The Ministry of War Yamen.
Xie Qian came here in the afternoon and found Ma Wensheng who had just come out of the palace. Previously, Zhu Youtang summoned Ma Wensheng to Qianqing Palace to discuss the military situation in the northwest. The discussion lasted all afternoon, and the cabinet was unclear about the situation. , so he sent Xie Qian to investigate.
Ma Wensheng met with Xie Qian alone and stated that the situation around Ningxia "is not optimistic about this battle."
Hearing this, Xie Qian probably figured it out.
It would be difficult for Yang Yiqing alone to win a hearty battle with the cooperation of the original system of the Ministry of War.
"Are you worried about Yang Yingning?" Xie Qian asked.
Ma Wensheng sighed, with a look of helplessness on his face and said, "Ying Ning has experience as a student in Gansu, and is also involved in military affairs. However, he has never had any experience in leading troops before, and he has great prestige in the military. Inadequate, even with the cooperation of Anbian Hou, the little Tatar prince Batu Meng is coming fiercely. With the current ability of Ningxia's various forces to mobilize, it is not easy to face the enemy head-on. ”
Xie Qian asked, "How many men and horses can be dispatched in Ningxia?"
Ma Wensheng had obviously answered these questions in detail with the emperor before, so he also opened his mouth and said, "Eliminate the men and horses necessary to defend each city and forts. The assembled men and horses were less than four thousand, and they were scattered in various passes in Ningxia. They could mobilize less than a hundred new cannons, and there were about a thousand rounds of artillery shells. Even if they were combined with the old cannons, it would be difficult to form absolute suppression on Shenjiying's firearms. The number of cavalry is only two or three thousand."
Xie Qian said, "How many people and horses did the Tatars invade on the West Road of Ningxia?"
"Fifty thousand," Ma Wensheng said, "Jidu. It's the cavalry."
"Ahem"
When Xie Qian heard this comparison of strength, he immediately felt that this was not asking Yang Yiqing to fight, but simply asking Yang Yiqing to die.
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Ma Wensheng sighed, "Even if the people and horses from all walks of life in Ningxia can be mobilized from the city fortress, they are only twenty to thirty thousand, and the cavalry is less than four thousand, which is equivalent to an overwhelming number. Unless Ying Ning decides to "It's a desperate move."
"Farewell," Xie Qian said, "It's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. If you can defend the pass, even if there is a slight loss, the northwest frontier cannot afford to lose."
" Yu Qiao, do you think His Majesty's intention is just to guard the pass?"
Ma Wensheng's question is very pointed.
The emperor asked Yang Yiqing to fight tough battles. If he didn’t have this ability, then why would the emperor still believe in him, and why would he believe in people elected by traditional civil servants?
Said At a higher level, maybe something went wrong in this battle and even the current Minister of War, Ma Wensheng, had to give way.
Xie Qian said angrily, "Your Majesty is not doing this deliberately to embarrass us. It is to show that the court is missing Zhang Bingkuan."
Ma Wensheng did not answer, but from Ma Wensheng's Judging from the look on his face, he also felt that this was the case.What's going on.
Let Yang Yiqing use his dispatchable four to five thousand soldiers and horses to fight against the 50,000 main force led by the little Tatar prince, or fight in the wilderness after leaving the city, not to mention giving you new cannons and yellow gunpowder. Even if the thunder is rolling and bombing everywhere, there is no chance of winning.
The emperor is obviously cheating.
"The worst thing is, let Zhang Bingkuan go by himself in the last memorial." Xie Qian was also annoyed, and his words didn't sound very good.
Ma Wensheng asked, "Yu Qiao, what we can do now is to use the Yansui troops to cooperate with Ningxia to send troops, and then use Gansu to return troops. In this way, we can form a total of 30,000 to 40,000 troops, and Yansui has the Ming Dynasty’s elite cavalry on three sides, but I don’t know.”
This means that our Ministry of War needs the policy support of the imperial court.
The emperor asked Yang Yiqing to go to Ningxia and use the local soldiers and horses in Ningxia Town to cooperate with this battle.
But it did not say that troops were not allowed to be mobilized from Yansui, Guyuan, Gansu and other places. If all forces were sent together, there would be a chance to push back the Tatars.
Xie Qian said, "Where is Huoshi? Now that Huoshi has surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, he is still stationed in Donghetao. Why not let him cooperate in sending troops? He has at least 10,000 to 20,000 elite cavalry. If they can cooperate with each other, ”
Ma Wensheng shook his head and said, “Your Majesty has made it clear beforehand that Huo Si will definitely watch Huo from the other side. If the Ming Dynasty fails in this battle, it will only be a matter of time before Huo Si revolts.”
