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Chapter 681 Don't You Know "Yuan Chonghuan's Disaster"

It was the second day of Zhang Cheng's banquet with Wu Sangui and Chen Jiugao.

Hong Chengchou, governor of Jiliao, was also discussing with his staff about the "four-way attack", but their direction was very clear, that is, how to speak back to the court and Emperor Chongzhen to change this decision.

As the sky was getting darker, it was finally decided that Xie Sixin, Hong Chengchou's confidant and aide, would take the knife as a ghostwriter and report to the Ming court and Emperor Chongzhen. Persistence in between.

Hong Chengchou believed that the longer the military in Liaodong was delayed, the more it would be detrimental to the Dongnu and the Korean, Outer Mongolia and other forces that assisted them in fighting.

Therefore, his conclusion is: "Our soldiers have held pine and apricot for a long time, and transferred their salaries with capital, and the brocade defense is quite solid, and it is not easy to shake. If the enemy goes further this autumn, not only the enemy will be poor, but North Korea will also be poor. This can be defended and then fought. The strategy is also. Now that our soldiers are discussing a war, how dare we postpone it, but we are afraid of transferring to the limit, and the whip will be beyond our reach, and the national system is at stake, so it is better to wait a little longer, so that the opponent will be trapped."

After the Shangshu was written, Zhang Zhongping, a thousand households of the Chinese army, was sent to the capital overnight.

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On July [-], Zhang Zhongping brought back the emperor's will. After discussing with the cabinet ministers, they all believed that Hong Chengchou, governor of Jiliao, had a reasonable analysis of Liao affairs, and agreed with his opinion on Liaodong military affairs.

But it also reminded him not to procrastinate on purpose, so as to lose the fighter plane and waste money!
But before he had time to be happy, the court's will suddenly changed.

Three days later, a new imperial decree came, requiring Governor Hong Chengchou of Jiliao not to delay any further, and before the end of July, troops must march into Songjin to break the siege of Jinzhou.

What frightened Hong Chengchou even more was the secret letter written to him by Chen Xinjia, Minister of the Ministry of War.

It turned out that on the second day after Hong Chengchou went to the imperial court to speak about the Liaodong military, Zhang Ruoqi, the supervisor of the army, and Ma Shaoyu, who joined the army, each wrote a letter and sent it to the Ministry of War. Among them, they also wrote a letter to the Ministry of War. Shangshu Chen Xinjia.

They said in the Shangshu that nearly 20 soldiers and horses gathered in the towns of Liaodong, and they have already completed the drills and joint exercises. Our soldiers can really fight, but the governor Hong Chengchou blindly advocates prudence, does not want to enter the army, and wastes food and pay. The imperial court's salary is difficult to raise and so on.

In the private letter to Chen Xinjia, it was further stated that all the generals in Liaozhen were secretly thinking of helping Jin, and even though they were going to help the officials and troops of the towns, they also strongly advocated going to war. Missed opportunity.

At the court, the cabinet ministers agreed with Emperor Chongzhen that according to the "serious proposal" made by Hong Chengchou, Governor of Jiliao, Jingluesong and Xing would be used as transshipment bases, and they would confront Dongnu outside Jinzhou City until their grain was exhausted and retreated. Then lead the army to pursue, in order to achieve a complete victory.

In less than two days now, he received two memorials from Zhang Ruoqi, the supervisor of the army, and Ma Shaoyu, who joined the army, and what they said was contrary to Hong Chengchou. The naturally suspicious Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help feeling suspicious.

Thus, there was a second court meeting, and it was precisely this time that Chen Xinjia, Minister of the Ministry of War, released a blockbuster!
At the time of the court meeting, Emperor Chongzhen first asked: "The slave siege of Jinzhou has lasted for a long time. Although the former Hong Chengchou had many successes, he only retreated further, but it is difficult to break the siege of Jinzhou.

It was agreed that prudence is the first priority, and Hong Chengchou planned according to this, now Zhang Ruoqi and Ma Shaoyu have reported that the reinforcements in the towns are excited, and they are worthy of a battle.

Chen Xinjia, what do you think? "

"I believe that the 'serious proposal' proposed by Hong Duchen is indeed an old-fashioned plan for the country, and Jincheng should be strengthened. Hong Chengchou sent Wu Sangui and others to transport a lot of grain, and it is not difficult to stick to it for three to five months. .”

