On the sixth day of the first month of March, Xuanfu Town. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

In the governor's yamen, Zhu Zhifeng, the governor of Xuanfu, Wei Jingming, the governor of Datong, and Cai Maode, the governor of Shanxi, sat in the column.

There are also Ma Guoxi on the East Road of Xuanfu Town, Wu Zhi of Yanqing Prefecture and others, and all the princes are gathered together. The leader, of course, is Li Banghua, the deputy protector of the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate, a professor of the Confucian College, the director of the Environmental Protection Bureau, and the left capital of the Ming Imperial Palace.

On the first day of the first month of March, the thieves poured their nests to the north, claiming that millions were approaching the Beijing Division, and the princes of the court were still indifferent, Li Banghua and Zhu Zhifeng **** were waiting in the town, but they did not see the holy decree of King Qin passed to the Marquis of Yongning, and the military department wrote it. So they couldn't bear it anymore, and hurriedly asked Wei Jingyu and Cai Maode to come over to discuss major matters.

They also invited Ji Shiwei, the governor of Xuanda, but he declined because he was busy with military affairs, but he did not stop them from discussing the matter.

The atmosphere in the hall was dull, and suddenly there was a loud noise, the tea cup was beating, and the jingle bell was rattling, but it was Zhu Zhifeng who slapped his palm on the desk next to him and got up angrily.

The stubborn old man in the official robe of the golden robe roared: "What do you think, how many tricks the old man has played, they are all like stones sinking into the sea...... Can't they see millions of rogues? Or do they have the confidence to keep the thieves under the city all the time? ”

"Do they really not care about the life and death of my Da Ming?"

He roared loudly, his voice was fierce, his anger was full of indignation, and his words were full of resentment, frustration, helplessness, and other emotions. He roared, his face flushed with anger and anxiety, his thin body tensed and trembled as he spoke.

Cai Maode, the governor of Shanxi, was a humble gentleman, and he also sighed and spoke at this time, his tone full of incomprehension and anger: "Xia Guan once killed the enemy side by side with the Marquis of Yongning in Jinzhou, and he knows the strength of the Jingbian army. At this time, it was a good opportunity, the thieves came north, and they happened to be wiped out in the Beijing Division, completely solving the problem of my Ming henchmen...... With such a good opportunity, are all the princes blind? ”

Ma Guoxi said with a smile: "Zhu Gong is afraid that he has other thoughts, so he can't avoid Yongning Hou." ”

Although he had a smile on his face, his words were full of cold chills, Ma Guoxi had been in Xuanfu Town for a long time, of course he knew what Wang Dou was doing, and he also knew what everyone in Jingshi was afraid of.

Datong Governor Wei Jingyu didn't speak, he just frowned and pondered.

Li Banghua, who had been sitting and drinking tea, sighed, put down the teacup, and said to Wu Zhi, the governor of Yanqing Prefecture below: "Wu Tingshi, how is the matter of contacting the book?" ”

Wu Zhi sighed and said: "The gentry are not enthusiastic, they all look around and watch, and the lower officials are powerless. ”

His expression was haggard, and his tone was full of grief and helplessness.

Li Banghua let out a long sigh again, and he groaned: "If there is a dispute over reputation, the master will be confused." Xia Guan has been in the Xuanfu for a long time, so he knows that the Marquis of Yongning is not wrong, but the princes in the court can know it, or do they deliberately not know? ”

He sighed: "The court's preferential treatment of the gentry is too much, and the Marquis of Yongning only corrects it slightly, so why should the princes be worried about this?" Or do they think that the thieves will be better than the Marquis of Yongning? ”

In fact, he knew what the princes of the court were thinking, because he had thought the same way before.

Wang Dou actually implemented the integration of officials and merchants in Xuanfu Town and the Duhu Mansion, although his methods were relatively obscure, not as obvious as Sun Chuanting, and not as naked plunder as a thief, but anyone with a discerning eye could see his methods.

Except for the military households under his rule, Wang Dou did not force anyone.

