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

Chapter 188 The army gathers
The first imperial court meeting in the 19th year of Chongzhen was presided over by the prince of the country, and Lu Mou still stood by his brother's side.

The Governor of the River Channel stood up and said: "The plan for dredging the canal and connecting the Yongji Canal and Weishui River, which was decided years ago, has been completed, and the accounting requirements have been detailed. We request that the construction start."

Zhu Cixiang said: "Submit it to the cabinet for discussion and then do the calculation. If it is correct, the Ministry of Household Affairs will allocate funds and start work immediately."

Liu Zongzhou stood up and said: "I obey the decree."

Luo Binggong, the veteran commander of the Jinyi Guards, reported: "According to the report from the Jiangnan Jinyiwei, Li Chuang traveled south of the Yangtze River. No one in the south of the Yangtze River could defeat him. Everywhere he went was a hell on earth, and he killed countless gentry and wealthy households. Prince of Anyang County, Wuchang The king was in trouble, and Zuo Liangyu, the commander-in-chief of Wuchang, lost Wuchang and fled to Nanjing. Gao Jie and Li Chuang fought fiercely in Jiangxi."

The supervisor looked sad: "It's really a national disgrace that clans are always being slaughtered."

But the ministers were a little happy. Two more pigs died, and the people of the world had more fertile land.

"Zhao. Liu Liangzuo was unfavorable in the battle with the rogue bandits, lost his vassal status, and was demoted from his post. The remaining soldiers under his command were handed over to Shi Kefa for command."

Then he turned around and said, "The Prince Regent thinks this is appropriate?"

Lu Mou faced the officials and asked, "Does anyone agree with the punishment of supervising the country?"

The ministers hated the vassal town the most, and it was a great pleasure to eliminate one of them this time, so the whole palace raised their Yahuts and everyone passed.

Li Guo stood up and said: "Ping Xibo Wu Sangui has completed the expansion of his army and needs fifteen thousand more horses. Please ask the regent of the country to provide the funds."

Lu Mou went out to the grassland twice and captured no less than 50,000 war horses, which are now kept in Nanyuan.

"Brother Jian Guo, grant his request."

The Supervisor nodded: "Allow what he asked and execute it immediately."

"The minister obeys the order."

Zhang Huangyan stood up and said: "Li Chuang is abusing the south of the Yangtze River and has no time for the northwest. It is time to send troops to regain the northwest. Please ask the regent of the supervisory country to put the matter of the war to regain the northwest on the agenda."

The two brothers nodded, and Zhu Cixiang said: "Years ago, this matter was discussed in front of the emperor. The emperor approved it, and the ministers approved it. Now, Regent Zhao, Li Bingbu, Ying Gong, Zhang Huangyan, together with the military department, and everyone on the staff united, unified Study the strategy for entering the army, and then implement it after reporting it."

Bi Maokang stood up and said, "To build weapons and armor for the army, we need to allocate 300,000 silver from the Ministry of Revenue."

Huang Daozhou looked at Lu Mou, Lu Mou looked at his brother, and Zhu Cihong nodded: "That's right."

Lu Mou faced Huang Daozhou and said, "Teacher, please pay."

Huang Daozhou nodded: "I obey the decree."

Then Zhu Cihong said: "Prince Regent, you will start now, mainly preparing for the march to the northwest. If there are no major affairs in the government, there is no need to participate anymore. The Imperial Brother will inform you at any time."

Lu Mou bowed and said, "Thank you, brother."

Zhu Cixiang smiled and said, "It's time for you to help me, brother."

King Yong stood up and said, "Brother, please follow Brother Ding on the expedition to gain experience."

The two brothers said in unison: "Get over here."

"I protest."

"Protests are futile."

What a brother and brother.

Chen Que stood up and grabbed Prince Yong by the collar: "Please go to the Imperial Academy to study with your Majesty."

The Ministry of War is brightly lit day and night, and it is very busy with people coming and going.

Finalize strategy and tactics.

On the third day of March, the ministers gathered in the Jiying Palace, including Lu Mou, Li Yan, Wu Sangui, Zhang Huangyan, and Qi Fei, and began to announce the plan to regain the northwest in front of a huge map of the northwest.

The first person to start the game was Lu Mou: "Everyone, this time we regain the northwest. We will not return until we win." Li Yan responded: "Now, I guess the Manchu Qing Dynasty will not hold us back anymore. Mongolia has two periods to cause trouble, and there is no time to go south." Gu. For this reason, the time is ripe for us to regain the northwest.

