"Wang Banban, prepare the meal. I want to have a drink with some of my beloved ladies!"
Chen Ce and the others did not expect to receive such grace when they met His Majesty for the first time, and they were all horrified.
"My dear friends, don't be restrained. I am a relatively casual person. I will ask some old generals for advice later!"
"I must tell you everything I know!"
Qi Jin is now sixty-five years old. In this era, he is already an old man. Zhu Youxiao respected this veteran very much in later generations.
Value room
Zhou Jiamo, the Minister of Personnel, Sun Shenxing, the Minister of Rites, and Zhang Heming, the Minister of War, are discussing how to deal with Wei Zhongxian.
"Two ministers, now that Liu Fu has been imprisoned, Wei Zhongxian is very likely to use this as a clue to attack us again. Do you two ministers have any countermeasures?"
Sun Shenxing said worriedly, based on his understanding of Wei Zhongxian during this period, he concluded that he would not give up. When he colluded with the thieves, he was able to kill dozens of his colleagues in succession.
Now he and Na Ke are deceiving the emperor in the palace, and today they falsely conveyed the decree and sent the two censors into prison. It is obvious that they will not let it go.
Zhang Heming and Zhou Jiamo had no good solution. Moreover, Zhang Heming was originally opposed to preventing the Zhejiang and Sichuan soldiers from entering Beijing today.
"I have already said that this matter will only lead to revenge from Wei Yi, and he must insist on having his own way!"
Zhang Heming was very angry. Everyone had agreed a few days ago not to care about this matter. Unexpectedly, he sneaked to Liu Fu's house last night.
And Zhou Jiamo couldn't find any reason to refute, and it was indeed his fault.
"What's the use of complaining now? It's better to think of countermeasures quickly!"
Sun Shenxing said after thinking for a moment:
"There is no other way now, except to silence Liu Fu. Otherwise, I am afraid that all the other elites like us will be framed to death by Wei Eunuch."
"I'm afraid that what Sun Gong said can't be done. Now the factory guards have been reorganized by Wei Eunuch, and the eunuchs in the prison are probably guarded by the eunuch's confidants. I'm afraid it can't be done."
"Let's call all the gentlemen together for discussion tonight as usual!"
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"Hahahaha, don't be restrained. You are all battle-hardened generals. How can you eat like a woman?"
Zhu Youxiao stood up and said:
"Drink this glass of wine first!"
Chen Ce and the other generals quickly knelt down to thank him, and then drank a full glass of wine in one gulp.
"Rui Zheng, I heard that your ancestor is General Fubo of the Han Dynasty, Ma Yuan?"
Ma Xianglin quickly bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, my ancestor is Ma Yuan. Ma Chao of the Three Kingdoms is also my ancestor from the same clan and clan. It was my ancestor who followed Ma Chao into Sichuan."
"Ma Fubo is a famous general of the Han Dynasty, and Ma Huqi is also a hero of the world. Rui Zheng, I hope you will not lose the reputation of your ancestors."
After speaking, he looked at Qi Jin and Qin Bangping. Zhu Youxiao knew the conflict between the Zhejiang and Sichuan troops. These two powerful armies he must rely on.
"I know that there are many discords between the two of you, so today I am personally here to be the intermediary. I hope that you can turn the conflict into friendship and settle the old grudges. I wonder if General Qi and General Qin will give me this face?"
Qi Jin took the lead and said:
"I must obey your Majesty's holy will!"
"I also listen to your Majesty!"
Zhu Youxiao said calmly:
"Since the two generals have given me this face, I hope I will never hear about the discord between the Zhejiang soldiers and the Sichuan soldiers in the future. When that happens, don't blame me for favoring anyone!"
"I have created a new army, called the Yulin Army. I believe that all my dear friends have heard about it. I intend to incorporate the Zhejiang and Sichuan troops into the Yulin Army. If any generals have ideas, they can put forward their ideas."
