As soon as Zhao Sui heard Red Madame's words, he could not help but asked curiously, "Monk? Why is there a monk? "
Red Madame held back her laughter and said, "I was unable to conquer Nanyang, so I turned to the east. Thirty li away from the city, there is a Fa Yuan Temple. My men and horses wanted to rest there. Unexpectedly, I saw two monks accompanying a few women coming out. Those monks and women's behavior … I guessed that this was a brothel. In anger, I led my men to search the temple."
When Red Madame said this, there was a smile yet not a smile on her face. Her expression was a little strange. When she arrived at the front of the temple, she saw two monks accompanying a few women out. Seeing that their clothes were untidy and they were leaning close to each other, they did not look like good people. Red Madame was very angry and grabbed one of them to ask about the situation in the temple.
When those women saw this group of people who were not soldiers but bandits, they were scared and stammered. They only said that the abbot of the temple was called Reverend De Jing and that he was holding an open meeting. They also said that Reverend De Jing would hold this meeting once a month. Rain and dew would fall everywhere. She was invited with money and begged Red Madame to spare her life.
Although Red Madame was illiterate, Buddhism and Taoism were the most popular religion in the Central Plains at that time. Bazhou had always been deceived by fake monks and fake Taoist priests. Although they recited fake scriptures and worshiped fake Buddha, they did not dare to tamper with the basic knowledge of Buddhism and Taoism. Therefore, Red Madame was influenced by what she saw and heard in Bazhou and knew a little about the Dragon Flower Meeting on the eighth day of the fourth month and the Yue Laan Hungry Ghost Meeting on the seventh day of the seventh month.
The open meeting was a kind of Buddhist ritual to forge good karma. Regardless of noble or lowly, monk or layman, wise or foolish, good or evil, everyone was treated equally. But to hold an open meeting and to spend money to invite people, what was going on? Could it be that they were going to set up an opera troupe to perform? Red Madame was suspicious and quickly called Fourth Uncle Zhen Yangge. The two of them broke into the Hall of Great Strength. What she saw immediately made her blush like peach blossoms.
The monks in the temple were indeed holding an open meeting. They were all stark naked. Fat monks, enchanting beauties, a group of ugly appearances were unbearable to look at. Red Madame was ashamed and angry at the same time. She hastily turned around and retreated, telling Fourth Uncle to arrest all these people.
These monks and women were used to indulging in debauchery in this temple, everyone in the surrounding villages knew about it. It's just that the temple's abbot was extremely favored and trusted by His Royal Highness the Tang King of Nanyang City. Moreover, all the women he recruited were prostitutes, so they did not commit any crimes against the Heaven or reason. At most, they were considered as immoral. Therefore, nobody dared to interfere, and the government officials pretended to be deaf and mute. They were having fun, and did not know that the Ringing Horse Bandits had already arrived at Nanyang City, and had even come to Fa Yuan Temple.
Zhen Yangge, the old pervert, was overjoyed when he saw this. He held a shiny saber and used the cold and shiny surface of the saber to slap their buttocks. The group of monks and prostitutes all became monkey buttocks. Although they were in pain, they didn't dare to make a sound. They just quickly put on their clothes.
Red Madame was standing under an ancient cypress tree in the courtyard. The heat on her face had just subsided when a large group of monks and women, who had already put on their clothes, came out. These people did not wear undergarments at all, they only wore a loose monk robe and a short skirt, and then they could openly appear in front of others. Their speed was naturally fast.
Red Madame asked those women and found out that they were prostitutes from the city's brothels. She confirmed that there were no women who were kidnapped, so she drove those women out of the temple and told Zhen Yangge to burn down this debauchery temple. As for the group of promiscuous monks, as monks, they were obviously not good people, so she ordered people to drag out Abbot De Jing and behead him as an example to the public.
