Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Heavy Rain Arrives Before the Wind Comes

Jingzhou City.

As the weather enters summer, the rain gradually increases. Most of the Yangtze River was caught in heavy rains.

The heavy rain is like a note, and the heaven and earth are connected in a line. The sound of crackling is endless. made Zhang Xuan feel like he was in turmoil.

He was distraught, not because of the sound of the rain, but for himself.

Once again, he had misjudged.

When he cleaned up the chaos in Yiling, he found out the reason why Yiling didn't support it even overnight, and naturally he also knew Wen Anzhi hidden in Gao Yigong's army.

Zhang Xuan naturally deduced that Gao Yigong's southward movement was in advance with the small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty.

But Wan Wan didn't want the two sides to come into contact, and instead of converging, they fought.

Due to the fact that the early progress of Gao Yigong's department was too smooth, many of the scouts of the Xia army were not interested in fighting, and it could only be regarded as an armed conflict. It was only in the city of Changde that a large-scale confrontation took place that this was determined.

But the opportunity has been lost.

Yiling City was not blocked, and the pursuit was slow. Missed opportunities.

Zhang Xuan deeply reflected on himself in the sound of the rain.

Employing soldiers is Zhang Xuan's advantage.

But to put it another way, unresponsive.

Very often, the fighter plane is fleeting. There is simply not much room for hesitation to think.

Zhang Xuan was trembling before, and he couldn't tolerate a failure, it was very simple, Cao Ying's foundation was shallow, and the failure of any key battle could make Great Xia collapse.

Now, although Luo Rucai has died of illness, the cohesion of Great Xia has declined. But since the Battle of Xiangyang, Great Xia has proven its strength. Daxia, which owns most of the Yangtze River Basin, has a foundation.

There is the cost of failure, and after a big defeat, there is the possibility of coming here again.

Zhang Xuan thought for a while, and said secretly: "Perhaps, I can take a little risk." ”

"Guogong." Zheng Lian said: "Mr. Hu asks to see. ”

Zhang Xuan woke up from his contemplation and said, "Please." ”

Zhang Xuan's staff team has already been formed, and Zheng Lian will do the confidential matters. Zheng Lian has followed Zhang Xuan for the longest time, and the relationship between the two is like a brother and a teacher, so Zhang Xuan is very relieved of Zheng Lian.

As for the strategy on the battlefield, most of them are nonsense.

Although Hu Tang's uncle Hu Yining was born in Zhusheng, he was a general after all, although Hu Tang was a scholar, he had a lot of knowledge in military affairs.

And many things in the officialdom are Yao Qisheng.

Although Yao Qisheng is not very old, he is a native of Zhejiang, and the master of Shaoxing is famous all over the world. But I understand it very well.

Yao Qisheng himself has a chivalrous spirit that does not stick to the rules. understands the rules and regulations of officialdom, but never sticks to them. Zhang Xuan's goal, he even used extraordinary methods to achieve.

These three people are the core of Zhang Xuan's staff.

However, all of Zhang Xuan's staff members are young people. While young people are full of vitality, in many places, it is inevitable that they are lacking. Zhang Xuan has always wanted to find someone who is proficient in officialdom affairs and military affairs. There is practical experience, and it is better to have some famous old adults to help him.

But when he thought about it, he couldn't find such a person. After all, Zhang Xuan's request for such a person is not easy to find in the Qing Dynasty, Xia Dynasty, or Ming Dynasty.

Gao Doushu is a good candidate. But can Zhang Xuan pull someone over as a staff member?

I can only cultivate it myself.

Hu Tang walked with the wind, and as soon as he came in, he said: "There is something wrong with the situation of Guogong. ”

"What's wrong?" Zhang Xuan said: "But there is news in Changsha? ”

Hu Tang said: "My lord's eyes, there have been many discussions about the Northern Expedition in Changsha recently. ”

"Northern Expedition?" Zhang Xuan said: "I haven't looked for him yet, Longwu wants to do it first?" ”

Hu Tang said: "The news I got from my old friend is probably the rumor released by Longwu in advance. ”

This situation made Zhang Xuan ponder for a while.

Since Longwu ascended the throne, he has been emphasizing Zhongxing and the Northern Expedition. Whether it is true this time or not, Zhang Xuan is a little skeptical, but with the fact that Gao Yigong was sealed, look at it together. There is a sense that the truth is about to come out.

