In fact, at that moment, Zhang Xianzhong really wanted to kill this guy directly. It was Ai Nengqi who persuaded Zhang Xianzhong and told him that the current situation was not good for him. Listen to what Pei Xiaoer said about what he was doing.

Chi, maybe we can cooperate with Pei Xiaoer to resolve the current unfavorable situation. As for the hatred between Pei Xiaoer and Zhang Xianzhong, it will not be too late to retaliate after Baoming is overthrown in the future.

Zhang Xianzhong also arranged such a Hongmen Banquet half-heartedly.

After hearing Ai Nengqi's words, Zhang Xianzhong did not directly kill Wang Bingzhong after all, but said to the outside: "Bring him back to me."

Wang Bingzhong returned to the tent and straightened his clothes. He saw blue veins popping up on Zhang Xianzhong's forehead and murderous intent filling his chest. It took him a long time to recover.

"You only have one chance, just say whatever you want."

Wang Bingzhong said calmly: "I am here to show your army a clear way out."

"What a clear path."

"The 8 kings ran from Runan to Xiangcheng, and then they were defeated and fled to Guangshan. The so-called Zuo Liangyu is nothing more than Zuo Liangyu. I have a plan to help the 8 kings except Zuo Liangyu."

"Oh?" Zhang Xianzhong's eyes lit up when he heard that Zuo Liangyu could be eliminated, and he asked, "What's the plan? Tell me quickly."

"But I wonder if the Eight Kings have heard of Fengyang?"

"Fengyang, isn't that the ancestral grave of their old Zhu family?" Zhang Xianzhong was a little confused.

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Wang Bingzhong continued: "My plan is Fengyang. Fengyang is the dragon vein of the Ming Dynasty. There is no city wall. If the eight kings can travel under the stars and at night and lead the army straight to Fengyang, they will be able to defeat the Fengyang defenders in one fell swoop."

, capture Fengyang. By then, the wealth accumulated by the Ming Dynasty in Fengyang for more than 200 years will all belong to the eight kings. Not to mention, the eight kings can also dig the graves of the Ming Dynasty's ancestors and cut off the dragon vein of the Ming Dynasty.

After the Dragon Veins of the Ming Dynasty was severed, did Chongzhen have the face to face his ancestors? Someone will take responsibility for these merits and demerits. Chongzhen himself will definitely not take responsibility, so Zuo Liangyu became the best scapegoat.

At that time, Chongzhen might follow Yuan Chonghuan's old example and scrape Zuo Liangyu.

More importantly, with the death of Zuo Liangyu, there has been no fighting in the southern Zhili area for a long time. The soldiers are weak and the generals are unmotivated. No one in the Jiangbei area can restrain the eight kings. The eight kings can also follow Zhu Yuanzhang's example and decide the distance first.

, Chuzhou, and Luzhou. When the time is right, send your troops across the river and capture Nanjing as the foundation."

Wang Bingzhong described the great vision for the future to Zhang Xianzhong bit by bit. Zhang Xianzhong's frown unknowingly relaxed as he seemed to be intoxicated by the future described by Wang Bingzhong.

Ai Nengqi 1 looked at Zhang Xianzhong's attitude and secretly thought that it was not good. Zhang Xianzhong seemed to be really attracted by Wang Bingzhong's description. Although he did not know what Pei Xiao 2's purpose was, he also knew that he could not completely follow the path arranged by the other party.

Otherwise, if you are not careful, you may be in danger.

Fortunately, Zhang Xianzhong was intoxicated for a while, and his eyes slowly regained clarity. He laughed and said, "I, Zhang Xianzhong, come from a poor family. I claim that I don't have the ability to compare with Zhu Yuanzhang, but you said this is the idea of ​​attacking Fengyang."

It's good, Zuo Liangyu will definitely not think that I will suddenly go east to attack Fengyang."

"Father, no." Ai Nengqi regretted letting Zhang Xianzhong meet Wang Bingzhong. The talk he made was just rhetoric, and he only talked about the good aspects, but did not mention the dangers.

Zhang Xianzhong stopped Ai Nengqi and said to Wang Bingzhong: "What you said is very good, whatever. I'm in a good mood today, so I won't kill you. You can go."

Wang Bingzhong saluted and retreated silently. After Wang Bingzhong left, Ai Nengqi said to Zhang Xianzhong: "Father, you must not listen to Wang Bingzhong's nonsense. Although the child did not understand what Pei Xiaoer did for the moment.

No matter what you want, you will never be kind enough to show us the way out."

"Okay, Yunzhi, I know everything you said." Zhang Xianzhong stopped looking infatuated and said calmly: "I, Zhang Xianzhong, can clearly tell how many pounds I have, so naturally I won't daydream about imitating Zhu Yuanzhang. However, Wang Bingzhong

The Fengyang I mentioned is a place I didn't expect just now."

