Chapter 131                                                             

Zhou Mengchen said, "You know how much effort I put into this. If not, the situation in Jiangnan will be unpredictable this year. I may not be able to stay in Datong this year. And now the Jiangnan issue has turned into a storm. Xu Jie and Yan Song are unwilling to defend. They will destroy each other. This will only escalate the struggle. Your Majesty may not be willing to see it. Jiangnan is too important to the Ming Dynasty. This year, the situation in Jiangnan is calm because of the battle of Wang Jingjiang. By next year, the Japanese pirates will definitely go ashore again when they know that Zhang Jing is dead. At that time, Your Majesty will definitely send capable people to guard Jiangnan."

"Who do you think is this person who reassures His Majesty?"

Xu Wei said, "It's an adult."

Zhou Mengchen said: "Yes, I dare not say absolute, but it is probably me. It is famous and the number one general of the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, countless people think of me. I may not have next year in Datong. Sometimes I missed the opportunity, but I missed it forever."

Xu Wei said: "It's all my fault. If I made a decision at that time, I had to fight, and there wouldn't be so many things."

Zhou Mengchen smiled and said, "Am I the kind of person who takes his anger on others? No matter what the result is, I made this decision. Actually, I understand now. I was wrong. I just want to prepare everything and don't want to take risks, but think about it, this is a joke in itself. I have heard a joke in the Western Regions. A missing iron nail and a horseshoe; a horseshoe and a war horse; a war and a king; a king and a war; a war and a country."

"It's about a king who had no less nails before fighting, but he lost his hooves on the battlefield and was captured by the enemy and thus destroyed his country."

"How can you prepare such a thing in advance? Many major events are not something you can do when you prepare everything."

Zhou Mengchen couldn't help laughing, but the more bitter the voice made her laugh.

Xu Wei didn't know how to comfort Zhou Mengchen for a moment.

Suddenly there was a voice outside saying, "Teacher."

When Xu Wei heard this, he knew it was Qi Jiguang and immediately led Qi Jiguang in.

Zhou Mengchen saw Qi Jiguang and said, "You are here just in time. I have some things to talk to you."

Zhou Mengchen was full of reluctance. But he rationally told him that things had come to this point and that the following things should be prepared. Even if he didn't go to Jiangnan, he wouldn't have stayed in Tong for a long time. After all, he had refused to leave Datong three times, and it was impossible for him to refuse again.

However, after several years of operation, Zhou Mengchen not only had a deep relationship with Datong, but also became Zhou Mengchen's base camp and Qixue. Even if Zhou Mengchen left Datong, he could not completely give up his influence in Datong. He had to prepare for the post-Zhou Mengchen era of Datong.

Among them, the arrangements for Qi Jiguang made Zhou Mengchen a little difficult.

In Zhou Mengchen's mind, Qi Jiguang had three destinations, one was to stay in Datong or one of the nine sides. Qi Jiguang was a little young and could not be a general officer. However, with Zhou Mengchen's support, there would be no problem to be the general of a town in a few years.

The second destination is to go to Beijing.

Like Ma Fang, he worked in the capital camp and became familiar with his face in front of His Majesty, so that the court felt trustworthy and went out to guard. With the various relationships of the capital, it would be much more convenient to do things outside.

The third one is to go to Jiangnan to pacify the Japanese.

After all, Qi Jiguang became famous in the Battle of the Japanese. Zhou Mengchen does not think that the Battle of the Japanese could make Qi Jiguang better in military progress. After all, Jiangnan’s tactics are more of a small-scale war with hundreds or thousands of people.

Such a battle is much more qualitative than the war on the Nine Borders.

After Qi Jiguang first experienced in Jiangnan, then went to the north. It was beneficial to develop Qi Jiguang's military capabilities. But now it is different. Qi Jiguang has made great progress in the high-intensity war in Datong. He has long been making great progress than in the same period of history. Now when he goes to Jiangnan, he may only be able to add some skill points for water war, which is useless.

In addition, the biggest danger in Jiangnan was not the Japanese pirates, but the eunuchs.

