readx; In the Ming generation, except for the "two ancestors", that is, Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and Chengzu Zhu Di, all emperors were "kings of success", and rarely took the initiative to use troops abroad. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Except for the mediocre and playful people, the only few who can barely be called "Ming Jun" also focus their "fine" efforts on "cultural governance", and the military has no opinion of its own at all, at most "choose the good ones and follow them", that is, choose one from several suggestions from the cabinet ministers. However, the ministers were all born in the imperial examination, and there were very few people who knew the soldiers and were good at fighting, and the results of the military deployment they made by patting their heads can be imagined.

Zhu Youzhen knew the drawbacks very well, and letting the ministers discuss at this time was just a show. Hearing what they said were all methods of treating headaches and foot pains, Zhu Youzhen sneered in his heart, and finally made a series of long-planned military deployments:

First, the border troops stationed at Shanhaiguan did not move for the time being, neither to rescue Jizhou and Jingshi, but also to think about the emptiness behind the enemy, and to divide their troops to attack Ningyuan.

Second, Huang Long, the commander-in-chief of Dongjiang Town, immediately led his troops across the sea to launch a 'riotous' and 'sexual' attack on the Liaodong Peninsula. However, do not fight hard with the enemy, and if there is a large force of enemy troops to meet you, immediately retreat to Phi Island.

Third, the Jizhen border army is defending Tianjin, and it must ensure the smooth passage of the official road from Beijing to Dagu, and it must be insisted on for at least seven days.

Fourth, the Beijing Division was immediately under martial law, and the five military battalions and the Shenji Battalion of the three battalions were moved to the city to garrison, while the 3,000 battalions moved their garrisons further westward and hid in the mountains on the west side of the Beijing Division, leaving only 3,000 'fine' cavalry to be dispatched at any time.

Fifth, within 200 miles south of Beijing, all prefectures and counties were under martial law at the same time. The people who could evacuate to the mountains and the south were evacuated as much as possible, and those who were located on the plains and had nowhere to escape had to take refuge in the county seats. Only Tongzhou is an exception, Tongzhou City has to give up, and while the Houjin army has not yet attacked, all the people and materials must be transferred to Jingshi as soon as possible.

Sixth, the Datong border army moved to defend Xuanfu, and like Shanhaiguan, the Xuan and Dabian armies should temporarily stay in Xuanfu.

Seventh, Shanxi, the southern part of Beizhili, the northern part of Henan, and the various health centers in Shandong immediately selected and dispatched officers and soldiers to the king, but those who are old, weak, sick and disabled should not come, and they must select 'elite' soldiers, and they would rather lack than abuse. And don't come to Beijing, just go to Baoding and Hejian to assemble. The officers and troops in the rest of the localities should not move for the time being, especially the officers and troops in Shaanxi, southern Henan, and northern Huguang, and they must strictly guard their garrisons and not act rashly.

Eighth, the two generals Li Dingguo and Li Laiheng, should lead their troops to overcome all difficulties and return to Shiqin Wang as soon as possible.

As soon as these eight military arrangements were made, they immediately aroused fierce opposition from the courtiers. Many people think that raising soldiers for a thousand days is a while, and now that the Tartars have entered the army in a big way, it is time to mobilize all the officers and troops to defend the Beijing division; According to Zhu Youzhen's deployment, the Beijing Division only had three major battalions, the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, and the Imperial City Guard Regiment.

There are only 10,000 soldiers and horses in the Five Cities, and there are only a few thousand people in the Imperial City Guard Regiment, and they are all infantry troops; Although there were more than 100,000 people in the three major battalions, after some time ago, there were only more than 50,000 capable soldiers, and Li Dingguo and Li Laiheng took another 10,000 with them to pacify the southwest of Dingding, leaving only more than 40,000 people. The Ming army is still invincible against Houjin, and the outnumbered enemy can still have good fruits to eat?

And if the city of Liaodong is threatened, these ministers are not in a hurry. But now it's the fall of Jizhen, which directly threatens Jingshi! They themselves, their families, and their property are all in Jingshi, not to mention that the Tartars attacked Jingshi, even if they looted in the villages near Jingshi, they couldn't stand it, because most of those fields belonged to these dignitaries. Therefore, they resolutely advocated a decisive battle with Houjin in Jizhen, which really didn't work, and it was okay to hold the Jingshi firmly, anyway, they couldn't let the Guanning Iron Cavalry and the Xuanda Border Army, which were eating imperial grain, be idle.

