Chapter 240 The Fifth Army Governor’s Mansion is the foundation of the court!
Xia Zhibai’s voice echoed in the hall for a long time.
It just falls into the ears of different people, but they have different feelings.
Lanyu, Wang Bi and others are more disdainful and disapproving. How can Beiyuan be destroyed overnight? And if they really destroyed Beiyuan, wouldn't they have made a great contribution? Your Majesty would not be able to reward them in time, so why would you take action against them?
This is clearly alarmist!
It is also about sowing discord.
Tang He and Feng Sheng raised their brows, with some caution in their eyes.
They are different from Lan Yu and others. They have long passed the age of passion and enthusiasm. Now they are more concerned about the future. Although Xia Zhibai’s words are a bit exaggerated, they may not fall into the trap. As a matter of fact, in the past dynasties, it has never happened that the birds are gone and the good bows are hidden; the cunning rabbits are dead and the lackeys are cooked.
And one thing is true.
If the north is really pacified, where will these generals go?
If there is no war, they will have no place to use their force. And with His Majesty's current caution, he will probably return to the old path of the past, using civil servants to control the military. Then won't they, the generals, still have to look at the faces of the civil servants? Although there is now the Fifth Army Governor's Office, most of its powers have been reduced.
At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Dadudufu took over the military, military and political power. After the establishment of the Five Governments and Sixth Ministries, the military, military and political power belonged to the Five Military Dudufu and the Ministry of War.
The current situation in the military is that the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army has the power to command troops but not to deploy them, and the Ministry of War has the power to deploy troops but not to command them.
But this is a situation where there is a war. If there is no war, I am afraid that the Ministry of War will dominate.
But this has nothing to do with them.
At least it won't fall on them.
The only thing they care about is where they will go after the North is pacified.
It would be great if we could retreat safely.
If it arouses His Majesty's suspicion, I'm afraid it will be very sad in the future.
Tang He could see something was wrong in the atmosphere, and took the initiative to speak: "What you said is too alarmist. Even if what you said is true, half of my body has been buried. What's the use of worrying about it?" ? And you underestimate Bei Yuan a little. Bei Yuan is indeed not as powerful as Ming, but he is not without the ability to fight back."
"To the northeast, before Naha appeared, he had hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in Jinshan, which became a border disease for our Ming Dynasty and Liaodong."
"Firearms are the most powerful, but can achievements be achieved overnight?"< br>
"And your Majesty has always been clear about grudges. As long as we don't make mistakes, how can your Majesty punish us?"
"But, can you let me see the musket in your hand?"
< br>Tang He did not want to say more on these topics and took the initiative to change the topic. As a minister, it is taboo to talk about the emperor. Xia Zhibai may be trying to raise a high profile so that he can speak later, but as a minister, Officials of the Ming Dynasty would not dare to be so presumptuous.
Xia Zhibai nodded, handed it over with a smile, and said: "This musket uses copper bullets and lead bullets. In fact, the most convenient ones are steel bullets, but I came in a hurry and didn't prepare other bullets, so I chose some Bronze bullets."
"This gun is very powerful, but there is one requirement."
"The gun cannot be pointed at people easily."
"The gun is used to deal with people. It belongs to the enemy, not to be competitive."
Xia Zhibai reminded seriously.
Tang He smiled and nodded. He reached out to take the long gun and touched it carefully with his hand. The gun body seemed to be made of wood and was very smooth. It seemed to be coated with a layer of 'tung oil'. The overall structure was similar to that of a fire gun. It's not a small difference, but the overall usage principles are pretty much the same.
If you get close to the muzzle of the gun, you can smell a smell of gunpowder.
Other generals also gathered around.
Xia Zhibai said: "This gun as a whole still has a lot of room for improvement. For example, adding a butt at the muzzle to hold a bayonet, so that it can be used like a three-eyed blunderbuss. It can be used directly as a melee weapon, and it can be used directly as a blade, not a blunt object."
"The gun body can also be improved."
Xia Zhibai explained enthusiastically.
But he did not hand over the bullet.
Guns are still too dangerous, and with the strength of people like Lan Yu, if they don’t stop them immediately and fire a shot in the palace, it’s okay if they don’t hit anyone. If they hit someone, it will be terrible. Something big has really happened. Those who came today are either veterans on the battlefield or some rising mid-level generals. Anyone who has trouble will make Zhu Yuanzhang furious.
He is not willing to take this risk yet.
When a group of generals went to try this gun, Xia Zhibai said slowly: "The imperial court's requirements for the Governor's Office of the Five Armies have never been just about fighting. In addition to military affairs such as military expeditions and alerts, Matters such as engineering construction, local farming, recruiting troops, and military food transportation are also within the authority of the Fifth Army Governor's Office. ”
"At the moment, the imperial court will not be in a hurry to raise troops."
"But it will be active in training troops. Only by improving the quality of the soldiers can the Ming Dynasty be able to achieve what the soldiers point to, be invincible in battles, and win on the battlefield. It’s not just about winning or losing in battle, but also about achieving great political success.”
