There was already tension in the council room, but thanks to the appearance of the Qin Cha and the great method of throwing money, this embarrassment was resolved. Wei Guoliang, the acting staff general of the Fubiao Battalion, arched his hand and said: "The last general thinks that Miss Xia is reasonable. Since all kinds of equipment and ammunition in the city are insufficient, white-knuckle battles cannot be avoided. Instead of waiting for the bullets to run out, it is better to let the thief army get closer first, and it is better to keep ammunition and bow and arrows for emergency. General Qin's Jinan Right Guard has been fighting for two days, so tomorrow let the last general's standard camp go up, and ask the Beijing camp and the guards to serve as a reserve. If you really can't stand it, find a way. ”

Seeing that someone took the initiative to snatch the dirty work over to do it, Qin Delu naturally didn't say anything, and Xia Zisu also nodded in kindness. Yun Chu moved his mouth, and stopped talking. So tomorrow's schedule was set. Strangely, Zhang Qingyan, who is good at strategizing, did not speak.

Still waiting until everyone withdrew from the council room, Zhang Qingyan said to Yan Hong: "Yan Qincha, the concubine has something to worry about. Lord Hai had already repaired the table into the imperial court before, and sent an urgent official document to Wang Daduxian. It is said that the rescue of soldiers is like fighting a fire, even if the rescue sent by Wang Daduxian cannot leave immediately, at least he should send someone to communicate the news first, so that he can respond internally and externally. Now that the paperwork of Lord Hai has been issued, it is already the fourth day, why is there no movement? ”

Yan Hong was also thinking about this in his heart. Seeing that the city of Jinan has only been defended for two days, the four main armed forces in the city are in full force, the right guards and horses can no longer stand it, and the bandits are almost wiped out. If the reinforcements don't come quickly, I'm afraid they won't be able to hold out for long. However, after all, a man can't show weakness in front of a woman, Yan Hongqiang smiled and said to Zhang Qingyan: "Don't worry, Lady Zhang, my grandfather and his old man are in the middle of the court, and they have their own scheduling." Again. There is one heart and one mind. This Jinan City. I don't think it's a problem to stay for a few more days! Just wait for the border army to come, the inside and the outside should be combined, and the Tartars will be killed! ”

Neither Yan Hong nor Zhang Qingyan expected that the life-saving straw they were counting on, the 100,000 border troops of Jiliao, had undergone great changes at this moment!

A day ago, in Changping County, the governor of Jiliao, the right deputy capital of the Ming Dynasty, the right servant of the military department, and the governor of Jiliao, Wang Chen. Sitting behind the handsome case, his face was solemn. On both sides, there are a number of civil and military officials.

Nowadays, the troops and horses of the Kuten Khan Assembly Office of Eastern Mongolia are frequently mobilized, which can be described as full of wolf smoke. Although he has not really waved his master, how dare Wang Chen, as the governor of Jiliao, dare to relax?

The probe horses are like shuttling back and forth at the price of flowing water, and the military information of the probe will be reported one by one. And the beacon fire spread frequently everywhere at the border pass, and scouts from all walks of life reported the military intelligence of the investigation to the commander's tent. Or maybe the river suddenly becomes muddy, and it is suspected that there is a large number of livestock drinking water upstream. The enemy's cavalry should be assembled; Or maybe a large group of horses' hoof prints were found outside the sentry post somewhere, and a fire alarm was raised. Although every autumn grass yellow horse fattening. It was a good time for the Mongols to go south, but this year, the movement of Kuten Khan was greater than in previous years.

Wang Chen's eyebrows furrowed, staring at the map. He has his own staff to guide him, analyzing the key points that the Tartars may attack. The defending side seems to have an advantage compared to the attacker, with its deep trenches and thick walls, but it is in a point-to-point attack.

