In the first year of Longwu, in early March, a shocking news came into the capital from outside the pass. Wu Sangui and Zu Dashou raised an army to rebel. What shocked him even more was that Wu Sangui and Zu Dashou raised an army to kill the treacherous lords and young masters. They held high the banner of Qing dynasty, led the troops and horses of the former Jinzhou and Guangning towns to rebel, gathered 100,000 rebels, and borrowed 50,000 soldiers from the Qing Dynasty.

"The Daling River has been lost, and the rebels have come here!"

In the capital, people were in panic.

As soon as Zuo Liangyu's urgent report entered Beijing, the news first came to the Privy Council. Privy Councilor Fan Jingwen hurriedly notified the Minister of War Chen Xinjia, and then reported to the cabinet together.

When Wu Yan and Liu Zongzhou heard the news, they both looked heavy.

"Convene a meeting of the Military Affairs Office immediately and invite Your Majesty and the Prince!" Wu Yan shouted to his subordinates.

"Yes." An old official left in a hurry with sweat on his forehead.

Military Affairs Office.

When Liu Jun arrived from the Governor's Office, the rest of the Military Affairs Office arrived, and even the emperor sat there with a solemn look on his face.

Seeing Liu Jun come in, Zhu Cilang hurriedly stood up, "Emperor brother, Wu Sangui, Zu Dashou has rebelled, and the Qing barbarians have also taken advantage of the situation to rob, and Dalinghe City has been lost."

The young emperor didn't know much about military affairs, but he still felt that Wu Sangui's Zu Dashou's Guanning Army was very powerful. After all, when the Emperor was the First Emperor, the court mainly relied on the Guanning Army to defend western Liaoning Army to resist the Qing army. Moreover, Wu Sangui and his men had a lot of soldiers, including 150,000 soldiers, 100,000 Guan Army cavalry and 50,000 Eight Banners, which really made the little emperor very worried.

"Your Majesty, it's just a clown who jumps over the beam, it's not a fear." Liu Jun saluted first and then said. He looked at everyone. Wu Xiang, the current General Logistics Director of the Ministry of War, was not on the list, but Qin Liangyu, the former admiral outside the pass, was present.

Zhu Cilang showed Liu Jun's gaze and said hurriedly, "I have already put Wu Xiang in the imperial prison."

Liu Jun knew that Wu Xiang had no intention of rebelling, but his son and brother-in-law both rebelled, so how could the emperor keep him?╬╇.╳ However, he did not intend to speak for Wu Xiang. “Since that is the case, I suggest that Mrs. Qin take over as the position of General Logistics Director first.”

"Accurate." Zhu Cixuan was unwilling to pay attention to these trivial matters at this time. What he was worried about was the coalition forces outside the 150,000 pass. "Brother, do you have a plan to retreat to the enemy?"

Wu Yan and Liu Zongzhou also looked at Liu Jun together.

The court had just completed several rounds of layoffs and withdrawn troops. As a result, something happened after the layoffs. Wu Sangui and Zu Dashou's rebellion, in some ways, was also related to the severance of the two towns.

"Water comes and earth floods, and soldiers come and stop them. I think you don't have to worry too much. Wu Ni rebelled at this time and couldn't jump very high."

Wu Yan was a little dissatisfied when he saw Liu Jun's calm attitude.

"The rebels have already broken through Dalinghe City, and now they are almost at the foot of Jinzhou City. Zuo Liangyu asks the court to send troops to rescue immediately. We must immediately dispatch troops to reinforce Jinzhou before the rebels have taken Jinzhou."

"Reinforcement to Jinzhou?" Liu Jun shook his head.

In Liu Jun's view, there is no need to reinforce Jinzhou. In war, there is no need to fight for nothing.

"Is it possible that the prince plans to give up Jinzhou?" Wu Xuan asked back.

"That's the point." Liu Jun replied. As soon as he said this, the entire Military Affairs Office exclaimed. In their concept, every inch of the land in western Liaoning is the land of ancestors, so of course it should not be abandoned easily. If you have not yet fought, you should abandon it. Isn't this a cowardly and cowardly enemy?

"Your Majesty, please listen to me." Liu Jun ignored their surprise and walked straight to the large sand table in the hall.

He picked up a long pole and circled the sand table outside the gate a few times.

"Please look. After the last peace talks, the court took back most of the lost land in western Liaoning. Except for some places along the west bank of the Liao River, the rest of Songjin Yizhou, Guangning Daling River, etc., all of them were recovered. However, after fighting in western Liaoning for so many years, since the Tianqi period, it has been repeatedly fought for it. The land in western Liaoning, especially in the Guangning area of ​​Jinzhou, has fallen into the hands of the Eastern Captains several times. Those cities, towns and forts, and the military households of the people either retreated to Ningyuan or were long ago captured and captured as slaves."

"There are still millions of people in the entire western Liaoning area, and to the east of Ningyuan, except for a few military forts, some garrisons, and a small number of merchants, there are actually not many people. There is no output there, and although there are military farms, the output is not enough to supply military supplies."

But Wu Qi couldn't listen at all.

