Chapter 885 Zhu Youjian’s micro-management ruined the Shaanxi-Gansu army!

Author: Feng Shaoyu

Chapter 885 Zhu Youjian’s micro-management ruined the Shaanxi-Gansu army!

"Retreat!"

After the eunuch hurriedly spoke, he followed Zhu Youjian out of the hall. After all the officials looked at each other, they bowed silently: "I'll leave!"

After the court was over, Wen Tiren, Yang Sichang and Shi Fenglai looked at each other and slowly left the palace.

They are no longer the three-in-one alliance they once were.

Although they are all disciples of the Emperor and direct descendants of Chongzhen, they each have their own factions.

Yang Sichang was from Huguang and the leader of the Chu clan; although Shi Fenglai and Wen Tiren were both from Zhejiang, they were not affiliated with each other. Jiangsu and Zhejiang seemed to be one, but in fact they were not like other provinces with one province as the township party, because there were too many talents in one generation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang

, there were too many gentry and powerful people, so they all regarded the government as the township party. This was the only exception in the political situation of the Ming Dynasty.

Now these three people are fighting for the vacant first and second position. For this first and second position, they are fighting openly and secretly, and their respective factions are attacking each other. Now Zhu Youjian is angry, and the three of them can't help but feel secretly uneasy.

Nowadays, these three people walk side by side less and less.

But the current situation in the court does not allow the three of them to continue to have tempers. This is also the most helpless thing.

"Mr. Yang Ge, your Majesty is worried about the war now, so we have to share your worries for him." Wen Tiren said slowly.

Yang Sichang nodded: "That's right. The war in Shandong is now stabilizing. The war between Sanshaan and Shaanxi has affected the situation in the Central Plains. If it is not contained, Henan will suffer losses and the Central Plains will be unstable."

Shi Fenglai stroked his long beard and nodded: "We still need to encourage Hong Chengchou to lead the troops with heart and defeat the rogue bandits as soon as possible."

"How much more money can the imperial court allocate to provide military supplies for the front line?" Yang Sichang suddenly asked.

Shi Fenglai let out a long sigh: "For the war between Gansu and Shaanxi, the imperial court has used as many as 200,000 troops, spending money and food in vain. The officials in the court no longer receive their salaries, and the expenses in the palace are becoming more and more economical. Now in Shandong Province,

There is also Cheng Guo Gong leading an army of hundreds of thousands to confront the Zhou thieves. If the money and food can't make a splash in that hole, how can there be money to support Hong Chengchou?"

Wen Tiren was a little helpless: "But we have to squeeze out some money. Now the rogue Zhang Xianzhong has entered Henan. If he disturbs Duke Cheng's rear, the Zhou thieves from Shandong will take the opportunity to come out, and the Shi thieves from Sanshaan will also follow.

If Duke Cheng's army of hundreds of thousands is defeated again, Zhili will be in danger."

The three of them fell into silence again. After a long time, Wen Tiren suddenly said: "The war still has to be fought. The frontline must find a way to support it. Otherwise, when the Datong thieves come from all directions, we will die without a burial place."

"Let Hong Chengchou support him for now, and then the government will think of a solution."

Yang Sichang sighed: "That's all we can do."

Wen Tiren looked at Yang Sichang: "Then please leave it to Mr. Yang Ge. When it comes to military affairs, Mr. Shi Ge and I are not as good as you. Please trouble Mr. Yang Ge to talk to Your Majesty. We and other ministers are loyal to Your Majesty and the court after all.

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Yang Sichang nodded, with a complicated expression: "Just do your best."

In the evening, Zhu Youjian was worrying about the war in his palace. Even a person like him who didn't understand military affairs knew what would happen if Henan was disrupted by rogue bandits, especially when there were Datong thieves in Shandong who were watching eagerly. If something happened to Henan,

The world will be in chaos.

But Zhu Youjian's military level was really indescribable, and the ministers he relied on were now useless. He felt extremely sad. Although he said he wanted to give up, he was really unwilling to accept it. He happily followed Zhu Youjian.