In actual combat, especially in the battle of the Ming Dynasty against the Mongols, the Mongol side that attacked strategically was relatively advantageous. One of the important reasons for this is that the strategic initiative is in the hands of the attacker. In particular, the Mongols were mostly cavalry, and their mobility was far superior to that of the Ming army, coming and going like the wind. They could decide when to concentrate their forces and attack a certain location, but the Ming army could not predict it and could only defend passively. Although there are more than 100,000 border troops in the northeast of the Ming Dynasty, they are scattered on a front of hundreds of miles. For the commander-in-chief of the Ming army in the northeast, many times this kind of offensive and defensive war is more like a gamble, if you guess correctly, you will hold it, if you guess wrong, you will lose it, and if it is more serious, it may be the collapse of the entire front, or even the shaking of Gyeonggi.

After listening to the report of the staff, Wang Chen got up and walked around the tent and paced back and forth in front of the map. Although he has been at the border for a long time, it is difficult to judge what the real goal of Kuten Khan is this time. There is another problem that also plagues him, and that is money and food. Fighting a war burns money, and Hugh said that the extra bereavement reward is just a huge expense for daily maintenance. It's just that the treasury of the Ming Dynasty has always been tight.

This year is especially true of the gaps. The imperial court cut down on food and clothing, and the officials of the Beijing division only gave half a sirty for three consecutive months, and pulled their belts to get some money, which is said to have been sent to Shandong for disaster relief. The so-called big rivers have no water and small rivers are dry, since the imperial court is so poor, the monthly rations for the border army are not enough for normal maintenance, let alone the transportation needs for war.

As for the reward, I'm sorry, the household department doesn't care about this silver, and needs to wait for the internal fund to be allocated. But everyone knows that Lu Dao Jiajing's own inner library is not enough for him to do a dojo, and he is poor all the year round, counting on this silver, I don't know when Lu Dao will wait. Money and food were scarce, and the morale of the sergeants was naturally low. This pressure from within the camp was a more fatal problem than that of the Mongols from outside.

Seeing Wang Chen's hesitation, Zhang Chengxun, the chief soldier of Jizhen Town, came out and said: "The marshal doesn't need to be too worried, the left and right are just soldiers coming to block, and water is coming to the earth." It's not the same time as the Tartar Koubian, every year. Although the movement this time is a bit bigger, we only need to arrange heavy troops in a few places leading to Gyeonggi to prevent the Tartars from jumping to the feet of the Son of Heaven. Other lines of defense, try to take care of them. We can't stop it, but we can't stop it. ”

When Wang Chen heard this, he shook his head and said, "Mr. Zhang's words are wrong. My generation eats Junlu and should repay Junlu, how can I have such lazy thoughts. You can't see the suffering of the people who have taken our people captive and poisoned the people year after year. The safety of the Jingshi is naturally the first priority, but even if other places are attacked by the Tartars, isn't it the same burning, killing and looting, and the people are suffering? The deployment of troops by Nakuten Khan this time is very different from previous years, and the old man seems that this fang must have a plan, and may be sent out of the nest and enter the army in a big way. The old man is guarding the border pass, and this time he will arrange a net, so that Nakuten Khan will lose his troops and return home, and he will not dare to face me Ji Liao from now on! You also need to fight to the death, there is fear of the enemy, and military law is ruthless! ”

Seeing that the old Duxian was so impassioned, all the civil and military officers were grateful. Zhu Huanzhang, the imperial history of the supervising army who had been listening to the assignment, was sitting at the top, but coughed lightly and said: "Old Governor Xian, and arrange the military situation slowly." As far as the lower officials know, the imperial court has sent an angel to deliver a decree, ordering you to choose the opportunity to send troops to rescue Jinan. At this moment, the news from Shandong has also come, and there is indeed a Tartar army and horses that have invaded the border, and now a group of officers and soldiers in Shanghe County has been destroyed. If Jinan is lost, long live will inevitably be guilty. According to the lower officials, this Kuten Khan's brigade has not yet invaded the border, so it is better to send a force of soldiers and horses to relieve the south first. ”

Purely according to the official rank, Wang Chen has the title of the right deputy capital imperial history, which belongs to Zhu Huanzhang's superior. It's just that the Ming Dynasty pays attention to the size of the system and is humble and respectful, so Zhu Huanzhang spoke as the imperial history of the supervising army, and Wang Chen, as the governor of Jiliao, could not be ignored.

