September is approaching, and Huguang, located in the south, has cooled significantly. Chenxi, which is training troops in Jiangxia, began to prepare winter clothes for the soldiers.

After training for a month, by mid-September, there were more than 1,400 soldiers left in the army. These people were considered elite soldiers who were selected for the best candidates in Chen Xi. Judging from the current situation, Chen Xi's training was very successful this time, and a fully equipped firearm battalion was taking shape. Chen Xi had plans to dispatch other troops to train. Judging from the current situation, these more than 1,000 people should be enough to deal with it.

According to Chen Xi's idea, it would be enough to leave 1,400 people in the last 1,400 people. In the first place, it would be difficult to manage, and secondly, the expenses would be too large and the court would not reimburse the reimbursement, so the people could only rely on Chen Xi to support them. Even if there is no need to worry about military pay, Chen Xi usually gives a lot of subsidies to the people, and in addition, it would be necessary to provide firearm maintenance, as well as expenses such as shells and bullets, which would give Chen Xi a headache.

But even if the expenses are huge, Chen Xi still wants to build such a firearm to facilitate call.

As the commander-in-chief of Huguang, Su Jingyang was not suitable to be the head coach of the firearms battalion. Chen Xi intended to promote Ma Jiu to be responsible for this army, but Ma Jiu's position in the army was too low, so he could only let Ma Jiu be responsible for daily training and dispatch first, and gradually cultivate prestige.

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Chen Xi originally thought that this group of people would not come in handy in a short period of time, but after September, the war in the northwest rekindled.

As expected, the Tatars launched another invasion on the northwest border of the Ming Dynasty, which was also the largest military operation launched by the Tatars after Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne.

Although Yisima Yin's tribe also violated the border before, he did not achieve any results. This time, the main force of the border was replaced by the Dayan tribe, which is the Mongolian Khan tribe.

News of war in the northwest quickly spread to the capital. Although the Dayan tribe attacked the border just to plunder and did not have an impact on the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, this time it was a military operation of the Mongolian Khan tribe and could not be underestimated. The court was extremely nervous about this.

Liu Jian, who monopolized the power of the court, immediately summoned the main ministers and generals to discuss, and the Ministry of War discussed strategies for days to deal with the Tatar invasion. However, there were only a handful of people who won the battle with the Tatars in the court, which made Liu Jian look very short of his efforts in dispatching people.

On September 18, the Dayan tribe invaded Ningxia Wei, and on September 19, Yansui Town was also disturbed, and many areas along the Great Wall were damaged.

The news spread to the capital on September 23, and Liu Jian convened officials from the Ministry of War to discuss the northwest border affairs.

Then, Liu Jian led the Minister of War Liu Daxia, the Left Minister of War Xiong Xiu, the Right Minister of War Yan Zhongyu, the Right Minister of War, and together with the British Duke Zhang Mao, the Minister of Personnel Ma Wensheng, the Marquis of Shouning Zhang Heling and others to the palace to meet the emperor and discuss the military strategies of the northwest.

Zhu Houzhao used to hear that when discussing court affairs, he could basically avoid them, but this time he was very excited when he heard about a war in the northwest. He was already sitting on the dragon throne before Liu Jian and others arrived at the Ganqing Palace.

Among the people who came this time, in addition to Zhang Mao, Zhang Heling and other people who often entered the palace, there was also a new face... the son-in-law Cui Yuan.

Cui Yuan was the husband of Princess Yongkang, the second daughter of Emperor Xianzong, and Zhu Houzhao's uncle.

In the past, Cui Yuan was unknown in the court, and no one took him seriously, but as the new emperor ascended the throne, Cui Yuan lived in the capital after attending the funeral of Emperor Xiaozong, and entered the Five Army Governor's Office as the left governor of the former Army Governor's Office. This time he was also qualified to enter the palace to meet the saint.

Although Liu Jian and Li Dongyang were in power in the court at this time, the main military power was in the hands of the royal relatives. Even if Liu Jian abused his power, he could not interfere in the military. However, the people with military power in the court respected Liu Jian very much and knew that this was a key figure in Hongzhi's revival, and no one in the court challenged Liu Jian's authority.

Liu Jian and the military have always been at peace. The person who really cares about the power in Liu Jian's hands is Emperor Zhu Houzhao.

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All the ministers were listed and Yan Zhongyu, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War, submitted the military situation in the northwest.

Zhu Houzhao was full of expectations that there would be a big battle to fight, and was even ready to "in-chief the emperor", but after learning that the northwest was just a sporadic Tatars disturbing the border, his face couldn't help but feel disappointed.

Yan Zhongyu finished his report, and Zhu Houzhao asked inappropriately: "It was said that the Northwest Tartars invaded the border, how many people did they dispatch? Tens of thousands, thousands, or just a few hundred?"

Because the report from the Northwest is unclear, Yan Zhongyu was unable to answer this question. Liu Daxia was experienced and reported to him: "Return to Your Majesty, based on the scale and intensity of the Tatars' offensive, about 3,000 troops were used!"

Zhu Houzhao frowned: "Only three thousand men, as for such a fuss? What did the northwest say? Want to ask the court for help? They also had that old face, only a few thousand Tartars, and the northwest garrisons had hundreds of thousands..."