However, if you don't pay taxes on food, you will be . Side. Not to mention that they can't enter the core of power, they don't even have a chance to make money. Although a large number of cunning rabbits and relatives from all over the country were sent into the Xuanfu and the Anbei Protectorate, in order to obtain Han nationality and various titles, they donated large sums of money.

Many people have won the title of "good person" and have been allowed to enter the threshold of various industries, but in fact, they are still dissatisfied in their hearts, because everywhere in Daming, they don't need to pay this money at all.

This is one point, all kinds of preferential privileges are gone, even the families of the ministers of the court and the central government are the same, Wang Dou doesn't care about their face at all, which makes everyone angry and ashamed.

In addition, many people outside the DPRK and China think that Wang Dou is actually very "insidious", such as Li Banghua, Zhu Zhifeng and others, they are such high-reputation people, but Wang Dou arranged for Wang Dou to work in the Environmental Protection Bureau and do some thankless work.

They have now changed from the image of Shilin Qingliu to heinous villains, and they are about to be scolded by the gentry and merchants in Xuanfu Town, Duhufu, and Shanxi.

There is also Du Xun, who is a eunuch and a royal slave, and he was also arranged by Wang Dou to be the director of the Urban Management Bureau, and he did his best to play the role of a minion.

As a result, they bear the notoriety, and the king of the good name wins.

When it comes to Xuanfu Town, the mountains and rivers are beautiful everywhere in the Duhu Mansion, and all the people praise the merits of Yongning Hou.

When it comes to Xuanfu Town, the cleanliness of all parts of the Duhu Mansion, the cleanliness and beauty of each city and fort, and all the people praise the merits of Yongning Hou.

Dirty work and tiring work, Li Banghua and others do it, and Wang Dou and others have a good name, such an "insidious" person, if he enters Beijing......

On the other hand, although they are evil, they are so righteous that they are evil, they are upright, they are so evil that they are not hidden, and they are not as hypocritical as Wang Dou.

I'd rather be a villain than a hypocrite.

Besides, if the thieves really win the world, they will change, the new dynasty and the new atmosphere, if they really want to govern the country, can they still be separated from these officials and gentry?

Therefore, it is clear what the princes of the DPRK and the officials in Beijing think.

Finally, Wang Dou's power and military strength made many discerning people shudder, especially causing the worries of the former ministers of the DPRK and China.

Li Banghua also said before: "Not in his heart, but in his strength." ”

Now he thinks that he has misspoken a lot, it is good that Yongning Hou has strength, but it is not his fault that he has strength. Although the lord is weak and the minister is strong, it will always make people suspicious, but these matters can be dealt with slowly, and the top priority is to deal with the thieves, and the state affairs are the most important.

Why don't you understand?

Or maybe they just understand too well, and understand that the Ming Dynasty is difficult to return to, and their demise can be expected, so they all want to welcome the new lord and regard Yongning Hou as a greater obstacle than the thief.

He sighed: "Isn't it chilling for the princes to be like this? However, as a minister of the Ming Dynasty, I always need to do something to live up to the emperor's grace. ”

"There's a way."

Wei Jingyi, the governor of Datong, spoke at this time, he paused word by word, and said slowly: "In fact, the Marquis of Yongning, as a general of the conquest, can send troops without the consent of the emperor and the military department when the situation is urgent, and recruit soldiers and horses from all over the world, and kill the three rank officials with weight, and all the ministers in the cabinet kneel when they see it!" ”

He looked at everyone in the hall and said in a deep voice: "If you want to think about it, maybe there is only one way." ”

The hall was quiet, and everyone was thinking about the pros and cons.

In fact, the general does have this power, but if the nuclear force of later generations is not to be used lightly, otherwise it will make the suspicion between the monarch and the minister even heavier. It is better for the emperor to give an order and the military department to write, so that everyone will be happy.

This is one point, and another point, whether Yongning Hou is willing to do it at that time is also a question. If he has too much reputation or has different intentions, he can sit back and watch the thieves fall into Beijing, and others will not find his stain, after all, the emperor has not issued an order, and the military department has no writing.

