On May 15, Su Tiancheng and others returned to the capital.

At this time, the results of the disposal of Yue Tuo, Kong Youde and others have come out, Yue Tuo is Che Split, Kong Youde is Ling Chi, and the rest of the officers are all beheaded.

Hearing the result of this disposal, Su Tiancheng was not very satisfied, mainly the disposal of Yue Tuo, it should not be a car split, the two armies are fighting, to give each other a minimum of respect, look at the other people's Huang Taiji, it is a lot more atmospheric, of course, such a disposal is also reasonable, Houjin's atrocities in the pass are outrageous, especially four years before Chongzhen, after capturing the city, it was basically a slaughter, and there was nothing left alive. This also made the people of the Ming Dynasty hate the Houjin Tartar to the bone, and it is estimated that after Yue Tuo was torn apart, it was impossible to leave the bones, and the people would definitely chop it to pieces.

Regarding Kong Youde's disposal, Su Tiancheng has no opinion.

As soon as he entered the city gates, there were eunuchs waiting.

This shows that Su Tiancheng and the others who entered the capital had to go directly to the palace, and such treatment had never appeared.

Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui can be regarded as knowledge, especially Wu Sangui, every time he comes to the capital, he needs to wait for a long time before it is possible to see the emperor, and sometimes, after waiting for a long time, he may not be able to see the emperor. They know very well that they cannot enjoy such treatment by relying on their own skills.

Su Tiancheng didn't have a surprised expression, he wished he could see the emperor as soon as possible, after finishing speaking, he was going home to see his wife, this bachelor's life was not easy, he was in Liaodong for five months, there were no women around, if it weren't for the tension of the war, there were a lot of things every day, and he really couldn't control it. After the crossing, the others are easy to say, this aspect is really not good, the situation in Liaodong has not been completely stabilized, and it will definitely not work if you bring your family over.

After capturing Dalinghe City. Guan Ningjin's defense line is stabilized, the problem should not be very big, Su Tiancheng doesn't want to live the life of a bachelor anymore, the place of the Governor's Mansion is so big, and there are no problems at all in the past few family members.

After entering the Heart Cultivation Palace, Su Tiancheng quickly knelt down, and Hong Chengchou and the others knelt down.

Even more amazing things appeared. Zhu Youzhen left the throne, walked in front of Su Tiancheng, and personally helped Su Tiancheng up.

When Su Tiancheng got up, Hong Chengchou and the others also got up.

"Su Aiqing, I am very relieved to have recovered Dalinghe City this time, and I am even more happy to have captured Yue Tuo and Kong Youde and others. In this way, the situation in Liaodong has changed greatly, and Su Aiqing is guarding Liaodong. Houjin didn't dare to run rampant anymore. ”

"This is the emperor's sage, not the credit of the minister, Lord Hong, Gonggong Qin, General Zu, General Wu and many soldiers, loyal to the emperor, and fight hard to be able to recover Dalinghe City."

Su Tiancheng has such a modest attitude. It was already expected by Zhu Youzhen, this time, he summoned Su Tiancheng and others alone, and did not ask cabinet officials to accompany him, but also wanted to ask some questions.

"Su Aiqing is so modest. I won't say much, I am very strange, why was Su Aiqing able to take Dalinghe City in one day, if he had such courage, wouldn't he be able to completely suppress Houjin. ”

"Your Majesty, the reason for this, the minister did not mention it in the folds, I hope the emperor will forgive the sin."

"It's nothing, it's okay to talk about it in detail today."

"The minister did not dare to live up to the emperor's trust, when he served as the governor of Jiliao, he was thinking about attacking Dalinghe City, I Daming Guanning Jin defense line, the whole line is more than 400 miles, Dalinghe is at the forefront, the city is only more than 40 miles away from Jinzhou City, the location is very critical, Houjin occupies Dalinghe City, and threatens the Guanning Jin defense line at all times, even if Houjin will not attack Jinzhou City, Ningyuan City and Shanhaiguan for the time being, but harassment outside the city, it is necessary to contain many large armies, to be honest, in terms of field warfare, The border army is not as good as the Eight Banners Army, so the border army harassed more than 400 miles of the Guanningjin defense line, and the border army was helpless, but after taking Dalinghe City, everything changed. ”

Zhu Youzhen listened very carefully, and no one specifically explained these situations for him.

"Dalinghe City is like a throat, the border army is stationed here, on the one hand, it can protect the Jinzhou City behind, making the Guanning Jin defense line more solid, and on the other hand, it can form a fatal blow to the Houjin Tartars who invaded the Guanning Jin Defense Line, Dalinghe City and some of the surrounding fortresses and strongholds basically contain the route of the Houjin Tartars' march, no matter which direction the Houjin Tartars come from, it is difficult to bypass Dalinghe City."

"The minister thinks that the most important point is that after taking Dalinghe City, Houjin is in the Guanningjin defense line, and there is no stronghold to rely on, from Shenyang to Dalinghe City, a distance of more than 400 miles, during which Liaohe, Guanning, Montenegro and other places are not suitable for large-scale garrisons, and can only entrench small groups of troops, which also means that the Eight Banners Army can only assemble in the Shenyang area, even if they are ready to attack the Guanningjin defense line, our army has enough time to prepare."

