Chapter 177: Northern Expedition by Sea
After Zhu Youlang watched the performance, he ordered Jiao Lian and Yu Long Wang Xing to step up their training, and made it clear that they would go on the expedition a month later.
After receiving the order, Jiao Lian and Yulong Wang Xing lived directly in the barracks and practiced and slept with the soldiers.
After receiving the order conveyed by Dongchang, Li Chengdong immediately discussed with Zhang Fulu how to recruit enough strong men.
"Grandpa Zhang, what should I do now?" Li Chengdong, who couldn't think of anything to do, asked a little anxiously.
Hearing this, Zhang Fulu pondered for a moment and said: "Alas, who told you to be so murderous, the entire south, there is not one in ten, there must be enough strong men for Your Majesty." ”
It turned out that after Li Chengdong recuperated in Hue, he led the troops directly to the south, and every time he passed a place, he wanted land and no people, even if he surrendered in exchange, he sold them to the mine one by one, and those people, only the women were left.
"Otherwise, we're going to sell some of the manpower back from those mines." After a while, Li Chengdong said helplessly.
Zhang Fulu looked away and said, "The idea of the profiteer, you don't want to fight."
Seeing this, Li Chengdong looked at Zhang Fulu helplessly: "In this way, I can only make it clear to Your Majesty." ”
"Your Majesty didn't tell you about it." Zhang Fulu looked at Li Chengdong as if he was a fool: "Your Majesty wants people, not your confession, who told you to be so fierce, even the village where the sanitation station was originally prepared will be destroyed." ”
"Are those barbarians still human, it's not like you haven't seen how fierce those people are."
Hearing this, the corners of Zhang Fulu's mouth twitched, but after thinking about it, he said: "Now the plan, then I can only ask Your Majesty for war." ”
"Please." Li Chengdong was slightly puzzled and said: "Annan has finished fighting, and you can still fight there, it is impossible for the Tartars, the countries of Nanzhang have just cooperated with us, and it will be a loss of the majesty of the Son of Heaven to fight them."
After some understanding, Li Chengdong understood that Zhu Youlang would never let himself go back to fight with the Tartars, and it was even more impossible for Nanzhang Zhancheng, Siam and other countries.
Zhang Fulu said softly with a straight face: "Your Majesty has long intended to fight Burma, you think, when you get there, you will be the same as Annan, let you play, as long as the army abides by the military discipline like Annan, and the most important thing is that soldiers can also make a fortune like Annan, why not."
Hearing this, Li Chengdong's eyes lit up, and at this time he thought of Ma Jixiang, who was sent to Burma, thinking of this, Li Chengdong said excitedly: "I will go to the table now and ask to lead the troops to fight Burma."
"You're stupid." Zhang Fulu said with a little displeasure: "How can this friendly country say that it will fight, there must be a process for everything, let's choose the table and blame Burma for His Majesty's disobedience, and then it will be Ma Jixiang's ability, and after that, the general will have a chance." ”
"However, if we don't tell Your Majesty about this, how can we do such a bold thing ourselves." Although Li Chengdong has decided in his heart to fight Burma, he also understands that Zhu Youlang at this time is not Zhu Youlang who has just ascended the throne.
"This matter is not to be played, but to be played secretly, we, we can't hide anything from Your Majesty, otherwise." In the end, Zhang Fulu wiped his neck.
Seeing this, Li Chengdong slightly agreed: "Just listen to my father-in-law." ”
A few moments later, a single soldier and two horsemen rushed north, and Zhang Fulu also had a secret music to hurry away.
By the time Zhu Youlang received Li Chengdong's secret recital with Dongchang, Zhu Youlang had already received a reply from Luzon.
"Your Majesty, the war in Annan is over, and Chen Zisheng is invited to fight on the southeast coast." Just as Zhu Youlang was thinking about the secret letter between Li Chengdong and Zhang Fulu, Ding Siliang reported with a solemn face.
