjia, although Chen Xinjia's deployment of the campaign is full of loopholes. There is great danger, but such a risky move is similar to the emperor's thoughts, in this case, the emperor's expectations for Chen Xinjia are even greater, and he raised objections, if he is not fully prepared, he will not be able to impress the emperor at all, let alone Liaodong to serve as the commander.

Su Tiancheng also thought of it. According to the information collected by Qu Qingze, there is a trend of thought in Liaodong, that is, to belittle the Jiangning camp and belittle themselves, among which Qian Qianyi is the representative, always thinking about erasing the influence of the Jiangning camp and himself in Liaodong everywhere. This kind of thinking permeates Liaodong. It is extremely harmful, and it is very likely to lead to the collapse of the battle of the Golden Tartars after the conquest.

Su Tiancheng still has a lot to prepare, to a certain extent, the scale of the attack on Lushun that he is preparing to launch is far greater than the impact of the attack on Liaodong. Far more than the offensive of Liaodong.

After coming to Dengzhou, the reason why he wanted to form a water division, and the reason why he did whatever it takes, Su Tiancheng thought of launching an attack from Dengzhou to Houjin Tatar, and the two were compared. Even if you are fully prepared, you need to pay a great price to launch an attack on the Houjin Tartars from Liaodong, after all, the capital of the Houjin is in Shenyang, and Huang Taiji ascended the throne and established the Great Qing Kingdom, which is set in Shenyang, which is the core area of the Houjin. You can launch an attack from Dengzhou, and the effect is completely different, this is called cutting meat with a blunt knife, and what is given to Huang Taiji is an unforgettable pain.

The plan to attack Lushun, Su Tiancheng will not leak it, he does not dare to guarantee that the emperor can keep his mouth shut, and inadvertently reveal that Lu is gone, and the Jiangning battalion will have to pay greater sacrifices.

All the cabinet ministers are concentrated in the Heart Cultivation Hall.

It was already early April, and this time it was necessary to discuss and decide on the campaign arrangements put forward by Chen Xinjia, and in less than a month, the offensive would begin, and it was necessary to discuss the specific operational arrangements.

When Yang Sichang led everyone into the Palace of Cultivating Hearts, his heart was a little complicated, the offensive that Liaodong was preparing to carry out, so far, it was absolutely secret, and no leakage was allowed, Chen Xinjia's deployment of the campaign, he also looked at it carefully, and always felt that there was something wrong, that is, the defense and defense of the Guanning Jin defense line was not too weak.

Outside the Heart Cultivation Palace, the brocade guards guarded it, and no one was allowed to approach.

"Today's discussion of the campaign deployment plan proposed by Chen Xinjia, you Aiqing have to say everything, this expedition is related to my Ming Dynasty's ability to strike hard at the Houjin Tartars, it is very important, I won't say much."

According to reason, it should be Yang Sichang who spoke first, but when the cabinet ministers discussed it before, Yang Sichang had already put it forward, and after everyone said it, he said it the last.

The first to speak was Tang Shiji.

"Your Majesty, this time the battle of the Golden Tartars after the conquest is the best time for me to teach the Golden Tartars after the Ming Dynasty, the minister thinks that Lord Chen is familiar with the situation in Liaodong, the so-called generals are not subject to foreign military orders, and the specific campaign deployment matters are subject to the opinions of Lord Chen, so that it can also facilitate the front campaign, and the commander is better to make arrangements and adjustments, there are many lessons in history, the emperor has set the task of the campaign, and the rest of the matters are left to Lord Chen to decide, so the minister thinks that the combat deployment proposed by Lord Chen, Totally doable. ”

Tang Shiji casually looked at Yang Sichang at the top.

"As for the commander of the Jiangning battalion, Lord Hong Chengchou, if he does not obey Lord Chen's dispatch, the minister's suggestion is that the imperial court will transfer Hong Chengchou out of Liaodong to avoid trouble."

Zhu Youzhen's face did not have any expression, in fact, he was also thinking about how to make a decision, so far, he did not have a perfect plan in his heart, and now he needs to see what kind of suggestions the cabinet ministers have.

Fu Guan, Xue Guoguang, Liu Yuliang, Liu Zongzhou and others all spoke, this time Liu Zongzhou is still relatively smart, and also thinks that Chen Xinjia, as the commander-in-chief, should comprehensively decide the deployment of the battle.

