Chapter 189: Zhang Fu's Recital

Know yourself and know your opponent, and never slack off.

But really on the battlefield, it is important to know the other, but it is not easy to know the self.

It is difficult for everyone to judge themselves objectively.

Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, joined the army alone, and during the Taizong period, there were few opportunities to lead the troops alone, but after Taizong went, he also fought a few battles with Emperor Xuanzong.

Emperor Xuanzong got the true inheritance of Emperor Taizong, and he can be regarded as an emperor immediately.

Although there was no large-scale Northern Expedition, it was also out of the jam.

Chengguo Gong really became an independent commander in the orthodox years.

But the problem is that Cheng Guogong has certainly won several battles. But most of these victories were with his defeated generals Uliangha? The strength of Uryanha cannot be compared to that of the Watts.

Zhang Fu has a vague estimate of Cheng Guogong's command ability, although this estimate cannot be converted into a specific value. But Zhang Fu's advice to Cheng Guogong has already been indicated.

In the battle within the border wall, the probability of victory of Chengguo Gong is extremely high, and defeat is a small probability event. But the further north you go, the harder it is to say.

This is also the reason why Zhang Fu does not want Cheng Guogong to go out of the plug.

It's just that he looked at the intelligence in various places, especially the tragic situation in the border areas, and he also understood in his heart that if Chengguo Gong didn't fight this battle, it would be impossible.

Cheng Guogong led the main army of the Ming Dynasty, even though the thorns slaughtered the people. It is simply impossible to give an account to the government and the opposition.

Moreover, this battle may not be impossible to fight.

Zhang Fu felt that if he led his troops north, he might not be able to win a big victory, but it was no problem to repel the tile spurs and retreat with his whole body.

It's just that the years are urging people to get old.

In the first year of its establishment, the general who led an army of 500,000 and destroyed Annan in July was already a septuagenarian.

At this age, even now, it is still in the last years.

Zhang Fu has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and his body has always been very good, but he also knows that his body can no longer withstand the battle.

Cheng Guogong fought this battle, but in Zhang Fu's opinion, it was half the victory and half of the defeat, or in other words, he could no longer judge the victory or defeat. After all, he was not on the front line, but in the city of Beijing hundreds of miles later.

All information is not known, and there can be no fallacies in it.

At this moment, for this battle, Zhang Fu's heart is completely bottomless.

But he has no bottom in his heart, can he say it in the face of Zhu Qizhen's inquiry? Does he dare to speak out?

If this battle is a big gamble, Zhu Qizhen is the gambler. Then Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, has already fallen out and is constantly spinning the sieve.

I have already bought and left.

Just waiting for the cup to be revealed. It's too late to do anything at the moment.

And the more Zhu Qizhen does, the more likely he is to fail.

So the British public Zhang Fu didn't take a moment to determine what he was going to say

Oh.

British Gong Zhang Fu gently put down these notes, but seeing that Zhu Qizhen was already waiting for him, Zhu Qizhen immediately asked: "Guogong, how is the situation on the front line?" ”

The British Duke said: "After the victory of Datong, this dynasty and the tile spur have changed their offensive and defensive positions. The Tartars south of the border wall either stayed or retreated above the steppe. ”

"The war between Datong and Xuanfu is almost over."

Zhu Qizhen sneered and said, "It's cheaper for them." ”

As soon as he thought of the Datong Border Army, Zhu Qizhen felt a headache.

Nearly 100,000 people died like this, and Zhu Qizhen simply felt that he had been slapped in the face. My face was dizzy. In addition to being humiliated, Zhu Qizhen also had to clean up this mess.

Although Datong's economy cannot be compared with that of the south, Datong's local production of one stone of grain is to reduce the consumption of several stone of grain in the rear.

Even for transporting grain from Beijing to Datong, Chidao has already begun to be used. But doing so can only reduce consumption, but not exempt it.

Not to mention anything else, the pack horses on the galloping road every day also have to eat forage and grain.

Datong is so miserable, Zhu Qizhen must increase the supply of materials throughout Datong, which is even worse for Zhu Qizhen, who is now overstretched.

For the sake of food and salary, Zhou Chen has almost deprived the power of the household department, and almost every expenditure must be seen by Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen worked hard to open up sources and reduce expenditure, and even the Beijing city gate tax was increased a lot, as well as the hundreds of thousands of taels of silver accumulated by Shuntianfu over the past dynasties, which were also included in the accounts of the household department.

