"Yes, spring is the right time!"

Double-set silver taels, and the emperor allocated a full one million.

The suppression of the set is a part of the reset, and of course Zhou Shangwen also got the silver.

Therefore, he can pay more than 20,000 people for military salaries. In addition, when the army goes out, the grain and grass go first, which also takes a lot of time. However, in the seventeenth year of Hongzhi, the emperor supervised the construction of granaries in Datong, and the Ming cavalry had several experiences when they crossed the Great Wall, so this is actually okay, but the preparation time is indeed longer.

But what is more critical is not these, but even he is the first time to lead 20,000 troops to walk in the desert.

Everyone said that Zhou Shangwen marched riskily, but he was not brainless, and in the eighteenth year of Hongzhi, he took up to 8,000 people out of the fortress, even if there was any loss, at least he did not lose all his belongings.

But this time it was different.

Zhou Shangwen took his hands, he is a real eight-foot man, and he has a military spirit and a strong physique, so he is very imposing.

"The general has already decided that all the Ming cavalry will be dispatched this time. You don't have to be nervous, this matter has already been reported to His Majesty and Yang Ge when he was still in Beijing. ”

Several generals in the camp looked expectant.

"Your Majesty and Elder Yang Ge agree." Zhou Shangwen frowned, and there was sharpness in his eyes, "Your Majesty's reward for this general is also a reward for you, and you don't have to worry about the eighteenth year of Hongzhi." ”

Ma Yihuai was slightly surprised, "Isn't there a person to impeach the princes of the court?" ”

"Yes." Zhou Shangwen said: "But they were all refuted by His Majesty. ”

As soon as they heard this, these generals were excited, "What does Your Majesty say?" ”

At the mention of this, Zhou Shangwen also felt relieved, "Your Majesty asked some imperial historians in the court, saying, since the Tatars can be on the side, then I, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, why can't I be on their side?!" ”

"Good!" The four commanders all applauded.

This excitement is not as simple as taking a breath.

The main thing is that they are military generals, and the emperor is martial, which is really good news for them, otherwise they will be aggrieved if they fight for a long time and get no reward.

Zhou Shangwen also had the same idea in his heart at this time, "Ben will see it very clearly, including Yang Ge Lao, and they are the same. His Majesty is a young man, and he is very interested in the battlefield and military affairs. The armament of the Ming Dynasty is in the hands of His Majesty, and it will definitely be strong for a while. For you and me, it's an opportunity to make a contribution! ”

"In the past twelve years of Hongzhi, the imperial court has indeed spent a lot of money for the Ming cavalry, but His Majesty is willing to hand over these soldiers and horses to the general, how can the general cower? Therefore, this all-out attack is a policy that will not be changed. When he was in Beijing, His Majesty also summoned the general to have a long talk. The cavalry of the Tatars came and went like the wind, and if they wanted to defeat them, this Ming cavalry would have to gallop like the Tatar cavalry and fight like the Tatar cavalry! ”

That is, to go only to the cavalry.

"In that case, we must tell the whole army to prepare with all our might." Sun Xilie suggested: "Is it still like before, the vanguard troops set off to explore the way?" ”

"Not bad. However, the details of the deployment of troops will be announced in a few days. When you go back, you will first convey your orders, and the most important thing is to prepare dry food and water. Don't be in a situation where you won't be able to find a soldier. ”

Besides, it is absolutely impossible for the vast prairie to not have a person who recognizes the direction.

If you can't find a water source for several days in a row, it's a real death.

At this point, we can see the benefits of Hongji's several trips out of the fortress in the eighteenth year, and excellent generals can continue to grow in the war. Now Zhou Shangwen knew that he would send someone to explore the way in advance.

So he was able to go further slowly.

And this time, it is impossible to say that we have to go deep into the desert. It was another great test for him.

At the same time, he would also send a letter to the governor's palace of the three sides, and they would also cooperate with the troops to patrol the border and put pressure on the Tatar tribes, so that in case something happened to one side, the other side could come to the rescue of each other.

After Ma Yihuai returned to the command envoy stationed in the Yaya, he called his eldest son Ma Sheng and younger son Ma Rong over.

If nothing else, his youngest son Ma Rong is the forward general of this dispatch, because he is good at strategy, decisive decision-making, and has his father as a referral ladder, which is easy to be noticed by the general soldiers.

So when Yang Shangyi was still there, he was full of praise for Ma Rong. When Zhou Shangwen led his troops out and after several battles, Ma Rong's command ability was even more demonstrated, and Zhou Shangwen did not hide his love for him at all.

