Xiao Jing almost didn't stand still after listening.

Anyway, he went back to the duty room of the celebrant and told Wei Bin and Chen Kuan the news he knew, and the two of them couldn't help but be surprised: "Lai Guogong...... Is there a backhand? ”

Xiao Jing said: "The information about Liaodong's troops is inaccurate, Your Majesty didn't say much to our family, but it is expected that now is the time of the autumn harvest, except for the new uncle who is still preparing to build the Nuer Gandu Division, and the new uncle who uses troops in northern Liaobei and other places is the most idle, right?" ”

Chen Kuan sighed: "The so-called leisure, it is better to say that he is the only one who is dry and wears out and has no input, where is the use of soldiers?" But rushing to Ningxia from northern Liaobei is not ...... Unlikely to be time-sensitive? ”

Wei Bin also hurriedly said: "I haven't heard about the dispatch of troops from Liaodong recently, and there is no news about the mobilization of grain and grass. ”

Among the three ceremonial supervisors, Wei Bin has the greatest influence in Liaodong, but that is also in the past, after the removal of Zhang Yu, the governor of Liaodong, and others, Liaodong is now basically Zhang Zhou's land.

But there is still a little bit of the old department, and the news channel is also very smooth for him.

Xiao Jing said: "The dispatch of money, grain and materials, Your Majesty will arrange it on behalf of the Beijing camp, maybe this battle also involves Jizhou, and we don't know the specifics." ”

Chen Kuan and Wei Bin also felt Xiao Jing's helplessness.

After the rise of Zhang Zhou, even the celebrant is no longer the emperor's most trusted "person next to him", and the celebrant is not once or twice, and they also understand why Xiao Jing will stand together with civil officials to check and balance Zhang Zhou, and it is not necessarily to show how awesome Xiao Jing is, or to fight for power and profit, but just to balance the relationship between several parties, so as not to make Zhang Zhou become bigger.

Can ...... now

It all seemed to be in vain.

"Lai Guogong, does he have any movement now?"

Chen Kuan asked, and then realized that he might have asked inappropriately, he added, "The nine sides use troops, and it doesn't matter if Lai Guogong is not in the border area, and no one else is in the north, and now that the matter of impeaching him has passed, His Majesty is not in a hurry to recall him back when he is using troops?" ”

Let's just say, this doesn't look like our majesty's style.

If you have something to ask Bingkuan, now Bingkuan has retreated under the condition of being attacked by a group, and let him stay in Nanjing, how can you ask your Bingkuan if you have something?

Xiao Jing sighed: "The prince is also in Nanjing, and it is estimated that the Laiguo Guild will go back with the prince, and now even what His Majesty asked him to do in Nanjing, we don't know what these people are doing, so don't worry about it." Go back and inform Zhou Shangshu of the household department...... Also, recently, the Ministry of Household Books and the Ministry of Industry Books may have to be replaced together, the Ministry of Household Books is known to be a bell, His Majesty the Ministry of Industry Books has not yet asked the courtiers' opinions, pay more attention, it is better to find a ......"

"It's ventilated." Wei Bin said, "I understand, in fact, Wang Zongyi of the Governor of Yizhou Mountain Factory, or Wang Ji, the Governor of Jingcang, is the head of the household. ”

The supervisor wanted to arrange "his own people" to be the secretary of the Ministry of Works as much as possible when the Chinese ministers of the dynasty were weak.

Wang Zongyi was previously excluded by Zhang Zhou, and the governor of Yizhou Shanchang was just a waiter, and Wang Ji was only a part-time servant although he was a Hubu Shangshu, and his own identity was more similar to that of Hubu Zuo Shilang.

Wang Zongyi and Wang Ji did not have the Northern Six Shangshu in history, and in the end, they both used the Nanjing Six Shangshu to give their respects.

For the three celebrants, they knew that they were relatively on the edge of civil officials and were easy to be co-opted.

"Turn around and take the opportunity to walk around, don't go in person, at this time Your Majesty will pay attention to our movements. I hope that Your Majesty will not be obsessed with the position of the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, or it may not be prepared for the people of Lai Guogong. Xiao Jing sighed.

Probably saying.

Once Zhang Zhou intervenes, the position of the secretary of the Ministry of Industry is likely to be reserved for "someone".

It's hard to say who it is.

Chen Kuan asked, "Why isn't it for Lai Guogong?" ”

Xiao Jing said: "No, Your Majesty has often read the examples of Yang Shan and Wang Ji recently, obviously wanting Lai Guogong to concurrently serve as the secretary of the military department." There can be nothing wrong with that. ”

"Then ......" Wei Bin glanced at Chen Kuan, and after seeing that Chen Kuan didn't say anything more, he nodded and said, "I'll send someone when I turn around." ”

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Ningxia Town.

