Chapter 53 In the second quarter, Gaudi retired without a fight

Sun Chengzong and Yuan Chonghuan spent a lot of effort and painstaking efforts in Liaodong to turn the precarious (ji) precarious situation around.The people trusted them and supported them, but the eunuch group headed by Wei Zhongxian was jealous of them and hated them.Wei Zhongxian first tried to lure Sun Chengzong into their small group by means of threats and lures, but Sun Chengzong just didn't buy it.Seeing that this plan failed, Wei Zhongxian instigated his party members to write a letter to the emperor, speaking ill of Sun Chengzong.Sun Chengzong was forced to resign under the attack of the eunuchs.

Sun Chengzong was pushed out of power, and Ming Xizong sent Gaodi to do Liaodong economic strategy.Gao Di is Wei Zhongxian's henchman, cowardly and incompetent, as timid as a mouse.As soon as he took office, he would remove the defensive equipment in Jinzhou, Youtun and other places, and drive all the defenders into the pass.Yuan Chonghuan resolutely opposed it, and he said to Gao Di: "The art of war can advance but not retreat. Several castles outside the pass have been recovered, how can these places be easily abandoned? If Jinzhou and Youtun give up, Ningyuan and Qiantun (southwest of Ningyuan) will have to Threatened, Shanhaiguan will lose its barrier. Now we have to select capable generals to defend these places, and there is no other consideration." Not only did Gao Di not listen to Yuan Chonghuan's advice, he also planned to further abandon the two castles of Ningyuan and Qiantun.Yuan Chonghuan resolutely stated: "My official position is Ning Yuandao. If I want to die, I will die here. I will never leave Ning Yuan!" Gao Di had no choice but to let him lead a small number of Ming troops to stay.Then Gao Di hastily ordered the withdrawal of the Ming army and defense equipment in Jinzhou, Youtun, Dalinghe, Xiaolinghe, Songshan, Xingshan and other places, and retreated into the pass.The retreat order came very suddenly, and there was a lack of careful organization beforehand. Therefore, during the retreat, the men and horses scrambled to be the first, and became a mess.The common people suffered the pain of fleeing for no reason, many died on the road, and miserable cries were heard everywhere.The people are resentful, and the army has no fighting spirit.