Zhang Guanghang looked at the emperor's face, raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I thought that the Jiangbei Army was defeated by the King of Tianjin in Huai'an, and its courage has been lost. Now it is just hanging on. If Ding Xibo uses one hundred thousand to conquer thirty thousand, there will be no victory.
defeat!"
Zhu Youjian became even more happy when he heard Zhang Guanghang's words.
According to Dongchang Fanzi's report, the Jiangbei Army's equipment was very advanced, and Zhu Youjian was originally wary of it. However, the Huben Army defeated the Jiangbei Army in the Battle of Huai'an, and Zhu Youjian underestimated the combat effectiveness of this gentry rebel army.
In the battle at Huai'an, Jiangbei's army was routed thousands of miles away. If it hadn't been for the difficulty in escaping quickly, the entire army might have been wiped out in Jianghuai Province.
Although the combat effectiveness of the Jingying New Army is not as good as that of the Huben Army, it is better in numbers. The Jiangbei Army also has to divide its forces to defend the Huben Army. Even if it mobilizes 70,000 to 80,000 people, the number of the Jingying New Army is still greater than that of the Jiangbei Army.
No matter how you look at it, the chances of winning are huge.
Wang Chengen thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, it is not easy to attack the Jiangbei Army. I thought that I should mobilize the Huben Army of the Prince of Tianjin to contain part of the Jiangbei Army as a countermeasure."
Zhang Guanghang's face froze and he said: "No!"
"The defeat of the Jiangbei Army is the achievement of our new army. We must not rely on the Tiger and Ben Army. The Huben Army is famous all over the world for its strong military. If the Tiger and the Ben Army were defeated, I am afraid everyone in the world will say that this battle was determined by the Huben Army."
Wang Chengen was stunned when he heard this, but he didn't understand why Zhang Guanghang was so persistent in letting the Beijing camp take all the credit.
He looked at the emperor, as if to see how the emperor would deal with this problem.
However, the emperor seemed to have the same view as Zhang Guanghang, and Zhu Youjian seemed too lazy to think about the idea of mobilizing the Huben army to contain the Jiangbei army.
Zhu Youjian paced back and forth in the Palace of Qianqing for a quarter of an hour, and then he made up his mind and said: "Good, mobilize 50,000 newly trained troops to go south, and gather 100,000 people to attack the Jiangbei Army."
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On June 15th, in the three halls of Tianjin County Prince's Mansion, Han Jinxin, the secret guard ambassador who had been named Anping Bo by Li Zhi, handed over his hand to Li Zhi and said: "The spies in the capital reported that the emperor's 50,000 newly-trained troops have gone south. I am afraid they are going to attack."
Go and attack the Jiangbei Army."
Hearing Han Jinxin's words, several officials of His Highness Li Zhi were shocked.
Li Zhi's people know the combat effectiveness of the Jiangbei Army best. Although the Huben Army repeatedly defeated the Jiangbei Army, the Jiangbei Army really created a lot of difficulties for Li Zhi. In the twenty-fourth year of Chongzhen, the Jiangbei Army can be said to be the most powerful.
One of the most powerful armies in this era.
The soldiers and horses of the Jiangbei Army used front-loading rifled guns, had Dutch cannons, and learned trench tactics from Li Zhi.
The emperor's new army can defeat the bandits, but it may not be able to defeat the Jiangbei army. These are two completely different concepts.
Cai Huaishui said in surprise: "The emperor has already taken the northern part of Huguang, and we should have fought steadily. This Jiangbei Army is the king's old enemy, and should have been destroyed by the king's Tiger Army. Why is the emperor so anxious to attack the Jiangbei Army?"
Everyone fell silent when they heard Cai Huaishui's words.
After a long time, Cui Changwucai said: "I'm afraid that in the final analysis, the emperor is still afraid of the power of the prince. He is eager to prove the power of the new army in the Beijing camp and wants to defeat the Jiangbei army to increase the court's prestige."
Everyone in front of Li Zhi fell into deep thought.
