Chongzhen Chat Group

As soon as Emperor Chongzhen woke up, he immediately entered the chat group to understand the situation. At this time, the war in Liaoyang has ended. Gao Yingyuan and Wei Mulan both reported. To sum up, it means that Liaoyang has been occupied, and because the city gates were controlled in advance, no one escaped from the city.

In addition, a total of thirty-two Aixinjueluo Babuhai and his Jurchen Tatars were captured alive, and the rest were killed. On the Ming army's side, except for two people who fell and were injured during the night march, and only one person who was slightly injured by an arrow from Jianlu during the offensive and defensive battle in the city, there were no other losses.

Now Han Wu and Gao Yingyuan led an army of Han slaves and Koreans to patrol the city. The order in the city was very good, and there were no accidents such as flooding. In terms of materials seized, there were a lot of military supplies alone, and the food could last more than 5,000 people for a month.

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After reading the victory report, Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed. He immediately got up and summoned Wen Tiren and other cabinet ministers, Shen Yongmao, the Minister of War, and the eunuch Bingbi, the Superintendent of Ceremonies, to have an audience.

In the early years of Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen personally took charge of the affairs. As the internal minister, it was a bit unworthy of the name to be compared with the cabinet of the outer court. But since the soul of Emperor Chongzhen was changed, especially after Cao Huachun was appointed as the eunuch of the Chief of Ceremonies, the Chief of Ceremonies slowly began to play the role of the internal minister again. When discussing national affairs, there was once again the Chief of Ceremonies. s position.

In the Wenhua Hall, when he explained this situation, the atmosphere suddenly became heated. This is something that has never happened before since Jianlu ravaged Liaodong. In the past, it was only the Jianlu who captured the city of the Ming Dynasty, but there was no matter of the Ming Dynasty retaking the city that the Jianlu occupied. More importantly, what is captured this time is Liaoyang, an important town in Liaodong, which is of great significance!

This is a great victory, a real great victory!

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty is mighty!" Wen Tiren was the first to say congratulations with an excited look on his face.

Not willing to give up, Cao Huachun immediately followed up and said: "Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and has a sharp eye to recognize the pillars, which is why he has achieved this great victory today. I dare to guarantee with my head that with your Majesty here, Liaodong is not far away!"

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This war, without the communication in the chat group, would definitely not have this outcome. Although Emperor Chongzhen himself slept with Concubine Tian in his arms and was not on the front line of the battlefield, if we really want to talk about the first contribution, he is indeed worthy of it. Who allowed him to have this chat group? Of course, he knows people and uses them well.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and accepted all the congratulations from his courtiers.

Of course, this was not his original intention in calling these ministers here. After a while, Emperor Chongzhen asked: "What do you think we should do next?"

There was indeed a plan before, but I originally thought that the battle in Liaoyang would not only be earth-shattering, but at least the news would be leaked, and the surrounding Jianlu would definitely know it immediately.

Unexpectedly, Gao Yingyuan and Han Wu performed well and had a certain amount of luck, which made the battle on the battlefield extremely simple. It even got to the point where no one escaped from the city, which meant that Liaoyang was captured by the Ming army, but the surrounding Jianlu didn't know it at all. This situation was different from what was expected, so Emperor Chongzhen wanted to ask the think tank what it meant.

Shen Yongmao, Minister of the Ministry of War, did not seize the first opportunity to flatter him. He was prepared at this time and was the first to report: "Your Majesty, I thought that we could let the Guanning Army and Liaoyang Denglai Army attack from behind and defeat them in one fell swoop. Mang Gurtai's troops pushed our Ming front line to Liaoyang, and then threatened Shenyang."

If this is the case, it will be equivalent to recovering a large area of ​​Liaodong land, and the Ming Dynasty's power will once again enter the hinterland of Liaodong. The prospect is indeed very attractive.

Moreover, Mang Gurtai knew the truth and falsehood of his troops, and issued an order to Sun Chengzong to let the Guan Ning army attack with all his strength. Then on the Liaoyang side, Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Denglai, had 800 cavalry troops. Plus the troops he had collected, they were capable of fighting. There must be at least about two thousand people. If they attack from both front and back, they are sure of victory!

When Emperor Chongzhen heard the suggestion from the Minister of War, he couldn't help but weigh it in his heart. However, Min Hongxue, an assistant minister in the cabinet who knew military affairs, came out and asked: "Your Majesty, we should be able to defeat Mang Gurtai's troops, but when the Korean army of Jianlu comes back, can we hold Liaoyang?"

The meaning behind his words was obviously opposition. When Shen Yongmao heard this, he immediately refuted: "With the ability of Governor Denglai, how difficult is it to defend Liaoyang?"

The other ministers were silent and just listened to the two of them arguing. The same was true for Emperor Chongzhen. He did not immediately deny the opinions of one of them and was also listening.

"If the Jianlu army cuts off the connection between Ningjin and Liaoyang and traps Liaoyang, will the Ming Dynasty have the military power to open up and support Liaoyang?" Min Hongxue did not directly answer Shen Yongmao's rhetorical question, but raised another question.

Shen Yongmao paused after hearing this, obviously unable to answer immediately. However, he did not give up. He turned to Emperor Chongzhen and said, "Your Majesty, if this is really what you want, you can mobilize the elites from nine sides and fight Jianlu to the death near Liaoyang!"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he thought for a moment, shook his head, and finally made a decision: "This is not a good strategy. There are troops to mobilize in the important towns on the nine sides, but the various places are not stable and need to be guarded by the army. If the nine sides are really mobilized, The edge is elite, maybe one end is not flat, and the other end is full of things!"

In the original history, the Ming Dynasty would not have perished so early. There were captives outside the pass and bandits inside the pass, tossing the Ming Dynasty both inside and outside the pass. After finally pacifying the bandits, the Jianlu invaders gave the bandits a chance to grow again. He mobilized his troops to fight Jianlu for a decisive battle. As a result, the rebels made a fuss, causing Emperor Chongzhen to issue orders one after another to urge a decisive battle. He became a pig teammate that everyone hated. He gained Jianlu's advantage in vain and achieved Jianlu's prestige.

After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, he immediately added: "And we, the Ming Dynasty, do not have the strength to support the decisive battle with Jianlu at the moment. If we insist on doing it, it may be okay to win, but if we lose or even stalemate, it will be terrible. As a result, the good financial situation that we had finally achieved with great difficulty was ruined in one day!"

He was considering this from an economic point of view. I believe that if the Minister of Household Affairs were here, he would probably be the first to stand up and object without even having to say anything. The words "big decisive battle" are said lightly by outsiders. Only the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue has personal experience. It's all money!

The emperor made his position clear, and Shen Yongmao did not dare to contradict him again. He did not dare to pat his chest and promise that he would win. If we were really sure of this, we would have requested an order to replace Sun Chengzong to take the credit!

Emperor Chongzhen asked other ministers for their suggestions, and found that none satisfied him, so he decided to follow the original opportunity and consume Jianlu at a small price first. Anyway, Jianlu's plate is so big, and if he consumes it a few times, it will definitely be too much for Jianlu. By then, the new army that can actually be used in field battles will definitely be available, and we can wait until then to talk about the decisive battle.

With this in mind, he dismissed the meeting, entered the chat group himself, and contacted Wei Mulan to issue an order.