Although Zhu Feng set out from Beijing, and Yang Yiqing walked from Nanjing, the two arrived almost front and back, and Zhu Feng only arrived a day earlier than Yang Yiqing.

After Yang Yiqing arrived in Ningxia at night, he didn't care about resting, and was about to start a battle against the main force of the little Tatar prince, and even he didn't know much about the current preparations in Ningxia, but the emperor's will came one after another, and even the top ministers in the court were full of expectations for him, and he could feel the invisible pressure.

"Yang Junmen, you don't know, the number of soldiers and horses that can be dispatched around Ningxia Town is really not much, the single cavalry, not even tens of thousands, and they are still scattered in various cities, and some are in the fortress town of Yuanguan, if they are mobilized in a hurry, they can only be transferred out of three thousand."

The person who reported to Yang Yiqing at the military meeting was Song Lan, the former Ningxia commander-in-chief, and now that Zhu Feng has arrived, he Song Lan has become the deputy commander-in-chief.

Song Lan herself did not have a title, but was the commander of the Ningxia West Road.

Before he first became the deputy of Zhu Fu, the prince of the country, and now he is Zhu Feng's deputy...... The father and son of the old Zhu family took turns to be his chief, but they had to ask him who he wanted to do ...... Naturally, he wanted to follow Zhu Feng, just because Zhu Feng was famous, and it was easy to become famous.

Yang Yiqing said: "It's not that you have to go out of the cavalry. ”

Zhu Feng said: "But if you don't go out of cavalry, you will mix with infantry and cavalry, and you will have to compete head-on with the Tatar iron cavalry, I'm afraid it's ......."

"Isn't there a mighty heavenly gunpowder and a divine cannon?" Yang Yiqing looked at Zhu Feng.

He obviously didn't want to rely entirely on the new firearms, this was more like reminding Zhu Feng that you should rarely speak against or even sing bad at this kind of military meeting, even if Zhang Zhou, Wang Qiong and others are used to you, I am not used to your faults.

As the commander-in-chief, you are only responsible for carrying out military orders, not giving orders, and you are not allowed to participate in decision-making.

Yang Yiqing taught Zhu Feng a lesson, and sure enough, among the generals, his prestige was instantly improved, and even An Bianhou dared to face the reprimand...... That should be a real skill, otherwise why would An Bianhou swallow his anger so much? Not to mention that the generals have to listen to the ministers, since ancient times, there have been many discordant generals, not to mention that the Marquis of Anbian has won the trust of the emperor and the Duke of Lai.

Yang Yiqing said: "This time there are not many soldiers and horses, so they will be divided into zero, and all border passes will have to send troops, divided into two roads, the cavalry will be responsible for guarding the area of the pass back and forth for fifty miles, and the foot soldiers will go out of the city for thirty miles, to ensure that the surrounding area of the pass is not plundered by the Tatars for about fifty miles." ”

The generals present couldn't help but look at each other.

The Tatars had tens of thousands of iron cavalry, even if it was less than the 50,000 rumors outside, but there was no problem with 30,000 or 40,000, even if the Tatars were broken into pieces to plunder, but there were at least 5,000 to 10,000 cavalry all the way.

That's it, what are the people in the various passes and cities to do?

If the Tatars invade within 50 miles of a certain pass, and the pass attacks the men and horses protecting the autumn harvest, will they dare to fight head-on? Haven't you withdrawn to the pass and watched the Tatars wreak havoc?

"General Zhu." Yang Yiqing said suddenly.

Zhu Feng reacted for a moment, only to realize that this was calling himself, and he still looked a little wooden, and said, "Yes." ”

"You personally led the elite cavalry of Ningxia Town, with gunpowder and mighty artillery, and coordinated with 4,000 foot soldiers, wandering around the passes." Yang Yiqing gave a military order.

"This ...... This ...... "Zhu Feng wanted to say, is this for me to die?"

But he finally held back, because he was indeed not familiar with Yang Yiqing, and before this meeting, he only went to meet Yang Yiqing at the ceremony, at best, it was the second meeting between the two.

"Yes." Zhu Feng also received the order directly.

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……

As soon as Yang Qingqing came up, he wanted to dispatch the soldiers and horses from all over Ningxia Town and drive the Tatars away in the so-called "whole into parts" method.

After the end of the military meeting, in addition to sending the cavalry to pass on the post, the general's order was reported everywhere, and even the soldiers of the Ningxia town defenders began to dispatch, preparing to follow Zhu Feng out to "fight guerrillas".

In general, if there is a gap, Zhu Feng will go up.

After the military meeting, Zhu Feng did not go with Song Lan and them, he was not only not familiar with Yang Yiqing, but also with the local generals, which is equivalent to saying that he was a strange general, and when he arrived in a strange place, he had to fight an unprepared war under the persecution of the emperor's order without knowing the situation.

