Chapter 270: Combat as training

Zhang Zhou is not limited to "searching for traps" and "suppressing traps."

What he wants to help Zhu Youtang achieve is a head-on battle with the Tatars. As for whether the battle takes place in the Hetao area or where it is, it doesn't really matter.

What Zhang Zhou wants to fight is not the Fire Screening Department or the Duoyan Three Guards. What he wants to fight is the Dayan Department headquarters and a direct attack on Dayan Khan. Only in this way can the prestige of the Ming Dynasty be achieved. Come.

Li Dongyang heard Zhang Zhou’s intention, and he stated the disadvantages of doing so in public, saying, "Sending troops from Xuanfu, after leaving the fortress, the terrain is difficult, which is not conducive to soldiers and horses traveling long distances. Among the tribes in the grassland, Zhangjiakou Fort is Such places are gaps, and it is not advisable to fall into a tight siege after sending troops."

In the Ming Dynasty, Xuanfu was already a "rear area" in the northwest, and Xuanfu was an important place for storing military supplies in the northwest. It is close to the capital and relatively well-defended.

Outside of Xuanfu, the grazing area originally belonged to the Huoshai Mongoljin tribe, and it belonged to the land of the Mongolian right wing. If the Duoyan and other tribes grazed to the west, they would also approach here. Here is The grassland is not only a place for the "Three No Matters", but also a place where various tribes compete. Because there is no value in cultivating and farming here, the Ming Dynasty has never used it to plan strategies for outbound operations.

Before the Huoshi headquarters and Dayan Khan were preparing to start a war, the Mengguoljin tribe had moved westward, approaching the Hetao area, so now the way out of the blockade is basically a detour behind the Huoshi headquarters. It is tantamount to attacking the Huoshi headquarters with the Dayan tribe from east to west.

According to Li Dongyang's intention, after sending troops from here, the Mengguoljin tribe and the Dayan tribe are likely to unite with the rest of the tribes in an area where the terrain is not conducive to the performance of the Ming cavalry and infantry. Launched a siege on the Ming army.

If you want to take a detour behind enemy lines, you will easily fall into a tight siege.

Zhang Zhoudao said, "If we send troops from Yansui, the mountains and rivers are far away and there is insufficient supplies. If we send troops from Pianguan, the terrain is poor and narrow inside but wide outside. If we send troops from Xuanfu, the terrain is undulating, making it difficult to attack over long distances. That means, In the future, it is the right way to stay within the pass and leave the Loop alone."

Li Dongyang knew that Zhang Zhou was arguing with him, and he said, "Whether to send troops or not is a matter of course. During the negotiation, there is no need to make an immediate decision."

Zhu Youtang supported Zhang Zhoudao, "It is my intention to send troops to suppress the situation. The most important thing is to stabilize the partial passes. Now that the partial passes are no longer hindered, why delay sending troops?"

Defense is not a problem, let alone sending troops. In the emperor's opinion, it's not that I have no ability, but It's you ministers who are afraid of wolves in front of you and tigers in the back.

Wang Zongyi, the left minister of the Ministry of War, came out again and questioned: "In the previous battles to suppress Tao, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops were often sent out, which wasted people and money. The Tatar cavalry often avoided the main force of the Ming Dynasty and did not fight, taking the opportunity to attack and harass the troops." Elsewhere, the Hetao area cannot be controlled for a long time. If we send troops rashly, I am afraid it will be counterproductive." Zhang Zhou said, "In the opinion of Wang Shilang, it is difficult to exterminate the bandits.Just let the thieves make trouble at the door of your home. Only when they attack the door, you can resist."

Zhu Youtang didn't want to hear such nonsense anymore.

He said in a firm tone, "Xuan I agree with the government's proposal to send troops. We will discuss this and come up with a practical plan within ten days, so that you, your family, don't have to fight anymore. ”

It was decided to send troops, but he still obeyed Zhang Zhou’s request to send troops from Xuan Mansion.

The minister was naturally dissatisfied.

But Zhang Zhou’s previous battles The ministers also knew that the emperor now had great trust in Zhang Zhou, and they could not raise their opinions. Naturally, the only thing they could think of was that after the court meeting, a group of censors and officials jointly submitted a petition to oppose the dispatch of troops.

"Wang Qiong, a doctor in the Hubu Department, played a major role in the battle of Pianguan. He was promoted to the right minister of the Hubu Department and the censor of Youqiandu, and patrolled Pianguan and surrounding areas. ”

Zhu Youtang immediately rewarded Wang Qiong for his decision-making contribution in the battle.

