Zhu Yunwen's unconscious slapping on the table interrupted everyone's discussion, but he himself was still immersed in his own thoughts and never spoke. After a long time, Zhu Yunwen reacted, looked around, and found that everyone was looking at him a little nervously, and after understanding the reason, he tried to calm himself down, and he couldn't lose his square inch in front of the ministers, so he smiled and said: "After discussing it for so long, everyone is tired." Liu Zhen," Zhu Yunwen instructed: "Quickly bring some fruits, candied fruits, and snacks, all of you are tired, eat something first, and then discuss." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Everyone's emotions were relaxed by Zhu Yunwen, some went out to the toilet, some ate melons and fruits snacks, everyone chatted with each other, the atmosphere eased a lot, and after the tired body was replenished with sugar, it was like a charged battery, and they were all in good spirits.

Zhu Yunwen saw that everyone's mood had recovered, and then said: "I think that the analysis of the gentry is correct, the purpose of the Yanshu people should be to eliminate the command system of our army in one fell swoop, and then raid our army, because the senior generals of our army are captured, they will not be able to react in time, and the consequences may be difficult to predict." ”

"But it's too late now, I can't stop what should happen, we can only plan for the worst."

"Your Majesty, do you mean that the whole army will be wiped out?"

"What do you think?"

This time it was Zhuo Jing who spoke, his voice was very slow and a little low, so he immediately attracted everyone's attention: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that we can analyze the things here, it is impossible for General Geng not to notice it at all, since he can think of scattering the scout cavalry, it means that he is also on guard." Therefore, before the negotiation, it is inevitable to make careful arrangements. ”

"This is the Zhending defense map, everyone, please take a look," Zhuo Jing put the map on the table: "The key to Zhending's defense is Zhending City and this pontoon bridge." ”

"There should be no problem with Zhending City, Yanshu people can't capture Zhending City; And there is a large amount of baggage south of the Hutuo River, and supplies are transported to Zhending City every day through the pontoon bridge, and there should also be heavy troops to defend here, so the minister thinks that as long as General Geng Lao has made arrangements in advance, Zhending City and the camp on the south bank should be able to be saved, so that even if General Geng Lao is captured, the loss will not be very large, I am afraid that these generals will join the enemy in battle, or there will be traitors to help, and call open the city gate, so the guards of Zhending City and the guards on the south bank are very important, I hope that General Geng will be deployed properly. ”

Zhuo Jing's words were very interesting, at first he said that the loss would not be very large, but in the end he said that the whole army might be wiped out, which made everyone's hearts relax first, and then tense up again, a bit of a roller coaster ride.

Wang Du also stood up and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, Zhuo Shilang's analysis is very reasonable, although we hope that God will bless General Geng from harm, but we must prepare for the worst, the minister thinks that we should first send heavy generals to Zhending to stabilize the battle situation, and it is also convenient to resist layer by layer to prevent the Yan army from going south." ”

"Well," Zhu Yunwen nodded: "So do you have any candidates?" ”

"The minister recommends Cao Guogong Li Jinglong." Huang Zicheng first said: "Cao Guogong is good at fighting and knowing soldiers, and he has been reused when he was the first emperor, and has gone to Huguang, Shaanxi and other places to train the army many times, and has won the hearts of the army. ”

After everyone listened, they couldn't help but think in their hearts, in addition to the rebellious Feng Sheng and Wang Bi, there was only Geng Bingwen among the founding generals, and the Hou Ye of the Hou Feng had Wuding Hou Guo Ying, Jiangyin Hou Wu Gao, An Lu Hou Wu Jie, now Guo Ying is in Guangning, Wu Gao was ordered to go to Xuanfu, I am afraid that he is still on the way, Wu Jie is the chief soldier of Henan, and he should be in Kaifeng now; Xu Huizu, the second generation of the national duke, and Chang Sheng were in Datong, preparing to attack Juyong Pass, although Fu Zhong, the son of Fu Youde, attacked the Duke of Ying, but he had been a commander in the local area before, and there was no outstanding performance; The only thing that is nothing, only Li Jinglong is still in Beijing, and everyone has different opinions on Li Jinglong, but it seems that there is no better candidate, even if everyone wants to oppose it, there is no candidate.

Zhu Yunwen also found this problem, because of his dislike for Li Jinglong, he has not been assigned a job, but only manages the affairs of the Governor's Mansion in Beijing, but at this moment, it is extremely prominent.

But Li Jinglong is definitely not usable, even if he has no dissenting intentions now, and he does not have that ability.

Zhu Yunwen suddenly remembered something: "Where are Ping An and Qu Neng now?" ”

Qi Taixiang thought for a moment and said: "Seven days ago, the imperial court urgently ordered General Ping'an to leave the Bauhinia Pass for six hundred miles, when he was transferred to Datong by the Duke of Wei, most of his troops were cavalry, and now he should have arrived at the Bauhinia Pass; General Qu Neng led an army of 30,000 to the north to reinforce Zhending, which should be near Lincheng now according to the distance, and there should be a day's journey from Zhending. ”

"Where's Wu Jie?"

