eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 478 Believe me

"Your Majesty, today's battle report is here."

"Understood, let's go down."

Zhu Houzhao twisted the paper folded into squares, opened it and glanced from top to bottom.

This memorial came from Guyuan Mansion.

Yang Yiqing would like to play that Huosai's troops committed a crime at Huamachi, and the Ningxia guards of Huamachi City fought fiercely with 120 light cavalry from the Tatar troops along the way. Our army suffered 130 casualties, and a total of [-] Tatar soldiers were beheaded.

Exactly ten more.

Zhu Houzhao is not the general leading the army. He actually has no concept of the combat effectiveness of the troops. He just has an inherent concept that the dynasties in the middle of ancient times always have insufficient logistics, so he tries his best to support them in terms of money and food.

To be honest, he had to accept whatever result was reported today.

Fortunately, after years of hard work, at least the Ming army did not dare to leave the city because of fear of war.

Yang Yiqing then reported the tactics he planned to adopt.

For Zhu Houzhao, this is actually a wild dog tactic, which is to accumulate big victories through continuous small battles.

While thinking, a crisp female voice came from behind.

"See Your Majesty."

Zhu Houzhao was still looking at the map with his back on his back. He asked: "Forty thousand soldiers and horses from the Huozhai Department entered and plundered from Huamachi. There is an open area of ​​several hundred miles between Huamachi and Lingzhou. Wan, you are brave and unstoppable in battle. Do you have anything to tell me?"

Wang Zhi clasped her hands and placed them in front of her body, with soft, thin black hair hanging down her cheeks.

"In the seventh year of Yongle, Emperor Taizong appointed Qiu Qigong as the commander-in-chief, wore the seal of the general who conquered the captives, and led the Marquis of Wucheng, Marquis of Tong'an, Marquis of Jing'an, Marquis of Anping and [-] elite cavalry to conquer Tatar in the north. Later Qiu Qi The public led more than a thousand people to underestimate the enemy and advance aggressively, but they were finally captured and killed. Taizong was furious.

The little girl has little knowledge, but since hearing about the war, everyone seems to feel that now that the national strength has grown, this battle is not difficult.Your Majesty asked me what I wanted to say. It was the edict that Emperor Taizong warned Qiu Qigong: I heard that there are people in the army who are easy to get.Be careful not to believe it, and you will fail if you believe it. "

Zhu Houzhao shook his head, "You can say what you said about anything. It's just five words of caution in military affairs."

With Yang Yiqing and Wang Shouren there, they would not make such low-level mistakes that arrogant soldiers are bound to lose.

Wang Zhi didn't dare to look into the eyes of the emperor, the emperor was too smart to see through her mind easily.

"Since I guessed wrong last time, the little girl also knows that she is not proficient in everything, and military and political affairs are not what I should talk about."

"But the way you said is indeed reasonable. Maybe it's just that the little Tatar prince doesn't have enough courage. So it's okay to be wrong. Just don't say everything is right."

"It's not all true... how the war in the Northwest is fought can only be determined by Mr. Yang Ge. All His Majesty can do is to remind them to be more cautious."

Yes,

Just like Zhu Di and Qiu Fu back then.

Zhu Di is so powerful, and he kept reminding Qiu Fu during the process, but Qiu Fu made a mistake when making a crucial decision. What can Zhu Di, who is far away in the capital, do?
"I understand. That's why I announced you. I can't let my ministers see that the emperor can't do anything, so he can only worry about it?"

Wang Zhi opened her mouth slightly, no wonder.

She also wondered why she talked so much about this kind of thing with a little girl like her.

It turned out that I just wanted to chat and ease the worries that were difficult to express in front of the ministers.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao has a lot of big strategies, such as whether to fight or not to fight.But how he played, he could only wait.How anxious to wait for this process, especially when the result is very important.

To put it more exaggeratedly, people's appetite will drop a lot.

"Sit down." Zhu Houzhao made a gesture of invitation.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Is your ankle better?"

Thinking of this, Wang Zhi couldn't help but blushed, "...Okay, much better."

"That's good. I don't know why, the harem ministers are not good at talking, so I think I can talk to you. In the report that came in the morning, Yang Yingning said that he was going to adopt the method of Wang Shouren's advice, and first carried out continuous exhaustion. The enemy, the enemy is exhausted, the enemy is weak, wait for the right time, and then attack the main force. What do you think of this strategy?"

Wang Zhi thought for a while, "Remember... the last time, Yang Ge was always showing weakness to lure the enemy. After defeating Huo Zai that time, Huo Zai will definitely not think that Yang Ge is just an ordinary person, so he will definitely not divide his troops this time. .And if you can’t break them down one by one, the current method is not bad.”

"It's okay, but every small battle is an adventure. If the Tatars make a big victory, the situation will be difficult."

"It's not that easy. Your Majesty and Mr. Yang Ge have been preparing for this for a long time. Right now, Your Majesty should trust Mr. Yang Ge. Even...even if something goes wrong, with His Majesty's perseverance, you can try again."

Her words were euphemistic.

But Zhu Houzhao understood.

That's right, why worry? Anyway, Haimao has money. If I lose, I will spend money to recruit soldiers. I will continue to work with this Dayan Khan!

Having said that, I really feel a lot more comfortable in my heart.

"I should have announced you to the palace earlier."

"Your Majesty's reputation is too high. Your Majesty..." Wang Zhi hesitated to speak.

"What's wrong with you?" Zhu Houzhao felt strange.

"I have a question, and I don't know whether to ask it or not."

Zhu Houzhao's mood improved now, and he said generously: "When you taught Wei Ningbo back then, you made him be honest like a child and talk about everything. It's because you know what I like. So if you have something to say, I will say it. Where can't you say a few words?"

