Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 710 The strategic stalemate between the two armies tomorrow. The prince will come to preside over the palace examination in person.
Yue Zheng took some time off from his busy schedule and wanted to test the supervisor's background.With the intelligence and astuteness of this flower hunter, I always felt that Liu Hong and Liu Gong, the uncle and nephew, were a little weird.

Liu Hong didn't think so much and slept peacefully all night.

On March [-], the army continued to advance until it was twenty miles away from Hakata Port.

Since there was no obstruction from the Japanese army, Yue Zheng had to call everyone to discuss the military situation.

Yue Zheng frowned and asked: "The enemy has made no movement. Could it be that he is also telling us an empty city strategy? Everyone, tell us, how should we respond?"

Zhang Ying replied: "We have no horses or artillery, so we can neither attack fortresses nor attack quickly. As the general said, it is better to stay close to the mountains and rivers and find favorable terrain to hold on."

"Stick to it?"

Hearing these two words, Yue Zheng was very surprised. We have spent so many days and traveled so far just to stay in the mountains near Hakata Port?
According to Shan Gushou, why does this proposal sound familiar?
Yue Zheng was also helpless. He did not rule out that there were also talented people with military talents among the civil servants, such as Wang Ji.But there are very few such people, and Yue Zheng has realized that he belongs to the group without military talent.

The battlefield is changing rapidly. Who knows what the situation is in the direction of Busan, and who knows what the defenders of Hakata Port are thinking.

If you only know yourself and don't know the enemy, you will be blind in this battle.

Seeing Yue Zheng's hesitation, Zhang Ying explained: "We will prepare [-] Japanese soldiers, select [-] brave men, and keep them as auxiliary troops, and send the remaining [-] back to transport grain.

In this way, half of our people are reduced, and the food and grass in our hands can last for a month.

There are 7000 of us here, without horses or cannons, so the enemy will definitely despise us.

But we have a huge advantage: all the Baoding central defenders are heavily armored, while the biggest flaw of the Japanese army is that their armor is extremely poor.

As long as we occupy a favorable location and have sufficient food and grass, seven thousand troops can withstand [-] to [-] Japanese troops. "

Yue Zheng asked again: "We are here to surround Wei and rescue Zhao. What's the point of holding on like this?"

Zhang Ying replied: "We can block Hakata Port's land supply of grain and grass, and the Korean navy in Busan is responsible for holding back the main force of the Japanese navy.

We landed from Saga and saw along the way that this year is a year of severe drought, and it is difficult for the Japanese army in Hakata Port to get enough food supplies.

During this time, we can just stay here and wait for the enemy to be forced to fight. "

Yue Zheng nodded. Zhang Ying spoke so straightforwardly that he finally understood: Just let the Busan Ming army seek blessings for themselves. We here only need to contain the remaining Japanese troops so that they cannot reinforce them.

As for how to deal with the main force of the Japanese Navy, that is what the Pusan ​​Ming Army needs to consider.

What Yue Zheng and others didn't know was that at this time, Ashikaga Yoshimasa's most confidant, Karasuma Suzu, was in charge of Hakata Port, while Hiroshi, the guardian of the Chikuzen Kingdom, had abandoned Hakata Port and ran away.

Masahiro Ouchi is considered a hero, and he is very open-minded. If the Japanese army wins, he will come back, and if the Ming army wins, he will find another way.

As for Hakata Port, it is completely useless, and it doesn’t matter whether it is a gain or a loss.In the past, Hakata Port was a golden chicken that could only lay eggs. Since the war started, due to the blockade of the Ming Navy, normal trade has been impossible to carry out. It is really a pity to abandon it and tasteless.

Ever since Ouchi Hiro ran away, Karasuma Shiren has been left alone to have the final say.This favorite of the shogun was a good flatterer, but when it came to fighting, his eyes darkened.

