Chapter four hundred and seventy third Han family good son
On March 20th, there was an early morning court appearance at the Huangji Hall.
As soon as the morning court started, Li Daiwen, the Minister of Household Affairs, came out with a tooth sign in his hand and said: "My minister, Li Daiwen, has something to report!"
The officials of Honglu Temple sang: "Play!"
Li Daiwen said loudly: "Your Majesty, the war in western Liaoning is now in a stalemate. But the silver in the warehouse in the warehouse has bottomed out. The 170,000-strong army in Jinzhou consumes 770,000 taels of silver every month, but the silver in the warehouse in the warehouse has bottomed out.
There are only 370,000 taels of silver left. In another half month, my 170,000-strong army will have no food and fodder to send out."
Hearing Li Daiwen's performance, Wu Yan and He Shishou, who were standing in the front row, looked at each other and were very satisfied. Li Daiwen was indeed persuaded by the three of them, and he told the emperor that he had no money so quickly.
When the emperor Zhu Youjian heard what Li Daiwen said, his face turned pale and he became very anxious. After thinking about it, Zhu Youjian asked: "There is no money in the warehouse, is there any other way to raise money?"
Li Daqian asked: "You can stop making Jin Yiwei uniforms and save two silver and six thousand taels."
It's time for Jin Yiwei's summer uniforms to be made, and a sum of money is needed. But compared with the consumption of the Jinzhou War, this money is really a drop in the bucket. Even if this money is withheld, I am afraid it will have no impact on the war situation. Zhu Youjian was stunned.
, I didn’t expect that I could only get money from Jin Yiwei, and I was silent for a while.
"Li Qing! Is there any other way?"
Zhu Youjian was very anxious at this time, and he had subconsciously started to say nice things, and his tone was almost like begging Li Daiwen.
But Li Daiwen remained rigid and said coldly: "Your Majesty, there is no other way!"
When Zhu Youjian heard this, he glanced anxiously at the officials in the court, as if asking them for help. Chen Shandao, the minister of Taipu Temple, saw the emperor glance at him, his eyes and nose looked at his mouth, and his expression did not change at all.
Zhu Youjian took a breath and said: "The whole country of Dongnu is attacking, and even Jinzhou's 170,000 troops are not sure of victory. If it drags on for a few months, there will definitely be changes in the Dongnu country."
Zhu Youjian was anxious there. Zhou Yanru, the chief minister of the cabinet, stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, our army has been out of the border for three months. We have won three great victories in Bijiagang, Hejia'ao and Dabishan. It can be said that we are unstoppable at this time.
The fighting spirit of our army is high and the soldiers are begging for a fight. Why not go straight to Huanglong and capture Yizhou? How can we shrink back and waste money just because Dongnu recruited some civilians to fill the army?"
"If we delay for a few more months, things may indeed change in Dongnu. But before that, I'm afraid the Ming Dynasty's finances have also collapsed! Li Zhi's plan is really a lose-lose method, and the Holy One should not use it lightly."
Zhu Youjian looked at Zhou Yanru who was talking eloquently, frowning and saying nothing.
Wu Di, the Second Assistant to the Cabinet, took a step forward and raised his tooth tag, and said loudly: "Anyone who fights must win or lose. How can there be no guarantee of victory and invincibility? Now that the war is going well, Dong Nu is frightened. It is the time when the military morale is available. We will not send troops at this time."
Attack the slaves, and when the military teacher is tired, I will regret that I have failed."
He Shishou, the Minister of Rites, stepped out of the queue and said loudly: "I, He Shishou, second the proposal."
The civil servants looked at each other and secretly thought that this was a good opportunity to force Li Zhi to fight. They came out one after another and sang loudly: "I second the proposal, Zheng Sanjun!"
"My minister Liu Zongzhou seconded the proposal."
Seeing the civil servants jumping out to force a fight, Zhu Youjian's face turned pale. He sat on the throne and did not speak for a long time.
