Chapter 156: Sheng Yong Faces the Holy Spirit
"Then what do you want to do?" Zhu Yunwen said sharply. Then he threw the memorial in his hand in front of Sheng Yong. Said: "Look."
Only then did Sheng Yong dare to raise his head and pick up these memorials. Look at them one by one.
Nothing else. They are all memorials to impeach Fu Youde.
I don’t know when, impeachment of a leading military general became something that many people took for granted. Whether it's true or false. Just pile the blame on the general who led the army.
It doesn't matter if it's true or false. These crimes will become the means used by the king to check and balance the generals. If it is necessary to use the general's affairs, these charges are just a piece of waste paper to show the magnanimity of the monarch. If a crime needs to be punished, it will be enough to wipe out the whole family.
The same is true for Fu Youde at this moment.
The memorials to impeach Fu Youde are like mountains and seas. What Fu Youde did on the front line was never blameless.
It just depends on whether Zhu Yunwen needs it or not.
Sheng Yong did not have this mentality. Sheng Yong has read these memorials, including Fu Youde's conspiracy to rebel, Fu Youde's secret communication with Beijing, etc. Each one is more serious than the last. Suddenly panicked.
He fell to the ground again and said: "I dare to guarantee it with my life, but Duke Ying has no intention of doing so. Duke Ying is unjustly accused."
Zhu Yunwen suddenly sighed and said, "Get up and talk."
Sheng Yong slowly stood up.
Zhu Yunwen sighed and said, "How can I not know the loyalty of Duke Ying? Duke Ying is my father-in-law. If Duke Ying is not loyal to me, who is he loyal to?"
Sheng Yong immediately said: "Your Majesty is wise."
"But," Zhu Yunwen said, "You also have to think about me. There are some things that you have to think about for me. The former Duke said that there were not enough firearms. Well, I will give them firearms. The Taiping Iron Works has more than three times the manpower. All the ordnance produced in Nanjing was transported to Jiangbei without retaining. It can be said that Nanjing did its best to meet the needs of the Duke. As for these noises, there is no need to worry about them. I can afford them. However, the Duke cannot do this. Go. Years have changed, and this year has changed again. Last year, I just appeased these old ministers. Now you have given me another problem. "...
"You don't even look at what you are going to do. Will Chief Minister Fang agree to introduce He Xi's disciples and grandsons into the army? Change so many generals. Will the Korean Guild agree? Isn't this embarrassing for me? This is completely unacceptable to me. It can’t be done.”
"Today, tell me the truth. If I can't do such a thing, there will be no war in the north. The thieves will go south."
Zhu Yunwen's words were soft and hard, but also left room for room.
In fact, when he knew Sheng Yong's purpose, he was already extremely angry. I really want to remove Fu Youde's military power and find someone else to replace him. But after much thought, he couldn't find anyone who could replace Fu Youde. Then he carefully studied Fu Youde's reforms and the intelligence coming from the Northern Army.
He also believes that this kind of reform will have a great effect on improving combat effectiveness. Otherwise, Beijing would not go to such great lengths to do such a thing.
However, will they follow up on what the Northern Army did?
As far as Zhu Yunwen is concerned, he doesn't want to.
Zhu Yunwen felt that it was normal for Nanjing to surpass the Northern Army in all aspects. rather than appearing as a follower.
As a result, Zhu Yunwen was naturally disgusted with Fu Youde's copying of Beijun's homework.
Of course, this kind of disgust did not affect Zhu Yunwen's decision.
However, out of his instinct to consolidate power, Zhu Yunwen did not allow the Northern Expedition to become an independent kingdom. The hundreds of thousands of troops in the Northern Expedition became Fu Youde's private army. Now these troops are naturally not Fu Youde's private soldiers. But the problem is that with Fu Youde reforming one by one. What does it look like in the end?
Zhu Yunwen felt that he could not follow Fu Youde's rhythm.
Fu Youde does whatever he says? In the future, after Fu Youde pacifies Beijing, he will march south with his newly victorious army. Is it possible that he will not be able to capture him without help?
Of course. Zhu Yunwen was worried about the opinions of his ministers. This is also true.
for political gain
To put it bluntly, Zhu Yunwen could not see the possibility of these people supporting this plan. Zhu Yunwen didn't want to damage his shallow political prestige, so he promoted a change that would benefit Fu Youde and cause losses to other political forces in the Ming Dynasty.
