Regarding military issues, Zhu Yunwen is more of a paper talker. Although he has read some art of war and watched some military documentaries, he is still far from understanding military matters.
To deal with Zhu Di, Zhu Yunwen used military layout to control and suppress Zhu Di, unable to move. In the final analysis, it was because he knew how history would develop and who could and could not be used.
To deal with Annan, Zhu Yunwen had enough time to calmly plan, but he was limited to being in a high position and having overall control. Zhu Yunwen did not dare and could not specialize in military details, combat strategy, combat direction, methods, marching, logistics, armament, etc.
People cannot easily judge areas that they are not familiar with.
Therefore, Zhu Yunwen held this military meeting to comprehensively consider everyone's opinions, understand the military, learn the military, and correct his own military logic and thinking.
Three hundred thousand people, this number is comparable to what is recorded in history.
According to historical records, Zhu Di once sent Zhu Neng, Zhang Fu, and Mu Sheng on an expedition to Annan, with a total force of 300,000, known as 800,000.
Zhu Yunwen also knew that fighting a war to annihilate a country could never be accomplished by tens of thousands of people. The people of Annan did not live on the grasslands or the Gobi Desert. They could have the opportunity to sneak attack. The mountains and rivers were destined to require this war. Go head-to-head to see who can persist to the end.
After the Battle of Jingnan, Zhu Di, who had only taken a breather for two years, was able to fight a war to destroy the country. At present, the Ming Dynasty has been peaceful in the past two years, its national power is growing, and there are new weapons and new army strategies. There is no reason that it cannot fight a war. The war to destroy the country.
Three hundred thousand troops?
Zhu Yunwen took a deep breath and said: "One battle will determine the outcome, so let's set the strength at 300,000 troops. The Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Commander's Office sent orders to Yunnan Dusi and Mu Sheng to rectify their troops and prepare for 50,000 battles. Orders were sent to Han Guan, Guangxi , Zhang Fu, allowed him to expand the Pingxiang Guard, and unite with the Guangxi Dusi, Guizhou Dusi, and Guangdong Dusi to prepare for war with 50,000 troops. Another 200,000 troops were sent out from the Beijing army."
"I will receive the order."
Tie Xuan, Xu Huizu and others responded.
Zhu Yunwen continued: "The Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War must make preparations for food and military supplies, and they must be in place before next summer. From the capital to Guangxi, there are granaries along the way. Once the Beijing army is dispatched, each will take food along the way. In addition, civilian forces will be recruited. The staff side will join forces with the Fifth Army Commander-in-Chief and the two kings of Yanning to study the Annan strategy and formulate a battle plan in preparation for the march."
"I will receive the order."
Xia Yuanji, Yang Rong, Zhu Di, Zhu Quan and others agreed.
Zhu Yunwen looked at Gu Sanshen and Liu Changge and said: "Order the Guangxi Security Bureau branch to mobilize all forces to investigate and master Annan's defense, city gates, military strength and other information. Now that November is about to enter, Annan may send envoys again Congratulations, if any envoys come, after they leave Guangxi and enter Huguang, they will spread the news to Annan that Chen Tianping has entered the Ming Dynasty and requested the restoration of the Ming Dynasty."
"I will receive the order."
Gu Sanshen and Liu Changge agreed.
Zhu Yunwen turned his attention to Xie Jin, Yu Xin and Chen Di, and said: "The expedition and preparations of the Ming Dynasty were only for emergencies. Whether to fight or not depends on the attitude of the Hu family in Annan. As Chen Ge said, the Ming Dynasty is a great country. , Don’t act rudely, you still need to be polite first and then use force. If Annan Hu agrees to abdicate, I am willing to send Chen Tianping back. If you cannot persuade Hu, the etiquette will be exhausted, and only swords will be left."
Xie Jin, Yu Xin and Chen Di understood that Zhu Yunwen was planning to give the civil servant a chance. If the civil servants could use their eloquent words to intimidate the country before the war and subjugate the enemy without a fight, this war could be completely avoided.
