Chapter 769 If you don't kill Huang Taiji, you won't give up!

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[Today's third shift is delivered]

North Zhili, Jingshi, Forbidden City, platform.

In the past half a month, Emperor Chongzhen has continuously convened his ministers to discuss state affairs on the platform. It may be to take advantage of the good luck of the platform, Chongzhen also likes it here. Previously, he announced here the good news that the Tartars were leaving, which attracted the shouts of the ministers.

After the news reached the outside of the imperial city, the people of the entire capital were crying out in the mountains and burst into tears. Many pious people, even before arriving at the noon gate, kowtowed to Chongzhen's location to thank him, and many people wept with joy. At this moment, Chongzhen felt that he, the emperor, was still very loved, and he was even more energetic in his work.

Last night, Chongzhen only slept for more than an hour, and got up in a hurry in the morning. He believes that as long as he continues to work hard, as long as he does not slack off, God will definitely take care of him. Under his own leadership, the Ming Kingdom will definitely be able to overcome the current difficulties and finally restore its former glory and strength. He Chongzhen and Zhu Youzhen will also become a generation of Ming Jun who will go down in history.

However, today's platform response, the atmosphere is a bit dignified, and there are not many people who say it. Emperor Chongzhen's own mood was not relaxed. The most fundamental reason, or today's topic, is indeed a dilemma. The topic of today's discussion is whether to give up Liaodong and whether to let Zhang Zhun enter Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan.

Since Chen Xinjia proposed to completely abandon Liaodong, transfer the main force back to Guanwai, first extinguish the Shaanxi Liukou, and then consider the strategy in the long run, Emperor Chongzhen was indeed a little moved. He thought about it carefully, and felt that this strategy could not only contain Zhang Zhun's tiger army, but also allow the imperial court to free up its hands, concentrate troops, save money and food, and kill multiple birds with one stone. Basically, Emperor Chongzhen has acquiesced to this strategy in his heart.

However, after Chen Xinjia's strategy was revealed, he encountered great resistance, and quite a number of ministers were against Chen Xinjia, and some people even bluntly said that Chen Xinjia lost his teacher and land, betrayed the country, and wanted to exterminate his family. In the face of such huge resistance, Chen Xinjia is also under great pressure. Indeed, abandoning Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan is indeed suspected of betraying the country from another angle. Even Zhang Zhun is also a native of the Ming Kingdom, and he is still the nominal governor of the imperial court.

The biggest resistance was from Gao Qiqian, the Liaodong Supervisor, and Wu Aheng, the Jiliao Supervisor, and the two of them reacted the most. Both of them made it clear that they were unwilling to give up Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan. They also listed all kinds of magnificent reasons in the song. However, anyone with a discerning eye knows that the fundamental reason why the two are unwilling to give up Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan is definitely not as great as mentioned in the song.

They eat and live well in Shanhaiguan, and there is a strong city to hold, but in fact, the pressure is not very great. The most important thing is that because they are in front of the Tartars, their money and food are given priority to supply, which gives them a lot of opportunities to fill their pockets. If you are transferred back to fight Shaanxi Liukou, it is difficult to say whether there is such treatment.

When Shi Kefa first arrived at the Ministry of War, he carefully counted that the annual consumption of silver taels in Liaodong exceeded 2.5 million taels. The annual consumption of grain is more than 500,000 stones. It basically accounts for more than 70% of the national treasury revenue. In the case of an empty treasury, the imperial court had to scrape together to meet the needs of the Liaodong Army as much as possible.

Why did the imperial court give such preferential treatment to the Liaodong Army? The reason is actually very simple, that is, once there is an accident in the Liaodong Army, the Tartars will drive straight in. Previously, Yang Tinglin had a sloppy attack, criticizing the defense strategy of the entire Ming Empire, and even the dead Sun Chengzong was brought out, causing an uproar in the imperial court*. In the end, Yang Tinglin was expelled from the Beijing Division.

However, in Shi Kefa's view, Yang Tinglin's criticism is actually somewhat reasonable. Whether it was Sun Chengzong before or Yuan Chonghuan later, they all had serious self-centeredness. They only paid attention to the affairs of Liaodong, and only knew that they were desperately increasing the defense capability of Liaodong, but they ignored the entire nine sides. As a result, the Tartars could easily cross the Great Wall and head south.

