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Chapter 332: The situation is complicated

Seeing that Emperor Xuande had made up his mind, Zhang Fu was not good at persuading him again, and after arching his hand to Emperor Xuande, he retreated into his queue, his expression was a little complicated, how could he not guess Emperor Xuande's mind after being an official for many years?

In Zhang Fu's opinion, Emperor Xuande still has a gap in his heart, and he does not fully trust him, if Zhou Zheng is here, Emperor Xuande will entrust Zhou Zheng with the important task of crusading against the King of Han, who makes Zhou Zheng deeply trusted by Emperor Xuande. The fastest update is at wèn: щщщ.shuhāh А.cc.

Now Zhou Zheng doesn't know where to go to perform official duties, and Niu Shihao, the Marquis of Anping, was sent to the famous city again, and now Emperor Xuande is left with Zhang Hao, the Duke of Yiguo, a noble who can fight well, can be trusted, and it is naturally impossible to send Zhang Hao to quell the rebellion.

Besides, although Zhang Hao is also a tiger general, he is not the opponent of King Han at all.

Zhang Ben recommended Xue Lu, Marquis of Yangwu, to lead his troops to go, because among the remaining nobles in the capital, only Xue Lu could withstand the momentum of the King of Han and fight with him.

To tell the truth, Xue Lu can fight with the King of Han at best, and if he wants to defeat the King of Han, there are only three people in the capital, that is, Zhang Fu, Zhou Zheng and Lu Zhongqian.

As for Lu Zhongqian, I am afraid that people have already gone to the King of Han, although Emperor Xuande claimed that Lu Zhongqian was recuperating at home, but Lu Zhongqian, as a member of the military cabinet, disappeared for more than ten days, and the Weiguo Mansion closed its doors to thank guests, Zhang Fu guessed that Lu Zhongqian had an accident.

Thinking of the cavalry that rushed out of the city in the middle of the night a few days ago and pursued in the direction of Le'an, as well as the Qing sent by the King of Han, it is not difficult for Zhang Fu to imagine what happened to Lu Zhongqian. [32915671 Ruling Daming Ruling Daming] 329 Ruling Daming 332

Perhaps, Zhang Fu already knew that Lu Zhongqian was going to abscond, and his capture of Mei Qing was really a bitter trick, and I am afraid that no one except Zhang Fu knows the rights and wrongs of this.

Chen Gang is undoubtedly lucky, he came to deliver the letter this time but risked killing his head, although the two armies fought without a fight, but there was also a saying that he would behead Yiliwei, if he faced Emperor Yongle or Emperor Hongxi, I am afraid he would lose his head.

But Emperor Xuande is different, although he has the blood and strength of a young man, but at the same time he also has the king's city, so he spared Chen Gang's life and asked him to go back and tell the King of Han not to be deceived by some villains with ill intentions and start a war in vain, as long as the King of Han reins in the precipice, then he will still be the imperial uncle of the Ming Dynasty in the future, so as usual, he will definitely not pursue this matter.

However, the King of Han was already ready to send at this time, how could he take advantage of the kindness released by Emperor Xuande, and now he overwhelmed Emperor Xuande in momentum, his morale was like a rainbow, and he had a posture of winning steadily, and regarded Emperor Xuande's kindness as cowardice.

With Emperor Xuande's determination to conquer the rebellious Han King in the Taihe Palace, the yamen of all sizes in the capital were busy with Emperor Xuande's personal expedition in an orderly manner.

The people of Jinyi Weibei Town, Fu Division, Criminal Department, Shuntian Mansion and Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division went around in the capital to catch the "traitors" sent by the Han King, making the capital chickens fly and dogs jump, and the grass and trees were all soldiers.

At the same time, the letter written by the King of Han to Emperor Xuande was also copied as a cooking book and posted on the streets and alleys of the capital, and sent to the whole country to denounce it.

The so-called soldiers and nobles were fast, and after a busy time of the major yamen in the capital, it took only two days to prepare various matters for Emperor Xuande's personal expedition.

On the morning of August 20, Emperor Xuande went to Taimiao to tell the gods of heaven and earth, Zongmiao and Sheji of the crimes of the king of Han, and then led an army of 150,000 to Le'an.

This is the largest military operation since Emperor Xuande ascended the throne, 150,000 people marched on the road in a mighty way, swords and guns were standing in a forest, the pennant was waving, and the people shouted and the horses were neighing, not only trampling on the crops along the way, but also stepping on the surrounding mounds, the sound was mighty, and the momentum was amazing.

