In the General Military Mansion of Shanhaiguan, Yan Yingyuan stood in front of the map of Liaodong and was talking: "The Mongolian Tatars outside the Pass have fully invaded along the Great Wall. It is basically certain that this is the Liaodong Jianlu trying to test the truth. Once the Mongolian Tatars report the situation back to Liaodong, I believe It won't be long before there will definitely be changes in the Liaodong Jianlu. It's been a few days since you came to Shanhaiguan, are you almost rested?"
Hearing this, a short man in front of him immediately clasped his fists and said: "The commander-in-chief is right, I have been holding it in these days, Liaodong Jianlu is just a ball, and I, Gu Sanmazi, have the final say on the sea! "
After hearing this, Yan Yingyuan reminded him with a serious face: "Don't underestimate Jianlu. Originally, the warships of the Denglai Navy were taken over by those traitorous generals. Remember not to be careless."
After he finished speaking, he saw that Gu San Mazi still looked a little disapproving, so he said with a stern face: "Containing the Liaodong Jianlu from the sea is of great importance. The national transportation must be successful. Therefore, by sea, We must deal a serious blow to the Liaodong Jianlu, so that they will have some scruples and not dare to gather heavy troops to bypass the Mongolian grassland and invade the pass."
Having said this, Yan Yingyuan paused and then said: "I will assign the remaining warships to you for one purpose only, to ensure safety and deliver all the troops at once."
After hearing this, Gu San Mazi finally became serious and quickly replied: "I have to be valued by the commander-in-chief so that I can have this official status, which can be regarded as a glorious honor for my ancestors. No matter what, as long as I, Gu San Mazi, am here, nothing will happen to me." .”
After finishing speaking, he scratched his head and said, "I will find someone to ask about the situation at sea."
Yan Yingyuan was actually a little disappointed. Gu Sanmazi didn't have that kind of experience in regular naval combat. Fortunately, there is currently no navy on Jianlu's side.
However, he did not show this disappointment, because the only naval commander he trusted was Gu Sanmazi. When the whole army gets on the warship and goes to sea, it is equivalent to putting all their wealth and lives in the hands of the navy.
I saw Yan Yingyuan picking up a file and handing it to Gu Sanmazi and said: "I have asked someone about the situation in the Bohai Sea and the situation along the Liaodong coast in advance. Take it back and take a look at it first, and keep it in mind Countless."
Gu Sanmazi was overjoyed when he heard this. He was familiar with the offshore situation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but he was really unfamiliar with the situation in the north. His eyes darkened, and hearing Yan Yingyuan speak so solemnly, to be honest, he was actually a little scared. of.
However, Yan Yingyuan had already prepared these situations for him, which reassured him a lot and he quickly took the file.
Then, I saw his eyes widening with an expression as if he had seen a ghost. Then he raised his head with a sad face, looked at Yan Yingyuan and said, "Commander, I can't read!"
There were actually many illiterate generals in the late Ming Dynasty, including Gu Sanmazi. Therefore, Yan Yingyuan didn't take it seriously and just said to him: "Then find someone who can read and read to you!"
"Oh!" After hearing this, Gu Sanmazi breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.
Yan Yingyuan looked at Gu San Mazi's back as he turned away, and suddenly stopped him: "If you want to truly honor your ancestors and return home in glory, you must make some achievements to prove yourself!"
After Gu San Mazi heard this, his body visibly paused.
"Including myself!" Yan Yingyuan was still saying there, "I was recommended by the Duke, but I have not done anything, but I am already the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan. This time when I go to Liaodong, I will personally lead the team. I want to prove that the Duke did not see Wrong person.”
Hearing this, Gu San Mazi turned around with a serious face, clasped his hands and said to Yan Yingyuan: "I understand, Commander, don't worry, I, Gu San Mazi, know what's good and what's good, and I will definitely not disappoint the Commander!"
Suddenly, after gaining official status, he suddenly became a coastal defense guerrilla for the imperial court from a pirate. To be honest, Gu San Mazi was really overjoyed. He just thought about what it would be like to become an official and didn't think about anything else.
But at this time, after listening to Yan Yingyuan's words, he finally woke up.
Seeing his attitude, Yan Yingyuan finally smiled happily and waved to let him go.
Then, he walked back to the Liaodong map and stared at the Liaodong map again. At the same time, he secretly said in his heart: "This is the first time I attack Liaodong from the sea. This is the best chance. I will definitely satisfy the Duke and let him have an explanation to the emperor."
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At this time, Duke Xingguo, whom he was thinking about, was reading the news from the capital. Some were given to him by Emperor Chongzhen, and some were sent by Chen Yuanyuan.
Among them, what Emperor Chongzhen gave him was mainly to ask Zhang Mingwei's opinions on the matters discussed in the court.
The news sent by Chen Yuanyuan was more complicated. The main thing is that the information Jin Yiwei collected every day was divided into categories and refined, and then all was given here.
