Under the order of Emperor Xuande, Jin Ying asked people to summon Zhang Fu and Yang Rong and others, and at the same time instructed his entourage to find a place to build the royal camp tent when Emperor Xuande was resting.

Emperor Xuande's royal tent was spacious and comfortable, luxuriously decorated, like a small palace, with all kinds of utensils in it.

Zhang Fu and Yang Rong and the others sat silently in front of Emperor Xuande, they had just learned about Liang Kun's unexpected defeat, and they were extremely shocked in their hearts, and they didn't know how to speak for a while in the face of this sudden news, who would have thought that Wuliang Ha Sanwei would suddenly have 50,000 or 60,000 reinforcements?

"Master, what do you think of this?" After a long time, Emperor Xuande saw that all the ministers were silent, so he asked Zhang Fu.

"Your Majesty, the minister feels that the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty are menacing this time, and the emperor's holy drive is not suitable for further northward expansion, and he should be transferred back to Xuanfu." Zhang Fu groaned for a moment when he heard this, bowed to Emperor Xuande, and cautiously expressed his opinion.

At this moment, Zhang Fu, like Li Yuntian, suspected that Niu Shihao's advance to Shun Lì might be a trick by the enemy, so he adopted a conservative strategy.

"Your Majesty, the morale of our army is high at this time, and if we suddenly turn back to Xuanfu, I am afraid that rumors will spread in the army." As soon as Zhang Fu's words fell, Zhang Ben, the second assistant of the military cabinet, said worriedly, this move is undoubtedly a show of weakness to the enemy, which will not only affect the prestige of Emperor Xuande, but also make the soldiers feel suspicious, so that the army's heart is unstable.

"Your Majesty, the 100,000 army of the Marquis of Anping is enough to sweep through the Tatar Department, please ask the emperor to move Xuanfu City, and then send troops to support Liaodong." At this time, Liu Wei, the Duke of Yiguo, pondered for a while and spoke.

Liu Wei, the Duke of Yiguo, is the most senior nobleman in addition to Zhang Fu on the scene, and now serves as the Zuo Governor of the Houjun Governor's Office, and has close contacts with Zhang Fu, so he naturally knows Zhang Fu's intentions.

Emperor Xuande's brows furrowed slightly, how could he, as a great emperor, flee without even seeing the shadow of the enemy army? Wouldn't it be ridiculous and generous to spread it?

"Your Majesty, the minister feels that the emperor might as well sit in Yilin City, not only command the Marquis of Anping to pursue the Tatar Department, but also divide troops to rescue Liaodong, advance can be attacked, retreat can be defended." Yang Rong saw that Emperor Xuande's face was not good, so he bowed slightly and proposed a new Jianyi behind him, once the situation changed, not only Emperor Xuande could calmly return to the Great Wall, but also the Wanquan Division of Xuanfu City could also send troops to respond.

"The minister thinks this method is very good." Immediately, Qin Mu, an auxiliary minister of the military cabinet, bowed to Emperor Xuande and agreed with Yang Rong's suggestion, which was a way to achieve both, which not only saved Emperor Xuande's face but also ensured Emperor Xuande's safety.

"The minister seconded the proposal!" Zhang Fu hesitated for a moment, and then agreed, this time Emperor Xuande's imperial expedition is known to the world, if Emperor Xuande does not even arrive in Yilin City and turns back to Xuanfu City, it will inevitably be criticized.

"The minister seconded the proposal." Seeing this, all the ministers present expressed their support.

"Taishi, who do you think in the capital can lead the army to rescue Liaodong?" Emperor Xuande bowed slightly, this is exactly what he thought in his heart, as a great tomorrow, how could he run away in disgrace? Then he looked at Zhang Fu.

In fact, the safety of Emperor Xuande is still simple, the trouble is the battle situation in Liaodong, it is now late August, if you can't reach Liaoyang City before November, then the Ming army will encounter the cold weather in Liaodong, when the heavy snow will block the road will not be able to move forward.

