Chapter 177: Beacon Fire Transmission of the Beijing Division

It begins in February when the snow and ice begin to melt.

The smoke of the nine sides has never been cut off.

From Haixi to Gansu, there was no big war, but the frequency of more than 100 Hu cavalry was getting higher and higher, declaring that this was an unusual year.

Zhu Qizhen selected capable ministers and good generals to sit in various places, Ren Li in Gansu, Yang Hong in Datong, Guo Deng in Xuanfu, Cao Yi in Liaodong, and Jiao Li in Haixi.

Even Ningxia, Shaanxi and other places have also supplemented food and wages.

It can be said that in every border city, there are at least three years of grain storage.

This preparation was already completed in the Xu Xi era.

That is to say, even in the case of a decisive battle and faux pas, no matter which city the tile thorn attacked, as long as the defender does not make a major mistake and holds on for more than three years, it is okay.

Although Zhu Qizhen does not want such a situation.

But he subconsciously did a lot of substitutes.

It's like making a plan, you can never have only Plan A, you have to have Plan B, Plan C and so on.

Especially when it is so related to the fortunes of the country, Zhu Qizhen never dared to trust anyone.

Zhang Fu and Wang Ji have always judged that this is just harassment, and judging from the captured Mongol captives, these people are also some small tribes that cannot survive.

Serve as cannon fodder for the first round.

Naturally, it was impossible for these tribes to shake the Nine Frontier Defense Line.

But it also made the border slaughtered.

The Jingying army also began to be in a state of combat readiness, and Zhu Qizhen also stopped reviewing the army on a large scale. Of the seventy-two guards in the Beijing camp, most of the soldiers could only go home in batches.

Keep more than half of the army in the battalion all the time.

Jingying is very powerful, but in fact, they are also in the health system, and there are a total of 72 guards near Beijing, which is the so-called 72 guards in Beijing.

It is so close to home, and many of the soldiers in Beijing are next to the barracks, not to mention, long-term tension is not conducive to preparing for war.

After all, maybe there will be a war, just in the second half of the year.

It's just that in May, it is the beginning of the hot year, and it is also the time when the wheat in the north is ripe, especially in Hebei, I don't know whether it is the beauty of Tiangong or the Hebei water conservancy project, which fully exerts its own ability.

This year is a rare bumper harvest in Hebei.

Along with the good news, there was bad news.

The tile spur buckle is closed.

Just when the people of the northern country were busy harvesting, from Liaodong to Gansu, the beacon smoke was passed along the beacon towers to the Beijing division.

Generally speaking, the number of people is distinguished by the amount of beacon smoke. The greater the number of people, the denser the smoke will be.

And when Zhu Qizhen ascended to the north on Wanshou Mountain, he saw countless beacon smoke as if they were pillars supporting heaven and earth, more and more, dense

It is densely packed like a forest, stretching to the end of the eye.

Smoke during the day and fire at night.

Shake the Kyoshi.

This is the first time in the history of the Ming Dynasty, the last time was probably at the beginning of the founding of the country, when Wang Baobao still occupied Taiyuan, Shanxi, there was a counterattack on Beijing.

Xu Da did not defend the counterattack, mainly counterattacked, and went straight to Taiyuan, forcing Wang Baobao to come back to help, and beat this strange man in the world almost only to his death.

But that was seventy or eighty years ago.

Even the oldest people don't remember it anymore.

Especially now that many people are living in the glory of the Taizong era, in the face of such a situation, the first thought is that I can't believe it.

Although many people knew that the relationship between the imperial court and the tile spur was broken, they couldn't believe that a little tile thorn actually dared to offend the Celestial Empire. I can't believe that just a spur can have such a big momentum.

As soon as Zhu Qizhen got the news, he summoned all the cabinet ministers to discuss in Wuyingdian.

In this discussion, Zhu Qizhen excluded all the personnel of the six Shangshu and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies.

The reason is very simple, in such a situation, there are too many people and too many opinions, but it is not a good thing.

"Your Majesty, please plead." Wang Ji spoke for the first time and said: "The ministers are not clear, and they have mistaken the major affairs of the court, please punish Your Majesty." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Sir, please, how can this matter be blamed sir." It was the intention of the Watts. Now, the country is in such a situation, and I need Mr. to help me, why does Mr. need to be like this? ”

It is the practice of nomads to enter the Kou after the autumn, and Wang Ji also judged it with common sense at that time, and Zhu Qizhen did not believe Wang Ji alone, so he also asked many ministers about this matter, and many ministers thought so.

