Yu Yin was not opposed to peace talks, Jin Guo was indeed underprepared for the war, and as the minister in charge of the household department, he knew better than anyone how much grain the treasury had.

The accumulation of the Jin State in the past few years was used to expand the army, and the household department was waiting for this year's taxes, but the taxes at the end of the year had not yet been collected, and a crisis broke out in the Guanzhong of the Jin State.

He also hoped to be able to negotiate peace, but in his opinion, the possibility of peace negotiation was not great, and the Ming Kingdom had no will and motivation for peace talks.

Yu Yin arched his hand to Haoge, "Your Majesty, the minister Wang Yan this person, since he mastered the Ming Dynasty, he has raised troops everywhere, and he has been in power for eight years, sent troops to Japan, fought with Xiyi in Nanyang, and recently intervened in Donghu to fund the rebel rebellion, all kinds of behaviors are rare in China. The minister thought that behind this person's various actions, there was a heart of sainthood. Of course, it can also be said to be a great success, selling fame and reputation. The minister thought that this person was an Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, and his good name became a disease, and since the Ming army had gained an advantage, he would not easily give up his prestige of dominating the world. ”

Haoge had to admit that Yu Yin had a deep understanding of Wang Yan, and that guy was a dignified and happy man.

When Yu Yin said this, he obviously didn't want Hauge and the cabinet to have too much hope for peace talks, and Jin Guo should spend more energy on himself instead of pinning his hopes on peace talks.

Haoge nodded, "Yu Qing is right, the king thief has a good name, and the temptation to dominate the world is too great for him, he can harm my Guanzhong people for this, and I feel that it is impossible to negotiate peace easily." He frowned and paused, and then said after a long silence: "But now, how to deal with it? ”

Yu Yin just reminded him that he was a household minister, and he was still not as good at military affairs as Meng Qiaofang and others.

At this time, Meng Qiaofang could only salute and say, "Your Majesty, the key is to recapture northern Shaanxi." The mountain is about to be closed by heavy snow, and it is also very difficult for the Ming army to cross Luliang Mountain, and we still have a chance to recapture northern Shaanxi, and the only problem is the problem of troops. ”

Han Chaoxuan immediately said: "According to the news obtained by the Ministry of War, the Ming army deployed 60,000 horses in two towns in Shangyong, the same 60,000 in northern Sichuan, 60,000 in Shanxi, 20,000 in the southern part of Qinghai, and the Ming army in Henan has a maximum of 300,000 people, and Wang Yan used nearly 500,000 troops this time!" ”

As he spoke, Hauge got up from his throne and came to the situation map hanging in the study, Han Chaoxuan also walked over, picked up the wooden pole and pointed to the map and said: "Of the 20,000 Ming troops in southern Qinghai, we have 10,000 people stationed in Xining to monitor and guard. The Ming army of Shangyong and northern Sichuan totaled 120,000, which was defended by the 60,000 army of the King of Shu in Hanzhong, and the 300,000 Ming army of Henan had 30,000 Tang Tong garrisoned Tongguan, Li Benshen 10,000 garrisoned Luling Pass, and Wang Jinbao 10,000 garrisoned Wuguan, a total of 50,000 garrison. Of the 60,000 Ming troops in Shanxi, nearly 20,000 of whom had already crossed the Yellow River, and we stationed 10,000 troops in Tongzhou, Dunzhou, and Fenglingdu, totaling 30,000 troops. That's an army of 150,000 that can't move. In addition, the 30,000 men of the king of Anxi and the 20,000 men of Chang'an could not move. ”

Han Chaoxuan put down the wooden pole, "Our DPRK has a total of 250,000 available troops, and there are 200,000 who can't move, and among the remaining 50,000, Yan'an has lost 8,000, there are 8,000 mutinies in northern Shaanxi, more than 10,000 people in Hetao, Ningxia and other places have arrived in northern Shaanxi, and only 20,000 people can be mobilized in Weinan." ”

