When the news of Zheng Chenggong's recovery of Hangzhou reached Wuchang, Yongli Junchen was naturally overjoyed.

But Zheng Chenggong's performance made Zhu Youlang embarrassed for a long time.

The content of this note is not to ask for merit for the soldiers, but to hope that the Son of Heaven can move to Nanjing.

For Zhu Youlang, this is an almost impossible choice to refuse.

Nanjing is the place where Emperor Taizu founded the country and established the capital.

Even if Yongle Zhu Di later moved the capital to Beijing, Nanjing still existed as a companion capital.

Now that Zheng Chenggong has conquered Nanjing and returned to the territory of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youlang has no reason not to go to Nanjing.

But at this point in time, it doesn't seem appropriate.

First, although Zheng Chenggong won several important towns in Nanjing and Hangzhou, he did not control Nanzhili and Zhejiang.

In this case, these important towns are isolated enclaves.

Even if Zhu Youlang went to Nanjing, it was dangerous, and there were only a few things he could do.

Second, Zhu Youlang must consider the ideas of Li Dingguo and Kui Dong's thirteen families.

As supporters of Zhu Youlang, will these people think that Zhu Youlang crossed the river and demolished the bridge, and wanted to turn his face and deny people?

It would be embarrassing if that were the case.

Zheng Chenggong's own idea is good, but it is not suitable at the practical level.

At least not at this point in time.

In the future, if the Ming army can control a large area south of the Yangtze River, it will be logical for Zhu Youlang to go to Nanjing again, and no one can say anything.

It's just that Zheng Chenggong has made great achievements after all, so it seems a little inappropriate to refuse so categorically.

Zhu Youlang thought about it and decided to order an attendant to go to Nanjing to reward the Zheng father and son.

crowned Zheng Chenggong as the loyal king, enjoyed the treatment of the prince, and was hereditary.

Of course, Manager Zheng is the son of the loyal king, and he can inherit Zheng Chenggong's title of prince in the future.

In addition, Zhu Youlang also hoped that Zheng Chenggong could attack Jiangxi as much as possible after controlling the important towns in Jiangnan.

Because Zhu Youlang's next focus is to take Changsha, it is impossible to spend too much energy on Jiangxi.

If you can't chew more, let's concentrate on Changsha first.

After dealing with this matter, Zhu Youlang summoned Li Dingguo to discuss in detail the plan to attack Changsha.

Because Wang Henian had already been sent to Changsha to spy on intelligence, the Ming army should not suffer a loss in terms of intelligence.

The only problem is that Zhu Youlang is worried that Wuchang and other places will be in danger when the main force of the Ming army moves south.

After all, Wuchang was taken by the Ming army with great difficulty, and it must not be easily lost.

In this regard, Li Dingguo is optimistic.

"Your Majesty, the biggest threat around Huguang is actually Hong Chengchou. However, Ao Bai has already returned, and the minister feels that the Hong thief will not have any intentions against Wuchang in a short time. ”

Zhu Youlang agrees with this.

Hong Chengchou is the kind of person who is particularly knowledgeable about current affairs.

One of the characteristics of this kind of person is that they will always analyze and try to make a perfect choice before making a decision.

Hong Chengchou will not make mistakes easily, so he should not easily fall out of the nest at this point in time.

"Except for the Hong thief, the minister really can't think of anyone else who can launch an offensive against Wuchang."

Zhu Youlang thought about it carefully, and it seemed that this was indeed the case.

Hu Quancai used to run around like a lost dog, and finally settled in Changsha.

Li Guoying is a cowardly soft egg, he will not come out easily, he is waiting to pick up the leak.

The rest are even less worth mentioning.

"If you can take Changsha, you can attack Liangguang in the south, and you can expand east to fight in Jiangxi, no matter how you choose, you will not be wrong. But the minister still thinks that it is better to fight Liangguang first. ”

I have to say that Li Dingguo's vision is very unique.

As early as a few years ago, he led his troops to attack Guangdong, but he was defeated in Zhaoqing.

Guangdong has access to the sea, and controlling Guangdong is equivalent to controlling maritime trade.

Not to mention the existence of the Trench Frankies.

Zhu Youlang could hire a large number of Franky craftsmen to imitate Prussian guns, and the goal of equipping Prussian guns could be achieved more quickly.

Of course, one thing is also very important, and that is to let Li Dingguo regain his self-confidence.

As the saying goes, where you fall, you get up.

Li Dingguo's defeat in Zhaoqing was an eternal pain in his heart, and Zhu Youlang felt the need to help Li Dingguo untie this knot.

"I also think it's better to attack Liangguang."

Zhu Youlang bowed slightly: "When we take Changsha, we can make plans in this regard." ”

Li Dingguo heard that the Son of Heaven agreed, and a trace of expectation faintly flashed in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, there is one more thing about the minister..."

"King Jin said it."

"The minister thinks he can find an opportunity to cut off the connection between Guizhou and Huguang."

Li Dingguo said eloquently: "Guizhou lacks land and grain, and it is barely enough to support the locals, but to support the army, it depends on imports from other places. For a long time, the flood thieves relied on Huguang to import grain. If the Ming Dynasty can recover Huguang, it should be cut off from the outside world, so that not only will the flood thieves not get food from Huguang, but it will also be impossible for other provinces! ”

It can be seen that Li Dingguo hates Hong Chengchou to the core.

This is also natural, after all, the appearance of Hong Chengchou made Li Dingguo suffer defeat for the first time.

Li Dingguo's character is revenge.

Now that he has the opportunity, he naturally wants Hong Chengchou to drink a pot.

"I also feel that I have to teach the flood thief a lesson!"

Zhu Youlang said in a deep voice: "Didn't the Hong thief want to blockade me before? I'm going to lock him down now, so that he can taste the pain of being blocked! ”

I have to say that Hong Chengchou's blockade strategy is very ruthless, and the Ming army has suffered a lot before.

Give someone a taste of their own medicine. Zhu Youlang really can't think of anything more refreshing.

"The specific blockade and which route to block can be redetermined. But you must let Hong Chengchou know that Da Ming is not easy to mess with. In this way, the king of Jin went back to draw up a charter, and I ordered the people of the military department to make a detailed plan. ”

I have to say that the previous Yongli court was an empty shelf.

The cabinet is barely supporting, and the six ministries are just a showcase.

Everything is decided by the army, and this kind of atmosphere is not a big problem for the time being, but it is definitely not appropriate after a long time.

Now that the Ming army is controlling more and more territory, it is necessary to stifle this trend before it spreads.

Otherwise, if the tail is really big, it will be no different from the situation of the division of the feudal towns at the end of the Tang Dynasty.

Zhu Youlang still wants to play the role of the six departments as much as possible, especially the military department.

It is necessary to make the generals understand the importance of the military department, so that the generals will act according to the orders of the military department.

The Ministry of War is directly responsible for Zhu Youlang, which is very appropriate.

The current Daming is no longer the previous Daming, and it can no longer be managed according to the grass platform.

While change can be painful, failure to change is a slow death.

Zhu Youlang wants to take the lead in breaking the abscess before it is completely broken, so that Daming still has the possibility of thriving.

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