Zhang Guanghang looked at the face of the Son of Heaven, and arched his hand and said: "Holy Lord, the minister thinks that the Jiangbei Army was defeated by the King of Tianjin in Huai'an, and its courage has been lost, and now it is a situation of survival. If Xibo levies 30,000 with 100,000, there will be victory and no defeat! ”

When Zhu Youzhen heard Zhang Guanghang's words, he became more and more happy.

According to the report of Dongchang Fanzi, the equipment of the Jiangbei Army was very advanced, and Zhu Youzhen was originally a little afraid. However, the Huai'an First World War Tiger Army defeated the Jiangbei Army, which made Zhu Youzhen underestimate the combat effectiveness of this gentry rebel army.

The Jiangbei Army in Huai'an was defeated for thousands of miles, and if it wasn't for the fact that it was difficult to escape all the way and run fast, I am afraid that the whole army would have been wiped out in Jianghuai Province.

Although the combat effectiveness of the new army in Beijing was not as good as that of the Tiger Army, it was victorious in terms of numbers. The Jiangbei Army also had to divide its troops to defend against the Tiger Army, and even if 70,000 or 80,000 people were mobilized to come to the army, the number of the new army in Beijing was still more than that of the Jiangbei Army, and no matter how you look at it, the chances of winning are very large.

Wang Chengen thought for a while and said: "Emperor, it is not easy to attack the Jiangbei army, and the slave maid thinks that when the tiger army of the king of Tianjin County is mobilized to contain a part of the Jiangbei army, he thinks that he should respond. ”

Zhang Guanghang's face turned grim and said, "No! ”

"The defeat of the Jiangbei Army is the merit of our new army, and it must not be pretended to be the Tiger Army. The name of the Tiger Ben Army is famous all over the world, if it is a fake Tiger Ben Army, I am afraid that everyone in the world will say that this battle is the Qiankun set by the Tiger Ben Army. ”

Wang Chengen was stunned when he heard this, but he didn't understand why Zhang Guanghang was so obsessed with letting Jingying take all the credit.

He looked at the Son of Heaven, as if to see how the Son of Heaven dealt with this problem.

However, the Son of Heaven seems to have the same opinion as Zhang Guanghang, and Zhu Youzhen seems to be too lazy to think about the idea of mobilizing the Tiger Ben Army to contain the Jiangbei Army.

Zhu Youzhen paced back and forth in the Qianqing Palace, walked for a quarter of an hour, and said with determination: "Good, transfer 50,000 new troops to the south, and gather 100,000 people to attack the Jiangbei Army." ”

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On June 15, in the third hall of the palace of Tianjin County, Han Jinxin, the secret guard ambassador who had been named An Pingbo by Li Zhi, arched his hand to Li Zhi and said: "The spies in the capital have reported that the 50,000 new troops of the Son of Heaven have gone south, and I am afraid that they are going to attack the Jiangbei army. ”

Hearing Han Jinxin's words, several officials under His Royal Highness Li Zhi were shocked.

The combat effectiveness of the Jiangbei Army, Li Zhi's people know best. Although the Tiger Ben Army repeatedly defeated the Jiangbei Army, the Jiangbei Army really created a lot of difficulties for Li Zhi. In the twenty-fourth year of Chongzhen, the Jiangbei Army can be said to be a strong army in this era.

The soldiers and horses of the Jiangbei Army used front-loading rifled guns, had Dutch cannons, and learned trench tactics from Li Zhi.

The new army of the Son of Heaven can defeat the thieves, but it may not be able to defeat the Jiangbei army. These are two different concepts entirely, not the same thing.

Cai Huaishui said in surprise: "The Son of Heaven has taken the northern part of Huguang, and he should have fought steadily. This Jiangbei army is the king's old enemy, and it should have been destroyed by the king's tiger army himself. Why is the Son of Heaven so anxious to move the hard bone of the Jiangbei Army. ”

When everyone heard Cai Huaishui's words, they were all silent.

After a long time, Cui Changwu said: "I'm afraid that in the final analysis, the Son of Heaven is still afraid that the power of the king of the county is too great, and he is eager to prove the strength of the new army in Beijing, and wants to increase the prestige of the imperial court with the defeat of the Jiangbei army." ”

Everyone in front of Li Zhi fell into deep thought.

