Xie Qian and Xiong Xiu's military affairs are both mainly defense-oriented. The difference between the two is that Xiong Xiu's understanding of the mountains, rivers and terrain and military distribution of the capital is more thorough than Xie Qian. This is the difference between professional and amateur. Xie Qian was in the cabinet and had some research on the six ministries, but in detail, he was not as good as the officials of the Six ministries.

After reading Zhu Houzhao's military policy, Liu Jian found that this was a military policy focused on offense, which could be said to be a "different approach".

"Young Fu Liu, you..."

Xie Qian was very curious about what Zhu Houzhao wrote in the question... Not to mention, there were a lot of space, and you could tell that it was a long story at a glance. Although the font was not neat and there were many modifications in the middle, it was enough to prove that the prince used his heart.

Liu Jian frowned, obviously what Zhu Houzhao mentioned caused him to think.

Li Dongyang, Zhang Mao and others did not care about what the Crown Prince wrote in the military affairs policy. In their opinion, no matter how knowledgeable the Crown Prince was, he could not match Xiong Xiu, the Minister of the Ministry of War. Otherwise, Xiong Xiu would still have the face to work as the second person in the Ministry of War?

After reading it, Liu Jian shook his head slightly: "The prince's question is a lot of thoughts, but the old minister cannot accept it!"

It is not good to say it, but it is unacceptable to say it means that what Zhu Houzhao wrote is not completely nonsense. Zhu Houzhao protested dissatisfiedly: "Mr. Liu, you can't say it well, you have to give a reason, right? The capital is not as big as expected. It has been martial law for two or three months before. The food and supplies in the city will have problems for a few months at most. The walls of the south and east of the city are old. The imperial court once intended to expand the southern city, but it has delayed for no reason. Now that the Tartars are invading the territory, if they attack one of the gates in a row, the city wall will be overwhelmed. What if it collapses?"

If Zhu Houzhao doesn't make a sound, he has already made a big splash. Before, everyone thought he was an ignorant naughty boy and would not have any good ideas. As a result, the first sentence from the beginning made everyone look at him with admiration.

The old and urgent need for repair of the walls in the south and east of the city has always been a long-standing problem facing the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works. Shuntian Prefecture had requested this matter before, and the Ministry of Works also proposed to strengthen the walls to the court. As a result, the court's expenses were too high in recent years. In addition, Emperor Hongzhi has been preparing to send troops outside the border to create a good external environment for his son to ascend the throne, which has tightened the imperial court's money. In addition, the war had been carried out before at the border, and no matter what, it was expected that the capital would be threatened, so the construction of the city wall was put aside.

The memorial to build and strengthen the city walls of the capital is still left unpublished, which shows that the emperor is not unintentional, but has not made any effort for the time being, or that the source of this special fund has not been found.

Li Dongyang looked at Xie Qian, his eyes as if saying, Yu Qiao, did you tell the prince about this?

Obviously, there were no people from the Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of Works, and ministers at the scene were not aware of this matter. No one would pay attention to the "small matter" such as reinforcement of the city walls in the capital. When Xiong Xiu and Xie Qian were writing military affairs policies, they did not think about the impact of this matter on the city's defense.

Liu Jian's face was not good-looking. The prince who had always been despised made him feel a little embarrassed. He said immediately: "Your Highness, the prince, has always been mainly defense. How can he take the initiative to attack and fight against him?"

Zhu Houzhao shouted, "Who said no? My Ming cavalry is not worse than in all dynasties. I think of my Taizu and Emperor Taizong, who sent troops to the grassland, and the remnants of the Mongol Yuan were defeated step by step."

"Following forward, there were Li Jing, Li Ji and others who destroyed Tuyuhun, Goguryeo, and Northern Turks in the Tang Dynasty. Going forward, there were so many famous generals in history, and there were also Han Dynasty generals Wei Qing and Huo Qubing who took the initiative to fight against the Hulu, and their achievements were spread throughout the ages. Why can't it be possible now?"

Zhu Houzhao learned to debate. In the past, when he talked to people, he was cheating and making full use of his identity as a prince to make trouble. But this time, his speech was very organized and logical, with a strong aura in his words, which was so stunning that it was very exciting. At least Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and others heard that Zhu Houzhao's words were nothing wrong, but they had different positions and could not agree.

Xie Qiangout said: "Your Highness, the times of the Crown Prince have changed, so we cannot generalize them. This time, our Ming Dynasty sent troops first, but because the situation of the war has taken a sharp turn, this disaster eventually led to this disaster!"

"Is it wrong to send troops? The key is to see who is the leader! If Mr. Chen is a talented person who leads troops well, the winner must be my Ming Dynasty, but you sent Liu Shangshu to the place, but Liu Shangshu is good at defense. The court did not do its best to make the best use of the people, so this reversal was achieved. This palace is just using the most reasonable means to fight against the Tatars without a head-on confrontation, how can we defend the capital?"

