At this time, Beiping City was far beyond the original Dadu and was already a big city.
From the time Zhang Yifan saw Beiping City to the time he entered Beiping City, he found that there were still many sergeants. In other words, near Peiping, there is actually a military camp.
The reason is also very simple. This is the bridgehead against the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.
When Zhang Yifan entered Beiping City, King Yan Zhu Di had already heard the news and immediately led a group of people to pick him up.
On the street, a large group of soldiers arrived with King Yan to guard the street, and passers-by were isolated at the edge of the street.
"Hahaha!" Zhu Di greeted Zhang Yifan and laughed loudly, "You kid, you are finally here!"
There were three people Zhang Yifan knew who came with him to greet them, namely South Korean Duke Li Shanchang, Wei Guogong Xu Da and the boy Lan Yu. There are also a few others who seem to be of high status, probably the Marquis or something.
At this time, after hearing Zhu Di's words, Zhang Yifan wiped the sweat from his forehead and showed it to Zhu Di, and said at the same time: "Look, I've been working day and night!"
Li Shanchang was relieved when he saw Zhang Yifan. This boy from Liujia Village was finally here.
I had been fooled before, but unexpectedly, I was fooled into coming to Peking. He is already very old and has helped the emperor conquer the world. It is the time to enjoy the blessings. It will be a loss to stay in Peiping for one more day.
If Zhang Yifan doesn't come, he won't be able to return to the capital. To be honest, among these people, the one who is most looking forward to Zhang Yifan's arrival in Peking is Li Shanchang, besides Zhu Di.
At this time, he also said with a smile: "Great Prince Consort, if you don't come here, my old bones will probably be buried in Peiping!"
After hearing this, Zhang Yifan looked at him and replied, "That's not a bad thing. It just so happens that you don't need to return the corpse wrapped in horse leather, it can also clear up your reputation for the rest of your life!"
Li Shanchang: "..."
But Zhu Di couldn't wait for them to chatter, and immediately interrupted: "Just in time, we are discussing something, let's go back, let's continue the discussion!"
This time, it was Zhang Yifan's turn to be speechless.
He stared at Zhu Di and said, "Fourth brother, I've just arrived, I haven't even drank a sip of water, and I don't even know where I'll be settled. You're going to drag me to discuss matters, you, a rich landlord!"
After Zhu Di heard this, he looked indifferent and just said with a smile: "If you need to settle down, of course you can stay at my place. I have already prepared it for you."
Having said this, he paused and said: "Let's go, let's go, let's talk about the car camp you suggested. Now the side cars have been built. Let's go, discuss, discuss..."
Looking at him like this, he seemed to be eager to go to war immediately.
Zhang Yifan was helpless and had to let him go.
As the vigilant sergeants also evacuated, passers-by resumed passage, but they were all curious.
"Who is this person? He actually asked King Yan and several other princes to come out to greet him?"
"The background is not small. Did you see that there was also a team of Jinyi Guards School Captain escorting me? Does the Jinyi Guards School Captain know? He became famous at the beginning of the year and brought down the prime minister of the dynasty..."
"Don't you know? I heard it. This man is the Prince Consort, the Prince Consort of Xiangshan County!"
"So it's him. Is he here to be our prefect in Beiping? If so, then we are lucky. We don't want to be as prosperous as Xiangshan County, half of it is enough."
"Probably not. We in Beiping are constantly threatened by the Communist Party, so it's not safe yet. The county magistrate Prince Consort cannot be here to manage politics."
"What's that for? Leading troops to fight? But I've never heard of the Prince Consort leading troops to fight!"
"Who knows, but no matter what, if he comes, good things will definitely happen, right?"
"..."
Zhang Yifan naturally didn't know, but the people of the Ming Dynasty knew that he was the county magistrate, and that Xiangshan County, which he had governed for three years, had become extremely prosperous. His arrival made the people of Peiping begin to look forward to it.
At this time, he arrived at the meeting hall of Prince Yan's Mansion and began to continue the discussion.
Because Zhang Yifan had just arrived, Zhu Di, who was sitting at the main seat, personally
Zhang Yifan introduced the situation in Peiping.
Today, the imperial officers and soldiers here are probably stationed along the Great Wall defense line. They are just outposts and their strength is not large. The main force of the imperial army is still here in Peiping.
