"What? Don't have all the photos yet? ”

Seeing the embarrassed look on the boss's face, the old man frowned and asked.

Zhu Chupang sighed helplessly.

"Because we took out a batch in the early stage, coupled with the recruitment policy, we recruited a large number of them. The imperial court is now running out of manpower, and the military department has been busy for more than a month, and now there are only 200,000 soldiers and horses! ”

Zhu Fatpang stretched out his fat hand and said with his fingers

"The three battalions add up to 130,000 people, and counting the 200,000 levyed, the number of troops we can use so far is only 330,000."

"Oh, by the way, the sun never sets on the side of the Chamber of Commerce, I also asked them to keep 100,000 people, all of whom are children of military households, if they really can't make up for it, they are only 440,000 people, and they are still 160,000 short of the 600,000 troops you requested."

"440,000 is a little less!"

The old man whispered and looked at Zhu Zhangui.

"Have you figured out the situation of Arutai's troops?"

Zhu Zhangui, who had been prepared for a long time, took out a letter of information from his father-in-law from his arms and handed it to the old man.

According to the investigation of Zhu Zhangui's father-in-law.

A total of 420,000 soldiers and horses were gathered in Arutai, including 150,000 cavalry, 150,000 steppe foot soldiers, and 120,000 Yili troops.

"150,000 cavalry!"

The old man took a deep breath.

He was a little unconvinced of the number.

After fighting the grassland for so many years, the largest grassland cavalry he encountered was only seventy or eighty thousand people.

This 150,000 is really a bit exaggerated.

"Grandpa, this number is only a lot!"

Zhu Zhangui replied with a wry smile.

In fact, he didn't believe it at first.

If Arutai really had 150,000 cavalry, it would be impossible to wait outside the gate, and he would have already waved his army south.

The combat power of 150,000 cavalry is not as simple as 1+1=2, and how many unprepared infantry troops have collided with are given away in vain.

The Mongolian iron cavalry that swept through Europe and Asia was only about 200,000 cavalry at its peak, and Arutai had enough 150,000 cavalry and more than 150,000 infantry in just three years.

But after many confirmed investigations by Jinyiwei and his father-in-law's intelligence department, the cavalry under Arutai did have so many numbers.

As for where it came from, it's not so sure.

I only found out that it was the remnants of Wara, and the contribution of Duoyan 3 Wei, as for the rest, it is not very clear.

The old man pinched the intelligence chapter in one hand and stroked the beard on his chin with the other, and said with some worry.

"150,000, it's a little difficult!"

In the old man's mind, only these 150,000 cavalry are the real opponents.

The 150,000 steppe infantry, as well as the 120,000 troops in Yili, he didn't pay attention to it at all.

After nearly a year of reserves, the craftsman battalion has stockpiled more than 5,000 new rifles and more than 100,000 rounds of ammunition.

With the combination of the old and new guns, the Shenji Battalion and the five military battalions can fight against half of the infantry troops.

Just leave the rest to the rest of the troops.

But 150,000 cavalry, to be honest, the old man has fought all his life, and he really hasn't seen it.

A cavalry of this size, let alone fighting, can intimidate a large area just by standing there.

The Ming artillery musket is Meng, but it can't stand the number of the opponent.

If this battle is commanded by the old man, the 150,000 cavalry will be directly divided into several units and launch a desperate charge, and the Ming artillery firearms will be cool.

"No wonder this guy Arutai didn't go south, he wanted to lure me out and use the open environment of the grassland to give full play to the combat power of the cavalry!"

The old man understood Arutai's thoughts.

Arutai, the old boy, was worried about entering the north of the Ming Dynasty and being trapped by the Ming army's terrain fortified cities, and then being broken one by one.

At the same time, this old boy also figured out the old man's personality and knew that the old man would not choose to defend, so he waited outside for the old man to go out.

slapped the piece in his hand on the table.

The old man turned around in place a few times with his hands behind his back, and stopped in front of Zhu Fatpang.

"Boss, this is a desperate battle related to Daming and the grassland, we won this battle, and the grassland has at least a hundred years of peace. If we lose, even if we can block the southern invasion of Arutai, we will throw all the elites of the Ming Dynasty into it. ”

"When the time comes, let alone expanding the territory and continuing to expand overseas territories, it is difficult to say whether we can keep the current old book."

"So this battle, we must fight, and we must win, you know?"

Zhu Chupang took a deep breath and nodded vigorously at the old man.

Although he doesn't like to fight, he also understands that this battle is a matter of life and death for the Ming Dynasty.

Now that it has come to this point, the two sides are not saying that they can strike the army, they must divide the victory and defeat.

If Arutai doesn't fight this battle, he won't be able to control the remnants of Warat.

