Zhang Yixian smiled innocently, "Your Majesty guessed, Liaodong is another big victory." ”

"Oh, how is this time? How many Jiannu were killed? Zhu Youzhen had no surprises.

"Your Majesty, General Yuan killed more than six hundred Jiannu."

"Kill so many at once? The scale of the battle must be not small, right? Could it be that Jiannu is going to fight back in an all-out way? ”

"No, General Yuan just met Jiannu unexpectedly, and besides, General Yuan has already recaptured Jinzhou."

"Jinzhou? So fast? This time, Zhu Youzhen was a little surprised, "The general reported it to me." ”

"Your Majesty, the military report is here." Zhang Yixian handed the general newspaper to Zhu Youzhen with both hands.

The military newspaper was written by Sun Chengzong, and in addition to describing the outcome of the war and the current situation in Liaodong, it was his concern that Yuan Chonghuan was advancing too fast, the battle line was too long, and the food and ammunition supplies might not be able to keep up.

Zhu Youzhen wrenched his fingers, he made a preliminary calculation, the Jiannu who died under Yuan Chonghuan's hands had exceeded two thousand, Jiannu fought against the Ming Dynasty, there had never been such a big loss, and now Yuan Chonghuan is withdrawing troops from Jinzhou and Ningyuan, and Jiannu will not give up.

Since Yuan Chonghuan's new army has this ability, it must really hurt Jiannu, let them realize the strength of the new army of the Ming Dynasty, so that they will not worry about Ningyuan and Jinzhou, now is a critical period, there will be a larger war next, Yuan Chonghuan must not withdraw the army.

This year, not only the Guanzhong Plain in southern Shaanxi, but also Huguang and Beizhili have had bumper harvests, and the household department is not short of grain, and the problem is how to transport this grain to Liaodong.

Road construction, this is Zhu Youjian's inertial thinking, with a wide cement road, not only the speed of carriage and horse transportation is faster, not affected by rain, freezing weather, and the loss on the road is much less, now is the autumn season, is suitable for road construction.

As for ammunition, Zhu Youjian does not have to worry at all, because the Firearms Bureau has already implemented assembly line production, and the speed has been greatly accelerated, so as long as the transportation can keep up, there is no need to worry about the supply of ammunition at all.

Finally, there are casualties, and Zhu Youzhen has instructed Li Chunye, the secretary of the military department, to replenish the soldiers of the army on the front line in eastern Liaodong in a timely manner to prevent the army from affecting its combat effectiveness due to casualties and attrition.

Along with the military newspaper, there was also a piece of music, which was an excerpt from Yuan Chonghuan, about the inconvenience of artillery transportation.

This problem is not difficult to solve theoretically, as long as the gun is equipped with wheels, and then a fulcrum is added to the back, and three points are fixed on the ground when used, you can avoid the trouble of getting on and off the carriage of the artillery, after all, the weight of a gun reaches a thousand catties, and it is indeed inconvenient to transport it by a carriage.

Two days later, in the morning, Zhu Youzhen was thinking about how to get everyone who owned land to pay agricultural taxes.

Now the land of the Ming Dynasty, only the land of ordinary people has to pay agricultural taxes, not only the clan occupies a large amount of fertile land, but does not bear any taxes, even Shilin does not have to pay taxes, so in order to avoid taxes, some people often hang their land in the name of scholars.

Although there are bumper harvests in agriculture in various localities, the increase in grain in the household departments is not beaten.

Zhu Youzhen considered that since everyone who owned land had to pay taxes, the clan could not be exempted from agricultural taxes, but in this way, the pressure he faced was bound to be very great, and with his current prestige, he didn't know if he could suppress the clan.

"Your Majesty, Lord Li of the Ministry of War asks to see you." Cao Huachun's voice interrupted Zhu Youzhen's thinking.

"Master Li? Let him in! ”

"Minister Li Chunye see His Majesty." Li Chunye respectfully paid his respects.

"Hou Qian, get up! Between you and me, why should this be? Zhu Youzhen smiled and helped Li Chunye up, "Sit down!" What's the matter? ”

"Thank you," Li Chunye sat down opposite Zhu Youzhen, "Yuan Chonghuan wrote a letter to His Majesty, which was forwarded by the Ministry of Soldiers, so the minister personally sent it." ”

"Yuan Chonghuan? Didn't he go on the fold two days ago? What's going on now? ”

"Majesty, it's a little tricky." Li Chunye handed Yuan Chonghuan's letter to Zhu Youzhen.

Zhu Youzhen took the letter and skimmed it quickly, he frowned: "This Yuan Chonghuan has just won a few battles, and his tail is up to the sky." ”

"Did you notice? Du Wenhuan also signed. ”

"Hou Qian, what does this mean? Aren't they out of harmony? How do I co-sign my name? Zhu Youzhen also felt a little weird.

