"Needless to say, you should also know that we are playing the Great Tomorrow Army! All of them are brave generals who have spent more than half a year and passed one pass after another! Bing, you also trained for three months. If he loses this battle in the north of the capital, the governor of Pontus will not have the face to continue to hold the Shenji Battalion! ”

Li Quanli is mobilizing.

The ten generals who stayed until the last round understood what he meant: Simulating the northern capture of the Koubian, the defenders were defeated, isn't it the defeat of the Ming Dynasty?

What's more, the opposing coach is just past the year of the weak crown.

"The village is in the people! Hold on! ”

"Get out!"

The defenders went first, and this time they didn't hide from anyone.

Everyone in the capital knows that this is a drill. acting, indicating that it is not true. Xi explained the purpose of military training.

But nearly 5,000 generals rushed from the south of the capital to the north, and this movement looked really not small.

Between Tongzhou and the capital, how many people of all kinds come and go?

Head north, what the hell is this......

By word of mouth, some of those who had just arrived in the capital quickly learned that there was an even bigger battle a few days ago. Tens of thousands of troops gathered in the five military camps in the southern suburbs of the capital, and the cannons rang out in the sky.

Although the person who explained it also said, "I heard that it was just a drill, not a real side trouble", but I always felt that there was a secret behind it that could not be said, and now it is just a cover.

At this time, it was still the autumn harvest.

Although it is only a few tens of miles, everyone knows that this is a test. Is it because there is no danger at this time, regardless of whether anyone will be left behind, marching at full speed?

Therefore, on the road, there are camps, burying pots and cooking, and sentinel reconnaissance, all of which are indispensable.

From the southern suburbs of the capital to Miyun, the first day was camped in the west of Shunyi County.

"Stay only one night, except for the night watch and the sentry, no one will go out of the camp! It's all ordered, don't think about it because you're a recruit, and now you know that the people have autumn grain at home. The ugly words of the governor of Pontus are ahead, His Majesty governs the army, and military discipline comes first. If you have offended the people, come and see you! ”

What will happen if there is a real war, Li Quanli does not dare to guarantee the ticket.

But now, if he participates in the exercise, because the march has caused some trouble to the locality, Li Quanli can really kill people.

"Don't worry, the governor has been restrained when he was in the big competition before."

Qiu Luan, who remained in the Fifth Army Camp, began to operate on this night.

"You can't be tied knowing that they're going to be sticking eyeliner all over the north." Qiu Luan looked at the veteran battalion commanders under his command, "You are also famous generals selected from all over the country at the beginning!" I still bring veterans who have been trained for many years, if I lose to them, how does Your Majesty think of me as a trivial matter, how do you think of you, how do you think of Jingying? ”

"Master Hou, don't worry, the brothers are holding their back!"

"Then it will be decided according to these days, work hard, first get out of Juyong Pass, and go around to Gubeikou!" Qiu Luan is still young, and his eyes are full of war intent, "Since the military meeting is because of the hidden dangers of the northern captives going south from Gubeikou in the future, we have to find out all the hidden dangers of the defense line in the area of Miyun Guard!" ”

Maybe it's not a strategy to really fight Qiu Luan, but he understands this.

Later, he said to one of them: "Jiang Guerrilla, you have been fighting with the Tartars in Datong for many years, and on the way, I will discuss with the brothers more and how to act after going south from Gubeikou." ”

He put on a modest and sincere posture of valuing the veterans under his command, and both armies were gearing up.

Liangxiang, Zhuozhou, Gu'an, Wuqing and other counties in the southern suburbs of the capital have experienced the previous chicken, flying and dog jumping, and now it is the turn of Changping Prefecture, Shunyi County, Huairou County in the north of the capital, especially Miyun County.

Now, Miyun Zhi County is entertaining people sent here by the Ministry of War.

The location of the exercise was set in Miyun, and the magistrate was worried.

