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Chapter 163 Sympathy

A few words impressed everyone present. Since the start of the army in Xuzhou, everyone has been worried about survival all the time, and almost all efforts have revolved around how to make the army more combat-ready and larger. But no one had time to think about the deeper, more long-term problems.

Including the old Jinshi Lu Luzeng, the exhibition plan offered to Zhu Eighty-one was only to take the elite soldiers of Huaisi and the grain of Wu Yue, waiting for the opportunity to chase the world. And how to chase the deer and how to manage it after laying the turf has not been considered in detail.

And Zhu Chongba took a small brand, but from the scene in front of him, he quickly thought of this layer. And in one word, the biggest weakness of the Huai'an Army at present, the lack of farmers!

To the east of the canal, the fields are mostly saline-alkali flats. It is not suitable for farming in the first place. Now that the people were able to find a better livelihood in the city, they were reluctant to continue digging in the land. Therefore, in the Huaidong area, food has always been beyond its means, and it is all dependent on purchasing from other places. After Zhu Eighty-one occupied Huai'an, most of the excesses and miscellaneous taxes imposed by the Mengyuan court were banned, which gave benefits to the people, made the market prosperous in a very short period of time, and the food gap became even larger.

At present, although the method of linking the transportation of salt from the table with the transportation of grain can alleviate some of the crisis. However, the lack of sufficient food reserves is a hidden danger after all.

No matter how strong an army is in combat and how good its weapons and armor are, it will not be able to fight without food. Even if he can start with a strong start, it will be difficult for him to be able to defeat the enemy if he adopts a strong and clear tactic. In the unlikely event that the army is unable to advance for a long time under the insistence of the army, the combat effectiveness will be quickly reduced. When the food they brought with them was exhausted, there was no other choice but to retreat.

And in case the opponent is ruthless and prohibits the flow of grain to Huaidong by force, or because of the catastrophic year, the price of grain soars. The Huai'an Army will inevitably suffer an unprecedented blow.

Even if all of the above situations are dealt with by luck, it is unlikely that the Huai'an army will achieve much of a show. Because the wealth of the Huai'an army was overly dependent on the commercial tax and salt tax, while other regions did not have the same rich commercial tax and salt tax to collect. Therefore, if the Huai'an army only wants to divide one place in the future, or to take Yangzhou and Gaoyou in its hands, it will only be enough to be a powerful prince. If you want to go north to the Central Plains, or to fight the world, if you don't change the current way of governance, the more your territory expands, the weaker your strength will be, until you drag yourself to death.

These words may not be completely accurate, but it is the first time that someone has discussed the same issue with Zhu Bayi from such a high and deep angle. How could he not be shocked? What's more, in Zhu Dapeng's memory, the sixteenth ancestor in front of him was the final victor of the peasant uprising at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, how could this person's words be too crooked?

Thinking of this, in front of everyone, Zhu Eighty-one dressed up and solemnly saluted Zhu Chongba on horseback, "Hearing the general's words today, it's like a slap in the face!" Since the general can see my Huaidong's shortcomings, can he teach me a clever plan? If so, please teach in person, Zhu should thank you! ”

"The chief manager is serious!" The word 'teach', Xiao Ke never dares to be! Seeing that he had moved the world-famous Zhu Dudu in just a few words, Zhu Chongba himself felt a little surprised. first gave up his hand and returned the favor, and then said hesitantly, "The chief manager went to Huai'an three months ago, and the offensive was so sharp!" I don't know why, after getting off Huai'an, he suddenly reined in his minions? Xiao Kebai can't figure it out, and please ask the general manager for guidance? ”

"This, this, I was able to take Huai'an that day, it was purely an adventure! Then I didn't dare to repeat the old tricks, lest I lose and lose all my previous achievements! Zhu Bayyi smiled, the expression on his face was a little embarrassed.

For more than three months, the Huai'an Army has only been circling around at home, and has not made any efforts to expand its territory. On the one hand, it is because the troops in his hands are too thin, and there is another factor, which is also the most important factor, that is, this guy's strategic thinking.

In fact, apart from accepting some of Lu Luzeng's guidance, most of his other strategic ideas came from Zhu Dapeng. And with Zhu Dapeng's otaku thinking, after having a base area, the next step is naturally to bury himself in farming and digging for gold and accumulate strength. When the strength is strong enough, then deal a fatal blow to the opponent.

Obviously, this strategy is a bit too wishful. Even if Zhu Chongba didn't ask, after listening to his previous words, Zhu Bayi suddenly realized this problem. You want to take it slowly, but your opponent is not a fool and will never stand still waiting for you to do it slowly. They will try their best to curb your exhibition, including military and non-military means, and then strangle you alive in Huaidong, a piece of gold that flows copper coins and salt, but has no rice and grain.