Ashikaga Yoshimasa's original intention was to let Ouchi Masahiro take charge of the overall situation, while Karasuma was appointed as the supervisor of the army.

Now it's better, Karasuma Shiren was pushed to the shelf and became the temporary commander-in-chief.

Karasuma Shijin was very cautious and chose to rely on the fortifications of Hakata Port to defend.This is the safest way. The Ming army has no artillery and no equipment to attack the wall, so they can only stare.

When the Ming army ran out of food, they naturally retreated.This strategic idea is just waiting for Japan's second Lian Po to appear.

In Pusan, although the Japanese navy occupied the military port without spending a single soldier, it was miserable.

What the Japanese army needs most now is food, followed by firearms and armor.

When fighting, without firearms or armor, people can still be killed.But if there is no food, then why bother?

The most disturbing thing is that the Ming Navy fleet heading to Kaga will come back at some time.

At that time, I was dumbfounded. Everyone was fine when they came, but when they turned around, they couldn't go back.

But let's find a decisive battle with the Ming army, but we can't find anyone.The North Korean navy disappeared, and no one knew which harbor it was hiding in; on land, the Ming army penetrated deep into the interior and clung to the mountains, but could not defeat it.

It was originally a sneak attack by the Japanese army on Busan and a sneak attack by the Ming army on Hakata Port, but both ended up being protracted battles.

On March 21, the palace examination was held in Wenhua Hall and Wuying Hall.

To the surprise of the candidates, it was the Crown Prince who presided over the palace examination this time.

The eight-year-old prince is very handsome. This is the first time for the candidates to see him.

In other words, the prince had just changed at the beginning of this year, and the emperor sent the prince to preside over the palace examination.

This cultivation intensity probably exceeds that of Prince Yiwen.Moreover, the prince was sitting on the dragon chair like this, not even noticing.Wang Wen, He Wenyuan, He Yi, Wang Yining and other important ministers next to them all looked familiar.

From this, would-be scholars can know that the Ming Dynasty has officially changed from the coexistence of the emperor, the emperor Gongrang, and the crown prince a few years ago to the coexistence of the emperor and the new crown prince.

The prince is also a king, and everyone is a minister. The status of king and ministers is determined.The clever candidates have already figured it out. The emperor asked the prince to preside over the palace examination. The implicit meaning is:

If you are willing to be loyal to the prince, take the exam well.If you don't want to be loyal to the prince, just say it earlier and get out earlier. Don't waste everyone's time or waste everyone's feelings.

Although the palace examination does not eliminate candidates, after passing the examination, you can apply to return to your hometown to teach, or you can build a business in the mountains and become a hermit.

The candidates had different thoughts, but Zhu Wenfang sat on the throne and pretended to be calm.

Last night, Zhu Wenfang took the Crown Princess to sleep one night in Kunning Palace and changed their residence. Zhu Wenfang was not used to it. She tossed and turned and felt uncomfortable all over.

Zhu Wenfang sighed in her heart: No wonder the parents insist on living in Lingyu Palace and refuse to stay even one night in the Forbidden City.

In Kunning Palace, the paint on the pillars, the paint on the bed, the paint on the table, the paint on the chairs, the smell of paint is everywhere, which is extremely annoying.

These smells are very obvious to Zhu Wenfang, who is used to living in jade palaces.When Zhu Wenfang woke up this morning, she felt groggy and had a headache.

Seeing Zhu Wenfang frowning and wondering what he was thinking, Wang Wen asked for instructions: "Your Highness, can the exam start now?"

Zhu Wenfang nodded, and the palace examination officially began.

The Wenhua Hall was also very stuffy. When the candidates began to immerse themselves in answering papers, Zhu Wenfang took He Yi outside for a walk.Of course, the reason is to visit Wuying Palace.

The number of Jinshi scholars has increased significantly in recent years. Wenhua Hall cannot accommodate so many people, so half of the candidates can only go to Wuying Hall.

(End of this chapter)