Watching Zhu Cixiang leave, Du Yinxi suddenly said: "Your Majesty, Jiannu mobilized an army of more than 200,000 to attack our Ming Dynasty. This is almost the strength of the entire country. Therefore, at this time, there are only a few troops left in Shanxi, Beizhi and even Beijing.
There are few, this is an excellent opportunity for the intruders to advance into the army, do you want to send someone to remind them?"
"No need." Chongzhen said, "If the intruder is willing to march, we will do so without reminding him. But if he is unwilling to march, no matter how much we persuade him, he will not do so!"
In fact, Chongzhen still had something to say.
If the Ming Dynasty had persuaded him, the intruders might not have joined the army.
Without seeing Li Zicheng come true, Luoyang and Henan were handed over to Niu Jinxing?
Du Yinxi sighed softly when he heard this: "In this case, the intruder will probably sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight."
Chongzhen said: "It's not very possible. I dare to say that the intruder will definitely choose to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. If he is willing to send troops, I will feel strange."
The reason is actually not complicated.
When three companies are of similar strength and two of them start fighting, the wisest approach for the remaining one is of course to sit back and watch the fight, and then come out to clean up the mess after the two companies are both defeated.
Of course, if one company is dominant and the other two are weak, that's a different story.
But Li Zicheng obviously did not think that Jiannu's family was alone. He felt that the Ming court was still capable of fighting against Jiannu. Didn't the Ming army fight well in the Xuzhou battlefield before?
Therefore, the intruder can definitely reap the benefits.
Needless to say, this is really the wisest choice.
When the Jiannu soldiers were divided into two groups and attacked the Dashun Army from the north and the south, if Chongzhen had not known the direction of history and if he had not known that Li Zicheng would be defeated at Tongguan, he would never have helped the Dashun Army.
Because for the Ming Dynasty, it would be better if both the Dashun Army and Jian Nu fought to lose.
It was precisely because of this logic that Chongzhen concluded that Li Zicheng would definitely not send troops.
At that moment, Chongzhen continued: "But even if the intruders refuse to send troops, it's not a big deal. As the old saying goes, the mountain will fall if you rely on everyone to run away. Only you are the most reliable! If we want to defeat the slaves, we have to rely on ourselves.
That’s right! I don’t believe it anymore. With more than one million soldiers and civilians in Xuzhou, we still can’t defeat 200,000 slaves!”
Chongzhen said so categorically that the chief scholars present were excited and wanted to summon the scholar battalion to go out of the city to fight Jiannu now. However, civil servants like Du Yinxi, Jin Xuan, and general military officers such as Ma Huabao and Cao Hu did not.
They looked worried. They had experienced the Jiannu soldiers and knew how powerful they were.
Naturally, Chongzhen also knew the power of establishing slaves.
Therefore, Chongzhen really considered the defense measures to the extreme.
After some words of encouragement, Chongzhen added: "Of course Xuzhou's defense is not without flaws. For now, there are at least two hidden worries, one is the Yellow River and the other is Yunlong Mountain."
"The course of the Yellow River has exceeded the horizon. Once the Jiannu dug the Yellow River embankment and diverted water, the gun platform our army worked so hard to build outside Xuzhou City was instantly transformed into a swamp. Although it would not completely lose its function, its military defense function
It will definitely be greatly reduced, but fortunately it is the dry season in winter."
"So, the only hidden worry is Yunlong Mountain."
Having said this, Chongzhen pointed at Yunlong Mountain in the southeast of Xuzhou with a long wooden pole.
Zheng Sen immediately took the long wooden pole and continued to explain: "Yunlong Mountain is located in the southeast of Xuzhou, running from northeast to southwest, with an overall length of about six miles. The nearest point is only about one mile away from Xuzhou, and the farthest point is about five miles away from Xuzhou.
Because of this, Yunlong Mountain almost penetrates the ten-story gun platform outside Xuzhou, from the first level to the tenth level."
"So, if Jiannu is allowed to seize Yunlong Mountain, not only will the more than two hundred cannon towers in the southeast be under the threat of Jiannu's Hongyi cannon, but even the southeast corner of the Xuzhou city wall will be within its range, and
Once the southeast corner is blasted away by the Hongyi cannon, it will be difficult for Xuzhou City to hold on."
Chongzhen said: "So, I dare to say that Yunlong Mountain will definitely become the main direction of attack for Jiannu!"
Having said this, Chongzhen turned his eyes to the dozen or so general officers present and began to name them: "Ma Huabao, Wang Zuntan and Jin Shenghuan, I will leave Yunlongshan to you as the general officers of the three towns."
"I will accept the order!" Ma Huabao, Wang Zuntan and Jin Shenghuan agreed bitterly.
Choose the taller ones among the short ones. Ma Huabao and the other three can be considered the ones who can fight among these general soldiers.
"Come here." Chongzhen waved to the three general soldiers to come forward, and pointed to the sand table and said, "Look, there are nine peaks in Yunlong Mountain from the northeast to the southwest. Your three towns are guarding three of them. Ma Huabao is responsible for the innermost one.
Of the three, Wang Zuntan is responsible for the three hills in the middle, and Jin Shenghuan is responsible for the three outermost hills!"
Jin Shenghuan's face became even more embarrassed, because the outermost area also meant the most vulnerable to attack.