"The old minister guessed that Du Wenhuan did not listen to the command, and Yuan Chonghuan would inevitably go to the fold, but in order to show that he was above board, Yuan Chonghuan did not fold, but wrote a letter, and the content of this letter, Du Wenhuan must have read it, otherwise, he would not have signed the letter."

"Hou Zhi means ......"

"Your Majesty, from the perspective of the old ministers, their contradiction is not a personal grudge, but for the sake of fighting for military merit."

"Is that to transfer them away -- if the generals lose peace, the combat effectiveness of the army will inevitably be reduced, and now that Liaodong has just improved a little, it must not be bad for their disharmony."

"Your Majesty, their army is now stationed in Ningyuan, the first line of Jinzhou, thousands of miles away from the Beijing Division, no matter who is replaced, once they come and go, even the cavalry will take ten days and a half months, and Jiannu may not wait so long."

"Hou Zhen is saying that they are not personal grudges and can be mediated?"

"Your Majesty, if they all sign the letter, there is room for repetition - if the contradiction between the two sides is irreconcilable, they will definitely go to their own folds, not letters."

Zhu Youzhen nodded silently, yes, they are all military commanders, who do you let listen to whom? It seems that he let Yuan Chonghuan control the three armies, and did not give him a specific position, which was a mistake in itself, which caused the contradiction between them.

"Hou Qian, if I give Yuan Chonghuan a specific position now, will Du Wenhuan be dissatisfied?"

"Probably not, soldiers take obedience as their duty, and those who have gone to military schools understand it. If Du Wenhuan is not convinced, then he should be transferred out of the army, such a person is not suitable to be an officer. ”

Zhu Youzhen thought about it, too, "One army is far from enough to fight Jiannu in Liaodong, and I plan to set up a group army in Liaodong, with Yuan Chonghuan as the commander, to comprehensively control the three armies." ”

"Commander?" Li Chunye looked up at Zhu Youzhen, not knowing what tricks he played.

"Haha, nothing special, just a title, in order to distinguish it from the original government soldiers."

Li Chunye just smiled, when Zhu Youzhen reorganized the new army, he used a completely different title, the title itself is nothing, as long as he can win the battle.

"If Hou Zhen has no opinion, then the Ministry of War will form the First Group Army in Liaodong in the name of me, under the jurisdiction of the First Army, the Second Army, and the Third Army, and the original three army commanders will remain unchanged.

Li Chunye nodded, "Your Majesty, Lord Sun is highly respected and the governor of Jiliao, if he goes to Jinzhou in person, he may get twice the result with half the effort." ”

"Okay, I personally wrote a letter to Master Sun and asked him to go to Jinzhou."

………………

The letter from the Ministry of War to Yuan Chonghuan and Du Wenhuan was also sent to Sun Chengzong, who rushed to Jinzhou in only two days despite his advanced age.

"Master Sun, why are you here?" Yuan Chonghuan and Du Wenhuan were both very surprised.

Sun Chengzong pulled his face, did not give them any face, he stood towards the south, and took out the holy decree drafted by the military department from his arms: "Yuan Chonghuan, Du Wenhuan take the order." ”

Yuan Chonghuan and Du Wenhuan were all shocked, it turned out that Sun Chengzong was here to announce the decree, looking at his face, it was definitely not a matter of commendation, and the two hurriedly bowed to the ground.

"On the front line in Liaodong, Jiannu is strong, and only with one heart and one mind is the way to win. In order to concentrate all efforts to crack down on Jiannu and recover the land invaded by the Ming Dynasty, the First Group Army was set up in Liaodong. The First Group Army was under the jurisdiction of the newly organized First Army, the Second Army, and the Third Army, with Yuan Chonghuan as the commander. ”

"Thanksgiving!" Yuan Chonghuan and Du Wenhuan received the holy decree, and their moods were different.

Zhu Youzhen set up the First Group Army, with Yuan Chonghuan as the commander, which was to legally and systematically guarantee Yuan Chonghuan's leadership over the three armies, so he had the right to transfer and arrange Du Wenhuan's Second Army.

In this way, Du Wenhuan's disobedience to Yuan Chonghuan's dispatch violated both the holy decree and the military order, although Du Wenhuan's behavior occurred before the holy decree was issued, Zhu Youzhen would not hold him responsible, but the reason was not on his side, and he was more embarrassed.

"Two commanders, how do you feel about the Holy Decree?" Sun Chengzong's face still couldn't see a smile, it was so cold that it could frost.

"Hehe, my lord, sit down and talk first." Yuan Chonghuan brought a chair to Sun Chengzong.

