In the Shanhaiguan General Military Mansion, Yan Yingyuan stood in front of the map of Liaodong and was talking: "The Mongolian Tatars outside the Guanhai have comprehensively invaded the Great Wall, and it is basically certain that this is the Liaodong Jianyu testing the truth. Once the Mongol Tatars report the situation back to Liaodong, I believe that it will not be long before there will definitely be changes in Liaodong. It's been a few days since you came to Shanhaiguan, and you're almost resting, right? ”

Hearing this, a short man in front of him immediately clenched his fists and said: "What the big man said is reasonable, I have been holding back these days, Liaodong Jianyu is a ball, and I Gu San Mazi has the final say on the sea!" ”

Yan Yingyuan listened, and reminded him with a straight face: "Don't underestimate Jianyu, the original battleships of the Denglai Navy Division were all brought over by those rebel generals, remember not to be careless." ”

After finishing speaking, he saw that Gu San Mazi seemed to be a little disapproving, so he said with a stern face: "It is a big matter to contain Liaodong Jianyu from the sea. The national bus generation must be successful. Therefore, passing by sea, it is necessary to deal a major blow to Liaodong Jianyu, so that they can have some scruples and dare not gather heavy troops to detour through the Mongolian steppe to invade the Guannei. ”

Speaking of this, Yan Yingyuan paused and then said: "I will also deploy the remaining warships to you, with only one purpose, to ensure safety, and to deliver all the troops at one time." ”

When Gu San Mazi heard this, he finally became serious, and hurriedly replied: "I have to be valued by the handsome, so that I can have this official body, and it can be regarded as a glory of the ancestors." No matter what, as long as I, Gu San Mazi, am here, there will definitely be no accident. ”

After saying that, he scratched his head and said, "I'll find someone to ask about the situation at sea." ”

Yan Yingyuan was actually a little disappointed, Gu San Mazi didn't have that kind of experience in regular sailor combat. But fortunately, on Jianyu's side, there is no sailor at present.

However, he didn't show this disappointment, because the commander of the water master he trusted was only Gu Sanmazi. When the whole army got on the warship and went to sea, it was equivalent to putting all their lives in the hands of the sailors.

I saw Yan Yingyuan pick up a dossier, hand it to Gu San Mazi and said, "The situation in the Bohai Sea, as well as the situation along the coast of Liaodong, I have already asked someone in advance. You take it back and look at it first, so that you know it by heart. ”

Gu San Mazi was overjoyed when he heard it, he was familiar with the situation in the open sea in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but he was really unfamiliar with the situation in the north, his eyes were black, and he heard Yan Yingyuan say so solemnly, to be honest, he was actually a little panicked in his heart.

However, Yan Yingyuan had already prepared these situations for him, which made him feel a lot more relieved, and he hurriedly took over the file.

Then, I saw that his eyes were round, and his expression was like a ghost, and then he raised his head with a sad face, looked at Yan Yingyuan and said, "Dashuai, I can't read!" ”

In fact, there were many illiterate generals in the late Ming Dynasty, and Gu Sanmazi was not missing. Therefore, Yan Yingyuan didn't care, but just said to him: "Then find a literate one to read to you!" ”

"Oh!" When Gu San Mazi heard this, he was relieved and nodded and replied.

Yan Yingyuan looked at the back of Gu San Mazi who turned around and left, and suddenly stopped him again: "If you want to truly glorify your ancestors and return to your hometown, you must make some achievements to prove yourself!" ”

Gu San Mazi listened, and his body paused obviously.

"Including myself!" Yan Yingyuan was still there and said, "I was recommended by the Duke of the Kingdom, but I have not made an inch, but I am already the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan." This time I will go to Liaodong, I will personally lead the team, and I want to prove that Guogong did not see the wrong person. ”

Hearing this, Gu San Mazi turned around, his face was serious, and he clasped his fists with both hands and said to Yan Yingyuan: "I understand, don't worry, Dashuai, I, Gu Sanmazi, know what is good, and I will definitely not disappoint Dashuai!" ”

Suddenly, he became an official and suddenly became a coastal defense guerrilla of the imperial court from a pirate. Seriously, Gu San Mazi was really happy, so he thought about how to become an official, and didn't think about anything else.

But at this time, after listening to Yan Yingyuan's words, he finally sobered up.

Seeing his attitude, Yan Yingyuan finally showed a relieved smile, waved his hand, and let him go.

Then, he walked back to the map of Liaodong and stared at the map of Liaodong again. At the same time, he secretly said in his heart: "This is the first time to attack Liaodong from the sea, the opportunity is the best, I will definitely satisfy the prince of the country, so that he can also have an explanation from the emperor." ”

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At this time, the Xingguo Gong he was worried about was reading the news from Jingshi. There were those given to him by Emperor Chongzhen, and there were also those sent by Chen Yuanyuan.

Among them, what Emperor Chongzhen gave him was mainly those things discussed in the court, and asked Zhang Mingwei's opinion.

And the news sent by Chen Yuanyuan here is more miscellaneous. The main thing is that the information collected by Jinyiwei every day, after being classified and refined, all of them are given.

