The turbid river of Zhangshui was just scattered between the Yuan and Ming armies.

Chen Dexing looked at the river water under the moonlight and the Mongolian army's camp across the river, and just shook his head and smiled bitterly. Kublai Khan turned out to be a dog skin plaster. After he had just beaten Li Yan, he brought a 70,000 tired army to the village and went down to the village along the Zhang River, blocking Chen Dexing's way east to the canal.

Looking up, the north bank of Zhangshui River was brightly lit, and there were faint cheers from Mongolians and the crying of Han children!

After the great victory in Jingxing, Kublai Khan plundered all the way and pitied the Han people who were not entangled by a certain cult leader, and now they are under the iron hoof and butcher's knife in Mongolia again.

The one that confronts the Mongolian army is the Daming City controlled by Chen Dexing, which is the Daming Mansion in Beijing, the Song Dynasty, in which "the city is high and dangerous, the trough is vast and the moat is deep; the drum tower is majestic, the characters are prosperous; thousands of dance pavilions and singing platforms, tens of thousands of Lin Palaces and Fanyu; thousands of powerful generals rule the city, and millions of people live in the country."

This majestic city, which was built in the Northern Song Dynasty, was divided into the inner palace of the outer city. The outer city is 48 miles in length and has a palace city with a circumference of three miles. Although it has been ruined for more than a hundred years, its population is less than one-twentieth of the more than one million it was at its peak. However, the majesty of the past can still be seen from the tall and sturdy city.

Daming City was originally under Shi Tianze's rule, but it was far less prosperous than Zhending City. Only thousands of residents gathered on both sides of Daming Imperial Street south of the original Daming Palace City. As for the rest of the city, they were dilapidated and basically had no people. It was not until the arrival of nearly 300,000 people who were swept by Chen Dexing that the once rich and prosperous heroic city was restored to some vitality.

However, with the remnant power of Jingxing's victory, the Mongolian army that rushed from Zhending Road in a fierce manner made the entire city shroud the atmosphere of a war.

But Kublai Khan did not lose his rationality because of a great victory. He still fought very carefully. He did not attack Chen Dexing, who had a strong city to rely on, but carefully established a hard village on the east of Daming City and became a vicious dog blocking the way!

As for Kublai Khan's purpose, it was obvious. It was to prevent Chen Dexing from returning to Yanyun, and to prevent Chen Dexing from establishing a stable base in Daming Prefecture.

As long as Chen Dexing's elite troops could not return to Yanyun, the Ming army in Yanjing would be unable to expel the troops of Moge who occupied Yanshan. If they could not take down Yanshan, the agricultural production around Yanjing would not be able to recover. The Mongols could cross the mouths of Yanshan and go to the surrounding areas of Yanjing and the Yidong Plain to grab a fight! Who has the heart to farm?

At the same time, Chen Dexing's 300,000 people were even more likely to be put into production and became the source of money and grain for the Northern Ming regime.

If the 500,000 people in Yanjing and 300,000 people in Daming cannot arrange it before the next year's farming season. Then Chen Dexing would have to worry about the annual ration for 800,000 people. The current grain crops in the north are mainly wheat (barley, wheat), sorghum, millet (millet), soybeans, etc., and the yield is not very large. High-yield crops such as sweet potatoes and potatoes are still waiting in the Americas for the great explorer Wen Tianxiang to discover them!

Therefore, it is impossible to support Yanjing with the surplus grains of Liaodong and Goryeo. Daming has a population of at least 800,000.

In this way, the food shortage in the Northern Ming Dynasty would continue until the following year. Kublai Khan had enough time to rectify the Central Plains, unite with the Southern Dynasties, and improve weapons, and had seen the power of cannons, thunder arrows and steel armor. Now he was determined to let the warriors of the Great Mongolian use the most modern weapons and equipment in the 13th century!

After Chen Dexing learned that Li Qi had defeated Jingxing Pass, his thoughts changed. After the defeat, Li Qi was no longer able to cross Taihang and had Hebei, and even the old nest of Yidu could not be preserved. This place in Hebei is now either Yuan or Ming.

At this time, the two great cities of Yanjing and Daming on the Hebei Plain were already under the control of the Ming Dynasty.

As long as Kublai Khan's army of 60,000 to 70,000 will be forced to retreat, the Ming Dynasty will be able to dominate Hebei and look at the Central Plains!

Chen Dexing looked at the Mongolian army camp on the other side of the Zhangshui River. He was just insane and did not make any sound for a long time. Guo Kan, Wang Lufei, Zhu Sijiu and others beside him were also insane and looked at the Zhangshui River and the open plains around him. It can be seen that these three Ming generals were also excited.

The defeat of the Eastern Tang army has already shown that Li Yu could not defeat Kublai Khan! Then the important task of restoring the Han territory and saving the millions of Han people in the Central Plains was to let King Chen Dexing take on it! As long as Chen Dexing could defeat Kublai Khan, it seemed that Chen Dexing would not be difficult for Chen Dexing, so Chen Dexing would be the lord of the Central Plains.

Since ancient times, those who win the Central Plains will win the world!

