After Su Tiancheng made arrangements, Hong Chengchou and the others immediately went to prepare, and Xu Eryi stayed.

Xu Eryi is very familiar with the situation in the imperial court, he has been an official in the imperial court for many years, and he has not been in Ningyuan for a long time, he has considered the problem more carefully, before Su Tiancheng asked the governor of Shandong to fight against the Houjin Tartars, and try to reduce losses, such an arrangement is not a big problem, and it also leaves room for improvement, whether the Jiangning battalion and the border army are reinforced remains to be studied, and then a decision is made, not necessarily to act now, but to send troops to attack Montenegro, this move may cause dissent in the imperial court.

Su Tiancheng looked at the sand table, still distracted, and Xu Er spoke.

"My lord, the lower officials are a little worried, attacking Montenegro with all their might, it is the best solution, it has the effect of encircling Wei and saving Zhao, Huang Taiji must not dare to despise it, so sent to Dengzhou Laizhou and Mongolia Tartars, must return to Shenyang quickly, but there are two troubles in this move, the first is the attitude in the imperial court, Dengzhou and Laizhou are not far from the Beijing Division, there is no danger to defend along the way, the Tartars can drive straight in, directly threaten the capital, Shandong, North Zhili's guard army, combat effectiveness is really impossible to resist, If the Houjin Tartars made such a situation, the emperor would definitely ask the Jiangning battalion to help, and in this case, if he did not rush to help Dengzhou and Laizhou, he might have trouble resisting the decree. ”

"The second is the attitude of Huang Taiji, Xia Guan thinks that Huang Taiji may strengthen the defense of Montenegro, here is the weakness of Houjin, if my Ming army captures Montenegro, can directly enter Shenyang, so that Houjin shocked, Houjin sent elite troops, into Dengzhou, Laizhou and Mongolia, Shenyang's defense must be weakened, at this time, Huang Taiji may do his best. Desperately resisting our Ming army will inevitably lead to a large-scale battle this time, but my Jiangning battalion and the border army are not the best prepared. ”

After Xu Er finished speaking, Su Tiancheng nodded.

"Lord Xu, these truths. I know the way, attacking Montenegro, it is also a helpless move, it is certain that the real purpose of Huang Taiji is to attack Dengzhou and Laizhou, seek benefits, capture Dengzhou and Laizhou, they can obtain a large amount of gold, silver, grain and grass. This is very important for them, and at the same time, Houjin has a sailor, at least a warship, which is something we did not expect, and it is also a place that we ignore, Lushun is far from Dengzhou Laizhou. The sea route is not far, if the sailors of Houjin are stationed in Lushun. With our defensive front about to expand, the consumption in this regard is very large, and it is also something that the imperial court cannot bear for the time being. ”

When Su Tiancheng said these words, Xu Er nodded again and again.

"So to speak. I think Huang Taiji means more than one aspect, he thinks that he can train the Houjin Shui Master, and he also thinks that my Ming can expand the defense line and increase the overhead, so there are always omissions. These omissions will become the target of Huang Taiji's special attention and become an opportunity for Huang Taiji to seize at any time. ”

"The hateful thing is that my Ming guard's army, in name only, once the Houjin Tartar enters the customs, such as entering a no-man's land, there is almost no army to resist, so we guard the border pass, it seems very funny, people have come to my Ming hinterland to make a big fuss in the sky, we have to guard the border pass, the whip is out of reach, if this is the case, long-term maintenance, I am afraid there will be big trouble."

Speaking of this, Xu Er spoke.

"The adult's analysis is very accurate, Huang Taiji is worthy of being a generation of heroes, and the thought is very far-reaching, and the lower officials think that Huang Taiji may have also analyzed the situation in the court, so he will make such a decision."

Su Tiancheng sighed softly.

"Lord Xu, to be honest, I'm not very worried about Houjin and Huang Taiji, as long as I have time, I have enough confidence to be able to defeat Houjin, but what I'm worried about is that in the court, those ministers in the court, sit and talk about it, I don't know the actual situation of the border pass of Ludao, and I take it for granted to put forward opinions and suggestions, if the emperor listens to these words, it will be the biggest disaster of the border pass."

The Temple of Nourishing the Heart.

There was a difference of opinion among the cabinet ministers.

The news obtained by Zhu Youzhen is more accurate, the one who led the troops to attack Dengzhou and Laizhou was Dolgon of Houjin, Dolgon was a strong general, and he was very famous in Daming.

Zhu Youzhen was most surprised that Houjin actually had a warship, this time starting from Lushun, taking a warship, arriving at Penglai, and then attacking Dengzhou and Laizhou, which was a very unexpected situation and the situation he was most worried about.

If it weren't for the Houjin having a warship, the possibility of attacking Dengzhou and Laizhou was very small, but this also indicated that the Houjin could rely on the warship at any time to launch an attack.

In this way, just sticking to the Guanningjin defense line, Datong, Ningxia and other places will not be able to stop the attack of the Houjin Tartars.

