Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 138 Please Your Majesty Be Arbitrary

Liu Fangliang was appeased by Zhu Youjian at the peak of Li Zicheng's tribe, so he had no experience of defeating the Tartars, so he still maintained his self-confidence, let alone Zuo Liangyu who was beaten by him. The defeated official army was even more dismissive.

Zhu Youjian and the officials present couldn't help laughing when they heard Liu Fangliang's words.

However, Liu Fangliang's self-confidence also infected other officials present. Although the [-]st, [-]nd and [-]rd armies of the Guards had not yet engaged in actual combat, everyone believed that the [-]st, [-]nd, and [-]rd armies of the Guards were absolutely extraordinary.

Everyone knows that once an army does not fight for money or power, is not afraid of death or bloodshed, and has a clear goal, then this army is absolutely elite.

"Your Majesty, although the first, second and third armies of the Imperial Guards are well-disciplined, brave and fearless, and have ideas and ideals, the enemy we face is not only Zuo Liangyu, but also Jiannu who is about to go south. That is to say, if Once we transfer more than [-] troops from the First, Second and Third Armies of the Guards to the right side of the river to defend Zuo Liangyu, there will be no soldiers to defend from Shandong to Huaiyang, and once the Qing army drives straight in, the consequences will be disastrous!"

Li Mingrui stood up and expressed his worries at this time. When he said this, everyone began to think that the situation Li Mingrui said was indeed a difficult matter, because the Ming court faced many enemies, but only had one ace army in hand. The Grand Marshal's Mansion had to make a decision, who to use this ace army against.

Li Banghua smiled wryly: "This seems to be a dead end. If you stay in Huaiyang to resist Jiannu, you have to watch Zuo Liangyu attack Nanjing from Huguang. The fate of stealing, if Jiangyou is transferred to guard against Zuo Liangyu, then Jiangnan will be lost, the Ming Dynasty will perish at the hands of Jiannu, and Jiannu will be able to rule the world if he wins Jiangnan!"

"Your Majesty! I suggest that you should be on guard against Zuo Liangyu first. If you fight against the outside world, you must first secure the inside. Zuo Liangyu is ambitious, and Zuo Liangyu is suffering from the elbow and armpit problem, so you must get rid of it first! As for Jiannu, once he goes south, there is still the Yangtze River to defend against! "

Ma Shiying stood up at this time and expressed his own advice. He also had his own considerations. Both Zuo Liangyu and the Donglin Party in the court targeted him. Ma Shiying was the most afraid of Zuo Liangyu, so he naturally wanted the court to deal with it first Zuo Liangyu then dealt with Jiannu.

Lu Zhenfei poured a basin of cold water on Ma Shiying: "It's a bit fanciful for Da Sima to let the Yangtze River defend against Jiannu. You might as well ask Liu Gong, the admiral of the Caojiang Navy, can the newly formed navy stop Jiannu?"

"This is indeed a bit difficult. The warship is still being built, and the navy has not yet started training. In the second half of the year, we may be able to fight!"

"Come on, I still hope that your navy can regain the maritime trade rights for the imperial court, but now it seems that it is really difficult!
But Li Banghua's words are wrong, this is not a dead end, everyone has exaggerated Zuo Liangyu.

My Ming Dynasty can resist the Tartars without the first, second and third armies of the guards. I believe that Huang Degong's army can resist Zuo Liangyu's westward advance. Luzhou and other strong cities, even if Zuo Liangyu pulled out the nails one by one, it would take several months to reach the suburbs of Nanjing;
And within a few months, the Qing army is bound to go south, and the main road from Huaiyang to Jiangnan must be its main road. We only need to defeat the Jiannu road with our 45 troops to defeat the Qing army's offensive. After seeing the Qing army's offensive, it's just a piece of cake to deal with Zuo Liangyu later! "

Now Zhu Youjian didn't bother to wait for these people to come up with any constructive strategies, so he simply stated his plan first.

In fact, Zhu Youjian did not dare to guarantee whether his strategy could achieve his goal. He could only judge based on his familiarity with history. The reason why Zuo Liangyu failed to advance eastward in history was because Zuo Liangyu suddenly He was killed, and Huang Degong arrived in time to resist Zuo Liangyu's offensive.But now, Zhu Youjian can only continue to rely on Huang Degong and an upcoming accident to deal with Zuo Liangyu's rebellion.

