"I am willing! I am a loyal minister... I am loyal to the Lord Long Live and to the Ming Dynasty. I will learn from the sun and the moon, and I will not hesitate to break my body to pieces!"
Hei Yunlong said such disgusting words about loyalty that he didn't even believe. But Zhu Youjian knew that what he said was true!
He is a loyal minister who has passed the double test of Donglu and rogue bandits and served the Ming Dynasty to the death!
Now Zhu Youjian is really good at distinguishing between loyal and traitorous people!
Whether the people below are loyal or traitorous, he can tell at a glance to what extent they are loyal and to what extent they are traitorous!
For example, this Black Cloud Dragon is full of loyal people! Great loyalty!
Zhao Lejiao, who is currently guarding Jizhen, Hou Shilu, who is guarding Xuanfu, and Mangui, who is guarding Datong, are all loyal and courageous ministers. So Zhu Youjian had 100% trust in them and didn't even send any eunuchs to guard them - no one in the Ming Dynasty was more loyal than them, so why did they need eunuchs to watch? The eunuchs are not loyal to them either!
It was different with Yuan Chonghuan in western Liaoning. Zhu Youjian had to be more careful, because he knew that Yuan Chonghuan was a little short-sighted and would soon want to sell grain to please the trash in Inner Khalkha.
Therefore, Zhu Youjian specially designated He Kegang as the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan, specializing in guarding the most powerful pass in the world. He also appointed Ma Dengyun, who was a general of the Ma family in Datong, as the chief military officer of Liaodong, and led the servants of the Lao Ma family to station in Ningyuan to assist Yuan Chonghuan in defending the city. He also appointed the rather unreliable Zu Dashou as the commander-in-chief of Ningyuan. At the same time, he also transferred all four of Zu Dashou's sons to Beijing to join the front army.
After that, Zhu Youjian also sent his confidants Cao Huachun and Ji Yong to serve as Shanhaiguan guarding eunuchs and Ningyuan guarding eunuchs.
Let the two of them keep a close eye on the granaries in Shanhaiguan and Ningyuan - no grain of rice should be given to the captives... No matter what kind words the captives say, they will not be given to them.
Come grab it if you can!
As for the two towns of Liaonan and Dongjiang, they have now been merged into Pingliao Town, and Mao Wenlong has full authority. Zhu Youjian sent neither eunuchs to guard nor governors of southern Liaoning.
With Yuan Keli watching from Denglai, Mao Wenlong would not have any dissatisfaction. Besides, even if Mao Wenlong's adopted grandchildren have any intentions in the future, Zhu Youjian is not afraid. Because Yuan Keli still has a capable army at hand, which is the Denglai Navy that was reorganized by the famous naval general Shen Yourong. This navy is not very strong. It will definitely not be able to defeat Zheng Zhilong, and it will be a tough match against Shen Tingyang's Haisha Gang. But it is enough to bully Donglu, who have no navy, North Korea, which has to call daddy when it sees the Ming Dynasty, and Mao's army, which has only a small navy.
Moreover, Dengzhou City is a fortified city, and with a character like Yuan Keli guarding it, nothing can go wrong.
Even if something goes wrong, Zhu Youjian is not afraid... He now has 10,000 daily servants! They are all cavalry. Although Mao's army has nearly 30,000 troops, most of them are two-legged infantry and there are no more than a thousand cavalry. It can only move in the mountains of eastern Liaoning, southern Liaoning and northwest Korea. If they really want to cross the sea, they will not be able to withstand the sudden rush of the emperor's servants.
In addition to being able to distinguish between loyal and traitorous people, Zhu Youjian now also has another skill - he can pinch and calculate!
He may not be able to accurately predict the future that is too far away, but he can still predict accurately what will happen in the first and second years of Chongzhen.
For example, the upcoming war between the Ming Dynasty and the Han Dynasty is due to Zhu Youjian's ingenious calculation.
"Hei Qing, stand up and speak!" Zhu Youjian ordered Hei Yunlong to stand up, and then looked at General Hei with burning eyes, "Now there are 10,000 cavalry in front of the tent, divided into eight regiments, consisting of Sun Yingyuan, Zhou Yuji, Huang Degong, Wu Xiang, Cao Wenzhao, Sun Chuanting, and Lu Xiangsheng will each have a regiment. There is also a regiment that was originally commanded by Liu Yingkun, but now it is handed over to you personally... I will give you two months, May 15th Before the day comes, the troops in front of the tent must be ready to go to the battlefield at any time!"
The pro-army in front of the tent did not start from scratch. More than 4,000 of the backbones were transferred from the Yuma Supervisor, and the remaining 6,000 were warriors recruited from the northwest. Almost everyone was a frontier army postman.
