Sun Chengzong's plan is actually very simple, that is, to continuously consolidate the existing strength of the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong, and then continue to advance northward, as long as he can continue to gain a foothold and find an opportunity to win a battle, then the problem of Liaodong can be solved.

This is perhaps the most realistic and effective means of the moment.

Zhou Zheng knew in his heart that things would not go as smoothly as Sun Chengzong expected, but he also wanted to try hard.

"Rest assured, my lord, the subordinate officials will fulfill their duties and will not be afraid!" Zhou Zheng Shen said.

Sun Chengzong looked at it, smiled approvingly, and said, "Okay!" If you have anything to do in Songshan, you can come to me directly, if you have any questions, you can also ask Man Gui, I know that he has a good relationship with you. ”

Man Gui, who was supposed to have died under the gates of Beijing, is now alive.

"Yes." Zhou Zheng raised his hand and said.

Sun Chengzong seemed to know that Zhou Zheng was the 'guest army', so he didn't say anything, and after some instructions, he asked Zhou Zheng to continue to pull out the army to the north.

Zhou Zheng arrived in Songshan before the end of March, handed over to He Kegang, the deputy general of the defending army, and officially took over Songshan Fort.

Zhou Zheng asked Cao Bianjiao to arrange soldiers while patrolling around Songshan Fort.

He was accompanied by Meng Hezhou and Shangguan Qing and a team of guards, surrounding Songshan Fort, carefully investigating.

While walking, Meng Hezhou said: "My lord, this Songshan Fort is not even a small city, there is wasteland everywhere, the army and civilians are either in Jinzhou, or in Ningyuan, there is no village in front of the village, there is no store in the back, if it is built, it can really only move into Jinzhou to hold on." ”

In the face of Jianyu's attack, the Ming army has been defeated, and the so-called two great victories of Ningyuan are only able to hold on. The Ming army did not have the ability and strength to fight in the field with Jianyu.

Zhou Zheng stood at the highest point of Songshan Fort, looked around, looked around, and finally looked north, falling on the Daling River.

Meng Hezhou followed Zhou Zheng's gaze and said: "Guangning Zhong and Youtun have been repeatedly damaged by Jiantu, and it is not so easy to build them, across the big and small Ling River, if Jianlu comes again, we will not be able to rescue at all, and we are afraid that Jianlu will ambush halfway, if they surround Youtun and encircle the point to send reinforcements, it will be difficult for us to deal with it, so we can only give up." ”

Zhou Zheng nodded lightly, and the right tun was built, that is, it could be attacked, retreated, and defended, which was definitely not what Jianyu wanted to see.

Zhou Zheng turned his head to look at Songshan Fort again, and said, "If I go all out to build Songshan Fort into a city, how long do you think it will take?" ”

Meng Hezhou also looked at it, pondered for a while, and said: "My lord, we have 30,000 people, and then we can draw from other places, we can have 40,000 people, and if we go all out, we should be able to build it in four or five months." ”

Zhou Zheng secretly took a breath and said, "Keep an eye on the movements of the Jianyu people, rest for two days, and after two days, build the city with all your might!" ”

Meng Hezhou looked slightly startled, and hurriedly reminded: "My lord, this will require a lot of silver, and the other armies in Liaodong may have some ideas. ”

Liaodong has always been poor, the imperial court is poor, and every time it takes great effort to get military salaries, but it is less than half, and the soldiers are in arrears of money and food, and the soldiers do not know how much. If Zhou Zheng spent a 'huge amount of money' to build a city here, there would definitely be ideas in other places, and even some people in the court would write a letter of impeachment, causing a catastrophe.

Zhou Zheng naturally thought about this, waved his hand, and said: "I don't care so much, if Songshan can build a second Jinzhou, then Liaodong will basically be stable, and I will bear the consequences." ”

Meng Hezhou hesitated and did not persuade again. He knew that Zhou Zheng had never spared himself for the sake of national affairs along the way.

Zhou Zheng observed, then gathered everyone and began to prepare.

Liaodong has been constantly building a city, there is no shortage of tools, materials, and talents, what is lacking is time and persistent support.

After Zhou Zheng settled down in Songshan, he rushed to Jinzhou to see Mangui.

