"My lord, I don't know how my lord plans it, if my lord wants to go north to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, then only the troops will go out of Shanxi, and then attack the North Zhili area, and then go directly to the Gyeonggi area, but unfortunately this road is impossible to complete for us now, although the Manchu Tartars have just lost 20,000 troops under the city of Tongguan, but their strength has not weakened, and even because they occupied Zhili, Shandong and other places, they also incorporated many Ming troops and the army of the original Dashun army, and their strength has increased a lot. If we were to confront the Manchus now, I am afraid that we would end up in defeat.

If this road is canceled, then there are only two roads, one of which is to send troops into Sichuan, you know, to Longwang Shu, as long as it occupies the land of Guanzhong in history, it will often watch Shu, not only because of the convenience of marching, Sichuan's wealth and population, will be the most needed thing in the development of a force, but it is a pity! When Shi Lei revealed the strength of Shaanxi, everyone who was doing it suddenly became excited, and Li Yan also changed his caution just now and talked about the next plan.

"It's a pity, isn't there something wrong with this?" It was Fang Junchi who spoke, as the oldest old man with the most qualifications in the Ming Army in Shaanxi, he was the most concerned about the first battle in Shaanxi.

"It's a pity that now is not the best time in Sichuan today, although we have just defeated Zhang Xianzhong and the Great Western Army, but after all, they still have hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in Sichuan, with our troops, if we rush to Sichuan today, we will form a long-term confrontation with Zhang Xianzhong, and that is not what we can afford now, you know, what we need most now is a place that can bring us the greatest benefits to Shaanxi, only then can we really get benefits." Li Yan said.

Li Yan's analysis. All the people present understood, and after Shi Lei listened, he couldn't help but nod for a while, secretly praising in his heart, he was worthy of being a talent who could assist the rapid rise of the Dashun Army, if it weren't for Li Zicheng's being too narrow-minded. I'm afraid that now he is still sitting on the Jinluan Hall in Beijing City, and the Dashun army has completely controlled the north, how can it be the turn of the Manchu Tartars to roam the land of China?

"With that said, we have only one way to go." After praising in his heart, Shi Lei spoke.

"My lord is right, at present, if we want to get the greatest benefit, then there is only one way to go, that is, to move Henan. The land of Henan has been a province with a large population for generations, and in the hinterland of the Central Plains, there are many talents, although these years have been plagued and wars have been endless, but this is also an opportunity for us, if we occupy Henan, we will be able to get enough manpower. Whether it is conscription or working in the fields, we no longer have to worry about manpower. What's more, Henan is the heart of the Central Plains, the land of the four wars, as long as we control Henan, we can go out of all directions, no matter how north to attack the Manchus. It is very convenient to go south to occupy the land of wealth in the south of the Yangtze River, and the most important thing is that if you send troops to Henan, you will be very sure of it. To be able to take Henan quickly, and this is what we need most now. Li Yan continued Shi Lei's words.

"Okay, good, yes, what Brother Li said is really good, it's exactly the same as I thought, with Brother Li's help, then this battle of Henan is destined to be a success." After listening to Li Yan's words, Shi Lei couldn't help but applaud, Li Yan's words not only completely said his thoughts, but also said some things that he couldn't say.

You know, if Shi Lei goes out of Henan, the Manchus will definitely not sit idly by, the importance of Henan, not only Shi Lei can see, the Manchus can also see it, the reason why they do not completely occupy Henan now, is for fear of being attacked by other forces, but if Shi Lei wants to send troops to Henan, then the Manchus have no way to dodge, after all, the importance of Henan is there, therefore, Shi Lei can only occupy Henan as quickly as possible, otherwise, if you wait until the Manchus react, They will have a tragic war, and that is simply not something that Shaanxi can afford now.

However, the appearance of Li Yan made Shi Lei see the opportunity to quickly take Henan, which is why Shi Lei changed his previous goal of working hard and striving for development, and took the initiative to go out to fight.

"Thank you for your compliment, so it seems that your Excellency is sure to take this path." Hearing Shi Lei's applause, Li Yan opened his mouth to thank him.

"Brother Li doesn't have to be polite, the reason why he decided to send troops today is precisely because of Brother Li, I want Brother Li to respond to every call in Henan back then, so that the originally defeated Dashun Army will rise again overnight, but it makes countless people envious, I don't know, if Brother Li wants to take Henan this time, how many men and horses will be needed." Shi Lei said.

