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Sun Chengzong's death also aroused Huang Taiji's great attention. When he saw Fan Wencheng's red eyes several times in the main hall, he knew that Fan Wencheng was racking his brains to think about it. What will happen.

Huang Taiji is familiar with this Sun Chengzong. Although he has never met him, in his heart, Sun Chengzong's impression is not much different from that of Su Tiancheng. Back then, Sun Chengzong suggested building the Dalinghe City and stabilizing the Guanning Jin defense line. It is precisely because of these suggestions and decisions of Sun Chengzong that the key points of the Qing Dynasty have been settled, which has caused great difficulties for the Qing Dynasty.

Sun Chengzong served as the chief assistant of the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty and fully supported Su Tiancheng. These things were reflected in the intelligence. Now that Sun Chengzong passed away and Yang Sichang became the chief assistant of the cabinet, will there be any changes?

While Su Tiancheng stabilized the defense of Dalinghe City, he began to rebuild Dengzhou and Laizhou. Huang Taiji was a bit of a joke. Dorgon destroyed Dengzhou and Laizhou. Su Tiancheng had no choice but to rebuild. This needs to consume a lot of silver, and the recovery process is long, and it will consume a lot of Su Tiancheng's energy, but after learning that Su Tiancheng is planning to form a navy, Huang Taiji can't laugh anymore. The Jiangning camp created by Su Tiancheng , has become the biggest dream of the Qing Dynasty, and now it is going to form a navy again. Isn't this aimed at the navy of the Qing Dynasty?

Huang Taiji gradually became aware of the situation in Dengzhou and Laizhou.

He never imagined that Su Tiancheng would be able to relocate tens of thousands of people to Dengzhou and Laizhou with such a great skill, and these people who went to Dengzhou and Laizhou were all of good status, especially the family members of Jiangning battalion soldiers. The settlement of Dengzhou and Laizhou made Huang Taiji sense a dangerous signal.

The development of Dengzhou and Laizhou exceeded Huang Taiji's expectations.The speed of development is very fast, the number of people is increasing, and the city is slowly being established. How can Su Tiancheng achieve such a speed, and how can he build Dengzhou and Laizhou in the shortest time.The intelligence also showed that the Ming court also placed Qingzhou under the jurisdiction of Su Tiancheng.

Dengzhou is very close to Lushun. What if Su Tiancheng builds a navy and attacks it?

Looking at the map for a long time, Huang Taiji began to feel a headache for the defense of the Qing Dynasty. He had never thought about these things before. The Eight Banners Army can enter and plunder at will, but the Ming Army dare not step into the Eight Banners Half a step in the area controlled by the army.Even if they stay in Liaodong, they are still huddled in the city.

The situation is different now. Su Tiancheng led the Jiangning Camp, took down Dalinghe City, and attacked Heishan, all of which were victorious. Huang Taiji knew that when he faced the Jiangning Camp.The Eight Banners Army does not have any advantages, and is under the training of the Jiangning Battalion.The combat effectiveness of the Ming Dynasty frontier army has obviously begun to increase. After Su Tiancheng stabilized Liaodong, he abolished the 10,000+ frontier army and began to take the route of elite soldiers. This can reduce expenses and ensure the military pay of the sergeants to the maximum extent.It can improve combat effectiveness, and all of this has now become a reality. The Guan Ningjin defense line opposite the Eight Banners Army has become an iron wall.

Once Su Tiancheng calmed down, it might not be as simple as stationing in Liaodong.I'm afraid it will directly threaten the Qing Dynasty.

At this time, Huang Taiji had to consider the defense of the Qing Dynasty.

The changes of the times are so strange. A few years ago, Huang Taiji didn't need to think about defense at all. After Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong, the Qing Dynasty had no worries. Only a few years later, the situation began to reverse.It should be said that after Chongzhen's four-year battle of the Daling River, Huang Taiji did not consider the issue of defense. What the Qing Dynasty needed to consider was the issue of offense. How to win the Guan Ningjin line of defense became the top priority.

When Dorgon attacked Dengzhou and Laizhou, Huang Taiji still didn't think about the problem of defense, at least he didn't pay special attention to the problem of defense. In Liaodong, the Eight Banners Army will not attack for the time being, but Su Tiancheng will not take the initiative either. The offensive, the two sides are in a stable state for the time being. As for the situation of the Mongolian tribes, the Xibe tribes and the Daur tribes are concentrated in the Hetao area, which is still a certain distance from the center of Mongolia. The Ming Frontier Army thinks There is even no possibility of launching an attack from Mongolia.

But Su Tiancheng began to prepare for the construction of a navy, which made Huang Taiji aware of a big problem, and this problem lay in Lushun.

Lushun is too close to Dengzhou, but there is still a certain distance from Shenyang. If Su Tiancheng suddenly decides to attack Lushun, there may be a situation where rescue is not enough, and the heavy troops of the Qing Dynasty are also deployed around Shenyang. The consistent strategy of the Qing Dynasty , I still want to take down the Guanning Jin defense line, capture Jinzhou, Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan, and enter the pass from Shanhaiguan majesticly.