Sun Chengzong was unceremonious, sat down on the chair, and did not give up his seat to Yuan Chonghuan and Du Wenhuan, "Commander Yuan, the old man congratulates you first." ”

"My lord's words are serious, I, Yuan Chonghuan, am still my subordinate." Without Sun Chengzong's permission, Yuan Chonghuan had no choice but to stand and speak.

"Haha, yes, I still have my boss in my eyes," Sun Chengzong just moved the corners of his mouth, "But, do you have a majesty in your eyes?" ”

"Majesty?" Yuan Chonghuan was taken aback, this holy decree was obviously for his promotion, could there be another hidden secret?

"You have fought in Shaanxi with His Majesty, and you should know your Majesty's character very well, so you have to let Your Majesty create such a group army, do you know? When His Majesty set up a group army, it was to tell you that after this battle, your Qiē was over. ”

"My lord......" Yuan Chonghuan was terrified, prostrate in front of Sun Chengzong, and almost didn't hug Sun Chengzong's thigh.

"Liaodong is the national war of the Ming Dynasty, now is the most critical moment, finally has some victories against Jiannu, Yue Tuo may fight back at any time, but you have made a general out of harmony, how can you rest assured that your majesty is called Xià?"

"My lord, my subordinates are guilty, and my subordinates deserve death." Yuan Chonghuan regarded Sun Chengzong as a lifesaver.

"It's useless to say this to me, you go and talk to Your Majesty." Sun Chengzong ignored it.

"My lord, what should I do with my subordinates?" Yuan Chonghuan looked at Sun Chengzong with blank eyes.

"Now you know? Do you know what His Majesty thinks, do you need to ask me? ”

"My lord, my subordinates know that they are wrong, and my subordinates must unite sincerely with General Du to defeat Na Yuetuo together."

"Let's step aside - Commander Du, Yuan Chonghuan has been promoted, and he has obtained the right to control the Second Army, you must not accept it, right?"

"The subordinates don't dare." Du Wenhuan was really unconvinced.

"Before coming to Liaodong, His Majesty said in person that the Second Army and the Third Army were controlled by Yuan Chonghuan, and the soldiers took obedience as their duty.

"Adult ......"

"Wei Zhongxian stole the country, how many iron-clad high-ranking officials were injured under his hands, although His Majesty is young, but with thunderous means, in just a few months, he cut off the remnants of Wei Eunuch and purged the dynasty, do you know?"

"My lord, my subordinates know that they are wrong." Du Wenhuan finally knelt down in front of Sun Chengzong's seat, thinking of Zhu Youzhen's methods, he shuddered, even Wei Zhongxian, who was in power and the opposition, was forced to die, and the entire courtiers were checked by Zhu Youzhen, not to mention his little general.

"Wrongdoing? What's wrong? Sun Chengzong didn't let Du Wenhuan get up.

"Subordinates shouldn't be fighting with General Yuan."

"Fart." Sun Chengzong was really angry, this Du Wenhuan, why was he so confused, "Is this your vindictive?" This is the national war of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty concentrated a qiē resource, just to remove the threat of Jiannu, but you, for your own selfishness, ignore the great cause of the country, and dare to say vindictive? ”

The more Sun Chengzong thought about it, the more angry he became: "If you see it as your personal vindictiveness, Your Majesty will create the First Group Army?" Will the Majesty move the wrath of the thunder? Your Majesty will send a number of Divine Decrees in succession - do you know how much preparation Your Majesty has made for this national war? Because of his excitement, the speed of his speech was too fast, and Sun Chengzong coughed violently.

"My lord, my subordinates are confused, and my subordinates should be damned." Du Wenhuan's waist also bent down and prostrate in front of Sun Chengzong.

"This is the national war of the Ming Dynasty! Two generals. Sun Chengzong let out a sigh of relief.

Yuan Chonghuan hesitated for a moment, but still walked towards Du Wenhuan, he hugged Du Wenhuan with a fist: "General Du, Yuan is too greedy, he was drunk by an adult, and he repented, and apologized to General Du." ”

Du Wenhuan hurriedly returned the salute: "Don't blame Commander Yuan, it's his subordinates who are careful." ”

Sun Chengzong took a sip of tea, he had already relieved his breath, and when he saw that the two of them had released their suspicions, he simply helped again: "Set the wine, the old man wants to see if you are really sincerely united at the wine table." ”

"Yes, sir."

Sun Chengzong stayed in Jinzhou for five days, but still had no intention of going back.

Yuan Chonghuan was surprised: "My lord, when will you go back to Shanhaiguan?" ”

"Back to Shanhaiguan? The old man will not go back for the time being, and the old man wants to see with his own eyes how you defeated Yue Tuo - rest assured, the old man does not understand the firearms of the new army, and will not interfere with any of your actions. ”

"Hehe, my lord's words are serious, Chonghuan is still your subordinate."

At this moment, the pro-soldiers came to report: "Lord Sun, commander, found Jiannu's cavalry." ”