In the Fengtian Hall, the civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty gathered together.
The military generals who had just been a little depressed after the Lan Yu case suddenly showed their unruly faces when they heard about the war on the border. There were endless shouts and calls for war in the hall, and the older the people, the louder the shouts.
"The battle report from Datong shows that the Bei Yuan invaded the border this time with a total of more than 40,000 troops." Xu Huizu, the commander-in-chief of the Central Army of the Dudu Army, reported, "The troops were divided into two groups, with 30,000 troops in front. The leader was Bei Yuan.
The nobles, Buryat, and Ugqi. Another 10,000 soldiers and horses are supporting the outside. The general is Mahamu, the son of Taiwei of the Northern Yuan Dynasty."
The old man on the dragon chair listened silently, his face showing no emotion or anger. Zhu Yunxi on the other side was thinking secretly, while his eyes were constantly looking at the generals.
"The leader of the Yuan Dynasty, Elbek, has just succeeded to the throne and needs to win against the Ming Dynasty to consolidate his position. Therefore, he changed his previous practice of small fights in Shanxi and launched a large-scale invasion of the border areas!"
Zhu Yunxi secretly thought in his heart that this Yuan Lord would also choose places. The border kings of other fortresses were too strong, so they chose a weak persimmon.
The King of Sai stationed in Datong is the thirteenth prince Zhu Gui, born of Concubine Guo Hui. He became a vassal in February last year and is not yet twenty years old this year. He is a bit immature in terms of military and political affairs, and the military force of the vassal king in Datong is far inferior to others.
The prince's subordinates are so powerful.
However, Zhu Gui had a bad temper. Hearing that the Bei Yuan army was coming to invade, he actually led his troops to attack. As a result, he was attacked from both sides by the Bei Yuan cavalry. He retreated to Datong with heavy losses and reported to the court.
Occasional defeats are nothing. There is no permanent victory in a war. But these Beiyuan invaders chose too well both in terms of timing and route of advance. They even chose their opponents too correctly.
In addition to the Datong line, most of the troops of the Northern Yuan Dynasty were in Taiyuan and even the Daning area to contain the troops of King Jin and King Ning. Moreover, Liaodong did not stop, so many soldiers and horses were mobilized to attack at the same time, which was very abnormal.
"So, the remnants of Bei Yuan want to play a big game with us?"
The old man on the dragon chair showed his signature smile, squinting his eyes slightly, holding his chin with one hand, and tapping the table of the royal case with the other.
"Who the hell gave him the courage?"
After the old man finished speaking, the generals in the palace grinned.
"Dasun!" The old man turned to Zhu Yunxi and said, "Do you want to fight me?"
"Hit!" Zhu Yunxi said loudly, "My grandson thought that we would not only beat him, but also beat him hard, so hard that he would be afraid, and beat him until he would not dare to peek into our Ming Dynasty territory again for at least five or ten years!"
"That's the truth!" The old man nodded and praised, "He doesn't want us to live a stable life, and we don't want him to live a stable life. If we don't scare him, he will come every day from now on, with toads on his feet and diaphragms.
Respond!"
After saying that, he paused and said to Zhu Yunxi, "Look, who can be the general?"
Zhu Yunxi stood up from the throne and looked at the military ministers with a smile. These military ministers also held their heads high and their eyes were firm, as if they were afraid that His Highness the Emperor Grandson would not be able to see it.
"Your Highness, I am willing to go!" Wang Bi, the Marquis of Dingyuan, came out and said loudly, "Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the ministers have been the vanguard in several northern expeditions. In the first battle of Yuerhai, the minister killed the deputy commander of the Northern Yuan Dynasty and abandoned his armor. That year
I beat up my father, who is now the Emperor of Bei Yuanniao, and now I go and beat his son!"
"I'm willing to go!" Jingchuan Marquis Cao Zhen and others shouted, "My bones are weak at home, and I just want to go to the border to do some activities!"
"The old minister's sword has not seen blood for many years. The old minister invites me to fight in Datong. I will bring my nephew with me and I will take the head of Captain Bird back to the court!"
"Your Highness, I followed King Zhongshan deep into Mobei, but failed to clear out the barbarians. Let me go!"
All the generals asked for battle one after another. Unwilling to be outdone, they spit and rolled up their arms and sleeves.
The gray-haired Wuding Marquis Guo Ying said loudly, "Last year, we didn't let my veteran go to the war. We can't let my veteran stay at home this year! Your Highness, I have many sons, so I have to earn more military merit, otherwise I won't be able to get enough!"
Changxing Hou Geng Bingwen also shouted, "Your Highness, I invite you to fight. If you don't defeat the Tatars, come and see us!"