The people on Song Lan's side, after attending the meeting, didn't understand the situation.

"General Song, what do you think this Yang Junmen is going to do? Just went out of the city like this, I was afraid that I would be chased by the Tartar cavalry and run around, and if I was not careful, I would lose my troops and lose my generals. "A subordinate named Li Falcon's Thousand Households.

Li Falcon was so anxious because he was the one who followed Zhu Feng out of the city.

Song Lan said: "Don't you all know this? In fact, Yang Junmen is not a descendant of Lai Guogong, but An Bianhou is. ”

"We know that." Not only was Li Falcon talking, but there were also people around him interjecting.

The sphere of influence of the DPRK and China, these soldiers in the northwest are still more or less clear.

Song Lan said coldly: "Then Your Majesty has great expectations for the local soldiers in Ningxia, at this time, Yang Junmen knows that the attack strategy is inappropriate, but he also has to send troops, so if he hands over the authority to command the army and govern the army to An Bianhou, won't the responsibility be pushed out?" ”

"Not really, right?" Li Falcon said, "If the army is defeated, what good will it do to Yang Junmen?" Shouldn't this be about getting rid of old suspicions and facing a strong enemy together? ”

"Hmph."

Song Lan is obviously not the kind of general who acts according to orders, and he looks very dark, which is probably related to the fact that he has read books and received the baptism of the Four Books and Five Classics.

Song Lan said: "After all, we are obedient to orders, and it is best if the black pot does not fall on our heads." Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to advise you that it is more important than anything else to keep your sons and daughters around you and save your own lives. ”

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……

Yang Yiqing came to Ningxia this time, and there was only one "own person" available around him, who was the guest he brought over, Wu Ying, who is now the governor of the Yamen.

Wu Yingnian is older than Yang Yiqing, he was born in a person, he was a local teacher in his early years, and he has been in Shaanxi for many years, and Yang Yiqing found out and hired him back when he was a deputy envoy in Shaanxi.

"Ying Ning, if you send people out like this, I'm afraid that you will be criticized." Wu Ying has always been known as friends with Yang Yiqing.

Because Wu Ying is from Shaanxi, she also speaks with a strong Guanzhong accent.

Yang Yiqing said: "Counting on the soldiers and horses of Ningxia Town, it is difficult to achieve great things. On the way, I have written many times to Qin Lao, who is in charge of the trilateral military affairs of the general system, asking him to send troops to coordinate, but now I have not received a single reply. Now that I am in office, it is time to ask him for soldiers, horses, and food. ”

Wu Ying was also very helpless.

The battle is about to start, there are not enough people and horses, and they are still very scattered, so they still want to temporarily hold on to the trilateral general system stationed in Yansui to ask for troops and horses?

"Alas!"

It may be that Yang Yiqing also felt that this battle came too hastily, and he said, "Make a show, and do it." I know that the soldiers and horses of all walks of life in Ningxia do not have the heart of a decisive battle, nor do they have high morale, but I also understand that Your Majesty is eager to resist the enemy, and the pattern of the border towns has changed in recent years, and even the hearts of the generals below have floated, thinking that they can decide the victory or defeat with the Tatars on the battlefield. ”

Wu Ying said: "Just don't be influenced by them." ”

"Even His Majesty thinks so, what else can I do? But you should also know that the most powerful people and horses of the Tatars have always been the headquarters of the little Tatar prince, but what has the little Tatar prince lost in recent years? ”

Yang Yiqing sighed a lot in his words, "And in the past few years, the great victory against the enemy has not occurred in the trilateral land, and Ningxia is in the west of the trilateral area, almost isolated from the pass, in recent years, Ningxia has been attacked by the Tatar Koubian again and again, does it have any commendable achievements?" ”

Wu Ying pondered for a moment and said, "If you want to talk about the ...... of Weining Hou"

This has to mention Wang Yue's "Helan Mountain Victory".

Yang Yiqing said: "So I also want to learn from Wang Weining." ”

"Ying Ning, what do you mean?" Wu Ying opened her mouth wide.

To say that Wang Yue, as a trilateral commander-in-chief, sent troops from Ningxia to Helan Mountain, and the number of troops and horses sent was only more than 10,000.

And what Wang Yue used was also broken into pieces - Yansui's deputy commander-in-chief, Zhu Jin, the commander of Tongzhi, led 2,000 troops out of the south road; Ningxia town guard eunuch Zhang Xun and the chief military officer, the governor of the same governor Li Jun led 2,000 troops out of the middle road; Zhang An, the deputy commander-in-chief and commander of the capital, and Hao Shan, the right supervisor of the gun, led 2,000 troops out of the north road.

Wang Yue's headquarters is in the center.

