After Cao Yue rested for two days, he also had a secret conversation with Sun Chuanting.

The two met and talked in the private room of a teahouse on the bank of the Qinhuai River, and their whereabouts were extremely secret, not wanting people to speculate too much.

"Old man Sun, during the time I was not in Nanjing, did anything unusual happen in the officialdom in Nanjing?" Cao Yue drank tea and said to Sun Chuanting lightly: "Tell me about the situation in Nanjing later, pick the important ones!"

"You want to hear what the old man says," Sun Chuanting, who was also sipping tea, ignored Cao Yue's inquiry, and laughed with a smile: "Stinky boy, you are doing very well, I really didn't expect that this Northern Expedition would actually beat Jiannu away, to be honest, the old man never thought that this hasty Northern Expedition could eliminate the threat of Jiannu." You kid really has two brushes, his ability is good, the deployment is very thorough, and his courage is surprisingly big, I obeyed you. It's just that you kid, with such an arrangement, why didn't you reveal it to me at all? Afraid that the old man will reveal secrets? ”

"Old man Sun, do you know now that my strategy is far better than yours?" Cao Yue rolled his eyes at Sun Chuanting dissatisfied, "Don't think that you are incapable, others are just like you!"

These words suddenly made Sun Chuanting glare, "Boy, are you proud of complimenting you?" Hmph, don't think that the old man has never commanded the war, and I have made a lot of achievements!"

"As for the tragic situation of you being chased and killed by the world, why don't you take out the consciousness and brag about it?" Cao Yue looked at Sun Chuanting with a very disdainful look: "If I hadn't taken you in, you wouldn't have known where you would have been exiled." If you are not convinced, how about letting you command the men and horses next time to eliminate Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong's rogues? ”

was uncovered, Sun Chuanting couldn't help but be furious, and stood up suddenly. But immediately sat down again, and smiled: "Stinky boy, you actually used the agitation method on me, I can't be fooled by you." The old man stayed in Nanjing and didn't want to go anywhere. I'm not familiar with the army you've trained, and I can't command your army. After the war, the old man will not care, and you will be responsible for it. The old man is old, but he doesn't want to bump on horseback anymore, throw this old bone on the battlefield, and stay in Nanjing to enjoy Qingfu in the future. Hehe, stinky boy, don't use the agitation method, the old man is not fooled, even if the old man takes you, okay? ”

"It's good to know where you are and what you are!" buried Sun Chuanting two sentences. Cao Yue was also very proud, but he also told Sun Chuanting the situation honestly: "Old man Sun, in fact, this Northern Expedition can drive Jiannu away, it is really a mistake, I never thought it would be like this beforehand." ”

"Ahh Sun Chuanting didn't expect Cao Yue to say this, and was a little surprised, "It turns out that this is not what you planned, originally you didn't think about recovering Beijing in this battle?" ”

"Before the Northern Expedition. I always thought that Jiannu, who had wiped out nearly a million Ming troops, was very difficult to deal with. Who knows that Jiannu, who was originally known as invincible in the world. It was so unbeaten, and there was no response to the large-scale use of firearms by our Ming army, and the war was one-sided, and Jiannu only had to be beaten, and they lined up to send them to death every day. Then I'm not welcome, and I directly sent a sailor to attack Beijing. Cao Yue said, and sighed with emotion, "Old man Sun, do you know that there are tens of thousands of horses." Originally, he was going to outflank and attack Cangzhou after attacking Tianjin Wei and forcing Jiannu to return to Beijing on all fronts. Who knows, in the end, the battle turned out to be like this, and Jiannu was actually driven away!"

"Hehe, you kid, luck is really not ordinary!" Sun Chuanting was very surprised when he heard this, but he couldn't help but laugh happily, "Jiannu is so easy to fight, you let the sailors directly attack Beijing, and I didn't expect Beijing to be easily breached." Haha, it seems that my Ming Dynasty's national fortune has returned, and Jiannu's vitality is exhausted! Boy, did you really defeat Jiannu with firearms? No other tricks? ”

"Old man Sun, do you still underestimate firearms? I can tell you, unless Jiannu is also like my Ming army, equipped with firearms on a large scale, there will be no chance to defeat my Ming army," Cao Yue glared at Sun Chuanting very proudly, and said with a contemptuous look: "You have not commanded a war with large-scale use of firearms, and one day I will let you see for yourself how the war with large-scale use of firearms is fought." But I can tell you very responsibly that Jiannu will never have a large army equipped with firearms, they don't have the technology, and they don't have the financial resources, which means that they will never be able to defeat our Ming army. ”

"What do you mean is that my Ming army is invincible in the world?" Sun Chuanting glared at Cao Yue in disbelief, "You just blow it, how is it possible?" ”

"Don't believe it, the Ming army commanded by Cao Yue is invincible in the world, and I will bring the war into a new model, a model that you are not familiar with, that is, the massive use of firearms. The huge lethality of firearms is far from being comparable to bows and arrows, but the development of firearms requires a lot of manpower, material resources, and financial resources. You old man Sun will never understand, and you will not be able to understand and understand how firearms will develop, let alone the ultimate trend that firearms will completely dominate the development of war, and bows, arrows, knives and guns will completely withdraw from the battlefield. Forget it, I won't bother with you, just make it clear, in the future, you will leave the affairs of the army alone, leave it all to me, and you will definitely be dumbfounded!"

Cao Yue ridiculed like this, but Sun Chuanting didn't care at all, he replied with a smile: "Boy, don't think that if you make military achievements, you can blow it in front of the old man." Without the old man filling the field for you in Nanjing, do you really think that you can completely control the government and control such ministers firmly in your hands? Hmph, doesn't it just look at your different abilities, so the old man doesn't care about everything to help you and help you succeed? If you were someone else, do you think they would be like the old man and help you wholeheartedly? ”

"Old man Sun, aren't we just helping each other? You help me succeed, I help you become famous, we don't want to do anything, we just want to save the Ming Dynasty from danger, so that the people of the world can live a prosperous and healthy life? Hmph, "Cao Yue didn't bother to talk to Sun Chuanting in this regard, and after muttering a few sentences, he also forcibly pulled away the topic, "Old man Sun, most of the ministers in the court are willing to listen to us, and I also believe that they don't dare to toss in front of you and me, if you don't talk about this matter today, I also know the situation." But have you ever thought that there are many people outside the court that we can't control? ”

"Boy, you speak bluntly enough, the old man likes it!" Sun Chuanting stroked his gray beard and gave Cao Yue a thumbs up, "But I still want to tell you about the situation in Nanjing during this time, whether you know the situation or not." Also, what you just said should mean Zheng Zhilong from Fujian, right? The old man also wants to talk to you about this person, and wants to ask you what you are going to do with this person? (To be continued.) )