Chapter 239 I am saving your lives!
Three days later.
Many generals arrived at the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army.
The predecessor of the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army was the Governor's Office. In the 13th year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the Prime Minister's Office because the Governor's Office had too much power. The government offices were changed to the central, left, right, front and rear military governor's offices, which were divided into officials, capital and various local garrison offices.
Nowadays, in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, all the governors serving are without exception, all of them have been promoted to military generals with outstanding military achievements.
The governorships are held by some middle-level military generals who are old or have retired. In addition, there are many children of meritorious officials and distinguished relatives in the governor's mansion of the five armies. These people are also specially awarded the title of governor of the governor's mansion.
Overall.
Most of the officials in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion are military generals with military exploits.
At this moment.
The mansion of the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army was abuzz with people.
They were suddenly notified, and they were very happy to hear this sudden notification. His Majesty called them over in the past, and they were basically here to discuss fighting, and this time is probably no exception.
Lanyu strode with his arm on his arm and looked commanding, with Chang Sheng and several others following behind him.
In front of Lan Yu and others, stood Fu Youde, Feng Sheng and other veterans. When seeing Fu Youde and Feng Sheng, Lan Tian calmed down his arrogance slightly, with a hint of fear in his eyes. For these veterans , he is still very afraid, these people are the most likely to compete with him for battle glory.
But he is not afraid either.
When it comes to fighting, he has never been afraid of anyone.
After most of the generals arrived, Lan Yu couldn't bear his temper and muttered: "Your Majesty, why is this? Isn't it just a war? As for such a big battle, those who don't know think that my Ming Dynasty is going to fight with the North. Yuan Jue will fight to the death, but Bei Yuan is half dead. As long as your majesty is willing to give me an army of 300,000, I will definitely level the Langjuxu Mountain for your majesty, and even drink horses and fish from the sea."
Lanyu did not hide her arrogance at all.
As Chang Yuchun's brother-in-law and the brother-in-law of Prince Zhu Biao, he was favored by Zhu Yuanzhang.
As a result, he became more and more wanton and arrogant.
But when it came to fighting, he was never ambiguous. In the fourteenth year of Hongwu, he followed the southern general Fu Youde and the right deputy general Mu Ying to conquer Yunnan southward. He first successfully captured Dali and then captured Qujing. Yuan Tingping Zhang Dalima, after the war, his contribution was particularly great.
It was also from then on that he became qualified to compete with veterans such as Fu Youde and Feng Sheng.
At least he has the qualifications to lead troops alone.
In the next few years, every time the imperial court sent out troops, it was Fu Youde, Feng Sheng, Mu Ying and others who led the troops. He was somewhat unhappy and kept hoping that when he could lead the army by himself, then That's when his blue jade really shows off his talents.
He has been looking forward to this day for a long time.
Fu Youde glanced at Lan Yu indifferently, but he did not put Lan Yu at ease.
Lan Yu is indeed a good fighter, but his temper is not calm enough, and sometimes he behaves erratically. With his current temper, he is not qualified to lead an army alone. If His Majesty is really serious about the Northern Expedition, he, Feng Sheng and other veteran generals may be more capable. The perfect choice for general.
He just secretly speculated in his heart where His Majesty wanted to hit again this time.
Is it the army from the Northern Expedition Yuan Taiwei Naha?
Or go directly north to Poyuan?
He still knows what His Majesty has done in the past few years. After the Guo Huan case, the imperial court has accumulated tens of millions of dan of food, enough to ensure the food, grass and baggage of hundreds of thousands of troops. And this battle In fact, he had already planned it in his mind.
As a general.
Especially when the court is full of turmoil, you must show your unique abilities, so as to avoid being involved in trouble.
While the generals were talking about each other, Tang He walked in calmly.
Seeing Tang He, Fu Youde and Feng Sheng all calmed down and walked a few steps quickly to Tang He and asked: "Xin Guo Gong, you are close to His Majesty, tell me, this time Where does Your Majesty want to hit? I have been holding back for a year or two, and my sword is almost rusty."
Tang He just smiled lightly and said, "You guys, there's no need to be so anxious."
"Since Your Majesty has summoned you here, he naturally has something important to discuss. How could His Majesty tell me such a big thing so easily? We will just wait a moment. We will know by then. If there is a war, we will discuss the Northern Expedition. If we talk about other matters, we will definitely focus on discussing them."
Tang He slowly swept across the field, looked at the room full of generals, and then moved his eyes outside the palace.
Zhu Yuanzhang will not come.
Only Xia Zhibai will come.
But he was also very curious, how would Xia Zhibai persuade these generals? Many of these people are impatient. If they know that Xia Zhibai advised His Majesty not to go to the Northern Expedition, I am afraid that these people will really beat Xia Zhibai in the palace in anger. If they get angry, they will probably kill him directly.
Feng Sheng stood on the right side. He looked at Tang He suspiciously, with a flash of concentration in his eyes.
