Be the emperor from the postman

Liaodong.

The front line of the Ming court wanted to do it slowly and deal with the war against the Manchu Qing.

But Chen Xinjia, who was far away in the court, was stubborn and wanted a quick victory.

Zhang Ruoqi, the mouthpiece of the military department he sent, sang with him on the front line.

Zhang Ruoqi was a man of impetuosity and happy events, blindly optimistic after a small victory, thinking that the Qing army would surely win another big victory under the "encirclement and suppression" of Governor Hong.

He thought that the siege of Jinzhou could be resolved immediately.

So he sent a secret memorial to Chongzhen privately.

He advocated the idea of ​​quick war and tried his best to explain to the emperor that Chen Xinjia's strategy was correct.

And asked Chongzhen that he could spend time in Hong Chengchou for military affairs.

In order to control the right to speak in the army, Fang Hao tried his best to promote a quick decision against the Qing, which became a fact.

Chongzhen could not stand Chen Xinjia's and Zhang Ruoqi's repeated instigation. Instead of supporting Hong Chengchou in a protracted war, he changed to demanding Hong Chengchou to fight quickly, and issued a secret order, strictly ordering Hong Chengchou to "advance troops immediately."

Hong Chengchou had never read back Chen Xinjia's urging for a decisive battle in the past three months.

It is the Qing army that should be anxious now.

Especially when one's own side has just gained a little advantage on the battlefield, is the court going to bury this advantage?
As for Hong Chengchou's order to the emperor, it wasn't the first time he couldn't read it back, so he wanted to press it and continue to confront.

But Chen Xinjia wrote to Hong Chengchou again, urging the general to send troops.

He believed the rumors that the Manchus had crossed the Great Wall again and believed it to be true, so as to warn Hong Chengchou.

"You have spent more than a year as a soldier when you leave the customs, and you have spent 10 taels of salary.

Neither can the siege of Jinzhou be solved, if the inland is trapped again.

At that time, if you don't enter Shanhaiguan, the edge of the Great Wall will be empty.

If you go to the west of Liaoning, you will return to Baoshan empty.

With such a delay, you can't show your Majesty's sageness and trust in you, and you can't live up to the ardent expectations of the courtiers, Chinese and military officials.

When this lord is being humiliated, you must feel uneasy day and night!
Marquis Jingliao was not in Jizhen, so no one could easily stop the Qing army from entering the fortress, or the hammer bandit He Jinzhao from entering the capital.

I also hope that you can make a quick decision and crush the plans of the Qing army and the hammer bandits, so as to benefit the court the most. "

Hong Chengchou felt that Chen Xinjia's letter was inexplicable.

When the Qing army entered the fortress to fight, it will be publicized to make you prepare in advance?

Now that Huang Taiji deliberately released such rumors, didn't he just want people in the court to jump their feet?
Then tell me Hong Chengchou to give up his superior force and retreat to the pass.

In this way, the battle to rescue Jinzhou is considered blind.

And since you, Chen Xinjia, suspect that He Jinzhao wants to become the master of the capital, change the world.

Why did you preside over the peace talks with him at that time?
Isn't it just to avoid Da Ming's sudden attack when he fights on two fronts?

Now that you don't have any evidence, you start talking about these things, it's just out of your mind.

Hong Chengchou couldn't figure out why the ministers of the Ministry of War didn't know anything about soldiers.

Although Chen Xinjia was promoted to this position as a juren, according to his past experience in governing, it was impossible for a non-jinshi to enter the cabinet.

"Fortunately, he still stayed here in Liaodong!"

Hong Chengchou did not hide the truth from several generals, and directly told his subordinates the belief of Chen Xinjia, Minister of the Ministry of War, in order to tell them to get ready.

Because he believes that Chen Xinjia will not give up until he achieves his goal, and there will be follow-up measures designated.

He delayed for three months, and if he dragged on for a long time, it might be difficult to keep up.

Wu Sangui was the first to speak: "Supervisor, the general will not accept the orders of the foreign emperor, and the food can support us for a while."

Isn't the food that the court can block now?
Fortunately, the last time the imperial court transported food was timely and sufficient, taking advantage of Dorgon's slack, they secretly transported a lot of food to Jinzhou Zu Dashou, and even set up an ambush by the Qing army.

Coupled with the Mongol rebellion, the amount of food consumed by Zu Dashou was reduced in disguise, and there were even more grain reserves in Jinzhou City.

That's scary.

Just keep dragging back.

Hong Chengchou didn't speak up immediately, and he also made this excuse.

The emperor gave himself a secret order and told him to enter the army immediately.

Hong Chengchou was afraid that the emperor would not be able to withstand Chen Xinjia's persuasion.

Tang Tong's heart was broken!
As expected of the commander-in-chief who has been against Daming for a long time, he has figured out the thinking of the emperor and courtiers.

After all, he was just promoted to the chief soldier, and usually he would not receive imperial orders to act.

Now it seems that the Ming court is indeed a trap!
The emperor doesn't trust people who are fighting outside, but always trusts the courtiers who are right in front of him, who don't have any analysis of the situation and can only think about it subjectively.