Yang Yiqing said: "What Wang Weining and Wang Xinjian can accomplish, why can't I?" The First Battle of Ningxia is probably also the best and only chance of my life! ”

"Hmm." Wu Ying had a thousand words in her heart, and she could only swallow them back.

This is the kind of hard work that has to be rushed.

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As Yang Yiqing decided to use troops after entering Ningxia, his strategic propositions quickly spread in the DPRK.

Zhu Youzhu didn't mind Yang Yiqing tossing.

Because in the past two years, several great victories presided over by Zhang Zhou have all been achieved by "tossing" in the eyes of outsiders, and none of them have been earned.

"Send someone to pass on Ningxia's strategy of using troops to Nanzhili, let Bingkuan take a look, and then send the letter back by fast horse." Zhu Youzhu himself doesn't make too many evaluations, and he doesn't bother to listen to the minister's opinions, so it's better to ask Zhang Zhou directly.

Xiao Jing took Zhu Youji's handwritten letter and Yang Yiqing's recital, etc., and then found someone to send it to Zhang Zhou.

He was also wondering in his heart, if Zhang Bingkuan was really indispensable in this battle, then why didn't he call him back, but asked his opinion so far away?

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Inside the city of Nanjing.

Zhu Houzhao has been very nervous these days, he has taken off the wild horse, and he goes around everywhere.

also went to participate in the literary meeting, also went to listen to music and operas, and went to visit everywhere, which made it difficult for Xu Jing and other Jinyi guards who were in charge of secretly watching.

Yang Peng was in Nanjing, and he was not dispatched by Zhang Zhou, and he was secretly helping to protect Zhu Houzhao, and he was also very anxious when he learned that Zhu Houzhao often went in and out of crowded places and would often leave the satellite protection line.

Finally, he waited for the emperor's will, and finally had an excuse to visit Zhang Zhou.

On this day, Zhang Zhougang went to Yingtianfu, and after returning, he met Yang Peng in the yamen of the Nanjing Military Department.

"Ningxia has used troops." Yang Peng took Yang Yiqing's recital, as well as the emperor's letter, and handed it to Zhang Zhou.

After Zhang Zhou finished reading it, he just nodded.

Yang Peng said: "Master Zhang, hurry up and give an opinion, Your Majesty is still waiting." ”

Zhang Zhou frowned and said, "Always let me ponder, right?" From here to send a message to Jingshi, it will take three or four days to change the fastest horse along the way, so why be anxious? ”

Yang Peng lowered his head.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Yang Yingning's adventurism spirit is there, but it is a bit unrealistic. ”

"What?" Yang Peng's eyes widened.

"Don't you want to judge? Here, find someone to record it. Zhang Zhou greeted.

"No, you tell the little one, the little one can write it down." Yang Peng said, "Or you write it yourself, so that Your Majesty can agree more." What are you talking about...... Is the tactics unrealistic? ”

Zhang Zhou got up and said: "It stands to reason that I shouldn't deliberately evaluate a general who uses troops in a border area, he has the right to make appropriate strategic arrangements, and in terms of the ability to govern the army, he may not be under me, and I don't need to deny the arrangements he made according to the actual situation." ”

"Yes."

Yang Peng thought to himself, you said that he was unrealistic, and you still said that you would not deny it?

Zhang Zhoudao: "But the problem is that he has too few soldiers and horses available. I understand that he wants to imitate Wang Weining, and exchange the initiative in the situation with the wonder of the army. But Wang Weining fought by prestige, but he Yang Yingning did not. ”

Yang Peng said: "Isn't there still An Bianhou?" ”

Zhang Zhou smiled: "So he sent Zhu Zhijie out as a pioneer." ”

"Really?"

Yang Peng carefully watched Yang Yiqing's previous performance, and then seemed to understand, it turned out that Yang Yiqing told the emperor that after he arrived in Ningxia, he was going to send Zhu Feng to fight guerrilla attacks first, not to let Zhu Feng be cannon fodder, but to be a ...... Pioneer?

The rhetoric changed for a moment, and I instantly felt that Yang Yiqing had changed from a master of throwing the pot to a capable soldier.

Wrong.

Zhang Shike made it clear that Yang Yingning was unrealistic.

Zhang Zhou said: "If you lose less, you should win, maybe the little prince of Tatar is really afraid of this pair and leads his troops to withdraw?" ”

"Ahem, it seems that Master Zhang, you are not very optimistic about this battle." Yang Peng said.

"I can't look at it." Zhang Zhoudao, "I told you before, let me face such a situation, I have no problem, and fighting by reputation is not the right way in the end." In this case, unless I am given 20,000 cavalry and 500 artillery pieces, I can drive away the 50,000 elite of the little prince of Tatar...... It's a drop in the bucket. ”

(End of chapter)