But Chongzhen didn't allow him to move.
He could only settle for the next best thing and mobilize other troops.
The imperial court had nine border towns, with nine large armies stationed there.
They are Liaodong, Jizhou, Xuanfu, Datong, Pianguan, Yulin, Ningxia, Guyuan and Gansu.
Considering that the Ping Liao army was in Korea, all military supplies and food had to be sent to Korea via Liaodong.
Although there were no Jiannu in Liaodong, there were still many Mongols.
Liaodong, as the rear area, cannot be left empty.
Therefore, the remaining troops in Liaodong cannot move.
Jizhou was the first line of defense of the capital. Chongzhen said that the troops near the capital could not be moved, and the troops of Jizhou and the Beijing camp were excluded.
Xuanfu and Datong are also known as Xuanda, and most of the troops were transferred to Liaodong.
We are already in a state where there are no troops to deploy.
Next are Pianguan and Yulin. The situation here is the same as that of Xuanda, with no troops available.
Ningxia, Guyuan and Gansu are collectively known as the Three Borders of Shaanxi.
Although there are a lot of troops that can be mobilized here, the Mongols over there are making trouble.
Even if some troops can be withdrawn, the number will not be too large.
In order to verify his idea, Xie Sanbin found the Minister of War Wang Jiayan and asked: "How many idle troops are there in the three borders of Shaanxi?"
"Five thousand is still available."
"Five thousand?" Xie Sanbin's eyes widened. "It is said that the rebels have 100,000 soldiers, but we only have five thousand?"
“No, no, no,” Wang Jiayan waved his hand: “In addition to the three borders of Shaanxi, there are other troops that can be mobilized.”
"Where are the troops from?"
"The troops in Dengzhou and Laizhou, Shandong, are preparing for the Japanese invasion."
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