When everyone heard Tang Mi's answer, everyone was stunned on the spot. Zhao Xuanyi was even more angry: "Forty thousand infantry? Miss Tang, are you serious or joking? Your military camp is in the Far East. When the infantry arrives in the capital, The day lilies are cold!" Zhao Xuanyi asked loudly without any politeness!
Tang Mi's eyes widened when she heard Zhao Xuanyi's scolding, "Zhao Guogong, the little girl just said that you have been away from the capital for a long time and don't know the current situation at all. Ever since King Yong'an took action, the Jurchen tribe has been ready to make a move. The Far East can often I saw the Jurchen tribe’s scouts!”
"The Far East has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in total. You took 40,000 to Japan, but you haven't come back yet. The Far East military camp is now full of 110,000 troops. With the 40,000, you have done your best. If you add more troops, I'm afraid the Far East will Encountered a big crisis!"
After Zhao Xuanyi heard this, he realized that it was not that there were no reinforcements at this moment. He had more than 100,000 men under his command, but there were still 60,000 in Japan! But far away water cannot dissolve near fire!
Seeing Zhao Xuanyi and Tang Mi quarreling, Zhu Wenyu hurriedly said, "Don't quarrel, everyone. I understand that you are all loyal ministers and righteous men, but the situation is very tense now. Let's calm down first. At this time, we ourselves must not get into trouble." !」
Zhao Xuanyi took a deep breath and looked at Tang Mi with an apologetic look. Tang Mi turned her head to the side and ignored Zhao Xuanyi. This made Zhao Xuanyi a little embarrassed and coughed lightly, "Miss Tang, there are basically no naval forces that can be mobilized at the moment. All you have is your Far Eastern Army!"
"We have a thousand warships at the moment. Today the enemy has sent more than 300 warships. You still have more than 50 warships. This is what I think. As soon as we dock tomorrow, let everyone disembark immediately, and then let these The ship should rush to Japan as soon as possible to bring back all the remaining brothers, so that we can have the most sufficient strength, what do you think?"
Li Hanyan thought for a while, "Husband, I'm afraid I won't be able to bring them back at once. There are still less than 60,000 people in Japan. We can barely bring back 40,000 people this time. Plus those war horses, these ships may not be enough!"
When Zhao Xuanyi heard this, he was very anxious, "There is no other way now but to bring back as many troops as possible!"
Tang Mi coughed lightly, "Before I come to pick you up...you guys, I left a thousand people in Linhai City, Shandong Province. I have ordered them to recruit civilian ships as soon as possible. As long as we return to Daming and make peace with the people, I estimate that You can pick up many fishing boats at once, and even if there are 60,000 people, it is possible to pick them all back!"
This news made everyone feel relieved and seemed to see the light! Zhao Xuanyi smiled, "Miss Tang is worthy of Zhuge, the daughter of the Ming Dynasty. She has a long-term vision, is meticulous in her work, and leaves nothing behind in her work!"
When Tang Mi heard Zhao Xuanyi's words, she still didn't show a smile. She turned to look at Zhu Wenyu, "Prince, we currently only have these troops, 40,000 Qilin Guards, and 40,000 infantrymen from the Far East are on standby. Just wait for your order." Send troops immediately, but...?"
Tang Mi said half of it, but didn't say the second half. After all, there was a huge disparity between the strength of these troops and King Yong'an!
"How about we wait until all the brothers who went to Japan have returned before returning to Beijing?" Tang Yue asked.
"This...?" Tang Mi hesitated, but did not give an answer. After all, the current situation was very clear. If there were not enough troops to fight, it would definitely not be possible. However, if we could not return to the capital quickly, I am afraid there would be a bigger problem!
"Can't wait! Absolutely can't wait!" Zhao Xuanyi said immediately. An hour longer than this, the capital will undergo earth-shaking changes. These ships will only arrive in Daming tomorrow, and from Daming to Japan, it will take five days at the fastest. time, this is still without any unexpected circumstances! Five more days? It is estimated that the capital city has been captured!
"But if we return to Beijing at this time, what about our manpower?" Tang Yue was a little worried!
Zhao Xuanyi was also hesitating. It was really difficult. Although he still had 30,000 people available, they were infantry! Naturally, the speed is not as fast as the cavalry! If you want to organize King Yong'an to attack the capital, it is probably not that easy!
