Gao Yangzhi subconsciously turned his eyes and looked around.
The wind and snow outside the Great Wall have gradually become lighter.
The youngest cabinet minister in the empire lowered his voice and said: "Keystone has been in Yingzhou for several years, and there are people who say it is a massacre. This time, this dynasty is pouring all its strength into the Northern Expedition, and what it has to do is far more than the powerful Han Dynasty and the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
The country needs to spend tens of millions of dollars, use millions of manpower, and involve hundreds of states and capitals along the nine borders.
If after this time, the grassland is still not peaceful, and the country wants to carry out the Northern Expedition again, it may take ten years to accumulate."
Gao Yangzhi's tone was particularly heavy.
As a cabinet minister and the chief civil servant on this Northern Expedition, all the past documents and materials were in his hands. Gao Yangzhi knew best how much the Ming Dynasty had invested in this Northern Expedition.
Gao Yangzhi slapped his hands on the cold city wall, his eyes flickering towards the vast grassland outside the Great Wall.
He then stretched out his right hand, faced the void, made a knife, and slashed diagonally towards the grassland.
"Today, if there is no Chinese face, all will be killed!"
Gao Yangzhi murmured in a low voice, then turned his head and nodded to look at Zhu Yunxi, with a smile on his face: "With this national policy, how can your Majesty allow you to take charge of the overall situation? It's not that Your Majesty doesn't trust His Majesty, but because His Majesty
I love His Highness deeply."
Zhu Yunxi nodded silently. What Gao Chunfeng said was exactly what he had guessed.
This is probably because the Ming Dynasty has become increasingly powerful in recent years, and the imperial court's foreign policy has become increasingly strict.
The royal way that was respected in the past has gradually been replaced by domineering.
Even though there were still some officials in the court, they still had some slander against the changes that had occurred in the court's contacts with foreign countries.
However, matters above military strategy were naturally carried out in a domineering manner from the capital governor's office to the various armies.
"Ying Tianlai said, does our Rentu have to go to Datong City first?"
Zhu Yunxi clasped his hands together and hid them in his sleeves. He turned his back to the outside of the Great Wall and asked softly.
Gao Yangzhi nodded: "According to the news from the scouts at the rear, the Iron Cauldron Stone will arrive in Datong City in about half a month."
"Then let's go to Datong City and wait for him."
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Datong City has been a military town since the beginning of the Warring States Period. In the fifth year of Hongwu, General Xu Da was ordered to once again lead the army and the people to build Datong City, making this military town city with rammed walls and blue brick cladding, making it more
Strong and perfect, it is also known as the key to the north.
On the east side of Datong City, the Yuhe River flows from the mountains in the northwest. When it reaches the outside of Datong City, the water has slowed down. The river surface is wide. If there is no wind, the entire river surface looks like a single piece.
Like a flowing mirror.
However.
During these days, the surface of Yuhe River was extremely unstable.
Since the imperial decree came to Datong City, Liang Guogong Lan Yu was deprived of the official position of general, and he started to work as a training officer. He spent the whole day with the troops and horses stationed in and outside Datong City, just outside the East City by the Yuhe River.
I practiced day and night.
As for Lan Yu, who was deprived of the rank of general and became a training officer.
The entire Datong City remained quiet.
No one dared to touch Lan Yu's brow at this time.
But it was beyond everyone's expectations, just when everyone thought Lan Yu might get angry at some point.
But Lan Yu really started working as a training officer honestly.
As the founding general of Conglong, Lan Yu's military training was definitely not inferior to that of any general in the Ming army at that time.
In fact, after having the experience of training soldiers in the northwest, Lan Yu is even more outstanding in training.
By the Yuhe River outside the East City of Datong.
Due to military training these days, a high platform has been built.
This earth platform was built up one by one by Lan Yu who commanded the soldiers in the army.
And on the earth platform at this moment.
Lan Yu was wearing his armor full of scars, holding the sword on his waist that had been with him for decades, holding his head high and taking general steps on the platform, constantly walking back and forth.
In front of him, under the platform was a whole group of guards and horses.
According to Lan Yu's own rules, every day he would personally train one guard's horse in front of the earthen platform, and he would assign other army generals to train other soldiers and horses at the same time on the bank of the imperial river.
"Stand firm with your legs. If you fail to stand firm when facing the enemy outside the pass, you will all turn into a puddle of flesh and blood under the horses' hooves!"
"You have to use your strength to swing a sword, don't act recklessly and waste your energy in vain."
"In the Lancer Battalion, not only do you need to stand firm on your feet, but you also need to tighten your waist, and you need to have the toughness to make steel a hundred times!"
On the earthen platform, Lan Yu's eyes widened, and she kept looking for the officers and soldiers who were not practicing in accordance with the regulations in the crowd in front of them.