Zhou Mengchen was also a little murmured in his heart at this moment, would he become the second son of Zhang Jing? If he brought Qi Jiguang over, Qi Jiguang, as his disciple, his direct descendant, and his iron-kick, would inevitably become the front line of political struggle. If he could not protect Qi Jiguang, wouldn’t the loss be too great?

Zhou Mengchen was full of thought and didn't know how to tell Qi Jiguang for a moment.

Qi Jiguang spoke first and said, "It's a lot of rain this autumn. When I came, it was already snowing outside."

Zhou Mengchen said: "It's snowing."

Qi Jiguang took a few small particles from his clothes and handed them to Zhou Mengchen. Zhou Mengchen took it and saw that it was indeed snow, although it was smoked by the heat in Zhou Mengchen's hand. It had turned into water.

Zhou Mengchen only felt the coolness of his palm, which made his heart cool. He originally felt that there might be a chance, but now after seeing the snow, there was no chance at all. Although it was raining and snowing outside, it also showed that this year was colder than in previous years and winter was coming early.

Qi Jiguang said, "Master, there is a saying. I don't know whether to speak or not."

Zhou Mengchen said, "What else can't be said between you and me, master and disciple?"

Qi Jiguang said: "The master asked Lord Yang to train civilians to fill the gap in the war. I wonder how many casualties the master is going to suffer in this battle?"

Zhou Mengchen said: "What I said to Brother Yang is to change the army. It has some exaggeration, but it is not expected on the battlefield. I can only say that my original plan was not set at the upper limit. But the premise is to win."

Qi Jiguang said: "Since that's the case, why not use troops in winter?"

Zhou Mengchen said: "How can we use troops in winter?"

Qi Jiguang had a serious expression and said, "Why can't we use troops in winter?"

Zhou Mengchen looked at Qi Jiguang's serious gaze and was stunned for a moment. He originally wanted to tell the disadvantages of many winter battles. Then, the high-latitude areas outside the Great Wall were colder than Datong. But what flashed through his mind at this moment were classic cases. In Caizhou on a snowy night, Li Jing fought against the Turkic days in the snowy night.

For a moment, Zhou Mengchen asked himself why he could not use troops in winter.

Suddenly, Zhou Mengchen felt a sense of heat igniting from his chest. The same heat was burning like a fire before, as if it was about to burn the whole person, but now it seemed like the hot water was just right, making Zhou Mengchen relax.

Zhou Mengchen closed his eyes and gently extorted the bed in his hand. He carefully analyzed his preparations. Once winter is cold, the road will be easier to leave. As for the clothes to prevent cold, they are ready and even unnecessary. In addition to the suddenness of winter combat, both sides fought in Zhou Mengchen's head for a while.

Zhou Mengchen said, "Yuan Jing, do you know what the winter in Datong is like? The winter in Qingcheng can only be colder than Datong. Although I have prepared cotton coats for the soldiers and many measures to protect the cold. But you must know that in the wild, this is far from enough. How much preparation is not enough. No soldiers are enough in winter. I have heard from the old man Datong that during the Zhengtong period, if anyone sent troops to patrol the border in the winter, those who come back will have to lose several fingers, toes, ears, and many people can't even go back."

Qi Jiguang said, "Master, I know. So I want to ask. How much casualties the master is going to bear. If we fight in winter, I estimate that non-combat casualties will be equal to those of the casualties, and even more casualties than those of the casualties of the non-combat. But although I am ignorant, I also know that if the Tartars are not eliminated in one day, it will be a disaster for a hundred years. I have asked the soldiers below Datong below. At least if they know that they can destroy the Tartars in one battle, Datong will no longer face harassment from the Tartars, and they will be willing even if they all die."

"Because they don't want their descendants to grow up under the horns and smoke. From elementary school, they are not studying and literate, but listening to horns, looking at the beacon, learning to kill, and practicing bows and horses."

"Disciple, I can't bear to be so sad about the teacher." Qi Jiguang said: "Now I have said everything I should say, so please make a decision."
Chapter completed!