“…… In November, is Your Majesty really coming? ”

The staff department of the Ministry of War is responsible for such matters as public opinion, military system, city, garrison, conciseness, and conquest, and now the person who has come here to take charge of the logistics of this exercise is led by a member of the fifth grade, and also brings a director of the sixth grade, and a secretary who has been promoted from the ninth grade to the seventh grade after the restructuring.

The original secretary was of a very low grade, but he was directly managed by Shangshu and was Shangshu's secretary. At present, the secretaries of each department under each ministry are the official positions of the seven grades who handle specific affairs.

At the moment, this secretary looked at the staff of the Ministry of Military Affairs where he served.

In the face of the pretended joy of the county, the staff said with a smile: "Don't worry, Tong Zhixian doesn't worry, the grain, grass and military resources on both sides are not requisitioned from Miyun, and there are special personnel responsible for the transshipment." I'm here just to prevent disturbing the place. By November, not only His Majesty will come, but also the new martial artists. Tong Zhixian didn't need to prepare too much, after His Majesty arrived, he also went to our exercise headquarters outside the city. ”

“…… I see. Tong Zhixian said in embarrassment, "But north of the stone box fort, there are many villagers. Every year after the autumn harvest and before the winter, every household goes into the mountains to cut firewood, and especially women and children are the majority. Naturally, it is possible to send people to the township and let them not go to that area, so as not to be arrested as scouts, but this firewood ...... It's about thousands of families spending the winter. ”

"This point, the military council has already agreed, Your Majesty has reduced the special grace, and the military resources transferred by the Ministry of War have increased the amount of charcoal by several percent, all of which Your Majesty has divided from the palace." This time, it was not the foreigner who spoke, but the director of the Ministry of War, "I came here today, I first asked Miyun County to pass on the township, and at the same time, the secretary will send this batch of extra firewood and charcoal to the townships one by one with the county." ”

“…… Is there such a heavenly grace? Tong Zhixian suddenly said, "How can you make Your Majesty worried?" I will send someone to advise me that it will not be too late to go into the mountains to collect firewood when this matter is over......"

"Since it has disturbed the people, some compensation should be made." The chief emphasized, "There is still more than a month, in order to prevent the people from straying into the exercise area, His Majesty's grace is also important for this matter." If this point can be understood by the people with some charcoal, it is not a big deal, this is what Your Majesty said. ”

After Tong Zhixian was called Shengming, he said to him with a smile: "Champion Lang is highly talented, and he often has to listen to the holy oracle, so I will arrange it well." I wonder what the command is still missing? Ge Xiangxian was frightened and asked me to talk about it. It's just a house, the court wants to use it, and His Majesty wants to come in person, which can't be begged for, where can I accept the rent with peace of mind? ”

"Tong Zhixian but please tell him, the business is fair. Regardless of whether it is charcoal or rented silver, the silver consumed by this exercise is separately paid by His Majesty from the internal transport depot. How much it will cost, that's what I've been asked to budget. If there is anything missing, it is that there is still a shortage of masons and carpenters......"

The head of the Ministry of War is none other than this year's champion Tang Shunzhi.

The other secretary, who had been standing aside very coldly and did not speak, looked at Tang Shunzhi at this time.

are all in the same department, one is the champion, and the other is just an ordinary jinshi, but Zeng Mill knows that Tang Shunzhi is extraordinary.

In this exercise, Tang Shunzhi is a behind-the-scenes person who cannot be ignored at all.

The division of labor that Wang Shouren received at the military affairs meeting was lost to Tang Shunzhi after returning to the ministry.

Later, he was even named by the emperor to attend the special exercise preparatory meeting.

But Zeng Milling is not bad.

Zeng Mo didn't know why His Majesty sent someone to ask him when he was conferred, whether he wanted to directly appoint him to the local place to be the county commander from Liupin, or to go to Tang Shunzhi, the secretary of the Ministry of War, to be the secretary.