Unfortunately.
After so many years of practice, the wah-wah sounds in Yuhe are rarely heard anymore.
Wait until the basic military formation drills are completed.
Lan Yu suddenly pulled out the sword from her waist.
When the soldiers in the audience saw that Liang Guogong had begun to swing his sword, they immediately changed their formation.
The soldiers changed their rear formation into the front formation in the shortest possible time.
Opposite the earth platform are rows of wooden piles driven into the earth.
On the wooden piles are tied layers of dummies made of straw stalks.
"Charge!"
Sapphire's combat style is very obvious.
He always moves forward courageously and never loses.
The troops who trained under him also inherited his style.
The soldiers of the Ma Army Camp began to rush towards the front of the formation from both sides with their horses, slashing hard with the swords and guns in their hands and piercing the dummies.
The knife needs to cut into the wooden stake, and the gun needs to penetrate the dummy.
This is the rule set by Lan Yu.
The cavalrymen of the Horse Army Battalion passed through the dummy army formation in a burst of wind, and then the firearms battalion, under the cover of the sword and shield soldiers of the infantry camp, began to rush towards the dummy army formation in groups.
In the rear, there were archers and crossbowmen who fired arrows to support the front troops.
After more than half a month of hellish training, the officers and soldiers were basically able to perform the drills according to Lan Yu's requirements.
The army formation was neat and the attack was orderly.
However, Lan Yu on the earth platform simply glanced at the officers and soldiers who were facing away from him and charging towards the dummy army formation, but there was a hint of boredom on his face.
The soldier who had followed Lan Yu for many years quietly stepped forward: "General, the brothers below hunted some wild game at Mawu Mountain last night. After today's training, General, please drink a few more glasses of wine."
Lan Yu glared at the soldier with misfortune.
The soldier who spoke smiled and scratched the back of his head.
Lan Yu snorted coldly: "If it weren't for participating in the next Northern Expedition, do you think I would be willing to do the job of training soldiers so honestly?"
The soldiers immediately flattered their general: "My subordinates just knew that the general was going to take these trained soldiers and horses to the north, so they brought back more meat. When the general was fully replenished, he arrived
When the time comes, take your subordinates with you and kill more wolf cubs, so that your subordinates can work hard and get a general back."
"What the hell do you think you can become a general and have worked under labor and management for so many years?"
Lan Yu opened her mouth and cursed, and slapped the soldier hard on the head.
The soldier put his head in his hands and smiled: "Isn't this my subordinate thinking that I can follow the general more and lead the horse and whip for the general?"
Lan Yu waved her hand, glanced at the other party lightly, and then said quietly: "My grandson's return to the Qin Fa Army's meritorious service has made you guys think about creating military exploits."
The private soldier, who had his thoughts revealed, glanced sideways at several other close friends who had served as private soldiers under Lan Yu's command for many years.
Lan Yu continued: "Forget it, you will follow me closely this time during the Northern Expedition. I will cut off a few more heads when the time comes. You have followed me for so many years. If you haven't counted enough by then,
I will think of another solution for you."
Since the emperor's grandson has gradually grown up, he has become more and more obvious as the prince of the country.
Lan Yu's temperament slowly calmed down.
There is no such thing as a banquet that lasts forever, even for these soldiers who have followed him for many years.
Furthermore, among the people in the court today, the Duke of Liang, Lan Yu, has the least foundation in the army.
This foundation refers to the number of military generals he led.
Previously, it was because Lan Yu had the courage to move forward and always take the lead in every battle. He was a general and a vanguard general.
But now, Lan Yu has other ideas.
He glanced briefly at the officers and soldiers who had already penetrated the dummy formation, then looked sideways at the soldiers beside him and asked, "When will Taisun arrive at Datong City."
The soldier immediately replied: "It won't take more than a few days to arrive. A few days ago, the Northern Patrol just visited Datong City and Prince Dai's Mansion over there, asking Datong City to be ready to pick them up."
"You guys have been going hunting in Mawu Mountain these days." Lan Yu retracted her hands, hugged and rubbed the arm armor on the outside of her forearm, and said with deep eyes: "When the grandson arrives in Datong City, we still have to meet His Highness.
I cried so hard."
The soldier smiled and said, "I understand."
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A few days later.
On Mawu Mountain on the west side of Datong City, on a high ridge, Zhu Yunxi looked at Datong City at his feet. He could vaguely see the military formations practicing by the Yuhe River on the east side of Datong City. He could not help but frown slightly and muttered in confusion.
.
"I don't quite understand. Could it be that my uncle Gu has really changed his gender?"
By his side, as usual, were Gao Yangzhi, Cao Zhen, Wang Xinling, Ma Hongqing and others.