If the imperial court hadn't spent too much money and grain in Liaodong and allocated a part of it to strengthen the defense along the Great Wall, the Tartars would not have easily gone south. In fact, the Ming army in the three towns of Xuanfu, Datong, and Shanxi, all the food and salary added up to only one million taels a year, which was less than half of the Liaodong Army. Did the imperial court really use so much money and food allocated to the Liaodong Army every year? Idiots know it's impossible.

"Chen Xinjia should be killed"

"The Dog Slave Who Misled the Country"

Wu Aheng scolded angrily.

"Liaodong has spent countless amounts of money and grain on the country, but there is no benefit at all. The Tartars repeatedly crossed the Great Wall and went south, and Liaodong basically lost its effect. Rather than continue to let it walk dead, it is better to undo it. It can not only put troops into practice, but also save money and food. ”

Of course, Yang Sichang has to speak for Chen Xinjia.

The other ministers were basically standing silently.

Withdrawal, it makes sense.

It makes no sense not to withdraw troops.

Withdrawing troops, it is indeed possible to free up your hands, concentrate superior forces, first defeat the Shaanxi Liukou, and then turn back and look for an opportunity to clean up Zhang Zhun. But if he gave up Liaodong, Zhang Zhun would have a chance to exist justifiably in Beizhili. Will the imperial army really have the strength to recover Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan in the future? Many ministers are deeply skeptical.

In addition, both Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan were veritable strategic locations, and once the Tiger Ben army was stationed here, they directly communicated with the Mongols. When it comes to the position of the Mongols, not a single minister here can explain it clearly in three words. However, one thing is certain, as long as the Tiger Ben army is willing, they can get a large number of war horses from the Mongols.

Prior to this, the Tiger Army did not have the opportunity to directly border the Mongols, which prevented them from obtaining a large number of war horses and improving the mobility of their troops. However, once the Tiger Ben army and the Mongols were directly bordered, the problem of war horses was no longer a problem. Once there are enough war horses, the mobility ability of the Tiger Ben Army will be comprehensively improved. The combat effectiveness of the Tiger Ben Army is already very strong, if it continues to increase, will the imperial court still have a way to deal with it?

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The officials present all felt that it was difficult to make a choice.

Chongzhen also felt that it was difficult to choose.

At this time, Zhang Yixian, the eunuch of Dongchang, quietly poked his head.

The platform is a very special place, and non-members of the royal family and ministers of civil and military affairs cannot come up, even the most powerful eunuchs. This is the rule left by Zhu Di back then, and Chongzhen did not dare to change it easily. This is also the main reason why Gao Qiqian and Wang Kun did not appear, but Wu Aheng and Shi Kefa could appear.

Half a month ago, Shi Kefa was appointed as the governor of Xuanda, and together with Wang Kun, the superintendent of Xuanda, he was in charge of the military affairs of Xuanfu and Datong, and his grade was suddenly improved a lot. If someone is promoted, someone will naturally be unlucky. The previous rumors were indeed very accurate. After learning that the Tartars were going to retreat, Chongzhen decisively ordered that Zhang Fengyi and Liang Tingdong, the original secretary of the military department, be imprisoned and wait for the trial of the three divisions. Obviously, the two of them are going to take responsibility for the third time for the Tartars.

"What's the matter with the dog minion?"

Emperor Chongzhen was in an irritable mood, his eyes wandered, and he happened to see Zhang Yixian at a glance. He was in an irritable mood, and immediately drank out. For the eunuchs around him, Chongzhen gave them a lot of power on the one hand, and on the other hand, he regarded them as slaves who were not as good as dogs, shouting and scolding at every turn, which was a very contradictory psychology.

"Emperor, there is news from the front line, saying that it is the Seventh Belle of the Tartars, Abatai, who was killed by the cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army near Zhuozhou."

Zhang Yixian didn't dare to come up to the platform, so he said at the bottom of the platform.

"Abatai...... He's dead?

Chongzhen looked at Zhang Yixian in disbelief.

"Emperor, the news is accurate."

Zhang Yixian hurriedly said.

This time, Dongchang finally rushed ahead of Jinyiwei and was the first to report Abatai's death. For his own achievement, Zhang Yixian feels quite satisfied. Dongchang has always pressed Jinyiwei, how did it come to his own hands, but let Jinyiwei overpower it?

"Got it."

Chongzhen's face suddenly became gloomy.

