Ye Xian's judgment was quite accurate, but he was still a little slow after all.

If he didn't stop after capturing Bauhinia Pass, and directly rode to Beijing on a fast horse, the capital of the Ming Dynasty would inevitably be in chaos, so that they would have a chance. But these three days or so of rest certainly allowed the Mongolian people to get enough rest, but it also won a respite for the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, the soldiers and horses of King Qin from Shandong, Henan and Hebei had arrived in the capital, and with the approval of the imperial court, they were stationed at the important gates of the city. Although most of these soldiers and horses have not been on the battlefield much, they have been trained for a period of time, and under the command of their respective generals and local military attachés in the capital, they can also do all the defense things in an orderly manner.

And with the addition of an army of 50,000 or 60,000 people marching into the capital, the hearts of the people in the capital, who were originally a little flustered, finally settled down.

Originally, when the news that the Bauhinia Pass had been broken by the Mongols spread in Beijing, all the people in the city were panicked, and many people had the idea of fleeing Beijing to avoid the military disaster. It was only because the imperial court immediately issued a strict order strictly prohibiting any people from leaving the city at will, and strengthened the guarding and verification at the city gate, that a large number of people did not escape from the city.

But even so, it is still difficult to calm the panicked people. Even if the yamen issued notices one after another and sent special personnel to preach outside, it still had little effect. After all, Daming was really a little too miserable this time, and there were two successive defeats that could determine survival, and anyone who replaced them would have doubts about holding Beijing.

The timely arrival of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Qin King in other provinces really solved the urgent need of the capital, otherwise maybe the capital would really be in chaos before the enemy arrived. The stationing of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses finally gave the people renewed confidence in holding the capital, and they no longer quarreled to escape from the city.

However, what the people in the city didn't know was that in fact, these soldiers and horses from other provinces who rushed to the city were very weak in their hearts. Many of them had never been to the battlefield, and they had come from a long distance, and they had already exhausted their spirits, and it was just a matter of failure to be in the city at this time, and if the Mongols attacked the city in a big way, I really don't know if they would be able to withstand it.

This point was clearly felt when the Son of Heaven inspected the defenders of the Nine Gates and encouraged the morale of the army. Because these people, whether they were generals or ordinary soldiers, did not look decisive in their eyes, but were full of apprehension and flattery, and looked at them not like soldiers at all, but more like a group of peasants.

And that's exactly what happened. These soldiers are peasants themselves, and they are only gathered for a little training when the peasants are slack, and neither their combat ability nor their psychological quality are actually insufficient. To say that they are militia is to exalt them, but this is just a group of militarily trained peasants.

This kind of casual military drill habit has always existed in the Ming Dynasty, and even compared to it, it is quite good today. At least the real guards still have a certain amount of combat power, and after the Jiajing Dynasty, except for the border army in the north, the local guards and armies will be completely degraded, and in the end it will be no different from catching fast.

Therefore, the success of rebels like Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng in the late Ming Dynasty was also made by the Ming Dynasty himself. Otherwise, how could the peasant army led by these mud legs pull the entire Ming Dynasty into the quagmire of war and rebellion, and finally let the Houjin in the northeast pick up a big bargain?

Of course, all this is a hundred years later, and the problem in front of Yu Qian now is that these Qinwang soldiers and horses are just decorations, and they are afraid that it will be a little difficult to resist the enemy.

It is obviously too late to train them now, so the only thing that can be done is to start with the morale of the army. After all, most of the soldiers and horses who rushed to the capital this time were young and middle-aged, and as long as they had the courage to fight the Mongols, there would always be some opportunities.

Thinking about this, Yu Qian immediately played the Son of Heaven and asked him to allocate a reward of silver from the treasury, as well as wine and meat to reward King Qin's soldiers and horses. At the same time, he also ordered people to take out all the armor and weapons that had been stored in the armor storehouse, and distribute them to each soldier one by one, so that they could change into the equipment that should have belonged to the three major battalions of the Beijing Division, or even the forbidden army.

This measure still has a great effect. When these soldiers got the money that they had to be busy for a year, and ate the delicious wine and meat that they could not eat during the Chinese New Year in the past, these people's gratitude to the Son of Heaven and the imperial court also came up, and they bluntly swore to defend the city of Beijing.

At the same time, after changing into those more sophisticated and sharp armor weapons, the soldiers and horses who didn't look like they had much spirit also faintly had a sense of elite. Of course, this is just a façade, and if you really want to test their quality, you still have to see it on the battlefield.

