"His Royal Highness, these are my Zhoushan disciples, please review."

In the northwest military camp of Nanjing City, on the general's platform, Zhang Mingzhen said to Su Yan respectfully, looking in the direction of his hand, the military flag hunting on the huge school field, tens of thousands of Ming army foot soldiers with uneven equipment lined up in several phalanxes.

They had just stopped the chaotic drill and regrouped their formation, many of the people inside were still panting, and those standing at the back even took the opportunity to be lazy, thinking that Su Yan couldn't see it, so they squatted on the ground to rest.

These are the soldiers and horses of King Lu who came from Zhoushan with Zhu Yihai, the king of Lu, although they have tens of thousands of people, but the weapons and equipment and mental outlook are still a little unsatisfactory, and the elite armor deployed in the front is not even half of the guards infantry guarding around the point of the general platform.

Indeed, the guards infantry rewarded to Su Yan by the system are all first-class elites, and their average height is above 185, in this era of generally poor nutritional conditions, the guards infantry with an average height of more than 185 are placed in the various *** teams of the same era.

Not only that, each of them was full of vigor and high morale, even if they were just standing there, they could feel a faint murderous aura rushing towards their faces.

Su Yan looked at the Ming army on the school field, although he knew that their quality would not be very good, he still couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

He didn't show it on his face, just nodded, and said, "Dingxi Hou, Mingjin should collect the troops, and order the generals above the general army to go to the commander's tent with the governor."

"Why?" Zhang Mingzhen hugged his fists and said, he saw the disappointment in Su Yan's eyes, knowing that Su Yan didn't look down on these soldiers and horses they brought, and he was not convinced in the bottom of his heart, he had fought side by side with Su Yan, he knew the combat effectiveness of Su Yan's direct soldiers and horses, compared with the two, he would be like this if he was like this.

Soon, in the drumbeat of the army, the generals of the court of the former King Lu followed Zhang Mingzhen to the handsome tent in the barracks, and the expressions of each of them were not only serious, but also a little confused about the future.

At this moment, Zhang Mingyang, the governor of Zuodu, stepped forward and walked beside Zhang Mingzhen, and asked in a low voice, "Eldest brother, what does His Royal Highness the King of the County mean?" I saw that there was something wrong with his expression."

Zhang Mingzhen shook his head and replied in a low voice: "Most of them don't look down on these soldiers and horses we brought, with what I know about His Highness these days, he will not swallow up our soldiers and horses, but will let us continue to lead the troops, so don't worry."

"Is that what I'm worried about?" Zhang Mingyang was a little anxious, and he hurriedly said, "Your Highness won't leave us in the rear because of this, right?"

Zhang Mingzhen shook his head again and did not answer.

Zhang Mingyang's worries can almost be said to be shared by these generals of the former King of Lu, and those who have been able to hold on to the present without being persuaded to surrender by Yan Wugong are basically staunch anti-Qing people, and they are all determined to go to the front line of resistance against the Qing Dynasty and recover the rivers and mountains.

In the worries of these generals, they soon came to the tent, Su Yan was already sitting on the main seat and waiting, after entering the tent, everyone hugged their fists and saluted under the leadership of Zhang Mingzhen, and then stood up.

Su Yan looked at them with a serious expression, and said straight to the point: "Generals, after the inspection of the soldiers and horses you brought from Zhoushan, the governor is not satisfied, the atmosphere in the army is lazy, the quality of the soldiers is unsatisfactory, and it is impossible to prohibit the order, and the court does not raise useless people, so the governor decided to evaluate the whole army, lay off those who are unqualified, continue to retain those who are qualified, and pay the military salary according to the full."

"Assessment? Layoffs?"

The generals talked a lot, and even Zhang Mingzhen didn't expect that Su Yan was going to lay off people in the army as soon as he came up.

However, no one objected, and the reasons given by Su Yan were really irrefutable, and during the review just now, they also saw the unsightly performance of some people in the army.

Seeing that no one objected, Su Yan felt a little regretful in his heart, he was also worried that these generals would not accept him, and he was ready to pick a leading bird to kill the chicken and make an example.

Since they had no objections, Su Yan continued: "After the assessment is over, the soldiers who pass the test will also need to be retrained, and the Governor will transfer people from the elite Guards Regiment to serve as instructors.

The crowd nodded, and they thought of the guards

Soldiers with rifles outside, let those elite soldiers serve as instructors, they naturally have no opinion.

But......

"Dare to ask His Royal Highness, what kind of training is required for retraining?" Zhang Mingyang asked out loud.

"That's a good question." Su Yan glanced at this young general, who looked similar to Zhang Mingzhen, and said, "The Governor's guards infantry will mainly conduct training in queues and passwords, and strive to ensure that all armies can carry out orders and prohibitions."

After speaking, he paused, and said: "With today's performance, if you go to Jiangbei to face the Qing army, it won't be long before this army will be defeated, how can such a weak army expel the Tartars and restore the Ming Dynasty?"