The same situation is also in every prefecture and county in the world.

Even Shandong and Henan are a blessing in disguise.

Because Henan and Shandong have the disaster of the diversion of the Yellow River, their local finances have supported the Yellow River project.

However, Yu Qian cherishes the people's power and leaves room for scraping places. And Zhou Chen, who was forced to be anxious, couldn't take care of this.

Regardless of the level of prefecture and county, the surplus tax in his hand exceeded 1,000 taels, and all of them were levied and transferred to Beijing.

At one time, the prefectures and counties below did not even have the silver for the officials below.

was so busy that Zhu Qizhen dared to see Zhou Chen.

Because Zhou Chen has done this, he has been criticized by many people. If the people below said that Zhou Chen was a traitor and a minister of aggregation, he still secretly said it below.

But at this moment, it has spread to the entire Shilin.

There is no way, what Zhou Chen did was to find a way to squeeze oil out of the stone without affecting people's livelihood, or as little as possible to affect people's livelihood.

In order to make up for Zhu Qizhen's huge military spending gap.

It's no wonder that such an approach can have a good reputation.

In order to support the front line, Zhou Chen didn't care about anything, and smashed his reputation into it. Zhu Qizhen appointed several first assistants, Yang Shiqi, Yang Pu, and even Cao Nai, most of them have one even if they are appointed

has a good reputation, but Zhou Chen has not yet left office, and he has become infamous.

Zhu Qizhen felt very sorry for Zhou Chen.

Thinking of this, Zhu Qizhen hated the thorn even more. He asked Zhang Fu and said, "Cheng Guogong is going to pursue here, can he capture and kill the old thief?" ”

Zhang Fu said: "Probably not, Your Majesty, throughout Emperor Taizong's previous Northern Expeditions, even if there is a big Tartar, it is difficult to capture the king and kill the general, which is also limited by the terrain on the grassland." ”

Zhu Qizhen sighed and said, "It's the same." What are the number of wins and losses? ”

Zhang Fu said: "Since Your Majesty came into power, he has been vigorously preparing for the Northern Expedition. In the Beijing camp, the border army has been preparing for a long time, the soldiers are full of horses, and the morale is available. Enough to fight. ”

"Your Majesty asked the minister, the number of victories and defeats, but the ministers are difficult to say, because there are so many variables on the battlefield, it is not human power can do everything, you can only do your best and obey the destiny of heaven."

"It's just that the minister thinks that as long as the imperial court doesn't go too deep into the grassland and doesn't cross the Hanhai, even if there is a small setback, there will be no problem with the army."

"Under the leadership of His Majesty, the national strength of the Ming Dynasty is thriving, although the national strength is restrained by the Yellow River, but as long as it survives the past two years, His Majesty will be able to regroup."

"And for the Tile Thorns? The chips in the hands of the first are Mahamu, Dehuan, and the first, accumulated by three generations, once defeated, if you want to regroup, it is difficult. ”

"Therefore, the Ming Dynasty is not afraid of defeat, the tile is afraid of it, the imperial court is already invincible, Your Majesty just needs to wait for it, there will be good news."

What Zhang Fu said seemed to be optimistic about the success of Chengguo Gong's first battle, but after reading it carefully, he avoided this question.

Zhu Qizhen also felt this.

But you didn't care?

The reason is simple, to speak in front of the emperor, it is responsible.

Ordinary ministers will not be conclusive, what do they promise to bear in front of the emperor? In general, they will leave a little leeway for themselves.

Leave it in proportion for the future.

Of course, there are those who don't do it, either they are confident, or they are stunned.

Zhu Qizhen is concerned about what Zhang Fu said that Daming is not afraid of defeat, but he is afraid of it. He was inexplicably relieved.

Although Cheng Guogong led the main force of the Ming military, it was the largest heavy army group in the Ming Dynasty. But was it true that Chengguo Gong was destroyed in the first war, and the Ming Dynasty died?

No.

The Ming Dynasty has been on the rise.

Although the defeat in the First World War may have a great impact on the Ming Dynasty, it will never involve the perspective of the survival of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Qizhen secretly said in his heart: "When the emperor was captured, the Ming Dynasty was still able to organize a second battle. I don't believe it, my prestige in the past ten years is not as good as the second brother who temporarily drove ducks. ”

"Moreover, I have arranged a lot of things, even if Cheng Guogong's entire army is really annihilated, I can form a second army within ten days."