"Indeed, as His Majesty said, after the rogue bandits are established, their actions will be more orderly, and they will gradually encroach on the country step by step. From this, it seems that where they will use their troops next will be particularly important." Inspired by the emperor, Chen Xinjia began
Recover from panic and think about this matter seriously.
"Come here and get a map. I and the Grand Master will review the map and decide on the strategy."
He sent the little eunuch beside him to get a map quickly. Without a map, it would be very inconvenient to do such a thing.
After the eunuch took the map and spread it out, Zhu Youjian found the direction of Xiangyang. After looking at it, he said: "The bandits are in Xiangyang now. If they continue to go south, they will enter Wuchang Prefecture. Zuo Liangyu's army is in Wuchang Prefecture, and this area
There are still thieves active, and I judge that this road will not be their first choice. They cannot go south, and marching east-west is not the best choice. Therefore, I judge that they will turn north and continue to open the seal."
"Your Majesty sees the same thing as I do. I also believe that the rogue bandits will continue to open Kaifeng. The rogue bandits have surrounded Kaifeng several times. If they continue to go north, Kaifeng will be very dangerous. I believe that we should quickly mobilize the army to gather in Kaifeng to block the upcoming
The intruders who broke through the sealed city."
"Jian Heng, you said to send troops, but will there be a large army to send to Kaifeng?"
"The new troops of the Yongwei Battalion were mobilized from the capital to go south, and then Sun Boya's troops were sent out of Tongguan to regain Luoyang. The two armies met at the front line of Kaifeng and Zhenzhou, and joined forces to attack the intruders and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop."
Why hasn't Chen Xingjia changed his attitude? He always wants to make a one-time deal. This person's talent as Minister of the Ministry of War is really worrying.
"Jian Heng, have you ever put out a fire? Did you know that when a fire is very big, pouring water into it will not only fail to extinguish or delay the fire, but will also aggravate the fire? Do you know how people usually put out fires when they encounter fires?"
Zhou Yanru, who had been silent next to him, suddenly became excited after hearing the emperor's question, and said: "Firefighting? When people encounter a fire, they usually push it to surrounding houses and draw firewood to make them useless.
The firewood can be burned, so wait until the firepower is slowed down before putting out the fire. Your Majesty said that the thieves are too powerful to destroy them, so we must use firewood to stop the fire."
After all, he is the chief assistant. Zhou Yanru seems to have some strategic vision. "The words of the Grand Master are exactly what I want to say. Letting the thieves burn for a while is not necessarily a bad thing. The top priority is not to confront the thieves head-on.
Instead, we need to build strong firewalls in the surrounding areas where bandit fire may spread. The Central Plains is already eroded. Considering that the bandits are good at destroying but not good at recovering, it is not a big deal to let them toss around for a few more days. However, we will not build strong walls.
The Great Firewall allows thieves to spread from the Central Plains and Hubei to other provinces, where it will be really difficult to control."
As soon as Zhu Youjian finished speaking, the inner hall became surprisingly quiet. Zhou Yanru and Chen Xinjia looked at each other with surprised expressions. Everyone can think of this strategy, but it is difficult to say it. As serious people,
It's hard to say whether the state power is just sitting back and watching the two provinces rot. But now that the emperor has opened his mouth and pierced the window paper, things seem to be a little easier to handle?
"At present, there is He Tengjiao in Hunan, Sun Chuanting in Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces, and Ma Shiying in Lufeng. These three people are good at blocking the enemy and can stabilize the situation. I am not worried. What is worrying is Shanxi and
In the two provinces of Shandong, there is no need to worry about stopping the enemy! Taishi, do you have reliable people to recommend my soldiers? Wen Ruo's strategy of four righteousness and six oddities in the past seems to have lessons now, but it was done too hastily and allowed the thieves to escape.
It's under control. After reflection, I feel that we should restart this strategy, but this time we must prioritize establishing a solid position."
The emperor suddenly mentioned the death of Yang Sichang and his strategy of suppressing bandits with four righteousnesses, six puppets, and ten sides. Zhou Yanru and Chen Xinjia were naturally disgusted. In front of people today, saying that a dead person is not a gift to others.
Didn’t the eye drops say that the two of them had not decided on national security and people’s policies?
Objectively speaking, the strategy of four uprights, six evens, and ten sides of the net is correct, and Yang Sichang's strategy even succeeded. Zhang Xianzhong was beaten and surrendered, Li Zicheng fled into the mountains and became a bandit, and the bandit leaders of other major bandits were surrendered.
After entering the mountain, all the anti-government forces on the surface were basically wiped out. Isn’t this considered a success? If the bandits have been suppressed to this extent, it can be considered a full success. The real problem is that Yang Sichang only treated the symptoms.
Follow-up fundamental measures were not followed. The core contradictions of the civil unrest were not resolved, and the soil where the civil unrest existed was not managed. As a result, as soon as the imperial government's anti-rebellion forces withdrew, the situation returned to its original point, and even worsened and became more difficult to control.
Of course, this is also related to the pull of the Qing army. Without the Qing army's entry, the situation might have been much better. At least the bandit leaders on the surface could be eradicated in one go.
Pick the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones. Zhu Youjian's current idea is to improve Yang Sichang's strategy and bring it out again. Let the central area go out, build fences around it, and then quickly organize and train the new army.
, with an elite force of about 50,000, and the cooperation of local armed forces, it is not difficult to suppress the bandits. The reason why they dared to give up the Central Plains and Hubei was due to their support for Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, and Zuo Liang, who claimed to be an official but was actually a bandit.
I don’t like Yu’s governance level. They don’t have the ability to engage in construction and restoration. The Central Plains and Hubei are the places of the Fourth War. On the surface, they have a large population and can produce food. In fact, they are a complete mess now.
An ideal base.
"Your Majesty, if you want to use officials to secure Shanxi, Shandong Minister has a suitable candidate, but it is a bit inconsistent with the regulations!" Zhou Yanru, who had been silent for a while, started to speak. Now that the emperor has set the direction,
Lao Zhou had no choice but to go down the slope to replenish the pot.
"Let's talk about it first!"
"Chen Yuxuan, who has resigned from office and is at home, is familiar with the suppression of bandits and has some military talents! The old minister is bold and asks the Holy Spirit to reinstate this man as the governor of Shandong, so that he can perform meritorious service and contribute to the great cause of suppressing bandits for the country!"
Chen Yuxuan? Who is this person? Zhu Youjian thought for a long time before searching out this person's situation from his original memory. It turns out that Zhou Yanru recommended Chen Qiyu, not to mention that this person is indeed quite suitable. He is also careless.
Careless, I actually forgot that there is such a talented person among the people alive now. According to historical evaluation, this person's talent seems to be not much worse than Sun Chuanting, Hong Chengchou and others. Zhou Yanru can actually think of him, this old boy is not
They are all good for nothing. He recommended Sun Chuanting to Fu Fu, and he also recommended Ma Shiying to serve as governor of Lu and Feng. He is still very knowledgeable about people and can make good use of them! Did he have some misunderstandings about Zhou Yanru's character and talents?
"Chen Yuxuan, are you old now? Are you still useful?" Although this person seemed very suitable, Zhu Youjian couldn't remember his age. He felt that he was a figure from the early period of his administration, probably an old man in his sixties or seventies.
At this age, it would definitely be inappropriate for him to do such high-intensity work.