Zhang Yixian realized that he had made a mistake again. Damn, such a thing is not an invitation at all. The more powerful Zhang Zhun is, the more powerful the Tiger Benjun is, and Chongzhen's mood will only get worse and worse. The Tiger Ben army killed Abatai, what good did it do to Emperor Chongzhen? But I stupidly rushed to report. It's really looking for death, fortunately, Chongzhen didn't have the heart to investigate, he hurriedly retreated.

When Chongzhen and Zhang Yixian were talking, the ministers present naturally heard very clearly. For a while, they all had different expressions, and their faces were full of incredulity. Their expressions were almost the same as Chongzhen's, and they were all stunned. They all need a certain amount of time to digest the amazing news brought by Zhang Yixian.

Abatai actually died in battle?

God, this news is true

It is unbelievable that the most powerful Seven Baylors in Jianyu actually died in battle.

Zhang Yixian did not say who killed Abatai, which does not need to be said at all. Except for the Tiger Army, apart from Zhang Zhun, who else can do this? Even the people who don't want to see the Tiger Army the most have to whisper in their hearts at this time that this Tiger Army is too powerful, and they actually killed Baylor, the most courageous person in the Dajin Kingdom, silently

To say that in the crowd, the most frightened are Wu Aheng and Shi Kefa. Wu Aheng is the governor of Liaodong, and he deals directly with the Tartars, so he naturally knows how powerful Abatai is. Shi Kefa stayed in the military department for a while, and now he has been appointed as the governor of Xuanda, so he naturally needs to know the information of Jianyu in detail, so he also knows Abatai's bravery.

Both had analyzed Abatai's information and believed that it would be very difficult to kill the other. Abatai himself is very brave, and he is the owner of the blue flag, and he has won the trust of Huang Taiji. If you want to kill him, you can't do it without a golden opportunity, without tens of thousands of elite troops. Neither of them expected that when they felt that they could not kill Abatai at all, Abatai was actually killed by the Tiger Ben Army.

"How is that possible?"

Wu Aheng has never been in contact with the Tiger Army, and he doesn't know how powerful the Tiger Army is. He was skeptical of the news. He deduced that most of them were rumors from the front line, or that someone had simply falsely reported their exploits. It seems that such rumors, or false reports of war exploits, Wu Aheng has really seen too much.

"Abatai is also dead......"

Shi Kefa believed that the news must be true. On the side of the Ming army, killing good people and falsely reporting their military exploits has long become an incurable disease, and no one can put an end to it, but on the side of the Tiger Army, there is no such stubborn disease. Since the Tiger Ben Army said that they killed Abatai, they really killed Abbatay, and there will definitely be no mistake.

In fact, the Tiger Ben Army did not need to make false reports of battle exploits at all. The Tiger Ben army captured Dolgon alive, captured Duoduo alive, and killed so many Tartars, the battle record has long been unprecedented, and the imperial army can't catch up even if they put on their wings, do they still need to report their war exploits?

Abatai's sudden death in battle was indeed too unexpected. For a while, the entire platform was silent. They need to weigh the impact of this news on them. For the Tiger Army, this is of course good news, but for them, it may not be. The more powerful the Tiger Army, the more dangerous the Jingshi is

Chen Xinjia coughed twice and said slowly: "Your Majesty, the slave chief Abatai died in battle, and Huang Taiji is afraid that he will get out of the fortress as soon as possible." Once Jianyu is out of the fortress, the Tiger Ben army will be free, besieging the Jingshi, and asking the emperor to decree that the Liaodong army be withdrawn as soon as possible, and take precautions......"

A word woke up the person in the dream, and Emperor Chongzhen and the other ministers suddenly came back to their senses. Yes, the Tiger Ben Army killed Abatai, and Huang Taiji was shocked and would definitely get out of the jam as soon as possible. Once Jianyu is out of the fortress, the Jingshi will be in danger. After the Tiger Ben Army drove away the Tartars, the next target must be Jingshi.

Thinking that Jingshi would soon be besieged by the Tiger Army, even Wu Aheng was silent. Does he dare to say that the Tiger Ben Army will not besiege Jingshi? I'm afraid that before I finish speaking, I will be beaten to death by the people present. His Wu Aheng's net worth and life are in Liaodong, and the family members of the other people present are all in Beijing. Once the Tiger Army breaks through the city, they will all die.