Monk De Jing had never seen the Ringing Horse Bandits, nor had the White Clothes Army come to Henan. He also had never come to this place. He saw these people were openly armed, but they were not soldiers, so he thought they were bandits from Funiu Mountain or Tongbai Mountain. As soon as he heard that he was going to be executed, Monk De Jing immediately fell to the ground. He hugged Red Madame's leg and cried out to the heavens, "Great King Grandpa, please spare my life. Xiao Seng has gold, pearls and jade treasures to show filial piety to Grandpa. I beg Grandpa to show mercy and spare Xiao Seng's life."
Red Madame kicked him away, who would have thought that this fat monk would not be able to withstand a beating; he rolled over and accurately hugged her boot. At that time, Red Madame was pretending to be Madman Zhao, with two wisps of beard stuck on his lips. He did not know whether he was a man or a woman, he kept saying the word 'Grandpa'. He cried until his nose was running and tears were streaming down his face, he was begging for mercy.
Red Madame was endlessly amused. Seeing this handsome 'Great King of the Mountain' did not relent, the fat monk raised the price again and again. As soon as Red Madame heard this, she became angry and reprimanded, "Your temple is unbearably obscene, how can there be pilgrims offering offerings? You have so many gold, silver and valuables. Could it be that you swindled them by murdering them?"
Trembling, the fat monk only said that they were bestowed by Tang Wang of Nanyang. How could Red Madame believe him? The fat monk had no choice but to confess. Turned out this fair and fat monk was Tang Wang Zhu Midi's illegitimate son.
When Tang Wang Fei was pregnant for the first time, Tang Wang accompanied her to the Jingyue Nunnery at the east of the city to offer incense. Coincidentally, he saw a young nun in the temple who was somewhat good-looking. Tang Wang's lust flared up, he used both carrot and stick, half coercion and half temptation to take the nun's body. But he was a dignified Wangye, it was only a momentary impulse, how could he really accept a young nun into his Wangfu?
He left after his interest was exhausted. Unexpectedly, because of this, this young nun became pregnant. Tang Wang and a nun had an affair and even gave birth to a son. If this spread out, wouldn't it be a scandal? Therefore, Tang Wang basically did not recognize this marriage, but in the end, he could not bear to harm his own flesh and blood. Thereupon he asked his trusted butler to bring the nun out and buy a small house. After she gave birth to his son, he used his connections to send him to a temple a hundred li away. He did not reveal his identity, he only donated a large sum of money and severed all ties with her.
Perhaps this Tang Wang had done too many guilty things, the son he did not want to have was born, but the princesses and concubines who wanted to have a son did not want to have a son. Now that he was old and there was no more incense, this Tang Wang panicked. Thereupon he donated money to build a temple and brought his son here. Then he racked his brains to think of a proper birth mother and origin for him, so that he could bring him back to his Wangfu in a dignified manner.
This De Jing followed his roots, in that temple he was a monk who stole chickens and dogs. It's just that he did not commit any great evil, the temple's abbot did not dare to strictly restrain this mysterious child, therefore he indulged him. When he arrived here, he put on the kasaya and became the abbot, he even carried forward his father's style and recruited a group of ruffians as his disciples. He became famous and had a 'good' reputation.
Red Madame half believed and half doubted. In order to raise his own status, lest Great Grandpa Wang would mistake him as an ordinary perverted monk and chop off his bald head, Monk De Jing begged Red Madame to send someone to accompany him back to the Abbot's room. He took out all the gold, silver and jewels, as well as the letters between him and Tang Wang.
Although Red Madame was illiterate, looking at the situation, she knew that it was true. She thought that when the troops and horses arrived at Henan, there was still no stronghold to settle down. Since Tang Wang only had this one son, although she could not use him to force Tang Wang to surrender the city, she could secretly extort some money and grain at a critical moment. She believed that Tang Wang would not dare to refuse, so she brought this Reverend De Jing along with her troops.
As she thought about it, De Jing did not die. Five years later, the monk really became the King of Tang and gradually committed all sorts of evil deeds, causing the southwest corner of Henan to become unrecognizable. It was not until ten years later that Yang Ling reported him to Zheng De and exposed his various misdeeds and crimes. Zheng De then sent the Imperial Guards to invite him back to the capital to play chess with the King of Liao who was bored inside the high walls and counting his family sparrows.
