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Chapter 1004 Opportunities belong to those who are prepared

"However, right now my Ming Dynasty has extremely limited food and supplies, so when we go to the north, the first estimate is about [-] troops." Hong Chengchou explained the task in detail, "The biggest enemy, I have already said, is the severe cold and the thousands of miles of uninhabited people. In addition, the emperor has explained that the Tsarist Russian Empire far to the west has also sent troops to operate. They are not many in number, but most of them are composed of vicious people. This mission, in addition to conquering small tribes, gained the activities of northern tribes In addition to the details, it is to destroy the Tsarist Russian army..."

Listening to Hong Chengchou's detailed explanation, there were still many generals who were eager to try, and they all calmed down immediately.Especially for those generals of the Han nationality, for them, the Hetao area is already cold enough, and if they go further north, it is still a place further north in the legendary Haohai, so will there be any living people?What's more, what kind of Tsarist Russian army is there. It is a temptation to worship generals and confer titles, but whether they will survive or come back alive is still a question!

Seeing the expressions of the generals below, Hong Chengchou understood in his heart, it seems that he guessed right, and those who can voluntarily accept this order must be selected among the Mongolian generals who have come to seek refuge.

After he finished talking about the difficulties of the Northern Expedition, when he was about to tell about the other benefits that Emperor Chongzhen had given him, he suddenly saw a man striding forward from the hall, with his hands clasped in his fists, his head raised and his chest raised, and he said loudly: "The last general wants to go!"

He spoke with a northern Shaanxi accent, but he was a Han Chinese.

Taking a closer look, Hong Chengchou recognized Li Zicheng, a guerrilla general who was born as a bandit!He couldn't help being very surprised. Before even mentioning the extra benefits that the emperor gave, just a picture of worshiping a general and ennobling him made his heart move?
Not only Hong Chengchou was surprised, but also the other generals present.Especially the tiger Li Guo, the original Chuang Wang Gao Yingxiang, they were more surprised than others.From their point of view, Li Zicheng is a smart man, he is prudent in his work, and generally he will not suffer any disadvantages, and he is a rational person.

But now this job is actually a very difficult job. Not only do they have to fight against small tribes, but they also have to fight against the vicious Tsarist Russian army, and it is also a job that suffers for a long time.He has high demands on himself and his subordinates.The current life is much better than before. Not only does he not have to worry about life, but he is also a guerrilla general.Such a comparison, everyone is unwilling to accept the will, you are such a smart person, why can't you figure out the good and bad in it?
Hong Chengchou looked at Li Zicheng with a serious expression, and reconfirmed: "I have said that there will not be many troops, and the food and supplies are limited. What's more, you need to travel all over the north to the horizon to expand the territory for the emperor. Not only will you need to fight during the period , You also need to be flexible, how to survive with the army in the severe cold environment, how to deal with the tribal affairs you encounter, if you annihilate the army of Tsarist Russia you encounter, the pressure is very great, are you still willing to lead the order?"

"The last general is willing to go!" Although Hong Chengchou said so much again, Li Zicheng did not hesitate, and immediately responded with his fists clasped, with a firm attitude.

None of the others came out to compete with Li Zicheng for the job. They looked at Li Zicheng with admiration, surprise, disdain, and sarcasm.

Hong Chengchou glanced at all the generals from the main seat, nodded immediately and said, "That's very good, that's all for today's discussion, Li Zicheng stays here!"

All the generals listened to the order, bid farewell to the governor immediately, exited the hall together, and walked outside the governor's mansion.

Before reaching the door, some people couldn't help discussing.

"He is a Han, does he know how cold it is in the north? He can't be frozen to death!"

"Yes, thousands of miles of uninhabited people can make people despair!"

"It's farther than Haohai, hehe, he definitely doesn't know that the north side is probably bigger than the entire Ming Dynasty, and he will probably stay in the north for the rest of his life!"

"It's really crazy to want to be knighted. It's just an empty pie. Maybe when he comes back alive, the emperor has forgotten such a thing, haha!"

"..."

Listening to what other people discussed, Li Guo and Gao Yingxiang were a little worried. If Li Zicheng was going to leave, they didn't know when they would see each other again, and they didn't know if they could come back.

