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After hearing Zhao Junchen's inquiry, the originally noisy lobby finally gradually returned to silence.
The Ming Dynasty has always valued culture over military affairs. Now, although war is being discussed, it is still the civil servants who express their opinions first.
Shaanxi Academic Affairs Officer Zheng Jiadong was the first to say: "Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, I believe that Jiezhou City must not be lost. This is not only a matter of losing the city and losing land, but also the safety of the people. Most of Shaanxi and Gansu's military rations and disaster relief grain and grass are now stored in Jiezhou City. Once Jiezhou City is captured by the Mongolian army, the soldiers and civilians of Shaanxi and Gansu will have no choice but to starve to death this year!"
The inspector Zhou Bo also frowned and said: "Also, the Mongols have also suffered from natural disasters in the past two years. This year, due to the imperial envoy's strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the country, the Mongols have not been able to grab much food. If this year's fire sifting of the invaders can make them Returning empty-handed, I am afraid that this year will be the beginning of the decline of the major Mongolian tribes. From now on, the threat from the Mongols will definitely be greatly reduced, but if the Mongols get the food and grass from Jiezhou City, they will become stronger in the coming year. , can also eat marrow to know the taste, and has frequently invaded Shaanxi and Gansu, so this war is related to the century-old border defense plan of the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu, and must not be ignored! "
Later, Wu Qifan, the prefect of Xi'an, also stood up and said: "I believe that what Zheng Xuezheng and Zhou Yingchao said is very reasonable. The safety of Jiezhou City is of great importance and it is a place that must be saved! The top priority now is to support Jiezhou City as soon as possible. Ensure the safety of Jiezhou City!"
Most civil servants were not good at war, and their various opinions only expressed the importance of this war, without any practical and effective suggestions.
In fact, Zhao Junchen did not expect these civil servants to come up with any wise opinions. He just nodded lightly in agreement and then turned his attention to the military attachés.
At the same time, the civil servants also knew that their opinions had no practical use. The battle would ultimately depend on the performance of the military attaches, so they all turned to look at the military attaches.
Under the attention of everyone, the several military attaches were not timid, and they expressed their own opinions without any intention of shirk.
Among the military attaches, Fang Zhenshan, as the commander-in-chief of Guyuan Military Town and a second-rank official, had the most lofty status. Logically speaking, he should be the first to express his opinions.
Fang Zhenshan originally thought this way, and was about to stand up to express his position again, but found that He Zhang had already stood up first and said: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Envoy, Haiyuan City is now filled with large armies. The total number of new soldiers, Qi Bin's new army, and elite imperial guards is enough." There are more than 50,000 people, all of whom are brave and good at fighting! At the same time, the Mongols have not yet discovered the movements of our army. Instead, they are focusing on attacking the state city. Under such circumstances, it is most suitable for a surprise attack! I think it can Assemble all the cavalry, and lead them to Jiezhou City with the humble post personally, they will definitely be able to catch the Mongolian coalition forces off guard and cause heavy losses to the Mongolian coalition forces. At that time, the predicament of Jiezhou City will definitely be solved!"
Seeing He Zhang express his opinion before him, a trace of anger flashed in Fang Zhenshan's eyes.
Fang Zhenshan and He Zhang had a rift in the past, so naturally they would not agree with He Zhang's opinion now, and said: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Envoy, I think that General He's idea is too risky! Although Haiyuan City is full of troops now, our army is not Not good at cavalry, war horses have always been insufficient. Even if all the cavalry were gathered in one place, it would only be about 10,000 people! At the same time, although the Mongols divided their forces many times during this period, they surrounded Jiezhou City. The Mongolian army still has a size of more than 40,000 people, all of whom are elite cavalry who are good at riding. There are even many cavalrymen with one person and two horses. Moreover, the Mongols are still cautious when attacking Jiezhou City. Jiezhou City is hundreds of miles away. The range is a warning range for scouts to detect horses. Even if our army gathers all the cavalry for a surprise attack, it will be difficult to achieve a miracle. Once there is a slight mistake, the cavalry will fall into the crisis of annihilation of the entire army! Therefore, General He The suggestion is somewhat taken for granted.”
After Fang Zhenshan refuted He Zhang's point of view, He Zhang also looked angry and planned to argue with Fang Zhenshan.
However, before He Zhang could speak, Zhao Junchen asked, "So, does General Fang have any good ideas?"
Fang Zhenshan said in a deep voice: "The Mongolian coalition forces that invaded Longnan this time are all the most elite troops of the Mongolian right wing and the Junggar Khanate. Because of this, they dare not make any mistakes. Once they suffer heavy losses, they will It will take many years to recover, so the Mongolian coalition has been extremely cautious since they invaded Shaanxi and Gansu. In addition, the Mongols have never been good at fighting for a long time, and now they are deep into the enemy's territory. They must not dare to fight with us. The army is engaged in a decisive battle! Now the imperial envoy has led a 60,000-strong army to come to the rescue. Coupled with the strength of our Guyuan Army Town, we can assemble an army of 100,000 people. As long as this army forms a formation and presses against Jiezhou City Go and make a gesture of wanting to fight the Mongols. The Mongols must be timid and flee without a fight. Then our army will take advantage of the victory to pursue it and order all the border troops to intercept. There will definitely be Lots of gains!”
It has to be said that compared to He Zhang's opinion, Fang Zhenshan's opinion is more stable. Many officials also showed their interest, but Zhao Junchen still had a noncommittal attitude and just turned his head to look at Qi Bin. Go and ask: "Qi Bin, you are a descendant of Qi Shaobao and are quite good at military strategy. Do you have any different suggestions?"
