The scumbag didn't know Zuo Mengeng's slander, so he seemed very interested.
"Zuo Qianzuo's attack on Zunhua is really the finishing touch. By then armies from all walks of life will gather, and the retreat route of the Eastern captives will be cut off. I'm afraid..."
This guy is quite daring to think.
Zuo Mengeng decided to wake him up.
"Mr. Mao, we have no reinforcements. We only have one battalion of soldiers and horses. Of course, we can't block Donglu's retreat. At most, we will only cause Donglu some trouble."
Mao Yuanyi lost all her excitement and couldn't help but sigh.
"Hey, if Governor Yuan can block the Donglu in Jizhou, the situation will not be so passive."
Zuo Mengeng sneered.
"How could Governor Yuan hold back the Donglu army if he didn't have enough troops? In the final analysis, it was not caused by the mutiny in Jizhen."
Yuan Chonghuan didn't stop Hou Jin in Jizhou, and I really don't blame him.
Because he doesn't have enough soldiers and horses.
Although when Yuan Chonghuan returned from Shanhaiguan for reinforcements, he had a total of 32,000 troops. However, due to the collapse of soldiers and horses in Ji Town, he had to divide his troops to guard.
Yang Chun led three thousand troops to guard Yongping, Manku's two thousand men guarded Qian'an, Liu Zongwu's two thousand men guarded Fengrun, Cai Yu and Gong Zhang's three thousand men guarded Yutian, and Zhu Mei and Liu Zhenhua's three thousand men guarded Jianchang.
All of a sudden, there were no more than 12,000 soldiers and horses.
Yuan Chonghuan only had 20,000 troops and horses, plus 1,500 troops from Baoding General Cao Minglei who had already been stationed in Jizhou. This was all the power he could use.
As for the local soldiers and horses in Ji Town, there are three associations. Among them, the Western Association collapsed, the Central Association had too much time to take care of itself, and the Eastern Association... had no troops.
Among the crimes listed by Chongzhen to Yuan Chonghuan, the so-called dismissal of the reinforcements, which led to the direct entry of Jin Changxi, is even more blaming.
At that time, there were You Shiwei's Changping Army, Hou Shilu's Xuanfu Army and Cao Minglei's Baoding Army near Jizhou.
The so-called demobilization of the armies refers to the mobilization of You Shiwei and Hou Shilu.
Zhou Wenyu's memoirs mentioned that Yuan Chonghuan instructed You Shiwei to return to Changping and Hou Shilu to guard Sanhe.
But more historical data show that the order to mobilize You Shiwei and Hou Shilu was issued by the Ministry of War.
Before Yuan Chonghuan arrived in Jizhou, You Shiwei had been transferred by the Ministry of War.
The executor is Fang Daren, the governor of Zhili.
Yuan Chonghuan had so little power in his hands, and faced Hou Jin's tens of thousands of troops, he immediately fell into a dilemma.
If you defend the city, you will not be able to stop Hou Jin from going around the city; if you defend the road, the city of Jizhou will not be protected. Even his troops might be defeated by Hou Jin in the wild, and that would be a big deal.
Although Mao Yuanyi didn't want to admit it, she knew that Zuo Mengeng was right.
"I just hope that Governor Yuan can defeat the Donglu under the capital city and regain his prestige. Only then... can we do anything."
Zuo Mengeng looked at Mao Yuanyi carefully and realized that what he said was sincere. He didn't know whether he should tell the cruel truth.
Mao Yuanyi always watched him, not missing any detail.
"Zuo Qianzuo, you might as well speak freely. What storms have I not seen?"
This is what you said.
Zuo Mengeng looked at the hell-black surroundings and sighed: "Ever since Donglu crossed Jizhou, Commander Yuan is dead."
Mao Yuanyi was so shocked that she fell off her horse.
"Why is Zuo Qianzuo so sure? I was lucky enough to hear about Governor Yuan's arrangements in Jizhou, and there is nothing wrong with them. The sneaking of Donglu was not the fault of Governor Yuan."
