"Wang ...... Your Majesty, there will be a big war in the Central Plains! ”

As soon as Zhu Jishi's words fell, Miao Peilin's Huaibei accent sounded.

There will be a big war? So fast!?

Zhu Jishi still doesn't believe that Yang Xiuqing's "million people" have just finished fighting Beijing, why do they have to rest for a month before starting to act, right? And now the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is sandwiched between Zhu Ming and the Manchu Qing, and they are fighting on two fronts!

Confused...... Emperor Daoguang was captured by the Taiping Army, and Yang Xiuqing will definitely use Daoguang to blackmail Shengjing's devil six! This Prince Gong must pretend to be a filial son, why won't he send troops to force his father to death in the pass, right?

Looking at Miao Peilin again, he felt that his face and eyes were gloomy, Zuo Zongtang and Luo Zenan were also staring at the map, Zhu Jishi took a breath: "Zuo Xiang, military advisor, Miao Qing...... Where do you think Yang Xiuqing's offensive will be? ”

"Shandong!"

The three of them said in unison.

Zhu Jishi thought about it and nodded. These three men may not be tactical experts, but their strategic vision is not far off. The current major events in the world are a "Three Kingdoms" viewed upside down, and the Southern Dynasties are unified under the banner of the sun and the moon. The northern land is faintly divided, and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has risen strongly, and has occupied most of Zhili and Henan. However, it is still a little worse than the foundation of the founding of the country, if you get Shandong, with the land of Zhilu and Yu, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will have the foundation of three parts of the world. As for Shanxi, which is next to Zhili, although it has the potential to be built from a high position, there are no strong troops inside, no strong reinforcements outside, and sooner or later it will be owned by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. In this way, even if you can't get the land of Guanlong, the foundation of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will be difficult to shake!

Therefore, getting Shandong is the key to the true establishment of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom! Just like getting Jiangnan, Zhu Ming has the pattern of becoming a country of his own. There is at least a hundred years of national ancestry. In this way, people's hearts will be at peace. If there is no Gangnam. Without Sichuan, it is only the five provinces of Hunan, Chu, Fujian, Jiangxi, and Guangdong, which is a situation of a large southern country during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period from the map, and it is difficult to confront a unified Central Plains.

"Your Majesty, Yang Xiuqing's opponent is really not simple! This trick was secret and unannounced, and it kept us and Lin Muweng in the dark...... I thought that the Taiping army would be difficult to overcome after a long time under the city of Beijing! Luo Zenan shook the paper fan with some anxiety and analyzed.

He blocked the news of Beijing's destruction, and bought at least 30 days to deploy troops. At the same time, he exchanged the treasures in the Qing Dongling and Qing Xiling for millions of stones, grains and grass, and everything was already ready, just waiting for the battle order to be issued. Sending Wei Changhui to attack Kaifeng before should have only attracted Lin Muweng's attention, and Yang Xiuqing's main force had already quietly moved south to the bank of the Yellow River. ”

Zhu Jishi looked at Zuo Zongtang, and Zuo Zongtang shook his head: "Mu Weng is just talking on paper, and he can't beat Yang Xiuqing." ”

Zhu Datianzi's gaze turned to Miao Peilin again: "Miao Qing, you have been in the Central Plains for a long time, what do you think of this battle?" ”

Miao Peilin shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, now the Taiping Army has three victories. ”

"How?" Zhu Jishi frowned. I also vaguely feel that Shandong is afraid that it will fall into the hands of the Taiping Army!

"Seng Greenqin dug the Yellow River and flooded dozens of counties in the three provinces of Shandong, Henan. Millions of displaced people have no homes and no food, all of which are owned by the Taiping Army, which will win;

The Taiping army has tens of thousands of horse teams, and the Central Plains has a horse in Pingchuan, which has been the place where the horse team has been fierce since ancient times, and Lin Muweng's army is mostly from the south, and the horse team is scarce, so this must win two also;

Since the Taiping Army started in Guangxi, it has destroyed millions of Manchu elite soldiers, broken Beijing, and captured Daoguang, which is the time when the momentum is at its peak, and there is no intention, and Lin Muweng's department is still a Qing soldier, how can he not be frightened when he is suddenly attacked? This must win three also. ”

The last two of the three must win can be said to be good, Yang Xiuqing's biggest bargaining chip is probably the millions of displaced people created by Seng Lingqin. This time, Monk Greenqin's sins will be retributed on Lin Zexu!

"Miao Qing, do you have any countermeasures?" Zhu Jishi still looked at Miao Peilin, the head snake in the Central Plains.

To be honest, Zhu Jishi was not afraid of the Taiping army's southern expedition. Because the Taiping Army's most awesome move on the battlefield, fighting foreign guns at close range, had no effect on Zhu Ming's army. Not to mention that the foreign guns used by the army have been rifled, and bottom expansion bullets can be used. Even the ammonium grenades and flowering bombs of the Ming army were not something that the Taiping army could withstand.