After taking over the throne, in three to five years, the Ming Dynasty was like this. How can we meet the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty under Jiuquan?

While he was deep in thought, a eunuch suddenly reported outside the door: "Your Majesty, Mr. Yang Ge wants to see you."

"Mr. Yang Ge? Let him come in." Zhu Youjian said feebly.

Soon Yang Sichang came in. Looking at Zhu Youjian who was wearing simple civilian clothes and bowing his head at the table, and looking at His Majesty the Emperor with a haggard expression, Yang Sichang's eyes suddenly turned red: "Your Majesty, you must take care of your dragon body."

Zhu Youjian sighed: "The world is in turmoil and all life is in ruins. I feel like my whole body is burning. I worry about state affairs all the time and can't rest."

Yang Sichang quickly comforted Zhu Youjian: "Your Majesty, the situation in the world is still under control."

"Although the thieves have occupied Shandong and Shaanxi, after all, the east and the west are not subordinate to each other and cannot be united. But I, the Ming Dynasty, occupy the world, with hundreds of millions of subjects, the Central Plains is still under control, and there is also the southern land rich in money and food.

It is a land of fish and rice. With the Southern Kingdom here, the imperial court will have a steady supply of rice and soldiers. Your Majesty will work hard to govern, and in time the glory of the Ming Dynasty will be restored."

Listening to Yang Sichang's comfort, Zhu Youjian felt a little relieved. Indeed, with the fertile land of the southeast, the land of fish and rice in Huguang, and the Central Plains in hand, Ming had many cards in hand, and it had an advantage over Zhang Haogu's living Cao Cao.

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"Then according to Aiqing's words, how should the imperial court deal with the two-front war?" Zhu Youjian straightened his posture. He decided to ask the bachelor's advice, hoping to get some useful solutions.

Yang Sichang had already sorted out his thoughts before coming. He said slowly: "Your Majesty, the most important thing in the world today is in the capital. If Zhili is not in chaos, the world will not be in chaos."

"Secondly, in Liaodong, Shandong, Gansu and Shaanxi, the disease is no more than scabies. Today's record is that Gansu, Shaanxi and Shandong can stick to it, and we should concentrate our elites to deal with Liaodong. We must go to Liaodong first.

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Zhu Youjian nodded slowly, he still agreed with Yang Sichang's words.

Indeed, the key points in the world are Zhili and Liaodong. If Cao Cao takes Zhang Haogu in Liaodong, those Datong thieves will continue to emerge from all directions to harm his Ming Dynasty. Zhang Haogu must be destroyed first, and the others

The thief in this place is Wugen Zhiping.

But to deal with Liaodong, how many troops and how much food did the Ming Dynasty need?

Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian couldn't help but ask: "How many traitors are there in Liaodong?"

Yang Sichang said: "Back to Your Majesty, according to the information I heard, there are only six towns of bandits in Liaodong."

The total of the six towns is only eighty or ninety thousand, which is not a lot of troops.

Zhu Youjian thought about it and felt that Liaodong seemed to be easy to win.

But before Zhu Youjian could make up his mind, another eunuch outside said: "Your Majesty, Sun Cifu wants to see you."

Upon hearing that it was Sun Chengzong, Zhu Youjian also said quickly: "Please come in quickly."

Sun Chengzong followed the young eunuch into the inner hall. When they saw Yang Sichang, the two of them bowed their hands and saluted. Then Sun Chengzong looked at Zhu Youjian: "Your Majesty."

Zhu Youjian asked: "Master Sun, Mr. Yang Ge suggested that I start a war with Liaodong first. Does Master Sun have any opinions?"

Sun Chengzong said: "Your Majesty, I think that the current war is in the west."

"Still in the west?" Zhu Youjian frowned. The court in Gansu and Shaanxi had suffered successive defeats. It was not a good place.

