。。。 I haven't updated it for more than half a month, I'm embarrassed. But rest assured, this book will never be a eunuch. It's just because I've been a little busy for a while, and I've written a lot of words, and I'm a little tired. However, I already plan to finish the book as soon as possible. Therefore, there should be no longer a long break in the watch. I wanted to do more today, but I didn't write for a long time, and some of them were hand-skilled, and they wrote so many words from the afternoon to now. Let's take a look tomorrow, and if the writing is smooth, try to do more. Thank you again for your tolerance to me, there is nothing else to say, but to try my best to write well...

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Liu Bowen advised Zhu Yuanzhang to take the opportunity of Deng She's southward march to Xuzhou to seize Zhang Shicheng's territory in western Zhejiang.

Zhu Yuanzhang pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Didn't Mr. Ke just say that Chahan will join forces with Shicheng and take King Yan together?" If we suddenly attack Shicheng at this time, wouldn't it be to relieve King Yan? ”

Liu Ji said with a smile: "King Yan's Huangkou is short-sighted and unscrupulous, and he is greedy when he sees small profits, which causes Haidong to fall into a dangerous situation, but are you also such a person, my lord?" ......, the lord has a long-term vision and a grand vision, so why should he use such words to tempt the future? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed.

Liu Ji continued: "The ancients said: 'Lips are dead and teeth are cold'. Although King Yan has no plan and seeks his own death, in terms of the current situation, we can't sit idly by and watch him lose and let Chahan dominate; The two, taking the opportunity to take the east and west of Zhejiang, can also expand the strength of the lord. Therefore, 'taking Shicheng from the east', at the moment, is a wonderful thing for the lord to kill two birds with one stone, so why not do it? ”

After finishing speaking, he paused for a moment, and added: "Fang is competing with the heroes today, although Shicheng and Youliang are not real heroes, but after all, they have been in trouble for a long time, and they all have quite a foundation, and it is difficult to make a decision for a while. The general trend of the world has not yet reached the real clear. In particular, Chakhan Timur had 100,000 people, and the soldiers were very ruthless, occupying the north and looking down on the south of the Yangtze River. Therefore, in the next opinion, the lord should not be like the son of King Yan, who disregarded the big thing for the sake of small profits. ”

Liu Ji's words were not explicitly stated, but who is Zhu Yuanzhang? A generation of heroes naturally heard the implicit meaning of his words clearly.

To put it bluntly, what Liu Ji means is: Deng She can have no foresight and rashly seize Xuzhou, but Zhu Yuanzhang can't have the same knowledge as him. It is better to suffer this dumb loss, than to sit back and watch Haidong kill himself ,—— defeat under the possible joint efforts of Chakhan Timur and Zhang Shicheng.

Why?

There are two reasons for this.

First, Chakhan Timur was too powerful.

If Haidong is allowed to fall and all the northern lands fall into his hands, then Chahan's strength will inevitably double. As far as the current situation is concerned, Chakhan Timur has not yet defeated Shandong, Zhu Yuanzhang asked himself, he has already realized that he is not his opponent, if he waits until he "doubles his strength"? Needless to say, it can't be defeated!

Therefore, we must not sit idly by and watch Haidong lose.

——, to make it clear, now, why are the heroes of Jiangnan and Zhu Yuanzhang able to conquer the east and the west and expand their territory under the pressure of Chakhan Timur? Isn't it precisely because Deng She took over the baton of Liu Futong, Tian Feng, Wang Shicheng and others that he continued to fight with Chahan in the north?

If Deng She loses, then their "good days" will come to an end.

Li Shanchang agreed, said: "The lord started in Huaisi, and now dominates Jinling, between the two strong men of the Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Wu Dynasty, the reason why it can sweep the east and west, calmly and unhurriedly, and Meng Yuan can not be a horse, only the wheel of the left side of the river, the former because of the King of Xiaoming, Liu Futong for the obstruction, and then because of the King of Yan for the defense. ......, what Mr. Liu said is true, we really can't sit back and watch Haidong lose. ”

Second, although the Jinling and other places occupied by Zhu Yuanzhang can also be called rich, they are still insufficient compared with western Zhejiang.

In troubled times, how can we gain a foothold? In the final analysis, it is nothing more than two words: "strong army". So, how should the army be strong? In the final analysis, it is nothing more than two words: "wealth of the country".

The land of western Zhejiang, rich in the world. The world is strong, and no one is rich with Zhang Shicheng. If you can take advantage of this opportunity to annex western Zhejiang, Zhu Yuanzhang's strength can definitely be turned to a new level! At that time, the army is strong and the country is rich, even if Chen Youliang is reckless and fierce, what is it?

