Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 521 Strategy 3
In the end, Chongzhen came out to smooth things over. The imperial court did not interfere with Yang Menglong's establishment of a factory in Huguang, as long as he settled the refugees who were more than ants.Although those civil servants were unwilling to do so, there was nothing they could do. If they dared to continue making trouble, Yang Menglong would definitely accompany them to the end.

Just then, there was another memorial from Huguang, saying that the rebels had captured Shishou and went straight to Changde, and the prefectures and counties around Changde rebelled overnight. This news completely dispelled everyone's idea of ​​continuing to make trouble for Yang Menglong... The momentum of the Huguang rebels, if they continue to talk nonsense, the rebels will rush all the way to Guangzhou!Forget it, let Yang Menglong let go and put down the Huguang rebellion first, and then slowly settle accounts with him!

Of course that unlucky Tang Hui can no longer be the governor of Huguang, not only him, but all the officials above the prefect in the entire Huguang officialdom will be wiped out-every time the Huguang rebels confiscate a sum of money, they will be made public , The reputation of Huguang officials has been completely stink, how can Chongzhen let these rats stay in the granary?Let his grandma go to Ningxia to eat sand for me!The list that Yang Menglong came up with was that Fang Yizhi was appointed as the governor of Huguang, and the prefects of Nanyang counties who had done the best work were respectively appointed as the prefects of the four prefectures of Chengtian, De'an, Xiangyang, and Jingzhou. These four prefectures are the essence of the Jianghan Plain. .It seems that Yang Menglong intends to take down these four prefectures first, and then fight steadily, suppress and appease, and spend two or three years to get rid of the Huguang rebels.Chongzhen gave full understanding and support to his plan. The Huguang rebel army has millions of people and is extremely popular among the people. It would be too difficult to lose them.

One advantage of Chongzhen is that once he trusts any courtier, he will definitely support him unconditionally. This is true for Yuan Chonghuan and the same for Yang Sichang.But now Yang Sichang has no chance to stand out, the light of Yang Menglong and Lu Xiangsheng completely conceals him, so this trust is equally divided between Yang Menglong and Lu Xiangsheng.No, when Yang Menglong asked who he wanted to use, he nodded and agreed without even thinking about it. Although Yang Menglong didn't know much about Daxing Industry, he also expressed his support. This is trust.

Things are roughly like this in Huguang.Chongzhen had high hopes for Yang Menglong, hoping that he could put down the Huguang rebellion in the shortest possible time - it would be great if he could really pay ten times more taxes.But Yang Menglong couldn't make a promise to him yet. Yang Menglong was not a person who liked to talk big words. He would not make a promise without being completely sure. It was precisely because of this that Chongzhen felt relieved - he was afraid of being deceived by Yuan Chonghuan, the great king. .

Let Yang Menglong deal with the matter of Huguang. Next, everyone has to discuss how to put down the northwestern bandits.

Chongzhen in this time and space is relatively lucky. Due to the strong rise of Yang Menglong and Lu Xiangsheng, Yang Menglong's Heluo New Army firmly blocked the throat of Shaanxi entering Henan, while the Tianxiong Army cut off the Taihang Eight Xing, like an insurmountable mountain range , Standing in front of the northwest rogues, until now, the northwest rogues can only go around in Shaanxi, Shanxi and other places, unable to enter the Central Plains.The Heluo New Army and Tianxiong Army are blocking the front, and the two big evil stars Hong Chengchou and Cao Wenzhao are chasing after them. The hardships of the bandits can be seen. Without these two powerful troops, where would Chongzhen be now? Still in the mood to chat and laugh happily in the court?But those gangsters are a serious threat after all, they must be eliminated, otherwise there will be endless troubles.

And this job was handed over to Lu Xiangsheng.

Lu Xiangsheng's method is exactly the same as Yang Menglong's: use both suppression and appeasement.Unlike Yang He's unlucky reminder, he has the capital to recruit those vagrants. Daming Road has enough factories and food to accommodate a large number of vagrants.
"In fact, if you use both suppression and appeasement, you don't have to go out personally. One or two generals can sit in command and command thousands of infantry, which is enough to block the rogue bandits in the Taihang Mountains, and then Lord Hong and General Cao will eat them one by one." Lu Xiangsheng said. His idea was, "If the situation permits, I am willing to lead thousands of infantry and cavalry troops out of the fortress and expedition to Mongolia!"

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were astonished: "What? Expedition to Mongolia!?"

Lu Xiangsheng's eyes were burning, and he said, "That's right, expedition to Mongolia!"

A censor surnamed Fang called: "Lord Lu, the court is facing internal and external troubles, and you want to go on an expedition to Mongolia!?"

