The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 366: The Great Ming Dynasty under Great Pressure
"Report——"

"General, the Mongolian right wing has moved!"

The scouts hurried in to report the latest battle situation.

Upon hearing this, An Guo quickly came to the geomancy map.

The Ming army did not do nothing during this period. Under the command of the Beijing army's soldiers and scouts, they continued to investigate and spy on the grassland military situation and draw geomancy maps.

"What direction?"

"Dalantelyven!"

"What the hell is this place?"

An Guo was stunned, then hurriedly looked at the geomancy map.

The scout stepped forward and circled the area, explaining: "This is a plain, a perfect place for a cavalry charge."

"It looks like both sides want to achieve their goal in one fell swoop!"

An Guo stroked his chin in thought, his eyes becoming sharp.

"What are the military strengths of both sides? Have you found out?"

"Dayan Khan has received the help of 30,000 cavalrymen from the Khorchin tribe. The apparent strength of the army is as high as 70,000, all of whom are cavalrymen skilled in archery and horse riding. In addition, there are 20,000 auxiliary infantrymen!"

"The right-wing Mongolian lords such as Yibula and Mandulai only have 30,000 troops, but Huoshai's Mengguolejin tribe seems to be joining the battlefield to fight against the left-wing army. The minimum estimate is that the right-wing troops are about 50,000!"

Fifty thousand Mongolian troops on the right wing!

Ninety thousand Mongolian troops on the left wing!

It seems that there is a huge gap in strength between the two sides, but the problem is that the left wing has the help of Khorchin, and the right wing naturally has the help of Ming Dynasty.

As long as the left and right wings of Mongolia continue to fight and attack each other, this will be most beneficial to the Ming Dynasty!
"Send a message to Wang Qiong and have him come to Dongsheng City to garrison immediately!"

"I will personally lead an army of 10,000 to cross the border to prevent those rubbish like Yibula and Mandulai from being swallowed up in one gulp!"

The scout immediately took the order and left.

An Guo then prepared for battle.

But at this moment, a scout came hurriedly.

"General, the general's order!"

Hearing this, An Guo's expression changed and he quickly knelt on one knee.

There is only one "great general" in the Ming army now, and that is Tang Hao, Marquis of Zhongshan of the Ming Dynasty!

Only Tang Hao deserves the honorific title of "General" given to him by the soldiers of the three armies.

The scout handed the secret letter to An Guo, who couldn't help but smile after reading it.

"Great!"

"The Marquis has already wiped out the Jurchen tribe and is on his way to Daning!"

"In addition, Ma Yong and Deng Boyan have also completed the affairs of the Five Prefectures and will arrive here soon to cooperate with us in the attack on Hetao!"

Hearing An Guo's words, all the generals were delighted.

Marquis Zhongshan swept across Liaodong and massacred the Jurchens. Now that the situation in Liaodong was stabilized, the next step was to attack Daning.

As long as Lord Zhongshan recaptures Daning, the Hetao area will no longer be isolated, but can cooperate with Daning to curb Mongolia's eastward and southward harassment!

The Ming Dynasty's northern border defense line will be revitalized!

"Don't be too happy yet!"

An Guo looked at the generals and officers unhappily.

"We sent out troops at the same time as the Marquis. Now the Marquis has swept across Liaodong and is marching into Daning, but we have not made any achievements here!"

"In the next battle between the left and right wings of Mongolia, our army must gain something. Otherwise, when Ma Yong and Deng Boyan arrive, you guys will all be scolded!"

All the generals burst into laughter after hearing this.

The generals who followed Zhongshan Hou Tang Hao in the past all had different temperaments and personalities.

For example, Xu Tianci, the descendant of Xu Da, King of Zhongshan, was famous for his maturity and steadiness, and his expressionless attitude. He was also the most valued by Marquis Zhongshan. Whenever someone was needed to take charge of the rear, Xu Tianci was always the choice.

Of course, there were also those with bad tempers, such as Ma Yong, who was a notorious troublemaker when he joined the Beijing Army. He even dared to challenge the Marquis of Zhongshan, and was beaten up and thrown into the beheading camp. His hot temper even gave Marquis Tang a headache. But this guy and Deng Boyan went to Japan and made great contributions, so he was promoted and became one of the main generals.