What does it mean that the emperor is so eager to increase his authority? Moreover, the Tiger and Ben troops are so powerful, but the emperor does not use them. He does not even want the Huben troops to coordinate operations, but wants to attack the Jiangbei army alone. What is the intention behind this?
Now that the prince is loyal to the emperor, the emperor's authority in northern Huguang is enough to maintain the status quo. But the emperor wants to go one step further, and wants to win the military exploits of the whole world on his own. Does that mean he wants to use his authority to disintegrate the system under the command of the prince of Tianjin?
If the emperor really defeats the Jiangbei army on his own, brings all the prosperous Jiangnan under his jurisdiction, and recruits hundreds of thousands of new troops, then the weight of the Tiger Court will be very different. At that time, the emperor will directly order Tianjin in the name of the emperor, bypassing Li Zhi
Sirs, are the officials in Tianjin listening or not?
If things really come to that, if the authority of the imperial court is that strong, it is estimated that many Tianjin officials will hesitate and struggle, or even obey the emperor's orders and be transferred to other places.
Everyone looked at each other for a while, and basically reached a consensus. In the final analysis, the emperor wanted to prove the court's ability so much, or he wanted to dismantle Tianjin, which was too big to lose.
Cai Huaishui said angrily: "The reason why the New Army has today's combat effectiveness is not because of the various weapons and equipment supported by Tianjin. Now that the New Army has become an army, it always wants to use this to establish its authority, and it is vaguely intended to target our Tianjin system.
,The injustice of this emperor!"
Cai Huaishui was a dull-witted person who usually complained when there was injustice. Feeling the emperor's intention at this time, he was full of dissatisfaction. He waved his sleeves and said loudly: "I think it is better to withdraw all the 20,000 Tiger and Ben troops from Jianghuai Province and let them
The Jiangbei army has no worries and goes all out to face the Beijing camp. The 90,000 Jiangbei army and the 100,000 new army will fight to see if the Beijing camp has the strength to rebuild the world on its own."
Everyone looked at each other for a while and couldn't help but whisper.
Although Cai Huaishui's words may sound harsh, they are Tianjin's best countermeasures now.
Although the Jiangbei Army has combat effectiveness, it is hostile to the Tianjin system and has no strength to influence Tianjin. The Huben Army has a great advantage against the Jiangbei Army. The result of the tug-of-war is that the Huben Army continues to turn the land controlled by the Jiangbei Army into the territory of the Tianjin System.
The emperor's Beijing camp is different. If the Beijing camp becomes stronger, the imperial court's authority will increase greatly and it is possible to disintegrate the Tianjin system. After all, the emperor is the emperor, and the officials of the Tianjin system are all officials of the Ming Dynasty. When the time comes, the emperor will sweep the world's authority.
The price surged, and Li Zhi's generals and civil servants were transferred out. I am afraid that Tianjin is in danger of self-defeat.
Therefore, Li Zhi's best strategy now is to let the Jiangbei army defeat the Beijing camp, so as to prevent the emperor from undermining the Tianjin system.
Everyone discussed for a while and then all looked at Li Zhi.
Li Zhi looked at his subordinates and didn't speak for a long time.
After being silent for a long time, Li Zhi said calmly: "The Emperor has treated me well in Tianjin. Over the years, it can be said that I have responded to my requests. The Emperor is virtuous and has no fault. As a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, Tianjin cannot speculate on the Emperor's intentions."
When everyone heard this, they bowed their hands and did not dare to say anything more.
Li Zhi said: "What I am worried about is that the Jiangbei Army has advanced weapons and the New Army hastily crossed the river to attack, and there is a risk of the entire army being annihilated."
Everyone was stunned and looked at each other for a while.
Li Zhi continued: "It is a pity that our army is currently conquering the Indo-China Peninsula and cannot mobilize more troops."
"Send a telegram to Xingbo and Li Xing, asking him to lead the 20,000 Huben troops from Jianghuai Province to march towards Nanchang Prefecture. We must create enough pressure on the Jiangbei Army, contain the tens of thousands of Jiangbei Army troops, and lower the pressure for the new army in the Beijing camp.
