Hearing the words of the two, Feng Yuan groaned slightly.

His original plan was to prepare to train thousands of elite soldiers in Pizhou, and then wait until the time of Jiashen Tianchang, take people to Jingshi, and find a way to snatch Emperor Chongzhen out.

Although Emperor Chongzhen was stubborn and impatient, which led to the continuous corruption of the Ming Dynasty, he had been the emperor for more than ten years, and he was recognized as the Ninety-Five Emperor in the world.

In the original history, the Ming Dynasty had the opportunity to be like the Southern Song Dynasty back then, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty divided the river and ruled to protect the southern half of the wall.

But because the Donglin Party is the same and different, under the condition that the country is about to be destroyed, they continue to squeeze out Ma Shiying and Lu Zhenfei, and fight endlessly in supporting King Fu and King Lu.

He also let Zuo Liangyu lead hundreds of thousands of troops to raise troops on the side of the Qing monarch, which led to the emptiness of the Jiangbei defense line, and the Manchu army easily broke through the Yangtze River, and the troops approached Jinling, and the Southern Ming Dynasty was destroyed.

If Emperor Chongzhen arrives in Jinling, he doesn't expect him to do any great things, as long as he can sit in the palace, he can win the hearts of people from all over the south.

With the help of Emperor Chongzhen's name, Feng Yuan can also easily receive Huai'an, Yangzhou, Xuzhou and other places, and he doesn't need to work hard at all, and then lead the soldiers and horses to conquer.

Of course, the identity of the King of Fengyuan Daming may arouse the vigilance of Emperor Chongzhen, but compared to the benefits that can be obtained, this is nothing.

"You two have some truth to that, too!"

Feng Yuan's mind spun for a moment, ready to change his previous plan.

Huai'an Mansion and Yangzhou Mansion are the northern barrier of Jinling, since ancient times, the southern regime wants to gain a foothold, the focus is to seize the land of the two Huai, that is, the strategy of defending the river must defend the Huai.

The Yangtze River is too vast, there are many places that can be broken through, there is no Lianghuai as a depth, then the northern army, as long as the troops are divided into several routes, and the Yangtze River defense line will be broken immediately.

In that year, the Sui Dynasty destroyed Nanchen, that is, it divided the troops into four routes and crossed the river at the same time. Destroyed the Southern Dynasty in one fell swoop.

At the time of the Five Dynasties, Zhou Shizong Chai Rong seized Huainan, which caused the Southern Tang Dynasty to collapse, and there was no longer the strength to compete for dominance in the world.

It can be seen that the importance of the land of the two Huai.

Feng Yuan has already regarded the land of Lianghuai as the foundation of his future.

Now Lu Zhenfei, the governor of Huaiyang, treats him as a rebel and thief, and he also wants to mobilize troops and horses to come to conquer, which is different from Feng Yuan's plan.

If Feng Yuan sits idly by, then when he leads people north to Beijing in the future, Jin Shengheng may take advantage of the situation and seize Pizhou.

"In that case, then do as you say, first destroy Jin Shengheng's soldiers and horses, and occupy Huaibei!"

Feng Yuan made a decision.

"Brother Jiang, you first take the left guard of the pro-army, go south along the river, and block the avenue on the west side of Luoma Lake, Master Tan, you assist Huang Shouzheng Qianhu to guard against the mouth of the lake, so as not to take the enemy to the north by water!"

"I'll lead my own soldiers, and then I'll be there!"

Pizhou and Suqian are not far away, one is upstream and the other is downstream, and the east side of the two places is the vast area of Luoma Lake. Only the official road on the west side can spread out a large army.

Whether it is Feng Yuan or Jin Shengheng, there are no naval warships in their hands.

If you want to fight to win or lose, you can only meet head-on on the official road on the west side of the canal. Except for the confrontation between the two armies, no tricks can work.

Jiang Yingjie immediately bowed down and took the military order with an excited expression.

Feng Yuan was the master of Pizhou, and when he ordered it, the entire Pizhou began to run violently, and a large number of elite soldiers began to gather.

The merchants and people in the city were shocked when they saw this scene, and some people began to quietly inquire where these soldiers and horses were going.

Pizhou began to mobilize troops and horses, which could not be concealed externally, and soon, the news spread to Shanyang Fucheng and Suqian.

A day later.

Feng Yuan quietly came to the military camp outside the city. At this time, in the barracks, in addition to the sound of people's talking, there was also the neighing of war horses.

In the school field, the sound of horses' hooves was bursting, and the atmosphere was full.

"Three hundred cavalry, if used well, can play a decisive role!"

Feng Yuan looked at the cavalry back and forth in the school yard, and was very satisfied.

The one who led this group of cavalry was Zhao Heng, and I saw him holding a horse chopping knife and rushing back and forth with three hundred horsemen on the school field, and his momentum was extremely powerful. Full of unscrupulous domineering momentum.

In the era when musketeers and artillery were not yet fully popularized, cavalry was the key force that determined the outcome of the battlefield.

Gathering these three hundred cavalry took a lot of Feng Yuan's energy.

Some of these war horses came from the thousands of officers and soldiers under Ma Shiying's command, and some of them came from the Evil Tiger Valley Cottage, and Feng Yuan spent a lot of money to collect dozens of horses from all over the south, which was enough for three hundred.

However, to form a cavalry, in addition to war horses, there must also be soldiers who are proficient in horsemanship. There is no shortage of these wind elements.

The basis of all kinds of fist and foot kung fu in martial arts is Zama step. Horse steps and riding have a deep relationship, horse steps are practiced, and then to practice riding will be twice the result with half the effort.

Many of the good players in the Evil Tiger Ditch Cottage are horse thieves who are proficient in horsemanship.

There are also the thousands of officers and soldiers who were captured, and many of them are proficient in horsemanship.

Feng Yuan selected the best of these people, and finally formed a cavalry team of 300 people. Where there is a shortage of cavalry in the south, such a cavalry corps is enough to cope with all kinds of troubles.

"Let's go!"

After watching the drill of the cavalry team, Feng Yuan didn't waste any more time, directly issued the order, and then personally rode a green horse that cost a lot of money to buy.

The sound of horses' hooves roared, and the ironclad torrent of three hundred cavalry left the barracks and galloped towards the south.

For cavalry, the most important thing is the physical strength of the war horse.

War horses carry armored cavalry, and their physical strength is consumed very quickly, and they often charge three or four times in a row on the battlefield, and their physical strength will be exhausted. Therefore, when the cavalry charged, it was necessary to choose a good time.

And when you are in a hurry in peacetime, you should also pay attention to the maintenance of the war horse, and the forage of the war horse is better than the food eaten by normal people.

Therefore, even if Feng Yuan led three hundred cavalry, he did not run wildly on horseback, but hurried towards Suqian at a slow speed.

While on the way, from time to time there were scouts who came to report the news.

Through the spies, Feng Yuan quickly learned about the current situation.

After receiving the news of the Pizhou army's dispatch, Shanyang Fucheng immediately ordered to be on alert, and then Jin Shengheng, who was stationed in Suqian, did not mean to defend the city, but dispatched 30,000 horses, preparing to defeat Jiang Yingjie's 4,000 soldiers and horses in one fell swoop.

Jiang Yingjie fought against 30,000 troops for the first time, so he didn't dare to be impulsive, and tried to be safe in everything.

"Not bad!"

Feng Yuan nodded secretly and raised his evaluation of Jiang Yingjie again. This man, who was originally just a palace guard, has been in the barracks every day for more than a year, either training recruits or leading troops to suppress bandits.

After such a long time, he has been reborn and has become a qualified general with troops.