Chen Di smiled. With the strong national prestige of the Ming Dynasty, if the Annan Hu family was not a fool, they would definitely agree to the conditions of the Ming Dynasty and honestly take Chen Tianping back to succeed him. The demise of Hu Du's army was enough to wake up the Hu family.
The civilian officials will complete the mission, achieve reconciliation, eliminate the war, and completely overpower the military attache.
This is a good opportunity for the rise of civil servants.
Thinking of this, Chen Di asked for an order: "I would like to select personnel to go to Annan with the Xingren Division to find out the truth."
Zhu Yunwen looked at Chen Di and agreed with a smile.
There were many preparations for Ming Dynasty to use troops in Annan, one of which was to completely shut up the civil officials. This group of people don't like war, and they have many excuses, which are also valid.
What does it mean to save people's strength? No matter how big a country is, it will perish if it is warlike. What is a country of etiquette and good neighborliness?
It is precisely because of these qualities and views of civil servants that many wars in the middle and late Ming Dynasty were often preceded by courtesy, then courtesy, and three courtesy. When people ignored them and arrived at the city with a knife, they began to think, oh, it turned out that they were going to do it. There was a fight.
One beat slower, it's not scary, three beats slow, it's life-threatening. What is even more depressing is that what is at stake is not their own lives, but the lives of the people.
Zhu Yunwen had time to plan for Annan. The war does not mean that it is determined to be fought today and charged tomorrow. Any major war in history requires a long time of preparation. It can take less than a few months or even longer. It is impossible to organize the troops. A hundred thousand troops went on an expedition.
Besides, this time the opponent is Annan, who needs to avoid the rainy season. In addition, the journey is far away, and it takes time for envoys to confront each other, to mobilize troops, and to prepare food. There will be a major court meeting this winter, so it is impossible to send troops. The remaining The next opportunity was in October of the third year of Jianwen.
In winter, Daming is very cold, but for Annan, it is the dry season and the temperature is suitable.
"This meeting is top secret. Anyone who leaks the secret will not be treated lightly. All documents related to Annan's preparations to be sent to the local government and urgent matters will be specially dispatched by the Security Bureau and will not be sent to the official post."
Zhu Yunwen did not want the official post staff to be lazy, delay, lose, or leak secrets.
"According to the order."
Everyone agreed.
The door of Wuying Palace opened and the officials left one after another.
The Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Office both understood where elites were most needed and where they could make the most contributions. When drafting the destinations of Wu Jinshi and Wu Juren, they mostly focused on Guangxi, Yunnan and the Fifth Military Camp of the Beijing Army.
In a restaurant, Ji Gang roped in four fellow martial arts examiners and martial arts scholars, and entertained them with good wine and delicious food.
Ji Gang raised his wine glass and said proudly: "We are destined to meet each other in the capital. I, Ji Gang, admire heroes the most. Only four people can achieve great things. This time, although brothers Kang Yuan, Wang Dan and Du Xin did not win the martial arts Scholars, it’s not that they lack talent, it’s that there are too few Chinese-style personnel in the imperial court. If there are three more places, it must be you.”
Kang Yuan, Wang Dan and Du Xin said they didn't dare, but they were overjoyed and felt like they had met a close friend.
A few of my players performed well, but why did I fail the list while others were Chinese? It’s true that the imperial court only selects 60 people and has to eliminate so many people. It’s really unfair. Wouldn’t it be better to select more brave men like us?
Ji Gang felt a little regretful: "Actually, it's nothing. The imperial court took this into consideration and finally gave us a way out. For those who were ranked number one in martial arts or ranked second in the rankings, the imperial court just said that we were assigned. To be honest, I, Ji Gang, wanted to Those who stay in the capital, think about it, if we go to the border to fight, will we newcomers be used as guns?"
"To conquer a fortified city, we need new people. To cut off the enemy and make sure we die, we need new people. Even when we share the credit, the commander takes it away with just one word. What can we, the big-headed soldiers, do? What, the general flag, the small flag? Hey. , what kind of official is this?"
Kang Yuan and others couldn't help but become worried when they heard what Ji Gang said.
If this is true as Ji Gang said, if you go to the border and you can't make it through, and instead lose your head, then it is better to stay in the capital, even if you are a bodyguard, a bodyguard, or join the security bureau, it is better than going to the battlefield to fight.
