Come to Daming with military supplies

In the quiet room, Furukawa, the deputy chief, suddenly said, "The Five-Star Army has fully grown up. Even if we can defeat the invasion of Wala and Yilibali one day with the power of the whole country, how will the Five-Star Army deal with it? Who is it?" its opponent"

Chapter 965 The Need for Food and Grass

Speaking of which, Gu He can be considered a strong general. Among the 20 troops of the Xuan Mansion, if we only talk about one-on-one, Shi Wanshan is slightly inferior.Usually he was the one who yelled the most, and he had a feeling that he didn't take the heroes of the world seriously, but now, he actually asked this question, which is enough to show that he was a little scared in his heart.

Furukawa's words made the originally quieter room seem even quieter.Both Shi Wanshan and Ning Wenfeng were silent, they didn't know what to say, and they didn't know how to answer this question.Only eunuch Deng Qiang suddenly said after a moment of silence, "General Gu, what do you mean? Could it be that you are afraid?"

As a eunuch, his biggest backer is only one person, and that is the emperor.And anyone who has a different heart will become their enemy, that is, the relationship between everyone is not bad, if someone else dares to say such a thing, I am afraid that Deng Qiang will call for soldiers to arrest him.

"Am I afraid? Are you kidding me? On the battlefield, which time does this general not take the lead? I'm just talking about something we have to face sooner or later." Facing Deng Qiang's questioning, Furukawa naturally wouldn't back down.

With the enemy at present, if there is internal strife, the situation in the city will only become more pessimistic, Shi Wanshan, as the commander-in-chief, finally said: "Okay, okay, these are just private words, there are too many things to do. Let us now think about how to face the situation in front of us, how to deal with the attack of the Oirat cavalry. The emperor has already said that the city of Sanburachuan cannot be lost, otherwise it will be dealt with by military law. Come up with an idea."

"It's not easy to defend, there is not enough food and grass, and the morale of the army will inevitably be chaotic after a long time." Ning Wenfeng, who is known as a wise man, shook his head lightly.

"We can ask Dalu City to find a way to supply us with food and grass, and this place is not far from Datong Mansion, so we can think of ways from there." Deng Qiang also made suggestions, and he has been with Shi Wanshan for a long time. I am not a novice, and I have some common sense.

"Datong Mansion? Hehe." Ning Wenfeng shook his head when he heard the words, "Now that their general army has retreated to Ningxia Wei, they must be scared out of their wits. It is impossible for them to support us. We don’t even have the courage at the city gate, but as for Talu City, we can order him, but now that we’re leaving, there aren’t many defenders there, so it’s good if they can hold the city, how dare they come out?”

"They can keep it. Lord Zhongdan will not see someone capture Dalu City and threaten the Han people." When talking about this question, Shi Wanshan interjected, still speaking with certainty.This is exactly what he is not worried about, maybe the emperor has also seen this, otherwise they would not let them stick to Sanbujachuan, but retreated to stick to Dalu City.

No matter how much threat Yang Chendong poses to all parties and how quickly his influence rises, there is one thing that is not wrong, that is, his care for the people of Ming Dynasty, or Han people, everyone can see this situation , if this is the case, then with his temper, he will never allow Dalu City to be attacked and confiscated.

On this point, even Shi Wanshan admired him.

As soon as Yang Chendong was mentioned, Gu He interjected again, "Hey, tell me, can we send someone to send a letter to Mr. Zhongdan and ask them to transport supplies for us? Others will be afraid of the coalition forces in Wala and Yili, five-star The army will not be afraid."

"Is this okay? The Five-Star Army doesn't have many troops in Shicheng, do they have such capabilities?" Deng Qiang also heard the interest and said.

