Chapter 702: The Commanders of the Ming Dynasty Seeking Battle
Lao Zhu is very angry, and the consequences are very serious. (Due to caching reasons, please visit the browser directly.\nCOM website to watch the fastest chapter updates)
After the small meeting, it was natural to discuss the matter in the morning.
When Lao Zhu expressed that it was time to get Timur, the officials were furious and united.
Have no idea.
Your Majesty has already spoken, but which minister in this court dares to go against His Majesty?
Those who have the courage will have grass growing three feet high on their graves. The rest of them have also experienced the period of severe beatings by Lao Zhu.
Have you forgotten the day when you left your last words before going to court? Do you want to feel it again?
Furthermore, there is so much money and food in the treasury now that it seems like there is no end to it.
It doesn't matter if you use it up, His Highness the Grand Sun is here anyway, and you can get the money by doing whatever you want.
Since the national treasury has been filled, officials have never been in arrears with their salaries. They are paid on time and on time. Not to mention how happy their little lives are.
In the past, the imperial court was all skeletons.
Now it seems that many of them are wealthy.
This is naturally thanks to my grandson.
Nowadays, our Ming Dynasty has such a strong army and horses, and if anyone dares to provoke him, he will naturally be beaten.
Ru Yu, Minister of the Ministry of War, started his speech by saying that the Tubo region is an indispensable territory for the Ming Dynasty. Anyone who dares to invade the territory of the Ming Dynasty will be killed without mercy.
Then Zhao Mian, the Minister of Revenue, stepped forward and stated that the treasury would never hold back.
The two ministers have said this, and the direction of the wind has been decided. The ministers and chiefs of the ministries behind them have stepped forward to express their determination to fight.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with great satisfaction.
I remember that in the past, whenever I proposed a war, there was a lot of opposition. Now is this a good life?
Since we are united, let's fight.
In Kunning Palace.
Zhu Ying looked at Rujun, Minister of the Ministry of War, speechlessly.
After the morning court session, Rujun came to complain in the afternoon.
"Your Highness Taisun, this is not because I have to be like this, but because the governors of the five armies have taken turns to tell me, I can't withstand the pressure here." Ru Yu said helplessly.
Zhu Ying asked: "Why didn't they come by themselves? They had to let you do the talking."
Rujun had no choice but to reply: "The Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies has always been headed by Duke Liang. Now Duke Liang and many princes have gone to Zhenla to work on behalf of His Highness, so I had no choice but to bring the idea to this minister."
The Fifth Army Governor's Mansion is actually the headquarters of the Huaixi Generals Group. From another perspective, it can also be regarded as the private territory of Lanyu.
Last year, Lan Yu received Zhu Ying's order and took tens of thousands of people to Chenla.
Since there had been no war for a long time, the core figures of Lan Yu's family were also followed.
This resulted in the Huaixi Generals Group losing its backbone.
According to news from the morning, the military attachés from the Fifth Army Commander's Office were also present, but they did not dare to jump in front of His Majesty.
Not everyone is a blue jade, and most military attaches feel that they don't have this face.
If this offends His Majesty, wouldn't it mean that he would be unable to eat and just walk away?
Zhu Ying was a little speechless: "Tubo is a border area. Aren't they looking for trouble for themselves? It's impossible for the court to send the cavalry there. It's hard to train them. If the losses are big, who will bear the responsibility."
Ru Yu smiled awkwardly and said: "Your Highness, they don't want cavalry, just infantry can go over, as long as they can fight."
Zhu Ying didn't understand.
Now the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army is suffocated.
What a military commander wants is merit, and this military merit can only be obtained immediately.
Now the Ming Dynasty has a strong military force, but it has no place to use it.
Since the end of Annan, the current Ming Dynasty has been full of singing and dancing.
The once inconspicuous navy is now vigorously expanding its army, and the northern cavalry is also slowly growing.
But as for this infantryman, that is simply the difference between a biological son and a godson.
Finally, Timur said he was going to fight the Tibetan invaders. If his own cavalry went to fight, then forget it. But borrowing troops from the Northern Yuan Dynasty had several meanings.
Don’t we have any generals in the Ming Dynasty?
Although Duke Liang brought a group of people to Zhenla, Duke Cao also brought a fleet of people to the west to promote the prestige of the Ming Dynasty.
But our Ming Dynasty is not out of troops, so why should we ask others to borrow troops?
Could it be that our Fifth Army Commander's Office doesn't have enough fights?
What are the Tibetans afraid of?
