Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

It took Zhu Youxiao five days to arrange important matters such as the budget and the spring, and the immigration of Gansu and Ningxia was fully entrusted to several ministers and cabinet ministers.Over there, under the supervision of Li Banghua, the British Duke and Dingguo Duke sorted out the imperial army again, and pointed out [-] soldiers who accompanied the emperor himself.But it is a pity that it is owned by the Ministry of Industry, and the craftsman workshop can only equip nearly [-] soldiers even if they work overtime day and night.

[-] is [-]. Zhu Youxiao only said that he can go west after the [-] soldiers are equipped.He told Xu Guangqi that if the craftsmen in the craftsman's workshop can work overtime, the labor will be tripled from Xiaonian until Shangyuan Festival.

Xu Guangqi repeatedly thanked the emperor for the grace of those craftsmen. With three times the money, the craftsmen would not be willing to go home for the holiday.

"Xu Qing, you have to take good care of those craftsmen for me, and don't let any one get hurt. Every day can't exceed six hours at most. Every skilled craftsman in the craftsman's workshop is an indispensable treasure of the Ministry of Industry."

Xu Guangqi knew that the emperor attached great importance to those craftsmen. Every aspect of food, clothing, housing and transportation, including sending the craftsmen's children to study, was carefully arranged.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely go to inspect the craftsman's workshop every day, and take good care of those craftsmen so that they will not be harmed."

Zhu Youxiao knew that Xu Guangqi cherished the craftsmen in the craftsman's workshop as much as he did, and also knew that Xu Guangqi was the most conscientious. After checking the list of ordnance to be produced in the future, he asked the stewards of the craftsman's workshop to arrange production according to the list.

The British government waited for the emperor to arrange everything, and went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to see the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I dare not ask to follow His Majesty in the conquest, but please call a few generals from Liaodong. They fought with Your Majesty in Liaodong last year, and it is more useful to follow His Majesty than other generals."

Zhu Youxiao shook his head and rejected the British public's suggestion.

"I can't just rely on a few generals, I have to let the generals and soldiers of the Forbidden Army camp have the opportunity to show their abilities in front of the imperial court."

The British Duke immediately understood that the emperor wanted to establish prestige in the army, so he had to retreat even more after he had mastered the Forbidden Army for many years.Only by retreating with Duke Ding can we find room in the forbidden army for the emperor and the noble children of the younger generation, so that the emperor's prestige in the army and the younger generation's progress will not be hindered.

"Your Majesty, I understand. I'm going to warn the failed officers and men of the Beijing camp to step up their training, and they will have a chance to be selected to follow in the future."

Zhu Youxiao admired the Duke of England's thorough thinking and understanding of current affairs, and immediately ordered Liu Shimin to pick some of the latest fabrics and jewelry from the south and send them to the Duke of England.

The British Duke stood up to express his thanks, and left the Hall of Mental Cultivation with complicated emotions.

The next day, Zhu Youxiao set off in the heavy snow with an equipped army of [-] troops.Afterwards, the [-] auxiliary soldiers who escorted supplies were followed, and the horses, mules and horses that the capital could use were basically requisitioned.The second batch of supply teams will wait for the surrounding areas of the capital to send mules and horses into the capital.

The current situation of Ma Zheng made Zhu Youxiao feel even more heavy.

Ma Zheng alone highlights the importance of Tu Mochuan to Daming.Dongshengwei controls the Hetao of the Yellow River in the west, and connects with Datong Mansion in the east. It can reject the Tatars in the north and block Yan and Qing in the south.To put it in detail, Dongshengwei straddled both banks of the Yellow River, and its troops could radiate most of the Dahei River Basin on the north bank of the Yellow River. At the same time, it also took over the northeast of the Yellow River Hetao on the south bank of the Yellow River.

The importance of its strategic location is self-evident.

But such an important strategic location no longer belongs to Daming, and the crown of the hat protruding from the Yellow River belongs to the Mongols.

Now there are more than a dozen tribes of Mongols who are the masters in this area, with three to 4000 people in the big ones and more than a thousand people in the small ones.These tribes usually make a living by herding horses, relying on horses to exchange daily necessities with Daming.

In fact, when Dongshengwei was established in the early years of Hongwu, the generals of the guard were Mongols.In the fifth year of Hongwu, after Xu Da, Li Wenzhong, and Feng Sheng's three-way army failed in the Northern Expedition, Zhu Yuanzhang realized the impossibility of eliminating the remnants of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.Because the Mongols can rely on their sturdy and fast cavalry to take the initiative on the endless grassland.Once the Ming army is exhausted or its supplies are cut off, it will become a lamb waiting to be slaughtered by the Mongols.

So Zhu Yuanzhang changed his positive attitude of clearing out the remnants of the Mongolian and Yuan forces in the desert, and turned to be conservative in the military.Using the dilapidated foundation of the Great Wall in the Tang Dynasty, the Ming Great Wall began to be built.

The construction of the Great Wall weakened Dongshengwei's control over the Tumochuan area.In the fifth year of Hongwu, Dongshengwei was moved to Datong, giving up this strategically important area that can be attacked, retreated and defended.

Until the 20th year of Hongwu, the Ming army gradually regained its vitality. After eliminating the Mongol forces entrenched in Liaodong, they took the opportunity to rebuild Dongshengwei. There are two guards on the left and right.But then the military colony was implemented in Dongshengwei, and the rich horse farm was actually controlled.

On the western defense line, echoing Dongshengwei is Kaipingwei, the barrier to the north of the capital.