The emperor said very unpleasantly. The generals present and the officials of the Ministry of War were all ashamed when they heard this. Ma Wensheng said:

"Your Majesty, just for offense and defense, Tatars are the main attack, and our dynasty is the main defense. The troops and horses are scattered in various castles and passes. We need to ensure the stability of each place. Each place is divided, but only dozens to hundreds of people are stationed. Only thousands of people are stationed in the Weizhen area! The Tatars have always concentrated their troops and horses to attack one place, and thus they have always formed a situation of more and less in local areas. However, it is extremely difficult for us to mobilize people and horses, and it is not easy to defend!"

Zhu Houzhao asked: "Is there no beacon tower on the border? If there is a beacon tower, I will tell each other and I will know everything. If there is a problem, all sides will support me..."

Ma Wensheng shook his head and said, "Go back to Your Majesty, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the beacon tower has only been used as a message and warning, and has not had the effect of dispatching troops. If the Tatars only used false tricks to attack the city gate and diverted the tiger from the mountain, it may lead to a loss of attention. Therefore, the defense matters are determined, and unless there is a command to dispatch troops in Weizhen, the city gate will not be allowed to leave the castle!"

"It's so troublesome!"

Zhu Houzhao didn't know much about military affairs. After being popularized by Ma Wensheng, he immediately realized that things in the northwest were not that simple. Although the Ming Dynasty had many soldiers and horses in the northwest, it was spread out on a line of thousands of miles long, so there were not many soldiers in one place. When attacked by thousands of Tatars, he could only be guarded and exhausted.

Zhu Houzhao had no specific concept of border defense, so he thought about it and asked: "Who is the one who is the Northwest now?"

The ministers and nobles present couldn't help but look at each other. The emperor didn't even know who was the Northwest military service. This question made the people present very embarrassed.

Ma Wensheng had already come out to popularize some things before, and at this time he said directly: "The three-sided general system is the Duke of the State!"

In the winter of the 16th year of Hongzhi, as the war in the northwest subsidence subsidence subsidence subsidence Liu Daxia stepped down and returned to the North Korea. Zhu Hui, who performed poorly in this battle, inexplicably re-taken military affairs in the northwest. Even though he was surrounded by famous officials such as Wang Qiong, Zhu Hui was really stupid and incompetent, so the reconstruction of defense in the northwest was delayed.

Before, Yi Sima Yin led his troops to invade the border. Because Yi Sima Yin's troops just wanted to trade with the Ming Dynasty, they did not use all their strength during the war, so the northwest did not make any mistakes. However, as the Mongolian Khan's troops Dayan's troops invaded the border, the scale of dispatching troops increased exponentially, and the military affairs in the northwest showed drawbacks.

The Great Wall was built in the northwest for more than two years, but it has not been completed yet. As soon as the Dayan tribe arrived, the Ming army could not hide in the castles and passes, and ignored the Great Wall halfway through the construction.

Zhu Houzhao was a little surprised: "It's the old Duke Bao who was defeated? Why did he become the governor of the three sides? Is he commending him for his defeat? Forget it, I don't want to ask what the reason is. Since he is in charge of the troops, he will let him send troops to fight the Tartars. The chaos in the northwest has not yet reached the point of being too serious, and I don't want to ask!"

Before, Zhu Houzhao was determined to fight a big battle so that he could show his skills. But now he realized that the northwest was just a small-scale war, not worth mentioning, and his enthusiasm was wiped out.

Ma Wensheng didn't know what to say. As a former Minister of War, he came out only as a military adviser to accept the emperor's questioning. As for the detailed military strategy, it needs to be formulated by the Ministry of War and the Cabinet.

Liu Jian came out and said: "Your Majesty, the affairs of the northwest must not be careless. Now the three sides are in chaos. If the drawbacks are not repaired in time, the internal invasion of the Tatars may not be exempted! Northwest military affairs should be the top priority of the court!"

Zhu Houzhao said impatiently: "The northwest is hit every year, the Great Wall is built every year, and I spend money at any time... When I became the prince, my ears were almost calloused, so I couldn't calm down for two days?"

Liu Jian said: "The Di Yi refused to give up, what if he did? With the suffering of survival on the grassland, he had to violate our Ming Dynasty as the basis for making a living. This is a battle for profit. The people's livelihood is the most important thing..."

Zhu Houzhao said: "In the opinion of Liu Shaofu, what method should the Tartars attack the border this time? We will never send hundreds of thousands of troops to the grassland to slaughter the Tartars, right? The court does not seem to have so much money and food!"

"this……"

Liu Jian didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Li Dongyang came out and said, "This is the purpose of the ministers coming to discuss with Your Majesty! Please tell me!"

"You ask me, who will I ask? The police sent by the northwest has not been a day or two, nor does it mean that the Tartars have already captured Yansui or Xuanfu. So what if the Tartars had broken through these two border towns? So what if they were even attacking the capital? So what if they retreated in shame? Now they say that these are useless! Oh, by the way, what did the Duke Baoguo report to the court's memorial?" Zhu Houzhao asked.

Yan Zhongyu said: "Return to Your Majesty, the Duke of the State has no written report!"

"Depend on!"

Zhu Houzhao cursed, "As a three-sided general system, there was a chaos in the northwest, he didn't even have a memorial book? How did he be the three-sided general system? Liu Shaofu, I think this strategy is easy to set, just replace the three-sided general system with someone!"

When Zhu Houzhao said this, most of the ministers present expressed their approval in their hearts and thought: "Your Majesty is still smart, and he speaks and does things to the point!"

Liu Jian quickly said, "Your Majesty, changing commanders at the time of battle is a taboo for military strategists! Please act cautiously!"
Chapter completed!