The matter of pacifying Liao cannot be delayed!
Although salt inspections cannot generate money in a short period of time, the money can be counted as accounts receivable.
so...
The 2.5 million taels of funds needed in the first year to pacify Liao could be diverted from other places.
Wait until the money from the salt inspection is collected and then move it back.
If it was really not enough, Chongzhen could make up the difference from the treasury.
After solving the money problem, the problem returns to people.
Who will serve as the Governor-General of Ping Liao?
The four ministers recommended four people to serve as Governor-General of Ping Liao. As everyone had different opinions, Chongzhen did not make a decision but adjourned the meeting.
The Ping Liao Conference ended in failure.
Among these candidates, he prefers Wang Yongji.
In terms of ability, he is not as good as Lu Daqi.
In terms of seniority, he is not as good as Yuan Jixian.
In terms of relationships in the court, he is not as good as Ma Shiying.
but...
Chongzhen still felt that he was more suitable.
The key to pacifying Liaodong is not the combat effectiveness of the soldiers, but the attitude of the Liaodong generals group.
As long as they don't let anyone off the hook or cheat anyone.
It is only a matter of time before Liaodong is recovered.
The fear is that they will drain the water and trap people.
Not only will the army suffer heavy casualties, but the Governor-General of Pingliao will also be implicated.
Before knowing the attitude of the Liaodong generals' group, Chongzhen would not send the most capable Lu Daqi to fight.
On the contrary, he wanted to save Lu Daqi as his trump card for the last moment.
In fact, no matter who is the governor, as long as the strategy and tactics are correct, the Ming army will basically win more battles than lose.
It is not groundless to say that the Ming army was invincible when they were underpaid and underpaid.
When the troop strength was the same and both sides fought desperately, the Eight Banners Army was really no match for the Ming Army.
History books may lie, but historical facts will not.
In November of the fifth year of the Shunzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty, the Khalkha tribe of Mongolia invaded the border.
After discussing with the princes and ministers, Dorgon decided to send Ajige, Shuosai, Bolo, Wakda and others to lead troops to defend the Xuanfu and Datong areas.
As these people had too many troops, Jiang Xiang, the then General of Datong, believed that the Qing Dynasty was trying to harm him, so he cut his hair, changed his clothes and rebelled against the Qing Dynasty on the third day of December.
After receiving the news, Ajige marched overnight and arrived outside Datong city in the afternoon of the next day.
Historical books do not record the military strength of both sides.
But what is certain is that Jiang Xiang’s military force is not as strong as Ajigedo’s.
Because Jiang Xiang’s predecessor was Wang Pu, the same Wang Pu who was the first to escape during the Battle of Songjin.
In that battle, Datong and the elite Ming army suffered heavy losses.
One can imagine the remaining military strength in Datong.
After Ajige arrived outside Datong City, he began to solicit surrender while sending a small force to test Jiang Xiang's strength.
Jiang Xiang also led a small force to fight back, and both sides won and lost alternately.
On the tenth day of the twelfth month, Ajige failed in his attempt to call for surrender, so he ordered his men to dig ten deep trenches outside the city in an attempt to besiege the city.
Jiang Xiang personally led the main force in the city out of the city to fight.
The written records left behind show that Jiang Xiang went into battle and defeated the enemy, chasing them northward to Yanghe.
Yanghewei is about a hundred miles away from Datong!
Jiang Xiang led a group of remnant border troops and, despite being at a disadvantage in terms of troop strength, not only defeated Ajige's elite Eight Banners troops, but also drove them hundreds of miles away!
This shows how powerful the Ming army was!
After his defeat, Ajige dared not attack Datong again and could only ask Dorgon for help.
On the fourth day of the first lunar month, Dorgon sent Nikan to lead his troops into Jin.
Although both sides had their wins and losses, Nikan lost more than he won.
In February, Dorgon, who was forced into a desperate situation, decided to lead the army himself.
Faced with enemies that were several times his number, Jiang Ran did not dare to fight outside the city and could only defend the city.
Dorgon mobilized the Red Army's artillery to bombard the city.
Datong is an important border town with tall city walls that are easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Under the desperate resistance of the military and civilians in the city, the Eight Banners soldiers suffered heavy casualties.
