Four hundred and thirtieth chapters return of the white pole army
Hearing that there was another urgent report, everyone in the palace immediately felt that misfortunes never come singly.
Sure enough, after reading the emergency report, Emperor Chongzhen asked his chamberlain to show the emergency report to the ministers in the palace for review, and said: "The Secretary of the Ministry of War, the Governor of Yun, Gui, Sichuan, and Hu, the Military Affairs of Guangxi and the Governor of Guizhou, Zhu Xieyuan, the urgent report, Yan An's
The remnants are working together to incite the chieftains of various tribes in Sichuan to rebel with him. We need good generals to deter Sichuan and prevent the rebellion from happening. I specially request an order to transfer Qin Liangyu's tribe to Shizhu."
When Zhong Jinwei heard that it was about the southwest chieftains, he didn't understand. After all, in the history of the late Ming Dynasty, this seemed to have never been a hot topic, because those chieftain rebellions were eventually wiped out by the Ming army.
What he didn't know was that because of his butterfly effect, the Ming Dynasty's performance in the northern frontier was better than in history, but the rebellion of the southwest chieftains was more serious than in history. An Wei, the younger brother of Guizhou Shuixi chieftain An Bangyan, did not compete with history.
The previous emperor begged for surrender in the spring of 1630, but instead sent people to Sichuan to encourage other chieftains to respond.
Due to the delay in news, Zhu Xieyuan only knew that the imperial court had achieved a great victory in the Battle of Gyeonggi, and also heard that the Baigan Army had been transferred to Zhangjiakou. Therefore, he reported to the court and requested that the Baigan Army be transferred back to scare the masses and avoid the recurrence of war and the loss of lives.
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After reading it, Wen Tiren showed the urgent report to other colleagues, and himself reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, I think that although Shu is prosperous, it has already experienced the She'an Rebellion, and it is a time when everything is in ruins and waiting to be revitalized. If so.
If the rebellion breaks out again, the Southwest will inevitably rot, and recovery may not take a few years."
Liang Tingdong, Secretary of the Ministry of War, had read the emergency report and heard the opinion of the chief minister. He did not agree with it. He also went out to report to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, I believe that the matter in Liaodong is urgent and imminent, so the war in Liaodong should be used as the basis."
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One was due to the restoration of people's livelihood, and the other was due to the urgency of the military situation. Each had its own reasons. Emperor Chongzhen was unable to make a decision for a while. He looked at other ministers and waited for other people's suggestions.
But what he didn't expect was that the people who supported the chief minister and those who supported the Minister of War were almost equally divided. The public was right, and the mother-in-law was right. There were so many people talking and thinking, and it became even more difficult for Emperor Chongzhen to make a decision.
Qin Liangyu was just a general soldier. She had no role to take the initiative to speak in the Wenhua Palace. She only had the opportunity to answer when asked. Therefore, she stood there with a low eyebrow and said nothing.
The other person who didn't speak was Zhongxing Hou Zhongjinwei, who was frowning and thinking about this matter.
Emperor Chongzhen was watching the ministers arguing with each other. Suddenly he caught sight of Zhong Jinwei's brows and immediately an idea came to his mind. Zhong Jinwei had an idea.
So, he asked: "Master Zhong, what do you think about this matter?"
When the other ministers in the palace heard Emperor Chongzhen's question, they realized that Marquis Zhongxing had not expressed his opinion just now, so they all paid attention to see what his opinion was.
Just as Zhong Jinwei thought of some ideas, he heard Emperor Chongzhen's question, and he responded: "Your Majesty, I dare to ask, is Jinzhou strong, and is there sufficient food, soldiers, ordnance and gunpowder?"
Jinzhou has been the frontline against the invaders over the years. Its city is strong and its soldiers have sufficient food and pay. There is even an arsenal in the city that specializes in casting artillery for city defense.
If the Battle of Daling River in history was changed to the battle of siege of Jinzhou, I am afraid that Huang Taiji might not be able to win.
It has been proven countless times that Jianlu will not be able to conquer Jinzhou in a short period of time unless special circumstances arise.
Zhong Jinwei's question made everyone in the hall realize this problem. They realized that they were impatient, and they were all confident in Jinzhou's defense.
Emperor Chongzhen's expression softened slightly and he nodded to Zhong Jinwei, thus answering his questions.
