There was complete silence in the Chongzheng Hall.
After an unknown amount of time, Fulin took a deep breath and asked, "Prince Zheng, Prince Yu! You...you two are the regents, but...do you have anything to say?"
Jirgalang was a man who had seen the world after all. After calming himself down, he asked the eunuch, "How many Rakshasa soldiers are there?"
(Rakshasa was the name given to Tsarist Russia during the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. Most of these soldiers were Cossack cavalry. They looted everywhere and inhumanely killed and ate local people. They were called man-eating demons. Because of their special food and no logistical concerns, they were more difficult to deal with than ordinary nomadic tribes.)
"Replying to Prince Zheng, the newspaper said there were only two or three hundred!"
"Just a few hundred, nothing to be afraid of!" Jirgalang let out a long sigh and said confidently: "As long as we send one or two hundred Eight Banners cavalry, we can shoot them into hedgehogs!"
Duoduo shook his head and said, "Not necessarily! It's easy to defeat the enemy, but it's hard to maintain long-term peace!"
Fulin asked hurriedly, "What does Prince Yu mean?"
"What I mean is either we negotiate or we ignore it for now! Now that the Ming army is approaching, our army should focus on the Ming army instead of the Russian soldiers who only have a few hundred people!" Duoduo replied.
Fulin thought about it and asked the others present: "What do you think?"
"I agree with Prince Yu's opinion."
"I second the motion."
"I second this motion."
The princes and ministers present expressed their support for Duoduo.
Fulin thought about it carefully for a while and said, "Write back to the Daur tribe and let them figure out a solution. If it doesn't work, you can pay some money to the Luosha. Those people rob for money. As long as the money is paid, we can live in peace for the time being."
"I obey your order!" Duoduo said.
Jirgalang looked a little ugly.
He originally wanted to give himself extra points by showing off his muscles, but he didn't expect to show off his muscles at the wrong time.
Fulin sighed and continued, "My dear princes and ministers, how should we respond now that the Ming army is approaching?"
Duoduo said with an imperceptible smile on his face: "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, if an enemy comes, we will stop him with our generals; if a flood comes, we will block it with earth. Since the Ming court has sent a large army to attack, the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty should go forward to fight back."
"I second the motion."
"I second this motion."
The repeaters repeated themselves again.
Fulin did not express his opinion immediately, but looked at Jirgalang.
He was nominally in power, but the actual power was not in his hands but in the hands of two regents and a general who was in charge of military power.
certainly.
Unless there is a war, the general cannot take charge of and command all the troops.
Now that war has come, we need to grant military power.
Granting military power requires the consent of two regent ministers.
Looking at Hauge who was eager to try, although Jirgalang was extremely reluctant, he knew that military affairs were a matter of great importance to the country and could not be delayed.
After a moment's silence, Jirgalang said, "I ask the Emperor to grant Prince Su military authority and order him to lead an expedition to attack the Ming army."
Fulin nodded and looked at Haoge: "How many troops does Prince Su need?"
Haoge thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "Sixty thousand!"
"How much?" Fulin widened his eyes.
Not only Fulin, but all the generals present were shocked by the number of 60,000 mentioned by Haoge.
Duoduo kindly reminded: "Prince Su, the Ming army has 130,000 soldiers! Most of these soldiers are veterans, so even if they are weak, they are not that weak! Aren't 60,000 soldiers too few?"
"Yes, Prince Su," Jirgalang reminded, "You can ignore the other Ming troops, but you must pay attention to Li Xingzhong and Liu Zhaoji. They have tens of thousands of cavalrymen under their command, and our army has already suffered a loss on the grassland!"
Haoge looked around confidently, "It's not that I underestimate the enemy! It's just that the Liaoxi Corridor is narrow, and even if we have more soldiers, we can't deploy them all in the front. In addition, Ningyuan City is easy to defend but difficult to attack, so... 60,000 soldiers are enough!"
"As for Li Xingzhong and Liu Zhaoji..." Hauge said with a bit of disapproval, "There are two reasons why our army failed in the grassland last time."
"First, the troops and horses were exhausted after the long raid, and the Ming army was well rested and waiting for them to tire themselves out."
"Second, the troops are of a single type, with neither infantry to contain them nor artillery to cover them!"
Everyone was silent and looked at Fulin.
Fulin had nothing to say and could only nod in agreement.
"Everyone," Prince Yu Duoduo suddenly said, "The Ming army not only dispatched 130,000 infantry and cavalry, but also 30,000 naval forces! I think Prince Rui's navy should be transferred to the Liaoxi Corridor to prepare for any unexpected events."
"Isn't that inappropriate?" Hauge shook his head. "Although the Liaoxi Corridor is close to the sea, the battlefield is still on land, and there will be no naval battle."
"On the other hand, southern Liaoning is the main battlefield for naval warfare! Once the Ming army lands, our army will face the dilemma of fighting on two fronts."
After some discussion, Hauge determined the number of troops to be drawn from each unit and the generals who would lead the troops.
Fulin was worried, so he ordered Aobai to lead 5,000 Zhenghuang Bannermen to be ready to provide support at any time.
After half a day of discussion, the meeting ended.
Fulin slowly came to the front of the Phoenix Tower.
Just as he was about to pass through the door, he suddenly saw a familiar and disgusting figure in the distance.
Fulin stopped and stared at the figure.
This figure was none other than Prince Rui Dorgon.
Dorgon did not panic when he found Fulin. Instead, he ran to Fulin and knelt down to salute him: "Your Majesty, I, Dorgon, pay my respects to you."
Fulin did not let him stand up, and asked indifferently: "Prince Rui is the commander-in-chief of the Qing navy. Why are you not commanding the navy in southern Liaoning and returning to Shengjing?"
Dorgon knelt on the ground and replied: "I have been ordered to return to the capital to recruit soldiers and horses."
"On orders? On whose orders? Who are you recruiting soldiers for?" Fulin asked with his eyes wide open.
"Didn't the emperor feel that there were too few soldiers in the Eight Banners before, and ordered the selection of some strong Han people to fill the Han Eight Banners?"
Fulin frowned and said, "I did issue an order, but I gave the task of recruiting soldiers to Prince Yu Duoduo."
"Prince Yu is the regent. He is too busy with state affairs to take care of this, so he gave this task to me," Dorgon replied.
Fulin became even angrier. "You are the commander-in-chief of the Qing navy. Your mission is to manage the navy well. Don't worry about anything else! I order you to return to southern Liaoning as soon as possible and continue to command the navy!"
Dorgon slightly moved his knees, which were a little painful from kneeling for a long time, and then continued: "Your Majesty, I have another reason to return to Shengjing."
Fulin was shocked all over, thinking that Dorgon was going to break the window paper. He was so angry that his eyes turned red and his fists were clenched.
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