During this period, he read some information about Liaodong intermittently and came up with some new ideas.
Especially after Jiannu broke through the barrier, he was even more shocked and broke into a cold sweat.
He had several hypotheses and kept asking himself, if it happened, could Daming survive?
First, if there was no Guan-Ning-Jin line of defense and the Ming army retreated to Shanhaiguan, then Jiannu entered the Shanhaiguan through Longjing Pass, captured Zunhua and Santun Camp, then changed direction and attacked Shanhaiguan. With internal and external cooperation, would Shanhaiguan still be able to survive? Can you keep it?
He asked himself many times, if the trend of history is still the same, and the Ming Dynasty did not have such advance knowledge, there is a 90% chance that Shanhaiguan will be breached.
Once Shanhaiguan is broken, the entire northern Ming Dynasty will be completely undefendable.
Second, the Guanning defense line is more than 400 miles deep and about 15 to 30 miles wide. Based on the annual income of 150,000 taels from farming, it can produce at least one million shi of grain.
This was definitely a big help to the semi-nomadic and agriculturally backward Jiannu slaves.
With the Western Liaoning Corridor, Jiannu can develop and expand itself through farming.
Third, if Jiannu built a big city outside Shanhaiguan and blocked the Liaoxi Corridor, then the Ming army would be trapped inside Shanhaiguan.
With the combat power of the Ming army, it was almost impossible to regain Shenyang, Liaoyang and other places through the Liaoxi Corridor.
As for why he spent millions of taels of silver every year on military training, Chongzhen just wanted to say screw it.
He had been here for a year, and the results of Jin Yiwei's investigation made him feel that it was really unexpected that Ming Dynasty could persist for seventeen years.
Ninety percent of the entire Ming Dynasty's army was trying to get money from top to bottom. The court appropriated it, and eventually it ended up in the hands of the sergeants. It might be impossible to save even one out of ten, and training was even more impossible.
Even if it is possible, it is unknown how long it will take to train a field army, and whether it can stop the Jiannu cavalry.
The most important thing is that the party struggle is fierce, the ministers are not of one mind, the generals are afraid of war, and the soldiers cherish their lives. It is strange that they can win.
In his opinion, Sun Chengzong's proposal of the Guanning Defense Line was correct for the situation at the time. It was both an active defense and preparation for future counterattacks.
However, it is necessary to repair the government internally and contact Mongolia externally, so that the Guanning Defense Line can achieve perfect results.
As for whether building defense lines has enriched the self-respect of Liaodong generals and raising bandits, I can only say that there is no way to choose the lesser of two evils!
It is a pity that when Chongzhen ascended the throne, he canceled Chahar's annual gift, which angered Chahar and gave him the opportunity to create slaves in Mongolia.
"I... thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"
Sun Chengzong was awakened by the discussion. He immediately knelt on the ground and saluted Chongzhen. His voice was trembling and he was in tears.
"Sun Aiqing, get up, you are worthy of this honor!"
After Chongzhen finished speaking, he stood up and walked towards the center of the ceremony stage.
"Everyone, the number of people who have been granted and rewarded this time can be said to be the greatest event since the founding of the Ming Dynasty and the removal of Taizu. Are you happy?"
"Happy!"
The cheers soared into the sky, and if the venue was not restricted, the people would probably jump to their feet.
"But I can't be happy!"
I……
What do you mean, you are not happy after an unprecedented victory, but you have to wait until the slaves are destroyed to be happy?
"Because this great victory was obtained with the lives and bones of more than 100,000 soldiers, and the culprits who caused all this are Fan Wencheng, Kong Xingxie, Zhu Chunchen, Zhu Guoyan, Jia Weiyao, Ma Sigong and others."
"Bring them up!"
A group of people were escorted into the center of the venue for the ceremony.
Looking at the kneeling people, Chongzhen's face was filled with anger: "Some of them are familiar to you, and some you have never heard of. Kong Xingxie and Zhu Chunchen need no introduction.
