"Although Suzhou Prefecture does not have many troops, Yingtianfu has 200,000 Gyeonggi troops."

"Even if the old, weak, sick and disabled troops and the troops who must stay in Beijing are removed, 50,000 troops can be drawn out."

After Lan Yu got the news, he immediately ordered someone to bring a map and analyze the battle situation.

He is a battle-hardened general, and his vision is not too bad.

Zhu Yunxi had no experience in this area at all, so he had to humbly ask him for advice.

"With 50,000 elites, it is very easy to win against tens of thousands of horses pulled out by the rabble such as the Japanese Kou, Zhang Shicheng's old department, and the smuggler salt dealers."

"It's just that the three armies haven't moved, and the grain and grass go first. To dispatch 50,000 elites and rush to Suzhou, it will take at least ten days. ”

Zhu Yunxi frowned slightly.

He also knew very well that marching and fighting was not about pulling men and horses over to march, shouting and leaving immediately.

For small troops, this is okay.

Logistical replenishment can be solved halfway through, and there are no too complex problems of preparation and coordination.

But large-scale troop movements are very complicated.

How to coordinate the various troops, how to ensure the supply of food and grass and all kinds of military supplies, how to plan the route of the march, and even where to set up camp...... Wait a minute.

If you don't plan carefully, the number of troops is large, and the numbers are messy, it can easily become a mess.

Suzhou is about 400 miles away from Yingtianfu, which is not too far.

But the army is dispatched, and in fact it can't go far in a day.

"The Japanese come and go like the wind, although Suzhou Mansion has seven guards, it may not be able to fight, to gallop to Suzhou, the only way to rush to Suzhou, the only way to send a small but fine vanguard army, as quickly as possible, rushed to Suzhou, to help defend the city."

"As long as Suzhou can hold out for ten days, as soon as the army arrives, it will be the end of the Japanese and the gang of thieves."

"Near the Yangshan hunting ground, there is an elite army of soldiers and horses, about 3,000 people."

"Because of the hunting grounds, they are the most well prepared and ready to be dispatched at any time."

"You can immediately give an order, set off with the whole army immediately, and rush to Suzhou to help."

"In addition to that, you can also draw ......"

……

Lan Yu pointed out the situation of soldiers and horses in a guard post near Jinling City, and the approximate number of soldiers that could be drawn from each guard post was quickly drawn out of 50,000 soldiers and horses.

Zhu Yunxi didn't know anything about it, just listened quietly and let him arrange it.

After the plan was formulated, Lan Yu said again: "If His Royal Highness Taisun can trust the lower officials, the lower officials are willing to lead the three thousand vanguard soldiers and horses of Yangshan, and rush to Suzhou at night, and they will definitely hold Suzhou firmly." ”

Zhu Yunxi was silent for a moment.

It's the best thing to do.

Putting aside Lan Yu's own ability to lead troops to fight, just by virtue of his prestige, he personally rushed to Suzhou, and he could immediately stabilize the hearts of the people in Suzhou.

At this time, this is the most important thing.

The most feared thing is that when the common people and even the officials heard that the Japanese were coming, they were frightened one by one, lost the will to resist, and rushed to flee.

In the Ariake generation, such a thing happened countless times.

Especially when the armament is lax in the later stage.

During the Jiajing period, more than 100 Japanese invaders landed from the sea, burned and looted all the way, from Zhejiang to Anhui, and all the way to Jinling City.

At that time, although Jinling City was not the capital, it was still one of the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty, and it was an important place in the country.

When the Japanese invaded the city of Jinling, there were only fifty or sixty people left, and tens of thousands of troops were stationed in Jinling City, but they were so frightened by the fifty or sixty Japanese that they hurriedly closed all the city gates, and did not dare to go out of the city to fight.

Fifty or sixty Japanese robbers, under the noses of tens of thousands of troops in Jinling City, flaunted their might outside the city, burned, killed and looted, and left.

Then Da Ming hurriedly dispatched an elite army to surround and block and kill, and thousands of people were killed by the Japanese before and after they were all annihilated.

This incident was later regarded by the scholars as a shame of the Ming Dynasty.

Throughout history, it is indeed a very outrageous thing to be killed by a group of more than 100 people who went deep into the hinterland and wantonly killed.

One of the most important reasons is not that the combat power of the Japanese invaders is really against the sky, but that the army of the Ming Dynasty has no fighting spirit, and the Japanese have not yet come, so they are in chaos and flee first.

In many places, the Japanese invaders occupied them almost effortlessly, without bloodshed.

The frightened deserters and outcasts did not dare to resist the Japanese at all, and almost let them be killed.

Of course.

At present, the Ming Dynasty has decided that the army's combat power is still very strong, and it will not collapse as much as in the later period.

However, Songjiang Mansion was occupied, and the Japanese were powerful, and rumors must have spread everywhere, and the morale of the army and the people was unstable.

Counting up, since the pacification of Zhang Shicheng, Suzhou has not been war-torn for 26 years.