"Don't think about it, it's impossible." Ning Wenfeng said no.In order not to believe the two of them, he then explained, "Everyone is not stupid, and we should be able to see the ambition of being loyal and courageous. In the future, we must be enemies one day. Since we are enemies, don't step on them when we are down." One kick is not bad, how can we possibly support us? Besides, do we have any silver to pay him? If I remember correctly, the emperor still owes Mr. Zhongdan 100 million taels of silver."

As Ning Wenfeng said, the faces of Shi Wanshan and others kept changing accordingly, especially the eunuch Deng Qiang, whose expression was very ugly.After all, his master owed others money, and his words were not harsh. He was just a pawn in the eyes of his master, so what else could he say?

The four sat for a whole afternoon, but they couldn't come up with a better solution.In the end, Shi Wanshan could only say, "Forget it, it's a blessing or a curse. We've settled the issue. Since the emperor wants us to stay here, some things can always be solved with help. Otherwise, we won't be able to defend the city." No wonder people. By the way, this matter has to trouble Eunuch Deng, you know the situation in the city, the food and grass can feed the army for 20 days at most, and after 20 days, the city may collapse without attack."

"My father-in-law knows, I will go back and write a secret book to the emperor." Deng Qiang said seriously.This is not just a question of whether he can complete the task, but also a matter of his own wealth and life, so he can't help but be serious.

Shicheng, Yang Mansion.

The New First Army fought another big victory, killing nearly [-] enemies and capturing them.The victory report was sent to Yang Chendong, and he just glanced at it and put it aside. This was within his expectation, a nearly one-to-one comparison of troops, if the new army can't beat the enemy , then it will not be called the New First Army.

Yili came here underestimating the enemy, the defeat is only a matter of time, he is not worried, what he needs to consider now is the changing situation in front of him, and what he needs to do, for example, what will happen next on the battlefield How to change.

Yang Chendong is a person who likes to do things one step at a time and see three steps at a time. This time, the cavalry in Yiliba suddenly appeared, which was beyond his expectation, and it was not in his plan.It's just that since he appeared, of course he would not be polite, so he gave the order to the new army to attack.

Facts have proved that this battle has been won, and there is no suspense about winning, but this does not mean that there is no problem with the matter. On the contrary, Yili, who has suffered a loss, will do what he will do next, which is what he needs to consider.Only by estimating all possibilities and taking precautions can we ensure that the Five-Star Army can face everything safely under the circumstances of the mission.

Yang Chendong has always been doing the same. Every battle under his command does not seem to be very strenuous and dangerous. These are the results of his careful calculations and strategies.Otherwise, even with weapons hundreds of years ahead of this era, it is impossible to achieve such great achievements in such a short period of time.

Then the question arises, what will Yilibali do next?Will he choose to suffer from this dumb loss, or will he send out heavy troops to retaliate?

Since he left the capital of Beiming four years ago, in the name of returning to his hometown to worship his ancestors, he left and helped Nanming deal with the Yellow Bandit Army, and he started his own entrepreneurial journey.The difference is that farmers earn food, businessmen earn money, politicians earn fame, and he earns a country.

To build a country is not just as simple as fighting and killing.Isn't there an old saying that goes well, conquering the world is easy but defending the world is difficult?How to manage these lands well and use them is the time to show your true skills.

Fortunately, with the experience of later generations, some commodities in the large warehouse can create countless values ​​for him.It is easy to do things with money, and the territory has been established and stabilized.But after all, his background is too poor, so that the local management can no longer keep up with his pace of expanding the territory.Just like now, he can wield his forces and has a certain ability to lay down more territory, but how to hold this place has become a big problem.Just like Yilibali in front of you, the territory of that place is not small, and it is sparsely populated. Once the opponent's main cavalry is defeated, it is not difficult to occupy there.

Also because of the vast land and sparse population, the number of people needed was really hard for him.In other words, he has the ability to defeat the opponent, but he does not have the strength to occupy the opponent. Even so, now is the time to occupy Yili, which means that it is not the time for a decisive battle with the opponent.

