For the rampant of Yexian, Emperor Jingtai was also upset, and constantly convened Yu Qian, the secretary of the military department, to discuss countermeasures, and at the same time ordered Datong Town, Xuanfu Town, Liaodong Town, Shanxi Town and other military towns to closely monitor the movements of the Wara army.

Yu Qian was also worried, in order to prevent Warat from suddenly attacking the south again, so that the imperial court had no time to react, Yu Qian suggested that Emperor Jingtai immediately reorganize the Gyeonggi garrison and prepare for battle.

Since Emperor Jingtai ascended the throne, he has been busy suppressing the power of the Taishang Emperor's orthodox emperor, and then he has been arguing and arguing with the Korean Chinese official group and military attachés, and has never freed up his hands to rectify the garrisons in various places that are uneven and poorly prepared after the defense of Beijing.

After the withdrawal of the Gyeonggi garrison from various places, there were less than 100,000 left, and they belonged to different generals, which was very mixed, and the morale of the army was low, and the reorganization of the whole army was imminent.

After this matter was raised by Yu Qian, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Emperor Jingtai also nodded frequently.

However, because Emperor Jingtai deliberately improved the authority and status of civilian officials, the military generals in the DPRK and China were unstable, and the Gyeonggi garrison was also fluctuating.

After thinking about it, Emperor Jingtai could only transfer a batch of money and grain from the household department first, and let Yu Qian first rectify the tens of thousands of garrisons in Beijing, as for the soldiers and horses in the rest of Gyeonggi, he could only wait and talk.

A few days later, Yu Qian, who was training soldiers and horses in the military drill ground on the outskirts of Beijing, was suddenly stopped left and right, and then saw Cao Jixiang, the eunuch of the Si Prison, running over in a little panic, and suddenly secretly screamed in his heart!

"Lord Yu! Something happened! ”

Cao Jixiang came to Yu Qian and whispered, "Lord Yu! Your Majesty has asked you to enter the palace immediately to face the saint! ”

"What's wrong!"

Cao Jixiang looked left and right, and saw that the few little eunuchs he brought had already blocked the surrounding soldiers, so he said in a low voice: "I also led an army of 200,000 to attack Datong Town again, and now I am about to kill Datong Town!" In order to stabilize people's hearts, Your Majesty has not publicized this matter for the time being, so I asked you to ask your Excellency to discuss countermeasures! ”

Hearing this, Yu Qian also had a bad face, and immediately entered the palace with Cao Jixiang.

When Yu Qian came to the imperial study, Shi Heng, the right governor, was already waiting here.

When Emperor Jingtai saw Yu Qian coming, he directly handed over the request for help from Datong Town, and said, "Yu Aiqing, there is a plan for this matter!" ”

After Yu Qian read it roughly, he said: "Your Majesty, the garrison of Datong Town is not strong enough, and there is a shortage of troops, and in the face of the siege of the first 200,000 troops, it will not last long, and the imperial court must immediately send a large army to help!" ”

Emperor Jingtai nodded and said: "The Right Governor also has this opinion, but now the Gyeonggi garrison is exhausted and can no longer go to Datong Town to rescue, so the two Aiqing discussed, where did this reinforcement come from?" ”

After speaking, Emperor Jingtai stared at Yu Qian and Shi Heng, and said word by word; "The military situation is urgent! I need a feasible strategy today! ”

Then, Emperor Jingtai sat next to the bookcase and began to review the folds, leaving Shi Heng and Yu Qian to discuss the matter of raising an army.

"Lord Yu, in my opinion, it's better for us to do both!"

"Oh? What's a two-pronged approach? ”

Shi Heng pondered for a moment and said: "I think that the rectification of the Gyeonggi garrison and the mobilization of troops and horses to aid Datong Town must be carried out at the same time, if the galloping army is not good for a long time, the imperial court can also mobilize the reorganized Gyeonggi garrison to reinforce Datong Town, how about it?" ”

Yu Qian thought for a while, then said, "It's okay!" Then bother the right governor to sit in the capital, immediately rectify the Gyeonggi garrison, and our military department immediately requisitioned the local army to rush to the aid of Datong Town! ”

"Good!"

Yu Qian's idea is in Shi Heng's mind, this time the Wara army is menacing, leading the army north must be a bloody battle, a vicious battle, Shi Heng doesn't want to lead the army to fight, he just followed Yu Qian's suggestion, stay in Beijing City to rectify the army, and sit back and watch Datong Town rise!

"Master Yu thinks it's better to mobilize soldiers and horses?"