Fortunately, it was Dengzhou and Laizhou that Houjin Tartars attacked by warship, Zhu Youzhen didn't blame Su Tiancheng too much in his heart, such a situation, Su Tiancheng was also unpredictable, this is completely different from Yuan Chonghuan's situation, Yuan Chonghuan back then, after the Houjin Tartars attacked the foot of the capital, he didn't know the specific situation of Lu Dao, which made the Jingshi fall into a crisis.

The news is coming in a steady stream, Dolgon in Dengzhou and Laizhou, caused great damage, looted a large number of grain, grass and property, invincible, there is no army to resist, now Dolgon has come in the direction of Qingzhou and Jinan, the court has become a pot of porridge, after all, Jinan is not far from the Beijing Division, if Dolgon attacks Tianjin next, it is directly directed to the Beijing Division.

In such a situation, there were a lot of controversies in the imperial court, and the more concentrated opinion was to ask Su Tiancheng, the governor of Jiliao, to lead the Jiangning battalion to aid Shandong and stop Dolgon's attack.

There are also objections, Shanhaiguan is far away from Dengzhou and Laizhou, even if Su Tiancheng wants to rush, it is also a direct escort to the Beijing Division, to Dengzhou and Laizhou, maybe Dolgon has led the Houjin Tartars, left by boat, so the army is moving, the people are working and the money is lost, and nothing can be done well.

The debate between the two opinions was very intense, and in just over a day, countless excerpts were played to Zhu Youzhen.

Su Tiancheng is the Jiliao Governor, and Zhu Youzhen has given the power, even if it is the Ministry of War, he can't intervene casually, and the only thing that can directly mobilize Su Tiancheng is Zhu Youzhen himself.

At this time, Zhu Youzhen was a little hesitant, with intuition, he believed that Su Tiancheng would make a clear decision, but the consequences of this matter were serious, if Dolgon led the Houjin Tartars and suddenly launched an attack on the Jingshi, wouldn't it be to impose martial law in the Jingshi and order the troops everywhere to be Qinwang, which would cause huge consumption, and it may not be able to achieve substantial results, but Su Tiancheng could be asked to lead the Jiangning battalion to help, and the Guanningjin defense line needs to be worried, not to mention that Dalinghe City has not been occupied for a long time, and it needs to be constantly stabilized. Su Tiancheng's secret fold has already made it clear that the current Guanningjin defense line needs to be stabilized, and tens of thousands of Han people have been absorbed, and they must be settled.

Zhu Youzhen also has another worry, that is, after Dolgon played tricks and attracted a large number of Ming troops, he shook a shot and left directly, which was really not cost-effective.

After thinking about it, Zhu Youzhen couldn't make a clear decision, so he convened the cabinet members, as well as the Shangshu of the household department and the military department, to discuss this matter.

Sun Chengzong, the first assistant to the cabinet, and Tang Shiji, the second assistant to the cabinet, did not have the same views.

Sun Chengzong believes that Dolgon led the Houjin Tartars into Dengzhou and Laizhou to make a rebellion, and Daishan led the Houjin Tartars into Mongolia, it is best to let Su Tiancheng, the governor of Jiliao, find a way to deal with it, only the ministers stationed at the border pass can really understand the situation, the more times like this, the more the imperial court must trust the ministers stationed at the border pass, and don't make a decision easily, not to mention that the Jingshi has not been threatened, even if Dolgon leads the army to prepare to attack the Jingshi, Shanhaiguan is only eight hundred miles away from the Jingshi, and at this point, It was also too late to mobilize the Jiangning battalion and the border army to escort them.

Tang Shiji's attitude was different, thinking that the emperor should issue an order, asking Su Tiancheng to rush to the aid of Dengzhou and Laizhou, and exterminate the Houjin Tartars on the spot, and could not let the Houjin Tartars continue to be arrogant in Dengzhou and Laizhou, and the guards in the interior could not fight against the Houjin Tartars, and such tasks could only be handed over to the Jiangning battalion, not to mention that Su Tiancheng, as the Jiliao Governor, was originally responsible for the military affairs of Dengzhou and Laizhou, but now that there is a problem in Dengzhou and Laizhou, Su Tiancheng cannot sit idly by.

Sun Chengzong and Tang Shiji have a point of view, and their opinions are basically unified, that is, the Houjin has warships, and the border passes of the Ming Dynasty are not only limited to Liaodong, Datong, Ningxia and other places, including Dengzhou, Laizhou, Qingzhou, Jinan, Tianjin and other places, which are regarded as border passes, and they must be strengthened on guard, and the Ming Dynasty must begin to vigorously rectify the sailors to deal with the invasion of the Houjin.

This also means that the places where the Ming Dynasty will defend have increased, and the cost will also increase.

This is a matter of no way, unless Houjin is completely defeated, this trouble can be lifted, but defeating Houjin is not something that can be done in a short period of time, there is no such condition at present, in this regard, Tang Shiji understands and does not put forward unrealistic requirements.

"I have decided, this matter will be handed over to Su Aiqing to deal with, since I have given Su Aiqing the power to act arbitrarily, I fully believe in Su Aiqing, and I also believe that Su Aiqing can think of a solution, and the cabinet will immediately draft a decree and send it to Liaodong together with relevant information." (To be continued......)