Jinyi champion

Jiajing seventh year, September.

A large fleet appeared in the coastal waters of Daming. Zhu Hao led by [-] giant steel ships. Hundreds of warships were approaching the Tanggu Port of Daming, but he did not launch a landing operation immediately.

For Zhu Hao, what he had to do was not a sneak attack. With the troops he was currently commanding, it was easy to capture the capital. What he had to do was to completely subdue the entire Ming Dynasty from top to bottom, so that the emperors and ministers of the Ming Dynasty realized that they China's army is invincible, don't even try to hold back.

The news quickly spread back to the capital.

After Zhu Si heard the news, he held the court meeting again after nearly a year of stopping the court.

At this time, the situation in the court hall changed drastically.

Fei Hong, the chief assistant of the cabinet, has retired. Liu Chun is now the chief assistant, and the remaining two cabinet ministers are Yang Yiqing and Zhang Cong.

Minister of the Ministry of War is Wang Shizhong, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment Hu Shining, Minister of the Ministry of Households Zou Wensheng, Minister of Rites Fang Xianfu, Minister of Industry Tong Rui, many newcomers have emerged in the court in recent years, but Zhu Si basically adheres to the idea of ​​using members of the Ritual School to make the court The hall was filled with all kinds of people who had a close relationship with Xing Wangfu.

However, Liu Chun's appointment as chief assistant represented a moderate attitude of sitting on the wall. Many court officials did not belong to the traditional faction or the Yili school, so that the order of the court could still be delicately balanced.

Liu Chun has asked to resign many times, and he is not attached to the position of power. He intends to hand over the mess to Yang Yiqing, but unfortunately he did not get Zhu Si's permission.

"Your Majesty, Di Yi didn't launch a landing battle this time, or he was afraid of the power of our Ming army. Earlier, Tianjin Wei sent a ship to test it, but it was bombarded and sunk by it with a huge ship. According to the rescued soldiers, the opponent There are many Javanese people on the bow, they are short in stature, but they are proficient in my Ming language..."

Wang Shizhong, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, reported the situation to Zhu Si.

Now let alone the center of the court, even the soldiers of the frontline guards didn't figure out what was going on.

At this time, another group of troops sent by Zhu Hao has already arrived at the mouth of the Yangtze River, ready to go deep into the inland waterway and launch a fierce attack on Nanjing City. Also according to Zhu Hao's instructions, they will not fight opportunistic wars at all. There is no suspense in winning, so that everyone in Da Ming knows that the attack is an invincible army.

But unlike the situation in the north, there is a navy stationed by Lu Wan in the south.

In history, Lu Wan died in the fifth year of Jiajing, but because Zhu Hao helped him return to court in this world, his career had a second spring.As the saying goes, people are in good spirits on happy occasions, so now that Lu Wannian is 71, he is still active on the front line of the battlefield.

Zhu Si's expression was gloomy, and he looked around at all the civil and military officials, and then asked coldly: "Then are they here to pay tribute, or to start a war with me, Daming?"

This question was placed on such a solemn occasion as the court meeting, and no one except the military department could stand up and answer.

If this is the wrong thing to say, it is tantamount to laying a minefield for one's official career, and it is best to avoid such a conclusion.

Wang Shizhong, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, could only bite the bullet and continue to report: "The opponent has already fired, it is an invasion. However, according to the report from the soldiers, the opponent's warships are all giant steel ships. If there are mountains floating on the sea, even if they attack with fire, It is also impossible to burn it, and the range of its artillery is...unimaginable, even four or five miles away, and the accuracy...is astonishingly high."

"what!?"

The ministers present at first thought that the emperor was making a fuss out of a molehill, but now they realized that the visitor was not kind.

Liu Chun finally spoke up: "If there are only big ships at sea, as long as the thieves don't go ashore, I guess it will be fine."

