nanming man

Chapter 921
Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States period, both wars and political struggles have developed in a cruel direction, and once the moral bottom line has been lowered or broken, it is relatively difficult to recover.

Zhu Cihong is not a child, he has been the emperor for many years, and he is the emperor who holds real power. He has great influence. If he falls into the hands of Gao Yihuan, Gao Yihuan can treat other clans and even his heirs kindly, but Zhu Cihong must be killed with a glass of poisoned wine.

He chose this way of handling in his heart not because he was afraid of Zhu Cihong, but because of the cost. It was the easiest way to do it, and it could get rid of some people's thoughts the fastest.

Of course he would not admit that such a thing happened, he would only say that it was an accidental sudden death.

Of course, for this kind of thing, there will inevitably be multiple voices in future generations, and it will definitely be questioned, but this is also an unavoidable thing.

In this world, if someone praises you, others will trample on you. It is unrealistic to expect a unified evaluation.

It's like Zhu Di is the Emperor Yongle, and he is also a traitor.

In the palace, in the meeting hall, all the generals of the military governor's mansion, plus two great scholars, and several military officials gathered together, a total of more than twenty people were sitting in the meeting hall in twos and threes, whispering and talking about the current situation. situation.

At this time, a guard shouted: "The king is here!"

The hall suddenly fell silent, only a dozen guards walked in happily surrounded by Gao Yi, and everyone got up one after another to welcome King Wei inside.

Gao Yi happily walked to the main seat and sat down, then waved his hands and said with a smile, "Everyone, sit down."

After hearing the words, many civil and military ministers took their seats one after another, and the maids walked in immediately, serving them tea and pastries.

Gao Yihuan waved his hand to make the maids retreat, and then coughed lightly, the hall became quiet, and all the officials sat upright and turned their attention to Gao Yihuan.

At this time, Gao Yihuan smiled and said: "I informed you a few days ago that we will discuss the matter of exterminating the captives recently. Today we will meet first to discuss a roughly feasible strategy, and then the Five Armies Commander's Office will formulate a detailed strategy. Not today For formal discussions, everyone can be casual, don't be tied down, and you can raise any ideas, but the content of today's conversation, you still have to keep it secret and not leak it."

All the ministers heard the words, and they all stood up and saluted, "Yes! The ministers are waiting for you."

Gao Yihuan nodded slightly, and then introduced: "Previously, the lonely king sent troops to attack Jinzhou, blocked the west of Liaoning, and cut off the way for the Tartars to leave the pass. The lonely king originally thought that the Tartars in the pass had become prisoners. Now it seems that the living people are They won't be suffocated by urine, let alone such a cunning enemy as Dorgon. According to the news from the lonely king, the tartars seem to have plans to sail back to Liao from Denglai, so the lonely king summoned everyone to make a plan. Start to wipe out Manqing."

Prior to this, the Wei army had two plans to wipe out the Manchus. One was to take Shandong first, then go north to attack Beijing, collect all the territories controlled by the Manchus, and gather and annihilate the Qing army in Beijing. The other was to take Beijing first. , drove the Qing army to the south, and annihilated them in Shandong.

These two strategies were supported by the imperial court. The army preferred to take Shandong first, then Beijing, and take all the land in the north. However, the civil servants and the cabinet had some opinions on this, and they preferred the latter strategy.

After Gao Yihuan finished speaking, he glanced at everyone and said, "Which one of you will talk about your own opinion first?"

Zhao Daxian immediately stood up, "Your Majesty, since Guisun wants to sail back to Liao, we will attack Shandong first, cut off the Tartars' retreat, and then go north to gather and annihilate the Tartars in Beijing."

The shipping in the Ming Dynasty was actually very developed. Before the old slaves rebelled, Sidi, the capital of Liaodong, belonged to Shandong, which shows that navigation between Liaodong and Shandong has become very common.

