"If this plan is to succeed, it must do two things: first, ensure concealment, that is, start at the same time in both the north and south directions, with a difference of at least five days, to ensure that the lagging side will not encounter a prepared enemy!" Speaking of this, Liu Cheng paused slightly, and clicked on the map with his hand: "In order to ensure this, the fleet to Yangzhou will depart forty days early, according to past records, it will take about twenty-five hours to arrive in Yangzhou from Lushun this season, and then after deducting the time to rest after arrival and the time that may be lost on the way, the time for the north and south to launch an attack will be August 7th!" ”

Gesang glanced at Du Guoying and saw a eager light in the other party's eyes. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Among the generals under Liu Cheng, Du Guoying is the first in terms of military merit and qualifications, followed by himself, Hao Shaoqi, and A Gui. This time, the north and the south were both in charge, and it goes without saying that Liu Cheng personally commanded the north, while the south was only a partial division, but the task was extremely heavy, and it was necessary to send a task that took charge of itself. He and Ah Gui are both good at commanding cavalry, which may not be suitable in the south. In this way, the most suitable candidate is Du Guoying, and it seems that he thinks it must be him.

"Abatai!"

When his name was called, Abatai couldn't help but be a little stunned, he stood up at a loss, and forgot to salute Liu Cheng. It wasn't until Babutai beside him stabbed him in the waist that he reacted and hurriedly bowed and saluted: "The last will be!" ”

"What was Seven Baylor thinking?" Liu Cheng laughed, causing a low burst of laughter in the room. Abatai's face turned red, and he smiled a little embarrassedly: "I didn't think about anything, but I didn't expect you to call my name first!" ”

"Huh!" Liu Cheng didn't expect the other party to be so sincere, and couldn't help but laugh dryly: "Do you want to go to Yangzhou?" ”

"Okay!" Abatai replied cheerfully: "The soldiers will follow the grass and the wind, but I don't know what kind of messenger I am going to go there!" ”

"You can still draw out all the centaurs in the blue flag in your hand? Can there be three thousand? Liu Cheng asked, when he formed the Baturu army, he took away a lot of the elite soldiers in the Eight Banners, and there were many fewer Ding Zhuang left behind in small flags like Zhenghong and Red, but I don't know how many people and horses there are in the Zhenglan Banner, one of the three banners.

"Yes! The blue flag is a big flag, and it hasn't gone through the previous wars, but it has been drawn out of four or five thousand! Abatai nodded.

"Okay, you will draw 2,000 infantry and 1,000 cavalry, and take a boat south to Yangzhou. After arriving over there, my brother Xu Hecheng will be the commander of the army, and you will be his chief military adviser and counselor of military affairs! ”

"Chief Military Advisor, Counsellor for Military Affairs?" Abatai was confused by this new term that Liu Cheng came up with, he thought that Liu Cheng was going to use himself greatly, and he was secretly happy, but it didn't sound like it, and his expression became weird.

Liu Cheng saw Abatai's thoughts, smiled but did not speak, after years of fighting, he already has a military force that is second to none in the whole of East Asia, but in the face of the next war, there is a lack of a large army commander who is enough to take charge alone. Later, Abatai, Yuetuo, and Daishan on the Jin side all have rich experience in commanding large armies, but these are all newcomers, and it is not politically advisable to appoint them to take charge alone. So he adopted a compromise approach - Xu Hecheng was the commander-in-chief of the Southern Army, and Abatai was his chief military adviser.

Babutai was much more clever than his brother, he gently tugged at his brother's sleeve, and said in a low voice: "Seventh brother, what the regent said is a good thing, you are grateful!" ”

"The last general obeys!" Abbatey was reminded by Babutai and hurriedly bowed and saluted. Liu Cheng saw it clearly and said with a smile: "The military situation is urgent, after the military discussion is over, you will go back to gather the soldiers and horses, and board the ship from Lushun in five days!" ”

"Yes!"

"Bai Wang, Acton!" Liu Cheng's gaze turned to the other two subordinates, who didn't expect to be called by their names so soon, and hurriedly got up and responded: "The last general!" ”

"Thirty-five days after Abatai's departure, the two of you will lead 5,000 men, a battalion of Han troops, and the rest are beggar charms, set off from Lushun and go to Tianjin Wei to land! Your task is to cut off the road to the south of Beijing and take control of the warehouses in Tongzhou, especially the latter, without the slightest mistake! ”

"Yes!" The two hurriedly complied with the order, and the Tongzhou mentioned by Liu Chengfang was the northern end of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, where millions of stone of grain and other various items were collected every year in the Ming Dynasty, and the stone dam and earth dam of Tongzhou were gathered, and then along the Tonghui River, through the moat, and transferred to the warehouse in the capital. In Tongzhou, there are a large number of warehouses to store grain, cloth and various commodities from the south waiting to be transferred. Because the Jingshi is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, the population is very dense, and it basically relies on materials from the south to feed, as long as these resources can be controlled, even if the Beijing city wall is strong, it will not be able to resist Liu Cheng's attack.