The reason why Zhu Yuanzhang has not hit Zhang Shicheng first is not because he doesn't want to, but because of one thing, Chen Youliang is aggressive; Second, Zhang Shicheng is not an enterprising master. Therefore, as a last resort, we have no choice but to first strengthen and then weaken, first defeat the more dangerous, and then slowly try to defeat the less dangerous.

But now, Haidong suddenly went south and seized Xuzhou, which invisibly caused great pressure on Zhang Shicheng. It is foreseeable that Shicheng will definitely send a lot of troops to the north to guard against further southern invasion of Haidong. At the same time, this gave Jinling an opportunity.

As Liu Ji said, Chen Youliang was defeated in Longwan, and even if he "plagiarized" again, it would be difficult to launch an offensive against Jinling for a while, and he would have to rest for a while. It is just a good opportunity to take advantage of this opportunity, a great opportunity for Zhang Shicheng to divide his troops to go north, and a great opportunity for Chen Youliang to invade the west, and then storm western Zhejiang!

It really "kills two birds with one stone".

On the one hand, it "resolved" the possibility of Haidong being attacked on both sides, so that Haidong could continue to be the "defense" of Jinling. On the one hand, it has grabbed the richest place in the world and greatly improved its strength.

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and got up and said: "'Lost east, harvested mulberry'." Although I temporarily lost Xuzhou, it gave me the opportunity to enter the western part of Zhejiang, and this deal was really cost-effective! ——Sir's words, just what I want! Looking out at the blue sky outside, I couldn't help but sigh.

Li Shanchang asked strangely: "The lord is rejoicing, but why is he suddenly sighing?" ”

"King Yan is a young man, with an immortal appearance, according to Liaodong and Goryeo, to restore the old frontier of my Han Dynasty; Go down to Shandong, fight for Hebei, and be not afraid of Chahan. Heroes too! But I really don't know what he thinks, and he actually made such a stupid move for a while, and rashly went south to seize Xuzhou with me. Although I have temporarily gained the benefits of Xuzhou, it is cheap, and I am about to take the ointment of western Zhejiang. ......, alas, I can't help but feel sorry for him when I think of this! ”

Liu Ji and Li Shanchang glanced at each other, and smiled silently; One bowed down and shouted, "Destiny is virtuous." Although King Yan can be called a hero, after all, the Lord is Allah! ”

"Haha, haha."

Zhu Yuanzhang stood by his sword, and the laughter came out of the outdoors, blending into the blue sky and white clouds.

Standing by the sword, he felt a lot of emotion. Since the military uprising, he has been tossing and turning for many days and nights. After a hundred battles, although Jinling was obtained, there were strong enemies in the east and west, and there was Richard Han in the north, and it was difficult to stand out! Unexpectedly, in just one or two years, Haidong would have another Yan King. Seeing that this dream of expelling the Tartars and chasing the world is getting farther and farther away, I never expected that at this critical moment, Deng She actually "made a stupid move", which is equivalent to giving Zhejiang West to him!

There is no way out of the mountains and rivers, and the willows and flowers are bright and another village.

Overlooking the blue sky and white clouds, looking forward to the future.

On the same day, they marched eastward, took western Zhejiang, and annexed the richest territory in the world. Subsequently, he marched westward and then fought a decisive battle with Chen Youliang. As long as these two strong enemies can be defeated one after another, Jiangnan will all fall into his hands. Fujian Chen Youliang and Taizhou Fang Guozhen, to be honest, really didn't look at him in his eyes.

It has been fully based on Jiangnan; In the north, the two tigers of Chakhan Timur and Deng She are bound to decline. If it is beneficial to himself, he will go north with the whole division and win the Central Plains; If the time is not right, you can also dominate Jiangdong and wait for the time. If it is entering, it will sweep the world; Defend it, and you can achieve three points.

Born as a man, living in troubled times; If you can make such an achievement, your wish is enough!

He said to Liu Ji and Li Shanchang: "I am originally Huaizuo Buyi, I didn't have a big name when I was young, only a small name called Chongba. ......, do you know who gave me the name of 'Yuanzhang'? ”

Although Liu Ji defected to Zhu Yuanzhang not long ago, he was also very clear about this, but he couldn't say it, so he just smiled and said nothing.

At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang was still under Guo Zixing, and the two were fellow villagers, and the relationship was very close, so they did not avoid too much taboo, and said with a smile: "The name of the lord is derived from your father-in-law." ”

Who is Zhu Yuanzhang's father-in-law? Naturally, Guo Zixing. His wife, Ma, is Guo Zixing's daughter.