Once it can't be controlled, the grassland that was finally unified by him will fall apart again in an instant.

The only option for him to consolidate his rule and attack the Ming Dynasty is to avenge Mahamu and the herdsmen who were slaughtered.

Arutai wants to fight there, and Daming naturally has no choice.

So this battle is almost inevitable, once the war starts, either you die or I die.

"Dad, don't worry, my son is willing to give up this life, and I will support you to finish this battle."

The old man, who received his son's support for the first time, was slightly red with emotion, and reached out and patted Zhu Chupang's shoulder heavily.

"Well... Brothers in battle, fathers and sons in battle, our fathers and sons have done it with them. ”

After speaking, the old man looked at Zhu Chupang and said sincerely.

"After this battle, I don't have any regrets, on the day of the victory celebration, I will announce that I will retire into the background and let you ascend the throne and take over the throne."

As soon as Zhu Fatpang heard this, he was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, and he opened his mouth to refuse.

Seeing that his son was still imposing just now, he was cowardly again in a blink of an eye.

The old man was angry and funny, and dragged him up hard.

"Okay, this matter is settled, I am also old, my wish is to pacify the north, after this battle, I will have my wish."

"In the future, I will enjoy the blessings of Qing, strive to live a few more years, and watch these little guys grow up, marry wives and have children!"

Early in the morning of the second day.

The old man summoned the elders of various departments and important generals and began to discuss the plan against the enemy.

"150,000 cavalry!"

When the information that there were 150,000 cavalry in Arutai was told by the old man, the entire Shangshu room was silent.

Zhu Gaoxu, who had always been arrogant, couldn't help but swallow his saliva, staring at him in disbelief.

"Dad, are you wrong, the intelligence is 15,000 not 150,000?"

The old man glanced at him vigorously.

"Although I am old, I am not blind, I can still distinguish between fifteen thousand and one hundred and fifty thousand."

"Besides, the size of the army of more than 400,000 is only 15,000 cavalry, and ordinary people rebel more than that."

After getting the confirmation, Zhu Gaoxu sat on the chair in a daze.

"Mother's 150,000, that is, 150,000 pigs will charge together, and the general army can't stop it!"

Confirming this number, a general stepped forward and asked.

"Your Majesty, the last general wants to ask, these cavalry are not necessarily all elites, right?"

Without waiting for the old man to answer, Zhu Gaoxu didn't have a good temperament.

"Uncle Ningyang, isn't it redundant for you to ask, even if you are not elite, with the habit of the grassland people living on horseback every day, it is not much worse than our cavalry!"

"Even if the ability is a little worse, the number of people is there."

Ning Yang Bo Chen Mao opened his mouth, and finally shook his head with a wry smile.

It really doesn't seem to make a difference.

The steppe people have lived on horseback since childhood, and they can turn into light cavalry by giving a horse a knife and a bow.

The steppe people are not like the Central Plains people, and they have to go through a long period of training before they can become a real cavalryman.

"Your Majesty, since Yichen Zhijian can't win, why don't you make peace with them?"

Seeing that everyone was worried, a civil official of the Ministry of Rites whispered a suggestion.

In an instant, everyone looked at him.

"Bastard, everyone is thinking about how to fight, you are actually thinking about peace talks, what are your intentions!"

Lu Xin, who served as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, saw that the guy who was talking was his subordinate, so angry that he blew his beard and glared, and kicked the guy in spite of the official etiquette, kicking the guy and screaming.

The old man glanced at Zhu Zhangui and gave him a look that this is your department, and you look at it yourself.

Zhu Zhangui waved his hand with a calm expression, and the brocade guard outside the door rushed in and dragged this guy out.

Regardless of whether this guy is intentional or unintentional, when everyone is thinking about fighting to the death, say the words of peace talks, and the official road will come to an end.

As for whether the little life can be saved, it depends on whether it can withstand the interrogation of Jinyiwei.

After the unlucky guy was crushed away, the whole study room was as quiet as death.

Everyone is worried, how to deal with these 150,000 cavalry?

Hard work is definitely not good, even if you can win, Daming's side will definitely lose a lot.

Now all the elite troops of the Ming Dynasty are used, if the losses are too ruthless, even if the grassland side is defeated, the Ming side will be enough to choke.

So I can only find a way to outwit it.

But outwitting is not as simple as saying.

With the lesson of Mahamu, when Arutai and Daming are at war, they will definitely be very cautious, and it is impossible to be easily fooled.

Arutai he can't afford to gamble.

If the Ming Dynasty lost, it was a big deal to retreat to the defense line of the Great Wall to fight a defensive battle, and it was possible to continue the northern expedition after repairing for more than ten years.

And Arutai, he can't afford to lose.

