After Chongzhen finished speaking, he immersed himself in the meal.
When they arrived in the middle hall after eating and drinking, Cao Bianjiao was already waiting. When he saw Chongzhen coming, he immediately saluted.
"How do you feel about going out this time? Tell me!"
He is now very satisfied with the Warrior Battalion, even though it was only a glimpse on the road, and he did not see the Warrior Battalion take action.
But the momentum and morale are completely different from three months ago.
Although the morale of the warrior camp three months ago was high, it always had a sense of vanity and arrogance.
But now it is like a pile of oil-spreading wood. It looks inconspicuous, but once it is ignited, it can burst into flames. It has a feeling of returning to nature.
Cao Bianjiao naturally knew the purpose of Chongzhen's coming, and did not hesitate at all: "Your Majesty, in the middle of November of the seventh year of Tianqi's reign, I led the warrior camp out of Beijing, passed through Beizhili and Henan, and then entered Shaanxi from Tongguan, and then arrived at Taiyuan City.
The warrior camp spans several provinces. Including the journey to suppress bandits, it is almost more than 6,000 miles, and a total of 133 bandits have been dealt with.
These horse thieves who dominate the mountains and hijack passing merchants and travelers range from a dozen to several hundred people, with a total of 4,355 people.
More than 3,600 people were persuaded to surrender, and more than 700 people were killed! "
After hearing this, Chongzhen let out a long sigh. Although Cao Bianjiao often reported his achievements back to Beijing, they were all scattered.
Now when put together, these data are shocking.
It shows how chaotic the Ming Dynasty has become in various places, and it also reflects the inaction of local officials and the people's disappointment in the court.
The inaction of officials is reflected in their efforts to suppress bandits and find a way out for the people.
As long as there are some ways to survive, most of these people may not become robbers or thieves who can have their heads cut off at any time.
It was still the first year of Chongzhen. If he hadn't traveled through time, by the third or fourth year of Chongzhen, the number of thieves and robbers would have been really exaggerated.
Fortunately, there is still a lot of time to improve.
"Your Majesty, during the past three months, the Warrior Battalion has conducted simulation training on emergency marches, extreme marches, camp assaults, surprise attacks, trappings, etc.
With the current combat strength of the Warrior Battalion, I can be confident that the Ming Dynasty is at the top of its game!
Even if faced with twice as many cavalry as Jiannu, I am confident that I can annihilate them all with less than 30% loss! "
"good!"
Chongzhen clapped his hands fiercely: "What I've been waiting for is what you said. Raise troops for a thousand days and use them for a while. Maybe there will be a big war in the near future to test your achievements!"
Without waiting for Cao Bianjiao's response, Chongzhen continued: "Also, you are the most elite soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. Every time one of you dies in battle is a loss for the Ming Dynasty.
So if you can outwit, don't fight forcefully. You have to rely on your brain to fight. Fighting forcefully is a last resort.
Let me give you a standard. If the Jiannu cavalry is equal in number, they will be completely wiped out and one hundred people will be lost in battle.
If you are twice as powerful as yourself, you can do it; if you are three times as powerful as yourself, you can retreat.
If it is an ordinary infantryman, three to five times his own strength, he can directly annihilate them. Ten times his own strength, he does not need to kill many enemies, but he can penetrate their battle formation back and forth! Can it be done? "
"Can!"
Cao Bianjiao's blood boiled when he heard this, and he answered decisively.
"I will give you another sixteen-word secret. You must understand it with your heart. If you can learn it, I guarantee that the Warrior Battalion will never be defeated again from now on. The enemy will be frightened after hearing this.
You are doing well: when the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy is stationed, we harass; when the enemy is tired, we attack; when the enemy retreats, we pursue. "
"When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy is stationed, we harass; when the enemy is tired, we attack; when the enemy retreats, we pursue?"
Cao Bianjiao's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he repeated it softly. He seemed to understand the meaning, but when he thought about it carefully, he felt that he didn't understand anything.
Chongzhen looked at the thinking Cao Bianjiao and chuckled. These sixteen words looked simple, but in fact they contained too many tactics of war, which could not be understood in a short time.
"The sixteen-word secret I give you is to let your wisdom fight, but you must always remember that the warrior camp itself is the strongest.
The enemy is ten times greater than myself, and the advantage lies with me. Okay, you can think about this slowly in the future! Go and rest! "
"I resign!"
Cao Bianjiao stood up, saluted Chongzhen, and slowly retreated out of the central hall.
But when he retreated to the door, he seemed to remember something and returned to his original position.
"Your Majesty, when I was in Henan, I heard... four groups of bandits said something. However, because of the distance, I have military orders and I need to check urgently in the future."
When Chongzhen heard this, he immediately became interested: "Tell me about it!"
Cao Bianjiao thought for a while and said: "I heard from that group of bandits that there are 'evil demons' who use the teachings of Bailian and Jinchan to incite the villagers, collude to escape, and spread their calls. What else can they say..."
Seeing Cao Bianjiao's words flickering, Chongzhen frowned: "Keep talking!"
"It's said that Ziweixing has fallen into disgrace!"
After Cao Bianjiao finished speaking, he immediately lowered his eyebrows and closed his eyes, waiting for the violent storm in Chongzhen.
Chongzhen was slightly startled, and then he understood why Cao Bianjiao hesitated.
Ziweixing, that is the Emperor Star. If Ziweixing loses his way, it means that he will not last long as the emperor, and the Ming Dynasty will fall. This is simply disrespectful.
"The teachings of White Lotus and Golden Chan?"
Chongzhen murmured to himself, and then fell into deep thought again.
The White Lotus Sect is a very complex sect that has existed since the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. What is their ultimate goal is not clear to him.
However, history records that various rebellious activities initiated by the White Lotus Sect occurred one after another, often spreading across the country, and their methods of deceiving people were extremely high.
Not to mention, the beginning of the peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty was the White Lotus Uprising led by Xu Hongru in the second year of Tianqi.
The courtiers called it a major change that had not happened in the 260 years of the Ming Dynasty.
The most famous White Lotus Sect in history is the White Lotus Sect uprising that occurred in the border areas of Sichuan, Shaanxi, Henan and Hubei in the first year of Jiaqing.
Qianlong personally directed the campaign from the first year of Jiaqing to the ninth year of Jiaqing, spending nearly 200 million taels of silver.
This fully shows how terrifying and powerful the White Lotus Sect is in deceiving people.
"Are you saying that the White Lotus Sect has resurrected and is preparing to cause trouble?"
"There is a possibility."
"Where's the location?"
"In Henan's Kaifeng, Guide, and the counties near Henan, Shandong, and Zhili, everyone says something different.
I didn't pay attention at the time, but it suddenly occurred to me during the review these days. Please forgive me for my oversight! "
"Okay, this matter has nothing to do with you, just pretend you don't know, I will send someone to investigate thoroughly!"
After Cao Bianjiao left, Chongzhen stood up and walked to the courtyard, looking at the sky for a long time without saying anything.
The Ming Dynasty, which lasted for more than two hundred years, is already full of pain. A sect like the White Lotus Sect, which has existed for hundreds of years, is ready to cause trouble again.
"Whether you come out or not, it will serve as a warning to me. Once we finish dealing with the eight major locust merchants! Just find them out at once. I want to see what you are going to do?"
Chongzhen's face was cold and stern. After muttering to himself, he looked at the door of the courtyard.
"Is Li Ruolian here?"
