The two of them changed their expressions. Gao Di seemed to have not been to Shanhaiguan for a long time, so why did he come back? {Is the Liao general selling Shanhaiguan? No, is it that the border general of Shanhaiguan so stupid, watching Shanhaiguan being sold?

The two came out of the secret room and sat down in the main hall of the Ministry of War.

Li Chunye hurriedly asked, "Where is Mr. Gao?"

The personal soldiers replied, "Mr. Gao did not come back. He rushed for 800 miles and asked someone to bring two letters, one for Lord Li, and the other for Lord Zhu. The postman who sent the letter knew that the military situation was like fire, so he did not find Lord Zhu in the children's playground. When he found out that he had come to the Ministry of War, he sent them together. Look, the postman was waiting in the hall."

Before Li Chunye could summon him, the postman walked up and delivered a sealed letter to the table with both hands, and then gave another sealed letter to Zhu Youcheng with both hands. The postman did not know Zhu Youcheng, but there were only two high-ranking officials in official robes in the hall. He thought to himself that the person sitting in the guest's position must be Zhu Youcheng.

Zhu Youcheng saw that there was no sign of dismantling the seal on the letter. He knew that the letter had not been passed, so he opened it and read it. There was no nonsense in the letter, and briefly introduced the situation in Liaodong, saying that through the scout and detailed investigation, Jiannu was dispatching troops, and the people were also trying to draw one, which seemed to be causing some major action. Gao Di was shocked and urgently ordered all the soldiers and families of Guanning Jin defense line to withdraw to the Guanxi City, Jinzhou City, Youtun, Dalinghe City, Xiaolinghe City, Songshan City, and Xingshan City all obeyed the orders, because there was too much grain accumulation and the transportation was not enough, so in order not to fall in.

The hands of the thief chief Nuer Hachi, Gao Di issued a command to burn them all. The soldiers saw the food and grass turning into ashes and cried loudly. At this moment, Ningyuan's army was in power, Yuan Chonghuan disobeyed and refused to obey, claiming that he was Ningyuan and should have survived and died with Ningyuan. The other generals who were withdrawing seemed to have found their backbone. Many people retreated into Ningyuan City, instead of withdrawing back to Shanhaiguan as Gao Di ordered. The main generals who stayed in Ningyuan were Zuo Dashou, Zuo Dabi brothers, Zuo Fu, Zhu Mei, Jin Qiye and others. For a time, Ningyuan City was crowded with people, and the military and civilian population reached more than 30,000.

Zhu Youcheng has already understood the history since then, knowing that Yuan Chonghuan became famous for this battle, he insisted on Ningyuan and achieved the so-called "Ningyuan Victory". However, some people believe that this is not a great victory, but a great defeat, a disastrous defeat.

What is the standard for victory? It is to effectively prevent the other party from achieving strategic or tactical goals. What did Nuerhachi come to do to grab food? As for whether Ningyuan City or other places, there was no difference to him. Ningyuan City was indeed defended, and more than 200 Jiannu were killed. However, Juehua Island, which had accumulated grain and grass for Ningyuan, was blood-stained. The soldiers and civilians on the island were slaughtered, 80,000 stones of grain and grass were burned, and all the sea ships were burned. Nuerhachi had no sailors and could not attack Juehua Island, but the winter of the fifth year of the Tianqi Dynasty was extremely cold, the sea surface was frozen, and Juehua Island and the mainland were connected. There was no danger at all. It is said that after the army was formed, Yuan Chonghua also visited Juehua Island. However, he only took away a few generals and some grain and grass, and did not make arrangements for the military and civilians on the island.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youcheng's hair was standing on his back. Yuan Chonghuan probably used the deaths of the soldiers and civilians on Juehua Island to exchange for the reputation of a famous general. He used the food and grass of Juehua Island to feed the slave Hachi in exchange for peace in Ningyuan City.

Jiannu did not like to attack the tough. From the uprising of Nuer Hachi to the entrance of Miqing, there was almost no record of attack. They seized Liaoyang and Chenyang, they all opened the door and let them enter the city to burn and kill. I have never heard of Jiannu's record of capturing the city with siege equipment. Yuan Chonghuan built Ningyuan City very strongly. Jiannu could not capture it without paying a huge price, but the Jiannu's population base was small, and the death of a soldier was an unbearable price for Nuer Hachi, so Jiannu was unlikely to attack Ningyuan.

