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Volume 1: Eagle Chapter 85: Xiong Tingbi

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    Looking at Xiong Tingbi's dejected expression, Emperor Tianqi also sighed. This minister who dedicated himself to serving the country must have suffered a lot. This is why his character is so extreme. Emperor Tianqi couldn't help but slowly recall the real history in his heart.  Xiong Tingbi served in Liaodong three times. It can be said that these three journeys were to realize his dream.  Maybe in the end, Xiong Tingbi didn't know why he died, or why the emperor and country for whom he worked so hard killed him without any hesitation.  The first time Xiong Tingbi went to Liaodong was in the thirty-sixth year of Wanli, when Xiong Tingbi visited Liaodong.  At this time, Yang Hao was the manager of Liaodong. At that time, Yang Hao could be said to have military power. He was in the limelight for a while, and he was not in his eyes as a small patrol officer.  Under such circumstances, Xiong Tingbi faced the vast territory of Liaodong with its sparse population and troubled border defense, especially the rise of the forces of the Later Jin Dynasty. He proposed the strategy of defending Liaodong by "consolidating the internal forces and strengthening the external forces" and "attacking the barbarians with barbarians".  The plan of preserving the Liao Dynasty was to build borders and forts, and to defend the Liao Dynasty for war. Implement military camps, build seventeen granaries, and store 300,000 shi of grain within three years.  He built more than 700 miles of border walls, seven cities, and more than 100 piers and platforms, impeached generals, and greatly improved military discipline. Xiong Tingbi stayed in Liaodong for eleven years. During these eleven years, Xiong Tingbi was very important to Liaodong.  learn.  Whether it is the current situation of the Later Jin Dynasty or the current situation of the Ming Dynasty.  In these eleven years, Xiong Tingbi has been suppressed by Yang Hao. Although he has ambitions, he can never realize them.  Historically, Xiong Tingbi took office in Liaodong for the second time after the Battle of Sarhu. The historical record of this incident is as follows: The 120,000 troops commanded by Yang Hao were defeated miserably. From then on, the power of the Ming Dynasty declined greatly.  Liaodong lost its advantage and had to switch from offense to defense.  After the war, after court discussion, Xiong Tingbi was promoted to the right minister of the Ministry of War and the censor of the right Qiandu, and he replaced Yang Hao as the Liaodong manager.  At that time, Kaiyuan and Tieling fell one after another, and Shenyang soldiers and civilians fled one after another.  After Xiong Tingbi took office, he arrested the prefect Li Shanghao who was about to escape and killed the fugitive general Liu Yujie and others in order to stabilize the morale of the army.  Former Liaodong manager Yang Hao was arrested by Xiong Tingbi and sent to Beijing to be imprisoned. Former Liaodong commander-in-chief Li Rubai committed suicide after being recalled to Beijing.  During his tenure, Xiong Tingbi supervised the construction of weapons, repaired castles, deployed troops and generals to guard key locations, supported each other, and strengthened the defense.  He also personally visited Shenyang and Fushun to assess the situation, call in the displaced persons, and stabilize the people's hearts.  Xiong Tingbi's strategy was to focus on defense, oppose wave warfare, and unite North Korea to contain Hou Jin. It was very effective, so that the Hou Jin army did not dare to advance lightly for more than a year.  Xiong Tingbi's second visit to Liaodong was very effective. Although it did not bring much success to the general Jin Ru, it stabilized Liaodong after the Battle of Sarhu.  Let the originally shaky frontier place once again become the official state of the Ming Dynasty.  The good times did not last long, and Yang Yuan escorted Xiong Tingbi to Beijing. In real history, Xiong Tingbi did not have such good luck.  Xiong Tingbi was dismissed by Emperor Tianqi's decree, and his replacement was Yuan Yingtai (will be introduced later).  In less than a year, Shenyang, the important town in Liaodong, and Liaoyang, the capital of Liaodong, fell one after another. Yuan Yingtai committed suicide in fear of crime, and everything east of the Liaohe River fell to the Hou Jin Dynasty.  At this time, everyone seems to have thought of Xiong Tingbi, and the Donglin Party members are no longer criticizing this gentleman. It seems that everyone has thought of this capable man.  