After hearing what Emperor Hongzhi said, the faces of Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, Zhou Jing, Ma Wensheng and others turned ugly. Emperor Hongzhi was determined to have a good fight with the Tatars.

But they don't want to go to war, because fighting will not only kill more people, but more importantly, it will shake the interests of the civil service group.

"Your Majesty, the Tatars went south to plunder supplies for the winter. As long as they have plundered enough, they will naturally return to the grassland."

"Soldiers are a major event for the country, a place of life and death, and a way of survival. If you start the war lightly, you may become a catastrophe."

Zhou Jing was the first to stand up and express his objection. His meaning was very clear, that is, these prairie people have nothing to fear. They just come here to plunder materials and wealth. As long as they are full, they will naturally go back. There is no such thing as

It is necessary to fight with them to the death, because fighting with them will only cause greater losses, and if you are not careful, it is very likely to shake the Ming Dynasty.

"Yes, Your Majesty, don't talk about war lightly."

"This time the Tatars chose to go south from Gansu and Shaanxi, mainly because our Great Wall and cities in this area were not reinforced or heightened with cement."

"In the past, Tatars went south from Datong and Xuanfu, but since we used cement to heighten and consolidate the Great Wall, passes and cities, it has become difficult for Tatars to go south."

"So I think that we only need to go to Gansu and Shaanxi to allocate more cement to repair the Great Wall, the passes, and consolidate and heighten the city walls, which will be enough to prevent the Tatars from going south, and then there will be no more border troubles."

Xie Qian also stood up and expressed his views.

What he meant was even simpler, that is, the Tatars succeeded in moving south this time. That was because the Great Wall and passes in Gansu and Shaanxi had not yet been repaired with cement, so the Tatars were able to successfully move south.

As long as cement is used to repair, consolidate, and heighten the area, the Tatars will rest in the south in the future. Using cement, they can build a strong defense line. There is no need to fight with these prairie people.

"Your Majesty, Duke Li, and Duke Zhou are right."

"Our Ming army is poorly equipped, poorly trained, and has low combat effectiveness. There is no way it can compare with the grassland army. It can defend the city by relying on the city, but there is no chance of winning in this field battle outside the city."

Li Dongyang also followed suit, saying bluntly that the Ming Dynasty's army had low combat power and was not suitable for fighting with the grassland people. It would be wiser to rely on cement to build tall city walls to reach them.
Chapter completed!