Training in both queues and passwords, so that each army can order and prohibit, although this cannot build the army into an iron army, but the prohibition of orders alone is not something that the ancient army can easily do.

By accomplishing this alone, this army can be called excellent.

Therefore, several generals acquiesced to Su Yan's arrangement and did not object.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside, Chen Ying opened the door curtain and broke in, he walked directly to Su Yan's side, and said in his ear: "Your Highness, the surname of the country and the fifth lady have arrived at the port, accompanied by a fully loaded fleet, Lord Zhenhai Bo Chen and Master Zhongshu Sheren Guan have already gone to the port to greet them."

"You go back to the Governor's Palace first, and order someone to prepare a dinner, and I'll be there in a moment." Su Yan nodded and said.

After Chen Ying heard this, he obeyed the order and left, and after he left, Su Yan looked at everyone again and said, "The important matter has been said, everyone should go back first, the king of Yanping County has arrived in Nanjing, and this governor has ordered someone to set up a banquet in the governor's palace, and please be there tonight."

"Your Highness invites us, and we will naturally come as promised." The crowd replied.

Subsequently, Su Yan returned directly to the Governor's Mansion under the escort of the Guards Infantry, the road from the northwest of the city to the port was a little far, and when he got there, Zhu Chenggong and they had already arrived at the Governor's Palace.

After Su Yan returned to the Governor's Palace, he stood in front of the gate and waited, and it didn't take long for him to see Zhu Chenggong riding on a tall horse, Guan Heiqiu and Chen Zhaojun following on the left and right, and behind them there was a long line, carrying a few sedan chairs.

Before Zhu Chenggong rode to the gate of the Governor's Palace, Su Yan took the initiative to greet him, came to Zhu Chenggong's horse, and said while bowing his hand, "Brother, how are you doing lately?"

"Very good." Zhu Chenggong's face was full of smiles, he reached out to support Su Yan's hands, and said, "The frequent good news in the southeast makes me feel comfortable physically and mentally, as if I have taken an elixir."

"Isn't it, after the lord heard the good news of the recovery of Nanjing, he couldn't help but eat several more bowls that night." Dong Yougu, who was sitting in the sedan chair in the back, opened the curtain at this time and interjected with a smile next to her.

As her words fell, Zheng Jing's little head also popped up, and she shouted to Su Yan, "Uncle!"

"Slugg!" Zhu Chenggong scolded with a smile, then looked at Su Yan, who was also dressed in four dragon green robes, and said in an emotional tone: "Anguo, what a young man is terrifying, if I remember correctly, you are only twenty-two this year, and it really makes me feel ashamed to be named the king of the county at such a young age."

"Don't say that." Su Yan smiled bitterly and said, "The eldest brother's words really hurt me, and it is not my credit to be able to recover Jiangsu and Zhejiang, it is all thanks to the concerted efforts of the soldiers of the three armies."

Zhu Chenggong's personality makes him have a good impression of a person like Su Yan who is capable and not arrogant.

Therefore, he patted Su Yan on the shoulder and said, "An Guo doesn't have to be modest, if the capable are too modest, it will make people look down, remember."

"The boy was taught." Su Yan said politely.

Zhu Chenggong nodded, and before he could speak, Su Yan took the initiative to ask, "I wonder where the eldest brother and sister-in-law will stay in the next few days?"

"I have ordered Fu Bo to buy a mansion in the south of the city, and we will all live there until the end of the wedding, Anguo, and you will lead the wedding party to the mansion to pick up your relatives on the day of marriage." Zhu Chenggong said.

"Understood." Su Yan knew that Zhu Chenggong should indeed buy a real estate in Nanjing, otherwise they would not have been able to come from afar

Live in the post station and let Su Yan pick up the kiss.

Zhu Chenggong is also the dignified king of Yanping County, which is too shabby.

Su Yan chatted with Zhu Chenggong for a few more words, and then invited the latter into the Governor's Palace, but he soon found that the number of people who came with Zhu Chenggong seemed to be missing.

Zhu Chenggong saw Su Yan's gaze scanning the crowd, a meaningful smile appeared on his face, and said, "Don't look at Anguo, the fifth sister is about to get married, and I can't see you according to custom, let's hold it for a few more days, and you will be able to meet on the day of the seventh wedding."

Su Yan scratched his head, what else could he say, he could only laugh with him, beckoned Zhu Chenggong and the others to sit down in the front hall, and ordered someone to make tea for guests.

The two were both generals of the Southern Ming Dynasty against the Qing Dynasty, and the most talked about was naturally the current situation.

According to Zhu Chenggong, the soldiers and horses under his command were still blocked by Geng Jimao's soldiers and horses in the east of Dongguan County, and could not continue to go west, Zhu Chenggong originally wanted to go north to bypass Dongguan County, through the mountains and attack Guangzhou from the north, but the composition of his Zheng army was basically southern Fujian, and the soldiers and horses of Chaohui Erzhou who joined after the Battle of Zhangzhou were not reused because of regional exclusion, the language barrier, the terrain was not familiar, and Geng Jimao had already taken precautions, and the soldiers and horses sent out were defeated.

