Cross the Sea in the Red Chamber

A moment later, Situ Sheng came first, Jiang Yuan followed, and the two entered the palace together.

Standing behind, Jiang Yuan was wearing a phoenix-winged helmet, a Mingguang armor, and a Shilongfenghuandao hanging on his belt. He was wearing the clothes of a general guarding an expedition.When the generals looked at Situ Sheng who was walking in front again, they were all stunned. The young emperor was wearing a Bian crown and a cloak... This is not an ordinary costume, this is a Wu Bian suit!

What is Wubianfu?Among the ceremonies of the Jing Dynasty, it was the dress that the emperor would only wear when he dispatched generals himself!Now that he is wearing a martial uniform, does His Majesty the Emperor want to go out in person? !

Who will His Majesty personally conquer?Dajing is now at peace within the universe, and the vassal kings have already given their heads. Among the surrounding foreign tribes, Qianxiang Kingdom is in endless chaos, unable to look west, and Tubo is constantly suffering from natural disasters.

His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince, King Shun, was renamed King Zhongshun when Situ Sheng ascended the throne, and he is still imprisoned in his own palace, and he is not allowed to come and go freely. To deal with him, only a sentinel is enough, and it is still necessary. Is it a special conquest?

Since neither at home nor abroad, the remaining opponent, no matter how you count it, is only one——Beiman Kingdom!

Before the generals here could think it through, Jiang Yuan, who was standing behind His Majesty, had already walked around to the center of the hall, and gave a military salute to Situ Sheng who was standing at the top, and even said in his mouth: "The last general of the Gyeonggi Camp Jiedu envoy Jiang Yuan, see Your Majesty!"

military salute!Ting Shen!Claiming to be the last general!

You must know that Jiang Yuan is not a pure military general, but he also has the position of civil servants such as prince and tutor. In addition, all officials can call themselves "ministers" when they meet the emperor, so this "" The title "Last General" seems a bit abrupt when it comes out of his mouth now.

Now Jiang Yuan has deliberately used the way of greeting in the army, calling himself the last general, and deliberately explained his position in the army, skipping the official positions such as Minister of the Ministry of War, Prince Taifu, etc., and only explaining the name of the army under his command , this is clearly the ceremony of Dajing's court attendance.

What is Tingshen?That was not a random act, but the etiquette of meeting a general and a marshal.Since Jiang Yuan directed at His Majesty's court attendance, he took His Majesty as his commander, didn't he clearly say that His Majesty was about to personally conscript?

None of the military officers who could reach high positions in the capital were fools. They looked at each other, and they all stood up and followed Jiang Yuan to greet Situ Sheng as court attendant.

Situ Sheng waved his hand to signal the generals to flatten their bodies, while he himself sat on the upper dragon chair. He didn't hold the Yugui in his hand that should have been engraved with the seal script of "Punishing and Anmin" in Wubian's uniform, but held a Holding a three-foot-long sword.

This sword is called Qinghong, also known as Yulong, it is the sword held by Emperor Gao when he rose from a carp to transform into a dragon.Emperor Gao once used this sword to behead the head of Emperor Hunjun Yan II, and held it to the top. Therefore, this sword has always been a symbol of the orthodox position of Emperor Dajing, representing the identity of the emperor!

Naturally, this sword was placed in the shrine of the Taimiao by successive generations of royal families for collection and enshrining. It has only been taken out twice in all these years.One time was when Emperor Taizong was angered by the unreasonable words and deeds of the northern barbarian envoys, and he wanted to lead his troops to fight to the death outside the pass with the northern barbarian country. Situ Sheng's majestic face appeared extremely heavy and solemn.

Situ Sheng sat high on the throne, looked around at the generals under the steps, and said word by word: "The enmity of the ninth generation in the Spring and Autumn Period, Xiaoya's righteousness of the clan and the country, how can you use the body of a god and a gorgeous man to prostrate like a dog and a sheep?" Next? Since Emperor Dajing Gaozu, the northern barbarians have poisoned millions of living beings, ravaged thousands of miles of prefectures and counties, and plundered all the lands they passed, rich or poor, and the people they plundered were not as good as dogs, pigs, cattle and horses. The dead were devastated, and the living Flesh and flesh are separated, resulting in the death of the dead bones, and the nine temples are shaken!"

