Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 407 Military Service
What they were thinking was, what the emperor just said was all the males in the northwestern part of the Ming Dynasty. Could it be said that those famous scholars even wanted to serve as soldiers?And those sons of noble families, such as the sons and sons of princes and counties, should they also serve as soldiers?
When the emperor said this, didn't he say something inappropriate, and didn't leave these people aside?Should it be all male households in Northwest Daming?

In their view, the emperor must have said something wrong, and his intention would not include these people.

Therefore, at the beginning, they just thought about it and didn't care.

And these young and strong people under the stage of Dianjiang are basically ordinary households. Hearing what the emperor said is reasonable, they naturally agreed.

After Emperor Chongzhen finished talking about this matter, he went back.However, Wu Zhong, the commander of Jin Yiwei, still stayed here, and began to ask these young men about everything they had seen in Guihua City and the grassland.

Emperor Chongzhen couldn't know these details through the wiretapping system. Therefore, it was necessary to collect information in this way to supplement his understanding of the enemies in Guihua City.

Back in the meeting hall, the eunuch who was in charge of ceremonies was not around, nor were there any cabinet members, so Emperor Chongzhen dictated that Zheng Chongjian, the governor of the three sides, draft an order to test the new thing of compulsory military service in the northwest of Daming first.

Zheng Chongjian wrote while listening, but he couldn't continue writing. He had to remind Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, those who are exempted from military service, shouldn't do so?"

With that said, he was going to change all adult males mentioned by Emperor Chongzhen into those who served according to the law.

However, Emperor Chongzhen said categorically: "This matter is not counted as hard labor, and it is not included in the exemption. Everyone, etc., must abide by it!"

Hearing this, Zheng Chongjian was a little stunned, and the other civil servants and generals were also stunned.Everyone has to be a soldier, is this a joke?
Immediately in their minds, they imagined those scholars, the masters of Juren, or those princes, who were forced to serve as soldiers one by one. This... what is this?
Zheng Chongjian was the first to come back to his senses and had to remind the emperor: "Your Majesty, is this inappropriate?"

When the other civil servants and generals heard this, they all looked at Emperor Chongzhen, wondering what the emperor would say next.
"What's wrong?" Emperor Chongzhen asked without hesitation when he heard it. He stared into Zheng Chongjian's eyes, which made the other party feel a lot of pressure and had to lower his head. At that time, do you still choose whether you have fame or not? Under military disasters, everyone is the same, and no one can be spared. Men are strong, why can’t they defend their homes and defend the country by themselves? After three years of military training, at least they can Know what to do when the enemy invades!"

If it is said that these words were said 11 years before Chongzhen, or even 13 years before Chongzhen, it is estimated that many people present will object.At least these civil servants must oppose it.

However, the prestige of Emperor Chongzhen is increasing day by day, especially in recent times, the prestige has reached unprecedented heights.Those civil servants and military generals who were beside Emperor Chongzhen were not convinced by Emperor Chongzhen.

Therefore, the weight of what Emperor Chongzhen said at this time was quite heavy.

Under the strength of Emperor Chongzhen, Zheng Chongjian did not dare to refute anymore. He was afraid that the emperor would bring up the matter of "throwing a pen and joining the army" again, which seemed to be somewhat similar to what the emperor in front of him meant.This is a classic of literati practicing martial arts, and it has been praised.

Furthermore, during the Qin and Han Dynasties, all the people were required to perform military service.Although the Qin and Han Dynasties were compared with later generations, especially since the Sui and Tang Dynasties had imperial examinations, the situation has been greatly different after the Song Dynasty.But, after all, there is a source, isn't it!
At the same time, he thought in his heart that the emperor's decree was none of his business, so there was no need to offend Yan Zhijian.

Because there are rules in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, officials must be officials in other places, and they who are in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty are not from the northwest of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, the emperor's decree has nothing to do with them.Since it's none of your business, let's hang it up high.

Most of the other civil servants present also had this idea.

As for those military generals, after the initial shock, they actually had expectations in their hearts. Usually, those literati would point fingers at these generals.Hehe, when they become soldiers in the future, what will they say?
Thinking of this, they even look forward to that day coming soon, they just want to see what it will be like for those who have fame to serve as soldiers!
So, just like that, under the authority of Emperor Chongzhen, no one among the civil servants and military officers present objected anymore.

