Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1067
When I came out of Zhang Dashi's mansion in Yongfang when I was young, it was almost the end of the time, but Gao Wushi still didn't plan to go back to the mansion, but ordered to go to the Annan Guild Hall.

The location of Annan Guild Hall is a little far away, in Mingshifang in the southeast corner of Beijing Normal University, near Ciyun Temple.This guild hall was rebuilt from the other courtyard of a silk merchant in Suzhou. I heard that the silk merchant believed in Buddhism, and he respected Ciyun Temple among the capitals, so he chose this location.

Still, it's good to be remote, at least not so conspicuous.

Gao Wushi asked only ten people to stay with him, and the rest went back with Gao Mo first, and went to the Annan Hall to talk to Huang Zhiting about what Zhu Yijun said today.

It is said that there is already a curfew at this time, but this kind of rules are all on the plate. The relationship between Chen Ju, the admiral of the East Factory and the eunuch of the imperial horse supervisor, and Gao Yushi is no secret in the capital. Cheng's business?Even if Liu Shouyou, the governor of Jinyi, came in person, he could only send him off respectfully with a smile on his face.

Although Liu Shouyou didn't deal with the Practical School, the trivial matter of violating the curfew was too trivial. He couldn't be stupid enough to use this to deal with Gao Yushi.

Besides, once Gao Wushi returned to Beijing, his fourth brother Gao Wuben and his cousin Wang Zhizhen who had been trained in Jinyiwei also started to move. Both of them quietly sent people to protect them secretly to ensure that there would be no unsightly "idle people" This is another manifestation of the role of connections.

Arriving at the Annan guild hall, Gao Wushi couldn't help smiling when he saw the building of the guild hall. He didn't know what Annan was thinking, but the courtyard walls of this guild hall were in Ming style.Looking in from the gate, there seems to be a Chinese-style model such as a screen wall inside, but the main building of the clubhouse is a two-story Western-style building. It seems to be an Italian-style building in the Renaissance, somewhat like the famous Basilica. Card.

Gao Wushi knew that after he met the missionary in Annan last time, some architects from Italy went to work in Annan. Knowing that he built the Baiyu Tower in the capital, he deliberately did what he liked.

The people from the Annan Guild Hall saw that Gao Yushi had come, as if they were all envoys when they saw their own family, and they didn't report anything, so they directly invited him in respectfully.

Gao Wu sat in the living room for less than half a stick of incense when he saw Huang Zhiting coming with two maids.

Seeing that Huang Zhiting's temples are still wet and her body has the fragrance of Jinghua soap, as if she just took a bath, he couldn't help laughing and said, "Going to rest so early?"

Huang Zhiting rolled his eyes at him, sat down lazily, tilted his head, and said, "Is this still early? Young Sima really worked so hard and forgot to sleep and eat for Ming Dynasty. The Emperor has a subject like you, so he should go to the Taimiao to thank you." fan."

Gao Wushi smiled wryly and said, "You can talk about this kind of thing in the Annan Guild Hall. Don't make fun of it outside. After all, this place is Shenjing, not Shenglong."

Huang Zhiting looked at him, and suddenly said: "You come to see me at such a late hour, you must have something important to do? Let's go, let's talk in the study."

Gao Wushi was a little surprised, looked at the servants around him, and seemed a little hesitant.

Huang Zhiting chuckled lightly: "Don't worry, these people are all directly dispatched from my guarding envoy. I don't know how many generations they have been my servants of the Huang family. No matter how powerful Jin Yiwei is, they still can't reach them. You won't talk nonsense, let alone me."

Oh, no wonder these people were so respectful after seeing me just now, they almost couldn't afford to prostrate. It turns out that they are native slaves of your family.

When the two arrived in the study, Gao Wushi couldn't help but said, "Sometimes I admire you chieftains a lot. How did you train the natives under your rule to be so obedient?"

"Huh?" Huang Zhiting was slightly surprised, glanced at Gao Yushi, and confirmed that he was not mocking, then shook her head and said: "I guess you don't really want to learn... because in your words, it is nothing more than being closed and brainwashed. If there is anything else to say, it is to always control the life and death of everyone in their entire family."

Gao Wushi shrugged: "Well, pretend I didn't say it."

Huang Zhiting didn't answer the question again, but asked Gao Wushi to take a seat, then sat down herself, and asked, "What did the emperor say? Um...it's about me?"

"It's related to you and me." Gao Wushi smiled slightly and said, "Do you want to guess?"

Huang Zhiting felt a little nervous all of a sudden, she sat up straighter unconsciously, and couldn't help clasping her hands tightly behind her knees, which were folded in the ladylike sitting posture.

