Pang Yue was stunned at first, and then his heart was surging. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoActually, through some of the information learned from yesterday's discussion with Ma Jinzhong, and then linked to Emperor Longwu's announcement of his intention to come to Hengzhou, he vaguely expected this result. But when it came time to truly determine that Emperor Longwu would entrust this important task to himself, he still couldn't maintain his inner peace.

In the original history, due to the incompetence of the monarchs and ministers of the Yongli Dynasty, Li Chengdong almost swept through Liangguang with his not strong troops, and no one could stop his troops. However, as the so-called "the wind knows the strength of the grass, and the bandang knows the loyal ministers", in this situation, there are still many gentry and people with a bright heart who ruined their homes and relieved difficulties and rebelled against the Qing Dynasty, the most famous of which is the "Three Loyalties of Resisting the Qing Dynasty": Zhang Jiayu, Chen Bangyan, and Chen Zizhuang. These three people were all former court officials, and later returned home for various reasons, and in the face of the ravages of the Qing army, they still did not forget their responsibilities, and organized the villagers to fight back against the Qing army without hesitation. In addition, there were many gentlemen and righteous men who rose up against the Qing Dynasty together with them, especially after Li Chengdong led the main force to attack Guangxi, the anti-Qing righteous divisions in Guangdong were almost surging. However, due to the decadence, incompetence and lack of responsibility of the Yongli Imperial Court, these large and small anti-Qing righteous divisions were not able to get effective organization and support, and finally after Li Chengdong led the main force back to Guangdong, they were all defeated, and Zhang Jiayu, Chen Bangyan, Chen Zizhuang and other gentlemen who raised troops against the Qing Dynasty were almost all martyred.

In his previous life, whenever Pang Yue saw these historical materials, he would always feel indignant at the rampant arrogance of the Qing army and the cowardice and incompetence of the Yongli monarchs and ministers, and feel endless regret that the blood of loyal ministers and righteous men was finally wasted. But at that time, all the past was a foregone conclusion, and he could only be indignant and regretful. In this era, I was able to fight side by side with those righteous men and organize the occurrence of this series of tragedies through my own efforts. Pang Yue felt excited, excited and a glorious sense of mission from the bottom of his heart. Subsequently, the enthusiasm turned into a short and powerful sentence: "Thanks to His Majesty's trust, Weichen dares not to die?" ”

"Good!" Emperor Longwu nodded approvingly, in his eyes, in addition to Pang Yue's outstanding vision and ability, what was even more commendable was this decisive style of action and absolute obedience to himself.

"Pang Aiqing can have such a responsibility, I am very relieved!" Emperor Longwu said, "Long before Aiqing came to Hengzhou, I convened my ministers to discuss many times. However, at present, there are many ministers of civil and military affairs in the DPRK who think so. Soon after the Qing captives who invaded Huguang in the south retreated, the war in Huguang had just ended, and the military towns had not yet fully recovered their vitality, so it was not appropriate to raise troops again. As a military general, Aiqing is in charge of the army, has made many military exploits, and his views on major military affairs have always been outstanding to ordinary people. Now tell me what you think of the two Guangqing Emperors, what do you think? What is their strength? I will send troops to the two regions now. What are the odds of winning? And what kind of results can be achieved? ”