However, the good news is that even if the Zheng Navy's division lent a part to Su Yan for mobilization, they were still able to run rampant in the South China Sea, defeating the Qing Guangdong Naval Division in several encounters and seizing the sea control in the South China Sea.

This also allowed Zhu Chenggong to smoothly get in touch with the remnant Ming forces that were still holding on to western Guangdong, Zhu Chenggong was a national surname, and he was the king of Yanping County, a general, and the highest status person in Guangdong, and should have obtained the command of the Ming army in Guangdong.

However, the fine tradition of infighting among the Nanming forces was once again carried forward.

Du Yonghe, the governor of Liangguang, refused to obey Zhu Chenggong's orders, and he publicly declared that he was the Yongli Emperor who personally gave the military affairs to the governor of Liangguang, and that he should have ordered the Ming troops of Liangguang to drive Zhu Chenggong's envoys out.

In order to demonstrate his power and increase his prestige, Du Yonghe ordered Li Yuanyin to capture Huazhou, and asked Li Mingzhong, the crown prince of Gaozhou, to obey his orders and send troops to recover Luodingfu.

But where would Li Mingzhong obey Du Yonghe's orders, he drove Du Yonghe's envoy out of Gaozhou, and ordered the gates of Gaozhou to be closed to prevent Du Yonghe from attacking Gaozhou in anger.

Du Yonghe really wanted to attack Gaozhou at the beginning, but fortunately, Li Yuanyin still had his senses and knew that the infighting was not a good thing now, so he persuaded Du Yonghe, which saved the Ming army of Lei and Gao Erzhou from fighting in the same room.

In addition to Du Yonghe, Guo Zhiqi, a scholar of the Inspector University who occupied Shendianwei, and Lian Chengbi, the right attendant of the Criminal Department, actively responded to Zhu Chenggong's order, and the two of them led the Ming army and the anti-Qing rebel army that had been gathered during this period into the territory of Zhaoqing Mansion in the east, and successively captured Pisces and Yangjiang County, and received ordnance supplies delivered by the Zheng army from the sea.

After listening to Zhu Chenggong's narration, Su Yan was silent for a long time, although he was almost accustomed to the tradition of internal fighting in Nanming, but he was still shocked by Du Yonghe's operation, you must know that western Guangdong except for Gaozhou and Leizhou was under the occupation of the Qing army, and almost the entire territory of Guangxi also fell, Du Yonghe was still fighting under the heavy siege of the Qing army.

Du Yonghe has a kind, Su Yan admires.

Since the storming of Dongguan County could not open up the situation, Zhu Chenggong decided to use the sea control to transport the army to Yangjiang County, and together with Guo Zhiqi and Lian Chengbi's soldiers and horses, he plotted against Zhaoqing Mansion, intending to attack Guangzhou from the west after taking Zhaoqing Mansion.

This idea was only a draft, and Zhu Chenggong was preparing to return to Guangdong from Nanjing, and then personally command the war in western Guangdong.

After listening to his thoughts, Su Yan instinctively felt that the success rate of this plan was not high.

Not to mention that Zhu Chenggong's soldiers and horses seem to have a kind of characteristics that will separate the quality wall when they leave the water, then Guo Zhiqi and Lian Chengbi's soldiers and horses are all composed of the disrupted Ming army and the rebel army from all over the country, and their combat effectiveness can be imagined.

The two land scraps are united and ready to do things in the enemy's rear, and I don't know whether to praise Zhu's success and boldness, or whether he is whimsical.

Out of kindness, Su Yan still decided to persuade Zhu Chenggong to cancel this plan, he said directly to Zhu Chenggong in a serious tone that this battle would definitely be lost, and then before Zhu Chenggong was angry, he continued:

"Big brother, although Guo Zhiqi and Lian Chengbi are loyal to the imperial court and are willing to obey your orders, what you have to remember is that the soldiers and horses under the command of the two of them are all disrupted defeated soldiers and rebels who have not received professional military training in various places, and their combat effectiveness can be imagined.

The eldest brother's soldiers and horses are not good at foot combat, and the Qing soldiers may not be able to match them in the water battle, but the Qing army is good at foot combat, and occupies the home advantage, and can mobilize troops and horses to gallop to help at any time.

Su Yan's words still persuaded Zhu Chenggong, his face changed, and he nodded to accept Su Yan's statement, but then his expression became a little strange, he looked at Su Yan, and said, "An Guo, that Shi Lang's opinion is very different from yours, he also thinks that this battle will be lost, do you really have no private contact?"

「……」

Su Yan was speechless for a while, but if Shi Lang also objected, then he would not be surprised.

Zhu Chenggong looked at his expression and couldn't help laughing, and said, "I'm just joking with you, but that Shi Lang did use the same reason to persuade me to cancel the plan."

"Why does the eldest brother still insist on his opinion?" Su Yan asked speechlessly.

"Of course, I want to hear your thoughts." Zhu Chenggong said with a smile, "If even you oppose it, then this battle is really impossible, but if you agree, I dare to give it a go."

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