"The emperors of the fourth generation, with horses and horses and strong troops, with light corvees and poor taxes, the three feudal lords are all leveled, and all the barbarians bow their heads. The fate of the heavens is reincarnated, the Central Plains is full of energy, and the day of revenge is at this time!"

Situ Sheng put his hand on the hilt of the sword, and with a sound of "Xuan Lang!", he drew out the Qinghong sword in his hand.Raising his head high, he slashed down with a sword, and the table in front of him was split into two sections by the sword, "The alliance under the city is a national enmity, and I want to avenge the fourth generation of national enmity with the princes, and go to the Northern Expedition to destroy the northern barbarians! "

Just such a sentence immediately ignited the ambitions of all the generals in the hall—Northern Expedition!Exterminate the northern barbarians and restore China!

After Situ Sheng aroused the fighting spirit of all the generals present, the generals began to discuss specific strategies one after another.Sun Tzu has a saying in the Art of War: "Whoever is victorious before a battle and the temple is counted must be counted as more; if the temple is counted as invincible before a battle, it must be counted as little. More counts as victory, less counts as victory, let alone no counting!" The war of the country , how can we leave the temple? !

Zhang Dahai has a violent temper, and he would light the fire on weekdays. He didn't talk about anything at this time, he just jumped out, stood in the middle of the hall and said: "Your Majesty, the northern barbarian bandits spying on the artifact, it can be said that man and god are indignant, heaven and earth Not allowed! The final general is willing to be the vanguard of the three armies, step on the royal court for His Majesty, and pick off the heads of the barbarians, so as to show the majesty of the Great Jing, and wash away the country's shame and the people's hatred!"

After saying this, the other generals felt depressed for a while, and their teeth were itchy with hatred. If it was someone else, it would be fine, but let Zhang Dahai, a stubborn man, take the lead. How can this be done?

According to the trust that His Majesty the Emperor has always shown, the Gyeonggi Camp he personally brought out when he was in trouble will definitely be the absolute main force of this Northern Expedition, and the one you Zhang Dahai is the leader of the Gyeonggi Camp has already become the main force Oh, why are you still fighting for the vanguard position with those of us who don't know if we can participate in the war!Are you really shameless!I don't know how to give other colleagues a chance!

Since the training camp in the Gyeonggi camp became familiar with the tactics and completed all the training, the military generals in Beijing have seen the latest tactics and equipment because of these sergeants.Jiang Yuan has always been generous in teaching his country's generals, and specially set up special courses in the army, and encouraged the generals in the capital to learn the latest tactics.

After several years of running-in period, Dajing's high-ranking generals have learned a lot about the new type of armed forces, and they have all commanded such newly equipped sergeants in combat drills.They all know very well that with such strong equipment and powerful soldiers, the northern barbarian army will definitely be defeated in the end, and it is definitely not the opponent of Dajing at this time. Giving up the great credit to others?

In the past, if you didn't fight for success, it was because you hadn't made all the preparations.Now that everything is in place, just wait for the plan to be made in the temple, and the preparations for the early stage can be done before going to the battlefield. Who wants to take a backseat?At this time, whoever can compete for the matter of going out with the army will definitely get a share of the credit. At this moment, how can these generals not fight fiercely for the title of wife Yinzi?

What is a military commander working hard every day?It's not about being a high-ranking official with a generous salary and enshrining his wife and son, but if he has no credit, what can he get in exchange for these?The San Francisco rebellion lasted only a few months. Before going to the battlefield, Jiang Yuan was just a member of the Ministry of War from the fifth rank, but what happened after he came back?In an instant, he became the second-rank Gyeonggi Daying Jiedushi, and got the position of Marquis of Wanhu!

Although the second-rank military general is not the pinnacle of being a minister, others may not be able to catch up with his achievements in the first battle after 30 or [-] years of hard work. If he is the only example of such a skyrocketing example, everyone may not be tempted, but anyone who follows Situ Almost all the generals that Sheng participated in the battle have been promoted. How can such a result not be tempting?

You, Zhang Dahai, are the home of the messy hair of the San Francisco. In front of the station, you are just a big fart fourth-rank leader. There are as many such positions as there are in the whole country. You can use a dustpan to pick it up casually. Find out a lot.But immediately after the war, he was promoted from a second-rank deputy general to a rare high-ranking military general in Beijing. The changes are astounding.In the end, this kid was still not satisfied, so he came here to fight for something? !

