Longevity begins with Jinyiwei

"Leave the capital to the princes!"

Surrounded by all the officials, the Son of Heaven walked down the tower and got on his horse, but suddenly turned around and looked at the officials. In just one sentence, it was full of entrustment.

"Your Majesty, don't worry..."

All the ministers in the cabinet also expressed their opinions in a hurry.

The Son of Heaven nodded, without further words, and looked around the group of officials, all of them lowered their brows and looked down, showing no emotion at all.

The Son of Heaven turned around, pulled his horsewhip, gave a low shout, and then, surrounded by his own soldiers, galloped away.

The crowd of courtiers changed from lowering their eyebrows and pleasing their eyes, as if a heavy burden had been lifted, as if they were relieved.

However, when they saw Li Ruolian, the Commander of Jinyiwei standing aside like a ghost, the expressions of many courtiers also became gloomy.

Li Ruolian seemed to be completely unaware of the changes in the expressions of many courtiers. On the contrary, he looked around the courtiers quite playfully, and then, with a chuckle, he also got on his horse and rode away surrounded by a group of cavalry.

Lai Zongdao and Liu Qiyuan looked at each other, but they both shook their heads. The two walked side by side, followed by many courtiers, and they also left.

Qian Qianyi and other cabinet ministers also left in the same echelon.

In the end, the remaining civil servants gathered in twos and threes and dispersed separately.

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Chapter 389 Returning to Great Harmony

"Daheng Wansheng!"

"Your Majesty is mighty!"

In Shouwang's mansion, Shouwang, who was lying on the ground fighting crickets, after hearing the faint shouts coming from outside the city, his immature face also froze suddenly, and a dark look emerged.

But soon, this darkness disappeared without a trace, as if he had never appeared, Shou Wang was still happily fighting the crickets, like a carefree child.

Wang Chengen stood at the side with a hunched body. He had just passed his thirties, but his temples were already grey, and his back was bent a lot. He looked like an old man.

A man with a flattering smile who followed Shou Wang lying on the ground fighting crickets, when he heard the shocking shout, glanced at Shou Wang and Wang Chengen inadvertently, but soon, the flattering The smile appeared again, humbly playing with King Shou.

On the street, there are courtiers riding in a car together, and their faces are full of determination while whispering softly. There are also ordinary people and vendors dressed in various styles, shuttling through the streets of the capital, and there are even Jin Yiti patrolling around, or Breaking into houses, destroying dens in the darkness one by one.

At this moment, Li Xiu, who was surrounded by soldiers in the long army, suddenly reined in and turned back to look at the capital.

He knew that when he left this time, the capital would become chaotic again, just like every time he went out on an expedition.

This time, it will only be more serious and more chaotic!

Hundreds of years of people's hearts of the brilliant Ming Dynasty, the little emperor who is full of legal principles and righteousness, and the old ministers of the Ming Dynasty...

This time, it was a real national catastrophe.

Not only the frontier enemies, but also the real internal enemies!

The human heart is the most difficult thing to control.

His thoughts flowed, and after a long time, Li Xiucai turned around slowly, lightly waved his whip, and the horse galloped again.

But at this moment, most of northern Xinjiang has been completely caught in the flames of war.

The Hou Jin and Lin Dan Khan's two tribes formed an alliance with blood at Beitan, Monan Town. Relying on their huge military strength, Lin Dan Khan Daishan, Dorgon and Lin Dan Khan's son Abu Nai were the chief and deputy commanders respectively.

The soldiers divided into three groups and went straight to Datong, Xuanfu, and Jizhen, the three important towns surrounding Daheng Capital!

Under Li Xiu's will, under the strategic deployment of defending against the enemy outside the country, it is naturally impossible for the foreign enemy to knock on the edge and drive straight in.

The frontier defense lines of the three towns hoarding heavy troops, under the invasion of the foreign invaders with a total strength of more than [-] troops from these three armies, seem to have been completely shrouded in flames of war!