"How about I go talk to the Governor, I will go too, I will accompany Uncle Li!" Li Guo finally stopped and said to Gao Yingxiang.

After hearing this, Gao Yingxiang glanced at the lobby of the Governor's Mansion, and finally shook his head and said, "Forget it, your future is limitless, so don't delay it by accompanying him."

Because Li Guo was able to communicate directly with the emperor, he was valued by the governor and Lord Zhongcheng.If there is no accident, among all the generals, except Man Gui, Li Guo will be the one who is the easiest to get ahead.

Gao Yingxiang paused, then shook his head and said: "I don't know what he thinks, but he wants to accept such an errand. When he comes out, I will talk about him! But... since he has already accepted, there is no If you don’t go back on your word, it’s all for nothing!”

Speaking of this, he sighed heavily again: "No one even wants to go to those Mongolian generals. I really don't know what he thinks!"

When Li Guo heard this, he also frowned and remained silent, apparently also unable to figure out what happened to Li Zicheng.

After night fell, many familiar generals gathered in Gao Yingxiang's mansion, talking, and they would leave Guihua City and return to their respective quarters in the early morning of tomorrow.The topic they discussed was nothing more than this time.For Li Zicheng, no one can figure it out.The conclusion that can be drawn is that Li Zicheng's ambition is too great!Of course, this is my own person, otherwise, I would say that I am too ambitious, unwilling to reconcile everything in front of me, and want to climb up.

They were talking, when suddenly Li Zicheng came over.

Seeing Li Zicheng walking in with a smile on his face, everyone couldn't help talking about him.

"What's the matter with you, now in Guihua City, we are all generals, and life is not as sad as before, why do you still stand up?" Gao Yingxiang first said with a sense of blame.

Li Guo was also worried, and said, "If the Governor-General ordered the general, it would be a helpless matter, but Uncle, you went to snatch it, why?"

"Brother Li, do you really want to worship generals and confer titles so much? How many generals in the country can be conferred knights?" Shen Yikui also shook his head and sighed, "What's the point of giving you about a thousand troops this time? If you think about it, you know that the people above just want to give it a try, and don't pay much attention to it!"

Shen Yiyuan looked at Li Zicheng, pointed at him and said, "You are always smart, why are you so stupid this time? This is in Hetao, and those desolate places in the north, can we Han people go? Such a desolate place, the imperial court How important will it be, how much can the emperor attach importance to it? To expand the territory, there must be someone who can pay taxes! Let me tell you, nine times out of ten, when you come back, you don’t even know what the year of the monkey is like. , whether the emperor can remember this matter is a question!"

"..."

Listening to their various conversations, Li Zicheng was not annoyed, still smiling, he went forward to grab the jug that had just been heated, tested the temperature, and when he thought it was okay, he leaned his neck and drank it "gurgling" Had a good time.He drank all the wine in the flagon, then dropped the flagon and laughed loudly: "Happy, happy!"

All the people present couldn't help but looked at each other when they saw this. They wondered why Li Zicheng was so happy!
The atmosphere at the scene was disturbed by Li Zicheng, which made it a little weird.Li Zicheng, who is the person involved, looked happy, but the bystanders were worried, puzzled, puzzled and so on.

Gao Yingxiang was a little depressed, but when he was about to talk again, Li Zicheng said first: "The governor has ordered that this time, I will not bring my original subordinates with me when I go north, but choose suitable subordinates from various armies..."

He had just finished speaking, Gao Yingxiang finally spoke, and said with a little annoyance: "That's it, make you happy?"

Although it is indeed beneficial for Li Zicheng to go north to complete his errands by selecting his subordinates from various armies, but this benefit makes him so happy?

Li Zicheng listened, looked at his uncle with a smile and said: "In addition, the governor said that according to the emperor's will, let me take the mid-level military officers to the capital to face the saints. Those of us are going to take classes in the elementary military training hall of the capital, and the emperor will personally teach them." , to explain the various matters of the Northern Expedition. This winter is estimated to be over in the capital. Wait for the weather to get warmer next year before setting out for the expedition.”

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately showed a look of surprise, their mouths opened wide as if they could stuff an egg into it.Immediately afterwards, they all asked excitedly one by one.

"What? Come to Beijing to face the saint, or the emperor himself to teach?"

