Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 137
On the left side of Qianqing Gate, where the Marshal's Mansion is located, although there are many houses, it is very narrow.

The number of monarchs and ministers is almost nose to nose, eye to eye, sitting in the warm pavilion that is reddened by the charcoal fire to discuss matters.

Therefore, almost all the officials present could clearly hear what Ma Shiying said just now.

Li Banghua, Governor of the Third Army of the Martial Arts Hall University Scholars and Guards, began to laugh at this moment: "180 million. In this way, my court also has millions of troops. Why be afraid of Zuo Liangyu!"

"Old Li Ge's words are true, but what I'm going to say next is;
Although our dynasty has a total force of 180 million, most of them are guard soldiers scattered all over the country. These guard soldiers can maintain law and order. Combat is not much better than unarmed ordinary people fighting in groups, and with the current government of our dynasty, Weichen dared to tell the truth, at least half of this number was taken up by officials from various guards.

The only ones that are truly capable of combat are the seven armies of the Guards, and the other five armies have not yet been formed, and apart from the first, second, and third armies of the Guards, the actual strength of the other four armies is also less than the specification of 15 each. , The reason is naturally that officials are short-sighted.

Therefore, in general, the Ming Dynasty has only more than [-] soldiers capable of fighting, and only more than [-] elite soldiers! "

"Zuo Liangyu claims to have an army of millions, but at least 40 are refugees. The number of real veterans should be around 60 to [-]. These veterans are actually mostly prostitutes, so they are nothing to be afraid of. It is Zuo Liang who really needs to be vigilant. Jin Shenghuan, Luo Dai, and Dao Xing under Yu's command rode these troops. Zuo Liangyu fought several battles with Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, and now they have become one of the princes. Treat it with care."

Zhu Youjian also admitted that what Ma Shiying said was true at all, and the most worthy of attention under Zuo Liangyu's command were these three people, especially Jin Shenghuan!
In the original history of the Southern Ming Dynasty, Jin Shenghuan was a famous general. Just like Li Chengdong launched the Jiading Three Massacres, he also launched the Ganzhou Massacre, and then rebelled against the Qing Dynasty, almost regaining the entire territory of Ganzhou. It is enough to see that this man The military capability is indeed not weak.

Next, Ma Shiying continued to talk about other enemies:

"The Qing Dynasty established by the Tartars now has hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers. Wu Sangui and Jiang Yu Tangtong, who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, were the commanders-in-chief of the frontier army of our Ming Dynasty, and their combat power was higher than Zuo Liangyu's. The enemy's Jiannu Eight Banners cavalry can be said to be the most powerful enemy I faced in Ming Dynasty; although the bandit Li Zicheng was defeated and retreated from Shanhaiguan to Beijing and then to Shaanxi, the main force under his command still has hundreds of thousands of veterans. Liu Zongmin, Li Guo and other main forces are still there. They also have the intention of marching from Huguang to Jiangnan. In addition, Zhang Xianzhong, who ruled in Sichuan, has a force of no less than 50. His four adopted sons, Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu Ai Nengqi and Ai Nengqi are not simple people, and in addition to occupying the land of abundance, there is a lot of food and goods, and it will not be a problem to raise a million soldiers in a few years."

"Your Majesty, I've finished my words, now this is the basic situation of the enemies that my Ming Dynasty is facing," Ma Shiying, Minister of the Ministry of War, said.

Zhu Youjian stood up and walked to the map next to Ma Shiying: "No, you said that you missed two, one is the Zheng Group in the coastal area of ​​Fujian, and the other is some dishonest or opportunistic people near Jingji, Nanjing. At least one clear message is that Ying Tianwei has three thousand cavalry from Huaining Marquis Sun Weicheng, as to whether there are other treacherous officials and thieves who are trying to take advantage of the opportunity to make trouble, I don't know, do you, the Minister of the Ministry of War, know?"

"I am ashamed, I don't know anything about this!"

Ma Shiying was shocked by Zhu Youjian's words. He didn't expect that there would be an army near Nanjing that attempted to commit crimes. Although there were [-] cavalry, they should not be underestimated just because they were cavalry. No one knew whether he would make a surprise attack. Entering Nanjing City, threatening the safety of the entire Nanjing court!

