At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the competition for the deer in the world

Chapter 228 The Battle of Anqing and the "Daming Daily"

The news of the great victory on Luzhou Road quickly spread to the ears of various officials of the Nanjing City Court of the Ming Dynasty.

For them, this news is undoubtedly shocking and exciting.

Originally, they were extremely dissatisfied with Feng Guoyong's lack of major results in using troops on Luzhou Road.But now the great victory on Luzhou Road made them realize that Feng Guoyong's military ability is still very genius.

The great victory in Luzhou further expanded the land of the Ming Dynasty, and the increase in the land area meant the increase in the population, and the increase in the population was the guarantee for the strengthening of the national power.

All in all, the Ming Dynasty has significantly strengthened.

For them, officials of the Ming Dynasty, it means that their power will further expand with the expansion of the country.

The chief officials of all the ministries rushed to Prince Huai's mansion spontaneously as soon as they received the great victory on Luzhou Road.

However, Cheng De seemed to have expected it a long time ago, and arranged people outside Huai Wang's mansion early on, so that when the chief officials of various ministries arrived, they could go directly to the study of the cabinet to meet him.

In the study room, the left and right sides are full of civil servants and generals.

These people all rushed over after receiving the Luzhou Road Victory, and their expressions did not hide their excitement at all.

Although they were extremely excited and wanted to celebrate, they restrained the impulse with great coercion, especially when Cheng De looked at them with a very calm expression, which put a lot of pressure on each of them.

They turned their attention to Cheng De one after another.

At the same time, they were puzzled: why does Duke Huai look unhappy?Isn't the great victory on Luzhou Road worthy of joy?
Regarding the mood of the people present, Cheng De could tell it from their faces at a glance.

However, Cheng De did not lose his composure.

He glanced at everyone present, and said in a timely manner: "A big victory on Luzhou Road made you lose your composure? This is just a victory in a war. To be precise, Feng Guoyong won Luzhou Road, In essence, we just defeated Cheli Buhua, and Cheli Buhua is nothing more than a dead man. Feng Guoyong can defeat him, I have expected. Next, the opponent we will face will be stronger and more powerful. Cunning means that these opponents are extremely difficult to deal with."

Cheng De's words made everyone bow their heads in shame, especially Shi Naian and others.

From their point of view, when it comes to the cultivation of cultivation through reading, at this moment, compared with Duke Huai, there is a world of difference between them. It's just that Duke Huai is the sky, while they are the earth.

They all listened intently to Cheng De's next words. In their opinion, what Duke Huai said probably had something important to say.

Cheng De paused for a while, then continued: "Next, our main opponent is Chen Youliang. However, before confronting Chen Youliang, we must first solve the remaining problems on Anqing Road. I heard that Chen Youliang has no time. The territory that Chen Youliang currently owns is no less than that of our Daming Kingdom."

As soon as these words came out, the civil servants and generals present all frowned and fell into deep thought.

Among them, He Jiusi even said: "Duke Huai's intention is to capture Anqing in the next step?"

Cheng De glanced at He Jiusi who spoke, and had an arrangement for him in his heart, then turned to look at the people present and said, "You don't know, at the front line, Geng Zaicheng has secretly fought with Yu Que who guards Anqing Road, fighting dozens of times. This time, more defeats and fewer victories, the loss is also greater. Fortunately, Geng Zaicheng took down Tongling City. This king has secretly ordered Geng Zaicheng to stand still and wait for this king's new order."

"Anqing Road, our Daming Kingdom must take it, and we must fight quickly, because that Chen Youliang is strengthening his strength all the time, and it will be detrimental to our Daming Kingdom after a long time. Therefore, this king intends to transfer Feng Guoyong Li Sanqi and Li Sanqi went to Lujiang City and Tongling City respectively, and the army led by Geng Zaicheng stayed in Wuweizhou City to support Feng Guoyong and Li Sanqi at any time."

"In this battle, Feng Guoyong will take the lead, and Li Sanqi and Geng Zaicheng will be the assistants. The armies led by Li Sanqi and Geng Zaicheng are all under Feng Guoyong's orders."

"This king calls this battle of troops the Battle of Anqing. The purpose is to destroy Yu Que and take advantage of the opportunity to border on the territory under Chen Youliang's rule. After that, our Ming Dynasty will fight Chen Youliang again, and the big battle with Chen Youliang will be a battle. In the end, either the Ming Dynasty will be destroyed, or the Chen Han established by Chen Youliang will be destroyed. Therefore, I hope that everyone can perform their duties, put aside all selfishness, and work hard for the continued growth of the Ming Dynasty. I believe that Soon, the Ming Dynasty will bring peace to the world, and the world will surely usher in a peaceful day."