In this regard, Zuo Mengeng is also full of sympathy for Yuan Chonghuan's experience.
But just as Mao Wenlong died during the robbery of Denglai, the cause of Yuan Chonghuan's death was precisely the Donglu's crossing of Jizhou.
"From a military point of view, Governor Yuan's arrangement is very appropriate. Any general would have done the same thing. But once the Donglu crossed Jizhou, it would no longer be a military issue, but a political issue."
Mao Yuanyi's expression changed several times, and after a long time, she finally digested Zuo Mengeng's remarks.
Jizhou is the last gate to the east of the capital.
If Hou Jin had not crossed Jizhou, then in the eyes of the emperor, the court and even the people of the world, the nature would be the same as the previous Mongolian plunders.
Anyway, I'm used to it, so it's not a big deal.
But when Hou Jin crossed Jizhou and knocked the capital, it became a great change that was related to the rise and fall of the dynasty and shaken the foundation of the country.
People can easily think of the story of Wala breaking into the capital city and almost forcing the Ming Dynasty to move the capital.
When this happens, someone must take responsibility.
Yuan Chonghuan, who was the first person responsible, was dead.
It can be said that, militarily, there was nothing wrong with what Yuan Chonghuan did. But he ignored that this is actually a political issue.
However, after hearing Zuo Mengeng's analysis, Mao Yuanyi burst out with grief and indignation, quite crazy.
"How can you blame Governor Yuan for this? The disaster of Jizhen was raised as early as when Mr. Sun Ge was in charge of Liaodong. Has the court ever paid attention to it in so many years? Just a few months ago, Governor Yuan mentioned Jizhen Hidden dangers. The court clearly turned a blind eye, but now it wants to blame the heroes who fought hard. Where is the justice?"
Zuo Mengeng was quite surprised.
"Do you really mean what Mr. Mao said?"
His understanding of Jisi's changes was only superficial. At most there are some military details, but the rest of the information is unknown.
Mao Yuanyi said that Yuan Chonghuan and even Sun Chengzong had known about the hidden dangers in Jizhen for a long time, which was beyond his knowledge.
Mao Yuanyi was furious and her voice was quite loud.
"Although I am far away in Baoding, I have always paid attention to the situation of the court. I have been fortunate enough to see all the reports from Governor Yuan."
Zuo Mengeng couldn't help but rein in his horse, looking at the oppressive darkness around him, he couldn't help but feel sad.
He originally thought that Yuan Chonghuan was a boastful person who made false claims to gain fame, which ultimately led to the collapse of the situation in Liaodong. But now, judging from the information obtained through various channels, Yuan Chonghuan is obviously the most unjust one.
Take Yuan Chonghuan's so-called "Five Years of Ping Liao" as an example.
What is the premise for Yuan Chonghuan to propose this goal?
All matters related to Liao Dynasty can be settled with one word.
In other words, Yuan Chonghuan demanded that all affairs in Liaodong be left to him.
When the platform called for the right person, Chongzhen promised well.
But then, within a few months, Chongzhen broke the contract.
What did this emperor do?
The distribution of rewards to various Mongolian ministries was stopped, and the rice market was stopped in the year of great famine.
The direct consequence of this incident was that various tribes in Eastern Mongolia turned to Hou Jin, which also opened the way for Hou Jin to bypass Ningjin and break through the border at Jizhen.
At that time, Yuan Chonghuan wrote a letter clearly expressing his opposition.
invalid objection.
After that, Chongzhen eliminated the Ji army, which led to a mutiny among the armies in Ji town.
Although Ji Town is located within the pass, it does not seem to be under the jurisdiction of Yuan Chonghuan. But Ji Liao is one, otherwise there would be no Governor of Ji Liao.
Yuan Chonghuan was right again.
The objection is still invalid.
