"Lord Yan has such good things, don't take them out early, and you won't say it until you go to Yansui." Qin Hong felt that this kid was hiding clumsy.

Before Zhu Hui, the Duke of Baoguo, went to the northwest to conquer the northwest, the household department was allocating military rations.

This kid didn't say a word, obviously wanting to leave his father to make meritorious contributions.

Emperor Hongzhi nodded, and the grim smile on his face became more and more intense: "Yan Qing's family, are you selfish?" ”

Selfishness, of course.

However, the front came back to the sparse music, saying that there was too much baggage, and Yan Chengjin thought of compressing the biscuits.

The Ming army marched to war, and the dry food they ate was perforated baked cakes.

The round cakes were baked on a charcoal fire, crispy and salty, poked with small holes, threaded with ropes, and hung on the waists of soldiers.

Each soldier can have a stack of hanging sticks, enough to eat for more than ten days.

These breads are just enough to satisfy hunger.

In contrast, compressed biscuits with a little brown sugar, salt and sesame oil are much more delicious and have the strength to have combat effectiveness.

And even if it is perforated baked cakes, they must be baked one after another to replenish military supplies.

Compressed biscuits will not be bad after fighting, and they will be stored for a longer time.

Yan Chengjin said: "The minister has long been thinking of ways to reduce the burden, and when he came up with it, the Duke of Baoguo was already in Yansui, not the minister." ”

"An Dingbo was transferred to Hetao, who will guard the Xuanfu?" Liu Jian was worried about this.

"The minister thinks that Wang Shi can hold the Xuanfu."

Yan Chengjin turned over the cards of the famous generals in the middle of the Ming Dynasty in his heart and drew Wang Shi's out.

Wang Shi is not Wang Yue.

This person has a very enviable talent, that is, "talking on paper".

It's just that he hasn't been discovered yet, and everyone doesn't know that he's a talent.

Emperor Hongzhi and hundreds of officials said that there were no generals available all day long, but in fact, they lacked a pair of Bole's eyes, and these people were buried.

"How do I remember that Wang Shi is a civil official?"

Emperor Hongzhi frowned slightly and looked at Yan Chengjin.

Xiao Jing said: "Your Majesty is right, you named him the right deputy capital of Nanjing. ”

"Send Wang Shi to Xuanfu, and you will definitely be able to defend it." Yan Chengjin said categorically: "Dayan Khan and the fire sieve are both in the Hetao, and it is the Hetao that should be worried." ”

The fire sieve is the leader of a Tatar.

If there is no little prince here, he is the leader of the grassland Causeway Bay.

It's a pity that the plot of Shengyu and He Shengliang was staged, and the little prince was too powerful, so he could only be a licking dog with peace of mind.

Whatever the eldest brother does, I will do.

"If An Dingbo can take back the Hetao, the minister has no objection." Li Dongyang said.

Ma Wensheng said: "The minister has no objection. ”

Compared with Qin Hong, Emperor Hongzhi still believes in Ma Wensheng's vision, after all, the veteran department.

"Spread my will, Andingbo set off to Hetao, replace the Baoguo Gongzhang, and exterminate the captives."

"Your Majesty, how can there be no overseers in the captives, will Shi Lin continue to stay in the army, or will he be recalled to the capital?" Liu Jian asked.

Before Shi Lin left, he inquired about Fang Xue's investigation of the case, Yan Chengjin didn't want him to stay with his father, there was a high probability, he was a pig teammate.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Chen Shou, the governor of Yansui, can take on this important responsibility."

Recommending the two of them one after another, Qin Hong looked over, Your Majesty, is this military department book fake? The Ministry of War can be in charge of the world's soldiers and horses, but it's also fake, right?

"Your Majesty...... Can you say a word? ”

"Qin Qing's family said it."

Qin Hong said: "An Dingbo led the troops to resist the captives, and the ministers have no opinion, but Shi Lin is the imperial history of the Imperial Procuratorate, why should he be replaced?" ”

Changing generals before the battle is a taboo for soldiers.

Shi Lin served as a commander in the army, and his importance was not much different from that of Baoguogong.

If both of them are cut and replaced, it is inevitable that the morale of the army will be weakened.

Yan Chengjin said: "Before Master Shi left Beijing, he asked the minister about Fang Xue's trip to Yansui, it was safer, and the minister thought it would be better to replace it." ”

This kid actually said that Shi Lin was a thief?

