Han Shizu

Chapter 980

"Guo Qing, how is the situation of the East China Sea Navy?" Liu Chengyou asked directly, turning his gaze to Guo Tingwei.

This is my turn?Guo Tingwei was slightly surprised, but he reacted quickly. He stood up and reported ably: "The soldiers lost in the Northern Expedition have already been replenished. In the past three years, they have been trained and eliminated. So far, we have 30,000 people, [-] in Laizhou and [-] in Mizhou. , including [-] soldiers, patrolling the sea all the year round, training in combat, I have the confidence to gallop across the East China Sea, unrivaled!"

Seeing Guo Tingwei showing such a confident attitude, Liu Chengyou smiled and said: "I do not deny that I am not familiar with naval battles and warships. I also believe that the Donghai Navy can be of great use!"

"Your Majesty has too much reputation, I dare not be a minister!" Guo Tingwei bowed in response.The emperor's words can be described as praise. It is not only a kind of recognition and encouragement to Guo Tingwei, but also a great pressure on him. The words are released. If there is any mistake, other crimes will not be mentioned for the time being. This bully The hat can be snapped on directly.

Therefore, Guo Tingwei asked solemnly: "Your Majesty, please order!"

"No hurry!" Raising his hand, Liu Chengyou looked at Cao Bin again, sizing up this famous commander in history, and smiled: "Cao Bin!"

Cao Bin stood up, bowed respectfully, and said calmly: "I see your majesty, and listen to your majesty's instruction!"

With such a calm demeanor, the image of the whole person is elevated, Liu Chengyou nodded secretly, and said: "I have been famous for you for a long time! Through the memorial, I can be considered to know you. It is really extraordinary to see me today. , become a general!"

"Your Majesty's absurd praise!" For Liu Chengyou's praise, Cao Bin felt a sense of pressure.

After asking Cao Bin, Liu Chengyou turned his attention to Pan Mei, and said with a light smile, "Zhongxun, I put you in Hunan for seven years, you must be exhausted!"

Before the face-to-face, Pan Mei was smug, her heart was ups and downs, as if she had countless words she wanted to present to the emperor, but when she actually saw the emperor, she was somewhat intimidated by the peaceful but majestic gaze.

At this time, when I heard about it, I reported: "Your Majesty is very important to promote your ministers. Every time you read it, you want to fight and die in order to repay your kindness!"

Hearing his words, Liu Chengyou looked around and said leisurely: "You are all smart people. The reason why I called you back to Beijing must be everyone's guess. The trend of the times and the direction of the people, there is no need to avoid talking about it. Decided, Fashi Pingnan, I summoned you to discuss this matter!"

After saying this, several people did not show much surprise, Pan Mei took out a memorial from her bosom, and presented it: "Your Majesty, before returning to Beijing, I drafted a strategy for Pingyue. I have some superficial opinions. Please correct me by looking at it." !"

After receiving Pan Mei's charter from Sun Yanjun, Liu Chengyou opened it and read it on the spot. It didn't take long, and when he raised his eyes, there was already an expression called satisfaction on his face.

Although she is eager to make contributions, judging from the memorial, Pan Mei is not impatient, and the strategy presented is also sound.Pan Mei explained in detail everything from troop strength and supplies, to the timing of troop advances, the route of attack, and the defense of cities in Guangdong along the way.

This is a very complete strategy for marching troops. Pan Mei stayed in Hunan for too long, obviously it was not in vain, nor was it abandoned. She even went to Xing Wangfu several times as an envoy of the imperial court, completely knowing herself and her enemy.

Looking at Pan Mei, Liu Chengyou was slightly curious, and said, "You only need [-] troops to destroy Guangdong?"

When asked, Pan Mei calmly replied: "Your Majesty, after 12 years of fighting in Qianyou, Southern Guangdong has fully revealed its falsehood and reality. Given its national conditions, it is still possible to gather an army of more than 100,000 people, but the lack of training and poor military equipment is by no means My mighty opponent;
Furthermore, southern Guangdong lacked generals, but the generals were slaughtered again because of villains, and the Cantonese Lord appointed eunuchs as generals, so that the generals were not attached to the school, and the morale of the army was unstable;

Thirdly, since the Lord of Guangdong took the throne, he has acted arbitrarily and recklessly, and the tyranny is harsh.

