On September 20, Li Zhi and his officials gathered in the second hall of the palace to discuss the holy decree sent by the Son of Heaven.

An Pingbo Han Jinxin stood up first, arched his hand and said: "Lord Wang, now Shaanxi, Shanxi and Beizhili are all opposed. The generals of the local military towns are all civilian officials. In recent years, the Son of Heaven has set up courts to rectify corruption and vigorously run a new army, which can be said to have greatly threatened the interests of local military generals. ”

At this time, the Beijing camp was destroyed, and the Son of Heaven no longer had the troops to suppress these local military towns. Local military attachés have sided with civilian officials. Military generals everywhere raised banners echoing the Jiangbei Army, and privately arrested court officials they hated in the local area. ”

"The rebels in various places are mixed, and the total number is more than 100,000."

"Just wait for the Jiangbei Army to attack, I'm afraid that these local military towns will join the Jiangbei Army to attack the capital together."

Finally, Han Jinxin pointed on the map and said: "The 30,000 Jiangbei Army of Nanchang Prefecture has been pinned down by Dingxingbo, and the remaining 60,000 Jiangbei Army has entered Shaanxi. If the prince does not send troops to stop the 60,000 Jiangbei troops from moving north and stop the hundreds of thousands of rebels, the Son of Heaven will be in danger. ”

Hearing Han Jinxin's introduction to the situation, all the officials in the second hall took a breath, looked at the map and did not speak. Now Li Zhi's army is limited, and he only has 20,000 tiger troops in Jianghuai Province, how can he save the Son of Heaven? It's really a conundrum.

Li Zhi looked at the ministers in the palace, thought for a while, and said, "Send a telegram to the dignitaries in various places and let them come up with ideas." ”

The official in charge of the telegram hurriedly ran down and drafted a telegram on Li Zhi's topic and sent it to the provinces. After half an hour, replies from the provinces were returned.

The official in charge of the telegram walked up to Li Zhi with a stack of telegrams, and Li Zhi said, "Read! ”

The official held up the telegram and read it out, first of all, the telegram of Zheng Yuan, the governor of Liaodong: "The minister thinks that the Son of Heaven is the soul of the country and must be saved. No matter how many troops are insufficient in one town and nine provinces, we must raise troops to solve the crisis in the capital. Liaodong has a lot of accumulated grain, which can be used as military funds. ”

Zheng Yuan supported the rescue of the capital in twelve points.

Next was a telegram from Li Dao, the new governor of Henan: "It is important to save the Son of Heaven, but now that my Tiger Ben Army is using troops everywhere and is overstretched everywhere, the prince should do what he can." If the troops are insufficient and used by the Jiangbei Army, the gains outweigh the losses. ”

Everyone heard Li Dao's telegram and glanced at each other. Obviously, many people agree with Li Dao's point of view, believing that now that the army is tight, there is no way to start this salvation.

Li Xing, who was in Jianghuai Province, said directly: "The 20,000 Jianghuai garrison has entered Jiangxi, and they are willing to continue to contain the 30,000 Nanchang Jiangbei Army." But 20,000 against 30,000 is already very difficult, and I hope that Brother Wang will know it. ”

Next was a telegram from Zhong Feng from North Korea: "The prince wants to turn the tide alone, and the last general will not dare not help with all his might." However, only a few years after the collapse of the Korean state, the Korean people still regarded the Tiger Army as a foreign invasion. Without the suppression of the soldiers, North Korea will rebel. There are more than 10 million Koreans, and the 20,000 tiger army can only draw out 3,000 at most. ”

When the ministers heard Zhong Feng's telegram, they couldn't help but talk. The rebels in Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Beizhili combined numbered more than 100,000, plus the 60,000 Jiangbei troops that went north, and it would be difficult to match without more than 60,000 Tiger Ben troops. The DPRK can only draw 3,000 troops, which can be described as a drop in the bucket.

The second hall was filled with noisy discussions for a while, and the officials insisted on their own opinions, and even argued in the temple.