In addition, Sun Yingyuan, Zhou Yuji, Huang Degong, Wu Xiang, Cao Wenzhao, Sun Chuanting, Lu Xiangsheng, Liu Yingkun and others served as regimental commanders, plus Yang Hao, Hong Chengchou, Chen Qiyu, Sun Zushou and others who assisted Zhu Youjian in managing the overall situation, it is said that the Ming Dynasty The strongest lineup is not an exaggeration.
Now Zhu Youjian gives Hei Yunlong two months to prepare for the battle. This requirement is not high at all!
But Heiyunlong was a little surprised, "Your Majesty, you mean...the Zhangqian Army is going to the front line?"
Zhu Youjian nodded and sneered: "I spent so much gold and silver from the fields to support thousands of cavalry in front of the tent, isn't it just to lead them to the front line?"
"What?" Hei Yunlong was startled again, "Your Majesty, you want to lead the front army to the front line?"
"Exactly!" Zhu Youjian's answer was very affirmative.
"Absolutely not!" Hei Yunlong was already a little confused. Is this young emperor crazy? Going to the front line...how dangerous! If you don't fight well, you will be captured by the Tatars just like Master Yingmiao. After the fight was over, Dingtian was also the master of the martial arts temple, and he still let the civil servants smear and criticize him. When the time comes, I will inevitably be unlucky too!
Zhu Youjian just hummed, he had no choice in going to the front line! He didn't think about it in his previous life, so what would be the result? I went to Tianjin twice and almost died.
Since you can't escape, you might as well take the initiative to go to the front line. After a few more times, you might be able to practice it... Nizi's Martial Arts School compiled so many art of war, and he was familiar with them all. Are you afraid that you won't be able to defeat a tiger and a rabbit?
Seeing Zhu Youjian's face darken, Hei Yunlong was scared again. He knows about Jinyiwei's resumption of work! Moreover, he is also suspected of rebelling against the party. Now that the emperor has entrusted him with a big task, it is an opportunity for him to prove himself. If he doesn't seize this opportunity, haha... Tiqi should be ordered to arrest someone!
"Your Majesty," Hei Yunlong's voice was trembling a little, "You don't want to conquer Liaodong yourself, do you?"
Conquer Liaodong personally? Zhu Youjian smiled and shook his head, "General Black, you think I'm confused? The strength of Donglu's soldiers and horses, and the ferocity of the generals are far beyond what today's army in front of the tent can handle... I want to use it to establish my authority." , it’s Hutu Dunhan who inserted himself into the Han tribe!”
"The Han tribe is not easy to deal with either!" Hei Yunlong frowned, "Although the Mongolian Tatars are not as brave as the Eastern captives, they are good at running and their whereabouts are erratic, making them difficult to capture. Moreover, the Han tribe is tougher than ordinary Tatars. It needs to be even more powerful, with hundreds of thousands of troops, and tens of thousands of cavalry can be dispatched at one time, so don’t ignore it!”
Zhu Youjian laughed and said: "It is precisely because we can't ignore him that I want to personally conquer him... If I don't beat Hutu Dunhan, he will still join the invaders every year even if I give him a reward of 300,000 yuan."
The Mongolian tribes outside the Great Wall will not stop grabbing it just because they have received a market reward! Only by defeating them can there be real stability in the northwest border and a truly useful alliance can be formed.
"But the Han tribe is nomadic outside the mouth, and the grassland outside the mouth is very vast. It is difficult to catch the troops of the Han tribe..." Hei Yunlong still frowned, "and it is very dangerous for the army to go out of the fortress. It is not If you have strong soldiers and strong horses, you will definitely be able to win. Otherwise, Yingmiao wouldn’t have had the difficulty of having an earthen fortress..."
"There is no need to go out of the fortress!" Zhu Youjian said with a smile, "I have predicted that in May, the barbarians will invade Datong Mansion in large numbers... At that time, I will personally lead the front army to Datong to join forces with Hutu Dun Khan. war!"
What? Will the Han tribe join the invaders in May? Hei Yunlong was stunned again and again, "Your Majesty, you...how do you know?"
Yes, it’s only March! How do you know about May?
Zhu Youjian had a mysterious look on his face and said with a smile: "Hei Qing, I can do calculations, so I figured out that Hu Tu Dun from the Han tribe was going to invade Datong Mansion... You, hurry back and prepare. When the time comes, the army will If you can't get out, I won't spare you!
In addition, what I said during today's summons will be kept secret from the outer court... My preparations for the imperial conquest in person are even more secret among secrets and must not be known to the outer court! Don't even talk about it in front of the tent or in the army. I have my own eyes and ears to monitor you. If I find out that you are lax in your words, haha... I have many memorials to impeach you, and they all say that you are Wei Zhongxian's godson! "
