Fang Yuan did successfully conquer Chongzhen this time, and also took the army of the Ming Imperial Court, and also secretly tested the thoughts of the imperial court.

The result of the temptation made Fang Yuan very satisfied, and the governors of the imperial court were all afraid of the Xuanjia army. If the four provinces of Shandong are sent to the Ming court with both hands, and the court does not dare to take over, then there is no need to worry at all, the court still has the courage to send troops south to Shandong.

There has been a major change in the situation in the capital, Chongzhen has ascended the throne again, and Fang Yuan is not justified in attacking the capital again.

Of course, morality was still Fang Yuan's secondary consideration, and what made Fang Yuan even more scruptuous was the powerful force north of the Great Wall, the Manchu Qing.

In history, Li Zicheng was defeated by Wu Sangui after capturing the city of Beijing, and then collapsed on all fronts, spitting out the fruits of the previous victory.

If the Ming court is defeated, it must face the threat that the Manchus may enter the customs at any time. Even, if the imperial court is forced to a dead end, it is difficult to guarantee that the imperial court will not learn from Wu Sangui to find the Manchu Qing to borrow troops. Therefore, the attack on the capital is to affect the whole body, to worry more about defeat, less to win, we must fully estimate the danger of the intervention of the Manchu iron cavalry.

In other words, before the ability to defeat the imperial court and the Manchu Qing coalition army, we cannot easily take the city of Beijing. This battle is the largest and most arduous battle since the crossing, and it is necessary to invest the greatest military, financial, and material resources to win.

Li Zicheng, who had been sending troops to harass Huguang and Jiangxi on the Western Front, was the most unstable hidden danger in the rear. If this Li Zicheng is not solved, how dare Fang Yuan dispatch elite soldiers and good generals to the north, or even go out to compete for power?

Fang Yuan's next target to conquer was Li Zicheng. Before that, continue to send envoys to negotiate with the imperial court, and fight with the cannon!

Jinan Governor's Palace

Fang Yuan, who had just fought with Xing's on the bed for half an hour, was sweating profusely, and his physical strength was also exhausted, he turned over from Xing's naked jade body, and lay straight down with his eyes closed.

Xing, who was exhausted by the toss, obediently snuggled into his arms, constantly rubbing the beads of sweat on his chest, and hummed an unfinished moan in his mouth.

Fang Yuan suddenly asked, "Xing Clan, the bandits of Jie's department have been reorganized?!" ”

Since he asked about the matter, Xing Shi hurriedly opened his mouth to ask him for credit, "Well, most of the defeated army that was dispersed by Gao Jie's department returned to the barracks, and the few who became rogues were also annihilated, with a total of 15,000 people. ”

Fang Yuan let out a soft sigh, his fingertips gently slicing on her plump buttocks.

In this battle with Sun Chuanting, the losses of the Xuanjia army were indeed not small, and the collection of the rogues and defeated soldiers in Shandong was not only the most effective measure to quickly increase the source of troops, but also the most effective means to ensure public order in Shandong, otherwise these displaced people and bandits would inevitably loot everywhere and affect the local people's livelihood.

Fang Yuan gave military orders to the commander Jing Jie, as well as the commanders of the battalions, and even Bai Guangen, and Gao Ze, all these generals to recruit displaced people and bandits as soon as possible, and restore the strength of the Xuanjia Army to 40,000 to 50,000.

The effectiveness of the Xing clan's recruitment of bandits exceeded Fang Yuan's expectations. This Xing family is not only born as beautiful as a flower, with all kinds of charms, but it is rare that it is not just a vase, but also a first-class ability, no wonder Li Zicheng and Gao Jie all rely on her.

Perhaps, we can arrange a more important errand for her.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Xing Shi burrowed into his arms and coquettishly, "Regent, but this army is really poorly equipped, a thousand-man team, only eighty firearms, less than two hundred boring and guns, two hundred pairs of armor, and the saber is not the best sword." Regent, there is no such a shabby army in the Xuanjia army, can you allocate a little more armament?! ”

As soon as Fang Yuan heard her, she was begging for favors, she wanted to be well-equipped to arm this personal army under her command, the sophistication of the weapons greatly determined the combat power of this army, as well as the weight in Fang Yuan's heart.

