Responsibility, I can really say that.

Compared with Chongzhen, who did not dare to say "peace" openly, and was afraid of people's words and did not "move the capital", and died to save face and suffer crimes, Zhu Youxiao can indeed be called responsible.

Abandoning the land and retreating without a fight will certainly be a stain on the history books written by some literati.

But Zhu Youxiao bravely made a holy decree, not looking for a scapegoat, nor looking for someone to take the blame. That's what I mean, whatever I say, I come to me.

On this point, Xiong Tingbi was very grateful.

is not afraid of the cusp of the storm, blocking all the words and swords that may be shot at him, and it is not different from Wanli's protection of him.

Xing Shenyan and Han Chuming both nodded in agreement, and having the responsibility of defiling themselves for the country is probably rare among monarchs in history.

"As for whether Jinzhou is abandoned or kept, the saint still has doubts." Xiong Tingbi stroked his beard under his chin and asked, "You don't know this, it's not too late to talk to you." ”

It is certain to retreat to Ningyuan, but whether to defend Jinzhou or not, Zhu Youxiao is not sure.

Although the lessons of history are profound, for Jinzhou, the Ming Dynasty paid too much, and later generations even said that it was a city that dragged down an empire.

But Zhu Youxiao also felt that Jinzhou was very important in terms of geographical location, and wouldn't it be better if he could hold this choke point that held the western Liaoning corridor?

Xing Shenyan thought for a long time and said: "Since the heavy troops are stationed in Ningyuan, if there is a war, Jinzhou may be difficult to rescue." ”

Jinzhou is located between the big and small Ling rivers, from Ningyuan to the north to Jinzhou, to pass through Tashan, Songshan, Xingshan and other places.

Once the war starts, how can Houjin not cut off the road of reinforcements, and if any fortress is occupied, Jinzhou will become an isolated city.

Han Chuming nodded in agreement and said: "Jinzhou is too far ahead, if you want to hold on, you will have to build forts around it as horns, and store grain for siege, which costs a lot and is not a main place." ”

Xiong Tingbi pondered for a long time, bowed his head slightly, smiled bitterly, and said: "This official is also worried like this, but he still wants to comfort the saint. Unexpectedly, I still have to play it truthfully. ”

Han Chuming and Xing Shenyan glanced at each other, and shook their heads helplessly. Fortunately, the saint was humble and consulted Xiong Tingbi's opinion. Otherwise, with the holy decree, Jinzhou will become the second Quang Ninh again.

Historically, many people have seen the dangers of sticking to Jinzhou.

"Jinzhou's remote Olympic area was not a concise place. The discussion and repair on that day was a mistake, and it was only a few projectiles that scratched half of the wall, although fortunately there was nothing to do, but it was also in a precarious situation. ”

Yan Mingtai, the governor of Jiliao, did not have a good reputation, but he was correctly analyzed in advocating the abandonment of Jinzhou.

Xiong Tingbi didn't say everything, Zhu Youxiao's purpose in guarding Jinzhou was to see if he could block the connection between Houjin and Mongolia.

However, in Xiong Tingbi's view, Jinzhou's position was not far north enough, and holding it could not achieve the goal of blocking Houjin and Mongolia. In other words, Jinzhou is very chicken.

Stretching out his hand to pat the battlement, Xiong Tingbi showed an emotional look.

Once an important town in eastern Liaodong, when the spring is warm and the ice melts, you will give up, and I don't know when we will be able to see each other again.

No, the old man must recover Liaodong in his lifetime, and he must stand on this majestic city wall and look at the four directions again.

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In three years, Xiong Tingbi should be able to train a strong iron horse, as long as it is not like Guan Ning's iron horse.

Zhu Youxiao listened to Liu Ruoyu reading the recital, and his head couldn't help but think crankily.

"Yuan Chonghuan, the director of the Ministry of War, has a ......."

Well? Zhu Youxiao frowned, looked over, and was attracted by the name.