After a long time, Zhu Youjian asked: "What if the silver in the warehouse is exhausted and the war in Jinzhou is not over yet?"
Li Daiwen shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, if the war has been exhausted and there is still no winner, it may be a huge collapse. As for the current plan, Chengyi urges Li Zhi and Hong Chengchou to leave the city and fight quickly!"
Zhu Youjian took a breath and thought for a long time.
Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "It is my will to urge Li Zhi and Hong Chengchou to leave the city for a decisive battle as soon as possible without delay!"
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On March 25, Hong Chengchou and Li Zhi rode on horseback to twenty miles outside Yizhou City, overlooking the Qing army's barracks on a small hill.
There are 230,000 soldiers and horses of the Qing army stationed outside Yiju City, and they are camped together for dozens of miles. Countless Tatar soldiers and horses are marching inside and outside the camp. Looking through the telescope from the hill, it looks like countless ants are constantly swarming in a huge ant nest.
Moving like an ant.
Hong Chengchou raised his telescope and looked at the Qing army's camp, and said: "I have never seen so many Tatars gathered together. These 230,000 Tatars are more than our 170,000 troops. They are really powerful enemies."
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Looking at Li Zhi, Hong Chengchou said helplessly: "Marquis Xingguo, the emperor has sent me three imperial edicts in succession, urging me to go out of the city for a decisive battle. The emperor said that there is no money in the warehouse now. If we don't fight, there will be no food and salary to Jinzhou.
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"Horse Xingguo's good strategy for confrontation may not be implemented."
Li Zhi certainly knew about the emperor's urging for war, because not only did Hong Chengchou receive the imperial edict urging war, Li Zhi also received it. He raised his telescope and looked at the Qing army camp in the distance without saying a word.
Hong Chengchou asked: "This time we are facing the slave chief Huang Taiji, we can only fight head-on. Does the Marquis of Xingguo have a good strategy for killing the slaves?"
Li Zhi said calmly: "Although there are many Dongnu people, most of them are people who pretend to be numbers. The number of Tatars who are really capable of fighting is only thirteen or forty thousand."
Hong Chengchou nodded and said, "That's true!"
Li Zhi thought for a while and said: "Now I have no choice but to fight with all my strength!"
When Hong Chengchou heard Li Zhi's words, he was stunned. After a long time, Hong Chengchou burst into laughter and said, "I didn't expect that someone like Marquis Xingguo would sometimes be at his wits' end."
Li Zhi smiled and did not answer.
Hong Chengchou waved his hand and said loudly: "In this case, we will fight the slave chief Huang Taiji outside Yizhou City. If this battle is a big victory, I, Hong Chengchou, will probably be granted the title of Bo Bo, a supreme minister. If we lose this battle,
He was wrapped in horse leather and died in battle."
Li Zhi looked at Hong Chengchou and didn't expect that this usually cautious governor could have such a generous side. He smiled and said, "That's right. If we lose, we will die on the battlefield wrapped in horse leather and serve our country!"
Hong Chengchou said loudly: "Marquis Xingguo, there is no need to wait any longer. We will launch the entire army today to attack Yizhou!"
Li Zhi said loudly: "Okay, I will go back and send troops soon. I will wipe out the 230,000 Tatars in Yizhou!"
The two of them said no more, rode down the hill with their guards, and returned to Jinzhou to mobilize troops.
The messengers rode in front and conveyed the order to send troops back to the camp. When Li Zhi and Hong Chengchou returned to the camp, they saw nine generals and dozens of generals. The guerrillas were already wearing armor and straddling
The horse stood in front of the big tent.
Li Zhi rode up to the generals and said loudly: "The imperial court is incompetent and cannot even raise food and wages for several months. But we generals are all good sons of the Han family, how can we allow the Tatars to be arrogant? Everyone, today in western Liaoning
, I will fight Dongnu to the death to see who is the female and who is the male!"
