The big boat went all the way up the Yangtze River, Gu Zhenhua faced the map, kept writing and calculating, and wrote until his hands were sore and his arms hurt, then he shook his hand, walked around the deck, and then went back to write. Busy in the dark, it is natural to make a strategic plan for the next step against the Tartars.

With two major sources of wealth in his hands, he can't help but express that he must be dignified, and he must play majestic. Gu Zhenhua has done so many lawless and earth-shaking things, and the only thing he relies on is continuous victory. In other words, Gu Zhenhua has stood at a dizzying height, and he must continue to prove himself with victory.

The more this thought is, the greater the pressure on his shoulders, Gu Zhenhua rubbed his swollen and aching brain, and said impatiently: "The front is Nanjing, right?" ”

"That's right!" Wu Kaijie said: "Lord Wang, there was a decree in Beijing just now, hoping to let the prince go to Beijing to report on his work, and the emperor also said that he missed you!" ”

Gu Zhenhua was stunned for a moment, and then waved his hand: "Let's just say that the military situation is urgent, I want to rush back to Henan immediately, and I won't go to the audience!" ”

Wu Kaijie suddenly said: "Lord Wang, if you want to let the humble post say, you should go to Beijing to have a look, you can rest assured, the cabinet, the East Factory, there are our people, even if someone wants to be unfavorable to you, it is also wishful thinking." ”

"Hahaha, you're thinking wrong!"

Gu Zhenhua said with a smile: "I have done so many things, in the final analysis, I didn't look at the little emperor at all, I was clearly digging the corner of the Ming Dynasty, of course I am not afraid, but when I see the emperor, my face is not good-looking, it is better not to see it!" ”

"Oh, I see!"

Wu Kaijie said: "Lord Wang." You shouldn't think so, if it weren't for you, there wouldn't be An**. The little emperor's country is long gone, maybe he doesn't even have a small life, he can be an emperor for such a long time, he should thank you! ”

Gu Zhenhua rolled his eyelids, and only after a while did he hold back a sentence.

"Boy, you're more shameless than me!"

……

After passing Nanjing, Gu Zhenhua went all the way up to Huguang. Entered their own territory. Gu Zhenhua also relaxed a lot, sometimes by boat, sometimes when he was tired, he went ashore to ride a horse. traveled all the way to Wuchang.

Zhang Jinyan led people to greet Gu Zhenhua early, and when he was far away, Zhang Jinyan took the lead and knelt down. smiled: "Lord Wang." I congratulate the prince, congratulate the prince, the Ming Dynasty opened the world to vote, and the king of Zhongshan deserves his name! ”

Gu Zhenhua also rode in front of everyone, jumped off the war horse, and waved his hand at the kneeling crowd.

"It's all my own people, and An** has abolished kneeling, and we won't talk about this in the future. Speaking of which, I, the king of Zhongshan, was helped out by the soldiers of Huguang. Ma Jinzhong. Jin Shengheng They fought very well, since ancient Huguang has sent out fierce generals and strong troops, there is a big war waiting for the next, Gu Zhenhua is not a big deal, I want to let all the generals under my subordinates be crowned! ”

Sun Cheng smiled first: "Lord Wang, listening to what you said, there is going to be a big war again, and I can't wait!" ”

Sun Cheng's words are also true, originally Gu Zhenhua left him in Huguang to train the army, this time to transfer troops to Lianghuai, it stands to reason that Sun Cheng should lead the team, that is justified, but in order to balance the interests of all parties, especially so that the original Huguang army can really integrate into the security ** system, Sun Cheng gave up the opportunity again.

Speaking of which, he, the sworn brother, was originally the most senior, but he fell behind a group of brothers and became a gold medal training commissioner, which made Gu Zhenhua a little embarrassed.

"Big brother, don't worry, this time there will be a time for you to show your skills!"

When Sun Cheng heard this, he was naturally overjoyed, and said with a smile: "Lord Wang, I'm looking forward to this opportunity these days!" ”

While everyone was talking, they walked into Wuchang City, Gu Zhenhua came to the governor's yamen, and he directly found Zhang Jinyan and Sun Cheng.

"Lord Zhang, I originally thought that I would go directly to Henan by the canal, but then I thought that Huguang was a big rear, and if the rear was not solid enough, I didn't dare to move forward, so I came over to take a look."