Wang Shizhong said: "If there are such strong ships and giant cannons on the sea, I am afraid that they will also have powerful firearms after landing. I suggest that the imperial court send troops to guard the coastal areas of Tianjin to prevent Di Yi from landing."

"Send troops and horses? From where?"

Zhu Si was a little annoyed.

Are you joking with me here?

Ask you to give a strategy to deal with the enemy. You don't even know who the opponent is or what to do, so what are you talking about deploying troops?The soldiers came just by talking about it?
Wang Shizhong said cautiously: "Allow soldiers and horses from the Beijing camp."

"Beijing camp?"

Zhu Si frowned and said, "The soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp have gone to Tianjin. Doesn't it mean that the gates of the Gyeonggi area are open? No!"

Zhu Si has always been skeptical about the legitimacy of his throne, for fear that others will take down his throne, so what he thinks now is how to ensure his throne, and he is unwilling to deploy troops from the army that protects him. Fighting against a group of people who don't know where they come from and what they are going to do.

As the most knowledgeable person in the court, Yang Yiqing came out and said: "Your Majesty, you can send troops from the northern Zhili prefectures, especially the coastal guards. If the other party has not landed for a long time, or just wants to start trade with Daming, they may not send troops. Going ashore... I have conquered all over the world, expelled the Tartars, and restored China. I have never been afraid of anyone in land warfare, so it should be easy to deal with."

"Should? What should I mean? What I want is to ensure!"

Zhu Si's attitude is arrogant.

The ministers were quite speechless.

I haven't seen the emperor for a year, and the appointments of many ministers are done with just a letter. Now that the emperor and ministers meet to negotiate things, the emperor is so arrogant when he comes, why do you have to make sure?We don't even know the origin and purpose of this group of people, so what can we be sure of?
Who is this bad habit of the emperor?
Zhu Si is not aimless.

In the past, Zhu Hao advised him, and every time he was able to explain every aspect of the matter thoroughly, he could come up with various solutions, and he could basically implement them. This made Zhu Si take it for granted that he was now facing the threat of foreign barbarians. , you should be responsible to the end, instead of coming up with some specious conclusions to fool me.

Yang Yiqing said: "Your Majesty, this veteran is willing to personally lead the troops to defend against the enemy."

"Need not."

Zhu Si obviously didn't trust Yang Yiqing, so he pondered for a while, and said, "First, dispatch troops from various guards, especially Beizhili, Liaodong, etc., and send troops to the nearest place, gather [-] troops to guard the coast of Tianjin, if bandits rashly launch a landing , kill them with muskets and artillery!"

Liu Chun stepped forward and asked, "But what if Di Yi's ship hangs around for a long time?"

"Then transfer ships from Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places to the north, and fight with them!"

Zhu Si was also annoyed.

You have no idea, I gave you a countermeasure, and you are still beeping like this, it is embarrassing to you, right?
Yang Yiqing said: "The intention of the other party is unknown, maybe we can send envoys to find out their details."

Zhu Si became more annoyed when he heard it, as if he had taken gunpowder, he said angrily: "Mr. Yang Ge, do you advocate war or peace?"

"This……"

In fact, Yang Yiqing wanted to say that this group of people was not kind.

I have never heard of anyone who can make a ship out of steel. Can this thing be moved by a sail?How did they appear in Daming Sea?

And if they have such a powerful sea ship, can those sailing warships in the south of the Ming Dynasty be able to deal with it?The range of the artillery is four to five miles... Daming's artillery has a range of two miles.

There is no need to fight this kind of naval battle.

It's better to ask the other party exactly what they need, and quickly drive away this group of unkind people, even if it is worth sacrificing some benefits.

If the opponent only wants to show off their muscles with steel sea ships, then let them show off. Anyway, for Da Ming, it is best not to touch such a powerful enemy rashly. Even if you want to start a war, you must first learn the opponent's skills Let's talk again... The way to win is to maximize strengths and avoid weaknesses, and the so-called strengths, of course, is to make use of the Ming Dynasty's combined cavalry and infantry combat methods.