So Zhong Jinwei turned around and said to Qin Liangyu who was standing over there: "General Qin, it's not that I have any doubts about the combat power of the Baigan Army. I just want to ask, if the main force of Jianlu is used to besiege Jinzhou, what will happen to the Baigan Army?"
If we go, will we definitely be able to get out of the siege?"
There are only about 5,000 Baigan Army troops in the capital. With all the Jianlu forces at their disposal, no one has the guts to say they can fight back the Jianlu troops.
Qin Liangyu has a personality that is unwilling to give up. She shook her head first, and then replied: "Even so, it depends on human effort."
After receiving Qin Liangyu's reply, Zhong Jinwei turned back and faced Emperor Chongzhen and said: "It is easy to destroy but difficult to build. If the rebellion really breaks out, even if it is put down quickly, it will cause huge damage to Shu. What's more, the capital is far away from Shu.
The land is far away, and if we go back together with the rebellion, the losses will be incalculable. Therefore, I think that Liaodong can be spared the Baigan Army, but Shu can not be short of the Baigan Army."
Although Liang Tingdong felt that what Zhong Jinwei said was reasonable, he was worried about the war in Liaodong and asked Zhong Jinwei: "Marquis Zhongxing, do you think the siege of Jinzhou will be solved?"
This was a bit unreliable. After hearing this, Zhong Jinwei looked at him and said: "I'm not puzzled, but relatively speaking, the benefits of the Baigan Army returning to Shu to guard and deter other chieftains will be greater."
This was what Wen Tiren meant. He reported to Emperor Chongzhen again: "Your Majesty, I think that Marquis Zhongxing's words are reasonable, and I would like to ask Your Majesty to make a decision."
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen really felt that there were too few strong troops in his hands. With such a white-pole army, and it was only a local chieftain army, the imperial troops could not be reused.
Thinking of this, he recalled what Zhong Jinwei had told him before about building the strongest army in the world. He said he wanted to experiment with new armies and build a strong army that was different from the current armies.
In the past, he felt that other things were very important. Therefore, after Emperor Chongzhen returned to Beijing, Emperor Chongzhen had been discussing with him the feudal overseas affairs of the feudal lord, the affairs of the institute, etc., thinking about waiting for these things
Let’s bring this up again after we’ve all come to an end.
But now Emperor Chongzhen felt that this idea was wrong. When the book is used, he will regret it. The same principle applies to strengthening the army. Without enough force in hand, the rest will be just talk.
He looked at the ministers below, who were all looking at him. His thoughts turned back to the problem at hand. Thinking about the military affairs and the countless money and food, he decided: "General Qin."
"I'm here." Qin Liangyu took two steps forward, clasping his fists and waiting for orders.
"You leave Beijing at starry night and return to Shu to frighten Xiao Xiao for me." Emperor Chongzhen ordered.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Qin Liangyu did not hesitate and immediately accepted the order to retreat and arrange for the White Gun Army to return the stone pillar.
Although Qin Liangyu left, the military discussion in the Wenhua Palace was still going on to discuss the war in Liaodong.
I only heard Emperor Chongzhen ask his ministers: "Although Jinzhou is correct for the time being, it will last for a long time. If there are no reinforcements, I am afraid there will be an accident. Do you ministers have any good strategies to relieve the siege?"
When Emperor Chongzhen asked, he suddenly had a clue. Without a team that could meet the enemy in the field, it would be unrealistic to just rely on the method of defending the city.
At this time, he had some objections to the plan submitted by Sun Chengzong before, which was the so-called method of building cities and advancing cannibalization.
All the civil servants in the palace knew what kind of soldiers Sun Chengzong had in his hands now. If he had strengthened his troops, he would not have allowed Jianlu to be arrogant in Liaodong and be beaten by Jianlu at his doorstep.
Therefore, they could not think of a way for the moment. They only listened to Liang Tingdong, the Minister of War, said: "Your Majesty, if we build a siege of the city, we may not be able to retreat."
Under normal circumstances, they would naturally retreat if they couldn't defeat them, but the court couldn't hope that the enemy would do this!
Emperor Chongzhen was slightly disappointed with Liang Tingdong's answer. He looked at Zhong Jinwei habitually, wondering if he had any ideas.
Sure enough, after listening to Liang Tingdong's words, Zhong Jinwei suddenly remembered something and had a countermeasure.