Li Shanchang and the others all bowed their heads and said, "Duke Huai is holy!"

"He Jiusi listened to the order. From now on, you will follow the king's will and lead an army of [-] to Luzhou Road, and ask Feng Guoyong to lead his army of [-] to Lujiang City to prepare for the battle of Anqing, and send this The king's intentions are all conveyed to Feng Guoyong."

"He Jiusi complies with the order!"

Seeing He Jiusi's uplifted appearance, Cheng De instructed: "In the upcoming battle of Anqing, your task is to stabilize Luzhou Road as soon as possible, and get rid of all those who are not good for our Ming Dynasty. Remember, what this king wants is a stable Luzhou road. Therefore, this king instructed you that He Jiusi can be killed first and then played on Luzhou road. You don’t need to ask those people who poison the people and those who are not good for the Ming Dynasty. This king intends to get rid of it. If anyone dares to obstruct it, he will be regarded as the party member of the original thief and wiped out together. Remember, no matter what happens, this king will take care of it for you, you just need to feel free to do it."

When He Jiusi heard the words, he quickly responded: "The final general will obey the order, and I hope King Huai can rest assured that the final general will definitely clear up all the remnants of Luzhou Lucheli Buhua, and get rid of those who are not good for the Ming Dynasty and harm the people. man of."

The rest of the people present were stunned.

Li Shanchang wanted to say something, but he just opened his mouth and didn't stop it.

From Li Shanchang's point of view, Duke Huai's intentions for this matter are extremely firm, and if he tried to persuade him, he might leave a bad impression on Duke Huai.

After weighing the pros and cons, Li Shanchang decided it was better to keep silent.

The only troublesome thing is that with the possible intervention of He Jiusi on Luzhou Road, those local scholars probably won't wait to see Daming.

However, Li Shanchang thought that in the face of the general trend, when the Ming Dynasty ruled the world in the future, these scholars might regret it.

Moreover, sooner or later the Ministry of Officials will need to arrange personnel to deal with various political affairs on Luzhou Road. When the king wanted to arrange people to go there, he was able to cope with it more than enough, and even left an impression on Duke Huai that he could handle things.

This kind of impression is too many, and as time goes by, Duke Huai will be inseparable from him. Then, at that time, the wealth and honor he wanted to pursue was probably the wealth and honor that the scholars all over the world envied!

"The five armies of the Ming Dynasty are divided into the middle, left, right, front, and rear armies. This king intends to recruit troops from various places. He intends to use the people recruited this time to supplement the soldiers of each army. At the same time, he will draw some people from various places to lead the soldiers of each army. The number of soldiers in each army is tentatively set at 5. After recruiting 25 people, they will all be trained in the barracks outside Nanjing. After a period of time, the left and right governors of the five armies will each select 5 people from here. From now on, these troops will all be under the command of the left commanders of the various armies. The Propaganda Department will publish the meaning of the king in the "Sizhou Daily". Luo Guanzhong will go to various places to publicize the matter of recruiting troops to encourage the people The idea of ​​being a soldier is to actively join the army.”

Shi Naian and Luo Guanzhong nodded.

"In addition, this king intends to follow the example of "Sizhou Daily" and build "Daming Daily". The content of this "Daming Daily" is mainly for all officials and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, this king will select a group of people in the near future Form the team of "Da Ming Daily". Before the content of "Da Ming Daily" is published, the content of this "Da Ming Daily" must be checked by me before deciding whether to publish it to the outside world. "Da Ming Daily" is posted under the Propaganda Department, but from now on it will only be read by me. Responsible. Shi Naian, the team of "Da Ming Daily", you should hand over a list to this king as soon as possible!"

Shi Naian nodded heavily when he heard Cheng De's words.

He carefully analyzed the benefits of the establishment of "Daming Daily" in his mind:

On the one hand, it can continue to consolidate the rule of King Huai and the future descendants of King Huai, and this influence spreads all over the officers and soldiers.As time goes by, it will only make those officers and soldiers more convinced of Duke Huai and his bloodline's rule. Even if the world is in chaos, the descendants of Duke Huai will have a good arrangement.As the head of the Propaganda Department, I know the great benefits of a person in power controlling public opinion.Moreover, the influence of this kind of control of public opinion is quite subtle and silent.

