Chapter 1240: Shi Kefa's Decision (1)

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The change in the situation in the capital had a huge impact on Liaodong, and Zu Dashou originally arranged for Yan Yingyuan to meet with Shi Kefa, but because Dolgon suddenly launched an attack from Datong and directly threatened the capital, the meeting had to be postponed.

Yan Yingyuan was anxious like an ant on a hot pot, this is the critical moment, if you can't see Shi Kefa, really wait until the change appears, it's too late, if a large number of Liaodong border troops are transferred, Liaodong is impossible to hold, at this time, Yan Yingyuan thought of the emperor's analysis, it seems that the emperor has already seen all this, but it is Dolgon who is making trouble in the pass, and using Dolgon's troops to mobilize the Liaodong border army, so that there is a huge vacuum in the defense of Liaodong, it is completely predictable, Daishan and Jierharang must have made all the preparations, they will not attack Guangning and Xipingbao, or even Dalinghe City and Jinzhou and other places, their eyes are on Shanhaiguan.

Huang Taiji's huge appetite was finally noticed by Yan Yingyuan, he believed that the emperor who was far away in Tianjin must have also noticed this problem, at this moment the Ming court, there is no other choice at all, there is no force in the interior to deploy, the only thing that can be mobilized is the Liaodong border army, the imperial court cannot watch the capital being threatened or even broken by Dolgon, such an outcome can not be bearable, so the imperial court mobilizes the Liaodong border army, it is a sure thing.

Yan Yingyuan also felt at a loss, he analyzed this problem with Zu Dashou and Zu Dale, and wanted the imperial court not to dispatch the Liaodong border army, it was almost impossible, and he couldn't watch the capital fall, or fall into danger. Therefore, the Liaodong border army must be deployed, but how to deploy, there is a lot of information here, as long as you calm down a little, you can analyze that Huang Taiji is thinking of using the army under Dolgon. Dispatch the Liaodong border army, and then use the army led by Daishan and Jierharang to take Liaodong in one fell swoop, but the court that has no gods and no masters, whether it will notice this, it's hard to say.

Yan Yingyuan didn't want to worry about his own safety, and at the most critical moment, he had to meet Shi Kefa. Despite Zu Dashou and Zu Dale's repeated dissuasion, the two never wanted Yan Yingyuan to have a problem. Otherwise, they would have surrendered to Su Tiancheng, and they would not be able to explain. It's a pity that Yan Yingyuan's attitude was very resolute, and Zu Dashou and Zu Dale had no choice but to make a special matchmaking and let Yan Yingyuan and Shi Kefa meet.

Liaodong Governor's Yamen, wings.

The change in the situation was also something that Shi Kefa did not expect, and the news of Dolgon's sudden attack from the direction of Datong. It has spread to Liaodong, and it is said that there has been a mess in the imperial court. The vast majority of the adults are asking for the dispatch of the Liaodong Frontier Army to guard the capital, and this trend must be unstoppable, which also indicates that the Liaodong Frontier Army must be prepared accordingly.

The holy decree has not yet arrived, but Shi Kefa is already making preparations, Liaodong cannot be lost, and the capital must be guarded. This seemingly dilemma gave Shi Kefa a headache.

When Zu Dashou brought Yan Yingyuan in, Shi Kefa was very stunned, he didn't know Yan Yingyuan, and the governor's yamen was not an ordinary place. It is the highest decision-making organ in Liaodong, how could Zu Dashou bring a stranger in.

Before Shi Kefa could speak, Zu Dashou spoke.

"My lord, my subordinates are bold, and I brought Lord Yan to meet my lord."

Yan Yingyuan quickly spoke.

"In Xia Yan Yingyuan, I made a special trip to visit the adults."

Shi Kefa thought about it for a while, and quickly thought of Yan Yingyuan's identity, after all, he had heard of many things that happened in Nanzhili.

Shi Kefa's face changed rapidly, thinking of Yan Yingyuan's identity, so what Yan Yingyuan is doing here, it is a very clear thing, at such a critical moment, Zu Dashou actually took Yan Yingyuan to the governor's yamen. Considering the identity of Zu Dashou and the special situation faced by Liaodong, Shi Kefa is not good at losing his temper, and he doesn't want to make extraneous branches.

"This official is very busy and doesn't have time, Lord Yan, please go back."

Zu Dashou's face flushed, and he was about to continue talking, but Yan Yingyuan took a step forward and spoke again.

"I came to see the adults today, I thought about the situation in Liaodong, and I also thought of many other things, some things, I think it is necessary to say them, whether the adults are willing to adopt, I dare not force them, but I want to remind the adults that they must not become sinners through the ages because of mistakes in decision-making."

Shi Kefa's face turned pale, this Yan Yingyuan was too bold, and he actually taught himself a lesson to the second-grade member of the imperial court.

"Lord Yan, this official is already very polite, if it weren't for the sake of the ancestor general soldier, you would no longer be able to stand here, your identity is known to the official, the purpose of your coming is also known to the official, the official is a sentence, loyalty to the court, Lord Yan should understand the meaning of the official, get this sentence, you have also completed the mission."

Yan Yingyuan was ready, there was no reason to retreat, and a sneer appeared on his face.