This time, Emperor Xuande set out on an expedition and ordered Xu Yongchang, the prince of the country, and Zhang Chang, Peng Chengbo, to guard the imperial city; Zhang An, Marquis of Anxiang, Liu Rui of Guangningbo, Zhang Rong of Xinchengbo, and Gao Gao of Jianping Bo guarded the capital; Fengcheng Bo Li Xian, Shilang Guo, Guo Jing, and Li Chang supervised the military salary; Zhu Zhan, King of Zheng, and Zhu Zhan, King of Xiang, stayed in Beijing.

Yuan Rong, Marquis of Guangping, Marquis Shishan of Wuqing, Governors Zhang Sheng and Shan Yun, and Cabinet University Scholars Huang Huai, Huang Fu, and Li Youzhi cooperated with King Zheng and King Xiang to guard Beijing.

Young Master Jianyi, Young Master Yang Shiqi, Young Bao Xia Yuanji, Prince Young Master Yang Rong, Prince Shaobao Wu Zhong, Ministry of Rites Shangshu Hu Ying, Military Department Shangshu Zhang Ben, General Political Envoy Gu Zuo, British Gong Zhang Fu, Yiguo Gong Zhang Hao and others accompanied the car.

Emperor Xuande appointed Xue Lu, Marquis of Yangwu, and Bo Wu of Qingping as the vanguard, and led an army of 30,000 to open the way for the army in front.

In the marching imperial chariot, Emperor Xuande and Zhang Fu, Zhang Hao, and Li Yuntian discussed the military situation, and a map marked with the situation of the enemy and the enemy was spread on the table. [32915671 Ruling Daming Ruling Daming] 329 Ruling Daming 332

Emperor Xuande was no stranger to the imperial conquest, he followed Emperor Yongle to gallop across the desert when he was a teenager, and he had long been accustomed to this kind of vast formation of swords and guns.

However, it was Emperor Yongle who made the final decision before, but now it has become him.

Emperor Xuande knew that any decision he made might affect the success or failure of the war, so he was cautious and summoned Zhang Fu and Zhang Hao, who had rich military experience, to discuss the military situation, and Li Yuntian was responsible for consulting the military situation on the side.

This map, drawn up by Li Yuntian on the basis of the information he had, listed in detail the situation of each important military town in Shandong and the relevant terrain.

According to the information on the map, the Ming army loyal to Emperor Hongxi and the rebel army loyal to the Han King have formed a confrontation situation in Shandong, and the red "color" arrow representing the Ming army and the blue "color" arrow representing the rebel army divide the Shandong region in two.

There are 6 prefectures under the jurisdiction of the Shandong Political Envoy Division, namely Jinan Mansion, Jining Mansion, Dengzhou Mansion, Qingzhou Mansion, Dongchang Mansion and Laizhou Mansion.

Among them, the areas controlled by the Ming army were the southern part of Jinan, Jining and Dongchang, and the rebels controlled the northern part of Jinan, Qingzhou, Dengzhou, and Laizhou.

From the map, the red and blue areas divide the Shandong boundary in half from the top left to the bottom right, and the two sides are evenly matched in terms of area alone.

The strength of the Ming army in Shandong was mainly concentrated in the city of Jinan, and the strength of the rebels was concentrated in the city of Dezhou and Le'an.

Since the imperial court did not issue an order for conscription, the Shandong capital did not recruit troops, and the Ming army in Shandong was only 80,000: 50,000 in Jinan City, 10,000 in Dongchang City, and the remaining 20,000 in Jining City.

The rebels' strength may have reached a staggering 100,000 in Dezhou City, 50,000 in Le'an City, 20,000 in Qingzhou City, and the remaining 30,000 in the remaining state capitals.

Judging from the current situation, the king of Han is ready to fight to the death with the Ming army who came to quell the rebellion in Dezhou, there is no doubt that the Ming army of the rebellion is the elite of the Gyeonggi Governorate, as long as this army is defeated, then the territory of Beizhili will be at the mercy of the king of Han.

It is rumored that the King of Han is now in the city of Dezhou, waiting for the arrival of the counterinsurgency army, and is ready to fight.

In front of Zhang Fu and Zhang Hao, who had made outstanding achievements, Li Yuntian didn't have the right to speak at all, and honestly listened to the analysis of the battle situation between the two on the sidelines.

Because Dezhou City gathered the heavy troops of the Han King, and it was easy to defend and difficult to attack, Zhang Fu and Zhang Haojian Xuande Emperor bypassed Dezhou City and went straight to Le'an, creating the illusion of attacking the Han King's lair, and "forced" the Han King to go out of the city for a decisive battle and went to the rescue.