Yuan Chonghuan was forced to have no choice but to participate in disarmament.
for what?
It's just the employees wiping the boss's butt.
These two things directly led to the post-Jin Dynasty army marching across the capital as if they were in an uninhabited country after the Jisi Incident.
Let me ask, can this be blamed on Yuan Chonghuan?
Why does Yuan Chonghuan demand that the affairs of Liaodong be unified and everything depends on him?
To put it bluntly, what Yuan Chonghuan has to do is to implement version 2.0 of Sun Chengzong's Liaodong strategy, which can also be called a weakened version.
Sun Chengzong's strategy was to unite Ningjin, Tianjin, Denglai, Mao Wenlong, North Korea, Mongolian tribes, Haixi Jurchen, and Savage Jurchen to launch a ten-sided siege on Hou Jin.
This strategy later went bankrupt because Tianqi wanted to build three major halls and used limited military expenditures.
When Yuan Chonghuan took charge of Liaodong, the functions of Tianjin and Denglai were scrapped, Mao Wenlong was unable to fight anymore, North Korea surrendered, and the Hercynian Jurchens and Savage Jurchens were destroyed.
What he could do was to run Western Liaoning while wooing the various ministries in Eastern Mongolia, which were still wavering, to block all channels for Hou Jin to invade the Ming Dynasty.
Then through this stalemate, relying on Ming's deeper family background, Hou Jin's vitality and vigor were slowly consumed.
This is why Yuan Chonghuan was in confrontation with Hou Jin while negotiating peace with Hou Jin.
Confrontation is consumption, peace negotiation is the goal.
Later, the peace talks collapsed, but Houjin also reached the edge of danger.
In order to appease the various ministries and consolidate his position as Khan, Huang Taiji had to conduct a military adventure.
This is the change of Jisi.
If the various tribes in Eastern Mongolia had not fallen to Hou Jin, and if Jizhen's defense system was complete, could Hou Jin still break through?
If not, Huang Taiji will not be able to provide sufficient benefits to all departments, and his position will definitely be in jeopardy.
Where can he be as authoritative as he was later?
If Amin is said to be imprisoned, Amin will be imprisoned. If Manggurtai is punished, Manggurtai will be punished. Daishan is forced to lie down and act small, and the oppressed Dorgon brothers can't breathe.
Unfortunately, Yuan Chonghuan's strategy was completely destroyed by the dishonest Chongzhen.
In the end, Yuan Chonghuan had to bear all the blame and infamy.
Ironically, Yuan Chonghuan is not the only one, nor the last.
Sun Yuanhua, Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting, Hong Chengchou, Zheng Chongjian...
This is really an era where loyal ministers cry blood!
PS: "Shi Kui Shu Hou Ji": Chong Huan continued: "I guard Ningyuan, and the bandits are attacked by me, so I will never dare to invade my territory." Only the garrison along the way to Zunhua is weak, so it is appropriate to set up a regiment there to train the general troops." So he asked Wang Wei for help. The Ministry of War was impeached by Wang Weixin, and if he refused, he would give it immediately, leaving it difficult to move.
"Chronicle of the Liao Division's Entry into the Wei": It's spring, and I can't come back. In the seventh month, the spy got the slave's love and wanted to cross the river. The prince followed him and heard about it, and he was worried about Ji Town. Yu Yiqi said: "The affairs in Liao are in good order, and the slaves will come without any trouble. However, Jibian is thin. I will send a strong force to prepare for it as soon as possible. If the slaves know about it, they can also secretly attack their plans." It is open to the public. On the day before Chongjiu, it was reported that the slave had crossed the river, and the Duke immediately sent General Xie Shangzheng and others to prepare Ji. When he got there, Jifu Yinu's letter was not confirmed, so he still restrained him. However, the traces of Nu Ni are also mysterious and unknown, so Ji Yi Lei.
In the face of solid historical data, if anyone accuses Yuan Chonghuan of being incompetent again, you can just slap them in the face.