Haoge frowned, "The 20,000 in Weinan are in case there is a mistake in Tongguan, Luling Pass, and Wuguan, and they are ready to reinforce at any time!" ”

Han Chaoxuan nodded, "That's true." ”

Everyone was silent for a while, and Meng Qiaofang slowly walked over at this time, "The 30,000 people from Weinan and Yanzhou, plus the men and horses of Yan'an, Ningxia, and Hetao, can gather 50,000 people, and the minister himself commands them, and they should be able to try to recapture Yulin and Suidezhou." ”

"In this way, Guanzhong will be empty!" Hauge frowned.

Meng Qiaofang said: "We can only organize the troops in various places in case of emergency, and in case of a crisis, only Your Majesty will lead the Imperial Forest Army to conquer in person!" ”

Although the Jin Kingdom continued to expand its army, it was still stretched when it was really needed.

"Do you have anything to say? If not, then it will be decided according to Meng Qing's proposal. Hauge looked at everyone, as if he wanted to recapture northern Shaanxi, and this was the only way.

Han Chaoxuan bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that at this time, he should still send an order to the king of Anxi, let him lead the army to the king of Qin, and it is best to bring the Yuzi cavalry and the Mongolian cavalry over to help in the battle." ”

For Han Chaoxuan, their interests are in Guanzhong and must be maintained, so they can propose the strategy of ceding Hanzhong and letting Sun Kewang rush to help.

After hearing this, Meng Qiaofang also nodded, "If there is no problem in the Western Regions, I can let the King of Anxi come to my aid, after all, my Dajin's national capital is in Guanzhong." ”

Hao Ge bowed slightly, Meng Qiaofang took 30,000 Jin troops to seize northern Shaanxi, and the reserve strength of the Jin State in Guanzhong was only 20,000 forbidden troops composed of Han, Manchu and Mongolian tribes, and the strength was too empty, once the Ming army broke through any point, it would be difficult for him to deal with it.

"Okay, I ordered Sun Kewang to come back for help!" After speaking, Haoge looked at Yu Yin, "Yu Qing is familiar with the king of Anxi, so Yu Qing will pass on the decree, and when he goes, he will transport the cotton cloth collected by the household department to the Western Regions, and it doesn't matter if the price is lower, come back with more cattle and sheep." ”

"Yes, the minister knows!" Yu Yin saluted and received the order.

At this time, Haoge thought for a while, and then ordered: "In addition, try to contact Mobei Mongolia, the Ming Dynasty is pressing forward step by step in Modong and Monan, presumably they are also under great pressure, see if you can persuade them to send troops south." ”

At this time, Jinguo's coping strategy has become clear, gradually straightened out, and is no longer a mess.

First of all, they wanted to seek peace, or hope that after two victories, the Ming army's determination would be shaken and they would agree to peace. If the Jin army wins beautifully, perhaps even Hanzhong will not have to be ceded, just like the Western Xia and Northern Song Dynasty.

Of course, the possibility of peace negotiations is not large, and at the same time that the Jin State will send envoys again, it will also take the initiative to send troops and horses to recapture northern Shaanxi, and the emptiness of the troops in Guanzhong will be pinned on Sun Kewang to rush back with the Jin army in the Western Regions to support.

At the end of the discussion, the crowd dispersed, and Hauge sat back on the throne, leaning back in his chair, in a depressed mood.

Although he had already discussed a set of strategies with the cabinet to deal with the crisis, Wang Yan's mobilization of 500,000 troops to attack the gold still made him feel a trace of fear. In fact, since Dorgon's death and the destruction of the Qing Kingdom, he has been very uneasy in his heart, and he has a feeling of imminent disaster.