"Lord Shi is loyal and enthusiastic, admired in the next, came in the next day, I didn't think of persuasion, I just cared about the situation in Liaodong, otherwise I didn't want to come, I said in the previous place, there is a suggestion to inform the adult, if the adult wants to become a sinner through the ages, don't say it in the next."

Shi Kefa stared at Yan Yingyuan for a long time, and finally couldn't hold back his mouth.

"If Lord Yan has anything to say, say it."

Zu Dashou on the side finally breathed a sigh of relief, he didn't notice that there were bean-sized drops of sweat on his forehead.

"There is a crisis in Tianfu, presumably the adults also know, Huang Taiji's tricks are really clever, the Ming Dynasty has no troops to adjust, only rely on the Beijing camp and the Liaodong border army, so the dispatch of the Liaodong border army, to protect the capital, drive away the Houjin Tartars, is also expected, but in this way, it happened to fall into the Huang Taiji's scheme."

"Dolgon's command is less than 40,000 people, with this little force, to capture the capital, is tantamount to a fool's dream, stationed in the capital camp, there are 50,000 people, relying on the strong city, there is no problem to defend the capital, can be what Dolgon will risk the world's disapproval, lead the crowd to attack the capital, is his mind into the water, no, Dolgon is to disturb the situation of Ying Tianfu, so that the Ming court is afraid, let the officials in the court fidget, in the next estimate, his goal has been achieved, Those officials in the imperial court will never rest assured that they must dispatch the Liaodong border army. ”

"The cruelty of the Houjin Tartars, everyone knows, there is no grass where they pass, if they capture the capital, wouldn't it be to create a human tragedy, the gentry and rich families in the capital, including the officials in the court, don't think about being able to live, such a huge responsibility, I'm afraid the adults don't dare to imagine, take precautions, mobilize the eastern Liaodong border army, you will definitely be able to protect the capital."

"In this way, Liaodong must be empty, and Daishan and Jierharang, who are stationed south of the Liao River, are not eating dry rice, I am afraid that they have already made preparations to annex the entire Liaodong."

"Daishan and Dolgon will not attack Guangning and Xipingbao and other places, and will not even attack Dalinghe City and Jinzhou and other places, they will go straight to Shanhaiguan, once they take advantage of the emptiness of the Liaodong border army, launch a fierce attack on Shanhaiguan, the possibility of taking Shanhaiguan is very great, as for the situation that will occur after the Golden Tartars take Shanhaiguan, I don't want to say more." ……

With Yan Yingyuan's telling, Shi Kefa's expression began to become focused, these questions, he didn't think about it, and even thought of taking the initiative to give up Guangning and Xipingbao and other places, shrinking the defense line, but he didn't think that Houjin Tatars might go straight to Shanhaiguan, this is the most terrible situation, once Houjin Tatars take Shanhaiguan, hundreds of thousands of Liaodong border troops will face a situation of collapse, now that I think about it, this situation is completely possible.

The Houjin Tartars led by Dolgon, less than 40,000 people, with these horses, thinking that they can take the capital, it is indeed impossible, but the brutality of the Houjin Tartars, the panic atmosphere created around the capital, must be unbearable for the imperial court, Dolgon did what he did, for what he did not care about the danger of annihilation of the whole army, and dared to attack boldly, the purpose was to create a panic situation, and finally the imperial court dispatched most of the Liaodong border army, causing the emptiness of Liaodong's defense.

The army led by Dai Shan and Ji Erharang, numbering more than 80,000 people, bypassing Guangning, Montenegro, Dalinghe City, Jinzhou and Ningyuan, directly attacking Shanhaiguan, is completely feasible, once most of the Liaodong border army is deployed, the various cities can barely defend even if it is very good, and the attack is something that should not be thought of.

But there is the most critical point in this, if you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of what if, in case Dolgon takes the capital, such a tragic ending, Shi Kefa can't bear the consequences, so it's impossible not to dispatch a large army.

Thinking of this, Shi Kefa looked at Yan Yingyuan and spoke again.

"Since Lord Yan has said this, what is the way to deal with it?"

"I think that Dolgon will not really attack the capital of the Ming Dynasty, with his little strength, he will not be able to take the capital, but he will make an offensive posture, if the Liaodong border army is not dispatched to protect the capital, it will not work, this will only make the situation in the capital more tense, and even out of control, such responsibilities are too big for adults to bear, so I think that one-third of the Liaodong border army will be dispatched to guard the capital, leaving the main force, shrinking the defensive line, and taking the initiative to abandon Guangning, Xipingbao and Yizhou and other places, Focus on guarding the Guanningjin defense line, as long as Liaodong leaves enough troops, Houjin Tartar can not get any benefits, in the next believe, in a short time, Dolgon will have to withdraw his troops, otherwise the end of the annihilation of the whole army will be waiting for him. ”

Shi Kefa nodded, he knew very well that the so-called annihilation of the army led by Dolgon did not mean that the Jingying and Liaodong border troops could be exterminated, but that the Jiangning battalion would act quickly to completely wipe out the Houjin Tartars.

Shi Kefa's face improved a little, and he clenched his fists and spoke to Yan Yingyuan.

"Lord Yan's analysis is very incisive, and the official has been taught."

"Where can these be analyzed, this is all analyzed by the emperor, long before coming down to Liaodong, the emperor has analyzed these possibilities." (To be continued......)