The emergence of Su Tiancheng and Jiang Ningying forced the Qing Dynasty to change this strategy.

When Dorgon attacked Dengzhou and Laizhou on a warship, Huang Taiji had nothing to worry about. The navy of the Ming Dynasty was far away in Fujian, and it was too late to rescue. Besides, the navy of the Qing Dynasty did not mainly fight at sea. The goal is to capture the Ming city and unify the Central Plains. This is the ultimate goal. Starting from Lushun, there are many ports to choose from. Dengzhou, Laizhou, Qingzhou, Jinan and Tianjin are all options. It would be great if the mind of Emperor Chongzhen of Ming Dynasty could be kept stable.

Just after the news that Su Tiancheng was planning to form a naval division came, Fan Wencheng thought carefully and quickly put forward a suggestion. He suggested that Huang Taiji write a letter to Chongzhen, mainly talking about shaking hands and making peace. Let it be lower, despite the promise that the two sides will repair it, and ask the Ming Dynasty to start a mutual market in Daling River City, so that both parties can conduct business transactions on an equal footing.

Fan Wencheng's suggestion is indeed well thought out. Once the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty shake hands and make peace, the civil and military officials in the Ming Dynasty will definitely make suggestions to reduce military expenditures and barely maintain the military pay in Liaodong. , As for the construction of a navy, the possibility is not great.

However, Fan Wencheng did not have absolute confidence, because at that time, the chief assistant of the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty was Sun Chengzong. This Sun Chengzong was familiar with the situation in Liaodong.

The situation is different now. Sun Chengzong has passed away. It can be said that Sun Chengzong is the minister who knows the situation in Liaodong best in the Ming court. It is said that the Ming court will change.

Huang Taiji had his own analysis, and he also knew that Fan Wencheng's suggestion should be more accurate in this analysis. After all, Fan Wencheng is a Han Chinese, and he has a better understanding of the nature of the Han people.

The death of Sun Chengzong must be an opportunity for the Qing Dynasty. As for what can be done and what should be done, Huang Taiji has not thought of it for the time being. He estimates that Fan Wencheng must also be thinking about this issue.

Ever since Fan Wencheng proposed Ye Bushu as the deputy commander of the Qing Dynasty's navy, Huang Taiji had attached more importance to Fan Wencheng, and he also intended to show this importance in public. For example, when a minister reported something, he would They will ask for Fan Wencheng's opinion first. If Fan Wencheng has no suggestions, they can implement them directly.

Of course, Huang Taiji has his own purpose in doing this. It can be said that Fan Wencheng's suggestion offended Daishan, Dorgon, and even Azige. Huang Taiji is not very clear about what Jierhalang thinks. Duoduo, who came back from North Korea, will definitely not be happy after knowing this. It can be said that Fan Wencheng has offended many relatives and relatives for himself and for the stability of the imperial power.

Under such circumstances, Huang Taiji must express his attitude and strongly support Fan Wencheng. This is for everyone to see.

As for the transfer of Daishan and Dorgon out of Shenyang, it is considered from two aspects. For Daishan, Huang Taiji will not have special trust, and is always on guard. His second brother has something to hide. What Lu means is that although the fighting spirit has not been much in these years, the influence is still great. It is not sure when it will rise up, and it may cause bad things. As for sending Dorgon to Montenegro and Songshan, it is indeed for the purpose of stabilizing As for the defense line at the border, as long as Dorgon defends Heishan and Songshan, Shenyang will be as safe as a rock, so there is no need to worry about it.

In Huang Taiji's heart, he would not doubt that Fan Wencheng and others would rebel. He knew very well that Fan Wencheng was a Han Chinese and did not have much power in the Qing Dynasty. Fan Wencheng's power was bestowed by himself, and he could take it back anytime, anywhere , but Daishan, Dorgon, Duoduo, Jierhalang and others are different. These people are members of the royal family and have an army in their hands. Not to mention rebellion, even if they directly inherit the throne, it is possible of.

Therefore, Huang Taiji's main defense is not Fan Wencheng. On the contrary, he can also use a large number of Han people. The imperial examination held in the Qing Dynasty is for this purpose.

Paying attention to Fan Wencheng, the effect of doing so has already come out. On the one hand, Fan Wencheng, Geng Zhongming, Shang Kexi and others are more loyal, and they are always working hard for the prosperity of the Qing Dynasty. On the other hand, Daishan, Dorgon and others are also I understand that I will rely on the Han people to manage the government and govern the Qing Dynasty according to Confucianism. The status of the Han people must be stable. This has become a policy of the Qing Dynasty.

Sun Chengzong passed away. This matter did not cause the slightest disturbance in the court of the Qing Dynasty. Huang Taiji even mentioned it once. Those Manchu ministers did not show anything at all, as if this matter had nothing to do with the Qing Dynasty. Relationship, only a part of Han Chen lowered his head and didn't say anything, but it was obvious that he was thinking about something.

Huang Taiji was a little anxious. He needed to know what the Qing Dynasty should do in the face of such a big event, and the opportunity was precious and could not be lost easily. (To be continued..)