Zhang Ximeng took the time to start caring about Liu Futong's Northern Expedition... To be honest, Zhang Ximeng couldn't understand it, but he was greatly shocked!
Needless to say, the grandeur of the Three Routes Northern Expedition. The West Route Army's fierce battle in Guanzhong seems to be unusual. Mao Gui was in Shandong, developing and fighting at the same time. He was the leader of the rebel army. His comprehensive ability was also outstanding for Zhu Yuanzhang.
Top five.
The only thing that left people speechless was the Northern Expedition Central Army. I don’t know what this group of people thought, but they actually took an unprecedented and coquettish route.
I don’t mean anything else, I just think that carbon-based organisms cannot do such outrageous things!
The Central Army of the Northern Expedition was led by Mr. Guan and Po Tou Pan. According to Liu Futong's plan, they would start from Caoxian County, the center of the universe, enter Hebei, and take Dadu directly.
Mao Gui swept across Shandong from the direction of Jiaozhou, and finally the two Northern Expedition armies attacked Dadu together.
If everything goes well, this plan has a 50% chance of winning.
But the problem is that from the beginning of the execution, the Central Route Army went astray. They did not go to Hebei, but entered Shanxi. Then they actually captured Yanmen Pass and Datong, and defeated Yuan Shang along the way!
We fought directly from the Yellow River Basin to the grassland. Do you dare to disagree with this march route?
The most wonderful thing is that next to Yuan Shangdu is Tongliao, the future unit of measurement!
Starting from Caoxian and going straight to Tongliao, it may be destiny!
Zhu Ying leaned next to Zhang Ximeng and looked at the map. He gradually said: "Brother, why do I think they are right to go to Shanxi?"
"How can I see it?"
"The terrain of mountains and rivers in Shanxi is naturally much more dangerous than that of Hebei. If you can go to Shanxi, you can naturally take Hebei. On the contrary, if you take Hebei, you may not be able to go to Shanxi! Furthermore, the Northern Expeditionary Army is mainly infantry. When entering Shanxi, it can also rely on
The competition between the terrain and the cavalry of the Mongolian kings would be different if they marched into Hebei. By the way, Mao Gui once tried to attack Dadu, but he was defeated. If he hadn't had some foundation, I'm afraid he would have been defeated long ago."
Zhang Ximeng's eyes lit up. He didn't expect that Zhu Ying did have some talent. The terrain in the north was like this, so it was indeed more suitable to enter Shanxi.
But the problem is that I let myself go next.
After taking Xanadu, they did not attack Dadu. Instead, they attacked Liaoyang. Then this group of people targeted Goryeo and went directly out of the country.
Looking at Lan Yu's secret report and the continuous drawing of the march route on the map, Zhang Ximeng was dumbfounded. Faced with this extreme roundabout, Zhang Ximeng also admired the imagination of this group of people.
Did you go to war or travel?
Why can the route be taken so outrageously?
Obviously, the Northern Expedition Central Army had a plan at the beginning, but then it lost its direction and turned into a pure bandit.
But being able to travel all the way to Goryeo is amazing!
"Brother, now that Liu Futong has no successors, the Central Northern Expedition Army will definitely be wiped out. Mr. Guan and Po Tou Pan will definitely die!" Zhu Ying said regretfully: "Looking at their marching route, I quite like it.
, what a blessing it would be if I could get these two people into my hands!"
Zhang Ximeng gave him a big look, you kid, don't have any wishful thinking. With these two people's ability to move quickly, Zhang Ximeng even wanted to be his subordinate.
"It is reasonable to say that Liu Futong is unable to help, but we may not."
Zhu Ying was startled, "Brother, it's so far away, how can we reach it?"
Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "Don't just focus on the land. If we take the sea route, it will be easy for us to go to Korea."
Zhu Ying took a deep breath and thought of something... "It's Fang Guozhen, right?"
"right!"
Zhang Ximeng nodded without hesitation, Lao Fang surrendered in time.
As long as Fang Guozhen leads the navy to go north and assist Mr. Guan and Po Tou Pan by sea...it would be best if they can gain a firm foothold in Goryeo. If they cannot stand firm, then bring them back.
Regardless of the ridiculous number of troops in the middle of the Northern Expedition, the road they explored and their experience are absolutely priceless, and these soldiers are also an immeasurable wealth.
When Zhu Ying heard Zhang Ximeng's plan, his eyes lit up and he was overjoyed. It was great that he had a way to save the Northern Expedition Central Army.