Fang Yuan opened his eyes slightly, looking down at the woman in his arms, "What do you want?" ”

Xing didn't dare to ask for anything from his lion, so he could only say tentatively and softly, "Regent, can you raise the number of firearms for each thousand-person team to two hundred, four hundred pairs of armor, four hundred boring and spears, and two hundred swords?" ”

The corners of Fang Yuan's mouth rose slightly, and he smiled noncommittally.

Xing also thought that this opening was too big, which caused Fang Yuan's dissatisfaction, and he hurriedly put on a pitiful look and looked at him, "Regent, the slave family is a family of women, and they talk nonsense. The regent spends as much as he wants. ”

Fang Yuan stretched his waist and hugged her into his arms, "Xing, don't act in front of me, you, a woman, are more powerful than ninety percent of men." ”

After the Xing clan was recognized, with a slightly panicked look in his eyes, Fang Yuan slowly spoke, "How can that little bit of armament be enough?" A thousand-man team, equipped with 600 muskets, 1,000 pairs of armor, 800 boring and guns, and 800 swords! ”

This happiness also came too suddenly, Xing Shi was really taken aback at this time, and looked at Fang Yuan incredulously, "Regent, this, this, didn't you coax me?!" ”

Fang Yuan looked at her with a smile and said, "I never casually promise, of course there is an important task in allocating these armaments. ”

There is no free lunch in the world, the Xing family has long been well versed in it, if Fang Yuan did not have a task arrangement, how could he allocate such a large amount of armaments just because he had a few fish and water exchanges with her.

Xing asked tentatively, "Regent, what task?!" ”

Fang Yuan said slowly, "In two days, I will arrange for your own soldiers to go to Wuchang Mansion on a battleship to support Li Yan, who is holding on." ”

Li Zicheng and Li Guo are fighting with the Xuanjia Army in Huguang and Henan, and the world knows it. Fang Yuan arranged for Xing's army to go to prepare for war with Li Zicheng.

Xing was Li Zicheng's wife before, and now he was sent by Fang Yuan to fight against Li Zicheng, he was still a little nervous, worried about whether Fang Yuan would treat them as cannon fodder to send to death, "Regent, the thieves have at least 130,000 troops in Huguang, and our soldiers and horses can't save Wuchang!" And are there any reinforcements?! ”

Fang Yuan saw that she was really vigilant, and said with a smile, "You are just a striker, and I will personally lead the army to crusade against Li Zicheng in the future." I sent you forward, not to fight Li Zicheng, but to recruit Li Zicheng's generals as much as possible, which can be regarded as the best support. ”

Xing's intention to make such an arrangement suddenly became apparent, she used to be Li Zicheng's woman, and she was Li Zicheng's left and right arms, and she knew the temperament of Li Zicheng's generals better than anyone in the Xuanjia Army, those who could be bought, those who could not be bought, and she was the best candidate to do the recruitment work. If you go to any general of the Xuanjia Army, it will be half the effort.

Xing lowered his gaze slightly, and said softly, "Regent, there is a sentence that the slave family wants to ask, but they dare not ask. ”

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "Xing, I said a long time ago, don't act in front of me, just ask!" ”

Xing looked straight at him and asked softly, "If this is done, what benefits can the regent give us?!" ”

Xing's direct opening to ask for benefits was actually right for Fang Yuan's taste.

The beautiful woman in her arms was just a tool for Fang Yuan to vent her desires during her loneliness during the Shandong War, and it was impossible to give her any promises and futures. If the relationship between two people, including physical relationship, is just a business, and only talks about the exchange of interests, not feelings, then it is the best.

Fang Yuan said briskly, "Xing's, so be it! How many generals can you recruit Li Zicheng, and the army that is absorbed, we have half a point. How many state capitals have been captured, Gao Yuanjue is the chief military officer of how many state capitals. ”

Fang Yuan offered a reward for performance, both official positions and sergeants could be rewarded, and how much benefit the Xing clan and Gao's personal soldiers could reap all depended on how much they could contribute to the battle with Li Zicheng.

His method is both fair and reasonable, what else can Xing Shi say, put his hands around his neck, and said in a coquettish voice, "Slave family thank the regent for his reward!" ”