Chapter 211: Meng Ying's Plan

Zhu Qizhen understood.

The military is all about strength.

Even if you are a handsome, it is very important to have a descendant or not.

If Meng Ying only brought a few thousand personal guards to his post, he would be an airborne soldier. Although Meng Ying has been in the Beijing camp all the year round, it is Cheng Guogong who really controls the Beijing camp, Meng Ying's sense of existence is very low, and Meng Ying has been displaced since Hong Xi, and it was only after more than ten years that Zhu Qizhen was promoted to the throne.

In the past twenty years, it has almost been a generation.

The Meng family's original connections in Jiubian are also gone. Although Meng Ying followed Taizong out of the customs when she was young and was very familiar with this place, but things are not people?

He is not familiar with the people below, and the people below are not familiar with him.

At this time, Meng Ying never dared to lead people to fight with Yexian first, this kind of soldier does not know the general, the general does not know the soldier, if the battle really starts, who knows what will happen.

What's more, it is a war that must not be lost.

After having a descendant army, it is different, Meng Ying boasts that he also has some reputation, plus he has the endorsement behind the emperor, plus the descendant army that completely obeys orders.

In such a situation, it is enough to do something.

Zhu Qizhen nodded and said, "Go on." ”

Meng Ying said: "In the opinion of the minister, we still have to try our best to avoid a decisive battle with the tile spur, and fight a small battle instead of a big battle. Fang Jin was relieved at Bauhinia Pass, and the ministers wanted to gather the main forces of each department in the Xuan Mansion and confront the main force of the tile spurs. ”

"The long wall is strong, and I don't fight with it."

Zhu Qizhen said: "What if you also bypass the army first and attack other places?" ”

Meng Ying said: "The land of Xuanda, from Yanshan to the Yellow River, is very big, not big or big, Shanxi Town has been in full battle, the walls of each department are clear, and the tile spur can attack either the checkpoint or the fortified city, not for more than ten days, it is also normal, although the army has a lot of foot soldiers, but within ten days, it still came to the vicinity of the tile spur army. ”

Zhu Qizhen asked, "What if the tile spur assaults the army that is marching?" ”

Meng Ying said: "The land of Xuanda, all over the castle, the beacon tower, the tile spur cavalry brigade is impossible to hide from the army, plus the ministers have tens of thousands of horsemen, enough to cover the whole army, the army does not even need to bring too much food, in many cities, can get supplies on the spot." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "If the tile spur soldiers are divided into two ways? ”

Meng Ying said: "Tens of thousands of cavalry, enough to swallow the tile and spur all the way?" Revenge for the revenge of the country. ”

Zhu Qizhen suddenly understood why the British Gong Zhang Fu kept emphasizing the decisive battle near the border wall. Because it's so good in terms of location.

Even if Cheng Guogong met an ambush in Maoerzhuang, Cheng Guogong from the cat

Erzhuang fled into the side wall, and the loss would not be so great.

This is the vicious gaze of a veteran.

Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty still left tens of thousands of cavalry.

Although these tens of thousands of cavalry are not enough to fight a decisive battle with the tile spurs, it is very easy to cooperate with the foot soldiers and drag the main force of the tile spurs to the death.

In fact, Meng Ying didn't tell Zhu Qizhen the truth.

That is, if he really found an opportunity, Meng Ying would not let it go, and would have another decisive battle with the Tile Thorn army.

Of course, this battle can no longer be lost strategically. But every general who is qualified to lead the army will have a strong self-confidence.

Be confident that you can win.

This kind of self-confidence is hidden deep in the bones, which can be said to be arrogant or gambling. But if you don't have confidence, how can you bring tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of soldiers, to win the battle?

As for avoiding decisive battles, we should focus on small battles and not big ones.

This method is actually the method of the middle and late Ming Dynasty, that is, in this case, looking at the beheadings in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, there can be hundreds of beheadings, which are all miraculous feats.

This strategy avoided a collapse-like defeat, but it also greatly reduced the ability of the Ming army to fight a big war, and it seemed that the larger the scale of the war, the worse they would fight.

It's just this idea, Meng Ying will never tell Zhu Qizhen.

Regardless of whether Meng Ying finally Zhu Qizhen or not, when he stood outside to lead the army, his mentality was similar to Zhang Fu's, that is, to coax the emperor. Good news but not bad news.

Worried that if His Majesty worries too much, he interferes indiscriminately.

