Fengtian Palace, morning court.
Wen Chen and Wu Xun were on both sides. The topic of the day was the war in Ningyuan, Liaodong. Wen Chen changed his previous picky attitude towards Zhang Zhou and actually analyzed the war situation seriously, even though Zhu Feng was stranded in the fortress and could not leave. , they did not raise any objections. Instead, Ma Wensheng, the Minister of War, came out and said that Zhu Feng had made great contributions to rectifying local military affairs after arriving in Ningyuan, and he had made great contributions to preventing the Di Yi invaders.
Don’t say it’s Zhang Zhou who doesn’t adapt.
Even Dai Yi and other eunuchs standing beside the emperor were somewhat confused about the routines of civil servants.
Zhu Youtang said, "In this situation, should we order Zhu Feng to go out of the city to fight with Di Yi? If Di Yi cannot plunder people and animals, will they move to other places or attack cities and territories in Liaodong?" I have been worried about my lax defenses for many years."
He seemed to be asking the ministers, but also seemed to be condemning.
Look at how you have been strengthening the war preparations of the three sides and Xuanda over the past few years. What has become of Liaodong? Now when you encounter the Duoyan Three Guards attacking the border, you will make a fuss.
This responsibility lies with you civil servants. It is because you focused on the northwest and ignored Liaodong.
Liu Jian came out and said, "Your Majesty, if the Duoyan tribe does not attack the city, Anbianbo may be ordered to guard the city and not act rashly."
As soon as these words came out, even the civil servants themselves did not feel comfortable with it.
In the past, whenever Di Yi invaded the territory, if the Ming Dynasty's frontier soldiers cowered, they would be impeached, and they might even be deprived of their posts or convicted. If the losses of people and animals were great, the Ming Dynasty would be The military prestige of the army was damaged, and there were many who died. Why did Anbianbo fall to him today? Even the chief and assistant ministers actually asked him to stay in the city.
Zhu Youtang said, "Liu Ge is always afraid." He has no experience in leading troops. If he leads troops out of the city to fight, the situation will be unstable and there may even be a risk of defeat."
"Ah"
The ministers present were in an uproar.
Emperor, you really dare to think and say that you don’t even give Liu Jian any face
Others must ask not to lose the majesty of the Ming border army, but if it is Zhu Feng, He only asked him to defend the city. Your Majesty's analysis whip was penetrated. Why didn't we think of this?
Liu Jiandao said, "The terrain around Ningyuan is long and narrow. The Di Yi invaders are heading towards the border. It is difficult to coordinate the deployment of troops to complete the encirclement. To move the whole body with one move, in order not to put Liaodong in danger, but also to prevent the Di Yi from happening in Jianzhou and other places, we must put defense first."
Liu Jian also made it clear that I am not here. Regarding Zhu Feng, it was just a judgment based on the situation.
"Yes."
Zhu Youtang nodded, seeming to agree with Liu Jian's point of view.
But the ministers present wanted to know more about the military orders given to Zhu Feng by the emperor and Zhang Zhou. Was it to protect Ningyuan?
Also, today the civil servants issued the order to the cabinet and the Ministry of War. What kind of method is it to take the lead and intercede for Zhu Feng together
Zhang Zhoushen was at the end of the civil service team and had been listening to the conversation between the monarch and his ministers.
In fact, he didn't want to ask more about matters involving military affairs, because he had already told Zhu Feng that if the troops of the Three Duoyan Guards were to attack the city fortress, they would definitely be stationed under the city fortress. The best way would be to use a long distance." "Fire a few cannons." If the distance is not enough, you can push the artillery cart less than three miles out of the city. This roughly means that this move can only be performed within five miles of the Ningyuan City Gate where the three Duoyan guards are stationed.
Otherwise, don’t force it.
It's okay to be impeached and resigned from office, but if you are defeated because of your rashness, then you, Zhu Zhijie, will be in dire straits.
The emperor knew his tactics and thought they were pretty good. In addition, Zhu Youtang himself had little confidence in Zhu Feng, Zhang Yanling and Chen Rui leading troops to attack, so he also thought Zhang Zhou's tactics were good. I agree with the method of delivering bombs over long distances.
Anyway, there is no loss.
Prepare for war in advance, shrink the residents outside the city into the city, and if Di Yi is close to the city gate, fire artillery from a long distance. With the characteristics of the mother-child cannon, it can fire continuously, which means that the three guards of Duoyan have not done it yet. Before reacting, the twelve cannons can fire sixty rounds of shells and shotguns
If the effect is good, just send out cavalry to attack them. If the effect is not good, just wait for Di Yi to run away after firing the cannons. .
Absolutely perfect.
Only sixty rounds of artillery shells were lost inside and outside.
