From Xing's words, Fang Yuan could see that the reason why Gao Yuanjue's troops were not advancing was indeed waiting for Fang Yuan's arrival. If it hadn't been for the calculations, it would have been impossible for the Xing family to come up with any strategy to get out of trouble when they were in danger.

In Xing's opinion, if he consults with Jing Jie, even if he makes meritorious service, he will share Jing Jie's pie. Only by offering credit to Fang Yuan in person can the credit be regarded as that of his son Gao Yuanjue. This is exactly in line with Xing's temperament, that is, if you don't see a rabbit, you don't scatter an eagle, and if you don't see Fang Yuan, you don't offer a plan.

Fang Yuan had forgiven this Xing clan in his heart, but he wouldn't give her a good look on his face, and said coldly, "Say it!" What's the best idea?! ”

Xing wanted to talk about it when he was alone with Fang Yuan, but when he saw Fang Yuan's cold face and the squinting eyes of the generals, he didn't dare to talk nonsense, and said truthfully, "Since Yuan Zongdi wants to persuade us to surrender, we will plan and promise him to surrender, and then lead the army to directly attack Yuan Zongdi's camp, and we will definitely be able to break the enemy in one fell swoop!" ”

Fang Yuan was silent when he heard this, because the thousand white phosphorus bombs had already been used up on the battlefield in Shandong, and the Changshu Arsenal was still working overtime to make them. Moreover, the raw materials of white phosphorus bombs are not cheap, Fang Yuan's funds are all used in the construction of tank battalions, and there are only 2,000 white phosphorus bombs made this time, and it will take at least half a year's work.

This time, Fang Yuan went west and did not carry a powerful white phosphorus bomb with him.

In Fang Yuan's opinion, Xing's suggestion was indeed a good strategy to break the enemy, but it could be seen that Xing's usual efforts were spent on studying the tactics of breaking the enemy.

Fang Yuan nodded and said, "Okay, Xing's family, this plan is very good, Gao Yuanjue's department will carry it out immediately, I am waiting for your good news in Wuchang Mansion!" ”

"Xing, you remember clearly, don't bargain with me. What I promised you, mother and son, will be fulfilled. If you want more territory, you can occupy it! ”

Xing didn't dare to say any more, so he hurriedly answered softly and took the order. Jing Jie wanted to speak several times and stopped, but he still swallowed the words in his mouth.

After Xing left, Fang Yuan ordered the generals to disperse, leaving only Jing Jie and Zhang Ying.

Fang Yuan looked at Jing Jie and smiled, "Third brother, I see you have something to say, say it!" ”

Jing Jie said, "Boss, Xing's plan is just a plan, I'm afraid I think the battlefield is child's play." Yuan Zongdi is a fierce general under Li Zicheng, and he has been on the battlefield for a long time, so he can't see through such a carving insect skill?! ”

Zhang Ying also said, "Regent, this little trick can't be hidden from me. If I were Yuan Zongdi, I would also plan and set up an ambush on ten sides, and when the Gao army came to surrender, it would not be too late to persuade him to surrender after being surrounded in one fell swoop. ”

Jing Jie nodded and agreed with Zhang Ying's suggestion, "If the boss wants Gao Yuanjue's subordinates to go and break the enemy, it will be a loss." If you just want to kill people with a knife, that's a different story. ”

Fang Yuan said with a smile, "Third brother, I have allocated a large number of firearms, armor, and swords to Gao Yuanjue's department, and I definitely don't want to borrow a knife to kill people." Xing is just a smart woman who can't make any big waves. Keeping her can not only appease the liukou, but also recruit Li Zicheng's generals. ”

Jing Jie had seen that Fang Yuan had equipped Gao Jun, a bandit with extremely poor military discipline, with excellent equipment, and said that Fang Yuan was seduced by Xing's beauty and lost his sense of proportion, and he was already dissatisfied with Gao Jun's bandit army. But seeing Fang Yuan's evaluation of the Xing family, as well as using the Xing family's thoughts, he realized that he underestimated Fang Yuan's scheming.

The Xing clan was just a tool used by Fang Yuan to deal with Li Zicheng, as for the physical relationship, it was because he was too lonely on the battlefield and used the Xing clan to vent his desires. From beginning to end, Fang Yuan had never been confused by the Xing family.

