Chen Xi had not yet made up his mind whether to take advantage of the opportunity to fight with Jiaozhi soldiers and horses to restore the old land and re-establish the Jiaozhi Cheng-announcement of the Political and Envoy Department of the Ming Dynasty. He did not expect that he had been rejected by the court before sending troops.

The court's reasons for opposition were varied. The most important reason was that since the Ming Dynasty, the court began to become conservative. After the Tumubao Incident, conservatism reached a new level and basically would not provoke a war against foreigners.

The monarch and ministers, who were poisoned by Confucian doctrine of the mean in the Ming Dynasty, felt that it was enough to have fertile soil in the Central Plains. As for grasslands, deserts, mountains, etc., they were all wilderness places that were not suitable for the lives of the people of the Ming Dynasty. Even if they win a battle, they would not be able to occupy these places. It would be better not to fight from the beginning.

When the barbarians take the initiative to attack, the Ming soldiers used defense instead of attacking, and drove the foreigners away from their own territory, which saved time and effort.

Chen Xi thought about regaining the former place of Jiaozhi, but in the eyes of the ministers in the court, it was incomprehensible to the ministers in the court... If you have the time to completely resolve the rebellion of the six southwestern provinces, why should you fight against Jiaozhi? Isn't this because you have nothing to do and make trouble for the court?

Xie Qian was originally worried that someone in the court would ask Chen Xi to send troops to Jiaozhi, but after asking for opinions from all parties, he found that no one agreed, so he felt relieved and waited for the court to participate in the court discussion. He believed that Emperor Hongzhi would take the initiative to reject the matter.

Unfortunately, after Xie Qian waited for half a month, the emperor did not make a ruling on this matter. Chen Xi's memorial was kept and not sent out, and whether to send troops became a unsolved case.

The troops in Chenxi were stranded outside Guicheng, Guangxi's capital.

By late October, Chen Xi showed no sign of leading troops to the war. Su Jingyang, Wang He and others repeatedly urged him, hoping that he could follow his previous promise and give him a chance to make achievements. However, at this time, Chen Xi seemed to have forgotten that this happened. When he was routinely promoted to the tent and decided to discuss matters, he did not mention the question of where to advance the troops at all.

But the training of troops was in full swing under Shen Xi's insistence.

Since there was no way to conduct actual combat drills, there was no trace of a rebel around Lingui. There were only sporadic rebellions in western Hunan, Yunnan and Guizhou, etc., but it was no longer a weather. There were even fewer bandits in the local area. The official roads resumed normal traffic, and the southwest was under the control of Shenxi, and there was peace.

Chen Xi used special training methods to pursue improvement of soldiers' tactical qualities. After practicing the primary standing posture, he began to guide the troops and long-distance raids after walking in the queue.

The most important thing in Chenxi's army was artillery and muskets. At this time, the improvement of the military's firepower was not completed. After all, the development of cannons and muskets was difficult in this era. He was on the battlefield and could not participate in the development of firearms in Wuchang Prefecture, which made the power of firearms in the army still remain at the pre-war level.

Due to limited gunpowder, soldiers' training cannot be done with live ammunition. Chenxi can only practice mechanically one by one, repeating the military formation, "queuing and shooting" and long-distance raids.

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After a month of persistence, the soldiers were in great distress. When they were promoted to the tent and discussed the matter, the generals came to Chen Xi and asked for troops to be sent.

The two military inspectors Zhang Yong and Liu Jin sang against each other and refused to send troops again because they were afraid of death and did not want to cause trouble for themselves.

The Chenxi army was originally united, but as the soldiers were stationed for a long time, the subjective initiative of the soldiers was greatly reduced. The army seemed to be trapped in a pool of stagnant water. When Chenxi patrolled the military camp, the soldiers were not very energetic, and there were factors such as corn and sweet potatoes that were not used to serving as military rations.

"...Sir, this is not enough. The soldiers in the army are complaining now. They can't return home without a war. It's been half a year since the wife and children at home. They don't know what the situation is. Adults have to think of a way. If they continue, deserters must appear in the army!"

On October 29th, Wang He asked Chen Xi alone to complain.

For the soldiers in the army, there is no war and they cannot go back to reunite with their wives and children. Everything they do now is useless. Even if they have food and drink, their dissatisfaction is accumulating quickly.

Chen Xi was originally looking at the map of southern Guangxi. He heard this and looked at Wang He and asked, "I have long said that there will be a war at the end of the New Year, why are you so anxious?"