Zhao Sui was overjoyed to hear the story and quickly asked, "Where is this person now? You must keep a good watch on him, we must not let him escape. "
Red Madame pursed her lips and laughed, "Reverend De Jing, the Young Prince is in the courtyard drawing water to wash the horse. He is now my Fourth Uncle Zhen's groom."
Hearing this, Zhao Sui strode to the door and saw a fat monk in his early twenties, dressed in coarse cloth with his trousers rolled up. His upper body was bare, revealing his fine white flesh. Looking at his fair skin, it was obvious that he had not suffered since he was young.
He was carrying a bucket of well water and was diligently washing the warhorse. It seemed that he was not Zhen Yangge's exclusive groom because the sturdy black horse he was washing was Zhao Sui's mount.
At this moment, Jiao Fang's precious son, Jiao Huang, came out from the side corridor with a bundle of incense in his arms. As soon as he saw him and Red Madame standing by the door, he quickly stood still and stammered, "Two … two heroes, the incense table has been prepared."
For a scholar of Hanlin Academy to say such words, it was really difficult for him.
Madman Zhao suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, his voice shaking the roof tiles, extremely carefree, "Hahahaha …, the son of a great scholar, a scholar of Hanlin Academy, a scholar of Hanlin Academy, a scholar of Jin Dynasty to be my servant, the son of a phoenix, the son of Emperor Tang to wash the horse of Madman Zhao, even the Emperor does not have this kind of extravagance. Life is so happy, it is worth it!"
"Ah! And that little Yang Ling, he is chasing after me relentlessly. He likes to follow me so much, wait till I capture him and make him a little book boy for my father, hahaha … "
Red Madame was listening with a smile at first, but when she heard this, she could not help but feel a surge of anger in her heart. She could not help but glare at him fiercely.
* * *
"Xu Tai, Jiang Bin, the main force of the four armies outside the capital camp and the cavalry of Henan will be handed over to you. I want you to strictly train according to the requirements of the border army and quickly regroup so that you can join the battle and fully display your strength! My three thousand Iron Guards will also be handed over to you, I hope the two generals will not let me down. "
"Don't worry, High Duke, we will train an elite cavalry in this area!" Xu Tai cupped his fists and saluted, then galloped away on his horse. Countless Iron Guards followed him to the outskirts to practice martial arts. Jiang Bin had always been a carefree person, and now that his cheeks were filled with a pair of unparalleled dimples, he looked like he was grinning even if he was not grinning. He lazily cupped his fists at Yang Ling, then kicked the stirrups and chased after the troops.
It was now more than ten days after Yang Ling arrived in Henan. He was not in a hurry to chase after Zhao Sui, but ordered the defense troops to guard the cities and passes. On one hand, he restricted the direction that Madman Zhao could escape to, on the other hand, he prevented him from capturing the bigger cities. At the same time, he mobilized the troops, coordinated the deployment, and reorganized the troops. These were complicated matters that could not be done in a short period of time. At the same time, he was also waiting for news from the capital.
Zhao Sui's perfect breakout in Shanxi made him fully aware of the flaw of the current military intelligence system in terms of the ever-changing battlefield situation. It was too difficult to grasp the enemy's opportunity to seize the opportunity. Furthermore, the imperial court needed to defend everywhere. Although the soldiers were numerous, they had to be divided. Although the bandits were few, they could be concentrated at one point, like a nail piercing through wood. However, it was hard to predict where the nail would land, causing them to lose the initiative.
In the battle of Tai 'an in Shandong, it was Yang Hu who used Tai' an as bait to lure Jinan out, but Yang Ling took the opportunity to use Jinan as bait to attract Yang Hu's main force, then split up and attacked the White Coat Army. In the battle of Mt. Zhongtiao in Shanxi, it was Zhao Sui who was hesitant to defend or retreat that allowed Yang Ling to leisurely set up an encirclement.
