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The courtiers below also understood this, and most of them couldn't help but shake their heads slightly, not optimistic that Lu Xiangsheng would be able to accomplish more extraordinary feats.

Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said: "The biggest reason for the failure of Jianlu in the past few times was that he did not understand the strength of our army. Therefore, their food protection team was intercepted twice by Lu Zhongcheng. Going to Liaodong Later, because they didn’t understand the strength of the Hussars Battalion, some arrogant soldiers went out to fight, and as a result, Lu Zhongcheng captured Anshan Station!”

Having said this, he paused and saw all the courtiers below looking at him before continuing: "Therefore, this time, Jianlu must underestimate the strength of our army!"

After he finished speaking, the Wenhua Palace was quiet for a while. Shen Yongmao broke the silence with a look of confusion and said: "Your Majesty said... did you mean to let the new army rob food?"

Based on what the emperor said before and after, he was the first to think of this possibility!

"Yes!" Emperor Chongzhen nodded in approval and said, "This is my plan. Lu Zhongcheng will come forward openly, while the new army will ambush. I am not afraid that I will not be able to defeat the North Korean Jianlu and intercept the Jianlu's grain!"

When everyone heard this, they were surprised at first, and then they all showed approval and nodded. Wang Chengen also spoke at the right time: "Lu Zhongcheng said that this plan is very good. As long as the new army is strong enough, it may be able to annihilate all the Korean rebels."

With Governor Denglai's approval, everyone's confidence could not help but increase. In other words, the key to how successful the victory is depends on how strong the new army is!

But just when everyone was happy, Bi Ziyan, the Minister of Household Affairs, asked: "Your Majesty, the new army has more than 5,000 people, plus logistics, etc., how many fleets are needed to transport it? As far as I know, Denglai Water The division does not have so many warships!"

Upon hearing this, the Wenhua Palace fell into silence. It's too early to be happy, people can't get through, everything is like a flower in the moon mirror!

However, Emperor Chongzhen had already thought about it and immediately said: "The Fujian Navy is transporting food. They have more ships than the Denglai Navy. Moreover, over at Pi Island, they have obtained some Korean warships before, so they can do the same. Use it. I will also ask the ships from Guan Ning to mobilize here, so there will be many ships."

Having said this, he paused, looked at the courtiers below and added: "In addition, there is no need for the New Army to carry logistics. All of them will go to North Korea to participate in the war. Only the troops suitable for ambush will be allowed to pass, and the rest of the New Army will , then head overland to Ningyuan and just wait there!"

"Your Majesty, you are wise!" Cao Huachun, the eunuch in charge of the ceremonial department, screamed.

When Wen Tiren heard this, he glanced at him and remained silent. With this statement, he echoed the emperor. He was truly worthy of being the internal minister of the Ming Dynasty!

Thinking like this, he immediately said: "Your Majesty's method solved the difficulty just now in one fell swoop. I think it's wonderful!"

When other ministers heard this, they all expressed their opinions and agreed with Emperor Chongzhen's opinion. Only the Minister of Hubu frowned and asked with some confusion: "Your Majesty, why are the rest of the New Army going to Ningyuan? Could it be...does Your Majesty still want the New Army to attack Gaizhou?"

"Why not?" Emperor Chongzhen asked rhetorically after hearing this, and then said: "I said that we must not let the Jianlu troops divide their troops to attack Hetao!"

After saying this, he analyzed it to his ministers: "If the Jianlu in North Korea can be annihilated, it will definitely shock the North Korean rebels, and they will definitely ask for help from the Jianlu. And when the Jianlu just founded the country, firstly, they need prestige, and secondly, We will not give up on North Korea, we will definitely send troops again, and in order to prevent the Ming Dynasty from being annihilated again, we will definitely send more troops over, which will dilute the strength of Liaodong."

"Thirdly, the New Army has shown its strength again in Gaizhou. The Jianlu will definitely not dare to underestimate them. They will definitely send heavy troops to surround them. It would be best for them if they can be annihilated! According to my estimation, if they want to do these things, they will definitely We will also ask the Mongolian tribes to send troops as well. In this case, how can there be any troops to go to the Hetao? If it is just a small number of troops, I believe Governor Hong can repel the invading enemy!"

After saying these words, Emperor Chongzhen paused, glanced at the ministers below, and saw that some of them were deep in thought and some were nodding, and then said: "The last point is that it is the same old tune again. Jianlu sent out his army, They also need to consume food. Do they have so much food? Even if they do, the consumption is so huge, how will Jianlu live in the coming year?"

There was no distinction between the Ming Dynasty and the Jianlu during the Little Ice Age. The Ming Dynasty suffered disasters, and Liaodong also suffered disasters, and the weather was even colder. Their food was consumed, and the Jianlu were pinned down, so they could no longer come to the Ming Dynasty to plunder. Now that there were no enemies to support the Shanxi merchants, just by using these economic methods, the Jianlu's national power could be greatly reduced!

After hearing the emperor's detailed analysis, who else can object?

Wen Tiren finally understood what the emperor had said before. It seemed that the Fujian navy would not be able to go back for the time being. The control of the sea there was also temporarily given up, which would affect the establishment of a sea ban to some extent.

Bi Ziyan secretly complained, and began to calculate in his mind how to make preparations in addition to the food that North Korea might seize in order to meet the emperor's requirements.

While he was thinking about this, he heard Emperor Chongzhen calling his name and saying: "Bi Qing, the new army's food and grass supplies must be prepared first, and winter clothes must also be distributed before departure. To be serious, this is If the battle related to the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty is fought, the Hetao will be more stable, and there will be many benefits; the Jianlu will be dragged into the bottomless abyss by the Ming Dynasty, which will be of great help to the restoration of Liaodong in the future! Does Bi Qing understand? "

Everything about the New Army was personally handled by the emperor, and supervisors at all levels in the New Army could directly report secretly to the emperor. Therefore, the new army's supplies are distributed directly in the capital, and there is no such thing as a loss, and shortfalls are not allowed. As a result, this new army material was so real that Bi Ziyan didn't even bother to agree immediately, thinking about everything.

Emperor Chongzhen understood that fighting a war is actually about logistics. This is true for combat with hot weapons, and the same is true for combat with cold weapons. Bi Ziyan was the steward of the Ming Dynasty. He did not reply immediately, but was thinking about it. This was due to his duty. Therefore, he did not intend to rush him and just waited for his answer after calculation.

The focus was on Shangshu Hubu, and everyone else in the Wenhua Hall was also watching him, waiting for his answer.

After a while, Bi Ziyan raised his head, clasped his hands and pointed to Emperor Chongzhen and said: "As for the grain, the grain from the Jiangnan area under the supervision of Mr. Zhou Ge has been shipped, and the grain from Annan has arrived in Dongjiang... As long as North Korea has The grain intercepted by the side can supply the new army for about a month and a half, which should be enough. There is also gunpowder, over there at the Ordnance Bureau, over at the War Bureau..."

At the end of the sentence, I saw him saying a little worriedly: "I can't think of a good way to buy winter clothes for the new army at the moment, and I don't have enough money to purchase them, unless His Majesty decrees to embezzle some money from the Daming Construction Bank!"