In August, the food and grass in the city were exhausted, and Jiang Xiang's general Yang Zhenwei killed Jiang Xiang and opened the city to surrender.
But it was too late to surrender, and the furious Dorgon ordered a massacre of the city.
Jiang Xiang's rebellion was eventually put down.
Afterwards, statistics showed that there were only five serious criminals left in the city who had not been killed.
In order to deal with Jiang Xiang, the Qing Dynasty successively sent Ajige, Shuosai, Bolo, Wakda, Nikan, Mandahai, Dorgon and Wu Sangui.
In addition, there were Oboi, Gushan Ezhen Li Guohan, Shaanxi Three Border Governor Meng Qiaofang and others who cooperated in the battle.
The number of troops dispatched reached hundreds of thousands!
This battle is also known as the Eight Kings Siege of Datong.
In order to prevent the rebellion from getting out of control, Dorgon even summoned Jirgalang, Tan Tai, Lekedehun, He Luohui and others who were fighting in the south back to Beijing to deal with emergencies.
Unfortunately, the Yongli court of the Southern Ming Dynasty was in the midst of internal strife and did not seize the opportunity to launch a counterattack.
It can be seen from Jiang Xiang’s mutiny that the Ming army’s combat effectiveness was not low.
Therefore, the key to the Liaodong war is not the fighting of the soldiers, but how to deal with the Liaodong generals' group.
The best outcome is to successfully wipe out the Jiannu and recover Liaodong.
At the same time, weaken the strength of Wu Sangui and the Guanning Army.
That is to say, both military and political objectives must be achieved.
But Wu Sangui is not a fool.
Will not allow Chongzhen to slaughter them.
In the empty Qianqing Palace, Chongzhen put away his thoughts and looked up into the distance.
As the saying goes, plan before you decide, but even well-planned things can go wrong.
So we can only take one step at a time.
After looking for a long time, Chongzhen withdrew his gaze and asked Wang Chengen to find Wang Yongji's information for careful study.
The morning court session one day later.
After some discussion, Wang Chengen stood beside the dragon desk and shouted loudly: "Liaodong is the territory of the Ming Dynasty! Now the territory has been lost and the people are suffering. The court has no face!"
"The emperor ordered the governor of Ji and Liao, Wang Yongji, to lead 5,000 infantry and cavalry, the general of Miyun, Huang Degong, to lead 20,000 infantry and cavalry, and the general of Changping, Tang Tong, to lead 5,000 infantry and cavalry."
"Shanhaiguan General Gao Di led 10,000 infantry, Liaodong General Wu Sangui led 40,000 infantry and cavalry, Baoding General Li Xingzhong led 15,000 cavalry, and Xuanfu General Liu Zhaoji led 10,000 cavalry."
"Gansu Town General Yuan Zong has 3,500 infantry and cavalry, Guyuan Town General Liu Xiyao has 3,000 infantry and cavalry, Yansui Town General Liu Fangliang has 3,000 infantry and cavalry, Wanquan Right Guard Commander He Jin has 4,000 infantry and cavalry, and Wanquan Left Guard Commander Gao Yigong has 3,000 infantry."
"Lieutenant General Liu Tichun has 2,000 infantry, Lieutenant General Ma Shiyao has 3,000 infantry and cavalry, and Lieutenant General Li Guo and Lieutenant General Li Laiheng have 3,500 infantry and cavalry."
"Governor Yuan Shu of Dengzhou and General Huang Fei of Guanliao Dengjin Navy will lead 30,000 naval forces, a total of 160,000 troops to attack Liaodong to recover the homeland!"
"After recommendation by the six ministries and discussion by the cabinet, the former Ji-Liao Governor-General Wang Yongji was appointed as the Ping-Liao Governor-General, with full authority over the Ping-Liao affairs!"
"The Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Works must work together to ensure that the army has sufficient food, wages, and supplies, otherwise there will be severe punishment!"
"After receiving the order, all troops will quickly gather at Shanhaiguan. All generals must arrive in Beijing before April 30th to wait for the oath of allegiance!"
"Also order Li Dingguo, the commander-in-chief of Huguang militia, to lead 20,000 troops north to Henan, and Gao Jie, the commander-in-chief of Xuzhou, to lead 30,000 troops north to Qingzhou Prefecture to cultivate land and prepare for war."
"So ordered!"
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