There were no telegraph lines between Japan and the Indochina Peninsula, and Zheng Kaicheng, who had the largest number of troops, could not be contacted by Li Laosi, and the situation was somewhat unclear.

Minister of National Defense Hong Chengchou arched his hand and said: "Lord Wang, based on the correspondence of Pingdong Bo Zheng Kaicheng these days, the minister thinks that the Japanese peasants and samurai have accepted the status quo. Although the undercurrent of the restoration of the country among the people is still raging, no one in the Japanese can stand up and take the lead in carrying it out, so it is not a big harm. The 50,000 Tiger Army stationed in Japan can be drawn out of 20,000. ”

"In this way, we will have 23,000 soldiers and horses to meet the Jiangbei Army and rebels from all over the country."

Hearing Hong Chengchou's words, Li Zhi nodded. Hong Chengchou is old enough to plan for the country and is very careful in his work, since he estimates that Japan can draw 20,000 people out, he will not think that there will be any big mistakes.

Cui Changwu, the head of the discipline inspection team, said: "Even so, there is still a shortage of 40,000 people to meet the rebels. ”

Everyone looked at the map and looked at the Indochina Peninsula in unison.

Li Laosi in the Indochina Peninsula had 40,000 tiger troops there. In addition to the 40,000 tiger army, Li Laosi also has 60,000 Yizi battalions and 50,000 warrior troops in his hands, and he doesn't know how many soldiers and horses can be drawn to support the war in the north.

The combat effectiveness of the samurai army is low and not worth mentioning. The Yizi Battalion had just joined the Tianjin system for a few months, and its marksmanship was a mess, and it was difficult to confront the Jiangbei Army. The most important thing is the 40,000 Tiger Army. If all the 40,000 Tiger Ben troops were drawn out, Li Zhi would be able to gather 60,000 people to fight against the rebels led by the Jiangbei Army.

Li Zhi nodded and said, "Send a ship to the Indochina Peninsula to contact Li Laosi, ask him to stop the expedition in the Indochina Peninsula, and send troops and horses north to support to the greatest extent." ”

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On October 20, Humayun, the emperor of the Mughal Empire, rode on a group of Arabian steeds with a resolute expression.

This year, Humayun can be described as a smooth sail. Relying on the weapons of the Dutch, Humayun managed to successfully defeat several rebels in northern India and capture Delhi in just a few months.

In recent decades, the Mughal Empire has divided the nobility in northern India, and now the feudal lords in the north of the subcontinent are all former vassals of the Mughal Empire. As the official emperor of the Mughal Empire, Humayun had full appeal in northern India. As soon as Humayun recaptured Delhi, lords from all over the country came to Delhi to show their loyalty.

In the blink of an eye, North India was three-quarters pacified. With the exception of a few recalcitrant princes, the Mughal Empire has largely returned to its original territory.

Humayun became the honored Emperor of India again.

But Humayun did not forget his agreement with the Dutch. In the past six months, Humayun has gathered 200,000 troops from various Indian states to practice all kinds of firearms sent by the Dutch, ready to attack Li Zhi at any time.

A few days ago, the Dutch envoy found Humayun and asked him to send troops to drag Li Zhi.

The Dutch made it very clear that now there was civil strife in the Ming Kingdom, and the Jiangbei army went north to attack the capital. If the Jiangbei Army takes control of the capital, it can mobilize all the resources of the entire Ming Dynasty to train more soldiers to attack Li Zhi. So at this critical moment, Humayun must hold back Li Zhi's main force in the Indochina Peninsula, so that Li Zhi has no time to look north.

Humayun immediately agreed to the Dutch.

Defeat Li Zhi not only for the Dutch, but also for the Mughals. Li Zhi's expansion in Indochina was so rapid that Humayun felt like a thorn in his back. If Li Zhi is not defeated, I am afraid that it will not be long before India will become a province of the Ming Dynasty.

Now that the Ming Kingdom is in turmoil, it is the best opportunity.