For such superficial articles, ordinary officials and ordinary people are still very comforted, but Yu Qian knows in his heart that it is difficult to use the showmanship after all, and now only these soldiers can have the courage to fight with the Mongolian people when they really arrive on the battlefield.

But can this wish really come true?

When Lu Zhen came to Yu Qian's public house to ask for a meeting, Yu Butang's face had such a trace of worry. It wasn't until he heard Lu Jin's voice that he raised his eyes, nodded and said, "It's good thinking, but do those soldiers and horses have any requirements?" ”

During this period of time, Lu Zhen was the busiest among the officials in the capital. As a decision-maker, Yu Qian only uses his brain and mouth, but he, Langzhong, has to move around and implement Yu Qian's ideas.

is the important matter of sending the silver armor and other things to the sergeant, Yu Qian just showed his face somewhere, and more importantly, it was Lu Jin, the squire, who implemented it on behalf of the Son of Heaven and the imperial court. And once the sergeant has any request, it will be fed back to him first. That's why Yu Qian asked this question.

Lu Jinyu hurriedly shook his head: "It's not that the soldiers have made any requests, but ...... My lord, are you worried that the army will not be able to fight the Mongols? As soon as he wanted to say what he meant, he noticed the other party's worried look, so he quickly changed the topic and asked.

Yu Qian also hoped that someone could help him take a closer look at the problem in front of him, and when he saw Lu Jin's inquiry, he expressed his worries, and then said: "The morale of the army is related to the survival of my Beijing City, so we must think of stabilizing the morale of the army." At the very least, they have to have the faith to fight the Mongols......"

"What you think about is that this is really crucial." Lu Zhen also frowned slightly. He had more contact with King Qin's soldiers and horses than Yu Qian, so his feelings in this regard were deeper.

Don't look at the soldiers who have gained these benefits, they have raised a lot of confidence, but they lack the momentum of the border soldiers who can fight desperately with the enemy. If the battle situation is superior, it will be fine, but once the situation is scorched, or even the people are strong, can they still be expected to desperately defend the city?

But what should I do? What can be done to boost the morale of the three armed forces, so that they can put aside all their worries and go all out to fight the Mongols? Lu Jin's heart was racing with thoughts, and his brows were deeply locked.

So, there was a very strange scene in this public room, the dignified Shangshu of the military department, and Langzhong, who did not have the name of the waiter, but the fact of the waiter, the two sat there face to face, silently pondering.

This made several officials who wanted to come to report something discouraged before and after they came to the door, these two were pondering, no one in the yamen dared to disturb at will.

was silent for a long time before Lu Zhen raised his head: "My lord, there is a way, it's just ...... There can be no small amount of trouble. ”

"Tell me about it." Yu Qian said casually. In the past two days, he has not been able to come up with any way, and when Lu Jin said this, he naturally wanted to listen to it.

So, Lu Zhen got up first, closed the door, and even the window on the side was gently closed by him, and then walked to Yu Qian's desk, leaned over and whispered to him about his idea.

Originally, Yu Qian was a little strange about Lu Jin's mysterious and mysterious approach, the gentleman was frank, what could not be said directly? But after hearing his plan, Rao is Yu Qian was bold and bold, and he didn't feel a little frightened at this time, and his face changed a little.

After being silent for a moment, he looked into Lu Jin's eyes: "Is this method really feasible?" Can they really fight the enemy as you say? ”

"When there is still a way out, people will always appear cowardly and retreat. But once you are in a desperate situation and you are about to lose your life, even the most cowardly and afraid of death will rise up. This is to be put to death and then born. Lu Jin's expression was solemn and said: "As long as they are really worthy of a battle, if they do this, they will definitely be able to gain something." ”

"But in this case, the safety of my Jingshi is desperate......" Yu Qian still didn't dare to make up his mind. After all, the safety of the capital is at stake, and this decision is not easy to make.

"In fact, we have no way out now, it's just a fight." Lu Jin's eyes flashed with a strange light, as if he was excited, and he seemed to be calm with everything under control.

Yu Qian's right fist clenched and loosened, and after doing so three times, he finally exhaled slowly: "What you said is right, in fact, we have reached the time to put ourselves to death and live later, and if we look forward and backward like this, we will only try to confuse our minds." If the sky does not kill my Ming, we will definitely be able to win this battle, otherwise, ......" The latter words, he didn't want to say, but said with a resolute expression: "Just according to your wishes, all the consequences will be borne by me, the secretary of the military department!" ”

Lu Zhen nodded and didn't say anything. Because he knows that the only one who can be the master and shoulder this responsibility is indeed Lord Yu, who has been given full authority by the Son of Heaven to do all military affairs!

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