But today, there was an additional young man wearing the regular uniform of the Ming Dynasty clan vassal king.
The young man's appearance is somewhat similar to Zhu Yunxi's.
"I think that when Brother Hei enters the city, this uncle will return to his true nature."
In the 25th year of Hongwu's reign, Zhu Gui, who had been granted the title of King of Dai and was guarding Datong, said this with a smile.
Zhu Yunxi glanced sideways at Zhu Gui.
My Uncle Wang's maternal background is extraordinary. He is the son of Guo Huifei, the daughter of Guo Zixing.
But as always, this Uncle Wang is like his other uncles. The words and deeds shown by the real person are always very different from those in the rumors.
For example, the acting king Zhu Gui in front of us is said by everyone to have a violent personality.
But the Uncle Dai Wang in front of him didn't look even remotely irritable.
Zhu Gui also felt the gaze of his great-grandson nephew who had just arrived outside Datong City.
He just smiled slightly: "When I go into battle today, Brother Xi will know what your thirteenth uncle's temperament is like."
Zhu Yunxi shrugged: "It's just the common people's hypothesis. However, the thirteenth uncle said what my uncle and grandpa said, but my nephew took it seriously."
After that, he looked at the few Lan Yu soldiers who were detained by Zhang Hui and his men at the foot of the high hill on the ridge.
Zhu Gui crossed his arms and smiled in an elegant manner: "Uncle Lan is in a hurry. This time you... Bachelor Tie Xuan will lead the Northern Expedition, and you will have your third uncle and fourth uncle in the army.
, Fourteenth Uncle. By the way, there are also your Thirteenth Uncle, me, and the Seventh Uncle who is currently guarding Xuan Mansion in Kaiping.
There are so many clan lords who can lead troops, and there are also a group of princes and nobles stationed at the frontier all year round. It may be difficult for my uncle to lead an army all by himself."
After finishing speaking, Zhu Gui glanced at Marquis Jingchuan who was standing behind Zhu Yunxi.
According to my own calculations, this time the Ming Dynasty used all its strength to launch the Northern Expedition, and generals like Cao Zhen, Marquis of Jingchuan, probably only led an army.
"Let's first go to the machine-making factory of the Ministry of Industry in Datong City."
Zhu Yunxi did not mention what the imperial court's arrangements were for this Northern Expedition, but instead mentioned the matter of the Ministry of Works.
Zhu Gui's eyes immediately flashed and he praised: "If you ask me, in the future, the court should hire more people who can do practical things and are capable, like the current minister of the Ministry of Industry.
This time during my Ming Dynasty’s Northern Expedition, I have all the artillery and firearms made by Weapon Maker. Your Thirteenth Uncle has made up his mind this time and will not return to the army until the grassland is plowed!"
Zhu Yunxi smiled and said nothing.
He just made a gesture of invitation and walked down the mountain to Datong City.
The Northern Patrol was waiting at the headquarters of the Chinese Army at the foot of Mawu Mountain.
As soon as Zhu Yunxi arrived at the bottom of the mountain, he immediately started again and headed straight for Datong City.
A few moments.
Before noon, the army had already passed through the west gate of Datong and entered the city.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! From the inside out, Datong City is a city built for war.
Apart from the Prince's Palace and numerous government offices, there are few residences for common people in the city.
Even if there are some, they all exist around war.
For example, there are shops that repair clothes for soldiers, and workshops that make some minor equipment for the government.
This is a city built for war.
On the way to the machine-making factory of the Ministry of Industry in Datong City, Zhu Yunxi had a few more insights.
"Originally I just had some assumptions, but now that the imperial court has tentatively decided on military and national policies, I have more plans for how to thoroughly manage the grassland in the future."
Zhu Gui, who was guarding Datong, looked around with some surprise. He was already used to seeing Datong City.
He spoke softly and slowly: "Take city construction as the core, roads as the link, advance layer by layer, and plan it slowly?"
Zhu Yunxi raised his eyebrows slightly, but quickly suppressed the surprise in his heart.
Zhu Gui, who was sent to Datong by the old man to take charge, is not one of those people without vision.
He nodded and admitted: "Originally, according to the past practice, everything was based on the country first. But now, if this law can be implemented outside the border, it will not only be able to implement national policies, but also build cities to drive people inside and outside the border.
The people became rich."
Zhu Gui frowned and thought silently for a moment, then nodded and said, "It's a novel idea."
In front, there are several chimneys erected, and the Ministry of Industry Machinery Works, spewing thick smoke, has appeared in front of you.
And on the other side of the street.
But there was the sound of horse hooves.
Immediately afterwards, a shout that was particularly familiar to Zhu Yunxi came into his ears.
"The one ahead of me is my handsome nephew, Yunxi!"