Throughout the history of the late Ming Dynasty, all capable people were criticized, and it was often these people who fought and died in times of crisis.  Whether it is Sun Chengzong, Xiong Tingbi, or later Yuan Chonghuan, as well as Zu Dashou, Cao Wenzhao, etc., this seems to have become a unique thing of this era.  ¡°Perhaps these capable people blocked the way of those people and always wanted to bring down these people. In the end, the entire Ming Dynasty was destroyed. I wonder if those people regretted it.  Returning to the text, just like that, Xiong Tingbi once again took office in Liaodong. This was his third time taking office in Liaodong.  But this time Xiong Tingbi met someone, and this person was Wang Huazhen.  Although Wang Huazhen was courageous, he underestimated Hou Jin's military strength and advocated taking the initiative to defeat Hou Jin within three months.  One of the two was in charge of fighting, and the other was in charge of defense, resulting in a situation of "disagreement in economics and appeasement." However, the result of the debate at the court was to support Wang Huazhen and abandon Xiong Tingbi's strategy.  Here we need to talk about Wang Huazhen¡¯s identity. Why the imperial court supported Wang Huazhen and abandoned Xiong Tingbi actually had little to do with the strategy itself.  The main reason was because of Wang Huazhen's identity. At this time, Wang Huazhen's teacher was Ye Xianggao, the chief minister of the cabinet.  Ye Xianggao also has another identity, that is, the leader of the Donglin Party in the government. Compared with Yang Lian, who has a shallow foundation, this person is the leading figure in the Donglin Party.  Wang Huazhen defended Guangning with a large number of troops, while Xiong Tingbi only had a false reputation as an officer and only had thousands of soldiers.  Wang Huazhen refused to obey restraint and planned to launch an attack using Li Yongfang, the general of the Ming Dynasty who surrendered to the enemy, as an internal agent.  Before it could be implemented, in the first month of the second year of Tianqi (1622), Emperor Hachi personally led 50,000 troops and attacked Hexi in three directions.  Crossed the Liao River and captured Xiping Fort.  Wang Huazhen transferred out of Guangzhou?, Lu Yang's defenders went to attack Hou Jin's army, and the 30,000-strong army was completely wiped out.  At the same time, Sun Degong, a spy sent by the Later Jin Dynasty to Guangning, provoked a mutiny and opened the city gate to welcome the Later Jin Dynasty army.  Wang Huazhen escaped from Guangning in embarrassment and met Xiong Tingbi in Youtun.  Wang Huazhen cried bitterly in front of Xiong Tingbi, and Xiong Tingbi laughed at him: "How is your plan of 60,000 troops to defeat Hou Jin in three months going?" Wang Huazhen suggested trying to stop Hou Jin's army. Xiong Tingbi thought that it was impossible.  Then he withdrew to Shanhaiguan.  When Guangning fell, Xiong Tingbi did not lead his troops into the city for a desperate battle, fulfilling his duty to defend the territory. He only passively retreated to Shanhaiguan, and then Wang Huazhen also retreated into the pass.  The entire Liaodong outside Shanhaiguan was completely occupied by Hachi.  Here we have to talk about Xiong Tingbi and Wang Huazhen. Both of them are quite talented, but compared to Wang Huazhen, Xiong Tingbi understands the situation in Liaodong better.  We can also understand the gap between the Ming Dynasty's army and the Eight Banners of the Later Jin Dynasty. Wang Huazhen's stubbornness led to the defeat of this battle.  At the end of the war, Xiong Tingbi handed over the entire Liaodong to Hou Jin because of his anger with Wang Huazhen.  Although the walls were fortified and the country was cleared, the vast and fertile Liaohe Plain was handed over to Houjin. It was only after acquiring this land that Houjin had the capital to compete with the Ming Dynasty.  "Xiong Tingbi's first and second appointment in Liaodong were meritorious, but his third appointment in Liaodong was a mixture of merit and demerit. It should be said that he did not make any merit.  Perhaps it was because of so many years of depression and depression that this wise commander made a very unwise decision.  Today¡¯s last update is 12,000 for six updates. Thank you for your reminder votes and your support. Pond is now in pain and happiness.  But Shisui, you actually voted for the reminder, and you don¡¯t feel sorry for me at all.  The third update will be resumed tomorrow, thank you all!  Thank you for your tips and votes, thank you.
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