Chapter nine hundred and forty third: general military affairs
Now the Mongols are close at hand, but the army on the nine sides can only draw some elite troops to help the war. After all, they cannot give up all relevant defenses for the sake of the capital. Although the Mongols have broken through a stronghold, they cannot completely turn the whole line.
Give up even if you put it on.
Fortunately, there are also considerable military horses in the capital, among which the Xin army alone has 100,000, plus the Warriors Camp, Shenji and Knights in the Imperial Horse Prison, there are also about 100,000, but Liu Chengfeng is not so optimistic.
Although the new army can fight, it expands too fast after all, and many soldiers are in the first battle formation, which may not be reliable. The Warriors' Battalion can fight, but the number is too small. As for the level of the other battalions, only God knows.
This is an excellent opportunity for the Mongolians. Liu Chengfeng knows Li Ruofan so well. This woman can stand out among the Mongolian tribes. In just a few years, she has been unifying Mongolia. Now she has an amazing strength and the iron cavalry in her hands.
At least 300,000 yuan, now that you encounter this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, you will definitely make every effort and fight hard.
If you lose, you will just return to the desert to rest and recuperate.
If you win, you will go straight to the Ming Dynasty capital and enter the pass. Even if you don’t have this ambition, you will at least be able to extort astronomical wealth and retreat.
She will definitely come, and at most it will appear outside the capital in half a month.
This is Liu Chengfeng's prediction. Liu Chengfeng's estimate makes sense. He knows this woman, who is keen on adventures, so he will never miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. But if she just wants to advance slowly, first make an announcement
The palace, Liaodong, and the troops are coming to the capital again. Then the army of kings from all over the Ming Dynasty gathered in the capital. The hope of the Mongols' attempt to attack Beijing will be disillusioned. It seems that they have taken advantage of a lot, but they are tempted.
Missed the opportunity.
So Liu Chengfeng believes that Li Ruofan will not procrastinate, and this woman would rather fight to the decisive battle than procrastinate.
So from now on, the capital must be prepared to defend against the enemy. First, the city defense must be strengthened, and secondly, the army and horses in the capital must be allocated. The best way is to defend the city and delay time. Time is beneficial to the Ming Dynasty.
The longer the time goes, the greater the chance of winning.
Of course, it is not impossible to take risks. The problem is that taking risks is not worth it, because the bet of the Ming Dynasty was the national destiny, and the Mongols came and went as if they were lost. Even if they lost, they would not suffer much loss.
After thinking about it, Liu Chengfeng also agreed with Yang Tinghe's plan. Yang Tinghe strongly opposed the emperor's personal expedition and demanded that the orders be issued to all towns to serve the king immediately, with the intention of coincidence with Liu Chengfeng.
Seeing that Zhu Houzhao was still unwilling, Liu Chengfeng hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, the Chu army has 100,000 naval troops, and the Lu army can also draw 100,000. Now that the capital is in trouble, how can Chu stand by and watch? I beg you
Your Majesty allowed the Chu army to take a boat north and land in Tianjin and Tanggu to fight against the Mongolian people."
After all, the Chu people are also Han people. The Ming Dynasty is the mother country of Chu. Liu Chengfeng estimated that at most 100,000 people were transferred to the capital area in the border town, and there were about 200,000 people in the capital, which were all considered to be comparable to Mongolia.
The army and horses that fight in people, as for the army and horses of other towns and guards, can reach more than 500,000 in succession, but these are all military households, with low combat power and vulnerable. They may be able to fight a good fight. If there is any mistake, please be sure.
It was just a sight to escape. In order to increase some insurance, the Chu State dispatched a military horse to the north, but it was timely.
However, Liu Chengfeng did not have much guarantee for the combat power of the Chu army. After all, it was just a training session, so it would be good to have half of the combat power of the new army. This is not a question of how powerful it is, but an attitude. This attitude Liu Cheng is in this state.
The wind must be on the surface.
Zhu Houzhao sighed and nodded, "Okay, it's rare that you have this loyalty, I'm sure. But I think, the Mongols..."
Yang Tinghe said angrily: "Your Majesty, you only need to defend the capital at the moment, and there is no need to discuss the rest."
Zhu Houzhao was speechless for a moment and said, "I just said..."
"Your Majesty..." Li Dongyang smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, you are safe now."
"But what if the Mongols did not conquer the capital and invaded Xuanfu, Liaodong?" Zhu Houzhao was not a military idiot. It can even be said that he was more professional than these three Grand Secretary in the cabinet.
Zhu Houzhao proposed a hypothesis that according to the idea of the cabinet ministers, all the troops and horses were arranged on the front line of the capital, which was equivalent to giving up Liaodong, Xuanfu, and Jizhou. It would be fine if the Mongols were willing to fight to the decisive battle, but if it was just one side.
If the troops and horses in the capital were restrained, they would divide their troops to attack the nine borders and seize Liaodong, then the Ming Dynasty would lose all its money.
This is also the reason why Zhu Houzhao felt it was necessary to fight the Mongols in person. With his temperament, he would rather fight to the death with the Mongols on the Nine Borders than trap the capital. It seems that trapped in the capital is indeed safe, but the losses are also considerable.
Yang Tinghe said seriously: "If you reach the end of your life, you can abandon one or two of the border towns, but the capital must not make any mistakes. Did Your Majesty ever think that the tomb of the late emperor is in the capital, and the foundation of the Ming Dynasty is also in the capital, compared with the country.
