Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 859 Is it important to control martial arts with literature or to emphasize both civil and martial arts?

In the last frontal battle with the shogunate army, the coalition army once again lost nearly 2000 people. If the firecrackers aided by Daming were not sharp enough to prevent the chasing shogunate army from pressing too hard, the coalition army would probably collapse completely.

The coalition forces, which could no longer stay in Miyaling County, continued to retreat southward in desperation, and retreated to the territory of the Hirado domain last month--Kagoshima, where the last piece of land in Kyushu Island is located, and after that is In the vast sea, there is no way to retreat.

Under the strong desire to survive, the remnants of the allied forces in a desperate situation burst out with powerful combat power. Facing the approaching shogunate army, Ikeda Teruma and others personally visited Zheng Qi, and then under Zheng Qi's guidance, commanded his men to dig Trenches and fortifications, using the terrain to arrange layers of obstacles, and arranging samurai to guard according to the fortifications, slowed down the advance of heavy troops from the shogunate to the greatest extent, and waited for the arrival of reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty.

According to the information that Zheng Qi received recently, the war between the two sides is currently in a stalemate, but overall, the coalition forces are already at the last stage, and the fall of the entire Kyushu Island may be in an instant.

In the early stage, the shogunate army lacked a way to destroy the fortifications of the coalition forces, so they suffered a lot of losses under the covert attack of the coalition firearms archers, and the most elite cavalry also lost their use. After more than ten days of observation, the shogunate army found the destruction of the fortifications Now the speed of advancement has been significantly accelerated, and the leaders such as Ikeda Teruma and Songpan Jiamu have gradually fallen into despair.

Now the Daming personnel headed by Zheng Qi stationed in Nagasaki have become the only hope for the rebellious daimyos.

Zheng Qi's two sea-going ships docked at the pier seemed to be the existence of Noah's Ark. Ikeda Teruma and others begged Zheng Qi to allow his family and relatives to flee Kyushu by boat and move to Daming lives in order to preserve his own bloodline.

Considering that this did not go against the will of the imperial court, Zheng Qi also took advantage of the situation and agreed.

"Zheng Qing has been busy with state affairs for a long time. Now that she is leading the army alone, Zheng Qing can take a good rest! After returning to Beijing, Guzi will report your achievements to the emperor!"

After Zheng Qi finished reporting the situation, Zhu Cihong in the main seat spoke a few words of comfort, Zheng Qi fell to his knees knowingly, kowtowed to Zhu Cihong with a solemn expression and got up to leave.

He knew that his mission was over, and since the army had arrived, he didn't have to worry about the rest.

The imperial court's commendation this time is not insignificant, and his mind is now on how to properly handle the relationship with Zheng Zhilong after returning.

For so many years, Zheng Qi has also accumulated the boss's family business, and the idea of ​​setting up another family is also appearing and disappearing from time to time, but due to the inextricable connections with the Zheng family for many years, he has been unable to say it out loud. Since the imperial court has given such a good reason, it is possible to settle the matter smoothly.

No matter how good the chief steward of Jinghaihou is, he is also a slave of the Zheng family. His descendants are not qualified to become officials and make a fortune. Now his eldest son is 13 years old, and he has always existed as the companion of Zheng Sen, the son of Jinghaihou. Zheng Qi felt a little uncomfortable all the time.

With my child's knowledge and brains, as long as there are no accidents, he should have a bright future, but under the current situation, he can only succeed me in the future and become the next steward of the Jinghai Hou Mansion. My family is not short of money. The boy is also smart and motivated, so is it going to continue like this?
Zheng Qi could also see clearly the imperial court's intention to divide the Zheng family. This was an upright conspiracy, and no one could decipher it. They could only follow the trend.

Although my cousin is not an ambitious person, the emperor and the imperial court will not allow the Zheng family to control the southeast coast, especially with the rapid rise of the Ming Navy, the imperial court's methods are also normal and just right. Give yourself a great opportunity.

Zheng Qi also understood that the emperor had no intention of seizing Jinghaihou's property, otherwise, it would not be using tactics to weaken the Zheng family, but to find a wrong place and directly send factory guards to search the house.

"The glory and wealth of Lord Hou's family can be preserved, and I can also take the opportunity to stand on my own, and my descendants will also have the opportunity to honor their ancestors. This matter does not do anything wrong to the Zheng family, very good, very good!"

"Just now I was discussing the matter of the doctor's division, does General Dingguo have any new countermeasures?
What strategy should our army adopt to attack the enemy? "

After Zheng Qi left, Zhu Cihong turned to Li Dingguo, who was frowning and thinking, and asked gently.

"Your Highness Qizuo, according to the information collected by Doctor Fengyi, I think that the previous strategy needs to be modified!"

Li Dingguo saluted after hearing the words.

"The previous strategy was determined by the Ministry of War and the generals after a long period of research and judgment. It is also the safest strategy. Why did General Li make any changes? If there are undue mistakes due to unclear judgments on the enemy's situation, General Li can afford it." Is this responsibility?

Although General Li has made great achievements many times, don't underestimate the enemy because of this!
The strategy of this battle is the gathering of the wisdom of His Highness the Crown Prince and everyone else, how can it be easily changed because of one person's opinion! "

Zhang Qingyuan, the military commander of the Ministry of War, frowned and said, with obvious displeasure in his tone.

Civil servants and military generals have natural hostile attributes. The strategy of controlling military with civil servants implemented in the middle and late Ming Dynasty also made civil officials have a natural sense of superiority in front of military generals, and they were very dissatisfied with Zhu Youjian's series of measures to raise the status of generals in recent years.

This time following the crown prince's expedition, Zhang Qingyuan originally performed well in front of the crown prince in order to lay a solid foundation for his future career, but since arriving in Dengzhou, the crown prince convened several meetings to discuss the conquest strategy against Japan. What is shown is the rare closeness and trust to generals, especially this Li Dingguo.

Especially when the strategic plan was finally decided, the prince paid more attention to the suggestions and opinions of the generals, and did not show too much importance to some of his own suggestions. This made Zhang Qingyuan hold his breath all the time, so when he heard Li Dingguo propose When changing the previous battle plan, he finally couldn't help the long-standing resentment in his heart, and immediately vented it by accusing Li Dingguo of not taking the prince and others seriously.

"Zhang Qing, don't be anxious, since General Dingguo said something like this, it must be his judgment, and it's not too late to argue after listening to him!
If General Dingguo has any suggestions, feel free to speak up! "

Zhu Cilang stopped the agitated Zhang Qingyuan with a smile, turned to look at Li Dingguo and encouraged him.

As for Zhang Qingyuan's mind, Zhu Cihong, who has gradually matured, is well aware of it. Civil and military disputes are not uncommon, and his father's overall ruling idea of ​​emphasizing both civil and military affairs has also been discussed with him several times. The pros and cons of this are also private. After weighing several times, the thinking pattern of using civil to control military in peacetime and military in wartime, and civil servants are not allowed to participate has gradually formed in his mind.

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