It can only be said that the current strategic initiative is in the hands of the tile spurs.

When the tile spur wants to enter the Kou, he will enter the Kou whenever he wants. Wang Ji's error in judgment is also understandable.

Wang Ji said: "Old minister, thank you for Your Majesty's Longen. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Have you figured out the situation of the tile spur going south?" ”

Wang Ji said: "The minister has gathered information from all sides and figured it out, first of all, it is the recent battle report, Datongyang and Wei Biao general Wu Mao, with 700 horsemen out of the fortress, in the north of Maoerzhuang fifty miles, encountered the tile spur army, Wu Mao died in battle. Immediately the tile spur into the stopper, attacking Yang and Wei, the front of the soldiers pointed directly at Datong, Datong general Yang Hong urgently reported, the tile spur army in more than 120,000, including the tile spur Taishi also the first banner. Among them are the Tile Thorn Iron Horsemen, the number of which is unknown. ”

"Yang Hong led the troops and the Tile Spur Forward under the city of Datong, and the Tile Thorn army touched, outnumbered, more than 1,000 soldiers, Yang Hong has returned to the city of Datong, and ordered all the cities of Datong to be guarded and not to fight."

"The income of such a large tuntian is all owned by the tile."

Zhu Qizhen sneered

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To tell the truth, agricultural production in Datong was not well developed, even in later generations. But this underdevelopment depends on who it is compared with.

Datong is almost a pure grain import area. The vast majority of Datong's local food consumption comes from blood transfusions from the rear, and the food produced locally is almost negligible in official documents.

Of course, Zhu Qizhen also knew that some of them had entered the pockets of generals at all levels, but even if Zhu Qizhen counted these, there were not much.

But for the Watts, it's different.

It is said that the harvest of this season's grain near Datong is enough to support the Waspur to fight for a few more months.

Wang Ji said: "In terms of Xuanfu, the general of the Tile Assassin, the Assassin Zhiyuan besieged the monolith fort, starting from three days, the defender of the monolithic fort, Yang Jun, the son of Yang Hong, has reported to the Xuanfu more than ten times, Fujian Bo Guo Deng, garrisoned Longmen, and the number of battles with the Tile Thorn army, he reported, the department of the Assassin Governor's Academy, is also more than 100,000. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "In this way, isn't the monolith castle very dangerous? ”

Zhang Fu said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry about the monolith fort, not to mention, such a big battle, the gains and losses of the monolith fort are insignificant, just looking at it, Yang Jun can report the emergency more than three times a day, it can be seen that the Ajab Zhiyuan simply wants to lure the army north, and there are a lot of Xuanfu soldiers, but at this moment there are only tens of thousands of troops that can be used, and most of them are foot soldiers, rashly attacking, the situation is not easy to control, Guo Deng annexed Longmen." It is still more appropriate to attack and defend. ”

In such a war, many of the most cutting-edge castles are simply the first wave of cannon fodder. Zhang Fu didn't care about the gains and losses of these places at all.

And if the 100,000 army stormed the monolithic fort, although Yang Hong had been stationed in the monolith for a long time, under the repair year after year, the monolith was repaired into an iron wall.

It can't stop the onslaught of the 100,000 army, even if it can be stopped, it is very easy to block it so that no news can be transmitted in the monolithic fort.

Yang Jun frequently reported urgency, but it revealed that the monolith fort was not in a hurry, no matter what was covered up in this impatience, Guo Deng would not rush into the army.

Compared with Yang Hong's composure and bravery, Yang Jun is really much worse.

Wang Ji continued: "In Liaodong, in the Liaohe Loop, the banner of the Mongolian Great Khan has been discovered, and Cao Yi estimates that the detachment of the detachment is probably more than 100,000. ”

"As for the Shanxi side's report, it was found that the cavalry brigade crossed the Yellow River from a place 100 miles north of the Biaotou Pass, and the number was probably tens of thousands, and the news has been reported to the Shaanxi side."

Zhu Qizhen said: "There is no problem in Shaanxi. ”

Wang Ji said: "Since the last time a Tartar crossed the Yellow River into the Hetao area, the imperial court has repeatedly strengthened the defense of Yan'an and transferred several guards, and now the army is sufficient, Your Majesty should believe that the Shaanxi Metropolitan Division, with the assistance of Ningxia, should be safe." ”