Facing Eunuch Qin's exclamation, Wu Shigong replied with disdain. "What if we stay here? No matter the supervisor, governor, military supervisor or military attache, they don't want to go to the rescue. They only dare to stay in Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan."
Behind the city wall, just looking at the north with such longing, can we see the Governor Hong of Songshan and the Zu Zongbing of Jinzhou? In Liaodong now, there is only one more Runing army for me, and one Runing army for me is missing.
We have a lot of troops, so we might as well go back to the Central Plains to suppress the Shaanxi bandits."
After hearing this, Chief Wang of the Ministry of War was a little unhappy. The idea of the noble man and the lowly military man was quite deep-rooted in his mind, so he was not too afraid of Wu Shigong. So Chief Wang interjected from the side: "There is no order to mobilize troops, then
Isn’t it a rebellion?”
Seeing Wu Shigong's face suddenly darkened, and he looked like he was about to have an attack. Eunuch Qin on the side quickly tried to persuade him: "Chang Jing! Let's talk to you if you have something to say. Isn't the reason why the Za family came to Shanhaiguan to listen to your ideas?"
Wu Shigong rolled his sleeves and ignored Mr. Wang. Then he clapped his hands and shouted outside the tent: "Bring everything up!"
A group of soldiers carried two large tables into the big tent, and a large map was spread on each of the big tables. Wu Shigong stood up first and respectfully invited everyone to come to the map. Then he waved his hand and asked the soldiers to retreat.
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"This is a map of Liaodong." Wu Shigong first pointed to a map and explained, "This time Governor Hong lost his troops and the imperial court could no longer send so many troops to maintain the line from Shanhaiguan to Jinzhou. Therefore, we must shrink
Give up Jinzhou, Songshan, Xingshan and Tashan, and keep Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan. Use these two cities as the horns to defend the Tatars from entering the pass here."
"Isn't this an insult to the country?" Chief Wang immediately exclaimed.
"What's the difference? We in the Ming Dynasty can no longer defend these four cities. Instead of wasting our troops there and letting the Tatars have the opportunity to encircle Wei and save Zhao, it is better to conserve our strength first and focus on guarding the entry point for the Tatars." Wu Shigong
It means making the reality clear.
Chief Wang scratched his face. He understood that what Wu Shigong said was indeed true. But he knew that Emperor Chongzhen was a very face-conscious person. Although the situation was unavoidable, anyone who dared to make this suggestion in the court would probably be punished by Emperor Chongzhen.
In terms of holding grudges, it is more likely that he will be settled by his queen later, and his reputation will be ruined. Therefore, Chief Wang was worried about how to persuade Emperor Chongzhen.
Seeing the struggle in Chief Wang's heart, Eunuch Qin on the side immediately said to Chief Wang: "We are just the messengers. We don't know much about military affairs. We are all here for long-term respect. We just need to report it truthfully."
Seeing Wu Shigong looking at him, with deep meaning in his eyes, Eunuch Qin immediately gave Wu Shigong an apologetic smile and said, "Chang Jing! Go on."
Wu Shigong was not willing to create extraneous problems at this time. If Eunuch Qin and Chief Wang wanted to use him, they could use him! As long as the problem could be solved, Wu Shigong was willing to bear this hidden danger for them.
"We are talking about Liaodong, but we cannot pay attention to Liaodong. We must look at the overall trend of the world. Now the Shaanxi thieves are rampant in the Central Plains, and the Tatars are rampant in Liaodong. With the strength of our Ming Dynasty, we can no longer fight on two sides.
Therefore, you must choose one of them. The Shaanxi thieves harm the wealthy areas of the Central Plains, while the Tatars are rampant outside the customs, which is a barbaric land. Therefore, no matter what aspect you choose, you should first attack the Shaanxi thieves and then the Tatars.
The strategy I formulated is to attack the Shaanxi thieves and defend the Tatars."
Upon hearing this, Eunuch Qin nodded. This strategy is in the same vein as Yang Sichang's strategy of "pacifying the interior before fighting foreign forces", and is in line with Emperor Chongzhen's wishes. Therefore, Eunuch Qin, as a chamberlain, is not afraid of Emperor Chongzhen.
There would be criticism, so he praised Wu Shigong: "The Za family has always known that Chang Jing's family has a good academic background and is familiar with military affairs. What you said is indeed wonderful."
Wu Shigong smiled in response to Eunuch Qin's kindness. He continued: "Since we must defend against the Tatars, we actually need to defend the Ningjin Defense Line that Grand Master Sun built back then. The purpose of the Ningjin Defense Line is to defend against the Tatars."
If the Tatars enter the customs through Shanhaiguan, then it is easy to block the Tatars with ten cities, but even if only one city is left to block the Tatars, it can be regarded as achieving the goal. In this case, Jinzhou and other four cities are not considered the most important.
If it’s important, you’ll give up if you give up.”
In fact, Wu Shigong played a little trick in these words. Although from a defensive point of view, this statement is correct. However, when Sun Chengzong built the Ningjin Defense Line, it was to defend the fortress and attack until the Qing Dynasty was strangled.
Spatial. If the imperial court agreed to abandon Jinzhou and other four cities, the Ming army would completely lose its offensive capabilities in Liaodong and would not be able to threaten the Manchu and Qing Dynasties at all. This would also allow the Manchu and Qing Dynasties to completely free up their hands and enter the Great Wall at will.
Guan looting.
