Lan Yu's expression was very solemn.

It is difficult to associate him at this moment with the rebellious and domineering Duke of Liangguo in the Ming Dynasty.

Lan Yu looked up at Zhu Yunxi, who was sitting in the top position, and said in a heavy tone: "Your Highness, the old minister is already over fifty years old this year, and since the Chinese New Year's Eve, there have been hundreds of battles of all sizes. The minister didn't know how many years he had either died in battle or died of illness at home.

The minister has no grand wishes in his life, and only hopes that when he can still drive a horse and carry a knife, he can kill a few more enemies for the Ming Dynasty.

This time, the imperial court used the power of the country to go on a northern expedition, hoping to wipe out the thieves of the Central Plains for thousands of years in one fell swoop. The ministers are old, but they are also as cheap as the ancients, the food can add to the belly, and the hands can catch the enemy.

If His Royal Highness does not give up, and the minister does not seek to lead the road alone, it is when the war starts, the minister can lead the horse for His Highness, and can also comfort the vision of the old minister. ”

Lan Yu's voice was very clear, reaching the ears of everyone in the side hall.

Today's banquet on behalf of the king's mansion is not a unique table.

The civil and military officials of the Northern Tour, and the civil and military officials of Datong City, were all present.

There were more than a dozen tables at the banquet, and the military generals gathered.

During this period, many generals in the army listened to Liang Guogong's petition in their ears, and their faces showed complicated expressions.

Although the imperial court wanted to go on the Northern Expedition, it was necessary to use a huge army to fight at the pass, but the rear also had to leave enough strength to guard the rear for the large army that went forward, so that the enemy army would not have the possibility of a sneak attack by a detour.

So who can lead the army forward to fight the enemy, and who will stay behind the rear and the grain routes.

Naturally, the merits produced by going out to fight and staying in the rear are different.

This creates a situation in the army that needs to be contested.

As Lan Yu took the lead in opening his mouth, he asked for battle.

After a short silence.

The first lieutenant general stood up and walked to the main table with a steady step, landing on one knee behind Lan Yu.

"Minister, please also fight."

With the first person, the rest of the story becomes more natural.

A famous army general stood up, walked behind Lan Yu, landed on one knee facing Zhu Yunxi, and said goodbye to battle.

The Ming Dynasty has been established for nearly 30 years.

Over the years, a lot has changed in the military.

And the generals in the army who followed the emperor's southern expedition to the north and the south gradually got older, and reached the last years of their lives.

When the imperial court decided on the Northern Expedition, the hearts of many people in the army, who had been silent, were once again activated.

In the eyes of many people, this time may be the last time they fight for Daming.

The army marched north for 3,000 miles and did not return, vowing to clear the grassland.

No one wants to miss this opportunity.

Zhu Gui coughed lightly, and his gaze swept over the faces of the generals kneeling in front of him.

He finally looked at Zhu Yunxi and said in a low voice: "In fact, not only Datong Mansion, but the entire Nine Border Towns are fighting with people's hearts at this moment. ”

Lan Yu spoke again: "The old minister doesn't seek military exploits, he only wants to go into battle!" It is to sacrifice his life for the country, and he will not hesitate to do so! ”

"The same is true of the ministers."

In the side hall of the palace of the king, there was a sound.

Zhu Yunxi's eyes flickered and he slowly stood up.

These generals who can be here are all figures who lead one side in the army.

The pleas of these people, he could not ignore.

Zhu Yunxi walked around the table and walked in front of Lan Yu, just like when he met the other party in the city today, he slowly bent down and stretched out his hands to help Lan Yu up.

"The armies are fighting, and they are very relieved."

After Zhu Yunxi opened his mouth, he continued: "In this national war, the success or failure depends on you, the court knows it, and the loneliness is also clear. Which way of soldiers and horses to go north to fight, and which way to stay behind the grain road and the rear, the imperial court will focus on consideration.

Veterans are the foundation of the country, and young people are also the future of the country.

I thought that this time I went out to the northern expedition to the grassland, when it was to match the old and the new, so that the country could be passed on from generation to generation. ”

Zhu Yunxi said a lot, but he also knew that he didn't actually say anything.

Lan Yu hesitated.

The meaning of the imperial grandson is very simple, it is impossible for the imperial court to completely let the veterans in the army go into battle.

Who to take into battle, the court probably has another decision.

Zhu Yunxi looked at Lan Yu with a hesitant face, and said with a slight smile: "The grassland is very big, and it is also very big outside of the Ming Dynasty. After this battle, I will not let the army disarm and return to the field.

If this battle is expected by the imperial court, then the imperial court will inevitably continue to use troops to lay down a great prosperous era for my Ming Dynasty. ”

His footsteps began to move, walking beside the kneeling veterans in front of him.