Zhang Dahai's behavior of running out to fight for merit was a violation of "public anger". Immediately, another general jumped up next to him, clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, Vice General Zhang has lived in Beijing for a long time, and he doesn't know anything about northern Xinjiang. Although he is very brave, But on the battlefield in northern Xinjiang, it is inevitable to get twice the result with half the effort. The final general is different. The final general has lived in northern Xinjiang for a long time and has always been familiar with the affairs of the northern barbarians. Therefore, he is willing to raise one hundred thousand elite soldiers to take down the head of the northern barbarian Khan for your majesty. Dedicate it to the ancestral temple to tell the emperor Gao's spirit in heaven!"

Everyone turned their heads and saw that the person who spoke was none other than Du Ruzhi, the right servant of the Ministry of War that everyone was familiar with. This group of people had ugly faces, and they all cursed in their hearts. If eyes could kill, Du Ruzhi would probably be roasted It's carbonized.

Although Zhang Dahai from the Gyeonggi Camp also took the credit, he was very shameless, but at least he was just planning to grab the position of the vanguard officer.As a result, you came up with the idea of ​​"willing to raise [-] soldiers and horses to take the head of the Great Khan of the Northern Man". Isn't that why you recommended yourself as the commander-in-chief of the three armies of the Northern Expedition?

After working on it for a long time, you, Du Ruzhi, are planning to swallow all the achievements of the Northern Expedition in one gulp, leaving nothing for us, right?How can that be done?Cheap no one can cheap you!

You have lived in northern Xinjiang for a long time, don't you feel guilty for saying this?You, Du Ruzhi, were born and raised in the capital. At such an advanced age, you just went to northern Xinjiang to live for two years with the training camp of the Gyeonggi Daying Camp.In two years, you know yourself and your enemy. Are you familiar with the Northern Man?You will put gold on your face, how can you embarrass the soldiers who have lived in northern Xinjiang for a long time? !

With the first two people as "models", the rest of the military officers were also excited to stand up one after another, patted their chests and expressed their willingness to raise the three-foot sword and make an immortal contribution to His Majesty the Emperor. What is the Northern Barbarian Kingdom? , Dajing Heavenly Soldiers have gone over and absolutely crushed them into scum.The Northern Expedition, the Northern Expedition is necessary, anyone who says no to the Northern Expedition will be in a hurry with whoever!

Sitting on the side, Jiang Yuan couldn't help being amused.In fact, whether it is Zhang Dahai or Du Ruzhi behind him, they are all babysitters arranged by him and Situ Sheng early in the morning. It is to further arouse the fighting spirit of the ministers present, unify the thoughts of all high-ranking generals, strengthen the belief in the Northern Expedition, and pave the way for the discussion of the Great Court Conference.

It is true that Zhang Dahai's temper has always been aggressive, but he is not stupid, in fact he is a rough man with fine details.I have always been impulsive when I should be impulsive, and meticulous when I should be meticulous, and I am not at all careless on the surface.

Back then Hong Hao, the traitor of the Liao Kingdom, challenged the three armies. Although Zhang Dahai was impulsive, he knew that he had to suppress his anger for a while, and he could not rush up privately, for fear that he would destroy the momentum of the Jing army.When attacking the Qi army, he knew when to retreat and when to fight. His thinking was clear and he was better than Chen Youwei.If he really doesn't understand anything and has a bad temper, how dare Jiang Yuan use him and promote him to be the deputy of Gyeonggi Daying?

As for Du Ruzhi, the right servant of the Ministry of War, he is Jiang Yan's good friend.Not only is he familiar with the art of war, but he has also led soldiers abroad.It was because of his upright temper that he offended the superior, so he was pushed out and had to leave the army to be a leisurely doctor in the military department. Otherwise, with his ability and qualifications, he should have been a second-rank officer long ago.

Jiang Yuan discovered Du Ruzhi's talent shortly after he took charge of the Ministry of War, and asked him to follow the training camp of the Gyeonggi Camp to familiarize himself with new tactics and strategies, and specially sent him to northern Xinjiang to participate in actual combat exercises.From the very beginning, he was promoted step by step from the fifth-rank doctor to the second-rank right servant. With such training and care, this person has already become a confidant of Situ Sheng and Jiang Yuan's cronies, a person worthy of entrustment.