Once this is the case, the Ming army can only enter Liaodong until March of the following year, and it is still a big question whether the grain in Liaoyang City will be enough to support it until that time.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is no accident that the enemy army in Liaodong can defeat our army twice in a row, there must be someone behind the scenes, and now the enemy army has the upper hand in Liaodong, and the minister feels that only the loyal Guogong himself has the ability to turn the tide!" Zhang Fu pondered for a moment and solemnly recommended Zhou Zheng.

Zhou Zheng can now be said to be the head of the capital, and can attack and fight well, his military command ability is on par with Zhang Fu, at this time in the face of this situation in Liaodong except Zhou Zheng, I am afraid that there is no second candidate, Zhou Zheng not only has rich combat experience, but also greatly boosts the morale of the Ming army.

"The minister seconded the proposal!" When Zhang Fu's voice lagged behind, Yang Rong took the lead in expressing his opinion and said in a deep voice.

"The ministers seconded it!" The ministers at the scene really couldn't find a suitable second candidate, so they all agreed with Zhou Zheng to lead the army north to relieve the siege of Liaodong.

"How much does the Taishi think it is better for the Duke of Zhongguo to lead the army?" Emperor Xuande also liked Zhou Zheng in his heart, and asked after bowing slightly, in his opinion, Zhou Zheng was stable and experienced, and he would never make the mistakes of Zhang Hao and Liang Kun.

"Judging from the current situation in Liaodong, Zhongguo Gong can lead at least 100,000 troops to relieve the difficulties of Liaodong." Zhang Fu thought about it for a while, and solemnly said a number, originally the Northern Yuan had an advantage in fighting outside the pass, coupled with the fact that the combat effectiveness of the Ming army continued to decline year after year, considering Liang Kun's fiasco, he came up with a conservative force.

"One hundred thousand!" Emperor Xuande's brows suddenly wrinkled, this battle of Liaodong was definitely a vicious battle, so the only way to use the main force of the Ming army to meet the battle, now the main forces in the Gyeonggi region and Shandong and Shanxi have been exhausted, and it is not easy to gather these 100,000 people.

"Mobilize 50,000 from my army to aid Liaodong, and the remaining 50,000 will be mobilized by the military pavilion from all the capitals, and be sure to arrive at Shanhaiguan before October!" Subsequently, Emperor Xuande said to Zhang Fu in a deep voice that in order to collect these 100,000 horses as much as possible, the only way to do so was to draw them from the army that escorted him.

"Obey." Zhang Fu also meant this, and bowed to Emperor Xuande when he heard the words.

"Your Majesty, the minister has something to do." Emperor Xuande nodded when he heard this, and was about to announce the end of the discussion, when Li Yuntian, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.

"Marquis Zhenwu, what's the matter with you?" Emperor Xuande couldn't help but feel a little surprised, Li Yuntian was low-key, usually he would not get involved in such military affairs, Zhang Fu and the others also looked at Li Yuntian curiously, wondering what was going on with him.

"Your Majesty, the Duke of Zhongguo is nearly sixty years old, and his body is not as good as before, and Liaodong is in the cold, and the minister is a little worried about whether his body can withstand it." Under the gaze of everyone, Li Yuntian said with a stern expression, "Besides, Duke Zhongguo is an important minister who assists the crown prince, and he cannot leave Beijing lightly, and the minister is willing to go to Liaodong instead of Duke Zhongguo!" ”

Zhang Fu was slightly stunned at first, and then a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, this time the war in Liaodong is dangerous, Li Yuntian is Zhou Zheng's son-in-law, so naturally he has to think about Zhou Zheng's safety, the two can be described as a family, so it is logical for Li Yuntian to replace Zhou Zheng.

What is particularly important is that Zhang Fu believes that Li Yuntian is a more suitable person to go to Liaodong than Zhou Zheng, Li Yuntian's military talent is already self-evident, and he has been fully demonstrated in quelling the rebellion of the Han King and the rebellion of Jiaozhi, and he is young and energetic, and he is more suitable than Zhou Zheng to adapt to the bad weather in Liaodong and deal with all kinds of sudden dangers.

Merely...... Zhang Fu couldn't help but look at Emperor Xuande, now he saw that Emperor Xuande was reluctant to let Li Yuntian go to Liaodong to take risks, after all, Li Yuntian was not only talented in military affairs, but also a good hand in governing government affairs, and Emperor Xuande would not let him be in danger again.