At this time, he leaned back on his chair, his eyes looked at the roof, and he didn't know what to think, but a eunuch reported at the door: "Your Majesty, Yu Xiangguo asks to see you." ”

Haoge was slightly stunned, the matter had been agreed, how could Yu Yin go and return again, Haoge couldn't help but sit up straight, "Announce him in!" ”

After a while, Yu Yin walked in and bowed deeply, "Your Majesty!" ”

Hauge looked at him and asked, "Does Yu Qing still have something to say to me?" ”

Yu Yin went and returned, there must be something to say, it was not good to say it in front of everyone, so he turned back and asked to see him.

"Your Majesty Shengming!" Yu Yin saluted again, "The minister does have something to remind Your Majesty!" Please forgive your majesty! ”

"What's the matter? Qing Jiazhi said. Hauge was interested. Among several Hanchens, Meng Qiaofang is more selfish, but this Yu Yin is really for the Jin court and wants to show his ambitions, so he admires Yu Yin very much.

Hearing this, Yu Yin raised his head and said sincerely: "Your Majesty, please forgive the ministers for being blunt, for the sake of the generals, they will not be defeated before they can win." Just now, several Xiangguo are thinking in a good direction, but they haven't considered what if they can't recapture northern Shaanxi, and if they let the Ming army enter the pass, what should I do? ”

Haoge's face turned cold when he heard this, he was very reluctant to think about this question, but he was brought up by Yu Yin.

Yu Yin saw that Haoge's face became ugly, but he didn't stop, his voice became more anxious, and he stepped forward, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that we must consider this." In fact, Your Majesty should know that the imperial treasury is empty, Guanzhong is depressed, and the Ming Kingdom has been planning for a long time, and the minister thinks that in this war, our chances of victory may be less than 30%. ”

The imperial study was silent, the eunuchs on the side were even more frightened and didn't dare to breathe, Haoge was also speechless, Yu Yin said the truth, the Ming army was fully prepared, and also took northern Shaanxi.

No one dared to say these words, or didn't want to admit them, but Yu Yin said them.

Haoge's face was gloomy, and after half a sound, he sighed, "What does Yu Qing mean?" ”

Yu Yin saw that Haoge listened, his face was happy, and he bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that we should prepare for the loss of Chang'an, retreat to Longyou and Liangzhou, and occupy the hometown of Western Xia. Your Majesty, although the minister's words are unpleasant, but the fact is that our chances of victory are really not great, if we are prepared in advance, once we fail, the army can still retreat to the Liupan Mountain area. The terrain here is complicated, the Western Xia and the Northern Song Dynasty have been tugging for a hundred years, as long as we are prepared, in case of failure, the army can evacuate to the Liupan Mountain in an orderly manner, and save most of the army, then we still have a chance to turn around. If you don't prepare, in case of failure, you can't imagine what the consequences will be. ”

When Hauge heard this, he couldn't help but stand up and paced with his hands down, he didn't have much confidence in the next big battle, it was indeed necessary for the Jin army to consider the consequences of defeat, so it was necessary to establish a second line of defense. Just establishing a second line of defense will undoubtedly consume the resources that Jin Guo is now stretched, and the interests of Meng Qiaofang and the others are in Guanzhong, and they obviously will not agree.

Haoge sighed slightly, "The imperial court doesn't have the troops, nor the resources to go to Liupan Mountain to set up another line of defense!" ”

Yu Yin saw that Haoge was already moved, and hurriedly continued: "Your Majesty, you don't need an army, you just need to transfer some tunhu and choose the dangerous underground village to play a role in stabilizing the formation, so as not to be directly rushed to Hexi by the Ming army." In addition, we will see a few more granaries, reserve some grain, and respond to the army, which will play a role in stabilizing the morale of the army, and the army will have a good chance of gaining a new foothold. ”

Haoge's heart moved, as long as there is no need to divide the troops, then this thing can be done, he immediately said: "Yu Qing took the cloth to the Western Regions, passed the edict, and after changing the cattle and sheep, he left a group in Liangzhou and Ganzhou, presiding over the construction of the defense line on the front line of Liupan Mountain. ”

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