But if you don’t grab the food and cannot survive the winter, Nuerhachi will definitely attack Ningyuan. If you are anxious, you will jump over the wall, let alone Nuerhachi. So Yuan Chonghuan sacrificed Juehua Island.

The battle report said that the food and grass were burned down, and it was nonsense. Is Nuer Hachi running to Ningyuan all the way to set fire? Jiannu was causing a grain shortage. Yuan Chonghuan reported this because he was worried that there were wise people in the court to find out the truth about the so-called "Ningyuan Victory" through normal losses reports, so he made up things. Anyway, the wronged souls on Juehua Island could not stand up to prove him.

The fact is that the food was stolen, and Nuer Hachi's purpose was achieved. This was a great victory for Jiannu and a disastrous defeat for the Ming Dynasty!

Li Chunye slapped the letter on the table with a "pop", and said angrily: "This Yuan Chonghuan is really vicious."

Zhu Youcheng figured out this and agreed: "It's really vicious."

Li Chunye said: "You really have Zhang Liang's plan. He has a ladder. Yuan Chonghuan was able to raise thieves easily. He knew that after entering the pass, his life would be guaranteed, but he would lose his fortune. So he simply disobeyed. Now his bold words were passed to the capital. People who didn't know the truth thought he was a man, while Gao Da was as timid as a mouse. He knew that Jiannu could not conquer Ningyuan, so he said a few soft words and sent another batch of food and grass to Jiannu. Jiannu retreated his troops, and he guarded Ningyuan and became a famous general of the Ming Dynasty. He could not leave Liaodong. The Ming Dynasty had to invest money in the bottomless pit of Liaodong. Jiannu got the food and grass and survived the winter smoothly. It was really a joy. But the Ming Dynasty... the Ming Dynasty was destroyed by these dog thieves!"

As he spoke, Li Chunye's tears rolled down.

Zhu Youcheng said: "I want to enter the palace, so I can't let the emperor be blinded by this villain."

Zhu Youcheng left the Ministry of War, rode his horse and headed to the Forbidden City.

When he ran to the gate of the palace, he handed over the yellow horse to a eunuch in the Imperial Horse Prison and asked him to keep it for him, so he hurried into the palace.

When he walked into the Ganqing Palace, Emperor Tianqi laughed and said, "There are still real men in the Ming Dynasty. This Yuan Chonghuan is not bad, it's really good. He is as brave as Zhao Zilong when he guards the lonely city. If there are more Yuan Chonghuan in the Ming Dynasty..."

Zhu Youcheng knew in his heart that Gao Di's information was in triplicate, and Emperor Tianqi also had one. He couldn't help but be angry at Yuan Chonghuan, a guy who was so mean, and he couldn't help but interfere: "Then the Ming Dynasty is over."

As soon as he said that, he knew it was terrible. The person who spoke was the emperor. Even ordinary people could not stand it if he poured cold water on him, let alone the emperor above ten thousand people?

Sure enough, Emperor Tianqi glanced at him coldly, and was about to speak, but suddenly he held back. As if he was controlling his emotions, he said half a day later: "Brother Cheng, I know you are arrogant and have never been willing to convince others. Young people are competitive and are not bad, but they cannot be jealous of others. The Ming Dynasty needs you and Yuan Chonghuan, and everyone can do things well in unity and cooperation."

Wei Zhongxian also stepped forward and pulled Zhu Youcheng's sleeve and signaled him to apologize to the emperor.

When Zhu Youcheng heard Emperor Tianqi's earnest words, he was moved and knew that the emperor regarded himself as his younger brother and said such pertinent words. If it were for himself, if someone else came to the cold water when he was in high spirits, he would not be furious.

Zhu Youcheng bowed to the ground and said, "What the emperor taught is that Daming really requires unity and unity. We can overcome difficulties together, but the humble minister is ashamed to be with Yuan Chonghuan."

"Oh," Emperor Tianqi was a little surprised. Knowing that Zhu Youcheng was so persistent, he was probably not a jealousy, so he asked, "Tell me why."

"This..." Zhu Youcheng was speechless. He saw Yuan Chonghuan's sinister intentions. But it was difficult to point out for a while. Yuan Chonghuan's good design made people unable to find any mistakes in the open.

Zhu Youcheng organized the language a little and said, "Your Majesty, I want to ask why Yuan Chonghuan insisted on staying in Liaodong?"

Emperor Tianqi picked up the memorial and said, "This is not clear. Yuan Chonghuan said that he was Ning Yuan's army preparing for the Tao and vowed to live and die with Ning Yuan."

