When he came out of the Zhang University Scholar's Mansion in Yongfang, the time was about to end, but Gao Shishi still did not plan to return home, but ordered to go to the Annan Hall.

The location of the Annam Hall is a little farther away, in the southeast corner of the northern city of Jingshi, near the Tsz Yun Temple. This hall was rebuilt from the courtyard of a Suzhou silk merchant, who heard that the silk merchant believed in Buddhism and respected the Ciyun Temple among the Beijing teachers, so it was located here.

However, there are benefits to being a little remote, at least less conspicuous.

Gao pragmatic asked the entourage to leave only ten people to accompany him, and the rest went back with Gao Mo first, and went to the Annan Hall to talk to Huang Zhiting about what Zhu Yijun said today.

It is said that there has been a curfew at this time, but this kind of rule is to watch the dishes, and the relationship between Chen Ju, the commander of Dongchang and the eunuch of the imperial horse supervisor, and Gao Shishi is not a secret in Beijing, how dare the soldiers of the Jinyi Guard patrol at night care about his high school affairs? Even if Liu Shouyou, the governor of Jinyi, came in person, he could only send it off with a smile.

Although Liu Shouyou does not deal with the real school, the trivial matter of violating the curfew is too unpopular, and he can't be stupid enough to use this to deal with Gao Shishi.

Moreover, as soon as Gao Pragmatic returned to Beijing, his fourth brother Gao Wuben and cousin Wang Zhizhen, who he cultivated in Jinyiwei, also moved, and both of them quietly sent people to secretly protect them to ensure that there would not be "idle people" who did not have long eyes to cause trouble to Gao Pragmatic, which can be regarded as another manifestation of the role of connections.

When I arrived at the Annan Hall, Gao Shishi looked at the building of the hall, and couldn't help but smile dumbly, and I didn't know what Annan thought, the courtyard wall of this hall was in the Ming style. Looking through the gate, there seems to be a Chinese style such as a shadow wall, but the main building of the guild hall is a Western-style two-story building, which looks like a Renaissance Italian-style building, somewhat like the famous Basilica.

Gao Shishi knew that after he met the missionary in Annan last time, some architects from Italy went to work in Annan, but he didn't expect that Annan would play such a play in Beijing, and he didn't know if he learned that he had built a white jade building in Beijing, so he deliberately voted for his favor.

Seeing that Gao Shishi came from the Annan Association, as if he had met his own envoy, he reported nothing, and directly and respectfully invited him in.

Gao Shishi sat in the living room for less than half a pillar of incense, and then saw Huang Zhiting come over with two maids.

He saw that Huang Zhiting's sideburns were not dry, and he also had the fragrance of Jinghua soap on his body, as if he had just taken a bath, and couldn't help laughing: "You want to rest so early?" ”

Huang Zhiting glanced at him, sat down a little lazily, tilted his head, and said, "Is this still early?" Shao Sima is really exhausted for the sake of Daming, forgetting to sleep and eat, the emperor has a courtier like you, you should really go to the Taimiao to thank you. ”

Gao Shishi smiled bitterly: "This kind of thing, you just talk about it in the Annan Hall, don't ridicule it casually outside, after all, this place is Shenjing, not Shenglong." ”

Huang Zhiting looked at him, and suddenly said, "You still come to see me at such a big night, it must be something important?" Let's go, let's go to the study. ”

Gao Shishi was slightly surprised, looked at the people around him, and seemed a little hesitant.

Huang Zhiting chuckled: "Don't worry, these people are all directly transferred from my town guard embassy, I don't know how many generations have been my Huang family's descendants, no matter how powerful Jinyiwei is, they can't reach them, and they won't talk nonsense, let alone me." ”

Oh, no wonder these people were so respectful after seeing me just now, they almost couldn't afford to prostrate, it turned out to be your family's native house slaves.

When the two arrived at the study, Gao Pragmatic couldn't help but say: "Sometimes I admire you toasters, how did you train the local people under your rule to be so obedient?" ”

"Huh?" Huang Zhiting was slightly surprised, glanced at Gao Shishi, and confirmed that he was not mocking, then shook his head and said, "I guess you don't really want to learn...... Because in your words, it is nothing more than closure and brainwashing, and if there is anything else, it is to always control the life and death of everyone in their entire family. ”

Gao Shishi shrugged: "Okay, when I didn't say it." ”

Huang Zhiting didn't take this stubble again, but asked Gao Shishi to sit down, and then sat down himself, and asked, "What did the emperor say?" Well...... Is it related to me? ”

"It's about you, it's about me." Gao Shishi smiled slightly and said, "Do you want to guess?" ”

Huang Zhiting was suddenly a little nervous in her heart, and her body sat up straighter unconsciously, and she couldn't help but clasp her hands tightly on the back of her knees, which were originally in the same way as everyone sat in a beautiful posture.