At the end of Hongwu, there were Ningxia Wei from the Shaanxi Xingdusi in the west to the east, Dongshengwei extending to Datong Mansion, Kaiping Wei to the north of Xuanfu, connecting the Daning Capital and Liaodong Capital in the east, and formed in the north of Daming. A complete and effective line of defense.The guards on this line occupied a favorable terrain position when facing Mongolia.Not only did it form a military form that can be advanced, attacked, retreated, and defended, which has profound strategic significance, but also the implementation of military settlements made up for the lack of war horses in the Ming Dynasty and the lack of food and grass in the Northwest to a certain extent.

Later, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the nine sons to lead the army to the border, but Zhu Di's "calm disaster" made his plan of "Sai Wang guarding the border" and the Zhu family guarding the Zhujiajiangshan fortress come to naught.After Zhu Di won the country, firstly, in order to strengthen the defense of the capital, and secondly, because after the Jingnan War, he could not reach Dongshengwei and other places, so he took Gaoshan, Zhenshuo, Dingbian, etc. under the Xingdu Division of Shaanxi Province, including Dongsheng. The guards in the west of Datong moved inward, abandoning northern Shaanxi, western Shanxi and the important areas connecting Gansu and Ningxia.

These important guards were abandoned, and soon Daming's northern frontier defense began to struggle.

For Chengzu, he didn't take it to heart at all. He frightened the Mongolian Yuan who was on the border with the bragging "five out of Mobei, three plows in the court", so that no Mongolian in this area dared to approach.Unexpectedly, more than 20 years later, he was severely slapped by the Tatar "Civil Fort Change".

Zhu Youxiao sent troops this time, one is to prevent the tragedy of Yan'an Mansion, and the other is to rebuild Dongshengwei and take back the great horse farm in Tumochuan.So after he left the capital, he immediately took a quick march and went straight to Datong Mansion.There was only a short stop outside the city of Datong Mansion. From top to bottom in Datong Mansion, all they knew was that the imperial court sent imperial troops to rebuild Dongshengwei, and no one even knew that the emperor was leading the army.After Zhu Youxiao waited for the supplies of the rear army to catch up, he immediately led the army forward again.

At this time, the news of the capital was also sent to Datong Mansion, and the general guarding Datong knew that the army of the previous few days was personally led by the Son of Heaven. He was so frightened that he sent people to follow the army's supply team and sent a message to the Chinese army asking to see him. emperor.

But all the people sent were detained by the emperor's forbidden army, and none of them were released.

Because after Zhu Youxiao left Datong Mansion, he did not go to Dongsheng Abandoned City, but immediately led the army to Yansui Town (Yulin Town).At the same time, people were sent to tell the governor of Yansui Town, Du Wenhuan, the commander-in-chief of Ningxia, Du Hongyu, the deputy commander-in-chief of Ningxia, and Du Hongyu, the deputy commander-in-chief of Yansui, and Fumin, the general officer of Guyuan, and led the troops to meet them.

Du Wenhuan learned of the emperor's arrival only after seeing the imperial envoy. He was so frightened that he lost half of his three souls and four of his seven souls.

"The Son of Heaven ordered the military generals who have made meritorious service in the past to the imperial court. After being dismissed from office, they will have family servants, or those who have not lost their martial arts skills and can mount a horse to fight. They can go to the audience with you. You should be ready tomorrow."

Du Wenhuan wiped the sweat from his brow, looked at Song Guangxia and asked stupidly.

"How do I prepare? Prepare for what?"

The imperial envoy was Song Guangxia, Marquis of Xining. Seeing that Du Wenhuan didn't look as calm as a border guard, he smiled and comforted Du Wenhuan who seemed to have lost his soul while being amused.

"The Son of Heaven will arrive in Yulin Town tomorrow, so you don't have to be so nervous."

Du Wenhuan got angry when he saw the laughing appearance of Xininghou, and said directly: "Xininghou, if you were guarding in Yulin, would you be better than me now? Since the closure of the city last autumn, how many times have the Tatars invaded the border? Now, how dare the six ministers of the imperial court let the emperor go to the west? No, I want to write to the imperial court, and one of the six ministers will impeach the other."

Du Wenhuan was furious, yelling recklessly, spitting everywhere, so that Xining Hou had to lean back and cover his face with his hands.

Song Guangxia didn't care about Du Wenhuan's choking voice, and few of the leaders spoke politely.In addition, there are too many nobles in the capital, except for those who hold military power, the others are really not as powerful and have the right to speak as the generals guarding the nine borders.

Not only did he not dare to get angry with his status as an imperial envoy, but he also had to hold back his dissatisfaction and persuade Du Wenhuan as if nothing happened.

"You, it's better to calm down and think about who to bring to see the emperor. The emperor came to Yulinwei at this time, just wanting to start a war with the Mengyuan remnants on the side of the bandits. Can't you figure it out? Think about it when the emperor is here. In Liaodong???s record, 5 people were brought over, although this time it???s [-] less, but didn???t you, Yulin Guard, get [-] reinforcements from the Imperial Guard last year????

Du Wenhuan was circling around the room in a hurry, Xininghou was dizzy after a while, he stretched out his hand to grab him and said: "If you keep turning around, it's getting dark, I'll see how you see the emperor tomorrow."

Du Wenhuan was pinned down on the seat by the Marquis of Xining and couldn't move. When he woke up, he immediately shouted: "Come here, call Kaizhi over here."

The soldiers outside the door agreed and ran away.

The author has something to say: Dongshengwei, which is now Tuoketuo County, Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, was originally Dongsheng Prefecture.

Kaipingwei was the upper capital of Yuan Dynasty.

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