Zhou Zheng and Man Gui are old friends, and the bearded Man Gui patted Zhou Zheng's shoulder hard, laughed and said: "Knowing that you are coming to Songshan, I am happier than anyone else, no one else's, just rest assured!" ”

Zhou Zheng felt that his shoulders were about to fall apart, and said with a smile: "I'm going to Liaodong, but I want you to take care of it, don't shirk it." ”

"Well said!" Man Gui pulled Zhou Zheng to a side room, and the wine and food were already arranged.

Man Gui sat down with a golden knife, and said straight into the sword: "Liaodong, this place, you have been in this place for a long time, you know that everyone has ill intentions, you must be careful." ”

In Shanhaiguan, Zhao Shujiao didn't say much, and Zhou Zheng didn't want to ask much.

Zhou Zheng picked up the wine glass, touched it with Man Gui, and said, "What do you say?" ”

Man Gui took a sip of wine and said: "Although the superintendent is in charge of Jiliao, there are the governor of Jizhen under him, the general soldiers, the governor of Liaodong and many general soldiers, plus the original Liao people, as well as the new Zhongguan supervising the army, the relationship is complicated. If you encounter a war, you must beware of them, do not ask them for help, it is a blessing if it is not a bad thing! ”

Man Gui's voice did not fall, and he continued: "Be careful of Qiu Hejia. ”

Qiu Hejia, governor of Liaodong.

Zhou Zheng saw that what Man Gui said was direct and profound, and knew that it was not appropriate to ask more, and said, "I know." I'm going to expand Matsuyama, so you can lend me some manpower. ”

Jinzhou City was besieged by Jianyu three times or four times, and also broke the city several times, as the largest fortified city in the north, Jinzhou has a wealth of experience in construction and manpower.

Man Gui said indifferently: "Give you as much as you want." ”

Zhou Zhengdao: "Then lend me some people with rich combat experience, and I will pay you back in a year and a half." ”

Man Gui paused and looked at Zhou Zhengdao with wide eyes: "You don't plan to pay it back, do you?" ”

Zhou Zheng took a bite of food and said unhurriedly: "I'm new here, don't you take care of it as an old-timer?" ”

Listening to the words 'old-timer', Man Gui's eyes glared again, and then said: "That's it, who let you save me under the capital, give you a thousand people." ”

This time it was Zhou Zheng's turn to be shocked, the thousand people in Mangui were indeed atmospheric!

Zhou Zheng hurriedly picked up the wine glass and said, "Then I'll thank my brother, well, I'll give you ten cannons." ”

Man Gui just finished drinking, wiped his beard, looked at Zhou Zheng with burning eyes, and said, "Really ten gates, the kind you use in the capital?" ”

Man Gui knows how expensive this thing is, let alone five or six thousand taels of one door, and give ten doors in one breath, which is really atmospheric!

"It's better, but you hide something for me, so that the adults in the capital don't trouble me." Zhou Zheng said with a smile.

Man Gui nodded again and again, knowing that the thing was powerful, so he sent a lazi and said, "Don't worry, I promise that no one knows, even if you know it in the future, it has nothing to do with you, just rest assured!" ”

Zhou Zheng took another sip of wine and said, "What's the situation in Youtun?" ”

Man Gui had already guessed that Zhou Zheng was going to ask this, and said: "The superintendent wants to recover Guangning, Youtun, and Zhongtun are all expanding, but Zhongtun is too far away. Youtun is where Zu Dashou's 5,000 people are stationed, and it has been built since last year. ”

Zhou Zheng looked up at the sky, and the cold was about to pass.

Zhou Zheng groaned and said, "The Jianyu people will not sit back and ignore it, so you have to be careful." ”

Man Gui said: "Now is to compete with Jiantu, in half a year, Youtun will have the appearance, unless the army attacks the city, it will not be able to take it at all." ”

Zhou Zheng did not take it lightly, and said: "I am in Songshan, if there is any news, immediately fly the pigeon and pass the book to me." ”

Man Gui looked at Zhou Zheng and said with a deep face: "I don't believe in others, I believe in you, don't worry!" ”

This is the trust that came out of the battle in the capital.

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