Ming Taizi's Total War

Chapter 171 Mobilization Before the War
Since Feng Huzi proposed to join the army, Zhu Cihong has no reason to refuse. He is a folk chivalrous man. If he is rejected, it will chill the hearts of those who aspire to join the army and serve the country.

Zhu Cihong couldn't do that. Instead, he wanted to treat Feng Huzi kindly, give him an official job when he came up, and give him the green light to be promoted all the way, so that everyone can see how easy it is for a person who is determined to serve the country to get promoted and make a fortune.

Only in this way, will there be a steady stream of people with lofty ideals coming to Zhu Cihong's side, waiting for Zhu Cihong's appointment. It turns out that the soldiers of the army will be willing to fight when they see it.

Hearing what Zhu Cihong said, even Wang Ruoyuan was a little envious of Feng Huzi for a moment. With what Zhu Cihong said, who would dare to wear small shoes for Feng Huzi in the army and prevent him from being promoted unless that person lives? Tired and crooked.

However, Wang Ruoyuan's mood quickly calmed down, because he believed that Zhu Cihong was a good emperor, a wise king, and a fair person, and he would not just let one person be promoted and not another just because of his own preferences.

As long as I do things well and accumulate more credits, I will definitely be promoted one day.

"Okay, all of you go down, gather at the school field outside the city tomorrow morning, and I will hold the pre-war mobilization myself," Zhu Cihong said.

After several days of preparations, all Jinyiwei, Bannerguards, and Xiaoqiwei have assembled in Fengqiu. The Jinwu Four Guards and most of the Nanzhili Jingying have also come to Fengqiu. Fengqiu County is several miles away, almost all It is the camp of the great army.

Moreover, food, ammunition, swords, and armor are almost replenished. There were not many troops participating in the battle before, so it is easy to replenish now.

So Zhu Cihong decided not to hesitate, and sent troops to Huaiqing tomorrow, maybe he could catch Hauge by surprise.

"Go and prepare, too. Tomorrow, the royal guards, the standard-bearer guards, and the Jinyi guards will all be present. The Jinwu Four Guards and a small part of the Nanzhili Beijing Camp will also be on the school grounds." Zhu Cihong said to Zhang Chao and Zhang Zhong.

These two people are the most important generals under Zhu Cixiang, so Zhu Cixiang leaves everything related to the army to them.

Occasionally someone would come to persuade Zhu Cihong to divide the leadership of the army more reasonably to prevent Zhang Chao and Zhang Zhong from usurping power and rebelling, but Zhu Cihong dismissed them all with a smile. He didn't believe that people in the system would betray him. Is there anyone in the world who can be trusted?

Early the next morning, Zhu Cihong came to the school grounds, and saw colorful flags fluttering on the school grounds, covering the sky, and tens of thousands of people sat on the ground waiting for their emperor to come.

Standing on the general platform, Zhu Cihong looked at the breezy sky but couldn't feel happy at all. His expression was serious, because a more brutal battle was coming.

Hauge, as the Prince of Heshuosu, has many generals under his command, almost comparable to Dorgon. If it weren't for the main force of the Qing army fighting the Shun army in Tongguan and northern Shaanxi, Hauge's troops would have at least [-] to [-] .

However, even Haoge, who now only has more than [-] soldiers, is still difficult to deal with. Zhu Cixiang does not think that he will fail, but he just feels that he will pay a heavy price.

"Soldiers, you should know why you are gathered here. That's right, I'm going to lead you out again."

"Hauge, the pseudo-su prince of Miqing, massacred the people in Xiuwu County, Huaiqing Prefecture, killed my compatriots, and destroyed our houses and farms. They treated the Han people as pigs and sheep, and as slaves. They beat and killed them whenever they wanted. .”

"As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, I ruled billions of people, and I can't protect them from being slaughtered. If I don't drive the Tartars away, sooner or later, each of our hometowns and relatives will be destroyed. Killed at random like pigs."

"I don't want to see that day, and I don't want to see my people suffer, so I want to send troops to kill Haoge, expel Chiqing, and restore the land of our Han people."

When Zhu Cihong said this, the soldiers on the school field were not very educated, and they couldn't say a few nice words, so they could only shout long live to Zhu Cilang Mountain.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Cihong felt that the morale was good, and ordered, "The whole army set off one by one, aiming at Huaiqing Mansion."

So Jinyiwei, Bannermanwei, and Xiaoqiwei left the field in turn, followed by the Jinwu Four Guards, and then the Nanzhili Jingying. A team of tens of thousands crowded the road, and behind them came even larger civilian husbands.

The peasants fought shoulder to shoulder, or drove ox carts and horse-drawn carts to transport military supplies and ordnance, and followed closely behind the army, just like the carriages towed by a trailer truck.

While Zhu Cihong was watching the soldiers leaving the field one by one, the eunuch Wang Fuen, the ministers of the military department, the household department, and the engineering department suddenly approached him.

"Your Majesty, I have something important to report." The Minister of the Ministry of War came to Zhu Cihong first and said to him.

"Why did you come here together? Is there something wrong?" Zhu Cihong saw so many people looking for him together, thinking that there must be nothing good.

These bureaucrats who have worked in the Ming bureaucracy for many years have always come to them for bad things, and never let Zhu Cihong know about good things. If they ask for credit, they will definitely go to Zhu Cihong alone in private. It is impossible to let their colleagues know, otherwise they will give him What to do if it gets mixed up.

"It's a matter of money to play your majesty." The Minister of the Ministry of War said neither humble nor overbearing.

"Silver?" Hearing the word "yinzi", Zhu Cihong already understood what was going on. It must be that the yamen of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households were short of money, otherwise Zhu Cihong would not have been approached.

"I haven't assigned any tasks to you recently, so why are you short of money?" Zhu Cihong pointed at the noses of several people and cursed.

He felt that these guys must be short of money to spend, and wanted to ask Zhu Cihong for some money so that he could spend it on his own.

"Your Majesty, you haven't assigned a task recently, but before, you ordered us to purchase grain and grass to supply military supplies, but I have never dared to relax, leading people to buy grain and grass in the north and south of the river, and then transport them to the front line of the Yellow River." At this time. , Tobu Shiro suddenly stood up and said.

"Nowadays, the rice family is very expensive. One stone of rice costs one tael or five silver. If it is in Henan and Hebei, it is even more expensive. Without two or three taels of silver, you can't buy a stone of rice." The servant of the household department complained to Zhu Cihong .

However, the current situation is indeed the same. The servant of the household department is not a fictional element. The Lianghuai area has not suffered from wars, and the price of rice is similar to that of Jiangnan, which is one tael of silver for one stone of rice.

However, recently Zhu Cihong ordered the government to keep buying grain for the frontline military, so the government and household departments in various places did not dare to stop for a moment, and desperately used money to buy grain.

(End of this chapter)