"I'm afraid this is not the reason. When Lord Sun Chengzong was in charge of Liaodong, he built the Guanjinning defense line to defend against Jiannu's attack with a strong city. As long as there are no traitors in the army, it will be difficult for the enemy to break through. Among them, Jinzhou, Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan, the three cities are in the high and deep, and the enemy will be difficult for the enemy to break through. But the consequence is that the money is huge. When Sun governor was in charge, it is more than three million taels of silver every year. How much money can be divided by the lower-level officers? It is not for the salt tax reform, the Ming Dynasty's finances would have gone bankrupt long ago. Gao Di was ordered by the saint to supervise Ji Liao and ordered Liaodong officers to evacuate. One was to defend against the attack of Jiannu and gather elite troops at Shanhaiguan to prevent soldiers from being dispersed everywhere and guarded everywhere. The other was to save this fund. Yuan Chonghuan disobeyed the order and turned himself into a tragic hero. His purpose was self-evident, which was to be nailed to Liaodong and force the court to pay Liao pay."

Emperor Tianqi was half-believing and half-doubted and said, "It shouldn't be done. How can a profit-oriented person say such a righteous thing?"

"Ningyuan City will not be broken because Jiannu is not good at attacking the toughest. Emperor, since the Battle of Sarhu in the 44th year of Wanli, which city has been captured by Jiannu? It is all caused by traitors. Therefore, Yuan Chonghuan has the confidence to say this. It is impossible to defend an isolated city to the people or to stabilize the border. What is the effect? ​​Yuan Chonghuan is also a Jinshi on both lists. Can't even see through this? I think he is obsessed with money."

Emperor Tianqi remained silent, but just looked at Zhu Youcheng suspiciously.

Zhu Youcheng decided on the next dose of strong medicine and said: "Prince, Yuan Chonghuan may trade Juehua Island for the safety of Ningyuan City."

Emperor Tianqi smiled and said, "My brother is exaggerating again. Juehua Island is in the sea and Jiannu has no naval army. How can he attack?"

"Your Majesty, it's already very cold in October. I guess this winter will be very cold. The sea water around Juehua Island may freeze and be connected to the mainland. Jiannu walked on ice, and Juehua Island has no danger to defend. The military and civilians will be exposed to Jiannu's butcher knife."

"How is it possible for the sea to freeze?"

Wei Zhongxian whispered: "Your Majesty, the people in the north have indeed seen the wonder of freezing seas. If it is very cold this winter, it is not impossible to connect with the mainland after the seas around Juehua Island have frozen. After all, Juehua Island is very close to the mainland."

Emperor Tianqi said flatly: "Since Yuan Chonghuan is preparing for military affairs, he must be well versed in military tactics and will withdraw the military and civilians and food from Juehua Island to the city. Even if he does not withdraw it, if there are sea boats on Juehua Island, you can board the boat."

Zhu Youcheng is familiar with history, so of course he understands that the possibility that the emperor said does not exist, and said nervously: "Your Majesty, please think twice."

"Listen to his words and observe his actions." Emperor Tianqi finally made up his mind and said, "Yuan Chonghuan said beautifully. If I observe his behavior again, I will still use his talents. The Ming Dynasty has a shortage of talents. You need not say more."

Zhu Youcheng thought for a long time and said, "Emperor, I ask you to go to Juehua Island to evacuate the military, civilians and food. The emperor rest assured that I will not cause trouble for Yuan Chonghuan, and I will not even see him. It will take almost one or two months to arrive at Dejuehua Island, which is almost frozen. If Yuan Chonghuan evacuates the military, civilians and food, I will turn around and leave, and I will never feel that there is too much delay on Hua Island. If the military, civilians and food are still there, I ask for an order to evacuate the food and food, and all the military and civilians will evacuate the food and food to Dengzhou."

"Well, if you don't let you go, you won't be at ease. But can you stand the bitter cold in Liaodong?"

"I have a magic weapon for cold protection - a down jacket. I am going to take the five thousand Jinyiwei to Juehua Island to cover the evacuation of the soldiers and civilians. Please issue an order."

"Five thousand people, you shouldn't want to fight Jiannu. Although you defeated the rioters, Jiannu's strong soldiers and horses are far from comparable to those of the rioters."

"I am aware of myself, and taking 5,000 people is also a precaution. If I meet Jiannu, I still have the possibility of running away. If I go alone, I may either die at the hands of Jiannu or at the hands of the generals in western Liaoning." (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better and faster!

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