Zhao Mengqi bowed and accepted the order, "In this case, I am bound to clear up the bandits and restore peace to the southeast!"
Seeing that King Yan accepted the mission, many ministers were relieved.
"Very good! I, the son of the Zhao family, should have this kind of pride and pride!"
Zhao Guanjia was very happy to praise him, and then there was a trace of embarrassment on his face, "It's just that the imperial court is in trouble now, and it can't mobilize many usable soldiers..."
"Without soldiers!? How can we suppress the rebellion? Do we expect that I can be a million-strong division by myself and retreat the enemy three thousand miles with one sword?"
Zhao Mengqi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He turned around and looked around at the ministers in the palace, "How can such a large court not be able to muster any troops?"
Many ministers looked around, or even lowered their heads to avoid King Yan's gaze.
Dong Huai said sarcastically, "It's not that there is no chance at all. It's just that the situation is unclear now. Lin'an soldiers and horses cannot move lightly, and the Mongols need to be defended along the border. They can't move for a while."
Hearing this, Zhao Mengqi was speechless. No matter how flat his chest was, there would still be grooves as long as he squeezed it carefully.
Although the situation is a bit tense at the moment, if you think about it a little more, you can always get three to five thousand elite soldiers together, right?
Don't think too much, there must be someone holding you back, unwilling to give you the soldiers you can fight.
Zhao Mengqi shrugged slightly, "How much can we make?"
Zhao Guan's family didn't want to trick their son. After thinking about it seriously, he gritted his teeth and said, "Everyone just selected more than a thousand, which is really too little. The front department has some foundation in selecting forward, horse, and infantry armies. It's almost the same." There are three thousand people, let them be taken away by you."
Then Cheng Yuanfeng said, "If we mobilize some archers from Pingjiang, Jiaxing, Shaoxing and other places in Anji Prefecture, we can make up another thousand. There are also 5,500 people from Ma Xingsi's right army stationed in Pingjiang, which is more than 10,000." , when we get to Fujian, we can always cobble together some locally, and then withdraw the three thousand left-wing troops from Liuqiu, which will be enough to counter the rebellion."
At this time, each county generally had about a hundred archers, who were equivalent to armed police, and patrols would be set up in some more important places. There were almost two hundred native troops in each village.
These are not regular armies. Not to mention whether they can fight, their equipment is very crude. A little paper armor is considered luxurious.
As for the strategy of choosing a vanguard horse infantry army, in fact, there was a shortage of horses in the first place. Later, Zhao Mengqi built carriages and brought many army horses to the market. Now it is completely reduced to an infantry army.
However, its troops are all selected from the border troops. Therefore, among the Lin'an garrison, they are relatively combat-effective and are an important force in the defense of Lin'an.
Old Zhao is definitely a good father if he can give Zhao Mengqi such a housekeeping force.
As for Ma Xingsi's right army, which was under Cao Lie's command, there were 5,500 full soldiers. They originally had about a thousand horses, but they did not escape Zhao Mengqi's poisonous hands, and only 300 were left.
After returning to the jurisdiction of Zhao Mengqi, he stayed in Pingjiang Prefecture to garrison. The logistics are more abundant, the training has been strengthened a lot, and the combat effectiveness should be improved.
If it were an ordinary riot and rebellion, these troops would be enough, but Zhao Mengqi knew that this time was different. It was a bottomless pool of smelly water. If he really went like this, he would probably be drowned.
Zhao Mengqi thought about it, then shook his head, "Let's forget it. Liuqiu's side has just gained a foothold and withdrawn the left wing army, and all the previous efforts have been wasted. As for the troops of the Dianqian Division, it is better to stay in Lin'an, so that everyone can feel more at ease. Others are miscellaneous, gathered temporarily, and they are no better than a mob, so let’s not give them up at all.”
