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Upon hearing this, Shen Yongmao, the Minister of War, immediately objected: "Your Majesty, absolutely not!"

"Why?" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he couldn't help but frown and asked, "Are you doubting the strength of the new army and not being able to capture Jianlu's city?"

Shen Yongmao, regardless of whether the emperor was displeased or not, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, if you want to attack the city in the hinterland of Liaodong, I am afraid that the army is still on the way, and Jianlu has already detected the news and sent the army here. Intercepted!"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he did not continue to act arbitrarily, but began to think. At this time, Wang Chengen also spoke: "Lu Zhongcheng thought that the main reason why he was able to sneak into the hinterland of Liaodong and steal Liaoyang last time was that the Jianlu army invaded North Korea, and the Guanning army feigned an attack, which attracted the remaining Jianlu troops in Liaodong. If you have this opportunity, you can sneak thousands of miles without anyone noticing."

The meaning of these words is actually to express his attitude and support Shen Yongmao's statement.

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Xingzuo continued: "Sun Ge always thought that the Jianlu army was all in Liaodong. Even if Guan Ning's army pretended to move again, they might not be able to attract all the Jianlu. What's more, Jianlu had learned a lesson. , I will definitely not suffer the same loss again!"

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen had to admit that what they said did make sense. If the new army was intercepted by Jianlu on the road, he was confident that the new army could defeat Jianlu. But that was a battle at Jianlu's home. Even if he defeated a group of Jianlu, there would be a steady stream of Jianlu coming to kill them later. In the end result, I am afraid that the new army will die in Liaodong. Just like the original alliance between the Baigan Army and the Qi Family Army, they were surrounded by Jianlu and eventually died in Hunhe.

Thinking of this, he nodded immediately and admitted immediately: "What you guys said makes sense, I am indeed talking on paper!"

As soon as he said this, he was very surprised as he seemed to be familiar with Sun Yuanhua, his acting minister of rites. He did not expect that the emperor would be so broad-minded, and would not become angry after being said by his ministers. One thing is one thing, and two things are two things. The previous emperor would never admit that he was wrong so simply!

He didn't know that the ancient emperors who survived were naturally what he thought. But today's Emperor Chongzhen has a different concept for later generations.

At this moment, Liu Xingzuo spoke again: "Sunge Lao thought that maybe we could seize the city near the sea. In this way, we could use lightning speed to capture, for example, the Gaizhou Guard before the Jianlu reinforcements arrived!"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen immediately thought of the geographical location of Gaizhou Guard. However, the ministers present may not know, so with a wave of his hand, he asked his chamberlain to send a large map of Liaodong and hang it on the screen so that the ministers below could know where the Gaizhou Guards were.

At a glance, Wen Tiren and other ministers all nodded. This Gaizhou Guard, Linhai, can indeed attack by surprise.

"Your Majesty, I think Gaizhou is okay!" Shen Yongmao bowed to Emperor Chongzhen and said, "If Jianlu comes to attack with heavy troops, our army can also withdraw from the sea!"

When everyone heard this, they all nodded, and some even commented in a low voice: "You can advance and retreat freely this time, it is indeed the first choice!"

But at this moment, Wang Chengen spoke again: "Lu Zhongcheng said that it is bitterly cold in Liaodong. In today's winter, the sea will definitely freeze. How can we retreat?"

Upon hearing this, the relaxed atmosphere in the Wenhua Hall just now disappeared. Yes, winter these days is getting colder every year. The sea surface in the Northeast is expected to freeze very early. And Jianlu would definitely not let Gaizhou be occupied by the Ming army. After all, it was not far from Haizhou, and not far behind Haizhou was the important town of Liaoyang.

But if I didn’t choose Gaizhou, where else could I go? It’s winter along the coast of Liaodong, but everything will freeze!

For a moment, the Wenhua Hall suddenly became quiet. Everyone is a little helpless, as if there is no good choice. Even Wang Chengen and Liu Xingzuo were silent. It was obvious that Sun Chengzong and Lu Xiangsheng had no good countermeasures. Winter is really unfavorable!

However, while others were silent, Emperor Chongzhen said: "Based on my estimate of the new army, as long as there are sufficient supplies, it will be no problem to hold on in Gaizhou for a whole winter!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was surprised, with expressions of disbelief on their faces. Just kidding, is it possible for just a few troops to hold out for a whole winter under Jianlu's offensive without reinforcements?

Seeing their expressions, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but smile and said: "I am sure that the new army will not let me down."

"Your Majesty, is the new army really that strong?" Shen Yongmao, Minister of War, couldn't help but confirm with suspicion.

This time, before Emperor Chongzhen could answer, Bi Ziyan, the Minister of Household Affairs, replied with a hint of reluctance: "The materials consumed by the new army have almost caught up with the Beijing camp!"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the Wenhua Hall was suddenly shocked again. You know, the new army only has more than 5,000 people, while the Beijing camp has nearly 50,000 troops. The material consumption of the two is about the same, so... then this new army is completely spent on money!

Emperor Chongzhen nodded, as if confirming what the Minister of Hubu said, and also seemed to be answering the question of the Minister of War. He then raised his voice and said confidently: "The officers and soldiers of the new army were originally the elites of the truly selected frontier army. Now they are trained with Marshal Qi's military skills. His division general Cao Bianjiao promises me that he will never disappoint my expectations!"

Hearing Emperor Chongzhen speak so confidently again, the ministers in the Wenhua Palace looked at each other with surprise on their faces. They didn't expect that the emperor could really create a strong army?

There has always been training and strengthening of troops. But in the early years of Chongzhen, Xu Guangqi had been ordered to train troops, but in the end nothing happened; in the original history, Sun Yuanhua also trained troops, but in the end he trained a rebel army. The so-called military training does not mean that you will have a strong army!

When everyone was thinking this, they heard Liu Xingzuo say: "Mr. Sun Ge said that training and combat are completely different things. Whether your Majesty's new army can hold on for a winter, Mr. Ge reserves his opinion!"

Upon hearing this, several ministers nodded in unison, thinking in their hearts: Mr. Sun Ge is still senior and experienced in leading troops, so he has the authority to say these words!

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he couldn't help but frowned. He believed in the new army, but these ministers didn't seem to believe it. Do they want to be arbitrary in their own affairs?

At this time, Bi Ziyan, the Minister of Household Affairs, spoke again: "Your Majesty, if the new army goes on an expedition to Liaodong to capture Gaizhou and hold on for a whole winter, I am afraid that the imperial court will not be able to provide so much supplies."

At this point, when he saw the emperor looking at him, he immediately added: "It's mainly food. Nowadays, every place in the Ming Dynasty needs food. There are too many monks and too little rice!"

There should be another update in the evening, so let’s go out to eat first.