At the same time, Zhou Xian, with the supreme status of imperial power at the border pass, issued military orders to hundreds of officials in the imperial court.

In short, it is a sentence: eating the country should be worried for the country, and it should be difficult for the country.

Those stinky and tough literati doctors in the south of the Ming Dynasty, Zhou Xian can't mobilize them at present.

However, the chief executives of the northwest region of the Ming Dynasty and the northern regions deeply felt the cold of their lips and teeth.

Zhou Xian's words immediately gathered in response.

At the end of the day, sometimes it's the like-minded who makes a strong ally.

After Zhou Xian stared at the grain and grass in storage, he returned to the mansion of the county guard of Yanmen Pass.

Yu Jinshan quickened his pace and walked in.

"Lord Commander, the Governor of the Pacification Division has sent back the news."

"Ji Yuliang, the chief soldier of Xincheng, has been arrested."

Ji Yuliang!

When Zhou Xian passed by Xincheng before, he killed the governor of Xincheng and beheaded the pink beauty that the governor protected in the car.

At that time, it was learned from the governor that Ji Yuliang, the guard of Xincheng, had emptied the grain storage in Xincheng.

Zhou Xian hated that guy to the core, and was naturally very impressed, and immediately asked, "What about others?" ”

Yu Jinshan said: "The people below are escorting him to Xincheng. ”

"Okay, Ji Yuliang took away 50,000 stone grain from Xincheng, which is a great crime."

"You go and call Zhao Ziyang to see me."

"Yes."

Yu Jinshan turned to leave.

A moment later, a group of Jin Wuwei's generals also came to the main hall.

Lu Delin led them to discuss with Zhou Xian the tactics of fighting Hazier.

Zhao Ziyang also walked in.

He looked at the generals around him, and then stepped forward and bowed and said, "The last general will see Chitose!" ”

"Zhao Ziyang, Ji Yuliang, the head of Xincheng's soldiers and horses, abandoned the city and fled during the war, and also took away 50,000 stone of grain from Xincheng, and now that traitor has been arrested by the Zhenfu Division, and he is in Xincheng, in your opinion, how to deal with him so that he can set an example?"

Zhao Ziyang said: "Back to Chitose Lord, the last general feels that it should be dealt with according to military law, and the last general heard that Chitose issued a military and political notice in the capital, so it is more appropriate to hand over the culprit to the Zhenfu Division to deal with." ”

Zhou Xian smiled: "Okay! Just do as you say, but I have a different idea, and I will ask the Department of Suppression to assist you in supervising this case. ”

"You go to Xincheng to deal with Ji Yuliang quickly!"

Zhao Ziyang was slightly stunned, and when he knew that this was His Royal Highness Chitose who was promoting him, he hurriedly said: "Chitose, the last general should share the worries of the court and serve the Chitose Lord, but the last general is now only a guerrilla soldier under Jin Wuwei, and I am afraid that he has no right to meddle in this matter." ”

Zhao Ziyang is right.

After all, Ji Yuliang, that guy is the chief soldier of Xincheng.

On military salary, he is a four-rank military general of the imperial court.

And he is just a thousand presidents in Yanmen Pass.

He can only lead 1,800 brothers.

Zhou Xian immediately understood, so he said: "I now appoint you as the supervision office of the Ming Dynasty, and the county guard of Jian Yanmen, now you can rest assured that you can enforce the law impartially." ”

Zhao Ziyang raised his head sharply and said gratefully: "Chitose, I will thank Chitose for his grace." ”

"You went to Xincheng this time, and you really want to collect the grain that Ji Yuliang took away, that's the most important thing, understand?"

"The last will understand."

"Also, set up a granary in Xincheng and issue a notice to let all the people killed around Xincheng go there to receive relief."

"Try to calm the people's hearts as much as possible."

"Yes!"

"Don't worry, go ahead and let me know if there is any obstacle."

"Yes, the last general will retire!"

After Zhao Ziyang left, Zhou Xian began to discuss the current military trend with Lu Delin, Ma Wenzhong and others.

As the concubine of the prison state, Zhou Xian had no need to know the specific details of the march.

He had only one request, and that was to see Hazir's head here within twenty days.

That's right, Zhou Xian wants a quick solution.

Such a war cannot withstand a prolonged stalemate.

Because he can't be entrusted to the northwest border for a year and a half.

Moreover, being able to resolve the battle quickly can save a little food and grass for the common people.

The national condition of the Ming Dynasty was that the people were struggling to survive, so endless peasant uprisings broke out.

Another major reason is that winter is coming.

In the winter in the north of Shanxi, there is a huge temperature difference between day and night.

This side of Yanmen Pass is covered with snow throughout the winter.

On this basis, it was subjected to the strange climate of the Xiaoice period.

Even young and strong officers don't walk outside in the middle of the night.

Especially when wearing iron armor, it is easy to get frostbite or even freeze to death.

So in the final analysis, Zhou Xian is still trying to save food.

Because the victims here need food more than the soldiers to survive this winter.

Otherwise, a large number of people will die on the eve of dawn.

The Ming Dynasty was starved to death, froze to death, and even slaughtered by foreigners, and it is not new for the people to have such a experience.

But Zhou Xian is in charge of the country, and he will not allow a similar situation to occur.

Therefore, he concentrated all the pressure of internal affairs and civil affairs on the side of the generals.

Demand a quick fix.

Lu Delin brought the defense drawings of the 52 forts in the northwest Datong military town, as well as the topography map of the mountains and rivers around Yanmen Pass.

The crowd gathered around the map, with different opinions, each offering a clever plan.

It's just that Zhou Xian is not very satisfied with this.

Because of their marching strategy, even if it goes well, it will be within half a year.

Even Lu Delin's previous promise of breaking the enemy in half a year was not included in the annual plan.

Because the food and victims in the customs will not be able to wait for the next spring.

"Is there a better way for everybody? Quick battle, the emphasis lies in one word, that is, strange! ”

Xue Gang, the left governor of Jin Wuwei, said: "Qi Yu Chitose, the last general feels that if he wants to fight a quick battle, he should quickly push the 40,000 troops of Yanmen Pass to the outside of the 52 forts of Datong and use the Mongolian cavalry to recover Datong. ”

"Once our side defeats the Mongolian cavalry within twenty days, when the time comes, the Chitose Lord will command the world and call on those Ming soldiers who have fled to gather in Datong, which will definitely be able to deter the northwest grassland."

Xue Gang, this guy is indeed very strong.

Zhou Xian listened to his opinion and did not respond immediately.

He used to know that Xue Gang was brave in battle and was a tiger general who charged into battle.

Now I know where Xue Gang's shortcomings are......

That is to be brave and not strategic.

If he had attacked hard according to his method, the fifty-two fortresses would not have been beaten until the year of the monkey.

You must know that Hazir was forced to attack Datong in a hurry.

Now that Datong has succeeded, he will definitely defend it at all costs.

It's not the same thing as the Ming army before when they saw the enemy army and fled, okay?

The reason why Datong is known as the head of the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty is not that the border army fought bravely.

Rather, the strategic location of the Fifty-Two Fort is extremely important.

With a military strongman like Hazir to defend it, even if the 40,000 elites of the Ming army can be captured, I am afraid it will be a heavy loss.

How could Zhou Xian take the most powerful team of the Ming Dynasty to fight such a battle?