Seeing that the edict was drafted, Emperor Chongzhen personally reviewed it, and after meeting his own wishes, he said with a smile: "Actually, there are many benefits to being a soldier. At this time, it is time to protect the family, defend the country, and protect your relatives." , Needless to say. Even in peaceful times, there are no foreign enemies. But being a soldier can also exercise the body, strengthen the body, and exercise the will, so that people know the importance of obeying the collective..."

Having said this, he glanced at the civil servants in the hall and said in a more serious tone: "It's better than those civil servants doing nothing all day long, visiting brothels, and strutting around in women's clothes, isn't it?"

This kind of situation is rare in the northwest, and relatively rare in the north. The most important thing is that there are many in the south of the Yangtze River.When Zheng Chongjian heard this, he was startled. Could it be that the emperor still wanted to promote it to Jiangnan?

However, as a practical civil servant who leads troops to fight, he naturally can't understand that kind of sissy literati. However, with such a culture, even he has nothing to do.

Therefore, if the emperor really wants to promote it to the south of the Yangtze River, if the sons of important officials in the court and the noble sons of the emperor must abide by this regulation, then his own grandson should also do the same, so it doesn't matter.

Thinking of this, he bowed to Emperor Chongzhen and said: "Your Majesty's words are very true. In fact, the children of Confucianism are all capable of literature and martial arts. It's just that later on, many people only read the books of sages, but taught other sages. I lost my things. I am so weak, how can I serve Your Majesty!"

The other civil servants were a little surprised by Zheng Chongjian's reaction.They think that they just don’t object to this matter.But why does the Governor still agree so much?

They were thinking, but those military generals laughed happily, and all of them immediately agreed with Emperor Chongzhen, showing their strong support for the holy will.

When the other civil officials saw it, they were afraid of leaving a bad impression in the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, so they all supported it.

Emperor Chongzhen smiled slightly when he heard it. In this way, after it is promoted in the Ming Dynasty, since everyone has been a soldier, the secular discrimination against warriors will be much less, which is conducive to the implementation of the strategy of governing the country with equal emphasis on civil and military.

After they all agreed for a while, Emperor Chongzhen continued: "Now we have to go further in the battle against Guihua City..."

When everyone heard this, they immediately corrected their attitude and acted very seriously. It seemed that the emperor was finally going to go on an expedition.

But they didn't expect that Emperor Chongzhen changed the subject and said: "...the scouting battle must be intensified, and our army should always maintain more troops than Jianlu's scouting horses, so as to form an advantage and continue to consume Jianlu's troops, and further coerce Jianlu. If necessary, all the hussar battalions will be dispatched, relying on the important town of Yulin, to fight against Jianlu within a day's reach. Jianlu food and grass, this is the next step of the battle, forcing Jianlu to break with the Mongolian tribe, understand?"

"Observe the decree!" The civil servants and military generals immediately received the decree loudly.

They were all happily thinking in their hearts: The emperor's strategy is the least risky for the Ming army. With this step-by-step calculation, Jianlu's side may suffer untold misery.

As a result, the scout battle between Daming and Jianlu escalated again.

Generally speaking, the number of scouts in a team is only about a dozen people; but now, this scouting battle has led to an increase in the number of both sides.Jianlu's scouting horses increased to a team of 50 people, but the Ming army immediately increased to a team of 100 people, forming a military advantage over Jianlu. Well-trained, as long as there is an encounter between the two sides, it will definitely be the Ming army that has the upper hand.

Under such circumstances, Jianlu Tanma couldn't resist and had to retreat. At the same time, he also increased his troops, and the first team also increased to 100 people. He wanted to be at least equal in strength to the Ming army.However, the Ming army did not accept them at night, and the first team immediately increased to 200 people, and the number of troops sent at night also increased. At least on the grasslands near the border, almost all the Ming army did not accept them at night.

After doing this several times, the front military situation reported to Jierhalang in Guihua City again, and he was a bit overwhelmed.He can't afford to spend it like this.His biggest expectation is that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty will leave the customs as soon as possible to attack Guihua City.

On this day, he received another report from his men, Tan Ma, indicating that there were at least 4000 cavalry troops coming out of the customs every day, and the Qing Dynasty Tan Ma was really unable to cope with them.

Jierhalang thought about this for a long time, and finally made a decision, ordering the army to gather.