Zhao Xuanyi suddenly had an idea flash in his mind and turned to look at Tang Mi, "You said you still have your own soldiers in Shandong, right?"
"Yes!" Tang Mi nodded and said.
Zhao Xuanyi exposed
He smiled excitedly, "Do you still have pigeons? The kind that send messages?"
"No!" Tang Mi shook her head.
"Is this so...?" Zhao Xuanyi was very disappointed!
"I have a messenger eagle, which is five times faster than everyone else!" Tang Mi continued.
"..." Zhao Xuanyi pursed his lips, wishing he could strangle Tang Mi to death! Tang Mi smiled slightly, you are the one who is angry!
"Excuse me, Miss Tang! Help me do something, right now!"
"You say!"
"Immediately send a letter to the soldiers in Shandong, asking them to send people to rush to the capital immediately. Post notices along the way, saying that the prince has returned from the battle in Japan and will arrive in Shandong tomorrow morning. Bring all the troops back and prepare the capital to welcome the prince. Holy Master!" Zhao Xuanyi said.
After Tang Mi heard this, she frowned and said, "Duke Zhao, is he knocking the mountain to scare the tiger?"
"It is also possible that we are besieging Wei and rescuing Zhao! If King Yong'an is right, I think he will come to Shandong to intercept the prince. As long as he comes over then, I will lead the Qilin Guards and King Yong'an's army to deal with it. At least the capital will be safe!"
"What if King Yong'an doesn't fall into the trap?" Tang Yue asked.
"Even if King Yong'an doesn't fall into the trap, he doesn't dare to try it easily. After all, the reputation of Lord Protector is important enough in the Ming Dynasty. It's impossible for King Yong'an not to be wary of the reputation of Qilin Guard. Even if he can't send out all the troops, he will still separate them. An army came to stop it!" Tang Mi said.
Zhao Xuanyi is still very confident in his deterrent power. "No matter what, at least it can disrupt King Yong'an's military morale! Then I will write a secret letter. After you let your people enter the capital, give it directly to the eldest princess!"
Tang Mi thought for a while, "How can this letter... be delivered into the hands of the eldest princess?"
Zhao Xuanyi thought about it carefully and realized that it was right. If the Far East Army casually took a letter and wanted to enter the palace and say that it was given to the eldest princess, it would be very difficult! After all, the palace would not believe a soldier's words!
Li Hanyan suddenly looked at Zhu Wenyu, "Don't we have a prince? If the prince stamps a seal on the letter, can the people in the palace deny the prince?"
Tang Mi rolled her eyes at Li Hanyan, "You didn't understand the inside story of this matter at all!"
"Tang, tell me what you have to say, so don't be so arrogant here!" Li Hanyan didn't like talking to Tang Mi!
Zhao Xuanyi hurriedly stopped Li Hanyan and whispered, "Daughter-in-law, Miss Tang didn't mean that. The emperor is seriously ill. The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty estimate that everyone is in danger now. Moreover, there may have been some interested people in the palace at this moment. If this letter is If someone in the palace gets it, it will be troublesome!"
Only then did Li Hanyan realize that she was afraid that the letter would fall into the hands of the enemy. "Then find someone you can trust to deliver it!"
One sentence reminded Zhao Xuanyi, and he immediately turned to look at Tang Mi, "Give the letter to Sister Tang Rou!"
"..." After hearing this, Tang Mi and Li Hanyan frowned together, "Leave it to her?" Tang Mi asked.
"Don't worry, she has a way! Just do what I say and we will start taking action immediately. You write a notice for the prince and me to return to the Ming Dynasty. I will write a letter to the eldest princess and send it back immediately after writing it. Capital City, hurry up!"
After Zhao Xuanyi finished speaking, he immediately walked back to the table nearby, picked up a pen and paper and started writing a letter. Tang Mi didn't know what Zhao Xuanyi was planning, so she could only write down the notice quickly!
After the two of them finished writing, Tang Yue took an eagle, and then gave it a lot of meat to make it full. Then he put the two notes in the mailbox next to the eagle's talons, flicked it casually, and the eagle He immediately flew into the sky and flew away quickly under everyone's hopeful eyes!
After seeing the eagle leave, Zhao Xuanyi felt a little relieved, and then turned to look at Shen Wei, "Immediately issue an order. All the generals of the Qilin Guards and the captains of thousands, quickly come to the big ship to hold a battle meeting!"