He faintly noticed something strange.
But he looked around, hesitated, and continued to remain silent.
He has a quiet temperament and does not like to argue with others.
Some time ago, my son-in-law, King Zhou, privately sent him a letter, asking him to stay in the spotlight as little as possible recently, so as not to be targeted by others. Then it would be a threat to Zhu Rui. Reminder, he didn't take it to heart.
His son-in-law is quite a good person.
It’s just a mess of politics.
He knew nothing about politics, and often did some bizarre things. He often couldn't laugh or cry when he heard about it, and he had been secretly reminding Zhu Rui not to contact him in private, so as not to attract today's attention. His Majesty is dissatisfied and jealous. But Zhu Xi didn't listen at all.
Still going my own way.
He was also helpless.
Just when the generals were getting impatient, there was a sound of footsteps outside the palace.
Just hearing the gentle footsteps, all the generals in the palace frowned. They could certainly tell that the footsteps were neither His Majesty nor His Royal Highness, but now the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army The generals have almost arrived, who is still qualified to be included?
Just when everyone was suspicious, a figure appeared.
His figure is slightly thin, but his eyes are full of energy. He walked into the temple casually, but if you look closely, you can see that he is carrying a large box behind him. I don’t know what is in it. He was quiet when he was young. Afterwards, there was an uproar in the hall.
"Xia Zhibai?"
"How did you get in?"
"Do you know where this place is? This is the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army. This is not for a scholar like you. "Where are you? Get out of here. If you don't leave, I won't let you taste the power of my fists. Get out!"
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There was a lot of yelling in the hall.
Xia Zhibai smiled slightly and allowed these generals to insult him.
At the same time, the steps did not move.
He stood still with both feet, put down the big box behind him, then opened the big box, took out the long 'monster' inside, and then stuffed a copper bullet inside and pointed it towards the outside of the temple. The trigger was pressed.
Bang!
A gunshot sounded.
The originally noisy hall suddenly became quiet.
Xia Zhibai said slowly: "If the generals are waiting for His Majesty to come, I will probably disappoint you. Your Majesty will not come today, and the imperial court summoned the generals today to discuss it. A major event, but it is not the Northern Expedition, but a short-term 'stopping of war'!"
"I will be in charge of stopping the war!"
Xia Zhibai held the spear in his hand and moved steadily. walked towards the palace.
He knew when he came that he couldn't suppress these warriors. These warriors wouldn't even listen to him, so he simply didn't bother with it and just fired a warning shot. The sound of the gunfire was the most powerful. With a good silencer, especially the long gun in his hand, the shooting sound is even more deafening.
The effect was indeed achieved.
After the gunshot, everything was quiet.
He can also speak.
As Xia Zhibai spoke, he loaded a copper bullet. He pointed at the spear in his hand and said, "Generals, you may be surprised. What is it that I am holding? This is a spear. In the future, The new weapon of the Lieutenant General of the Ming Army is different from ordinary fire guns. This long gun is easier to load and more lethal."
"More importantly, it can kill the enemy three hundred steps away. .”
"In addition to this musket."
"The army will also be equipped with other firearms."
"And those new firearms will be more powerful than you think."
"Past combat methods are gradually becoming obsolete, and new military theories are being established based on new firearms."
"This is the reason for the truce!"
"The Ming Dynasty needs time to manufacture a large number of new firearms, cultivate new types of armies and generals, and create new styles of fighting and combat ideas. Therefore, the Northern Expedition that you are looking forward to may not be effective in the short term. However, when the court is ready, the Ming Dynasty will It’s not a so-called great victory.”
“It’s about annexing Beiyuan!”
“Completely incorporating Beiyuan’s territory into the Ming Dynasty and expanding the territory!”< br>
"And we must solve the northern border troubles in one fell swoop."
"The ability of the generals to lead troops in war is well known to the world, and no one dares to question it, but today is different from the past. Today, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are precious The sacrifice of one person is a great loss to the Ming Dynasty. What the Ming Dynasty wants is to conquer the world in one battle and secure the borders in one battle.”
"Let the Ming Dynasty no longer suffer from wars for hundreds of years, or even longer."
"What I said can gradually become a reality with powerful firearms, and it won't take long, but just Like the Salt Policy, the New Deal will have a great impact on the old situation. I am here today to solve your worries."
"I don't like it, Daming. After pacifying the border troubles, he believed that the world was at peace. From then on, his weapons were put into storage and his horses were released to Nanshan.” As in the Song Dynasty, military generals have completely lost their right to speak, so I ask your Majesty to summon you all to set the direction for the future military affairs of the Ming Dynasty."
"Let the army always maintain a certain degree of independence. Sex!”
"Military generals will always face a problem, that is, where will the generals go after there is no war to fight in the world?"
"I am also saving your lives!"
Xia After fidgeting with the spear, Zhibai took out the loaded copper bullet.
(End of this chapter)