The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 467 Ask if you don't understand
Yan Wu Tang.

Zhu Youtang came in person and did not let Zhang Zhou or Wang Qiong accompany him. Instead, he only invited Zhang Mao, Zhu Hui, Zhang Heling and other honorable ministers to be with him. He was accompanied by the eunuch Wei Bin, and there were many other people studying there. Most of the old heroes who studied in the martial arts hall took temporary posts in the Beijing camp, and Cui Yuan was also waiting as a "special guest".

"... After the map is drawn, you must memorize the dangerous mountains and rivers everywhere. After sending troops into the Hetao, many places have not been cultivated for more than ten years. If you cannot understand the terrain, the march of the three armies will be difficult. Then you will be in trouble, or have some constraints on the battle situation..."

Zhu Youtang didn't just let a group of old veterans with little ability lead the troops, he also wanted these people to know the troops.

The Ming Dynasty's tens of thousands of troops were not sent to them to fight. From the bottom of his heart, Zhu Youtang still hoped that they would win and show the prestige of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Heling said with a proud look on his face: "Your Majesty, I already know this place well. There are no mountains and nooks and crannies in the northwest, and there are no trails for troops to enter. The door has been cleared for a long time. Do you think so?"

A group of people looked at him with strange eyes.

It seems to be saying, why are you bragging?

just you?

Can you understand the map?
There are still trails. There are no roads in many places on the grassland. How can you "find another way"?
"Very good." Zhu Youtang seemed to have no idea that his brother-in-law was bragging, and nodded in approval, "You must be as diligent as Hou Ninghou, so that you can personally lead your troops to pacify the grassland, and do everything to your advantage. Don't Every time you count on me or the Ministry of War to plan for you behind the scenes, and the general leads the troops outside, relying on the adjustments and reactions in front of the formation."

Zhu Hui asked: "Your Majesty, I dare to ask, after leading the troops into the Hetao, will they build passes, or..."

This question is a bit inappropriate to ask.

But Zhu Hui had no choice.

He is the coach. Others can be confused about the emperor's strategic intentions, but he cannot. This also reflects his serious and responsible side.

Zhu Youtang said: "The little Tatar prince Batu Meng asked me to give him the land of Hetao and let him live and pastor. For such a wolfish ambition, my response to him was to use tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to conquer the land of Hetao. To suppress the enemy, I currently cannot guess how Batu Munch will react after learning that the Ming Dynasty has sent troops. You just need not compromise the majesty of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Hui didn't know the strategic intention of this battle, and even the emperor himself couldn't tell.

to be honest.

Let you fight as you go, and the result depends on your on-the-spot performance, step by step.

"Just right." Zhu Youtang said, "You are all here today. How do you think we should deal with this battle and how far we can advance it? Tell me... come here, put on the sand table, troop dispatching strategy, etc. We need to discuss , it still needs to be considered. I will just listen and you can speak freely. Even if your words are not good, I will not blame you."

The emphasis is on participation.

When you become an emperor, you don't have to make any plans. You can just develop the plan yourself.

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A military seminar without the participation of the upstarts ended with the emperor leaving in black face.

All the honorable ministers were relieved at least.

Zhang Mao and other Xun ministers who had no task of leading troops left immediately, while Zhu Hui sat there, feeling anxious as his head was as big as two.

Liu Jing, the Marquis of Anyuan, came over and said, "Captain Zhu, what do you call this? What do you want your Majesty to do? Even if you deploy tens of thousands of soldiers and horses... you can't do anything."

After Liu Jing regained his title, he was now responsible for the affairs of the three thousand battalions in the capital camp. Zhu Hui was in charge of the three thousand battalions and had a superior-subordinate relationship with Liu Jing.

Because of the relationship with Queen Mother Zhou, Liu Jing now needs military exploits to establish his position in the martial arts, so this time Liu Jing has to follow Zhu Hui to send troops to Hetao despite all the odds. In terms of obtaining strategic results, he is better than the others. Xunchen, who was just eating and waiting to die, seemed to be more concerned about it.

