Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1762: Li Chengliang's Shake
It is normal for Liu Xin to have such doubts, because judging from the current situation in North Korea, it can be said that the development of the incident is almost entirely in Gao Yushi's earlier "prediction", and there should really be nothing worth thinking about.

However, Gao Yushi's frown became deeper and deeper. He stared at a map of Northeast Asia centered on the Korean Peninsula. After a while, he finally said, "I'm counting the time."

"What's the matter with the time?" Liu Xin also shifted her gaze to the map, looked at it, and asked, "Oh, how long do you think it will take for Li Rusong to send troops?"

"That's one of them, or just one of them." Gao Wushi still frowned, and said, "The time when the Japanese army entered Korea to fight was about four months later than in the original history. I was just thinking about these four things." The possible impact of the monthly time difference."

As soon as he mentioned this, Liu Xin, who is the "peerless twins" in southern Xinjiang, immediately understood, and immediately said: "It's only about two months, and North Korea is about to enter winter."

Gao Wushi nodded, and said with some concern: "Two months is still full of calculations. If Li Rusong doesn't send troops within one and a half months, then he may only be able to launch a winter offensive. This is not easy in this era."

Liu Xin murmured: "You also asked Cao Yu to launch a winter offensive in Liaodong..."

"That's different." Gao Wushi shook his head: "Cao Yu sent no more than [-] troops that time, and the battle area was in Yehe, which was only a few dozen miles away from Beiguan, and it was close to Kaiyuan, the core city in northern Liaoning. Within easy reach, the logistical pressure is actually minimal.

But Li Rusong is different this time. He is going to North Korea, and there is a high probability that the first war will break out in Pyongyang.From a logistical point of view, when the Liaodong Army went to North Korea, according to Li Rusong's thinking, supplies should be concentrated in Liaoyang.

However, from Liaoyang to Pyongyang, you have to pass through several larger cities. The road distance is about [-] miles, and most of the road sections are mountain roads.This may be very difficult for the army to supply, and in this case, once there is continuous autumn rain or winter, it may even be a catastrophic level. "

Liu Xin finally frowned at Gao Wushi's words, thought for a while and said, "Then what should I do, urge Li Rusong to send troops quickly?"

"Li Rusong is a general who doesn't need to be urged. His eagerness to do meritorious service is far higher than that of others. If he has the conditions to send troops, he must not be left behind." Gao Wushi shook his head and said: "The problem now is not Li Rusong himself, but It depends on the preparations of the Liaodong Army."

"That's true." Liu Xin thought about Li Rusong's previous performances, and had to admit that he was indeed a desperate man in combat. He would definitely not delay in sending troops. The problem was that the Liaodong Army's preparations seemed It's a bit slow, which is quite different from the vigorous and resolute actions he sent out before.

She raised this question to Gao Wushi, Gao Wushi was silent for a while, and sighed softly: "I guess Li Rusong may not have obtained all the financial rights of the Li family, maybe he is short of money now."

Liu Xin was stunned for a moment, wondering: "What do you mean? His father has already retired, and he is now the general soldier of Liaodong. How can he say that he has not obtained the financial rights of the Li family?"

"Isn't it rare for the older generation to lay down a foundation and then worry about the mess of the younger generation, so even if they retire, they will retire endlessly? Is this rare? Is it unreasonable?"

Gao Wushi waved his hand and said: "I guess the Li family may have such a situation now. Li Chengliang must be satisfied with his son's combat ability, but you also know that his way of doing things is completely different from that of Li Rusong. Li Chengliang may not be very satisfied with the style of winning the war at all costs."

Liu Xin was a little annoyed and said, "You mean, Li Chengliang may use the method of blocking money at this time to prevent Li Rusong from dispatching troops too quickly? But what are the consequences of doing this? Li Chengliang is a famous general after all, so he can't see it?"

"Li Chengliang is a famous general, but he is also a politician. He is not a simple person like Li Rusong." Gao Wushi said indifferently: "If I am not mistaken, after I enter the cabinet, he may also doubt whether the school of staying in his heart will be A bad move, and then waiting for me to give him a little step and benefits, so that he can change his family in a reasonable way."

"Oh?" Liu Xin was really taken aback this time, and looked at Gao Yushi with uncertain eyes: "You can see so much from this little subtle thing on the battlefield?"

"Otherwise? I can live until now only by relying on the shadows of my third uncle, mentor and uncle?" Gao Wushi chuckled and said, "Unless people are on the front line and life and death are at stake, politics will never last forever." It has to be considered before the military. If there is something unusual in the military, think more about the political aspect, and you will often find the answer."

