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Chapter 119 War defense, talent
Responsible, it can indeed be evaluated in this way.

Compared with Chongzhen, who neither dared to "negotiate peace" clearly, but was afraid of people's words and would not "move the capital", Zhu Youxiao was indeed responsible.

Abandoning land and losing ground, retreating without a fight, this will definitely become a stain in the history books written by some literati.

But Zhu Youxiao bravely issued the imperial decree, not looking for a scapegoat or anyone to take the blame.That's what I mean, if you have anything to say, come to me.

For this, Xiong Tingbi was extremely grateful.

Not afraid of the cusp of the storm, he blocked all the verbal swords that might be shot at him, which was no different from Wanli's protection of him.

Both Xing Shenyan and Han Chuming nodded in agreement. They have the responsibility to defile themselves for the country, which is probably rare among monarchs in history.

"As for whether Jinzhou should be abandoned or defended, His Majesty still has doubts." Xiong Tingbi stroked his beard under his jaw and asked, "You don't know this, and it's not too late to tell you now."

It is certain to retreat to Ningyuan, but Zhu Youxiao is not sure whether to defend Jinzhou or not.

Despite the profound lessons in history, Daming paid too much for Jinzhou. Later generations even said that it was a city that brought down an empire.

But Zhu Youxiao also felt that Jinzhou was very important in terms of geographical location. Wouldn't it be better if we could hold on to this important place guarding the Liaoxi Corridor?
Xing Shenyan thought for a while, and said: "Since there are heavy troops in Ningyuan, if there is a war, Jinzhou may not be able to rescue them."

Jinzhou is located between the big and small Linghe Rivers. From Ningyuan to Jinzhou in the north, you have to pass through Tashan, Songshan, Xingshan and other places.

Once the war broke out, how could Houjin not cut off the reinforcement road, and if any fortress was occupied, Jinzhou would become an isolated city.

Han Chuming nodded in agreement, and said, "Jinzhou is too far ahead. If you want to stick to it, you have to build a fortress around it as a corner, and stockpile food to prepare for the siege. It will cost a lot of money, and it is not a brief place."

Xiong Tingbi pondered for a while, nodded slightly, smiled wryly, and said, "I am also worried about this, but I just want to comfort the Holy One. I didn't expect that I still have to report it truthfully."

Han Chuming and Xing Shenyan looked at each other, but shook their heads helplessly.Fortunately, the Holy Majesty was modest and consulted Xiong Tingbi for his opinion.Otherwise, with the imperial decree, Jinzhou will become the second Guangning.

In history, many people have seen the danger of sticking to Jinzhou.

"Jinzhou's secluded Olympic area was originally not a brief place. It was a mistake to discuss the revision that day. It was a mere bullet that almost scratched half the wall of the universe. Although nothing happened, it was also in danger."

Yan Mingtai, the governor of Jiliao, did not have a good reputation, but his analysis was correct when he advocated abandoning Jinzhou.

Xiong Tingbi didn't say the whole thing. Zhu Youxiao's purpose of defending Jinzhou was to see if he could block the connection between Houjin and Mongolia.

But in Xiong Tingbi's view, Jinzhou's position is not close to the north, and if it is held, it will not be able to achieve the goal of blocking Houjin and Mongolia.In other words, Jinzhou is tasteless.

Stretching out his hand to pat the battlements, Xiong Tingbi showed a look of emotion.

The once important town in Liaodong, I will give up when the spring warms and the ice melts, and I don’t know when we will meet again.

No, the old man must regain Liaodong in his lifetime, and stand on this majestic city wall again to look around.

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In three years, Xiong Tingbi should be able to train a strong iron cavalry, as long as it is not like Guan Ning's iron cavalry.

Zhu Youxiao heard Liu Ruoyu reading the memorabilia, and he couldn't help thinking wildly in his head.

"Yuan Chonghuan, the head of the staff of the Ministry of War, has played..."

Ok?Zhu Youxiao frowned, and looked over, attracted by the name.