“Alas.”
Xie Qian sighed heavily.
Ningxia's local manpower is insufficient, and the men and horses of Huo Si cannot be counted on. The Ming Dynasty can only mobilize troops from three sides.
"Ma Butang, you should be aware of the current situation in the imperial court. The treasury really cannot allocate money and food for a big war. It is now the time of autumn harvest, and everyone on the three sides is ensuring harvest. If At this time, troops are being mobilized from all over, and the losses are likely to be countless, so Ying Ning can only lament."
In the end, Xie Qian sighed again.
Absolutely.
Yang Yiqing just relies on his own abilities.
If you can go out and fight, fight. If you can't fight, just cower. At worst, you will be dismissed from your post and questioned after the defeat, which can be regarded as a sacrifice for the overall situation.
Ma Wensheng's face was calm. He also understood that Xie Qian did not mean not to help, but because the situation in the northwest was indeed the same.
"Can you ask Your Majesty to mobilize troops from Pianguan, Datong, and Xuanfu?" Ma Wensheng proposed a new concept.
Xie Qian almost rolled his eyes.
Xuanda is now Zhang Zhou’s territory. Traditional civil servants in the Ming and Ming dynasties have said that the northwest can still stand without Zhang Zhou, but now they have to mobilize troops from the Xuanda front line where Zhang Zhou has cultivated deeply. Isn’t this right? Are you slapping yourself in the face?
“Three sides need to be guaranteed, so Xuanda doesn’t need it?” It's too late for the men and horses to guard against the wolves. The situation in Jizhou is also very tight now. I can see that the hungry wolves in the grassland are also cunning people."
I don't explain why the people in the grassland are cunning.
But it actually means that Zhang Zhou’s power is in Xuanda and LiaoIn the east, the Tatars and other grassland tribes launched their bows from the three sides outside Zhang Zhou's sphere of influence and Jizhou.
Zhang Zhou did not dare to move his territory, so he used the traditional territory that Qin Hong, Wang Xian and others were responsible for to attack the Tatars. This was simply picking on the weak.
Ma Wensheng said, "Xuanda and Liaodong have obviously cast too many cannons in the past two years. More cannons should be mobilized to other places, and the defense on the three sides should also be strengthened."
Xie Qian said, "Some people in the DPRK and the Central Government have repeatedly petitioned His Majesty to stop mining, but now he wants to increase the artillery stationing on the three sides. Isn't this a bit contradictory?"
Ma Wensheng said with a grim look. "The Ministry of War has never sent such a petition."
"That is, Zhang Bingkuan is in the Ministry of War, and now he can be regarded as a member of the Ministry of War."
Xie Qian wants to Unfolding his venomous side, when he saw Ma Wensheng's unkind expression, he had no choice but to turn his head away and sighed, "Then more cannons are cast, isn't it just mining? As long as Zhang Bingkuan has the ability, even if he gives up all the mines in the Ming Dynasty, It’s all broken and scolded. He has to bear all the troubles alone.”
Xie Qian can naturally feel that the Ming Dynasty’s nine-border border defense has been tight in the past two years.
Even though there were several great victories, each time the great victory only killed one or two thousand Tatars. The princes and princes sealed several, but the combined losses of the Tatars were only ten thousand. Count up and down.
It’s just that the contribution has increased compared to previous periods, but it has not yet reached the point of injuring the grassland tribes.
It is not difficult to understand that at this time, Zhang Zhou was sent to Nanjing and the Tatars "took advantage of the opportunity".
"Internal fighting, how long will it last?" Xie Qian was relatively open-minded, and he also felt that Zhang Zhou was indispensable.
I seem to remember again that I did not support participating in the impeachment of Zhang Zhou before.
I hate that my colleagues are incompetent and insist on suppressing Zhang Zhou.
When he returns home, he also has to sort out his words and prepare to report to the emperor in the morning, asking for an order to mobilize troops from three sides and other places. This is a last resort, and it cannot be said that it is to protect the autumn harvest everywhere. He gave up Ningxia West Road and other places, and also changed the emperor's main attack strategy. Xie Qian did not want to be a sinner.
"Master." A servant appeared in front of Xie Qian.
"Yes." Xie Qian was in a bad mood when he saw the people in the house. He was about to go in to tidy up, but then he thought of something, "Something's wrong."
The servant said, "Master, two The young master has returned to his hometown."
"What?"
Xie Qian frowned.
His second son Xie Pi has been studying in the capital. Xie Qian felt that the atmosphere here was suitable for his son to study in the future. Who would have thought that Xie Pi ran away on his own.
Xie Pi was eighteen years old and already married. He could be said to be the absolute best among the children of aristocratic families in the capital, but he had not even passed the provincial examination.