“Even if the generals destroy Beiyuan, they may not be able to truly occupy Beiyuan.”
"That also means that the border troubles in the north can never be solved."
"This is not what the imperial court wants."
"What the imperial court wants is to completely solve the northern border troubles."
"Therefore, the authority of the Fifth Army Governor's Office cannot only be limited to leading troops to fight, but also to plan strategies and tactics against the Northern Yuan Dynasty. In the next Northern Expedition, you will What we want to do is to annex Beiyuan quickly and swiftly."
"You have to take on the responsibility of governor Qianshi." Lan Yu curled her lips and said disapprovingly: "You literati are good at talking. , if you are as good at fighting as you are with your words, I am afraid that it will not be us who will serve as the governor, but you."
"It is not your turn to teach us about fighting. Me.”
"When I went into battle to kill the enemy, you didn't know where to feed."
"I don't care what you said. I just want to know one thing. Is the imperial court really not preparing for the Northern Expedition?"
Lanyu looked at Xia Zhibai with a gloomy look.
Xia Zhibai nodded and affirmed: "There will be no Northern Expedition within a few years. When the court is ready, the Northern Expedition will be launched. However, at that time, the generals leading the army may not be the ones in the palace. Generals."
"And if I were you, I wouldn't rush to fight."
"You will die in war."
"If you dye your official robes red just to gain military honors, you will condone the sacrifice of a large number of soldiers for no reason. This is completely unworthy. This is not what it used to be. At that time, the world was uncertain, and some sacrifices were inevitable, but now that the court has a better solution, it will achieve the greatest victory at a smaller cost."
"Blindly fighting for victory. , It was not the general’s fault.”
“As the saying goes, act before you plan.”
“I know that many of you don’t look down on me, and these things I said are unacceptable. I disagree, or even sneer. I really can’t convince you, and I have no intention of convincing you, but you must know that if you really lead the army to fight, the burden on your shoulders is not yours.”
"But tens of thousands of families!"
"They sent their brothers, sons, and fathers to the army for the sake of longer-lasting peace in the world, not for personal gain."
"Just like when I was in Peking, I once asked King Yan a few words: If the imperial court were to launch the Northern Expedition, would he have his own ideas for the Northern Expedition, specific combat deployments, detailed plans for dispatching troops, and specific plans for the expedition? Timetable, if you just rely on your passion and experience in leading troops in the past, "Isn't this treating the lives of soldiers as a trivial matter?"
"But you have a point. That’s right.”
"Literati do prefer to use strategies and strategies."
"I am no exception."
"The strategies I presented to the court are not fierce attacks like the generals, but The methods of 'estrangement', 'bribing', and 'provoking' are used to continuously weaken Beiyuan's strength. As you just said, Beiyuan's strength is not weak, so directly leading troops to attack will undoubtedly cost a lot of money. The price is small."
"Then why not try to use some tricks to minimize the loss?"
"Sun Tzu once said: Soldiers are crafty!"
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"This itself should be a skill that the generals have mastered, but the generals are too dismissive and disapproving of it, so they can only let the literati implement these 'tricks'. This may not mean that the generals have voluntarily given up their own advantages."
“Strategy is always more important than tactics.”
“Tactics only focus on the part, and more hope that the whole will obey their parts.”
“Strategy It is based on the overall situation.”
“The future status of the Five Army Commander’s Office is decided by you.”
"If you are still good at tactics and don't know how to proceed from the overall situation and the overall situation, then the status of the Five Army Governor's Office in the court will only get lower and lower, because the generals have not been able to take on the responsibility of coordinating the entire army. Heavy responsibility."
"At the same time."
"The status of military commanders will become lower and lower."
"Because military commanders do not know how to speak for themselves. I don’t know how to use my strengths.”
“I can tell you clearly.”
"The purpose and significance of the existence of the Five Army Governor's Mansion lies in this sentence in "Zi Zhi Tong Jian"."
"Although the country is large, if it is warlike, it will perish."
" Although the world is peaceful, war will lead to danger. "
"Only by firmly grasping this lifeline, the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies will have a place in the court at any time, and it will not appear like in the Song Dynasty. , was completely squeezed out of the court by civil servants, and lost any right to speak."
"This is the foundation of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion!"
"And the generals' vision is too short-sighted. Perhaps in the vision of the generals, the only enemy of Ming Dynasty is Bei Yuan."
"But in my opinion, Ming Dynasty has enemies everywhere."< br>
“The barbarian Yue people in Sizhou in the south, the Oara and Tatars in the northern Yuan Dynasty, the Jurchens in the northeast, the Japanese pirates on the southeast coast, etc. Aren’t these the enemies of the Ming Dynasty? And these are the five armies. The governor's office is well prepared to deal with the enemies, and you should always formulate corresponding countermeasures based on the actual situation. "
"You may not fight, but as a general, you must protect the country as your own responsibility."< br>
“Even if it is just an imaginary enemy, we must consider it carefully.”
"As long as the Ming Dynasty always has 'foreign aggression', the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies will always be useful. You generals will always have a place in the court, but how many of you have such insight?"
< br>(End of this chapter)