What if these two battles were all mobile field battles? Yang Ling did not dare to imagine that he would follow in Xu Tai's footsteps, following behind the White Shirt Army and eating dirt. What great military strategist, strategizing, and planning? They were useless in a battle against the roving bandits. How were you going to counter their moves if they did not have any tricks up their sleeves? They were simply moving around aimlessly.
This time, Yang Ling was ready to give them a taste of their own medicine. The defense troops used defense instead of offense, trying their best to block the possible directions that the bandits could escape to, so that the bandits that were moving around like water were gradually compressed into a certain shape, so that they could be tracked.
At the same time, they created a rapid response force, like driving a sheep into a pen, closely following the bandits. They fought continuously, ending the battle quickly, using speed to fight speed. Wherever the battle happened, the defending troops would join the battle. With such a strategy, they would be able to wear down the bandits.
Miao Kui was the military supervisor. Ever since Yang Ling arrived, the Emperor did not appoint another military supervisor, so he was still the military supervisor. But as Song Ai said, he could not be a military supervisor anymore, so he could only be a eunuch. This could not be helped, as he had always been suppressed by Yang Ling. Whether in court or in front of the Emperor, he could not compete with Yang Ling, so he could only be a decoration.
But now that he saw Yang Ling was still training his troops, Miao Kui could not hold it in any longer. Seeing Xu Tai and Jiang Bin leading their troops towards the drill ground, Miao Kui could not help but come up to Yang Ling and say: "Duke, Madman Zhao has been circling around Xinyang, Biyang, Zhengyang, and Tongbai. We should immediately send our troops south. In my opinion, no matter how strong he is, he only has 20,000 men and horses. What is there to fear from the imperial army?"
Yang Ling had just received a reply from the capital. Zhengde completely agreed with his suggestion, and had already ordered the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Appointments to separately issue edicts, so he was very happy. In his eyes, there was no one holding him back in court. His suggestion was only to change the defense of a few local officials. It was not a question of who would be promoted or demoted. Given his weight, he would naturally succeed.
Yang Ling said with a smile: "The imperial army is naturally not afraid of Madman Zhao's less than 20,000 men and horses. The problem is, will he fight you head-on? Before we arrive, they will have already escaped. By the time you know where he is, he will have moved again before you arrive. We have fought too many of these kinds of rotten battles. Now we must be prepared and seize the initiative. "
The sun was shining brightly, but the heat of the autumn sun still made one's face drip with oil. Yang Ling waved his hand and led Miao Kui into the palace hall. Waving a fan, he said: "Eunuch Miao, look at this map of Ming Destiny. Madman Zhao's position can go west to Shaanxi, south to Huguang, and east to Zhili. If all else fails, he can also hide in the Tongbai Mountains. It is not that Madman Zhao has never considered staying in this area.
Besides, from the border between Southern Zhili and Huguang provinces, they could easily pass through and meet up with Yang Hu in Jiangxi. This was his original goal in breaking out of the encirclement and coming here. Why was he still not moving? Is he waiting for us to surround and annihilate him? "
Miao Kui was moved and said: "Please enlighten us, High Duke. Could it be that Madman Zhao is staying in this area for some conspiracy?"
Yang Ling sneered and said, "It can't be considered a conspiracy. It's an open conspiracy."
He withdrew his smile and his face darkened. He said slowly: "If I am not wrong, there are only two reasons why Madman Zhao chose to stay in this area. One is to gather troops and strengthen himself. Now that Xing Laohu is dead, the main force of this army is completely his. If Xing Laohu's subordinate generals are not willing to obey, he can easily remove them.
He stopped moving because he wants to fight for a place for himself in front of Liu Liu and Yang Hu, the two main leaders who represent the White Army and the Ringing Horse Bandits respectively. Even if he can't lead the three armies alone, he can at least be on equal footing. "
"Then what is the second purpose?"
"As for the second goal, we have to settle the first matter before we can continue. It's just like when a wife and concubines are married in a swarm of bees. We have to arrange their names before we can arrange who will live in the east wing and who will live in the west wing. After deciding on the positions, what they need to do is to set a unified strategic goal. "
Yang Ling raised his palm-leaf fan and drew a circle on the hanging map. "Decide where to go."