Li Banghua said categorically: "There are powerful people in the world, and the Ming Dynasty is the most important!" Although the Beijing division is solid, it will stick to it from March to May. If the matter is urgent, the old man will kneel and die in front of the hall, and he will also beg Yongning Hou to send troops! ”

Zhu Zhifeng stood up fiercely: "Count down the officials." ”

Wei Jingyu stood up with a smile.

Cai Maode did not hesitate.

Ma Guoxi also stood up, his face was full of determination, although he was different from the factions in the hall, but his loyal heart remained the same.

Wu Zhi sighed and stood up, he and Wang Dou had many contradictions, but this was not the time to pay attention to personal grievances.

They looked at each other with a determined expression, tears welling up in their eyes.

……

On the seventh day of the first month of March, the Yamen of the Metropolitan Protectorate.

The stars will be shining, and the seats full of civil and military will sit solemnly.

Han Chao's loud voice echoed in the hall.

“…… Since the fire-making guns have been changed last year, even if the forts are preparing for the tunding, they have all issued flint guns and practiced intensively. …… The army already has 430 large and small red artillery pieces and 150 heavy mortar cannons. The size of the franc machine remains unchanged, there are still 100 general franc cannons, and 500 small and medium-sized franc cannons. ”

"As of the beginning of this month, there were 11,000 light rockets and 1,200 heavy rockets in rocket stocks. This is stock, excluding the Rocketeer's daily consumption of training ......"

"The soldiers practiced their riding skills hard, and the feathered cavalry tactics were quite effective......"

Listening to Han Chao's report, everyone in the hall smiled, and Gao Shiyin's breathing became even heavier and heavier.

Wang Dou sat on his seat, looking satisfied, the production capacity of the current Duhufu Military Factory is amazing, the monthly production of firearms has reached 8,000 rods, and the logistics inventory of firearms has also reached 200,000 guns, most of which are still flintlock pistols.

And every fort under his rule was a reserve, and their weapons were half of them birds, and the rest of them were swords, shields, and spears.

Wang Dou decided to mobilize 150,000 troops, the number of firearms among them was 75,000, and now that the conditions have arrived, all of them have been replaced by arquebuses to flintlock muskets, and all of them are equipped with bayonets, and this combat effectiveness has been greatly improved.

In Wang Dou's decision, these 150,000 troops will also become a full-time army, and in the future, together with the regular soldiers, they will pursue and suppress the remnants, crusade against the unsubordinate, and fight in the south and the north.

After the Han Dynasty retreated, Wen Daxing reported to the Ministry of Intelligence that the latest news that the thieves had gone north on the first day of the first month of this month after the founding of the country in Shandong, and they attacked in three ways, left, center and right. The left flank, led by Liu Fangliang, mainly attacked Zhending Mansion and all parts of Baoding Mansion.

The right flank, led by Liu Xiyao, mainly attacked Cangzhou, Jinghai, Tianjin, Tongzhou and other places.

The middle lane and the forward are Liu Zongmin, Yuan Zongdi, Li Guo and others, mainly attacking Hejian Fu, Bazhou, Gu'an and other places.

In terms of their progress, it can be described as overwhelming, and it is estimated that 20 days ago, they will be able to hit the feet of the Jingshi.

The Ministry of Intelligence also received news that the people of Jingshi were very eager for the thieves to arrive, and they said in the market that if the thieves arrived, they would open the door. He took out a piece of paper and read: "Every cloud in the market: when the thieves arrive at the door, I will open the city, please come in." Not only private but also public, has become a trend of disintegration. ”

After Wen Daxing finished reading, he sighed: "I'm afraid that the Jingshi will eventually be worried about its defense." ”

There was silence in the hall, and all the officials and generals showed sad expressions on their faces, and Gao Shiyin slammed the table: "To the thieves, is this generation really worth sending troops to rescue?" ”

He even stood up and roared: "Do you think that the thief is the master of the king who saves the people from hanging upside down, can eat pot pulp, and burn incense?" …… They should not be saved, but they should be left in the hands of thieves, and let them taste something. ”

Praise painting Qin Yi sighed: "The thief pretended to be forbidden to kill, and used the thief party to pretend to be a merchant and spread it around, saying that thieves don't kill, don't love money, don't ****, don't rob, buy and sell, and get free money and food." And the rich will give money to the poor. The ignorant villagers all hope for money, and those who are in arrears of money and food are all forgiven. ”

He said: "In particular, folk songs are sung everywhere, 'Open the gate to meet the king, and when the king comes, he will not take food.'" Fools and fools are ignorant, and it is normal for them to be deceived by this. ”

Wang Dou said quietly: "Minister Wen, you continue." ”

Gao Shiyin hurriedly sat down, but his strong face was still full of depression.