The first, second and third armies of the guards are what he has been preparing to deal with the Qing army going south, so they must not be transferred to other places!
This is what Zhu Youjian must insist on. He would rather let Da Ming fall into the hands of Zuo Liangyu than let Da Ming fall into the hands of Man Qing!

In fact, in the original history, the fact that the Qing army was able to drive straight into the south of the Yangtze River was not unrelated to Ma Shiying's transfer of most of the Nanming troops to the right of the river to block Zuo Liangyu.

The officials present did not expect His Majesty Zhu Youjian to make such an instruction, Jin Xuan couldn't help asking:

"Your Majesty, Zuo Liangyu's strength should not be underestimated. The Marquis of Jingnan may not be able to resist, and the Donglin Party is still in the middle of the court. Who knows if someone will suddenly respond when Zuo Liangyu raises his troops, even if the guards are not called. The [-]st, [-]nd, and [-]rd armies go to Jiangyou, and they should also return to defend Nanjing, not only suppressing the rebels in the court, but also responding to the attacks from Zuo Liangyu and the Tartars!"

"Your Majesty, I also think that the [-]st, [-]nd and [-]rd Guards can be transferred back to defend Nanjing. If Nanjing is not defended, they can retreat to Hangzhou!" Liu Kongzhao echoed.

Zhu Youjian didn't expect that two important ministers would suggest returning to Nanjing, so he asked Li Mingrui, "Li Mingrui, what do you think?"

"I feel that the strategy proposed by His Majesty is the best way now:

If the Guards are our sharp sword, returning to defend Nanjing is undoubtedly taking back the sword. If Zuo Liangyu surrenders or unites with the Qing army, we will fall into a situation of being encircled and attacked. Nanjing may not be able to defend , or even whether we can retreat to Hangzhou is not certain. Whether the Fujian Zheng family will go east to Xianxia Pass, and then go north to block our retreat, these are unpredictable, but according to His Majesty's way, as long as the offensive of the Tartars is blocked, We will be able to keep half of the country. Even if Zuo Liangyu occupies Nanjing, as long as His Majesty is not in Nanjing, he will just empty the city. If he cannot stop it, it will have the same outcome as other strategies. "

Zhu Youjian looked at Zhou Yuji again.

Zhou Yuji agreed with Li Mingrui's analysis.

Liu Fangliang suggested to keep the third army to resist the Tartars, and the first army and the second army to go west to resist Zuo Liangyu's tribe. In his opinion, his third army could stop the Tartars.

Zhu Youjian and other officials couldn't help laughing at Liu Fangliang's naivety, but they didn't agree with Liu Fangliang's suggestion.

After all, all those present had experienced the fighting power of the Qing army, and none of them dared to take the risk of letting only one army resist the Tartars.

Ma Shiying still insisted on his own opinion, hoping that the court would remove Zuo Liangyu first and then stop the Tartars. Ever since he learned that Zuo Liangyu and the Donglin Party said that he was a traitor and wanted to raise troops to kill him, all he could think about was how to make Zuo Liangyu Yuhe Donglin's dream of Huangliang was shattered.

"Your Majesty, no matter what strategy is used, it is a desperate fight! No matter what strategy is used, the ministers have all made up their minds to die, and if they fail, they will be benevolent. Therefore, I ask your majesty to be arbitrary!"

Li Banghua prostrated himself on the ground and saluted Zhu Youjian.

In his opinion, the imperial court is indeed facing a deadlock. As for whether the deadlock can be broken, half depends on the destiny and half depends on the personal creation of His Majesty Zhu Youjian.

Ma Shiying suddenly felt that what Li Banghua said was right, no matter what kind of strategy it was, the world belonged to His Majesty, and he could do whatever He wanted, and he was just obeying orders or being defeated and martyred.

"Your Majesty, please be arbitrary!"

After Ma Shiying shouted, other ministers also stood up: "Your Majesty, please be decisive!"

(End of this chapter)