After the rebirth, the queen took the Meiqiang tragedy script

Chapter 146 Dispute
"Looking back at Mr. Ge, Yunzhou's military report is consistent with Hu Changcheng's battle report." After He Qingchang finished his answer, he thought about it and said: "In addition, I have worked with Hu Changcheng in the army. At that time, he was in charge of [-] queens. Jun, there is nothing wrong with it, he is a cautious person by nature, and he thinks that what he played will not be false. As for whether Wushi Bridge can be repaired quickly, I think it is up to the Ministry of Industry to judge."

For a moment, everyone turned their attention to Yu Jianghui, who was also the Minister of the Ministry of Households and the Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

Yu Jianghui had a round face and two mustaches, and looked very kind.When He Qingchang mentioned himself, he was startled for a moment, then glanced at Chen Yuansi quickly from the corner of his eye, then looked up at the emperor on the throne, with a look of embarrassment on his face, and replied: "Your Majesty, the fortification of Wushi Bridge is very complicated. And now it is not clear how the damage was done, I am afraid it will be difficult for me to make an accurate judgment for a while."

Gu Shihai frowned impatiently when he heard half of what he said, and when he finished speaking, he immediately said: "The only firearms closed by Wushiguan are fire thunder and cannon. Shangshu Yu only needs to tell us that the wooden pillars of Wushiqiao are used Whether these firearms can be blown up, and to what extent they can be blown up will do.”

Gu Shihai was domineering and had signs of anger. He asked Yu Jianghui a little embarrassingly. He glanced at Chen Yuansi again. Seeing that Chen Yuansi had no intention of answering for him, he had to bite the bullet and answer: "Old Gu Ge, Wushiqiao is The fortifications were built a hundred years ago, but the artillery has only been produced in the past few decades, so the craftsmen have to compare it with the drawings of the year to be accurate."

Gu Ge seemed to have expected such a reply from him a long time ago, so he simply withdrew his gaze and ignored him.

Instead, He Qingchang added a sentence: "Please Shangshu Yu to give an explanation as soon as possible. If the Wushi Bridge cannot be repaired, Beidi will have to detour to Lijialing to cross Lingshan, then we can still have 40 people on the south bank of Baishui. It takes many days to prepare for the battle. But if the Wushi Bridge can be repaired in a short period of time, there will be no such time. Yu Shangshu's judgment has a great impact on this battle, so please be sure to be accurate."

Hearing what He Qingchang said, Chen Yuansi turned his eyes to Yu Jianghui and said, "Jiang Hui, this matter is of great importance and there is no need to delay. You should go back to the Ministry of Industry to deal with it now, and come up with a conclusion today."

Hearing Chen Yuansi's words, Yu Jianghui seemed to be relieved, and immediately bowed to Chen Yuansi and said, "Your Majesty, let's do it now."

Then, he bowed to Ye Qinghuai and said, "Your Majesty, I would like to ask you to leave first."

Ye Qinghuai looked at him, then at Chen Yuansi, and said, "Go."

Yu Jianghui saluted again and left the Hall of Supreme Harmony quickly.

There was a moment of silence in the hall, and then Ye Qinghuai thought: "Beidi's army is overwhelming and there is no way out. He must know that there is a plague in Wushiguan. What do you think?"

Gu Shihai continued, "It's no coincidence that the plague and Beidi arrived one after the other. I think this battle can be considered based on the enemy's poisoning."

"The news of the plague is completely blocked. Don't spread it. It will disturb the morale of the army and the people." Chen Yuansi added.

Gu Shihai nodded, and then asked He Qingchang: "How is Xu Ye? Does Yunzhou have plague-like symptoms?"

He Qingchang shook his head: "It has not been discovered yet."

"Send him a letter to ask him to take precautions in the army and recruit more doctors to prevent problems before they happen," Gu Shihai said again.

"The minister replied to him in this way last night." He Qing said long.

Gu Shihai nodded happily: "You have always done things safely."

Then he turned to Ye Qinghuai, and said: "Your Majesty, the Yunzhou Army now has a total of 3 establishments, including 20 rear troops in the fields and 50 shi in the warehouse. There are ferries for more than [-] miles along the Baishui River. Nomads live and are flexible, every crossing may be where they cross the river. But if they want to fortify each crossing with heavy troops, the current strength of Yunzhou alone is far from enough."

After saying that, he made a strict conclusion to Ye Qinghuai: "Your Majesty, Beidi must have a long-term plan this time. Regardless of whether the Wushi Bridge can be built or not, the money and food for this campaign must be prepared."

Gu Shihai was able to blurt out the military situation in Yunzhou immediately, obviously he had done enough homework before going to court, and the purpose was to ask the Ministry of Households for money and food.

When it came to money and food, Chen Yuansi took over the conversation and said, "Mr. Gu Ge, 20 shi of military food is enough for [-] Yunzhou troops to eat until after the autumn harvest in the second half of the year. You also said that Yunzhou still has [-] garrison troops." , this year's autumn harvest can produce [-] shi of grain. Naturally, there is no shortage of grain. As for the recruitment of soldiers you mentioned above, the veteran doesn't take it seriously. Right now both Zhongzhou and Yingzhou have garrisons, and there is no war in the state, why not send them to support Yunzhou ? These veterans who have been in the army for many years are more useful than temporary recruits."

"Zhongzhou and Yingzhou add up to more than 6 to [-] garrisons, and half of them are city defense troops. They have no experience in water warfare and land warfare, and they are no different from recruits. The garrison is in charge. If they are all assigned to Yunzhou, will the safety of Zhongzhou and Yingzhou be lost?" Gu Shihai immediately retorted.

He paused, and then said: "The 20 garrison troops in Yunzhou have now started a war, and they have all been conscripted away. How can there be anyone left to garrison the fields? Chen Gelao said that 5000 shi of the army's rations can supply [-] People eat for half a year, that’s the calculation of the garrison, and the consumption during the march is not the same figure, it’s good if the army rations can last for three months.”

Chen Yuansi is far less transparent than Gu Shihai in terms of military affairs, so he couldn't argue, so he changed the subject and said: "This year, the budget of the Ministry of War has exceeded 750 million taels of silver, but not only lost more than 1000 acres of land in Yunzhou, but also spent a huge amount of money to build Wushi Pass has been destroyed. Mr. Gu Ge, no matter how rich I am, I can't stand the trouble of a prodigal like the Ministry of War."

"Wars cost money. If Mr. Chen Ge regretted the money, he would give up the land laid down by his ancestors."

As usual, both were furious, and neither was willing to back down.

Ye Qinghuai interrupted the dispute between the two, and said: "We can't save money for war. Mr. Chen Ge, try to find a way to allocate some money from the household department as a backup. At this time, it is still in the middle of the war, and the responsibility for the loss of Wushiguan will not be ignored for the time being." , I will investigate and find out the truth later.”

She thought for a while, and then said: "When there is a war in the state capital, the imperial court should send troops. It is not a last resort, and there is no need to let other state capitals deploy troops. An elite reinforcement of tens of thousands of people was dispatched from Shengjing to reinforce Yunzhou. It's not difficult, is it?"

After finishing speaking, she looked at Gu Haiwang.

As the commander of the Gyeonggi Guards, Gu Haiwang is the person who knows the military situation in Shengjing best.

"Return to Your Majesty, there are a total of 18 people in the Gyeonggi Guards. If you want to transfer, you can send up to 6000 people." After Gu Haiwang finished speaking, he suddenly took two steps forward, half-kneeling on the hall, and said, "Your Majesty, I ask you to lead the troops." 5 reinforcements to Baishuihe!"

(End of this chapter)