"Hey, it's really not interesting to beat the opponent with great effort, but you can't get any benefits." Sighing, Yang Chendong called Yang Er, and he wanted to give money to Mobei, who was thousands of miles away. The teacher sends a report and asks them to do one thing.

Yang Chendong is calculating that it will take time to accumulate enough strength, such as the excellent managers after occupying a place, the people who need to move out and move in, the future development of this area, what kind of factories to build, and plans to give guidance to the people. What kind of Sunshine Avenue and so on.Like him, Beiming is also calculating. Among the capital of Beiming, all the ministers reached a consensus at the court meeting that Sanburachuan City must be defended, and it must be defended. Only in this way can it be prepared for the army. When the commander-in-chief Shi Heng prepared enough to fight, he fought a big battle with the Oala troops on the grassland to win the final victory.

A consensus has been reached, but the situation in Sanburagawa City is still there.The city is not big, the walls are not high, and the food and water sources stored inside are very limited.Relying on such a medium-sized city, it is impossible to block the coalition forces of Wala and Yili Ali.

"Shi Zongbing is a general who can fight. The defensive battle of Xuanfu and the battle for Dalu City have proved his ability. Now he still has nearly 20 troops in his hands. As long as the food and grass can keep up, the defense of the city should be There is no problem." At the court meeting, Minister of the Ministry of War Yiming stood up and expressed his views.

Yiming's words attracted many other courtiers silently nodding in support.However, Shi Pu, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, stood up, "What Yi Shangshu said is correct, but the key question is how to ensure the timely supply of food and grass?"

Chapter 966 The Bold Xu Youzhen

"Well, where is the Jin Shangshu? How are you preparing for the 20-strong army of Shi Zongbing?" Zhu Qiyu, who was sitting on the golden dragon chair, nodded his head and asked the official minister among the courtiers.

Jin Lian was standing among the courtiers, and when Daizong called his name, he stood up holding a fluorene board and said, "If you go back to the emperor, the grain and grass have already arrived at the Xuanfu. As far as I know, some of the grain and grass are with the army." However, part of the food and grass needs to be transported to the front every three to five days. According to this, most of the food and grass should still be in the Xuanfu."

"Then transport it over there." Hearing that the food and grass had been prepared, Zhu Qiyu asked with great joy on his face.

It was only after he finished saying this sentence that he realized that there was a sudden silence in the entire hall, as if there was something wrong with his sentence.Fortunately, among the courtiers, Xu Youzhen stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the difficulty now is that the food and grass cannot be transported. Presumably, the vicinity of Sanburachuan City should be full of cavalry led by Ye Xian. If you send it up now, it will be the same as a sheep entering a tiger's mouth."

"Yes, yes." Zhu Qiyu blushed.Although he has been emperor for six years, he has never been on the battlefield, and his understanding of war is only from books.Now after being reminded by Xu Youzhen, she knew that what she said just now was a little too hasty, and her face turned red. In order to eliminate the impact of the incident just now, she tried to divert everyone's attention, looked at Shi Heng in the generals' team, and said: " Governor Shi, but I don’t know when the newly assembled 20 new troops will be able to gather and reach the battlefield?”

"Go back to the emperor." Shi Heng arched his body and said: "The assembly time will take about fifteen days. After all, 20 people is not a small number. It will take another one and a half months to get to the city of Sanbura River. But with the hard work of the ministers, two months should be enough.”

"Two months?" This answer caused the courtiers participating in the court meeting to chatter and discuss.If it really takes two months, I am afraid that Sanburachuan City will not be able to defend it. If that is the case, the nearly 20 troops in the city will be eaten up. This is undoubtedly for Beiming's military strength. It was a very heavy blow.

Zhu Qiyu on the dragon seat shook his head, "I'm afraid two months will not work. In this way, everyone has any way to transport the grain and grass to Sanbulachuan City. You can talk about it."

"this..."