Everyone has no objection, but only a fool has an objection to being able to join His Majesty's personal army.
"Wang Banban, drafting the decree, ordered Qin Bangping to be the staff general of Taishan Camp, Zhang Bao to be the guerrilla general of Huben Camp, Qin Yiming to be the guerrilla general of Taishan Camp, and Ma Xianglin to be the officer of the Central Committee."
"General Chen and General Qi are old, and I can't bear for these two old generals to die on the front line. How about they join the Staff Department and advise me on military affairs?"
Chen Ce is nearly seventy and has long wanted to retire. Although Qi Jin is only a few years younger than Chen Ce, his heart is still full of passion for killing the enemy and serving the country.
"Your Majesty, although I am old, I can still fight in battle!"
Zhu Youxiao was also moved after hearing this. He was worthy of being brought out by Qi Jiguang.
"General Qi, there is no need to force it. The old general is already old. Besides, the old general can answer my questions at any time when he joins the staff department. As the saying goes, a family with an old man is like a treasure."
Seeing His Majesty say this, Qi Jin had no choice but to obey.
When Zhu Youxiao saw Xu Xianchun at the door who wanted to report something important, he only said:
"Let's come here today. Tomorrow I will go to the military camp in person to reward the three armies! Wang Banpan, you personally take them to Nanhaizi and settle the soldiers!"
After everyone left, Xu Xianchun came in quickly and said:
"Your Majesty, this is the answer that a scholar just submitted. I have already read it. Please make your decision."
Zhu Youxiao looked at the scholar's answer carefully, and the more he read, the more he appreciated it. Regarding the answer to the Battle of Saarhu in the Ming Dynasty, he divided it into several points:
"1: The corruption of Ming Dynasty and the problem of empty-handedness!"
"Two: The Ming army has been sparse in battle formations for a long time and lacks training!"
"Three: Generals are greedy for life and afraid of death, and soldiers are even more afraid of fighting!"
"Four: The weapons and armor of the Ming army are extremely backward, and the firearms are even more terrible, no different from fire sticks!"
"Five: The slave soldiers are well-trained, with sophisticated weapons and armor. Their equipment is completely different from that of the Ming army. The Ming army is just a beggar compared to the slave soldiers!"
"Six: The commander's three-way attack decision is very stupid, which makes the already stretched Ming army even more dispersed its superior forces!"
"Seven: Some generals were greedy for merit and advanced rashly, disobeying military orders, and were surrounded and annihilated by Lao Nu's elite troops. This caused a chain reaction among various ministries and almost the entire Ming army was annihilated."
After Zhu Youxiao read this first question, he knew that this person was a man of real talent, and his answer was absolutely the correct answer.
The Battle of Sarhu was indeed a disastrous defeat due to these reasons. At that time, Emperor Shenzong mobilized the national troops and wanted to decide the outcome in one battle. On paper, the Ming army had more than 200,000 troops, but in fact it was only six or seven. Only 10,000 people, plus the Yehe Jurchen, North Korea, and some Mongolian tribes' armies are only over 100,000.
Moreover, according to the North Korean soldiers who fled back, the military appearance, weapons, and armor of the Ming army were not as good as theirs. The words were full of derogatory meaning. You must know that at this time, the Ming Dynasty was the "father" of North Korea. With such an evaluation, one can imagine how bad the Ming army was at that time.
Nurhaci, on the other hand, had prepared carefully for this battle for more than ten years. According to later records, deep in Nurhaci's fortress were all the craftsmen who had escaped from Liaodong. Nurhachi gathered them in his lair just to give slaves special treatment. The soldiers forged weapons and armor and stretched for more than ten miles, day and night, just for this battle.
The Ming army could not win Saarhu no matter what, and it could not be changed by changing the decision-making process and changing the commander-in-chief.
From all aspects, the Ming army and the slave soldiers are not on the same level.