Lao Zhu is the founding emperor and has absolute authority. Unlike other founding emperors, he can listen to the nonsense of hundreds of officials. Lao Zhu can naturally listen to the truly reasonable advice, but for those who Lao Zhu was never used to open-mouthed etiquette and closed-mouthed etiquette.
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, not just one or two officials have been beheaded by Lao Zhu for this reason.
After taking out one million taels of silver from the Ministry of Household Affairs, Lao Zhu left Yang Jing aside. Then he discussed with Tang He, Minister of War Shen Shu and others how to set out to conquer the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.
Tang He looked at the map and muttered: "The superior, I thought we could let Lan Yu stationed in Jinshan and Fu Youde stationed in Daning send troops at the same time to attack from two directions, one south and one north. In this way, we can be the horns of each other. Comb the grassland like a comb."
Tang He stretched out his hand and made two gestures on the map.
Meng Yuan's current strength was not taken seriously by the Ming Dynasty at all. If Meng Yuan had not turned around and fled on horseback as soon as he was defeated, if he had chosen to confront the Ming Dynasty head-on, he would not have been completely wiped out, but at least he would have been severely beaten.
But there is no way. The Mongolian Yuan has too much room for strategic maneuver. Once they are defeated, they will turn around and run away. The Ming Dynasty has no way to deal with them and can only clean them up over and over again. They will sort them out every few years to prevent the Mongolian Yuan from recovering. Strong vitality.
Lao Zhu never thought that all his efforts would be accomplished in one battle, so Tang He's arrangement was absolutely reasonable.
However, Lao Zhu still added: "We can arrange another team of troops to start from Peiping, go out of Songting Pass and enter the grassland. Not only can they connect Bluetooth and Fu Youde, but they can also cut off Meng Yuan's retreat in advance."
Lao Zhu's thick finger touched the location of Peiping on the map, and then slid it towards the grassland.
When Tang He saw it, he immediately stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is really wise. If this happens, the remnants of Beiping will be unable to escape."
In fact, Tang He has been fighting for a lifetime, so it is not necessarily that he has not thought more carefully. But if he arranges everything perfectly, what can Lao Zhu say? If Lao Zhu doesn't say anything, how can he show Lao Zhu's authority in military matters?
Therefore, Tang He had to say something, but at the same time, he had to leave an opportunity for Lao Zhu to check for leaks and fill in the gaps. Only in this way can Lao Zhu's wise decision be shown.
Lao Zhu may not have known this, so his eyes when he looked at Tang He became softer and full of deep friendship between sworn brothers.
Now that the general direction of dispatching troops has been decided, the next step is to discuss the provisions, ordnance, and the number of troops to be dispatched.
After we have worked out a general idea for the time being, we will
When Han Du was about to follow Tang He and retreat, he was stopped by Lao Zhu.
"Han Du, please stay for a while."
Han Du subconsciously glanced sideways at Tang He. Seeing Tang He give him a reassuring look, he quickly turned around and replied, "Yes."
"Do you know what I want to say to you when I leave you here?" Lao Zhu felt a little tired and leaned against the armrest of the dragon chair.
Han Du somewhat guessed Lao Zhu's purpose, and said confidently: "The emperor wants me to transport grain and grass to Peiping and Liaodong, right? I must ensure that the grain and grass arrive smoothly."
After hearing this, Lao Zhu smiled and shook his head slightly. He didn't say anything more to Han Du, but just waved him to leave.
Han Du didn't think much about it, thinking that Lao Zhu had been tricked by him.
Two days later, Han Du suddenly received an order from Lao Zhu: to lead the Shanzi Battalion northward, meet up with Zhu Di in Peiping, and send out troops together.
"Shanziying?" To be honest, if he hadn't seen these three words written in Lao Zhu's imperial edict, Han Du would have forgotten that there was such a thing as Shanziying.
Seeing Han Du's dumbfounding look, An Qing couldn't help but curiously asked: "Why haven't you heard of this Shanziying? Which governor's house is it?"
Han Du rolled up the imperial edict and handed it to Anqing, asking her to take it and enshrine it with incense. He explained: "It doesn't belong to any governor's palace. This Shanzi Camp was originally the soldiers and horses guarding the Baochao Liushi Department.
Wasn't I the chief of the Baochao Lifting Bureau at that time? So I was given the post of commander of the Shanzi Camp. But I couldn't finish the work of the Baochao Lifting Division, so how could I have time to take care of the Shanzi Camp? Therefore, Shanzi Camp
Others have always been in charge of the camp. Now that the Baochao Lifting Division belongs to the East Palace, I guess there is no need for Shanzi Camp to guard it, so I was asked to lead it."
After listening to Han Du's explanation, An Qing still didn't know the reason for his frown.
Han Du could only continue to explain word by word: "There are only 1,500 people in this Shanzi camp."
"So few?" An Qing became nervous upon hearing this.
What can 1,500 people do? Han Du wants to lead the Shanzi Camp into the grassland. In a large scene with hundreds of thousands of people, these 1,500 people are almost nothing. Any turmoil will be gone.