Everyone present also looked at Emperor Xuande, waiting for Emperor Xuande's decision, although Li Yuntian was still junior among the nobles, no one questioned his ability to command the army.

"Zhenwu Hou, how sure are you that you can win?" Compared with the situation at the time of the Jiaozhi Rebellion, the shape of Liaodong was undoubtedly much better, and Emperor Xuande saw that Li Yuntian took the initiative to invite Ying and that all the ministers did not object, so he asked after a deep sigh.

"Your Majesty, in the minister's view, war is a contest of grain, grass and manpower, my Ming territory is vast, and there are many people, so although the enemy army in Liaodong now has the upper hand, but in the long run, my Ming will win, and the minister does not know the specific situation in Liaodong now, so now he can only do his best to protect himself, in order to achieve a long-term plan."

To tell the truth, although Emperor Xuande's question seems simple, it is actually not easy to answer, if Li Yuntian is too humble, Emperor Xuande will think that he is not sure, if he is full of confidence, he will be considered arrogant by the ministers present, and despise Zhang Hao and Liang Kun, so he pondered for a while and answered in an orderly manner.

"In that case, I will allow you to go to Liaodong instead of Duke Zhongguo." Emperor Xuande knew that Li Yuntian had made up his mind to go to Liaodong, so he instructed with a concerned expression, "Remember, be careful in everything, don't fight hard with the enemy, the affairs of Jiaozhi are still waiting for you to deal with." ”

"The emperor can rest assured, the ministers will be cautious and will not be in danger." Li Yuntian saw that Emperor Xuande had agreed to his request, and then got up and bowed to Emperor Xuande, bowed down and said.

"The battle of Liaodong is related to the safety of my Ming Jingshi, Zhenwu Hou, you go to take all the Xiaowu troops away this time, and I am waiting for you to return triumphantly." After getting Li Yuntian's promise, Emperor Xuande was a little relieved, and then said in a deep voice.

There are a total of 40,000 Xiaowu troops accompanying the escort this time, of which 20,000 are from the Qinglong Legion and the Vermilion Bird Legion who came from Beijing, and 20,000 are sergeants recruited by the Datong Battalion of the Qinglong Legion, who have been training for more than half a year.

There is no doubt that the combat effectiveness of these 40,000 Xiaowu troops is undoubtedly the strongest force in Emperor Xuande's northern expedition, even the 3,000 battalions and the Shenji battalion have to be willing to be inferior in front of them, so they have been following Emperor Xuande's holy drive.

In order to pacify the war situation in Liaodong as much as possible, and also to ensure Li Yuntian's safety, Emperor Xuande handed over the strongest combat force in his hand to Li Yuntian, which shows his love for Li Yuntian.

Hearing this, Zhang Fu and the others were taken aback, no one expected that Emperor Xuande would make such a heavy decision, but after thinking about it, they were relieved, even if Li Yuntian took away 40,000 Xiaowu troops, then Yilin City still had 60,000 Ming troops, including 3,000 battalions and Shenji battalions, plus 100,000 Ming troops led by Niu Shihao to the north, which was enough to ensure Emperor Xuande's thoroughness.

"Your Majesty, there are still more than 20,000 people in the Suzaku Battalion of the Xiaowu Army in Liaodong, plus tens of thousands of horses and horses in the Liaodong Capital Division, as well as the guards of the Nuer Gandu Division, which is enough to compete with the enemy army."

Li Yuntian knew that Emperor Xuande cared about him, but how could he take all the strongest troops around Emperor Xuande? Then he bowed to Emperor Xuande and said in a deep voice, "Time is pressing now, so the minister only needs to lead 10,000 sergeants from the Suzaku Battalion to Liaodong." In addition, the minister affirmed that the emperor had issued an order to the king of Joseon to assist the minister in fighting in Liaodong. ”

"Ten thousand?" Hearing this, everyone at the scene couldn't help but look at each other, Li Yuntian's move was too big, could it be that he wanted to use 10,000 sergeants from the Suzaku Battalion of the Xiaowu Army to defeat the tens of thousands of troops of Wuliang Ha Sanwei in front of Shanhaiguan?