And in Liaodong, Liao Town, which made a fortune silently, as an ally of Hou Jin, naturally couldn't stand alone. The banner of anti-Heng Fuming also changed from a slogan to a substance.

The army came out of Guangning and faced off under the Shanhaiguan Pass. The little navy that had worked so hard to build also came out of North Korea, and fought a guerrilla attack with the Denglai navy on the vast Bohai Sea.

The entire northern frontier is already filled with flames of war.

At this time, if you look down from the sky, you can clearly see that with Datong, Xuanfu, and Xifengkou as the base points, the prepared troops already deployed in the rear are also like long dragons, converging on the border gates of the three towns.

Although the war only involved the border gates of the three towns and Shanhai Denglai, in fact, the rest of the towns could not just sit back and enjoy peace.

Among the strategic deployments formulated by the General Staff, Shaanxi Sanbian, Guyuan and other important towns are also an indispensable part of this war.

In fact, because the main direction of the enemy's attack is unknown, in the entire strategic deployment, the ten important towns in northern Xinjiang have already entered a state of complete war preparation.

According to the strategic plan, after confirming the main attack direction of the enemy, the remaining flanking towns should immediately switch from the state of combat readiness to the state of standby support, and wait for the arrival of the dispatch order at any time.

Under this arrangement, Sanbian, Guyuan and other towns in Shaanxi are now gathering in accordance with this strategic plan.

Especially the Three Frontiers of Shaanxi, which used to be a place of long-term chaos, naturally has many soldiers and generals, and the Three Frontiers of Shaanxi, in terms of military equipment and generals, is not inferior to the three big border towns in the capital.

And the geographic location of the three sides of Shaanxi is also extremely powerful. It is close to Datong, and although it is not too close to Datong, if it is to march with all its strength, it will only be less than half a month's journey.

In this nation-building battle, the existence of such a large reserve mobile force is of great importance, which is naturally self-evident.

Later Jin Mongol troops were divided into three groups. Lin Dan Khan personally led the Mongolian main force and Hou Jin Duoduo led the two white flags. It is said that 20 troops came to Datong.

Not long ago, Datong City, which was once lost, has become the center of the storm of war in this war.

However, this time, what is fluttering on the head of the city of Datong is not the Great Tomorrow Sun and Moon Flag, but the Daheng Black Dragon Banner, and the soldiers are no longer wearing red robes, but the flag that represents the virtues of Daheng. Black cloak!

Under the Daheng Black Dragon flag fluttering high, the entire Datong City, bloody fighting has lasted for several days. The Mongol Houjin's nearly 20 troops surrounded the entire Datong City, directly cutting off Datong City from the outside world. any contact.

"kill!"

"Daheng Wansheng!"

At the head of Datong City, amidst the rumbling and roaring of the guns and cannons, the sky-shattering shouts and killings also continued to resound.

Under the strategic deployment of defending against the enemy outside the country's gates, this time, Mongolia was unable to attack the border as usual, and was driven by the defeated soldiers of the people to attack the city and work for them.

It's just that the tribes in Monan who had just been annexed and annihilated after the war have become slaves one by one, taking the lead of Lin Danhan, consuming the fortifications and firepower of the defenders of Datong.

"Up to three days, the outer fortifications and castles will be completely pulled out, and Datong City will become an isolated city."

Qi Feng, the commander-in-chief of Datong, stood on the city tower, watching the battle outside the city with a telescope, and already had a judgment in his heart.

"My lord, this is a letter sent by a Mongolian knight to the top of the city tower, and it is said that my lord should personally open it."

At this time, a soldier hurried over with a letter tied to an arrow cluster.

"Burned!"

Qi Feng waved his hand without any hesitation.

Don't even think about it, he knows it all, it's nothing more than persuading him to surrender, some kind of rhetoric that promises to be a high-ranking official and generous salary.

How could these impress him!