Generally speaking, this prison army is a very nasty thing. Although they could not directly intervene in military affairs, they had the authority to report to the emperor and impeach military commanders. And the style upheld by most of the superintendent army imperial history is that they have the right not to use it, and it is obsolete and invalid. They give full play to both powers, and there is often friction between them and the top commander of the unit in which they belong. It's just that this Zhu Huanzhang is an exception. He is generous, and he has always admired Wang Chen, so the two have a very tacit understanding of cooperation.

Wang Chen also gave Zhu Huanzhang a bit of face, and said immediately: "Zhu Zhongcheng, although Kuten Khan has not yet made a big move, there are frequent changes, and it can be said that a big war is about to break out. The military situation is urgent, all the men and horses of the border army on the northern front have been arranged, and even the old man's standard camp is all useful, so it is also stretched, the old man is eager to transfer tens of thousands of his guards from the mainland to help, but how can there be extra troops to relieve the south? Besides, I read the fold, it is clearly written, the number of captives is only one or two thousand, and the soldiers of all walks of life in Shandong Province are claimed to be 100,000, and there are nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses in Jinan. I don't know what to do. Besides, the court is only a lieutenant official, and the person who holds it, the central decree, without the cabinet vote, the old man cannot serve the edict. If the generals are not subject to foreign military orders, how can they regard the thousand-mile defense line of the northern country as child's play because of a central decree? ”

Zhu Huanzhang looked left and right, and said in his heart: Among the people seated, there is the henchmen of the old thief Yan Song. Wang Duxian is open-minded, although it is worthy of admiration, but this straightforwardness is not the way to protect himself. What's more, if the order is not followed, it must also be divided into occasions. You are the commander of the border army, if you don't obey the edict at this time, you are not afraid of being regarded as a rebel? The Son of Heaven doesn't care if you're thinking about the country. Since you are a proud soldier and a fierce general, the court is taboo, you are simply sending yourself to the knife.

Zhu Huanzhang couldn't watch the old boss get into a big disaster, so he hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Old Duxian, please think twice." Although this decree was not approved by the Cabinet, it was issued by Banzai himself. If he is not served, he will be angry in the future, what should I do with it? Moreover, the Qin Cha compromised was also written, and Wang Xuan, a wealthy businessman in Jinan, was taken. This Wang Xuan was originally from the same sect as Lao Duxian. Now that he is the leader of the White Lotus Sect's anti-thieves, if he is implicated, the old Duxian is afraid that it will be difficult to get out. If he does not send troops at this time, he is afraid that he will be used by someone with a heart to play the topic, and it will inevitably give people a handle. ”

Wang Chen didn't answer when he heard this, he didn't know that what the other party said was reasonable. This Qin Cha Yan Hong is Yan Song's favored grandson, if something goes wrong in Jinan, Yan Song will definitely not give up. There were a lot of civil and military people killed by the old traitor, and Zeng Miao, who was supervising the war in the northwest, ate him and took it, and also took a Xia Yan Xia Shoufu. And his son Wang Shizhen is said to be quite on the wrong path with Yan Song's son Yan Shifan, and it is estimated that Yan Song has long been unpleasant. If we don't help Nan this time, I'm afraid that the Liangzi of the Wang family and the Yan family will get bigger and bigger.

What's more, it also involves the will of the Son of Heaven. If you don't send troops to Jinan, you don't give the emperor face, how can the Son of Heaven let himself go? If it is a sycophant, at this time, it is natural to save the old grandson of the pavilion first, with a correct attitude, a clear line, and self-preservation. But Wang Chen is dedicated to the public and is not involved in selfishness, so he naturally refuses to do anything that shakes the border defense. (To be continued......)