If you want to defeat it, you can have [-] troops, but the minister asks for [-] soldiers, but it is for the sake of safety, to prepare for the chaos and stability. "

"My Great General Pan, Fu Yuanlue, has a big picture!" Listening to his statement, Liu Chengyou pointed at Pan Mei and said to Chai Rong. After a pause, Liu Chengyou raised the charter in his hand again, and said: "You Not just a military strategy, but also a call for war!"

Hearing the sound, Pan Mei immediately bowed down on one knee, and pleaded generously: "Your Majesty, I wish to lead my teacher to Pingyue, and I hope Your Majesty will agree!"

In fact, the candidates for the expedition to Guangdong were decided early, as early as seven years ago, and the generals in the army had many guesses.Even without the emperor's preference, there are few more suitable candidates than Pan Mei.As for Murong, Zhao Kuangyin, Gao Huaide and other senior generals, they are not suitable to compete with them.

Without directly responding to Pan Mei, Liu Chengyou glanced at Cao Bin and asked, "Qing Cao has guarded Chenzhou for many years, what do you think about this?"

Cao Bin thought about it, and then said: "Your Majesty, I think that General Pan is more suitable than General Pan!"

Seeing Cao Bin's calm expression, and meeting Pan Mei's expectant gaze, Liu Chengyou stood up and greeted everyone: "Let's go, let's go to the Privy Council!"

"Pass in my oral order to let Wei Renpu and Murong Yanzhao also come to the Privy Council, and then pass it on to Zhao Yanjin!" Before leaving, he ordered to Sun Yanjun.

"Yes!"

Privy Council, military engine room.The emperor was in the main seat, and the military and political leaders of the next cadre of big men were all there. Seeing that everyone had arrived, Liu Chengyou waved his hand and ordered: "Talk about the Pingnan strategy formulated by the Privy Council to the ministers!"

"Yes!"

Regarding the war in Pingnan, under the instruction of Liu Chengyou, it has been planned for a long time. Up to now, it has basically been finalized, including the deployment of troops, the selection of generals, and the route of march. All aspects have been considered. Due to the latest situation, And keep adjusting.Although Pingnan belongs to the general plan known by the government and the public, but regarding this aspect, the secrecy is very high.

It was Zhao Kuangyin who was in charge of the introduction. Standing in front of the map moved to the hall, he began to narrate calmly, and everyone present who didn't know anything about it cheered up, especially the generals who were ordered to return to the capital.

"According to the plan of the Privy Council, this time Pingnan will be divided into four routes to march! The first route will use the Xiaodi army to transfer to the south, dispatching soldiers from Jiangling, Gui, Shan, An, Fu, Ying, Xiang, Li, Yue and Kui. Ma and the Jiangling navy, with a total of [-] land and water troops, attacked Ezhou from the upper reaches, took Hukou, and went eastward along the river. Cao Bin was the commander and Liu Guangyi was the deputy;
In the second route, the army of Faquan, Chen, Dao, and Gui, as well as the troops of Hunan states, and [-] Yao soldiers, and the soldiers of the Eastern Sichuan Province, totaling [-] troops, went south to Pingyue Kingdom, with Pan Mei as the main general and Cui Yanjin as the deputy. Of;

In the third route, the Longqi Army, Long Jie Army, Fengguo Army, and Jianghuai Water and Land Army, a total of [-] land and water troops, crossed the river from the lower reaches, and aimed at Jinling;

The fourth route, with Guo Tingwei as the main general, commanded a navy of [-] soldiers, went south by sea, landed from Hangzhou, and joined forces with Wuyue troops to attack Chang and Run in the north.

After hearing the general plan of the Privy Council, those present, whether they knew it or not, couldn't help sighing that this is another big mobilization. The army just mentioned alone has nearly 200,000 troops.If you count the recruited civilians, I am afraid that the southern half will also be mobilized. Of course, the scale is far smaller than that of the Northern Expedition. Moreover, the army sent this time has much fewer professional soldiers than before.

As for Liu Chengyou, he summed up boldly: "This time, I want to wipe out all the forces in the south and south of the Yangtze River in one fell swoop!"

(End of this chapter)