Once he loses, the situation that the grassland has finally unified will fall apart in an instant, and he will also become a sinner on the grassland for the ages.

"Dad, it's better to use the method of luring the enemy to go deeper, let Arutai lead troops into the pass, and then use the advantages of the northern terrain to annihilate it in one fell swoop."

Zhu Fatpang, who had not spoken since he entered the study room, stood up and put forward his own ideas.

"Boss, Arutai is not a fool, the reason why he didn't go south is because he was worried that we would use this hand to deal with them."

It was Zhu Gaoxu who stood up and spoke in front of the old man.

The old man looked at him and tapped lightly on the table.

Zhu Gaoxu, who was also going to preach and preach the boss, heard the sound of knocking on the table and looked back at the old man.

Zhu Gaoxu, who had just been trained by Zhu Chubby and was proud, saw that the old man's expression was unhappy, his face froze, and he withdrew to the side in embarrassment.

"Boss, tell me what you think!"

The old man looked at Zhu Fatpang and wanted to hear what this fat son thought.

Although his son doesn't like to dance with guns and sticks, he still has a certain vision in military strategy.

When he was in Beiping, it was this son who dragged Li Jinglong by relying on the defeat of the remnants of the army.

Although Li Jinglong's own skills are not good, the two belong to rookies pecking each other.

But rookies may have a different vision.

Zhu Chupang answered, stepped forward and pointed to the map.

"Arutai didn't enter the customs, obviously because he was worried about the situation that everyone said would use the terrain to block him."

"But in my opinion, there is another important point, which is that there is nothing that attracts him in Kannai."

"As we all know, the leaders on the grassland have the idea of recovering Dayuan, and this was the case with Mahamu back then."

"But now the unified grassland of Arutai, perhaps affected by the fall of Mahamu, is very clear-headed."

"He knows that with his current strength, he can't unify the entire Central Plains like the Yuan Dynasty, and even as long as the situation is a little chaotic, he can't even rule internally."

"So he thought of using the strength of the army to defeat our Ming Dynasty, so as to win the hearts of the Warat people and establish his own reputation and prestige!"

With Zhu Chupang's narration, everyone bowed slightly.

Zhu Panpang's words almost analyzed Arutai's current mentality.

was pressed to the ground by Zhu Di and rubbed several times in a row, coupled with the experience of Mahamu's defeat, this old boy is now very sober.

There is no ambition to dominate the whole world by the power of victory, like Genghis Khan, after unifying the entire steppe.

The purpose of Arutai is very pure.

It is to beat Daming, establish his prestige, and then stabilize the regime, and then seek the next step of development and a way out.

After everyone figured it out, the old man nodded at Zhu Fatpang and motioned for him to continue.

Zhu Chupang nodded in response and spoke slowly to everyone.

"Since there is no bait to attract Arutai and others in the south, why don't we put one ourselves."

"Even if Arutai is calm and not deceived, but those Warat people who have a life-and-death enmity with the Ming Dynasty will definitely not let go, the enemy of life and death is close at hand!"

"As long as we deal with these remnants of Warat, the power in Arutai's hands will be weakened by at least 1/4."

Zhu Chubby stroked his hand on the map, and the heavy points were in one place.

"Then we stabilized the Daming defense line, transferred troops to the west, and attacked with all our strength."

Looking up at everyone, Zhu Chupang calmly analyzed.

"The mainland has been attacked, and these people from the Western Regions will definitely send troops back to rescue!"

"Once these people from the Western Regions retreat, the strength of Arutai's men will only be 1/2."

Got up and patted the non-existent dust on his hands, Zhu Chubby smiled and looked at the old man and many generals.

"With the ability of you and the generals, hundreds of thousands of enemy troops are not a matter of overturning."

Zhu Fatpang's plan made the people present stunned in place, and they all looked at the fat prince in shock.

They didn't expect that this fat prince, who is unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness and has super high political skills, would be so good at military strategy.

"A good one to lure the enemy deep, and a good one to surround Wei to save Zhao."

The old man stood up reluctantly, slapped the table hard, and applauded loudly for his son.

Zhu Zhangui also gave his father a thumbs up.

He's really convinced.

It is worthy of 10,000 people to block Li Jinglong's hundreds of thousands of troops.

The praise of everyone made Zhu Chupang wave his hands again and again, and the nonsense he said was just throwing bricks and attracting jade.

After everyone praised Zhu Chubby, Yang Shiqi asked everyone with a smile on his face.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's strategy is very clever, but if you want this strategy to succeed, the bait is crucial. I don't know if you have come up with any bait that can lure the remnants of Vala and Arutai. ”

As soon as this question came out, everyone paused, and then looked at the old man and Zhu Zhangui in unison.

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