To this end, the Prince Regent, the General Staff, and I decided to carry out the Northwest Campaign to Recover. "

Lu Mou stood in front of the map: "I decided to leave the First Army and the Fourth Army to form a left-behind corps, led by the British Duke, to guard the Zhili area alone. The troops we dispatched are the Second Army, which is good at attacking, and the Third Army. Army, the Fifth Army, which is good at field warfare, and the garrison of Commander Zhang Mao at Zijingguan, form an Army Group Army with 110,000 soldiers and 30,000 civilians, led by Lord Zhang Huangyan."

Zhang Huangyan stood up and said: "Our troops will bypass the natural dangers guarded by Hao Yaoqi in the Taihang Mountains and march westward from Yangyuan, Shanxi. The peak of troops will be directed towards Yuan Zongdi's Datong."

Li Yan said again: "Form a cavalry group army, consisting of 50,000 Guan Ning from Ping Xibo and 20,000 cavalry from Qi Fei. Ping Xibo will be the commander-in-chief."

Wu Sangui stood up and said: "According to the plan of the Ministry of War, our Guanning Ministry will march straight forward with light cavalry, bypassing the cities along the way, and advance into the Jinzhong Plain. We will use the advantages of our cavalry to divide and annihilate the enemy, and go straight to Taiyuan."

Qi Fei said: "Our department will be responsible for recovering the area from Datong Mansion to Yanmen Pass and ensuring the safety of Wu Shuai and Mr. Zhang's retreat."

Lu Mou said again: "This time, we will face Li Chuang's two major military groups. One is Yuan Zongdi, who is now retreating to Datong with one hundred thousand troops.

The second one is Hao Yaoqi's tribe, which has 150,000 soldiers. There are also troops stationed in various places, but most of them are original Ming troops and officials.

My father has decreed that as long as they correct themselves, all their sins will be forgiven. There is no great evil, and those who are capable will continue to be retained. Soldiers, old and weak, will be given resettlement fees and sent back to their hometowns.

Those who can fight will be left behind, and the independent division will be used as the backbone to form a reserve group army to take over defense in various places. This position will be assumed by Yang Songshan, commander of the independent division. "

Yang Songshan's eyes shone, grateful for the order.

"Here, the Household Department's ability to allocate and operate will be tested."

Huang Daozhou stood up and said: "This battle is related to the destiny of the country. I can only study and learn. When the regent was here, I could still sign and seal it, but now the regent will fight in the northwest. I know that I am incompetent. , therefore, I voluntarily resigned and elected He Fugui as the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs."

This is high moral integrity, this is the character of a true gentleman.

Supervisor Zhu Cixiang looked at his younger brother. Of course Lu Mou understood, so he nodded slightly. He understands his teacher best. His literary talent is unparalleled, and he is a mess in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. If there is really a mistake in the logistics allocation of money and food during a war, it will be a disaster for the frontline situation.

Zhu Cixiang faced Huang Daozhou and said: "The regent is out of the northwest, and the Ministry of Household Affairs should have a calm and respected person in charge. Therefore, the lonely king rejected the old gentleman's request."

Huang Daozhou also wanted to say something, but Zhu Cihong waved his hand: "However, considering the actual situation, He Fugui will be transferred to the position of left minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, responsible for handling money and food affairs in the northwest." The whole arrangement is for stability.

Then he turned to face Lu Mou: "What do the regents think?"

Lu Mou bent down and said, "Brother handles this best."

Zhu Cixiang smiled at Huang Daozhou: "This matter is settled. Please do your hard work, sir."

What else can you say? Huang Daozhou appropriately thanked the regent for his trust with tears, sat back in his seat, and continued to listen to the strategic plan.

Lu Mou continued: "In this battle, the army group will try to intercept Hao Yaoqi as much as possible and prevent them from retreating westward into Shaanxi to join Gao Yigong. To the north, Wu Shuai broke into the Taiyuan Basin and captured Taiyuan. Cut off Yuan Zongdi's retreat into Shaanxi, command his cavalry group, and completely annihilate Yuan Zongdi in northern Shanxi.

My prediction is that the entire territory of Shanxi will be cleared within half a year, the army will rest in Shanxi for the New Year, and then take advantage of the ice-covered Yellow River to cross the Yellow River directly into Shaanxi. "

Everyone is full of confidence in this plan.

"To this end, I ask the supervisor to appoint Enke, the second-ranked envoy, as Shanxi's chief envoy, form a Shanxi team, and be ready to take over Shanxi at any time."

Zhu Cixiang nodded: "I agree to the Regent's request."

Then he faced the chief minister: "Teacher, you and other cabinet members have worked hard to select officials to go to Shanxi together with the staff."

"Old minister, I obey the order."

Finally, Lu Mou concluded: "Okay, I ask you all to work together and work closely to regain the northwest. When the time comes, I will spend a sum of money to buy tea for all the meritorious people."

Everyone laughed happily: "At the end of the year, another silver dollar was put into the pocket."

(End of this chapter)