It's his eldest son, who is more than brave, but he doesn't think enough, and sometimes he is a little impulsive, and he has the most to be a battlefield general.

"Something?"

The two brothers were munching on bread, but when they saw their father walk in with a worried face, they both stood up.

Ma Yihuai said the matter,

Ma Sheng slapped his thigh excitedly, "The emperor has ambition, and we people can only relieve their anger when we fight!" Hiding in the city every day, really suffocating to death, you should fight out! Dad, when exactly will you leave?! ”

"Mr. Zhou brought silver taels?" Ma Rong was still willing to use his brain and asked the key question.

"In order to restore the set, the imperial court allocated one million taels of silver. It is also His Majesty's decision, left and right...... 300,000 taels of silver were obtained. ”

Ma Rong pondered, thought for a while, and then shook his head, "One million this year, at least one million next year, and it will take three years to implement the reset, so the cost of silver is really huge." In fact, where does it take so long, as long as there are 20,000 cavalry, how can the Tatars stop my Ming Iron Cavalry? ”

"Besides, the grassland people have no city to rely on, as long as they are hurt once, they will retreat to the north of Yinshan Mountain, and they dare not go south, and where can they use it for three years? It is not difficult to simply fight down, the key is to operate properly after the repetition to prevent them from making a comeback. But that's not something we should be thinking about. ”

Ma Rong also said this, for him, he still has to mobilize his three thousand households and three thousand soldiers.

This time he was a striker, even he expected it.

So after two mouthfuls of bread, he went to find his thousand households.

The soldiers outside actually heard the news, after all, the emperor in the capital said that it was not a secret that the clutch was suppressed, and after Zhou Shangwen came back, he immediately summoned four commanders, and orders such as preparing dry food also came down, and the action was obvious.

"Major General!"

Ma Rong bumped into several soldiers gathering and chatting, "Brush the horse well!" Go and fetch your thousand households, and let them wait for me in the tents. ”

"Yes!"

"Major General, are we forwards?!"

Ma Rong took a horse, flew and rode up, and the young man was full of spirit, "I'm not a striker?" Who dares to be a striker?! Wait for the order! ”

He went out quickly, to go to the city to buy something, and to meet someone by the way.

is a cloth merchant. The owner is a young pretty widow.

After arriving at the place, Ma Rong lifted the curtain and walked to the backyard, and after sitting down, he also went straight to the point.

"On the grassland, what news is coming?"

"The Major General has never been so eager, but what is there to do?" The woman is wearing a purple robe, and her lipstick is shiny, and she has the charm of a mature woman.

"It's useless for me to talk to you about the court. And thou shalt speak of the things of the steppe. ”

The woman sat down, "It's still like that, the little prince wants to annex 30,000 households in the eastern wing, but he didn't send troops immediately, and now it's spring, and the cattle and sheep will have to eat and give birth to their cubs at the earliest." Oh, by the way, the little prince gave birth to a son. ”

"You can also hear about this kind of thing?"

"It's going to be celebrated."

"Celebrations will gather, can you find out where their tents are?"

The woman shook her head, "It will take months to come and go back and forth, and when we learn here, they may all move places." Listening to the meaning of the young general, is the imperial court going to war? ”

"You send someone to me, just know the way, you don't have to worry about the rest."

In the steppe, the most feared thing is not to find the enemy. And the real grassland, is not a beautiful scenery of wind and grass and low cattle and sheep, the environment there is particularly difficult, not to mention anything else, what do you do with mosquitoes?

Therefore, if you march for a month or two without seeing a single person, your morale will be low, and it will be even more dangerous if you encounter the enemy again at this time.

In particular, the Ming official army has long since lost the bravery of Taizu and Taizong, and there is no advantage of the city and encounters the Tatars in the wild...... Even the current Ming cavalry has to be extremely careful.

After another three days, the General Military Office officially issued an order, and all the soldiers of the Ming Cavalry and the Four Guards were all fully equipped.

Ma Rong also came to this place for the last time before leaving.

"This time, isn't it different?" Women seem to have an intuition.

"It's different. This time it's going to go further. ”

"Do you have to fight?"

"I heard His Majesty say something at the Military Academy. A good man can't die in bed, he should die on a horse! ”

After speaking, Ma Rong got up and was about to leave.

The woman didn't have anything superfluous, she just said, "If you don't want to hear you die, you must live." ”

"Okay."