When Jia Ke went north to pursue the Tatars, he did not forget to write a letter and asked his soldiers to send it to Fan Kang in Kaiping Town, telling him what had happened. Let him take full authority to deal with the matter and report the victory to the imperial court.

Jia Ke was not at ease to make Wang Tao, the last time Wang Tao could give up on him, this time he could take away his military exploits. Jia Ke can't let this happen again, the current Wang Tao has lost the martial arts of the past, he only knows that he is a franchise, don't look at him now in the name of Wang Ziteng, if it is to be an official, he can kick Wang Ziteng aside at any time.

After Fan Kang received Jia Ke's letter, he thought about it in the study for a while. Then he immediately wrote a report of victory, and immediately ordered people to send it to the capital in an urgent manner for 800 miles.

Since receiving the 800-mile urgent military report that Xuanfu Town was besieged and in danger, the well-informed big households in Beijing began to secretly transfer their property and disperse important people at home. In case the Tatars broke through the town of Xuanfu, they led their troops straight to the capital.

The emperor and the courtiers were also full of lawsuits in the past two days, and everyone discussed together, where to transfer troops from, and how much grain and grass are needed?

On this day, as before, the emperor came to the Qianqing Gate on time, "the imperial gate listens to the government". It's been a few days in a row, and the emperor is old. It's amazing to be so diligent.

Why is this not the early dynasty, but the "imperial gate to listen to the government"? In fact, the so-called early dynasty is just a film and television drama in order to show the emperor's diligence and fabrication, ancient Chinese dynasties basically did not appear in the early dynasty, if there is a major ** emperor will convene relevant ministers in Taihemen, Qianqingmen or Qianqing Palace to discuss countermeasures and listen to everyone's opinions. That's why it's called, "Imperial Gate Listens to Politics". Later, people understood the "imperial gate to listen to the government" as an early dynasty in the usual sense. The time of "Imperial Gate Listening to Politics" is about 9:30~11:00, and it cannot be said to be an early dynasty at this time.

When the emperor entered the Qianqing Gate, the three college students and the ministers had already arrived.

The emperor looked at the ministers below and asked, "How is it?" Have you come up with a result? Where exactly are the troops being transferred from? How to allocate salaries? It's been almost ten days, so there's got to be a charter. ”

Li Lu, a scholar, replied: "Your Majesty, now that the 120,000 cavalry of the Tatars are gathered under the city of Xuanfu Town, according to the combat ability of our soldiers, it is impossible to relieve the siege of Xuanfu Town without 200,000 soldiers. ”

The Emperor nodded at his words, and then said to them, "I know this, but you must also come up with a charter quickly." Although 10,000 people were sent to the rescue some time ago, it was only to delay time. If you don't hurry up again, once Xuanfu Town is breached, the capital will be in danger at that time. ”

Li Lu, as the oldest bachelor, has always been the number one person in the cabinet. So there are some things that he has to say.

Li Lu explained to the emperor again: "Your Majesty, we have decided to mobilize troops from Shandong, Henan and other places, and then rendezvous in Tongzhou. In the dispatch and commander of the army to control the army, and then go to the rescue. Otherwise, I am afraid that it will be broken by the Tatars individually. ”

When the emperor heard his words, he felt that there was some truth. The cavalry of the Tatars came and went like the wind, and if the troops were too small, they would be eaten by the other side directly. Only by concentrating forces in one place could it be possible to break through the Tatars.

And Lei Ying, the squire of the military department next to him, heard Li Lu's words, and immediately went out to refute: "Your Majesty, the words of the scholar are completely based on paper and unrealistic. ”

Li Lu is awkward about this Lei Ying, no matter when or what he has to object. But you have to say that he must have a point. So Li Lu has always tolerated him. Now when you hear him come out to make trouble again, you stand aside and don't speak, but you want to see what he can say.

When the emperor heard him say this, he also asked with a calm face: "What I see Li Lu is very reasonable, what do you say is not feasible?" ”

Lei Ying replied fearlessly: "It's good for the emperor to gather his troops together, but how to march?" How to transport grain and grass? What about the water for the troops? If these problems are not solved, these hundreds of thousands of people will be scattered before they reach Xuanfu Town. Then he looked at the people present with disdain, and continued: "You think that the ancients were all fools, and they didn't know that they would join forces in one place, and that they would divide the troops into three or five ways. That's they can't help it. Otherwise, the troops would have to march more than 100 miles. Can drinking water for so many people be solved by just a few wells? And this was only the march of the large army, not even the baggage troops that carried grain and grass. I am afraid that it will be more than 300,000 by then. ”

After he finished speaking, everyone present was stunned, they only knew that on the ancient battlefield, they were always defeated by the enemy because of the division of troops, so they always wanted to merge in one place and then advance. But just now, Lei Ying's words stunned them. The logistics estimate of 200,000 people is not a trivial matter, Lei Ying just said a few questions, and they really didn't think about it.

When the emperor heard this, he asked him, "What should you do?" ”

Lei Ying confidently said: "How many ways should we divide our troops when we are in the territory?" Then meet in Baoding. Dispatch generals in Baoding for unified command. Then divide the troops. There were several ways to advance, and finally they met again in Xuanfu Town. Not only would this be much faster, but the march would be much faster than before. Later, when he arrived at Xuanfu Town, he fought a decisive battle with the enemy army in one place. ”

Li Lu stood up and asked, "If the troops are divided into several routes, there is always a danger that they will be broken by the Tatars separately." What do you do in this situation? ”

"What's so difficult about this, the distance between several armies should not exceed 10 miles, send more horses to each other, once the Tatars are found to attack one of them, the other two roads will quickly support, and the attacked troops will immediately defend the village, and wait until the other two armies arrive, and fight a decisive battle with the enemy." Lei Ying said confidently.

When the emperor heard what he said, he pondered it in his heart and felt that it was more reliable than Li Lu's plan. I made up my mind in my heart, "I think Lei Aiqing's method is even my heart." I think that's it. ”

Li Lu stood up at this time and said, "Your Majesty thinks that it is better to meet in Tongzhou. According to the method of the squire Lei Ying, the army marched in Tongzhou, and went to Xuanfu Town from Tongzhou, so that the safety of the capital was better, if it met in Baoding, in case Xuanfu Town had fallen, the army was far away in Baoding, and it was afraid that the capital would be in danger when rushing to the capital. ”

Lei Ying did not refute this time, but stood up and said: "Scholar Li's consideration is more thoughtful than Weichen's. Now that I think about it, there is indeed something wrong with the rendezvous in Baoding. In Tongzhou, not only can the safety of the capital be guaranteed, but some soldiers can also take the waterway, saving physical strength and freight. It is not too late to arrive in Tongzhou and go to Xuanfu Town in several ways. ”

The emperor was very satisfied with today's listening to the government, and finally formed a concrete plan of action under the collective wisdom of everyone.

The army met in Tongzhou in several routes, and then there was a selected general under unified command, and then it went to Xuanfu Town in several ways. If the town of Xuanfu has been conquered, the enemy will come to the capital, and it will happen to meet the army halfway, and then choose a place to fight the enemy in a decisive battle.

If the enemy army does not conquer Xuanfu Town, when the time comes, the rescue army will converge under the city of Xuanfu Town, and the inside and outside will definitely be able to break the Tatars.

Then it is time to discuss the candidate for the commander of the army, for this candidate, everyone looks at the emperor together, and this person must be decided by the emperor.