Bright Spring

Zhu Gaoxu didn't say much, he believed that the generals who had experienced many battles would definitely know how to operate. Assuming that there is a navy and the right to control the water of the river, the crusading army does not need to capture countless cities along the way. Just follow the big river all the way east!

However, the army's food, fodder and military supplies only need to rely on the water transport on the big river for supplies; the guards of the official army and the cities may not dare to go out to fight in the field, so the Hanwang army will not care about it.

Sheng Yong sat closest to Zhu Gaoxu, and he asked again: "How to get the navy?"

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Persuade Zhang Fu to surrender."

At this moment, Ping An suddenly laughed, "How could Zhang Fu surrender?"

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Ping An, and said solemnly: "Many impossible things can be discussed. At least we can try."

He went on to say: "I have sent someone to persuade the enemy navy commander Chen Xuan to surrender, but this person used to be the navy commander of the Jian Dynasty, so he may be under strict surveillance at this time.

And Zhang Fu is still the general of Pinghan.Not only is he able to control the navy, but he is also quite popular among the heroes and generals of Jingnan; if Zhang Fu is willing to surrender, the possibility of us getting the navy fleet will be great. "

Sheng Yong was in a daze for a while, as if he was remembering something.He suddenly came back to his senses and said: "The final general still thinks that Zhang Fu will not surrender, and he will try his best to resist!"

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said: "So I want to prepare on both sides. Hou Hai, you write a military order to Qu Neng: ask Qu Neng to hand over the military power of Changde City to Chen Zhen, and then lead the main force to go south."

Hou Hai bowed and said, "Your official obeys your orders!"

Zhu Gaoxu said again: "Yesterday, when I climbed the tower to the east, I could still see the enemy warships on the Xiangjiang River. Our ships on the Lijiang River are no match for the enemy's navy at all. The difference in combat power is too far! There was a water battle near Yongzhou. From my view, the enemy ships won too easily; until now, the ships of the crusade army have not dared to sail to the northern section of the Xiangjiang River.

Therefore, the army couldn't cross the river from near here for a while, so they could only go around, cross the river at Yongzhou Prefecture, and then go north from the east bank of Xiangjiang River. "

Several generals nodded in agreement, Sheng Yong said: "That's the only way."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Water grain roads can only go to the Dayangchuan Water Warehouse in the west of Yongzhou City; all armies approaching the south can reduce the loss of land transport grain. General Sheng and General Ping's troops must also be mobilized south."

Sheng Yong and Ping An clasped their fists together and said, "Decree!"

Zhu Gaoxu stood up: "Hanwang Mansion is moving eastward to Hengzhou. When our army captures Changsha Mansion, Hengzhou can be the center of Hanwangfu."

Seeing this, everyone performed the ceremony one after another: "The last general will wait to leave."

Zhu Gaoxu also left the middle hall and returned to the study.Seeing that the ink in the inkstone on the desk table had not been drained, he found a blank piece of paper, began to think hard, and wrote a personal letter to Zhang Fu.

He racked his brains to understand the advantages and disadvantages in the letter.He vowed to say first that Han Wang is very trustworthy, and he always counts on what he says!Let Zhang Fu think about it and inquire about it.

As for whether or not to keep the promise in the future, Zhu Gaoxu has never considered it at all; if this incident destroys the credit he has always valued, as long as he can persuade Zhang Fu to surrender and get the navy, it will be worth it!

In the past, Zhu Gaoxu always kept his promises, precisely because he expected that there would always be a day when he was forced to spend his credit!He remembers very clearly in his heart that he was unable to borrow even 100 yuan in the experience of credit bankruptcy in his previous life; therefore, in the Ming Dynasty, he paid special attention to honesty.

Zhu Gaoxu also wrote earnestly: Once a general is successful, his bones are exhausted, and it is hard to get a general who is good at fighting.The Ming Dynasty will need a general like Duke Ying in the future, and this King will not bear to give up.

Everyone in the "Battle of Jingnan" is our own, and Zhang Yu, the Duke of Rongguo, made the most of the contribution.This king will definitely give Zhang Fu a way to survive for the sake of the brothers in the Jingnan army, so as not to disappoint the heroes of Jingnan.

What's more, at this time, Britain's openness to abandon the dark and turn to the open is a great achievement, which can make up for the mistakes.

Zhu Gaoxu thought about the internal strife in the court, and wrote bluntly: The general trend of the world has been determined, and the government will definitely be reorganized.If the Duke of England makes a wrong move, the hero of Jingnan will surely lose power in the court, and the Duke of England's political opponents will be taken advantage of in vain!

After he finished writing, he revised and polished it again.

Zhu Gaoxu doesn't like to write speeches, and after revision, they are still full of straightforward words; but fortunately, his handwriting is very good, a letter that is actually a letter of persuasion, looks pretty good.

Several sheets of letter paper were pressed under the paperweight, waiting for the ink to dry.

