Sun Chengzong's mood is very complicated.

Chongzhen's four years of the battle of the Great Ling River, Sun Chengzong will never forget, the original construction of the Great Ling River City, as well as the construction of strongholds in the Xiaoling River and other places, are his suggestions, when presiding over the affairs of Liaodong, Sun Chengzong perceived the threat faced by Jinzhou City, in the Da Ling River, more than 40 miles away from Jinzhou City, the construction of the city, can relieve the pressure of Jinzhou City to the greatest extent, but also can give Houjin a lot of threat, but unfortunately, this plan was seen through by Huang Taiji, and the imperial court did not attach great importance to it, In addition, the border army stationed in the Guanningjin defense line was also negligent to a certain extent, which eventually led to the fiasco of the Battle of Dalinghe, and Sun Chengzong took the responsibility for this fiasco, and left the imperial court for this reason, if it were not for Su Tiancheng's suggestion to establish the Zhongxing Society, he would not have entered the imperial court, let alone become the first assistant of the cabinet.

After learning that Su Tiancheng was going to attack Dalinghe City and made up his mind to take Dalinghe City, Sun Chengzong was very excited, he knew very well that Su Tiancheng had grasped the key and won Dalinghe City, and the Guanning Jin defense line would become more stable. After taking Dalinghe City, the initiative in Liaodong will slowly tilt towards Daming.

The arduousness of attacking the Daling River, Sun Chengzong knew it very well, that place, he could think of it with his eyes closed, the solidity of the city, the danger of the terrain, all these are difficult problems, I don't know why Su Tiancheng has so much confidence to be able to take the Daling River City in one fell swoop.

Houjin and Huang Taiji will not give up. He will definitely send heavy troops to defend Dalinghe City, and what does it mean to lose Dalinghe City, Huang Taiji knows very well that if he attacks Dalinghe City this time. It has become another strategic decisive battle between the Ming Dynasty and the Houjin, which needs to be highly valued by the imperial court.

Sun Chengzong is very practical in doing things, he knows that Su Tiancheng is more practical, and he will not take into account the strategic decisive battle with Houjin, the time is not yet ripe, Houjin's strength is very strong, and it is still in the process of continuous development, in a short period of time. I am afraid that it will not be possible to destroy the Houjin regime.

If someone else came to preside over the battle against Dalinghe City, Sun Chengzong would definitely oppose it, and impeached him very unceremoniously to prevent this kind of behavior from happening, but Su Tiancheng's situation was different, Sun Chengzong believed in Su Tiancheng, since Su Tiancheng decided to do something. It's just that I have enough certainty.

Worries are still there, anyway. It was all an extraordinary battle. Because of the particularity of Dalinghe City, and because of some special energy, Sun Chengzong even thought about going to the front line to see it in person, but he still wouldn't do it, after all, he was old. If you rush to Jinzhou, it will only increase the trouble.

When he hurried to the Heart Cultivation Palace, Sun Chengzong's mind was always thinking about the pros and cons.

Entering the Palace of Nourishing Hearts, Sun Chengzong found out. The emperor's mood seemed a little anxious, and it seemed that the emperor was also worried about this matter.

Soon, all the ministers of the cabinet, the secretary of the household department and the secretary of the military department, came in.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Sun Aiqing's deployment to attack Dalinghe City, you must all know, these days, I am very worried, the importance of Dalinghe City in Liaodong is undoubted, Su Aiqing can perceive the importance of Dalinghe City, I am very pleased, but to attack Dalinghe City, you need to make detailed arrangements, you can't have the slightest deviation, Guanningjin defense line, involving the comfort of the Beijing Division, can't have the slightest mistake, if this attack is ......"

Zhu Youzhen couldn't say it anymore, as the emperor, he had to pay attention to what he said, and he couldn't mess with the army's heart.

Sun Chengzong quickly spoke.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that after careful thinking, Lord Su made the decision to attack Dalinghe City, which is relied on, the garrison of the Guanning Jin defense line has reached more than 300,000 people, especially after the Jiangning battalion was stationed in the Guanning Jin defense line, the situation has slowly changed, relying on the strong cities of Jinzhou, Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan, Houjin still can't shake the Guanning Jin defense line, the minister thinks that even if the Su people draw a little 150,000 troops to attack Dalinghe City, the sergeants stationed in Jinzhou, Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan, There are still nearly 200,000 people, and it is precisely because of this foundation that Su Da dared to boldly attack, and the courage of the Jiangning battalion and the ministers had full confidence, so the ministers thought that the emperor did not have to worry. ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded, but his face was still cloudy.

At this time, Tang Shiji spoke.

"Your Majesty, the ministers think that in such a major battle, the imperial court still has to send ministers to keep abreast of the battle situation."

As soon as Tang Shiji finished speaking, Sun Chengzong quickly spoke.