With that said, the girl left her seat and knelt down.

"...Outside, Jin Yiwei is arresting people, I wonder if His Majesty knows?"

Zhu Houzhao was slightly taken aback, he never expected that Wang Zhi would ask such a question.

"You're taking the risk of asking that. Does it matter to you?"

"important."

"Why?"

"Why... I haven't thought about it, but it seems that many people have been arrested."

"I know Jin Yiwei is arresting people. The woman's mind is really strange, why do you care about such things?"

The boldness of this man was beyond Zhu Houzhao's own imagination.

But actually, he wasn't that angry.

Sometimes when you become an emperor, you don't have these people around you.

Wang Zhi didn't seem to understand it herself, so she kept silent anyway.

Zhu Houzhao guessed: "You want to know what kind of person I am, right? Is it killing innocent people indiscriminately, is it unreasonable, is it really as generous and benevolent as I said."

Wang Zhi turned pale with shock, and quickly said, "Little girl dare not!"

Don't dare, dare not, dare not...

I don't know when was the last time someone was able to talk to him normally, maybe it was the last life.

"Actually, the question of what kind of person the emperor is is very complicated. For example, I have killed many corrupt officials. From the perspective of the close relatives of corrupt officials, I am a bad person; but I have also given many people a way to live. Perhaps in the eyes of the people , I am not bad. In this world, there is no pure black and white, and there are many things that are difficult to confirm.

But one thing I can confirm is that I didn't do this for myself.In the world of Daming, of course there are disadvantages, but there is nothing wrong with saying that the four directions are stable.If it's just for yourself, it's much easier to be a conservative king than to rejuvenate the world.

You are a girl, so you may be more concerned about the temperament and character of the friend you make.But I am an emperor, I don't care what the emperor is like, I care what the country is like.If you need to kill, then kill, if you need to forgive, then forgive.This is not something that can be willful. When people are in dire straits and the people are in dire straits, what is the use of character, benevolence and harmony? "

After speaking these words, Wang Zhi suddenly felt that maybe she had misunderstood the emperor a little bit.

The Son of Heaven has great responsibilities, and for the sake of the country and the people, many things are beyond his control.

Probably because she felt certain emotions welling up in her chest, or maybe because of the guilt she had just asked, she suddenly seemed to have made up her mind.

Kneeling and bowing: "Little girl knows that she has little knowledge, and important military and state affairs are within the palm of His Majesty, but there are some things that I have to say. If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can forget it when you hear it."

"I've said it a few times, you just say it."

Wang Zhi raised her head, revealing her plain and delicate face, "Your Majesty, where is the little Tatar prince now?"

"I haven't heard the report yet."

"What if he attacks Datong? The national strength of the Ming Dynasty is increasing day by day, and it is a time of suppression and blockade. For him, this is a desperate moment, so he may take risks, and simply attack the northwest all the way, and force the capital all the way. Even , the elite is still under the command of the little Tartar prince."

Zhu Houzhao thought about it, so there was the comparable exchange ratio mentioned in the military newspaper.

After Wang Zhi finished speaking, she actually expected the emperor's reaction.

But there seemed to be no reaction, she glanced at it curiously, and suddenly thought of another possibility, "Your Majesty thought of it?!"

"Last time, you reminded me to that extent, and I will guess like this more or less."

"But I heard that the imperial decree for Datong still ordered them to send troops."

"On this point, you just have to trust me."

Because Zhu Houzhao even concealed it from all the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty.

On the same day, he asked Wang Zhi what would happen if the little Tatar prince pointed directly at Datong.

She said she didn't know.

That's right.He didn't think much of it at first.

But then I felt that it was wrong. For things like war, if you take a step, I can also take a step.There is no great disparity in strength, why don't you know?
After much deliberation, he finally understood, it's not that he doesn't know, it's hard to say.

The little prince can enter Datong, and the Ming army can also close the door and beat dogs, chasing him to death. After all, he is the leader of the expedition, and he is the one who takes the risk.

But this method of letting people in would shock the capital, which would threaten the safety of the emperor.

Who dares to propose such a combat idea?

This is what Wang Zhi said 'don't know'.

So he didn't discuss it with the minister at all.They discussed it, but they were not happy.

It is as if he did not consider that Dayan Khan would divide his troops to attack Datong again.

In fact, the ministers of the whole court may have forgotten one thing. When preparing to build this Ming cavalry, in order to ensure the effectiveness, he gave the commander of this cavalry the right to "secretly report".

The memorials and exchanges between him and Zhou Shangwen are not allowed to be opened by anyone according to the previous rules.

It's the same this time, so naturally no one will doubt it.

Outside Qianqing Palace, there was a young eunuch who ran extremely fast. He was so panicked that he didn't even catch his breath. He exclaimed and reported: "Your Majesty, there are police in Datong!!"

Zhu Houzhao didn't say anything, just said, "Wang Zhi, you have to keep this matter a secret for me."

How well Yang Yiqing is playing, he can only wait anxiously, but in the things he can control, he will definitely do well.

At this time, Zhou Shangwen should have received his secret letter.

……

There is a slight discrepancy in time.

Zhou Shangwen opened it the day after this moment.

Because the secret is divided into two parts, the first part is to order him to send troops, and the second part is to strictly order him to open it after 20 days.

After Zhou Shangwen opened it, his face turned pale with fright.

He immediately shouted, "Come on! Come on!!"

The soldiers outside thought that something big had happened.

Because Zhou Shangwen himself rushed out of the camp, shouting as he walked:

"Pass the order of the commander-in-chief to withdraw the troops!! Withdraw the troops!!!"

(End of this chapter)