Yu Qian said with a smile: "I think it's good to mobilize Liu Juntao, the chief military officer of Yanzhou Town, to go north to Datong Town!" ”

At this time, Emperor Jingtai raised his head and asked, "Liu Juntao?" Why! ”

Yu Qian said: "Your Majesty! First, this Liu Juntao fought bloody battles with him when he was also the first and the soldiers who took off the capital and made many military exploits, and he was a fierce general who could fight well, and he could completely block the Wara army in Datong Town; Second, Liu Juntao, the chief military officer of Yanzhou Town, has already trained 100,000 new troops in accordance with the orders of the Ministry of War, and this time it is just right to pull the new army he trained to Datong Town to test the combat strength of the new army! ”

Emperor Jingtai also nodded frequently when he heard this, and this time he also led 200,000 iron cavalry south, if Liu Juntao, the chief military officer of Yanzhou Town, led an army of 100,000 to help, relying on the perfect city and fortress system of Datong Town to defend, it would definitely be foolproof!

At this time, Shi Heng said: "Lord Yu, this Liu Juntao is only the chief military officer of a town, why can he have 100,000 soldiers?" What does the military department say? ”

Emperor Jingtai's face also darkened when he heard this, he was patronizing the matter of raising reinforcements just now, and he ignored this point.

Yu Qian said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty! Liu Juntao, the chief military officer of Yanzhou Town, was good at using firearms, and in the defense of Beijing, he relied on his sharp firearms to severely damage the Wara Iron Cavalry and beheaded tens of thousands! Therefore, the minister discussed with his colleagues in the Ministry of War, and asked him to use firearms to build a new army, with a strength of 100,000, and if the effect is significant, it will be promoted throughout the army, so as to improve the military strength of my Ming Dynasty! ”

Then, Yu Qian added: "Your Majesty, regarding this matter, the minister, I have been on the fold, and Your Majesty has also approved it!" ”

Emperor Jingtai thought for a while, and suddenly remembered that he had indeed approved a drill for the new army by the Ministry of War, but at that time, he was busy clearing the power of the orthodox emperor of the Taishang Emperor, and he didn't have the heart to look carefully.

Thinking of this, Emperor Jingtai said: "That's right! I approved it, and if Yu Aiqing hadn't reminded me, I would have almost forgotten. ”

Seeing this, Shi Heng also echoed two sentences, and stopped talking.

Then, Emperor Jingtai issued an order to let the military department immediately write a letter, and ordered Liu Juntao, the chief military officer of Yanzhou Town, to lead his troops to rush to the aid of Datong Town to meet the Wara army.

However, Yu Qian was still a little worried in his heart, so he said to Emperor Jingtai: "Your Majesty, Liu Juntao is the chief military officer of Yanzhou Town, and the chief military officer of Datong Town is at the same level. At that time, if the two of them are not convinced by each other and lead the army to fight their own battles, this battle will be dangerous! ”

Shi Heng said: "Your Majesty, since Liu Juntao, the chief military officer of Yanzhou Town, is leading the army to help, then he should obey the dispatch of the general army of Datong Town, there is nothing to discuss!" ”

Yu Qian retorted: "No! Now the strength of Datong Town is unbearable, and the combat exploits of the chief officer of Datong Town are not as good as Liu Juntao, if Liu Juntao is allowed to obey the dispatch of the general army of Datong Town, then the soldiers and horses under his command will definitely not be convinced, and when the time comes, the generals will not be in harmony, and the battle situation will worsen! ”

After speaking, Shi Heng and Yu Qian argued, and the two refused to give in to each other, and they both had their own opinions.

Emperor Jingtai groaned for a moment, then waved his hand, and Yu Qian and Shi Heng immediately quieted down.

Then, Emperor Jingtai said: "This time, it is still the priority to repel the Warat army!" Since Datong Town can't repel the Wara army on its own, let Liu Juntao, the chief military officer of Yanzhou Town, take over the command of the battle from the chief military officer of Datong Town! ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw Cao Jixiang, the eunuch of the Si Eunuch, walk into the imperial study with a very ugly face, salute Emperor Jingtai and said: "Your Majesty, I just received an urgent report from Datong Town: Tan Fei, the chief military officer of Datong Town, was killed, and now the vanguard of the Wara army has arrived under the city of Datong Town!" ”

Emperor Jingtai immediately stood up when he heard this, and shouted at Yu Qian: "Let Liu Juntao immediately lead the army north!" There must be no mistakes in Datong City! ”