Traveling through the Ming Dynasty, as soon as you open your eyes, you will die

Chapter 110 The war machine starts

The Great Wall winds its way through the mountains, but it is already devastated and showing signs of fatigue. It has long lost its majestic appearance, there are gaps everywhere, and it no longer has the function of protecting the Han family.

Duozhi's 38,000 banners and 40,000 Han troops entered from every gap without any scruples.

The border is once again on the verge of war, and warnings are flying.

Lu Mou, who had just returned to Beijing from an inspection, finally breathed a sigh of relief when he received the alarm.

What is supposed to come has come, which is much better than always being uncertain.

At the court meeting, the officials were frightened, but Chongzhen, Lu Mou, and Li Yan seemed calm and calm.

A minister stood up and shouted loudly: "Long live the peace negotiation mission, we must punish the crime of incompetence and harming the country. Then we can select representatives and go to the Manchu Qing Dynasty to continue peace negotiations."

If this had been done in the past, if he said this, Chongzhen would have been dragged out for a spanking due to his bad temper. He really pinned his hope for survival on peace talks with the bandits.

But now, he has dared to express his meaning so straightforwardly without being punished anymore.

Chongzhen said gently: "My dear, don't you know that in these two peace talks, our established policy is not to have real peace talks, but is just a delaying tactic to stabilize Zhili and to accumulate strength for us. Now that the autumn harvest has passed, the grains have been returned to the warehouse and stored. Abundance. Because of the bumper harvest and gratitude, the people actively paid land rent and labor fees. Never before, no one defaulted, so the national treasury was abundant. We no longer have to worry about money and food.

And Li Chuang has withdrawn westward (southward), and we no longer have any worries. Our Second Army, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Armies have also been trained and replenished, and they can be said to be well-equipped. We have enough ability to fight against the Manchu slaves.

Now, King Ding's original plan can be implemented, which is to lure the enemy deep into the territory, let the Manqing in, and destroy them. Severely inflicting heavy damage on the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, making them fear our Ming Dynasty again, and strive for a longer break in the war with the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Therefore, our two peace talks have achieved our goal, and we no longer need to negotiate with Jiannu. "

As soon as he said this, Chongzhen stood up and punched the table. He was more confident than ever before and said boldly: "In the future, when we face Jiannu, we will only have war."

When he thought that he would no longer have to negotiate peace with Jiannu and no longer have to bear the humiliating reputation, Chongzhen felt refreshed and his fighting spirit was high.

The minister suddenly realized: "Since the emperor said so, I have nothing to say." Then he returned to the train.

Chongzhen said again: "Now, let King Ding and Li Aiqing announce this strategic plan to you, so as to reassure you of your love for me."

So, the little eunuch carried out a huge screen, and on the screen was a detailed map of Zhili.

This map is not the rough map of the Ming Dynasty. If you follow that map and walk to Beigukou, you are guaranteed to go in the opposite direction and head straight to the sea.

This was carefully drawn by Lu Mou who had arranged for his Dongchang eunuchs to cooperate with Jin Yiwei and travel throughout Zhili. One of the wells will appear on the map.

As usual, Lu Mou and Li Yan took batons, stood in front of the map, and began to perform like cross talk.

First, Lu Mou informed everyone present about the enemy's situation: "According to the Jinyiwei's full-scale investigation, it is known that this time the Manchu invaders are led by Duo Ze. The main force of the Eight Banners is 30,000, and the Han army is 50,000. The total is 80,000."

As soon as this number came out, everyone couldn't help but change their colors again, became frightened, and felt deeply worried.

Li Yan quickly threw out the life-saving pill: "And what about us? We have troops now, the Second Army, the Third Army, the Fourth Army and the Fifth Army. There are four armies in total, and we will transfer one division of the Baoding First Army back to do The total reserve force is 130,000 fully equipped and well-trained soldiers. At the same time, if necessary, we can also mobilize 30,000 Jin Yiwei to participate in the battle."

After saying this, everyone immediately became confident.

Now, the monarchs and ministers have confidence in their soldiers. The long-distance running performance on Chang'an Street every morning has become a must-see program for all ministers in the morning.

