eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 750 Eagle flaps its wings
In April of the 11th year of Zhengde, Shuofang Town, Hetao.

The imperial court's decree has arrived, agreeing to the series of matters previously reported by Governor Wang Shouren.

This time, Wang Shouren planned to use Qiu Yue, the commander-in-chief of Ningxia, and Han Twelve Lang, the deputy generals of Shuofang Town, and Pei Guangxun as generals. They would lead a total of [-] cavalry and [-] infantry to penetrate thousands of miles into the desert and drive away the Mongolian Oara tribe.

This Pei Guangxun has only emerged in the past two years. This person was first recommended by Wang Shouren. He was once a small flag officer. He fought extremely bravely during Shuofang Guard's several border patrols in the past few years, so he was promoted.

Now, Wang Shouren's town on the Loop is being developed in accordance with Zhu Houzhao's plan, with farming, troops, and horse herding as the cornerstones, and emigrating to the border and preparing troops for war as the main internal and external strategies. Finally, the idea of ​​a large military camp has been initially realized.

It seems somewhat similar to what Li Chengliang did later in Liaodong, that is, he turned passivity into initiative in military strategy. The Ming army sent [-] to [-] elite cavalry deep into the desert almost every year.

This is not like Zhu Di's expedition, which often involves hundreds of thousands of troops. After all, the emperor is here personally and cannot take risks.

The current Ming army in Hetao is actually learning from the Mongolian fighting methods, which is to cultivate the soldiers' riding and shooting skills, patrol the border and conduct expeditions with elite soldiers instead of large armies. This way, they can control costs so as to continue to harass and not cultivate the various Mongolian ministries. opportunities for interest.

After Huo Si fled back to the desert, although some strength still remained, the Ming army gradually became stronger under the leadership of Wang Shouren after the fifth year of Zhengde. In fact, Modong Mongolia was no longer suitable for them to survive.

Including the Huoshi tribe, the original Tumed tribe and the Ordos tribe have gradually fled westward.

Historically, they had no choice but to flee westward after being defeated by Dayan Khan, because the west was Oara. In order to avoid it, they fled southward to today's northwest Gansu and part of Qinghai. This also led to the decline of Hami during the Jiajing period from being overwhelmed to the final One of the reasons for being invaded.

Now he has a different father, but his fate is even worse, because the Ming army is equally strong in the northwest.

In the Jiubian period of the Ming Dynasty in the 11th year of Zhengde, the towns to the east had almost no defensive pressure. Wang Shouren was good at fighting, but the generals in Yulin, Datong, Xuanfu and other towns were not idlers. As the Ming Dynasty's national power increased overall and the emperor continued to strengthen When the troops are being organized, these local generals are always on camera.

So now there is no such thing as Mongolian invasion. On the contrary, as soon as they hear that there are traces of Mongolian tribes, they must quickly send troops to grab some credit.

That is to say, Wala is too far away from them.

At the end of the tenth year of Zhengde, the emperor issued another decree to Wang Shouren.

So after several months of preparation, Wang Shouren came up with the idea of ​​gathering Ningxia soldiers. Under the leadership of the commander-in-chief Qiu Yue, Ningxia's four guards are now also famous.

Wang Shouren felt that it would be best to combine forces from two places and concentrate their strength to win in one battle. Even if they could not defeat the royal court, they would still drive Oara westward.

After the Ming Dynasty cleared the farmland, the effect was remarkable. Not only did the number of grains supplied to the court increase rapidly, but also a lot more grain was left in the local area.

In addition, the Hetao is a large granary, the official horse ranch is gradually recovering in Shaanxi, and Wang Shouren is the person at the helm...

The power that dominates this grassland is now the Ming Dynasty again.

The sky is blue and wild, and the wind blows the grass to see cattle and sheep.

The horses neighed and the flags fluttered. Wang Shouren was drafting a document in the commander's tent. The emperor's decree had been issued. As the 'commander-in-chief', he should immediately notify Qiu Yue, the commander-in-chief of Ningxia, and ask him to act according to the plan.