"Not bad. Do you know why Guo Shuai gave me the name 'Yuanzhang'? ”

"First of all, please forgive the sin of disrespect."

"You and I, the monarch and the minister, why do you talk about such a false courtesy? Just talk about it! ”

"The lord's respect, Yuanzhang. Yuan, the beginning; Zhang, Meiyu also. Guo Shuai gave such a name to the lord because the lord and your great husband are completely different from ordinary people like beautiful jade. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said, "Lao Li, you are a scholar, and there are many ways to do it!" What 'beginning', what 'beautiful jade'! The reason why Guo Shuai gave me such a name is actually very simple. ”

"The ministers are dull, please make it public."

"Zhu Zhe, 'Zhu' also, Yuan Zhe, Meng Yuan also, Zhang Zhe, sharp weapon also! Guo Shuai gave me this name, just hoping that I can be like a sharp weapon to destroy Meng Yuan! ”

Liu Ji and Li Shanchang listened to such majestic words and knelt down in unison. The sunlight shone into the room and reflected on Zhu Yuanzhang's body. The two looked up, only to feel that they were gorgeous and dazzling, and they couldn't look at each other. This year, Zhu Yuanzhang was just thirty-three years old, and he was heroic and in his prime.

"Ordered. Ordered Xu Dazhu to withdraw on the same day and prepare to attack western Zhejiang! ”

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The battle of Jining has come to an end, and all parties involved have their own plans for the next move.

Haidong discussed making persistent efforts to capture Caozhou; Jinling "lost the east corner, harvested the mulberry elm", and planned to take the opportunity to take the east to the west of Zhejiang. And at about the same time, Liu Futong and others, who were far away in Anfeng, also held a meeting.

"According to the latest military report, Haidong has occupied the entire Jining Road, and the troops are directed at Caozhou, and Xuzhou has been captured." Liu Futong briefly passed the military report to the participants, and then said, "What do you think about this?" ”

His younger brother, Liu Liu, who is currently in charge of the Privy Council, smacked his lips twice and said first: "Tsk." I really didn't see that Xiao Deng had such skills! ”

At the beginning, when Haidong marched eastward and attacked Juye, and thus began the Battle of Jining, most of the officials and generals in Anfeng were very optimistic about this, thinking that Haidong would be defeated, and even if it was undefeated, it would be difficult to take much advantage of it, and at most it would be a draw. I really didn't expect that the result would be the defeat of Chahan.

Therefore, Liu Liu sighed a little.

Liu Liu was surprised, but Wang Xianzhong's face darkened, and he snorted angrily: "Xiao Deng is not a good person!" My brother gave him an eight-character comment before: Yang Feng Yin is violated, and he is as cunning as a fox. Now it looks like that's pretty good! ”

Liu Liuqi said: "How do you say this? ”

"A few years ago, my brother issued a holy decree to that little Deng, ordering him to go south to Huaisi and capture Xuzhou. He pushed back and forth, came up with all kinds of excuses, and came up with all kinds of excuses, but because of the lack of food and salary, and the fatigue of the sergeants, in short, he refused. But this time, in addition to the field battle in Shanzhou, he only used thousands of men and horses, and in less than a day, he captured Xuzhou lightly and skillfully! But they did not see him lacking in food, nor did they see him tired! ......, if this is not a violation of the yang and the yin, and the cunning is like a fox, what should it be?! ”

Luo Wensu was far-sighted and said in a deep voice: "Previously, he was unwilling to attack Xuzhou, because he had only recently entered Shandong and had an unstable foothold; This time, he took the initiative to capture Xuzhou, if I expected it to be good, but it should be because the foothold in Shandong has been stable, so he intends to Huaisi. Liu Gong's evaluation of his 'cunning as a fox' seems to be really good now. As the saying goes: 'No profit can't afford to be early'. Xiao Deng is really such a person. ”

Wang Xianzhong spat and said: "Thanks to the music he came up, he is embarrassed to boast of being 'loyal and upright'!" There is no shame in The. It's annoying! ”

Luo Wensu shook his head and said, "That's not all. This time he laid down Xuzhou, and in my opinion, within five days, there will be another performance. ”

"Will there be another twist? But why? ”

"Naturally, it is an invitation to merit."

"How can you be so shameless as a human being!" Wang Xianzhong doesn't study, he has no culture, he is a martial artist, after listening to Luo Wensu's speculation, he was immediately angry, angry and screaming, he only hated that he had no knife in his hand and was too far away from Deng She, otherwise he was afraid that he would have to pull out a knife to cut Deng She's head.