"Fortify Dalinghe City, strengthen the surrounding fortresses and strongholds, and can also directly threaten Shenyang, the army will be pulled out, relying on Dalinghe City, the supply line can be strengthened, and the Emperor Taiji of Houjin will definitely think of this."

"Therefore, the minister thinks that only by taking Dalinghe City and completely consolidating the Guanningjin defense line can he live up to the emperor's expectations, and for this reason, the minister and your colleagues have made a lot of preparations."

"The city of Dalinghe is strong, relying on the tactics of attacking the city and pulling out the wall, it is bound to cause huge casualties, this method, the minister has basically not thought about it, this time the focus is on the artillery battalion of the Jiangning battalion, concentrating the advantage of artillery, the city wall of Dalinghe City was blown up a gap, the army attacked the city from the gap, so that the Houjin Tartars stationed in the city were caught off guard, so they were able to take Dalinghe City in a short time."

"This attack on Dalinghe City, the preparation is sufficient, but also with a certain suddenness, the consumption is also huge, in order to attack Dalinghe City, the Jiangning battalion at any cost, made a large number of artillery, consumed more than 1.5 million taels of silver, so this siege battle, can not be replicated."

"The minister served as the Jiliao Governor, the strength of the Houjin, the analysis, the full eight banners of the sergeants, more than 300,000 people, plus the Houjin can still be mobilized Mengbaqi and the Han army, the total strength is close to 500,000, this is a force that should not be underestimated, it is still very strong, so the minister thinks, for the time being, it is not possible to carry out a comprehensive attack, for the sake of today, it is best to strengthen the Guanningjin defense line, strengthen the construction of the border pass, and block the line of the Houjin Tatar to enter the pass."

"The minister thinks that the place occupied by the Houjin is not large, and it is a poor land, as long as the development of the Houjin can be curbed and the territory of the Houjin is slowly encroached, in about three to five years, the Houjin will naturally decline, if they can't help it, thinking of launching a large-scale attack, at that time, the imperial court can make up its mind to destroy the Houjin in one fell swoop."

Zhu Youzhen's face was obviously disappointed, he really wanted to go all out and completely exterminate Houjin, but what Su Tiancheng said did make sense, thinking about the fight with Houjin over the years, Daming has suffered too much, and everyone's heart is uncomfortable, if it weren't for the rise of Jiangningying, maybe Houjin Tartar would have entered the customs and looted many times.

"What Su Aiqing said is reasonable, since I have put you in charge of Liaodong affairs, everything is subject to your opinion."

"The emperor trusts, and the ministers dare not live up to it, so they can only do their best to exterminate Houjin as soon as possible."

Half an hour later, Hong Chengchou and the others retreated, and in the Heart Cultivation Palace, Zhu Youzhen and Su Tiancheng were left.

At this time, Zhu Youzhen said the most critical thing.

"Su Aiqing, you said in the melody that you are preparing to carry out a large-scale reduction of the border army, what does this mean, the importance of the border pass, you know the way, if the border army is abolished, wouldn't it weaken your own strength and give Houjin an opportunity."

"Your Majesty, the minister's meaning is to strengthen the combat effectiveness of the border army, the border army and the Jiangning battalion stationed in the Guanning Jin defense line, the number has reached 330,000 people, the imperial court is difficult to bear such a large expenditure, at the same time, after recovering Dalinghe City, more than 400 miles of Guanning Jin defense line, also have to make full use, a large amount of idle arable land, need to be cultivated, fertile land is barren, it is a pity, the minister has thought about it, the army stationed in the Guanning Jin defense line, there are 180,000 people, of which 30,000 people are stationed around the Daling River, 50,000 people are stationed in Jinzhou and the surrounding fortresses, 50,000 people are stationed in Ningyuan and the surrounding areas, 50,000 people are stationed in Shanhaiguan, and the 150,000 people who have been laid off can be resettled on the spot, cultivate the fields, and create wealth, so as to more stabilize the Guanningjin defense line. ”

"As for the allocation of troops, the minister has also thought about it, Dalinghe City is stationed with 10,000 Jiangning battalion soldiers and 20,000 border troops, Jinzhou is stationed with 20,000 Jiangning battalion soldiers and 30,000 border troops, Ningyuan is stationed with 20,000 Jiangning battalion soldiers and 30,000 border troops, and Shanhaiguan is stationed with 10,000 Jiangning battalions and 40,000 border troops."

"The purpose of the minister's reduction and withdrawal of the border army is to make the Houjin Tartars dare not covet our Guanningjin defense line, although the strength has been reduced, but the combat effectiveness must be improved, and it will take less than a year to make all the border troops dare to carry out field battles with the Houjin Tartars, and they are not afraid of the Houjin Tartars, only when such a goal is achieved, it is possible to completely exterminate the Houjin."

Zhu Youzhen nodded.

"I understand, Su Aiqing is thinking about the imperial court, and the removal of more than half of the border troops of the Guanningjin defense line can indeed save a lot of expenses."

"Your Majesty, the minister not only dismantled the border army of the Guanningjin defense line, including the border army stationed at the border pass, but also the border army stationed at the border pass, such as the Datong border army, as well as the border army stationed in Dengzhou, Laizhou and other places, the minister thinks that the number of troops is not much, the key is to be able to fight, to be able to fight, if the quality of the sergeant can not get up, the more the number, the more combat effectiveness declines."

Zhu Youzhen thought for a while and finally made up his mind.

"I've got your back, just do it." (To be continued......)