Compared with this, it is much easier to subvert the power and organization and courage of the Ming Dynasty, only about 50,000 elite soldiers, within a year, the southeast coastal land can be pacified, but the sea and the return of the Japanese, without a strong sailor can not be completely exterminated, and the policy of forbidding the sea will also bring a steady stream of vitality to the Japanese, unless the imperial court opens the sea ban, otherwise, the scourge of the Japanese can not be completely pacified. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

To put it bluntly, the calamities in the south and the north are not purely military calamities, but compared with the calamities in the north, the calamities in the south are easier to pacify, and they do not need to spend too much money, nor do they need to mobilize the whole country.

Therefore, Zheng Guang still firmly supports the strategy of first south and then north, the north must defend, but not passively, but to follow the example of Zeng Milling, take the initiative to attack, turn passive into active, small troops on a large scale, attack the small Mongolian tribes close to the Ming border, and beat them so that they dare not approach the Ming border, there will be danger anytime and anywhere, so that they feel afraid, not only can deter the Mongols, but also train troops to prepare for the future counterattack.

Before full preparation, we can't stir up the anger of Altan, we can't let Alta desperately launch a full-scale attack of hundreds of thousands of cavalry, if you want to fight, you have to beat Altan into the abyss with all your might, and beat Mongolia into the second Xiongnu, they dare not go south again, and even dare not stay in the grassland, the Ming Dynasty wants to occupy the grassland, control the grassland, herd cattle and sheep and horses, and make it the most stable supply place for military horses and meat food in the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, before pacifying the Japanese invaders, the strategy of the north was to take the initiative to defend, and the small forces attacked and harassed on a large scale, so that the Mongolian tribes were frightened and could not live in peace, and all moved away from the border of the Ming Dynasty, so as to gain time for the growth of the Ming cavalry and the growth of the cavalry, and continue to penetrate deep into Mongolia with small-scale cavalry, so that Mongolia could not gather large-scale cavalry to invade the south and buy enough time for us.

In the meantime, we must not reveal our strength, nor can we let me realize that we are preparing for battle, so that we can destroy him in one fell swoop.

As for whether to open the sea, we must ask the imperial court to decide, Zheng Guang is in favor of opening the sea, the southeast is pacified, the sea is opened, the trade is back to normal, the imperial court reopens the market, and the commercial tax is levied, with the commercial tax, the imperial court has money, in order to establish a sailor, in order to further deal with the Mongols.

When it is time to make a move on the Mongols, the elite Zhejiang soldiers in the southeast can be transferred north, attack together with the border soldiers in the north, and clean up the Mongols together, at that time, the recovery of the Hetao is just a tentative war, testing the military strength and army combat effectiveness of the Mongols, and then directly taking the initiative to attack into the depths of the steppe, as for the route, many years of small troops have gone deep on a large scale, which is enough to draw a complete map of the steppe.

In this way, it is the most perfect strategy.

All in all, first the south and then the north, first easy and then difficult, first pacify, and then chase the captives, once the battle of the Hetao is launched, the imperial court is likely to be unable to take into account the southeast at the same time, once there are variables, then the Ming Dynasty will be in danger, therefore, the battle of the Hetao can not be launched for the time being, and it is necessary to fight hard to gain time, and wait for the southeast to be pacified, in order to start the battle of the Hetao.

Sprinkled with more than 2,000 words, Zheng Guang wrote nearly ten pieces of paper, wrote his intention on the draft, and after considering some of the words, he directly wrote his answer on the answer sheet, which really didn't need to be copied again, Zheng Guang had always answered in the pavilion style when he took the exam, and he didn't have to worry about what personal style did not meet the requirements of the imperial court, so he didn't have to delay too much time on the scratch paper.

When Zheng Guang finished writing, it was about four hours later, and there was still an hour before the paper was handed in, and he was not in a hurry, Zheng Guang began to re-watch his answer sheet word by word, if there was anything bad, the roll paper was still there, and it was still too late to revise, and at this time, those idle bachelors and senior officials in the ministry also began to move around, not to say anything else, but some children who needed to take care of themselves, they could remember some frontispieces and the like, and it would be convenient to take care of them when the time came.

Xia Yan was also bored, watching Yan Song sit on the side and close his eyes to recuperate, smiled coldly, then stood up and walked down the examination room, he knew Zheng Guang's appearance before, and now he pretended to walk around casually and walked next to Zheng Guang, looked around, first picked up an answer sheet of the scholar on the table next to Zheng Guang and glanced at it slightly to hide people's eyes, but he frowned at a glance, what kind of mess is this written? The theme is "Although the country is great, it is warlike and perishable"!

Words of a saint? The Way of Confucius and Mencius? Who taught you to fight, Confucius or Mencius? This is a strategy, not a scripture! And don't you understand what the emperor means? It's not belligerent! It's that people are hitting the doorstep! The emperor has no face! To get back face!

silently memorized the name and frontispiece of this candidate, and made up his mind to put him in the top three jinshi, such a person can only be used as a teaching or a county magistrate.