Yang Ling picked up his teacup and said with a smile: "What we need to do is wait for the three sides to come up with a clear plan and see where they plan to go. All along, the court has suffered the most because they move quickly while the soldiers are always a step too late. Now they want to change from fighting individually to fighting jointly, coordinating with each other and forcing us to fight on both sides.
But this has also created a weakness where they have to give orders to the three sides, restrict each other in their relationships, and communicate with each other in their movements. If there is a weakness, we can take advantage of it. At this time, we have a cavalry that is not the least bit inferior to them. When that time comes, they will be the ones who have to attend to one thing and lose sight of the other. "
Yang Ling narrowed his eyes and looked at the map on the wall. He said slowly: "I'm just curious now. Where will they choose to go?"
A head suddenly poked out from the door and then retreated with a whoosh. Yang Ling's eyes were sharp and he saw the person. He coughed and raised his voice: "Come out, everyone can see you."
Song Ai was wearing a military uniform with a belt around her waist. She leisurely walked out from the door and stood at the door, pulling at the lapel of her robe.
Yang Ling said curiously: "I saw you wandering around with me just now. What's the matter?"
Song Ai glanced at Eunuch Miao and stammered: "I'm … nothing."
What was Miao Kui's background? He was the best at reading people's expressions. This was especially so for the beautiful and adorable Miss Song in front of him. It was rumored that she had a close relationship with the Valiant Cavalry General Wu Hanchao. Now that she had such a warm expression in front of Yang Ling, Eunuch Miao shuddered as he thought about the messy relationship between the three of them. He immediately sensed danger. He made a prompt decision, immediately using the Escape Character Incantation to escape.
Yang Ling helplessly looked at the old man who ran faster than a rabbit and said with a wry smile: "What's the matter? Why are you so mysterious? There's no one here now. Say it."
Song Ai blushed and bashfully kicked the door sill with the toe of her boot. She said: "I … I really don't have anything to do. I just wanted to see if you were here. Well … Xiao Wu is looking for you for something important, but he is too embarrassed to say it."
"Xiao Wu?" Yang Ling was puzzled and said: "What's wrong with that? It's business or private, it's all fine. Go, get him for me. "
"Alright!" Song Ai beamed with joy and excitedly turned around to leave.
Yang Ling took a sip of tea and closed his eyes to savor the taste. Wu Hanchao hurriedly walked in and saluted: "High Duke, you called for me?"
Yang Ling opened his eyes and spat out the tea in his mouth. He put down the teacup and said: "Yes, sit down. Uh … What's the matter?"
Wu Hanchao asked curiously: "Isn't High Duke looking for me?"
Yang Ling waved his hand and said: "It's not me. I heard from Xiao Ai that you have something to do, so I called you here to ask what's the matter."
"Ah! Ah … Ah … Nothing. "Wu Hanchao became nervous.
Yang Ling stared at him for a while, making Wu Hanchao even more uneasy. Yang Ling shook his head and said: "It's fine if you don't want to say it. You can leave first."
Wu Hanchao took a deep breath and quickly saluted: "Yes!" He turned around and dashed to the door. Yang Ling suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly called out again, "Wait! Hahaha, Hanchao, I have good news to tell you. "
Wu Hanchao quickly stopped and turned around: "Good news? What is it? "
Yang Ling raised the teacup to his lips again and said: "Your father is well-versed in both the pen and the sword. He is smart and capable. I recommend him to be the prefectural magistrate of Qing 'an Prefecture in Southern Zhili. The Emperor has already approved. The military courier post is being sent to Sichuan. In a few days, he should report to Southern Zhili. After the cavalry has been reorganized, I will also go to Southern Zhili to inspect the defenses.
You can meet father and son. "Wu Hanchao's face changed when he heard this. His family was the classic example of a strict father and a loving mother. He was most afraid of this old man. Now that he heard that he was coming to Southern Zhili, he couldn't help but panic.