There is no eye for swords and guns. If you go up there, you will die outside, and you won't even be able to retrieve the body. It's really a bit miserable.
But now I can't help myself. After Tie Xuan's deception in the small training ground, I was so excited that I followed the crowd and agreed to go to the border with the Ministry of War. How could I regret it now?
"Hey, it's pitiful. If we die, how will the old people in our family live?"
Ji Gang rubbed his brows, feeling a little decadent.
Wang Dan lamented: "Who is not like this? My mother has just passed sixty, her health is not as good as before, and her son has not yet married. If I don't return from guarding the border, what will they do?"
Du Xin drank a glass of wine and said a little bitterly: "There is no way to save the day now. Our future depends on the arrangements of the Ministry of War."
Ji Gang seemed extremely disappointed. He picked up the jug and poured it directly into his mouth without dividing the wine into cups. He then dropped the jug with tears in his eyes and said, "My parents have raised me and us as adults. They can't be filial to the people around me." . If you die in the frontier fortress, I wonder if they will have someone to take care of you until you die. If you are old and have no children, how miserable you will be!"
Kang Yuan was very sad to be told by Ji Gang. He slapped the table and stood up: "Brother Ji, please stop talking. I, Kang Yuan, will write to the Ministry of War right away, saying that I will stay in the capital and find a small official position, so that my parents can live there for a short time." , fulfill your filial piety. The old man can't bear the bumpy journey to that frontier fortress. If we don't see you for a long time, the old man may miss you and make you sick. "
"I'll also go to the Ministry of War! Although this goes against our previous promise, for the sake of our parents, wife and children, we have to do this."
Wang Dan shouted.
Du Xin broke a piece of bone and chewed it a few times: "Fine, I originally wanted to stay in the capital, and the worst option was to go to the First Guardhouse, but who would have thought that we would be asked to die, and I won't do it."
Kang Yuan and others looked at Wu Jinshi Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen nodded heavily: "Who doesn't have parents, wives and children? The court doesn't care about our lives or our families and sends them directly to the most dangerous place. I'm afraid they have no good intentions. Why are you looking for someone? Let me say that being a Marquis is just a big pie. Whoever wants to eat this pie will eat it, but I will not eat it."
Seeing this, Ji Gang wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeves and said, "If that's the case, then I and the other five will submit a letter together to stay in the capital and work together to achieve wealth!"
"good!"
The four of them agreed in unison.
Soon after, Liu Jun, the Minister of War, received the documents from Xiao Chen, the martial arts scholar, and Kang Yuan, Wang Dan, and Du Xin. After looking through them several times, he found Tie Xuan and handed them over.
After Tie Xuan saw it, he stood up and shouted angrily: "A seven-foot tall man actually broke his word and gained weight by breaking his promise! What is the use of keeping people with such weak positions and such repeated mistakes in the court? These four people should be expelled forever. No use!"
Liu Jun looked at Tie Xuan, who had an ugly face, and asked, "Should I ask the emperor to make a decision on this matter?"
Tie Xuan waved his hands, his anger still lingering: "Why bother the emperor with such a trivial matter? If I, the Minister of War, don't even have the authority to deal with a few unqualified military Jinshi and military examiners, then why are I still sitting here? Go and drive them away. Leave the capital and tell the remaining Wu Jinshi and Wu Juren that anyone who wants to leave can leave immediately. If you want to leave after being issued by the imperial court, it will be against the will and will be beheaded!"
Liu Jun quickly went out to make arrangements.
The majesty of Tie Shangshu is still very powerful. Besides, this small matter is indeed the right of the Ministry of War. Not to mention dealing with people like them, even the head of the Ministry of War, the Minister of War also has the right to deal with it.
Wu Jinshi Xiao Chen, Wu Jinshi Kang Yuan, Wang Dan, and Du Xin were on the verge of tears, especially Xiao Chen, who was already a Wu Jinshi, and now he was beaten to a pulp, and his fame was gone.
Kang Yuan and others were already begging on their knees outside the military department. They thought it was just a scolding, but who would have thought the result would be so serious...
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