However, Zhu Qiyu did not get carried away. Relying on hard power to push ahead with a large army was not a skill. The real test will be to form multiple legions later and besiege Wala.
It is necessary to severely damage the foundation of Wala and finally kill it first; it is also necessary to maintain a balance and prevent the emergence of a new strongman in Mongolia. It is even more important to control the Mongolian and Yuan dignitaries such as Tuo Tuo Bu Hua and Alazhi Yuan.
These are not easy and require great care and caution.
At this time, Zhu Qiyu's biggest advantage comes into play again: if you know you are not good enough, don't give random orders, but call in professional talents to assist you.
So immediately, Zhu Qiyu issued an edict, ordering Luo Tong, the left minister of the Ministry of War, to return to Beijing immediately to take charge of the Ministry of War.
If we put aside factors such as fame and prestige in later generations and just look at experience and ability, the civil servant with the strongest military ability at the moment is Wang Ji, the Minister of the Ministry of War, followed by Luo Tong, the left minister of the Ministry of War.
As for Jiang Yuan, the right minister of the Ministry of War, although he is more famous than Luo Tong, in terms of military ability and experience, he is obviously far behind.
However, Zhu Qiyu also comforted Jiang Yuan based on Jiang Yuan's strong, motivated and self-respecting character: he ordered Jiang Yuan to serve as a Hanlin bachelor and join the cabinet to participate in confidential affairs. In this way, although Luo Tong took over the affairs of the Ministry of War, Jiang Yuan was still able to participate in Zhu Qiyu's Xihua Hall Xiaochao meeting and became a member of the core decision-making circle of the emperor and civil servants.
As for Luo Tong, when the situation in Jiaozhi collapsed, he forcibly defended Qinghua City and killed many people. He had both military talent and loyalty to the Ming Dynasty. During the period when Gansu was rectified by the military doctor, he also made great achievements in defeating the Tartars. He was a veteran military leader and civil servant with rich military experience who had participated in the Civil War.
His abilities and qualifications are sufficient. The most important thing is that Luo Tong is the toughest fighter who is most suitable to Zhu Qiyu's appetite. Especially on the issue of recovering Jiaozhi, Zhu Qiyu and Luo Tong definitely have something in common.
Wang Ji, the Minister of War, was also very active in the battle. Although he was a close confidant of the Supreme Emperor, Zhu Qiyu decided to let Wang Ji reorganize military affairs in Nanjing to prepare for the complete suppression of the rebellion in the south in the future.
Jiang Yuan, the right minister of the Ministry of War, was also very enterprising and easily accepted Zhu Qiyu's military philosophy.
As for the close followers of San Yang in the Ministry of War, their military ideas are in the same vein as San Yang's. These people have no interest in the territory of the Mongols or the Jurchens in Liaodong, and that's it. However, they had not the slightest interest in regaining control of Han territory like Jiaozhi, but they truly and completely disappointed Zhu Qiyu.
Such people can only be transferred far out of the capital by Zhu Qiyu and find a place for them to stay.
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The prince was temporarily left in Kunning Palace to live with Queen Zhou; Princess Xuanyi had returned home yesterday; Zhu Qiyu ordered Chen Xun and others to go to the West Flower Hall for a meeting before lunch, and then he also got on the chariot and returned to Qi. The palace.
Four thousand personal guards withdrew from the palace in an orderly manner, handing over the defense of the Forbidden City to the Imperial Guards.
In fact, this is a bit of a public humiliation of Jin Yiwei, but it doesn't matter. If Jin Yiwei really dares to rebel against the emperor because of dissatisfaction, then Zhu Qiyu can still look up to Jin Yiwei. At least he would be a passionate man, which would be much better than being indifferent now.
Now Zhu Qiyu wants to separate the six thousand military craftsmen households under the jurisdiction of Jinyiwei, so that only these experienced and skilled craftsmen households are valuable. As for the remaining Jinyiwei, they can fend for themselves.
Zhu Qiyu returned to the palace and just dragged his tired body into the room. I saw the fifteen beloved concubines of my family, all kneeling on the carpet, kowtowing and prostrate, while shouting: Your Majesty is wise and powerful, long live, long live.
After a tense night, Zhu Qiyu didn't expect that his beloved concubines would be so interesting as soon as he returned home. Don't tell me, the feeling of having fifteen stunning beauties kneeling at your feet with low eyebrows and shouting "Long Live" is really exciting.
Zhu Qiyu waited for a cup of tea before letting the concubines stand up with a smile.
While Lin Xiangyu came up to serve and change clothes, she asked: "The war is finally over. Do you want me to have a good rest at home? We sisters will take a bath in my husband's fragrant soup, and then we will flatter my husband all day and night."
