"Dadu Governor, in my opinion, the Qing court is nothing more than to buy time, I asked Gao Qiqian, the Manchu Qing only agreed to stop the march to Jiangxi and Liangguang, asked to enter Hunan to exterminate the Dashun army, and also asked to join forces with the imperial court to exterminate the Dashun army and the Daxi army, on the surface it seems to be to imitate the Southern Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty to coexist, its real intention is to delay time." Yan Yingyuan said.

"Oh, and those conditions?" Luo Jian asked.

"I heard that the imperial court also wants to pay an annual tribute of two million taels of silver to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which is also one of the conditions." Yan Yingyuan said.

Luo Jian heard that two million taels of silver per year was indeed not much for Nanming if the situation stabilized, which also showed that it was just a gimmick for the Manchus to ask Nanming to pay tribute.

"Metropolitan Governor, we also need time in Yangzhou!" Yan Yingyuan continued.

Luo Jian is also thinking about this question, the Manchu Qing Dynasty delayed time, why doesn't Yangzhou need time? At the same time, the development speed of Yangzhou will inevitably far exceed that of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and Luo Jian still has this confidence.

This time the army went north to capture Huai'an and Xuzhou, Luo Jian's original intention was to expand Yangzhou's living space, stabilize the situation, in order to gain time for development, and now the Manchu Qing Dynasty actually took the initiative to ask for peace talks, in fact, it was also in Luo Jian's arms.

Luo Jian was very dissatisfied with the current combat method of the Yangzhou Army, and several combat divisions were forced to fight in groups, which was not Luo Jian's original intention to change the military system, according to Luo Jian's ideas, these divisions must stand alone.

No matter what the intentions of the Qing court were, Yangzhou finally ushered in a short period of peace, and this opportunity must be seized, Luo Jian thought secretly in his heart.

"Brother Liheng, tomorrow you will leave twenty artillery pieces for the Second Division, and your artillery may not be able to use these artillery in the future." Luo Jian said.

"Governor, why is that?" Yan Yingyuan didn't understand Luo Jian's words.

"In the future, there will be more advanced artillery to equip your artillery, and when I return to Yangzhou, I will give you a good lesson, advanced artillery is not the current usage." Luo Jian said with a smile.

"Really? Governor, what is the advanced artillery? Yan Yingyuan's eyes showed a look of longing.

"Advanced artillery, firstly, the gunpowder used is different from now, a cannon can blow up a large area, and secondly, the adjustment of direction and height is extremely convenient, you can shake the handle, and then it will hit farther, more than ten miles away." Luo Jian briefly introduced.

"Dadu Governor, more than ten miles? So far? How to hit the target without seeing it? Yan Yingyuan asked suspiciously.

"These things are what I will teach you after I go back, I can't say it clearly in one or two sentences, how are you doing in the cultural class of your artillery unit now?" Luo Jian asked.

"Governor, we are very close to this, and everyone is learning the textbooks that Miss Liu gave us." Yan Yingyuan listened to Luo Jian's meaning, the use of this new type of artillery must be cultured.

"Well, not only literacy, arithmetic and geometry have to be learned, and the artillery will have to learn these in the future, and when I have time, I will teach you a lesson." Luo Jian said emphatically.

The two were talking, but they didn't notice that Huang Degong and several generals were already quietly standing behind the two, listening to the two of them talking.

"Metropolitan Governor, now that my Lao Huang also knows a lot of words, we are also scholars, right?" Huang Degong finally couldn't hold back and began to speak.

"Hehe, okay, Jingnanhou has also started to study, our Yangzhou army has great hope!" Luo Jian said with a smile.

"Look at what the Metropolitan Governor said, if I don't study, there will be no hope for the Yangzhou Army?" Huang Degong also couldn't laugh.

