After hearing what the wild boar said, the faces of all the generals changed.
After the Jiangdu Army seized more than 200 artillery pieces, there are now only more than 300 artillery pieces in total. The wild boars are going to take all the money in one fell swoop!
Xu Baisheng couldn't help it anymore.
"General Manager, I think we can capture Hezhou first, then cross the river from Hezhou and attack Jiqing. As long as we capture Jiqing, Taiping Road, Ningde Road, and Guangping Road can easily fall into our hands!"
This proposal is exactly what Zhang Yangquan wants. Jiqing is the political center of Jiangnan and the most populous city after Hangzhou, and its strategic location is very important.
It was only after Zhu Yuanzhang captured Jiqing that he became qualified to dominate the world. Whether it was for his own development or to restrain Zhu Yuanzhang, the priority of attacking Jiqing was higher than Changshu!
Seeing that Zhang Yangquan was silent, Xu Baisheng reminded him: "General manager, I think we should capture Hezhou immediately to avoid long nights and dreams!"
Zhang Yangquan glanced at him and said, "Are you worried that Zhu Yuanzhang will attack Hezhou?"
Xu Baisheng nodded and said: "This person has been recruiting troops from all over the world recently and has expanded to more than 10,000 people. His troops are well-disciplined and have nothing to do with the common people. He is indeed an opponent who needs to be vigilant!"
Zhao Desheng followed: "I once led troops on an inspection tour and met a man named Hua Yun under Zhu Yuanzhang. I had a few words with him and then started fighting!"
Wang Da always admired Zhao Desheng's martial arts and asked quickly: "Did you win?"
Zhao Desheng shook his head and said: "It's a tie, and I heard Hua Yun say that among Zhu Yuanzhang's generals, there are several who are not inferior to him in martial arts!"
Wang shouted: "He must be bragging!"
Zhao Desheng said silently: "At least Hua Yun is indeed a fierce general."
Zhang Yangquan raised his hand and said: "No need to say more, I know Zhu Yuanzhang's ability very well. You will lead the troops back to Zhenzhou tomorrow, capture Hezhou as soon as possible, and cut off his way south!"
The two of them accepted the order in unison, and Xu Baisheng said again: "Manager, what about the attack on Jiqing?"
Shanzhu said: "You should capture Hezhou first. Our warships are limited in number. When I capture Changshu, you can then cross the river to attack Jiqing!"
Zhao Desheng snorted and said: "We can capture Hezhou within five days, why should we let you attack Changshu first?"
Qin Lingjun said calmly: "General Zhao, you can't say such things casually in front of the manager!"
Zhao Desheng said loudly: "The last general is willing to issue a military order!"
Zhang Yangquan glanced at him and said: "Well, let's capture Hezhou first. There is no rush to cross the river. Once there are more warships and artillery, we can attack Changshu together and Jiqing together!"<
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Wang Da couldn't help but said: "General manager, can you add one more person?"
Zhang Yangquan asked: "Which way?"
Wang Da snatched Zhang Yangquan's sword from the wild boar, pointed it at Jiangdu, and said: "You can start from Jiangdu, attack Zhenjiang southward, and then attack Changzhou Road, Huzhou Road, and Liyang Road!"
Zhang Yangquan touched his chin and looked at it for a while, and found that this was a feasible strategy.
Geng San also rushed to say: "If this road is successful, we can go east to support the people in Tongzhou, and go west to reduce the pressure on the people in Zhenzhou!"
Zhang Yangquan was actually a little moved by what the two said, and said: "When you two go back, write a battle plan to attack Zhenjiang. If it is feasible, there is no harm in adding this route!"
The two of them were overjoyed and accepted the promise.
Fang Yuan suddenly said: "Manager, can we also send people to the Chaohu Water Village to collect it?"
Zhang Yangquan hummed and said: "This is also one of the things that needs to be done urgently before sending out troops. Uncle Fang, you can lead 10,000 naval troops from Tongzhou and go directly westward along the river to pick up Uncle Chen and the men of the Yu family and his son."
Come over here!"