He, Qi Feng, was a soldier of the emperor's personal battalion who was the commander of the Yongwei Battalion. He was a person who fought with the emperor, he was a disciple of the emperor who had experienced the emperor's precepts and deeds, and he was also the first batch of students selected by the world to enter the martial arts academy.

Such a resume, but the roots are young, as long as the brain does not twitch, the future is bright.

Even if his brain is flooded, he will not listen to Lin Danhan's rhetoric.

"The reinforcements won't arrive for the time being, will they?"

Immediately, Qi Feng asked with some expectation.

"The military order from the Governor's Mansion said that in order to avoid being surrounded by Lin Danhan and gradually eroded, the reinforcements will not arrive until they join the main force."

"it is good!"

Hearing this seemingly bad news, Qi Feng couldn't help saying hello.

The emperor is about to come in person, and the reinforcements can't arrive for the time being, as long as he sticks to the hard work and defends Datong City, won't he be sure to show his face in front of the emperor, such an opportunity is once in a thousand years!

He has full confidence in Datong City, which he has personally deployed for several months!

Nearly [-] troops, dozens of cannons in red clothes, coupled with the people who can be mobilized at any time, and sufficient military equipment, food and grass, it is more than enough to hold on for ten days and a half months!

Besides, the harder it is, the more it proves that his ability is outstanding, and the more he will show his face in front of the emperor, the bigger he will be!

After thinking about it, Qi Feng seemed to be a little overwhelmed. Whether he can mention his title of baron and the position of commander-in-chief, it depends on this time!

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Chapter 3 Ninety Before the War

"If the reinforcements don't support Datong for the time being, then Datong needs to stick to it for at least 20 days."

In the big tent of the Son of Heaven, after listening to the report of the military staff of the staff department, Li Xiu looked around on the sand table, and then asked, "Can Datong hold it?"

"In Datong City, there are Datong Front Guards, Datong Left Guards, Datong Right Guards, and an artillery battalion directly under the Datong General Military Mansion. The recorded strength is 850. The results of the surprise inspection by the General Staff Headquarters last month showed that Datong There is no discrepancy between the actual strength and the record in the yellow book of military registration."

"The rating of the actual combat drill has also reached the second grade. In the case of sufficient food, grass and armaments, as long as the main general does not make strategic mistakes and lasts for a month, the possibility of problems is less than eleven!"

After listening to the report of the military staff officer at the side, Li Xiu immediately took the inspection and rating results of Datong handed over by the military staff officer, read it through in detail, then slowly put it down, pondered for a while, and then said: "Qi Feng, the commander-in-chief of Datong, is still quite smart. , There is still a way to lead troops to fight, and there is little possibility of problems, so this order is decided in this way."

"According to the order!"

The military staff officer immediately took the order and left.

As for Li Xiu, his eyes were still focused on the sand table of the border military terrain.

"How many troops can be mobilized from the three sides in Shaanxi?"

In the end, Li Xiu looked away, fixed on the three sides of Shaanxi, and asked again.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the total number of soldiers recorded in the Yellow Book of Three Frontier Military Registrations in Shaanxi is 14. Excluding the soldiers who guard the key areas according to the predetermined plan, a maximum of 860 soldiers can be dispatched. If there are more, Shaanxi will be destroyed. The stability of the situation creates a emptiness in defense.”

"According to the No. [-] plan, if the enemy attacks Datong, after your majesty leads the main force to sit in town, the three sides of Shaanxi will send cavalry north into the grasslands, plow the courtyard and sweep holes, threaten the enemy's rear, and destroy Lin Danhan and Daishan's alliance in Monan Mongolia. foundation of domination."

"In this way, we can continue to maintain the stability of the Shaanxi Garrison, and the elite cavalry will enter the grasslands to attack the enemy's rear, and there will be no need for too much food and supplies, which will be taken from the enemy and used for the enemy."

"When necessary, you can go around and cooperate with the main force to fight the enemy,"

"Send the order to the three sides of Shaanxi. The day I lead the main force to Datong is the time when the three sides of Shaanxi step north on the grassland and sweep the plows. Tell Zhou Yuji that when you go north out of the grassland, wherever the soldiers go, they are enemy bandits!"

