Sun Chengzong's worries are certainly justified!
Because in the more than two years between the Ningjin victory in the seventh year of Tianqi and the Jisi uprising in the second year of Chongzhen, the war in Liaodong did show signs of becoming protracted.
On the one hand, the Donglu offensive along the Liaoxi Corridor was blocked by the Ningjin defense line. Moreover, there are mountains and seas behind Jinzhou and Ningyuan, so Donglu is unable to break through.
On the other hand, Mao Wenlong has expanded in the Dongjiang and Liaonan areas. Not only has he controlled Pidao, a stronghold that can penetrate directly into the Donglu's back, but also maintain North Korea's "presence", he has also opened up the Jinzhou and Lushun areas in Liaonan. base area.
As long as the Ming army in Dongjiang and Liaonan can maintain a certain degree of initiative with the support of Denglai, Huang Taiji will not be able to go all out to march westward.
Moreover, Mongolia's Chahar tribe, under the leadership of Lin Dan Khan, also maintains considerable strength!
This Mongolian Chahar tribe is orthodox to the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and Lin Dan Khan himself is a direct descendant of Emperor Shun of the Yuan Dynasty. His Chahar tribe, also known as the Central Chahar Ten Thousand Households, was one of the six Ten Thousand Households established by Dayan Khan after he revitalized the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and was also the core Ten Thousand Households.
Therefore, as long as Lin Dan Khan still has some strength, Huang Taiji will not be able to establish a truly reliable "Manchu-Mongolian Alliance" - the Mongolian Heshuote tribe currently attached to Manchuria is just the host Mongolia, the descendants of Genghis Khan's brothers, and cannot compete with Chaha at all. Compared with your department.
And it is impossible for the Chahar tribe to surrender to Manchuria until they are exhausted...
Moreover, the Chahar tribe is a nomadic tribe. If you cannot defeat them, they will run away! If Huang Taiji couldn't go all out, how could he run to the Mongolian Chahar tribe after being defeated?
Without defeating the Chahar tribe, would Huang Taiji dare to invade the Great Wall?
Isn't he afraid that Lin Danhan will go to Horqin Grassland to clean up the Heshuote Department? And Pi Dao Mao Wenlong will not be idle either!
At that time, Lin Danhan went to Horqin Grassland to kill people and set fires, and Mao Wenlong was rampant on the Liaodong Peninsula. Huang Taiji was not at ease even after entering the Great Wall!
So looking at the situation in October of the seventh year of the Apocalypse, the situation of the Donglu is almost the same as that of the Xixia... If nothing else happens, the Donglu will be called the "Eastern Qing" in future history books.
Of course, Sun Chengzong was not satisfied with this result!
Liaodong is a country passed down from our ancestors, how can we give up?
Moreover, if the Ming Dynasty was blindly conservative and only tried to defend the Great Wall defense line and a few strongholds in southern Liaoning, the Donglu were likely to defeat the Chahar tribe of Mongolia and North Korea to the east in the future, thus turning into a situation similar to that of the Khitan and Liao Dynasties - —There is only one missing Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture.
By then, Ming Dynasty will be even more passive!
Sun Chengzong sighed in a low voice: "If we cannot use the power of the whole country in the past two years to build the fortress into the Donglu's lair, our land in the north of the Ming Dynasty will never have peace in the future!"
Li Guoji shook his head and said: "But it is too expensive to restore Liaodong with a fortress... The imperial court cannot afford so much money!"
Sun Chengzong couldn't think of any solution. He could only sigh and said to the driver driving the carriage: "Go to Tangzi Hutong next to the Tenth Prince's Mansion."
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Forbidden City, Wenhua Palace.
Today is a good day for Zhu Youjian to "start school"!
Several teachers appointed by Zhu Youjian have gathered in the capital and can begin to accept his care and guidance...
What? Is Zhu Youjian really ready to teach his own teacher? I am very sure of that! But not all teachers teach. Kong Zhenyun doesn’t teach. He is too old and his thinking is not very clear. No matter how hard he teaches, he probably won’t become a famous general.
Therefore, the four teachers Zhu Youjian planned to teach personally were Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting, Chen Qiyu and Lu Xiangsheng.
In order to teach his four teachers well, Zhu Youjian also arranged for Yang Hao and Sun Zushou, a military veteran who was born in Wu Jinshi, to be the "official officials". Let them introduce the military affairs situation in Jizhou, Liaodong, Xuanfu, and Datong to the four teachers.