Fang Yuan inspected Jing Jie and Zhang Ying, and said with a smile, "Xing's plan is a woman's opinion, and I have seen too much of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, thinking that military and political affairs are in the house, and I can think of one play at will, how can I listen to her words?" ”

"But we can use Gao Yuanjue's department as a cicada and induce Yuan Zongdi to be that praying mantis, and we are the last yellow finch, heh!"

Jing Jie understood Fang Yuan's thoughts now, and suddenly said, "It turns out that the boss has another arrangement!" ”

Fang Yuan looked at Zhang Ying and said, "Commander Zhang, in this dispute between the governors of Shandong, you are a high-spirited and bright festival, and you have given up the position of governor, I will keep it in mind." When you do your best again, I will give you back the position of governor. ”

Zhang Ying respectfully bowed his hand and said, "The last general will not be able to repay the regent's kindness, and he does not dare to ask the governor for extravagance, but he is only willing to serve in front of the regent's saddle and behind the horse, which is a pleasure." ”

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "Okay, this time it's your chance to make meritorious service again." You led 5,000 special operations army sergeants, changed into military uniforms for the intruding army, and secretly sneaked to Puqi. Just waiting for Yuan Zongdi to start a war with the Gao army, he immediately led the army to copy Yuan Zongdi's camp, and then completely annihilated this invading army. ”

Zhang Ying had to admit that Fang Yuan had indeed brought the characteristics of the special operations army to the extreme every time. The characteristics of the special operations army are that they are suitable for instant surprise attacks, and they can often be achieved overnight. If you get caught up in a tug-of-war or positional war, the gains outweigh the losses.

This time the sneak attack on Yuan Zongdi's camp was the director of the special operations army, Zhang Ying gave up his hand to take the order, and asked, "Regent, Yuan Zongdi, is this person killed or captured alive?!" ”

Fang Yuan thought about it, Yuan Zongdi was also a staunch anti-Qing general in history, and was later killed by Kangxi. Such an anti-Qing general is an enemy, but Fang Yuan is still willing to give him a way to live, without having to kill them all.

Fang Yuan said slowly, "As long as he is willing to surrender, he will surrender." Also, conquering Li Zicheng and these rogues is completely different from fighting with the imperial court, and it is necessary to attack the heart and kill the bottom. For a rogue like Li Zicheng, a temporary defeat is not terrible, he once only had eighteen horsemen left, but he still made a comeback, why is this?! ”

Jing Jie replied, "Because the source of the soldiers who broke into the army was a steady stream of refugees who rose up to rebel, these refugees were actually the people of the Ming Dynasty, because they couldn't eat enough and had no livelihood, so they went to Li Zicheng to be a rogue." The more you kill, not only will you not be able to calm the people's anger, but the more fierce the people's resistance will be! ”

Fang Yuan nodded and said, "Third brother, that's a good point!" Therefore we must be the best in our hearts, and all the intruders who are willing to surrender, regardless of any previous crimes, will be pardoned and surrendered. There was only one condition for surrender, and it was necessary to unarmel and accept the adaptation. The strong ones were reorganized into the Xuanjia Army, and the old and weak were sent to Fengyang, where the government distributed land, cultivated cattle, and gave them a livelihood. Third, you can send sergeants to Huguang and Henan to spread this preferential policy of our army. ”

Fang Yuan took the acceptance of the adaptation as the only condition for surrender, in order to put an end to the living space of Zhang Xianzhong's professional household who surrendered. The reason why Zhang Xianzhong was able to fight back again and again was because the imperial court suppressed bandits, such as Xiong Wencan, etc., but they were just going through the motions and perfunctory Chongzhen, and they did not have the courage and determination to put Zhang Xianzhong and other rogues to death.

Zhang Xianzhong proposed not to accept the conditions of adaptation, and the imperial court was able to agree, so he rebelled again and again. Here in Fang Yuan, he will not give a rebellious professional like Zhang Xianzhong a hole at all, either surrender and accept the adaptation, or annihilate them all, there is no third condition.

Jing Jie had to admit that Fang Yuan's Pingkou policy of attacking the heart and killing the bottom was a sharp hit on the seven inches of a rogue like Li Zicheng. As long as most of the people in Huguang and Henan agree with the preferential policies implemented by Fang Yuan, not to mention that Li Zicheng's rogue army can be determined in a war, at least the source of Li Zicheng's army can be cut off.

Without millions of people in Henan and Huguang as potential sources of soldiers, what big waves can Li Zicheng make? His little family background will inevitably fight less and less, and finally collapse without a fight.