What to do in this situation?

"I can't let the high school students continue to stay in Hunan. It can't let Longwu continue to prepare. ”

Since Longwu ascended the throne for half a year, he has secured his position and accumulated strength. The Northern Expedition he planned, Zhang Xuan was not very optimistic. He was confident that he would thwart Longwu's Northern Expedition.

After all, after the defeat of the Ming army at Hukou, the rest were defeated by the remnants of the army, and there were not many elite soldiers at all. But Zhang Xuan doesn't think there will be any key changes.

But Zhang Xuan didn't want the Ming army to take the lead.

Without him, the rule of Great Xia over the middle reaches of the Yangtze River is not too stable, there are many gentry and people who support the Ming Dynasty in the local area, and there are many gentry and people who are with Great Xia and the snakes, and there are almost no who are really hardcore loyal.

Such a situation cannot stand the test. And Zhang Xuan didn't want to test it. Once the Northern Expedition. Once the ground is shaken, there will be blood, and once blood is seen, it will not end well.

Anything that takes sides comes at a price. Zhang Xuan didn't want to give them a chance to stand in line, so he was ready to strike first. The first attack disrupted the rhythm of the Ming army. also separated the rest of the Dashun Army and Longwu by the way, Zhang Xuancai did not believe that between Gao Yigong and Longwu, the real monarchs and ministers knew each other, and there was no cooperation

Space.

It's just that the only problem is that Zhang Xuan's troops at hand are more than enough to defend and not enough to attack, if they attack, without adding a naval army, the entire Xijing will remain under the jurisdiction of the troops, at most 30,000, plus the naval army, but more than 40,000. It is necessary to call in troops from Nanjing.

Not only troops, but also food and other military supplies were lacking. After all, the battle of Xiangyang almost emptied the ground near Wuchang.

Otherwise, the southern expedition will not be put on next year.

And Nanjing is not too abundant, after the performance, whether it can be approved, Zhang Xuan can't guarantee, but let's play first.

Zhang Xuan pondered for a while. Let Zheng Lian grind, drink the ink with a brush, and then put pen to paper on the rice paper.

"Xijing stayed in Zhennan, the general Zheng Guogong, and the minister Zhang Xuan. Ten thousand deaths to hear:"

The longer the time passed in ancient times, the more Zhang Xuan felt that his previous life was like a dream of Nanke. He has become accustomed to calligraphy, and although his calligraphy is not very pretty, it also has its own style.

His style is in the brush style, using a lot of hard pen strokes, and many pen strokes in later generations are made from the brush, and he is the opposite.

It looks like something special. I don't dare to say how good it is, but it can be regarded as having its own style.

As for the various articles, I am also used to it.

After all, the longer the time passed, the more Zhang Xuan felt that although there was a so-called vernacular literary movement, in fact, the gap between classical Chinese and vernacular was not as deep as imagined.

In addition, the knowledge of Luo's father and son is not high, their holy decrees are generally fainted, otherwise the colloquialism is serious, Zhang Xuan is mixed with some similar to "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", this ancient vernacular writing, but the effect is better.

"The previous Li Guozhi's rebellion and Gao Yigong converged, and the minister couldn't intercept it, and he has entered the territory of Nanming. In the view of the ministers, the Nanming army was prosperous. In the land of the lake, the two males do not stand side by side, either I am the enemy, and if the enemy is me. Therefore, the minister asked that after the autumn of this year, he would go south first. ”

What Zhang Xuan wants is not to give Longwu a chance to integrate.

After Zhang Xuan wrote the memo, he immediately sent it to Nanjing.

Zhang Xuan stood with his hands in his hands and pushed open the window, but he saw that he didn't know when the rain had stopped, but the dark clouds did not disperse, but pressed extremely low, which seemed to be above the eyebrows, making Zhang Xuan feel extremely depressed.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, swept the moisture in the air, and hit it, and for a while the hanging brushes in the room collided with each other, and the unfinished books were turning the pages by themselves.

Seeing this, Zheng Lian immediately came over to clean up. Zhang Xuan raised his hand and said, "No need, open the windows." ”

The subordinates didn't dare to slack off, one window after another was opened, and the wind with moisture blew Zhang Xuan's sleeves, as if they were agitated wings. It looks like a fluttering fairy.

Zhang Xuan felt a burst of coolness and said, "Good wind, good wind." ”

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