Chen Xinjia arrived at Ningyuan City with a wave of resentment, he was originally stationed in Shanhaiguan, Shanhaiguan is close to two hundred miles away from Ningyuan City, it is said that there is no big problem in Shanhaiguan remote control supervision and command, but Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, is no better than Sun Chuanting, the governor of the five provinces who has been killed, and has adopted delaying tactics for Chen Xinjia's long-distance orders, and has never deployed a plan to rush to aid Jinzhou City, which forced Chen Xinjia to take great risks and go to Ningyuan City.

Along the way, Chen Xinjia still paid great attention to observation, the Houjin Tartars led by Huang Taiji were stationed in western Liaoning for more than a month, conquering a lot of military forts, it should be said that the main forces of the imperial army were all stationed in Shanhaiguan, Ningyuan and Jinzhou, and the rest of the places were basically abandoned.

Chen Xinjia focused on whether there was the power of the Houjin Tartars within the range of nearly two hundred miles from Shanhaiguan to Ningyuan City, or whether the Houjin Tartars had implemented key defenses in these places.

But Chen Xinjia didn't find anything, even when he rushed to Ningyuan City all the way, it was very smooth, he didn't encounter any resistance, and he didn't even see any Houjin Tartar, which made Chen Xinjia can't believe it.

After entering Ningyuan City and coming to the Jiliao Governor's Mansion, Chen Xinjia did not immediately express his opinion, but thought about it alone for two days, during which the Jiliao Governor Hong Chengchou reported on the battle situation in western Liaoning, and all the information that had been detected by the scouts, including the range of more than 100 miles from Ningyuan to Jinzhou, the defense of Houjin Tatar was not particularly tight, and its army was almost concentrated in Jinzhou.

This made Chen Xinjia make up his mind, the chaotic situation in the north. It forced him to make corresponding arrangements and deployments as soon as possible.

Jiliao Governor's Palace, wing.

Chen Xinjia and Hong Chengchou were in the wing, and there was no one else.

It was a crucial deliberation that determined the next steps of the imperial army.

Hong Chengchou's point of view is very clear, that is, to follow the established policy, steady and steady. Advancing step by step, consuming the strength of the Houjin Tartars, after all, the Houjin Tartars are a long-distance expedition, and the logistics support is extremely difficult, the first thing the imperial army needs to do is to stick to the main cities such as Shanhaiguan, Ningyuan and Jinzhou, and some military forts can be appropriately abandoned, but Jinzhou City, Ningyuan City and Shanhaiguan need to be defended, and from the importance of the three cities, Shanhaiguan is ranked first. Ningyuancheng ranked second, and Jinzhou ranked third.

Jinzhou was besieged by the Houjin Tartars, it should be said that there was a great danger, but Hong Chengchou also had a certain degree of certainty, as the most important city in western Liaoning, the city wall of Jinzhou was unusually heavy, as long as the chief soldier Zu Dashou who commanded the battle did not make major mistakes, there should be no big problem for the 50,000 soldiers in the city to hold on.

Zu Dashou is not an ordinary general soldier. He has been in Liaoxi almost all his life, and has fought with the Houjin Tartars many times. There is no need to say much about Xiaoyong, as for whether it is possible for Zu Dashou to surrender to the Golden Tartars, Hong Chengchou is also certain to a certain extent.

Under such circumstances, let the Houjin Tartars desperately attack the city of Jinzhou, and the armies stationed in Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan, unless it is a critical moment. It is possible to rush to the aid of Jinzhou City.

In short, Hong Chengchou's meaning is to fight a war of attrition with the Houjin Tartars to see who can last.

Hong Chengchou's choice is completely correct, in terms of combat effectiveness. The imperial army is obviously inferior to the Houjin Tartars, although it is said that it has a slight advantage in terms of troops, but this is not worth mentioning at all, in the battle of the Great Ling River, the imperial court reinforcements that had an absolute advantage in numbers were still defeated under the hooves of the Houjin Tartars.

However, the most familiar battle mode of the imperial court army is the battle of holding the city, and the former Ningyuan Defense Battle and Ningjin Battle have tempered and sharpened the ability of the border army to defend the city.

Hong Chengchou's decision is reasonable, and Chen Xinjia cannot completely refute it, although Chen Xinjia is in a different position, and there are more things in his mind, such as Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong's two rogues, such as Zheng Jiajun, etc., the situation in the Central Plains is no longer possible for Hong Chengchou to confront the Houjin Tatars in western Liaoning.

Chen Xinjia understands that Hong Chengchou will not think about all this, and there is no need to think about all this.

The argument between the two was peaceful, after all, Chen Xinjia had been in Liaodong for many years, and he had also participated in the battle against the Liukou, and he still knew a lot of tactical arrangements and so on.

From a fair standpoint, Chen Xinjia and Hong Chengchou are both not wrong, both of them are quite capable, but it is a pity that the two stand from different angles.

The argument lasted for nearly two hours, and Chen Xinjia finally couldn't help it.

Chen Xinjia came to Liaoxi to supervise the war on behalf of the emperor, and to a certain extent, his opinion represents the holy decree, but Hong Chengchou has the title of prince and secretary of the military department, and Chen Xinjia is not good at talking seriously.