Tang Tong couldn't help but began to count on his fingers since Chongzhen ascended the throne, is there anyone who has served as Minister of the Ministry of War who can do it?
When Shuotuo told him, Tang Tong still couldn't bear to shave his head, because he didn't think the Ming army would be defeated.

Food and grass are sufficient, morale is strong, and weapons are slightly superior, except for the Hongyi cannon.

Overall, the Qing army was at a disadvantage.

In addition, Hong Chengchou also has many years of battlefield command experience, and the entire Ming Dynasty cannot find a second person to replace him.

Now Tang Tong has changed his mentality. Daming has repeatedly failed in many battles, and it is simply not a person like Hong Chengchou who can save the sky.

Datong General Soldier Wang Pu's eyes widened slightly. If Hong Chengchou couldn't withstand the pressure from the court, he would rashly engage in a decisive battle with the Qing army.

Don't think about it, it must be a big defeat!
Wang Pu thought to himself, I have to find a way out first!
Especially in the territory of Liaodong, it is many times more difficult to preserve oneself than in the pass!
Thinking of this, Wang Pu, who has always been good at this, felt a little worried.

It can be said that among the general soldiers present, except for Bai Guangen who wanted to show off, everyone was willing to listen to Hong Chengchou's arrangement.

After all, you didn't come here to win a battle, but to follow Governor Hong to make meritorious service.

Although everyone didn't win a lot of battles, but there are real Tartars under their hands, which is already very good.

Especially now that the Guan Ning Army is also mixed in the army, Zu Dashou, Wu Sangui and others are eager to keep the Ning Jin line of defense.

Otherwise, the Ning Jin line of defense is gone, so what more bargaining chips do they, the Guan Ning Army, have?
But the imperial court just wants to urge you to lose a battle and let you do things.

Gao Qiqian, who was the supervisor of the army, stood up and came: "Our family will go back to Beijing in person, and tell His Majesty the situation Liaodong is facing. We must not let His Majesty be blinded by treacherous officials."

Hong Chengchou nodded, today's game is for Gao Qiqian.

Compared with the eunuchs in the Tianqi Dynasty who tried to toss "Qingliu", most of the eunuchs in the Chongzhen Dynasty were greedy for money and did not do much to harm Qingliu.

The Donglin Party was suppressed during the Chongzhen Dynasty, and there were no talented people, and its combat effectiveness dropped drastically.

However, the eunuch group's mutilation ability has not declined by a single bit.

Now Gao Qiqian is "quite good at military affairs", which can make Chongzhen change his mind a little bit.

Even if Gao Qiqian left in a hurry, Hong Chengchou didn't know how long he could last?

After all, the emperor's style of changing coaches before the battle is not once or twice.

"Master, what if His Majesty wants to do it his own way?"

Wu Sangui asked carefully, after all, this battle is related to the interests of their Guan Ning army.

Zu Dashou was still besieged in Jinzhou City. In case his reinforcements were defeated, his uncle would have to repeat the results of the Dalinghe battle.

Even if he pretended to surrender, he would have no chance of coming back.

If Huang Taiji was fooled once, could he be fooled twice in a row?
"Then fight." Hong Chengchou looked around at everyone and said solemnly: "If you don't want to leave your life here, you can only kill the enemy bravely, otherwise everyone will die here."

Several general soldiers were silent.

They are still accustomed to fighting small battles. If it is a large-scale melee, they will not have much advantage against the Qing army.

After all, their servants were a minority in the Ming army, but most of the soldiers of the Qing army were equipped with servants.

Wu Sangui kept Zu Dashou's words in mind, and carried out the imperial court's orders, only three or four points were enough.

Now anyone with a discerning eye can see that Daming is getting more and more sunset.

For a while now, the princes of the Daming Dynasty have been slaughtered like pigs, which means that the court can't even protect its own prince, so what else is left?
Wu Sangui thinks that Daming won't last for a few years, but now he has no channel to contact the Hammer Bandits.

Even if you want to go to others, you have to be "needed" by the hammer bandits.

Otherwise, if they have a strong army and a strong horse, why should they accept you?
Wu Sangui hadn't practiced yet, and the distressed look on his face suddenly appeared.

The faces of the soldiers around him were not very good looking either.

In their cognition, the imperial court is rich, and it is because those civil servants are not willing to give them money.

And even if the emperor sends money to the brothers, they will keep a lot of money, and how much will be left in their hands?

Those stupid civil servants don't take the lives of our brothers at all!
Although Wu Sangui worshiped Gao Qiqian as his godfather, if this failed, he would not give Chongzhen any face in the future.

Before the war, the high-level meeting of the Ming army had achieved "very bad" results.

The hearts of the chiefs and generals of all the towns are all vented. Is it possible that the soldiers will not be affected?
Gao Qiqian hurried back to the capital, begged to see Chongzhen, and confronted him with the situation Chen Liaodong was facing.