The servant lowered his head and said, "The young master has been gone for three days. I haven't seen him come back these days, so"
"Why does he want to go back to his hometown?" Xie Qian was so angry that he almost wanted to die. Throw things.
The servant handed over a letter and said"This is the letter left by the second young master. Master, I have something to do, so I will leave first."
When Xie Qian took the letter and read the contents, his nose became angry.
The son said he was going back to Yuyao, but he stated that he was going to Nanjing to attend the so-called literary event. He also said that he only had one chance in this life, and if he missed it, he would never miss it. He also said that he would study hard after returning to Yuyao and have a bright future. This is what happened in the exam
"There is no fuel-efficient lamp."
Led by Ma Wensheng and the cabinet, the matter of Yang Yiqing's appointment in Ningxia was brought up in the court, and the current dilemma of sending troops to Ningxia was mentioned, which made Zhu Youtang look very unhappy.
Yesterday, he had just spent the afternoon discussing with Ma Wensheng. The next day, the cabinet seemed to know everything and asked for the deployment of troops from all places to cooperate in the name of difficulties. It almost said that Zhu You would withdraw his intention to take the initiative. How can Zang not be angry
"Please tell me, Ningxia is short of troops and horses, and where there are sufficient troops and horses, you can deploy troops and generals or point out suitable candidates to lead the troops. I will also I will consider it as appropriate and adopt your opinions. As long as Ningxia can show the majesty of the Ming Dynasty, you can speak freely about who to use and how to use it."
The emperor is also angry.
You just talk about mobilizing troops everywhere. You also know that defenses everywhere are very tight now. Where do the soldiers and horses come from? Where do the food, grass and baggage come from? And because the war affects the army, During the autumn harvest in the camp, the soldiers have no food to survive the winter. Who will bear this responsibility
It is better to be practical if you say no one can do it
Li Dongyang came out and said, "Your Majesty, we were just off guard." In the First World War, due to the damage to the city gates, nearly ten thousand troops and horses were temporarily deployed from Taiyuan and Datong to reinforce the defense. Now that the Pianguan Pass has been rebuilt, troops and horses from the Pianguan Pass can be dispatched to cooperate with the Battle of Ningxia."
"Is it too late?" Zhu Youtang didn't say no, he just asked if it would be a bit of a sacrifice to move troops from Piantou Pass to Ningxia.
Then Zhu Youtang added, "From Piantou Pass to Ningxia Ningxia, the shortest way is through the Hetao area, and you will pass by Huoshii's garrison on the way. Do you think Huoshii will cooperate with the Ming Dynasty in sending troops, or do you think he will not cause trouble to the Ming Dynasty soldiers on the Western Expedition?"
Li Dongyang said, "If you send troops to the remote pass, you may not need to rush to Ningxia to help, but march north to the hinterland of the grassland to force the little Tatar prince to withdraw his troops."
"Surround Wei to rescue Zhao?" Zhu Youtang said, "You know Where is the Tatar Chinese military camp? It is still possible to hope that they can accurately find the rear of their tribe just like the surprise attack on Weining Sea a year ago. The little Tatar prince said that he could only mobilize 40,000 to 50,000 generals, but still The absolute main force is enough to garrison the headquarters camp. How many troops do you think can be sent from the side pass to achieve the purpose of encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao?"
The emperor's question was very acute.
Even a man as strategic as Li Dongyang felt that the emperor seemed to be much more mature and sophisticated than before.
And from the way the emperor looked at the ministers, Li Dongyang could feelTo a kind of "promoting narrowness".
In other words, the emperor was laughing at them.
Look at you, you have never supported my plan to send troops proactively before. Now, let me hear what you are saying, and you are actually taking the initiative to send troops to the grassland. You plan to use this to force Batu Monk to withdraw his troops. I have forgotten this. Who is it? When Bingkuan had the intention to send troops, he said that he had entered lightly.
Who didn't know how to fight?
Seeing that Li Dongyang didn't even answer, Zhu Youtang said, " I also learned from the Ministry of War that it is somewhat difficult for Ningxia to dispatch enough troops to repel the little Tartar Prince's troops in a head-on confrontation. But the difficulty does not mean that I will lower my requirements if I do not stick to it, even if it is a roundabout way. In battle, no matter what kind of clever strategy is used, whether several parties send troops to cooperate, or to surround Wei and rescue Zhao, if he can confront the enemy and drive it away, I will remember his contribution to the general administration."
Tongzheng. Zhi Yuan Shouzhi said, "Your Majesty, it is the best policy to stick to the fortresses in Ningxia now."