Wang He explained: "Sir, it's not that the general is anxious, but the patience of the soldiers in the army is almost worn out... When we arrive in Lingui City, the city is in front of us, but we have been stationed outside the city. The soldiers have more or less spare money, but they can't buy anything. The two sets of clothes distributed before the war are almost time to change. It's almost time to change them. It's winter months, so the soldiers can't get frozen, right? In addition, no one knows whether the autumn harvest of the wife and children in the family are going smoothly and whether they plant wheat. This is the last moment of the busy farming season, and the soldiers are thinking about returning home!"

Chen Xi smiled and asked, "The little lyrics are very smooth, who wrote them for you?"

Wang He looked sad: "Sir, don't laugh, I'm telling you serious things!"

Chen Xi waved his hand: "It's too simple to see General Wang sending troops. I asked the court to transfer to the south of Guangxi to resist Jiaozhi's attack on the border troops, but the memorial was delayed. Do you think I can take action first and then report?"

Wang He hesitated for a moment and shook his head in distress: "I'm afraid it's inappropriate!"

"Even you are inappropriate, then you can't blame me!"

Chenxidao, "I also want to have a war to fight earlier and let the soldiers make achievements, but now there is no emperor's will. It's okay to take action first and then report to me. But if the soldiers fight bloody battles, the court will not recognize the merits in the end, what's the point of fighting this war?"

Wang He thought for a while and nodded repeatedly: "What the lord said is, but it is not a solution to stay in Lingui City like this now and do nothing!"

Chen Xidao: "General Wang doesn't have to worry too much. Even if the court does not issue an order, I will lead troops to the southern border of Guangxi before the end of the year and drive away the Jiaozhi soldiers who invaded the border first. This is my duty! In this battle, I can earn some merits for the soldiers. As for whether they can be remembered in history, it depends on your performance and how the court decides!"

Wang He couldn't understand. Since Chen Xi said that he was just driving away foreign barbarians, how could he have been famous in history?

But Chen Xi knew clearly that Jiaozhi had a small population and the troops could be used were extremely limited. Once Jiaozhi had a living force in one or two major battles, Jiaozhi might have a big problem, and even if a war was not over, Jiaozhi had civil strife. Perhaps some Jiaozhi forces began to contact the Ming Dynasty to prepare for surrender, and it would be easier to attack Jiaozhi at that time.

Of course this is just a kind of idea of ​​Chen Xi. Now the court has not issued any orders to advance to him. He would rather stay in Guilin Prefecture to train troops, because maybe when the court will transfer him to a place where no birds can be shit, it is better to stay in Guilin Prefecture to enjoy the blessing of the governor. Instead of being transferred from his post on the road to pacifying the border, he would rather stay in Guilin Prefecture to enjoy the peace and prosperity.

For Chen Xi, his wife and children are now in Ninghua County, and when he returns to Wuchang, he can only guard the empty house. And staying in Guangxi means that he is standing on the front line of resisting foreign humiliation and can send troops to the border at any time. This has an inexplicable sense of historical mission for him.

Wang He received a promise from Chen Xi and was much more relieved. This time, Chen Xi explained the detailed situation of the battle against Jiaozhi, and it was no longer as hiding as before.

Although he went to war with Jiaozhi and did not gain great achievements in fighting against the Tatars, he finally made greater contributions than pacifying the rebellion of local ethnic minorities. Wang He was full of expectations for this.

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In a side tent in the camp, Zhang Yong and Liu Jin were plotting on their own affairs.

The two of them have a little bit of a mutual understanding, that is, they are not willing to stay in Shenxi's army and continue to act as military supervisors. No matter how much credit they have achieved, they all want to return to the capital as soon as possible.

Especially Liu Jin, who had just received news in Jiangnan that he was going to be recruited to the capital and returned to the East Palace to serve as a military officer, and when he turned around, he was sent to the southwest to serve as a military supervisor. The two were one in the sky and the other underground. He could not accept it. He thought it would take him long to follow Chen Xi to suppress the rebellion, but it was half a year, and there was no sign of ending.

Liu Jin said: "Eunuch Zhang, are there anyone who can help you in the court? It seems that there is no need to fight this battle anymore. What kind of reputation can you make when fighting? It would be better to find a chance to go back and live a leisurely life in the capital than to be bitten by mosquitoes all day here!"

Zhang Yong said disdainfully: "Go back to live a leisurely life? You have earned enough money in your relationship. You don't bother with the credit and rewards in the army. You can't tell that you are still an invisible rich man..."

These words were sarcastic and sarcastic. In fact, the last time Zhang Yong acted as Chen Xi's military supervisor, he finally got a total of four or five thousand taels of silver, and his net worth was much richer than Liu Jin.
Chapter completed!