"Often? What if it's not a political issue?" Liu Xin's words sounded a bit exaggerated, although she didn't mean that.

Gao Wushi laughed, and said, "If it's not politics, then it can only be a problem with the underlying logic: economics."

This is a set of high-practical and idiomatic thinking, Liu Xin already understood, so she nodded and said: "Okay, let's talk about Li's Liaodong Army first——Li Chengliang wants to delay Li Rusong's march so that you can notice that his attitude has changed , and then wait for you to win him over... Is that what you mean?

But why does he think that you will definitely try to win him over, instead of directly knocking the Li family into dust and replacing it with someone else?After all, you actually have no shortage of generals, not even generals. "

Gao Wushi smiled and said, "Of course it's because of my usual style. Over the years, how many times have I tried to kill people? I can count them on one hand.

And what about the Li family?They are powerful.From the positive point of view, the Li family is very useful; from the negative point of view, killing them all will waste a lot of my political resources and even time.That's why Li Chengliang thinks that as long as the Li family is willing to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side, someone from me, Gao, will definitely accept it, and is even willing to pay some price for it. "

"Then what do you think he wants?" Liu Xin didn't ask Gao Yushi if he was willing or not, because the reason is obvious, Gao Yushi must be willing, and Li Chengliang's judgment on this point is very accurate.

Gao Pragmatic didn't answer this question right away, instead he thought about it, and then said: "I guess Li Chengliang wants a promise from me first, which is to guarantee the safety of the Li family, which I can give."

"Safety? You mean you won't annex the Li family army?" Liu Xin was a little puzzled.

"Where did I go, how did I annex the Li family's army? I'm not a general, and the Gao family is not a general—did I annex Ma's army, Ma's army, and your Liu family's army?" Gao Wushi shook his head: "The security he wants It is political, that is, I hope that I will provide political protection for Li Jiajun, such as the possible suppression of the Xin School after he changes his vote, and this matter can only be counted on me to stand up and support them.”

"Oh, so, isn't this a matter of course?" Liu Xin breathed a sigh of relief.

Gao Wushi smiled and said: "Of course? Well, it seems to be a matter of course, but selling teammates is common for ordinary politicians. Li Chengliang is just afraid that I will do the same to their Li family, so I hope I at least Promised."

"How can you make a promise? Do you want you to swear a poisonous oath in front of him?" Liu Xin wondered, "Does it make sense?"

"Swearing poisonous oaths is of course meaningless." Gao Wushi shook his head and said, "I guess he wants to get married."

Liu Xin was startled when she heard that, and subconsciously frowned: "He also wants to marry a daughter? Does he have a daughter of the right age?"

Who knew that Gao Wushi was also taken aback, and said in surprise, "Why does he have to marry his daughter? I mean, he might want one of my younger sisters to marry one of his sons."

Liu Xin breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, but suddenly said on her face: "Oh, so it's like this... Then what do you think? Hey, no, Li Rusong is not young, so it's impossible that he hasn't married a wife and had children yet?"

"I didn't say it was Li Rusong either!" Gao Wushi rolled his eyes: "He, Li Chengliang, has several sons with a difference of more than 20 years in age!"

"Oh, then I see, Li Rumei, right? This young man is not bad." Liu Xin nodded.

Gao Wushi looked depressed: "Hey, you are still a girl who hasn't left the court, and you are a young man? You are so old-fashioned... Besides, I am marrying my sister, why do you sound like you are going to marry my sister?" ?”

"Almost, almost, don't care about these details." Liu Xin waved her hand grandly, and said, "So have you made up your mind, or do you want to do this?"

Gao Wushi touched his nose and said, "Well...you can consider it."

"Oh, it sounds like it depends on other conditions?" Liu Xin asked, "What else?"

"My request is actually quite clear. No matter what happens to the Ma family, the Ma family, and your Liu family, the Li family has to comply. And the conditions I give here are roughly similar. Where they should be strengthened, they will be strengthened. Where they are reused, they will be reused, but at the same time, they must give up their thoughts and actions of controlling a place, and they cannot regard the Liaodong of the Ming Dynasty as the Liaodong of the Li family."

Liu Xin frowned, and pondered: "The Li family's roots in Liaodong are much deeper than the Ma family's in Datong, Ma's in Xuanfu, and Liu's in Sichuan. Can he agree?"

"If he judges my current strength more accurately, he should agree." Gao Wushi narrowed his eyes slightly, and said: "This judgment is that if I am determined to eradicate the Li family, it can be done."