Similarly, Zhu Yunwen didn't want to break up with Fu Youde yet.
Also leave some room for both parties.
That's why these words appeared.
Zhu Yunwen said it for this reason. What else could Sheng Yong say? He could not say that otherwise, the Northern Army would not fight. We can no longer fight. That is the real coercion. As a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, Sheng Yong could not do such a thing.
Sheng Yong said: "I would never dare to have such an idea. But Duke Ying is also loyal, and now the Northern Army is suppressing the territory in a massive way. It is fierce, with millions of people, and it is the army of the whole country. Duke Ying is worried, and it is natural. "
Zhu Yunwen said: "Okay. I will order a total of 130,000 troops from Fujian, Zhejiang, and Jingjiang, and 70,000 troops from Huguang. The troops in the north of the Yangtze River will be under the control of Duke Ying. This will give Duke Ying no worries." Defeat the thief for me."
Zhu Yunwen has the most elite Beijing army of more than 200,000. I have no intention of heading north.
Sheng Yong could not say anything else.
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Sheng Yong's fast horse did not dismount all the way from Nanjing to Hebei. When I arrived at Fu Youde's military camp, I couldn't even walk steadily after getting off my horse. After telling Fu Youde everything about the capital, Fu Youde arranged for Sheng Yong to go down and rest.
Fu Youde sent everyone around him away.
It took a long time before he sighed.
Fu Youde knew very well that there were hundreds of thousands in Zhejiang and Fujian and 70,000 in Huguang, adding up to 200,000. But no matter how they are deployed, they will not be able to reach the front line within two months. Two months later, the war was long over.
A month has passed since Sheng Yong returned to Beijing.
Beijing is rapidly integrating and its army is rapidly training. Cangzhou, Tianjin and other places are connected for hundreds of miles. There are millions of people. Although there are imaginary numbers, there will not be too much water.
The Northern Army's cavalry has moved south. The cavalry of both sides fought each other in units of thousands. Cover the battlefield. Even the two sides called friends to support each other, and there was already a cavalry battle involving ten thousand people. The victory or defeat is divided by the south.
This also made Fu Youde feel that the Southern Army was different from the Northern Army. That is the war horse.
This does not mean that the Confederate army did not have war horses.
The Confederate horse ranches were all in the northwest. In Gansu, Ningxia, Lintao, and Qinghai. The war horses here are no worse than the Monan horses and the Liaodong horses. However, the Beijun army's pasture is not far from Beijing and can be deployed at any time. It consumes too much. You can also do business with King Yan.
Buy quickly.
It can be said that in terms of war horse resources alone, the Northern Army was far superior to the Southern Army. In addition, it also depends on the route of the Confederate war horses.
Fu Youde is short of horses here, so he has to apply to Nanjing first. After Nanjing approved it, the northwest was ordered to prepare horses. The horses from the northwest arrived at the front line. This journey is much further than Beijing.
This presents a problem. The same loss of cavalry and horses. The Northern Army's replenishment speed was twice as fast as that of the Southern Army. This is not just a matter of distance, but He Xi's military logistics are more commercialized. There are caravans purchasing horses and selling them to the imperial army nearby.
All actions taken by the Southern Army along the way were officially initiated. It would be strange if the official speed could be faster.
Even the front lines are anxious to death. It doesn't hinder the leisurely pace at the rear.
This made Fu Youde even more anxious.
There is no other reason. During this period of time, Fu Youde had thought of many ways to face the new formation of the Northern Army. He thought about it and finally thought of a way, which was to charge the cavalry into the formation.
Yes, the situation is different.
In the past, facing the infantry square formation, the cavalry rushing into the formation was seeking death. But now, the infantry square has become a very shallow three rows. The firepower is enough. But against the cavalry. Too thin.
In other words, it is possible for the cavalry to break through the horizontal line. It is more likely that it will break through one corner and form a sweeping trend.
That is to say, facing such a formation, the cavalry's
Power is resurrected again.
There are more threats to current infantry tactics. This is also a good way that Fu Youde has thought about for a long time to fight against the Northern Army's infantry formation. However, the cavalry is not as good as the Northern Army. You can imagine Fu Youde's disappointment.
