"General, the Meng Yuan people have been weakened. Our next target is to attack Guangchuan Mansion." Feng Chong couldn't bear it anymore, raised his head and clasped his fists.

This time we fight.

All the generals have their merits. Especially Wei Ru, a female figure, actually defeated Wan Yanxian. And he, a dignified general, was assigned to guard the family, which was too special to belittle his talent.

Next time, he must act as the main force, kill the generals and seize the flag, and shock Liaodong.

Wu Nian put away his thoughts and looked at Feng Chong with a smile.

Attacking Guangchuan Mansion is a cliché.

Guangchuan Province. It has a coastline.

Yingqing Prefecture is a mountainous area, and the food output is actually not high. The reason why it can feed so many troops now is all because of the support of the people.

Eat frugally and use rations to feed the army.

There are large iron mines that can produce weapons and armor.

Easy to defend but difficult to attack.

These are all benefits.

But there are many disadvantages. For example, it does not produce horses or salt. It is easy to be controlled by others. If Guangchuan Prefecture is captured.

You can raise horses and have access to the sea.

You can also boil sea salt.

Guangchuan Prefecture is an aggressive place. In the past, civil and military officials had disagreements over whether to separate Yingqing Prefecture first or attack Guangchuan Prefecture first.

Now that Yingqing Mansion is in hand, Guangchuan Mansion is of course the next target.

and.

Guangchuan Prefecture has another advantage.

Wu Nian reached into his arms, took out a map and put it on the coffee table to look at the three prefectures: Guangchuan Prefecture, Guangyang Prefecture, and Huanglong Prefecture.

Of course they are connected together, but they do not form a large area. Instead, they form an arc, which can also be regarded as a snake.

Huanglong Mansion is the head, Guangyang Mansion is the body, and Guangchuan Mansion is the tail.

It is very troublesome to transfer grain from the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty to Guangchuan Prefecture. Moreover, Guangchuan Prefecture has the weakest defense. Currently, there is only Hou Wancheng with 10,000 households.

There is Jin Ruiyun in Guangyang Mansion, and his appearance shows two thousand households.

There are six thousand households in Huanglong Mansion.

As long as you send elite troops and strong generals to block the enemy's reinforcements, assemble a large army and attack Guangchuan Mansion, you can capture it in one battle.

This is the place for progress.

"It's a good idea, but let it go first. As the saying goes, you have to be strong to make iron. Now we have just captured Yingqing Mansion, and I have attacked the Mongolian Yuan territory, and the soldiers have suffered heavy losses."

"Resigned soldiers, new soldiers, Zhao Yanting, etc. The formation of the soldiers is chaotic, and their combat effectiveness is not that of a mob, but it is not much better."

"How can you fight with the ninety thousand households of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty?"

"First reorganize the army and expand it appropriately. Then it won't be too late to attack Guangchuan Prefecture. Take one step at a time and walk steadily."

Wu Nian glanced at Feng Chong with a calm expression.

It's no different now than it was then. Back then he was a gambler and he talked about using small things to make big gains. Now he can play it safe and steady without taking risks.

Feng Chong was unconvinced and said, "Why bother? As long as the general appoints me as commander-in-chief and gives me four lieutenants, I can help the general conquer Guangchuan Mansion."

"I'll give you four captains. If you add yourself, it'll be five. Should I give you three captains to resist Chunyuan of Huanglong Mansion?"

"Besides, Xiong Wuwo also has bad intentions." Wu Nian glanced at Feng Chong and his tone became stern.

Feng Chong was still unconvinced, but after thinking about it he didn't continue to find trouble.

Wu Nian is right.

"Zhixing. Take out the population list and let's discuss how many soldiers can be expanded." After suppressing this thorn, Wu Nian raised his head and said to Liu Zhixing.

"Yes." Liu Zhixing was already prepared. He took out a folding book from his wide sleeve on his right, stood up and handed it to Wu Nian.

Wu Nian opened the book and read it, frowning slightly.

Wu Nian believed in Liu Zhixing's ability.

The numbers he counted are correct. But the current actual population of Yingqing Prefecture is far different from Wu Nian's expectations.

The current population of Yingqing Prefecture is 723,638 men and women in six counties.

The original population of the three counties was more than 420,000. Now three more counties have been added, but the population has only increased by 300,000.

The size of the population directly determines how much food is produced and how many soldiers can be fed.

If possible, Wu Nian wanted to do it in one step. He would directly turn the captains under his command into ten thousand households, each of whom would command tens of thousands of soldiers.

With eight captains, there are 100,000 people.

But this population is...

"I originally had eight captains. I plan to promote Zhao Yanting to the rank of captain. In this way, there will be nine captains."

"Including Feng Chong's cavalry, I plan to expand the strength of each captain to six thousand households. What do you think?"

Wu Nian thought for a while, raised his head and looked at everyone present, and spoke in a serious tone in a deliberation tone.

A Manchu warrior with a thousand households must have at least 1,200 people.

Six thousand households means 7,200 people.

Nine captains, that's almost 65,000 people.

Compared with the total population of Yingqing Prefecture, the ratio is almost ten to one. It is already considered a militancy.

The lives of the common people will be very hard, very hard.

"General, I object. Although Zhao Yanting is brave enough to be worthy of all men, he is rebellious. I think he is not worthy of trust, let alone a general like a captain."

Liu Zhixing stood up, his attitude was very firm and his tone was very sharp.

Four words.

I don't agree.

Li Yong thought for a moment, then clasped his fists and said to Wu Nian: "General, I have no opinion on how to expand the army. Regarding Zhao Yanting, my thoughts are the same as Liu Changshi's."

"General."

Wang Youxiao and Zhang Haiping also followed with clasped fists. Li Yong aside, the other three were all scholars and cared about filial piety.

They all thought it was very unfilial for Zhao Yanting to send his old mother to Wu Nian as a hostage for the sake of glory and wealth.

Based on this judgment, Zhao Yanting must be disloyal.

Wu Nian is a person who listens to opinions very well, but this time he wants Gan Gang to be arbitrary. He smiled and said, "Zhi Xing. Don't get excited. Listen to me first."

"There is a saying that as long as it can catch mice, any cat, white or black, is a good cat."

"Now I am still alone. To deal with the Meng Yuan people, I need generals like Zhao Yanting."

"People who have achieved great things in ancient times are all heroes who are in charge and are thirsty for talents."

"And I think Zhao Yanting is also a wallflower. But a wallflower has the advantages of a wallflower. As long as I am strong enough, he will not betray me. Besides."

"If Zhao Yanting betrays me, Feng Chong." At this point, Wu Nian turned to look at Feng Chong and said with a smile: "What will you do?"

"You don't need the general to take action. I will kill him." Feng Chong held his head high and raised his right hand to slap his chest with a proud look on his face.

Although Zhao Yanting and Zhu Qishan were tied, I didn't take it seriously.

snort.

"Hahaha." Wu Nian burst out laughing after hearing this, looked at Liu Zhixing and others, and said, "Look, Zhao Yanting can't make trouble."

After laughing, Wu Nian stood up and said in a deep voice: "Ask Wei Ru to withdraw his troops and come back to Jiang County. Call the school captains to come back."

"Decide on the names of the nine captains, and then train the troops. Occupy Guangchuan Mansion, and kill Hou Wancheng."

"Yes." Liu Zhixing and other civil servants were still very uncomfortable with Zhao Yanting's matter. But since Wu Nian had said so, they no longer objected.
Chapter completed!