Zhang Jinyan hurriedly said: "Lord, these days I am mainly doing two things, one is to rectify the rule of officials, and the other is to persuade farmers and mulberries. The county of Huguang ordered me to change sixty percent, the prefect also changed forty percent, and the rest set strict assessment standards. I don't dare to say that there is a great deal of governance, but at least the trend has been reversed a lot, and the harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes have been exempted, and the burden on the common people has been much lighter. Huguang is vast and sparsely populated, there is no shortage of land, but the common people dare not plant, to the very simple, with land, you have to bear all kinds of complicated taxes, hard work for a year, the result is to borrow money to pay taxes, the more you do, the more you lose, the people naturally have no heart. I exempted seventy percent of the miscellaneous taxes, and the people immediately had a head, and in less than half a year, an additional 2 million acres of land were reclaimed! ”

"Yes, yes!" Gu Zhenhua nodded with satisfaction: "Lord Zhang, can the land be reclaimed more?" ”

"Yes, it's still the same sentence, there is no shortage of land in Huguang, but there is only one point, too much grain will be planted, and it will also hurt the farmers!"

"Hahaha, Lord Zhang, have you heard, this king has established a city in Shanghai and has begun foreign trade!"

Zhang Jinyan said with a smile: "I heard, I heard, I also heard that the prince sold all the royal things to Westerners, and many people wanted to join you!" ”

"Regardless of them, our silk porcelain, Westerners are simply flocking to it, and an exhibition sells seven million taels of silver, these things are typical people who are stupid and have a lot of money, if you don't kill them, your conscience will not be able to get by!"

Sun Cheng smiled on the side: "Barbarians are not good things, and they deserve to be slaughtered." But this seems to be Su Song's thing, Huguang can't eat it! ”

"Big brother, this is what you don't know. Zhejiang Nanzhi and other places are famous for silk, but the export is not only silk, but also fine cloth, the southeast land is limited, to plant mulberry trees, there is no land to grow cotton. My idea was to grow a variety of cotton in Huguang, perhaps to import looms from Songjiang, or to buy cotton from Songjiang and weave it into fine cloth and sell it. All in all, cotton is certainly more profitable than grain! ”

Zhang Jinyan nodded hurriedly: "That's right, what the prince thinks." In fact, not only that, but in the past, there was not enough grain in the southeast, and it was often transported from Jiangxi. If there is more grain in Huguang, it is okay to buy Jiangnan. In this way, we must throw off our arms and work hard, and strive to open as much land as we can! ”

Zhang Jinyan was full of energy, and most of the civil affairs in Huguang were no problems, and Gu Zhenhua was suddenly relieved. His eyes naturally fell on Sun Cheng's body.

Sun Cheng said: "Lord Wang, after Huguang implemented the policy of elite soldiers, a total of 37,000 horse infantry were retained. In addition to Ma Jinzhong and Jin Shengheng who went to the southeast, there were still 20,000 people left, and of these 20,000 people, 5,000 had to guard the entrance to Sichuan. Three thousand towns guarded Wuchang and other places. You can mobilize 12,000 elite soldiers to enter the front line in Henan and fight to the death with the Tartars! ”

"Well, there are a lot of people and horses, how is the ordnance and food, and what is the combat effectiveness?"

"Lord Wang, among the 12,000, there are 3,000 firecrackers and 2,000 cavalry. The rest are equipped with long spears and short knives, but their combat effectiveness is not bad at all. It is completely possible to confront the cavalry of the Tartars head-on. ”

Obviously, the proportion of firecrackers is lower, but this is also a matter of no choice, who let Hu Guang be on the second line!

"Immediately upload my order, let everyone mobilize and go to Luoyang immediately!"

"Yes!"

Sun Cheng agreed excitedly, he hurriedly ordered the transfer of troops, in three days, 12,000 soldiers, 30,000 people were all ready, the army was like a winding dragon, marching northward.

"Lord Zhang, this king is coming and going in a hurry, you have to bear the burden of Huguang more!"

Zhang Jinyan nodded: "Lord Wang, don't worry!" By the way, there is one more thing to report to the prince, I almost forgot about it. ”

"What's the matter?"

"That's right, a month ago, Mrs. Qin sent a handwritten letter, wanting to borrow 100,000 loads of grain from Huguang."

"Old Madam Qin, which Old Madam Qin?"

"Who else, naturally it's Qin Liangyu!"

Gu Zhenhua suddenly woke up like a dream, speaking of Qin Liangyu, she was a real heroine, the only heroine who was included in the biography.

From the beginning of the three major expeditions of Wanli, until the battle with the Tartars, Qin Liangyu and her white pole soldiers have rushed to the forefront, and they have made outstanding achievements, and there are many people who have died for the country, and the world also admires Qin Liangyu.

"How is Old Madam Qin now?"