Wang Shi, the Minister of Dali Temple, came out and said, "If the Ming army and the people retreated to the fortress, and the Di Yi invaded and plundered outside the city, wouldn't it mean that the prestige of the three armies would no longer exist? Could the Ministry of War also support such timidity?" If the tactics of war were to be imitated by all the people on the nine sides, how could the imperial censors of all walks of life take part in the fear and stagnation of the soldiers?"
What he said is very convincing.
Obviously, even if these civil servants are nominally a group, there are still many internal factions. Even people like Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and Ma Wensheng will still be questioned by the people below.
During the Hongzhi period, there was no absolute authority. The emperor gave Yan Guan full autonomy to make remonstrances. Anyone who felt dissatisfied with something could report it directly.
The Ministry of War was questioned. As the minister, Ma Wensheng could not pretend to be dumb. He came out and said, "Liaodong has a special terrain, especially Guan, Ning, Jin and other places. If light troops advance rashly, it will violate these places." Setting up the strategy of garrisoning at the city gate, the three guards of Duoyan had no intention of fighting with the Ming Dynasty under the city gate. They only focused on plundering. The local officials and people had retreated to the city fort, so there was no need to fight outside the city to fight against the Diyi cavalry. Director"
Ma Wensheng's words also made the civil servants present very uncomfortable.
In the past, civil servants were always scrambling to send troops, and those who did not dare to send troops would be ridiculed and impeached. For example, Zhu Fu, the Duke of Cheng, who did not send troops to fight Dayan Khan in Yansui before, , he was impeached by various officials.
It turned out to be Zhu Feng
Even Ma Wensheng and Liu Jian thought it was good to stay at the city gate
No wonder His Majesty said that Liaodong's armaments were depleted and their feelings were still there. That's really what happened.
Zhu Youtang said, "My dear friends, there is no need to fight anymore."
There was a dispute among the civil servants about whether to fight or not to fight. The emperor's words were regarded as a sea-god needle.
The ministers made a gesture of listening respectfully.
"I sent An Bianbo to Ningyuan to garrison in order to prevent Duoyan from committing disobedience and violating the country. Now it is just right. There are actually arrangements from Shanhaiguan and other places. If the time is right, "It's okay to fight Duoyan outside the city gate"
The emperor's intention.
Whether to fight or not to fight, don’t talk nonsense, let’s decide based on the situation on the front line.
And I don’t want to listen to you now, I just want to listen to brother Bingkuan.
No matter how reasonable you are, I will not adopt any point of view that is different from what Brother Bingkuan said.
It’s so direct that you don’t accept it
Next time, you should predict the direction and time of Di Yi’s invasion in advance, and it’s okay for me to listen to you.
"Zhang Zhou," Zhu Youtang suddenly said.
Zhang Zhou came out from behind the civil servants and said, "I am here."
Zhu Youtang seemed to calm down when he saw Zhang Zhou was there. He nodded and said, "For the battle of Ningyuan, What do you think?"
Come, come.
Many people think so.
The emperor held it in for a long time because he actually wanted to ask Zhang Bingkuan for his opinion. As for what he said before, it was just foreshadowing and not even of reference value.
Zhang Zhoulang said, "Your Majesty. It is believed that since the three guards of Duoyan dare to come, they cannot be allowed to leave, otherwise it will damage the military power of the Ming Dynasty, but they cannot easily mobilize the soldiers and horses nearby to cause trouble for Ningjin and other places."
As soon as these words came out.
Ordinary civil servants feel very comfortable hearing this.
But when Liu Jian, Ma Wensheng and others heard this, they all thought in their hearts, did you say that on purpose?
You are also deliberately going against us
< p>Zhu Youtang nodded and said, "The Ningyuan war is just like the previous Di Yi raids. If I had not made arrangements in advance, it would not be too late to wait until the results of the war were reported. There is no need for the court to worry too much about this. Everyone. Qing family, put your mind back first, as I said before, wait until there is a result."The emperor did not demand that Zhu Feng would definitely achieve some great victory.
It was also he who wanted to understand that with people like Zhu Feng, a little meritorious service would be enough to make a big splash. As for great victories, it should be left to veteran generals like Wang Yue who have experienced battles for a long time.
It was still too reckless to send Zhu Feng and Zhang Yanling to Ningyuan.
Nowadays, it is rare that the civil servants are not too demanding. He can be regarded as "taking it as soon as it's good". He doesn't want Zhang Zhou to have bad relations with the civil servants too much, so when Zhang Zhou expressed something that sounded very tough, After making his point, he stopped at the right time.
The meeting ended.
Nothing unexpected happened to Zhang Zhou, and he was not going the same way as these civil servants. He was going directly to Qianqing Palace.
As soon as the emperor and Zhang Zhou left, a group of people surrounded Ma Wensheng, Liu Jian and others.
