Borrow the day to change the day

"Master Zhong, I heard that the new army is the strongest army in Ming Dynasty?"

That afternoon, when Emperor Chongzhen saw Zhong Jinwei in the Wenhua Palace, he immediately asked with a smile.

Zhong Jinwei was taken aback for a moment, whoever spoke so quickly had already reported to Emperor Chongzhen.

He has ambitions for the title of the No. [-] Army of Ming Dynasty in his heart, and he has even shouted the slogan of the No. [-] Army in the World before.But it was a bit embarrassing to be brought up by Emperor Chongzhen in person.

Zhong Jinwei blushed a little, shook his head to Emperor Chongzhen and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's too early to talk about the number one strongest army in the Ming Dynasty. The current new army only talks but doesn't practice. It doesn't have a record of victories in every battle, and it doesn't have the power to make the enemy fearful." If you want to say the number one army, I am afraid that some people will not accept it."

Wen Tiren, the chief assistant who had already been in the hall with the Minister of the Ministry of War, immediately laughed when he heard Zhong Jinwei's words, and then said to Zhong Jinwei: "It's not easy, you will know when you go to fight Jianlu."

Liang Tingdong was a little jealous when he heard Emperor Chongzhen's praise of Zhong Jinwei just now. Why did he spend so much money to train the army and call it the strongest army in Ming Dynasty without making any contribution.So when he heard what Wen Tiren said, he immediately followed up and said, "Shoufu is right, if it's a mule or a horse, you'll know when you pull it out."

Zhong Jinwei didn't feel a hint of sourness in Liang Tingdong's words. He nodded at Wen Tiren, then turned to Emperor Chongzhen and said, "Your Majesty, I think so too. I'll try it on the battlefield after practicing for a while."

Emperor Chongzhen was a little worried, and he said to Zhong Jinwei: "Master Zhong, if we go to fight Jianlu from the beginning, wouldn't the number of new troops be too small?"

But if Jianlu is not attacked, it seems that there is no enemy to fight in the north of Ming Dynasty for the time being, which makes Emperor Chongzhen hesitate a bit.

Indeed, he really wanted the new army to destroy Jianlu, but Jianlu's reputation was not just blown out.If such a small number of new troops are allowed to face the Jian prisoner, what if they never return?

Wen Tiren also thought of this, and he immediately said: "Marquis Zhongxing, the old man was just joking just now, let's talk about fighting Jianlu after the new army expands."

When Zhong Jinwei heard that both Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren were a little worried that the number of the new army was too small and that the new army would suffer, he was a little moved.

What he is actually worried about is not the issue of quantity, because it is impossible for Jianlu to dispatch tens of millions of people at one time. As long as the timing is right, it is not impossible to prevent Jianlu from forming an absolute advantage in numbers.

What Zhong Jinwei was worried about was the weather. It was okay to say that it was foggy, but if it was rainy, the new army's biggest advantage would not be able to be brought into play.It was something he didn't want to see for the new soldiers to fight Jianlu hand-to-hand.

Just as he was about to explain, Emperor Chongzhen spoke first: "Let's discuss this matter later. It's only been a few days since the new army is equipped with firearms. Let's practice first."

The emperor set the tone, and no one else would stick to it.

After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, he said to Zhong Jinwei: "Master Sun reported victory to me, saying that Jinzhou dispatched troops and captured many Jian captives. At present, Jian captives are huddled in various cities and dare not fight. Therefore, he told me Request that now is a good time to build Daling River City..."

Zhong Jinwei was very surprised when he heard it, and couldn't help interrupting Emperor Chongzhen and asked, "Your Majesty, you said that the Guan Ning army took the initiative to attack and Jianlu hid in the city to defend?"

Seeing Zhong Jinwei's surprised expression, Emperor Chongzhen chuckled, and then said to him: "I was quite surprised at first, but after Liang Qing's explanation, I understood."

Zhong Jinwei was even more surprised when he heard it. According to what Emperor Chongzhen said, it means that this is the truth?But Guan Ningming's army and Jianlu suddenly switched offense and defense, how could this be possible?

He turned his head to look at Liang Tingdong, who was standing behind him on the left, with doubts all over his face.

Emperor Chongzhen saw it at the top, and immediately smiled and said to Liang Tingdong: "Liang Qing will explain to Master Zhong."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Liang Tingdong agreed first, then turned sideways to Zhong Jinwei.At the same time, I thought to myself, Feng Shui takes turns, you used to talk in front of the emperor, now it's finally my turn.

Thinking about it, he said calmly on the surface: "Marquis Zhongxing, you don't know something. I am in a disaster in Ming Dynasty, and Jianlu is no exception. They are short of food, and they just happened to be burned by the governor of Denglai. Food, if you don’t get food supplements, you have to wait in the city to defend.”

When Zhong Jinwei heard it, it seemed that what he said made sense.As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses move, the food and grass go first.If there is no food, no matter how fierce the Jianlu is, it will not be able to withstand the power of a hungry belly.

Seeing Zhong Jinwei's pensive look, Liang Tingdong seemed to agree with his own analysis.He further added: "Because of the serious shortage of food, the chieftain also ordered the Jianlu in North Korea to transport the food he found to Liaodong first. But Zhongxing Hou can rest assured that the governor of Denglai will go to rob the food again. We will never allow Jianlu to transport grain back to Liaodong."

Zhong Jinwei immediately laughed when he heard this, this is really great news for Daming.

But he laughed for a while, and felt that it was a bit of a pie in the sky, so he asked again with doubts: "Is this news true?"

"Governor Denglai sent a memorial to the court a few days ago, saying that he learned the news only after he intercepted the messenger sent by the slave chieftain to North Korea. From various signs, the Jian prisoner must be short of food."

After Liang Tingdong said so much, seeing that Hou Zhongxing still had doubts, he couldn't help feeling a little annoyed.What you Zhongxinghou say is right. I have analyzed it so thoroughly and still doubt this and that. Are you jealous of my talent?Therefore, in his final answer, there was a trace of impatience.

Zhong Jinwei was still stubborn, he didn't know that people were complaining about him, and he was still asking: "All kinds of signs, what other signs?"

Liang Tingdong really wanted not to answer, but with the emperor and the chief assistant around him, and the other party was a powerful Marquis, he had to explain again: "If it wasn't for the lack of food, why didn't we wait for the Korean Jian captives to be looted and transported back to Liaodong? Send a messenger to urge? If it wasn't for the lack of food, why would the Jianlu in the direction of Jinzhou hide in the city? If it wasn't for the lack of food, would the Jianlu let my Ming army run wild?"

He asked three rhetorical questions in a row, one higher than the other, full of momentum, as if he wanted to ask Zhong Jinwei directly.

Emperor Chongzhen saw him at the top, and also said: "Master Zhong, it should be confirmed that Jianlu is short of food. I just want to ask you, based on your experience, can Master Sun's Dalinghe City be built?"

When Zhong Jinwei heard the words, he turned to face Emperor Chongzhen.After he finished speaking, Zhong Jinwei understood what Emperor Chongzhen meant. He was asking himself whether Dalinghe City had been built in the original history?After all, building a city is not a trivial matter, and many migrant workers need to be mobilized.If half of the construction is completed and the Jian captives attack, the losses will be heavy.

Although the history is different now, there is more or less a reference, or to give them a comfort in their hearts and a basis for making decisions.