But the emperor was unmoved, and Sun Chengzong, Wang Zaijin, Yuan Keli, Xu Guangqi, Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren among the ministers also supported Zhu Youzhen. Among them, Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren do not know soldiers, but they have always been Zhu Youzhen's echo worms; And several other old ministers knew that although the emperor was young, his strategy and use of troops were far above the ministers.

Especially Sun Chengzong, he advocated building the Guanningjin defense line back then, and at that time, Zhu Youzhen was still the king of letters, so he pointed out that he was a "code defense", and Houjin would definitely bypass this defense line and attack the void. At that time, Sun Chengzong still didn't believe it, thinking that the north of Jizhou was the territory of the 'Meng' ancients, and it was impossible for the Houjin army to fight from there, so he didn't listen to Zhu Youzhen's opinion. In retrospect, the emperor was really far-sighted, and he himself was a short-sighted. The facts are all there, how can he not fully support Zhu Youzhen now?

Originally, there were fifteen cabinet ministers, but Lai Zongdao was kicked out, and there were fourteen left; Now the six have expressed their support for the emperor, and four of the six are six Shangshu, which is naturally extremely heavy. Although there are a large number of ministers of the Donglin Department, they do not know anything about military affairs, and looking at today's situation, even if they oppose it, they oppose it in vain, so they have to reluctantly obey the edict.

As a result, one after another urgent edicts were immediately sent to all parts of the country in the form of flying pigeons. In the early morning sky over Beijing, there were thousands of carrier pigeons fluttering their wings at the same time, and the scene was spectacular.

Zhu Youzhen stood on the Sumeru seat of the Qianqing Palace and looked up at the sky, silent for a long time, but it was difficult to hide the anxiety on his face. Suddenly, the red lady who had changed her name to Li Sihong hurriedly ran over, and was about to kneel, but Zhu Youzhen hurriedly stopped: "Don't delay your efforts, can you have Zheng Sen's handbook?" ”

"There you have it!" The red lady said excitedly, "Long live, please look!" ”

Zhu Youzhen took the translated letter and looked at it, and it turned out that this letter was sent by Zheng Sen from Dengzhou last night. He had already met the Portuguese trading fleet and was expected to arrive at Dagu by to-night.

"God bless the Ming!" Zhu Youzhen's spirit was greatly boosted when he boarded, and he thought for a moment and said, "Red lady, immediately send a letter to Hao Yongzhong, and ask him to immediately lead three thousand cavalry to gather outside the Chaoyang 'Gate', and I will personally go to Dagu!" You also go with me, the carrier pigeon must bring enough! Yan Ling, you should also hurry up and make arrangements, my exit from the palace this time is a top secret, and I can't leak any rumors! ”

Just a moment and a half later, Zhu Youzhen, who had changed into civilian clothes, had already left the imperial city unconsciously under the cover of the imperial city guard regiment. Unexpectedly, just after passing the Dong'an 'gate', he met Princess Anna and Qiulina head-on. Anna's sharp eyes recognized Zhu Youzhen at a glance, and she laughed excitedly: "Your Majesty the Emperor, where are you going?" ”

Zhu Youzhen hurriedly stopped her with his eyes, called her over and whispered: "Your Excellency Princess, can't you be quiet?" I am secretly out of the palace, and it will be a big trouble for people to know! ”

"Then I guess: are you going to Dagu and in a hurry to transport the ship's artillery back to Beijing?" Anna smiled slyly.

Zhu Youzhen was told that she was the center, so she had to nod with a wry smile. Anna was immediately overjoyed and said, "Take me and Qiulina with you!" ”

When Zhu Youzhen heard this, he shook his head again and again and said: "My aunt's 'milk' and 'milk', that's not good!" Now that the Tartars have captured Jizhou, Tianjin Wei is in danger, if there is a bad pool..."

"Isn't His Majesty the Emperor just as dangerous?" Anna was unconvinced.

At this time, passers-by had already cast curious glances at them, Zhu Youzhen was afraid of being exposed, and he couldn't afford to delay the time, so he gritted his teeth and said ruthlessly: "Okay, you two get in the car, let's go!" ”

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