When the Mongolian tribal leaders heard this, they couldn't help but be overjoyed. They rushed to obey the order as fast as flying.When he met an acquaintance on the road, he said with emotion: "It seems that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is finally coming out of seclusion. Now it's good. The wait is finally over. After this war, you can enter the seclusion and rob his mother!"

"Yeah, yeah, I can't hold on any longer. Some tribesmen have come to report that if the tribe doesn't replenish food and grass, they will have to kill horses to satisfy their hunger!"

"That can't be done, the cattle, horses and sheep are all killed, what should we do next year?"

"..."

Just chatting like this, they happily ran to listen to the order, but Jierhalang said to them: "If you don't give a severe lesson to the Ming army for not taking them at night, and beat them hard, the Ming emperor will not come out... ..."

Before he finished speaking, the leaders of those Mongolian tribes jumped out one after another. Without the respect they had paid to Jierhalang before, they immediately started talking, all of them were very surprised and a little angry.

"Ah, what, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty didn't leave seclusion?"

"When will the decisive battle with the Ming Dynasty be possible? Your Highness will give you a letter!"

"It's not accepted at night in the Ming Dynasty, and the Qing army can be dispatched. Why are you called us?"

"That's right, our sons are lying down and dare not move, because they are afraid that they will be hungry even faster, so they can still send troops, and save a little food and grass for a decisive battle!"

"..."

This kind of situation has never happened before, making Jierharang's face a little gloomy.He clearly felt that the leaders of these Mongolian tribes seemed to be getting bolder.Of course, he also understood that it was all because of the food.

Azig next to him was furious when he heard it, he was so rude, it was against the sky.

Thinking of this, he stood up from his seat, strode over, stared at some of the most violent Mongolian tribal leaders, and said viciously: "Who dares to make noise in front of the Prince of Qing? "

Hearing this, the leaders of these Mongolian tribes immediately thought of Jianlu's brutality, and immediately everyone became quiet.

At the right time, Jierhalang quickly blushed and said: "Get rid of the Ming cavalry with the power of thunder, and it will be a lot easier when we turn around for the decisive battle. Even if the Ming emperor does not come out, as long as he has no cavalry, , then we can also lift the war readiness, and there is no need to prepare for war all the time."

Okay, whatever you say is what it is!The leaders of the Mongolian tribes thought in their hearts that they did not dare to disobey military orders and had no choice but to comply.

Therefore, the Jianlu army sent [-] troops, and the Mongolian tribes sent [-] troops. They set out from Guihua City, circled a large circle, and then attacked the Ming army who surrounded the pass from the left and right sides of the Daming Border Pass.Of course, at the same time, his explorer pretended that he could not defeat the Ming army, and retreated backwards, trying to attract the Ming army to go further into the grassland.

The cavalry that left the customs that day happened to be under Wu Sangui's command.

Regarding the situation of Jianlu, it can be said that this Guanning Army is the most familiar.Even if Wu Sangui didn't notice it for a while, the veterans in the army reacted immediately and reported the situation to Wu Sangui: "My lord, the situation seems to be wrong. Logically speaking, it seems that Jianlu has not reached such a point of retreat!"

"Hehe, I didn't expect it to be true. The emperor has already figured this out!" Wu Sangui once again showed admiration on his face and said, "Before leaving the customs, the emperor explained to me that Jianlu was not exhausted. Stay here, it is very likely that troops will be sent out this time to surround and destroy our unit."

Hearing this, his subordinates were pleasantly surprised. They didn't expect the emperor to explain it, so it must be true.

Based on the "speculation" given to him by Emperor Chongzhen, Wu Sangui immediately summoned several other separate cavalry armies. After merging together, he suddenly went to the west and directly ran into the 3000 men and horses of the Urad tribe, killing them immediately. Wear them together, then walk away.

By the time the nearby Jianlu army rushed over, Wu Sangui had already entered the pass.Since Emperor Chongzhen's imperial conquest, the Ming army at the border saw the appearance of the Jianlu and Mongolian allied forces for the first time.

That doesn't have to be said, since you dare to come, you should entertain them well.

　Thanks to book friend ft1624 for the reminder. I checked and found that military service was mandatory during the Qin and Han Dynasties, so in the last chapter, I just deleted a sentence. There is no way to delete the comment. I hereby explain it.

　　ps: It has been a long time to write a book, and there are inevitably mistakes and omissions. I hope everyone can correct me after seeing it, thank you!
　　
　
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