Zhu Youlang put down the fold in his hand, and he came to a map, and he pointed along Guangzhou to Luzon, and then Dongfan finally stopped at Tamna, which was given to Korea by the Ming Dynasty.
"Let Chen Zisheng Yu Gui Bai Wenxuan and the cabinet ministers come to meet." After a while, Zhu Youlang said with a frown.
"Yes."
A few moments later, Chen Zisheng, who was waiting outside, immediately walked in, and at this time, Chen Zisheng, who was already a master of the water, had lost his previous scholarly anger.
"If I don't meet Your Majesty, long live my emperor."
"Hmm." Zhu Youlang looked at Chen Zisheng carefully: "Get up." ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Chen Zisheng stood straight in front of Zhu Youlang.
"Not bad." Zhu Youlang, who was looking at Chen Zisheng carefully, suddenly said: "With such an enterprising heart, I can rest assured that I will hand over the sailor to you." ”
"Your Majesty, in the war in Annam, our army has been able to advance and retreat freely, walking on the sea, although we dare not claim to be invincible, but we can definitely fight to the point of a single soldier." Chen Zisheng said with a firm face.
Zhu Youlang nodded and said: "It's good to have such a fighting spirit, but you can't be brutal, you still use your brain to command the battle." ”
"Yes."
Seeing this, Zhu Youlang smiled and pointed to the map: "You look at this map, you feel that Daming should do it next." ”
Chen Zisheng came to the map with courage, he looked at the places that had been marked, and Chen Zisheng kept staring at Nanjing.
"Your Majesty, I don't think that the next step is to restore Nanjing." After thinking for a moment, Chen Zisheng decisively pointed to Nanjing Road.
Zhu Youlang looked away and said: "If you think about it again, you don't have to answer in a hurry, when the others come, you can answer." ”
"Yes." Chen Zisheng's face was slightly surprised.
And Zhu Youlang picked up Li Chengdong and Zhang Fulu's secret music again, he frowned and pondered from time to time, and looked at the map not far away from time to time.
In this way, after staying for half an hour, Ding Siliang came to report.
"Your Majesty, the cabinet and Bai Wenxuan are here."
"Xuan." Hearing this, Zhu Youlang put down the secret music and said.
After a while, Bai Wenxuan, Qu Shiyun and other ministers knelt in front of Zhu Youlang: "Wechen meet Your Majesty, long live my emperor." ”
"Zhu Aiqing is flat." Zhu Youlang opened his hand and warmed his hand.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After Bai Wenxuan, Qu Shiyun and the others stood up, Zhu Youlang immediately opened his voice and said, "I have decided to go north from the sea. ”
As soon as Zhu Youlang's words came out, Chen Zisheng's face was overjoyed, but Bai Wenxuan looked at Chen Zisheng on the side thoughtfully, but the faces of the cabinet ministers became solemn.
"Your Majesty, although the old minister has not discussed the army for a long time, the old minister has asked him to think twice." Qu Shiyun was the first to open the channel.
As soon as Qu Shiyun's words fell, Lu Daqi immediately answered: "Your Majesty, the sailor attacked, first, he can't attack the city and seize the land, second, the cost is huge, and third, the sailor doesn't have the ability to go north all the way unhindered." ”
Lu Daqi and others understood that at this time, the naval master talked about strength, that is, Zhu Chenggong in Fujian, but although it was impossible for him to surrender to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, he did not cooperate with the Qing court in full sincerity when he united with the court several times to attack the Qing court.
"Your Majesty......."
As soon as Chen Zisheng's words came out, Zhu Youlang immediately stopped and said: "Military is just looking at one aspect. ”
As he spoke, Zhu Youlang came to the map, and his finger pointed from Guangzhou to Luzon, then to Dongfan, Tamluo, and finally to North Korea.
"You can see clearly that Luzon has replied to the letter, and is willing to strengthen ties with the Ming Dynasty, follow the laws and regulations of the Ming Dynasty at sea, and the Ming Navy can temporarily stay in Luzon to rest." Zhu Youlang looked around at the people.
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