Fang Yuan laughed and said: "The last general takes orders!" Based on the prestige established by the Jiangdu navy at Gaoyou Lake, he believed that no one in the Yuan army would dare to intercept him on the Yangtze River.
Li Er asked to go with him, and Zhang Yangquan agreed.
At this time, Qin Lingjun suddenly said: "Husband, if we want to use large-scale foreign troops, Jiangdu will become empty. In order to prevent those who are interested in taking advantage of the situation, shouldn't we recruit troops?"
Zhang Yangquan's heart trembled. He knew that Qin Lingjun was worried about Zhang Shicheng, so he nodded and said, "Okay, how many people do you think is appropriate for expanding the army?"
Qin Lingjun said: "Our current strength is more than 156,000. If we increase it to 200,000, we shouldn't have to worry!"
Zhang Yangquan's eyes lit up and he said: "Okay, then we will expand the army to 200,000! Monkey, Liang Rong, you two are responsible for this matter!"
The two of them accepted the order in unison.
Zhang Yangquan was about to order everyone to disperse the discussion when Qin Lingjun suddenly winked at him.
Zhang Yangquan immediately realized it and said: "By the way, I will take a temporary break for half a day today. You don't have to go to the office later. You can go home and rest."
Everyone was a little surprised, so they handed it over.
In the corridor outside the meeting hall of the General Manager's Office, Fu Youde and Yu Tonghai leaned on a pillar respectively, waiting silently.
Suddenly I heard the sound of footsteps, and the civil and military ministers who were participating in the meeting filed out.
Li Er and Fang Yuan came out side by side, and Fu Youde and Yu Tonghai immediately leaned over.
"General Fang, do you agree to send the navy to Chaohu Water Village?" Yu Tonghai asked hurriedly.
Fang Yuan smiled heartily: "I agree, ten thousand sailors!"
Yu Tonghai was overjoyed: "Great, with the strength of our Jiangdu navy, we can forcibly annex the men of Li Pusheng and the Liao brothers!"
Li Er smiled and said: "I also asked for permission to go with you this time. You De, please go with me too. The four of us can go on an expedition together again!"
Fu Youde agreed.
Yu Tonghai rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "You three can go, I won't go!"
Fang Yuan glared and said, "Aren't you going?"
Yu Tonghai said with a bitter face: "You don't know my father's temper. He asked me to come here this time because he wanted me to make more contributions. If I go to see him like this, he won't scold me to death!"
Li Er smiled and said: "The battle of Gaoyou Lake is also due to you, I will explain it to him!"
Yu Tonghai smiled bitterly and said: "It's useless. He is as stubborn as a stone. As long as he sees that I don't have any official position, he will think that what you are saying is just for show, and he won't believe even a single word!"
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Fang Yuan touched his chin and said, "Well, your father's temper is indeed hard to describe."
Li Erdao: "You didn't get the title because the manager postponed the award ceremony until after the king ceremony. Youde, Chang Yuchun still hasn't received the award? Can you just explain it?"
Yu Tonghai sighed: "It's useless, he won't believe it!" He glanced at Fu Youde and said: "Brother Fu is a member of a thousand households, it's like I haven't even become a captain of ten!"
Fang Yuandao: "Would you like me to help you talk to the manager?"
Yu Tonghai waved his hands repeatedly, but his eyes flashed with joy, and said: "Well... if we bother you for such a trivial matter, will it make the manager angry?"
Fang Yuan laughed and scolded: "The manager won't worry about such a trivial matter! It's just a matter of one sentence, let's go!"
The four of them headed towards the study together. As soon as they arrived at the door, they were told by the soldiers outside that the manager had already gone out.
Fang Yuan asked: "Is the lady inside?"
The guard said: "My wife has also gone out, and she left with the manager!"
Fang Yuan glanced at Yu Tonghai and said, "Why don't you come back tomorrow morning? Finish your business, and we will lead the army and set off!"
Yu Tonghai said with a grimace: "Forget it, just scold me if you get scolded. I'm used to being scolded anyway!"
Fang Yuan smiled and said no more.
The four of them walked along the corridor towards the door, and suddenly saw two people walking in front of them.
