It is now the middle of Chenshi, the light rain has stopped at some point, and the sun has quietly emerged from the clouds.
In the morning after the rain, the air is fresh and refreshing.
After breakfast, Zhang Yangquan accompanied Qin Lingjun for a walk in the back garden. The two of them walked to Qin Lingjun's favorite stone pavilion.
The maids quickly came forward to clean the stone tables and chairs, and then spread them on the stone chairs with soft and warm fur cushions.
Qin Lingjun ordered someone to fetch the Go chess piece, and then he wanted to play against Zhang Yangquan.
She has had nothing to do recently and plays chess with Shen Qianqian every day. Shen Qianqian also specially invited several well-known chess masters to teach the two of them how to play chess.
After the Go game was brought over, the two guessed the pieces, with Qin Lingjun playing first.
After Qin Lingjun dropped his son, he suddenly said:
"Husband, although my little sister is a little mischievous sometimes, I think the idea just now is good. If Jeju Island really has more than 50,000 horses, we can use a surprise attack to snatch the horses!"
Zhang Yangquan is secretly amused. The two sisters have been bandits for a long time, but they still like to think about things like bandits.
"Then let me ask you, even if we succeed, what will we do if Koryo comes over?"
Qin Lingjun raised his eyebrows.
"Although Goryeo claims to have an army of 600,000, I don't think it actually has even half of it. Moreover, their army is not even as good as the Yuan army. They are definitely no match for us in a water battle!"
Zhang Yangquan nodded: "Of course we are not afraid. If we really fight, I am confident that we can destroy the Goryeo Kingdom! But the problem is that we are restrained by Goryeo. What will happen to Jiangnan?"
Qin Lingjun frowned and said: "We have almost occupied the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Once we capture Hangzhou, we should be able to capture the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces!"
Zhang Yangquan said slowly: "It is not enough to only own Jiangsu and Zhejiang!"
Qin Lingjun glanced at him and said: "I know you want to capture the entire Jiangnan as soon as possible, but Xu Shouhui is not our opponent. Capture those horses first, and maybe we can fight faster!"
Zhang Yangquan said: "I have never taken Xu Shouhui seriously, but the strength of Tianwanjun cannot be underestimated!"
Qin Lingjun said in confusion: "Tianwan's army can't even defeat the Tatars, so it's not very powerful!"
Zhang Yangquan said sternly: "Strongness depends not only on military strength, but also on other aspects. Tianwan's army is strong because of its geographical location, resources and population!"
Qin Lingjun said thoughtfully: "You mean their position is better than ours?"
Zhang Yangquan took a cup of tea from Xiao Bi, took a sip, and said: "If we only compare one province alone, no province in Jiangnan can compare with our Jiangnan and Zhejiang provinces, but there is more than one province in Jiangnan!"
There are four major provinces in Jiangnan. The Jiangdu Army occupies most of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, and the Tianwan Army occupies most of the Jiangxi and Huguang provinces.
There is also another province in Yunnan, which is a remote and sparsely populated area.
At present, Jiangdu's army is focused on attacking Jiangsu and Zhejiang, while Tianwan's army is attacking from all sides to regain the land it lost.
Tianwan's army occupied half of the south of the Yangtze River at the beginning, and now they can recover it very quickly.
After Jiangdu's army completely occupied Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, they would face Tianwan's army, which occupied two provinces.
The provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang are richer than Jiangxi and Huguang. However, combined with these two provinces, Xu Shouhui's strength is still slightly higher than that of Jiangdu Army.
Qin Lingjun thought for a while and said: "I still feel that even if they occupy Jiangxi and Huguang, they will not be able to make up for the gap in military strength with us!"
Zhang Yangquan nodded and said: "Yes, if the leader of Tianwan Army is still Xu Shouhui, we can indeed win easily!"
Qin Lingjun said in surprise: "What do you think? Will the Tianwan Army change hands?"
Zhang Yangquan said slowly: "This is inevitable. If Xu Shouhui doesn't liquidate Ni Wenjun, there will be big problems sooner or later!"
Qin Lingjun pondered: "In other words, our future opponent will be Ni Wenjun?"
Zhang Yangquan touched the bridge of his nose and said: "Ni Wenjun is greedy for pleasure and will be replaced by his subordinates. I think the person with the best chance of standing out is Chen Youliang!"
Qin Lingjun was always convinced by Zhang Yangquan's speculation and said: "Since they will have civil strife, they should become even weaker!"
"It was true when the civil war first started, but after Chen Youliang got the overall situation under control, Tianwan's army would be even stronger!"
After hearing this, Qin Lingjun finally understood what Zhang Yangquan meant.
He wanted to capture Jiangsu and Zhejiang as soon as possible, and then secretly prepare to wait for the internal struggle for power within the Tianwan Army to attack them.
"I understand what you mean, and I will listen to you." She lowered her eyes and said.