Speaking of Sun Zushou, Zhu Youjian was still very impressed by him! He was a descendant of Wu Xun. His ancestor was the founding hero of the Ming Dynasty and received the official position of commander. Changling Guards have been guarded for generations - the same mausoleum guards who guarded Emperor Chengzu Zhu Di. However, Sun Zushou was not a direct descendant of the family, so he did not take the hereditary route as a commander. Instead, he was admitted to the Military Academy in the 23rd year of Wanli and has been serving in the army since then.
But he is different from those warlords who raised a group of servants to charge into battle. He is a more traditional Ming army general with excellent ethics. He does not make money, and of course he has no money to support his servants... so he is not too big. of merit.
During the great victory of Ningjin in May of the seventh year of the Apocalypse, he was dismissed from office and returned to his fields for violating the orders of Jinglue Gaodi, so he lived idle in Changling Guard. Not long ago, he was recalled by Zhu Youjian and arranged to join the Qianqian army as a general counselor.
Of course, Zhu Youjian actually planned to reuse Sun Zushou. Because of Sun Zushou's integrity and long-term experience in the army, he is very suitable to lead the Scouts. According to Zhu Youjian's plan, the future army in front of the tent will be coordinated by cavalry, infantry and artillery. Among them, the cavalry will rely on " Servants”, both infantry and artillery had to rely on scouts.
Among them, the servants, that is, the knights in front of the tent, will be led by three "cavalry generals": Sun Yingyuan, Zhou Yuji, and Huang Degong. The infantry will be led by Sun Zushou, Lu Xiangsheng, and Sun Chuanting, while Hong Chengchou and Chen Qiyu will be in charge.
"Mr. Chen, Mr. Hong, Mr. Sun, Mr. Lu," in the Wenhua Hall, Zhu Youjian first gave seats to his four gentlemen, Yang Hao and Sun Zushou, and then said to his four gentlemen, " I selected the four of you from among so many civil servants and appointed them as my lecturers. Firstly, I value the loyalty of the four of you! Secondly, because you are all talented in literature and military affairs... There are many things happening in the world these days. , the great country of Liaodong fell into the hands of thieves again. It is the time for the country to use force, but the Beijing camp has long been unable to fight, and the elites of the nine sides are not as good as before. So I can only train a new army myself!
To train troops, train generals first! The four of you are the Confucian generals I have chosen... Scholars in charge of military affairs, capable of both civil and military use. You will all be my heroes in the Ming Dynasty in the future! Are you willing? "
How is this going?
Aren’t I going to be a teacher for the emperor like you? Why did he become a Confucian general?
Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting, Chen Qiyu and Lu Xiangsheng were all dumbfounded. They originally thought they were lucky enough to become the emperor's master in one step, but they turned out to be called the emperor's master and were actually soldiers!
What kind of scholar is in charge of the army? They are all dignified scholars!
Are you going to take charge of the army now?
Zhu Youjian frowned a little when he saw that the four people were silent. Don’t these four like to lead troops? In particular, Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng both pulled up the team themselves.
While he was frowning, Hong Chengchou, who had a bit of a sly look, was the first to react. He stood up from his chair and saluted Zhu Youjian: "My minister, Hong Chengchou, is willing to lead troops to kill thieves for your majesty. Even if I die, I have nothing to fear!"
"Haha," Zhu Youjian smiled, "Don't worry, Mr. Hong, I won't let him die!"
I know you are afraid of death! Zhu Youjian said in his heart: But it doesn't matter, you can learn from me this time! I will teach you all the Spanish formations I learned from Nizi, and then teach you how to use field artillery, shock cavalry and black lancers. Huang Taiji will definitely not be able to defeat us by then!
Chen Qiyu also stood up and said: "I am not afraid of death! I am willing to lead troops to kill thieves for Your Majesty!"
Zhu Youjian nodded and said in his heart: You don't need to appease the bandits this time... I will appease them! Then take them to Jiangnan to eat at big restaurants!
Sun Chuanting also stood up and said: "Although I am a scholar, I am also knowledgeable in military matters. I am willing to die for my country!"
"Okay!" Zhu Youjian thought to himself: You are a loyal minister! Come back and learn the art of war from me, and never let the rogues beat you to death again!
"I have also learned the art of war and martial arts, and am willing to lead troops for Your Majesty!" Lu Xiangsheng is the most capable of fighting among the four gentlemen, and has the highest level of training and running the army!
Zhu Youjian looked at the high-spirited Lu Xiangsheng and felt a little emotional. This time, you have to lead more soldiers, and you have to lead good soldiers. Just use the method of training the Scout Guards to train elite soldiers... Pair it with a turtle-dove musket and a field cannon, so you won't be afraid of the Tatars!