After all, Hong Chengchou is the governor of Jiliao with the title of secretary of the Ministry of War, so he should understand the chaos faced by the imperial court, under the current situation, it is impossible for the imperial court to consume all the manpower and material resources in Liaoxi, and he must get out of Liaoxi as soon as possible, even if it is at a critical moment, Chen Xinjia personally came forward to negotiate peace with the emperor Taiji of Houjin.

"Lord Hong, as the governor of Jiliao, you have a high prestige in the court, and this official has been arguing with you for so long, just to let you understand the problems encountered by the imperial court, Henan, Shanxi, Huguang, Sichuan and other places are already full of rogues, if the court can't exterminate Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong as soon as possible, the situation in the Central Plains will be uncontrollable, and even Beizhili will be in great danger at that time."

"Lord Hong, as the secretary of the military department, should know these situations."

"The combat deployment proposed by Lord Hong, this official thinks it is good, and it is also in line with the actual situation in western Liaoning, but Lord Hong should not only look at this part of western Liaoning, but also look at the situation in the Central Plains and the south.

"I hope that Lord Hong can figure it out, and this official is unwilling to force Lord Hong, let alone report the dispute between you and me to the emperor and the court, so please consider all this seriously." ……

Chen Xinjia's words were very soft, but the meaning in them was very sharp, if Hong Chengchou insisted on the previous tactical arrangement, the consequence was likely to be reprimanded by the emperor, or even impeachment by the imperial history.

Hong Chengchou, who has been an official for many years, how could he not understand the meaning, he lowered his head and did not speak for a long time.

Seeing that Hong Chengchou's attitude had eased a bit, Chen Xinjia spoke again.

"Lord Hong, in fact, the official also understands the danger of attacking, but this way the official has carefully observed, and the scouts have also detected a lot of intelligence, although this expedition is led by the Emperor Taiji of Houjin personally, but their troops are not particularly abundant, and Huang Taiji has no way to take into account the entire Liaoxi, the official believes that from Ningyuan to Jinzhou, this place of more than 100 miles, at least the section from Ningyuan to Songshan is safe, and when the army attacks, it can be completely relied on by Songshan and carry out a circle with the Houjin Tartars, The Houjin Tartars who are attacking Jinzhou City, encountered an attack from behind, and their morale cannot be high all the time, the meaning of this official, this attack is not to completely defeat the Houjin Tartars, as long as the Emperor Taiji of Houjin feels that it is impossible to take Jinzhou and Ningyuan and other cities in a short period of time, this is enough. ”

Hong Chengchou looked up at Chen Xinjia, and a sharp gaze shot in his eyes.

Chen Xinjia had something to say, since Huang Taiji personally led the Houjin Tartars to come to the expedition, why didn't the imperial army defeat the Houjin Tartars, could it be said that the Houjin Tartars would easily evacuate.

"Lord Chen, this official doesn't understand one thing, the Emperor Taiji of Houjin personally led a large army to conquer, that is, he made up his mind that he must take Jinzhou and Ningyuan and other places, how can he easily evacuate, unless the imperial army completely defeats the Houjin Tartars."

Chen Xinjia was a little speechless for a while, the reason for this would not be said if he was killed, it was a collapsed thing, once the secret inside was leaked, I am afraid that the emperor would not be able to protect him Chen Xinjia.

After being stunned for a moment, Chen Xinjia didn't speak angrily.

"Lord Hong, the official who should say everything has been said, if Lord Hong still insists on fighting steadily, the official will have to report to the emperor and the court, as for how the court will deal with it, the official does not dare to guarantee it."

At the end of the conversation, there was still no conclusion, but Chen Xinjia was already full of confidence, he saw Hong Chengchou's hesitation and hesitation, he couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry, and he didn't need Hong Chengchou to change his mind or make a decision within a day.

The next day, Hong Chengchou sent more scouts to the direction of Jinzhou to investigate, this time it was a reconnaissance with a wide net, and any information had to be reported.

Seeing such a situation, Chen Xinjia was even more happy.

The smart Chen Xinjia did not continue to stay in Ningyuan, and continued to stay in the Jiliao Governor's Mansion, he must have the intention of directly oppressing Hong Chengchou, just when Hong Chengchou sent a large number of scouts to the direction of Jinzhou to investigate, Chen Xinjia said goodbye and returned to Shanhaiguan.

Before leaving, Chen Xinjia did not urge Hong Chengchou to make a decision immediately, nor did he say anything about writing a recital for the emperor and the court, it seemed that everything was decided by Hong Chengchou.

Chen Xinjia's cleverness played a decisive role, and just two days after he left Ningyuan, Hong Chengchou made a decision to leave a small number of troops to garrison Ningyuan City, and most of the rest of the troops went to Jinzhou to help.

As soon as he arrived at Shanhaiguan, Chen Xinjia received a telegram, which was written by Hong Chengchou himself, saying that he would attack in the near future to aid Jinzhou City, and at the same time fight with the Houjin Tartars.

Chen Xinjia smiled, he believed that the situation in western Liaoning would soon be stabilized, and this was his credit. (To be continued......)