Sometimes, when he got up early in the morning, before the imperial meeting, Chongzhen would move a chair and sit on the Meridian Gate to watch. When he saw the excitement, he wished he could go down and run around with the soldiers.

Lu Mou interfaced: "So, I discussed with the veteran generals on the staff this time. The battle plan of luring the enemy deep and closing the door to beat the dogs has sufficient conditions to be implemented."

Li Yan turned around and pointed at the map with his baton: "According to the plan of the prince and the senior generals on the staff, Zunhua will make a symbolic resistance and then give up. Let the Manchu Eight Banners come in.

Then, the second division of the Fourth Army defended Sanhe, one division of the Second Army defended Baodi, and the other division defended Yutian, forming a huge pocket with the third division of the Fourth Army in Jizhou Town to put Jiannu in.

Then he ordered the Jizhou Third Division to counterattack Zunhua and take Zunhua back, achieving a state of closing the door and beating the dog. In this area, the people were evacuated, the walls were fortified and the fields were cleared, so that the Manchu Qing army, which had no logistics and relied only on looting, had no food or food, leaving them hungry and cold.

Then the entire Third Army will be supplemented by one division of the Second Army, plus all of the Fifth Army and all of the Fourth Army, for a total of 120,000. Two divisions of the First Army will serve as reserves of 10,000, at the Gu River and the Gou River. Fight the enemy decisively in the dense wetland and river network of Yutian. Annihilate the invading Manchu and Qing troops in one fell swoop. "

Chongzhen concluded: "This is a perfect plan. If it is implemented according to this plan, Jiannu will not even be able to see the shadow of Beijing. Dear you and me, you can rest assured about national affairs."

Of course that's good.

"At the same time, I appointed Mr. Liu, the second assistant, and Mr. Huang, the Minister of Household Affairs, to form a joint logistics team to employ 50,000 people from the relocation area to ensure the logistics supplies for the various armies and never cause a shortage of frontline soldiers."

Chongzhen never addressed Huang Daozhou and Liu Zongzhou as his beloved, but as sir, which always moved them.

Today, such a big responsibility was entrusted to the two of them. The two of them quickly stood up. Because they were influenced by the army, they said in unison: "I promise to complete the task."

Then Chongzhen stood up again and said solemnly: "The survival of the empire must be fought here. Please work hard."

Everyone accepted it with solemn expressions.

Chongzhen began to assign tasks according to what he had discussed with San'er last night: "I will officially appoint King Ding as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy, Li Yan to join the army, and the British Duke to stay at the Ministry of War and take charge of all affairs of the Ministry of War."

Three people stood up to receive the order.

"The General Staff Department of the Ministry of War will receive frontline battle reports at any time and formulate response methods for King Ding's reference."

Several old generals who came out again stood up to receive the order.

"Old general Liang Maochen is in charge of the Forbidden Army camp."

"The minister obeys the order."

"Old Commander Luo Binggong."

"The minister is here."

"There is no martial law in Beijing to avoid panic among the people, but it must be tight on the outside and tight on the inside. You lead the Imperial Guards of the capital to strictly investigate the gaps between slaves and build slaves. Anyone who spreads rumors that is detrimental to the war will be immediately captured and punished on the spot."

"The minister obeys the order."

"Commander of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division."

"The minister is here."

"All the troops in the capital are mobilized to the front line. I order the Five Cities Military and Horse Division to take over the defense of Beijing in case of any unexpected events."

"The minister obeys the order."

"Sun Bin, acting on behalf of the East Factory."

"The servant is here."

"Send to the East Factory and move into various yamen. If any yamen slow down their work, default on arrears and deprive the front line of necessities during the war, they will be arrested on the spot. Order the eunuchs of the East Factory to stay in the army above the regiment level and serve as temporary military supervisors. But strict requirements must be kept. Please seal it to me. The eunuchs of Dongchang are not allowed to interfere in any affairs of the army. They are only responsible for recording the affairs of the army and then handing them over to King Ding for final decision."

"The slaves obey the order."

Imperial decrees were issued one after another, and the entire war machine of the Ming Dynasty began to rotate. A battle that truly related to the rebirth or destruction of the Ming Dynasty officially began.

(End of this chapter)