Zhang Yangquan said with a smile: "After we capture Jiangnan, we will have plenty of time to clean up Korea and Japan. Those horses can't escape!"
Qin Lingjun was stunned for a moment and said: "After conquering Jiangnan, why don't we make the Northern Expedition? You don't want to divide the world equally with Liu Futong, do you?"
Zhang Yangquan shook his head: "Liu Futong can't defeat the Yuan Dynasty. When his Northern Expedition fails, we will do it again."
Qin Lingjun frowned again and said: "Is the recent situation of the Song Army not optimistic? How come I heard that Liu Futong has conquered many places!"
Zhang Yangquan replied while making his move: "The Song army has been preparing silently for more than a year. Once it breaks out, it will be overwhelming! Most of the prefectures and counties south of Bianliang have been captured by them!"
Qin Lingjun said: "Then why do you think their Northern Expedition failed?"
Zhang Yangquan considered his words and said: "The first hidden danger is that the young ministers of Han and Song Dynasty are strong. There are many internal factions, which is the second hidden danger. The other is that there are no talents who are proficient in governing the place. This is the third hidden danger."
Hidden dangers. With these three dangers, they cannot defeat the Yuan Dynasty!"
Qin Lingjun thought for a moment and said, "Maybe what you said is right, but I think the Yuan Dynasty is even more corrupt and may collapse first!"
Zhang Yangquan said: "At least the Yuan court has a virtuous prince. The courtiers still have hope and will not fall apart so easily! Moreover, there is always a big mountain in front of Liu Futong, blocking him!"
Qin Lingjun raised her head and said, "Are you talking about Chahan Timur?"
Zhang Yangquan said solemnly: "It is this person. The reason Liu Futong was able to achieve a great victory this time was because Chahan Timur was not among the Badulu army."
Qin Lingjun asked: "Where has he gone?"
Zhang Yangquan held a chess piece, shook his head and said: "I don't know, I haven't heard from him recently, and I don't know if he was transferred back to Dadu by Emperor Yuan!"
At this moment, a personal guard rushed over and said: "Your Majesty, Deputy Commander Geng wants to see you."
Zhang Yangquan asked: "Geng three or Geng four?"
"Commander Geng Fourth!"
Zhang Yangquan's face became condensed and he said: "Geng Si came here in person, something big must have happened." He stood up and looked at Qin Lingjun and said: "Madam, I'm going over first."
Qin Lingjun smiled and said: "Go ahead, Sister Shen will come over to accompany me soon."
Zhang Yangquan quickly came to the study room. As soon as he entered the door, Geng Si spoke hurriedly.
"Your Majesty, something happened to the Northern Army!" In his anxiety, he relapsed into his old habit of stuttering.
Zhang Yangquan walked to the desk and sat down, and said slowly: "What happened, don't worry, just tell me slowly."
Geng Si said: "Chahan Timur led 50,000 cavalry, bypassed Liu Futong's main army, went straight from Luyi to Haozhou, and has surrounded the city of Haozhou!"
Zhang Yangquan changed color slightly, quickly pulled down the large map hanging on the north wall, looked at it carefully, and felt even more solemn.
If Haozhou is defeated, Liu Futong's power will be cut into two parts, and we cannot take care of both the beginning and the end!
Chahan Timur hit Liu Futong within seven inches!
Geng Si added: "The supplies of Liu Futong's army depend entirely on Anfeng and Haozhou. If Haozhou is captured, Liu Futong's main force will definitely be wiped out!"
Zhang Yangquan said in a deep voice: "Is Liu Futong's main force still in Xuzhou?"
"Here! A total of 200,000 troops led by Badulu and Liu Hacibuhua are attacking Xuzhou. As long as Haozhou falls, Liu Futong's army will be demoralized and will be annihilated by the Yuan army!"
Zhang Yangquan sighed: "What a powerful method. The Yuan army was defeated all the way before, but it was actually digging a hole for Liu Futong. This must be Chahan Timur's plan!"
Geng Si sighed and said: "If Haozhou falls, Liu Futong will be finished!"
Zhang Yangquan also felt a little uneasy at this time.
Although Liu Futong will never be wiped out so easily in history, the butterfly effect he brought may have changed history!
If Liu Futong is destroyed, the Yuan army will definitely invade Yangzhou in large numbers. Zhang Shicheng is no longer the Zhang Shicheng he was before, and it will be difficult for him to become a barrier for Jiangdu's army again.
Although the Jiangdu Army's current strength may not defeat the Yuan Army, it will definitely affect the Jiangnan strategy.
If Xu Shouhui is allowed to grow bigger, or if Zhu Yuanzhang seizes the opportunity to rise, the situation will be very pessimistic!
It's a pity that Haozhou is too far away from him, and he is beyond his reach. Now he can only see whether the defenders of Haozhou can stop Chahan Timur!
In the next few days, Zhang Yangquan left full control of the Hangzhou strategy to Liu Bowen, focusing all his attention on the northern battlefield.