Zhao Guanjia was stunned, "You don't want any? You mean, just take Ma Xingsi's right army? Don't be ridiculous. Although we don't know how many troops the rebels have, but judging from the situation, it is possible that there are tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands." .”
Lao Zhao didn't really think that his son could fight, but he needed a commander who could maximize his power, and Zhao Mengqi was the only one who could reassure Lao Zhao.
The real command of operations still depends on officials such as Chen Wei. Zhao Mengqi only needs to be in charge, listen to appropriate suggestions and issue orders, which is as "simple" as being an emperor.
Based on Lao Zhao's understanding of his son, he is definitely not worried about his lack of ability in this area, but he definitely does not believe that he has the ability to quell the rebellion with only 5,000 troops.
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But before Zhao Mengqi could explain, some ministers quickly started praising him.
Ma Tianji seemed to be very excited, "His Royal Highness the King of Yan is a peerless general. In ancient times, there were champions with eight hundred cavalry chasing him to the north. Today, King Yan's five thousand soldiers will quell the chaos. It is really our great fortune!"
Chen Dafang was full of admiration, "Your Highness is extremely courageous. He must have seen that the rebels were bluffing, so he only needed five thousand soldiers and horses to wipe them out."
Someone echoed, "It's very true, the rapid increase in the thieves' power is really abnormal, and it is indeed probably just an illusion deliberately created...".z.br>
"Soldiers are more valuable than finesse. Your Highness, King Yan, is confident that he will succeed immediately!"
"We wish His Highness a triumphant return..."
Niang Xipi, this is clearly an attempt to flatter and kill His Highness!
The officials of the King of Yan immediately realized that these people had no good intentions, and Qian Tao immediately shouted loudly, "Soldiers are the most important thing for the country! How can we throw them away lightly? What's more, Your Highness is the foundation of the country, and a mere five thousand soldiers and horses are to protect it. If safety is not enough, how can we talk about defeating thieves!?"
Zhao and Min also stood up, "Your Majesty has to leave the town as a last resort. If there is no sufficient safety guarantee, I would like to ask Your Majesty to withdraw your intention to let King Yan lead the army!"
Wang Yao had a stern look on his face, "I thought it would be easy to deploy 10,000 elite troops along the river with a total of 200,000 troops..."
"Isn't it difficult!?" Ma Tianji couldn't wait to retort, "As the minister of the Ministry of War, you should understand that the military strength on paper cannot be counted. Out of 200,000, I'm afraid not even half of it can fight. The defense area along the river is so long. , if we draw out ten thousand, there will definitely be holes in the defense."
Chen Dafang also added, "The Mongolian cavalry has always come and gone like the wind. I don't know how many times they have drowned their horses in the Yangtze River. If the Mongols detect that there is a mistake in the defense deployment along the river, they will march straight in like Jin Wushu did in the past. The consequences will be disastrous." !」
"Besides, the Coastal Production Department is also responsible for providing support to Huaihe and Jinghu, so we can't do anything lightly!"
The reasons of these people seem to be very good. What is important is that they are numerous and their voices are loud. The opinions of these officials from the King of Yan's line seem pale and weak.
Zhao Mengqi watched coldly for a while, then suddenly shouted, "Shut up, everyone!"
Then he walked up to Ma Tianji step by step and stared straight at him, which made Ma Tianji's heart beat.
"It seems that Ma Shilang doesn't want me to bring too many troops to suppress the rebellion. Could it be that he has some ulterior motives in mind? ... Chen Zhongshu seems to be the same way."
As he said that, Zhao Mengqi looked at the ministers who had just objected to the deployment of troops one by one, as if he wanted to remember everyone's face.
"Your Highness has misunderstood!" Ma Tianji defended with a clear conscience, "I am devoted to the country and have no second thoughts. The thieves may seem ferocious, but they are actually scabies. The threat of the Mongols must not be underestimated. , not to mention that with His Highness’s literary and military strategies, he will be able to defeat the bandits without too many soldiers and horses.”