As His Majesty's confidantes, these two people have long known about the upcoming Northern Expedition, so this time Jiang Yuan arranged for the two of them to play a role in public, so as to use their words to draw out this group of officials. The drama of fighting with each other unifies the thinking of officers.If it wasn't for the fact that Pang Liang's official position is still a little lower at this time, and his temper has always been too calm, he is not suitable for such a rash action, he probably has to play a babysitter with these two people to arouse the atmosphere.

Seeing the fiery atmosphere in the hall, Situ Sheng sheathed his sword and smiled slightly, "It's better for everyone here to stop fighting. Instead of expressing your desire to go to war, you should first tell me how you plan to conquer the northern barbarians."

The war between the two countries will not be completed overnight, it will be a long process. Even if Dajing has a comparative advantage in armaments, it will not be completed in a day or two if he wants to destroy a country of the same size.

Moreover, the Beiman Kingdom is different from ordinary countries, its situation is extremely special. If it is an ordinary country, as long as they occupy their cities and capture the opponent's kings and princes and nobles, it will be considered as annihilation. different.

The main constituents of the Northern Barbarian Kingdom are nomads. All the people in the country live in no fixed place and live by grass. There is no such thing as a city, only the division of land and pasture.How should such a place be considered occupied?Is it full of Jing*team?After the occupation, how can we keep the results, so as not to be retaken by the northern barbarians who killed their carbines?These are very difficult questions.

More than that, the biggest difference between the northern barbarians and the middle land is not in the division of cities, not in the differences in systems, but in the completely different beliefs of the Chinese people.In Dajing, the so-called king's land under the whole world, and the king's ministers on the shore of the land, there is only one leader of the whole country, and that is His Majesty the Emperor, regardless of whether the emperor is in charge of things, the legitimate leader of the whole country can only be emperor.

The imperial court must be under the leadership of the emperor to be called the only orthodox country, but the Northern Barbarian Kingdom is different.As long as the emperor and the royal family who may become the emperor are taken down, more than half of the country will collapse, and the remaining one-third of the remaining combat power will be good.But the Northern Man is not!

The tradition of the northern barbarian country is to fear the strong and bully the weak.The dominant northern barbarians in the northern barbarian country only obey the stronger ones, and are absolutely unwilling to succumb to the weak.

Their country seems to be unified, but it is actually formed by the union of small tribes. The northern barbarians are the main body, and there are tribes of other ethnic groups living here.And the northern barbarians with the largest number do not all obey one leader. They act independently and form their own tribes. There are only strong and weak divisions between tribes, and the status is distinguished by strength. change.

Under this cultural background, the Northern Barbarian Kingdom seems to be one, but in fact it can be dispersed if separated, and the structure between the tribes is not close.They are willing to obey the Great Khan because the Great Khan of the Northern Man holds the most powerful army and the most numerous tribes in his hands, and possesses the most powerful force in the Northern Man. Once Dajing kills the Great Khan, he will be killed. If the tribes are wiped out, then the other northern barbarian tribes will no longer be willing to continue to accept the leadership of the Great Khan's family. It is estimated that they will immediately establish themselves as kings, or elect a new Great Khan.

Compared with other nations, the loyalty of the northern barbarians is that they have no loyalty. They will always obey the powerful, but will always betray the leader who has changed from strong to weak. This spirit allows them to survive forever, but they will never be able to cooperate. as one.The other ethnic groups in the northern barbarian country still know what is kindness and what is hatred, but this does not exist in the culture of the northern barbarians.All positive and negative emotions can be ignored by them, only strong and weak, others are ignored by them.

Eliminating the leader, a method that has been tried and tested in other places, will definitely not work in Beiman Kingdom.Unless their entire nation is subdued, or all the northern barbarians are killed, killing anyone will not work. They will never obey anyone, and they will never listen to the order of the defeated king to voluntarily stop the war.

The strategy of capturing the thief first and capturing the king can play a decisive role in the Central Plains, but it can only be used to deter the enemy in the Northern Man. Counterproductive...Facing such an unprecedented enemy requires an unprecedented strategic approach, which must not be confused with other enemies of the past.