Chongzhen added: "In the past six months, the Shizi Camp has been stationed on Yunlong Mountain, and has built a large number of gun platforms on the tops of the nine peaks, on the mountainside and at the foot of the mountains, so you don't have to worry about defenses."
Hearing this, Jin Shenghuan and the other three looked a little calmer, which meant that at least they didn't have to work so hard.
"What I ask of you is to fight to the end with all your strength and never allow you to take a step back!" Chongzhen's stern eyes glanced at the generals of the three towns and said, "So, if you have any difficulties or have any requests,
Just tell me now, because once you get to Yunlong Mountain, you will be nailed to the mountain like nails!"
Ma Huabao and the other three people looked at each other and said in unison: "I sincerely request the Holy One to send a team of soldiers to go with us!"
Shiziying arrived in Xuzhou in early October. Every day he climbed mud pits and dug trenches with the soldiers from Xuzhou's border town, and sometimes they even practiced together. After nearly five months of getting along, the soldiers from the border town gradually changed their perception of Shiziying.
The initial contempt turned to recognition, and then to admiration.
Because the soldiers in the border town discovered that these scholars are really a bunch of ruthless people!
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Even the poor soldiers like them find it difficult to swallow, but these scholars can actually enjoy it.
Even poor soldiers like them could not endure the forced march, but these scholars were able to hold on with gritted teeth. One scholar even pushed himself to the point of fainting without saying a word.
When it comes to riding, shooting and fighting, these scholars are not inferior to them at all.
It is still unknown how these scholars will perform when faced with life and death, but at least in daily training, the tenacity of these scholars has surpassed that of soldiers like them.
Of course, there is another reason why Ma Huabao and the others made this request.
That is, most of these scholars are very articulate, and they can explain all the major principles in the simplest and most plain language, so that they can't even read a few big characters, and even when the pole falls over, they don't know what a character is.
The big-headed soldiers can understand, and these big-headed soldiers are willing to listen to what they say.
Therefore, bringing a team of scholars can be of great use at critical moments.
"Okay." Of course, Chongzhen would not refuse this request.
Turning his head, Chongzhen said to Zheng Sen again: "Zheng Sen, please arrange three teams of soldiers. It doesn't need to be more. One team of ten people is enough."
Ma Huabao and Wang Zuntan thanked each other at the same time, but Jin Shenghuan rolled his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, I have one more request."
"Anything else?" Chongzhen frowned slightly, thinking that you really know how to reach out at the right time. Then he asked with a dark face, "Is there anything else you want to ask for?"
Jin Shenghuan said: "I hope that the National Disaster Theater Troupe will also go together!"
"Ah?" Ruan Dacheng's face suddenly fell when he heard this.
Your Majesty, I don’t want it. I don’t want to go to Yunlong Mountain. It’s too dangerous.
By the way, the National Disaster Troupe arrived in Xuzhou a year ago and has been touring military camps in various towns in Xuzhou for nearly two months.
The National Disaster Troupe almost never took a break.
Jin Shenghuan fell in love with it immediately after seeing it once.
Not only do I like the performances of the National Disaster Theater Troupe, but I also like the little lady Li Xiangjun in the theater troupe.
"National Disaster Theater Troupe?" Chongzhen's gaze was like a sharp sword piercing Jin Shenghuan's eyes, and he asked, "Is it really the performance of the National Disaster Theater Troupe that you like?"
Jin Shenghuan's heart suddenly trembled. Could it be that the Holy One also...
Yes, since the national crisis in Jiashen, the Holy Emperor has been short of money in the palace. This is also human nature.
So, Jin Shenghuan was shocked by his own imagination, and quickly changed his words: "If it's inconvenient, forget it."
Ruan Dacheng breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and looked at Chongzhen pitifully, saying in his heart, forget it, Your Majesty, just say it.
However, to Ruan Dacheng's dismay, Chongzhen said: "It's not inconvenient, but there is one thing. You must ensure the safety of the troupe!"
Chongzhen said this out of concern.
Because the National Disaster Theater Troupe’s publicity has generated huge repercussions.
Therefore, Chongzhen really didn't want the trump card of the Xuan Education Department to do anything bad.
But Jin Shenghuan became more and more convinced of his judgment and immediately said respectfully: "I accept the decree! Even if I risk my own life, I will also swear to ensure the safety of the troupe!"
"Okay, you can go quickly now." Chongzhen said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, please leave!" Ma Huabao and the others bowed their hands and left.
Looking away from Ma Huabao and the others, Chongzhen turned and asked Gao Qiqian: "Gao Banban, how did you complete the task I assigned you? Is the large Kongming Lantern ready?"
Gao Qiqian hurriedly said: "If you want to return to Long Live Lord, it's already done."
"Okay." Chongzhen nodded happily and said, "Let's go take a look together."
At that moment, Chongzhen led a group of civil servants, military generals and dozens of scholar leaders to Xingzai's backyard.
Gao Qiqian seemed to be so excited that he led dozens of young eunuchs to carry out a huge package wrapped in linoleum from the warehouse.
Open the linoleum cloth and find silk inside.
Gao Qiqian said with a flattering look on his face: "Long live Lord, this is the finest gauze that I asked my uncle to buy from Suzhou. It is extremely thin and light yet extremely strong. It is most suitable for making the Kongming lanterns that Long live Lord said.
"
While they were talking, the little eunuchs had already unfolded the silk.