Zhang Mao also walked over and said with a smile, "It seems that your MajestyI am not very careful when I send a boy from Duke Chengguo to Ningyuan. If I had sent Wang Weining, there would be no need for people in the court to worry about how the war would be fought or how to use the strategy."
Many people frowned and looked at it. Zhang Mao.
Listen to what Old Man Zhang means, he is making fun of us
But the problem is, using Zhu Feng is the emperor’s business, and it is not our suggestion. You have to do it. Let's talk about this
Xie Qian smiled and replied, "Then how to fight this battle in Liaodong? Whose advice do you listen to?"
"Haha. "Zhang Mao smiled and said, "Yu Qiao, you don't want to listen to me when you ask this question, right?"
Many ministers almost wanted to curse.
You, Mr. Zhang, did it on purpose. The argument here makes us feel unhappy, right?
A group of Wu Xun left first, and the civil servants walked behind the team.
Tu Yan asked Ma Wensheng, "Ning Yuan has already prepared for war, why not." Following His Majesty's wishes, asking Anbian Bo to send troops is feasible if both the court and the central government agree that he will not move forward. In the future, this will be used to regulate the march of the general officers of each border town, but there is no way to say it. "
Ma Wensheng said, "Your Majesty has arranged for Anbianbo to be in Ningyuan in advance. Do you think that the progress of the war in Ningyuan is still under the control of the court?"
"This"
p>Tu Feng seemed to have understood.
The governor, commander-in-chief, commander and others of the border towns have always made their own decisions based on the situation. Send troops.
But now because Ningyuan is close to the capital, the court wants to control the war in Ningyuan remotely
Are you civil servants stretching your hands too far
Xie Qian smiled and said, "Your Majesty is right, we will discuss it after the results are obtained. There is no result yet. I would like to ask you, is the current process going according to what His Majesty deduced? The current proposal is to stick to it, just to ensure that no big mistakes happen in Ningyuan. Do you think Zhu Feng, Zhang Yanling and Chen Rui are suitable to lead? The soldiers went out to fight and fought with Di Yi to the death."
A group of people around who had opinions stopped after hearing this.
They were also thinking.
It may have been too demanding before, requiring Zhu Feng to be equal to the generals in the northwest, and requiring Zhu Feng to behave in the same way as the generals in the northwest. The requirements for the northwest generals to send troops may have been a bit high. , that is a matter of duty.
But Zhu Feng is not sure.
The purpose of Zhu Feng's going was to ensure that nothing would happen when the three guards of Duoyan invaded the country. , In fact, Zhu Feng had already done it, and sending troops rashly at this time was not in line with the court's expectations. This is why even the top civil servants, Ma Wensheng and Liu Jian, also changed their attitudes.
The Minister of War. Xu Guandao said, "Lao Xie Ge's words about the fish and the net are very apt, but I'm afraid that without the fish dying and the net being broken, Di Yi will still have no end. The next step may be to let Wang Weining go to Liaodong in order to suppress the monsters and monsters in Liaodong."< /p>
By Xu Guan’s meaning
We also know about Liaodong.The situation is different from the northwest.
But the problem is, if you don’t fight now, the three Duoyan guards will not stop. The next time they come, it may not be the three Duoyan guards. It may be Huo Si and the little Tatar prince again. The Ming Dynasty relied on force to control the northwest. And the Di Yi people all over Liaodong are surrendered. If there is a war, the first thing to think about is to hold on. If the Ming Dynasty's prestige is gone, it will be very difficult to lead the troops of the northern vassal states.
Xie Qian smiled and said, "That's your Majesty, and Zhang Bingkuan should worry about it, not us."
Xu Guan frowned and said, "Are you saying this a bit to shirk the responsibility of the Ming Dynasty?" We should not worry about all the things."
He really wanted to say that you, Xie Qian, really don't hold back your words.
Even if that’s the case, you can’t say that.
It sounds like if there is any war in the northwest and Liaodong in the future, just let the emperor and Zhang Bingkuan serve as advisers, and we can pretend that we don’t know about it.
Then what are we civil servants going to do in the court in the future?
"Okay"
Liu Jian came out and said, "The battle in Ningyuan in the past two days should be over. There is a result, and now An Bianbo and others are ordered to send troops hastily, but the result is not good, let's wait and see the result."
The civil servant was prevaricated by Liu Jian out of unwillingness.
No one is saying anything right now.
But even Liu Jian knows that the issue of who to listen to in military and political matters may be lingering in the minds of ministers for a long time in the future, and civil servants and Wu Xun may have to think about it themselves.
In the Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Youtang called Zhang Zhou over without asking about specific tactics. After all, Zhang Zhou had already explained them in detail.