Wen Daxing said: "Yes." ”

He continued to report, but said another piece of information: "The Ministry of Intelligence has received definite information, and sure enough, without the prediction of the hussar general, the slaves and thieves took advantage of the fire to loot and sent troops on the 20th of last month. They poured out the country, Manchurian, Mongolian, Han, Korean, and Japanese 40 banners, and there were foreign Mongolian Tartars, estimated that the soldiers were about 180,000. There are also tens of thousands of coated minions, with a total number of about 250,000. They were divided into two routes, one was led by the slave chief Dolgon, about 150,000 people, and approached Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan. All the way, led by Abatai and Zilharang, about 100,000 people, approached Jizhen. ”

He said: "There is news from the Ministry of Intelligence that although Abatai is approaching Jizhen on this road, they are full of sentinels on the Red Yazi Mountain and the Yisun River. Obviously, in the last battle of Jinzhou, our army attacked from outside the fortress, which made them feel uneasy. This time they were careful, and kept an eye on our movements, so as to prevent our division from giving them another flank. ”

He said: "According to the Ministry of Intelligence, Yang Guozhu, the chief soldier of Jizhen and the Marquis of Jibei, has personally led a large army to the border wall ......."

His expression was a little complicated, and the last available strong army of the Ming Dynasty was dragged again.

He finally said: "There is also intelligence, the slave and the great Belle are good at staying in the country. ”

After he finished speaking, there was silence in the hall, and the news was another big shock, which made everyone in the hall ponder and reminisce.

Gao Shiyin opened his mouth to speak, and he said hatefully: "Tsk...... The thieves go north, the Tartars go south, one south and one north, they really cooperate tacitly! ”

Wen Fangliang smiled: "Isn't it right? Just wipe out the Tartar thieves. ”

He stood up and reported: "The General Staff has drawn up detailed operational rules, as estimated by the Intelligence Department, and the thieves have indeed gone north. As the hussar general's prediction, Hu Lu really sent troops, so when I sent troops to Jingbian Army, it was a scale of 200,000 people! ”

He said: "Of course, the Imperial Protectorate will definitely spread the word to Shanxi, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Gansu, and the Mongolian tribes attached to them, so that they can also send troops, but the main force is still our Jingbian Army." ”

He came to the sand table, Wang Dou got up, and everyone followed.

Pointing to the location of the capital, Wen Fangliang said: "The thieves went up from the northeast of the mountain, numbering one million, and according to the judgment of the Ministry of Intelligence, it was 500,000. Although they have many soldiers and horses, the core is the 60,000 old battalion, and the rest are all rabble. With the strength of our soldiers, the rogues can be eliminated in one battle! ”

He said: "However, there are many thieves, mules and horses, especially in the old camp, everyone has horses, and some people have two or three horses, and they can travel two or three hundred miles day and night. I am afraid that they will flee after defeat and flee for thousands of miles. Therefore, they should not be given a chance to breathe, and they should be chased immediately! ”

He said: "In order to completely eliminate the thieves and prevent them from escaping, it is necessary to cut off the back road of the thieves, and the plan of the General Staff is to set up an army to intercept them here." ”

His finger pointed at the sand table, and everyone looked at it, but it was in Zhending Mansion.

Wen Fangliang said: "In this way, even if there are remnants of the thieves, there must not be much left, and then our division chased into Shandong, and then went south to Henan, Huguang and other places, and killed the thieves cleanly." All kinds of civil affairs follow up to prevent the thieves from having a chance to resurrect. At the same time, spread the word to the world, and the number group gathered to discuss it! ”

Wang Dou nodded, there is no problem with this plan.