According to the history books: When the war broke out in Guangning, Chonghuan rode out of the Yueguan alone. The department lost Yuan's principal, and the family didn't know what to do. Already, returning to the court, Gu Yan closed the situation and said: "Give my army Maqian Valley, and I will defend this alone." ”

To put it bluntly, Yuan Chonghuan left his post without authorization and lost contact with the unit, and even his family didn't know where he went.

It turned out that people went to Shanhaiguan and Guanwai for a walk, and when they came back, they played: I can guard Shanhaiguan alone, give money and food, don't mot!

Hehe, the young emperor let out an inexplicable laugh, and Liu Ruoyu couldn't help but stop and set his eyes on the emperor.

"Talent!" Zhu Youxiao sighed, touched his chin and thought about it, and said, "Go to the Ministry of Rites to serve in the Department of Host and Guest Officials!" ”

The Host and Guest Clearance Division is mainly in charge of the affairs of the guest and the reception of foreign guests, and it is a very idle position with no authority.

Isn't it a talent, so it's arranged here? Liu Ruoyu responded in his mouth, and he was puzzled.

Fool the foreigner to go, well, it seems that there is no foreigner to let him fool.

Zhu Youxiao pursed the corners of his mouth slightly, and quickly put this matter aside.

After the Jin spy betrayed the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youxiao thought it was impossible.

But Yuan's talent is only as good as a general defending the city, but he is ashamed and bold, and he has won the attention of some courtiers.

"Shaanxi Governor Zuo Guangdou has a performance: After a preliminary investigation, the quality of local officials is very low......

Shaanxi is not a wealthy province, and officials are reluctant to go, resulting in few Jinshi backgrounds, which is what Zuo Guangdou thinks is a disadvantage when he just took office.

Zhu Youxiao nodded, and decided to send a few more Jinshi from this department. Anyway, almost all the jinshi of the Jinke were sent to the local area for training, rather than being assigned to the Hanlin Academy or other ministries.

As for the newly promoted warriors, they advanced martial arts, studied the "Officers' Drill Code", and were familiar with the operation of muskets and other weapons.

The "Officer's Drill Code" was extracted and assembled from Qi Dashuai's "Actual Record of Military Training", "New Book of Discipline and Effectiveness", and "Wubei Zhi", compiled by Sun Chengzong, Sun Yuanhua, Mao Yuanyi and others, and Emperor Zhu Youxiao personally reviewed and corrected and inscribed the title of the book.

The professors of martial arts were Mao Yuanyi, Sun Yuanhua, and several musket instructors selected from the Beijing camp.

The shelves are set up, the staffing is increased, the deficiencies are corrected, and the suitable people are added, Zhu Youxiao also knows that this requires a process.

At the same time, Zhu Youxiao also ordered the military department to set up the Wenjing battalion and the border town guard posts, and selected generals to study in Beijing, so as to further expand the scale and influence of martial arts and prepare for the next step of military reform.

In addition to the normal enrollment and enrollment, Zhu Youxiao also designated several people, who were regarded as special enrollment or hand-picked students, and were transferred through the military department.

Among them are He Kegang, Zu Dashou, and Cao Wenzhao of the Liaodong Army, Kong Youde, Zhang Pan, and Mao Chenglu of Dongjiang Town, and Sun Yingyuan and Zhou Yuji of the Beijing Camp.

At the end of the war in Guangning, Zhu Youxiao specially issued an order to ask all departments to surrender prisoners, and designated 500 soldiers from each town to transport the first-class flags and other trophies.

Liaodong, Jinzhen, Dengzhen, and Dongjiang Town, a total of 2,000 soldiers, will come to Beijing to report to the Beijing Division together with the generals of various departments who have come to study martial arts.

It can be said that Zhu Youxiao recruited almost all the generals he knew and could fight and those who were not so at ease to the Beijing Division, and trained and redistributed them as the generals of the first batch of new armies.