"There is a great man who said, 'An army without culture is a stupid army', I hope you all remember, take Xuzhou, our Yangzhou army should also rest for a while, the army should gradually change its equipment, during this period the study and education of the army can not be relaxed, when the time comes, I will organize the assessment, if any unit can not complete the task, several of you will go back to Yangzhou to go to school."

"This also needs to be assessed?" Li Chengdong asked in surprise.

"I decided, your second division is stationed in Xuzhou, leave you twenty artillery pieces, you guard Xuzhou for me, and the military discipline of the troops cannot be relaxed at all! If there is something that violates military discipline, I will not look for others, but you Li Chengdong! When you have nothing to do, you should pay attention to the education and training of the troops, and when the time comes, I will check if you are not satisfied, and you Li Chengdong will have to go back to Yangzhou to go to school with your son and study again. ”

Li Chengdong scratched his head when he heard this, thought for a while and said: "Governor Dadu, you have to leave a few staff officers for me, I am not afraid of fighting, I am a little stunned by this education and training." ”

"I won't go to school, I'll leave it for you, you have to respect them, listen to their opinions more, if there is any problem, send someone to Yangzhou to find me, I will send you the textbooks to study in the army as soon as possible after I go back, and you will also have to learn!"

"There is another point, we will arrange for the local officials in Xuzhou to come over as soon as possible, the second division is stationed in Xuzhou, and it is not allowed to meddle in local affairs, do you understand?"

"Governor Dadu, I understand, our second division is to guard Xuzhou, do a good job in the education and training of the troops, and not interfere in local affairs, but is this?" Li Chengdong said.

Luo Jian nodded.

Early the next morning, Luo Jianzhao held a meeting with officers above the group to make detailed arrangements for the next step, leaving enough grain and grass for the second division, the fourth division with 20 artillery pieces still returned to Fengyang to garrison, and the fifth division moved to Suqian and Huai'an with 30 artillery pieces.

The military meeting did not notify Gao Qiqian to participate, and Gao Qiqian, who heard the news of the meeting, ran outside the venue, but was stopped by the guards and did not let him in at all.

Gao Qiqian, who is the supervisor of Yangzhou, can't see it in front of the governor of the border now, which makes him feel very embarrassed, thinking of the Chongzhen period, even Sun Chengzong and Sun Taishi didn't dare to pretend to himself, Gao Qiqian hated Luo Jian to the extreme.

By the afternoon, the news that Duoduo's army had indeed withdrawn to Guide arrived, and Luo Jian decided to start moving early tomorrow morning.

Just as the divisions were preparing to maneuver, the battalion gate guards came to report, and another messenger came.

Luo Jian was extremely annoyed when he heard this, what is this court going to do? Xuzhou has been taken, do you want to give it back to the Manchus?

beckoned people to put the Qin Messenger in, and the level of the Qin Messenger who came was not high, but it was Zhang Zhengchen in the Ministry of Rites.

Zhang Zhengchen is not very old, it is estimated that he is only about forty, and he does not look like a treacherous person with a face, but he has a righteous face, and Luo Jian is secretly strange.

"Xiaguan congratulates the Governor of Dadu on his victory and recovery of Xuzhou!" Zhang Zhengchen came up and did not read out the holy decree, but bowed to Luo Jian and congratulated the Yangzhou army on its victory.

When Luo Jian heard this, didn't the imperial court let him withdraw his troops?

Zhang Zhengchen walked to Luo Jian's side and whispered: "Metropolitan Governor, the lower officials have something to say to the Metropolitan Governor, I don't know if it's convenient?" ”

When Luo Jian heard this, he led Zhang Zhengchen into his tent, Zhang Zhengchen threw the holy decree rolled in his hand onto the desk, and after the two sat down, the guards poured tea and walked out.

"The Metropolitan Governor, this envoy is the subordinate himself to come, the city of Nanjing does not know that the Metropolitan Governor has recovered Xuzhou, the emperor and the Ma Pavilion Department want the Metropolitan Governor to withdraw to Yangzhou, the Metropolitan Governor feels that this idea is extremely fallacious, so he took the initiative to invite this envoy and wanted to talk to the Metropolitan Governor." Zhang Zhengchen said.