Li Banghua, Zhou Yuji and others also stood up, among them Liu Fangliang even shouted to clean up this group of troops who ate inside and outside for Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian.

Zhu Youjian did not agree to Liu Fangliang's request. As long as Zuo Liangyu hadn't raised his troops, there would be no movement of the three thousand cavalry, and now Zhu Youjian was not sure whether the support for Zuo Liangyu and the Donglin Party would be more than these three. Thousand cavalry.

"Let's talk about the situation first, and how to deal with it will be discussed later. Lovers must now understand more clearly that our Ming Dynasty is full of crises. The situation of internal and external troubles is worse than that of Chongzhen in 17 years, and these Tartars, rogues, and warlords People are all staring at Jiangnan where we occupy, and want to come up and take a bite. Of course, there is no way. Jiangnan is the richest place in the world. How can we occupy the world if we don’t occupy Jiangnan? We cannot lose the land, we must hold on to it!"

When Zhu Youjian said this, all the officials present nodded their heads, and they all understood that the current imperial court is almost against all forces, and even against those who plotted against them within themselves. Looking at the Forbidden City in Nanjing, seeing the lush and lush Zhongshan Mountain, I only feel that this place is about to be unstable, and it will even become a purgatory on earth.

Zhu Youjian has also discovered now that perhaps Nanming’s demise in the original history was not because she was really incompetent, but because she faced a terrible situation with no allies but only enemies. This is different from the Southern Song Dynasty, which only had to face one enemy of Jin That's it.

"I know that you must be thinking about your choice, whether Daming will really perish because of this, and whether the remaining half of the country can be kept. Now I will give you a clear answer, Daming will not perish! Jiangnan can also be held Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng can not be considered for the time being, they have no direct threat to us now, and the only real threat to us next is Jiannu, Zuo Liangyu and those people with ulterior motives in the court!"

"You are all in charge of the training of the Generalissimo's Mansion and the Guards, and you have led soldiers to fight. You should know better than anyone else that the troops of the [-]st, [-]nd and [-]rd Guards are different from Jiannu and Zuo Liangyu. What is the difference between thieves and thieves? If you want to say that I have no elite soldiers in Ming Dynasty, it is okay to say this a few months ago, but it may not be a few months later! The so-called elite soldiers do not necessarily have to fight a lot to be called elite soldiers. Only those who can be regarded as elite soldiers!"

After Zhu Youjian said this, Zhou Yuji stepped forward: "I have fought against the Tartars, led the frontier army, and fought against the bandits. Now I am also the commander-in-chief of the Guards. I am not flattering Your Majesty. To be honest today, the officers and soldiers of the Guards are indeed a reborn army. The most obvious thing is that many officers and soldiers have drank ink and know why they fight. The army is determined to be famous on the battlefield! It is to defend the homeland and restore the northern capital! Such an army has never had weak troops since ancient times, such as the Yue Family Army and the Qi Family Army!"

"Let's not say, these talented people are really as tenacious as us kites when they raise people as soldiers. They don't cry out when they are beaten with bruises and swollen faces, but those kites are much more disciplined than before. They didn't give money before. If you don’t train, now you’re not afraid that if you don’t pay him, you’ll be laughed at if you don’t let him train!”

Liu Fangliang said: "Your Majesty, our First, Second and Third Guards Armies have the best muskets, cannons, and the best officers and soldiers. Indeed, there is no need to be afraid of Zuo Liangyu and that dog tartar. As long as you order, my minister will Let's kill across the Yangtze River now and capture Zuo Liangyu alive!"

　Thank you book friend Yiheng Weighing Apparatus Store for the reward of 588 book coins, and thank you book friend for the reward of 100 book coins for a cup of black coffee.Sorry for the late update today.The main reason is that the pk failed, and I feel a little lost.It seems that the history is a minority, and the history of the late Ming Dynasty is even more niche. Not many people read it.However, seeing that there are quite a lot of recommendation votes cast by book friends every day, it is estimated that it will reach [-] today. I hope that there will be a good subscription ratio when it is put on the shelves.I will continue to write, but the update is estimated to be only two updates at the end, because the editor asked me to stick to it until the next year, and I must make sure that I can make a recommendation after the year, and I am also busy at the end of the year, so I need various summaries , so it can only be changed temporarily.After a year, I'll explode again.

　　
　
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