"Your Majesty, the minister does not agree with Lord Tang's suggestion, Lord Su, as the governor of Jiliao, has been granted the power of arbitrariness by the emperor, at this time, if the imperial court sends a minister, what is the identity, the soldier is dangerous, and needs to make a decision at any time, if the minister is sent, he is not familiar with the situation in Liaodong, and his opinion is different from that of Lord Su, how to make a decision, it is impossible to report to the imperial court, so it will cause irreparable losses if the military plane is delayed."

After Sun Chengzong finished speaking, Liu Zongzhou also spoke.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Lord Sun's suggestion is correct, at this time, the court needs to support Lord Sun, such a major battle, Lord Sun must be very cautious, and will not make a decision easily, all the deployments have been completed, if the court sends ministers, I am afraid it will affect the deployment and affect the battle."

Tang Shiji seems to have been prepared.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is not necessarily, since he has been prepared, Lord Sun should report as soon as possible, but the time to attack is only two or three days, which also shows that the deployment can be adjusted, and the court sent ministers to ensure the smooth operation of the battle, if there is a situation, it can be decided in time to avoid causing greater losses."

"Lord Tang, this understanding of yours is a little biased."

Sun Chengzong's emotions were slightly excited, I don't know how many times Lu Dao has been fighting, there have been such arguments in the court, the facts show that such arguments are all bad things in the end, there is no positive effect, but it has formed a constraint on the commanders on the battlefield, the ministers in the court, are not familiar with the military situation, but they have to make a decision, so that the commanders below are at a loss, look at Su Tiancheng's many battles, including the combat deployment of exterminating the Liukou, are all reported to the court before the battle starts, the intentions in this, It's very clear.

"If Sun Aiqing has any opinion, just say it."

After the controversy appeared, Zhu Youzhen did not make a clear statement, in fact, he was also thinking about how to handle it, whether to send ministers to supervise the campaign on the one hand, and make decisions on behalf of himself on the other.

"Your Majesty, the soldiers are treacherous, this is common sense, all the generals who lead the troops to fight are clear, the deployment of tactics can be described as the highest secret, just imagine, if the tactical deployment is exposed, what kind of consequences will it cause, and even the annihilation of the whole army, the lessons of history abound, the meaning of the minister's words, is that since Lord Su wants to attack Dalinghe City, he must have considered all aspects clearly, and the reason why he only reported it now is also afraid of the leakage of the tactical deployment, so he said that the time of the attack, if it is exposed, Houjin was completely prepared, and during the attack, wouldn't it be to cause a large number of casualties. ”

"What does Lord Sun mean, will the emperor leak the news of his disappearance?"

Sun Chengzong looked at Tang Shiji, his eyes were very sharp, he didn't know why Tang Shiji would suddenly want to control Su Tiancheng's power.

"Lord Tang, this statement is fallacious, discussing this matter today, is it only the emperor who knows, if there is a minister who discusses it in the court, and inadvertently says it after returning home, it is spread ten or ten hundreds, and the news is easy to leak out, and when it really comes to that time, it is in vain to hold anyone responsible."

Sun Chengzong's age may have been a little excited, and after saying these words, he gasped slightly.

Zhu Youzhen spoke again.

"What I said makes sense, I feel that the battle against Dalinghe City is a big deal, and it needs to be decided."

Hearing that Zhu Youzhen's tone was a little wrong, Sun Chengzong felt cold, this is Zhu Youzhen's problem, no wonder Su Tiancheng thought of inviting His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to sit in charge when he exterminated the Liukou, if there is any major battle, the emperor is so suspicious, it will inevitably cause irreparable losses.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is better to let Lord Su lead the army to fight alone, the minister thinks that one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, if the minister is sent to supervise the battle, what is the identity, how to make a decision, if the battle starts, do you still have to discuss the deployment of the campaign, this will definitely not work, the minister has led the army to fight many times before, and understands the key, not to mention, the minister sent by the imperial court, I am afraid that it has not yet arrived in Jinzhou, and the battle has started, even if you want to supervise, the possibility is not great."

Zhu Youzhen was still hesitating.

"Your Majesty, if you must send a minister, the minister will kindly ask you to come to Jinzhou."

Hearing Sun Chengzong say this, Zhu Youzhen had to express his position, in fact, Sun Chengzong's suggestion had already blocked the suggestion of sending ministers, and in the imperial court, who could be older than Sun Chengzong's qualifications.

"Sun Aiqing's painstaking efforts, I know that the matter of sending ministers will not be discussed for the time being, but the military department must pay close attention, keep abreast of the situation, and report the battle situation at all times."

When he left the Palace of Nourishing Heart, Sun Chengzong was a little worried, after many years of officialdom, he knew that Tang Shiji's attitude today was not ordinary, he was old, and he would not be the first assistant of the cabinet for a long time, could it be said that the next first assistant of the cabinet preferred by the emperor would be Tang Shiji, the relationship between Tang Shiji and Su Tiancheng was average, if Su Tiancheng, who was in charge of Liaodong affairs, was constrained by the cabinet, it would be really difficult to do. (To be continued......)