Wang Zaijin vaguely felt something was wrong. Sun Chengzong had always been gentle and gentle, and rarely used this tone to human words. He calmed down and replied: "No, we need to set up another 40,000 battalions of soldiers."

Sun Chengzong sneered and then said sternly: "Isn't there 80,000 soldiers in Balipu? Is that stone not guarding the northwest? Build the Duo Pass in Balipu, and after the New City, it is the old city. Landmines buried before the Old City. So is the defense of the Old City used to guard the enemy or guard against its own soldiers? If the New City can be defended, what should the Old City do? If the New City cannot defend and the 40,000 soldiers turn against each other, are you going to let the soldiers in or keep them out? If all the soldiers surrender, are you going to stay in seclusion or surrender?"

This is an extremely serious accusation. With the habit of retaining decentness among civil servants, Sun Chengzong's behavior was equivalent to slapping Wang Zaijin, the Liaodong governor, in public!

Everyone present, including Governor Wang Xianggan, Governor Yan Mingtai, Ning Qiandao Yuan Chonghuan and others, had a look of panic on their faces, were either unbearable, or had a calm expression, without any expression.

The civil servants were still trembling, and the military generals present almost wanted to escape!

These generals were all covered in iron armor and with swords on their hands. However, in front of these civil servants who were powerless, they were a group of chickens waiting to be slaughtered!

Due to Wang Zaijin's strength, almost all the military generals present supported the construction of the Chongguan Pass, and did not agree with Yuan Chonghuan and others' idea of ​​building a city in Ningyuan. It was vain. The western part of Liaoxi was also afraid of being beaten by Jianlu. If they could be reduced to the Chongguan, there was no need to fight with the Hu. The generals in western Liaoxi were also willing. Although this would mean that a large amount of land and population outside the Huguan Pass would be lost and most of their foundation would be lost, it would be much better than the loss of war with Jianlu.

Sun Chengzong came to inspect as the Grand Secretary of the Dongge, and many people were already cheering in their hearts. This time, because Yuan Chonghuan and others wrote to the chief assistant Ye Xianggao, questioning Wang Zaijin's strategic plan. Ye Xianggao was at the center and did not understand the matter of Liao Town. When the court was in a dilemma, Sun Chengzong asked the emperor to go to Shanhaiguan for inspection. Emperor Tianqi was overjoyed and gave his teacher silver coins and python clothes. It was only the same as the Shangfang sword when Wang Zaijin left the capital... However, everyone knew that in terms of his position and future power, Wang Zaijin's strategy of holding Shangfang sword could not catch up with Sun Chengzong.

As expected, after Sun Chengzong inspected, he summoned civil servants and generals from Shanhaiguan to Ningyuan and learned about the specific situation. Today's meeting was to attack Wang Zaijin in public.

Faced with Sun Chengzong's strength and aggressiveness, Wang Zaijin said with great difficulty: "There are three barriers outside the pass. Once the battle situation is unfavorable, the new army can be allowed to enter."

Sun Chengzong smiled at the sky and looked very despised. Wang Zaijin almost wanted to stand up and pour the remaining tea and tea leaves in the tea bowl in his hand on Sun Chengzong's face!

However, he couldn't, nor did he dare!

Sun Chengzong said: "According to the principles of the ritual, hasn't it been the same mistake again? When the enemy cavalry arrived at the city, the soldiers abandoned the city and fled. What is the difference between this and the previous war? If so, what is the significance of building a new city?"

Logically, Sun Chengzong was actually making trouble. Wang Zaijin was considering the response of the new and old. The garrisons of the new and old cities cooperated with each other, and could attack and defend when they retreated. However, for Sun Chengzong, they were afraid before they were defeated.

Zu Dashou looked at Huang Long and found that the other person was pale and looked unconscious.

Huang Long just now stood in the wrong team, and it seems that his future life will not be better.

Zu Dashou himself was also a little worried. He fled first in the Guangning battle. The reason why he has nothing to do is that the Zu family still has considerable strength, and the other hand, Wang Zaijin needs the support of the generals of Liao Town, so it is inconvenient to attack the fugitives. If a civil servant like Sun Chengzong came to preside over the Liao affairs, although he had not made any statement before, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Zu family also supported Wang Zaijin.

Wang Zaijin was speechless for a while, and after a while, he said: "If the soldiers fled, they will have three camps in the mountains to accommodate defeated soldiers."

Sun Chengzong immediately said: "Before the war, I asked the soldiers to know that there was a way out. Isn't this encouragement to escape?"

Wang Zaijin finally couldn't bear it and said, "The chief of the Pavilion has a prejudice, but the subordinates have nothing to say."

Sun Chengzong said: "The students really cannot agree with the plan to build a new city. With a lonely pass, we can protect the safety of the capital. If we put the world of our Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years in one pass, it will be so weak. Furthermore, the enemy's power is strong, and the more powerful ones I am more than a dozen provinces in the Ming Dynasty. If we don't use it, where is my Ming Dynasty strong?"

Just now, Sun Chengzong was aggressive and even a little unreasonable. Although most of the people present did not agree with Wang Zaijin's proposal, they also felt that Sun Chengzong did not convince others with reason. However, at this time, most of the civil servants present were heads.