Zhu Youtang's voice raised an octave and he shouted angrily, "That means that the autumn grain in Ningxia will be given away to Do you ignore the people, animals and property outside the fortress of the little prince of Tartar? Will Bingkuan's advantage in border warfare accumulated in two years be lost because of your retreat?"
Continuous Not to mention that Yuan Shouzhi couldn't resist the aggressive rhetorical question, most of the ministers present felt the weight on their shoulders weighing them down.
"From the first time I discussed military aircraft with Bingkuan, he told me not to think that the Tatars would stay safe because they rarely invaded the country ten years before Hongzhi. Exactly. This is their forbearance."
"After the eleventh year of Hongzhi, droughts continued in various parts of the north. Batu Mengke, the little prince of the steppe Tatars, took advantage of the situation and rose up. He had annexed many tribes such as Oara. Those tribes caught in the cracks can no longer survive. Under such a situation, if the Ming Dynasty still responds to the invading enemies on the defensive, it will only make the enemy invaders worse."
"In the future, the Tatars will become more aggressive. If the little prince can really unify the grassland and start a war with the Ming Dynasty, there will be wars everywhere on the nine sides."
"I don't want to discuss these things with you. If you think Bingkuan is alarmist, then. Just take a look at the current situation at the border. Are there any changes due to the forbearance of the Ming Dynasty? Only in those places where Tatars have taken the initiative and won great victories, Tatar talents rarely set foot. Doesn’t this explain the problem?"
Zhu Youtang is also tough now.
The three ministers, Tu Feng, Xu Qiong, and Bai Ang, have retired, and Min Gui, the censor of Zuodu, is missing. There are fewer and fewer ministers in the court who can challenge the imperial power. Zhang Zhou brought Military deterrence is increasingly effective.
It also allowed him, an emperor who had always advocated governing the country with filial piety and righteousness, to finally open up and mention his achievements in martial arts.
In front of all the ministers, he seemed to be proud and proud.
"My lords, please think about it carefully after you go back. If you have any good strategies, just tell me. I will treat you all equally." Zhu Youtang didn't seem to want to listen any more and waved his hand. , "withdraw from the court"
Chaotang ShangbenThere are still many topics, but Zhu Youtang doesn’t like hearing them, so he just skips them.
Out of sight, the mind is still.
Wouldn’t it be better to go back and reunite with your beloved concubine, hug your newborn son, and enjoy family happiness?
But on the minister’s side, it was like overturning the jealousy, and the court discussed After it was over, a bunch of people were angry again. This time, they did not target the three cabinet members, but directly pointed their finger at Ma Wensheng, who was "eating without a corpse."
"Ma Shangshu, you were considered a famous commander in the northwest back then. You had no problem dispatching troops and generals. But now you have to watch Xiao Yu cause trouble in the court and turn a deaf ear?"
"The military and political matters of the Ming Dynasty should not be relied upon by a single alchemist who speaks nonsense."
The words of the ministers may be a bit extreme, but civil servants are like this. No matter how important the family or the country is, it is not as practical as partisanship. .
No matter if you change the emperor or the title of the country, you will still be a minister, and you will still use the same loyalty and patriotism to suppress political opponents. There is no essential difference. Anyone who rushes to national calamity is a legendary story.
Xie Qian stepped forward, smiled and waved his hands and said, "Don't get excited. In fact, His Majesty has already decided on this battle, and the Ministry of War has a complete plan. It's better not to speculate. The Battle of Ningxia No matter how tight we are, it will not affect the stability of the capital."
"Mr. The Central Plains will be safe only if it is closed to the Central Plains. You don’t understand this truth."
Xie Qian smiled and said, "This is meaningless. How about you all ask for an order to have His Majesty recall Duke Lai Guo back?"< /p>
When it came to this, all the ministers stopped talking.
I have a lot of opinions against Zhang Zhou, but now the emperor thinks that the best solution is to transfer Zhang Zhou or Zhang Zhou's people to Ningxia.
Xie Qian means.
Since you are so excited, then transfer Zhang Bingkuan back, and he will be responsible for success or failure. This is in line with your wishes, right?
Zhou Jingdao said, "Before next year, Ningxia may You should stop the war. Let your Majesty and the various ministries in the DPRK discuss the matter of mobilizing money and food."
"Yes"
There will be moderates soon. People came out to ease conflicts between all parties.
Someone said, "Can that Yang Yiqing really do it? Ningxia asked him to lead the troops. Why not send a famous military figure to go there, or even ask Mr. Qin to send troops?"
" It's better to say goodbye." Xie Qian said, "This arrangement must have deep meaning. Your Majesty is more anxious than anyone else to ensure the stability of the three sides, and your Majesty will definitely have reasonable arrangements." Please keep in mind the latest and fastest website. Anti-theft free reading