My father is Jiajing

Chapter 170 Marshal, an angel has arrived
As we all know, fishing is a sport that requires a lot of patience. In order to catch big fish, in addition to preparing various fishing gear and bait, choosing a good fishing spot and making a good nest, it also requires a lot of luck.

Otherwise, even if Jiang Taigong were still alive, he would have to serve in the air force.

However, there are exceptions to everything. There are always some big fish that are extremely hungry and will bite the hook anywhere without being selective.

For example, this time Zhu Zaigui went fishing with Anda.

Anda, who had been lured away from the mountain and had his camp burned down, is now facing internal and external pressures that have indeed reached a critical point, forcing him to put aside his strategic focus and focus on the problems at hand.

The most pressing issue facing Anda now is the issue of feeding the army.

As a nomadic people of the grassland, their productivity is inherently low. Apart from animal husbandry, which mainly involves raising cattle, sheep and horses, other industries are almost zero.

So when they fought a war, no matter how long or short the war was, the only food they could provide for the army was the herds of cattle and sheep that followed the army.

And it is impossible to drive too many cattle and sheep. After all, the army is not out to herd sheep.

Therefore, it is almost impossible to expect these nomadic peoples to have enough food to wage a war without any worries.

The only way for them to win the war is to "fight to support the war", using their own superb mobility to quickly achieve their strategic expectations and grab more food and resources.

This was a victory for them.

But now, not only did they fail to achieve such a victory in the battle, but they were also delayed a lot in Miyun, a place full of mountains, gullies and valleys.

And the successive losses have begun to make people's scalps tingle.

Especially after the camp was burned down, the military rations, cattle and sheep that had been brought here with great difficulty were scattered all over the place by the damn Ming army, and now only one or twelve of them can be recovered.

Such a small number of cattle and sheep is obviously a drop in the bucket for the remaining 70,000 to 80,000 troops. If there can be no major replenishment, Anda is very sure that someone will take the lead and run away and disobey orders.

At that time, not only will his authority be weakened, but he may also be targeted by the cunning Ming army again.

So now, no matter how harshly Anda spoke or how angry he was in his heart, he knew very well that now was not the time to talk about strategic goals. The most urgent issue to be solved now was the problem of food.

Just when Anda was thinking about whether to relax control and let the tribal leaders and generals take their men to grab food on their own, things finally took a turn for the better.
They obtained a crucial piece of intelligence information. It turned out that the headquarters of Yiran Sugar, which had been popular in the north and south of the Ming Dynasty and spread beyond the grasslands in the past two years, was actually in Shunyi County, a suburb of Beijing!
After receiving this information, all the questions in Anda's mind suddenly became clear. He seemed to finally understand why he encountered such strong and cunning Ming cavalry.

It turned out that the Ming Dynasty was too nervous about the Yiran Sugar Headquarters in Shunyi, and was worried that their army would rob the Yiran Sugar Headquarters in Shunyi, so they sent out such a cavalry at all costs to fight against themselves.

But how can paper cover fire?

Although Anda was far away in the grassland, as a grassland overlord, he must have heard of all the interesting things in the Central Plains and even had access to them.

For example, Yiran candy. Although it has been popular in Ming Dynasty for a year, more than half a year ago, Anda also enjoyed the taste of Yiran candy through some unknown channels and learned about the selling price of Yiran candy in Ming Dynasty.

At that time, Anda criticized the Ming Dynasty for this thing, believing that the people of the Ming Dynasty only cared about enjoying themselves and were good at these strange and cunning things.

But now, when he suddenly discovered that the strange and clever things he had criticized were right in front of him, Anda's eyes lit up.

Because Anda also likes the taste of sweets, especially when these Yiran candies are put into their milk tea, the taste is like enjoying in the clouds. Therefore, even though Anda criticized the Ming Dynasty people for their hedonism, he was actually attracted by the wonderful feeling brought by the Yiran candies.

He knew very well that magical things like Yiran Sugar, in addition to its wonderful taste that made people intoxicated, also brought extremely rich benefits.

Therefore, Anda thought that since we now know where Yiran Sugar’s production headquarters is, why not adjust the target and head directly for the Shunyi Industrial Park which is not protected by strong walls?
Once this place is taken, not only will the current food crisis be resolved, but perhaps the secret recipe of Yiran sugar from the Ming Dynasty people can also be stolen.

Just as Anda was rubbing his hands excitedly and thinking about how to convince the leaders and generals under him, Zhu Zaigui's army had already reached the Chaobai River.

Looking at the Chaobai River whose riverbed had already been exposed, Zhu Zaigui was very satisfied. Zhang Tianci and Feng Bao had done a good job and had finally blocked the Chaobai River.

So Zhu Zaigui stationed his army in the Gushan camp, 20 miles away from the Chaobai River, according to the established strategic plan.

A distance of twenty miles is not too far for the cavalry. As long as they hear the noise from the front line, they can reach the destination in a moment and play a combat role quickly.

Moreover, the distance of twenty miles is also very confusing. If the enemy cannot detect the direction in advance, it will be difficult for them to find it easily. Therefore, the distance of twenty miles is just right, a safe distance for attacking and retreating.

As for why it was not a "retreat to defend", it was because Zhu Zaigui led more than 5,000 cavalrymen, not infantry with various defensive equipment. If he was stupid enough to stay where he was and defend, he would be seeking death.

Therefore, Zhu Zaigui's experience in leading the cavalry was "attack when advancing and run when retreating", and he was determined not to get carried away or engage in tragic heroic tactics.

It's the type of person who will take advantage if there's an advantage, and withdraw if there's no advantage. He will never engage in a head-on confrontation.

Not long after Zhu Zaigui's cavalry arrived at Gushan, Zhao Zhenji, the left instructor in charge of issuing instructions to all the armies, finally found the location of General Zhu, who was in charge of commanding the troops in the suburbs of Beijing.

Zhao Zhenji was exhausted, but he took the trouble to bring his guards and the imperial edict to the Gushan camp.

"Marshal, an angel has arrived."

Zhu Zaigui, who was resting, heard his men report that an angel had arrived.

Zhu Zaiqi couldn't help but frown. What the hell was this? Zhu Zaiqi didn't ask someone to bring the "angel" in right away, but went to find Huang Jin first to ask about the situation.

Because Zhu Zaigui was also very clear about Huang Jin's behavior during this period, Huang Jin was always in close contact with Emperor Jiajing through secret letters.

Now that the angel has arrived, Zhu Zaigui is not clear about the routine. In case this decree hinders his plan, it would be better not to meet him.

After all, this is a crucial moment when the decisive battle is approaching, and no unexpected events that may shake the morale of the army can be allowed to occur.

So to be on the safe side, Zhu Zaigui decided to ask Huang Jin about the situation first, and then decide whether to welcome the angel into the camp.

So, poor Zhao Zhenji was left by Zhu Zaigui in front of the Gushan camp to dry.

This was also the first time since he was ordered to announce the order to the troops that he encountered a situation where he was unable to enter the camp gate directly.

This made Zhao Zhenji confused. Was he doubting his own identity?
(End of this chapter)