"Li Yushi, how do you see the situation in front of you?" Emperor Xuande was a little undecided, and couldn't help but look at Li Yuntian, wanting to hear his opinion.

Although this move is good to besiege Wei and save Zhao, if the King of Han is not fooled and takes the opportunity to attack the capital, then the consequences will be unimaginable, and it will be unknown whether King Zheng and King Xiang can hold the capital.

But if you want to storm the city of Dezhou, then it will undoubtedly bring heavy casualties to the Ming army, and the king of Han will take the opportunity to raid, which is very likely to cause a crushing defeat for the Ming army.

In fact, the safest way is to besiege the city, an army of 150,000 is enough to surround the city of Dezhou, as long as the contact between the king of Han and the outside world is separated, then the rebels in the rest of the country will be leaderless and fight separately.

However, the king of Han is not an idle person, and he will definitely not let the Ming army surround Dezhou City, if he transfers Le'an's rebels to attack the Ming army besieging the city inside and outside, it will be difficult for the Ming army to resist.

Therefore, Zhang Fu and Zhang Hao decided to lure the main force of the Han King out of the city of Dezhou, and fought a decisive battle with him in the field with the advantage of troops.

"Your Majesty, the minister feels that the King of Han has experienced a hundred battles and will not let our army enter Dezhou smoothly, and it is very likely that he will ambush the vanguard of our army in Jingzhou when our army is traveling long distances and gaining a stable foothold, so as to give our army a dismount, and we must not be guarded."

Li Yuntian saw Xuande asking for his opinion, and after a pause, he stretched out his hand and pointed to the boundary of Jingzhou on the map and said.

"What about the two countries?" Emperor Xuande couldn't help but bow his head slightly when he heard this, feeling that there was some reason, and then looked at Zhang Fu and Zhang Hao on the side.

"Your Majesty, Li Yushi is reasonable, King Han is not the kind of person who sits back and waits to be killed, and according to his 'nature', it is very likely that he will sneak attack our army." Zhang Fu was the first to speak, bowed to Emperor Xuande, and said in a deep voice, "The minister thinks that he should order the Marquis of Yangwu and Qing Pingbo to be careful and beware of the ambush of the King of Han. ”

"That's what the minister meant." Zhang Hao immediately said to Emperor Xuande that Li Yuntian's worries were not unreasonable, the military talent of the Han King was understandable, and there was a chance that he would send surprise troops to contain the Ming army.

"Li Yushi, do you have a strategy to defend against the enemy?" Emperor Xuande saw that Zhang Fu and Zhang Hao both agreed with Li Yuntian's previous judgment, so he looked at him with interest, wondering if Li Yuntian had a good solution to the current predicament.

"Your Majesty, our army has many generals, although the King of Han is arrogant but quite talented in military affairs, he will not rashly fight with our army head-on."

Li Yuntian thought about it carefully, then bowed to Emperor Xuande and said, "In Yichen's opinion, the King of Han may follow the example of Emperor Taizong back then, take advantage of the emptiness of the capital to attack the capital, and then concentrate on attacking our army. ”

"Isn't he afraid that he will go deep alone and be cut off by our army?" Emperor Xuande was taken aback when he heard this, and his face showed an unbelievable look.

Zhang Fu and Zhang Hao's brows furrowed slightly, their expressions became a little strict, and their eyes showed a thoughtful expression.

"Your Majesty, now the troops of Beizhili are gathered in Juyong Pass, Xuanfu Town, Zhending City and Daming City, as long as the Han King bypasses the counterinsurgency army, then in the territory of Beizhili, there will be a horse Pingchuan, and no one can stop its edge."

Li Yuntian looked at Emperor Xuande with a stern expression, and explained in a deep voice, "Therefore, the minister feels that he must trap the Han King in Shandong, so that he can't get out of the north and enter the north Zhili!" ”

As early as the time of the death of Emperor Yongle, Li Yuntian had already begun to study the large and small battles experienced by the Han King during the Jingjing, and he found that the Han King was not only good at fighting but also extremely adventurous, often using surprise tactics to attack the enemy.

The troops who came to Shandong to quell the rebellion this time were the elite of the Gyeonggi Governor's Office, coupled with the famous generals such as Zhang Fu and Zhang Hao, it was not easy for the Han King to defeat them, so it was better to win by surprise and raid the capital while the strength of the Beijing division was weak.

Moreover, many nobles in the capital have an old relationship with the King of Han, and if someone cooperates with the King of Han, the defense of the originally empty capital can be broken by the King of Han overnight