It can be imagined that when Ma Yong arrives, he will definitely not be able to spit out ivory from his dog's mouth!
"Organize the army!"

"Prepare for war!"

An Guo gave the order with high spirits.

"After watching the excitement for so long, I need to stretch my legs!"

At the same time, in the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

Yang Yiqing frowned and Jiao Fang remained silent.

The Ming Emperor Zhu Houzhao also frowned.

They were checking the accounts today, and the more they looked at the results, the more shocked and frightened they became.

The main reason is still the problem of food.

There are red lines for the money and grain in the national treasury.

Although the Ming Dynasty conquered Japan and seized a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry from Japan, its financial situation has always been relatively stable, with proper income and expenditure.

However, food reserves are decreasing day by day, and have even fallen below the red line.

If a natural disaster occurs in a certain place again, the imperial court may not even be able to raise food for disaster relief, which means that the problem has become extremely serious.

Jiao Fang, the Minister of Revenue, was quite conscientious in his duties, but the problem was that he had a bad reputation and his subordinates were all impartial in their work, so Jiao Fang did not suddenly notice this matter until today, and he immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

He did not dare to delay and hurriedly found the chief minister of the cabinet, Yang Tinghe. Yang Tinghe was a man of such stature that he saw the seriousness of the matter at a glance and dragged him to see the emperor.

The three of them began to reconcile the accounts one by one, and in the end the result was that the Ministry of Revenue had indeed spent a lot of money, and it was all the money that should be spent.

For example, after the Ming Dynasty conquered Japan, it sent a total of 30,000 garrison troops to Japan. The living supplies of these garrisons were borne partly by the Ming Dynasty and Japan respectively, which undoubtedly added a huge expense to the Ming Dynasty's finances.

In addition, Zhongshan Hou Tang Hao and Jinglu Bo An Guo led their armies to fight at the same time, which was equivalent to fighting on two fronts, and the amount of food and grass consumed was countless.

The most important thing is the construction of the border wall proposed by Zhongshan Hou Tang Hao.

This national policy recruited a large number of civilians, including Japanese slaves transported from Japan, a total of nearly 80,000 people, and their daily food and drink were also a huge expense.

With such spending, it would be strange if the national treasury was empty of food!
Even though the imperial court had long ago used the national treasury to purchase grain from the people, the treasury was already unable to sustain the huge consumption.

Yang Tinghe listed these items clearly and concisely, and then looked at Zhu Houzhao solemnly.

"Your Majesty, this cannot go on any longer!"

"The country can no longer sustain a two-front war, we must recall the Marquis of Zhongshan!"

This was the only solution Yang Tinghe could think of.

Yang Tinghe was also aware of the importance of Hetao.

Choosing the lesser of two evils, the only way to ease the financial pressure on the court is to order Zhongshan Marquis Tang Hao to return to the court.

"According to the Ministry of War, the Marquis of Zhongshan has swept across Liaodong and seized a large number of cattle, sheep and horses, which are being transported back to the court."

"I think that since the war in Liaodong has been decided, we can slow down the pace. After Jinglu Bo takes charge of Hetao, the court can send troops to Daning again to rebuild the northern border defense line!"

"Compared to Hetao and Liaodong, Daning is not that important!"

Zhu Houzhao was silent for a while after hearing this.

"The land of Daning is related to the reconstruction of the northern border defense line of our Ming Dynasty, so we can't give up halfway!"

"But Your Majesty, the national treasury..." Jiao Fang said anxiously.

Zhu Houzhao waved his hands impatiently and said, "How about this, I will transfer 200,000 silver coins from the treasury to the national treasury, and the Ministry of Revenue will find a way to sell them all in exchange for grain!"

"Even if I have to sell everything I have, I will win this battle!"

His Majesty the Emperor was extremely resolute in his attitude, and Yang Tinghe and Jiao Fang had nothing to say.

In fact, this was the first time they saw money being transferred from the treasury to the national treasury.

Even the late emperor, who was hailed as the "Lord of the Restoration," tried every possible means to transfer money from the national treasury to his own private treasury.

In this comparison, His Majesty the current Emperor is indeed more wise and powerful!
(End of this chapter)