Do you need to ask this kind of thing? How good is it that the grade is a little higher when the post is conferred, and it is a county order in charge of civil affairs after the reform of the local government office?

But for this kind of arrangement, the emperor personally sent someone to ask, naturally hoping that he would choose the latter one.

was personally cared for by the emperor, and Zeng Milling did not hesitate.

Twenty-eight years old, he is one of many people this year who are worried that it will be more difficult in three years. Unexpectedly, the current policy of this year's exam unexpectedly made Zeng Milling feel more advantageous.

He didn't die to read.

If you think about it this way, if you take the exam again in three years, you may be able to do better. But by then, it was thirty-one again.

Now the exercise headquarters is in charge of the military department, and Wang Shouren naturally arranged it for Tang Shunzhi, but he also named Zeng Mian to help here.

So quirky.

Your Majesty and Da Sima, why do they all pay attention to their own second-class mere class?

After leaving from Miyun County, several of them went all the way out of the county seat to a village house in the northern suburbs.

At this moment, this mansion is heavily guarded, and it is all in flying fish suits.

Seeing Tang Shunzhi and the three of them returning, the Zhuang Gate immediately opened, and He Quanan, who was in charge of the Jinyi Weinan Town Fusi Special Service Thousand Households, had already greeted him, and said to Tang Shunzhi: "I have to report that the Marquis of Xianning has led his troops to travel at night and left the camp of the Fifth Army Camp. ”

"Oh? Commander He, let's go to the sand table first. ”

He Quanan, who had faced Pu Zitong in front of Hengshan City, was also here, and he was already very familiar with Tang Shunzhi.

Although the official position of the foreigner is greater than Tang Shunzhi, he also knows very well that he is actually only responsible for logistics. If the General Staff and Da Sima and others did not come, it was actually Tang Shunzhi who was presiding over the exercise.

And at this moment, in the main hall of this house, there is a large sand table.

He Quanan said as he walked: "Weili still needs to prepare sand tables in more places, and Master Qu wants the clay craftsmen and carpenters, how did Master Tang find it?" ”

"Tomorrow is coming!"

Tang Shunzhi's eyes sparkled as he looked at the sand table in front of him.

Quietly, how much has the emperor done over the years through Jinyiwei and the Internal Inspection Factory?

The sand table is easy to use. In this exercise, there were many ways to simulate the battle situation, and when Tang Shunzhi attended the preparatory meeting and listened to the emperor talk there, he only felt that it was too difficult to achieve.

How can we make sure that when the two sides meet each other, they will not become a real battle because of the pursuit of victory?

The future of so many generals is at stake, can the rules be done just by talking about it first?

So He Quanan and his special service Qianhu appeared, with a sand table and three hundred elites.

"Report in an hour, the Marquis of Xianning has arrived here, and there is no division of troops."

He Quanan walked to the sand table, picked up a small wooden flag and planted it in a place.

The word "hatred" had been written on the small wooden flag, and below it was a string of numbers.

There are many more wooden flags like this, and there are simple horses, cannons, bows and other shapes at the top of the flagpole.

Tang Shunzhi nodded: "Go to the west, it seems that Xianning Hou is planning to leave Juyongguan and go around to the north." Commander He, along the way, you should only beware of misunderstandings between their sentinels and the soldiers on the outskirts of Beijing. ”

He Quanan laughed: "Don't worry, Master Tang. With me, the command can know the situation of the battle early. The rule is to keep talking, as long as they really look at each other and admit the wrong scout, my brothers will only look at each other from afar. ”

“…… Is it really so elusive? ”

"Director Tang is worried that the veterans of the Fifth Military Battalion are also showy?" He Quanan said something unkind, and then said, "Your Majesty ordered me to practice them for five years, if you can't let the generals know that Your Majesty has already strategized, how can you use your life in the future and not be afraid of the tail?" Don't care about these, Chief Tang, let's rehearse again? This time I'll keep it. ”

Another purpose of the exercise is to make this group of stalwarts of the Ming Dynasty more attentive.