"According to the order!"

Another military staff officer was ordered to leave.

Li Xiu still stood in front of the sand table, and while listening to the report of the military staff, he also issued a series of military orders, mobilizing the military forces of the entire northern border to move for this battle.

Until everything was deployed, Li Xiuzhi's gaze was still fixed on the military sand table covering the frontier.

In fact, in terms of the military strength of the eight border towns other than Shanhaidenglai, they are undoubtedly far superior to the Mongol and post-Jin coalition forces. If the eight border towns and the imperial guards of the Beijing army are fully mobilized, it is also possible to gather an army of 70 million. easy.

But obviously, it is impossible to concentrate all forces.

Every important place needs troops to defend, and the internal situation also needs the stability of the garrison.

Moreover, wars are fought with financial power!

Today's Daheng simply does not have enough financial resources to support such a large-scale mobilization of military power, and even, in terms of the internal funds of the Daheng treasury, it has no ability to start this war at all.

The food, salaries and materials for this war were all drawn from the bank and business group early on by him, Li Xiu, to prepare for a rainy day.

And today's money bank business group is undoubtedly in an extremely critical period.

Today's internal turmoil is obviously not about military politics. The economy and people's livelihood are naturally greatly affected, especially the economy and people's livelihood. When the court is short of money, it is powerless to intervene. It can only be relied on by the money dealers under the Ministry of Internal Affairs The regiment maintains the stability of the economy and people's livelihood in the market, and avoids further expansion of corruption.

Under such circumstances, although the current bank and business group has become a giant, in fact, there is no spare power to support this war.

The 30 troops and the food and materials for three months of fighting are already the limit that can be drawn.

But it is obviously a difficult thing to control this battle to end within three months.

It is precisely because of this that he attacked the former Ming clan as soon as he ascended the throne, in order to plunder the wealth of the former Ming clan, and make up for the financial embarrassment that Daheng is almost unable to uncover now.

But even so, in this battle, the border towns and most of the troops should not be tampered with. Not long after the initial completion of the military reform, they are still in a state of waste, just like the deserted and corrupted military camps. , after the military reform, the military station of the Weisuo was also reshaped.

Li Xiu also placed great hopes on this. After all, no matter how the guard system will evolve in the future, at least for now, under the financial pressure of extreme embarrassment, the formed guard can guarantee There are more than 200 guards in Xinjiang, which do not need to be supported by the imperial court. While stabilizing the place, there is even room to feed back to the imperial court.

Just like the military camps of the Shaanxi guards, this autumn harvest, on the premise of supporting the Shaanxi guards, even had a considerable surplus of food and grass.

Now Shaanxi is still suffering from natural disasters, but there is no major civil unrest. This surplus of food and grass has undoubtedly played a great role.

The northern provinces basically followed the model of Shaanxi. With the special nature of the army, the ability to withstand natural disasters was naturally much higher than that of ordinary people.

Even if there are natural disasters, the harvest of the army can be guaranteed under the maintenance of discipline. The only difference is the amount of harvest.

Then use the surplus military food to feed back the people's livelihood under natural disasters, coupled with the restraint of food prices on the market by the bank and business groups under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the ruling class that is gradually moving towards efficient operation under the situation that the local government is waiting for prosperity. Under the turmoil of the Communist Party of China, the shattered local interest classes, such a multi-pronged approach, barely suppressed the endless civil disturbances that should have emerged under the endless natural disasters in the north.

Under such a heavy responsibility, the various guards in northern Xinjiang would naturally try not to move as much as possible unless it was absolutely necessary.

In this way, the troops that can be used in this battle are obviously far less than the coalition forces of Lin Danhan and Hou Jin who knocked on the side this time.

Obviously, as usual, this is another war of disadvantage.

The size of the troops, the stability of the rear, the supply of food and grass...