"Wu Jie is in Kaifeng, serving as the chief soldier of Henan."

Zhu Yunwen thought about it, Ping An was ordered to attack Beiping out of Bauhinia Pass, and now that Zhu Di is in Zhending, then Ping An will definitely take advantage of the situation to attack Beiping, so that Zhu Di has to withdraw his troops, which is good news.

Qu can have more infantry, unless the light cavalry advances quickly, it will definitely not reach Zhending.

Zhu Yunwen thought for a while and said: "I have an idea, if the Marquis of Changxing unfortunately dies in battle, then the imperial court will no longer have a general who can take charge alone, so I plan to divide the army into two theaters of war in the east and west, and the western part will be under the command of Ping'an, and the scope of the theater will be the garrison of Bauhinia Pass and Zhending, and attack Beiping from the west, with Wu Jie and Qu Neng as their deputy generals; The eastern part was handed over to Sheng Yong, and the theater was divided into Hejian, Dezhou, Cangzhou and Zhigu, and was responsible for attacking Beiping from the west, with Xu Kai as his deputy general. I gave them the right to do it cheaply. ”

Everyone looked at the map, pondering the feasibility of Zhu Yunwen's idea, and after a while, Qi Tai said first: "Your Majesty, it is divided into two war zones, east and west, and the minister agrees." But the minister was worried that Ping'an and Sheng Yong would not be competent, and they didn't seem to have a good record, Ping'an was just Miyun's commander and Suiyuan's deputy general before, and it was a little inappropriate to hand over more than 200,000 people to him at once; And Sheng Yong also has a similar situation, he was only in command before, and he was afraid that he would not be able to convince the public. ”

"And who are you to serve the people?"

"This?" Qi Tai is speechless, the other candidates are actually the same, there are no more people like Geng Bingwen, He Fu is just a Pingqiang general, Gu Cheng is just a commander of Guizhou, and the position is similar to Ping An and Sheng Yong, but he is older. Unless high titles such as Xu Huizu and Li Jinglong are appointed, but these people have much worse military experience and have never fought any tough battles.

"The minister does not agree with the emperor's statement, and Li Jinglong, the Duke of Cao Guo, can take on the important responsibility." Huang Zicheng jumped out again.

Zhu Yunwen said categorically: "Cao Guogong is in Beijing, I can feel at ease, Mr. Huang doesn't need to mention it again!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Huang Zicheng retreated, very incomprehensible.

"What about the others?"

Everyone glanced at it and didn't speak, because they couldn't come up with a better plan, so they had to say: "The emperor is sage." ”

"Okay, I'll make an order."

"Set up two theaters in the east and west, the western part is in charge of General Ping'an Yanzuo, who is in charge of the first-line garrisons at Bauhinia Pass and Zhending, and attacks Beiping from the western front, with Wu Jie and Qu Neng as their deputy generals; In the east, Sheng Yong, the right general of Ping Yan, was in charge, commanding the garrisons of Hejian, Dezhou, Cangzhou, and Zhigu, and attacking Beiping from the east, with Xu Kai as his deputy general. ”

"Your Majesty, what if General Left and General Right have a dispute?"

"This," Zhu Yunwen thought for a moment and said, "If there is a dispute, General Zuo shall prevail." ”

"The Shandong Metropolitan Division was taken over by Mei Yin, the commander of the horses."

"The Henan Metropolitan Division was taken over by Chen Hui, the governor of the Later Army."

"In addition, let Wu Jie and Qu Neng go north at the same time, stabilize the battle situation, and wait for the order of the main general to be safe."

"Inform Hejian Xu Kai and Dezhou Shengyong of the news of the failure, and let them choose the opportunity to attack and disturb Beiping, but pay attention to safety."

"Let Xu Huizu go all out to break through the Juyong Pass, I will give him two months to prepare, launch an attack in January next year, and break through the pass within a month, otherwise he will be severely punished."

"Order Geng Xuan to attack Yongping, attract the Yanshu people to the east, and curb its southward movement."

In the end, Zhu Yunwen hesitated for a moment, and issued another holy decree: "Order the founding prince Changsheng to return to Beijing immediately." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

In the end, Huang Zicheng asked a question: "Your Majesty, if there is really no defeat, will the holy decree still be issued?" ”

"Hair as it is."

"What about Geng Bingwen?"

"He is also the general of Pingyan, commanding Pingyan in the eastern and western theaters."

"What about He Fu and Gu Cheng?"

"Summoning them back to Beijing!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After the discussion, Zhu Yunwen looked at the backs of everyone, and he also felt uneasy. This adjustment is too risky, and it is likely to cause a backlash from the veteran, but he has no other way, the veterans are Zhu Yuanzhang's confidants for many years, and they are inextricably linked with Zhu Di. Although it is not yet known the specific situation of Zhending, it must be related to the appeasement, compromise and even rebellion of the veteran.