"Oh? Didn't the envoy of the Manchu peace talks already arrive in Nanjing and start peace talks with the imperial court? Luo Jian asked.

"I didn't start talking, I heard that the Qing court envoy asked the Yangzhou army to stop the offensive before he was willing to talk to the court. The lower officials came to see the Metropolitan Governor this time, just to say that the Qing court must not be allowed to succeed. Zhang Zhengchen said.

"Tell me what you think." There are still a small number of people in the court who have relatively sober minds, which is not surprising to Luo Jian, he just wants to hear whether this Qincha has his own thoughts.

"Xia Guan thought that the Qing court's peace talks were just to delay time, during this time the Yangzhou army's offensive was too fierce, the Qing court was a little unbearable, and they had no good way to deal with the Yangzhou army, otherwise with the Qing army's offensive in the two lakes and two Guangzhou, how could they stop the peace talks." Zhang Zhengchen said slowly, obviously he had thought deeply.

"So what was the purpose of the Qing court's delay? The lower officials thought that there were a few points, one was to find a way to deal with the Yangzhou army, which was most afraid of Yangzhou firearms, and secretly thought that the Qing court would focus on the development of firearms; Recently, although the Qing court has stopped the strategy of shaving its hair and changing clothes, there are still many rebellions against the Qing court in various places, and its rule is not solid, and its successor will be weak. ”

Seeing Luo Jian looking at it with encouraging eyes, Zhang Zhengchen continued: "And the Qing court still regards the Dashun Army and the Daxi Army as its offensive targets, but it is still a trick to deceive the imperial court, but it is a pity that the emperor and the Ma Ge Department can't see it. Xia Guan thought that the current offensive of the Yangzhou army was in full swing, and it was time to take advantage of the victory to march into Shandong and Henan, and that the offensive must not be stopped because of the peace talks, so that the Manchus would have a chance to breathe. ”

"Oh, Qin Cha knows that the Qing army has strengthened the defense of Shandong, and its 20,000 Red Banner and more than 50,000 horses of the Guanning Army have been stationed in Chongzhou?" Luo Jian asked.

"This subordinate doesn't know. In this way, the Yangzhou army also intends to temporarily stop the offensive? Zhang Zhengchen asked.

"Hehe, wouldn't it be more powerful to withdraw your fist and then punch it out? Qin Cha was worried that Yangzhou's development would not be as good as that of the Qing court? Luo Jian asked with a smile, he had a very good impression of this Qincha Luo Jian.

"This subordinate doesn't dare to say anything, after all, the area under the jurisdiction of the Yangzhou Army is far inferior to that of the Qing court, and they can't be expected to do anything about the Nanjing court, so it's good if they don't pull Yangzhou's hind legs." Zhang Zhengchen said.

"Qin Cha is so disappointed in the imperial court?" Luo Jian said with a smile.

"Alas, if you don't hide it from the governor, it's not just the lower officials, who have a little brains, and they are extremely disappointed in the court. The Manchu court came to the peace talks at this time, and its meaning was clear to people at a glance, and the court was so happy that they thought that they could imitate the Southern Song Dynasty and let the holy decrees of the metropolitan governor withdraw the troops one after another, wouldn't it be 'twelve gold medals to recover Yue Wumu'? ”

"There is also the city of Nanjing that no one is happy with the victory of the Yangzhou army, but the Manchu Qing Dynasty has come to the peace talks, and the whole city is celebrated, and the capital is like this, how can this court be saved?" Zhang Zhengchen looked extremely angry when he said this.

"Brother Yuhou (Zhang Zhengchen), are there many people in the court who think like you?" Luo Jian asked.

"Alas, if only there were a lot of them." Zhang Zhengchen sighed and said.