Emperor Hongzhi also felt justified and sent Fang Xue to Yansui to investigate the case, but Shi Lin asked what he was doing for no reason.

Qin Hong knew what Fang Xue was doing in Yansui.

This is a sensitive topic, so I won't ask more.

"Chen Shou is the governor of Yansui, he grew up in a military family, he understands military politics, and it is okay to send him as a commander." Li Dongyang knows Chen Shou's background.

"Then order Chen Shou to be the admiral."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Yan Chengjin left the palace and ordered someone to step up the compressed biscuits, and put a few catties of salt and sugar.

If you want your horse to run fast, you have to give your horse the best grass.

Wang Yue drew a map of the Hetao and, with his knowledge of Dayan Khan, marked the route of the possible march of the Tatars.

This time, Dad can be said to have encountered the biggest challenge in his official career.

Dayan Khan and Fire Sieve were both in the Loop, and the two were the strongest generals among the Tatars.

Searching for the Tatars in the Loop, there was no city wall as a barrier, and when encountered, it was a firefight.

"It's inconvenient for the old man to go to the Hetao, otherwise he will definitely go to help Brother Cangjin."

Wang Yue stroked his beard and sighed.

"It's enough to have this picture."

The Beijing army, which had been trained by Wang Shouren for more than half a year, had improved its combat effectiveness.

Yan Chengjin took the map and asked Zhu Houzhao for advice.

That's right...... It's just asking for advice.

……

In the nine sides, Xuanfu is the closest to the capital, almost directly above the capital, the Tatars broke the Xuanfu, and all the way south is the capital.

Yan Kesong soon received the will of the imperial court.

Let him take charge of the three armies and go to the Hetao to fight the Tatars.

"Your Majesty, why is it east for a while, and west for a while?"

Just as he was wondering, the eunuch who announced the decree took out another letter.

"This is what Lord Yan entrusted us to give you."

Yan Kesong opened the letter, and when he saw that the handwriting was written by Cheng Jin, there were only a few lines:

Daddy is fat again on the border, right? Xuanfu is too comfortable, the so-called food and clothing think about people's desires, the next step should be to think about women, right?

The son asked His Majesty to find an errand for his father to enter the river loop to fight against the Tartars. ”

He niang, sure enough, is Chengjin tossing the old man......

Yan Kesong originally wanted to write a book quietly, but he had a son who drove him to work hard.

He kept looking.

"Son asks my father a question, how should I deploy troops when I get to the Hetao?"

Yan Kesong hadn't thought about this question yet, and after thinking about it for a long time, Baoguogong's military experience was not below him.

Even Bao Guogong can't find a way, what can he do?

Continue to read the letter, sure enough, there is an answer, but it's just a little annoying.

"I know that my father can't guess it, so I call it a nine-square grid tactic, Dad, please look at the map."

Yan Kesong took out the envelope, and sure enough, he found a map drawn on oil paper, only the size of a letterhead.

This map is the topography of the Loop.

The difference is that there are nine-square grids painted on the map.

It's like the horizontal and vertical lines on a chessboard, covering the entire map.

"The Tatars migrated through the loop, their whereabouts were uncertain, and if they placed sentries on the grid, they would soon be able to control their tracks."

The Tatars are always moving, and if you are always moving, you will not find them.

Divide the forces into small units, like a net, distributed in the loop, and sooner or later the Tatars will be found.

Then use the sixteen-character formula.

The enemy advances and I retreat......

A small force held back the Tatar army, and when reinforcements arrived, they could be wiped out.

"Pass on the officer's order and set off for the Hetao."

Yan Kesong came to his senses.

This nine-square grid tactic is obviously to contain the movement of the Tatars.

Transferring the Ningxia border army out may not be able to fight with the Tatars.

……

"Your Majesty, this is Yan Chengjin's letter to An Dingbo, and the slave maid asked someone to rub a copy." Xiao Jing handed over the letter.

Emperor Hongzhi opened it and took a look, the nine-square grid tactics?

"Summoning Yan Chengjin."

After a while, Yan Chengjin came to Fengtian Hall and bowed: "Minister Yan Chengjin, see Your Majesty." ”

"You came up with this nine-square grid tactic?"

Shameless ...... you

I peeked at the letters of our father and son.

Yan Chengjin secretly wrote down the name of the eunuch who sent the letter, and no one in Africa has gone yet.

"It wasn't the minister who came up with it, it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who came up with it."