Lu Xiangsheng said: "The biggest threat to the imperial court is Jiannu! Now Jiannu has just been hit hard, and the hearts of the Mongolian troops attached to Jiannu have been shaken, and many tribes have regained their attachment to Ming Dynasty. This is a golden opportunity! If our army Being able to use the heat to strike iron and launch an expedition will definitely make more Mongolian tribes feel awe of Daming's rebirth, attach themselves one after another, and even send troops to help Daming fight Jiannu!" He looked around the crowd and said: "For thousands of years, we Han people have followed the The northern wolves have fought countless wars, and they know the basics. The northern wolves are not afraid of our expedition, because the grassland is too big. If they lose the enemy, they can migrate thousands of miles away. After we can't support it, we will fight back and bite fiercely! However, they are afraid of being isolated, and the northern wolf tribe will decline if it is isolated, and if it declines, it will cause civil strife, and civil strife will perish! Jiannu grew stronger by annexing North Korea and Mongolia. Now They suffered a disastrous defeat in Lushun, and North Korea is out of their control. If our army can quickly conquer Mongolia before they can react, or let the pro-Jianzhou and anti-Jianzhou Mongolian ministries fight, Jiannu will be completely isolated , it will be much easier to clean them up by then!"

This is also the strategy formulated by Yang Menglong, Lu Xiangsheng and others in Lushun.Taking advantage of Houjin's disastrous defeat in Lushun, Denglai's new army and Dongjiang army brought North Korea under control again. The powerful Denglai navy was enough to kill Houjin's intention to cross the Yalu River to conquer North Korea again, and cut off Houjin's access to any manpower from North Korea. The possibility of supplementing material resources; after controlling Xuanda, the Tianxiong Army marched out of the Datong Basin to conquer Mongolia, forcing as many Mongolian tribes as possible to abandon the Houjin and reattach to the Ming Dynasty—this is not difficult. The Ming Dynasty followed the Houjin The gap between China and North Korea is no less than that of the United States and North Korea. As long as the Ming Dynasty is a little more competitive and shows enough strength to prove that it is capable of destroying Houjin, those Mongols will know what choice they should make.It is impossible to destroy or subdue the entire Mongolia in one go, but Mongolia has so much power, if the Ming army can control some tribes, the soldiers and horses that Hou Jin can obtain from Mongolia will be greatly reduced.Not convinced?Let’s fight if you are not convinced. If Hou Jin wants to go on an expedition to Mongolia, the Tianxiong army will definitely respond enthusiastically. The Tianxiong army failed to dispatch the main force in the Lushun battle. come over!
Once Mongolia is under control, Houjin will be completely isolated. They want to detour through Mongolia again, and it will be very sad to break in—those pro-Ming Mongolian forces are likely to follow their way.If you can't break in, Houjin will not be able to obtain property and population supplements from the pass, and the Shanxi merchants who have been secretly supporting them will definitely not continue to provide them with ironware, grain, cotton cloth and other materials when they see that they are not profitable. This will undoubtedly further weaken Houjin.This is a vicious circle, which will make Houjin weaker and more isolated, and finally collapse under the tremendous pressure.

Of course, the strategies formulated by Yang Menglong and Lu Xiangsheng in Lushun are not limited to these, and this is only the first step.

Yang Menglong, Fu Zonglong, Qin Liangyu and others all agreed with Lu Xiangsheng's strategy. The expedition to Mongolia was very necessary. On the one hand, it could severely attack the Hou Jin Dynasty, and on the other hand, it could also show the majesty of the Celestial Dynasty. This kind of thing was both face-saving and practical. Why not do it?The Wenchen Group first opposed it, but then suddenly the trend changed and they all agreed.The big boss made a decision: squeeze out 100 million taels of silver from Liao's salary, 50 taels to Yang Menglong, and 50 taels to Lu Xiangsheng as funds for quelling the Huguang rebellion and the expedition to Mongolia.

The strategy for the expedition to Mongolia was thus formulated.

This court meeting is of great significance. It means that for so many years, under the aggressive offensive of Houjin, the embarrassed Daming regained its foothold after the first battle in Lushun. Roaring, it launched a counterattack to the hyena that had been attacking and biting on it. This ancient empire was about to regain its glory.

However, there are hidden dangers hidden under the harmonious surface. The Wenchen Group's attitude has taken a 180-degree turn, not because they have figured out the key joints, but because they have other plans.Didn't you, Yang Menglong, make a world-class feat in the Battle of Lushun and stole the limelight?Well, we will support Lu Xiangsheng, who was born as a civil servant, in his expedition to Mongolia, and make a greater contribution to cover your limelight!To put it bluntly, they support Lu Xiangsheng only out of political needs, not because they know how to understand strategy.As early as when Lu Xiangsheng took office as the governor of Xuanda and included Henan and Shandong into Lu Xiangsheng's jurisdiction, the Wenchen Group was digging holes for these good friends.Both Henan and Shandong are under Lu Xiangsheng's jurisdiction, so should the Heluo New Army and Denglai New Army also be under Lu Xiangsheng's management?But the problem is, Yang Menglong is the governor of Huguang, and he is on the same level as Lu Xiangsheng. Why should he listen to Lu Xiangsheng?Supporting Lu Xiangsheng's expedition to Mongolia now is another big pit.

These bastards must have been engaged in real estate development in their last life, one hole after another, one after another, if they accidentally fall down, they will fall to pieces.They can already foresee the gorgeous scene where this pair of good friends will turn against each other and draw their swords against each other in the near future...

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