"Du Guoying!"

"The last general!" Du Guoying heard his name being called, and he was secretly happy in his heart, everyone present knew that although the first few who were called first were also very important, they were not the main force, he was the first among the generals under Liu Cheng in terms of merit and qualifications, and secretly thought that the vanguard of the army this time was his own.

"General Du, you are the first among all the generals under my command!" Liu Cheng's voice softened: "This time I went south, I have to bother you to carry the burden again!" ”

"I am willing to die for my lords!"

"Good, good!" Liu Cheng nodded: "This time to the south, the main force of our army will be concentrated in the east, and the Hetao and Guihua City in the west will be very empty. But that's my heart, and I can't afford to miss it. General Du, your uncle and nephew are both from Shaanxi, and you are still from Yansui Jiangmen, I hope that the two of you can not only ensure that Guihua City and Hetao are not lost, but also be able to contain the soldiers of Yansui and Ningxia Zhuzhen, so that their soldiers cannot come to the east. ”

Hearing this unexpected appointment, Du Guoying couldn't help but be secretly disappointed, as Liu Cheng said, since he focused his attack on the north and south of Beijing, there will inevitably be an empty situation in the west, and the Ming Shaanxi army will also go east to serve the king, so it is inevitable to divide the division to defend and contain the Ming Shaanxi border army, but this diversion task is not only to be outnumbered, but also to make meritorious contributions are not so conspicuous. But on the flip side, it's also an opportunity to take matters into your own hands. He thought for a moment and asked, "I don't know how many soldiers and horses there can be?" ”

"The fifteen westernmost Zasaks will not be recruited when they go south this time, and they will all be handed over to you. There are also more than ten small tribes newly surrendered, those who have not yet been incorporated into Zasak, and the defenders of Naturalized City are also handed over to you for moderation! When Liu Cheng said this, he saw that Du Guoying's face was getting more and more ugly, and hurriedly added: "I will also write to Gushi Khan and borrow troops from him to help, and he will definitely agree!" ”

Hearing this, Du Guoying's face looked a little better, he knew that the Shaanxi border army was short of food and salary, and there was more than enough self-defense and enterprising but insufficient, Gu Shi Khan had already married his granddaughter to Liu Cheng's righteous son Abunai, and the two families were in the honeymoon period, as long as Liu Cheng opened his mouth, the other party would never refuse. As long as there is this momentum, the Ming army in Shaanxi will never take the risk of attacking, and King Qin will not mobilize too many troops.

"The last general obeys!"

Looking at Du Guoying's not very good-looking face, Liu Cheng comforted him softly: "General Du, if I can take the capital this time, I will definitely tear the soil and knight you, and let you return to your hometown!" ”

"Your Excellency!" Du Guoying was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly knelt down and saluted: "The last general deserves to die!" ”

"Dai Shan!"

"The last general!"

"This time, I will personally lead the army south to take Beijing, in order to prevent the Guanning army from returning to the division to rescue, you will command the red, red, blue, and three banner soldiers to contain the Guanning army and make it impossible for it to go south with all its might!"

"The last general obeys!"

"The rest of the generals, each go back to gather his troops, meet in Daningwei before August 10, and go south to attack Ming!"

Liu Chengan sat on the chair, his hands on his cheeks, quietly looking at the candle flame on the long table not far away, just half an hour ago, this place was still full of life, and the vitality exuded by dozens of strong men almost burst this small house. But now that it was empty, they would hurry back to their respective camps on fast horses to prepare for the upcoming expedition. Compared to the war that is about to start, what I have experienced in the past is just a small fight, but I don't know why, I don't have the tension before the past expedition at all, has I experienced too much, has I been paralyzed?