Sun Chengzong said: "Yes, it is still the west. Gansu and Shaanxi must not be abandoned. Now Datong and Ming Dynasty are wrestling with Gansu and Shaanxi. If Gansu and Shaanxi are not determined, then the imperial court will be timid in front of the people of the world, and the people of the world will think that Ming is not as good as Datong."

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"In this case, where is the human heart?"

Yang Sichang quickly said: "But the key point of the traitors is Liaodong. If Liaodong is not pacified, there will be an endless supply of traitors from Shaanxi and Shandong. Liao must be pacified first, then Shandong, and then Gansu and Shaanxi!"

Sun Chengzong's expression did not change: "Pin Liao? How many troops does Mr. Yang Ge plan to use to pacify Liao?"

Yang Sichang said: "One hundred and fifty thousand!"

Sun Chengzong sneered: "150,000? How many soldiers are there in Liaodong? Does Mr. Yangge know?"

Yang Sichang said without hesitation: "Of course I know that they are just bandit soldiers from Six Towns."

"Six Towns, Mr. Yang Ge also knows it is Six Towns. Those are the elites of Six Towns who have participated in countless wars! Not to mention how many troops can be expanded with these Six Towns as the core. I would like to ask Mr. Yang Ge, the military strength of Monan

"Have Mr. Yang Ge considered it?" Sun Chengzong asked unceremoniously.

Monan!

Yang Sichang was stunned when he heard about it.

There are also four town soldiers from Datong in Monan.

Sun Chengzong looked at Yang Sichang unkindly: "On the desert grassland, Han Yaowei of Datong is leading the soldiers of the Four Towns. Those are the tigers and wolves of the Four Towns."

"Now Cheng Guogong leads an army of more than 100,000 people to confront Zhou Yuji on the Dongchang line, and Hong Chengchou's 100,000 troops confront Shi Kefa in Pingyang. This has restrained the imperial court's 250,000 soldiers."

"If another 150,000 troops are mobilized to conquer Liaodong, even if I go into battle and lead the army into Liaodong, Liaodong is an important town and has dense fortresses. Even if I advance step by step, it will still take many years of hard work."

"But Zhili has no soldiers and horses, and tens of thousands of tigers and wolves from Monan are moving south. Where can Zhili survive?"

Zhu Youjian couldn't help but broke into a cold sweat. Yes, there were tiger and wolf cavalry on the grassland.

If the imperial army went out to attack Liaodong, and the cavalry from the grassland went south at this time, wouldn't it be a repeat of the battle to defend the capital?

Zhu Youjian doesn't have another Yu Qian available.

Coupled with the fact that Baozong killed Yu Qian, this bad incident almost made the people of that generation lose their desire to serve the imperial court. The subsequent liquidation of Zhang Juzheng by Wanli made the attitude of the people of the world towards the imperial court become more and more subtle.

If someone besieged the capital again at this time, Zhu Youjian doubted how many people were still loyal to the imperial court. He even doubted whether his men would simply abandon the city and surrender.

Therefore, the capital must not make any mistakes!

Zhu Youjian said: "I have decided to pacify Gansu and Shaanxi first, pacify Gansu and Shaanxi, then concentrate our forces to recover Shandong, and finally conquer Liaodong!"

Although Yang Sichang was a little reluctant, he still said yes.

When the court's final decision was sent to Hong Chengchou, it became that Hong Chengchou should quickly resolve the Gansu-Shaanxi war and wipe out the rogue bandits.

Hong Chengchou's hands holding the imperial edict were trembling: Do the princes in the court know what is going on in Gansu and Shaanxi?

He even doubted whether those Gonggun princes had ever been to Gansu and Shaanxi and whether they knew the problems in Gansu and Shaanxi.

Sun Chengzong did not expect that it would turn out like this. He originally just wanted to support Hong Chengchou to solve the problem first. After all, he was really worried about Zhu Chunchen, Duke of Chengguo. But he did not expect that Zhu Youjian was impatient, and a very impatient person.

Set a strategy today and hope to achieve your goal tomorrow, regardless of whether it is possible or not.
To be continued...