"The thieves are coming to Denglai, and the momentum is great, how should you ...... enemy?"

Ma Shiying, who was in his fifties, slightly blessed and had a rather elegant face, stood outside the gate of Penglai Pavilion, looking at the exam questions posted on the wall, frowning slightly.

He came with Lu Zhenfei and Lu Jiude, and arrived in Dengzhou City a day ago. After arriving, they did not go to the military department to submit their names, but found a secluded inn to settle down.

Then I went to find someone to inquire about the "Juntian Exemption" of Denglai Qiwei. This matter is not difficult, because there is a Dengzhou Wei among the seven guards of Denglai, which is near the capital city of Dengzhou, and Dengzhou Water City is also the acropolis of Dengzhou Wei.

Therefore, many residents living in Dengzhou City are more or less related to Dengzhou Wei.

Regarding Zhu Cihong's practice of rectifying the seven guards of Denglai, the scholars in Dengzhou City were also divided into two groups, and one group of people applauded!

Seriously, the guard house here in Denglai is almost a cage! Whether it is an officer or a soldier, there is no way out, and the only thing that can see hope is the military talent and the military talent. And Zhu Cihong accepted Li Yan's method, on the one hand, he seized the land encroached upon by the officials of the Seven Guards; On the one hand, it gave hope to the strong men of Denglai Qiwei.

Of the 30,000 people who were recruited, 10,000 would stay in Denglai Qiwei, and each of them would be given about 200 acres of land – the land on Denglai's side was mostly dry land, which could not be compared with the paddy fields in the south of the Yangtze River. And after getting 200 acres of land, there will be no military pay below the small flag, and the equipment and military rations must be brought by themselves!

As for the small flag and above, the military salary will be reduced by the second class, and the military salary will be paid by the Generalissimo of the Fujun through the Denglai General Military Lawsuit in Dengzhou - the Reserve Japanese Capital Division has been abolished and replaced by the Denglai General Military Lawsuit with Li Ruolian as the chief soldier.

The remaining 20,000 people will be incorporated into the new army. Some of them will be incorporated into the five divisions of the New Army (there are now five divisions of the New Army), and some of them will be directly under the command of the New Army Command Department and serve as baggage troops.

As a result, the number of the new army (not counting the 10,000 guards in Denglai) has increased to 48,000! Among them, 8,000 people will stay in Dengzhou to insist, and the remaining 40,000 people will follow Zhu Cihong's actions.

In such a short period of time, 40,000 troops were pulled, not to mention whether they could fight or not, just this means of pulling people's heads made Ma Shiying and Lu Zhenfei extremely admired.

However, there are many people who speak the opposite tune here in Dengzhou! The main ones were military officers who lost their land in the "reforms".

They were unwilling to join the army, and they were powerless to resist Zhu Cihong's 40,000-strong army and ingenious methods—if it weren't for Li Yan's clever methods, these military scholars would definitely incite ordinary military households to fight. But now not only ordinary military households, but even some military attachés who still have some combat effectiveness are gearing up to go down to Jiangnan to make a fortune. Who else can follow them against them? Even if you fight against it, you can't beat it!

As for Ma Shiying, Lu Zhenfei and Lu Jiude, who came from Weifu, they were also afraid and respectful of Zhu Cihong's methods......

It's just that they still don't understand, obviously there is still the cabinet and the military department! Why didn't anyone stop Zhu Cihong from acting recklessly? Could it be that the pavilion guys who are in the line and the six branches also believe that Prince Zhu is the reincarnation of Zhu Yuanzhang?

However, they didn't immediately go to the five pavilion guys who were there, but ran to Penglai Pavilion today to look at the questions of Enke's exam.

Contrary to the expectations of Ma Shiying and Lu Zhenfei, the two veteran jinshi, they only saw one exam question outside the gate of Penglai Pavilion, which was a Taoist question. The topic is that the thieves are about to ascend to Denglai, and the momentum is great, how should you fight them?

Lu Jiude also saw this question, the old eunuch frowned, and whispered to Ma Shiying beside him: "Why is there only one problem?" ”

At this time, he had already seen Ma Shiying's brows furrowed, as if he was thinking hard.

What's going on? Won't do it?

He looked at Lu Zhenfei again, Lu Zhenfei is a Hebei man, about the same age as Ma Shiying, both in their fifties, but because he is tall and fair, he looks young. At this time, he, like Ma Shiying, was touching his beard and staring at the exam questions hanging out at the gate of Penglai Pavilion.

Look...... I won't do it!

Is this question that difficult?

At this time, Lu Zhenfei suddenly turned his head to look at Ma Shiying: "Yaocao, is there a solution?" ”

Ma Shiying smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "How can there be a solution to this kind of problem?" I don't believe that the person who wrote the question can answer it well. ”

Lu Zhenfei smiled: "Then let's go to the person who asked the question and ask for a question or two!" ”

Ma Shiying nodded: "Okay!" See Brother Bai, let's go to the Generalissimo's Mansion to meet the crown prince Chitose! ”

......