Chen Xinjia paused a bit when he said this. He quietly observed that Emperor Chongzhen didn't have any special reaction. where.

Recently, there have been reports from the three associations in Ji Town, saying that there are frequent sightings of captive cavalry outside the Great Wall. The minister is deeply afraid that the slaves will take advantage of the opportunity of our frontier fortresses gathering in Liao Town, and then surprise troops to rush in, break through the border, and invade Gyeonggi.

At that time, Jizhen was an empty city, and there were no soldiers standing firm, and the troops who assisted the Liao Dynasty were mixed in Liaozhen by the Dongnu. How could they protect the people of the capital and protect Your Majesty! "

When he mentioned the excitement, he got up from his seat and prostrated himself on the ground, with tears streaming down his face, and kowtowed while weeping.

After discussions among the cabinet ministers, Zhang Ruoqi and Ma Shaoyu reported together as if they were close friends, "Our soldiers can fight"; later, the soldier Chen Xinjia reported that the slaves are suspected of committing crimes in the West.

Under the difficulties of the East and the West in the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen did not forget his desire to exterminate the bandits and avenge his shame. In addition, Liaodong is now suffering from too many soldiers, so Hong Chengchou's long-term strategy was abolished.

It has become a quick-fix strategy for "advancing troops immediately".

After all, nearly 20 elite frontier troops of the Ming Dynasty gathered in Liaodong. If the slaves cannot be defeated, or even restrained, and they are allowed to invade the capital, the capital will be in danger!

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As far as Hong Chengchou was concerned, the imperial edict from Emperor Chongzhen asking him to "advance troops immediately" was far less powerful than the private letter secretly sent by Chen Xinjia.

If he disobeyed the imperial decree, he would still follow a prudent policy, such as the war in Liaodong, as long as the danger of Jinzhou was solved, it would even become a situation of fame and fortune.

Even if the Liaodong War has been unsuccessful for a long time, the Emperor Chongzhen may send Tiqi to capture him and return him to Beijing, and he will be sent to the prison of Zhenfusi. At most, he will die, but he may not be famous.

But what my soldier Chen Xinjia said in the letter really has too much to do with it, and if he is a little careless, his reputation will be ruined. After all, there is a precedent of the former supervisor Yuan Chonghuan, and it is really there.

In the letter written by Chen Xinjia, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, he warned Hong Chengchou that if he continued to delay, the nearly 20 strong troops of the Ming Dynasty would be restrained in the direction of Jinzhou.

If the slave bandits suddenly sent out another strong force to invade Gyeonggi, at that time, it took you Hong Chengchou's troops to go out of the pass, and it took more than a year, and the payment was useless.

Furthermore, if you, Hong Chengchou, did not enter the Shanhaiguan Pass to drive out the slaves when the Eastern slaves invaded, then there would be no soldiers in Jizhen, and the Sanxie would be powerless to stop them.

But if you, Hong Chengchou, go to help Gyeonggi, then Baoshan will return empty-handed, and the troops will be peacefully far away for more than a year without success. What will you use to repay the great grace of the current emperor?

What do you use to apologize to the civil and military ministers in the DPRK?
The Lord worries about the humiliation of his ministers, and the Lord humiliates his ministers to death.

Presumably Hong Duchen would feel uneasy even on a cool night?
At the end of the letter, Chen Xinjia even reminded him kindly: "Brother Hengjiu, don't you know the 'Yuan Chonghuan's disaster'!"

What Chen Xinjia said in the letter can be said to have stabbed the weakness of Hong Chengchou, governor of Jiliao!

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Sure enough, on the morning of the second day after Hong Chengchou, governor of Jiliao, received the order to "advance troops immediately" and the private letter from his soldier Chen Xinjia, the flag officers rushed out of Ningyuan City one by one, and rushed in all directions to summon the soldiers. All officials will go to the supervisory office to discuss matters.

After receiving the order, the officials and generals inside and outside Ningyuan City did not dare to delay. All the battalions were shaken for a while, and teams of elite cavalry guarded their generals and rushed to Ningyuan City from all directions!

(End of this chapter)