"Even if there is no one in western Liaoning, it is still the territory of the Ming Dynasty and the land of the ancestors. You must not abandon it for an inch."

"Prince Wu Ge, please listen to me after I finished speaking. I didn't say I wanted to give up. But in military affairs, using troops to fight wars does not require defense without any inch of land. We can operate flexibly according to the strategic situation. We can advance and retreat, attack and defend, so that we have room for choice." Liu Jun pointed to the area in the northwest of Liao.

"This is the middle and upper reaches of the Daling River, sandwiched among the mountains. In the past, these river valleys were always controlled by the Han people. Before the coastal corridor in western Liaoning was opened, this was the passage from Hebei to Liaodong. However, our dynasty only managed the first line of the coastal corridor in western Liaoning. These river valleys and mountainous areas to the north were occupied by the Mongols. In the early years, the imperial court built a long Great Wall along the foot of the mountain to the north of the coastal corridor, which led to the Yalu River."

At that time, this Great Wall once made a lot of contributions to resisting the Mongols, but later negotiated peace with the Mongols and started trade, the Mongols in the north of Yanshan became the help of the Ming Dynasty's ally against the Later Jin Dynasty.

It is precisely because of this that the court vigorously managed the front line in western Liaoning.

But later, the Qing Dynasty conquered the Mongolians in Jiangnan, and the strategic layout of the Ming Dynasty immediately had a big problem, a fatal problem. That is, the areas in the north of Yanshan Mountain and north of the western Liaoning Corridor were originally converted from the defense belt of the Ming army to the controlled area of ​​the Qing army.

The Qing army easily bypassed the Liaoxi Guanningjin defense line, which the Ming army worked hard to manage, bypassed the Liaoxi Corridor, which was crowded with heavy troops and fortresses, passed through the Yanbei area controlled by the Mongols, and directly reached the Jibei Great Wall defense line, which had weak defense in the Ming Dynasty.╬

Compared with the Liaoxi Guanningjin defense line, the Jibei Great Wall defense line is like a sieve, with holes everywhere.

The Qing army broke into the pass several times, and they broke into the Great Wall Pass in Jibei. None of them came in through Shanhai Pass from the western Liaoning Corridor.

He even went around to Xuanfu in Zhangjiakou several times, entered the Datong Basin in Shanxi, and then followed the Sanggan River to the city of Beijing from Changping.

In fact, this situation occurred because of the rigidity of the Ming Dynasty. It did not strengthen the rampant defense of the Yanshan line in Yinshan, but when the Mongols in Yanbei were conquered by the Qing army, they continued to engage in Guan Ningjin's prominent vertical defense. Isn't this because his head was clamped by the door?

Unfortunately, the civil and military officials in the court have always adhered to this stupid strategy and constantly strengthened Guan Ningjin, allowing the Qing army to easily bypass it again and again. They have broken through the front line of the Yanbei Great Wall.

This is actually related to the strength of the Guanning Army in western Liaoning. At that time, the imperial court had only such a war-capable army. These people had a strong voice and refused to give up western Liaoning. Then it would be difficult for the imperial court to change its strategic deployment.

But Liu Jun is not them.

After he entered Beijing, he immediately began to adjust the defense of the capital. Until now, in less than a year, Liu Jun has actually done everything he wants to do.

From Ningyuan to Shanhaiguan, then to Miyun to Changping, and even to Xuanfu and Datong, this northern Great Wall defense line has long been reinforced layer by layer.

Now the guards on this line of defense are basically the Chu army. They have sufficient training and excellent equipment. Advanced firearms, sufficient food and salary, and rich experience, which gives Liu Jun enough confidence and capital, and is not afraid that Wu Sangui will rebel.

This is also the confidence that Liu Jun knew that he would fight against Wu Sangui at the beginning, and that he would most likely force Wu Sangui to rebel, and even let Wu Sangui turn to the Qing army.

"Your Majesty, from Datong to Xuanfu to Changping, Miyun, Jizhen, Shanhaiguan, Ningyuan, and even to Tianjin, Lushun, Denglai, and Zhenjiang. In this thousands of miles, we have a steel defense line, with thirty elite troops arranged by the elite troops of the association. These were all reorganized and replaced. The new army with sufficient food and salary."

"On this line of defense, we have built a large number of forts, forts, and equipped with hundreds of artillery. If the rebels dare to come, they are seeking death."

Wu Qing didn't see Liu Jun's attitude, "Since we have such a strong military force, we should not give up western Liaoning. At this time, we should immediately gather troops outside the pass to quell the rebellion."

Liu Jun snorted coldly, not wanting to continue talking to someone like Wu Yan.

"Brother, can't we send troops to quell the rebellion in western Liaoning?" Zhu Cixuan asked.

"Of course, but doing so is not the best way. First, we need time to mobilize, second, it will increase the logistics burden. Third, abandoning this solid line of defense and abandoning those artillery is the best way to abandon oneself. On the contrary, if we temporarily give up Jinzhou and other places and retreat troops and horses close to Ningyuan, Shanhaiguan."