She led the troops to guard the stone pillar, but Zhang Xianzhong attacked several times, although they were all repelled by the old lady, but the stone pillar soldiers were outnumbered, the food and grass were not enough, and the old lady was old and frail, sick and sick, and it was quite difficult to maintain. I also thought about lending the old lady food, but the two Huai are still fighting, and we are also very difficult. ”

"No matter how difficult it is, Old Madam Qin opens her mouth, she must send it over!" Gu Zhenhua said: "Mrs. Qin has been fighting for the Ming Dynasty for decades, and the soldiers and civilians of Shizhu have gone to Liaodong to fight and fight with the Tartars, which really contributes to the country. In this way, for the time being, take out 150,000 loads of grain, 200,000 taels of silver, plus 500 poles of fire, and send them to the old lady. Let's just say that Gu Zhenhua made amends to her! ”

Gu Zhenhua has always been a character who refuses to suffer, but he is so generous to Qin Liangyu that Zhang Jinyan was also taken aback. However, he could only nod and say: "Lord Wang, don't worry, the humble post will immediately arrange for someone to send it over!" ”

After the explanation, Gu Zhenhua led the army all the way north, through Huguang, and returned to Henan again, Sun Cheng took the army to Luoyang to stand by according to the order, and Gu Zhenhua returned to Kaifeng under the stars.

"Lord Wang, you're finally back, we're all going crazy!" Li Xu led the generals out to greet him, and Yan Yingyuan, who had just become the governor of Henan, was also full of smiles.

"Lord Wang, these days there is constantly news coming over, saying that you have slaughtered the salt merchants, there is a port to trade, and this pocket is full of silver, we are eager to wear it!"

"Haha, it's not difficult to get money from the king's pocket, the key is that you have to show your own skills, and it depends on how many Tartars you can kill."

Yue Poyu suddenly jumped out, waved his fist and said, "Great, we can't wait, Lord Wang, hurry up and counterattack, and strive to drive the Tartars out of the gate as soon as possible!" ”

The generals were all elated and energetic, and Gu Zhenhua was also very satisfied.

"Very good, since everyone is looking forward to the Northern Expedition, this king will talk to you about his thoughts first."

Gu Zhenhua did not go back to the palace, but went directly to the staff headquarters, Li Jibo, Xia Shouli and others were also there, everyone gathered together, and Gu Zhenhua also took out some plans he had written on the road.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we have defeated the Tartars in northern Henan in the past, and this time tens of thousands of Tartars in Lianghuai have also been wiped out. However, we are all fighting defensive operations, and we are all passively beaten, and this time it is different, we have to launch a counteroffensive. Without the protection of the fortified city, whether the brothers can resist the onslaught of the Tartars and break the enemy's city is a new test for us, and there may be more trouble than we imagined. ”

As soon as Gu Zhenhua asked, many people present lowered their heads, silently calculating in their hearts, the overall change of tactics is indeed not an easy thing.

Li Jibo said with a smile: "Lord Wang, the old man is also constantly speculating these days, I think An ** still has a fatal wound at the moment!" ”

"Really?"

"Logistics!"

Li Jibo said without hesitation: "If we want to go on a northern expedition, we have to leave the rear to supply and go deep into the area controlled by the Tatars. Don't forget that no matter how sharp our firearms are, they can't offset the superiority of the Tartar cavalry, and once they sneak up on our grain routes, it will definitely be a disaster! ”

Wu Kaijie also nodded frequently: "What Mr. Li said was a burst of blood, but our prince boasted of Haikou, he wanted to go north to the Tartars, to snatch back the bones of Cheng Zu, to restore the old capital, if there is no action, I am afraid that he will be laughed at!" ”

"Face is a small matter, victory or defeat is a big matter!" Li Jibo said bitterly: "Lord Wang, you are still too anxious, it will be much better if you wait a little longer." ”

Gu Zhenhua smiled nonchalantly: "We are getting stronger, the Tartars are also transforming, the war can never be expected to move when the preparations are perfect, we can't drive straight in, and make a big Northern Expedition, then accumulate small victories into big victories, advance inch by inch, and constantly weaken the Tartars, sooner or later the opportunity for the Northern Expedition will be ripe!" ”

After a few words, sensitive people such as Li Xu and Guo Yunlong quickly grabbed a trace of inspiration, and it seemed that Gu Zhenhua already had a new combat strategy!

"Lord Wang, if you have any tricks, hurry up!"

Gu Zhenhua called the generals to the front of the sand table, and said with a smile: "In the face of the Tartars, we should use our strengths and avoid our weaknesses, and we will attack sharply, continue to seize neighboring states and counties, and recover our homeland." I call this tactic the bamboo shoot peeling tactic! ”

"Bamboo, what are bamboo shoots?" Yue Poyu, who was born in Liaodong, still doesn't understand, and his face is full of questions.

Gu Zhenhua coughed lightly: "If you want to call the cabbage peeling tactic, it's the same tactic, it's a layer of weakened tartars." ”

"Oh!" Yue Poyu smiled and said, "Lord Wang, which layer are you going to peel off first?" Can't you play as a striker? ”

Gu Zhenhua looked at the sand table, then pointed his finger at Shaanxi without hesitation, and said with a smile: "From here, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Zhili, a little bit of compression of the space of the tartars, sooner or later they can strangle them to death!" (To be continued......)

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