"Wang Banban, prepare the meal. I want to have a drink with some of my beloved ladies!"
Chen Ce and the others did not expect to receive such grace when they met His Majesty for the first time, and they were all horrified.
"My dear friends, don't be restrained. I am a relatively casual person. I will ask some old generals for advice later!"
"I must tell you everything I know!"
Qi Jin is now sixty-five years old. In this era, he is already an old man. Zhu Youxiao respected this veteran very much in later generations.
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Zhou Jiamo, the Minister of Personnel, Sun Shenxing, the Minister of Rites, and Zhang Heming, the Minister of War, are discussing how to deal with Wei Zhongxian.
"Two ministers, now that Liu Fu has been imprisoned, Wei Zhongxian is very likely to use this as a clue to attack us again. Do you two ministers have any countermeasures?"
Sun Shenxing said worriedly, based on his understanding of Wei Zhongxian during this period, he concluded that he would not give up. When he colluded with the thieves, he was able to kill dozens of colleagues in succession.
Now he and Na Ke are deceiving the emperor in the palace, and today they falsely conveyed the decree and sent the two censors to prison. It is obvious that they will not let it go.
Zhang Heming and Zhou Jiamo had no good solution. Moreover, Zhang Heming was originally opposed to preventing Zhejiang soldiers and Sichuan soldiers from entering Beijing today.
"I have already said that this matter will only lead to revenge from Wei Yi, so he must insist on his own way!"
Zhang Heming was very angry. Everyone had agreed a few days ago not to care about this matter. Unexpectedly, he sneaked to Liu Fu's house last night.
And Zhou Jiamo couldn't find any reason to refute. This matter was indeed his fault.
"What's the use of complaining now, let's think of a countermeasure quickly!"
Sun Shenxing said after thinking for a moment:
"There is no other way now but to silence Liu Fu. Otherwise, I am afraid that all of us and the rest of the elite will be framed to death by Wei Eunuch."
"I'm afraid what Sun Gong said can't be done. Now the factory guards have been reorganized by Wei Eunuch, and the imperial eunuchs are probably also guarded by the eunuch's confidants. I'm afraid it can't be done."
"Let's summon all the gentlemen to discuss together as usual tonight!"
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"Hahahaha, don't be restrained. You are all battle-hardened generals. How can you eat like a woman?"
Zhu Youxiao stood up and said:
"Drink this glass of wine first!"
Chen Ce and the other generals quickly knelt down to thank him, and then drank a full glass of wine in one gulp.
"Rui Zheng, I heard that your ancestor was Ma Yuan, General Fubo of the Han Dynasty?"
Ma Xianglin quickly bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, my ancestor is Ma Yuan. Ma Chao of the Three Kingdoms is also my ancestor from the same clan and clan. It was my ancestor who followed Ma Chao into Sichuan."
"Ma Fubo is a famous general of the Han Dynasty, and Ma Huqi is also a hero of the world. Rui Zheng, I hope you will not lose the reputation of your ancestors."
After speaking, he looked at Qi Jin and Qin Bangping. Zhu Youxiao knew the contradiction between the Zhejiang soldiers and the Sichuan soldiers. These two powerful armies he must rely on.
"I know that there are many discords between the two of you, so today I am personally here to be the intermediary. I hope that you can turn the conflict into friendship and settle the old grudges. I wonder if General Qi and General Qin will give me this face?"
Qi Jin took the lead and said:
"I must obey your Majesty's holy will!"
"I also listen to your Majesty!"
Zhu Youxiao said calmly:
"Since the two generals have given me this face, I hope I will never hear about the discord between the Zhejiang soldiers and the Sichuan soldiers in the future. When that happens, don't blame me for favoring anyone!"
"I have created a new army, called the Yulin Army. I believe all my dear friends have heard about it. I intend to incorporate the Zhejiang and Sichuan troops into the Yulin Army. If the generals have any ideas, they can put forward their ideas."
Everyone has no objection, but only a fool has an objection to being able to join His Majesty's personal army.
"Wang Banban, drafting the decree, appointed Qin Bangping as the Taishan Camp's staff general, Zhang Bao as the Huben camp's guerrilla general, Qin Yiming as the Taishan camp's guerrilla general, and Ma Xianglin as the central officer."
"General Chen and General Qi are old, and I can't bear for these two old generals to die on the front line. How about they join the Staff Department and advise me on military affairs?"
Chen Ce is nearly seventy and has long wanted to retire. Although Qi Jin is only a few years younger than Chen Ce, his heart is still boiling with passion to kill the enemy and serve the country.
"Your Majesty, although I am old, I can still fight in battle!"
Zhu Youxiao was also moved after hearing this. He was worthy of being brought out by Qi Jiguang.
"General Qi, there is no need to force it. The old general is already old. Besides, the old general can answer my questions at any time when he joins the staff department. As the saying goes, having an old man in a family is like having a treasure."
Seeing His Majesty say this, Qi Jin had no choice but to obey.
When Zhu Youxiao saw Xu Xianchun at the door who wanted to report something important, he just said:
"Let's come here today. Tomorrow I will go to the military camp in person to reward the three armies! Wang Banpan, you personally take them to Nanhaizi and settle the soldiers!"
After everyone left, Xu Xianchun came in quickly and said:
"Your Majesty, this is the answer that a scholar just submitted. I have already read it. Please make your decision."
Zhu Youxiao looked at the scholar's answer carefully, and the more he read, the more he appreciated it. Regarding the answer to the Battle of Saarhu in the Ming Dynasty, he divided it into several points:
"One: The corruption of Ming Dynasty and the problem of empty-handedness!"
"Two: The Ming army has been out of battle formations for a long time and lacks training!"
"Three: Generals are greedy for life and afraid of death, and soldiers are even more afraid of fighting!"
"Four: The weapons and armor of the Ming army are extremely backward, and the firearms are even more terrible. They are no different from fire sticks!"
"Five: The slave soldiers are well-trained, with sophisticated weapons and armor. Their equipment is completely different from that of the Ming army. The Ming army is just a beggar compared to the slave soldiers!"
"Six: The commander's three-way attack decision is very stupid, which further disperses the superior strength of the already stretched Ming army!"
"Seven: Some generals were greedy for merit and disobeyed military orders. As a result, they were surrounded and annihilated by Lao Nu's elite troops. This caused a chain reaction among various ministries and almost the entire Ming army was annihilated."
After reading this first question, Zhu Youxiao knew that this person was a person of real talent, and his answer was absolutely the correct answer.
The Battle of Sarhu was indeed a disastrous defeat due to these reasons. At that time, Emperor Shenzong mobilized all the troops in the country and wanted to decide the outcome in one battle. On paper, the Ming army had more than 200,000 troops, but in fact it was only six or seven. Only ten thousand, plus the armies of Yehe Jurchen, North Korea, and some Mongolian tribes can only be worth just over one hundred thousand.
Moreover, according to the North Korean soldiers who fled back, the military appearance, weapons, and armor of the Ming army were not even comparable to theirs. With such an evaluation, one can imagine how bad the Ming army was at that time.
Nurhaci, on the other hand, had prepared carefully for this battle for more than ten years. According to later records, deep in Nurhaci's fortress were all the craftsmen who had escaped from Liaodong. Nurhachi gathered them in his lair just to give slaves special treatment. The soldiers forged weapons and armor and stretched for more than ten miles, day and night, just for this battle.
The Saarhu and Ming armies cannot win no matter what, and it cannot be changed by changing the decision-making process and changing the commander-in-chief.
From all aspects, the Ming army and the slave soldiers are not on the same level.
Nurhachi deserves to win!