Our infantry now has artillery and muskets. It doesn't matter how many cavalry you bring. Can they still penetrate our square formation?
Zhu Ying thought for a while and replied: "Okay, since the soldiers want to fight, let's fight."
A soldier who has never seen blood is not a qualified soldier.
At present, many veterans of the Ming Dynasty have begun to retire and are replaced by younger recruits.
These recruits are currently following the latest training methods, not only eating meat every day, but at least eating meat every day.
Even if it's not wartime, we still practice every two days.
Those in the areas around the capital are even more ruthless, eating meat every meal and practicing every day.
Emotions are all held back.
Then I'll give you a chance.
When Ru Yu came to the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion.
He was immediately surrounded by seven or eight governors.
"Ru Shangshu, what did His Highness Taisun say? Did he agree to our sending troops?"
"Ru Shangshu, you have to put in a nice word for us. We are really depressed these days. Our Ming Dynasty's soldiers are so powerful. How can we ask Bei Yuan to borrow troops? Doesn't this look down on us?
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"Ru Shangshu, what is the reply from His Highness Taisun? He won't stop us from sending troops."
"Ru Shangshu"
"Ru Shangshu"
"Ru Shangshu, please tell me something. Be quick and tell me whether it works or not. Don't be like a bitch and take advantage of us for fun, right?"
Ru Jin's mouth opened slightly and her eyes widened.
Damn you, you are all talking so much, did you give me a chance to speak? I have finished everything for you before I even opened my mouth.
Anyway, let me say something first.
squeak.
"Okay, everyone, stop arguing and listen to Ru Shangshu." One person shouted.
Only then did all the governors stop.
Rujun really didn't have the slightest temper towards these warriors, and she didn't bother to fight with them. It was an insult to the gentlemen.
He immediately said: "I have reported your generals' wishes to His Highness Taisun. His Highness Taisun has agreed to it now. Please wait patiently for the order from the Ministry of War."
After hearing this, all the governors were completely relieved.
"Damn it, I can finally fight. I go to the brothel every day and my waist is going to be wasted. This time I have to go out and fight him."
"I don't know how many troops my grandson will send this time. Let me tell you, don't fight me. I must go."
"Go away, I have to go this time. It won't be easy for any of you to come."
The governors got the answer they wanted, cursed and dispersed, their minds focused on the war, and they completely forgot about Ru Yu.
Ru Yu stared blankly as these governors walked away one by one, completely ignoring herself.
You are a vulgar warrior, I don't have the same level of experience as you.
There was resentment in Rujun's eyes.
Previously, everyone begged grandpa to sue grandma, but now that the matter was done, they just patted their butts and left. It was really degrading and polite.
Ru Yu didn't mean to be resentful.
As Minister of the Ministry of War, he has mainly dealt with the Fifth Army Governor's Office in recent years.
In the past, when the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion was strong, they didn't say much about targeting him.
Even though the power of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion was gone, he had no intention of taking the opportunity to step on it.
Instead, this time several governors asked him to help him find a good word for Taisun, and Ru Yu immediately agreed.
The Ministry of War and the Fifth Military Governor's Office are the two major institutions in charge of the military power of the Ming Dynasty.
No one in power wants to see a good relationship between the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, even if the military power is now controlled by His Highness Taisun.
Just now, these governors left directly after the incident. From another perspective, it was also for Ru Yu's benefit.
After all, Ru Yun had just spoken for help, and it was easy for the superiors to feel that the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Office were in collusion with each other.
As a martial artist, being rougher always makes people feel more at ease.
Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said: "These warriors, Rujun sent messages and begged for them, but in the end they were left in the cold."
"We told them many times that they should study more and understand etiquette. Each one of them agreed well and then turned around and ran to the brothel."
"Dasun, I think the salary you gave them is still too much. If they get on the horse again, they will still be able to fight with their weak hands and feet."
What happened in the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army was quickly conveyed to Zhu Yuanzhang through the Jin Yiwei.
Even though Grand Sun controlled most of the military power of the Ming Dynasty and his prestige in the military was growing day by day, Zhu Yuanzhang did not relax his surveillance of the Five Army Commandery Mansion.
He also knew that the behavior of these left and right governors was just for him to see, but Lao Zhu didn't care.
Just know how to avoid suspicion.
If you don’t even have these charts, then you really need to pay attention.
Zhu Ying said: "Since you want to fight, let's fight them. It's just for training the new soldiers. Grandpa thinks we can send more troops this time."
Zhu Yuanzhang thought a little.
