Wanli 1592

Chapter 285 Proposal to send troops
The reading of the edict means the end of this war. This war, which lasted more than half a year, finally ended with Ming's complete victory. The war is over, people are still alive, and people still have to go on their own path. The road is destined to be unstable.

After the triumphal ceremony, there was a grand palace banquet. The emperor and the civil servants all attended, rejoicing for this unexpected victory, rejoicing that this war indirectly solved Ming’s financial difficulties, and pushing cups during the banquet It was a joy to change the cups, and the military generals also drank big bowls and ate meat, admiring the graceful dance, and enjoying the rare glory to the fullest.

Xiao Ruxun thought that the emperor would summon him for a secret talk, but it didn't happen. The palace banquet didn't last long, and the palace banquet ended just after nightfall. Those generals who had family members in the capital were eager to go home and reunite with their families, but those without family members Others were eager to go back to find women to vent their anger - after returning from Japan, Song Yingchang did not allow Ming soldiers to touch those captured Japanese women when they arrived on the border of North Korea, which made many soldiers and even the generals complain.

It's about to explode!
The emperor didn't look for it, and Xiao Ruxun probably knew the reason, so if he didn't look for it, he didn't look for it. He was in a hurry to go back to see his wife, bid farewell to all his colleagues in the army, agreed to have a baby and invite everyone to have a full moon wine, and then hurriedly planned to leave the palace.

"Ji Xin, why are you leaving so fast?"

While galloping, a loud voice came from behind Xiao Ruxun. Xiao Ruxun turned around and saw that it was Shi Xing, Shangshu of the Ministry of War.

This Minister of the Ministry of War, who should have died in the political struggle in this war, survived because of Xiao Ruxun's sudden birth, and continued to serve as Minister of the Ministry of War. He also received a joint reward for recommending Xiao Ruxun to win a big victory. He was in a good mood , and looked more pleasing to Xiao Ruxun, now smiling, those who didn't know thought Xiao Ruxun was his relative and nephew.

"Ouch! Look at the old man's head. Hahaha, I can't call Ji Xin now. I really want to call Xiao Hou. After all, he is a Marquis of Pinglu, and he is the first military general to be named Marquis since Wanli. His limelight is far away." Overshadowed Li Chengliang back then, hahahaha!"

Shi Xing came over with a smile, and reached out to pat Xiao Ruxun on the shoulder: "You have done a good job. When the news came back, the military department was overjoyed. When they learned that you got a silver mountain from Japan, All the Ministers of the Household Department went to the Ministry of War to verify, hahaha! It’s been a long time since the Ministry of War has been so elated, refreshing! Refreshing!”

Xiao Ruxun looked calm, and said with a smile, "I dare not call you that. The hall can just call the general. These are the duties of the general. It is the duty of the general to defeat the Japanese pirates. I dare not take credit for it."

Shi Xing nodded with great satisfaction: "Never arrogant or impetuous, the demeanor of a general, rare, rare, Daming has this general, so he can entrust the frontier with peace of mind. By the way, Ji Xin is in such a hurry, where is she going?"

Xiao Ruxun opened the mouth and said: "My beloved wife is nine months pregnant, and she is about to give birth. The last general has been fighting outside, and he couldn't be with her. I miss her very much."

"Oh? There's such a thing? Congratulations to Ji Xin, who will be a father after the victory. That's a double blessing!" Shi Xing said with embarrassment, hesitantly said: "I still want to Delay Ji Xin for a while, looking at it now, it seems that it is not the time, then Ji Xin, why don't you go back and see your beloved wife first?"

Looking at Shi Xing's appearance, Xiao Ruxun felt that Shi Xing seemed to have something important to discuss with him, so he hesitated for a moment, looked at the sky, and asked, "Does Shibutang have anything to discuss with the general?" ?”

Shi Xing nodded, and said, "Since Ji Xin cares about his beloved wife, it's better to go back and see her, and it won't be too late to talk about it tomorrow... Tomorrow seems to be Ji Xin's rest, so, later Let's talk about it!"

Xiao Ruxun shook his head: "Since there is a war, why not talk about it now."

