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In other words, Zhu Youjian's strategy is to force against Zuo Liangyu and strengthen his military power.Instead of maintaining the nominal united front, it is better to unify the military power.

If time and the situation were sufficient, Zhu Youjian would of course want to slowly reorganize Zuo Liangyu's department, but right now there is not enough time, and Zuo Liangyu is dying, and the left department is about to split.

In the original history, Zuo Bu was defeated in Tongling and quickly surrendered, which shows that Zuo Liangyu's foundation itself is not stable.With heavy troops in hand, he didn't even have the courage to fight against the Chuang army and Hou Jin, thinking that the surprise attack on Nanjing would be successful.

It was also written that Zuo Liangyu felt remorse for the massacre of Jiujiang by his subordinates on his deathbed. I am afraid that literati such as Hou Fangyu are deceiving the world and stealing their names.

But this meeting was to discuss the war in Huaisi. Although Zuo Liangyu was mentioned now, Zhu Youjian still didn't want to talk about him, but just wanted to mention it briefly.

"Zhen will make another decree to let Zuo Liangyu lead his troops to guard Huguang." Zhu Youjian could only make this decision in the end, and before Zuo Liangyu rebelled, he should try his best to win him over.

Everyone had nothing to say, not to mention disobedience to the imperial decree, the emperor not only did not directly convict, but also ordered Zuo Liangyu to garrison on the spot, as long as he guarded Huguang.

According to the latest news, the Chuang army has retreated to the area of ​​Xiangyang, and there are only about a hundred thousand people.Zuo Liangyu claims to have an army of hundreds of thousands, so he should be able to just guard Huguang.

Even Qian Qianyi couldn't find a reason to speak well for Zuo Liangyu.Zhu Youjian gave Zuo Liangyu enough face, and looked at him differently.

"The general tactical concept is: divide the entire defense line into three directions, use Shandong to contain the enemy on the northern line; heavily defend Xuzhou, use Haozhou as the first line of defense, and use Hezhou as the flank.

In this battle, our army is mainly defensive, and the goal is to defend Huaisi as much as possible.If Hou Jin's heavy troops go south from the north, they only need to hold the hinterland of Shandong. If they cannot hold it, they can use the big river as a line of defense to stop the enemy north of Xuzhou.

If the enemy invades from the west, the Haozhou army will lure the enemy to advance eastward, and encircle the enemy from the two wings of Xuzhou and Hezhou in the Fengyang area.

If the enemy invades from both sides, the Lu Zhongjun needs to hold back the enemy in the north and cooperate to complete the battle on the southern front. "

"Why not fight directly in Xuzhou?" Huang Degong asked, he couldn't understand Zhu Youjian's placement of Yan Yingyuan, an unknown official, as the commander of the Xuzhou Army.

Anyone with a bit of experience knows that Xuzhou's position is more important than Shandong.If it is said that Shandong is guarded by Li Yan, everyone can understand. After all, Li Yan is not an unknown soldier in the army, and he brought tens of thousands of troops to surrender to Zhu Youjian.

But Yan Yingyuan is too unknown, even his age is too old.Huang Degong thought that no matter what, he should be the general of the Xuzhou Army.

Chapter 144: The Power of the Flintlock

"Since ancient times, guarding the river must guard the Huai River!"

"A total of more than 50 battles were fought around Xuzhou. Xuzhou is a battleground for military strategists. If Xuzhou is lost, Jianghuai will not be protected.

There is no doubt about the importance of Xuzhou.In the land of the Jianghuai River and the flat river, it is easy for the enemy's cavalry, but not easy for our infantry.

If the enemy's army is not encircled and suppressed in the Jianghuai area, Xuzhou will still face the enemy's invasion.Defeat the enemy, and the enemy will come again.

Therefore, Xuzhou lies in a "defense", and to completely solve Xuzhou's predicament, it is necessary to wipe out the main force of the enemy in Jianghuai.In order to wipe out the enemy's cavalry, a brave general with heavy troops is needed to surround the enemy outside Xuzhou. "

Zhu Youjian drank his saliva, looked at Huang Degong, and continued: "General Huang has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he is extremely brave. He was the best candidate to wipe out the enemy at that time."

Although Jiangbei is in hand, the generals of the army have no reliable people.Zhu Youjian really couldn't find anyone capable of commanding large-scale operations. Zuo Maodi, the only one with strategic vision, didn't have enough prestige, so he could only be used as the chief of staff.

As for Li Yan from Shandong, he is a talent for establishing the country. Unfortunately, Shandong's strategic position is too important to send anyone to Zhu Youjian. Only Li Yan can be sent.

"However, even if we withdraw to Fengyang, the military strength is still not enough." Li Benshen was rather depressed, he was the first to bear the brunt of the small number of troops.

"General Li has no worries. I have ordered that the nobles in Nanjing gather and go to Henan to help the Haozhou army form an army."

