Wanli 1592

Chapter 345

Yuan Huang also agreed with Xiao Ruxun's concerns, and said: "This battle is indeed difficult without a large number of cavalry support. If there are [-] Liaodong cavalry, this battle will not be a problem, but with infantry, it will be difficult. I'm afraid there will be a lot of casualties, it's unsustainable! Now we can only hope that it won't rain, if it does rain, Ji Xin, we will be ready to fight to the death."

Xiao Ruxun nodded.

"In the bloody battle against Japanese pirates in North Korea before, firearms were still usable. Wu Weizhong fought against [-] Japanese pirates with [-] troops. Now, if firearms cannot be used, our army is at an absolute disadvantage in terms of strength. In this battle, it depends on Who can grasp the right time and place, I have a little research on celestial phenomena, Yuan Gong, how about you?"

"I know a thing or two, and I heard from the locals before that it is the rainy season in Siam. It rains for a few days at a time, and it is still pouring. Let alone firearms, I am afraid that even people are not very easy to use. Could it be Everyone nested in the water and fought together? At that time, it will also be the end of a truce."

"All in all, there is only one battle to the death. The one hundred thousand Dongwu army, if we don't go to them, they will come by themselves. If we win this battle and wipe them all out, the war of Dongwu Kingdom will be over. , the Dongwu people will no longer have the power to resist, their land can be conquered in one go, the crisis in Yunnan will be relieved, and the southern border will surely restore stability, so this battle is not only a huge challenge, but also a huge opportunity."

Yuan Huang looked at Xiao Ruxun and asked, "What's Ji Xin's plan?"

Xiao Ruxun glanced at Yuan Huang, looked around and saw that there was no one around, and said, "Try to preserve your strength."

Yuan Huang narrowed his eyes, and a smile formed on the corner of his mouth: "Ji Xin is thinking the same as the old man."

"People who are not of our race must have a different heart. What about the vassal states? If our army consumes too much, how should we divide up the Dongwu land in the future? If we ask Siam to go too much, Siam will become the second Dongwu Moreover, Siam is a country that is not subject to conquest by the Ming Dynasty. At that time, the government will inevitably restrain it, so now we must plan ahead and find ways to make the Siamese and Dongwu people fight to the death. Wouldn't it be better for us to reap the benefits? "

"What's Ji Xin thinking?"

"It's okay if I don't say it. Once I say this, I look forward to the rain even more during the war. Yuan Gong, what do you think of my thinking? I plan to..."

Xiao Ruxun murmured in Yuan Huang's ear for a while, Yuan Huang's face sometimes relaxed, sometimes wrinkled, and his complexion fluctuated.

"It would be too risky to do this, not to mention the right time and place, if the speed is not grasped, not only Siam will be wiped out, but we may not be able to retreat completely, and the main enemy this time is the cave. Warriors are not Siamese, is Ji Xin thinking about it?"

"Yuangong, you have done your best in one battle. There is no next chance. If we don't seize this opportunity, it will be difficult for us to curb the development of Siam. Siam will become the second Silla, and we will lose the power of Dongwu." Siam will have no opponents, and if such a large land here is occupied by Siam, Siam will not only threaten Yunnan, but the entire Lingnan and even Jiangnan!

There is Mongolia and Jurchen in the north of the Ming Dynasty, and there can be no more Siam in the southern border. The southern Japanese and the northern captives have caused enough trouble in the Ming Dynasty. Is it going to happen again now?People who are not of my race must have a different heart. Yuan Gong and Ruxun must not just watch the aliens grow stronger under my nose!I am fully responsible for this battle, and I am in charge of everything alone, whether it is the timing or the battle situation, please rest assured, Mr. Yuan. "

Yuan Huang looked at Xiao Ruxun with some hesitation, and said, "Ji Xin, sometimes, the old man doesn't know what you are thinking. A vassal state is a vassal state after all. Narisuan is capable, but his descendants may not be capable." , The southern border is extremely hot, it is not convenient for development at all, and it is not necessary for my Ming Dynasty, if you do this, if someone finds out, the consequences will be disastrous!"

"Yuan Gong, do you still remember what I said when I was in North Korea?"

Yuan Huang was taken aback for a moment, but couldn't think of anything.

"I said, the northern Xinjiang of Ming Dynasty has been getting colder and colder these years, spring is coming later and later, winter is coming earlier and earlier, this day is not as warm as before, but is getting colder and bitterer. Many local people have complained that the rainfall has become less and less in recent years, and the food production is no longer as much as before."

Yuan Huang suddenly rang, Xiao Ruxun once said such words to him in the camp of the Ming army in North Korea with a serious face.

"Ji Xin, what exactly do you want to say?"

Xiao Ruxun took a deep breath and said, "Mr. Yuan, I want to say that if the weather keeps getting colder like this, the weather in northern Daming will get colder and colder, the rainfall will be less and less, and the rivers, lakes, and wells will dry up. , all the arable land north of the Yellow River will not be able to produce food, and the entire north of Daming will have no food! There will be severe famine and refugee chaos."

"what?!"

Yuan Huang's eyes widened.

"Yuan Gong, I was interested in the great disasters in the past dynasties of China. I searched ancient books at home and consulted many ancient books and local chronicles. , the rebellion of the Jin Dynasty and the Five Hus, the rebellion of the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, the rebellion of the late Yuan Dynasty, and now, I have seen a very surprising thing. During these periods of great chaos, various droughts, locust plagues, and crop failures often occur together. , peasant rebellion, and plague.”

"What does that mean?"

"That can show that the great chaos and disputes in the past dynasties are not just man-made disasters, but also natural disasters behind them. Yuan Gong, one of the most simple truths, if the weather is good and the harvest is good year after year, will the people make chaos?"

"Of course not, but good weather doesn't happen every year, it depends..."

Yuan Huang suddenly stopped his speech, he seemed to have noticed something.

"It depends on whether the heavens are willing, right? Yuan Gong, have you ever thought about why we can't have good weather every year, why can't we always have good weather? Why can't we have a good harvest every year? If we can, how much trouble will be saved? man of?"

"Heaven has permanence, it doesn't exist because of Yao, and it doesn't die because of Jie, how can I and other mortals be able to figure it out?"

Yuan Huang could only babble like this.

"That's right, Mr. Yuan, you have already said that the movement of the sky is constant, and the movement of the sky has its own rules and laws. In the dark, the sky has its own laws. If we discover this law, we can master it." If you understand this law and use it, you can avoid many disasters.”

"How is that possible? Oh my God!"

Yuan Huang pointed at the top of his head, his eyes widened.

"Yuan Gong, isn't the 24 solar terms the movement of the sky? I wait to observe the sky and predict rain, snow, sunny days, rainy days, east wind and south wind. Isn't it because I have mastered the regularity of the sky? If we don't grasp some of the laws of the sky, how can we determine a day?" How to distinguish the four seasons of the year? How to determine the vernal equinox and summer solstice? These are all celestial movements, which are mastered by the ancients. More ways to go!"

Yuan Huang stared and opened his mouth, unable to speak a word.

(End of this chapter)