golden scales

The first month offensive Zhu Cihong originally envisioned was a blitzkrieg with the goal of recovering Taiyuan. The tactical difficulty lies in attacking on both sides, attacking the enemy unprepared.The reason why he wants to sit in the town himself is because the enemy's situation is complicated. There are the Eight Banners of Manchuria, the Datong surrendered army-the newly formed green battalion, the invading army led by Yuan Zongdi, and bandits and bandits formed by the collapse of the Ming army.

The situation in our army is not simple either.Zuo Guangxian and Niu Chenghu were separated by water and water, and it was too difficult to cooperate in combat, and the requirement for troops to open up two battlefields in the north and south at the same time was too high.Moreover, after the fall of Shanxi, the loyal and righteous men of Jin Province formed the Qin Wang Army, large and small, and relied on the support of the local gentry to deal with the Qing soldiers.The larger one is the "Jiaoshan Army". In the original historical script, they also counterattacked Taiyuan City in the sixth year of Shunzhi, but unfortunately they were defeated.

Whether it is Zuo Guangxian or Niu Chenghu, they are indeed experienced and brave warriors in war, but they are beyond their capabilities when it comes to ideological issues such as politics, economy, and popular sentiment.Under such circumstances, it is very necessary for someone to sit in charge and make decisions. Looking at the Donggong system, only Zhu Cihong, Wu Wei, and Sun Chuanting have such ability and status.Once a major event occurs, it is even more necessary to make a decision without hesitation to avoid delays.

Yuan Zongdi's uprising is an example.

Now that Zhu Cihong accepts it without hesitation, it means that half of the combat goal has been achieved ahead of schedule.

Moreover, Zhu Cihong also knew a secret that had not happened, that is, Jiang Yu, the defender of Datong, was not a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty.According to the original historical script, this unscrupulous person who rushed to surrender and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty would rise up to fight against the Qing Dynasty in the year of Wuzi five years later, which is known as the "Wuzi Change" in history.

The outcome of the Wuzi Incident was that the traitor general Yang Zhenwei killed Jiang Yu and surrendered to Azig.Azige was angry that Datong was sticking to it, and after entering the city, he massacred. Except Yang Zhenwei's family was saved, almost all the people in Datong were slaughtered, and the surrounding prefectures and counties were also implicated.

There are now more Green Battalion soldiers in Shanxi than Manchurian soldiers. If Jiang Guan's capriciousness can be made good use of, maybe Shanxi can also win in one go.If Shanxi was occupied before the Qing army reinforced Shaanxi, it would just isolate Shaanxi from Beizhi and shake the morale of its troops.

But at Jiang Guan's level, neither Wu Chen nor Sun Chuanting could make a decisive decision, let alone make any promises.From Jiang Guan's point of view, if the Ming army was only a supervisor, he would not easily rebel against the Qing.Just as it was impossible for Yuan Zongdi to surrender to Niu Chenghu.

"Pindao didn't know that His Royal Highness was coming to Shanxi, but he wanted to go to Huaiqing Mansion." Guo Jingzhong knew that he would be worried if he happened to meet him halfway, especially since the Crown Prince was wearing casual clothes, it would be a big deal if the route was leaked.He explained: "As for knowing that His Highness is in Huaiqing, it is because I read the "Emperor Ming Bulletin" a few days ago and saw that His Highness is sitting in Luoyang and presiding over the administration of Henan. When I want to come to spring plowing, Henan is the granary of the Central Plains. Your Highness Most likely will go."

Zhu Cilang said with a smile: "Actually, I was going to get married in Jinan, but later the courtiers said that I can't do this big ceremony, so I had to give up. If so, I will restore Shanxi when it is too late."

Guo Jingzhong said with a smile: "Your Highness lifts weights lightly, it really is the style of a hero."

Zhu Cihong shook his head and said: "You can't talk about a hero, but you can barely be regarded as a promising person."

"Your Highness, there is something unclear about Pindao, so I dare to ask you."

"Don't dare to teach me, please tell me, sir."

"From the point of view of the poor, the most important thing in the world is in Gyeonggi and Jiangnan. Your Highness is based in Shandong, backed by Jiangnan, and takes Gyeonggi in the north. This is the situation of dominance after World War I. Why do you want to take Shanxi first?" Guo Jingzhong asked.

Zhu Cihong devoted all his attention to strategic decision-making, and the General Staff even gave various feasible and unfeasible plans.After all, Guo Jingzhong's question did not exceed the scope.He said: "If you concentrate your troops and conquer Jifu in one fell swoop, it will not be difficult from a military point of view." Now Donggong has two divisions and two battalions, and the main force is nearly 4.If these [-] people were all placed in Beizhili, even if the Manchu Qing army sticks to it, it may not be able to hold Yanjing.

