Among the next things in the Ming Dynasty, the most important thing is naturally the matter of Liaodong Jianyu. At least for Emperor Chongzhen, that's it.

However, there is no doubt about the strength of Jianyu.

That's right, in the previous war against the captives, there have been two great victories.

Once Li Laiheng attacked the hinterland of Liaodong, once captured Haizhou City and Anshan Post Fort, killing and wounding a large number of Tartars;

The second time was the Battle of Phi Dao, which wiped out the Jianyu Naval Division in one fell swoop, and from then on, the sea control was all in the hands of the Ming Dynasty.

However, despite these two great victories, the most powerful army in Jianyu has never fought head-on.

And since the rise of Jianyu, the head-on battle with Jianyu has always been a fiasco of the Ming Dynasty!

The best one, also the bloody battle of the Hunhe River, was joined by the Qi family army and the white pole army, killing and wounding a large number of Jianqing, but the final result was also the defeat of the Ming army.

Therefore, if in the war against the captives, there are things that can improve the probability of victory, of course, Emperor Chongzhen is very concerned.

At this time, as soon as he heard Zhang Mingwei's words, he hurriedly asked, "How to change clothes?" ”

"There have been quite a few flintlock pistols in the war bureau in the past two years." When Zhang Mingwei heard this, he immediately replied: "Before, a batch of cavalry troops had been reloaded, and the arquebuses in the cavalry army had been replaced with flintlock pistols. In the infantry army, the original Beijing battalion was replaced with flintlock pistols, but the Beijing battalion is now fighting in the southwestern border, and it is not suitable to be transferred back. ”

Speaking of this, after a pause, he said to Emperor Chongzhen again: "Therefore, my idea is to redress the flintlock pistols accumulated in the military battle bureau to the white-pole army to improve their combat effectiveness. ”

Because Emperor Chongzhen did not understand the military details, Zhang Mingwei simply elaborated: "In fact, the most important thing for flintlock muskezeers is not to be accurate, but to kill and wound the enemy with lead bullets. The characteristics of the White Pole Army are strict military discipline and spear formations to kill the enemy, which happens to have something in common with the flintlock pistol formation. Therefore, if the white-pole army is equipped with flintlock pistols, trained for a month, and is proficient in the firing of flintlock pistols, they are all on the battle formation and have seen blood, which is far higher than the combat power of ordinary armies. Plus our newly acquired tens of thousands of cavalry ......"

Speaking of this, he suddenly smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I think I can fill in the pit that I dug for Jianyu at the beginning!" ”

Emperor Chongzhen couldn't understand this, but he knew that it was a good thing for Daming anyway, so he hurriedly asked, "What pit?" ”

"Your Majesty, do you remember?" Zhang Mingwei said to him with a smile on his face, "Didn't we give up Ning Yuancheng on our own initiative?" ”

"Hmm!" Emperor Chongzhen listened, nodded, and understood what he meant, so he asked, "What does Mr. mean, is he going to attack Ningyuan City?" Although the imperial court suddenly had 20,000 more cavalry troops, this was something Jian Yu did not expect. However, Ning Yuan is the forefront, and Jianyu must also be heavily guarded, and the city is strong, so it is not easy to fight, right? After a long time, the news came out that reinforcements from Jianyu would arrive. For the time being, we don't have enough food and grass to support a continuous war! ”

At this time, the army was fighting, and it was really a logistical constraint. In fact, not only at this time, but also before, the Ming army was defeated in logistics many times.

For this reason, Emperor Chongzhen is more sensitive to this part.

When Zhang Mingwei heard this, he immediately smiled and said: "When I gave up Ningyuan City, I asked Yan Yingyuan to do something in the defense of Ningyuan City. Now we have gathered a heavy army, which is beyond the expectations of Jianjiao. If the field battle can be won, it will not be a big problem to defeat Ningyuan. And if we only hit Ningyuan, our logistics transportation distance is not far, and the materials consumed on the road will not be much. I think this Ningyuan battle can be had! ”

Speaking of this, he thought for a moment, and then added: "To deal with Jianguo, we don't expect to recover the entire Liaodong at one time, just such a city, a city and Jianguo to consume, even if every war is a defeat for both sides, Jianguo can't afford to lose." What's more, we are no longer what we used to be, even if Jianyu wants to lose with us, it may not be possible! ”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, this is really good!

He immediately said to Zhang Mingwei: "Since Mr. has already calculated the battle situation in Liaodong, then please sir." ”

When Zhang Mingwei heard this, he said with a little embarrassment: "Before, I planned to make a steam engine first. However, Shandong suddenly changed, and it had to lead the army over. Now that Shandong is flat, I still want to stay in Beijing and build the steam engine. ”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he groaned.

For him, he really wanted the steam engine to be built as soon as possible, but he also very much hoped that he could defeat Ning Yuan in a dignified manner and defeat Jianyu in a real sense. He wanted both.

Of course, the matter of leading troops to fight is not impossible without Zhang Mingwei.

