Seeing that everyone was silent, Zhu Hongyu cleared his throat and ordered tea to be served.
After cups of tea were served, Zhu Hongyu continued to speak.
"I met the envoy sent by Geng Jingzhong in the mansion today. Geng Jingzhong has made up his mind to fight against the Qing Dynasty. This may be a good opportunity for Ming Dynasty!"
Zhu Hongyu picked up a slender wooden stick, pointed it on the sand table, and said.
"Currently, once Geng Jingzhong raises his troops, the Qing government's troops in Jiangxi and Hunan will inevitably be mobilized!"
"At that time, Hunan and Jiangxi will be the two places that our Ming Dynasty faces, and they will be just two pieces of boneless fat!"
"What we have to discuss now is how to eat these two pieces of fat!"
After Zhu Hongyu finished speaking, the generals of the Liberation Army discussed relevant strategies and tactics.
Xu Bin raised the issue of entering Guangxi.
"Your Highness, Guangxi Province is on the border of Guangdong. If the main force of our army goes north to attack Hunan and Jiangxi, we must be careful to guard against the Qing government's counterattack from Guangxi."
"Perhaps our army should capture Guangxi first before heading north in a big way."
When Zhu Hongyu heard this, he nodded slightly and said.
"Well, that's a good statement!"
"Since ancient times, the reputation of Guangxi's warriors for their bravery and good fighting skills has spread throughout the world!"
"If our army can capture Guangxi, it will increase the strategic depth of our Ming Dynasty and obtain excellent soldiers from Guangxi."
"It might be feasible to attack Guangxi!"
After listening to Xu Bin's words, Zhu Hongyu also had the idea of taking Guangxi first.
As for what to do after taking over Guangxi and bordering Wu Sangui’s territory?
Zhu Hongyu felt that it was better to be bordered by the wavering Wu Sangui than to be bordered by the Qing court.
Bordering Wu Sangui, war may not break out!
Even if troops are to be stationed at the border, just deploy some garrison troops or second-line troops.
But if it borders the Qing court's territory, Zhu Hongyu must station the main force in order to prevent the Qing court's counterattack!
After weighing the pros and cons, Zhu Hongyu decided to capture Guangxi and stabilize his rear before moving his troops northward.
Xu Bin stood up and said.
"Your Highness, I wonder which troops our army should mobilize for this Guangxi strategy?"
Zhu Hongyu thought for a while and made a decision.
"Mobilizing new soldiers from Luzon, Qiongzhou, and other places to participate in the war is considered military training!"
"Transfer our Ming Dynasty's jungle and mountain combat troops from Luzon to participate in this campaign to attack Guangxi."
"Let Gu take a look at the quality of the jungle and mountain combat troops!"
Guangxi is full of mountains and dense forests, with rugged terrain and hot and humid climate, making it difficult to deploy troops in large-scale battles.
At this time, the jungle and mountain combat troops of the Ming Army in Luzon can come in handy!
Now that the Guangxi strategy has been finalized, the war between Jiangxi and Hunan can only be put on hold for now.
Zhu Hongyu has always believed that if you want to hurt your enemy, you have to clasp five fingers together into a fist, and then punch out hard.
No matter when, if it is not necessary, Zhu Hongyu will not divide his troops!
As for supporting Geng Jingzhong, there is no rush!
Hasn’t Geng Jingzhong not raised troops yet?
Wait until Geng Jingzhong raises his troops before saying anything else!
At the combat meeting, Zhu Hongyu finalized the Ming army's next combat plan.
Send the order to the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion and let all departments of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion begin preparations for the war immediately.
The mobilization of troops, the deployment of food, grass, ordnance, etc. all require corresponding preparations in advance!
…
Zhu Hongyu left the conference room and returned to his bedroom.
But he did not go to rest immediately. Instead, he sat behind his desk, lit an oil lamp, and reviewed the report with the lonely moon outside the window.
Zhu Hongyu had a headache after reading the thick stack of reports. After drinking a cup of tea, he cheered up slightly and continued to work.
After a long time, Zhu Hongyu handed a stack of completed reports to Wang Ruxian and gave instructions.
"For small things like this, let the Secretariat look at them and review them. There is no need to send them to Gu here anymore!"
The daily workload is so heavy that even with Zhu Hongyu's physique, he can hardly stand it after being busy for such a long time.
As a superior, you still have to delegate power appropriately!
Now Zhu Hongyu understands this deeply.
Otherwise, Zhu Hongyu felt that if he could not wait until the day when the Tartars were driven out and China was restored, he would die of exhaustion from the paperwork.
Taking the stack of documents from Zhu Hongyu, Wang Ruxian bowed and agreed.
Zhu Hongyu put down the brush in his hand, slowly exhaled a breath, and stretched.
I took a look at the sky outside and found that it was already past ten o'clock based on twenty-four hours.
But even so, for him, today can be regarded as an early day to rest at night!
He casually ordered the eunuch serving beside him.
"Tonight, send the daughter of the Zhou family to an orphanage!"
After giving instructions, Zhu Hongyu went to wash up.
When he returned to his bedroom in his nightgown, the daughter of the Zhou family had also washed herself and was sitting on the edge of the bed waiting.
Unlike the pair of twins sent by the Yu family, the daughter of the Zhou family is a beauty with delicate features and a cool temperament.
Some are like icebergs, and they still have a somewhat world-weary look!
Such a beauty can very much inspire a man's desire to conquer.
Seeing the door being pushed open, Zhu Hongyu strode in. The iceberg beauty's face was slightly red, as if she realized what was going to happen next.
But the expression is still cold!
However, her hands unconsciously clenched the hem of her skirt, revealing her nervousness.
Zhu Hongyu didn't say anything nonsense, or he was too lazy to flirt with these women now.
The main reason why he accepted these women was political needs!
Even satisfying one's own physiological needs and having children are ranked behind political needs.
Now he is so busy with all kinds of government affairs every day. He even has to review various documents while driving. How can he find the leisure to play love games with these women?
He walked straight to the bed, lifted the little lady of the Zhou family's chin with his slender fingers, and opened the belt of her nightgown with the other hand.
His muscular body was exposed, and the streamlined muscles on his body were unusually conspicuous.
Two fingers pinched the beauty's cheeks with slight force, feeling the soft touch of the fingertips and looking at the red marks on her cheeks.
And there was a hint of resistance on that world-weary face.
Zhu Hongyu is even more interested!
…
There was a loud bang and smoke filled the sky.
The door of Kang's house was blown open by a small pack of explosives. The thick door panel instantly broke into several pieces and then flew out.
A nurse from the Kang family who was extremely unlucky was hit by a flying door panel.
He was pinned directly under the door panel, vomiting blood, and couldn't die anymore.
"Do it!"
"No one can escape!"
With a loud shout, a group of elite guardsmen wearing flying fish uniforms and holding embroidered spring knives and fire guns swarmed in.
Several nursing homes wanted to step forward to stop them, bang! bang bang!
Several rounds of gunfire were heard in succession, and several nursing staff immediately fell to the ground.
Some people stepped forward to finish off the attack, while more people rushed towards the backyard of the Kang family, targeting the head of the Kang family and other important figures.
At the same time, at several target points in Guangzhou City, Jinyiwei launched their attacks almost simultaneously!
Facing the wolf-like Jin Yiwei, those people knew that what they had done was exposed, and in desperation, they broke out.
However, how can a group of guard servants be a match for the heavily armed court eagle dogs?!