Above the capital hall of the Generalissimo Fujun's mansion, Zhu Cihong sat upright on a throne, and a few chairs were placed on both sides, sitting Hou Sui, Chen Rui, Wu Xiang, Cao Youyi, Su Guansheng, Li Ruolian, Li Yan and other seven people.

And Ma Shiying, Lu Zhenfei, and Lu Jiude have all changed into python robes, and they have just paid a big salute to Prince Zhu, and Zhu Cihong also politely gave one of them an embroidered pier, and then said half-jokingly: "The two of them, Lu Jiude, you are finally here, and the palace can wait for you here for a long time." ”

It turned out that their group had long been under the surveillance of Jinyiwei!

"Your Highness, the minister and Governor Lu, and Gonggong Lu went to the Penglai Pavilion examination room together, so it took some time."

Ma Shiying explained while peeking at Zhu Cihong. He found that Zhu Cihong had a bright smile on his face, and he looked very kind, which was completely different from Chongzhen, who looked worried about the country and the people all day long.

"Oh, do you see the exam questions?" Zhu Cihong smiled and asked, "Will you do it?" ”

Ma Shiying shook his head, "The old minister won't." ”

Lu Zhenfei also shook his head: "The old minister is only a shallow learner, and he can't do it, and he still wants to consult His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Ma Shiying also said: "The minister also wants to ask His Highness for advice." ”

Zhu Cihong smiled: "Okay, then the palace will talk to you, and I can't talk about advice, work together, and discuss a way to protect the country." ”

Ma Shiying said: "The old minister is willing to listen to the details. ”

Zhu Cihong said: "The way of this palace is to persevere!" Perseverance, protracted resistance, not afraid of hardship, not afraid of death, and not lightly sacrificed.

Before the arrival of the captives, when the state and county of the guard should be rectified, the guard should revive the military households, and the state and county should hold a large-scale group training. The two prefectures of Dengzhou and Laizhou should prepare for war, store grain and grass, and prepare for long-term persistence. Prefectures and counties in the interior should build mountain castles and fortresses in the mountains, and hold on to them with regimental training, and the enemy will defend the forts when they come, and the enemy will go out and harass them. And the guards located on the coast had to form sailors and build castles on the coastal islands to make lasting preparations.

After the arrival of the captives, the soldiers and civilians of Denglai fought in the suburbs, in the cities, in the mountains, on the islands, and on the sea! Do everything possible to save yourself and destroy the enemy! Even if the war is unfavorable, he will not surrender to the thieves, let alone leave Denglai! ”

Taizu has really been reincarnated!

Ma Shiying and Lu Zhenfei listened to Zhu Cihong's words, and the same thought popped up in their minds - Emperor Taizu Gao's reincarnation is true! Otherwise, how could the young prince in front of him come up with such a clever solution?

This method is such that the two of them have so much knowledge, they have been officials for so many years, and they are also officials who can govern the army when they get off the horse and can soothe the people when they get off the horse, and they can't think of such a way.

In fact, the two of them were also at a loss for the Manchurians who were about to go south, and all they could think of was to defend the river and Huai, and resist every step. Shandong's side, in their opinion, is not defended no matter what.

But Zhu Cihong has now given a way to insist on in Shandong, and it is feasible.

It is certainly impossible to win a battle with the Manchurians in the suburbs, and most of the cities are not defended, but as long as the fortified city of Dengzhou is well reorganized and reinforced, it is still very promising.

Because Dengzhou Water City has its own port, as long as the Water City is in hand, it is impossible for the Manchurians to cut off Dengzhou's foreign aid. And the terrain of the water city is very dangerous, by the mountain, by the water, by the sea, and also connected with the Penglai Pavilion on the Danya Mountain.

In addition to Dengzhou capital, there are six acropolises on the ground of Denglai and Lai, such as Weihaiwei, Chengshanwei, Jinghaiwei, Dasongwei, Lingshanwei and Aoshanwei. Although it is not as strong and dangerous as Dengzhou Water City, because of its wide distribution, the land transportation in the area is very inconvenient. If the Manchurian army could not completely control the mountainous interior, but would march along the relatively flat coast, it would be possible to walk 500 miles from Laizhou to Weihaiwei and 700 miles to Jinghaiwei!

If the area around Dengzhou Mansion can be fortified and cleared, the logistical pressure on the Manchurian soldiers will be huge!

As for the sea and islands, they were completely under the control of the Ming army. There were a large number of islands in the coastal areas of the Shandong Peninsula, most of which had water sources and inhabitants, which could be garrisoned by the Ming army. Moreover, the guards along the coast of Shandong were all set up to prevent Japanese invaders, and the defense of coastal islands was considered from the beginning, and forts were built on many islands and military households were stationed.

So with determination and preparation, the islands can always hold on.