As soon as Jia Rui said a word, everyone fell silent all at once.

Especially Xu Daozhong, he was still a little unhappy in his heart.

In his heart, he did not believe that the Tatars would come to the capital.

No matter how bad the combat effectiveness of the Dade army is, it will not reach that point. But at this time, it can be said that Dade is no longer saved.

It said that the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses were ready to fight, and in his opinion, it was just a precaution. When I told my subordinates about this matter, I just read it from the book and conveyed it.

Unexpectedly, Jia Rui took this matter seriously.

However, Jia Rui is his most powerful subordinate, and he has been able to sit firmly in the position of patrolling the city, and his reputation has been rising, thanks to a series of measures and achievements that Jia Rui has launched.

The changes of the other four Terracotta Divisions are actually the result of imitating the Dongcheng Terracotta Division.

Although he was not very happy in his heart, he was not easy to refute Jia Rui directly.

"Tianxiang, tell me your reasoning."

Now is the critical moment, fighting with the Tatars, it is not a joke, it is a fight of life and death, and people may die at any time.

In the face of such a major right and wrong, there is no room for ambiguity or hesitation.

Since Xu Daozhong asked, Jia Rui was also blunt.

"The Tatars have been affected by disasters this year, and life is also very difficult. This time I came out to loot, and I must be determined to win. ”

"Close to the frontier, there is nothing to grab. Therefore, going deep into the land of Gyeonggi is their inevitable choice. ”

"What does it mean that the Tatars were not able to be stopped in Ping'an Prefecture and Shanshui Pass, and they were not able to stop the Tatars for five hundred miles in the territory?"

"It shows that those Great German troops have not contributed at all, they are all preserving their strength, standing by and watching, and they want to ask others to come forward."

Those people think the same way, and the rest of the people think the same way. If you don't contribute, why should we ask the mainland to contribute? Anyway, it's good that the Tatars don't rob me here. ”

"Everyone wants to protect themselves, and they all want to bring disaster to the east, and the final result is that the Tatars and Mogu people are approaching Gyeonggi."

"You can say I'm alarmist, but it won't be long before you find out that what I say will be verified."

"When the Tatars approach the capital, we will have to fight. I don't care what you do, but I'm ready to fight. ”

"Tianxiang, according to what you said, hundreds of thousands of troops are useless, even if we go to war, there are only a few hundred people, what is the use?"

Marchand's words were immediately approved by Jiang Zining.

"Yes, most of our people have never fought. Equipment is not good, once you fight against the Tatars, isn't it for nothing? ”

"The imperial court gives five or six million taels of silver to the frontier every year. , now with them, they actually let the Tatars in so easily. Tell us to go out and resist, where is the reason? ”

Jia Rui also knows that Jiang Zining's words have a certain amount of truth, and it is estimated that many people have this view.

But now that the situation has reached such a point, it is useless to say this. Besides, the Tatars really arrived in the capital, and the emperor ordered them to fight, who would dare not go out?

"I just said what I think, how to do it, it's up to Lord Xu to make up his mind."

This kind of thing, arguing for three days and three nights will not lead to any conclusion, and Jia Rui is too lazy to say it again.

"Tianxiang has a point, we have to prepare for the worst. It's best if the Tatars don't come, if they do, we will only have to fight to the death. Let's go back and prepare for the war. ”

After the meeting ended, Jia Rui asked Chen Kui to inform Zheng Tianlun and Chen Yejun of the Yamen meeting.

Not long after Jia Rui returned, Zheng Tianlun, Chen Yejun, and Wang Yimu also returned.

Jia Rui informed them of the meeting, analyzed the situation himself, and conveyed the intention of preparing for war.

"The soldiers and horses of the imperial court are all waste, and the five or six million silver a year will not make a sound when thrown into the water."

Zheng Tianlun said indignantly.

"According to the current situation, the Tatars and the Mogu people may really come to the capital."

Wang Yimu said.

"What to fight? Where did you fight along the way? It was clearly let in, and let the Tatars visit Dade. ”

Chen Yejun said it more thoroughly.

"Forget it, it's useless to talk about it now. When the Tatars arrived in the capital, the court had to fight hard. ”

"We can't run either. When the time comes, I will definitely go out of the city. At present, the top priority is to actively prepare for war while doing the original errand. ”

"Although our strength is meager, we are grinding our guns in battle, and we are not happy. With some preparations, at least a few fewer people can die. Even if you run away, you have a better chance of winning. ”

"Then call the veterans who have been on the battlefield and fought in the war, and train everyone."

Chen Yejun made a suggestion.

"Okay, start training today. Let's one-on-one, not the opponent of the Tatar cavalry, we might as well train a few tactics, such as two-on-one, three-on-one, in the shortest possible time, defeat and kill the opponent. ”

"I've been in battle before, so I'll do it."

Wang Yimu took the initiative to ask.

"Okay, then work hard for the king's eyes. Training consumes physical strength, so give everyone something good to eat. and paid with the money of the officials. ”

"As soon as the Tatars come, they will inevitably besiege the city and cut off the canal traffic. At that time, the price of food in the city will inevitably rise, and it will be impossible to control it even if you want to. ”

"Taking advantage of the fact that they are all waiting and watching at the moment, the price has not risen yet, and I asked everyone to buy more food reserves at home. At that time, I am afraid that there is no place to buy food even if I have money. ”

"At the same time, we will come to a crisis when we are going to fight. At that time, the army must have been short of food and grass. ”

"The army's food and grass may not be guaranteed, and we are all miscellaneous brands, I'm afraid that no one will take care of them. So we can't just count on the imperial court, we have to prepare ourselves. ”

"How do we prepare?"

Zheng Tianlun also felt that what Jia Rui said made sense, but he didn't have a better way.

"I told my steamed bun workshop to make more cakes, so that they could be kept for a longer time, and hidden somewhere outside the city. Take it when you need it. ”

"There are only more than 120 of us, and we can still do it in ten days and a half months. As for others, we don't have the ability to care. ”

"At the moment many people do not believe that the Tatars will come, so they will not actively prepare for war. Taking advantage of this time, let's get more weapons, especially more bows and arrows. ”

"This matter will be handed over to Commander Zheng to do. At least one bow per person, the more arrows the better. Wang Zhimu, these days strengthen the training of bows and crossbows. ”

"Bow and arrow training is time-consuming and laborious, and it doesn't take a year or two to see obvious results. My idea is to focus on crossbow arrows, which can be used quickly, and anyone can do it. ”

"Okay, just do as you want."

"And in weapons, knives and guns are slow to work. I think it's better for everyone to have a long-handled axe, anyone can use it, the force is heavy, even if you cut it indiscriminately, it will be difficult for the enemy to get close. ”

"If you encounter a cavalry close to you, you can cut off the horse's head, and you can deal with it for a while."

Since they were determined to fight, everyone used their brains and offered suggestions.

No one else took the war seriously, but the Dongcheng Terracotta Division took this matter and really took it as a big thing.