These messages gave Zhang Mingwei a detailed understanding of what was happening in the capital. He was most satisfied with Du Yinxi's performance.
Regarding the situation in the capital, he narrated it orally, and Zhu Aao wrote a long memorial and sent it to the capital.
He approved that Sun Chuanting should go north to help defend Datong. If possible, he suggested that Emperor Chongzhen give Sun Chuanting an order to retaliate against the Mongol Tatar invasion.
In addition, Zhang Mingwei also emphasized the significance of the things he is currently doing. He not only wants to use the Kaifeng area as a demonstration point, but also wants to stabilize it in the Central Plains and then gradually advance southward, so that there will be no chaos again.
Because it was a secret report, Zhang Mingwei also analyzed the future situation to Emperor Chongzhen.
Just measuring the land in the war-torn Central Plains, re-registering fertile land, and checking out hidden households have already encountered all kinds of obstacles in the court. What will happen to Jiangnan in the future?
This situation is definitely very serious in Jiangnan. Under normal circumstances, if these measures are to be implemented, I don’t know what will happen?
Therefore, Zhang Mingwei is not in a hurry to advance and pursues the bandits, as he has the intention of driving away wolves and devouring tigers.
In addition, the bandits in the south are actually very powerful when combined. If they pursue them rashly, they may be forced to join forces, which will greatly increase the difficulty of annihilating the bandits.
Therefore, we should not put too much pressure on the thieves in the south. The method of boiling frogs in warm water is useful at any time.
For this reason, although Zhang Mingwei did not lead the army south, he had sent a large number of Ye Bushou, not only to collect various information about the southern bandits, but also to spread news that was not conducive to the unity of the bandits. For example, Li Zicheng wanted to annex Luo Rucai's men, so he killed Luo Rucai himself.
In addition, having tasted the sweetness of the public opinion war, Zhang Mingwei's people are still in Kaifeng, but they have begun to extend his tentacles to the south.
Zhang Mingwei selected some people from Luo Rucai's troops in batches and asked them to "escape" back to the south to join the bandits in the south, lurking there, and wait for him to lead the army to kill them before he could use them.
Also, he wrote to Chen Yuanyuan, using her influence in the south to promote Ming Pao, in order to influence public opinion in Jiangnan before he went to Jiangnan.
Of course, Chen Yuanyuan was not the only one to do this. Zhang Mingwei also wrote to the prince, asking the prince to do the same to speed up the influence of "Ming Pao".
For this matter, Zhang Mingwei also specially took time to update, dictating many of the chapters that he loved to read in one breath, and finally exhausted the ghostwriters.
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While Zhang Mingwei was busy with these things, Li Guo led five thousand bandit cavalry back to Xiangyang. Because Li Zicheng led his troops and retreated here.
Li Zicheng was surprised to hear that Li Guo had returned with his troops, and he quickly summoned Li Guo and asked, "What about Duke Xingguo's side? Has he gone south, or is the whole army also infected with the plague? It's the ones we killed back." Is it time?"
The people on the side also looked at Li Guo, many of them had looks of expectation on their faces. It was obvious that they all hoped that the imperial army would be tricked.
However, Li Guo had a serious face, shook his head and said: "Xingguo Gong has isolated those who have the cold, and the treatment is about the same so far, and it has not caused much panic. However, Xingguo Gong's troops have not gone south and are still in Kaifeng. .”
Hearing this, Niu Jinxing smiled and said: "That means he was delayed by food and grass. Haha, there are so many people. How will he deal with it?"
Li Zicheng was very interested after hearing this, so he asked Li Guo: "Then how did Xingguo Company deal with so many people? Could it be that they were dismissed again?"
"Haha, Duke Xingguo bought people's hearts before and paid them travel expenses. For these four to five million people, the travel expenses alone are a lot of money." Song Xiance also said with a smile, "Could it be that once we leave, Duke Xingguo will Just save this money?”
"That's for sure!" When Niu Jinxing heard this, he immediately said to Song Xiance, "When the two armies are fighting, he wants to win people's hearts. Now that everything is under his control, he will definitely not spend that unjust money. . If you don’t believe me, just ask Li Guo, right? He didn’t spend that money either?”
Li Guo shook his head after hearing this. Seeing that Niu Jinxing still wanted to speak, he no longer wanted to listen anymore, so he loudly said to Li Zicheng: "General, those people have not been demobilized at all. They have all been placed in the Kaifeng Mansion area."
"What? Are they all placed in the Kaifeng Mansion area?" Li Zicheng was very surprised when he heard this. "How did he arrange it? How could he accommodate so many people?"
The others were also very curious. They all stared at Li Guo and listened carefully.
So, Li Guo told everyone what happened there. And he spoke in great detail, including everything about Duke Xingguo's dealings with the local gentry.
Everyone who heard it, including Li Zicheng, was a little stupid. This method of placement was something they had never thought of.
The court not only moved King Fan for this, but also severely punished the local gentry. This was simply not the court they knew.
Suddenly, the lobby became quiet.