There was a sudden sound in front of him, but three or five black flag vests guarding Yang Axi rode over, and several people were sweating profusely. They ran to Chen Dexing before tying the reins. Yang Axi turned over and dismounted and fell down on one knee to give in return: "King, I patrol thirty miles along the canal, but there were no signs of Mongolian cavalry activities. I also arranged secret whistles along the way, and all prepared rockets (launched with a stair bow). If there was anything abnormal, I would fire arrows to warn you, and the king could pass with confidence."

Chen Dexing went out of the city to check the terrain, and the decisive battle with Kublai Khan must be fought! Moreover, the decisive battle is unlikely to break out under Daming City. Kublai Khan would not let his Mongolian warriors attack the city, nor would he let Chen Dexing fight back to the city. The areas where the battle may break out are south of the Zhangshui River or east of the canal. Chen Dexing left the city tonight, and the map of the terrain is not reliable at all when looking at the terrain. It is better to check it out with your own eyes to make people feel at ease.

Chen Dexing responded and waved his hand to let Yang Axi retreat. Then he turned to Guo Kan, Wang Lufei and Zhu Sijiu said, "The lonely king has been thinking about it again and again. The government affairs of Daming Mansion are all managed by Han Ansheng, so Lu Fei will come to manage the military affairs."

Wang Lufei was the general of the cavalry army in the Northern Ming army and the rank of general of the army. His position in the Daming Mansion Army was second only to Chen Dexing. If Chen Dexing led his troops out of the city, he could only bear the task of defending Daming City.

"My brother follows the order!"

Wang Lufei said again: "Brother, if Kublai Khan sends troops to siege the city, how should I deal with it?"

"Just stick to it!" Chen Dexing paused, and then ordered Guo Kan and others to say, "The new army also needs to step up training... At most, we will fight Kublai Khan in a decisive battle. At that time, the new army will also go to the battlefield!"

The new army was a army mobilized from 300,000 people who were "liberated". There were a large number of people, with 70,000 to 80,000, but their training and equipment were poor.

Guo Kan smiled and said, "Master, don't worry. Give me a month and I will keep you 60,000 elite soldiers who can fight and rush!"

"King..."

Guo Kan asked again, but seemed to be hesitant. Chen Dexing looked at him and signaled him to continue to say. Guo Kan said, "The problem with the new army is that there is no armor... Without armor, it will be difficult to stop the Mongols' bows and arrows when they are on the battle formation!"

Chen Dexing smiled and asked back: "Guo Qing must have a solution?"

Not to mention that although this "God of Guo" has never read the "Wu Mu Suicide Letter", there are quite a few ways to fight, and Zhang Shijie is really inferior to him. But this guy is always ambition and refuses to hand over the military power...

"You can organize the new army into the old army... The soldiers of the new army are equipped with long spears or bows and arrows. The new army without armor should not stand in front of the formation with long spears, and then wear a round shield to block the arrows and shoot them."

It's really a solution! Let the armed ones stand in front and the armless ones huddled behind. In this way, the Mongols' direct bows and arrows will be difficult to hurt the armless new recruits.

"Wear a round shield on your head?" Chen Dexing looked at Guo Kan with some confusion. He saw Guo Kan take a Mongolian willow shield from the moment he was holding, then take off his helmet, and put the shield on his head. It turned out that this kind of shield could be worn on his head as a helmet (usually worn when climbing a ladder).

"Can the round shield be enough?"

Guo Kan said: "It's not enough, but it can be built temporarily. This shield is not difficult to build. You can use willow branches, leather strips, and rattan strips."

Chen Dexing thought about it and asked again: "In this way, will the organization of each army be greatly changed?"

Guo Kan said: "It must be changed. The Ming army is not organized properly. The number of troops in one brigade is too small. It should be increased to more than 3,000. It should be organized according to the method of the Silver Armor Brigade. The Fourth Division of the Central Army can expand three brigades with 3,000 people; if the Guard Division is adapted into infantry, it can expand two brigades with 3,000 people, and it can also leave hundreds of personal guards for the king; the Silver Armor Brigade of the Minister can expand into two brigades. In this way, the infantry can have elite 7 brigades. In addition, most of the rich children who have joined the king are good at cavalry warriors, which is enough to recruit two thousand light cavalry."

The seven brigades with more than 3,000 people totaled about 22,000 people. After the cavalry was expanded by 2,000 people, the total number would increase to 5,500. In addition, there were three artillery companies and two crossbow companies to go to the expedition, and hundreds of Chen Dexing's guards (remained after the adaptation of the Guard Division). In this way, the troops that could leave the city and fight in the field would increase to more than 28,000.

Instead, he had the power to fight Kublai Khan's army of 60,000 to 70,000 troops!

Chen Dexing took a deep breath and whispered: "Lu Fei, Sijiu, you will reorganize the army according to Guo Qing's methods and select people from the new army in Daming City. Any selected ones will be distributed according to the standards of ordinary soldiers, and the settlement fee will be paid immediately." He looked at Guo Kan again, "As for the Silver Armored Brigade...... to expand into a division, give 6,500 troops a military quota! All systems are based on the original regulations! This soldier is still from Guo Qing!"

"I thank the king for his kindness!" Guo Kan was overjoyed when he heard this and bent over and bowed down and bowed down to him.
Chapter completed!