Zhu Houzhao talked freely, completely forgetting that he was a thirteen-year-old boy.

Although Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and others were speechless to Zhu Houzhao, some words were difficult to refute.

In the battle to defend the capital after the Tumu Fort Incident, Yu Qian dispatched his troops and horses, and also based on the capital, he launched an offensive and defensive battle with the Oirats outside the Nine Gate. He won consecutive battles. In the end, the Oirats chose to withdraw their troops when they could not advance and could not break through the Ming army camp outside the Nine Gate, retreating and unable to take down Juyong Pass, and the Ming Dynasty's soldiers would come to fight at any time.

Liu Jian felt that he was unable to refute the prince, looked at Zhang Mao next to him and asked, "What is the British Duke's opinion?"

Zhang Mao said: "When Zijing Pass was lost, the Tatars would most likely take the opportunity to advance eastward and threaten the capital, but they might also plunder around the capital. Now it seems that it is most appropriate to stick to the enemy and wait for assistance. After all, the troops on the three sides are almost retreating to Datong. All parts of the capital only need to be stationed for more than half a month. As the ice and snow are frozen, the Tatars will definitely withdraw their troops!"

Zhu Houzhao shouted: "What is the ice and snow that will freeze the Tartars, which is a pseudo-logic! Shen... Someone said that the Tartars are located in the north of the Ming Dynasty, and the northward terrain becomes colder. In the cold winter, the Tartars will only feel warm in our Ming Dynasty, and they are more cold-resistant than our Tartars!"

The naughty child's knowledge is far beyond the imagination of the old ministers present.

Everyone was silent, thinking, where did the prince learn this knowledge?

Ma Wensheng said: "The argument is useless. I think it is better for Eunuch Xiao to ask Your Majesty to decide!"

After thinking about it, Liu Jian nodded helplessly. It is difficult for Zhu Houzhao to settle down now. The person who can save the young prince is not the old ministers, but only the emperor. Liu Jian bowed: "If you are lucky, Eunuch Xiao will hand over these battle strategies to Your Majesty for the emperor's visit!"

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Seven consultants moved from Wenhua Hall to Fengtian Hall, which is the main hall where the grand meeting of the court was held after the Zhengtong New Year.

At this time, all the civil and military officials in Beijing had received news that the Tartar soldiers were at the city and were ordered to enter the palace, waiting for further news.

Xie Qian followed everyone into Fengtian Hall.

At this time, Emperor Hongzhi was still on his sickbed, and Fengtian Hall was in a state of unownership. The ministers were frightened and were all discussing the current situation in the capital. Many people even talked about taboo topics such as relocation, which shows how much pressure was.

The sound was too noisy. Xie Qian knew that Xiao Jing was asking the emperor for advice at the time of the Qing Palace. The result was unpredictable. He did not want to participate in the discussion, and he believed that he would not be the candidate for the army, so he closed his eyes and pretended to be on the verge of sleep.

At this time, Ma Wensheng walked over and asked, "Yu Qiao is thinking about the candidate for the troops?"

Xie Qian opened his eyes and looked at Ma Wensheng, then lowered his head and continued to remain silent. Ma Wensheng did not stand on his side when sending troops to rescue Tumu Fort, Xie Qian had some knots about this.

Ma Wensheng and Xie Qian stood side by side, and their words were filled with emotion: "The situation is far less than that of Tumu Fort. At that time, there were 220,000 troops available for dispatch in the capital, but now the troops are less than half as high as before. The Tatars are so powerful but they are stronger than the Oirat army commanded by Yesen. This battle is not easy to fight!"

Xie Qian asked back: "Shangshu Ma believes that what is the chance of winning this battle?"

This question stopped Ma Wensheng.

From a practical perspective, wars are victorious and loss, and the Tatars have already reached the capital. Even if the defense in the capital is stable, there is still a possibility of loss. This time, the Tatars are coming in full force, and the defense of the Ming Dynasty is very difficult.

But from the perspective of the important officials of the Ming Dynasty, we must say that there is a chance of winning, because if we lose, it is very likely that we will end up with the misfortune of the country and the family. Chinese civilization faces a regression and enters the miserable situation of Gentile rule over the Central Plains again.

Ma Wensheng said: "What do you think Yu Qiao?"

Xie Qian was silent for a moment and replied: "At most... 60%!"

Ma Wensheng smiled bitterly and thought to himself: "Yu Qiao is quite optimistic about the analysis of the battle situation. Now everything in the court is a mess, and it is already a barely enough to say it." But he warned: "You must not be known to outsiders!"

"So what if I know, I just analyze it based on the actual situation and don't exaggerate."

Speaking of this, Xie Qian sighed, "You have said before that the situation today is far inferior to that of the Jisi Change. The Tatar army divided into two groups, stayed in Xuanfu one by one, blocking our border troops from retreating, attacking the capital city, besieging the city to attack the aid, and losing the capital for a long time. Is Ma Shangshu thinking about this?"
Chapter completed!