Under the sunlight beside the wooden window, Zhu Gaoxu paced back and forth again.He pondered, there is still a certain chance!

He thinks that the most offensive words among them should be cheap for Zhang Fu's political opponent Yunyun. After all, when people fight among themselves, they will often use all means to kill each other; the overall situation of the court is not the most important thing at all.

By this time the letter under the paperweight was dry.Zhu Gaoxu folded it, put it in an envelope and sealed it with Hanwang gold seal.

He shouted to the guard outside the door: "Call Hou Hai to meet."

The guard replied: "Young one, send a message immediately."

After waiting for a while, Hou Hai hurried to the study.Zhu Gaoxu handed the envelope to Hou Hai, and said, "This is a letter of persuasion to Zhang Fu. You choose a smart person in Beisi, send it to Changsha Mansion, and try to hand it over to Zhang Fu!"

Hou Haidao: "My lord, Beisi has a stronghold in Changsha City, can I order the spies in Changsha City to respond?"

Zhu Gaoxu nodded.

Hou Hai cupped his hands and said, "I'll do it right away!"

Chapter 549 It's Difficult to Identify the Enemy or the Enemy

After Zhu Gaoxu wrote the persuasion letter, he still didn't let go of this matter, he was thinking about Zhang Fu almost all day long.

Unexpectedly, Liu Sheng sent someone here!This is someone that Zhu Gaoxu did not expect at all.

Chen Dachui sent the letter into the study and stood beside him.Without saying a word, Zhu Gaoxu first read Liu Sheng's letter; then he turned the letter paper to the left, facing the bright window, and carefully observed the seal on the back of the letter paper under the sunlight.

Because Zhu Gaoxu was not familiar with Liu Sheng's handwriting and could not tell the authenticity from the fake, the seal on it now had an effect instead.

Zhu Gaoxu is also not very familiar with Liu Sheng. Liu Sheng did fight in the Jingnan Army during the "Battle of Jingnan", but his military rank was not high; Zhu Gaoxu did not know him at that time.

It wasn't until the "Battle of Criminology" came to the decisive battle in Huguang that Liu Sheng gradually entered Zhu Gaoxu's sight; the reason was of course that Liu Sheng had a large army of officers and soldiers in his hands.

Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu was quite surprised when he suddenly received a secret letter from Liu Sheng.

Liu Sheng's words were very earnest.The letter stated that he has always been very interested in firearms and artillery, and has devoted himself to it for many years; in the great battle of Huhu, Hanwang used artillery so superbly that he admired him so much that he wished to serve under his command immediately!

So shortly after the Huguang battle was decided, Liu Sheng decided to surrender.He has already dispatched his confidants who are military generals in the army to return to Beijing quietly and quickly, and start to arrange the settlement of Liu's family members.

The Liu family was born as a low-level military general, with a small family and a small family population.Liu Sheng has a friend who has been with him for many years in the capital, but he is not in the officialdom.He then entrusted his family to a good friend, let him find an opportunity, and tried to take his family out of Beijing to hide for a period of time; then he immediately told Liu Sheng on a fast horse!

Depending on the situation, Liu Sheng either led his troops to sacrifice the city, or fled to join him.

At this time, most of the Jingshi Jinyiwei's manpower was monitoring Zhang Fu, Chen Xuan, He Fu and other important generals; Liu Sheng had never been suspected, and there were relatively few eyes and ears monitoring his mansion.Therefore, the chances of his wife and children escaping are great.

What Liu Sheng meant in the secret letter suggested that the king of Han should go to attack Changsha city as soon as possible; it would be convenient for him to lead his troops to open the door and surrender when the army of the king of Han came to the city!To make up for the mistakes by contributing to Changsha City and tens of thousands of soldiers under his command.

Zhu Gaoxu put down the letter in his hand, and said to himself: These generals really have no integrity at all, unlike officials who care about their reputation.Seeing that Chen Dachui was still beside him, Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and said, "General Chen also takes a look."

Chen Dachui cupped his fists and bowed, picked up the letter to read.

Zhu Gaoxu stretched out his rough palm and stroked his broad forehead for a while.After a while he opened his mouth and said: "I judge that this letter should not be fake. I don't know Liu Sheng's handwriting, and the general seal on it will be very difficult to forge."

He paused for a moment, then turned around and said, "Send someone to try to contact Liu Sheng and tell the brothers in Beisi to be more careful. In more than a year, dozens of our people have been arrested! The puppet royal guards have long known that King Han The government has this yamen."

Chen Dachui clasped his fists and said: "The last general has orders!" After saying that, he left the study.

Zhu Gaoxu was still standing in the room thinking.It was certainly a good thing that Liu Sheng wanted to surrender, but it was far from the point that would make him happy.

What Zhu Gaoxu wants most is not Changsha City, but the main force of the Navy!

Without a navy, even if the city of Changsha is now open to allow the Han army to enter, the Han army will not be able to cross the river, and they have to travel long distances to get to the city.