Chongzhen solemnly encouraged the old man.

He turned to the generals with bewildered expressions.

"You all have the merit of defending the city and fighting in the field, and you may feel that the promotion of the small people has nothing to do with the overall situation, and you should not be given such a rich reward."

"But I don't see it that way!"

"Daming and Jiannu, if you only talk about the army, then outside the pass, there are 110,000 regular soldiers in Liaozhen against 150,000 soldiers in Jianzhou."

"But if you count the Han people, it is a million Han people in southern Liaoning and western Liaoning, and it is just a duel against hundreds of thousands of Yidi in Jianzhou."

"Not to mention the Kannai, there are hundreds of millions of Li Shu. Why is the Ming Dynasty afraid of the construction of slaves? ”

"If my Ming army and people are as one, who can be the enemy of the Jianzhou Tiger Chief?"

Chongzhen observed everyone's reactions, except for a few people who felt Yuan Chonghuan and Man Gui, the others were still ignorant.

However, this is also unavoidable, Yuan Chonghuan witnessed the disaster caused by Gao Di's strong destruction of Tuntian to the Han people in western Liaoning. Man Gui came from a humble background, and when he joined the army to seek a background, it was easier to agree with Chongzhen's concept.

A noble like Li Shouqi, who was born with a golden spoon, will only think that all the sacrifices of the people should be, so how can he feel pity?

Chongzhen knew very well that the crisis at the end of the Ming Dynasty was not only a military defeat, but also inseparable from the corrupt military discipline of "thieves are like combs and soldiers are like grates".

However, this kind of thing can't be done overnight, and he ended the ceremony with a boat.

However, the rectification of military discipline can be considered in the long run, but the military deployment of the Ming Dynasty after the retreat of Jianzhou cannot be.

Jizhen's troops are weakened, and since Chongzhen's succession to eliminate redundant troops, it has been even more passive and sabotage, resulting in Jianzhou as if it was no one. In addition, the general army has been killed in battle, and it is necessary to select another general to train the troops to strengthen the defense of the Gyeonggi area.

In Liaoxi, due to Yuan Chonghuan's return to defense, it is now far more empty than before.

But whether it is necessary to maintain the previous huge scale, Chongzhen believes that it is debatable.

In fact, whether it is the Apocalypse or Chongzhen, the military strength of the Ming Dynasty is expanding, and troops are widely recruited and trained in Hebei, Denglai and other places.

The cost of the new army was also high, but the actual combat power did not increase because of the lack of actual combat in the army.

If the Liaozhen soldiers are reasonably transferred back to the customs, it will not only save the high transportation costs of Liaozhen, but also do not have to pay the tuition fees for conscripted soldiers.

In this regard, Chongzhen still summoned Han Yi and Sun Chengzong, who had just returned from Tongzhou and was appointed by himself to replace Shen Yongmao as the secretary of the military department.

"The minister thinks that Sun Zushou can be re-promoted to the chief soldier of Jizhen."

"One is that this person is loyal and courageous, and the other is that he originally served as the deputy chief soldier of Jizhen and is familiar with the local terrain and military affairs."

After listening to Chongzhen's first question, Han Yi took the initiative to speak.

Sun Chengzong, who looked ancient and had a strange figure, nodded in agreement, "What Lord Shoufu said is extremely true. ”

"Sun Zushou rectified military discipline in Jizhen back then, eliminated redundant soldiers, old and weak, and was about to succeed, but he fell short due to the slander of traitorous ministers, and he should be allowed to return to Jizhen to train soldiers."

Han Yi hesitated and said, "Young Master Sun, I have a science and technology official here to participate in the military department, and it is too harsh to eliminate redundant soldiers and strictly investigate corruption in Jizhen before, which has caused many soldiers to complain and even defect to the state." ”

"Now Hu Chen has just gone, and the situation is undecided. Do you want to slow down the rhythm of this purge of military discipline? ”

Sun Chengzong shook his head and said, "This is the cause of the inverted effect!" ”

"It is precisely because of the lax military discipline in Jizhen since Qi Shaobao that these scum who are greedy for life and afraid of death have defected."

"The rectification of military discipline is just to turn these ugly creatures out, is it the reason for their depravity?"

Chongzhen nodded slightly.

It's like if you go to clean your teeth and wash away the tartar that has accumulated over the years of dirt and damaged your gums, and you feel loose and bleeding because of this, but you blame the doctor for causing you.