However, the Taiping army now has an advantage that can firmly restrain the Ming army, that is, the Twist Army Horse Team! After more than two years of development, the size of the cavalry of the Ming army can still be described as insignificant. Although under the strict training of French instructors, the discipline and rigor of the Ming cavalry were almost comparable to the second-rate European cavalry of the same era, but the number of less than 3,000 was still not any advantage in front of the Twist cavalry, which numbered as many as tens of thousands. If the two were to fight directly on the battlefield, Zhu Ming's 3,000 cavalry might not be afraid of the tens of thousands of horses of the Taiping Army. However, if Yang Xiuqing used this group of Central Plains head snakes to fight a sports war with Zhu Ming, and specially selected Zhu Ming's logistics line to start, Zhu Ming's cavalry would not be enough.

Of course, if the Taiping army dared to go deep into the Jianghuai and Jianghan valleys with dense water networks and start a war on Zhu Jishi's territory, the horse team of the Twist Army would not be of much use.

"Your Majesty, Weichen does have a countermeasure." Miao Peilin bowed slightly to Zhu Jishi - it was a military meeting now, and Zhu Jishi and the others were all standing around a map of the Central Plains spread out on the conference table.

Miao Peilin said: "If your subordinates are Lin Muweng, they will occupy Jiaozhou, Laizhou, and Dengzhou. Then let Kong Bohai and Zeng Disheng guard Mount Tai and protect Qufu. ”

His method is to shrink the defense line, guard several key points, contain the strength of the Taiping army, and shield Miao Peilin's old nest Xuzhou.

Miao Peilin then said: "In addition, His Majesty also suggested that the Navy Division should be sent north to patrol the coastal waters of Jinmen with huge ships to deter the Taiping Army and make it station heavy troops in the land of Gyeonggi. At the same time, it recovered Jangsan Island, Pig Island, Ocean Island, Hiroka Island, Phi Island and other places, rebuilt Donggang Xiongzhen, and then appeased the Korean state as a backup. In this way, at the same time, it can control the throat of the north and threaten the foundation of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. ”

This Miao Peilin is really a soldier, and all the suggestions are to the point, if they can be realized, it will be equivalent to putting the evil tiger of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in a cage, and tying a noose around the neck of the Manchu Qing. As long as Zhu Datianzi cleans up the affairs of the Southern Dynasty, he will be able to wave his army north to clean up the mountains and rivers of the Ming Dynasty.

Since Miao Peilin's plan is feasible, the rest is how to implement it.

"Li Qing," Zhu Jishi summoned Li Hongzhang, the secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to him, "You and Lin Zexu have a good relationship, and you can go anywhere in Shandong." ”

"Your Majesty's Order." Li Hongzhang bowed, thought for a while, and then asked: "Your Majesty, do your subordinates want to persuade Mu Weng to attach Ming?" ”

"Not necessarily." Zhu Jishi waved his hand and said, "As long as the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is not at war with us, let's not take the initiative to tear our faces...... Yang Xiuqing's son is good at winning with soldiers, but he is short of governing the country, and the kingdom of heaven is one country and two masters, and sooner or later there will be civil strife, and it will not be difficult to win at that time. ”

Saying that, he said to Wu Chunqiu, a waiter at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: "Wu Qing, the trade of exchanging grain with Yang Xiuqing for antiques can continue, and King Gu is not afraid that the Taiping army will go south to die when they are full!" ”

"Your Majesty's Order." Wu Chunqiu paused for a moment and reminded, "Your Majesty, the North Korean side ...... Do you want to send another envoy to recruit again? ”

Zhu Jishi thought for a while and said, "Zuo Xiang, military advisor, what do you think?" ”

"Your Majesty, your subordinates don't think it's necessary." Zuo Zongtang said, "Recently, I heard that the Korean people have a sense of great kindness, and every year they will worship the gods of Taizu, Shenzong and Emperor Yizong...... In the past, North Korea resisted our envoy because of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. I think that North Korea already knows about the fall of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and will send tribute envoys to the court in the near future, right? ”

"And this?" Hearing Zuo Zongtang say this, Zhu Jishi smiled coldly, "The lonely king only knows that Korea is a Manchu vassal domain, and he will not treat the Korean monarch and minister as a Ming dynasty because of a few ingot candles." However, Cui Apu and Sha Wuzai have not settled North Korea for so long, and it seems that they are unlikely to fight a land war...... King Gu has to consider sending a land division to Korea. ”

"Sending Lu Shi? The king...... Are you going to ......" Zuo Zongtang was stunned, and just wanted to dissuade Zhu Jishi, but when he saw a bad smile on his face, he suddenly said: "Your Majesty, could it be that the Manchu Qing Dynasty is about to enter Kou Korea?" (To be continued......)