The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 636

After the courtiers had finished kneeling and worshiping, Zhu Linmei threw a copy of the residence report to Ma Wensheng with a solemn face, raised her hand and pointed to the courtiers in front of the hall, "Read."

"Yes." The eunuch took a few steps earlier, opened the red-sealed military newspaper in his hand, and said loudly, "In the second year, on December [-], the Jiangxi Army Hou Zesheng was attacked on the way to transport grain. Wanji sent his deputy general to lead the main force of the Jiangxi Army aid, was ambushed in the southeast of Wuchang, with nearly [-] casualties..."

There was a sudden exclamation in the hall, and Eunuch Ma waited for a while, and had no choice but to shout: "Quiet—" Then he continued to recite the Tang Bao, "Later, the main force of the rebels in Wuchang was exhausted, the Sichuan army was unprepared, and the camp was abandoned and retreated for more than [-] years. Now Qin Zuoming and other troops are confronting the [-] rebel army on the east bank of the Maxi River, the enemy is outnumbered, and the imperial court is urgently requested for reinforcements..."

The ministers could no longer hold back when they heard the words, and whispered to each other, "I didn't expect He Tengjiao to be so powerful..."

"At the beginning of the new dynasty, there will inevitably be some twists and turns, but it is not all due to the strength of the Chu army."

"The Jiangxi army lost nearly ten thousand people, so there are only three thousand people left? There are no more imperial troops east of Wuchang..."

"The Sichuan Army only has 5000 troops, and the situation is not good."

"I didn't expect this dragon thief to dare to fight the imperial court!"

"In the past two years, he has gathered tens of thousands of remnants of trespassers, and recruited a large number of people to prepare for the war. He has long been disobedient..."

Only a few senior members of the Ministry of War asked each other in great surprise, but they all said that they had seen the Di Bao that had just been read out.

The military information from various parts of the Ming Dynasty is usually gathered at the Ministry of War first, and then sent by the Ministry of War to various parts of the court.Yu Xin and the others were wondering, there was no way they didn't know about such a big event, or did someone bypass the Ministry of War and deliver the pond newspaper directly to the emperor?
Zhu Linmi waited until the atmosphere became extremely tense, so he coughed dryly, "cough—" the courtiers immediately quieted down, and he continued, "The situation in Huguang is urgent, more than [-] troops have been gathered to kidnap the emperor, Attacking and killing the Jiangxi army, the opposition is full!
"The top priority now is to send reinforcements to Chu. If Qin Zuoming's army is defeated, the siege of Wuchang will be broken, and tens of thousands of rebels will go east and south, fearing that Jiangxi, Guangxi and other places will be in danger! Even Nanjing will be shaken!"

There was another commotion below, and a courtier immediately stood up to offer advice, "Your Majesty, I will quickly dispatch the Guangdong Army to the north to aid Wuchang."

Zhu Linmi shook her head and said: "Li Guo and Gao Yigong are in a stalemate with Hao Yaoqi and other rebels on the front line of Changshui, and this is the only way to Wuchang. Even if the Cantonese army goes north immediately, it will be blocked here here."

"The minister thinks that the chief ministers should be ordered to recruit troops to help..."

"It takes months for recruits to practice alone, and it's too late."

"Your Majesty, there are still more than [-] troops stationed in Yunnan, and the troops from Guizhou are marching northward together..."

"Where the water can't quench the near thirst, how can the Sichuan Army survive for so long?"

Finally, Zhang Canghai gave the answer Zhu Linming wanted, "Your Majesty, the number of captives raiding the south of the Yangtze River has been decreasing day by day. I think that the main force of the Dragon Guards may be sent to assist Chu. Use a victorious army to defeat the traitors. It must be decided in one battle!"

All the ministers nodded their heads when they heard the words, that's right, Daming still has this army of kings who are afraid of even the Jian captives, why are they afraid of the weak soldiers in Huguang? !

Immediately someone agreed: "Your Majesty, with the power of the Dragon Guards, we can destroy the rebels within a month at most after entering Chu. Before the Jiangbei Jian captives noticed it, our army has returned to Beijing triumphantly."

"The captives are newly defeated, and they will not dare to attack in a short time. There should be no danger for the army to leave Jiangnan for a while."

