After the courtiers had finished kneeling, Zhu Linmiao threw a copy of the palace report to Ma Wensheng with a solemn face, and raised his hand to point at the ministers in front of the hall, "Read." ”

"Yes." The eunuch took a few steps forward, opened the red seal army newspaper in his hand, and said loudly, "In the second year, on December 17, the Hou Zesheng Department of the Jiangxi Army was attacked on the way to transport grain, and the deputy general of the Gan army led by Wan Ji sent the main force of the Jiangxi army to help, and was ambushed in the southeast of Wuchang, with nearly 10,000 ......casualties."

There was a sudden exclamation in the court, and Ma Gonggong waited for a while, so he had to shout helplessly: "Quiet-" and then continued to recite the Tang Bao, "After Wuchang, the main force of the anti-thieves was exhausted, and the Sichuan army was unprepared, abandoning the camp and retreating for more than 20 miles. Now Qin Zuoming and other troops are facing off against the east bank of the Maxi River with 30,000 thieves, and the enemy is outnumbered, so I urgently ask the imperial court for reinforcements......"

When the ministers heard this, they couldn't hold it anymore, and they all exchanged their heads and ears, "I didn't expect He Tengjiao to be so powerful......"

"At the beginning of the new dynasty, there will inevitably be some twists and turns, but it is not all the strength of the Chu army."

"The Gan army lost nearly 10,000 people, so isn't there only 3,000 people left? There are no more imperial soldiers and horses east of Wuchang......"

"The Sichuan army only has 5,000 horses, and this situation is not good."

"I didn't think that this thief would really dare to do anything with the court!"

"In the past two years, he has collected tens of thousands of remnants of the Rogue, and he has recruited a wide range of people to prepare for war, and he has long been disobedient......

Only several senior officers of the military department asked each other in great surprise, but they all said that they had seen the newspaper that had just been read.

The military information in various parts of the Ming Dynasty is usually gathered to the military department first, and then the military department sends people to all parts of the imperial court. Yu Xin and the others were wondering in their hearts, it was impossible for them not to know about such a big matter, or did someone bypass the military department and directly deliver the Tang newspaper to the emperor?

Zhu Linmiao and the others had become extremely tense, so they coughed dryly, "cough-" The courtiers immediately quieted down, and he continued, "The situation in Huguang is urgent, Jiao has gathered more than 100,000 troops, kidnapped the Son of Heaven, attacked and killed the Jiangxi army, and the anti-intent is fully revealed!"

"Now the top priority is to send reinforcements into Chu, if Qin Zuoming's troops are defeated, then the siege of Wuchang will be resolved, and tens of thousands of rebels can go east and south, and I am afraid that Jiangxi, Gui and other places are in danger! Even Nanjing shook! ”

There was another commotion below, and immediately a courtier stood up to offer advice, "Your Majesty, you should quickly transfer the Guangdong army to the north to aid Wuchang." ”

Zhu Linmiao shook his head and said: "Li Guo and Gao Yigong on the front line of Changshui are in a stalemate with Hao Shaoqi and other rebels, and this is the only way to go to Wuchang. ”

"The minister thinks that he should quickly order the political envoys to recruit troops to help ......."

"It takes months for recruits to train alone, and it's too late."

"Your Majesty, there are still more than 10,000 garrisons in Yunnan, and the people of Guizhou are marching north together to ......"

"Far water can't quench the thirst of the near, how can the Sichuan army last so long?"

Finally, Zhang Canghai said the answer that Zhu Linmiao wanted, "Your Majesty, the number of thieves attacking Jiangnan has been decreasing recently, and the minister thinks that the main force of the Dragon Guard Army may be able to help Chu." If you don't fight against the thief with a hundred victories, you will fight and decide! ”

When the ministers heard this, they also nodded, yes, Daming and this Wang Shi who are even afraid of Jianyu, why are they afraid of Huguang's weak soldiers?!

Someone immediately agreed: "Your Majesty, with the power of the Dragon Guard, you can defeat the traitors in one month at most, and before Jiangbei Jianyu notices, our army has returned to Beijing in triumph." ”

"The thieves are newly defeated, and they will not dare to attack in a short time, and the army should be safe from Jiangnan temporarily."

"The situation is critical, only the Dragon Guard can fix Huguang!"

"The minister seconded the proposal."

