After Lao Zhu Liang's identity was revealed, things became much simpler.

After all, Lao Zhu can fight well, not to mention the top in war, at least he can be regarded as first-class.

With him in battle, at least there is no need to worry about him blindly commanding, so that even if the Ming army is defeated, there will be no problems.

And even if you take 10,000 steps back, even if Lao Zhu really has an accident, isn't Chongzhen still there, and Lao Zhu still leaves them with an emperor, it won't have much impact.

Therefore, several important ministers saw that Lao Zhu was really resolute, and it was difficult to persuade him again, so they could only silently agree to the matter.

And the court is in charge of power, except for the emperor, as long as they no longer oppose it, then there will not be much of a problem with the imperial conquest.

Of course, no problem, no problem, after these people go back, they will inevitably be scolded.

If you can't scold a few of them and can't go out, then it will be considered incompetent.

So after these people agreed, they secretly felt bitter in their hearts, and after glancing at each other, several people made a decision in their hearts at the same time.

That is, before the grandfather's class teacher returns to the dynasty, if there is no need, don't go out of the mansion.

It's a small matter to be scolded, in case a few grumpy people come up and beat them regardless of their future, they can't bear it with their old arms and legs.

Lao Zhu ignored these distracted ministers and directly let them start preparing for war.

Jiannu, whether it is combat effectiveness, will, or equipment, is among the top in this era.

Lao Zhu didn't underestimate them in the slightest, so this time, he would definitely gather as much combat power as possible.

At present, there are about 50,000 soldiers in the Beijing camp, and as for the armor and firearms, under the construction of the Ordnance Bureau and the Ministry of Industry at any cost during this time, it is definitely more than enough to supply the Beijing camp.

As for the quality, there is no problem with that.

After all, his old Zhu's silver was not given for nothing, and during this period of time, he completely asked for it according to Song Yingxing's standards.

All the armor has been tested by the actual combat training of the soldiers of the Beijing camp, and those who are unqualified will be held accountable immediately.

If the circumstances are serious, it is not impossible to directly behead them.

Therefore, there is absolutely no problem with the quality of the armor and firearms in Beijing today, like the kind of firearms that can't be hit, or even explode, basically won't appear in Beijing.

In addition, the firearms created by the Ordnance Bureau used the new technology researched by Song Yingxing and Bi Maokang based on the annotations, so although it was not possible to talk about crushing the equipment of Jiannu, it was at least better than them, and there was absolutely no problem.

In addition to the 50,000 soldiers of the Beijing battalion, Lao Zhu also asked the military department to summon Zhou Yuji, the chief soldier of Shanxi, Bai Guangen, the chief soldier of Jizhou, Tang Tong, the chief soldier of Miyun, and Zhang Dengke, the new chief soldier of Shanxi, to defend against the enemy.

These four towns are scattered together, and they can almost make up more than 50,000 troops, plus Lao Zhu's 50,000 Beijing battalions, there are almost more than 90,000 troops.

And Jiannu entered the customs this time also made a bloody investment, and the number of people entering the customs was the largest in the past, claiming to have 300,000 horses.

Of course, Lao Zhu knows very well that the so-called 300,000 is even counting logistics, but in fact, Jiannu only has 100,000 elite soldiers.

Therefore, judging from the number of people alone, there is basically no gap between Daming and Jiannu's strength this time.

But the strength of the troops, in many cases, is not only based on the number of people.

Today's Jiannu Eight Banners are at their peak, and before the Battle of Songjin, the army of the Ming Dynasty can be said to be not weaker than them.

But after the Battle of Songjin, the elite of the Ming Dynasty was lost, and most of the rest were some remnants and newly recruited soldiers.

Therefore, in terms of combat power, today's Jiannu Eight Banner soldiers, under the same number, are more than twice as strong as these new soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.

After all, the new pawn and the veteran pawn of a hundred battles cannot be compared with the combat power at all.

Therefore, this seemingly evenly matched battle is actually a battle of weakness against strength, otherwise, the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee would not have such a big opposition.

Although Daming still has a foundation, but its combat power is about to be exhausted, in addition to dealing with domestic thieves, this is the only force that can be mobilized.

The First Clan

Originally, Chen Xinjia suggested that Zuo Liangyu and Sun Chuanting be transferred, since he wanted to drive the expedition in person, then ignore Li Zicheng first, concentrate all his forces, and give Jiannu a ruthless blow.

But this suggestion was vetoed by Lao Zhu.

Fighting this kind of thing is not that the more troops, the better, especially when the general soldiers in all parts of the Ming Dynasty are arrogant.

Because it is difficult to manipulate when there are too many people, if there are really one or two people who violate the appointment order, it will destroy the overall situation, and the situation will be even more troublesome at that time.

What's more, Lao Zhu felt that with these forces, it was enough to destroy the army of Jiannu, so there was no need to let Li Zicheng go.

With only 100,000 slaves, even if the strength is stronger than the Ming army, how can it be, and the war does not rely only on troops.

Before Lao Zhu set off with his soldiers and horses, he specially summoned Chongzhen over and explained some things.

"In this battle, although we think that nine times out of ten, on the battlefield, any accident is possible, and no one can say for sure."

Lao Zhu looked at Chongzhen and said in a serious voice: "If there is really an accident in this battle, we can't come back, and Daming will have to rely on yourself." ”

"This Manchu Dynasty civil and military, who can use it, who can't use it, we have been almost as you said during this time, and you almost have a number in your heart, so we won't say much about this."

"Now, let's teach one more thing."

"That is, if we really can't come back, then you don't have to deal with Li Zicheng, and you can't deal with him, so you directly allow him to take the position of the prince of the country and let him go north to fight Jiannu."

"If he doesn't want to be the prince of the country, then give him the title of king, as long as he can build a slave, give him everything he wants."

Speaking of this, Lao Zhu said very seriously: "Don't take the emperor's face very seriously, although we want to eat, but in the Ming Dynasty, who dares to say that we are not right?" ”

"The winner has face, and the loser has nothing."

"You remember, when you sit in the emperor's seat, the country has become more important than yourself."

"You are sitting in the position of the emperor, but you are responsible for the livelihood of hundreds of people in the Ming Dynasty, and compared with the lives of hundreds of people, your face is worthless."

"What history books, what infamy, it doesn't matter, people only live one life, since you are the emperor, then the only thing you should take care of is your people."

"Of course, let's not say that you don't want any face, no matter what, there's no need to come forward yourself, let the people below mention it, you just come to make a decision."

"The following people who help you do things, if you can protect it, if you can't protect it, you will be degraded, and you will bring it up in a few years."

"But you have to remember that unless you have to, you must not kill these people who do things for you and take the blame, otherwise you will definitely not dare to do this for you in the future."

"Got it?"

"Grandpa, I understand."

Zhu Youzhen heard Lao Zhu's advice as if he was a lonely, and suddenly became tearful, and said silently: "You must take care of yourself when you go to the battlefield." ”

"You're fucking crying!"

Looking at Chongzhen, who was crying, Lao Zhu suddenly became anxious and kicked over.

"Let's just talk about how to deal with the government in case of an emergency, so that you cry and don't know and think that we really can't come back."

"It's just a mere 100,000 slaves, then it's your turn to die or live."