Liu Futong frowned slightly, stretched out his hand and pressed it down weakly, signaled everyone to be quiet, and said: "King Yan is not a thing in the pool, and he can't be regarded by ordinary people. ”

The eight-character comment of "Yang Feng Yin is violated, and cunning is like a fox" is under Liu Futong; "Not something in the pool" is also what Liu Futong said. Everyone present looked at each other, all of them were covered with clouds and mountains, and they didn't know what he meant.

It has only been less than a year since the last holy decree given to Deng She, but the gray hair on Liu Futong's head has increased significantly, his face has become thinner, and there are many wrinkles on his forehead. Wang Xianzhong was straightforward and asked, "What does my brother mean by this?" ”

Liu Futong didn't answer the rhetorical question, and said: "You can see this thing from this military text? ”

Liu Liu and Wang Xianzhong were puzzled, and their eyes were wide and small.

Luo Wensu pondered for a moment and asked tentatively: "Does Liu Gong want to take this opportunity to urge Xiao Deng to go south and restore Bianliang?" "Once Deng She conquered Caozhou, he could reach the outskirts of Bianliang in a few days.

Liu Futong was noncommittal, and turned his eyes to look at Ding Guozhen.

Ding Guozhen is currently supervising the imperial history, a civil and military all-rounder, outspoken and outspoken, and is Liu Futong's right-hand man, he twisted his beard under his chin and said: "What Lord Pingzhang said is very true, of course we can take this opportunity to issue a holy decree to Yidu, urging King Yan to go south and restore Bianliang." It's just that....... ”

"Lord Pingzhang" refers to Luo Wensu, who now lives in Pingzhang.

"Just what?"

"In a humble opinion, King Yan may not be willing to obey the will."

Last time, Linghai took Xuzhou in the southeast, but Deng She did not follow the order; This time, if he is ordered to reinstate Bianliang, will he be ordered? It's okay to refuse to obey the order once, find a step, pretend to be confused, and you can fool the past, but if you resist the order twice in a row, where is the dignity of the court? Where is the face of King Xiao Ming and Liu Futong? Ding Guozhen is very worried.

"However, in the opinion of Lord Ding, what should we do? Ignore it? If Xiao Deng really plays and asks for a reward, won't he be rewarded too? ”

"If you ignore it, you won't succeed. Go with the flow and give the reward, of course, even less! If this is done, the dignified court will have no face at all! Have you become a puppet? ”

"So what to do?"

"There is a plan for lowly duties."

"What's the plan?"

"Two peaches kill three soldiers."

Liu Futong became interested and said, "Oh? How to two peaches, how to kill three soldiers? I would like to hear about it. ”

"Xuzhou is located on the main road, controlling Huaisi, overlooking the south of the Yangtze River, and passing Bianliang in the west. Since ancient times, the land of a hundred battles, this soldier must take the essentials! Humble and courageous assertion that not only does King Yan want to occupy this town, I am afraid that Wu Guogong has also coveted it for a long time! ”

"So what?"

"Since King Yan and Wu Guogong both want to occupy this place, then Xuzhou is enough for a peach!"

"Xuzhou is a peach?" Liu Futong seemed to have an understanding and asked, "Where is the other peach?" ”

"Bianliang is my old capital. If you get it, you can't afford to lose it. It can also be a peach. ”

Xuzhou and Bianliang are two peaches respectively, but these two places are not related, how can they get together and kill the three soldiers? Besides, who are the three scholars?

"King Yan, Wu Guogong, Chakhan Timur, these are the three scholars."

The more everyone listened, the more confused they became, and Wang Xianzhong asked impatiently: "Ding Xiucai, if you have something to say, you can say it directly, why bother to play tricks!" How to use these two peaches, how to kill these three soldiers? ”

"First of all, let's talk about Xuzhou. Lord Pingzhang said that in the near future, King Yan will have a reward to send, and he thinks so. Dare to ask Liu Gong, how do you plan to respond? ”

"What do you think?"

"In the opinion of lowliness, it is better not to give him a clear answer first, but to be vague and give him a reply. Then, at the same time, write a secret letter and send it to Liu Shijiu. Teach him to persuade King Yan to lend me a few elite soldiers in exchange. If King Yan agrees, he can make a holy decree and give Xuzhou to him. ”

"What if he doesn't agree to lend me troops?"

"Then give Xuzhou to Wu Guogong."

"To Wu Guogong?"

