Man Gui and his two generals Hu Dawei and Meng Ruhu stood together, watching the training of the Beijing Camp Flying Cavalry, with regretful expressions on their faces.
Although they are all Ming troops, there are still some differences in the equipment of each unit, which is also very normal.
Take armor for example. The styles are changing, and they are not produced in the same batch. The speed of replacement is also different, and the deployment of the Ministry of War is also taken into consideration. It is normal to have differences.
The Beijing Camp's Flying Cavalry had already been outfitted with half-body armor, which was hydraulically pressed and only protected the chest and abdomen. This significantly reduced the weight of the armor, improving the cavalry's mobility and flexibility while also lowering the demands on their horses.
The meaning of this armor is obvious: to advance bravely and fight to the death. It has a similar meaning to the saber without guards used by cavalry.
"Half-body armor is enough." Hu Dawei stroked his tangled beard and said, "The ones assigned to us will arrive soon, right?"
Man Gui hummed and said, "Judging from the time the Ministry of War sent the letter, it should have been loaded onto a ship in Tianjin and shipped to Jinzhou Port."
"Then..." Meng Ruhu counted on his fingers and said, "About half a month, right?"
Man Gui nodded, and said helplessly: "There is no guarantee about the short gun."
Hu Dawei blinked his eyes and waved his hand proudly, "Even without short guns, we can still defeat the Jianlu with sabers."
The victory over Amin's elite Jiannu cavalry made the Guihua Flying Cavalry Battalion famous.
Although the Lancers played an indispensable role in the actual combat, as the first unit to defeat the Jiannu cavalry, Man Gui and his men had more combat experience and more confidence.
"Is the Khalkha Five Tribes Alliance ready?" Man Gui stopped worrying about equipment and began estimating the time it would take to launch the operation. "I think it will take at most another month."
"No problem." Hu Dawei said, "The imperial court has increased the share of the horse market. Those guys won't work hard. Besides, they are all thinking about making some profit from this battle!"
Meng Ruhu flicked his whip and said with a smile, "The Zarut tribe is the most proactive. Nuk has sent people to ask several times, and they are anxious to get an appointment from the court!"
The Mongolian tribes were both attacked and persuaded, especially under the pressure of Ligdan Khan. The five Inner Khalkha tribes and even other surrendered Mongolian tribes were all targets that the emperor wanted to subdue.
Despite this, the emperor still had to maintain a limit, or implement it strategically and in a planned manner, rather than forcing himself to engage in a large-scale contest with Ligdan Khan.
Minimize the use of Ming troops and maximize the use of naturalized Mongolian soldiers. Rules will also be established for the division of grasslands. These are not the emperor's original ideas. History is the best teaching material.
Not informing Inner Khalkha of the intelligence about Ligdan Khan's intention to attack was one of the emperor's strategies. In the emperor's view, the Mongolian tribes would not voluntarily submit to the Ming Dynasty unless they were forced into a desperate situation.
The generals were watching and discussing when several Ming soldiers came galloping from afar. From their attire, they could tell that they were messengers.
Currently, the commander-in-chief of Liaoxi is General Zhou Yuji, and the deputy commander is Zu Dashou. With one in charge of offense and the other in charge of defense, there's no conflict.
The messenger ran up, dismounted, climbed up the hill, bowed, and presented the letter.
Zhou Yuji took a look at the envelope. It was from Xiong Tingbi and was of ordinary level. Then he opened the envelope and unfolded it to read.
With a smile growing wider on his face, Zhou Yuji said to the messenger, "Please report this to the governor. I will immediately inform the entire army of this good news."
The messenger bowed, turned around, walked down the hill, and galloped away on his horse.
Zhou Yuji turned to the generals, laughed heartily, then bowed toward the capital and said in a loud voice, "The Emperor's birthday is approaching. Your Majesty, please allocate silver to the Liaodong soldiers to celebrate."
After a brief silence, all the generals smiled joyfully and bowed their hands in thanks, "The emperor's grace is so great! Long live the emperor! Long live the emperor! Long, long live the emperor!"
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Others will accept gifts on their birthdays, but I will spend a large sum of money to reward the troops, under the name of "celebrating together".
The emperor concluded his court session and accepted congratulations from all the officials. He did receive quite a few gifts, but they were all items of festive significance, nothing too expensive.
This is my own fault, I can't blame anyone else. Crack down on corruption, profiteers, the powerful, and the imperial family. Who would dare flaunt their wealth? Accepting various gifts and then rewarding officials according to their rank seems like a loss, right?
Just pay the compensation, as long as you don’t lose the whole world.
The sight of the palace's festooned lights and decorations was overwhelming, with eunuchs and palace maids no longer required to wear anything they liked. The most common sight was the newly designed square gourds created by the palace maids, which, when worn, were a delight to the eyes.
Among them, Baoli Wannian is made up of eight treasures lychees and a fish dotted with the character *; Hongfu Qitian is composed of two red bats on each side, with the character Qitian in the middle; Sihai Fengdeng is made up of two bees flying with a lamp and the character "sea" in the four corners.
These auspicious words have a meaningful meaning. Whether the emperor believed them or not, he felt happy when reading them.
"Your Majesty," Wang Tigan said with a flattering smile, bowing beside him. "The capital is also decorated with lanterns and colorful lights, and there is singing and dancing everywhere. Officials and ordinary people alike are all celebrating the Emperor's birthday!"
The emperor said, "I have already issued an order prohibiting extravagant celebrations and adhering to a policy of frugality. I believe the Shuntian Prefecture will not dare to disobey the order, right?"
Wang Tigan quickly replied, "Your Majesty, this is not organized by the government, it is all spontaneous by the people."
"Spontaneous!" The emperor smiled, nodded, and walked forward again with light steps.
Whatever officials come to the palace to congratulate us, whatever people do spontaneously, they are not as good as the joyous gathering with my family. Why should we care about how others behave when it is our family's birthday?
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