Since the imperial court sprinkles silver to Liaodong every year, why not sprinkle more money this time.

Although it is a bit exaggerated to solve the troubles once and for all, at least the Manchu Qing Dynasty will not recover for three to five years.

"I am worried about that postman He Jinzhao, and I am even more worried about Huang Taiji!"

Why did Chongzhen agree with Chen Xinjia's words?
Because once He Jinchao tore up the peace treaty and went straight to the capital, his rule would be greatly endangered.

In addition, if Huang Taiji used the strategy of "surrounding the spot and fighting for aid" again, he would enter the fortress and loot.

Could it be that he, the emperor, personally sent out all the heavy troops, leaving an empty capital for Huang Taiji to plunder wantonly.

If even the capital cannot be kept, the consequences are unacceptable to him.

So Chongzhen was extremely worried.

As an emperor, he attaches great importance to maintaining his rule for a long time.

Otherwise, they would not always think about the logic of suffering the common people no longer, and continue to increase taxes.

Anything that could threaten his rule had to be strangled in the bud.

Despite so many years of hard work, with his "operation to extinguish the flames", the forces of all parties to overthrow the rule of Ming Dynasty are getting stronger and stronger.

But there are still three or two nails on the wrecked ship, and Chongzhen naturally wants to do his best to maintain his rule over the world as the Great Ming Emperor.

Gao Qiqian hurriedly said: "If your majesty is worried, you can urgently order Jingliao Hou to return to Jizhen to guard the border, and take precautions, so that your majesty can rest easy."

Chongzhen nodded, and ordered the Ministry of War to transfer Wu Guojun back. With him around, he would feel more at ease.

As soon as Gao Qiqian breathed a sigh of relief, he received the news that Chen Xinjia had requested to meet His Majesty.

When Gao Qiqian was thinking about whether Chen Xinjia had placed eyeliner in the palace, Chen Xinjia was slightly taken aback when Gao Qiqian came back, and then reported to the emperor, recommending Ma Shaoyu, the head of the Ministry of War, to go to Liaodong.

In order to promote Hong Chengchou's change of position, Chen Xinjia sent Ma Shaoyu to Hong Chengchou's camp to cooperate with Zhang Ruoqi, and implement the Ministry of War's proposals by praising military affairs.

This battle must be fought quickly!

Chongzhen nodded in agreement.

"The battle situation in Liaodong is ever-changing. If you are not careful, a decisive battle will break out. Eunuch Gao is not in the front to supervise the army. What are you doing when you come back?"

Faced with Chen Xinjia's unceremonious questioning, Gao Qiqian said:

"Chen Shangshu, our family will report the situation of the battle ahead to His Majesty."

Compared with the few eunuchs around Chongzhen, Gao Qiqian is the kind with no background.

It came out of "fighting" by coincidence, and wanted to do a good job for the emperor.

And also considered by Chongzhen as a capable "eunuch"!
Using him as the supervisor of the Guan Ning Army to let the Guan Ning Army work for the court is indeed a palliative between the two parties.

"The Liaodong War is extraordinary, but it is related to the future of my Ming Dynasty. Eunuch Gao told me about it at night."

Faced with Chen Xinjia's aggressiveness, Gao Qiqian first glanced at Chongzhen, saw him nodding, and then said:

"May I ask Chen Shangshu, how do you compare with Governor Hong regarding the formation of the army?"

"I'm not as good as him."

Chen Xinjia was very upright, and in the entire Ming Dynasty, there was no other civil official who could match Hong Chengchou.

Lu Xiangsheng, who died in battle, could only be used as a general, and Yang Sichang, who was convalescing in Huguang, was just a lip service. When it came to commanding the army, he had to be lowered.

"Okay." Gao Qiqian immediately put it up:
"If Governor Hong was defeated in Liaodong because of your urging, how would we, Ming Dynasty, deal with the counterattack of the Manchu Tartars?

If you can't hold the Ningjin line of defense, will you, Chen Xinjia, bow down again and go to the Tartars to ask for peace? "

Gao Qiqian's sharp voice fell in Chen Xinjia's ears, it was very ear-piercing.

He didn't realize for a while, that Gao Qiqian could be so eloquent.

Chongzhen also frowned when he heard this, saying defeat before fighting is really not something he can accept.

Gao Qiqian took advantage of the victory and pursued: "Instead of giving the silver to the Manchu Tartars, why don't you give it to the Ming soldiers, so that they can fight the enemy bravely and inspire people's hearts."

"The imperial court has no money." Chen Xinjia took over the conversation and said calmly:
"Even if it was a peace negotiation, the imperial court couldn't afford to give the Manchu Tartars silver, not even the hammer bandits' peace talks in the second year.

How could these wolf-minded and ambitious people not find excuses to overturn the table? "

Gao Qiqian's momentum suddenly became so weak that he didn't know what to say.

"Your Majesty, my Ming Dynasty has reached the state it is today, and I can only rely on Hong Chengchou's wrist and the bravery of several townsmen to win the battle in Liaodong quickly, so there is still a chance of maneuvering!"