Although all this was done under the nose of the Son of Heaven, the strength cultivated by the emperor and the methods that had been improved in terms of intelligence and logistics could still be seen by this group of generals who really knew the army and could fight.

To be honest, the generals are really worried that the commanders and even the Son of Heaven do not know the soldiers and command blindly.

Now Tang Shunzhi only shook his head when he heard this: "Tomorrow, those generals who have not entered the top ten will be here, and I am afraid that it will be dawn again, and you and I will have to dissect them in detail tomorrow!" ”

Tang Shunzhi is looking forward to it, these brave generals who really know how to fight are just "talking about soldiers in the sand", and they should be able to learn a lot of things, right?

One of the achievements of the special service teams and the internal inspection factories sent by the special service stations to the provincial security departments is this sand table.

It can't be said that it's just their results, but they are the hardest.

Tang Shunzhi's eyes were a little straight when he first saw this thing, and then he heard that it was the participation of the academy, and the military academy and the engineering academy both sent craftsmen to further study.

The secret service has too many marching exercises, but every time they will specially select places and take people to investigate. The person in charge of the survey had studied at the Military Academy. They also had to carry a notebook and a round ruler with them, and memorize a lot of numbers densely.

Tang Shunzhi, who thinks he has learned a lot about new arithmetic, has learned a new word: contour line.

As for how to roughly measure it, Tang Shun only figured it out later.

Now it is naturally impossible to measure extremely accurately, after these two years, I heard that the Jinyiwei Secret Service Station has only first roughly measured the terrain of the innermost circle of defense lines in Jingbei and made some sand tables.

On the side of the town, or even the Beiyuan side, I am afraid that it will take several years to slowly measure the data.

But this sand table is simply ...... with these many small wooden flags representing the arms and troops, and a set of rules like this exercise It's going to be fascinating.

This kind of thing was not absent before. Legend has it that in the Han Dynasty, Ma Yuan used rice grains to pile up the mountains and rivers of Bin County, and the enemy's troops were deployed, and they used this as a plan to break the enemy army.

But now the emperor is ready to make a complete set of Ming strategy to rush to the border towns in the form of a sand table, for the staff officers of the military council, I am afraid that it will be an indispensable thing in the future.

After seeing this thing, he played with Wang Shouren and Yang Yiqing.

Although His Majesty proposed to do this kind of thing, he didn't seem to know how to set the rules. But Yang Yiqing and Wang Shouren are different, they have both been commanders and have really fought battles.

While teaching Tang Shunzhi in this way, they also discussed and perfected the rules of this exercise and the rules of this sand table military chess.

It's a game, but it's also a tool to deduce the outcome of the battle and figure out the strategy that is more likely to win.

Now, although Tang Shunzhi rejected the request of "fighting again tonight", he still asked with great interest: "Commander He, in your opinion, will the Marquis of Xianning go around to the south of Baima Pass after leaving Juyong Pass, or will he go to Gubeikou?" ”

"I thought ......"

Zeng Miao's face was still serious, watching the two of them discuss enthusiastically, he was still thinking about the problem he had been thinking about for the past few months.

Let himself be a secretary under Tang Shunzhi, do Your Majesty and Da Sima want him to follow Tang Shunzhi to participate in military affairs?

At this moment, Zeng Mo didn't know what he would be like in the future, and he didn't know that Zhu Houxi recalled the word "Hetao" in his mind after seeing the word Zeng Mo in the new science and technology jinshi.

When Zhu Houxi pondered the Hetao, when Li Quanli and Qiu Luan went north, and when Tang Shunzhi and He Quanan finally played military chess again, the information about the big competition in the five military camps and this exercise was also being transmitted to the north.

Inside and outside the Great Wall, everyone has to face something very new.

Happy birthday to the author.

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