"Twelve Lang,"

"The end is here!"

"The decree from the imperial court mentioned three thousand sets of cotton armor. Due to time constraints, production and patchwork were required to produce these. Although it is a drop in the bucket, it can also be used for emergencies. You can bring someone to get it. "

"Cotton armor?"

"You'll understand when you see it." Wang Shouren looked like a Confucian general, "It's something to keep out the cold. It's not really needed now, but casualties will inevitably occur when the war starts. Bring it with you. Once the weather turns cold, give it to the injured. Use it."

"Yes!"

"How are the guards doing?"

Han Twelve Lang has grown up now. He is different from most soldiers. As an adult, he is very tall. For a seven-foot man, Han Twelve Lang is probably nine feet tall.

"Don't worry, my subordinates, there won't be any cowards among Shuofang's soldiers! Now, they are all scrambling to make contributions!"

"Ah."

Wang Shouren knew in his heart that he could understand what the emperor was doing.In recent years, the emperor has been particularly partial to some military generals, and he likes to open up new territories, and has promoted martial arts in the army from top to bottom.

Otherwise, how could a person like Pei Guangxun be promoted? Although he was a recommendation, he recommended more than just a few people. In the end, those who were recognized were all bloody men. How could such a person lead an army? Softie?
As for Pei Guangxun himself, he was not as powerful and fierce as Han Twelve Lang. He was dark and fat, with a big belly and extremely broad shoulders, like a tough Mongolian man.

Wang Shouren didn't see him today, and was about to ask when a soldier from outside came to report, "Ministry, General Pei has returned to camp, taking more than a hundred prisoners with him."

"captive?"

Wang Shouren put down his pen and walked out.

Sure enough, I saw a general who was a bit rugged and like a wall coming forward. He greeted him with a stiff head and a stiff head, "Mindang! The end of the world is coming!"

Wang Shouren pointed to the dirty group of people behind his troops and asked, "What is that?"

Pei Guangxun didn't take it seriously, "The captured Mongolians will not survive without food."

"Will you continue to kill indiscriminately?"

The guy looked at Heng and asked him very honestly, "The general will not dare anymore."

In the past, this guy was a bit bloodthirsty, and it was said that killing prisoners was unlucky.

This sentence may not be able to restrain Zhu Houzhao, nor can it restrain rough men like Pei Guangxun, but Wang Shouren still recognizes it.

In recent years, as the Ming Dynasty squeezed the grassland, these herdsmen have actually lived a miserable life.The living conditions on the grasslands are far inferior to those in the Central Plains. Don't look at the beautiful scenery. In fact, the environment is harsh. It gets very cold in winter. What do people eat in the vast white snow?When the weather gets warmer, all kinds of mosquito bites are also tormenting, and except for some oases, most of them are still dry.

If you can grab some Ming Dynasty, your life will be fine. If you can't grab it, it will be more miserable.

Han Twelve Lang has been dealing with the Mongols from the military academy to the frontier all his life. When he saw this situation, he understood clearly, "The grassland is so powerful that it is close to the limit. This time our army goes on an expedition, it will be defeated in one blow." "

Wang Shouren has always been prudent, "Don't have such thoughts, we don't know the outcome of the battlefield until the last moment. And this battle must be fought beautifully. News has come from Beijing. The emperor really wants to lead the expedition in person. If our results are not enough, the whole court will Then no one can stop the Emperor. Your Majesty, how can we let His Majesty put himself in danger?"

People in Beijing are indeed thinking about this, and even Wang Hua himself is trying to vent Wang Shouren's thoughts.

Generally speaking, the emperor has the overall situation in mind. If the Tatars and Oaras have been defeated, then it makes no sense for the court to form a large army to march north. Even if the emperor thinks about it again, they believe that Emperor Zhengde will not do such nonsense. made.

