My Ming Dynasty, I have the final say

Chapter 12 Appointment Issues in Liaodong

"It is planned to promote Yuan Yingtai to the governor of Liaodong."

This memorial was drafted by Liu Yishen. The specific content is that Zhou Yongchun, the governor of Liaodong, wanted to go back to attend the funeral because of his mother's death. Along with Ding You, he resigned, and planned to promote Yuan Yingtai, the envoy of Yongping Road, as the governor of Liaodong.

"Yuan Yingtai."

Looking at this name, Zhu Youxiao fell into deep thought.

In the war between the Ming Dynasty and Hou Jin Dynasty, the Battle of Sarhu was a turning point, marking the Ming Dynasty's shift from offense to defense, while the Liaoshen Battle marked the Ming Dynasty's loss of the initiative in Liaodong.

The host of the Liao-Shen War was Yuan Yingtai.

In early September of the 48th year of Wanli, Yuan Yingtai replaced Zhou Yongtai as the governor of Liaodong. Later, the imperial ministers squeezed out Xiong Tingbi. This old man took over the military affairs of Liaodong alone and began to expand border defenses in Liaodong. He recruited rebel generals and deserters and accepted them as soon as they came.

Yuan Yingtai recruited soldiers of the Later Jin Dynasty and Mongolian refugees, distributed military rations, and resettled them in Liaoyang, the capital of Liaodong, and Shenyang, an important town. A large number of slave-building spies were mixed among these people.

Finally, with the help of Jiannu's internal agents, the city gates were opened, resulting in the two important military towns of Shenyang and Liaoyang being handed over to Jiannu.

The two big cities of Liaoyang and Shenyang are of great significance to the situation in Liaodong.

With these two cities, Jiannu has a base where he can develop with peace of mind.

Once the Ming Dynasty lost the two bridgeheads of Liaoyang and Shenyang, in the absence of cavalry, the entire Liaodong was unsafe and could only retreat to Guangning.

Many people don’t have a clear idea of ​​Liaodong.

Let me briefly mention here that the largest Guandong Plain in my country is in Liaodong, which consists of Sanjiang Plain, Songnen Plain, and Liaohe Plain.

Among them, Sanjiang Plain and Songnen Plain are a bit far away these days, when they are all virgin forests.

Mainly talking about the Liaohe Plain, surrounded by the Yanshan Mountains and the Daxinganling Mountains on the left (west).The right (east) side is surrounded by the Liaodong Peninsula, which runs through the Qianshan Mountains, reaching the Tieling-Zhangwu line in the north and Liaodong Bay in the south, which is where Mao Wenlong fought guerrillas in history.

It is surrounded by mountains, mountains, and mountains, and large-scale military operations cannot be launched at all.

But when it comes to the interior, the Liaohe Plain can be said to be a vast expanse of land.

The two big cities of Liaoshen and Liaohe are stuck on the Liaohe Plain. As long as Liaoshen is controlled, you can't even think about stable farming development on the Liaohe Plain.

Once the two big cities of Liao and Shen were lost, not to mention facing the cavalry, even facing the horse army, they could only retreat to the entrance of the Western Liaoning Corridor and live their lives guarding Ningyuan at the door of their home.

In addition, many people are curious about how the Mongolian grassland is connected with Liaodong. Aren't there Daxinganling and Yanshan Mountains in between?

Eummmm, they are separated, but not completely separated.There is a gap here. There is an east-flowing Xilamulun River on the Mongolian Plateau, which runs through the Yanshan Mountains and the Greater Khingan Mountains. There is a Xilamulun River Valley in today's Chifeng. This is a huge gap and now belongs to the Horqin tribe. .

Historically, after losing the deterrence of the two major cities of Liaoyang and Shenyang, and coupled with the Ming Dynasty's policy towards Mongolia, Horqin quickly fell completely to Jiannu.

Yuan Yingtai is a woman's benevolence, a representative figure on paper.

He closed his eyes and thought carefully about the Liaodong he remembered in history, as well as the information he had obtained from reading the Liaodong military reports in the past few days.

Now he has ordered that Xiong Tingbi alone has sole control of the military and political power in Liaodong. However, the position of governor of Liaodong cannot be vacant. Someone needs to fill it, and the person who does it must not cause any trouble to Xiong Tingbi.

Thinking about the people in the court, Zhu Youxiao felt helpless that Zhuge Liang asked Ma Di to guard the street pavilion.

There is no one available for me.

I remember back then, when Uncle Liu ordered Lu Xun to burn the company's camp for [-] miles in Yiling, the second generation of generals almost failed. When the prime minister's troops left Qishan, there was no general in Shu, and Liao Hua was the vanguard.

The situation faced by the Ming Dynasty now is even worse than the defeat of Liu Bei Yiling.