"Impossible, why would the emperor teach in person? There has never been such a thing before!"

"That's right, what is this? This is a disciple of the Son of Heaven!"

"I didn't expect the emperor to attach so much importance to this matter! Needless to say, brother Li, if you can come back, the emperor will definitely give you a knighthood!"

"..."

Li Zicheng laughed even more happily when he heard that their attitude towards him was so great.He didn't interrupt them either, just smiled and listened to them talking, and enjoyed seeing their surprised and envious expressions.

After a long while, the excitement of the people present finally calmed down a bit, Li Zicheng said to Li Guo: "The governor also said that the emperor will give me your kind of ability this time. Although he went to the far north, he was able to directly report the military situation to the emperor immediately."

Everyone was taken aback for a moment, then looked at Li Guo, and immediately understood what was going on.This time, everyone became restless again.

To be honest, Li Guo's miraculous communication ability, the ability to reach directly to the imperial court, made them envious.Among them, Li Guo is the best one, not because he has the strongest ability, but because he has this ability!It's just that they couldn't envy this kind of ability, they could only lament Li Guo's good life.

But at this time, they heard that Li Zicheng would also be endowed with this ability by the emperor. For those who did not know it, this ability was like a fairy. At this moment, they suddenly felt that no matter how much they paid worth it.In this way, they looked at Li Zicheng with envy, and even a hint of jealousy.

Many people present, at this time, suddenly realized.Among them, Gao Yingxiang even said: "You are so active in the lobby, you must have known these benefits a long time ago, right?"

Upon hearing this, other people thought of Li Zicheng's intelligence and prudence, but did such a thing. No wonder there is such an abnormal thing. He must know that there are many benefits!
But Li Zicheng smiled and shook his head when he heard this, "I'm not the governor's confidant, and I don't have any backers in the court. How could I know these things in advance!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Yikui was unconvinced, and immediately asked: "Then why do you stand up so actively? After all, everyone can know that what the governor said earlier is really not something that ordinary people can do." what!"

The others nodded, it was indeed the truth.If the governor hadn't emphasized the difficulties ahead, some of them would have less worries, and maybe some of them would be able to stand up!
After hearing this, Li Zicheng replied with a smile, "Although I don't know, it's not difficult to guess..."

Upon hearing this, some people were unconvinced, but they didn't speak, but listened attentively to Li Zicheng's continued explanation.

"... I don't know if you have paid attention to the current emperor?" Li Zicheng said with admiration, "Our emperor is the master of Zhongxing. After he ascended the throne, he has done far more than previous emperors. If you don't say anything else, just say This Loop, even if it was occupied in the past, it would not last long. But now you see, the emperor’s method of governing the Loop, Mongolia and Han complement each other’s strengths and weaknesses, and treat each other equally. With such a foundation, who can take the Loop from Daming’s hands again? ?”

"Also, the various ethnic groups in eastern Mongolia have also been subdued by the emperor. They have changed their previous alliance with Jianlu, and all of them have been integrated by my Ming Dynasty. The entire grassland will be owned by my Ming Dynasty!"

Hearing what Li Zicheng said, Li Guo and the others couldn't help but calm down and think carefully about what they knew.He personally participated in the affairs of Western Mongolia. Under Li Zicheng's explanation, he also faintly felt the emperor's ambition.

"You don't know if you have paid attention to the war in Liaodong. The emperor has decreed that Liaodong will no longer be under the autonomous jurisdiction of the capital, but a provincial system, which is the same as the jurisdiction in the pass. What does this mean? The emperor attaches great importance to Liaodong. Land!" Li Zicheng ignored them, and continued, "Also, do you know the situation in North Korea? In my opinion, there will be no more North Korean feudal states in the future, and it will only be a province of my Ming Dynasty!"

"..."

Listening to Li Zicheng talking about so many things, Shen Yiyuan and others couldn't help but feel a little emotional. When they only pay attention to the one-acre three-point land in front of them, Li Zicheng is paying attention to things other than Hetao. Probably, this is the gap!

Li Zicheng gave many examples, and finally asserted: "Therefore, I felt at the time that the emperor's view of the wild lands in the north was definitely not just a whim!"

　Thanks to Yiye Zhiqiu 111, hzwangdd, anniexie for their rewards!
　　
　
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