After everyone said, Yang Sichang was left.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Lord Chen's campaign deployment is basically feasible, but there are some problems with the defensive deployment of Liaodong, the Guanningjin defense line, for my Ming Dynasty, is very important, so many years have passed, the Houjin Tartars can not be crossed, the defense plan proposed by Lord Chen, tends to the previous situation, at that time, the Houjin Tartars were arrogant, and the border army could only stick to Shanhaiguan and Ningyuan, preventing the Houjin Tartars from outside the pass, but the situation in Liaodong has already changed, and the current situation is to stick to Dalinghe City and Jinzhou City, This makes Shanhaiguan and Ningyuan more stable, this is the best way, although Lord Chen led the army to conquer Houjin Tartar, but the defense of Liaodong can not be negligent in the slightest. ”

After saying this, Yang Sichang also looked at Tang Shiji and spoke calmly.

"The minister thinks that Hong Chengchou has experienced a hundred battles and has rich experience, and at the time of the war, he should still stay in Liaodong, if there are differences about the deployment of the campaign, this is a good thing, everyone can discuss and come up with a better way, the battlefield is changing rapidly, and there are countless things that Linji decides, and at the critical moment, Hong Chengchou can still play a role."

The palace is very quiet, Yang Sichang and Tang Shiji's opinions are not consistent, more than once, this is nothing unusual, since Chongzhen nine years, the cabinet is relatively fixed, and the adjustment of personnel is not very much, which marks that the Ming Dynasty is gradually on the right track, and the previous thing that often changes cabinet ministers will not appear.

In terms of the opinions of the cabinet, Tang Shiji has the upper hand, and there are many people who agree with Tang Shiji's opinions, and when the cabinet discussed before, many cabinet ministers believed that Chen Xinjia should not interfere too much, so that Chen Xinjia has more room to play, if Chen Xinjia is fighting in the front, the rear is not familiar with the situation on the battlefield, and giving orders may make Chen Xinjia at a loss.

Although Yang Sichang is the first assistant of the cabinet, everyone also believes that the emperor will most likely insist that Chen Xinjia have enough power to command this campaign. As for the worries raised by Yang Sichang, the emperor is at most in the holy decree, asking Chen Xinjia to pay more attention, and as the commander-in-chief, Chen Xinjia should have noticed these problems.

Zhu Youzhen looked at everyone and slowly spoke.

"What you Aiqing said is reasonable, I am very pleased, Chen Xinjia is familiar with the situation in Liaodong, and the battle deployment is also planned in detail, I shouldn't have said anything, but I also thought about it, Chen Xinjia led the army to go out and stick to the Guanningjin defense line, there can be no negligence, Hong Chengchou and Qian Qianyi compared the two, Qian Qianyi has never experienced conquest, not necessarily familiar with conquest matters, I look at the responsibility of guarding Liaodong, or Hong Chengchou is responsible, as for how to arrange the sergeants stationed there, also do it according to Hong Chengchou's requirements, but I also want to remind Hong Chengchou that the coach of Liaodong is Chen Xinjia, and no matter what arrangements Hong Chengchou makes, he must report to Chen Xinjia in time. ”

Tang Shiji's expression changed a little, he never imagined that the emperor would say this, the key is that the emperor directly changed the decision made by Chen Xinjia and asked Hong Chengchou to take charge of the defense matters, which has never happened, and soon, Tang Shiji thought that two days ago, Su Tiancheng rushed to the capital from Dengzhou, I am afraid that it was because Su Tiancheng returned to the capital that the emperor changed his mind.

Yang Sichang's face showed a smile, he also understood, the emperor said these words today, it must be related to Su Tiancheng, the emperor can attach great importance to the defense of Liaodong, and do not blindly think about the attack, this is actually a great thing, so that he can take care of both ends, between Hong Chengchou and Qian Qianyi, as long as they are not fools, they will ask Hong Chengchou to be responsible for comprehensive defense matters, as for Chen Xinjia why he will ask Qian Qianyi to be responsible for comprehensive defense matters, there is no need to say more about such a cattiness.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, the cabinet soon followed Zhu Youzhen's opinion and drew up a holy decree, which must not be delayed. (To be continued......)