"Brother Yifan, tomorrow we will lead the army to attack Monan, you are now our backbone, but what do you have to explain to us?"

Expedition to Southern Mongolia, I have to say that even Qin Mufeng and Song Jiaxing will feel a certain amount of pressure, not that the Mongolian cavalry is stronger than the Manchurian cavalry, and the current Mongolian cavalry is really not the opponent of the Manchurian cavalry; But the Mongolian cavalry also has its own advantages, expedition to Monan, whether it is the Tianwei Army or the three towns of Nanjing, there is little understanding of Monan, here is far away from the Central Plains, deserted, and even walked for two or three days without seeing people, for the geography and climate are not familiar, not adaptable, this is definitely a huge test for the Ming army; Moreover, not only these, but also not familiar with the geography and climate of Monan, you can also be cautious and avoid unknown risks, but what should I do with the tribulations of the expedition, the expedition to Monan, and the weight of grain and grass? In such weather, can the rear be supplied in time? That's only for God to know.

If it's just that the ammunition is cut off, it's not to mention, whether it's the Tianwei Army or the Three Towns of Nanjing, the combat power of cold weapons is still not inferior to the Mongolian cavalry, but once the food is cut off, it will cost people's lives.

Qin Mufeng and Song Jiaxing are both battle-hardened generals, so they will naturally take these problems into account, but, taking into account, it does not mean that they can solve them well, their strength is to charge into battle, but for the rear planning is much worse, this is also the reason why Zhu Jie values Xu Yifan the most, because Xu Yifan is a real all-round talent in civil and military affairs, a figure in command of the three armies, and in the entire Ming army, there is no one who is not convinced by Xu Yifan.

Xu Yifan smiled: "What? Not sure? ”

Song Jiaxing nodded, and said with a wry smile: "Big brother, if it is a real battle, our brothers will naturally not be afraid of any opponent, and we also believe that among the Mongolian tribes, there is no one who is the opponent of our brothers, but now it is different, the enemy is dark and I am clear, and the expedition is barren, for us, it is a black eye, we will be constrained everywhere, it is easy to kill Dolgon, but it is even more difficult to subdue the Mongol Monan Tribes......"

Xu Yifan smiled: "Okay, don't pretend to be pitiful to me, don't you just want to hear me give you some ideas?" Let's go......"

"Let's go?"

Qin Mufeng was stunned and said, "Big brother, where are we going?" ”

Xu Yifan replied, "Where can I go?" Naturally, I went to the palace to see the driver, today's emperor's deployment, a little inappropriate, the emperor will inevitably have some omissions in a hurry, I was about to see the emperor, you are here, since this is the case, then let's go together. ”

As he spoke, Xu Yifan walked out, Qin Mufeng and Song Jiaxing hurriedly followed, and they came to the palace after a short time, saying that it was the palace, in fact, it was the ancestral mansion when Zu Dashou was in Jinzhou, Zu Dashou was a traitor, and the ancestral family was naturally going to be confiscated, and now Zhu Jie temporarily regarded this place as a palace.

"The ministers have seen the emperor."

The three of them knelt down and kowtowed.

Zhu Jie put down the scroll in his hand and said with a smile: "Why, the two of you are ready to send troops?" ”

Xu Yifan said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the minister went back and thought about it, in the afternoon, the deployment you made, I was afraid that it was a little inappropriate, and it happened that the two of them ran to me and asked me for advice, so I simply brought both of them in." ”

"Oh? Q Meter? ”

Zhu Jie looked at Qin Mufeng and Song Jiaxing, and said with a smile: "You two have grown up, you know that you can't do it, have you found a helper?" Then I'll test you, what's wrong with what Yifan said? ”

Song Jiaxing thought for a while, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, first, the expedition to Monan, we are not familiar with geography, we are not familiar with the place, and it is easy to suffer; Second, it has been two years since the fall of Gyeonggi, and it has suffered tremendous damage, the people have been displaced, and we are afraid that it will be difficult to supply the grain and grass in our rear......

Zhu Jie nodded and said, "Yifan, are they right?" ”

Xu Yifan replied: "The emperor, the fact that Jiaxing said, but it is not insurmountable, the minister thinks, this expedition to Monan, the heart is the first, the army is strategic, if we are tough to start a war, indeed Jiaxing said two things, are our big problems, a little careless, you may return, especially the cut off of the grain road, but it will lead to the collapse of the army, even if we can win in the end, I am afraid that it will be a miserable victory, and the gains outweigh the losses; The minister thought that we should advance towards Mo Nan with a strong force, defeat Dolgon, and then put pressure on the Mongols to force them to submit, now that the Mongols are divided and fighting separately, they are definitely not our opponents, they will never dare to fight us to the death, in that case, they will be met with a catastrophe! ”

"Fighting and planning ......"

Zhu Jie muttered: "Yifan, it seems that I was really wrong to let Jiaxing and Mu Feng go on the expedition, but if you want to achieve the effect of attacking the heart as you said, only you and Sun Chuanting can do it, and the two of them can sell their strength, but it is far from it......

Song Jiaxing and Qin Mufeng's faces changed when they arrived, not because Zhu Jie said that they were not convinced, but because the emperor was going to change his mind, maybe neither of them could go, especially Song Jiaxing, Qin Mufeng has always been with every battle, and his reputation shocked the world, he Song Jiaxing can't do it, when the war just started, he was still in Manchuria, as for the encirclement and suppression of thieves, it was even more useless, and he finally led the army to war, and also met the hard stubble of Azig, so that he pushed all the way to Huai'an Mansion and lost the adult. If you don't get your face back this time, how will you gain a foothold?

"Your Majesty, this ......"

Xu Yifan said in a deep voice: "For us, in fact, this battle is just to encircle and suppress Dolgon and Duoduo, and for the Mongolian tribes, it is just for them to see the excitement, so this battle must be fought beautifully, and with a sweeping momentum, Dolgon will be annihilated by Duoduo in one fell swoop!" The infantry has poor mobility and can't keep up with the speed, so we think that the imperial court should send cavalry to enter Monan, catch up with Dolgon as quickly as possible, destroy it, and send envoys to directly subdue the Mongol tribes and force the Monan tribes to submit! ”

"Well, yes, that's it!"

Zhu Jie laughed and said: "Yifan, Gao Ming, I am a little impressed, since this is the case, then cancel the previous will, pass the decree, gather all the cavalry in Jinzhou City, each cavalry is equipped with flintlock muskets, each person carries two hundred rounds of ammunition, Yifan, you go out in person, Jiaxing, Xia Wanchun will be your deputy, both of them are people with brains, they can be responsible for the envoys, next year's late spring, I want to desert the southern Mongolian tribes, all surrender to the Ming Dynasty!" ”

(End of chapter)