"I understand, it's really time to sort out the financial and tax matters of the imperial court, and some things really need to be sorted out." Zhu Youtang said slowly.
Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and others all showed happy expressions. The emperor finally relented on this matter. Today's hard work finally paid off. The Tatars attacked and broke through the Huamachi Great Wall Pass. The emperor should have been a little panicked. That's exactly what happened.
Because of this, the emperor might relent.
"Based on the current situation, it may not be time to gather together to annihilate the Tatar army and regain the Hetao. Therefore, it seems that the only option is to drive the Tatar troops away. What do you all think?" Zhu Youtang said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, this is the right thing to do." Everyone said one after another.
Liu Daxia also said: "In this case, I agree. It's just that the opportunity is in front of me, but due to lack of money and food, I can't gather the troops to annihilate the Tatars and recover the land in the Hetao. I feel a little regretful. But as long as the court can rectify the finance and taxation, I will wait for the Ming Dynasty
When there is enough money and food, it will not be too late to collect the river traps."
Li Dongyang stroked his beard and chuckled: "That's right. Liu Shangshu is just a little impatient, but he is still reasonable. But for the matter at hand, the Ministry of War should come up with a strategy to reassure the emperor."
Liu Daxia said: "Just to expel the Tatars, there is no need to mobilize troops. Your Majesty, sirs. I plan to send Mr. Xu Jin, the Minister of War, to go there in person. I will order 30,000 troops from Guyuan Town to go north for reinforcements.
Lingzhou, together with the Ningxia guards, relieved the siege of Lingzhou. At the same time, ordered Qingyang Prefecture, Pingliang Prefecture, and Jinglu Guards to dispatch light cavalry to go north, gather in Weizhou, and stick to Tianshui Fort and Hui'an Fort to defend to the death.
, blocking the way for the Tatars to move south to attack. This will not waste money and food, but can allow the surrounding troops to stick to the areas under their jurisdiction. It can also quickly reinforce Ningxia Town. As long as the Tatars are not stupid, they should be obedient.
Get out. Otherwise, once they are surrounded by nearly 70,000 troops from our Guyuan Guard and Ningxia Guard, they will not be able to leave even if they want to. I wonder what the Emperor and your lords think?"
Everyone nodded and said: "This plan is very good. It uses troops cautiously and thoughtfully, but it also hides murderous intentions. The little Tatar prince will soon escape in despair."
Zhu Youtang sat there quietly, and he could see that Liu Daxia's plan had been drawn up long ago, and the cabinet and everyone else knew about it. They had already discussed all this before coming, but after
It was just a trick played in front of myself.
"I wonder if the emperor agrees with Liu Shangshu's plan?" Liu Jian said in a deep voice.
Everyone looked at Zhu Youtang. Zhu Youtang smiled and nodded and said: "With a well-planned and effective plan, you will definitely achieve success. Just follow it. The military situation is urgent and Lingzhou is trapped. We must arrest and take action to defeat the Tatars."
I have driven my son out of my territory in the Ming Dynasty. The twelfth lunar month is coming soon, and the New Year is coming. I just want to live a stable New Year."
After the ministers left, Zhu Youtang sat on the bedside, frowning. The chamberlain who was serving the daily life came up and saw Zhu Youtang's fur coat slipping aside, and hurriedly picked it up and put it on Zhu Youtang.
"Your Majesty, please go to bed. It's so cold. You'll catch a cold."
Before the chamberlain finished speaking, Zhu Youtang sneezed twice in a row. The chamberlain quickly helped Zhu Youtang to the bed. When he touched Zhu Youtang's hands, feet and body, the chamberlain was startled. The emperor's hands and feet were cold, and his body was cold.
It's also cool.
In the middle of the night, Zhu Youtang began to have a fever. During the recent audience, Zhu Youtang did not pay attention to keeping warm. When he heard the news of the attack by Tatar soldiers and horses, the officials described the situation as urgent, so Zhu Youtang returned.