According to historical records: when the Guangning War broke out, Chong Huan rode out of Yueguan alone.In the ministry, Master Yuan was lost. He was surprised, and his family didn't know where he was going.Already, when he returned to the court, he made a statement to close the situation, saying: "Give our army horse money and grain, and I will guard this alone."

To put it bluntly, Yuan Chonghuan left his post without authorization and lost contact with his unit. Even his family members didn't know where he was.

It turned out that he went to Shanhaiguan and outside the customs for a tour, and when he came back, he said: I can defend Shanhaiguan alone, give me money and food, don't be silly!

Hehe, the young emperor let out an inexplicable laugh, Liu Ruoyu couldn't help but stop, and turned his gaze to the emperor.

"Talent!" Zhu Youxiao sighed, stroked his chin and thought for a while, and said, "Go to the Ministry of Rites to take a job in the Department of Cleaning Officials!"

The Department of Cleaning Officials for Hosts and Guests is mainly in charge of guest ceremonies and reception of foreign guests. It is a very leisurely position with little authority.

Isn't it a talent, so it's arranged here?Liu Ruoyu answered, feeling puzzled.

Go ahead and fool the foreigner, well, it seems that there are no foreigners for him to fool you.

Zhu Youxiao pursed his lips slightly, and quickly put the matter aside.

Zhu Youxiao thought it was impossible for Houjin spies to betray the Ming Dynasty.

But Yuan's talent was only comparable to that of a city guard general, but he was ashamed to speak out loudly and had a lot of courage, so he was valued by some courtiers.

"Governor Zuo Guangdou of Shaanxi made a statement: After preliminary inspection, the quality of local officials is very low..."

Shaanxi is not a rich province, and officials are unwilling to go there, resulting in few Jinshi graduates. This is what Zuo Guangdou thinks is a problem when he just took office.

Zhu Youxiao nodded, and decided to send a few more Jinshi from Jinke.Anyway, almost all Jinshi in this subject are sent to local places for training, instead of being assigned to the Imperial Academy or other ministries.

As for the newly promoted Wu Jinshi, they advanced martial arts, studied the "Officer's Exercise Code", and were familiar with the operation of firearms and other weapons.

"Officer's Drill Code" is extracted from Marshal Qi's "Records of Military Training", "New Book of Ji Xiao", and "Wu Bei Zhi". It was jointly compiled by Sun Chengzong, Sun Yuanhua, Mao Yuanyi and others, and the emperor Zhu Youxiao personally reviewed and revised it. And write the title of the book.

The professors of martial arts were the briefed Mao Yuanyi and Sun Yuanhua, as well as several musket coaches selected from the Beijing camp.

Putting up the shelf, staffing, changing if there are deficiencies, and adding suitable people, Zhu Youxiao also knows that this will take a process.

At the same time, Zhu Youxiao also ordered the Ministry of War to run the Wenjing Camp and the border town guards, select generals to study in Beijing, further expand the scale and influence of martial arts, and prepare for the next step of military system reform.

In addition to the normal enrollment, Zhu Youxiao designated a few more people, who were regarded as special enrollment, or hand-picked students, who were mobilized through the writing of the Ministry of War.

Among them are He Kegang, Zu Dashou, and Cao Wenzhao from the Liaodong Army, Kong Youde, Zhang Pan, and Mao Chenglu from Dongjiang Town, Sun Yingyuan, Zhou Yuji from the Jingying Army, and others.

At the end of the Guangning War, Zhu Youxiao specially issued an order to order all the ministries to offer up prisoners, and designated five hundred soldiers from each town to transport the first-level flags and other spoils of war.

A total of [-] soldiers from Liaodong, Jinzhen, Dengzhen, and Dongjiang Towns will come to the capital to report to the capital together with the generals and officers from various ministries who have come to study martial arts.

It can be said that Zhu Youxiao recruited almost all the generals he knew, capable of fighting and those who were not at ease to the capital, and were trained and redistributed as the first batch of generals of the new army.

(End of this chapter)