In the Marshal's Mansion, Lan Yu was led in anxiously.
A few months ago, he was just a refugee who fled with his sister. He was lucky enough to be drafted into the army and became a soldier of the Hangzhou Army.
But even so, in Lan Yu's view, he is just a small big-headed soldier. He really doesn't understand why the commander-in-chief, who is regarded as the Lord Qingtian by the people in Suzhou and Hangzhou, summoned him?
In the back garden of the Marshal's Mansion, Song Xuan, dressed in a white gown, stood on the surface of an artificial lake. The water was up to his ankles, but he could no longer sink any further.
"Commander, Lan Yu is here!"
A guard in green clothes stood by the lake, clasping his fists and saluting.
"Well, please step back!"
Song Xuan nodded and gave an order, and then turned to look at Lan Yu who was standing there anxiously, with his hands and feet having nowhere to rest.
Today's Lan Yu is a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old. He is not yet the God of War who killed the Tatars in later generations and made them cry for their father and mother. He seems a little green.
"I have seen your assessment, and you are extremely good in all aspects. If you practice hard, you will become a general!"
Lan Yu stared blankly at Song Xuan who was stepping on the water, her mind a little confused.
'Is this young man a handsome man?'
'How did he step on the water without sinking?'
'It is said that the commander-in-chief is descended from the stars in the sky, but this is actually true!'
Seeing that Lan Yu was still a little dazed, Song Xuan smiled, stepped on the water, jumped up, and landed on the ground.
"Big, handsome!"
At this moment, Lan Yu seemed to have just woken up from a dream, knelt down on one knee and saluted hurriedly.
"Get up! I called you here today because I have nothing to do. I mainly want to meet you, the future general!"
With that said, he patted Lan Yu's shoulder and said, "Do you dare to go to the battlefield?"
Lan Yu grinned, "What is there to be afraid of?"
"Okay! I understand, please step back!"
"yes!"
Lan Yu left the commander's residence in a daze under the guidance of the green-clad guards. Until he returned to the military camp, he didn't understand why the commander saw him today.
Not long after returning to the military camp, he received a military order from the Marshal's Mansion.
He got promoted!
Became a glorious captain, envied by countless colleagues!
In mid-October, Song Xuan held another meeting in the Marshal's Mansion.
On the main seat, Song Xuan looked at Lao Liu, the commander of the Tsing Yi Guards, and said: "Over there with the Ming army, please tell everyone!"
Lao Liu stood up quickly and said: "The Ming army is overwhelmingly powerful. It has been in several provinces in the north and has now entered the border of Henan."
"The Yuan army was caught off guard at the beginning, but now it has recovered and mobilized nine armies. It is said that there are more than 600,000 horses and more than 200,000 cavalry, and they have all reached the Henan defense line.
If nothing unexpected happens, before the cold winter comes, the decisive battle between the two armies will begin!"
Song Xuan looked at the crowd and said, "Everyone, tell me your opinion. Who do you think can win?"
As he said that, he first looked at Li Shanchang.
Li Shanchang said: "My lord, I don't know much about military matters. I can only express my views from other aspects.
Although the Yuan Dynasty was corrupt, it was now orthodox and could easily mobilize resources from several provinces for logistics.
Although the Ming army was powerful, its foundation was too weak. In my opinion, fighting a war was actually about providing logistical support.
Unless the Ming army can defeat the Yuan army with overwhelming force at the beginning of the battle, otherwise the Ming army will be defeated if the time drags on!"
Song Xuan nodded noncommittally, then looked at Liu Bowen, "What do you think, Mr. Liu?"
Liu Bowen's voice was calm and he said with a smile: "Actually, my lord already has an opinion in his mind, right?"
"As Mr. Li said, before there is an absolute advantage, the battle is about logistics, money and food! And these are the disadvantages of the Ming army.
To be honest, they are advancing too fast. If they can maintain stability for a year or two and manage the occupied territory well, it is hard to say whether they will win or lose.
But now, I am not optimistic about the Ming army!
I have been a Yuan official before. Although the Yuan Dynasty is extremely corrupt, it is undeniable that their military capabilities are still the best in the world.
Especially since the border of Henan is a flat plain, which is suitable for the cavalry army to use, I really don’t know how the Ming army can win in a battle on the plain border."
Song Xuan looked around at the people in the hall and saw that most of them nodded in agreement with Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang's views.
"Since none of you are optimistic that the Ming army will win, let's discuss what we should do next."
In the hall, there was silence for a while.
The first person to speak was Yu Lianzhou from the Wudang Sect.
"Qingshu, can you send someone to support Wuji?"
As soon as these words came out, Li Shanchang, who was still waiting for others to speak first, suddenly became tense and said anxiously: "Although our army has some strength, a battle involving a million troops is not something we can intervene in right now!
Master Yu, although you are an expert in martial arts, military and national affairs are not child's play. How can you act emotionally?
To support the Ming army? How much is appropriate?
Although our army has 200,000 troops, they are all new troops that have been trained for less than three months. It will not help at all if there are fewer soldiers. It will only cost the lives of the soldiers.
If we go too many times, our foundation will be unstable and we will easily be taken over by other so-called rebels!"
At this point, Liu Bowen also stood up and spoke, "Everyone, our development momentum is very good, but we must also understand that there are actually dangers all around us.
Not to mention anything else, in the past six months, we have relied on the two cities of Suzhou and Hangzhou, and in the name of suppressing bandits, we have controlled all the states, cities, and counties between the two cities. It seems peaceful, but in fact, it has long been controlled by others.
Spotted!
After the Mingjiao raised troops in the north, rebel armies from all walks of life in the Jiangnan area also raised troops under the banner of the Mingjiao to capture cities and seize resources and territory.
To the west of us, on the border of Jiangxi, Xu Shouhui, the leader of the rebel army, raised an army of 300,000 men in just a few months. His general Chen Youliang, who was born in the Beggar Clan and supported by Beggar Clan masters, led the army to fight against the Yuan army.
, winning consecutive battles, almost taking over the entire Jiangxi!
To the north of us, on the border of Anhui, two rebel armies, Liu Futong and Guo Zixing, under the banner of Mingjiao, are also in full swing, with strong troops and horses.
In addition, there are dozens of rebel armies, large and small, in Fujian, Hubei, Hunan and other places!"
"Everyone!"
Liu Bowen looked serious and said: "Except for the sea in the east, our north, west and even south have been surrounded!
Yu Daxia is still thinking of sending troops to rescue people, but to put it bluntly, even if we have that intention, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the army to get out!
Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces are prosperous places, surrounded by wolves. Who doesn’t want to take a bite?
At this stage, everyone is busy consolidating the foundation, and there are no conflicts for the time being. But believe it or not, whenever we show a hint of weakness, the surrounding rebel armies will swarm in and carve us up!"