Zhu Qiyu smiled bitterly and said: "Oh, what good things are you thinking about? I'm very busy today. I'll wash up, eat something, and then sleep for an hour."
At almost noon, I will get up and hold a small court meeting in the West Flower Hall. I will first appease these close and important ministers and then assign tasks to them. The imperial court should speed up the deployment of weapons, weapons, food and supplies, and support more than 100,000 soldiers to attack Oara in three directions.
Then prepare a table of meals for me at Jiangyunxuan at noon. I want to entertain Tota Tuohua and the secret envoys of Alazhiyuan, a total of four or five people. Then I will discuss with them a further battle plan during the dinner.
In the afternoon, I will summon representatives of noble families such as Duke Yingguo, Marquis of Fuyang, Marquis of Anping, and Marquis of Guangping to discuss with them the restoration of their titles.
After that, we met with the soldiers of Yingzhou Central Guard. Although they did not go to kill the enemy outside the city, they had done a great job in protecting our safety these days.
Then he met with generals such as Shi Heng, Sun Boring, Liu Yongcheng, and comforted them a little, granting them officials, making wishes, and assigning them tasks.
After that, he discussed military affairs with the generals of the second battalion and the sixth guard, such as Xing'an Hou and Chengshan Hou, as well as He Yi, Huang Pu and others.
After all this work, it’s time to get some rest at night. Early tomorrow morning, we’ll go out to work together in the city. The day after tomorrow, Yingzhou Left Guard, Yingzhou Right Guard, Tiance Guard, and Xiaoqi Battalion all set off, kicking off the real battle. "
Lin Xiangyu asked curiously: "Isn't it true that the army has completely collapsed? Why is my husband still fighting?"
Zhu Qiyu explained with a smile: "You little girl, you don't know that in the Wala headquarters, on the prairie, there are also 20,000 elite soldiers, Boyan Timur and 10,000 people. Plus Bo The three Luo brothers' original tribes were now annexed, and they were able to gather 10,000 soldiers.
This is 40,000 people. In addition to Boyan Timur's 10,000 troops who are holding the Emperor hostage and staying in Datong, and the 12,000 ambush troops he sent first, there are still 10,000 troops gathered by the defeated Oara army. About six thousand people.
Once Rang Yexian successfully escapes back to Oara, these soldiers will all join together to form another 80,000-strong army.
You said this is not tiring, and after this time, you will definitely learn to behave. From now on, you will only use these 80,000 troops to harass the borders of the Ming Dynasty and no longer enter the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty. When the time comes, 80,000 cavalrymen will come and go like the wind, where will we catch him?
So we can only take advantage of his illness to kill him. Organize another large-scale battle to reduce the total strength of Ye Xian and Boyan Timur to less than 40,000.
In this way, once and for all, when the time comes, he and Boyan Timur will command an army of 40,000, Alazhiyuan will command an army of 30,000, and Tuotuo Buhua will command an army of 30,000. All I need to do is balance the situation, provide covert support, and allow the three parties in Mongolia to continue their civil war. "
Lin Xiangyu smiled with admiration and said: "Although the Nu family does not understand military affairs, my husband is really not an ordinary wise and powerful warrior. In just three months, Ming Dynasty's wrong military strategic situation against Wala was completely reversed by my husband.
The Nu family dare not say anything about Han Bai Weihuo, but my husband already has the vague appearance of Zhongxing Holy Lord, and there is definitely no problem if he is a hundred times stronger than the Supreme Emperor. "
Zhu Qiyu smiled and pinched Lin Xiangyu's little face. His little princess had a very good advantage: she was not sharp, she was as wise as a fool. No matter when, no matter how ridiculous she acted, she always encouraged herself like a little girl who admired her husband. This acting emperor who became a monk halfway.
Lin Xiangyu asked with a smile: "What should the slave family do next?"
"Go to Laojun tomorrow. Prepare the money, and then quickly arrange for the guards to count the heads today. How much silver reward should be given to each person, there should be no mistakes.
We still have 400,000 taels of silver that we raised to redeem the Supreme Emperor, and all of this will be distributed to our Second Battalion and Six Guards. And they were distributed equally on a head-to-head basis, and those who were injured or killed in battle were distributed twice as much.
The remaining 800,000 taels obtained from the auction of the family's property in Jietian Tower were used to reward the guards with silver rewards according to the number of beheadings.
In addition, we will take out 400,000 taels from our warehouse and distribute them to the soldiers of Yingzhou Central Guard. Although they didn't go into battle to kill the enemy, they still did a great job in defending us. They had to give us a reward. It would be bad if it offends people's hearts.
In short, all aspects must be taken into account. This is what I generally mean. You can decide the details yourself. "
(End of chapter)