"Brother, do you think you can let me go?"
"What are you going for?" Zhang Ximeng said rudely: "Don't think that just because you have defended Fuliang, you are really great. If you don't have the kiln workers to support you, you are nothing. You have to be self-aware and don't involve yourself. Understand
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"Understand!"
It's rare that Zhu Ying didn't argue. The little guy still has some self-awareness. It's true that he can't do it, but maybe someone can.
"Zhang Dingbian! Brother, let Zhang Dingbian go!" Zhu Ying suddenly shouted excitedly, "Brother, Zhang Dingbian is arrogant and unwilling to submit to his godfather, but he will definitely look down on Chen Youliang. If he is allowed to lead
If the soldiers go to Goryeo and meet up with Po Tou Pan and the others, there is a 80% chance that they will gain a foothold in Goryeo. By then, it will be like putting a knife on Yuan Ting's waist!"
After saying this, Zhang Ximeng laughed, and Zhu Ying really got the idea.
There is no useless person in the world, the key is to find the right place.
Just like Zhang Dingbian, if you want to force him to deal with Chen Youliang and fight back, this guy will definitely be awkward and would rather die than obey. But if you let him go to Goryeo to assist the Northern Expeditionary Army and deal with Yuan Ting, he will definitely be happy
Dian Dian is more positive than anyone else.
But there is also a problem, that is, sending troops so far away and fighting completely in a foreign land is actually much more difficult than at home.
"We have to find a way for them to make money. Without enough food and salary support, they won't be able to survive... By the way, do you have anyone who is proficient in business?"
Zhu Ying blinked, "Can you sneak around?"
"Do you think he can steal the entire army's rations?" Zhang Ximeng asked angrily.
Zhu Ying lowered his head, but the next second, he raised it again because Zhu Ying thought of someone.
"Brother, what a talent you have this time! He split the Nine Chapters of Arithmetic into three parts and sold one book for the price of three copies!"
Zhang Ximeng was stunned for a moment, "He succeeded?"
"No, he was beaten very badly, but I heard that he had deceived many people before, so I am determined to take him under my command. Even though this person has a bad mouth, I also like to hear people praise... This is what my eldest brother and I are talking about.
Exactly the same!”
"Don't fart! I'm different from you... stop talking nonsense, go and tell him that as long as he takes this job and can do it well, I will promise him a third-grade career!"
Zhu Ying was stunned, Sanpin, how about I go?
Reluctantly, facing Zhang Ximeng's terrifying eyes, the boy went away obediently.
Zhang Ximeng happily grabbed the fishing rod and ran towards the mountain stream, feeling very happy. He was still humming a little tune along the way, and he was in a really good mood.
Mr. Guan, Po Tou Pan, Zhang Dingbian, Mao Gui... these are all big fish covered in oil. If you can catch one, it will be of great use!
The joy of fishing is endless!
Zhang Ximeng made his move here at will, but he didn't know that thousands of miles away, there was already a turbulent situation and waves... After Mao Gui occupied Shandong, in addition to establishing military camps, he also established the Xingzhongshu Province, which he considered Pingzhang.
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Then he established the Marshal's Office, the Ten Thousand Households' Office, and the General's Office... which were equivalent to one level at a time. They incorporated the subordinates into the military system, arranged officials, selected talents, divided the troops for garrison, issued seals, and formulated rules.
With this set of rules, Shandong's governance system is actually more complete than that of Henan.
Known as "Little Zhu Yuanzhang", he really deserves his name.
As for Mao Gui himself, he also imitated Lao Zhu, consciously or unconsciously.
He was originally a subordinate of Zhao Junyong. When Zhao Junyong went south, he was completely wiped out by Zhu Yuanzhang. At that time, Mao Gui was unwilling to go to war with Lao Zhu and did not want to bear the infamy of his leader, so he went to Liu Futong in advance.
Just imagine, what would happen if you took refuge with Zhu Yuanzhang early?
Mao Gui didn't know the answer, but he knew that Zhu Yuanzhang had been very prosperous in recent years, opening up territories and governing the place, and he was quite impressive.
In particular, the official policies promulgated by Zhu Jiajun were deeply respected by Mao Gui.
For example, his land equalization order was copied from the version finalized by Zhang Ximeng after crossing the river, with only slight adjustments in tax rates.
The rest of the soldiers' treatment, pensions for fallen soldiers, local regulations... Mao Gui simply changed the name and handed it over.