Fan Wencheng was Huang Taiji's think tank. If it hadn't been for him, Jiannu might not have detoured to Mongolia so quickly to attack. It can be said that this war was led by him and Huang Taiji.
All the policies against the Ming Dynasty were made by him. As a scholar of the Ming Dynasty, not only did he seek refuge with the slaves, but he also helped the slaves to harm the people of the Ming Dynasty. It was an unforgivable crime.
Zhu Guoyan was the commander-in-chief of Jizhen. Under his command, the entire Jizhen army was empty and its combat power was insignificant;
Jia Weiyao was the prefect of Zunhua, and Ma Sigong was the official of Ji Zhen. They passed on the strength of Ji Zhen's defense line and so on to Jiannu. They also acted as internal agents of Jiannu, preparing to cooperate internally and externally to defeat Zunhua when Jiannu attacked Zunhua...
There are also many generals, such as Li Fengze, the guard of Hanerzhuang City, Jin Youguang, the guard of Panjiakou, etc., who took the initiative to shave their heads and went out of the city to beg for surrender, which simply brought shame to the soldiers..."
Chongzhen quickly recounted the crimes of Fan Wencheng and others.
"I have zero tolerance for traitors!"
"I declare that Fan Wencheng, Kong Xingxie, Jia Weiyao, and Ma Sigong will be executed in a hurry. Zhu Guoyan and others will be executed. Their property will be confiscated. The three generations of male family members will be executed. The female family members will be exiled for three thousand miles. They will not be pardoned!"
"Execution!"
The Jin Yiwei quickly stepped forward to verify his identity. The executioner raised his knife and dropped several heads.
Fan Wencheng and the other four were pulled away from each other and poured into the ginseng soup. Several Lingchi executioners slowly wiped the knives in their hands.
"Your Majesty, I heard that Kong Xingxie wants Yan Shenggong Kong Yinzhi to do it himself. Why is it changed now?"
A sudden voice from the crowd asked everyone's doubts.
"The plan couldn't keep up with the change. Two days ago, Jin Yiwei came to report that Kong Yinzhi was sleepwalking at night, fell from the bed, and broke both arms. He is now recovering at home!"
quiet!
The scene was extremely quiet, and the people all looked at each other, and then the discussion broke out.
"Damn it, sleepwalking can break both arms? How high is their bed? It's obvious that he broke it himself!"
"You are so smart that we can't even see that?"
"What a cruel person, he can even break his own arms!"
"There is nothing I can do. I have to kill my own son with my own hands. Such a human tragedy would happen if it were me. I would be able to break both of my legs!"
"Hey, don't tell me, this is really a good idea. My arms are broken and I can't hold the knife. How come Ling Chi was able to avoid him using this method!"
"Hmph, Your Majesty is still not ruthless enough. If he were more ruthless, he would have to carry Kong Yinzhi to the scene even if he had to lift him.
If his arms are broken and he can't hold the knife, then tie the knife to his hand and let the executioner hold his hand to Ling Chi! "
"Hiss... you are a fucking cruel person!"
…
The onlookers were talking one after another, and Chongzhen shook his head after hearing this. Kong Yinzhi's behavior was really beyond his expectation.
He sent Jin Yiwei to investigate, and Lu Xiangsheng also went to see it in person. It was really broken!
Even if he had heard the people's suggestions, he would not have taken Kong Yinzhi to the capital. Such a mean and unkind approach would alienate the emperor and his ministers.
But he was also very sorry. He wanted to take the opportunity to meet Kong Yinzhi.
"Your Majesty, the common people are butchers. Ling Chi can't do the fine work, but he can still do the rough work of cutting it into pieces. Why don't you let the common people try it?"
"Your Majesty, if you have a grudge or a grudge, leave Kong Xingxie to us. We will hack him to death with random swords!"
…
Listening to each more bloody suggestion, Chongzhen immediately shook his head and stopped.
Everyone is dead, but being executed by the executioner and being killed by the common people are two different things.
"Execution!"