These people, war machines, murderers, are the masters who are afraid of the world being in chaos.
But in this battle, Zhu Yunxi did not want to rely entirely on these veterans. When he saw the military report at the border, he keenly realized that this was an opportunity for him. An opportunity to reach out to the border and control the first line of opportunity.
Therefore, amidst the calls for battle from the veterans, Zhu Yunxi's eyes slowly fell on those young generals from the Mesozoic Era.
Xu Huizu felt Zhu Yunxi's gaze, knelt down and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, Your Highness, after I am a meritorious official, I am in a high position in the temple without any merit. I feel deeply ashamed! Please appoint me as a general, I will be honest and sincere, and I will live up to the emperor's favor."
I will not fall short of the power of the Ming Dynasty, so I will comfort my father."
"I have been in the capital for more than ten years. Please go to the border and kill the enemies for the Ming Dynasty!" Ping An, the adopted son of the old man, also asked for a fight.
"I do not seek to be a general, but I seek to be a pioneer and lead the charge!" Qu Neng, the former military commander of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, also asked for a fight.
"As a relative of the emperor, I should share the worries of His Majesty and His Highness and bleed for the Ming Dynasty!" Prince Consort Li Jian, Mei Yin and others also spoke one after another.
For a time, the voices of the new generation of generals in the court actually overwhelmed those of the veteran generals.
The old man stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Young people are awesome, there will be successors to the Ming Dynasty!" After that, he smiled again, "My sons are getting older, so are we!"
The old ministers in the palace were already dissatisfied with the younger generation of generals asking for war. When they heard what the old man said, they were immediately upset.
"Your Majesty, although I am old, I have been wallowing in the dead all my life! I have followed you since I was seventeen years old!" Wuding Marquis Guo Ying said, "These young people look okay, but they have been pampered since childhood and have never suffered.
, never fought a big battle!”
"Brother Guo is right!" The old ministers all agreed, "Your Highness, we old people are the safest in fighting. The bandit army is nearly fifty thousand, and our Ming Dynasty has nearly hundreds of thousands of troops fighting. These juniors can go up and attack with one move.
If you are not careful, it will be a big defeat!”
"It's better for me to go to the old minister, these juniors can't do much better than just being the underlings!"
The old generals said this, and the new generation generals were angry in their hearts, but they did not dare to refute. After all, in terms of seniority, it was either their uncle or their uncle. Moreover, they also knew the temper of these old hooligans, so they retorted in court, and they would disperse later.
I might be chased and beaten by these old men.
However, some people were dissatisfied after all.
Geng Rui, the Prince Consort and former military minister, said, "Your Highness, I think that the border thieves are coming fiercely, but they may not be able to last long. I rely on the merits of my fathers and are in high positions. This battle is a time for experience. If we don't let it go now,
I'll go and wait, if the veteran generals in the future... won't they be caught blind!"
"shut up!"
There was an angry shout from the ministers, and Geng Rui's father, Geng Bingwen, became furious and kicked him, "You little beast, you are challenging me!"
"Marquis Changxing, this is the court, not your home. If you want to beat your son, go home and beat him!" Among the civil servants, Ling Han, the official secretary, said angrily, "I want to join you, but I have violated the rules before you and roared at the court."
"Okay!" The old man waved his hand, and the noisy voice stopped, "You guys are killing talents. As soon as you hear about a war, you will give your damn life! You are old and old, and you still compete with young people for credit! Changxing Hou,
Why are you beating your son?"
As he said that, the old man scratched his head and said, "Although he is your son, he is also our eldest brother-in-law. If you want to beat him, you will beat him? Humph, Shacai!"
Listening to the sound, the old man’s words seemed to indicate that he didn’t want to rely too much on the old minister.
"You can't be nice to these people. Look, they kick their noses and slap their faces one by one. There are no rules at all!" The old man smiled at Zhu Yunxi again, "They are useless except killing people and fighting! Dasun, look at what's going on.
Who should I use?"
"Bei Yuan looks like he is just a clown with great power. Sun Er thinks that anyone can be used, but that's it!" As he said that, Zhu Yunxi looked at the ministers and landed on one person.
At this time, Cao Guogong Li Jinglong, who had been pretending to be a dead dog, suddenly spoke.
"Your Majesty, please play!"
"You want to go too?" The old man was a little puzzled, "Tell me!"
"The clown of the Northern Yuan Dynasty has offended our Ming Dynasty. If we don't punish him, it will not be enough to show our power. I think that breaking the teeth of the thief in one battle will prevent future troubles!"
After saying that, Li Jinglong knelt down and kowtowed, "My lord, please lead the army to conquer in person!"