Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Imperial Military Council (2)

What Chongzhen showed to the two of them was not a transcript made by one person.

But since the first year of Chongzhen, the second king of Baishui, the previous Shaanxi local officials and local officials have been cut by Chongzhen, and people have copied and framed together.

From the first year of Chongzhen, Shaanxi patrol according to the imperial history Wu Huan reported from Baishui to Hanzhong, thousands of miles of Qin land has been like a prairie fire,

In the second year of Chongzhen, Ansai, Yan'an, and Yichuan reported the rise of local "old returns", "no mud", "lighting lamps" and others.

Recently, the governor of Gansu, Mei Zhihuan, pleaded guilty, saying that there was a lack of food and salary on the road of King Qin, and nearly 1,000 soldiers in Gansu fled and were in chaos in northern Shaanxi.

In the end, it ended with Ma Mingshi, the former political envoy of Shaanxi, saying that Yan'an and Qingyang were the fences of Guanzhong, and Guanzhong was the fence of the Central Plains. If we connive at the displaced people again, I am afraid that after their momentum is great, the officials and troops will be in the east, and the thieves will run in the west, poisoning the Central Plains and the Han Dynasty, and the foundation of the world will not be opened.

Sun Chengzong read it repeatedly, and finally understood the intentions behind Chongzhen's decision.

"Your Majesty, I see the thieves in northern Shaanxi, all wearing armor and straddle horses, mixed with Yi and Han, half soldiers and half people. It is indeed necessary to send more elite cavalry from Liaozhen to northern Shaanxi in order to calmly suppress it. ”

Chongzhen shook his head, "Although the thieves are in northern Shaanxi, northern Shaanxi is already on fire. The officers and men will only be exhausted and will gain nothing. ”

"On the three sides of Anjing and northern Shaanxi, I already have a proposition. The request to Lao Yuanrong is to appease the emotions of the generals in Liaozhen for me later, so that they will not think that I have unloaded the mill and killed the donkey, and deliberately tossed them. ”

Seeing Sun Chengzong's promise, Chongzhen also breathed a sigh of relief.

Some words came out of his own mouth, which was still different from the mouth of the old leader of the Liaozhen generals.

Now that he has not even started his own training, he must rely on Liaozhen to buy a little more time.

Sometimes, you have to pay attention to the ways and means.

Having reached an agreement with Sun Chengzong and Han Yi, Chongzhen asked the little eunuch to summon the generals waiting outside as well.

"Do you have any Chen Song?" Chongzhen and Yan Yue said.

The generals looked at each other, at this time, they didn't know that the turmoil had occurred in northern Shaanxi, and they only thought that the emperor was asking about the strategy for building a state.

They all shrunk their necks, and then looked at Yuan Chonghuan.

Yuan Chonghuan had no choice but to hand over two notebooks.

The first is about the booty, although the seized livestock originally belonged to the owner, but it is no longer possible to return them to their owners one by one. Yuan Chonghuan suggested that it be sold in mule and horse markets in various parts of Beizhili, and the proceeds would be used to relieve the people of Beizhili who had suffered from military disasters.

In addition, there are also captured Horqin people, whether to let them go back, or to kill them on the spot, please ask the emperor to give an order.

Chongzhen nodded with satisfaction, Yuan Chonghuan is no longer like when he was at the beginning of the change, when he only considered military factors in case of trouble, but was able to integrate civil affairs, which also reflected his growth.

Regarding the Mongol captives, Chongzhen also had already made arrangements.

"Man Gui, I heard that when you were in Ningyuan, you once recruited a lot of border guards as subordinates?"

When Man Gui heard this, he immediately understood, and his eyes lit up and said, "Report to Your Majesty, there is indeed such a thing!" ”

Chongzhen nodded, "In that case, first of all, the head of the Horqin people, Taijiti, will be sneaked out and locked in a prison, and the criminal department will extract information." ”

"Then for the ordinary people, give it to Man Gui to choose the young and easy to change as the Yiding under his jurisdiction."

"If it's really unbearable, you don't have to kill it, and you can scatter it to various mines, so that they can fend for themselves."