Hearing Shi Lei's words, Li Yan's heart was hot, you know, the reason why he explained so hard just now was not only to show his ability in front of everyone, so that they could know that I, Li Yan, were not incompetent, but also hoped to be recognized by Shi Lei, so as to get the opportunity to lead the troops to the battle, since Li Zicheng defeated Sun Chuanting, he began to be jealous of Li Yan, since when Li Yan has never led the army alone, as an iron-blooded man, Who can forget those years of burning passion?

But he never thought that Shi Lei didn't have too many tests, so he directly asked him how many soldiers and horses he needed, and in an instant, a feeling arose in Li Yan's heart, and his eyes instantly became a little moist.

"Thirty thousand is enough." After Li Yan was excited, he spoke.

"What, 30,000 people, this, how is this possible, it won't be bragging!" As soon as Li Yan's words came out, everyone who was doing it was immediately taken aback, not to mention others, even Shi Lei was surprised, you know, Shi Lei's original plan was to send all the troops out, and he was not afraid enough, but he didn't expect that Li Yan actually only needed 30,000 people, which was a bit of a joke.

Seeing everyone's surprised expressions, Li Yan smiled and said, "My lord, do you think Li Yan's words are too confident." ”

Hearing Li Yan's words, Shi Lei nodded with everyone.

"Hahaha, my lords, my lords, to be honest, if it weren't for Li Yan's heart, I'm afraid he would have thought that this was a joke, but this is indeed the truth, if you want those Henan, 30,000 people are enough, but if there are more than 30,000 people, I'm afraid it will be half the effort, and it will be difficult to succeed in the end." Saying this, Li Yan paused for a moment, saw the expressions of everyone listening carefully, and continued

"The reason why only 30,000 people dare to say that they can take Henan is due to three reasons, one is that if there are few people, it is easy to move, and it will not cause too much movement, so as to buy us a favorable time and delay the time for the Manchu Qing to discover, and second, Henan does not seem to belong to any force now, but in fact, most of them are still controlled by the troops of the Dashun army, and for these people, they can still be persuaded by confidence. Third, and most importantly, although I don't want troops, I want one thing, that is, food, the more grain, the easier it is for Henan to take. ”

After Li Yan's words were finished, there was a sudden silence in the hall, for the authenticity of what Li Yan said, some people believed, but some still held a skeptical look, but for Li Yan's words, Shi Lei was very convinced, you know, in history, Li Yan was after Li Zicheng's army defeated Beijing City, he said to him, let him re-recruit soldiers in Henan, so as to make a comeback and continue to fight with the Manchu Tartars, so it can be seen that Li Yan's prestige in Henan, unfortunately, because of Niu Jinxing's jealousy, caused Li Zicheng to kill Li Yan, which also made the Dashun army lose the last chance to dominate the world.

"Okay, 30,000 people are 30,000 people, so in the army, you can choose." Shi Lei said.

As soon as Shi Lei's words were finished, he saw Li Yan smile and said, "My lord, since you say so, then your subordinates are not welcome, I heard that the martial arts hall run by the adults are all elite in the army, and they are not only capable of leading the troops to fight, but also all of them, so my subordinates want 400 people, and I hope that the adults can fulfill them." ”

Hearing Li Yan's words, Shi Lei's heart was trembling, you know, since Shi Lei decided to open this martial arts hall, he has drawn various elites from the army and entered it, of course, this martial arts hall must not be compared with the military schools of later generations, and now Shi Lei is indeed short of people in his hands, therefore, Shi Lei divided the martial arts hall into two, one is a temporary class, the other is a long-term class, the temporary class is some outstanding ability, but they are already in a high position, Shi Lei has trained them for three months to six months, For example, Yang Guoguang followed Lu Chenggong These people are such people, and the long-term class is really trained according to the military academy of later generations, not only explaining various tactics but also explaining some basic common sense of leading soldiers, although it is not long, but what should be learned has been learned, Shi Lei is preparing to let them go to various units for internship, but I didn't expect that now Li Yan suddenly asked for them.

After Shi Lei thought about it, he said, "Okay, since Brother Li has opened his mouth, I won't say anything, but Brother Li should know that each of these people is a seed, and it is extremely unrighteous to cultivate them, and I also ask Brother Li to teach them well and let them grow quickly." ”

"My lord, don't worry, even if my subordinates have something to do, they won't let them have an accident, and my subordinates hope that this trip to Henan, these seeds can really exert the power of seeds, and make our Shaanxi Ming Army stronger." Li Yan said. (To be continued.) )