However, under the current situation, the Ming Dynasty could not actually protect Jinzhou and other four cities. Therefore, Wu Shigong did not say anything and let Emperor Chongzhen and the ministers face the reality!
Wu Shigong continued: "Besides, among the several times the Tatars entered the customs, which of them did they go through Shanhaiguan? They all entered through the passes of the Great Wall. Therefore, it is a waste to retain the troops in Liaodong. It is better to strengthen the defense of the Xuanda front line."
"What? If there are no heavy troops at Shanhaiguan, then this gateway will not only exist in name only, but will allow the Tartars to have a shortcut. Isn't this even more dangerous?" Chief Wang immediately raised an objection.
"I'm not talking about not retaining heavy troops, but that there are too many troops here." Wu Shigong quickly explained, "Now there are 40,000 Wu Sangui's troops in Ningyuan, and there are 10,000 elite troops in Shanhaiguan. In addition, there are more troops in Tashan.
Seven thousand, Xingshan has another 6,000, plus my Runing army of 30,000, there are more than 90,000 soldiers and horses. With so many soldiers and horses, if you don't consider offense and just defend, it will be too much.
Some. In my opinion, forty or fifty thousand is enough."
Hearing this, Eunuch Qin asked for the first time. However, he was still cautious in his words: "Is this the reason why Chang Jing wants to return to Runing? Although the Za family doesn't know much about military affairs, they also know how to defend the city.
The more troops the better, what do you think? If Chang Jing wants to stay, the Za family will tell Grandpa Huang to give you the name of admiral, so that you can be on an equal footing with Wu Sangui and Wu Admiral in Liaodong, and you two will have their own affairs.
Defend a city. If you want to return to Runing, the Zajia family will overstep their authority here and let you go back with five thousand troops. The rest of the troops will stay in Liaodong, and the general candidate will be appointed by Chang Jing. In this way,
Isn’t it safer?”
Wu Shigong smiled and shook his head and said: "Brother Qin! The method you mentioned is of course to seek stability, but our Ming Dynasty is already terminally ill and seeking stability is no longer enough. We must use strong medicine to treat it. So, if you follow what you said, this
This is still the case in the Ming Dynasty, and the best situation is to maintain the status quo. What I want is to gradually stabilize the situation in the Ming Dynasty, and strive to wipe out the two major enemies of Shaanxi thieves and Tatars in the next ten years.
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"Oh!?" These words immediately aroused the disbelief in the eyes of Eunuch Qin and others. Up to now, how many important ministers have presented "good prescriptions" for pacifying the world, but it turned out that the "good prescriptions" they prescribed were
Most of them were talking nonsense. Instead of solving these two great enemies, the chaos in the whole world became intensified. So today, after Eunuch Qin and others heard the same words from Wu Shigong, Eunuch Qin and others were a little doubtful.
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"Commander, please speak! The Za family is all ears."
"Then I will talk about Liaodong first. The imperial court will allocate 10,000 troops to me from the capital camp, and then order Wu Sangui to give me 20,000. With 60,000 troops, I will attack Songshan within two months, and first
Governor Hong rescued the 10,000-strong army, and then adapted accordingly. If the Tatars were single and weak, I would lead the coalition forces to the north to rescue Jinzhou, and strive to rescue the 10,000-plus soldiers and horses of the Zu Zongbing in Jinzhou City.
If the Tatars are really powerful, they can only leave the Zu Zongbing in Jinzhou City to their fate. I will lead the coalition forces to withdraw to Tashan and Xingshan in turn, and then withdraw the officers and soldiers in these two cities to Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan to strengthen the defense of these two cities.
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"Commander Wu! Although your courage is commendable, I have to say something. Don't offend me!" Chief Wang bowed his hands to Wu Shigong and said in salute, "The soldiers and horses have not moved yet, and the food and grass go first. If nothing else, let's talk about it first.
Let’s allocate food and wages like this! The Treasury of the Ministry of Revenue is very poor now, and it is absolutely impossible to allocate food and wages to satisfy 60,000 soldiers and horses in a short period of time.”
"Master Wang is very worried!" Wu Shigong nodded to Chief Wang, "But I have already learned about it in Shanhaiguan and Ningyuan. Both cities have enough food and grass for an army of 30,000 people to use for two years, not to mention private food storage.
As long as we allocate one or two of them, it will be enough for this time."
"As for the salary and silver, I will first approve a certain amount with the Ministry of War, and I will support it when I send out troops. When I return from the expedition, the imperial court will return the salary to the official within one year, or give me an equal amount of collateral.
What do you think?" Wu Shigong asked.
As soon as he said this, Eunuch Qin and the others were refreshed. This first solved the biggest obstacle to sending troops. To be on the safe side, Chief Wang asked again: "Then what kind of collateral does General Wu need?"
"Let's discuss it then! Let's wait until we return after winning."
This is a beautiful statement, but it means that if Wu Shigong completes the rescue mission, the court will settle the bill. If it is unsuccessful, the court will not have to pay the salary. Therefore, Eunuch Qin and the king are inclined to Wu Shigong in their hearts.
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"What officers and troops does Chang Jing need?" Eunuch Qin asked again.
"Wu Sangui will need 20,000 horses. Let's use the former Ruzhou Army of Minister Yu in the capital camp! They have dealt with me in Henan and are familiar with my use. Of course, if the court is in trouble, it can also mobilize three soldiers from the capital camp.
There are thousands of soldiers and horses, but Yu Shilang’s Ruzhou Army is definitely indispensable.” (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!