A large steel sea-going ship can't just rush to the shore when it docks, can it?It is always necessary to carry the soldiers ashore in small boats. At that time, the opportunity for the Ming artillery and archers will come?

Zhu Si refused to enter, and said angrily: "The time limit is half a month, if there is no way to kill the bandits, I will ask the generals who lead the army!"

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Daming began to deploy troops to guard against Zhu Hao's troops.

Gather [-] soldiers... Zhu Si felt that the number should be enough, but what he didn't know was that this amount of soldiers was not enough to put Zhu Hao's army between the teeth.

That is to say, thousands of troops were dispatched to various guards near Tianjin Wei. When they started to deploy defenses near the coast, Zhu Hao let them learn what is called a weapon agent.

That night, a round of artillery salvos directly razed all the temporary fortresses built on the coastline to the ground, and taking advantage of the darkness, Zhu Hao's army began to land and quickly occupied the shipyard adjacent to the sea and the city built on the basis of the shipyard. , and then quickly build a line of defense.

The so-called line of defense is actually very simple, that is, to rely on the crude city walls and set up a large number of forts. In this way, as long as the Ming army approaches the city within five miles, they will all be blown to pieces.

There were [-] soldiers and horses who landed in the first step, half of them were used to guard the city, and the other half took the initiative to attack. The number did not need to be too many, Zhu Haochun was just to show off his muscles.

If he dispatched tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to defeat the Ming army, it would appear that he was invincible, even if he used [-] soldiers and horses to fight, he could still be invincible.

The news was sent back to the capital, causing a sensation in the court and the public.

This time Zhu Si did not convene another court meeting to discuss the matter, but directly called Wang Shizhong, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and several members of the cabinet to the Qianqing Palace, with the sole intention of... swearing.

"Are you all useless? I said before that they would not be allowed to go ashore and kept them at sea. In the end, it took only two days. They not only went ashore, but also occupied the city near the sea... Where are the [-] soldiers and horses of the imperial court? Why is there no organization? Counterattack, but let the opponent gain a firm foothold?"

Zhu Si was furious.

Wang Shizhong explained: "Your Majesty, the current situation shows that Di Yi is from overseas. It is not clear which country he came from, but their intention seems to be to occupy the coastal area and build a fortress there. I have long-term trade plans."

"Bastard!" Zhu Si yelled angrily, "Occupy my territory and still want to do business with Daming? Just in Tianjin Wei? Under my nose?"

What Zhu Si wanted to say was that it would be fine if they made troubles on the southeast coast, but now they are showing off their power under my nose?
Want to occupy Daming's land without submitting credentials or even saying hello?

Yang Yiqing said: "Your Majesty, at this point, we have to use the Beijing camp as the main force to go to Tianjin to fight. If we only use the troops of the local guards, it will be a drop in the bucket."

Wang Shizhong said: "Mr. Yang Ge, at present, there are not many people from Di Yi who have landed on the shore. If they don't receive reports at night, they are estimated to be around [-]. It should not be difficult to repel them."

Yang Yiqing shook his head and said: "As long as their ships are still there, it will be a situation where we can advance, attack, retreat, or defend. It is not good for our Ming Dynasty. At this time, we should gather all kinds of troops. If we only attack with [-] to [-] people to form a refueling tactic, it will not be enough. to make things happen."

Zhu Si didn't seem to have any better choice at this time, and said sharply: "For the time being, the northwestern land has been relatively peaceful for the past two years, so we should send [-] troops from the Xuanfu and other places, and send [-] troops from the Beijing camp. The local defenders must gather an army of [-], and they must not be allowed to step forward! Something happened..."

Zhu Si wanted to make threats, but he thought it was useless to frighten people with empty teeth, so he just kept silent.

From his point of view, if [-] fight against [-], I have the advantage. Besides, the Beijing camp is equipped with those advanced weapons invented by Zhu Hao, so it should be a sure win, right?