The Ming Dynasty is a military household system, and the garrison army is still the original soldiers and horses.

But twenty-six years have passed.

The former soldiers are all old, and the new generation has not yet been on the battlefield.

Although they are hereditary military households, their combat strength is actually worrying.

The fact that Songjiang Mansion could be captured so easily can also be seen in this regard.

Otherwise, Matsue Prefecture would not have been lost.

This is a natural deficiency of the military household system.

If it is a military household stationed on the northern border, the second- and third-generation children who have grown up will continue to go to the battlefield to fight, and if they are fully tempered, their combat strength will naturally be maintained.

However, if the military households stationed in the peaceful areas do not go to the battlefield to fight, their combat strength will drop by a large margin as long as they are in a generation.

In addition, there may be hidden businessmen spreading rumors in Suzhou and cooperating with the Japanese attack, so the situation is even more dangerous.

Ordinary generals, even if they are very good and have strong skills in fighting, it takes a lot of energy just to stabilize the hearts of the army and the people.

And with Lan Yu's prestige, even if he goes alone, he can quickly stabilize the hearts of the army and the people.

"Good!"

Zhu Yunxi nodded in agreement.

Lan Yu suddenly smiled heartily and said, "His Royal Highness Taisun doesn't need to worry too much, in fact, with these 3,000 vanguard soldiers and horses, and then reorganize the original garrison in Suzhou, the lower officials will be sure to pacify the tens of thousands of widows and thieves in Songjiang Mansion." ”

"It's just that in this case, I'm afraid it will be protracted, not only will the military salary be more expensive, but it will also be inconsistent with the imperial court's policy of suppressing the rebellion with the power of thunder."

"But pacification is definitely possible, they can't turn the sky yet."

He was very firm and confident in that.

Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, "Lone believes in you." ”

Lan Yu bowed and hurried away.

Zhu Yunxi did not rush to report to Zhu Yuanzhang, and still stood in front of the map to analyze the situation.

The map is not very standard, and it is clearly different from the modern maps of later generations, which can be seen at a glance just by the shape of the coastline.

But it's pretty much the same, and it can barely be used.

He was watching, and a voice came from outside: "You can't go in!" ”

"Go and report it quickly, I want to see His Royal Highness Taisun immediately."

It was Xu Miaojin's voice.

Zhu Yunxi frowned, why did she enter the palace?

He used to be quite annoying to the little girl.

But after getting along for a long time, I slowly feel that it is not bad.

Know the importance and know how to advance and retreat.

Although occasionally a little rough and willful, but basically good.

Mainly, the little girl is really good to him.

not only saved his life, but also ran by his side since then, helping him with errands.

As the daughter of the king of Zhongshan on the other side, there is no need to be like this at all.

"Let her in."

Zhu Yunxi commanded.

Soon, Xu Miaojin walked in.

She wears a ponytail, is in her prime, and has a strong girlish atmosphere.

The women of this era, influenced by feudal etiquette, were mostly soft and weak in front of people, and they were cowering.

Whether everyone is beautiful, or a small jasper, in short, you must be quiet, you must smile without showing your teeth, you must not speak loudly, you are careful in everything you do, and you are humble everywhere.

Youthful, but lifeless.

The little girl is different.

Treat people and things are generous and full of vitality.

Xu Miaojin was still carrying a long box behind him.

Zhu Yunxi asked, "You are entering the palace now, but is there anything important?" ”

"I've just come from the Technical Research and Manufacturing Bureau, and this is something they've made new, so please take a look."

The little girl said, and put down the box behind her back.

She looked at the map and said, "I heard that there is an eight-hundred-mile urgent report entering the palace, look at the signs on the map, isn't Songjiang Mansion reversed?" ”

After all, she is the daughter of Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan.

Although he was still very young, Xu Da died.

But my brother is also a general.

Influenced by her family environment, she is very familiar with the military.

Zhu Yunxi glanced at her and didn't hide it.

"The Japanese invaders landed on the coast, colluded with Zhang Shicheng's old ministry and smuggled salt dealers, and even more businessmen secretly funded them, and the momentum was huge, and they had already occupied Songjiang Mansion, gathered tens of thousands of horses, and pointed directly at Suzhou."

"Ahh The little girl lost her voice in surprise, and her bright eyes suddenly enlarged.

The news was too shocking.

It made her lose her mind for a while.

She took two steps forward, staring at the map.

After a while, he suddenly raised his head and said, "I just saw Liang Guogong go out of the palace, did you send him to Suzhou to take charge?" ”

Zhu Yunxi nodded: "Exactly." Now that the Japanese and the anti-thieves are powerful, I am afraid that the hearts of the army and the people in Suzhou will be unstable, so I sent him to stabilize the hearts of the army and the people. ”

Xu Miaojin shook his head, pointed to the map and said, "You said that the Japanese and anti-thief soldiers are pointing directly at Suzhou, but I can't see it right. What they want to fight should not be Suzhou, but Jiaxing Mansion, and then go south from there to attack Hangzhou. ”

(End of chapter)