The first is the soldiers. In addition to the local soldiers and horses in Liaodong, there are also elites drawn from the three sides, Zhejiang soldiers, and Sichuan soldiers.

Then came the generals. More than [-] generals, big and small, were killed in the Battle of Saarhu. Among them, the three-way coaches Du Song, Liu Wei, and Ma Lin all died in the battle.

Don't worry about other people's comments about you. If you can sit in that position, you are not a fool. The three of them all participated in the Wanli Korean War that year. Even though they are pigs, they have developed into muscle pigs with muscles all over their bodies.

In addition, there were only more than 20 generals in the country, and fourteen were killed in one battle in Liaodong. Most of the generals who were in their prime were lost.

During the Jiajing and Longqing periods, Qi Jiguang and Liu Yingjing were in command.

During the Wanli period, Li Chengliang, Liu Wei and others were able to take command.

Who will be there when Apocalypse ascends the throne?
Xiong Tingbi counts as one, Yang Hao, who ate melon seeds in prison, counts as one, and the others are either old and decrepit, or they are just talk on paper.In history, when Tianqi ascended the throne, why was he replaced by Xiong Tingbi at the suggestion of the ministers? It was not a black eye.

Most of the famous generals from the Chongzhen period that we are familiar with have not grown up at this time.

Sun Chuanting?I am the magistrate of Shangqiu County.

Hong Chengchou?In Zhejiang Province, who knows such a person?

Lu Xiangsheng?Not yet ranked second.

Yang Sichang?The doctor from the Ministry of Finance is currently inspecting the public sentiment in Huaibei.

Yuan Chonghuan?I am the magistrate of Shaowu County.

Zhao Shujiao?Cao Wenzhao?These people are now in Liaodong, but have not yet risen.

Mao Wenlong?It's just a boss now.

Qin Liangyu?Qi Jin?Sichuan Army?Zhejiang soldiers?

Don't make trouble, the Sichuan Army and the Zhejiang Army in Liaodong are now at odds. They have already had a "friendly" exchange in private. It is said that the scene is not small.

Sun Chengzong?Now he is just Yu De, not even Zuo Shuzi.

"Well, Sun Chengzong."

Thinking of Sun Chengzong, his teacher, Zhu Youxiao's eyes suddenly lit up.

Just you.

Sun Chengzong has very contradictory opinions on the Internet.

First of all, there is no doubt about Sun Chengzong's loyalty. In the 11th year of Chongzhen, the Qing Dynasty entered the customs. The Sun family in Gaoyang was full of loyal people. Sun Chengzong hanged himself. His five sons, six grandsons, two nephews, and eight grandnephews died in the war. More than a hundred members of the Sun family died fighting for the country.

Therefore, there is news from the sewer that Sun Dianying, the Dongling robber, is a descendant of Sun Chengzong.

Some people say that his policy of defending Liao was the main culprit of the warlordization of the Liaodong army.

But the problem doesn't look like that. You have to know what the situation was like when Sun Chengzong took over the mess in Liaodong.

When Hou Jin invaded Guangning, Wang Huazhen led his army into battle and was completely wiped out. At the critical moment, Xiong Tingbi made a huge mistake and retreated directly to Shanhaiguan, abandoning the outside of the pass.

Under such circumstances, Sun Chengzong was able to stabilize people's hearts, regain Guangning, advance step by step, and gradually push the border back to Liaoshen, which is enough to illustrate Sun Chengzong's ability.

Moreover, is there anything wrong with Sun Chengzong’s war thinking?

There was another person in later generations who used the same idea as Sun Chengzong. That person was called Zeng Shatou and Zeng Guofan.

As for the idea of ​​​​fighting, there are only six words: build a stronghold and fight the war stupidly.

When the soldiers and horses are not good enough and the generals are not brave, this is the best way to fight. The disadvantage is that it costs money.

Moreover, Sun Chengzong's greatest ability is not to fight, but to coordinate personnel so that the policies from above can be implemented at the bottom.

This is what Xiong Tingbi lacks most today.

Look at what Xiong Tingbi is doing now. The officials in the imperial court impeached him, the civil officials in Liaodong impeached him, and even his generals couldn't stand the pressure and applied for resignation. Xiong Tingbi really needs someone who can cooperate with him at this time.

Tapping his fingers on the notebook, Zhu Youxiao suddenly had an idea.

"Incoming, the assistant minister of the Xuan Cabinet, the six ministers, the chief minister of the nine temples, Yu De Sun Chengzong, and the commander of the Jin Yiwei, Luo Sigong, are here to see you."

"The servants lead the order."

After hearing the emperor's words, eunuchs immediately went to announce it.

The emperor can see you whenever you want, you have to make an appointment.

And when the emperor wanted to see someone, he didn't say he was there right away. Even if he called someone on the phone, it would take time for the person to come, right?

(End of this chapter)