Pang Yue pondered for a moment and replied: "Li Chengdong and Tong Yangjia are just jumping Liang clowns, and when they first entered Liangguang, they had only four or five thousand soldiers and horses, and the Zheng Zhilong troops recruited from Fujian, such as Shi Fu and Hong Xishan, were only more than 10,000 people, and they excluded and dumped each other internally, and Zheng's troops were mostly discriminated against and suppressed. Li and Tong Yan were arrogant and domineering, and the whole army was uneven. Such an army was not to be worried, but because of the officials and guards in various parts of the Chinese Dynasty, there has always been a fear of the Qing captives. Even if a small number of soldiers and horses dared to fight with the Qing captives, it was difficult to compete with them because of the lax camp work and infrequent drills. Therefore, I beg your pardon for saying bluntly that the erosion of the situation between the two Guangxi and Guangxi is more due to the cowardice and weakness of the local officials and garrisons of our DPRK. At present, although the traitor Li Chengdong has expanded his army to more than 20,000, his descendants and the slightly more combat-powerful Zheng army account for less than half, and the rest are all newly incorporated Guangdong troops. Weichen thought that as long as the thousands of descendants of Li Chengdong and Tong Yangjia were solved first, the remaining Zheng troops might not continue to resist stubbornly, and the rest of the Guangdong troops were not to be worried. Therefore, if the imperial court sent troops to Liangguang, it would be much less difficult than the Duoduo tribe Qing who resisted the southern invasion of Huguang, and the soldiers, horses, money and food required would also be less. As for the results of the battle, if everything goes well, it is not impossible to completely annihilate the thieves Li Chengdong and Tong Yangjia's subordinates, and recover the entire Liangguang land. ”

After listening to what Pang Yue said, Emperor Longwu smiled and said, "Pang Aiqing is very confident, and his analysis is reasonable. Hearing Aiqing say this, my heart is even more confident. Now, I want to know, when will Huguang Town be able to send troops at the earliest? What is the maximum number of troops that can be sent? In what areas are there difficulties? Aiqing just told the truth, and I wouldn't blame it anyway. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Pang Yue replied, since it has been determined that Emperor Longwu wants to use troops against Liangguang, the draft that has been prepared long ago will naturally come in handy, "Huguang Town has a total of eight battalions of war auxiliaries, one of which is a war battalion left in Chenzhou, and the remaining seven battalions all go out with Weichen, including a cavalry battalion, three infantry battalions, an artillery battalion and two auxiliary battalions. After a series of bloody battles before, the soldiers suffered a lot of losses. Two infantry battalions suffered the most casualties, and they were already badly wounded, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to fully recover without a few months of rest. The remaining cavalry battalion, an infantry battalion, and an artillery battalion may be able to continue to exert their combat strength after a period of rest. Although the two auxiliary battalions also suffered heavy losses, after all, in most cases, there was no need to go directly to the battlefield to kill the enemy, and they could go out again with the army after replenishing some personnel. If His Majesty decides to let Huguang Town go on the expedition, then Weichen will go back and seize the time to adjust the battalions, and let the battalion that stayed in Chenzhou come with some of the armor and weapons in stock, replace the two battalions with large losses, and replenish the previous battle damage. In this way, our town can dispatch at most seven or eight thousand soldiers and five or six thousand auxiliary soldiers. In terms of time, since the retreat of the Qing prisoners in the middle of last month, the soldiers have rested for nearly 20 days, and they can leave at the end of the month at the earliest. At present, the biggest problem is the shortage of grain and grass, in addition to this, the rest of the problems can be overcome by himself. ”

Emperor Longwu nodded: "I know, Aiqing doesn't have to worry about the food and grass needed for the army, I have asked the military department and the household department to find a way to raise it." It is estimated that the funds will be completed before the expedition. For the auxiliary troops that are lacking in Aiqing's army, I will also ask the military department to allocate them as soon as possible. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Needless to say! As long as the two things are settled, I will be a matter of heart, what is this little thing? Emperor Longwu smiled, "But the burden on Pang Aiqing's body is not light, although the army of Liangguang is not only Huguang Town, but Huguang Town is the main force, I hope Aiqing can continue to show his skills and make new contributions!" ”

"Wechen will do his best to live up to His Majesty's trust!"

"That's it! Expedition to Liangguang. I have made up my mind, but there are still some details that have not yet been finalized, and we still need to discuss them with your ministers. Pang Aiqing stayed in Hengzhou and waited for the summons at any time, and immediately sent fast horses back to the Changsha camp, so that the soldiers of the battalions in Huguang Town could come to Hengzhou as soon as possible to wait for the order to go out. Well... As Aiqing said before. The officers and men of the two battalions with the greatest casualties can first return to Chenzhou to rest and recuperate, and the soldiers who originally stayed in Chenzhou will come to take over. ”

"Wechen obeys!"