"Sun Zu Shouqin was the king, and he recruited a lot of Hebei righteous people, so he focused on selecting the best from the righteous people in Hebei, which can be regarded as a new start."

Chongzhen spoke. "As for those original Jizhen soldiers, they will naturally stay if they can fulfill their duties, and those who are shaken in their mentality will be returned to the people and find another way to make a living. I don't expect them to protect Gyeonggi either! ”

The emperor has already decided, so Han Yi and Sun Chengzong will no longer say anything about this matter.

Sun Chengzong also advised, "Since the Element (Yuan Chonghuan character) has been regarded as a matter, it has saved 1.2 million people for the imperial court, and 153,000 regular soldiers in Liaozhen, Denglai, Tianjin, and Dongjiang have all been registered. If the saint decides to move his troops to the pass, he will take the camp from Liaoxi step by step, and the plan to restore Liaodong may be unsustainable. ”

Chongzhen nodded and said, "When Yuan Chonghuan took office, he asked me to do everything according to him, and said that he would be peaceful for five years. ”

"However, there is not only one Liao town in the world, but also more than one Liaoxi. There are also North Korea, Monan, and Tiger Chiefs. ”

"Jianzhou entered the customs, and Sun Shaofu also remembered it vividly. Today, all sides are weak, and some of them can't even pay their military salaries. ”

"If you don't transfer the elite soldiers of Liaozhen, will the next time Jianzhou enter the fortress again, they will still burn and kill and plunder, but I can only wait for Liaozhen to return to defense?"

When Sun Chengzong heard this, he was silent. Chongzhen knew that he hadn't been convinced yet.

To put it bluntly, Yuan Chonghuan's step-by-step tactics are to inherit Sun Chengzong.

A number of high-ranking generals in Liaozhen, including Man Gui, are also the disciples and grandchildren of his old man.

His life's work has been denied by others like this, of course, it is difficult to accept it easily.

But Chongzhen must first persuade Sun Chengzong to agree with his point of view, so that he can better convince Yuan Chonghuan and Zu Dashou to be thorns.

He ordered a little eunuch to unfold a map. "Old Yuanrong, please see, outside of Ning Yuan, where will he enterprising?"

Sun Chengzong pondered for a moment and pointed to the large and small Ling rivers on the map, "The three cities of Daling, Youtun, and Jinzhou have vast land, and since the elements are repaired, they can be tuntian for thousands of hectares, and they can threaten Guangning." ”

Chongzhen nodded, and asked again, "How many soldiers and horses do you need to defend these three cities?" ”

Sun Chengzong said decisively, "It must be 30,000." ”

Chongzhen asked again, "How many men and horses are needed to restore Quang Ninh?" ”

Sun Chengzong pondered, "I'm afraid it must be an army of 50,000, and once the army of the Eight Banners comes to the rescue, it will be necessary to return as soon as possible." ”

Chongzhen nodded and said, "That is 50,000, which may not be able to be attacked." ”

"Now let's assume that Guangning has been down, but the Eight Banners converge with the Horqin Division, and attack from both sides, so that my Jinzhou Daling River reinforcements cannot come to the rescue, dare to ask Lao Yuanrong, defend until the enemy retreats, how many men and horses do you need in Guangningtun?"

Sun Chengzong was speechless and couldn't speak anymore.

This is the flaw of the step-by-step tactics, every step of the way, the Ming needs to pay a great price, and countless resources are needed to maintain.

But the initiative in the whole war is still in the hands of the Eight Banners.

If you besiege a city at any cost, you can only defend it at a huge cost, and you don't dare to let others rescue from other fortresses.

If you want to fight step by step, from Guangning to Liaoyang and Fushun, it is not enough to use the world's silver to build the city wall and pay military salaries.

After all, the Liaoning West Corridor is only a long and narrow strategic place, with many people and few places, and in ancient times, it was a seabed submerged by the sea.

The construction of numerous military fortresses here is actually only to create a false sense of security, but to give the initiative to others.

Chongzhen ordered someone to take out two recitals and handed them to Sun Chengzong and Han Yi respectively.

Sun Chengzong, who was forced to ask by Chongzhen just now, changed his mood after reading the book.

Han Yi, who has always been able to maintain his demeanor, also changed his expression greatly.

They looked shocked and said in unison. "How did northern Shaanxi become like this?"