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Chapter 593 National War
The courtiers also understood this, and they couldn't help shaking their heads slightly, not optimistic that Lu Xiangsheng could make another miracle.

Emperor Chongzhen said with a smile: "The biggest reason for Jianlu's failure in the past few times was that he didn't understand the strength of our army. Therefore, their food protection team was intercepted twice in a row by Lu Zhongcheng. They went to Liaodong Afterwards, because they did not understand the strength of the hussar battalion, another arrogant soldier went out to fight, and finally Lu Zhongcheng took Anshan Post Fort!"

Having said that, he paused, seeing that all the courtiers below were staring at him, and then continued: "So, this time, Jianlu must underestimate the strength of our army!"

After he finished speaking, the Wenhua Palace was quiet for a while, and Shen Yongmao broke the silence with a look of doubt: "Your Majesty is saying...does you want the new army to rob food?"

From what the emperor said before and after, he was the first to think of this possibility!
"Yes!" Emperor Chongzhen nodded approvingly and said, "That's my plan. Lu Zhongcheng will show up on the bright side, and the new army will lie in ambush. I'm afraid I won't be able to win the North Korean Jianlu and intercept the Jianlu's food!"

When everyone heard it, they were surprised at first, and then they all showed approval and nodded.Wang Chengen also said at the right time: "Lu Zhongcheng said that this plan is very good. As long as the new army is strong enough, it may be able to completely wipe out the Korean Jian captives."

With the affirmation from the governor of Denglai, everyone's confidence could not help but increase greatly.In other words, how much victory can be won depends on how strong the new army is!

But when everyone was happy, Bi Ziyan, Minister of the Household Department, asked: "Your Majesty, the new army has more than 5000 people, plus logistics, etc. How many fleets are needed to transport it? As far as I know, the Denglai Navy But there are not so many warships!"

Hearing these words, the Wenhua Palace was immediately silent.It's really too early to be happy, people can't get through, everything is like a flower in the mirror of the moon in the water!

However, Emperor Chongzhen had thought about it a long time ago, and immediately said: "The Fujian Navy is bringing food. They have more ships than the Denglai Navy. And there are some Korean warships on Phi Island, so they can do the same." Use. If I ask Guan Ning’s ships to come over, there will be quite a few ships.”

Having said that, he paused, looked at the courtiers below, and added: "In addition, the new army does not need to take care of the logistics, and all go to North Korea to participate in the war. Only let the troops suitable for ambushes go there, and the rest of the new army , then head to Ningyuan by land, and just wait there!"

"Your Majesty is holy!" Cao Huachun, the eunuch of the Supervisor of Rituals, played sharply.

Wen Tiren listened, glanced at him, and kept silent all the time, but just echoed the emperor with his words, he really deserves to be the inner minister of Ming Dynasty!

Thinking of this, he also immediately said: "Your Majesty's method has solved the difficulty just now in one fell swoop, I think it's wonderful!"

Upon hearing this, the other courtiers expressed their opinions one after another, echoing Emperor Chongzhen's opinion.Only Shangshu Hubu frowned and asked a little puzzled: "Your Majesty, what are the rest of the new army going to Ningyuan for? Could it be...does Your Majesty still want the new army to attack Gaizhou?"

"Why not?" Emperor Chongzhen asked rhetorically after hearing this, and then said, "I said before, that Jianlu must not be allowed to divide his troops to attack Hetao!"

After saying a word, he analyzed to his subordinates: "If we can annihilate the Jianlu of North Korea, it will definitely shock the rebels in North Korea, and they will definitely ask for help from Jianlu. And Jianlu has just established a country, firstly, he needs prestige, secondly, I will not give up on North Korea, and I will definitely send troops again, and in order to prevent being wiped out by my Ming Dynasty again, I will definitely send more troops, so that the troops in Liaodong will be divided."

"Thirdly, the new army has demonstrated its strength in Gaizhou again. Jianlu must not dare to underestimate it. He must send heavy troops to surround him. They will also ask the Mongolian tribes to send troops. In this way, how can there be any troops to go to Hetao? If there are only a few troops, I believe that Governor Hong can repel the invading enemies!"

After saying these words, Emperor Chongzhen paused, glanced at the courtiers below, saw that some of them were contemplating, some were nodding, and said again: "There is one last point, which is also an old tune. Jianlu dispatched an army, They also need to consume food, do they have so much food? Even if they do, with such a large consumption, how will Jianlu live in the coming year?"

During the Little Ice Age, there was no distinction between Daming and Jianlu. Daming suffered disasters, and Liaodong also suffered disasters, and the weather was even colder.After consuming their food and pinning Jianlu, they can no longer come to Daming to rob them, and now that they have no enemy of Shanxi merchants, just playing with these economic means can greatly reduce Jianlu's national power!

Hearing the emperor's detailed analysis, who else could object!

Wen Tiren also understood what the emperor said before. It seems that the Fujian navy cannot go back for the time being. The control of the sea over there is also tantamount to giving up temporarily, which will affect the ban on opening the sea to some extent.

Bi Ziyan complained secretly, and began to think again in his mind, apart from the food that North Korea might seize, how to make preparations to meet the emperor's request.

He was thinking about this, but he heard Emperor Chongzhen pointing out his name and said: "Bi Qing, the grain and supplies of the new army must be prepared first, and winter clothes must be distributed before departure. To be more serious, this is The first battle concerning the fate of the Ming Dynasty, if it is fought well, Hetao will be more stable, and there will be many benefits; Jianlu will be dragged into the bottomless abyss by my Ming Dynasty, and it will be of great help to the recovery of Liaodong in the future! Can Bi Qing understand?"

Everything about the new army is handled by the emperor himself, and the supervisors at all levels in the new army can directly report to the emperor.Therefore, the supplies of the new army are distributed directly in the capital, there is no such thing as drifting, and no shortfalls are allowed.In this way, the new military supplies were so real that Bi Ziyan didn't even bother to agree to it immediately, thinking about everything in his heart.

Emperor Chongzhen understood that fighting a war is actually about logistics.This is true for hot weapon warfare, and it is similar for cold weapon warfare.Bi Ziyan was Daming's butler, he didn't reply immediately, but was thinking about it, this is due diligence, so he didn't plan to urge him, he just waited for his answer after thinking about it.

The focus was on Hubu Shangshu, and everyone else in the Wenhua Palace was also watching him, waiting for his reply.

After a while, Bi Ziyan raised his head, pointed at Emperor Chongzhen and said, "As for the grain, the grain in the Jiangnan area under the supervision of Zhou Ge has already shipped, and the grain from Annan has arrived in Dongjiang... as long as the North Korean The food intercepted by the side can supply the new army for about one and a half months, which should be almost enough. There is also gunpowder, the side of the Ordnance Bureau, the side of the Military Battle Bureau..."

At the end, he said worriedly: "I can't think of a good way to buy the winter clothes for the new army, and I don't have enough money to buy them, unless His Majesty orders to embezzle some money from the Daming Construction Bank!"

(End of this chapter)