Shi Xing looked around and nodded: "Ji Xin, originally you were going to come back to take a good rest for a while, and I also heard that the position that was supposed to be conferred on you earlier was Admiral Jingying Rongzheng, but later it was not Knowing what is going on, I have become the commander-in-chief of Pingnan. This point, the old man did not expect it, but the matter has come to this point, this is the intention of the cabinet and His Majesty. It’s really uneasy to go out again.”

"No, the general didn't think that way. It's the general's honor to be able to share the country's worries."

Shi Xing smiled and said, "It's a blessing to have Ji Xin in Ming Dynasty. Then I won't talk nonsense. Ji Xin, the day before yesterday, news came from Yunnan that Mang Yingli, king of Dongwu Kingdom, led 30 troops to attack Yunnan. Governor Chen Yongbin was in a hurry, the war was in crisis, and the situation was not good. The imperial court had allowed Chen Yongbin to borrow soldiers from Sichuan and Guangxi for emergency, but it was not so easy to imagine.

Now all the elite soldiers of the imperial court are in your army, and the imperial court probably thought of this before deciding to appoint you as the commander-in-chief of Pingnan, and this time you are officially allowed to be the front-line commander, and the governor Chen Yongbin as the deputy commander , in charge of logistics and transportation, you can do whatever you want, with the ultimate goal of destroying Dongwu Kingdom, fight this battle well! "

"You think I'm handsome?" Xiao Ruxun was stunned for a moment.

This was really rare in the mid-to-late Ming Dynasty when civilians were in charge of the army. Military officers were the front-line commanders, and civilians were in charge of logistics. It was also quite thought-provoking. Seeing Chen Yongbin's use of troops was unfavorable, he simply let a general be in charge of the war. I don't know what he would think.

Will he do the logistics for himself honestly?
"Yes, you are handsome, Ji Xin, do you know how much trust this is?"

Xiao Ruxun immediately put on a grateful look: "How can the last general He De gain such trust from His Majesty and the court?"

"You deserve it, you definitely deserve it!" Shi Xing was very satisfied with Xiao Ruxun's posture, and said; "I don't have much else to say, just tell me how you plan to fight this battle? This battle is not easy, Dongwu soldiers Having many forces, being familiar with the terrain, being strong and good at fighting is very disadvantageous to me."

Xiao Ruxun thought for a while, and said, "Dongwu Kingdom really sent 30 troops? Unless they have a population of more than 500 million, the population of the Wa Kingdom is more than 20 million before sending 30 troops. How dare they send [-] troops? Isn't that courting death? The last general I thought that Dongwu Kingdom would send about [-] troops at most, and there could be no more, otherwise their logistics would not be able to keep up, it was just a bluff.

The biggest problem at present is that the roads in Yunnan are difficult to travel, not only difficult for soldiers to walk, but also difficult to transport military food and military equipment, and the firearms that the general is best at. If this is the case, the combat effectiveness of our army will inevitably be greatly reduced, and the climate in Yunnan is humid and hot. The northern soldiers came suddenly, fearing that the water and the soil would not be acclimatized. If a plague was caused in the army, something bad would happen. "

Shi Xing rubbed his hands, and said annoyedly: "This old man also thinks in the same way. The most elite southern soldiers under your command are guarding Shijian Town, and the Ningxia Firearms Battalion with the best weapons has too many equipments, which cannot be transported. The ones that can be used There are only Liu Ting's Sichuan soldiers and Deng Zilong's wolf soldiers, which are really difficult for others, you are still from the north, and you will be the first one to be disobedient when you go to the south."

Suddenly Xiao Ruxun's eyes lit up, and he said, "Butang, why do you have to send troops from Yunnan?"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Xiao Ruxun said, "Butang, is the border of Dongwu Kingdom facing the sea?"

Shi Xing was taken aback, frowned, and said, "During the Yongle period, that place was still the territory of the Ming Dynasty. The old man vaguely remembered that it seemed to be facing the sea to the south. Why, Ji Xin, do you think... Could it be..."

Shi Xing suddenly realized.

(End of this chapter)