Zhu Qizhen was silent for a while, and said: "The defenders of Beijing City, you have transferred the old department of the Southern Expeditionary Army, plus the various departments of the Imperial Horse Guard, to gather 50,000 people, and I have given it to you." ”

Meng Ying was secretly happy when she heard this, but said in her mouth: "Your Majesty, what about Beijing City? ”

He had wanted to do this a long time ago, otherwise what would he do with Zhu Qizhen in such detail? But at this moment, it is still necessary to show concern for Beijing.

Zhu Qizhen said: "If you fight well in the periphery, Beijing City is naturally as stable as Mount Tai, the people of Beijing are the children of the imperial court, and the people of Xuanda are not the children of the imperial court." ”

"If you can let them suffer less losses, let's suffer less losses."

Jianbi Qingye, these four words are easy to say, but every time behind these four words, there are blood and tears of the common people.

It is like a flood storage, and every flood storage is a catastrophe for the people in the flood storage area.

And with the executive power of the Ming military government, can it really be clear of the walls and wilderness, leaving nothing behind?

It can't be done.

Every time Zhu Qizhen closes his eyes recently, he can see an unknown number of people lying in a pool of blood. There was nothing he could do.

Meng Ying said: "Your Majesty's love for the people will definitely be able to move the Emperor and the Queen of Heaven." ”

Zhu Qizhen secretly said in his heart: "What an emperor."

Houtu, as long as God can be normal and can make the Ming wind and rain smooth for a few years, I will thank God. ”

But he can't just say this directly, after all, in this era, the emperor and queen soil are the country's orthodox rituals, which cannot be slandered, and every word the emperor says will be over-interpreted and speculated on the political meaning behind it.

Therefore, Zhu Qizhen has long learned to hide all kinds of thoughts in his chest, even if he scolds people, he has to turn around a few times, and then talk about whether it is appropriate or not.

Zhu Qizhen said: "If it can really be like this, it would be good." ”

Meng Ying said: "The minister is still worried about the emptiness of Beijing, there is a place, and there are tens of thousands of troops, but I don't know if Your Majesty can transfer it." ”

When Zhu Qizhen heard this, he immediately asked, "Where?" ”

Meng Ying said: "The Yellow River is a great worker. ”

When Zhu Qizhen heard this, he immediately remembered that he had sent the guards from Hebei, Shandong, and Henan, and the guards in these places undertook the obligations of the squad army, with a total of 70,000 soldiers.

70,000 people, can solve a lot of things.

However, Zhu Qizhen could not draw troops from the Yellow River.

Because, the annual flood season is here again.

The progress of the Yellow River project, under the supervision of Yu Qian, can be said to be fast, and now the outer embankment has been completed, although it is a simple rammed earth structure, and now as long as the Yellow River water can be locked in the new channel.

As for the inner embankment, the moon embankment and other embankments, they can also be repaired slowly.

Therefore, this year's flood season is a big test for the new course of the Yellow River, and if it passes, this year and next year, after the new embankment of the Yellow River is fully completed. The Yellow River will not be a major event for at least a few decades.

The imperial court can also breathe a sigh of relief.

And if the new channel of the Yellow River breaks the embankment again today, Zhu Qizhen will not just be in a hurry. On the one hand, he fights, and on the other hand, he builds rivers. On the one hand, even if the imperial court has a lot of money, it can't afford to spend it.

Therefore, although the imperial court needs troops here, Zhu Qizhen also gritted his teeth and did not transfer people from the Yellow River Dagong.

Zhu Qizhen secretly said in his heart: "The tile spur really chose a good time. Zhu Qizhen said to Meng Ying: "The safety of the Yellow River workers is not to be moved lightly, as for the shortage, I have my own way." You can rest assured. ”

Meng Ying said: "Your Majesty, this is not the time to be rash. Although the Yellow River is heavy, it is not as safe as Beijing. Please also think twice, Your Majesty. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Baoding Hou rest assured, I will not joke about Jiangshan Sheji." I believe you can keep the thorns out of Juyong. ”

When Meng Ying heard this, his heart became heavier and heavier, and he said secretly: "No, this matter has to be discussed with Wang Ji, and Beijing's troops must not be so thin." ”

But in person, Meng Ying didn't dare to say it directly.

Zhu Qizhen discussed some details with Meng Ying again, and asked Meng Ying to go down to prepare.