Liu Xin laughed, and said: "Warm words are spoken, big sticks are in hand, right? The old man has used both soft and hard tactics, and this trick is indeed effective. However, the current situation in North Korea is so rotten, and Li Rusong's dispatch of troops cannot be done because of the weather." It's been a long time, you have to hurry up on negotiating with him."

"That's right, we have to hurry up." Gao Wushi nodded, and said, "My goal is too big now, and I'm not suitable for this matter, and it's not even good to send people directly from Nanning Houfu... I think, tonight Let Xiang Xuan take a trip."

Xiangxuan is Gaowuguan, and Xiangxuan is his word.He was originally the second child of Liufang and Gao Yushi's younger brother, but because he was adopted by Gao Gong, he is now considered to be the third-fang family.Because of this, he didn't live in Nanning Marquis Mansion, but Gao Gong's mansion in Beijing back then, in a small courtyard that wasn't too big, relatively easy to get in and out of, and didn't attract much attention.

For Gao Wuguan to pay a visit to Li Chengliang, Gao Wushi must first give his younger brother some advice. Fortunately, Gao Wuguan now has a suitable reason to come to Nanning Marquis Mansion, which is to congratulate his cousin (who has become a cousin in name) ) into the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister.Gao Wu was practical and not too wordy, and immediately asked Gao Mo to arrange someone to notify Gao Wu Guan.

After finishing this round of work, Liu Xin remembered something, and asked Gao Wushi: "By the way, why did Yoshihiro Shimadzu not only go to North Korea, but also bring more than 1 troops with him? Did you agree?"

Gao Wushi smiled and said, "I didn't agree, it was Toyotomi Hideyoshi who agreed."

Liu Xin was taken aback, frowned and said, "What do you mean?"

Gao Wushi stretched out his hand and made a soothing gesture, and said, "Don't worry, the Shimadzu family is not that stupid. They sent [-] troops for Toyotomi Hideyoshi, how many troops does his family have in total?"

"Where did Yoshihiro Shimadzu's Fourth Army come from with 500 people?" Liu Xin asked wonderingly.

Gao Yushi couldn't help himself almost laughing, and said: "The Shimadzu family paid a fraction of it, and the rest were troops transferred to him by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. All in all, Yoshihiro Shimadzu's Fourth Army is basically a hodgepodge, and it's hard to say whether he can effectively command this army."

"Oh, is that so?" Liu Xin nodded and said, "That is to say, the Shimadzu family sent troops for four thousand and five?"
Unexpectedly, Gao Wushi shook his head, suppressed a smile, and said solemnly: "No, it's not four thousand five hundred, it's five hundred—the Shimadzu family sent five hundred troops, all of which are Shimadzu Yoshihiro's own soldiers."

"What? Five hundred?" Liu Xin's beautiful eyes widened: "Even if part of the land was cut off, the Shimadzu family is now a daimyo with 65 koku, sending five hundred troops...is that even achievable? Besides, Toyotomi Hideyoshi actually Can you promise?"

Gao Wushi finally couldn't help laughing out loud, so much that Liu Xin couldn't hold back his face, and then he explained: "The Shimadzu family is now backed by the Maritime Trade Alliance, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi has a lot of power because of his own strength. Part of it is supported by the financial resources obtained from trade, so unless he gives up conquering the dynasty and attacks the Shimadzu family again, as long as the Shimadzu family announces to send troops, no matter how many people come out, Toyotomi Hideyoshi can only pinch his nose to recognize them.

After all, what Toyotomi Hideyoshi needs now is not how many soldiers the Shimadzu family sent out, but the banner of his family—Yoshihiro Shimadzu is also one of the members of the dual system of Shimadzu, and he is willing to personally serve under orders He has already given Toyotomi Hideyoshi face, what else can Hideyoshi do?

In addition, the Shimadzu family swept thousands of troops before and swallowed up almost the entire Kyushu Island like a rolling mat, and their reputation has spread all over Japan. Since Yoshihiro Shimadzu has come, a regiment commander must be given to him, so Toyotomi Hideyoshi I can only cobble together more than 1 soldiers for him... Hahahaha! "

Speaking of this, Liu Xin could only helplessly smile, and couldn't help but shook her head and said: "Toyotomi Hideyoshi really wants to prove that he is the strongest in Japan in all ages... It is true that as you said, his brain at this time I'm afraid they are not sober anymore."

"Of course." Gao Wushi nodded, but quickly added: "Although he is not clear-headed, the Japanese army still has strength after so many years of fighting in the Warring States Period. It's going to get worse, and we've got to be prepared for that."
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