To the north of Peiping, there are Tongzhou, Yongping, Yong'an and other places, and the people mainly moved here from Shanxi.
Outside the pass is the sphere of influence of the Meng Yuan Dynasty. The general of the Yuan army in front of him is Duo'er Buhua, who mainly uses cavalry, with about 20,000 to 30,000 horses.
This Yuan army would definitely not dare to be an enemy of the imperial army from the front, but the key is that the cavalry army is on the opposite side, which is highly mobile and capable of causing destruction. Hence, some headaches.
No, after listening to Zhu Di's introduction, he said to Zhang Yifan with some annoyance: "These *** are just a group of eggless people who just don't dare to fight openly and openly, like mice, they are so annoying!"
After hearing this, Xu Da smiled and said to Zhang Yifan: "This is the tactic that the Mongols are good at, using their cavalry advantages to fight. In the future, most of the enemies we will face are this kind of enemies. We must force them to fight us decisively. , is not an easy task.”
If the Mongol army had really fought hard, there would have been no need for King Yan to come. He would have led his army to destroy the Mongol army.
After hearing what his father-in-law said, Zhu Di became more hopeful and said to Zhang Yifan: "The sidecar you proposed to use in the car camp has been built. Once an enemy is encountered, it can be connected to form a fence to block the enemy. My father-in-law saw it It’s all agreed. Look, how can we use this car camp to fight hard? "
After hearing this, Zhang Yifan shook his head and said, "You should ask Duke Wei more about leading troops in war. How can I have any experience?"
Xu Da couldn't help but be a little surprised after hearing this.
He had seen his son-in-law's impulsiveness and wanted to achieve great success and fight a big war. Unexpectedly, the prince-in-law, who was the same age as his son-in-law, was not impulsive at all, which made him feel relieved.
Before, he was a little worried, fearing that if these two young people got together and wanted to fight, it would be very troublesome.
After all, according to the emperor's decree, the commander-in-chief of Beiping is King Yan. Although he is his son-in-law, he still has to listen to his son-in-law in terms of military matters.
He was thinking that Zhu Di was already replying to Zhang Yifan: "The result of our discussion is that it is almost the end of the year. According to the habit of previous years, Mongolian invaders are likely to enter the customs and plunder. This car camp is inconvenient to move. But it is suitable to block the road at key sections, stop the Mongolian cavalry, and give the army a chance to encircle it. However, one problem is how to get the car camp to the area that needs to be blocked in time, and how to notify the encircling army to arrive in time. After discussing it for a long time, we still can’t find a good solution!”
At this point, he was afraid that Zhang Yifan did not understand the situation of the ***, so after a pause, he added: "These Mongolian *** are all well versed in exploring horses and placing them far away. Under the condition of ensuring safety, their Only the main force will take action. So if we want to encircle the Mongolian army, the ambush army must be far enough away. But in this way, when the ambush army receives the news and rushes, the Mongolian army will often flee. Do you think it's annoying or not?"
For this reason, even if Xu Da was stationed in the north, he was very passive in the face of these tricks of the Mongolian and Yuan troops.
When Lan Yu heard this, he stepped out of the queue and said loudly: "If the general wants it, we can't just defend like this. We also organize our troops, go out to counterattack, and return after a battle!"
His proposal had actually been put forward before, and it suited Zhu Di's taste, but it was rejected by Xu Da and others.
Nowadays, the strength of the Mongolian Yuan outside the pass is still very strong, and the strength of the cavalry is far inferior to that of the Mongolian Yuan army. If they take the initiative to attack, they may succeed at first. But as long as the Mongolian and Yuan troops are prepared, they may not be able to come back after they go out.
Zhang Yifan listened to them talking, but he himself didn't speak, mainly just listening.
Li Shanchang did speak in the previous discussions, and his opinions were pertinent, especially in the logistics area, where he made a lot of efforts. But at this time, after Zhang Yifan arrived, he stopped talking. It seems that these things discussed no longer have anything to do with him.
While others were talking, he stared at Zhang Yifan and saw that Zhang Yifan was silent.
, he felt happy in his heart.
You were allowed to talk eloquently in front of the emperor, but now you are dumbfounded when you encounter the real frontline situation?
But I hope you can continue to talk, and then go with Zhu Di, a stupid young man. Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. Go out to the fortress to fight, make achievements, and be a wolf!