The generals beside him were also talking to each other, and they all felt that the strategy of the General Staff took into account all aspects and was a safe case.

"In terms of troops, Zhending Mansion needs to keep 7,000 to 10,000 regular soldiers, and the remaining troops have two plans."

Wen Fangliang said: "The best situation is that 50,000 regular soldiers will deal with the thieves together, and then after eliminating the thieves, they will concentrate their forces to deal with the Tartars." However, this is only the best case, and the possibility of the slave entering the customs should also be taken into account. ”

Han Chao hesitated a little and said, "Brother Wen is talking about Jibei Hou or Ping Xibo, or Dong Pingbo?" ”

Wen Fangliang said calmly: "The last general never doubted General Yang's loyalty to serve the country, but he had too few soldiers and horses, and the rest of the Jizhen soldiers were not useful. If the slave is really willing to pay the price, he can still enter the gate. In particular, they have a lot of cannon fodder, and some of them can use soldiers and horses. ”

"The same is true of the old general Liu Zhaoji of Dongpingbo, as for Pingxibo and Wu Sangui, they ......"

Wen Fangliang said lightly: "As the chief of staff, the last general must take everything into account. ”

Everyone nodded, this is also the right reason, once the General Staff draws up a combat strategy, once there is a mistake, the consequences are unimaginable, and there is no room for the slightest negligence and neglect. In particular, you can't be emotional, and the so-called mercy is not in charge.

Wen Fangliang said: "So the worst possibility is that our Jingbian army will deal with the thieves and Tartars at the same time, with one and two. In this way, it is necessary to divide the troops and horses, and the strategy of the last general, 20,000 regular soldiers, to deal with the thieves. 30,000 regular soldiers, deal with the Tartars! ”

"And in terms of the distribution of equipment, more rockets are used against Tartars, and more artillery is used against thieves! The ratio is three or seven open. ”

Everyone pondered, Wen Fangliang said this possibly......

Then everyone's faces swelled with confidence, the core of the thieves was 60,000 old battalions, the core of the Eight Banners was 60,000 full soldiers, and the main force of the Jingbian Army was also 50,000 or 60,000.

However, one elite can fight five or ten of them, not to mention that he still has weapons of mass destruction! What about a dozen two? If you dare to come to the Jingbian army, you will destroy them all! Until the destruction of his kingdom!

Wen Fangliang finally said: "According to the confidential information of the Ministry of Intelligence, their final judgment is that the Jingshi can only hold out for about two months, and it is not as optimistic as the outside world says. Therefore, the General Staff drew up all kinds of detailed rules, and everything was ready by 13 April. At that time, the army can be mobilized at any time, that is, the whole army can be mobilized, and it will be enough in a few days! ”

Wen Daxing lowered his eyelids, but still stood quietly.

Gao Shiyin muttered: "Isn't the Ministry of Intelligence too pessimistic, not to mention a year and a half, the Jingshi can hold on for at least three months, should we prepare again?" ”

This time, the Jingbian Army sent a huge number of troops, not only to defeat the thieves and Tatars, but also to carry out a series of military rectification, civil affairs relief, and so on.

Everyone in the hall also exchanged ears, thinking that the plan of the staff was a little urgent?

Even if the thieves arrived in Beijing on the 17th to the 20th, and then on the 13th of April, they would send troops according to the judgment of the Ministry of Intelligence, so there was no need to be in such a hurry, right?

Zhong Susu listened to everyone's discussions, she pondered, but suddenly remembered another thing in her heart: "It's strange, Sister Yunluo already has it, why haven't I moved yet, and there are a lot of them this time." ”

Wen Fangliang stood with a smile, as the chief of staff, he had his own calm persistence.

He only bowed his head to Wang Dou and saluted, "General." ”

Both hands handed over their strategy documents.

Wang Dou took it, he was silent for a while, and returned to his seat.

He looked through it for a long time, and finally signed his name on the spot and stamped his big seal.

He said: "That's it, on April 13th! (To be continued.) )