What are nobles?In principle, it is the reserve officer of the imperial court.On the one hand, the Ming Dynasty raised nobles and deprived the military power, and on the other hand, it is expected that they can contribute to the country in times of crisis.

As soon as Zhu Youjian said this, all the generals fell silent, while the civil servants nodded in praise.The generals didn't believe in the abilities of these people, so they were very suspicious; the civil servants felt that it was right to send these people, don't think that everyone would be happy if the court spent money in vain.

"In addition, the Beijing camp in Nanjing will also participate in the encirclement and suppression. In this way, the troops will be sufficient."

Everyone knows that the emperor set up the Xinjing Camp in Nanjing, and with the soldiers brought by Li Chengdong, there are at least tens of thousands.As long as the Beijing camp can participate in the Huaisi battle, everyone will have a little confidence in their hearts.

Zhu Youjian knew in his heart that assuming Zuo Liangyu didn't go east, this layout was barely reasonable.History has changed, will Zuo Liangyu turn against him?How the situation in Huguang will develop, Zhu Youjian has no idea.

From the bottom of his heart, he still hopes that Li Benshen can start to play a role in the Haozhou area, even if it delays for a little time.

It was getting dark, and the first day of the meeting came to an end.

The next day, the meeting continued.It was not until the evening of the third day that everyone finally walked out of the courtyard with tired bodies and solemn expressions.

Early in the morning of the fourth day, before the civil servants of the cabinet got up, all the generals of the military regions set off.

Yan Yingyuan went to Jiangyin, and Zhu Youjian approved that he could recruit young adults in Jiangyin area to replenish manpower; Huang Degong went to Jiading to recruit young adults in the suburbs of Suzhou.

Throughout Jiangnan, young and strong will be recruited to prepare for the Huaisi War.

In the early morning, the air was very fresh, and a strong smell of earth came to the nostrils. Zhu Youjian personally sent Li Yan to the outside of Xuzhou City.

The red lady stood for a long time holding a new dress, but did not hand it over to Li Yan.

"My lady, write me a letter home when you arrive in Hangzhou."

The red lady bit her lip lightly, and looked at Li Yan with some resentment.The most charming action of the girls is biting their lips. This scene made Zhu Youjian so envious.

When the two of them were tired enough, Zhu Youjian walked to Li Yan's side, and with a wave of his hand, Ji Biao held a tray in both hands and handed it over.

The tray was not big, and it was covered with a piece of silk cloth, so it was hard to see what was inside.

"Your Majesty, leave the gold to my wife for safekeeping." Li Yan was surprised, not knowing what kind of medicine Zhu Youjian was selling in the gourd.

"You have a good idea, but I don't have gold for you." Zhu Youjian laughed and joked.

"Then what you gave was a sword? A sword? But it's too short." Li Yan took a look, and the outline of the objects in the tray was really small, and it didn't look like a sword at all.It looks like a rhinoceros horn, but what is he going to use the rhinoceros horn for?

"Open it!" Following Zhu Youjian's order, Ji Biao removed the silk cloth on the tray, revealing a long tube with a handle.

"Is this a hand gun?" Of course Li Yan knew about the fire gun, and Daming also had a hand gun, but it was slightly different.

"This is what I call a self-propelled gun. I just found someone to make a sample first. Large-scale equipment is not enough, and I will give you this first one, and save it for self-defense."

At present, it is very difficult to manufacture flintlock guns on a large scale. Even the barrel of the gun cannot pass, let alone the shrapnel of the trigger.But as the emperor, it is still possible to find some materials to make a sample.

In this era, if we want to progress from matchlock guns to flintlock guns, it is not a problem of manufacturing theory, but a problem of large-scale manufacturing.

When Bi Maokang was in Chongzhen for eight years, he had already introduced the flintlock gun for the first time in "Illustration of Military Weapons" (published in 1635 AD).It's just that his flintlock's spring fire is unreasonable, and it takes too much effort to pull the trigger.

Zhu Youjian arrived in Nanjing, how could he not know the celebrities in the craftsman camp of the Ministry of War in Nanjing?Even the apprentices brought out by Bi Maokang were recruited by Zhu Youjian into the Institute of Science and Technology. He not only got the real objects, but also improved the springs.

"Is there really no need for a match?" Li Yan held it in his hand, overjoyed.Even the red lady around her was jealous.

"I'll tell you a secret: it's not good for Jinna to get angry with this thing, it's not bad if you can ignite the gunpowder four times if you hit it ten times." Zhu Youjian smiled strangely.

"A problem with the medicine?" Li Yan told Zhu Youjian's secret without looking back.

"It's boring. I thought I could stump you."

When Europe was equipped with flintlock guns in the early days, it also faced the problem of insufficient fire rate. The sparks from the flint were not enough to ignite the black powder.

The strength of the machine spring and the purity of the gunpowder are all reasons for the low rate of ignition.Zhu Youjian knew that this could not be solved by just finding a skilled craftsman.