"The minister also seconded the ......"

The Long Wei army fought all the way from Jiangxi to Nanzhili, without tasting defeat, and had long been the Dinghai Shenshen needle in the hearts of the imperial court, and once they encountered a crisis, everyone naturally pinned their hopes on them.

"That's what I mean." Zhu Linmiao immediately "followed the advice", "Only by quickly resolving the situation in the lake can it be possible to continue the Northern Expedition to drive the captives!" However, there are 100,000 thieves, and it may be difficult to defeat quickly only by sending the Dragon Guard, and it will be safe to supplement it with a broken camp. ”

He looked at the military general's train again, and said loudly: "Yu Xin listens to the order!" ”

"The minister is here."

"I have appointed you as the general of the expedition to the west, led the main force of the Dragon Guard Army with 10,000, and broke the 6,000 men and horses of the battalion Jin Wu, Deng Shan, Ma Wenhu and other troops, and immediately entered Chu to quell the rebellion, there must be no mistake!"

Yu Xin was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart that the rule that "all major operational deployments are agreed upon by the General Staff Meeting" was set by you personally, so why did you change the transfer of troops by civilian officials in the court?

However, since there is a decree in the saint, he can only kneel down and say: "The minister has a decree!" I will live up to the trust of God! ”

"Good!" Zhu Linmiao motioned for him to get up, then looked at Yang Tinglin and said, "Although it won't take too long for General Zhengxi to defeat the Wuchang traitors, the Huguang area is extremely wide, and there are 100,000 rebels, so it will not be a matter of day or night to completely recover Chudi." Therefore, it is necessary to prepare food and pay in advance to meet the consumption of the army.

"Yang Butang, you will personally supervise the delivery of grain and rice from all over the country to Nanjing and hand it over to the Logistics Department of the Longwei Army. Within a month and a half, 300,000 stone of grain needs to be raised, and the people need to be strong, and the porter will ask the local officials along the way to cooperate. ”

Although Yang Tinglin has begun to preside over cabinet affairs, Huang Daozhou's resignation has not yet been approved by Zhu Linmiao, so he has no "name" for the time being. He knew that as long as such military affairs were handled well, promotion would be a matter of course in the future, so he bowed down very seriously and said, "The minister's order!" It doesn't take a month and a half to raise these salaries, but 30 days is enough! ”

"Don't ......," Zhu Linmiao said hurriedly, "Ah, acting too quickly is afraid of increasing the burden on the people, so I will work hard for a month and a half." ”

He said in his heart that the grain and rice of the Long Weijun and the Broken Camp were all supplied by the merchants who invited the bidding, and let you transport the grain for others to see, why are you in such a hurry?

Yang Tinglin hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is sympathetic to the people, and the minister is very impressed. The minister does what he is told. ”

Subsequently, Zhu Linmiao ordered the military department to transfer all the Yangtze River naval divisions to Wuchang, and recruited merchant ships and fishing boats near Nanjing to transport grain, grass and baggage to Huguang.

After the court was dispersed, Zhu Linmiao watched with satisfaction as all the courtiers were worried about leaving, raised his hand to summon Shi Lin to the front, and ordered: "All the generals of the General Staff Department will immediately gather at the military headquarters to discuss matters, and the generals of the Navy Division in Beijing will also go to the meeting." By the way, let them all try not to attract attention. ”

"Yes!"

Zhu Linmiao turned back to the Yangxin Palace, asked Ma Wensheng to take the cavalry uniform of the Dragon Guard Army that he often wore and changed it on, only took an ordinary carriage, took twenty or thirty personal soldiers, and then left the palace and went to the yamen of the military department. Fortunately, the military headquarters is near the Forbidden City, and it is guarded by soldiers along the way, so there is no safety problem.

When he entered the hall of the General Staff Division, all the generals hurriedly turned around and knelt down to salute.

"Let's be flat." Zhu Linmiao came to the main seat and sat down, and gestured again, "Sit down." Let's talk about the rules first, and when I see me in the barracks, military headquarters and other places in the future, it is still a military salute, and I don't miss the military plane because of false courtesy. ”

"Yes!"

After everyone was seated, Yu Xinxian said anxiously: "Your Majesty, the last general thinks that if the main force of the Dragon Guard Army is sent to Pingchu, the Nanzhi area may be too empty......