"Yes...... Marriage? When he said this, his tone trembled a little in the face of the tens of thousands of Annan troops who did not change their faces.

"It's a marriage, but it has something to do with the war." Gao Shishi sighed and said: "The emperor has the emperor's hardships, and it is not good for him to marry directly, so after thinking about it, he has a plan......

As he spoke, he told Huang Zhiting what Zhu Yijun had thought before.

Huang Zhiting listened carefully, seemed to be relieved, and seemed to be a little unhappy, pursed her lips slightly, and said: "According to his method, this girl's upside down is really thorough." ”

Gao pragmatic was speechless, and could only smile bitterly. He could have come up with a lot of arguments, but he didn't want to.

Who knew that Huang Zhiting looked at him for a while, but instead sneered.

"What's this laughing at again?" Gao pragmatic is a little inexplicable.

Huang Zhiting smiled so hard that her eyes narrowed into crescent moons: "I'm thinking, there shouldn't be many people in the world who can make you Gao Longwen speechless." ”

"That's it?" Gao pragmatic said angrily: "I'm not speechless, it's just ...... Alas. ”

"Are you still sighing? I didn't say anything......" Huang Zhiting wrinkled her nose, suddenly waved her hand, and said, "Forget it, anyway, I'm a toast barbarian girl, and it's not interesting to worry about this, so let's talk about how to fight this battle." ”

Gao pragmatic glanced at her, and suddenly understood that she just didn't want to make it difficult for herself to say this, and couldn't help but be a little moved, and said, "Zhiting......"

"Don't talk about anything else, just about the war." Huang Zhiting seemed to expect what Gao was going to say, so she interrupted in advance.

"Okay, okay, it's all up to you." Gao Shishi calmed down and said: "The current situation has changed from what I thought before, mainly because of the front of bypassing the Malay Peninsula and attacking Bago from the sea. ”

The term "Malay Peninsula" was obviously brought by Gao Pragmatism, but Huang Zhiting had heard him say it before and had seen the map, so he was not surprised.

But when Gao pragmatic mentioned the sea expedition as soon as he opened his mouth, Huang Zhiting understood what he meant and asked, "Do you want me to lead troops?" ”

Gao Shishi hesitated slightly: "If you want to achieve the great achievement that the emperor said, I think this front has the best chance, but I always feel that it is too dangerous to let you go here, and you and the wolf soldiers are not used to naval warfare......"

"That depends on what kind of naval battle you're talking about." Huang Zhiting shook his head and said: "Halong Bay exterminated the pirates, fought several times, that place is the territory of my Anbang Town Guard Embassy, although the fleet is commanded by Gao Jing, but when the battle plan is determined, I am also present every time." If you want to say that I don't know anything about naval warfare, you'd underestimate me. ”

Gao Pragmatic disagreed, shook his head and said: "Sitting in command and commanding on the ship are two different things, not to mention that this time is not only a 10,000-mile expedition, but the opponent may also be a Francophile." To tell you the truth, even I don't know what the odds of the Nanyang Fleet are now against the Franc Man. ”

"You don't know? I've heard Gao Jing mention it. Huang Zhiting said with some surprise.

Gao was slightly stunned and asked, "Did Gao Jing mention it?" What did he mention? ”

Huang Zhiting explained: "You should know that my visit to Beijing this time is the escort fleet dispatched by Gao Jing. Before coming, he paid a visit to our town guard palace and informed me of the formation of the convoy, its routes, and the duration of its voyage. He is your cronie, I naturally set up a banquet to entertain, and when we chatted during the banquet, I mentioned the strength of the Nanyang countries and the Franc machine people in the Nanyang, oh yes, he said that this is the news that you asked him to inquire about? ”

Gao pragmatic nodded: "I have confessed, this is also the reason why he has been trying to patrol and cruise to the south, and the last time there was a naval battle off the coast of Bondulang, it was also caused by this." [Note: As mentioned before the war, Bontulang is the current name of the area where Cam Ranh Bay was located in later generations.] ]

Huang Zhiting said a little strangely: "He told me about the sea power of various forces in the South Seas that day, which is almost like a treasure, why hasn't he reported to you yet?" ”

Gao Pragmatic was also a little surprised, but he didn't think Gao Jing could have anything else in mind, so he just shook his head slightly, and then asked, "What did he say?" ”

Huang Zhiting said: "What Gao Jing means is that the sea power of the countries in the South Seas is not worth mentioning, and the sum may not be enough for the Annan Fleet, let alone the entire Jingnan South Ocean Fleet. On the other hand, on the pirate side, there are two forces that are relatively strong. ”

Gao Pragmatic frowned slightly, and asked again: "What about the Franc machine?" ”

"The strength of the Franc machine depends on how to calculate it." Huang Zhiting said: "I heard Gao Jing say that there are only two regular warships in Malacca City, both of which are big Galen ships, which should be very combative. But the key point is that most of their merchant ships are armed merchant ships like Jinghua, and these merchant ships must be requisitioned by the governor of Malacca to participate in the war when necessary. ”

Gao pragmatic thought about the deep meaning of these words in his heart, and did not reply immediately.