"Bingkuan, I still put you in a difficult situation. If I had known earlier, I should have dispatched Wang Yue. It was secretly dispatched. The foreign barbarians in Liaodong did not know, and they could be killed by surprise."
Zhu Youtang's words made Zhang Zhou realize that this was still an indecisive emperor.
Although Zhu Youtang was the "Xiaozong", he was also called the "Hongzhi Zhongxing" by historians. However, this kind of Zhongxing was not supported by military aggressiveness. In terms of governing the country, the emperor only maintained the status quo and made no great achievements. In fact, this It is more in line with the Taoist view of "governing by doing nothing" and cannot be considered true prosperity.
It is not certain that the people have really had enough to eat in the past ten years or so.
It is not certain.
Zhang Zhou said, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, it would be good to have Uncle An Bian in Ningyuan. If someone else were there, maybe Di Yi would not dare to approach the fortress easily. He would not be able to use his new artillery. "It's so powerful."
When Zhu Youtang heard this, he became excited and asked, "Bingkuan, how powerful is that gun?"
"It's hard to describe." Zhang Zhou smiled.
When Xiao Jing heard this, he quickly looked at the emperor with expectant eyes.
It seems to be saying, look here, look here, I have seen the power of that cannon, and I can help Mr. Zhang brag again.
But Zhu Youtang has heard Xiao Jing brag about it once before. He has never seen it with his own eyes, and he does not need others to describe it in front of him., unless Zhang Zhou can talk about the power of a cannon, or he only listens to Zhang Zhou alone now about the power of a cannon.
Zhu Youtang asked, "Bingkuan, what do you think the chances of winning are now?"
Zhang Zhou said, "If An Bianbo and Di Yi were to fight head-on, the chances of winning might be only 60 to 70 percent. But if we stay in the fort, wait for Di Yi to approach, and attack with artillery first, and then send out troops, there is no chance of losing."
Zhang Zhou was right about this.
It was impossible for the three Duoyan guards to ignore Ningyuan City when they were plundering.
The surrounding terrain is long and narrow. Apart from the fortress of Ningyuan City, there are only some earthen forts that can be used for defense. The Duoyan Three Guards dispatched at least six to seven thousand troops.
If they only focused on dividing their troops and looting, and the Ming Dynasty's army was assembled to drive away the thieves in the courtyard, wouldn't they be able to escape with their tails between their legs
The Duoyan Three Guards could only send out heavy troops to frighten the Ming Dynasty's Guancheng.
It just depends on how many miles outside the city they are stationed.
Zhang Zhou inspected the situation in Liaodong and learned that when the Duoyan Three Guards were looting, they were usually stationed about ten miles outside the city, and some were stationed as far as six or seven miles away. After setting up camp during the day, they would Move to a place three or four miles or even two or three miles away from the city fortress
In general, it will be out of the range of Ming Dynasty's artillery and crossbows, so that if Ming Dynasty plans to open the city gate and deploy cavalry , they would send troops and horses appropriately to harass, and use means such as charge or mounted shooting to force the Ming Dynasty's cavalry back to the city gate.
If the distance is far, when the Ming Dynasty's cavalry and infantry line up at the city gate, they may not be able to cover up and kill them, and then they will lose their deterrence effect.
At this time, if the Ming Dynasty had artillery with more than double the previous range, the Duoyan Three Guards would be caught off guard. The characteristic of the dual-cell cannon is that it can quickly change the "magazine", coupled with the blooming Shells and shotgun shells
Fire the cannon as quickly as possible to catch the three guards of Duoyan by surprise.
If everything goes right.
When the Ming Dynasty fires artillery first and then attacks, the chance of winning is almost 10%.
Before nightfall on March 28th.
The vanguard troops of Duoyan Sanwei are less than ten miles away from the "Ying'en Gate" of Ningyuan's west city gate, and have set up camp and fortifications there.
After Chen Rui learned about the situation, he rushed to the top of the city to find Zhu Feng, who was observing the situation, and asked for instructions, "You know the truth, why don't you give me three thousand cavalry, and I will lead the troops to attack at night." , will definitely make Di Yi never come back."
Before Zhu Feng could refuse, Wang Qiong frowned and said, "Uncle Ping Jiang, you have been serving in the northwest for many years, and you should know that Tatars are best at night fighting. , There are many ways to prepare for things like attacking camps."
Chen Rui said, "That's a fire sieve, not Wu Liangha's brats."
Wang Qiong sighed.
Who are you looking down on?
You think Duoyan Sanwei is incompetent, but they have always beenYou didn’t lose. You think Huo Si is awesome, but Huo Si’s elite soldiers still can’t reach the territory of Duoyan Sanwei.
Zhu Feng said, "Brother Zhang's advice and His Majesty's decree do not allow us to attack with light troops. Please wait." Please remember to bookmark, the latest and fastest website without anti-theft and free reading