To sum up, Situ Sheng asked: "You are all brave generals who are good at fighting. They are familiar with the art of war and strategy, and they are also very skilled in commanding operations. Then please tell me how I will coordinate the battle." Sending troops? How to march into battle? How to mobilize food and grass, and how to coordinate the ministries?"

Even if this question is on the point, all the ministers present are shocked.Only then did they want to wake up. The emperor in front of him was not comparable to the Supreme Emperor who had never been on the battlefield. He was a formidable person who had really been on the battlefield and had beheaded him.What a hero who once defeated the thieves of the Three Kingdoms with [-] soldiers and defeated millions of enemies!If it weren't for his great military exploits, this low-level prince would never be able to counterattack, stepping on the feet of the other princes one by one, and finally reached the top.

His Majesty the emperor is a man who knows how to fight and is good at soldiers. He became a prince step by step and then became an emperor by relying on military power to make a fortune.It's just that in the past few years, His Majesty has mainly focused on civil affairs. It is the river engineering to open the canal, the government with integrity, the people to appease the people, and foreign trade...

After doing too many of these things, the courtiers below forgot his martial arts at the beginning. At this moment, he was really in a cold sweat. This person's martial arts are not inferior to Wenzhi's level at all!

His Majesty the Emperor knows the art of war is both good and bad.The advantage is, of course, that you don't have to worry about your majesty making random orders, and you don't have to worry about talking about chickens and ducks, and you can't understand it anyway, but the disadvantage is that you can't talk nonsense.Random ideas will definitely leave His Majesty with the impression that he is talking on paper, or even has a rigid mind, which is not good.But don't worry about it, but put yourself in it, wouldn't it be a waste of time?

This is only what some military officers with lower status think about, and military officers with higher official positions think about more things.Dajing's chief assistant position has always been regardless of civil and military, which means that civil and military ministers can take the next step to become the chief assistant of the country.For example, Feng Ao, the former chief assistant during the period of the Supreme Emperor, was born as a general. Otherwise, how could he have a certain influence in the army?

Unlike the low-ranking courtiers who only think about increasing their ranks, the high-ranking generals who have high-ranking officials and rich salary already in their hands think about becoming a general.Although Dajing's imperial examinations were divided into civil and military examinations, the courtiers were not so fixed. As the saying goes, literati are good at martial arts, and warriors are good at martial arts. They think about more things.

The Beiman Kingdom is easy to attack but not easy to defend. After it is defeated, it is necessary to consider how to use it, how to resettle it, and even how to migrate people from the country to the Beiman Kingdom to fill the border in the later period.These are issues of grand strategy, and you cannot think about it while fighting. It is best to come up with a rough plan before the battle, so that you can lay the foundation for later actions during the battle.This makes the strategy more complicated, and it's no wonder these people are lost in thought...

All of a sudden, the hall that was noisy just now became completely silent, only the panting of the crowd could be heard, and nothing else could be heard.Everyone was bowing their heads in thought. They all knew that this was an excellent opportunity. As long as their strategy could win the praise of His Majesty the Emperor, it would be no problem even if they failed to win the victory of the Northern Barbarians. Sooner or later they would be defeated. Promoted by His Majesty.

Low-ranking military officers rely on bravery to be promoted, but these higher-level military officers cannot rely on bravery alone. They need to have strategies, have a long-term vision, and be able to figure out the meaning of His Majesty the Emperor.

Of course, the Northern Expedition is no longer a one-year or two-year event. As early as Emperor Gao's time, any military officer with a long-term interest will pay attention to the northern Xinjiang.After that military parade, the training battalion rose up, and the military officers in the capital were close to the water. They all knew that this was a signal from His Majesty the Emperor to plan the Northern Expedition. Everyone was unwilling to miss this rare opportunity, so many of them left their manuscripts.

Not long after, a person stood up and proposed: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I have heard that the remnants of the Yue clan have made good relations with our country. The Yue clan has lived in the Northern Manland for a long time, and they are familiar with the affairs of the Northern Man. Geography can be used as a help. With the people of the Yue clan as the guide, our army will surround the royal court, capture the Great Khan of the Beiman and command the whole country, and then we can defeat the Beiman in one battle."