"But it's bitter and barren, and it's useless to take it!"

Li Guo has a bit of a psychological shadow on the north out of Ganshaan, although Dashun and Daxi started in Ganshaan, they have all suffered big losses in Ganshaan! Especially Zhang Xianzhong Long live Zhang Lao, he went out vertically and came back horizontally, and he lost a lot of money, and even his four godsons are not surnamed Zhang now.

"Father," said Li Laiheng, "the situation in Ganshan is much better now, although it is not rich, but there has not been a famine for many years, and it produces good horses, mules, muskets, cannons, and gunpowder. If we can take Ganshan, the national strength and military strength will be greatly increased. ”

Of course, Gan and Shaanxi are bitter, but they are really much better than the Apocalypse and Chongzhen years.

On the one hand, the toss back and forth for so many years, coupled with the several out-migrations of Shaanxi people (the Dashun and Daxi dynasties were all taken away by Shaanxi, and the Pingxi and Anbei domains of the Ming Dynasty each pulled away many people from Shaanxi), so that the population of Ganxi and Shaanxi has been greatly reduced, and now the total number of soldiers and civilians under the rule of Shaanxi Province, Hexi Domain and Pingxi Domain is only more than 6 million. The per capita land occupation rate is more than five acres, although the average yield per mu of Shaanxi and Gansu land is still very low, only 112 catties of wheat after deducting the grain planted, but five acres of land can also be beaten more than 600 catties, converted into flour is also more than 400 catties.

On the other hand, Zhu Cihong knows where there is money and where there is no money in China, so he will not let the provinces share the tax in a relatively equal way.

Under his rule, Gan and Shaanxi not only did not need to pay money to the imperial court, but also received a large amount of subsidies from the imperial court. Moreover, the Ming court also supported the animal husbandry of Ganxi through the purchase of mules and horses, and almost all the horses and mules used by the Ming army were produced in Ganshan.

In addition, the military industry in northern Shaanxi founded by Zhu Cijiong was also preserved under the support of the Ming court, and became the most important gun supplier for the Anxi, Hexi, and Beiting (Jungar) armies.

Li Guo also knew that the life in his hometown was better than in the past, and sighed softly: "I didn't expect that there was still a Ming monarch in the Ming Dynasty...... The days of the Shaanxi people are good, I'm afraid they won't be agitated anymore, right? ”

Li Laiheng said: "Father, the people of Shaanxi are the villagers of the Emen after all, and they are closer to the people of Huguang and Liangguang.

Moreover, in recent years, the Ming Dynasty has constantly transferred the brave men among the Shaanxi people to Hexi, Anxi, Shuofang, Anbei and other towns, and those who stayed in Shaanxi were some farmers who could not fight in peace. ”

Zhu Cihong was worried about the rebellious spirit of the Shaanxi people, so he tried his best to go to Hexi, Anxi, Shuofang, Anbei and other military towns...... In this way, Shaanxi has stabilized a lot, but its combat effectiveness has also weakened.

"In addition," Li Laiheng said, "the Ming Dynasty is now based on Pukou, the old mountain in the north of the Yingtian River, and from this into Shaanxi, it is a long road of two thousand and hundreds of miles, and it is all by land. And our army will be able to enter the pass in 300 miles from Hanzhong...... With a 300-mile back road versus a 2,000-mile back road, the advantage is all in my hands! ”

Li Guo nodded: "That's what I said...... Although Zhu Cihong is a Ming monarch, he is a fool when he lives in the southeast and dominates the world. Since ancient times, the world's armed forces have not left the northwest and northeast, and it is difficult to resist them in the central state, let alone the southeast? ”

"What my father said is very true," Li Laiheng nodded vigorously, "The foundation of the Northwest king's hegemony, the retreat of the Great Shun can compete with the Ming Dynasty, and the advance can sweep the world!" ”

Li Guo looked at his son: "Come to Heng, as a father, I will order you to be the commander, how about commanding 100,000 troops to go out of Qishan to take Ganshan?" ”

"Father," Li Laiheng shook his head, "Erchen's ability to use soldiers is far inferior to that of King Jin...... King Tun Hanzhong of Jin should be allowed to preside over the Northern Expedition with full authority. ”

Li Guo was stunned for a moment, and thought: After talking for a long time, you won't go!

"Then you will go back to Chongqing to assist your father?"

"Erchen is still going to Ava...... Li Laiheng said, "Ava and Shalian still have a lot to do, and they can't give up easily." And it's time for my father to go south to Kunming! ”

"Go south to Kunming?"