All the ministers couldn't help shaking their heads like a rattle drum.If you want to break through the battle formation of the Oirat cavalry, and transport so much food and grass to the city, it is difficult in one word.

After waiting for a long time, no one could come forward to offer advice, which made Zhu Qiyu very angry.In normal times, everyone calls themselves a patriotic minister, wishing to show their hearts to themselves.Or compare yourself to Guan Zhong and Le Yi, how capable they are.But now when they encounter difficulties, they just learned to shake their heads one by one. How can this not disappoint Zhu Qiyu?

After a while of discussions in the hall, it became quiet again. Obviously, no one had thought of a better way.Looking at the performance of all the courtiers and thinking of the fiery military situation ahead, Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but get angry, slapped the dragon case heavily with his palm, and asked loudly, "All the loves are under the sun. The smartest and most capable people, don't even you have any better way?"

What he said made these veterans feel ashamed.But there are still some thick-skinned faces that have not changed much. For them, what they have learned is the ability to govern the world, the means of governing the country with benevolence and righteousness, not the art of war.

I have to say that this is the so-called Confucianism, just one of the doctrines.If you read a lot, you can write some good articles, that is, the effect, you can get fame, and then you have the qualifications to be an official, and then a little bit of time, work through the qualifications, and finally become the so-called minister of Anbang.With such people, it is no wonder that most of the people are living in dire straits.

The audience was still silent, and Zhu Qiyu's face became more and more ugly. He once again felt a sense of isolation and helplessness, and he once again felt what it means to hate less when people are used up.

But at the moment when the audience was silent, a voice came out suddenly, and Xu Youzhen, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, dressed in a second-rank official uniform, came out of the shift holding a fluorene board and said, "Your Majesty, in fact, you want to deliver food and grass to Sanburachuan City, and you don't have to use it." It’s so troublesome, as long as one person agrees, it’s easy.”

Someone stood up, which made Zhu Qiyu very happy.The person who stood up also thought of a solution to the matter, so Zhu Qiyu asked anxiously, "Xu Aiqing, is there any good way, tell me quickly."

Among the ministers, Hu Wei, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, who had been silent for a long time, was standing there with his eyes closed and resting his mind. When he saw Xu Youzhen standing up, the matter had nothing to do with him. The brows could not help but frown together at first, but then slowly relaxed.

Yang Chendong had told him long ago that Xu Youzhen was also on the same path.But in the past few years, the two have not had more contact, perhaps because they are worried about each other.It's just that they silently echo each other in some things, and they will silently support the things that can be cooperated in private.

As for Xu Youzhen, Hu Wei naturally knew a little bit about him. He was smart, insightful, able to recognize the situation clearly, and his methods were all-round.It's just that it's beyond Hu's expectation that he will stand up now, he has already guessed what this person is going to say, but let Yang Chendong participate in this matter now, is it really okay?This time, the opponents are the Oirat cavalry and the cavalry coalition in Yili. Can the five-star army really have the strength to stop them?

It's just that with Xu Youzhen's personality, he seldom fights uncertain battles.Could it be said that he received Yang Chendong's secret order for such a big event, that his grandson-in-law wanted to take the initiative to participate and share some benefits, or was it all his own initiative?

While Hu Wei was still guessing, Xu Youzhen had already stepped out of the class and said, "Your Majesty, if you want to solve this situation, the only way to solve this situation is to ask Mr. Zhongdan to come forward. There is no other way."

"Loyal and courageous?" Zhu Qiyu, who was sitting on the dragon chair, originally had a look of expectation, but his expression became a little ugly at this moment.

I don't know when it started, the word Zhongdangong has become a kind of taboo in the imperial court of the Northern Ming Dynasty.If it is not necessary, no one will mention it. Perhaps everyone knows that this person is so powerful that he has already threatened the survival and development of Beiming.However, this person's power has reached a certain level, and he is no longer the kind that can be manipulated and oppressed casually.