"My lord, why are you still here!" Suddenly, Zhao Wende's voice came from behind, Liu Cheng turned around and saw that his henchman was looking at him nervously: "Guanghaijun's envoy has been waiting outside for a while!" ”

"Then let him wait!" Liu Cheng suddenly felt a burst of emptiness, as if his whole person had been hollowed out: "Jiansheng, I think I'm qualified to let him wait for me now, right?" ”

"That's natural, but-" Zhao Wende still wanted to persuade, but Liu Cheng turned around and said loudly to the attendant waiting at the door: "You, it's you, go get a pot of wine, and then get some snacks and food, I want to have a few drinks with Mr. Zhao!" ”

The attendant glanced at Liu Cheng in surprise and hurried to carry out the order. Liu Cheng turned around and sighed meaningfully: "Jiansheng, I can't remember the last time I sat down with you like this and drank with you. ”

Looking at Liu Cheng's smile, Zhao Wende felt that he, a monarch with a deep city, had something to confide in him at this time, so he nodded and smiled: "Yes, my lord, you are in charge of yourself, you are like an official at home, where do you have time to drink with your subordinates!" ”

"Yes!" Liu Cheng scratched his hair, shook his head and smiled: "In the past few years, I have either been leading troops to fight, or I have been busy calculating others, I am so busy that I don't even have time to sit down and drink and talk with you old brothers." Hey, sometimes I think about it, it's better to have a family with 200 acres of land, brew two jars of village wine after the autumn harvest, take a few children and nephews to lead the dog and chase the rabbit during the day, and eat rabbit meat and drink wine with the neighbors at night to live happily. ”

"Huh!" Zhao Wende smiled: "What's so difficult about this, I'm afraid that if this is really the case, you will be bored again!" ”

At this time, the wine and food had already been delivered, Liu Cheng poured himself a glass, and just came to his lips to hear Zhao Wende say this, he couldn't help laughing: "It's still Jiansheng who understands me!" ”

"I don't dare to say that I understand, but the adults are definitely not people who are willing to grow old in the fields of Longmu, as long as possible, the adults will always do something!"

"Then you say that I am this war, what will future generations say about me?" Liu Cheng asked suddenly.

"Then it depends on whether the adults succeed or fail! If he is defeated, he will definitely be a chaotic minister and thief, and he will be scolded by ten thousand people! ”

"What if it happens?"

"Even if it happens, I'm afraid there will be people who say something unpleasant in the wild history!"

"Then what does Jiansheng think I should do?"

"It's very simple, the ancestor of this dynasty took the position of uncle and nephew, which is really the act of a chaotic minister and a thief. However, he attacked Mongolia five times and went to the West seven times, and the prosperity of the country was more than that of the Han and Tang Dynasties. His exploits are as clear as the sun and the moon, especially what a few sour tongues can hurt? The artifact has no owner, the virtuous and capable live in it, if the adults can make meritorious contributions, everyone in the world is open-eyed, even if there are a few people who don't have eyes, what is there to be afraid of? ”

"A good artifact has no owner, and the virtuous and capable live in it!" Liu Cheng said with a smile: "God disturbs the minds of the monarchs and ministers of the Ming Kingdom, and God does not take it, but suffers from it." There are some things that I think too much about! Jiansheng, you take pen and ink! ”

Zhao Wende hurriedly took pen and ink from the side and put it away, Liu Cheng put down the wine glass and said: "You write two letters to Cao Wenzhao and Wang Anshi for me, ask them to see the situation clearly, don't do stupid things like mantis arms as a car!" ”

Forty days later, Yangzhou.

"These are the pigtailed soldiers of the Eastern Prisoner!" Looking at the line of soldiers who were getting off the sea boat, Xu Hecheng's face was a little complicated, although he had seen the small group of Jurchen warriors who went south with the Lin River a few months ago, but two hundred people was one thing, and thousands of people was another. Looking at the army in front of him, which had suppressed the Ming Dynasty for nearly twenty years, but now they had become eagle dogs driven by himself, Xu Hecheng had an unreal feeling.

"Not bad!" Lin Heshui stood beside Xu Hecheng, his eyesight was very good, and he saw a very stocky Jurchen general walking towards this side, and hurriedly said to Xu Hecheng: "My lord, that is Abatai, the seventh son of the old slave, and the banner owner of the Zhenglan Banner!" ”

"The last will see you!" Abatai respectfully made a thousand calls to Xu Hecheng, and then owed to Lin Heshui on the side: "Mr. Lin, I didn't expect us to meet again here!" ”

"The general has worked hard all the way!" Xu Hecheng squeezed out a smile: "Are you still used to it?" ”

Abatai smiled bitterly: "Our family has never been on a boat for such a long time, and the weather is hot and panicked, how dare you say that you are used to it!" ”

"It's okay!" Lin Heshui said with a smile: "Mung bean soup has been prepared here, which can allow the troops to rest on the sandbar for a few days, it is very secluded here, and you don't have to worry about leaking the news!" ”

"That's good!" Abatai looked around, this was originally a sandbar, and then gradually connected with the river bank, but because the soil quality is not good, it is not suitable for growing food, so it is very barren, Xu Hecheng occupied this place, as a place for sea ships to go back and forth people and goods.