The part-time job of the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue is almost comparable to that of Qin Hong, the general secretary of Xuan Da The level is the same, but Wang Qiong is still only the governor of Pianguan, and the strategic significance of Pianguan in the Ming Dynasty is more focused on military defense and does not involve matters such as the management of grain and grass in the treasury.

The end of the court meeting. .

It was originally about discussing the merits of Wang Qiong, Zhu Feng and others, but it completely deviated from the direction in the middle and discussed whether and where to send troops.

Zhang Zhou. The interests of the emperor represented were contrary to the policy of stability in the northwest pursued by the civilian officials. The result was that the emperor's majesty finally decided to send troops to the northwest, but it seemed that this could not get the full support of the civilian officials.

Lian Zhang Zhou. Everyone knows that if you send troops, your merits will be suppressed by civilian officials, and your mistakes will be magnified.

Civil officials will use their power to govern the country and set up barriers for those who lead troops to fight as much as possible. Trouble, this is also the biggest drawback of civil servant governance after the middle of the Ming Dynasty, that is, the rigidity of the military system caused by political corruption, the serious lack of actual combat training of soldiers and horses, and finally reduced to reserve forces who can only defend the border but cannot fight hard battles

After the court meeting, Zhang Zhou was called to the Qianqing Palace again.

After Zhu Youtang sat down, his expression was not very angry. He had probably been the emperor for twelve years and was in the northwest with his ministers. There has been too much wrangling on the issue, and I have become a little numb.

"Bingkuan, if I ask you to go to Xuanfu to lead troops to attack, are you confident?"

Zhu Youtang does not dare to do so now. Leave the matter of sending troops to others.

If he had counted on Wang Yue and Qin Hong before, now he understood that only Zhang Zhou could understand what he meant in terms of strategy, and only Zhang Zhou could stand completely. From the emperor's standpoint, civil servants were closer to professional politicians. They only ensured the so-called "overall stability" and did not think about making contributions to the emperor or doing anything for the Ming Dynasty's frontier army.

The "moderate" advocated by civil servants in the era of stability will push all affairs of the era in the direction of "inaction".

Zhang Zhou said, "Your Majesty, I am confident, but it takes time to prepare. Dare to ask your majestyHow many troops can I give you?"

Since it is about sending troops, Zhang Zhou needs to discuss something practical.

If he is only given 8,000 troops, Zhang Zhou will Zhou naturally knew that this would not work, but giving tens of thousands of troops to Zhang Zhou would mean drawing troops from around the Xuan Mansion and even from the entire Jiubian, and the civil servants would easily agree. Then Zhu Youtang would inevitably have to shirk the blame. He sighed, "I also know that if we want to let go of our hands and feet to fight, whether it is the dispatch of troops and horses, or the food, grass and baggage, it will inevitably affect the whole body. Even if the civil and military ministers of the DPRK and China support it, the northwest may not be able to coordinate." It's appropriate, not to mention that the ministers in the DPRK and China have many objections and will not fully cooperate. ”

Zhang Zhou nodded.

The emperor’s words were tantamount to stating the big problem of inaction in the northwest after the middle of the Ming Dynasty.

It lies in the lack of execution.

Civil ministers and military generals, or border army generals, have no courage to carry out the task of sending troops. They all think that they can advance or retreat. It is better to stay in the pass and be a coward, and go out to fight. , I can live my life as a coward, so why do I have to fight so hard?

Once the strategy of going out is wrong, the number of casualties may not necessarily be unacceptable, but the impact on the border situation will involve farming. , daily life, etc., will inevitably be affected too much, and the end result will be that everyone is messing around together, and the more they mess around, the less effective they will be.

A vicious circle will be formed. p>

The knife was not placed on the neck, so he did not know the danger.

Zhang Zhou said, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, if the Xuanfu sends troops, there is no need to rush. You can mobilize some first." Thousands of soldiers and horses went to the surrounding areas of Xuanfu to conduct daily drills. When the time was right, the soldiers and horses were dispatched from Xuanfu. As for sending troops, there is no need to hide it. This can force the Tatars to start war as soon as possible, and the impact on the Ming border can be minimized.

Zhu Youtang thought for a while, nodded and said, "Bingkuan, you mean that the Ming Dynasty openly prepared for war to intimidate the hungry wolves in the prairie and make them kill each other until they both lose." , send troops to the border to finish it off."

Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "This is also the most ideal state. It is difficult to achieve, but at least it can show my Ming Dynasty's determination to go out. ”

“Yeah. "Zhu Youtang just nodded and didn't say much.