Luo Wensu was amazed and said, "What a clever plan! As Lord Ding said before, Xuzhou, King Yan wants, and Wu Guogong wants. If King Yan refused to borrow troops, Duke Liu rewarded Xuzhou to Duke Wu. In this way, Wu Guogong will benefit from it, and he will definitely obey Liu Gongyan. ”

Wang Xianzhong also reacted and said happily: "Since Wu Guogong is obedient to his brother, then the soldiers and horses that can't be borrowed from Xiao Deng can also be borrowed from Wu Guogong!" Good strategy, good strategy. ”

With Anfeng's current strength, there is definitely no way to snatch Xuzhou over, since it can't be grabbed, just don't want it. It is indeed a good deal to exchange a nominal city guard and a fluttering holy decree for thousands, or even tens of thousands, of elite soldiers.

Liu Futong thought about it for a long time, and he said: "However, Wu Guogong is also by no means an ordinary man, if I give him Xuzhou, he will not ask for it?" ”

"If Wu Guogong is willing to ask for it, then the two armies of Wu and Yan will have a war, which is to kill two soldiers with one peach, and at the same time improve the status of my Anfeng, and the Taiwei can find a source from it. ......, if Wu Guogong refuses to ask for it, the two armies of Wu and Yan will definitely have internal disagreements and disagreements. As long as they don't agree, the captain can also calmly profit from it. ”

Liu Futong thought for a while, bowed his head in agreement, and then asked: "Xuzhou is a peach, which can kill Wu and Yan." What about Bianliang? ”

"It's still from Xuzhou. Taiwei used the holy decree in exchange for Wu and Yan Jingshu, no matter who of the two parties agreed, Taiwei could use this to blackmail the other party, and also ordered him to send troops and horses to help; Subsequently, he used this group of men and horses to attack Bianliang. Chahan will not allow Bianliang to lose, and a three-way melee will appear in front of him! ”

"Brilliant plan! Coup! With a Xuzhou and a Bianliang, Yan, Wu, and Chahan were dragged in, and the final gainer was, of course, the Taiwei, and naturally the imperial court! ”

Speaking from the heart, Ding Guozhen's strategy of using Bianliang to provoke a tripartite melee between Yan, Wu, and Chakhan Timur will be very difficult to implement, and may not be realized; However, in the first half, using Xuzhou to provoke Yan and Wu is very likely to succeed, so that the Anfeng court will benefit from it.

Liu Futong praised: "I heard that outstanding people can take advantage of the trend, but real heroes and heroes can build momentum." Ding Xiucai, you are such a person! ”

It's really hard enough for Ding Guozhen. Anfeng now has no territory and no elite soldiers, and the reason why he has been able to survive until now is because of a little "righteousness in the name of the court". If you can really use this to reinvigorate your prestige, the words "heroes and heroes", Ding Guozhen can really afford it.

The plan has been decided, and the people of Anfeng have forced their desire to revive Dongshan, and are anxiously waiting for Deng She's invitation to send them.

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1, "The lord started in Huaisi, now dominates Jinling, between the Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Wu Dynasty, the reason why it can sweep the east and west, calmly, and Meng Yuan can not be a horse, only the wheel of the left side of the river, the former because of the Xiao Ming Wang, Liu Futong as a block, and then because of the Yan King for the defense. ”

Li Wenfeng, a native of the Ming Dynasty, talked about Han Shantong and Liu Futong, and said: "The Qin family is tyrannical, and Chen Sheng and Wu Guang think that they are the first in the world. Although the search was destroyed, the later negotiators still said that Qin Min's soup and Wu Ye. Hu Yuan is not of my race, he is not a gentleman, and the people are not happy. Han's father and son, monarchs and ministers rebelled, calling on the world, and the world responded. The heroes compete side by side, and they all coincide. However, when it was, according to Henan, Dangshan Shandong, Zhao, Wei, Songshangdu, Liaodong, Guanxi, and Jiangnan, most of the generals of the Song Dynasty were not called the soup of China, and the martial arts could not be also. The Mandate of Heaven is virtuous, the real person Longxing, Dingding Jianye, between the Han and Wu Erqiangkou, sweeping the east and west, and calmly commanding. Yuan Zhi can't be a horse, only the turn of the left side of the river, and the Song Dynasty is also defended. The Han monarch is not only a special credit to China, but also a great credit to me! The rise of grass is not without the atmosphere of violent disputes between ghosts and husbands. However, the founding of the country has been more than ten years old, during which it can stand on its own feet, and there must be disciplined people. If you gain, you will be king, and if you lose, you will be captured. Sad husband! ”

There was also a similar discussion in the history of the Ming Dynasty: "Lin Er occupied the Central Plains, ravaged the army, and covered the river and Huai for more than ten years. Taizu was able to calmly create a person with his strength. ”