"Yes!" Shen Wei nodded and said.
Zhao Xuanyi looked at Li Hanyan, "Madam, you are tired from the battle today. You go and have a rest first, and I will arrange other things!"
Li Hanyan nodded. After all, we can't help much in this kind of combat meeting. She just needs to wait for Zhao Xuanyi to give the order and take action directly!
Li Hanyan, Qinglian and Litchi left. Zhao Xuanyi looked at Zhu Wenyu, "Prince, you should go and have a rest. Everything now depends on you alone!"
Zhu Wenyu also nodded. At this moment, Zhu Wenyu was very confused! Follow Lan Chuyin into the cabin!
Zhao Xuanyi turned around and looked at Tang Mi, thinking that there were no outsiders now, could he finally say a few words? But Tang Mi turned around and left! Zhao Xuanyi hurriedly chased after him, "Where are you going?"
"I know how to get on the boat by myself, otherwise where would the prince think I was going?" Tang Mi asked coldly.
"Don't make trouble! I was a little anxious just now and my voice was a little loud. Don't be angry with me!" Zhao Xuanyi said in a low voice.
"How dare you? Doesn't Mr. Zhao Guo still have a meeting? I'm an outsider and it's inconvenient to be here. Say goodbye!" After Tang Mi finished speaking, she walked straight past Zhao Xuanyi and then went down the stairs.
"Hey, don't go back to your ship. If there is any discussion about something and you are troubled, then...Tang Tianli, find a quiet and clean room for Miss Tang to rest, hurry up!" Zhao Xuanyi shouted loudly. .
"Yes!" Tang Tianli hurriedly came over, "Miss Tang, please come over here!"
Tang Mi didn't say anything and followed Tang Tianli to the new room. After all, important things were important now!
It was not long before all the Qilin Guard generals and captains had arrived. Zhao Xuanyi gathered them all into a room and asked the Qilin Guards to guard the outside so that no one else could eavesdrop!
Tang Tianli looked at Zhao Xuanyi, "My lord, just tell me what orders you have!"
Zhao Xuanyi pointed at the map with his finger. "Everyone knows the current situation. I won't talk nonsense. I will only explain what we will do after landing tomorrow. First, we must attract King Yong'an's army, whether they come with some or all of them." Everyone is coming, we can’t be afraid, everyone should be in a desperate posture, we must kill them hard, we must hurt them, so that we can attract a large number of King Yong’an’s troops, so that the capital will be safe!”
After everyone heard this, they all nodded, "Don't worry, Lord, no one is more professional in killing than our Qilin Guards!" Sun Yan said.
"Okay. There is one more important thing to do next. After landing tomorrow, Su Xiaoding, take your two war horses and go to your hometown immediately to mobilize all the Qilin Guards!"
"Yes! Don't worry, Duke, leave this matter to me! Where should I take the army?" Su Xiaoding asked.
"Don't worry about me with your troops. I'm afraid that even if King Yong'an knows that I'm back, he won't send all his troops to attack us. After all, his goal is the capital. So, you bring people, wear casual clothes outside, and draw Follow the people and go directly to the capital. Go as fast as you want. It's better to have horses. Don't come back. Stay in the capital and wait for the eldest princess's order. Do you understand?" Zhao Xuanyi said seriously.
"Yes! I understand! Lord, don't worry. Even if King Yong'an's army blocks the road, I will break through it and then protect the capital!"
"Well done! Then, Brother Nangong, if you encounter an enemy, it's up to you!" Zhao Xuanyi looked at Nangong Che and said.
"What does the Duke mean by this?" Nangong Che asked.
"This is a battle that cannot be lost. Once we encounter the enemy, all your mechanisms will be used to signal death. You must make the opponent afraid, even if you want to run away. Don't dare to confront us head-on!"
After Nangong Che heard this, he scratched his hair, "My lord, we have been fighting in Japan for half a year. At this time, the weapon consumption is very serious. It is estimated that there are less than a thousand thunder arrows left and less than a hundred grenades. The only one left is The most numerous ones are the ones that are raining all over the sky, and there are nearly 10,000 of them. The rest? They are basically empty!"
When Zhao Xuanyi heard this, he remembered that he had been attacking Japan with all his strength and had not prepared for this battle at all, so this battle would not be easy!