While he was thinking about this, the meeting hall fell silent. Obviously, everything that needs to be said has been said, but the problem still exists, but no one has a good solution, so they stay silent.
Li Shanchang didn't care about this, and he said: "Winter in the north is coming soon, and my old bones still have to be buried in my hometown. Now that the Prince Consort has arrived, according to His Majesty's decree, I should go back. If nothing happens, If so, then I’ll go back and take over the work at hand!”
Zhu Di felt a little unhappy after hearing this. However, what Li Shanchang said was true. That was what his father meant. Besides, Li Shanchang has indeed done a lot of things.
Therefore, he replied: "How about Grand Master staying for a few more days, and after I finish handling the matters at hand, I can give Grand Master a banquet to see him off?"
After hearing this, Li Shanchang chuckled and said: "His Royal Highness King Yan still puts state affairs first. The subordinate officials are very old. They are no longer useful when they are old and can't help much, so they won't cause trouble."
With that, he took his leave.
Zhang Yifan didn't think much about it. Li Shanchang was indeed an old man. Although he had the reputation of being the first hero in the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it was not in line with Zhu Yuanzhang's intention to force him to stay here. Therefore, he didn't say anything.
After Li Shanchang left, the hall became even quieter.
Even the most important figure in the founding of the Ming Dynasty had no choice but to leave like this. What else could they do? They could only fight the enemy and save more strength.
Zhu Di thought the same thing and was about to announce the adjournment of the meeting.
But who would have thought that at this moment, Zhang Yifan suddenly asked: "How is the telescope equipment in the military here in Peiping?"
Zheng Jingxue was in charge of the glass factory, so he didn't interfere much. Although he knew that the Metropolitan Governor's Office had placed an order to purchase telescopes, he did not know the specific distribution of the telescopes, so he asked this question.
After hearing this, Zhu Di was a little speechless and said: "Everyone in the army who has the rank of commander and above has already been issued. But Yifan, it's true that you have a telescope, but you are not really clairvoyant! With this telescope, you can't see anything at all." It’s too far to solve the problem at hand!”
After hearing this, Xu Da and others nodded, agreeing with King Yan's statement.
The telescope is indeed useful, but it still cannot solve the problem at hand!
However, Zhang Yifan smiled and said: "That's because you don't know how to use a telescope, so you can't take advantage of it! It's just that the telescopes distributed at the commander level are still a little short. Buy more, I will be of great use , may be able to solve the current problem, I will take a look at the situation first and then make the final decision."
"What?" When Zhu Di heard this, he stood up from where he was sitting. He even leaned his upper body and put his hands on the table. He stared at Zhang Yifan in surprise and asked, "Yifan, don't lie to me. This is a meeting hall, there is no room for joking!"
The telescope is just like that. He has long been able to play with it very skillfully. He could guarantee that all these telescopes could only see so far.
But the dilemma that the imperial officers and soldiers are facing now is that communication is inconvenient. It is possible to be separated not only by one mountain, but by many mountains. Is it possible that the telescope can be seen through in Yifan's hands?
Anyway, I don’t know whether others believe it or not, but Zhu Di doesn’t believe it.
Others were also very strange. They didn't know what Zhang Yifan meant by what he said.
Telescopes are magical, but they are not magical enough to solve the problems they are currently facing.
Zhang Yifan smiled after hearing this, looked at Zhu Di and said, "You don't think that I'm trying to sell more telescopes, do you? Just because you can't think of it doesn't mean that I can't think of it. When did I talk about bragging?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Di felt a little embarrassed, and immediately replied: "I didn't mean that. If you care about the money for selling this telescope, I won't think of you."
All the good stuff has been sorted out. I'll punish myself with three glasses of wine! "
At this point, a look of anticipation appeared on his face, and he quickly asked: "Yifan, don't try to tantalize me anymore, tell me quickly, what method have you come up with that can solve the problem you just mentioned?"
In terms of money, it is obvious to all that the entire Ming Dynasty, including the emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, was not as generous as Zhang Yifan.
Therefore, no one would think that Zhang Yifan was trying to promote his own telescope. Although it sounds like bragging, but carefully reviewing the words and deeds of the Prince Consort, there is really no example of bragging. The things he said that seemed like bragging were actually possible in the end.
Thinking of this, everyone including Xu Da, Lan Yu and others couldn't help but become curious. They all stared at the prince consort, expecting him to express his thoughts.