"The situation is critical, only the Dragon Guards can fix Huguang!"

"My minister agrees."

"The minister also agrees..."

The Dragon Guards fought all the way from Jiangxi to Nanzhili without defeat, and they have long been the pinnacle of stability in the hearts of the court. Once a crisis occurs, everyone will naturally pin their hopes on them.

"I also have this intention." Zhu Linmi immediately "remonstrated like a stream", "Only by quickly solving the crisis in Huguang, can we continue the Northern Expedition to drive out the captives! However, there are [-] rebels, and only sending the Dragon Guards may be difficult." To win quickly, it is only safe to supplement it with a part of the Polu camp."

He looked at the military commander Banlie again, and said loudly: "Yu Xin listens to the order!"

"The minister is here."

"I named you General Zhengxi, leading the main force of the Dragon Guards to 6000, and destroying the [-] troops of Jin Wu, Deng Shan, Ma Wenhu and other troops in the captive camp. Immediately enter Chu to suppress the rebellion. There must be no mistakes!"

Yu Xin was taken aback for a moment, and said to himself that the rule of "all major combat deployments are decided by the General Staff Meeting" was set by you yourself, so why is it changed to be transferred by civilian officials in the court?

But since the sage has a decree, he can only kneel down and say: "I accept the decree! I will live up to the sage's trust!"

"Okay!" Zhu Linmei signaled him to get up, then looked at Yang Tinglin and said, "Although it won't take long for General Zhengxi to defeat the rebels in Wuchang, Huguang has a vast area and there are hundreds of thousands of rebels. Recovering the land of Chu will not be a matter of time. Therefore, food and salaries should be prepared in advance to meet the consumption of the army.

"Yang Butang, I want you to personally supervise the transportation of grain and rice from all over the country to Nanjing and deliver it to the logistics department of the Longwei Army. In one and a half months, 18 shi of grain will be raised, and the required folks and porters will be asked to cooperate with local officials along the way."

Although Yang Tinglin has started to preside over the affairs of the cabinet, Huang Daozhou's resignation has not yet been approved by Zhu Linming, so he has no "name" for the time being.He knew in his heart that as long as these important military affairs are done well, promotion will be a matter of course in the future, so he bowed down very seriously: "The minister leads the decree! It will not take one and a half months to raise these rations, 30 days will be enough!"

"Don't..." Zhu Lin hurriedly said, "Ah, if you act too hastily, you may increase the burden on the people. It's only a month and a half, work hard."

He said in his heart that the grain and rice of the Longwei Army and the Polu Camp were supplied by merchants who invited tenders, and you were asked to transport the grain for others to see, why are you in such a hurry?
Yang Tinglin hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is sympathetic to the people, and I appreciate it very much. I just follow the order."

Then Zhu Linmi ordered the Ministry of War to transfer all the Yangtze River Navy to Wuchang, and recruit merchant ships and fishing boats near Nanjing to transport grain, grass and luggage to Huguang.

After the court was over, Zhu Linming watched with satisfaction all the courtiers discussing and leaving, raised her hand and called Shi Lin to the front, and ordered: "It is said that all the generals of the General Staff Department will gather at the Ministry of War to discuss matters immediately, and there are also those who are in the navy. The generals will also attend the meeting together. By the way, let them all try not to attract attention."

"Yes!"

Zhu Linmi turned back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and asked Ma Wensheng to bring back the cavalry uniform of the Dragon Guards that she often wore to change into. She only took an ordinary carriage with twenty or thirty soldiers, and left the palace for the yamen of the Ministry of War.Fortunately, the Ministry of War is near the Forbidden City, and soldiers are guarding along the way, so there are no security issues.

When he entered the lobby of the General Staff Department, all the generals hurriedly turned around and knelt down to salute.

"Stay flat." Zhu Linmei came to the main seat and sat down, and then motioned, "Everyone sit down. Let me make a rule first, and when I meet me in the barracks, the Ministry of War and other places in the future, it is still a military courtesy. Don't miss the military plane because of false courtesy. .”

"Yes!"

After everyone was seated, Yu Xin said anxiously: "Your Majesty, the last general thinks that if the main force of the Dragon Guards is sent to Pingchu, the Nanzhi area may be too empty..."

(End of this chapter)