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"No, I'll go to my father and ask him to take his life back." An Qing immediately couldn't sit still and stood up to go to his father to reason. After all, she didn't want Han Du to take any risks, let alone
Leading 1,500 people into the grassland was like committing suicide, which was even more difficult for Anqing to accept.
Han Du didn't understand what Lao Zhu meant. Should he say it or not, Lao Zhu's move made Han Du suspect that he wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife. Han Du hadn't lived enough, so naturally he didn't want to die, so he asked An Qing to make trouble.
No matter how troublesome it is, at least it will be easier to see Lao Zhu's true purpose.
After thinking about it for a while, Han Du was not idle and decided to go find Tang Jie to solve the puzzle.
Han Du arrived at the Xinguo Duke's Mansion and was led to see Tang He without any notification. When he saw Tang He, he was sitting on a chair drinking tea.
Tang He greeted Han Du with a smile and asked his servants to pour tea for Han Du.
Han Du rubbed the slightly hot teacup, slowly placed it on the table, and asked: "Do you know, sir, that the emperor has ordered me to take Shanziying northward?"
Tang He took a sip of tea, nodded and replied, "I heard about it."
Then he looked up and saw that Han Du's face was a little heavy. Tang He was stunned for a moment and asked with a smile: "What? Are you still unwilling?"
Han Du shook his head silently and said after a moment: "It's not that I don't want to, but that there are some things I don't understand."
"What don't you understand? Tell me, maybe I can help you understand." Tang He said while drinking tea slowly.
Since the words have come to this point, Han Du has nothing to hide in front of Tang He. He directly said: "If you ask me to lead the navy north, even if it is just to do some work of moving food and grass, I can understand
.But this allows me to lead troops to attack the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty."
After a pause, Han Du sneered and said, "Young Master knows that, but I know nothing about land warfare, so what's the use of leading troops?"
Seeing that Han Du was really confused, Tang He smiled and put down the teacup in his hand, leaned closer, looked at Han Du seriously, and asked with a smile: "Are you really not aware, or are you pretending not to know?"
"Master, what should I know?" Han Du was puzzled. Looking at Tang He's look, was there really anything to say about the difficulty?
When Tang He saw Han Du's expression, he suddenly understood. He smiled and leaned back on the chair and said: "You are a marquis. Don't you know what a marquis means? You can't be a marquis without military merit. Since you
Once you become a marquis, you will inevitably lead troops to the battlefield. There is nothing to say about this. This is both your honor and your responsibility."
Han Du naturally knew this, so he asked doubtfully: "Don't I also lead troops when I command the navy?"
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br> Han Du is very self-aware. Didn’t you see that Han Du had no contact with civil officials since he was granted the title of uncle? The reason for this is because Han Du knew that military generals and civil servants would not deal with each other. Since he was knighted for his military merits
, then it is natural to draw a clear line with the civil servants, as the leader and the rat will be despised by everyone.
"Of course the navy leader also leads the troops." Tang He agreed with Han Du, but changed the topic and continued to ask: "You don't know why the Ming Dynasty was founded, right?"
Seeing that Han Du did not speak, Tang He continued to answer: "The Ming Dynasty was established after overthrowing the Meng Yuan. Naturally, the military achievements against the Meng Yuan are the most important among the military achievements. If you have not experienced the battlefield with the Meng Yuan, how can you do it in the future?
To convince those arrogant and powerful generals?"
"Surely convince them?" Han Du frowned and asked doubtfully.
Tang He nodded and said with a smile: "You are so lucky, boy. This is because the emperor values you and wants to establish your prestige among the generals. This is because he is training you as a pillar for the Ming Dynasty. Don't let the emperor down."
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Tang He came closer and reached out to pat Han Du on the shoulder.
Cultivating oneself is of course a good thing. But in Han Du's opinion, this training method is a bit too simple and crude. If you go to conquer Meng Yuan, if you don't do it well, someone will die.
If your life is gone, then it is useless even as a pillar, let alone a rock.
But Han Du couldn't say these words, because if he said them, he would be looked down upon.
Moreover, Han Du believes that in the future, Ming's wealth will come from the sea, and threats will also come from the sea. It is true that he must find ways to increase the combat power of the Ming Navy and research new naval warfare methods.
The battle between the two armies on land will not play an important role.
Han Du also had no way to explain these words to Tang He. Even if he told him, he would not take it seriously.
"Then I have to go?" Han Du looked up at Tang He.
Tang He laughed, winked at Han Du and said, "Of course, this is a good thing that no one can ask for."
It is indeed a good thing. Being able to be specially trained by Lao Zhu and prepared to be left to Zhu Biao to escort him, how can it not be a good thing? Someone who is not trusted by Lao Zhu will not have this opportunity at all.
Han Du nodded and said he understood. After chatting with Tang He about some household matters, he stood up and left.
But Tang He grabbed him and said, "It took a lot of effort to get here, why do you have to eat before leaving? Ding'er has been talking about you for a long time."