"It's just that in this way, it will be a decisive battle between the two armies." Zhu Cihong said: "Even if we win, our army will suffer a lot of losses. In my opinion, it is not worth it."

Guo Jingzhong nodded slightly.The exchange of troops is a matter for the benevolent to see the benevolent and the wise. Some people think that one exchange for two is a profit, but in Zhu Cihong's view, if they cannot wipe out the enemy several times, it is a loss.

"Moreover," Zhu Cihong said with a smile, "all the officials and military towns should also be cleaned up. Instead of letting those people obey others in the future, it is better to go all the way now, completely eradicate the root of the disaster, and create a peaceful world for future generations."

Guo Jingzhong looked at Zhu Cihuang with a restrained face, and said, "This is exactly what the founding king was worried about."

To say that Zhu Cihong was the founding king of the country means that in Guo Jingzhong's opinion, the Ming Dynasty has already perished.However, people in the Ming Dynasty did not have the habit of going online to play literary inquisition, and they were not the Manchus of later generations, so no one paid attention to Guo Jingzhong's grammatical errors.

However, Zhu Cihong knew that his name was Shouguo Zhongxing, but in fact it was not much different from founding a country and establishing a foundation.Many people are blindly optimistic that Daming still has half of the country. In fact, Jiangnan is completely in the hands of powerful families, not in the hands of the imperial court.

But Guo Jingzhong cannot be blamed, not every monk is Yao Guangxiao, and not every Taoist priest is Zhuge Liang.Guo Jingzhong is proficient in medicine and swordsmanship, so naturally she puts less effort into dragon slaying.And since Zhu Cihong was born in this life, he has been thinking about how to calm the world every day. The deeper he thinks, the more he will gain.

Along the way, Guo Jingzhong taught Zhu Cihong some Taoist health-preserving skills, all of which are simple and easy techniques of breathing, breathing and guiding.Through chatting with Guo Jingzhong, Zhu Cihong realized that what is on paper is not enough. When he found a Taoist priest to carry out the "ideology" work, it was half the effort and half the effort. No wonder the Zhang family failed to give a satisfactory answer. .

In fact, it is Quanzhen Taoist priests who really make ordinary people regard them as gods.

These Taoist priests do not use expensive medicinal materials to make alchemy, nor do they spend time and energy on tedious scientific procedures.They generally mastered the two skills of medicine and swordsmanship. They used their superb medical skills to warm the hearts and minds of the people, and then used their swordsmanship to deter evildoers with malicious intentions.

After outsiders accept them, they will pass on the "Tao of Tranquility" to influence all living beings. They will never have to worry about heavy metal poisoning caused by taking pills, and everything will focus on spiritual relief.

And the spiritual level of liberation is only eight words: like a person drinking water, he knows whether he is warm or not.

If you can't learn it, it's because you don't have enough understanding, not because the truth is not true.

Guo Jingzhong is obviously one of the best Taoist priests in Longmen, and soon Zhu Cihong saw his "true" side, making people feel warm and close.Coupled with the dialectics passed down by Lao Tzu, Daoist Guo's skill in philosophical speculation also impressed Zhu Cihong.It can be said that if Daoist Guo's level is in the later generations when "masters" are rampant, he can definitely be rated as a "great master".

Especially when it comes to some issues in the world view, the original philosophy of Quanzhen Sect is in line with Zhu Cihong, and it feels like seeing each other later.

Guo Jingzhong also taught Min Ziruo to practice martial arts in his spare time, which quickly made Min Ziruo less hostile.When the group arrived in Zezhou, Guo Jingzhong had completely integrated into the small team and was introduced by Zhu Cilang as a private person.

"Sir, hurry up and come back," Zhu Cihong said to Guo Jingzhong, "When the Shanxi war is over, let's have a good discussion on how to promote the Quanzhen teaching in Daming."

After all, Guo Jingzhong was like a master, she just thanked her and walked away.

With the comparison of Taoist Huanyang, the Zhang family of Longhushan is obviously a little too incompetent.

Zhu Cihong originally hoped that there would be a trainer to spread the idea of ​​"loyalty" and a Taoist who would accompany the army to spread the "divine power of the Son of Heaven", so as to completely consolidate the ideological position of the soldiers from two aspects and build an army with "faith".Now it seems that the trainer system is very successful, and "loyalty" is imprinted in the blood of the world, needless to say.However, the belief in the Son of Heaven has not been established for a long time. Even if there is a little bit, it is just "superstition", not belief.

This is not because Taoist priests are lazy, but many Taoist priests do not know what faith is.

Now with Guo Jingzhong, Zhu Cihong's heart came alive again.As if there was God's will in the dark, a title of "Quanzhen Daren" appeared in his mind for no reason, and it could just remedy the situation of Quanzhen Sect scattered like sand. (To be continued.)