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Ai Nengqi wanted to say more, but was stopped by Zhang Xianzhong, "What I want to do is not to actually attack Fengyang, but to make a gesture. Let's attack Fengyang with great fanfare. Let's see Zuo Liangyu's reaction.

If he follows us, then we will send a small number of troops to operate in Henan and other places to confuse Zuo Liangyu and mobilize Zuo Liangyu.

When Zuo Liangyu is pinned down by us, we can wait for an opportunity to ambush and defeat Zuo Liangyu. If Zuo Liangyu is not fooled and does not follow us eastward, we can also take the opportunity to escape from Zuo Liangyu's attack range.

Go to Nanzhili District 1 to get some shopping.”

Ai Nengqi felt sober after hearing what Zhang Xianzhong said, and immediately felt relieved. As long as he was not led by the person who was photographed by Pei Jiajun, he immediately clasped his fist at Zhang Xianzhong and said, "My foster father is wise."

At the same time, far away in Hanzhong, Pei Xiaoer had returned to Nanzheng for dozens of days. At this time, the rear army Liu Xianchun had also arrived in Hanzhong to assist Pei Xiaoer in taking charge of Hanzhong.

Now is the early spring, which is the planting season. If the farming season is delayed, then the whole Hanzhong, including the Pei family army, will be hungry in the autumn. Therefore, during this period, Pei Xiao2 and Liu Xianchun took control of Hanzhong and compiled the maps of Hanzhong, Yunyang and other places.

I checked them all, not only that, but also visited Nanzheng, Chenggu, Yangxian, Xixiang, Jinzhou, Hanyin and other places.

But the results of the visit made Pei Xiaoer more and more alarmed. In the 45 years since the war in Hanzhong, the land has become barren. Large tracts of farmland are covered with weeds, and the water conservancy ditches are blocked and cannot be used at all.

.More importantly, long-term war has caused great losses to the population.

Pei Xiaoer learned from the Hanzhong Prefecture’s Yamen that in the early years of Chongzhen, there were more than 84,000 households in Hanzhong Prefecture and a population of more than 840,000. However, now, only a few years have passed, and within ten miles of Hanzhong

Hardly anyone was seen.

Of course, a large number of people fled into nearby mountains, such as the Qinling Mountains in the north and Micang Mountain in the south. During this period, Pei Xiaoer also sent people deep into the mountains to persuade people to go down the mountains to farm. But counting these people, Hanzhong

The population is not expected to exceed 200,000.

Originally, Pei Xiaoer wanted to rest in Hanzhong for a few years, cultivate the land, restore the economy, and develop the population, but seeing this, his heart suddenly dropped. Even if he was given ten years, he would not be able to return to the level he had been in the early years of Chongzhen.

, and ten years later, it is still unclear whether the Ming Dynasty is still there or not.

The Pei family army was reorganized in Henan, with a total of 100,000 main troops and 890,000 rear troops, totaling nearly 200,000 people. After a long battle, the army suffered considerable losses, and some of them were injured and disabled and unfit to stay.

After removing those from the army, the army was once close to about 50,000 people.

p Later, when he met Liu Zhizu, the Pei family's army recovered slightly. Now there are 70,000.

With such a large number of troops, if it weren't for the raids in Henan, and the most important thing was the military rations obtained in Nanyang, Hanzhong would not be able to feed the small population. However, the stored grains will eventually be used up in one day. By then, what will really happen in the country?

die.

Not being able to waste time in Hanzhong, Pei Xiaoer secretly made a decision in his mind and put it on the agenda to go south to attack Shu. However, after successive battles, the soldiers not only suffered heavy losses, but also their energy and spirit were severely depleted. Attacking Shu at this time,

It is no different than sending them to death.

Pei Xiaoer locked himself in the room and thought hard for three days, and finally came up with a solution that was not a solution. The army was unable to attack because of fatigue, and the physical fatigue was over after a month of rest. The most important thing is the spirit.

Since you are mentally exhausted, you need a strong dose of medicine to stimulate your spirit.

The powerful medicine that Pei Xiaoer thought of was to allocate land to the army according to military merit. In this era, the most important means of production is fields. By allocating land to meritorious soldiers, you will not be afraid that the soldiers will not work hard, and at the same time, you can give your subordinates

The soldiers are deeply tied to themselves, and they achieve many things with one action. As for the consequences, it is not important now.

Just do what you say. No one in the Pei family army dared to oppose the decision made by Pei Xiaoer, not even Liu Xianchun, Liu Zhizu and others. After making up his mind, Pei Xiaoer gathered together the disabled soldiers who had been replaced, and after a simple training

After that, he took his ruler to every corner of Hanzhong, measured the land, and prepared for the army to divide the fields.
Chapter completed!