Man Gui was naturally happy to agree. Yuan Chonghuan arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty Shengming, this not only does not need to be killed, but also reduces the burden on the household. ”

After speaking, Yuan Chonghuan suddenly knelt down and said, "The second thing is to ask Your Majesty for forgiveness!" ”

Chongzhen smiled and asked, "What crime did Inspector Yuan commit again?" ”

Yuan Chonghuan knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, the so-called five-year Pingliao before the minister really spoke out and deceived people, and committed the crime of bullying the king. ”

Chongzhen personally stepped forward and helped him up.

"Between you and me, why do you have to make such a gesture again? If you wanted to punish you, you would not have been released from prison in the first place. ”

"If you have any ideas, just say it."

Yuan Chonghuan said gratefully, "Your Majesty Shengming! The minister has been thinking hard all night recently, and finally came up with a comprehensive strategy for leveling Liao. ”

He asked Zu Dashou and He Kegang to unfold their own maps, and pointed, "Your Majesty, please see, now Liaozhen, Denglai, Tianjin, and Phidao have a total of 150,000 troops. But these 150,000 people are uneven, the guest soldiers who come to Liaozhen do not understand muskets, the Phi Island horse army mostly rides inferior horses, and Tianjin Denglai is all new recruits and is vulnerable. It is also a new loss of soldiers, five years of peace, it is really impossible,"

He arched his hand and said, "But if Your Majesty can increase the salary by one million, re-appoint the commander-in-chief of Denglai, Tianjin, and Phidao, and train 90,000 elite soldiers on land and water, and join the elite soldiers of Liao Town, there will be 210,000 people." ”

"If 200,000 troops are available, then 100,000 troops from Liaozhen can attack Guangning, and Jianzhou will inevitably raise troops to rescue. Phi Dao and Denglai combined forces to attack southern Liaoning at the same time, and they will definitely be able to capture Shenyang and Liaoyang. ”

"When Fang is here, the Tianjin general army is tun Jinzhou, and if the enemy chieftain continues to attack Guangning, he will scratch it to divide his troops. If the enemy returns to rescue Liaoshen, he can maneuver to southern Liaoning to strengthen the defenders. ”

"In this way, Guangning, Liaoyang, and Shenyang can all be recovered, and Liaodong can also be restored!"

Yuan Chonghuan spoke brightly, and everyone present was also impressed by him.

But Chongzhen did not agree.

Even after Yuan Chonghuan's rectification, the current Liao salary has reached more than 4 million taels for 150,000 people, which has already sucked up the country's wealth.

If you are increasing the number of troops and salaries, you don't need to send a soldier to Huangtai Ji, and the Ming Dynasty will be cocooned and bound by itself.

Sighing, Chongzhen said, "Inspector Yuan's plan is very good. ”

"But not only can I not increase my troops in Liaozhen, but I also have to borrow 40,000 elite soldiers from you!"

When Yuan Chonghuan heard this, his eyes that were originally full of anticipation dimmed, but his dark face turned red.

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible. If Liaoxi is lost, then there will be only one Shanhaiguan in the Gyeonggi Barrier! ”

Chongzhen pointed to Sun Chengzong and said, "This policy is being proposed by Sun Shaobao, and it has also been recognized by me and Shoufu. ”

Sun Chengzong, who was pointed out, was quite helpless, so he could only promise, and waved his hand to Yuan Chonghuan comfortingly.

Yuan Chonghuan glanced at Sun Chengzong in disbelief, knowing that this matter could not be changed.

Although he understood that there might be a reason for this, Yuan Chonghuan's vigor came up again at this moment.

He knelt down again and said, "Your Majesty, Huang Taiji has returned to the division, Ningqian Castle, unless 60,000 people can't defend it." Inside and outside the gate, at least 30,000 people are needed to be safe. ”

This is a curve to save the country, and it is necessary to preserve the establishment of the foundation of Liaozhen.

Chongzhen was also quite helpless about this brute's strength.

He could only say again, "Liaozhen must come up with 40,000 people, and as for the other short staff, you can draw them from Phi Dao and Denglai." ”

Yuan Chonghuan took a deep breath and suddenly said in a shocking voice, "The minister's order!" ”

Then ignoring everyone present, as well as the emperor, he turned around and walked out directly.