What's more, the name was not even changed, or the chronology of the Chinese Wu Kingdom was printed on it, and it was distributed openly.
He is also called Xiao Wu Wang, which is also a joke.
Zhang Ximeng's articles about the three rises of China and articles criticizing Song Gaozong were all placed on Mao Gui's desk. He read them repeatedly and remembered almost every word.
As the person in charge of the government, he knows the value of these things very well.
Not long ago, a copy of the memorial text for the trip to Lingnan was given to Liu Futong. Mao Gui tried his best to get a copy and kept it at hand.
"Xiongwen, Xiongwen is here!"
Mao Gui rubbed his hands in joy. When he read the page after page, the pores in his body opened and his soul flew out... Wonderful!
In the fourth year of Zhiyuan, Peng Yingyu started an uprising. In the eleventh year of Zhizheng, Hanshan boy Liu Futong raised the flag of rebellion. In the twelfth year of Zhizheng, Guo Zi raised the uprising... How good it is to say that we are obviously the Red Turban Rebel Army. Since the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty, the rebel army has been
The struggle is endless, and the people go forward one after another. Although the Song Dynasty is dead, the people's hearts will not die!
We are the true Chinese orthodoxy. We are unyielding and do not care about life and death, so we have reached today's situation.
How can I insist on recognizing the Song Dynasty and work as a slave of the Zhao family? I am so embarrassed!
Like Zhu Yuanzhang, wouldn't it be much better to establish his own orthodoxy and reopen the world than to pick up the wisdom of others?
Moreover, if Zhu Yuanzhang could issue such an article, he must have completed the internal integration, and everyone was united as one, just waiting to accumulate strength, expedition to the Central Plains to the north, and expel the barbarians... Their path was much safer than ours.
The more Mao Gui thought about it, the more it made sense. At the moment, the best two out of the three were smartness, integrity, and respect for the Song Dynasty.
Mao Gui is very smart, versatile in both civil and military affairs, and very upright. He sympathizes with the people at the bottom, advocates eradicating powerful people, and granting land to the people... If such a person thinks that Zhu Jiajun did something wrong, that he deceived the emperor, ignored the superior, and rebelled against the principles, then he is
My brain is broken!
After careful consideration, Mao Gui decided to write a letter to Liu Futong, suggesting that Liu Futong should take similar measures and not regard Zhao Song as a sign. After all, Zhao Song was already stinky. Holding it high would not attract talents and would only attract a bunch of flies.
Mao Gui was right, but it was a pity that it was so late.
Among the Jinling sages that Zhang Ximeng gave to Liu Futong, more than a dozen people arrived in Kaifeng and jointly submitted a letter, suggesting that Liu Futong worship the sages of Confucius and Mencius, restore Chinese clothes and clothes, and restore the hearts of the Central Plains.
This move seems to be aimed at Yuan Ting, but it is also aimed at Zhu Yuanzhang and what they did at Bailudong Academy!
Liu Futong hesitated a little and thought it was good. After all, offering sacrifices to Confucius and Mencius was much more advanced than preaching about the coming of King Ming.
Liu Futong hosted a banquet for these people, and indeed a grand sacrifice was held... Within a few days, someone from below wrote a letter saying that Pingzhang Maogui had robbed the Confucius family's land in Shandong and distributed it to unruly people privately, humiliating the sages and sages, and his heart should be punished.
Immediately, someone wrote a letter, enumerating Mao Gui's various actions, pointing out that this person was called a minister of the Song Dynasty, but in fact he was Zhu Yuanzhang's lackey. His actions were all imitating Zhu Yuanzhang's, with sinister intentions. If he could not be dealt with as soon as possible, he would become a serious trouble in the long run.
I'm just afraid it will turn into elbow and armpit.
In one sentence: Please kill Maogui!
Liu Futong was stunned. Mao Gui was the one with the greatest achievements among the three Northern Expedition armies. He could be called his right-hand man, so naturally he could not be easily shaken.
It seemed that these loyal ministers and righteous men who had surrendered could not be taken seriously. Liu Futong simply chose the tactic of pigeon-holing, and that was it for a while.
But he didn't know that the more he didn't express his position, the group of people would think that he was indeed suspicious, and that as long as they stepped up their efforts, they could eradicate Mao Gui.
If you dare to imitate Zhu Yuanzhang, we can’t defeat Zhu Yuanzhang, so why can’t we defeat you?
With the arrival of Jinling's sages, the internal fighting between Han and Song Dynasty came as expected...