"Is it... a marriage?" When he said this, his tone trembled a little in the face of the tens of thousands of Annan's army, who did not change his expression.

"It's a marriage, but it has something to do with the war." Gao Wushi sighed, and said, "The emperor has his own concerns, and it's not easy for him to give the marriage directly, so after much deliberation, he came up with a plan..."

As he spoke, he told Huang Zhiting about Zhu Yijun's previous thoughts.

After Huang Zhiting listened carefully, she seemed to be relieved, but at the same time seemed a little unhappy, she pouted slightly, and said, "According to his method, this girl's backlash is really thorough."

Gao Yushi was speechless and could only smile wryly.He could actually find a lot of excuses, but he didn't want to.

Who knew that Huang Zhiting looked at him for a while, but instead smiled.

"What are you laughing at?" Gao Wushi was a little puzzled.

Huang Zhiting smiled until her eyes narrowed into crescent moons: "I was thinking that there should not be many people in the world who can make you Gao Longwen speechless."

"That's it?" Gao Wushi said angrily, "It's not that I'm speechless, it's just... oh."

"Are you still moaning? I didn't say anything..." Huang Zhiting wrinkled her nose, waved her hand suddenly, and said, "Forget it, anyway, I'm a barbarian chieftain, so it's pointless to worry about these things, why don't we talk about how to fight this Let's fight."

Gao Wushi glanced at her, and suddenly realized that she just didn't want to make things difficult for herself, so she couldn't help being moved, and said, "Zhiting..."

"Don't mention other things, just talk about the war." Huang Zhiting seemed to have expected what Gao Wushi would say, so she interrupted in advance.

"Okay, okay, it's all up to you." Gao Wushi calmed down and said, "The current situation has changed from what I thought before. The main reason is that the attack on Bago from the sea bypasses the Malay Peninsula. .”

The term "Malay Peninsula" was obviously brought up by Gao Pragmatism, but Huang Zhiting had heard him say it before and had seen the map, so she was not surprised.

But when Gao Wushi mentioned the sea expedition as soon as he opened his mouth, Huang Zhiting understood what he meant and asked, "Do you want me to lead the army?"

Gao Wushi hesitated a little and said: "If you want to achieve the great achievement that the emperor said, I think this front has the best chance, but I always feel that it is too dangerous for you to go here, and you and the wolf soldiers are not Learning naval warfare..."

"That depends on what kind of naval battle you are talking about." Huang Zhiting shook her head and said, "Halong Bay has fought against pirates several times. That place is the territory of my Anbang guarding the embassy, ​​although the fleet is commanded by Gao Jing. , but when the battle plan is determined, I am also present every time. If you say that I don't understand naval warfare at all, then you will underestimate me."

Gao Wushi disagreed, shaking his head and said, "Commanding from the base and commanding the ship are two different things, not to mention that this is not only an expedition of thousands of miles, but the opponent may also be the Franc Robot. To tell you the truth, even I don't know about the Nanyang Fleet. Now what are the chances of winning against Shangfulang Robot?"

"You don't know? I heard Gao Jing mention it." Huang Zhiting said with some surprise.

Gao Wushi was slightly taken aback, and asked, "Gao Jing mentioned it? What did he mention?"

Huang Zhiting explained: "You should know that my visit to Beijing this time is the escort fleet dispatched by Gao Jing. Before coming, he first visited my guarding embassy and informed me of the escort fleet's composition, route, and sailing time. He is your confidant, so I naturally hosted a banquet to entertain him. During the chat, I mentioned the strength of the Nanyang countries and the Franji people in Nanyang. Oh, yes, he said that this is the news you told him to inquire about. ?”

Gao Wushi nodded: "I have confessed that this is also the reason why he has been patrolling and cruising to the south. The last time the sea battle off Bangtulang happened was also caused by this." [Note: This battle was mentioned before. , Bangturang is the current name of the area where Cam Ranh Bay is located in later generations. ]
Huang Zhiting was a little strange and said: "He told me about the sea power of various forces in Nanyang that day, and he was almost familiar with it. Why hasn't he reported it to you yet?"

Gao Wushi was also a little surprised, but he didn't think Gao Jing could have any other thoughts, so he just shook his head slightly, and asked, "What did he say?"

Huang Zhiting said: "What Gao Jing means is that the maritime power of the Nanyang countries is not worth mentioning. The sum may not be enough to defeat the Annan Squadron, let alone the entire Jinghua Nanyang Fleet. On the contrary, the pirates have two forces. Relatively strong."

Gao Wushi frowned slightly, and asked again, "Where's Frangji?"

"The strength of the Folang Robot depends on how you calculate it." Huang Zhiting said: "I heard from Gao Jing that the Folang Robot only has two regular warships in Malacca City, both of which are large Galen ships, and they should be very effective. But The key is that most of their merchant ships are armed merchant ships like Jinghua, and these merchant ships must be recruited by the Governor of Malacca to participate in combat when necessary."