When Yang Ling finished speaking, he looked away and was staring at the map on the wall. Suddenly, he saw a shadow in front of him. When he looked carefully, Wu Hanchao was already kneeling in front of him and crying: "Duke, on account of Hanchao's many years of following you, you must help Hanchao …"
* * *
"When the fish is free from the golden hook, it will shake its tail and swim as it pleases. This scholar is now in high spirits and considers himself to be the overlord of a region." Mu Yun lightly glanced at Madman Zhao who did not show any modesty and thought to himself.
Madman Zhao, Red Lady, Liu Hui, and him, Li Shihao who went by the name of Mu Yun. These four people respectively represented the four main forces of the Revolutionary Army. In terms of seniority and status, Zhao Sui was naturally the leader.
The first issue was easy to solve. Madman Zhao was in fact the leader of this Revolutionary Army. Although Red Lady's people accounted for one-third of the Revolutionary Army, she had no desire for power. Among the other three parties, it was obvious that she supported Madman Zhao. Even if Liu Liu and Yang Hu disagreed in their hearts, they could not deny the fact that Zhao Sui was the leader. It was better to be generous and acknowledge his position.
On this point, before they sent people to discuss the joint action plan, they had already instructed their trusted aides to acknowledge Zhao Sui's position. What they were discussing now was how to get out of the difficult situation after the Revolutionary Army fled to the south and suffered repeated losses.
Madman Zhao said frankly, "Brother Liu, Brother Mu, the two of you represent Great Leader Liu and Great Leader Yang. I hope the two of you can seriously discuss with us and come up with a strategy to use the army as soon as possible. Now that Yang Ling is guarding Luoyang, he is constantly deploying his troops to surround us. If we hesitate for too long, we will definitely lose the initiative."
Mu Yun sat on the chair and did not say anything. He only gently stroked his chest and slowly adjusted his breathing. He did not know what had happened, but it was rare for him to be able to exert his strength and circulate his Qi. Otherwise, he would have the feeling of qi deviation and qi deviation. This made Mu Yun very frightened. Among the three brothers, he was the most righteous in external martial arts, the most benevolent in miscellaneous knowledge, and the best in Qi cultivation. However, there was a problem with his internal martial arts, as if his meridians were blocked, but he could not find the specific cause.
Liu Hui could not hold back his impatience and asked first, "Then, Marshal Zhao, do you have a plan?"
Madman Zhao nodded and said, "Even though we seized a large number of warhorses as soon as we rose up, and our mobility is far superior to the imperial court's officers and soldiers, we have always been at a disadvantage in battle because we can only move around and have no time to rest and build up our strength. My idea is to split the army into two groups. I will attack Nanjing by land, and Great Leader Liu and Great Leader Yang will attack by water. "
As soon as these words came out, Mu Yun and Liu Hui were shocked, but Red Madam's eyes lit up. Madman Zhao calmly said, "Occupy Nanjing, then use Nanjing as the capital, set up a descendant of the old Zhu family as a puppet, and spread the fact that Zhengde is playing around, neglecting the affairs of the state, and allowing the traitors to corrupt the imperial court.
His new policy has just been implemented and has not yet deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. There are still many people who are secretly opposed to it. This is very advantageous for us to establish a foothold in Jiangnan. In addition, we can also send people to spread the news that Zhengde is not Hongzhi's biological son. Didn't the rumor spread all over the city? Three people make a tiger, let him spread the news without restraint, enough to confuse a group of people and weaken our resistance in Jiangnan. "
He took a breath, opened his eyes and said in a clear voice, "Gentlemen, I have thought about this plan in detail. Why is it so easy for us to gather troops in the north? Because the north is poor. Even the capital, the place where the rich and powerful gather, depends on the transportation and the supply from Jiangnan. Therefore, the common people have no way to survive and can only choose to be rich.