Dai Yi asked, "Mr. Zhang, how can we catch the Tatars off guard by not letting them prepare for war prematurely?"

Zhang Zhou said, "This is not an attack on the camp, so why should we be caught off guard?"

"But Marquis Weining"

Dai Yizheng was about to express his opinion, but he couldn't help but look towards the emperor. , then he lowered his head and kept silent.

What he actually wanted to say was that Wang Yue always focused on light force raids in his wars. Battles such as Hongyanchi and Weininghai were not like that. The slow and step-by-step march was achieved more by Wang Yue's ability to size up the situation and catch the Tatars off guard.

To put it bluntly, Wang Yue likes to take advantage of his prestige.Engage in the strategy of running thousands of miles and fighting in one battle.

Zhu Youtang understood the difference and said with a smile, "Bingkuan manages the army not by ingenuity, but by strength. The so-called steady attack proposed by Liu Gelao and others is not as good as Bingkuan's." Seek stability. The so-called stability does not need to be pushed forward step by step, but depends on the solid military management. Bingkuan, if I really give you 10,000 troops, how long will it take to prepare for the war?"

Zhang Zhoudao "I still want to stay in the capital, so I might as well let someone else run the army."

Zhu Youtang smiled bitterly after hearing this.

You just said that you are good at running the army, but you said that you let others run the army, which means that you don’t want to die yourself

"Your Majesty, what you train in the Xuanfu army is artillery. There is no need to practice within the fortress, but outside the fortress, the journey does not need to be hundreds of miles. Take turns to go out to the fortress to practice artillery and blast it on the grassland. When the actual troops are sent out, who of the small and medium-sized tribes in the grassland is willing to be cannon fodder? ”

Zhang Zhou told him his plan.

The so-called military training is to use combat as a substitute for training, but the so-called war is to put on a posture and engage in training to bombard rabbits on the grassland.

Let the Tatars know that the Ming Dynasty is serious and can blow up the grassland to devastation during military training, and let the tribes who are not familiar with the Ming Dynasty's new artillery know what it is.

Fight psychological warfare.

When the Ming Dynasty actually sent troops to fight Dayan Khan or the Huo Si tribe, the small and medium-sized tribes were so frightened by the power of artillery and yellow gunpowder that they did not dare to approach to assist.

"That's good." Zhu Youtang smiled and nodded at first, then thought of something and asked, "Will there be insufficient gunpowder and cannonballs?"

Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Your Majesty, say It seems that there have been a lot of cannonballs recently. The Ming Dynasty is rich in resources. After clarifying the manufacturing process and process of various cannonballs, and the materials are almost inexhaustible, the only thing left is how to use these cannonballs and gunpowder. To kill Di Yi."

"Okay, then I will dispatch 10,000 troops and horses from where?" Zhu Youtang asked, "The capital camp."

"Oh" Zhu Youtang became more excited as he listened. The more excited he gets.

Dai Yi reminded with excitement, "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhang's move has served multiple purposes. He is training troops to frighten the grassland tribes and training gunners at the same time. Originally, artillery was used in the northwest, so shouldn't there be more training? "?"

"Yes." Zhu Youtang also nodded in approval.

Zhang Zhoudao said, “For the training of troops, I may not necessarily go there in person, but the preparations for war in various parts of the Nine Borders also need to be upgraded. Even if the Tatars know that the Ming Dynasty’s troops are sent from Xuanfu, they still have to go there in person. Let them think that our Ming Dynasty can complete the simultaneous dispatch of troops from all the towns on the nine sides. Only in this way can the grassland be filled with soldiers, and the grass and trees can be filled with soldiers.We will be afraid without fighting."

"Okay"

Hearing this, Zhu Youtang no longer had the slightest worry in his heart.

"Replacing war with war Lian, Bingkuan, what you said is very consistent with what I have in mind. The so-called where to send troops is just a cover. The Ming Dynasty is exactly what it wants to do. There are garrisons everywhere and troops can be sent anywhere. Nine sides Each town is both a pass and a bridgehead. They can march into the grassland at any time. Only in this way can the Di Yi in the north know where the king's way is and where the power of heaven lies."

Zhu Youtang was in high spirits and was completely moved by Zhang Zhou's emotions. .

In the past, if someone said this to him, he would slap him back first and shock the grassland. Does our Ming Dynasty have that strength?

But now we have Zhang Zhou. After several great victories, Zhu Youtang's military and political ambitions began to expand.

At this moment, Zhang Zhou also realized. The one who least understands the golden mean is the emperor, followed by the prince. Zhu Youtang and his son will not be willing to follow the old ways to achieve the so-called stability of the northwest.