Gao Wushi thought about the deep meaning of these words in his heart, and did not reply immediately.

Huang Zhiting continued: "This involves a problem, that is, when the Frangji merchant ships in Malacca gather, the Frangji people's strength is very strong, but once a large number of merchant ships leave the port and return to China, the Frangji people's strength will be reduced." will drop sharply.”

Huh?This is something I hadn't considered before.

Gao Wushi's heart moved, and he asked, "Is there any rule for them to follow when they leave and enter the port?"

"Yes!" Huang Zhiting said: "Gao Jing said that the merchant ships of the Franji people usually leave Hong Kong in October every year, carrying all kinds of spices, silk, porcelain and other things back to the mainland of Europe." [Note: October here It refers to the Chinese lunar calendar, which is roughly November every year according to the Gregorian calendar.The time used in this book is based on the book "Spain and Portugal: The Rise and Fall of the Empire". ]
In this way, Gao Wushi understood that when the Portuguese merchant ships arrived in Malacca and when they left Malacca, it mainly depended on the monsoon.

In October of the lunar calendar, the northeast monsoon appeared, and the Portuguese took advantage of the wind to return to Europe, and in April and May of the following year, they took advantage of the opposite wind to return to Malacca.

But in this way, a big trouble appeared.

Gao Yushi frowned all of a sudden, and said, "That is to say, even if you rush back to Annan as soon as possible, and shorten the preparation time for dispatching troops as much as possible, it is very likely that you will come across a large number of armed merchant ships from the Frangji on your return journey." Back to Malacca?"

Huang Zhiting pondered for a while, and said: "It depends on how long the battle at Bagu will last."

Gao Yushi was a little annoyed, and frowned deeply: "Although that's the case, what's the matter, it won't last half a year, right? You know, Bagu City is less than three hundred miles away from Dongyu City. Once you take down Bago Gu, Toungoo must be shocked!

Taungoo is the capital of Burma, and since the capital is under threat, I don't believe Mang Yingli would dare to continue entanglement on the border of Yunnan, and he must go south to help.And after he stabilizes Toungoo, the next step is naturally to regain Pego, and it is best to force us to withdraw from the sea. "

Huang Zhiting nodded, and said: "As for Mang Yingli's response, I agree with your inference, but his response is just his response, and it doesn't mean that I have to stick to Bagu City according to his ideas."

Gao Wushi was slightly taken aback, savoring the meaning of this sentence, and asked, "Then what do you mean?"

Huang Zhiting got up and searched on the book case, found the map of southern Xinjiang that Gao Wushi had left for her, spread it out on the book case, and asked Gao Wushi to come and see it.

"I thought there were two choices." Huang Zhiting didn't have the shyness of a little girl at this time, her expression was serious and calm, just like when she commanded the Battle of Lang Son.

"Firstly, most of the southern part of Myanmar is the former Bago land, which was conquered by the Toungoo Dynasty in the period of Mang Ruiti (Mang Yinglong's wife-in-law and his predecessor). The chief is convinced."

Gao Pragmatically knows this situation. The Siamese black prince Naresuan and the Dao family of Laos have sent people to report to him, saying that the ethnic disputes in Myanmar are very serious, especially the two main clans of the Toungoo Dynasty, the Bamar and the Meng. Among the ethnic groups, there is now a serious confrontation between annexation and anti-annexation. There have been several major uprisings by the Mon ethnic group, and small-scale uprisings have happened every now and then.

Seeing that Gao Wushi nodded, Huang Zhiting continued: "So the old Bago Dynasty area along the southern coast of Myanmar can be the target of our army's attack, instead of focusing on only one Bago city. Once we focus on Put it in the whole of Bagu, then there are many places that can be dealt with, which is almost the size of the North Annan area. In this way, even if Mang Yingli goes south to help, we can still stalemate with him city by city and delay his actions , At the same time, it will also greatly delay the time for our army to withdraw to Annan, and I think it is very hopeful that it will be delayed until October after the Francoids have to return to Europa."

Gao Wushi looked at the map and thought for a while, then praised: "It's really a three-day farewell, you should treat each other with admiration. Zhiting, your current level is considered first-class even among the first-level generals of the imperial court. gone."

Huang Zhiting was very happy to be praised for being highly pragmatic, but for some reason, her words turned into a joke: "Isn't this all forced out by the emperor? If I don't fight this battle with my heart, I'm afraid I'll marry you." Don't go out."

Gao Wushi put his hand on his forehead, and muttered in a low voice: "Yeah, I'm a bitch."
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