Shaking his head and putting down this volume, Xia Yan turned his head and looked at Zheng Guang's stack of answer sheets, picked up one at random, and pretended to look at it casually, but at a glance, he couldn't take his eyes off it, Zheng Guang's frontispiece was "The current state affairs, the southern and northern captives, it is really an eventful autumn, and there are Japanese robbers in the south who attack and harass the place, burning, killing and looting, causing a large loss of national funds and national finances; There are Tartars in the north, going south every year, invading the south every year, called asking for mutual markets, it is really the ambition of the wolf, coveting the rich land of the Central Plains, it is necessary to prevent it, my generation of scholars can not share worries for the country, can not be humiliated for the king, the ministers are really painful, it is difficult to sleep and eat, and they think about it day and night, but now the plan is to be the first south and then the north, first easy and then difficult, first to level the widows, and then to chase the captives."

The old wording made Xia Yan very interested, so he continued to read it, Zheng Guang's basic intention had been written very clearly on the first piece of paper, before the pacification of the Japanese rebellion, it was not possible to start a war with Mongolia in a hurry, even if it was a repeated war.

If you look at it again, it may not have a good impact, Xia Yan wants to see how Zheng Guang talks about it later, because in Xia Yan's opinion, although it is not possible to start a full-scale war with Mongolia now, but the battle of the complex can be carried out, Zeng Milling also means this, and even he began to prepare for the army, Zheng Guang, a hero who has made great contributions in the southeast, suddenly said this, which made Xia Yan very curious, because in Xia Yan's opinion, Zheng Guang is also the main battle idea.

Put down the scroll, anyway, I have memorized the frontispiece, and it doesn't matter if I read it again when the time comes, Xia Yan swayed away, and pretended to look at the articles of the rest of the scholars as a cover-up, but without exception, these are all articles about selling dog meat in sheep's clothing, and the central idea is that although the country is warlike and perishable, it is simply unreasonable!

Secretly noted down a few people and decided their future, Xia Yan sat back in his place, and saw that Yan Song was still in a posture of closing his mind and not asking about the world, so he shifted his gaze and closed his mind himself, but Xia Yan didn't see it, after he closed his eyes, Yan Song opened his eyes slightly, glanced at him, and glanced at Zheng Guang, who was checking the papers, and then closed his eyes again, motionless like a mountain.

An hour later, the time to hand in the volume came, the officials of the Ministry of Rites presided over the collection of all the volumes, and then according to the custom, the imperial chefs in the palace who specially provided food for the emperor showed their skills, and prepared three hundred "imperial lunches" for three hundred tributes, two meat and two vegetables, a small jar of soup, the recipe is similar to the emperor's recipe at noon today, that is to say, the tributes eat the same meal as the emperor today, which can't help but make them feel honored and moved, and many scholars shed tears of excitement before the meal.

That's right, even if you can't be a big official at that time, you can brag to your children and grandchildren, saying that you have eaten the food given by the emperor, and the taste is so beautiful!

The amount of food is not large, there is only a small portion of the dish, the soup is also a small can, and the rice is also a small bowl, which will definitely not last to you, Xiang Xu Pang is such a big food bag, after tasting the delicious meal, he praises the craftsmanship of the imperial chef, but he feels sad that he can't eat a good meal, and those delicious dishes are only a few bites......

After using the box lunch invited by the emperor, everyone even ate the soup cleanly, leaving not a grain of rice, and then thanked the emperor, kowtowed to the throne that had long been unmanned, and then slowly left under the guidance of the officials of the Ministry of Rites.

Walking out of the palace gate, after the officials announced the disbandment of free activities, everyone was completely relieved, no matter how good or bad, it was finally a thorough test, no matter what the final result was, it was a good thing worth celebrating, after all, compared to thousands of people in the world, they were already successful, someone originally suggested that everyone form a group to eat delicious, just now I was not full, and I was hooked out of the gluttony by the skill of the imperial chef, but some people want to drink flower wine directly, so we decided to form our own group to act, Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, we will go on a trip together.

The friends around Zheng Guang were not so simple-minded, seeing Zheng Guang and Xu Wei walking together and preparing to go home, they also followed, everyone congratulated each other, the lowest ranking in a group of people is Wang Shizhen, but it is estimated that there is also a second-class degree, the best is Li Chunfang, second, Zheng Guang is not bad, followed by third, Xu Wei is fifth, Zhang Juzheng is tenth, Zhu Ji Yang Yusun Although they are not too high rankings, they are also in the top of the second.

Everyone felt that the surprise training in the month before the exam had improved everyone's overall level a lot, which Li Chunfang was deeply touched, and for the questions of this palace exam, everyone invariably set their eyes on Zheng Guang.

"Pingzhi, among us, you are the only one who has experience in the army, what do you think of this strategy?" Wang Shizhen asked first, he was the most unconfident, because he didn't understand military strategy at all, and only had a gritted tooth and hatred for the Japanese invaders, so his intention was to exterminate the Japanese invaders no matter what.

Zheng Guang looked at the eyes of the big guys, and then said: "My intention is to first the south and then the north, first the easy and then the difficult, first to level the widows, and then to chase the captives." ”