At this time. Emperor Longwu said solemnly: "With Aiqing's previous military exploits. It is not an exaggeration to be a marquis. However, I consider that Aiqing is still young, and it is inevitable that too quickly she will be promoted to the title of knighthood, which will inevitably cause criticism from others. However, if Aiqing can completely defeat Li Yu and pacify the matter of Liangguang this time, I will never be stingy with Feng Aiqing as the marquis! Once the merit is great, others will have nothing to say! ”

"Weichen thank Your Majesty Longen!" Pang Yue hurriedly got up and bowed his head to thank him.

"Flatten! It's too early for Shane. Whether or not you can be promoted to marquis depends on your own performance. Emperor Longwu smiled and raised his hand.

In fact, whether to seal the marquis or not is not what Pang Yue is most concerned about. He had another thing planned in his heart for a long time, and he was going to bring it up when Emperor Longwu was in a good mood.

I heard Emperor Longwu say flat. Pang Yue didn't get up immediately, but continued: "Your Majesty Longen, Weichen is unforgettable, but there is another reluctant request in my heart, and I hope Your Majesty will not blame!" ”

"It's rare that you took the initiative to ask me, let's hear it!" Emperor Longwu said with a smile.

"Yes!" Pang Yue said, "After the previous battle with the Qing Dynasty, Wei Chen saw the importance of the water division even more. This time, if there was a naval division in the establishment of Huguang Town, Weichen would definitely not let the Qing capture repeatedly send partial divisions along the waterway to bypass our army's main formation to attack the rear, and the officers and men of the whole army would not have been almost forced into a desperate situation by the Qing prisoners. Therefore, Weichen implores His Majesty to increase the number of sailors in Huguang Town, so that the soldiers of our town can deal with more emergencies and kill the enemy for the country more effectively! ”

"This is not a difficult matter, the waterways in Huguang are crisscrossed, and Aiqing, as the chief soldier of Huguang, has a water division under his command. Well, I'm right! The number of soldiers of the naval division was tentatively set at 3,000, and the highest rank of general was set as a general. Emperor Longwu readily agreed.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"What, what else does Aiqing have to ask?" Seeing that Pang Yue still showed no signs of getting up, Emperor Longwu couldn't help but ask curiously.

Pang Yue's heart kept entangled, because he knew that what he was going to mention next might be a bit excessive, and if he didn't get it right, he would annoy Emperor Longwu, and he wouldn't even agree to the things he had promised before.

"Aiqing, what's wrong? Are there any difficulties? If you don't say it, how do you know that I will be angry and refuse? Seeing Pang Yue so distracted for the first time, Emperor Longwu couldn't help but quip.

After thinking about it for a while, Pang Yue finally spoke: "Weichen has the courage to ask Your Majesty to add another naval division to Huguang Town, and set aside a harbor along the coast of Guangdong for the sailor to dock. ”

Sure enough, Emperor Longwu's smile narrowed a lot, his brows furrowed slightly, and he said, "Huguang Town is deep inland, what is the use of the sea master?" ”

"Perhaps, one day in the future, the soldiers of Huguang Town can attack Qinglu by sea, and Weichen wants to take precautions."

Hearing this, Emperor Longwu chuckled lightly and said meaningfully: "Aiqing is really taking precautions, and when I think about it, I thought of it so far. But you are the general soldier of Huguang, not the general soldier of Guangdong! ”

Pang Yue didn't speak, and knelt silently in place. Emperor Longwu also fell into deep thought and did not speak. For a while, the imperial study was surprisingly quiet, somewhat depressing.

I don't know how long it took, with a light sigh, Emperor Longwu finally opened his mouth to break the silence: "No matter what, Pang Aiqing's loyalty and ambition to serve the country, I never doubt it. Aiqing's request to form a sea division must also have some truth, so I won't ask too much. In this way, if Aiqing can really defeat Li Yu and pacify Liangguang this time, then it doesn't hurt if I agree to this request. ”

"Weichen thank Your Majesty Longen!" Pang Yue let out a long sigh of relief. (To be continued.) )