Emperor Jiajing's mind has been completely disturbed by this strategy, not long ago, Xia Yan also wrote a book, saying that he also agreed with the emperor's intention to solve the idea of the southeast first, but at the same time, the battle of the complex set is just a local battle, which can be carried out at the same time, and it is also an extraordinary feat to win the victory in the north and south at the same time, but at the moment, this Zheng Guang's strategy has brought different ideas to Emperor Jiajing. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Zheng Guang is a military talent who has led soldiers to fight, and his military vision is also quite good, which Emperor Jiajing does not doubt, but Zeng Milling is more old-fashioned, and his military exploits are more brilliant, and the Mongols who fought are looking for teeth all over the place, so Emperor Jiajing was more inclined to support Zeng Milling to get the Hetao back, and did not think too much, because everyone's idea was to take back the Hetao and solve the threat of the Beijing Division.

But now look at it, Emperor Jiajing thinks it's right, you say that this answer is not a fool, the Mongols are not pigs, we can see the things, they may not understand, we know that the Hetao is important, they also know, they need to invade the hinterland, we need to fight back through here, this is a battleground for soldiers, we want to take the Hetao back, but have you taken into account what kind of reaction the Mongols will make in the future.

Without the Hetao, the hinterland of the Mongols is threatened, they will feel the edge on their backs, as the so-called side of the couch will not allow others to sleep, will they sit idly by or will they raise a large army to retaliate? Tens of thousands of people under Governor Zeng were not afraid of these Mongols, but once the Mongols established complete superiority in troops, could the men and horses under Governor Zeng be able to deal with them? Don't you need the support of the Ming Dynasty? Will the supporting soldiers be able to meet the requirements to defend the Loop? Won't the Loop be gained and lost? Did the Ming have enough financial support for two or even three Hetao wars?

Several consecutive questions made Emperor Jiajing's originally wavering heart finally determined, and at this moment, history has undergone drastic changes!

Zheng Guang's main argument is to pacify the southeast first, find a way to open the sea ban, and after completely solving the southeast problem, and then turn around to deal with the Mongols, before that, we can't let the Mongols continue to attack the interior, we must change our thinking, change passive defense to active defense, one is to refine the soldiers and horses in various places, the other is to expand the scale of cavalry, select excellent cavalry generals and strong soldiers, learn from the Mongols, break the whole into parts, and invade the interior of the Mongolian steppe on a large scale with a small force, kill the Mongols when they see them, destroy them when they see them, and loot them when they see cattle and sheep. Everywhere.

A spark can start a prairie fire.

Change the strategy of being beaten passively in the past, give up the strategy of blindly defending the city, go out, and go deep into the Mongolian steppe, so that the Mongols are panicked all day long, forcing me to concentrate troops to the south, making the rear uneasy, tired of running, and winning precious time for the Ming border army, during this time, we must refine the soldiers and horses, train more cavalry, practice more firearms, the infantry army mainly practices crossbow arrays and firearms arrays, and the cavalry needs to take the initiative to attack, replace drills with actual combat, and change the fear of the Mongols in the past!

The Mongols are not terrible, they are also flesh and blood, there are also old, weak, sick and disabled, we go to attack their tribes, set fire to them, kill their old and weak, sick and disabled, kill their women and children, loot their grain and grass, burn their pastures, so that they are unable to launch the next southern invasion!

Seeing this, Emperor Jiajing slapped the table and shouted loudly: "Okay! Great article! That's what I need! If this article is not set as the first, should the other articles be the first? Elder Xia Ge, what do you think? Isn't Zheng Guang's article worthy of being named the first? ”

Yan Song and Sun Chengen's hearts were sudden, and they didn't say anything, just looked at Xia Yan.

Xia Yan's heart sank and frowned, he read Zheng Guang's article and thought it was very good, but what the emperor said now is not saying that he supports Zheng Guang's idea and does not support the Northwest War, but supports a comprehensive solution to the problem of the southeast, even if he faces the problem of the sea ban, he does not want to face the Northwest War? The issue of the sea ban was the first to be raised by him, and it was he who strongly advocated the abolition of the city in the second year of Jiajing, and now the emperor said this, isn't he blaming him for the inadequacy of his administration?

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that Zheng Guang's article is indeed very good, and the idea is also very good, but, Your Majesty, Zheng Guang is too young after all, the first time he participated in the scientific examination, and he has passed six tests in a row, which is already very rare. Moreover, the old minister thought that his strategy had an impact on the current situation of our dynasty, and the battle of the repetition was imperative, and the old minister thought that this was ......" Xia Yan did not finish, but the meaning was already very clear.

