When Jia Ke went north to pursue the Tatars, he did not forget to write a letter and asked his soldiers to send it to Fan Kang in Kaiping Town, telling him what happened. He asked him to handle it with his own authority and report the victory to the court.
matter.
Jia Ke was not at ease with Jiedushi Wang Tao. Wang Tao could give up on him last time, but this time he could take away his military exploits. Jia Ke couldn't let such a thing happen again. Now Wang Tao has lost his courage and can only
He knows how to keep his business exclusive, but even if he is now invested in Wang Ziteng's name, if it is to become an official, he can kick Wang Ziteng aside at any time.
After receiving Jia Ke's letter, Fan Kang thought for a while in his study. Then he immediately wrote a battle report reporting his victory, and immediately ordered someone to rush 800 miles to the capital.
While the victory documents were still on the way, chaos arose in the capital. Ever since they received the 800-mile urgent military report that Xuanfu Town was under siege and was in danger, the well-informed big names in the capital began to secretly move
property and disperse important members of the family to prevent the Tatars from attacking Xuanfu Town and leading troops directly to the capital.
The emperor and his courtiers have been preoccupied with lawsuits for the past two days. They are discussing together where to mobilize troops and how much food and fodder are needed.
This day was the same as before. The emperor came to Qianqing Gate on time to "listen to the government at the imperial gate." This had been going on for several days. The emperor was older. It was already extraordinary to be so diligent.
Why is it not the early dynasty here, but the "imperial gate listening to politics"? In fact, the so-called early dynasty is just a fiction in movies and TV dramas to show the emperor's diligence. Basically, there was no early dynasty in ancient Chinese dynasties. If there were major events, the emperor would
Relevant ministers were summoned to discuss countermeasures at Taihe Gate, Qianqing Gate or Qianqing Palace and listen to everyone's opinions. Therefore, it was called "Yumen Listening to Politics". Later, people understood "Yumen Listening to Politics" as the morning dynasty in the ordinary sense.
The time for "imperial court hearing" is approximately 9:30~11:00. No matter how you calculate this time, it cannot be said to be an early morning court.
When the emperor entered Qianqingmen, three college students and ministers had already arrived.
The emperor looked at the ministers below and asked: "How's it going? Have you come up with the result of your discussion? Where will the troops be mobilized from? How will the food and salaries be allocated? It's been almost ten days, there must be a plan."
Li Lu, a bachelor, left the squad and replied: "Your Majesty, 120,000 Tatar cavalry are now gathered at the gate of Xuanfu Town. According to the combat capabilities of our soldiers, it is impossible to break the siege of Xuanfu Town without 200,000 soldiers."
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The emperor nodded after listening to his words, and then said to them: "I know this, but you have to come up with a charter as soon as possible. Although 10,000 people were sent to rescue some time ago, it was just a delay. If we don't
Once Xuanfu Town is captured, the capital will be in danger."
As the oldest bachelor, Li Lu has always been considered the number one figure in the cabinet. Therefore, he must say some things.
Li Lu once again explained to the emperor: "Your Majesty, we have decided to mobilize troops from Shandong, Henan and other places, and then meet in Tongzhou. We will send generals to control the troops before going to rescue. Otherwise, I am afraid they will be attacked by the Tatars."
Break them down one by one."
After listening to what he said, the emperor felt that it made sense. The Tatar cavalry came and went like the wind. If the troops were too small, they would be eaten by the opponent. Only by concentrating the troops in one place could it be possible to defeat the Tatars.
people.
After hearing what Li Lu said, Lei Ying, the Minister of War next to him, immediately went out to retort: "Your Majesty, what the bachelor said is based entirely on paper and is unrealistic."
Li Lu was very uncomfortable with this Lei Ying, and he would always raise objections on everything at any time. But you have to say that what he said must really make sense. So Li Lu always tolerated him.
Now that you hear him coming out to cause trouble again, you stand aside and say nothing, but want to see what reason he can come up with.
When the emperor heard what he said, he asked with a stern face: "I think Li Lu makes sense. Can you tell me what's not feasible?"
Lei Ying responded without fear: "It is good for the emperor to gather the troops together, but how to march? How to transport food and grass? What to do with the water for the troops? If these problems are not solved, these hundreds of thousands of people have not yet arrived in Xuanfu Town.
Then they all dispersed." Then he looked at everyone present with disdain and continued: "You think the ancients were fools and didn't know how to unite their troops in one place and divide them into three or five groups. That was them.
There is no way. If we don't do this, the troops will have to march more than 100 miles. How can drinking water for so many people be solved by just a few wells? This is only the march of a large army, and the baggage of transporting grain and grass has not been added.
The troops will probably number more than 300,000 by then."
After he finished speaking, everyone present was stunned. They only knew that in ancient battlefields, they were always defeated by the enemy because they divided their troops into several groups, so they always thought of merging together and moving forward. But just now Lei Lei
Ying Dan's words stunned them all. The logistics of 200,000 people is probably not a trivial matter. Lei Ying just asked a few questions, but they really didn't think about it.
After hearing what he said, the emperor asked him: "What should you do?"
Lei Ying confidently said: "When we are in the country, how many routes should we divide our troops? Then we will meet at Baoding. We will send generals to Baoding to give unified command. Then we will divide our troops. We will march on several routes, and finally we will rendezvous at Xuanfu Town. This will not only
The meeting time has sped up a lot, and the marching speed on each route is also much faster than before. When we arrive at Xuanfu Town, we will gather together to fight the enemy."
Li Lu stood up and asked: "If we divide our troops into several groups, there is always the risk of being defeated by the Tatars. What will you do in this situation?"
"What's so difficult about this? The distance between the several armies should not exceed 10 miles. Send more scouting horses to each other. Once it is discovered that the Tatars are attacking one of the armies, the other two armies will quickly support them. The attacked troops will immediately defend themselves and wait until
The other two armies have arrived and are fighting the enemy decisively." Lei Ying said confidently.
After hearing what he said, the emperor thought about it and felt that it was more reliable than Li Lu's plan. He made up his mind, "I think Lei Aiqing's method is more in line with my wishes. I think this is what I will do.
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Li Lu stood up at this time and said: "Your Majesty, I think it is better to rendezvous in Tongzhou. March according to the method of Minister Lei Ying, rendezvous in Tongzhou, and go from Tongzhou to Xuanfu Town. This will be better for the safety of the capital. If we march in
We will meet in Baoding. If Xuanfu Town has fallen and the army is far away in Baoding, rushing to the capital may put the capital in danger."
Lei Ying did not refute this time, but stood up and said: "Grandmaster Li's considerations are more thoughtful than Wei Chen's. Now that I think about it, it is indeed inappropriate to meet in Baoding. Not only can we ensure the safety of the capital in Tongzhou, but also part of the
Soldiers can also travel by water to save energy and freight. It is not too late to reach Tongzhou and then take several routes to Xuanfu Town."
The emperor was very satisfied with today's hearing, and after everyone's brainstorming, a specific action plan was finally formed.
The army will be divided into several groups to meet in Tongzhou, and then under the unified command of selected generals, it will then be divided into several groups to go to Xuanfu Town. If Xuanfu Town has been captured and the enemy comes to the capital, they will meet the army halfway.
Choose a place to fight the enemy decisively.
If the enemy army fails to capture Xuanfu Town, then the rescue forces will gather at the gate of Xuanfu Town and cooperate with each other inside and outside to defeat the Tatars.
Then it is time to discuss the candidate for the commander-in-chief of the army. Regarding this candidate, everyone looks to the emperor. The emperor must make the decision on this person.