Second, it can prevent the selfishness of the propagandist chief official after the Ming Dynasty unifies the world in the future, control the public opinion control of "Sizhou Daily" and turn to deal with King Huai and his blood, thus affecting the foundation of the Ming Dynasty.As for the future of the Ming Dynasty after the pacification of the world, Shi Naian couldn't guarantee that the head of the Propaganda Department after him would be as impartial and selfless as he was?

All in all, Shi Naian figured all this out in a short period of time, and he didn't show any feelings of disappointment when Huai Wang Chengde wanted to build "Da Ming Daily" and take away some candidates for the Propaganda Department.

Because Duke Huai's actions, in the eyes of the chief officials of other ministries, were Duke Huai's weakening of the power of the Propaganda Department.

Perhaps Duke Huai realized that the Propaganda Department was indeed more powerful, and this was the true portrayal in the minds of the other chief officials present.

"Li Sanqi and Geng Zaicheng are there, let Hu Weiyong go there! Bring this king's will to Li Sanqi." Cheng De said suddenly.

When Hu Weiyong heard this, he immediately said: "My minister obeys the order."

Regarding going to the front line, Hu Weiyong swept away the previous depression and gloom.

In Hu Weiyong's view, if a courtier wants to stand out, the best way is to do something. Only when the task is done well can he have a chance.But if you don't even have the opportunity to do things, then basically you have little future.

Therefore, for Hu Weiyong, what he thinks is to try his best to seize every opportunity.

He firmly believes that sooner or later, I, Hu Weiyong, will become a world-renowned master.

"Okay, that's all this king wants to say. For the next battle of Anqing, Feng Guoyong's military exploits in taking down Luzhou Road must be rewarded. The list of meritorious service should be drafted into a booklet of rewards first, and after I read it, I feel that there is no problem, so I can send it out according to my will!" Cheng De suddenly added.

"Observe the order!" Everyone responded in unison.

After the crowd dispersed, Cheng De turned his attention to the map of the Ming Dynasty and the maps of other forces on the desk.

Cheng De asked Li Shanchang to find someone to draw it specially, and Li Shanchang promised that when there was a change in the territory of the Ming Dynasty in the future, he would definitely present an up-to-date map to him in three days.

Cheng De's eyes were always locked on the territory under Zhang Shicheng's Da Zhou's sphere of influence.

At this moment, he really wanted to bite off Da Zhou.

But he understands that if he wins Da Zhou now, it will definitely give Chen Youliang more time to develop, and Chen Youliang is constantly expanding wildly.

If he wins the big week, Cheng De is very worried that Chen Youliang's strength is beyond his ability to deal with.

Moreover, after defeating Chen Youliang, it would be relatively easier to turn around and deal with Da Zhou.

After all, at that time, the soldiers and horses available to him must be extremely terrifying.

Even if we fight steadily, this Great Zhou will surely be quickly destroyed by Da Ming.

Moreover, in the Great Zhou Dynasty, he still had two undercover agents who hid the deepest, until at the critical moment, he dealt a heavy blow to Great Zhou.

After weighing the pros and cons, Cheng De was still determined to take down Chen Youliang.

Because Chen Youliang posed too much threat to him.

At this moment, Cheng De seemed to understand why Zhu Yuanzhang valued Chen Youliang so much in history.

Only by putting himself in the position of Zhu Yuanzhang in the original historical time and space can he truly feel the sense of urgency and tremendous pressure brought by Chen Youliang.

Even if he had already buried a dark hand beside Chen Youliang, it was just that Chen Youliang was too suspicious. Although the dark hand he buried beside Chen Youliang was useful, it would not have much effect on the overall situation, but fortunately, at least he could get a partial role.

In Cheng De's view, the dark hand buried beside Chen Youliang must wait for the best time to inflict heavy damage on Chen Youliang.

Otherwise, all his hard work would have been wasted.

As for Liu Futong's side, He Sanwu and others have been arranged for now, just waiting for the start of Liu Futong's Northern Expedition in the future. At that time, relying on the backup he arranged, he will definitely help He Sanwu quickly take control of the military power in the Northern Expedition Red Turban Army. It must be a good move to counter Liu Futong when the time comes.

To deal with Liu Futong, it must be achieved after the Northern Expedition.

And Cheng De had already told He Sanwu all the mistakes and preventive measures that occurred in the Northern Expedition. This was the key to help He Sanwu quickly grasp the military power during the Northern Expedition. The highest military power that can only be seized in a short period of time will gain a foothold in the Red Turban Army. By then, He Sanwu may still be able to wrestle with Liu Futong.

Thinking of this, Cheng De believed that the future of the Ming Dynasty would be bright.

(End of this chapter)