"Fang Zhenghua, how are the four Tengxiang guards doing now? Can they fight?"
As soon as he entered Dongnuan Pavilion, Chongzhen asked him the question he was most concerned about.
Fang Zhenghua was shocked. From the time he proposed to rectify the four Tengxiang guards to now, in addition to sending Tengxiang right guards to perform escort tasks,
The other three guards have been training and have never asked about their combat strength.
Before he had time to think about it, Fang Zhenghua immediately said: "Your Majesty, the Tengxiang Four Guards now have a total of 24,000 sergeants, 11,000 veteran sergeants, and 9,000 new recruits.
In addition, there are more than 4,000 people in the six counties of Hexi, all of whom are cavalry candidates.
The new recruits are still in training, but these eleven thousand people can fight together, and I can guarantee that they will definitely be stronger than Jiubian. "
Fang Zhenghua was full of confidence when he said this.
"Okay, this is what I'm waiting for."
Chongzhen shouted lowly, but before he could continue speaking, Wang Chengen reported that Qin Liangyu had arrived.
"Marquis Zhongzhen, you will mobilize 8,000 men from the white pole soldiers, led by Qin Gongming, break them into pieces and hide in the Dashiyu Mountain thirty miles outside Zunhua City."
"Fang Zhenghua, you will transfer 5,000 people from Tengxiang's Four Guards and break them into pieces to enter the Chengzi Mountain between Santun Camp and Zunhua City."
"You need to raise the required food and grass locally, but they must not be exposed."
"Remember, the place you choose must be both hidden and close to official roads."
"You can first send people to the two places to explore the terrain and choose the garrison positions before taking action. I will give you three months!"
Chongzhen's arrangement was naturally to plot against Huang Taiji.
Huang Taiji led his troops into the pass and then captured Zunhua City.
If Huang Taiji breaks through Zunhua, Qin Gongming and Cao Wenzhao can lead their troops to lock Huang Taiji's retreat.
This was Yuan Chonghuan's plan at that time. He ordered Zhao, the commander-in-chief of Pingliao, to lead 4,000 troops and horses to rescue Zunhua and rush to Santun Camp via the route of Funing and Qian'an.
Zhao led his teachings day and night to rush to the Santun Camp. Unfortunately, Zhu Guoyan, the commander-in-chief of the Third Tun Camp, was a fool who would not let Zhao leading his troops into the city. Then he was ambushed by Huang Taiji and died.
If the general soldiers of the Santun Camp could cooperate with Zhao Lingjiao, they might really be able to lock Huang Taiji in the pass.
After all, there is only one avenue that can lead to cavalry and baggage. As long as Zhao Zhijiao can block it for two days, the important town of Jizhou and surrounding troops can besiege Huang Taiji.
Records say that Huang Taiji led 100,000 troops, but Chongzhen estimated that this was a gimmick. There were not 100,000 troops, and there should be 60,000 to 70,000 troops.
There are no ifs in history. Since Yuan Chonghuan failed to do it, he will complete this plan.
Even if Huang Taiji does not enter the customs from here, he can exit from here and enter the grassland, directly leading to the rear of Jiannu.
"I obey the order!"
Although the two of them couldn't figure out why Chongzhen arranged it like this, they had to carry it out since it was arranged.
After everyone left, Chongzhen thought for a while and said, "Sir, send an order to the Firearms Research Institute, asking them to make five million enemies within three months."
After making these arrangements, Chongzhen breathed a sigh of relief. Everything was ready and he was just waiting for Huang Taiji.
It would be better if he took the initiative. If he didn't take the initiative, he would force him to come, and he would be tricked anyway.
The days passed day by day, and soon it was the first day of February, morning morning.
After Youben started the memorial and Wuben withdrew from the court, Li Banghua, the left minister of the Ministry of War, left the army.
"Your Majesty, tomorrow, the second day of February, is the day when the Wuchen Martial Arts Examination will begin. As of last night, the number of people registered in the Ministry of War was more than 2,500, and it is expected to be around 2,800.
I asked some people who had registered. According to estimates, there may be many people who have not arrived yet. "
"Everything will proceed according to the scheduled time. I will be there at midnight tomorrow to participate in the opening ceremony."
"My beloved lords, this is my first martial arts course since I ascended the throne. I will give you all a day off tomorrow to go and see this great martial arts event together!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The ministers shouted, their eyes full of joy.
If you can take a break from official duties and watch a martial arts competition, why not?
After retiring from the court, Chongzhen and Empress Zhou also said that they could go together if they wanted to go to the harem, just to relax.
Early the next morning, before dawn, the moment the morning bell rang, the doors of countless houses in the city were opened, and then people rushed out carrying small bags.
These rushed out from various alleys, gathered on the street, and slowly became a flow of people, rushing towards the outside of the city together.
I don’t know who thought this group of people were fleeing, but those who knew well knew that the Wuchen martial arts examination site was open to the public and allowed people to watch.
The examination room is located on the campus of Jingying.
The Ming Dynasty's martial arts was opened to the outside world for the first time, and it was still in the Beijing camp. How could the people not go crazy?
When everyone rushed to the capital camp outside the city, flags were fluttering dozens of feet away from the capital camp, and a sergeant wearing armor stood every five steps.
As for the roads entering the camp gate, on the eight roads entering the camp gate, every three steps stood a sergeant wearing bright armor on each side, with a long sword unsheathed and pointing to the ground slantingly, reflecting the cold light in the sun. .
The voucher for entry is the Daming Daily for the past three days. Not all Daming Daily can be entered, but the daily newspapers with special markings.
A total of 30,000 servings, an average of 10,000 servings per day.
After the first day's newspaper was sold, the sales volume of Daming Daily on the second and third days soared from the original daily 50,000 copies to 150,000 copies.
If it had not been printed, it would have exceeded 300,000 copies.
If it weren't for the people from the Five Cities Patrol Department patrolling, and the fact that it was a newspaper sponsored by the imperial court, this trick would have been smashed long ago.
Originally, Chongzhen wanted to charge a fee, but after thinking about the price drop, he gave up and decided on this method.
It is both simple and stimulates the sales of newspapers. This is this kind of news. Who knows what situation will be adopted in the future?
With everyone thinking that they would rather buy something wrong than miss something, buying newspapers will gradually become a habit.
Regardless of whether you are an ordinary citizen or a prince or noble, you will all be searched. Even if it is so troublesome, the inspection speed is extremely fast.
When Chongzhen's Luanjia arrived at the capital camp, everyone who could enter had gone in, and those who couldn't could only stay outside.
Looking at the energetic sergeant, Chongzhen was very satisfied. Li Banghua was indeed very reliable in his work.
The school grounds of Beijing Camp are rectangular, two hundred feet from east to west and one hundred feet from north to south. It is more than enough to accommodate more than 30,000 people. The black mass of heads is a spectacular sight.
In the middle is a runway ten feet wide and about three hundred feet long that is surrounded by wooden stakes and ropes.
When Chongzhen got on the viewing platform, Fang Zheng transformed himself into a man with a long sword hanging on his waist and followed Chongzhen.
Fang Wen and other eight people stood at the four corners each holding a shield, looking around vigilantly to deal with any emergencies.
Li Banghua, as the examiner of this martial arts subject, stepped forward to report the situation.
Chongzhen didn't waste any time and stepped forward directly: "There are five rounds in Wuchen Martial Arts. The first round is called the qualifying round. Gu Ming thought, only by passing this assessment will you be eligible for the first round of martial arts assessment. !”
