At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 31 Preparations before the war
In the morning, the wind is very cool.

Zhu Qizhen sat at the head, and the guard commander Fan Zhong and Jinyiwei Qianhu Yuan Bin stood behind.

On both sides are the British Duke Zhang Fu, the Marquis of Taining Chen Ying, the Minister of the Ministry of War Kuang Ye, the doctor of the Ministry of War and the garrison of Juyong Pass Luo Tong, the uncle of Pingxiang Chen Huai, and the uncle of Xiangcheng Li Zhen.

At the beginning of the meeting, Zhu Qizhen first said with a full stomach of resentment: "This is really worrying, I can't sleep peacefully if I want to, so please tell me, how should we fight this battle?"

Luo Tong was impatient and said first: "Your Majesty, the Badaling city wall has been in disrepair for a long time, and I am afraid it will not be able to resist the attack of the Oirats. I implore the emperor to move to Juyongguan!"

The section of the Great Wall at Badaling began in the Warring States Period. Although it has been repaired to varying degrees in subsequent years, it is so old that there is no guarantee that it can stop the [-] Wala army.

And Juyongguan was built by Xu Da. It was only a few decades ago. The walls are high and the city is solid, and it is in a narrow valley.

Seeing Luo Tong's statement, Kuang Ye followed up and said: "I agree with what Luo Langzhong said, the thieves are powerful, and it is safer to retreat to Juyongguan."

After the two finished speaking, they looked at Zhang Fu and the others. In their minds, the best thing to do now was to retreat to Juyongguan. It was not wise to stay at Badaling to fight against the enemy.

But to their surprise, Zhang Fu, Chen Ying and the others didn't say anything, as if they had no opinion on it.

Kuang Ye couldn't help asking: "Mr. Yingying, what do you think?"

Zhang Fu glanced at him, but turned his head again, and said to Zhu Qizhen: "The old minister thought that the Wala people were not to be feared. Now we are defending the city. The Badaling city wall relies on natural dangers. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Come first." There is no benefit to be gained."

Kuang Ye frowned, and was about to speak when he heard Chen Ying say, "What the British lord said is reasonable, but the weapons on the city walls alone are not enough. The most urgent thing is to prepare some equipment for defending the city."

"Not bad!" Chen Huai said excitedly, "Taking advantage of the time when the Oirats gather, let's hurry up and make a batch of trebuchets and lime powder. This thing is powerful and easy to make, just use local materials!"

Chen Ying nodded and said, "Why don't you just do this, I'll take Shenjiying to make a trebuchet, Uncle Pingxiang, you take someone to burn lime powder!"

"Okay!"

Seeing the two talking to each other, getting more and more excited as they chatted, Kuang Ye couldn't stand it anymore.

"Marquis of Taining and Uncle Pingxiang, you two should listen to what the emperor has to say!"

Only then did the two realize that they had lost their composure, so they put away their smiles and quietly waited for the instructions from the person above them.

Zhu Qizhen looked at the two of them with a smile on his face, and said, "This time we are defending the city, looking down on us, what kind of trebuchet do we need?"

"That's right!" Chen Ying slapped his forehead and said, "Just throw it down!"

Kuang Ye just felt a little bit overwhelmed, so he just threw it, did he really want to defend here?
"Your Majesty, this old minister thinks..."

"I know!" Zhu Qizhen interrupted him and said, "The Qing family is thinking about my safety, but since Badaling and Juyongguan are two important barriers for the capital, it is impossible for me to give Badaling to you for no reason. First of all, if he wants to get it himself, he will have to pay some price, don’t you think?”

"This one……"

Kuang Ye was at a loss for words for a while, because what Zhu Qizhen said was not wrong, an extra line of defense would be an extra layer of protection for himself, and an extra layer of consumption for the enemy.

Even if you really can't keep it, it won't be too late to return to Juyongguan!

Luo Tong got up and said: "If there is a war with the Wala people in Badaling, I dare to suggest that the emperor should sit in Juyongguan to command, and the front line will be handed over to the ministers!"

After speaking, he looked at Zhang Fu and the others again.

However, these meritorious generals seemed to have colluded in advance, no matter what the emperor said, they just kept silent.

"Okay!" Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said, "I know the Qing family's kindness in my heart, but I also have a lot of experience in dealing with it first. I was not afraid of a head-on confrontation back then, but now I have the advantage. How can I back down?"

"The emperor is a man of gold, and it is not worth putting himself in danger... Your Majesty, you have something to say!"

After being called by Luo Tong, Zhang Fu had no choice but to stand up and said: "The old minister is ready, please make an order from the emperor!"

Luo Tong: ...

Kuang Ye: ...

Calling on your name is to ask you to comment, not to ask you to agree, brother!

Zhu Qizhen didn't have time to talk nonsense with these two, so he immediately started to issue orders: "British Duke!"

Zhang Fu hurriedly replied: "The minister is here!"

"This time it is a defensive battle. All the five army battalions are allocated to each section of the Badaling Great Wall. No matter where the enemy attacks from, they must defend!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

"Marquis Taining!"

Chen Ying stepped forward: "The minister is here!"

"The Artillery Battalion is responsible for controlling the artillery on the city wall, and the Fire Gun Battalion is in the middle to support them. Wherever the enemy concentrates their attacks, they will support them!"

"According to the order!"

"Uncle Ping!"

Chen Huai replied, "The minister is here!"

"Building a kiln, burning lime, such things don't need my teaching, do they?"

Chen Huai had a good time, and replied: "Don't worry, the emperor, just leave this kind of matter to the minister!"

"Roton!"

Luo Tong hurriedly stood up, saluted and said: "The minister is here!"

"The Qing family is responsible for transporting supplies and logistical support. There are [-] soldiers on the front line. The Qing family has a heavy burden!"

Although Luo Tong was very dissatisfied with this arrangement, there was nothing he could do.

Forget it, the logistics is the logistics, don’t you just run between Juyongguan and Badaling, can’t I go!
"The minister obeys the order!"

After arranging everything, Zhu Qizhen stood up and said, "Over the years, the Oirats have been harassing my Daming Border Town..."

"That...the emperor..."

At this time, a discordant voice sounded, Zhu Qizhen turned his head to look, but it was Kuang Ye.

"What else is wrong with the Qing family?"

"The emperor hasn't assigned the task to the minister yet!"

Kuang Ye saw that everyone had received the task, so he put himself aside, and then he mustered up the courage to interrupt Zhu Qizhen.

Zhu Qizhen thought for a long time, and said: "The Qing family just take care of themselves!"

"Your Majesty!" Kuang Ye said relentlessly, "The old minister is the minister of the Ministry of War. Now that the battle is imminent, how can he only care about himself?"

Zhu Qizhen was very helpless, thinking that you are so old, what kind of trouble are you making here!
Hurry back and write a resignation letter to go home for the elderly and give up the position to Yu Qian.

"Your majesty, you can assign a mission to the old minister!"

Zhu Qizhen thought about it, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he said: "Well, the Qing family is responsible for the treatment of the wounded!"

"Ah?" Kuang Ye said reluctantly, "Old minister..."

"Ok, deal!"

After being tossed about by Kuang Ye, Zhu Qizhen didn't bother to talk about his pre-war mobilization.

"Everyone, go down and get ready!"

(End of this chapter)