With every step, Zhu Yunxi would reach out and pat the shoulders of these generals to make them stand up.

And he whispered in the crowd: "So Gu Hope, if you go into battle, you can't act recklessly, and the country will need you to wait in the future." If you stay in the rear, you also have to train the soldiers and horses, and the lieutenant generals and soldiers of the Japanese army also need to be under your command. ”

After finishing speaking, Zhu Yunxi had already walked back to the main seat.

He pressed his hands on the edge of the table and looked at the crowd with deep eyes.

"Everyone!"

"The prosperity of the Ming Dynasty is the same as you!"

That's it.

Zhu Yunxi had already raised his glass.

In the side hall, the generals will return to their positions.

"The Prosperity of the World!"

The morale of the hall was high.

……

"I heard that Duke Liang Guo asked you to fight in the Daiwang Mansion a few days ago?"

In the upper reaches of the Yuhe River outside Datong City, Zhu Gaochi tucked his hands tightly into his sleeves, swept over the calm flowing river in front of him, and looked at Zhu Yunxi beside him.

Probably staying in Jiangnan for a long time, let him return to the north again, only to feel that it was so cold.

Zhu Yunxi smiled and was noncommittal: "The voice in the army in the past two years has been very loud, and simple suppression cannot be done. But we all know that it is not advisable to indulge military horses all the time to accumulate war spirit. ”

"That's why Xie Jin proposed to retrieve the Western Regions for the Ming Dynasty?"

Zhu Gaochi tilted his head to look at Zhu Yunxi, the two brothers hadn't seen each other for a long time, which made him a little uncomfortable.

Zhu Yunxi laughed: "I originally brought up this matter first. The success of the Jiaozhi Road, the Champong Road and the Yingzhou Four Roads proves that the sea can bring great benefits to the Ming Dynasty. But on the land, the large area of land outside Yangguan will also bring countless benefits to the Ming Dynasty. ”

Zhu Gaochi nodded: "You want to take care of both ends." ”

"You can't choose one over the other."

Zhu Yunxi smiled slightly, and threw out an extremely round pebble in his hand that he had just picked up from the ground.

In the sight of the two of them, the stone flew into the sky, and soon began to slide out of a parabola due to its own gravity, and finally plunged heavily into the river.

A perfect splash.

Zhu Gaochi's brows furrowed slightly: "What about after the Western Regions?" ”

"Do you remember Dai Chi, the commander of Xuzhou Wei?" Zhu Yunxi smiled in his eyes, quietly staring at Xiao Fat, who had just arrived in Datong City ahead of Tie Xuan today.

Zhu Gaochi nodded: "When you were in Xuzhou, you encountered an ambush by the White Lotus Sect, and it was he who served Xuzhou Wei. It's just this person...... What's wrong? ”

A trace of doubt appeared on Zhu Gaochi's face.

Zhu Yunxi explained: "Later, I learned that Dai Chi turned out to be a person from Xiningwei. Now, he has been transferred to the Shaanxi Xingdu Division, serving as the commander of Tongzhi and the management of Xiningwei. ”

"You're going to use troops on the plateau?"

Zhu Gaochi reacted instantly.

Then, his face instantly became solemn.

"How much land are you going to lay down? The governance of the country is not about the more land, the better. Jiaozhi Road, Champa Road and the four roads of Yingzhou, although now they have brought a lot of benefits to the imperial court.

But at the same time, it also brought more requirements for official governance, and the stalls of the imperial court became bigger and bigger, and one day they would be beyond their reach. At that time, if you are not careful, you may be involved in the energy of the imperial court because of the troubles in the border areas. ”

In recent years, with the development of the imperial court, new voices and ideas have gradually emerged in the court.

Agrarianism, and the theory of governance.

There's also a bunch of equalizers in between.

Some people think that the more land the better, but some people feel that if the land increases uncontrollably, it will only make the burden on the shoulders of the imperial court heavier and heavier.

Zhu Yunxi opened his mouth and said: "It is impossible for Daming to fight forever. However, the key position must be occupied in advance. The output of the plateau is not much, but if the plateau is opened, it can be bordered by the southern expeditionary army from the south, and then the Jiaozhi Road, the Champong Road and the newly added land in the south can be connected. ”

In view of the experience of later generations.

Zhu Yunxi has never believed that more land is better.

It's the land in key locations, which needs to be in your own hands, which is the most important.

Zhu Yunxi looked at Xiaopang: "These can be decided again, and the most important thing at the moment is whether this Northern Expedition can be smooth sailing." ”

Zhu Gaochi pouted.

Given his understanding of Brother Xi'er, this guy is a person who is full of truth and falsehood.