Sweat. Later, the sweat cooled quickly and took away more heat from his body. Zhu Youtang didn't even feel anything, but the wind and cold had already invaded his body.
In the early hours of the morning, the imperial doctor from the imperial hospital came to diagnose. Zhu Youtang had already started to have a high fever and was shivering in bed. The imperial doctor quickly prescribed medicine and treatment, but the wind and cold were too severe. In the morning, news came from the palace that the emperor
I was caught in the cold and had to take a day off to recuperate.
…
After the snow, the mountains are empty and quiet, and the location of Wild Dog Ridge is already remote. After the heavy snow, many outdoor projects cannot be carried out. Therefore, it is rare for many workers to sleep in after the heavy snow today. Many people are curled up in bed and still
In a deep sleep.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" A huge roar came from the reservoir at the foot of the mountain. The cheers of the crowd came clearly from the bottom of the mountain, disturbing other people's dreams.
On the dam of Xishan Reservoir, a path has been trampled out of the thick snow. Dozens of people stood in the open space on the south side of the dam. Eight people dressed as royal guards were lined up in a row, holding long bags in their hands.
The long blunderbuss is in a posture.
"Charge!"
"Compact!"
"aim!"
"emission!"
Zhang Yanling's loud voice gave the command clearly, and the eight Jinyi Guards sat down and acted accordingly according to Zhang Yanling's command. After the firing order was issued, the eight bird blunderbuss sprayed out fire and thick smoke, pointing at the remaining dead loads in the reservoir.
A round shot out of the icy water.
After the huge roar, the thin ice splashed and shattered, ripples on the water surface stirred, and several remaining lotus leaves broke and shattered.
"Okay!" the crowd cheered.
"Master Hou, this gun can actually hit more than a hundred steps. It can also break through the ice, which shows that it can hurt people from more than a hundred steps away. It's really powerful." Chen Shiyi sprayed white steam and laughed loudly.
Zhang Yanling stood beside him, but her expression was not very happy. Today Zhang Yanling was wearing a white brocade robe, a black fur cloak, and a fox fur hat on her head, looking luxurious and handsome.
"No, what's this? It must be improper operation. After two rounds of shooting, the effect is not ideal. It feels like the bullet has little force when it hits the ice. Just now I saw a bullet bouncing and slipping on the ice. This kind of
How can it hurt people with its power? This is wrong." Zhang Yanling said in a deep voice.
Everyone actually saw it. There were bullets bouncing on the ice just now, which means the bullets are not very powerful. Breaking the ice and hurting people are two different things. If you can't break the ice, let alone hurt people.
"Is it possible that there is a problem with the assembly of the gun? Mr. Hou, let me check it again." Xu Youtang, who was wearing a white fur cloak and a white fox fur hat, said with a frown.
Zhang Yanling waved his hand and said: "I checked it twice before. It shouldn't be a problem with gun parts. It should be some other reason."
Xu Youtang asked: "What's the reason?"
Zhang Yanling shook his head, walked to a guard with a gun, reached out to take the bird gun, and looked at it carefully. This bird gun was one of the first ten bird guns produced by Wild Dog Ridge.
.In the past two months, after strict procedures such as casting, forging, and polishing, only these ten Long Bird Guns were made from all qualified parts. Regardless of the quality of the parts.
Both accuracy and quality have reached extremely high standards. Not only that, the bird guns made by Xu Youtang are naturally not ugly or frizzy. The bird guns all use exquisite copper beaks, are equipped with pear wood butts, and are very beautifully polished and painted.
.At first glance, this blunderbuss is actually somewhat similar to the long rifle of later generations, and it is even better in terms of aesthetics.
Today, Zhang Yanling brought everyone here to test-fire the blunderbuss. If the test-firing acceptance is passed, a batch of blunderbuss can be officially equipped.