At that time, a large number of food, grass and equipment were directly transported from Shandong to Liaodong. Geng Zhongming and others also sailed from Shandong to seek refuge in the Qing Dynasty.

This all shows that it is not impossible for the Manchu Qing to return to Liao by sea.

After Zhao Daxian finished speaking, Jin Xiangang and others also said: "Your Majesty, I agree with Governor Zhao's opinion. Since the Tartars want to sail, let's go to Shandong first."

Gao Yihuan waved his hand, told them to sit down, looked at the cabinet and the Ministry of War officials, and asked, "What are the opinions of the two gentlemen and the Ministry of War?"

The Minister of the Ministry of War got up and said: "The Ministry of War is mainly responsible for deploying soldiers and horses and preparing materials. In terms of logistics supplies, in theory, it is easier to supply from south to north. However, production in Henan has not resumed right now, and food relief is still needed, but Shanxi is cultivating. Two years, plus some military rations allocated by the Ministry of War before, so sending troops from Hedong to Hebei, and sending troops to Shandong from Henan in a short period of time, there is not much difference in logistics.”

Gao Yihuan simply ignored his words, and looked at Chen Mingxia and Li Yan, "What are the opinions of the two gentlemen?"

Li Yan stood up first and said: "I don't agree with sending troops to Shandong. If Shandong is attacked first, Dorgon will definitely fight a trapped beast in Beijing. Not only will the army suffer heavy losses, but the city of Beijing will also be destroyed by the flames of war. The loss will be immeasurable. I think When attacking Beijing first, Dorgon would not dare to burn the city to provoke our army when he saw that there was still a route of retreat in Shandong. At that time, our army would be able to regain Beijing at a relatively small cost, and because the Qing army had a route of retreat, it would definitely not be destroyed. It can drive the Qing army into the sea all the way."

Luoyang was severely burned, which made Li Yan very worried that Beijing would suffer the same blow. As a literati, he knew far more than military generals that Beijing was precious.

Zhao Daxian said, "What if the Tartars escape by boat? What if Nanming took advantage of the situation and went north to snatch Shandong?"

If Dorgon returns Shandong to the Ming army and escapes by himself, it will indeed be a trouble.

At this time, Chen Mingxia stood up and said, "Do not worry about this, Dudu Zhao. A few years ago, the Qing army invaded Shandong and burned all the sea-going ships and shipbuilding workshops in Denglai and other places, but Nanjing did not provide them with sea-going ships." The Qing army wanted to build a ship and return to the voyage, which was not something that could be completed in a short time. Therefore, the army only needs to invade Shandong before the Qing army ships are built. Secondly, there is no need for the Ming army to take advantage of the momentum to go north. Worry, now that General Liu is lying between Shandong and Nanjing, if the Ming army wants to go north to take Shandong, they have to attack General Liu first, so we have an excuse to go to war."

Neither the chief assistant nor the second assistant of the cabinet was in favor, and the proposal of the five-army governor's office could not be passed and implemented unless Gao Yihuan supported it.

Zhao Daxian and others turned their gazes to Gao Yihuan. Gao Yihuan pondered for a while, and then said: "Gu Wang agrees with the two scholars' opinions, attack Beijing first, but Henan should also be prepared. We have enough troops now, and wait for the Qing army to withdraw." Leaving Beijing and retreating into Shandong, the soldiers and horses from Henan can immediately advance eastward, join forces with the soldiers and horses going north to attack Shandong, and wipe out the Qing army with lightning speed!"

Once the Qing army withdrew from Beijing, it would be difficult to stabilize its position.

The retreat has inertia. If the Wei army continues to attack, the Qing army is very likely to retreat and flee, and be driven directly into the sea.

After Gao Yihuan finished speaking, he stood up, and said to Zhao Daxian and the others: "Just follow the lonely king's intention to formulate a battle strategy, and submit it within one month!"

Zhao Daxian and the others got up one after another upon hearing the words, stood up and saluted, "Your servant, please obey!"

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