Chen Xinjia paused slightly, allowing Chongzhen and his colleagues around him to concentrate and bring their thoughts back to reality before continuing: "...... In order to attract the attention of the Tiger Army, it was necessary to immediately retreat the troops of Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan and order the Tiger Army to station. After our army withdrew, it deployed defenses east of Tongzhou and guarded the Beijing Division......"

Chen Yin, a scholar, frowned and said, "What if the Tiger Ben Army does not accept the edict, refuses to enter Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan, and continues to besiege Jingshi?" ”

Chen Xinjia said bitterly: "Then it is even more necessary to withdraw the army of Liaodong." Do you think that once the Tiger Ben Army fights hard to attack, will the three major battalions be able to hold the Beijing Division? ”

Chen Yin was silent. He is not very familiar with military affairs, and he also knows that the combat effectiveness of the three major battalions of the Beijing Division is indeed not very strong. The Tiger Ben Army is not a Tartar, and its ability to attack fortifications is very strong. Even the Tartars couldn't hold Dengzhou City, let alone others.

University scholar Fan Fucui said: "Your Majesty, according to Weichen's estimate, the Tiger Ben Army will inevitably be stationed in Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan, so there is no need to worry too much. ”

Fu Liu Yuliang said with a little skepticism: "How can you be so sure? ”

Fan Fucui said affirmatively: "I have studied the information of Zhang Zhun and the Tiger Benjun, he seems to have an unanimous hatred with the Tartars, if he does not destroy Huang Taiji, he will definitely not give up." Even if Huang Taiji can get out of the plug safely this time, Zhang Zhun will not let him go easily. ”

Liu Yuliang frowned and didn't say anything more. In fact, he could also feel that the focus of the Tiger Ben Army's attack at this stage seemed to be indeed Jianyu. For example, the navy of the Tiger Army, as well as the Navy 6 Sentai and the like, are all aimed at the Tartars. There are also the actions of the Tiger Army in North Korea and the actions on Phi Dao, which are also aimed at the Tartars. Looking at Zhang Zhun's posture, it is indeed not to kill Huang Taiji, and he will not give up.

Fu Zonglong, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, said: "What about the Tiger Ben Army in Hejian Mansion? ”

Chen Xinjia glared at Fu Zonglong a little angrily. This old guy can't even open any pot. Now that the Tiger Ben Army has taken root in Hejian Mansion, do you expect them to take the initiative to retreat? Stop dreaming. It is already remarkable to be able to attract the main force of the Tiger Ben Army to Liaodong. At this stage, everyone obediently cooperated, and asked Zhang Zhun to hurry up and take over Liaodong, and don't let him continue to toss in Beizhili.

Wang Qiaonian, the secretary of the Criminal Department, was also in the crowd, listening to the words and arguments of everyone next to him, but he was silent at all. He didn't know if Zhang Zhun would accept the imperial court's edict. Seriously, taking over Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan is indeed no benefit at all. This area is directly bordered by the Mongols and the Jian, and there will be fighting at any time.

Of course, the angle from which he looks at the problem is different from Zhang Zhun, and maybe Zhang Zhun seems to have some mysteries. However, in general, the stationing of the Tiger Ben Army in Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan is a major event, which will involve a considerable number of troops of the Tiger Ben Army. If the Tiger Ben Army carried out the edict of the imperial court, then their activities in Beizhili would naturally not be so active.

What choice will Zhang Zhun make? Wang Qiaonian suddenly felt that he was a little curious. Zhang Zhun's work for people is sometimes unexpected. Many times, his subordinates didn't understand why he made such a decision, and it wasn't until later, when things happened, that they felt that Zhang Zhun's decision was correct. Many times, he seems to have the ability to predict the unknown, which is really amazing.

Emperor Chongzhen suddenly shouted: "Chen Xinjia"

Chen Xinjia hurriedly and respectfully listened to the order: "Weichen is here." ”

Emperor Chongzhen made up his mind and said quickly: "You are responsible for drafting the decree, and the edict orders Gao Qiqian to lead the army back from Liaodong next month and garrison the area east of Tongzhou." The edict ordered Zhang Zhun to lead the army to enter the front line of Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan next month to defend and build captives. Zhang Zhun is hereby appointed as the governor of Liaodong Metropolitan Governor's Office, Gao Hongtu is appointed as the Jiliao Governor, and Zhang Shenyan is appointed as the governor of Liaodong. ”

Chen Xinjia hurriedly agreed, turned around and went to prepare the order.

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