Huang Zhiting continued: "This involves a problem, that is, when the Franc machine merchant ships in Malacca gather, the strength of the Franc machine is very strong, but once a large number of merchant ships leave the port and return to China, the strength of the Franc machine will be sharply reduced. ”

Hey? This is a situation that I didn't consider before.

Gao Shishi's heart moved, and asked: "What rules do they have to follow when they leave Hong Kong and enter Hong Kong?" ”

"Yes!" Huang Zhiting said: "Gao Jing said that the merchant ships of the Francois usually leave Hong Kong in October every year, carrying all kinds of spices, silk, porcelain and other goods back to Europa. [Note: October here refers to the Chinese lunar calendar, which is roughly November every year according to the Gregorian calendar.] The date used for this book is based on the book Spain and Portugal: The Rise and Fall of Empires. ]

As soon as he said this, Gao Pragmatic understood that when the Portuguese merchant ships arrived in Malacca and when they left Malacca, mainly depends on the monsoon.

In the tenth month of the lunar calendar, the northeast monsoon appeared, and the Portuguese took advantage of the wind to return to Europe, and in April and May of the following year, they took advantage of the opposite wind to return to Malacca.

But in this way, a big problem arises.

Gao Shishi's brows furrowed suddenly, and he said, "In other words, even if you rush back to Annam as soon as possible and shorten the preparation time for sending troops as much as possible, it is very likely that you will happen to encounter a large number of armed merchant ships of the Franco-Robot people returning to Malacca on the way back?" ”

Huang Zhiting pondered for a moment and said, "It depends on how long the battle will be fought on the Bagu side. ”

Gao Shishi was a little annoyed in his heart, and said with a deep frown: "Having said that, what's the matter, it won't be half a year, right?" You must know that Bago City is less than 300 miles away from Donghu City, once you take Bago, Donghu will definitely be shaken!

Donghu is the national capital of Burma, and since the national capital is threatened, I don't believe that this guy in Mang Yingli dares to continue to entangle on the border of Yunnan, and it is bound to go south to help. And when he settles down, the next step is naturally to regain Bagu, and it is better to force us to withdraw from the sea. ”

Huang Zhiting nodded and said, "Regarding Mang Yingli's response, I agree with your inference, but his response is only his response, and it doesn't mean that I have to stick to Bago City according to his ideas." ”

Gao was slightly stunned, savoring the meaning of this sentence, and asked, "Then what do you mean?" ”

Huang Zhiting got up and searched on the bookcase, and found the map of the southern Xinjiang Kanyu left by Gao Pragmatic on the bookcase, and asked Gao Pragmatic to come and take a look.

"I thought there were two options." Huang Zhiting didn't have the shyness of a little woman at this time, and her expression was serious and calm, just like when she commanded the Battle of Langshan.

"First, most of the southern part of Myanmar is the former Bago old land, which was conquered by the Taungoo Dynasty during the time of Mang Shwe Ti (Mang Yinglong's brother-in-law and his predecessor), and now although it has been decades past, it may not be convinced by Mang chieftains."

Gao Shishi knew that the black prince of Siam, Na Li Xuan, and the Lao Dao siblings had sent people back to him, saying that the ethnic disputes in Burma were very serious, especially between the two major ethnic groups of the Taungoo Dynasty, the Burmese and the Mon, and now there was a serious opposition between annexation and anti-annexation, and that the Mon had already staged several major uprisings, and that small-scale uprisings had occurred every three or five times.

Huang Zhiting saw Gao pragmatically nodding, so he continued: "So this area of the old Bago Dynasty on the southern coast of Myanmar can be the target of our army, and we don't have to focus on just one Bago city. Once we look at the whole of Bago, there are many places where we can maneuver, which is about the size of the North Annan area. In this way, even if Mang Yingli returned to the south, we would be able to stalemate with him city by city, place by place, delaying his movements, and at the same time greatly delaying the withdrawal of our troops to Annam, which I think is very hopeful until October, when the Francophiles had to return to Europa. ”

Gao Pragmatic looked at the map and thought about it, and praised: "It's really three days, and you should be impressed." Zhiting, your current level, even compared to the first-class generals of the imperial court, can be regarded as first-class. ”

Huang Zhiting was extremely happy to be praised by Gao Pragmatic, but for some reason, the words turned into a joke: "Isn't this all forced out by the emperor?" If I don't have to fight this battle, I'm afraid I won't be able to get married. ”

Gao pragmatic put his hand on his forehead and muttered in a low voice: "Yes, count me cheap." ”

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