This is our success, but also our failure. Although it is easy to gather troops, what about after that? How many provisions are there for us to fight for? Zhu Yuanzhang first occupied Nanjing, then eliminated Chen Youliang in Huguang and Jiangxi, eliminated Zhang Shicheng and Ming Yuzhen in Southern Zhili and Zhejiang, and took over Jiangnan. Only then did he send his troops to the north to conquer Dadu, conquering the world in one fell swoop. I think taking Nanjing is the best plan. If we continue to flee, we will only become weaker and weaker. "
Liu Hui frowned, "Occupy Nanjing, seize Southern Zhili, then Huguang, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang? It is easy to say, but how long will it take? Just to consolidate Southern Zhili, who knows how many tough battles we will have to fight. "
Zhao Sui smiled bitterly, "It is not that easy to conquer the world. It is normal to fight for decades!"
Liu Hui waved his hand and said, "If it were up to me, it wouldn't be difficult. Marshal Zhao might as well stay in Henan and keep Yang Ling busy. We are in Jiangxi, and our men are tired and our horses are thin. That place is not suitable for cavalry. But once we reach the north, we will be like wolves and tigers, and no one will be a match for us. Once we cross the river and meet up with you, we can make use of our advantage of fast horses to catch them off guard and take Beijing. If that doesn't work, we can also stay in the north.
Zhao Sui was slightly surprised, "Now that the new policy is being implemented in the north, we have lost the people's support. If we go north, once we lose our footing and Yang Ling is chasing after us, can we still retreat to the south? If the Shaanxi army leaves Tongguan, we will have no way out. "
Mu Yun felt his breathing become chaotic and his breathing became heavier. He frowned in annoyance and said, "If that is the case, why don't we go to Shaanxi? Occupy Xi 'an and use Guanzhong as our base. To the north is the Yellow River, and to the east is the perilous pass. As long as we occupy Shaanxi, we can attack and defend.
Once we occupy Xi 'an, we can even occupy Ningxia and Gansu. At that time, we will have a strong army and horses. If we want to attack, we will cross the Yellow River, go to Datong and Yanghe to Juyong Pass, or go to Baoding through Mount Taihang. If we retreat, we will use the land and water as a natural barrier and use the fertile land in Guanzhong to support ourselves. What do you think? "
He smiled and said, "These methods are too far away to talk about now. First, we have to take down these fortresses and cities. But then again, cough cough, man proposes, but God disposes. If we want to achieve great things, it's not advisable to seek instant benefits. This step still needs to be taken. What does Marshal Zhao think? "
"Establishing a foothold in Guanzhong …" Zhao Sui hesitated for a while and felt that what Mu Yun said made sense. After all, he could not decide everything by himself. Compromise was necessary. Mu Yun's reasoning was quite feasible.
Just when he was moved, Red Lady, who had been silent and watching them debate, suddenly said, "What I mean is …"
Everyone seemed to remember that Vice Marshal Cui was sitting next to them. She was the leader of an entire army and her words were decisive. They couldn't help but look at her. Red Lady was as brave as a tiger when she led the army in battle. She was afraid to talk about strategy. Seeing everyone looking at her, Red Lady hesitated for a while and then said, "What I mean is, take Nanjing!"
Liu Hui frowned and said angrily, "Reason?"
"Reason … Marshal Zhao has said it before!"
"…"
Mu Yun hesitated for a while and said, "Creating trouble in Nanjing will block King Ning's way to the north. I wanted to lure them to Shaanxi and attract the soldiers to Nanjing …"
Red Lady coughed and gathered her courage to say, "What Brother Mu said just now, Nanjing can also be done. The natural barrier of Yangtze River is right in front of us and can stop the soldiers from the north. Jiangnan is rich and can provide enough money for the army. Xiucai said that Zhu Yuanzhang first took Nanjing to become the emperor. If he can do it, why can't we?"
Liu Hui thought for a while and slapped her thigh and said, "You all don't agree to take the capital directly? Well, then I agree to go to Nanjing. Going to Nanjing is better than going to the Loess Plateau. Little Mu, what do you say? "
Mu Yun said awkwardly, "Nanjing is extremely dangerous. As a capital, it has a large number of soldiers and good generals. Last time we attacked but failed and suffered heavy losses. Do we still want to attack Nanjing again?"
Zhao Sui smiled and said, "If you all agree to take Nanjing, then I have a plan here!"
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