Qi Bin obviously had some different ideas and couldn't wait. After hearing Zhao Junchen's inquiry, he immediately stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that under the current situation, if you want to achieve the greatest results, you must first The task is neither to kill the enemy by surprise nor to retreat with a large army, but to send a strong army to Polu Guards north of the Wei River to cut off the retreat of the Mongolian coalition forces so that the Mongols can no longer retreat to the north bank of the Wei River. The troops in the Gansu military town block the western route of the Mongolian coalition! Before this, in order to prevent the enemy from being alerted, they cannot support Jiezhou City too early. Instead, they can use Jiezhou City as a bait to hold back the Mongolian army until the siege is completely formed. Then use an upright military force to press towards Jiezhou City, engage in a decisive battle with the Mongolian coalition forces, and completely wipe out this Mongolian army!"
After hearing Qi Bin's suggestion, Zhao Junchen, who had been noncommittal at first, suddenly laughed.
Compared with He Zhang's radicalism and Fang Zhenshan's conservativeness, Qi Bin's suggestion is the most in line with Zhao Junchen's thoughts!
However, except for Zhao Junchen, others did not think so.
As Qi Bin finished speaking, several officials with a serious character suddenly changed their expressions and quickly expressed different opinions.
Zheng Jiadong has always had a good impression of Qi Bin, but this time he was the first to stand up and object to Qi Bin's opinion, saying: "Your Majesty, the imperial envoy, I think Qi Bin's suggestion is inappropriate! Although the old general He Zhang's strategy is somewhat The risk is radical, but at least it can solve the siege of Jiezhou City in the shortest time, and maybe it can also achieve miraculous achievements! General Fang’s strategy is conservative, but it is a foolproof strategy. It has been proven many times over the years. The effectiveness of this method... In comparison, Qi Shoubei's suggestion seems good, but this method will definitely delay a lot of time and cannot support Jiezhou City in time. Once Jiezhou City makes a mistake during this period, it can be Something is seriously wrong!"
Then, Wu Qifan, the prefect of Xi'an, also said: "Xiaoguan also thinks so. The top priority now is the safety of Jiezhou City! In addition, according to Qi Shoubei's suggestion, our army must have a decisive battle with the Mongols. Let's not The outcome of this battle is unpredictable, even if we win in the end, I’m afraid there will be countless injuries... Comparatively speaking, General Fang’s plan is the safest!”
Zheng Jiadong and Wu Qifan are both mature people. As civil servants of the local government, they are naturally afraid of war. If Qi Bin's plan is followed, there will inevitably be a large-scale war. The outcome of this war is unknown and there are many variables. , which naturally attracted their resistance.
However, the inspector Zhou Bo had a grudge against the Mongols and had always hated the Mongols. However, he strongly agreed with Qi Bin's suggestion and said: "Your Majesty, I think General Qi's suggestion is very good. As radical as General He is, but not as conservative as General Fang, if this plan goes well, it will be able to annihilate tens of thousands of Mongolian troops in one fell swoop, which will definitely be an unprecedented feat!"
Seeing that someone among the officials finally supported Qi Bin's opinion, Zhao Junchen raised his hand and suppressed further arguments.
Then, Zhao Junchen finally spoke again.
Zhao Junchen looked solemn and said slowly: "Since taking over the defense of Shaanxi and Gansu, I have successively formed a new army of soldiers, issued generous military rewards, and unified all the forces of Shaanxi and Gansu... I have tried my best to I have done so many things, not just to survive this year's firestorm. I have talked about this more than once during this period, but it seems that everyone just thinks I am talking big words. I still adhere to the principle Following the past thinking, we thought that we could just send the invading Mongols out of the country as gifts, and there was no need to go to war..."
Having said this, Zhao Junchen looked around at everyone present and said: "Then, I will say it again here! My ambition is very big, bigger than you think! I want to work with you to create an incredible world." Congratulations! I will make sure that the Mongols will never dare to invade our territory of the Ming Dynasty again! I will avenge all the people in Shaanxi and Gansu who were harmed by the Mongols! I will ensure the peace of Shaanxi and Gansu for the next hundred years! I will let this This Mongolian coalition that invaded Ming territory for the first time... never came back!"
Zhao Junchen's words were not loud, but his tone was extremely firm!
After hearing what Zhao Junchen said, everyone present was stunned.
Before this, Zhao Junchen had revealed his idea of a big fight more than once, but everyone did not take it to heart, thinking that Zhao Junchen's statement was just to boost morale, but now they see Zhao Junchen again After Junchen reiterated, they discovered that Zhao Junchen really wanted to do something earth-shattering!
Even, according to Zhao Junchen, annihilating the invading Mongolian army was only part of his plan!
What does it mean to annihilate tens of thousands of Mongolian troops in one fell swoop?
This is something that even Ming Taizu could not do back then!
After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, although the Mongols were driven out of Han territory, they were still passive in the face of Mongolian invasions for hundreds of years!
If Shaanxi and Gansu had such power, why would they have to encounter invaders every year?
Back then, Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty had a similar idea and personally led an army of 500,000 to conquer the country. But what was the final result? Changes in Tumu Fort! An army of 500,000 was wiped out, even Ming Yingzong was captured, and the capital was almost lost!
Now, where does Zhao Junchen get the confidence to make such an arrogant statement?
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