Perhaps the emperor has the ideal of becoming an eternal king. .

After Zhang Zhou discussed military affairs with the emperor, he immediately had to deal with "private affairs".

He went to diagnose Empress Zhang's condition and become a doctor. Even Zhang Zhou felt that his status was in contrast. It's a bit big.

He was both the emperor's trusted staff advisor and his personal doctor, but the emperor didn't go with Zhang Zhou to consult Empress Zhang. After eating the cake, he left the palace to watch the play happily.

The play scheduled for that day was "Dingjun Mountain".

The veteran Huang Zhong is old and strong. Cao Cao sent troops to capture Dingjun Mountain just in line with the emperor's mood, allowing him to continue his excitement

Zhang Zhou asked for a consultation, and this time he took a pulse directly. After that, he thought about it carefully, and seemed to be considering it. What new prescription should I give to Queen Zhang?

"Bingkuan, I heard that your Majesty often goes out to watch plays recently. Every time he comes back, he tells me about the content of the play. He means that there is nothing wrong with the government and the public. Is Your Majesty's heart so idle?" Empress Zhang now also regards Zhang Zhou as "one of her own", and while consulting Zhang Zhou, she actually talked to Zhang Zhou about the "private affairs" between their husband and wife.

Empress Zhang really has no one to ask about matters outside the palace.

And Empress Zhang is also crisis-conscious. She vaguely knows that the emperor has to obey the Queen Mother Zhou when he leaves the palace, and the Queen Mother Zhou can always do it. She wanted to marry the emperor.

In the palace, it was her Queen Zhang’s territory, but outside the palace, Queen Zhang didn’t even know what the emperor was doing outside, so how could she control it? The emperor's behavior

Zhang Zhou said, "Except for accompanying His Majesty to the theater for the first time, I have never been there again. Your Majesty may have been paying attention to theater recently. Queen, should we invite these troupes to the palace so that the Queen can see them?"

"It's not impossible. "Empress Zhang took her wrist back and said with emotion, "I also talked to Your Majesty earlier.I have mentioned it before, but it is your Majesty's intention that the troupe is always of the highest rank and does not need to disturb the palace. I feel that Your Majesty has not been so close to me recently. Bingkuan, do you have a way to prevent me from getting pregnant as soon as possible?"

Zhang Zhou picked up the pen and was about to write a prescription. .

After hearing this, he shook his head.

It means that there is nothing he can do for the time being.

A female official next to her said, "If your mother is pregnant, then why bother asking." Diagnosis"

"Haha. "Zhang Zhou smiled.

Queen Zhang said, "Don't be rude to the Zhang Qing family. He is a miracle doctor. If he can't diagnose and treat it well, he can't pretend to others to admit his fault." ”

“Yes, empress. Mr. Zhang, you are a slave and rude. "The female officer quickly admitted her mistake.

"It's okay. "Zhang Zhou didn't seem to mind.

But Zhang Zhou is a discerning person.

The queen would not let this female official be arrogant. This female official dared to be arrogant. To put it bluntly, Empress Zhang wanted to play in front of him. Click "Conspiracy" and engage in some coercion and inducement drama.

While showing trust in him, he also asked the female official next to him to teach him a lesson. In fact, Zhang Zhou knew very well that he could see this female official. The hands are trembling, which shows that this female official is very weak.

There is no way, Zhang Zhou's reputation in the palace is too "evil". Anyone who dares to follow the semi-immortal pair can bring down the thunder. Come on

"My dear, Hou Ninghou is here. "

Zhang Zhou was still writing prescriptions when a young eunuch came in at the door to pass the news.

"Let him in." "Empress Zhang obviously made a special arrangement for her younger brother to come to see her.

Then Zhang Heling came in with a step of disowning her relatives, and said from afar, "I've met my sister, I've met Mr. Zhang. "

Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Marquis Shouning, you are polite. "

After all, Zhang Heling has been Zhang Zhou's "student" recently, learning how to fuck, and he is quite familiar with it.

"Heling, is there anything important?" Queen Zhang asked said.

Zhang Heling smiled and said, "I heard that my brother-in-law wants to send troops to go on an expedition recently, and he wants to send Mr. Zhang to me to ask if there is a chance to help me. ”

“Bingkuan, do you think it’s appropriate?” Queen Zhang asked in a pretentious manner.

Obviously, because now Zhu Youtang started to neglect Queen Zhang, the Zhang family was in crisis Consciousness, and began to intend to train the Zhang brothers to be the "pillars" of the Ming Dynasty. Please remember to collect, the latest and fastest free reading without anti-theft