Zhao Mengqi chuckled, "Huh... Really? Is Gu Zai Ma Shi Lang so powerful in his mind? Haha, I think you are discerning, I just hope you remember what you said today and don't change your words in the future."
Ma Tianji's heart suddenly thought, "What does King Yan mean by this?"
Could it be that he saw through it?
It doesn't matter if he sees through it, as long as he is willing to go to Fujian.
"Everyone knows that His Highness is talented, and it is rare to see him in battle as a prince since ancient times. Therefore, it can be seen that His Highness is extremely brave, how can he be afraid of mere thieves?"
"Ma Shilang's mouth is as if it has been smeared with honey. What he talks is better than what he sings." Zhao Mengqi chuckled and said lightly, "Since you all think that the troops and horses of the Yanjiang Zhiji Division can no longer move, then stop moving. Bar."
Ma Tianji thought he had succeeded and was delighted, "Your Highness understands the great righteousness and cares about the overall situation. This is indeed a blessing to the country and a blessing to all people!"
"Your Highness!" Qian Tao and others shouted urgently.
"The so-called clever woman can't make a meal without rice, but if she rushes into battle without enough troops, she's afraid that things will go against her wishes and she will suffer the consequences!"
Zhao Yufan was worried, "In my opinion, banditry is just a rootless tree and a sourceless water. Although it looks turbulent, it will soon show its true shape. The imperial court only needs to stick to Xianxia Pass and other Fujian-Zhejiang passages, and wait for The situation is clear
It's not too late for Lang to make a decision. "
At this time, even the dullest person can detect that there is a giant net trying to wrap up King Yan, and King Yan and his family are naturally not willing to let him take risks.
But Zhao Mengqi thought deeper and had his own plans, "The military situation is so fierce, why delay it? You don't need to say more, I know it well..."
"Urgent report!"
Urgent shouts came from outside the palace, and two Banzhi guards came to the door of the palace carrying a postman carrying a pennant.
The postman held up his red-headed mailbox, "Urgent report from Wuzhou. Hundreds of Chai people in Wuyi County gathered in a riot. After looting merchants and people in the county, they fled out of the city and escaped into the mountains..."
Before he finished speaking, another one came, "There is an urgent report from the prefecture. The tenants in Suichang County are resisting rent and taxes. They killed four tax collectors and the manor manager, etc., and gathered more than a thousand people to block the south gate of the county..."
"Urgent report from Quzhou! The tax grains escorted from Changshan County to the city were robbed halfway, suspected to be the work of bandits near Taipingjian!"
"Urgent report from Anji Prefecture! Disputes broke out between farmers in Fanjia Village, Zhoujiatou and other places in Changxing County and the economic border work team, resulting in riots and conflicts. An economic border deacon and two people were killed, and more than 30 people were injured. After timely treatment, , the situation was under control, but public sentiment was extremely unstable, and the Statistics Department had to suspend Changxing County’s economic boundary matters..."
Listening to the bad news that came one after another, the ministers fell into silence.
Zhao Mengqi's face gradually turned pale, haha, what a good trick!
Zhao Guan's family also calmed down, faintly smelling the unusual yet familiar smell in the air. These bandannas were going to cause trouble again.
After regaining consciousness, Zhao Guanjia connected everything together, and after a moment's thought, he guessed that all of this should be for his son.
OK!
Do you really think that my Zhao family is made of mud?
Let you bully me! ?
I can't play with you, how can my son not be able to play with you! ?
"Where is the person in Zhongshushe!?"
Zhao Guanjia broke the silence with an angry roar.
Chen Dafang was stunned and quickly left the office, "I am here, what is your Majesty's decree?"
Word by word, Zhao Guanjia said, "Compose a word to make King Zhao Yu of Yan the crown prince and supervise the regent of the country. Implement it immediately!"
As soon as this statement came out, the whole court was in an uproar!
