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Chapter 707: Wang Tong's Polemic

The hall was quiet, and Emperor Wanli lay on the map again, without looking up, but said:

"Wang Tong, there is no mention of this matter on this secret fold, Qi Jiguang just said that the Ministry of Answers built a city here, first, because the water and grass here are abundant, and here they live in the nine sides, and the trade of each mouth can be dispatched in the center, and the Ministry of Answers guards the fortress and controls the departments, but it is not mentioned that the Han people cultivate, how do you know?"

"Back to Your Majesty, Tianjin is full of thousands of merchants, there are many wealthy merchants in Shanxi, they have a lot of trade with the Tartars, they naturally know the truth and falsehood, they don't ask before, they naturally won't say it explicitly, after the minister and Lord Qi talked, they began to pay attention to this matter, so they understood. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

After saying this, Zhang Jing did not continue to ask questions, and Wang Tong said:

"The area around Guihua City cannot be regarded as a grassland, it is close to the foothills, and the rivers converge, which is also suitable for farming.

"No wonder the Tartars have to take the population captive every time they come, it turns out that this is for this"

Emperor Wanli said hatefully, Wang Tong just nodded, the Han serfs around the naturalized city, the captivity is part of it, and some of them run from Shanxi and Datong or even Xuanfu, and there are also those who escaped in violation of the military law of the border towns, and the sources are varied, and this is not the only one.

Zhang Whale shook his head slowly, his face became more heavy, and he said:

"These two places are indeed key places, but Lord Wang, you still haven't answered what our family asked, if you fight Duolun, the Tartars are all gathered under the Ministry of Response, what should I do, first hit the Ministry of Response, such a strong captive, how can the soldiers and horses of a town be able to, it is not to mobilize all parts of the nine sides, it is not the same, and the Department of Answers and the Ming Dynasty soldiers and horses have fought hundreds of times, don't look at the wonderful things written in those battle reports, there are several times when they really win."

Wang Tong smiled and nodded, Zhang Whale is a soldier, and the questions he asked are not untargeted, and he was about to speak, when Zhang Cheng on the side interjected and said:

"Wang Tong, since you are so clear and sure, and Your Majesty is concerned, it is better to directly say your strategy, and let everyone refer to it, what Gonggong Zhang asked today, he will ask the ministers in the court in the future, so you should be a rehearsal."

Zhang Cheng's words were actually a round, although the atmosphere was relaxed now, but the tone of Zhang Whale's questioning was not so gentle, and Emperor Wanli on the side looked a little more relaxed, sat back in his chair and said:

"Wang Tong, let's just listen to it."

Wang Tong bowed down to receive the order, straightened up and said:

"Your Majesty, in the strategy offered by Lord Qi, it is mentioned that the soldiers and horses of Jizhen are elite, and the rest of the towns have available soldiers, and this is a good opportunity for a big war, that is to say, the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty are now not afraid of a decisive battle with the Tartar soldiers and horses, it is nothing more than a decisive battle at the time and battlefield selected by the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty."

Everyone was listening attentively, and Wang Tong continued:

"Since the establishment of the Nine Sides, the border soldiers have attacked less and defended more, and the Tartars have entered the Kou Kou more, but there are few times to attack and break the city, Your Majesty, is what the minister said right?"

Emperor Wanli nodded there, and Wang Tong said again:

"If there is a strong city to defend, even if it is not the elite soldiers of Jizhen and the family of Liaozhen, as long as the grain and grass are sufficient, under the siege of the Tartars, our army can support it, Your Majesty, is what the minister said right?"

Emperor Wanli still nodded, these are all big truths, everyone knows them, and Zhang Whale said there:

"The Tartars win in coming and going like the wind, the field is fierce, but they lack a long-term patience, the soldiers besiege the city, can not be broken, often they disperse, every time the Tartars enter the Kou, it is to plunder those small cities with loose city defenses, if the county can stick to it, the Tartars are also difficult to break."

This is similar to explaining to Wang Tong, and Wang Tong said again:

"Gonggong Zhang just said that the army out of the fortress, the most afraid is that the grain road is disturbed by the Tartars, and even the grain road is cut off, when the grain and grass are exhausted, the lonely hanging plug, when the army will be floating, morale will be low, and even directly will be defeated and destroyed, but the naturalization city is less than three hundred miles away from the Datong border town, although there are foothills to block, but the road is smooth, and the army can reach within five days, that is to say, the food and grass are enough for ten days back and forth."

"Wang Tong, it's going to be ten days on the road, don't you want to war, and there will be no stop on the road? Think about it. ”

Zhang Cheng on the side frowned and said, this kind of plan, there are too many flaws, even Zhang Cheng can hear it, he scolded loudly, naturally for Wang Tong's good, but Zhang Whale, who was arguing just now, was silent at this time, because Wang Tong must have something to say, Wang Tong nodded and smiled at Zhang Cheng, and continued:

"For so many years, the government and the opposition regard the Tartars as flood beasts, and His Majesty also said that the strong soldiers in the peace season should also be slackened and corrupted, and the Ming Dynasty has been peaceful for decades, but since the hegemony of the grassland, how can it not be peaceful for decades, plus these years I have been answering the Buddha, the border plug is in the market, and the Tartar magnates are indulging in pleasure, if the Ming elite soldiers are out of the fortress, as long as they march cautiously, they don't have to worry about any nuisance and truncation"