Emperor Jiajing put down Zheng Guang's test paper, stared at Xia Yan and said, "Old Xia Ge, do you think that the battle of the second set is imperative?" ”

Xia Yan frowned tightly and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, if you want to contain the Mongol soldiers, it is imperative to fight again, otherwise, the Jingshi will be under martial law every year, and Your Majesty will be frightened several times a year, and the old minister is really uneasy!" ”

When Emperor Jiajing heard this, he sighed, leaned back on the back of the seat, and said, "Gongjing, you are a fan of the authorities!" Let me ask you, can Zeng Mill really win? Can the Loop really be recovered? After the recovery of the Hetao, won't the Mongols raise an army to take it again? Once the Mongols had established complete superiority in numbers, would Zeng Miao's men and horses be able to deal with them?

Don't you need the support of the Ming Dynasty? Will the supporting soldiers be able to meet the requirements to defend the Loop? Can the combat effectiveness of the border army really be expected? Won't the Loop be gained and lost? Did the Ming have enough financial support for two or even three Hetao wars? Once the Ming Dynasty is in a stalemate in the northwest, is there no need for national mobilization? Can the Southeast Pingwei continue to support it? Won't Daming's finances collapse?! ”

Several big questions in a row made Xia Yan's brows tightened, and a layer of fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and he didn't say anything, in the final analysis, Xia Yan himself didn't think that Zheng Guang's strategy was wrong, he himself faintly agreed, but a heart of fame and fortune was driving him forward.

"Gongjin, you are my first assistant, the elder of the Ming Dynasty, the decision you make will affect the billions of people of the Ming Dynasty, so you must be more cautious, you can't make any major decisions in vain, before making a decision, you have to think twice, you can't just think about the result of a thing, but also the result of the result, the result of the result, don't you think about it? The most direct question is, can the money of the treasury and the armament of the arsenal support a big war of more than 100,000 people?

So many cities have not been repaired, so many water conservancy projects have not been repaired, so many disasters have not been relieved, and there is really no problem in rushing to fight a national war? Gongjin, you are my most trusted old chief, and you also have to think about it, how many times before, it was because the court had no money, and I transferred money from the inner treasury to you for emergencies, but there are not many in my inner treasury to support 100,000 people to fight a national war! ”

Emperor Jiajing's face was full of fatigue and his heart was long on Xia Yan's words, and the beads of sweat on Xia Yan's forehead had flowed down intensively, I have to say that Emperor Jiajing's authority over his courtiers was very terrible, and Xia Yan didn't know what to say for a while, so he could only kneel on the ground and say that "the old minister is guilty".

Xia Yan knelt down and confessed, Yan Song and Sun Chengen, as his subordinates, could only follow the confession, Emperor Jiajing looked at the three people who knelt on the ground, and felt a burst of refreshment for no reason, and then waved his hand and said softly: "Okay, okay, get up, it's a lot of old people, don't kneel at every turn, I don't blame you, just change this ranking, Zheng Guang is the first, Li Chunfang is the second, Hu Zhengmeng is the third, the back, it doesn't matter." ”

Xia Yan and the three of them looked at each other, and Emperor Jiajing frowned and said, "What, do you have any other ideas?" ”

Yan Song and Sun Chengen still didn't say anything, Xia Yan thought about it, and finally decided not to say anything, so he spoke: "Your Majesty Shengming!" ”

Zheng Guang did not know what was happening in the imperial court, and after three days of rest, he developed a new hobby, studying and improving the army's food......

Remembering the time when he led the troops to fight before, the time was not long, but the soldiers were indeed a little unhappy when they couldn't eat hot food when they ate dry food, and even took him with him, gnawed dry food and drank cold water, a little salted vegetables and a small amount of ham and jerky, and the birds could fade out of the mouth, thinking about it, I felt that only sauce was the most suitable condiment, before the invention of stir-frying, the way to eat when the army was fighting was boiled, sprinkled with a handful of salt, only senior generals could eat the sauce, and eat the meat and vegetables in the sauce, add some flavor, and the sauce was not a good thing.

Zheng Guang remembered that when he was still in modern times, he had eaten any sauces such as shrimp sauce, lean meat sauce, beef sauce, etc., which could be eaten directly under rice, if these sauces could be tossed out in advance, even if he could only eat dry food such as steamed bread, it could also meet the demand for taste, and if he could add some tricks to the sauce, it would be more able to meet other needs, wouldn't it?

In the future, there will be many opportunities to lead troops to fight, not only for the sake of soldiers, he is used to eating exquisite food, but also needs to think about it for himself, the military food of the Chinese army has not changed much, steamed bread rice porridge, plus salted vegetable bean sauce, generals can eat meat and meat sauce, stir-fried vegetables are still a luxury in the current army, not everyone can eat, only senior generals can get the special care of the Huotou army, eat some stir-fried vegetables, or fight a big victory, celebrate, big pot stir-fry everyone eats.

In the process of marching and fighting, the biggest requirement of food is that it is not easy to spoil storage, and it is high in calories, anti-hunger, and everything else has to be put aside, so the Ming army has only invented some shelf-stable skewers, and the next meal is to mix three liters of soy sauce with five liters of salt and mash it like a puree, twist it into a cake shape and expose it to drying, and peel a piece to eat when you want to eat, in order to replace the pickles under the rice, it is very simple, there is no oil and water.