In such a war, it is obvious that Zhu Yuanzhang is much more powerful than Zhu Ying.
Especially from a global perspective.
After all, Lao Zhu has been fighting for most of his life, from south to north, from east to west, covering most of the country.
Don't look at Xu Da and Chang Yuchun who were once so powerful.
And all the founding heroes were so fierce.
Behind this is Zhu Yuanzhang's strategizing.
The old man didn't say anything, Zhu Ying just waited quietly.
After a long while, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Timur's invasion of Tubo this time was partly due to Li Jinglong's relationship in North India, but the deeper reason was that he wanted to use this to test our situation in the Ming Dynasty."
"Tubo has a vast territory and complicated forces, but this has no impact on Timur. He doesn't care about it at all and just lets the army loot and even massacre the city."
"After the country was pacified, we also wanted to bring Tubo into the Ming Dynasty. However, most of its indigenous people were particularly xenophobic. In addition, Tubo was a vast territory with a sparse population, making it extremely difficult to govern, so we sent envoys there."
"With the power of destroying the Meng Yuan, these natives can be regarded as acquaintances. They have accepted our canonization, and they can be regarded as surrendering to us."
"The current situation of Timur is an opportunity for us. Tubo must be in chaos now, and everyone is overwhelmed. The urgent information from Uzang eight hundred miles away came earlier than these Tubo natives. I want to get it. It won't be long before a bunch of envoys from Tibet come to beg us."
"The cavalry can contain Timur, but we are not very optimistic about a big victory. These prairie barbarians are just like useless people and will not fight to the death."
"This is an opportunity. We want to raise 300,000 troops and march straight into Tubo territory to form a long line of defense like a border pass and build a stronghold to garrison troops. What do you want, Grand Sun?"
Obviously, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to take this opportunity to form direct rule over Tubo.
Previously, the biggest reason why Zhu Yuanzhang did not want to include Tubo into the Ming Dynasty was because Tubo was too poor. Even if it were conquered, it would not gain much benefit. Instead, it would increase the burden on the Ming treasury.
At that time, the national treasury was already very tight, and it would be difficult to maintain it even if there was an occasional natural disaster or famine.
That time, this time.
Today's treasury has given Lao Zhu a lot of confidence. It just so happens that the soldiers want to gain military glory and hope to go to war.
You can also take in Tubo.
Zhu Ying thought for a while and replied: "My grandson thinks it's okay. With 300,000 soldiers, we can occupy many important Tubo cities very well."
"This Timur left the West alone and did not attack us. Instead, he came over and wanted to attack our Ming Dynasty. It seems that he wanted to restore the glory of Genghis Khan, and even wanted to be the Khan of the next day."
"I got news a few days ago that the deputy commander of Uzang's aid to the Delhi Sultan brought back thousands of guards from the Delhi Sultan, and there was also the Delhi Sultan's young prince."
"I think this is a good opportunity. We can completely support this little prince and cause chaos in the Sultan of Delhi."
"Now that the Delhi-Sultan War has just ended, there must still be many people who support the Tughluq dynasty. We can definitely provide them with money and food and let them cause riots in the rear."
Regarding Wang Jinyi's affairs in the Delhi Sultanate, he naturally sent a message to the capital after returning to the Uzang Command.
According to the original situation, Wang Jinyi should have brought the eighth prince of the Delhi Sultan, who was under ten years old, to the capital, which was equivalent to the concept of political asylum.
At the same time, he can also educate his eighth prince culturally, just like the Emperor of Beiyuan.
However, Zhu Ying didn't have much idea about the Delhi Sultanate.
Even if the Ming Dynasty drove away Timur and supported the restoration of the Tughluq dynasty, it would not make much sense.
Zhu Ying didn't want to put too much energy on land.
The future direction must be the era of sea navigation. Landlocked countries like Delhi Sultanate are like useless to the Ming Dynasty.
Now that the Ming Dynasty is also preparing to send troops there, it is better to let this little prince serve as a mascot in Tibet and give the people in the Delhi Sultanate some spiritual beliefs to overthrow Timur's tyranny.
According to Timur's character, the people of the Delhi Sultanate must be living in dire straits.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "Just do it this way."
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't have much opinion about Da Sun's arrangement.
In fact, for a ruthless man like Timur, uprisings and riots in the rear were really not a big deal.
Timur now rules so many areas brutally, relying on a policy of massacre.
Whenever uprisings and riots are discovered in any area, they will all be massacred. It is really a matter of eradication.
As a result, no one in North India dares to raise riots now, for fear that they will all be massacred accidentally.