"Then, the troops and horses of our towns are closer and can support each other, and secondly, our supply lines are shorter. As for the rebels, even if they take over the western Liaoning area outside Ningyuan, it will be useless. There is no food or population there, and they occupy it and get nothing. On the contrary, they can only continue to attack our strong defense line. Their supply lines will be very long and long. Most importantly, this distance of nearly a thousand miles will make them disconnect from the rear of Liaodong."

Liu Jun ordered a few times in western Liaoning.

"This is a long distance. When they rush all the way from the Liaohe River to our Ningyuan City, or under our Yanbei Great Wall, they will face serious logistical supply problems. At the same time, they will be far away from the rear for a long distance and are seriously disconnected."

"At that time, we can completely defend our defense line and exhaust the Qing army. After a month, all the ice on the sea will melt. At that time, we can completely counterattack in Liaodong. Just like the same time last year, when the Qing army entered western Liaoning, we went from northeast Liaodong and directly attacked their nests. If the Qing army returned to defense, we could intercept halfway or withdraw our troops. At that time, the Qing army would have to run away."

Liu Zongzhou raised his concerns, "There are 150,000 rebels. Can our defense really stop them?"

"Of course," Liu Jun said firmly. "And if we can't stop them, we should shrink our defense, rather than rescue Jinzhou for thousands of miles and fight with the bandit army in western Liaoning. Of course, I can promise everyone here that not to mention 150,000 anti-army, even if we come another 150,000, our defense line can be blocked."

Having said so much, Liu Jun is just the same as he is not interested in sending troops to western Liaoning.

In fact, Liu Jun just said casually, such as sending troops from Liaodong to attack the enemy's nest, which was just to comfort the emperor and the ministers. In fact, Liu Jun's plan did not intend to start a full-scale war with the Qing army within three years.

Wars, especially the battle to destroy the country, are not so easy to start.

Liu Jun is not interested in trying his best to fight a battle to destroy the Qing Dynasty, as it would consume too much energy. The Qing army is still very strong, so Liu Jun plans to use other means to weaken the Qing army first.

Just like now, letting the Qing army take the initiative to attack is far more cost-effective than running to Liaodong to attack.

War is for politics, and war must be purposeful. It is like doing business. It has to be calculated before starting. According to Liu Jun's plan, after the Qing army suffered that great defeat, the subsequent terrible influence had not been truly revealed. There is no need to rush to attack Liaodong immediately. As long as Houqing is given enough pressure, continue to block their economy, and divide the Mongolian and Jurchen tribes that the Qing army conquered, and then harass them occasionally, send spies to do some destruction.

Persisting in this way for three to five years, the Qing Dynasty will collapse completely. By then, various problems such as insufficient population and insufficient food will be exposed. To put it bluntly, the battle is about comprehensive national strength.

The Qing Dynasty used to rely entirely on various robberies, people, money and food to maintain their expansion and maintain their military combat effectiveness. When they could no longer grab things, they would also lose countless population and territory, and the tributes, taxes, and labor of those affiliated tribes, how long could they last?

Think about the history of the Sui and Tang dynasties conquering Goguryeo, and Goguryeo was not as powerful as the Qing Dynasty. How powerful was in the heyday of the Sui Dynasty, but when it was a forceful attack, it was a result of both losses and the Sui Dynasty died before Goguryeo. The Tang Dynasty continued to fight hard, but as a powerful figure as Li Shimin, he still returned in disgrace.

In the end, Emperor Gaozong of Tang changed his strategy, reduced the scale of his troops, and carried out multi-line combat at the same time, and joined forces with Silla to use troops. After a long war, Goguryeo finally couldn't stand it and collapsed first, and was finally destroyed in one fell swoop.

This is similar to the later North Korea. It was a small country, but it also used all its national strength to prepare for national defense and military advancement. As a result, although the small country had millions of troops, over time, other domestic systems collapsed.

You strong men will join the army and all your supplies will be used to produce arms. It’s okay for a short time, but there will be problems if you don’t collapse after a long time.

In the past, the Ming Dynasty was corrupt and the army was unbearable. It could not resist the attack of the Qing army and could not resist their entry into the pass. Therefore, this strategy of watching success or failure naturally did not work.

But now, with the combat effectiveness of the Chu army, they do not take the initiative to attack, but defend, so no matter how hard the Qing army fights, they will not be able to gain advantage. In war, they will only lose more and more.

Liu Jun doesn't need to endure it for long. There will be three years. Then he will be able to kill one attack.

However, in the end, Wu Yan still disagreed with Zuo Liangyu leading his troops to withdraw from Jinzhou, but he reluctantly agreed not to mobilize troops to reinforce Jinzhou.

"Let Zuo Liangyu stay in Jinzhou first."

Liu Zongzhou expressed his support for Wu Yan. Regarding this result, Liu Jun just smiled. He either fought or defended. He had agreed not to reinforce Jinzhou and did not withdraw Zuo Liangyu. What is it? Isn’t this cheating Zuo Liangyu?

"Brother, please come to the governor of the towns to defend the troops!" Zhu Cilang finally felt that only Liu Jun is more worthy of trust.

Liu Jun glanced at Wu Yan and Liu Zongzhou, and they nodded.
Chapter completed!