But he still answered honestly: "Brother Bing'er's fleet set off from Yingtian, and it didn't bring many things, but there were a lot of people from the Ministry of Industry. They are all people who are familiar with cement and how to apply it.

Brother Bing'er went to Huai'an Mansion to receive the grain and grass hoarded there. After that, it is all the way north, and after arriving at Beiping City, the grain and grass will be transferred to all parts of the Nine Sides together with the grain and grass sent from Jiaozhi Road. ”

The entire Ming Dynasty is now taking action for this Northern Expedition.

The imperial court also did not think of covering up, and formed a fog of war against the Tatars in the early stage.

After all, it is impossible to hide such a large population and material movement.

What we have to do now is to use absolute strength to send troops to the grassland and crush the enemies of the Ming Dynasty on the grassland.

Zhu Gaochi remembered something at this time.

He turned around and smiled: "In the Ministry of Industry, a code name was given for this Northern Expedition. ”

"Oh?" Zhu Yunxi looked curious.

Zhu Gaochi replied: "They call this Northern Expedition a cannibalization plan. ”

Zhu Yunxi smiled.

"It's apt."

Zhu Gaochi nodded and said, "The battle plan that you and the Dadu Governor's Mansion formulated at the beginning was not to fight all the way to Hara and Lin. According to your plan, there will be a cement fort in 30 miles and a fortified city in 300 miles, and these people from the Ministry of Industry will probably stay outside the customs for many years. Isn't it like encroachment, gnawing down the grassland little by little. ”

Zhu Yunxi's eyes rolled, and he asked, "What does the imperial court say recently about whether the army went west or east after the war with the Tatar tribes?" ”

It is probably impossible for the Tatars to continue to exist.

Unless they flee all the way to Siberia to dig potatoes.

However, after the Ming army occupied the territory of the Tatar department, it was necessary to consider whether to march to the east or directly attack the Warat department to the west.

Zhu Gaochi smiled silently, staring at Zhu Yunxi for a while.

Most people in the court know that His Royal Highness the Emperor's dislike of the Japanese people is the reason why Tie Xuan finally has the title of a human slaughter.

But there is a secret that only Zhu Gaochi knows.

On the map of the surrounding Daming Dynasty in Taisun Mansion.

Only on the land outside the Liaodong Dusi, Zhu Yunxi emphasized a red circle.

And then after some time.

When Zhu Gaochi saw the picture again, there was a big red cross on the red circle.

There is no text explanation, but just the red circle and red cross are enough for Zhu Gaochi to understand what his grandson cousin thinks in his heart.

Just hesitated for a short time.

Zhu Gaochi said softly: "Both the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry sent people to the side of the Liaodong Dusi, and 30,000 guards sent people to escort them, and they went to the northeast side.

In the letter to the imperial court, it was said that the land was very fertile, and several large mineral deposits that were easy to exploit had been explored. ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Gaochi closed his mouth.

Zhu Yunxi turned the wrench on his thumb, squinted slightly, and said softly: "What if after this battle, divide the troops all the way east?" ”

Yingzhou Sidao has been an obsession of his for a long time.

On the Liaodong side, it is a stubborn disease that is even more hidden in the heart.

Even, Zhu Yunxi always thinks that Liaodong is far more influential than Yingzhou.

Zhu Gaochi frowned, a little puzzled: "You seem to take Liaodong too seriously, if you want to bring Liaodong under the control of the imperial court like Jiaozhi and Yingzhou, why do you need to divide troops here after the war."

You will make a decree from Taisun and let the Liaodong Metropolitan Division send troops.

I estimate that it will only take about a year, and then move people in Hebei, Shandong, Henan and other places, so that Liaodong can be put in charge of my Ming Dynasty. ”

Zhu Yunxi thought about it, and felt that what Xiaopang said was also reasonable, and he really took it too seriously.

However, he still spoke: "Then wait for the war, let Tie Xuan take the time to go to Liaodong." ”

With that, he had already put his hands behind his back and turned around and walked towards the training ground that was still in charge of Lan Yu downstream.

Zhu Gaochi stood in place, looked at Zhu Yunxi's back, and blinked.

Then he couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Tie Xuan is going north this time, and he knows very well.

At this time, Brother Xi said that when the time comes, Tie Xuan will go to Liaodong.

At this time, Zhu Gaochi could only mourn silently for the people in Liaodong in his heart.

I only hope that Tie Hyun will not be merciful when the time comes, and the knife in his hand will be able to cut faster.

Moment.

Zhu Gaochi felt that he suddenly looked like a Buddha statue in a temple, exuding the light of charity.

"Hey! Slow down! ”

"Don't you know I'm fat?"

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