What does it mean that the Son of Heaven is in such a hurry to increase his authority? And the Tiger Army is so powerful, but the Son of Heaven doesn't use it, and he doesn't even want the Tiger Army to fight together, and wants to attack the Jiangbei Army alone, what is the intention in this?

Now the king of the county is loyal to the Son of Heaven, and the authority of the Son of Heaven to take the northern part of Huguang is enough to maintain the status quo. The Son of Heaven wanted to go further and wanted to win the battle of the whole day alone, whether he wanted to use his authority to dismantle the system under the command of the king of Tianjin.

If the Son of Heaven really defeated the Jiangbei Army alone, brought all the rich Jiangnan into his jurisdiction, and recruited hundreds of thousands of new troops, the weight of the Tiger Imperial Court would be very different at that time. At that time, the Son of Heaven bypassed Li Zhi in the name of the emperor and directly ordered the ministers of Tianjin, whether the officials in Tianjin listened or not.

If things really come to that point, if the authority of the imperial court is strong to that extent, it is estimated that many officials in Tianjin will hesitate and struggle, and even listen to the words of the Son of Heaven and obediently transfer to other places.

Everyone looked at each other for a while, and a consensus was basically formed. In the final analysis, if the Son of Heaven wants to prove the ability of the imperial court, he still wants to dismantle Tianjin, which has a big tail.

Cai Huaishui said angrily: "The reason why the new army has today's combat effectiveness is not because we rely on Tianjin to support all kinds of weapons and equipment. Now that the new army has become an army, it always wants to use this to establish authority, which has a faint meaning against my Tianjin system, the injustice of the Son of Heaven! ”

Cai Huaishui is a stunned person, and he is angry on weekdays. Sensing the intention of the Son of Heaven at this time, he was full of dissatisfaction, and waved his sleeves and said loudly: "I think it is better to withdraw all the 20,000 tiger troops in Jianghuai Province, so that the Jiangbei army can meet the Beijing camp without worries." The 90,000 Jiangbei Army and the 100,000 New Army fought a big battle to see if the Beijing camp had the strength to fight alone. ”

Everyone looked at each other for a while, and couldn't help but whisper.

Although Cai Huaishui's words sound harsh, they are the best countermeasures in Tianjin now.

Although the Jiangbei Army had combat effectiveness, it was hostile to the Tianjin system and had no strength to influence Tianjin at all. The Tiger Army had a great advantage over the Jiangbei Army, and the result of the tug-of-war was that the Tiger Army continued to turn the land controlled by the Jiangbei Army into the territory of the Tianjin system.

The Jingying of the Son of Heaven is different, if the Jingying is strong, then the authority of the imperial court will rise sharply, and it is possible to disintegrate the Tianjin system. After all, the Son of Heaven is the emperor, and the officials of the Tianjin system are all officials of the Ming Dynasty, and when the Son of Heaven sweeps the world, his authority rises sharply, and all the military generals and civil officials under Li Zhi's command are transferred out, I am afraid that Tianjin is in danger of self-defeat.

Therefore, Li Zhi's best countermeasure now is to let the Jiangbei Army defeat the Beijing camp, so as to prevent the Son of Heaven from drawing wages from the Tianjin system.

Everyone talked for a while, and they all looked at Li Zhi.

Li Zhi looked at his subordinates and didn't speak for a long time.

After being silent for a long time, Li Zhicai said lightly: "The Son of Heaven has treated me well in Tianjin, and over the years, it can be said that he has responded to requests. The Son of Heaven is virtuous and has no fault, and Tianjin, as a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, cannot speculate on the intentions of the Son of Heaven. ”

When everyone heard this, they all bowed their hands and did not dare to say more.

Li Zhi said: "What the widow is worried about is that the Jiangbei Army has advanced weapons, and the new army hastily crosses the river to attack, and there is a danger that the whole army will be annihilated. ”

Everyone was stunned and looked at each other for a while.

Li Zhi continued: "It's a pity that our army is conquering the Indochina Peninsula and can't mobilize more troops and horses. ”

"Send a telegram to Xingbo Li Xing, and ask him to lead 20,000 tiger troops from Jianghuai Province to march towards Nanchang Mansion. We must create enough pressure on the Jiangbei Army, contain tens of thousands of Jiangbei Army's men, and reduce some risks for the new army in Beijing. ”

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