However, in the face of the strong enemy of Jianyu, to be honest, in such a good situation, it would be a pity if you let it go to others and defeat it.

Therefore, he also hopes that he should do his best to achieve the first victory in the true sense of the word for the matter of laying down Ning Yuan. In this way, only by letting Zhang Mingwei lead the army can he really rest assured.

So, Emperor Chongzhen said to Zhang Mingwei: "Sir, do you think this is okay?" ”

As soon as Zhang Mingwei heard it, he listened carefully, what is Emperor Chongzhen's opinion?

I heard Emperor Chongzhen say to him seriously: "The steam engine is definitely not something that can be created at once, right?" Mr. can let other people do the work in the early stage. Wait until there are some key places that need to be controlled by Mr. Anyway, the battle of Ningyuan, I believe it will not be a stalemate for too long, you can come back after the fight, and it just so happens that neither of them will be delayed. You see, is that okay? ”

"......" Zhang Mingwei was a little speechless when he heard it.

Emperor Chongzhen's choice seems to be both a fish and a bear's paw!

Thinking so, Zhang Mingwei carefully considered his suggestion.

When Emperor Chongzhen saw it, he didn't urge him, so he waited patiently.

After a while, I saw Zhang Mingwei raise his head, smile and say to Emperor Chongzhen: "This is okay, then both sides can start the preliminary preparations first." ”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he immediately laughed and said, "Of course, Mr. just do it." Anyway, no matter what, I'm fully supportive! ”

………………

In the evening, Zhang Mingwei went back to his house on land, and Zhu Yujiao, who was traveling with him, was a little sullen and glanced at Zhang Mingwei from time to time.

When Zhang Mingwei saw it, he asked a little curiously, "What's wrong?" ”

"Humph!" Zhu Yujiao listened, snorted softly, and turned her head to ignore her.

"......" Zhang Mingwei was stunned when he saw it, what is the situation?

When he came back to his senses, he asked tentatively, "I quarreled with your mother, so I was in a bad mood?" ”

"Humph!" Zhu Yujiao snorted again, and her voice was even heavier than the first time.

Seeing this situation, Zhang Mingwei suddenly came to his senses, and asked again: "Are you angry with me?" Why? Could it be ......?"

Speaking of which, he probably guessed that it was possible for him to say that Zhu Yujiao's age was not enough.

This is really, how did this news spread to the harem so quickly!

With that in mind, he continued: "...... Because according to the custom of my time, is this the thing? ”

"Humph! It's good that you know! When Zhu Yujiao heard this, she turned her head to look at him, and asked him with a pout, "You told your father that I am small, where am I small?" Follow you to fight in the north and south, you can fight! ”

As far as experience is concerned, Zhu Yujiao really can't be compared with the same age in later generations. And in terms of development, it is also relatively mature. However, no matter what, he has just reached the age of fifteen!

So, Zhang Mingwei said with a smile: "Then do you hope that from this age, you will take care of the children in the house, and not go with me to go south and north, and go everywhere?" ”

"Huh?" When Zhu Yujiao heard this, she didn't expect Zhang Mingwei to answer like this, and she was a little stunned for a while.

If you think about it carefully, it seems that it is indeed too boring if you want to stay in the Guogong Mansion now, and then don't go anywhere, just raise a baby.

Thinking about it like this, her face looked a little better, but she still looked at Zhang Mingwei and asked, "Is this really the reason?" It can't be because of Chen Yuanyuan, right? ”

"......" When Zhang Mingwei heard this, he immediately said righteously, "How is it possible!" If you want to stay at home and never go out again, then I'll go back and tell your father!" ”

When Zhu Yujiao heard this, she smiled, and said with two small dimples: "Then forget it, I still want to follow you outside all the time." Let me tell you, my mother and queen are very envious of me for going so far! ”

When Zhang Mingwei heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately nodded and said: "Of course, just stay in one place for the rest of your life and not suffocate to death!" ”

Zhu Yujiao nodded when she heard this, but suddenly she asked Zhang Mingwei again: "But, why is Chen Yuanyuan not pregnant yet?" If I'm not pregnant, can't I go out with you? ”

"......" Zhang Mingwei listened to it, and was a little speechless at Zhu Yujiao.

So, he asked Zhu Yujiao: "Come on, come on, I'll give you a popularization, what should the whole process of our human birth be!" ”

As the two of them spoke, the guards around them unconsciously distanced themselves. However, they are also eavesdropping with their ears pricked up.

Just chatting like this, I arrived at Zhang's Mansion unconsciously.

After entering the gate, Zhang Mingwei asked the blue sky who came out to protect his father: "Where is Chen Yuanyuan?" ”

As soon as she heard his words, Zhu Yujiao, who was already happy and still had a little blush on her face, immediately turned her head to look at him, staring at him with her eyes like electricity.

As soon as I returned home, I didn't even sit down, and I shouted to see Chen Yuanyuan?

Finding that he was being targeted, Zhang Mingwei turned his head, looked at Zhu Yujiao and said, "Young man, what do you want?" ”