Fang Yuan and Li Er both raised their hands and said, "Master He, Sun Tongzhi!" Fu Youde and Yu Tonghai also hurriedly saluted.
It was Taigong He and Sun Hong who came.
"General Fang, General Li, is the general manager in the study?" He Taigong returned the courtesy and asked.
Fang Yuandao: "Not here."
"What about Madam?"
"Not here either."
Taigong He suddenly looked disappointed and looked at Sun Hong.
Fang Yuan was not familiar with the two of them, so he didn't ask much and left with Li Er and the others.
Taigong He was silent for a while and said: "Both the manager and the wife are not here, it seems that the recommendation cannot be made today!"
Sun Hong hurriedly said: "You can come back tomorrow, but don't be discouraged!"
Taigong He was silent for a while and said: "Sun Tongzhi, it's not that I don't care about talents. It's really that Liu Ji is too proud of his talents. Otherwise, let's forget about it!"
Sun Hong said anxiously: "His temper is similar to that of Ma Tuiguan. Although he has a big temper, he also has real talent and learning!"
"Humph, although I am old, I am not confused. I can feel that although Liu Ji is polite in his words, he actually looks down on me at all. He is afraid that it will be useless if the manager goes away and will blame me instead!" "He is definitely not disrespectful to you, but he was suppressed by his colleagues when he was in the state, so he became tired of the official career. As long as he understands that we are different from the Yuan Dynasty, he will definitely be willing to re-enter the officialdom!"
He Taigong said: "I have heard about him. If it weren't for this, I wouldn't come to the manager for recommendation today, but..."
"Do you have any concerns?"
Taigong He sighed and said slowly: "You don't know something. Recently, the manager no longer likes to go to the recruitment hall, and prefers to go to the Ordnance Bureau!"
Sun Hong hesitated for a while and said: "Actually, I have also discovered that the manager thinks highly of Jia Ban and Hu Guangcao. He often invites them to eat in the Oriole Garden. The manager's wife also sends people to give a lot of life to the two families.
Supplies!"
Taigong He smiled bitterly and said: "So I'm thinking that the manager doesn't want to recruit talented people anymore! Just now my son-in-law told me that the manager wants to exchange Xuexue for ten craftsmen from the Yuan Dynasty, and he prefers craftsmen now!"
Sun Hong was stunned for a moment and fell into thinking.
Taigong He sighed: "So it might be better not to let Liu Ji see the manager. The manager now is not the manager a year ago. He will no longer be as patient as he was with Ma Yulin. If Liu Ji angers him, you and I will
They will also be implicated!"
Sun Hongdao: "He Gong's concerns are very valid, but I think that because of this, we should recommend Liu Ji to the general manager!"
Taigong He was stunned: "Why?"
Sun Hongdao: "The general manager thinks we are useless because during the Battle of Gaoyou, it was the army, artillery and warships that contributed, but we and other civil servants failed to make any suggestions!"
"Not bad."
Sun Hong added: "Liu Ji's ability to defeat Fang Guozhen shows that he is very good at strategy. If we can let him enter the general manager's office, we will definitely change the general manager's impression of us!"
Taigong He pondered for a while and said: "Well, in that case, I will be brave enough to recommend it to the manager tomorrow!"
Sun Hong said hurriedly: "What you said before is also very reasonable. The general manager is not as patient as before and directly recommends Liu Ji. The risk is too great!"
"How to do it?"
"It's best to persuade Liu Ji first and let him rekindle his ambition for an official career so that he won't be rude when he meets the manager!"
"How can Liu Ji regain his ambition for an official career?"
Sun Hong smiled and said: "I heard that you are familiar with Abbot Faming of Daming Temple. Is this true?"
Taigong He twisted his beard and said: "He is a close friend of the family. In the past year, he has been moving around a lot."
Sun Hong clapped his hands and said: "Liu Ji is also familiar with Abbot Faming. Why not ask Abbot Faming to come forward and ask him to go to Daming Temple to help persuade him!"
Taigong He nodded and said: "Okay, I'll go to Daming Temple and ask the abbot for help!"