Borrow the day to change the day

Zhong Jinwei nodded with a smile and said: "I am stupid in my own mind, so naturally I refer to my hometown."

If Zhong Jinwei was stupid, no one in the hall would believe him.

In addition to Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren knowing what Zhong Jinwei said with a knowing smile, Yang He, like everyone else, was full of curiosity about Zhong Jinwei's hometown.

"Master Zhong, how is your spirit now? Why don't you tell me how you galloped in the hinterland of Jianlu to show off our Ming army's prestige?" Emperor Chongzhen was still in his twenties after all, and he said it well to the military newspaper. The content is not satisfying.He can feel that this battle must be extremely thrilling, and at the same time it will be a very cool thing.

Before Zhong Jinwei could answer, Emperor Chongzhen said to Wen Tiren again: "Wen Qing, I don't want to do anything today, can I take half a day off for myself?"

"Your Majesty, I am busy with state affairs every day, and I want to relax. I wonder if Your Majesty can allow me to listen in?" Wen Tiren also joked with a smile.

When Yang He heard this, he would have missed this opportunity, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I also want to hear the details of this battle, and learn from Zhongxinghou's magic tricks."

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he laughed haha, then looked at Zhong Jinwei, who was already a little stunned, and said, "Master Zhong, how are you?"

Zhong Jinwei was very helpless, but he understood that Emperor Chongzhen's monarchs and ministers should be under too much pressure at ordinary times. Now that there is such a big victory, he wanted to take the opportunity to adjust his spirits.

So, he recommended to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, I haven't recovered yet and I'm a little tired. I recommend Gu Baichuan, the commander of the East Factory. He has been by my side and has gone through all the wars. He can speak well and is a good storyteller." good material."

"Okay, okay, okay, Master Zhong will take more rest." Emperor Chongzhen immediately agreed, and then immediately sent a decree: "Come on, I'm going to see Gu Baichuan, the chief of the East Factory."

Gu Baichuan was very excited when he received such an imperial edict.In the Wenhua Hall, he talked about the book to the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, the Chief Assistant, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, and of course Zhong Jinwei.

At first he was a little nervous, but later on, he spoke freely.

Gu Baichuan is indeed a shrewd person, knowing that this is a good opportunity for him to impress the boss.He performed exceptionally and made this already thrilling and exciting battle even more fascinating.

Whether it's these few people with the highest authority in the empire, or the maids who are on duty in the Wenhua Palace, they all listen to it with gusto.Only Zhong Jinwei, the party concerned, listened absently.One of his hearts flew home a long time ago, wondering what happened to Archie?

It was near dusk when Gu Baichuan finished talking about the whole battle.Emperor Chongzhen immediately clapped his hands and praised: "It's really magnificent!"

He rewarded Gu Baichuan heavily, one for his good speech in battle, and two for his meritorious service in guarding Zhong Jinwei.

After Gu Baichuan withdrew, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said to Zhong Jinwei: "Master Zhong, how did you think that you would leave the calligraphy that you visited here in the slave chief's palace?"

Wen Tiren stroked his long beard under his forehead and looked at Zhong Jinwei with a smile.I thought that Hou Zhongxing sometimes acted very sophisticated, but sometimes he acted very willful, he is really a man of temperament!

Zhong Jinwei replied a little embarrassedly: "The minister just writes casually, and if he can't hit Huang Taiji, he will be angry with him."

Zhong Jinwei didn't know that his series of incidents had already hit Huang Taiji very hard, and finally this "visit here" detonated Huang Taiji, causing him to vomit blood and faint.

After hearing Zhong Jinwei's answer, Emperor Chongzhen laughed again.After laughing, he got back to business and said, "The victory in this battle should be attributed to Master Zhong's new army. It's really not unfair that the money has been spent to achieve such good results!"

Although Wen Tiren and Yang He didn't speak, they nodded in agreement.

"Master Zhong, I will immediately issue an order to expand the new army, and strive to annihilate the Jianlu in one fell swoop in the coming year, how about it?" Emperor Chongzhen faced Zhong Jinwei, leaned forward slightly, and asked with an expectant expression.

Wen Tiren and Yang He listened and nodded repeatedly.Every time the new army fought Jianlu, it was basically an annihilation battle, and they didn't have much loss.With such a strong army, as long as the number is sufficient, it is not easy to defeat Jianlu.

Who knows that Zhong Jinwei frowned when he heard this, and then shook his head and replied: "Your Majesty, I think this expectation is a bit high. The new army's real combat strength against the main force of Jianlu still needs to be tested?"

Emperor Chongzhen was a little surprised when he heard this, and he asked in surprise: "Hasn't this already been fought a few times? The elite including Jianlu are also in a state of defeat, and need to be tested again?"

Wen Tiren saw that the founder of the new army said so, and immediately understood that the idea just now might be too optimistic.

So, he looked at Zhong Jinwei and listened to how he explained to Emperor Chongzhen.

Zhong Jinwei's face was a little solemn, and he played seriously to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, the local combat power of the new army has been verified, and it is indeed possible. But the previous few battles were mainly sneak attacks and ambushes by the new army, so these few days Victory in one battle does not mean that the new army will have the same effect when it is able to fight the main force of Jianlu.”

"What does Master Zhong mean?" Emperor Chongzhen asked Zhong Jinwei's opinion with some doubts.

Zhong Jinwei replied without hesitation: "Your Majesty, what I mean is that the true combat power of the new army needs to be tested in large-scale battles. This kind of battle is the most authoritative test of the new army's all-round capabilities."

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he also became serious. He said to Zhong Jinwei: "Then what is Master Zhong going to do?"

Zhong Jinwei thought for a while before answering: "The expansion of the new army is imperative. When the training is almost done, you can consider taking the initiative to launch a partial battle against Jianlu, and test the new army while achieving the tactical goals."

"Marquis Zhongxing, is this kind of head-on battle sure?" Wen Tiren asked from the side.

Although he has confidence in the new army, he is still a little worried that this kind of war will really be fought.

Yang He also had this kind of worry, watching Zhong Jinwei remain silent.

At this time, it was Zhong Jinwei who had the most confidence. He said to several people in the hall: "As long as the number of new troops is large enough and they have the initiative in the war, then the current main force of Jianlu will be sure, not to mention ninety-eight. There should be some success."

Although Emperor Chongzhen had never led soldiers, he still had a little theoretical knowledge.He knows that there is no 100% thing about fighting a war, and it is limited by many factors during the war.

Therefore, when he heard Zhong Jinwei say that he was [-]% or [-]% sure, he stood up excitedly and asked Zhong Jinwei: "Master Zhong, can we start a war next year?"

It is already October in the third year of Chongzhen, and the weather will turn cold next. It is so cold that it is impossible to carry out long-distance combat with large armies.

Zhong Jinwei thought for a while, then nodded and replied: "Choose a few thousand more elites from the Beijing camp, and with the teachings of veterans in the new army, they should be able to form an army very quickly. As long as the military equipment in the military battle bureau can keep up , I believe that next year we can fight against him."

"Okay, master Zhong can do it with confidence and boldly, and I will let them provide whatever they need." Emperor Chongzhen said firmly as soon as he took the case.

At this time, he was looking forward to the battle Master Zhong said.