Zhu Hui was furious after hearing this. He was not as old as Liu Jing, but his title and status were higher. He was merciless when he criticized: "Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses can't accomplish anything, so what are Wang Bo'an and the others doing?" You have to ask your Majesty to mobilize an army of one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand... can you mobilize it?" Liu Jing said: "This is not the meaning of a humble position. I... I am afraid of drawing water from a bamboo basket."

Zhu Hui glanced sideways at the door, but saw a group of people coming in under the leadership of Zhu Feng. The group of people were not noble ministers, but they seemed to be even more satisfied, thinking that they were all nobles and that he was a group of old people. Xun...

"If you use a bamboo basket to fetch water, it means that your Majesty is useless in dealing with people in the Ministry of War. The Minister of War has just taken office not long ago. Doesn't he need his mighty virtue to convince the public?"

Zhu Hui's implication was that Zhang Zhouhui would plan it.

Liu Jing said with a bitter face: "Just don't set up a trap for digging a hole."

Zhu Hui said: "He has a villain's heart. If he is really like this, Your Majesty will not trust him so much. Hurry back and train the new army..."

"Aren't we mainly using troops from the northwest?" Liu Jing asked.

Zhu Hui glared at him and said, "Can you mobilize the troops in the northwest? That person on the three sides of the general system, do you know how many elite soldiers and generals he has mobilized for you? If you want to win, you should rely on the troops you bring out to be more solid. Besides, Aren't all the new firearms being drilled by the Beijing camp? What we want now... is that your Majesty will transfer some of the [-] soldiers from the Beijing camp who will be transferred to Cai Guogong."

"It's difficult." Liu Jing seemed to be trying to make trouble.

Zhu Hui said: "If you can't count on others, then count on your own soldiers. Don't say that in the end you don't even have the soldiers you can use. Then what else should I use you for? Go train your troops!"

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Zhu Feng aside.

Wandu Sidu commanded Chen Xiong, the military commander currently staying in the Yanwu Hall. He took advantage of everyone to leave and gave Zhu Feng a gift.

"Marquis Anbian, you see I have prepared some small gifts for you, I hope you will accept them."

The gift list was delivered to Zhu Feng.

Zhu Feng said: "Why are you giving me a gift? It's not me who led the troops into the Loop. Besides...are you going?"

Chen Xiong smiled and said: "You are ridiculous, Marquis Anbian. I am by no means a utilitarian person with a humble position. I am giving you a small gift to express my gratitude for your many suggestions in the past. It is not for any purpose."

"Oh." Zhu Feng seemed very easy-going, "I accepted it, so forget it as a gift. If you want to give it to Cai Guogong, it will be more useful than giving it to me."

"Hey, you also know that Cai Guogong never accepts gifts from his subordinates. Besides, Cai Guogong is now helping His Majesty manage the imperial village and mines, so he has no shortage of these things." Chen Xiong is quite sensible.

If you want to satisfy Zhang Zhou's appetite, how much do you have to give?
If you give too little, others will ignore you. If you give too much, you don’t have the ability. Besides, how much is too much?
Zhu Feng said: "If you have anything to say, just say it directly. I don't like to beat around the bush."

Chen Xiong hurriedly said: "Don't get me wrong. In fact, I just want to ask, does your Majesty just want to send troops in Hetao? If so, the food and supplies for tens of thousands of troops will probably... be wasted or lost. Use this as an introduction to attack the east and attack the west, and then send troops to the grassland from somewhere unexpectedly..."

"Wait a minute." Zhu Feng raised his hand to interrupt Chen Xiong, "Who did you hear this from?"

"The people below are all guessing... No one would think so before, but now everyone knows that Cai Guogong is the person who is really in charge of the military affairs of the Ming Dynasty. Just asking Bao Guogong to send troops to the grassland, everyone below feels that His Majesty's intentions It’s definitely not as simple as just knocking on the mountains and shaking the tigers in Hetao.”

Chen Xiong is also a real person. I will repeat what he said below, and if I don’t understand, I will ask.

　Will check again tomorrow and wish myself good luck.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)