"Yes!" Li Laiheng said, "My father has been unfortunate in the southern capital for a long time...... And if he wants to win the hearts of Ava and Shalian, his father must sit in the southern capital, so that he can summon the Tusi from Ava and Shalian nearby, and preside over the migration to the two cities of Ava and Shalian. ”

What do you mean?

Li Guo was a little confused.

Li Laiheng smiled: "Ada, everything should be thoughtful, not just winning, not worrying about defeat...... Although Myanmar is a wild land, it is also extremely vast, and Sichuan and Yunnan together are not necessarily as big as Myanmar.

Moreover, there is a sea port in Sa Liem, Myanmar, which leads directly to the Indian Ocean, which Westerners call it. And the Indian Ocean was blocked by the Strait of Malacca, which was beyond the reach of the Ming Dynasty sailors. In case things go wrong, you can still go across the sea...... Thirty-six plans to go up! ”

Li Guo was noncommittal, silent for a while, and then asked: "When can the King of Jin send troops to the Northern Expedition to Guanzhong?" ”

Li Laiheng said: "Wait a little longer...... Ada first went south to Kunming, and then secretly transferred the king of Jin to Hanzhong to reorganize the army, and when Zhu Ming launched a large-scale crusade against Manchuria outside the Guan, he could wave the northern expedition and catch him off guard! ”

Li Guo was finally relieved: "Medium!" That's a great plan! ”

......

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Zhu Cihong is in the military parade again!

He must have known that the second generation of Dashun's government soldiers was really growing day and night, and they were all holding back their strength to take away his country, so during this time, he also paid more and more attention to his young guards and young officers.

The so-called Young Guards is the so-called "Nine-sided Boys' Army", and it is said to be "Nine-Sided", but in fact, not all members come from the Nine-Side.

Because there are no nine border towns that can send strong troops under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, only Anxi, Hexi, Shuofang, Anbei, Beiping, Daning, and Anchuan (in Guizhou and eastern Sichuan), a total of seven. Since the sixth year of Hongxing, the Ming court has recruited 800-1500 poor young people aged 10-12 from each of these seven towns (including their predecessors) every year.

In addition, 1,500 poor teenagers aged 10 to 12 were recruited from Hunan, Shandong, and Huaixi.

In this way, the total number of poor boys who are called into the Junior Guard Barracks every year is more than 10,000.

Now the first batch of enlisted Junior Guards are close to completing six years of rigorous training and are ready to go to the battlefield!

According to the statistics of the Ministry of War, there are more than 11,000 young guards who enlisted in Hongxing in six years, and after nearly six years of hard training and the elimination of the last position, there are about 8,000 people left, and now 16 battalions are formed in a phalanx, which is being reviewed by Emperor Zhu.

"Your Majesty, the 8,000 people here will officially become an army next year! Coupled with officers, artillerymen, captains (non-commissioned officers), and baggage soldiers, it is just one division! And in the future, it can become a division of the army every year...... With such elite soldiers, Duoduo outside the gate can close his eyes with peace of mind! ”

Talking to Zhu Cihong was Feng Sizhong, the first commander of the Young Guards.

"Good! It's finally an army! Zhu Cihong looked at the neat sixteen battalion phalanx in front of him, and nodded with satisfaction, "But don't form a division first, I want 6 flintlock pistol regiments, can I have them?" ”

Six regiments can be assigned to six divisions as sharp knives!

In addition, there are many "second-generation knights" here in Pukou - Laoshan who can act as shock cavalry, and it is not difficult to recruit and train 6 ironclad cavalry battalions. Moreover, the number of "black cavalry" (black lance and mule soldiers) was also very sufficient, and it was possible to give each of these 6 divisions a battalion.

In this way, Emperor Zhu will be able to have 6 very elite divisions available next year!

With these 6 elite divisions, the battle outside the gate is assured!

Although the battlefield outside the Guanxi is vast, except for the coastal areas of eastern and western Liaoning, all of them are far away and inconvenient for supply, so it is impossible to support the army for a protracted battle. So attacking Doni outside the gate with elite soldiers is the only option!

The reason why Zhu Cihong did not let Duoduo "die" was to stabilize the Southeast Sea and the Pacific Theater first, and on the other hand, he was waiting for his young guards to become an army!

"Your Majesty, we're going to clean up Doni next year?" Wu Sanfu, who followed Emperor Zhu in the military parade, was also excited.

He's been looking forward to this day for a long time!

"Yes!" Zhu Cihong nodded, "Send troops next year...... Strive for three years of Pingliao! ”