So Wang Shouren is still somewhat stressed.

Of course, so does confidence.

Several brown eagles flew in the distant sky, circling between the valleys, as if they felt a special sense of joy.

Wang Shouren took a deep look and then ordered, "Let's set off tomorrow!"

The iron hooves of the Ming Dynasty swept northward again, and men's dreams would eventually flutter like eagles.

Before finally setting off, he gave the emperor a memorial.

It was not until the end of May that Zhu Houzhao saw it in the Qianqing Palace.

He murmured, "Wang Shouren has led his army for more than a month. I don't know what the situation is, let alone whether he will reach Langjuxu Mountain."

"Wang Shouren has always been prudent in his actions, and his military tactics are both upright and surprising. Your Majesty can rest assured that nothing will happen."

You Zhi was stirring ice cubes and fanning the emperor some cool air.

"I'm not worried, I just envy him and want to go together."

It's hard for You Zhi to say this, and he knows that the emperor gave up.

"Your Majesty, I heard that strong winds and snow are common on the grasslands, so it would be more comfortable for you to stay in the palace and have the servants waiting on you."

Zhu Houzhao is indeed relatively leisurely now.

Northwest sent Yang Yiqing, Hetao sent Wang Shouren, and Japan sent Yan Song. These were not large-scale wars, and the three of them were more than enough to handle them.

The only thing to do was to measure Qingtian. Because it was too complicated, Zhang Cong was afraid that he would be unable to do it.

However, Zhang Cong is very sensible and almost always solves the problems below, in terms of means... Zhu Houzhao can only pretend that he doesn't know.

In fact, many things are accomplished in this way. It is sometimes impossible to achieve everyone's happiness and complete fairness and justice.

Being too indecisive will make it difficult to make timely decisions, and in the end you will pay a greater price.

Gao Huai has already received three urgent deliveries, all of which were committed by Zhang Cong and killed in Shandong, while Zhu Houzhao was burned after reading.

But one thing he was curious about was that the officialdom in Shandong was already in a state of panic, so why was there no movement in the capital.

It's not that he is paranoid, it's mainly that under normal circumstances, someone will always come out to impeach Zhang Cong.

After much deliberation, Zhu Houzhao had previously summoned the Internal Security Supervisor Zhang Yong and Cheng Guogong Zhu Fu respectively, asking them to tighten the security of the imperial city and palace.

Zhang Yong has been with the emperor for many years and is one of the most trusted eunuchs by the emperor. He used to be in charge of the Royal Horse Prison.

In the evening, the sunset glowed in the sky.

The emperor waited for him and asked, "How is it? Is there anything strange in the palace?"

Zhang Yong shook his head, "The slaves at each checkpoint have been replaced. There are only those who are greedy for money and receive some favors. Everything else is normal."

Zhu Houzhao has always been impeccable in his work. "You will also be the admiral of the East Factory. The scope of surveillance will be expanded. Any abnormalities in the capital in the near future will not be missed. It is only May, and in a few months, the people Zhang Cong has offended will More, by then there will inevitably be ambitious people.”

The other side of the reform is to strengthen centralization of power. Without centralization of power, nothing can be done.

"Your Majesty, do you mean the officials in Beijing?"

"Don't be so rude." Zhu Houzhao thought of a way, "In a few days, I will ask the Capital City Planning Department to reorganize all the residential buildings in the capital. This is nominally because the population and housing in the capital have increased significantly. In order to plan orderly, we must understand the situation. Secretly, you Let people search the rows one by one to see if there is any hiding place for unclean things."

If you can't conduct a nationwide census, you can conduct a head and background check in the capital. Even if nothing is found in the end, it can disrupt some people's rhythm and make them afraid.

And from a planning perspective, it is also necessary in itself.

"The servant understands."

"Okay, you go."

Zhu Houzhao lay down and closed his eyes to rest. After a while, he ordered: "Concubine Xuan Jing comes to bed."

(End of this chapter)