These news gave Zhang Mingwei a detailed understanding of what happened in Jingshi. He is most satisfied with Plug Yinxi's performance.

In response to the situation on the Jingshi's side, he narrated it, and Zhu Yujiao wrote a long letter and sent it to the Jingshi.

He approved that Sun Chuanting go north to assist in the defense of Datong, and if possible, he suggested that Emperor Chongzhen give Sun Chuanting an edict that he must retaliate against the invasion of the Mongol Tatars.

In addition, Zhang Mingwei also emphasized the significance of what he is currently doing. He should not only take the Kaifeng area as a demonstration point, but also stabilize it in the Central Plains, and then gradually advance to the south, so that there will be no chaotic situation.

Because it was a secret performance, Zhang Mingwei also analyzed the future situation for Emperor Chongzhen.

It's just that in the war-torn Central Plains, such things as measuring land, re-registering fertile land, and checking hidden households have already encountered obstacles in the court. What if it's over there in Jiangnan in the future?

This situation is definitely very serious on the Jiangnan side. Under normal circumstances, if these measures were to be implemented, I don't know what would happen?

Therefore, Zhang Mingwei is not in a hurry to march now, and pursues the thieves, which has the meaning of driving the wolf and the tiger.

In addition, the thieves in the south, the strength of several forces combined is actually very strong. If they were to pursue them directly, it would most likely force them to join forces, making it much more difficult to exterminate the thieves.

Therefore, the southern thieves should not feel too much pressure, and the method of boiling frogs in warm water is easy to use at any time.

For this reason, although Zhang Mingwei did not lead the army to the south, he had already sent a large number of nights to collect all kinds of news about the thieves in the south, and also to publicize the news that was not conducive to the unity of the thieves. For example, Li Zicheng wanted to annex Luo Rucai's men and horses, so he killed Luo Rucai with his own hands.

In addition, having tasted the sweetness of the public opinion war, Zhang Mingwei's people are still in Kaifeng, but they have already begun to extend his tentacles to the south.

Zhang Mingwei selected some people from Luo Rucai's men in batches, and asked them to "escape" back to the south, go to the thieves in the south, lurk, and wait for him to lead the army to kill before activating.

Also, he sent a letter to Chen Yuanyuan, using her influence in the south to promote "Ming Pao", and wanted to influence public opinion in Jiangnan before he went to Jiangnan.

Of course, this matter is not only Chen Yuanyuan to do, Zhang Mingwei also wrote to the prince, asking the prince to do it as well, to speed up the influence of "Ming Pao".

For this matter, Zhang Mingwei also deliberately took the time to break the update, and dictated a lot of favorite chapters in one go, and finally tired a few ghostwriters.

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While Zhang Mingwei was busy with these things, Li Guo led the 5,000 thief cavalry back to Xiangyang. Because Li Zicheng led the troops to retreat here.

Hearing that Li Guo led the troops back, Li Zicheng was very surprised, so he hurriedly summoned Li Guo and asked: "What about Xingguo Gong's side, has it already gone south, or is it time for the whole army to be infected with the plague, and it is time for us to kill back?" ”

The people on the side also looked at Li Guo, and many people's faces showed anticipation, obviously they all hoped that the court officials and soldiers would be overshadowed.

However, Li Guo had a serious face, shook his head and said, "Xingguo Gong's side has isolated those who have suffered from wind and cold, and the current treatment is almost the same, and it has not caused much panic. However, the Xingguo Office Department did not go south, and it was still in Kaifeng. ”

Hearing this, Niu Jinxing said with a smile: "That is to be delayed by grain and grass, hehe, so many people, see what he does?" ”

Li Zicheng was also very interested when he heard this, so he asked Li Guodao: "Then how does Xingguo Company deal with so many people?" Isn't it going to be a dismissal again? ”

"Hehe, Xingguo Gong bought people's hearts before and gave them travel expenses, these four or five hundred thousand people, the travel expenses alone are a lot of money." Song Xiance also said with a smile, "Could it be that as soon as we leave, then Xingguo Gong will 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 buy people's hearts, and now everything is in his grasp, and he will definitely not spend that unjust money." If you don't believe it, you asked Li Guo, right? He didn't spend that money either? ”

Li Guo shook his head when he heard this, and when he saw that Niu Jinxing still wanted to speak, he didn't want to listen anymore, so he said loudly to Li Zicheng: "General, those people were not dismissed at all, and they were all placed in the area of Kaifeng Mansion. ”

"What? All settled in the Kaifeng area? Li Zicheng was very surprised when he heard this, "How did he settle it, how could he place so many people?" ”

The others were also very curious, and they all stared at Li Guo and listened with their ears pricked up.

So, Li Guo told me everything over there. And he said it in detail, including the matter of Xingguo Gong dealing with those local squires, all of which were very clear.

Everyone who heard it, including Li Zicheng, was a little stupid. This kind of placement method, they never expected.

The court not only moved the king for this, but also severely cracked down on those local squires, which was simply not the court they knew.

For a moment, there was silence in the lobby.