Sure enough, after Zhu Chongba heard his explanation, he immediately shook his head with a smile, "Since repeating the old trick is a risk, how do you know that staying in Huai'an is not an adventure?" In a small way, since the chief manager has raised the banner of righteousness, he is not taking risks all the time. It's just that the way of risking is different, and the outcome is different every time! ”

"This-?" Zhu Bayiyi didn't know how many times he was stunned. looked at Zhu Chongba with straight eyes, eager to cut off the other party's head, knock it open to see what kind of structure it was?

Demon, this man is definitely a native demon! His rebellion lies in the fusion of the soul and thinking of Zhu Dapeng, a later generation. And although Zhu Chongba is a native, his vision is broader than that of himself, a soul fusionist, and his vision is even longer-term. You know, from 1352 A.D. to 2o14 A.D., that is more than 650 years of time. And a person who has accumulated more than 650 years of experience, in terms of knowledge, is compared to a native who has not had any accumulation. This blow is really not heavy enough.

"When Xiao Ke passed by Sizhou, he was fortunate to see the tiger Ben under the command of General Xu Da!" As if he was afraid that the blow to Zhu Bayi would not be big enough, Zhu Chongba thought about it and continued. "The soldiers under General Xu's command are definitely the best in the world. Even if it is an auxiliary soldier, to be honest, it is not much worse than the soldiers on Meng Yuan's side. I heard that under the command of the chief manager, there are five such tiger divisions. The chief manager doesn't use him to expand the territory, but uses him to guard the door, which is too tyrannical! Could it be that the chief manager thinks that when you are recuperating, the officials in Mengyuan will continue to be drunk and dream of death like before? Who gave them such guts? Yangzhou, Gaoyou, Zhenjiang, Changzhou, since the governor flew to capture Huai'an, which high-ranking official of Mengyuan still dares to continue to sleep soundly? ! If they only know how to get drunk and dream of death, how can they be up and down in officialdom for decades? ”

This sentence is asked more sharply. Your Huai'an Army is on display, and others are not standing still. Especially close to the Huai'an Army, such as Gaoyou, Yangzhou, etc., there is no shortage of money or soldiers, and what is originally lacking is just an enterprising heart. Now that the Huai'an army is eyeing the side, even if the local officials are stupid, they know that they have to do everything they can to protect themselves. How can you continue to drink and listen to dramas. It is true that most of the officials in Mengyuan are greedy, but none of them are fools. is a fool, he has long been self-purged by officialdom, and he will not climb to the key position of controlling the mansion and all the way.

Whether it is a clean official or a corrupt official, in an official-based society, those who climb to a high position must all be elites. Thinking of Zhu Dapeng's memory, a very famous statement. The cold sweat on Zhu Bayi's forehead finally seeped out. Arching his hand, he bowed to Zhu Chongbashen again, "Hearing your words is better than reading ten years." The eighth brother is high, Zhu has been taught! ”

"Don't dare, don't dare!" Zhu Chongba hurriedly jumped off his mount and slammed it to the ground, "Xiao Ke is arrogant and opens his mouth in front of the chief manager." The general manager is not to blame, he is already benevolent. How dare you receive the gift of the Grand Governor again? ”

"That's it! You're a very particular person! Zhu Eighty-one laughed, jumped off the horse, and grabbed Zhu Chongba's hand, "Anyway, this place is not far from the city gate, so you might as well walk a few steps together and talk while walking." Zhu has a lot of things in his heart, and he wants to ask Brother Chong for advice! ”

"How can you dare to call the chief manager a brother and a brother?!" Zhu Chongba insisted on refusing to talk to his peers, broke his arm out, and gave a deep salute again, "The chief manager has something to ask, but Xiao Ke should know everything and say everything!" ”

"You, alas!" Zhu Bayi shook his head at Zhu Chongba, and had no choice but to listen to it. The people of this era take etiquette and dignity very seriously, and he doesn't like it, but he can't fight against the whole era on his own. However, if you have the opportunity, you can ask Zhu Chongba for a few more tricks, and etiquette or not etiquette will become secondary. Anyway, as long as Zhu Chongba, the big demon, doesn't care about himself, as a superficial superior, he doesn't need to force it, right?

Although he fused Zhu Dapeng's soul and memory, physically speaking, he still belonged to Zhu Laofu. So there is no psychological barrier to calling Zhu Chongba a brother. And Zhu Chongba, because he is only a chief, and the other party is a big manager, he seems a little restrained. But on the whole, the two admire each other very much, so sometimes although they don't agree with each other's views and practices, they can also give each other enough respect. Therefore, while walking and talking, chatting and walking, it is becoming more and more speculative. Unconsciously in each other's hearts, there was a sense of seeing each other very late. "It's a pity that he is not under Zhu!" "It's a pity that Zhu didn't know him earlier!"

Note 1: Although Zhu Yuanzhang treated his subordinates cruelly in his old age, his knowledge and knowledge were not as bad as in the history of the wild. Many of the orders he gave to Xu Da were strategically sounding. In particular, some of the orders during the northern period can definitely be called a strategic victory, and the decisive victory is thousands of miles away.