The entire Daming was instantly shrouded in the clouds of war. The Daming was like a huge machine that had been mobilized.
Such a big movement naturally could not be hidden, but the fact that there was going to be a war was still not made public.
In the court, only a few ministers from the Cabinet and the Six Ministries knew that they were going to attack the Duoyan Guards.
Although the people outside did not know where they were going to fight, it was certain that there was going to be a war.
Everyone knew that the capital was not a place to fight.
This time, the Right Camp was dispatched with 100,000 soldiers, and the commander was Qi Jiguang. It would be strange if there was no war.
In fact, there was no need for any intelligence to guess. After all, the imperial court did not have many enemies in the past two years.
Even if there was a war in the northwest, there was no need to mobilize 100,000 soldiers.
Then there was only the north and Liaodong left. Everyone could only think of one word now, and that was to sweep the north.
Cheng Zu had done this before. Although there was the Tumu Fort incident, no one thought that the imperial court would repeat the same mistake this time.
The imperial court had a strong army in the past two years, and it was obvious to all.
Plus, who was the commander?
It was Qi Jiguang. How could such a person lose the war?
For a time, the entire capital was boiling. All the merchants, big and small, began to spread the news. These people were the most sensitive people in the world.
They immediately saw business opportunities and opportunities to make money.
The northwest was a big gold mine in the past two years, and so were the northern grasslands and Liaodong!
Compared to the northwest, these two places were undoubtedly more attractive. Many merchants had already set off before the army set off. Their destination was Liaodong. Jinzhou and Shenyang had become the places they wanted to go the most.
Forbidden City, Wenhua Hall.
The imperial court was preparing for war. Zhu Yijun sat in Wenhua Hall every day to ensure that everything was handled in time.
Now, the top priority of the imperial court was the war. Everything else could be put aside.
Zhu Yijun actually had nothing to do, because everything could be solved in the Grand Council.
At this time, the benefits of the reform were reflected. Although it was very busy, it was not chaotic. Every matter could be handled by someone, and there were basically no loopholes.
Seven days later, the first batch of thirty thousand soldiers officially set off.
The Duke of Dingguo, Xu Wenbi, also set off with this army. His destination was Jinzhou, to meet with Li Chengliang.
The Imperial Bodyguard and the people of the Imperial Stables also set off together. The Great Eunuch of the Imperial Stables, Zhang Cheng, also followed.
Daming was the current top three eunuchs, Zhang Cheng, Zhang Jing, and Xu De. This time, Zhang Cheng personally took charge of Liaodong. On the one hand, it was for intelligence mobilization, and on the other hand, it was for supervision.
Ji Province, Governor's Office.
The Governor-General of Ji Liao, Wu Dui, was actually very famous and prestigious. Ever since he became an official, he had been working around the military.
This was a very powerful person. Now that he was old, he could only be evaluated in four words: old but firm.
Back then, Wu Dui donated funds to enter the Imperial College. In the 37th and 38th years of Jiajing, he passed the provincial and provincial examinations and was selected as a scholar of the Hanlin Academy. He was definitely a top student.
When he first entered the officialdom, he was appointed as the director of the Ministry of War, the Minister Counsellor, the Minister of Huguang, and the Deputy Commander of the Ji Province.
When he was the Inspector-General, he participated in the tribute ceremony for Anda Khan and fought in the war.
He was good friends with Sanniangzi of Wala, and there was a rumor about them.
It was said that when Sanniangzi danced for Wu Dui, she directly fell into Wu Dui's arms. She was also friends with Xu Wenchang.
Wu Dui could fight a war, and at the same time, he could see the big picture. He was a rare person.
At this time, sitting in the office of the Governor of Ji Liao, Wu Dui frowned slightly, his face solemn.
Not far from Wu Dui, a person was sitting there drinking tea, but his face was also solemn.
This person looked to be in his thirties, and he was wearing the uniform of a fifth-rank civil official. However, the people standing behind him were all soldiers.
Such a combination was common in Daming, but it was also uncommon. It was slightly more common in the past two years.
The Advisor of the Grand Council was a very special official position. Speaking of which, this was the first time that Wu Dui saw a Advisor of the Grand Council in Ji Province. Moreover, he was here to deliver an edict. Obviously, it was something important.
The silence in the hall didn't last long, because a person walked in from outside.
The person was dressed in armor and had a saber at his waist. When he saw the Advisor of the Grand Council, he was slightly stunned, but he didn't care. He cupped his fists at Wu Dui and said, "Sir!"
Wu Dui nodded and said, "Commander Zhang, this is He Biao, the Advisor of the Grand Council in the capital. He came to Ji Province to deliver an edict. Let's receive the edict together!"
Deliver an edict?
Zhang Weixian was slightly stunned. He didn't hear anything about anything happening in the capital!
His grandfather didn't send anyone to deliver any news either. It was obvious that something had happened. At this time, there was no time to think too much. Receiving the edict was more important.
The two of them quickly knelt on the ground and waited for He Biao to announce the edict.
"In accordance with the will of the heavens, the Emperor decrees: Governor of Ji and Liao, Wu Dui, is appointed as the Governor of the Southern Army. Governor of Ji and Liao, Zhang Xueyan, is appointed as the Governor of the Southern Army. They will be in charge of the four military towns of Xuanfu, Ji Province, Baoding, and Changping."
"Mobilize the troops of the four towns and attack the Duoyan Tribe from the north of Xi Feng in Daning."
The content of the imperial edict wasn't complicated. To put it bluntly, it was an imperial edict to start a war. After receiving the edict, the messenger left.
Zhang Xueyan and Wu Dui looked at each other, but didn't say anything.
It was inevitable for the imperial court to start a war. Both of them had also thought of it.
However, wasn't the start of the war a little too big? It was just to attack the Duoyan Tribe's three guards. Was there a need to mobilize so many people?
There weren't so many people the last time they attacked Wa La!
"Commander Zhang, how many troops can we mobilize from the four towns?"
Wu Dui looked at Zhang Xueyan and asked.
Zhang Xueyan had been in the Ji Liao Army for the past few years. He was very familiar with the various military towns. In this aspect, Wu Dui didn't interfere much.
As the Governor, he was in charge of the civil and military affairs. However, he was only in charge of the military affairs. This had been the rule for the past two years.
"There aren't many people that can be mobilized from Baoding and Changping. Each of them can mobilize 10,000 men. The Xuan Prefecture has 40,000 soldiers. We can mobilize half of them, 20,000 men. That would be 40,000 men."
"For our Ji Province, we can mobilize 50,000 soldiers. Our total military strength is 90,000. I think that should be enough."
"90,000 men and 40,000 cavalry." Zhang Xueyan added.
Wu Dui nodded. 90,000 men wasn't a lot, but it wasn't a small number either. Including the logistical troops, the total number would be more than 100,000.
Thinking of this, Wu Dui couldn't help but sigh. The imperial court was really rich.
Before the army was mobilized, the rations and fodder had to go first. In the past, the imperial court had been very troubled by the mobilization of 100,000 soldiers.
But now, the imperial court didn't feel anything about the mobilization of 100,000 soldiers. He didn't feel anything either. It was as if it wasn't a big deal.
"90,000 men. Isn't that too little?" Wu Dui looked at Zhang Xueyan and asked, "Should we mobilize more?"