The hearts of the capital, of course, the emperor and officials, cannot agree with Wang Zaijin. No matter how many cities the king builds, how many soldiers he trains, or how much money he claims to save, this is not the key to the problem. The key is that if you really give up all the land outside the pass and do not explain to your ancestors and people in the world, there is no way to reassure people just about safety!

Furthermore, Sun Chengzong also understood his grand strategy. Judging from the current situation, the Ming Dynasty's border army was not the opponent of Jianlu at all. Even the garrison of the harbor was lost many times. It was not safe to close the door. The Ming Dynasty was much stronger than the Later Jin Dynasty. At this level, the Ming Dynasty still had considerable advantages. How to reflect this national strength? Naturally, it was to repair the gun-table military fort outside the pass, or even build the border wall!

With Sun Chengzong's biggest plan was to build a new side wall on the narrow Liaoxi Corridor with Ningyuan as the core. Within the side walls were Ningyuan and many military forts, and then Shanhaiguan.

From a military perspective, there is absolutely no possibility of being conquered from Shanhaiguan to Ningyuan!

Wang Zaijin felt extremely regretful at this time. Only then did he realize that what the court wants is not saving money, but safety, absolute safety!

Most of the military generals present had their eyes shining... They were all generals from the western Liaoning family. The court had the determination expressed by Sun Chengzong, which was to increase investment in Liao Town. A large amount of gold, silver and materials would continue to tilt towards Liao Town. This source of wealth was extremely huge, enough to make each family make a fortune!

The meeting ended at this point, and Wang Zaijin suffered a crushing defeat. Of course, the center of the court still did not know and there was no conclusion. However, everyone looked at Wang Zaijin with pity. After this person argued with Sun Chengzong, his status would definitely be lost, and he would not be able to hold a prominent position in the short term. He was probably sent to Nanjing to sit on the bench for many years.

Sun Chengzong and others stood up. At this time, Sun Chengzong was much more polite. He said to Wang Zaijin: "Brother Xiyun, you and me are arguing, so it is a big plan to guard the border, so please don't mind."

Wang Zaijin said lightly: "Students naturally know, please rest assured by the Lord of the Pavilion."

Sun Chengzong smiled slightly, not taking Wang Zaijin's attitude.

Everyone walked out, and at this moment, a short and dark-skinned official flashed in front of everyone's eyes. This person was Yuan Chonghuan. He stood in front of the door and bowed deeply, saying to Sun Chengzong: "The chief minister of the cabinet, the subordinates must report if they have any matters."

Sun Chengzong resolved the differences with Wang Zaijin and was in a good mood. He originally admired Yuan Chonghuan very much, and smiled and said, "Please."

Yuan Chonghuan said: Recently, the officials had suggested regaining Guangning. Now more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians are trapped in Shisan Mountains. Shisan Mountains are only more than 200 miles away from Ning. How can we sit down and watch the people be killed or plundered? Please send more troops to Ningyuan to threaten Guangning, and use the momentum of Shisan Mountains to send generals to Shisan Mountains to rescue the trapped soldiers and civilians."

More than 100,000 people were trapped in the Thirteen Mountains. Sun Chengzong was very worried when he was in the capital and said immediately: "The emperor also knows this, so it should be."

Sun Chengzong turned to Wang Xiangqian and asked, "Can the Governor recover Guangning or rescue Shisanshan?"

Wang Xiangqian looked embarrassed, but replied: "Jianlu has abandoned Guangning. The city has been demolished. The military forts along the way have also been demolished. There are not many cavalry left. If the army leaves the pass, Guangning can be recovered. However, after the recovery, there is no land to defend. It will take at least half a year to rebuild the city fort. Once the main force of the cavalry arrives again, the army is in danger of overturning again. At that time, it is not possible to guard Shanhaiguan."

Sun Chengzong looked calm. Although he was dissatisfied with Wang Xiangqian and thought that he was too angry, he was already humiliated by Wang Zaijin in public and demoted Wang Zaijin's strategy to no value. If he scolded the governor again at this time, it would be too arrogant and would be very bad for his image.

Moreover, Sun Chengzong also felt that Wang Xiangqian's place was not unreasonable. Jianlu left only a few troops to besiege Shisan Mountains. However, the military forts along Guangning to Jinzhou, Dalinghe Fort, Xiping Fort, Zhenwu Fort, the military forts along the way were also demolished. Once the Ming army came out of the pass, they would go to the field to fight with many defeats and unrecovered troops. They might collapse soon after they came out of the pass. Even if they could win and recover Guangning, it would take a long time to rebuild the castle... The military fort from Guangning to Daling River was the family accumulated by the Ming Dynasty in 200 years. It was much easier to destroy than to build. After the battle of Guangning, Jianlu destroyed all the cities and military fort stations. If they wanted to repair them all, this was a huge project that Sun Chengzong dared not imagine. At least at present, the Shanhaiguan garrison with only 40,000 or 50,000 troops was completely impossible to do.

Sun Chengzong pondered for a moment and said to Wang Xiangqian: "Even so, more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians in the Thirteen Mountains are also the focus of the world, and the emperor is also very concerned. For this reason, he also reduced food and entertainment in the palace. Even if the students do not return to Guangning, they will increase their troops and try to rescue the soldiers and civilians in the Thirteen Mountains, which is also a matter of duty."
Chapter completed!