,What is Liaodong? How much is Xuanfu worth?"
This is a question of catching the big and letting go of the small. In fact, it cannot be said that who is right or wrong. Generally, only those who are hindsight like to judge right or wrong based on the ending. This is not the case.
Zhu Houzhao snorted coldly. His values could not accept Yang Tinghe's stable proposal. However, seeing that he was isolated, even Liu Chengfeng did not speak. At first glance, Master Liu stood on Yang Tinghe's side and could only say
: "Okay, then do as you wish. I have something to say first. If the Mongols are unwilling to fight to the decisive battle, you will bear the consequences."
Yang Tinghe did not hesitate, and he seemed to be the only one who could do the scapegoat. He said seriously: "I am willing to take responsibility."
Li Dongyang felt a little sad and couldn't help but say, "The old minister is willing to guarantee it."
As for Jiao Fang, he obviously had no interest in volunteering to take the burden on himself. He would just express his opinion. If there was a culprit, he would certainly not be willing to take it.
Liu Chengfeng didn't say anything at this time. If he was not the King of Chu, he might have said a few more words at this time, but after all, he was a vassal king, and some things were hard to say, so he could only occasionally express his own opinions.
Speaking of this, Zhu Houzhao couldn't hold on anymore, so he had to say, "Then issue an order immediately. On the one hand, he would issue an order to appease the defenders of Liaodong, Xuanfu and other places, and on the other hand, he would let the troops and horses of the world serve the king.
In addition, you must also prepare enough food, grass and weapons, and do not be careless."
Everyone said together: "Abide by the order."
Zhu Houzhao had a gloomy face and said, "It's going to be dark, you can leave the palace."
Everyone left the hall together. Because time was in a hurry, the palace gate was about to close, so everyone left in a hurry and hurried out of the Meridian Gate. Yang Tinghe called Liu Chengfeng and Li Dongyang, but he was not Jiao Fang, Jiao
Fang was bored and looked at Liu Chengfeng with a gaze. Liu Chengfeng winked him and asked him to go back first.
Yang Tinghe naturally had something to say. He first saluted Liu Chengfeng, and then said seriously: "Your Highness, Your Majesty is just angry, and time is in a hurry, so the old minister has not said anything. There is one of the most important ones.
Even with so many military and horses, no one is in the middle to dispatch it. Your Highness must also know that in this battle to defend the city, there will be both the warrior camps in the palace, the five camps of the new army and the capital, and the garrisons in various places.
The army, horses, Chu army, and even some border troops will be drawn here, and the battalions are mixed with dragons and snakes. If there is no one who is respectable and convincing to come out to dispatch them, I am afraid that the battalions will not be convinced. To be honest, I think your highness is the most important.
The good candidate is the new army planned by His Highness, and the Imperial Horse Supervisor is controlled by Eunuch Zhang Yongzhang, so there is no need to mention the Chu army, as well as those unruly border troops..."
Liu Chengfeng felt like a mirror in his heart. Yang Tinghe's words were not unreasonable. This guy is indeed a talented man. He thought about everything at once. If anyone could intimidate the battalions, in this capital, besides Liu Chengfeng, he is also really good at this capital.
There is no one else. After all, Liu Chengfeng has a high title. Although he is a vassal king, he is also considered a prince of the Ming Dynasty. In addition, he has made military achievements, which is somewhat convincing. Not to mention that both the new army and the Chu army are
It is Liu Chengfeng's masterpiece. As for Zhang Yong's Warrior Camp, there is no need to mention it. Zhang Yong was originally Liu Chengfeng's person. As for other divisions, Liu Chengfeng also has some deterrent influence. Liu Chengfeng does not do this defense battle.
Who else has this qualification for the chief shopkeeper?
If it were something else, Liu Chengfeng would definitely refuse, but now the incident happened suddenly and it was an extraordinary period. Yang Tinghe dared to take responsibility. If Liu Chengfeng pushed for the sake of avoiding suspicion, he would obviously be a little unkind.
Therefore, Liu Chengfeng said without hesitation: "This matter is easy to deal with. Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the country. Even if I am a person like the emperor who is deeply favored by the emperor? As long as the palace is willing to nod, I will naturally be willing to serve the king."
Yang Ting and He nodded and looked at Liu Chengfeng with appreciation. He actually had a bad impression of Liu Chengfeng. He thought this person was too domineering, but today he had a good impression of him. What he feared the most was
Liu Chengfeng was afraid of being told by others, so he deliberately pushed him out of the way. After all, the dynasty did not have the tradition of letting the vassal kings lead military affairs, and it was easy to be criticized for being authoritarian. However, Liu Chengfeng agreed with him, obviously he was also responsible.
The person.
"Since that's the case, the rest depends on me and Mr. Li. We will submit a memorial tomorrow and recommend that Your Highness temporarily take charge of military affairs. Your Highness will go and take a break first. Mr. Li and I don't understand the matter of defending the city.
At that time, your highness will be prepared for the future. As for me and Mr. Li, we will specialize in the dispatch of food and grass to calm people's hearts."
Li Dongyang said: "Yes, only by performing their own duties can we protect the country without worries. Mr. Yang, it seems that you and I can't sleep tonight."
Yang Tinghe smiled bitterly and said, "Even if I let me sleep, I can't sleep tonight, hey..."
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