Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 855 It is agreed to send troops to the prince to supervise the army
Calculated from the time, it took the Zheng family nearly a month to transmit the news from Japan to the capital, and it would take at least [-] to [-] days for Daming to send troops to Kyushu Island, which is unclear now. Yes, can the coalition forces persist until the arrival of the Sun Moon Dragon Banner?

The march of the army is not as simple as imagined.

From the selection of the commander to the assembly of troops, the mobilization of food and supplies, the preparation of ships, and the formulation of the combat strategy after landing, etc., this series of procedures takes a lot of time to prepare. Now the monsoon heading towards Japan is still headwind, even though it has passed the sea During the storm period, the speed of the ship's sailing will be greatly slowed down. With the addition of various factors, the estimated time to arrive in Japan may be extended a lot.

After a short period of discussion, Zhu Youjian, Sun Chuanting and others decided to send 1 people from the Beihai Fleet to Japan to fight.

Except for the garrisons in the Northwest and Northeast regions who will be stationed in the local area for a long time, the other dispatched troops of Ming Dynasty have implemented a rotation system every five years.

For example, for the army stationed in Manila, at the beginning of the fifth year, the Ministry of War will send half of the troops stationed in the Ming Dynasty. While replacing the same number of officers and soldiers, it will take a year to get familiar with the local climate and environment. The other half of the rotation will be carried out from time to time, so as to fully ensure that the army will not be unfamiliar with the local customs due to the rotation, resulting in unnecessary confusion.

Li Dingguo, who has been promoted to the deputy commander in chief, was just replaced from Manila last year. After nearly a year of rest, he has almost rested. In order to let this famous general in history continue to shine, Zhu Youjian decided to let him Lead the expedition.

Li Dingguo, who is in his early thirties this year, married a wife and had children in the 15th year of Chongzhen. He has three sons and a daughter under his knees. His eldest son, Li Puxing, who has just turned eight years old, has shown a distinctive bearing since he was a child. During his studies in the school, every time Mr. When you ask questions, you will always "make amazing words", and you will be praised by several gentlemen as "the one who will become a great tool in the future".

Zhu Youjian, who paid special attention to this historical celebrity, was also very pleased after hearing the news.

Famous generals have successors, which is enough to appease the soul of Li Dingguo who died young with hatred in the original history.

Zhu Cihong first observed politics in the Ministry of Officials for a year in the 22nd year of Chongzhen, and this year happened to be in the Ministry of War. This time the Ming Dynasty's army conquered Japan was an excellent opportunity for him to learn about military affairs.

What is achieved on paper is always shallow, and we know that this matter needs to be done.

As the future successor of the Ming Dynasty, it is very scary not to know the soldiers and not to know the soldiers. Although he can understand some common sense in the military department to observe politics, it is better than going to the army to have close contact with the generals and soldiers and experience the cruelty of the battle. , Knowing that soldiers are not easy, there is still a lot lacking.

Crown Princess Wang Zhilan gave birth to a baby girl in October last year, now nearly one year old, Zhu Youjian has been promoted to a grandfather, which made him a little dumbfounded in his early forties.

After Zhou Zhou, because the crown princess gave birth to a girl in her first child, she kept nagging in Zhu Youjian's ear, wanting to recruit a few more side concubines for Zhu Cihong, so as to better spread the branches and leaves, Zhu Youjian Due to the preciousness of the Tian family's blood, he also mentioned this matter to Zhu Cihong, but Zhu Cihong declined.

Because the Crown Princess Wang Zhilan is the No.1 stranger of the same age and the opposite sex that Zhu Cihong met when she left the palace for the first time, and the two of them somewhat have the attributes of childhood sweethearts, so the relationship between the two is extremely deep. Common people couples are no different.

Because of this, Zhu Cihong had little interest in accepting the concubine, and found various excuses to refuse her parents' urging.

In the end, he really couldn't stand the mother's nagging, so he thought that if the second child was a girl, the princess would accept the concubine as an appropriate reason, and temporarily let Zhou Hou stop the daily urging.

Zhu Cihong's behavior is quite inherited from the ancestors of the Zhu family.

As the most honorable people in the world, among the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, there were indeed some extraordinary people, such as Yingzong Zhu Qizhen, Xiaozong Zhu Youtang, Xianzong Zhu Jianshen who only favored the old woman Wan Guifei, etc. The above-mentioned few They are all practitioners of atypical monogamy, and they are very devoted to their queens or concubines. Compared with the licentious lifestyle of the emperors in previous dynasties, they can be called a model of men in the world.

Fortunately, the Crown Princess is pregnant again after the spring of this year, and it has been five months now. According to the knowledgeable palace officials, judging from the way the Crown Princess walks and the extent of her pregnancy, she must be pregnant this time. baby boy.

Although in this era without B-ultrasound, it is difficult to identify the sex of the fetus from these traces alone, some methods handed down from ancient times are still quite accurate. At least both the prince and his wife believe in the judgment of the palace staff. When the emperor's grandson came, the prince's harem would not need to add new people, saving a lot of unnecessary open and secret fights.

On the third day after Zhu Youjian made his decision, the prince bid farewell to his beloved wife, took a few accompanying eunuchs and Cheng Jian and other personal guards, and was escorted by [-] elite cavalry from the Yongwei Battalion, accompanied by officials from the Ministry of War. In the capital city, go all the way south along the official road, and go straight to Dengzhou Prefecture, Shandong, where the Beihai Fleet is stationed.

A few days later, carts full of all kinds of food and supplies drove out of the capital and headed for the same destination along the road that Zhu Cihong had walked.

Zhu Cihong led people to go to Dengzhou Prefecture in advance, in order to be able to board the ship in advance to get familiar with and adapt to the sea conditions. After all, he has not sailed on a long-distance ship. All kinds of discomfort.

Sun Chuanting and others have experienced the battlefield for a long time, so they did not dissuade Zhu Youjian from sending the prince to supervise the army. They were not worried about the prince's safety.

In their eyes, the young prince needs more experience. With the strong combat power of the Ming Dynasty's army, the result is already scheduled to face the army of any country. Guard the left and right, no matter how powerful you are, you can't get close.

The emperor's meaning is very clear. To let the prince establish prestige in the army, military merit is the most convincing. As long as the Ming Dynasty's army returns with a big victory, it will be a record of destroying the country. As the next successor to the throne, martial arts and martial arts With one of the two already in hand, the remaining Wenzhi is relatively easier to operate.

It was the end of August, the rainy season in the north had long passed, and the weather and road conditions were very suitable for long-distance treks. Under the escort of Jingqi, Zhu Cihong stayed overnight at Xiaoxing and set off at a speed of about 150 miles per day. After about ten days of traveling , finally arrived in Terengganu.

(End of this chapter)