"You are indulged in pleasure, if it is spread outside, I am afraid that Jingshi does not know how many people will hate you to the bone, the Tartars are like this, isn't our Daming, that is, God bless Daming, with this generation of famous generals, you continue to speak"

Emperor Wanli smiled and sighed, Wang Tong bowed down and confessed his crime, and his topic had already been discussed:

"Ten days of food is just a perfect strategy, why don't you worry about grain, grass and grain, as long as you take the Naturalization City, there is food on the side of the Naturalization City, you can eat the enemy, Defeat the Naturalization City, garrison on the spot, a large amount of grain, grass and goods are stored in the Naturalization City, and it is the center of the Tartar Army, without the Naturalization City, even trade can not be transferred, our army occupies the Naturalization City, the Tartars can't even live in the surrounding land with abundant water and grass, if they don't recapture this city, the Naturalization Department will be scattered, and they will inevitably gather all the main forces to fight a decisive battle, Consume and annihilate the army of the Altan tribe here, and then garrison by the border soldiers, change the border plug into the interior, and then attack Duolun, the battle of Duolun is also similar to the battle of Altan, but here you can't bring ten days of grain and grass, it should be a large army to break through, directly build an earthen city in Duolun, take advantage of the extreme siege of the Tartars, from Xifengkou to Duolun, set up a camp station, transport the grain and grass and reinforcements step by step, and exhaust the Tartars who have become rootless water"

Wang Tong's words were sonorous and powerful, although there were only six people in the side hall, but with his narration, everyone seemed to feel that the Jin Ge Iron Horse, the army was marching on the grassland Gobi, and the Ming army and the Tartars were fighting fiercely there.

The side hall was quiet again, Emperor Wanli listened attentively, Zhang Whale and Zou Yi spoke at the same time, after speaking, Zhang Whale nodded at Zou Yi, signaling him to speak, Zou Yi cleared his throat, such an occasion, not only to discuss with Wang Tong, questioning Wang Tong's plan, but more importantly, to show his ability in front of Emperor Wanli, such an opportunity can not be missed, and Zou Yi has been on an errand for a long time, he was still a prisoner of the army, and he also understands the military, Emperor Wanli and Zhang Cheng listened to it with great enthusiasm, He and Zhang Whale heard the problem.

"Lord Wang, Guihua City is also a strong city, your ten-day grain and grass is just counting the way to and from the journey, besieging the city and besieging the city, it has always been a hard battle, is it a day to break the city into the city, otherwise, your ten-day grain and grass will be exhausted when besieging the city, the food is in the city, how can you eat, when the time comes, the Tartar reinforcements will come to help, isn't it an internal and external attack."

Now in the side hall, everyone's thoughts were triggered by Wang Tong, hearing Zou Yi's question, everyone's eyes were focused on Wang Tong's body, Wang Tong paused, and said loudly:

"Breaking the city in one day, the Huwei army has this certainty, carrying ten days of military rations to walk outside the fortress, you can repel the harassment and arrive on time, the Huwei army has this certainty"

When Wang Tong said this, his waist was straight, and his demeanor was full of confidence, everyone had thought about it a lot, as soon as Wang Tong said this, everyone felt a little stunned, and subconsciously felt that Wang Tong was too arrogant, but subconsciously thought about it, Wang Tong was really qualified to say this.

Since this Wang Tong defended the Huwei Army in Tianjin, the Huwei Army has won a rather brilliant victory against the Tartars, and he really has this certainty in doing it.

"There are only a few people in the Huwei army, and tens of thousands of Tartar horsemen, just relying on this army, isn't it a sheep into the mouth of the tiger, too risky, too risky"

Emperor Wanli shook his head and said, Wang Tong took a step forward and said:

"Your Majesty, the Huwei Army can expand the army, and the Huwei Army is the main backbone, and the rest of the soldiers and horses can be assisted by the border soldiers in the border towns, such a battle, only need to send a town of soldiers and horses to assist, and do not need to affect the nine sides, do the battle of the country, when the Huwei Army laid out the car array, firearms were cast, and the Tartars could not get close, that fashion was insufficient and sloppy, and now the Huwei Army has been in the army for nearly five years, and it has been in battle for a long time, and it is diligent and does not fall, it is more elite, and the Tartars are vulgar, how can it be an opponent"

"Wang Tong, you are now also the commander of the Jinyi Guard, but you always want to go to the battle formation, you don't have a little bit of physique, you have to be cautious about this kind of thing, don't have a hot head"

This is Zhang Cheng speaking, Zhao Jinliang has been looking at this and that on the side, but he can understand something, whether it is Emperor Wanli or Zhang Cheng, he is refusing to reprimand on the surface, but it is all for the good of Wang Tong.

Wang Tong stepped forward, but knelt down in front of Emperor Wanli and said:

"Your Majesty, the new Huwei Army, and the parties are not too involved, the relationship is not deep, if the war will not have too many tongues, the minister said a painting of ten thousand deaths, even if the Huwei Army is destroyed, there will be no damage to the Jiangshan Sheji, and there will be no turmoil in the world, but if it becomes, the tribes on the grassland are scattered, and there is no threat to the northern Ming Dynasty, at least there will be a hundred years of peace, this is the merit of thousands of generations, the minister and the king are willing to personally lead the Huwei Army, and do this great thing for Your Majesty, so that Your Majesty will leave a name in history, and be the Holy King of the Ming Dynasty."