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Yan Zhengsu frowned and said, "Who is so open-mouthed? This is gibberish, bandits are rampant, but it hasn't come to this point. ”

"Yes, but the rumor-mongers don't care, they are afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and they are afraid that the saints will not worry. These things reached the ears of the Holy One, and the Holy One asked me several times. Of course, this king wants to clarify this matter, but the fact that the pirates are in trouble this king can't clarify. The saint is very worried about the situation in our two Zhejiang roads, which is understandable. After all, our Liangzhejiang Road is the main supply place of money and grain for the imperial court. Now the relationship between the imperial court and the Liao people is becoming more and more tense, and the situation in the north is not optimistic, and last year the imperial court increased its troops by 100,000 troops again in the border towns of Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, so the demand for money, grain, finance and taxes is very large. Do you think that the Holy One will not be anxious after hearing these rumors? ”

Yan Zhengsu frowned and said: "That's natural, the imperial court spent too much in the past few years, the treasury was very empty, and the annual money and taxes were beyond their means, so it was really tight." When the Holy One heard these things again, of course he would be very anxious. What did the Holy One say? Do you blame the prince? ”

Guo Bing sighed and said: "It's okay for the saint to reprimand this king, after all, this king is also responsible, and he failed to share the worries of the king." To say that it is a rebuke, it is to condemn the king, and it is not wronged. The king is not discouraged by this, but the king is frustrated that he has not been able to share the sorrow of the Lord. The Holy Lord asked me if I could get a good grasp of the problem and ensure the peace of the two places. I was speechless. ”

Yan Zhengsu frowned and said, "Why didn't the prince ask the Holy Authority to mobilize troops and horses to encircle and suppress the pirates?" ”

Guo Bing's eyes widened and he looked at Yan Zhengsu and said, "Lord Yan, do you say such things too?" I've heard many people say this, but I didn't expect you to say the same thing. ”

Yan Zheng was surprised: "What? Isn't that right? ”

Guo Bing said: "Lord Yan, do you know how many pirates there are now?" ”

Yan Zhengsu frowned and said, "It is said that it is said to be more than 50,000." ”

Guo Bing said: "That's it, it seems that Lord Yan still pays attention to the movements of the pirates." It is claimed that there are 50,000, although there may not be 50,000, but at least there are more than 30,000 bandits. If 30,000 bandits are naturally nothing on land, the imperial court can naturally encircle and suppress them if they are determined to encircle and suppress them. However, they are sea bandits, entrenched on more than a dozen islands around Peach Blossom Island, and they can only be encircled and suppressed by the naval army. And all the naval forces of my Great Zhou Dynasty together do not have 50,000 people, and if you want to mobilize the entire Great Zhou naval army to encircle and suppress the pirates, do you think this is possible? ”

Yan Zhengsu frowned and remained silent.

"Besides, who can guarantee that they will be able to defeat the pirates? The pirates have been gathering on the sea all day long, entrenched on the island for 20 years, and have long been familiar with naval warfare. I don't belittle the naval forces in all parts of my Great Zhou, except for the 8,000 naval forces of my Hangzhou Ning Navy, which can maintain perennial water training in order to deal with the plague of bandits, can the other naval forces everywhere be used? Can the navy trained on the small rivers and lakes be successful on the sea? And once the army is assembled, it will be equivalent to sending a message to the bandits, and they will be ready immediately. The land above the sea is in their hands, if there is another big defeat in the thirteenth year of Splendid Beauty, do you think you and I and even the heads of these people in Liangzhelu can still be saved? Even if you don't care about personal gains and losses, once you are defeated and the bandits invade internally, do you think Hangzhou City can be saved? ”

Guo Bing's series of questions, although Yan Zhengsu is not very good at leading the army, he is not completely ignorant. He still knew some changes in the overall situation and the basic essentials, and he knew that these questions of the prince were by no means sensational, but did have these problems and concerns.

"Besides...... As the king said just now, the situation in the north is confusing, and the relationship with the Liao people is almost to the stage of tearing the skin. At this time, all the supplies and money had to be tilted for the supply of the border towns. Do you think it is appropriate for us to invest heavily in the fight against pirates at this time and spend a lot of money, food, and manpower? If the war is defeated, the pirates invade the inland in the south, and the Liao people in the north turn their faces again, wouldn't it be a situation in which the north and the south are caught in the middle and the situation collapses? While this may sound like an exaggeration, who can guarantee that this will not happen? Even if there is one in ten thousand, it must be prevented before it happens. That must not be tolerated. Lord Yan, what do you think? ”

Yan Zhengsu's scalp was a little numb, if these words were all nonsense, it would be fine, but what he said was the truth. Although the probability of this happening is very low, no one can say that it will not happen. And once it happens, the world will be in chaos, the situation will collapse, and the building will collapse. The strength of the Liao people is almost the same as that of the Great Zhou, and there are hundreds of thousands of elite cavalry troops eyeing each other, if you really take advantage of the turmoil in the south of the Great Zhou to tear your skin, the consequences are really difficult to say.

"What the prince said is extremely true, it is the lower officials who are not thoughtful. However, since there are so many concerns, how should this matter be handled? What is the prince here for today? Yan Zheng said solemnly.

Guo Bing stroked his beard and said: "Lord Yan, this king has said so much, not to excuse the rampant banditry. In front of the saint, this king did not say a word. The king can excuse himself with these reasons, but is this the way of a man? What we should do is not to find a reason, but to share the worries of the king. This king came to see Lord Yan this time, just to discuss with Lord Yan how to exterminate the bandits. ”

Yan Zhengsu was a little confused, since there were so many difficulties, but he said that he wanted to discuss the extermination of the bandits, this prince was really upside down, and he didn't know what he wanted to express.

"Lord Wang, please speak clearly, and the lower officials will listen to you."

Guo Bing nodded with satisfaction, this opening foreshadowing had already made Yan Zhengsu dizzy, and this also achieved his goal. Only after ruling out the option of transferring troops from the imperial court could Yan Zhengsu accept Lin Jue's plan next.

"Lord Yan, someone has presented me with a plan to exterminate the bandits, I think I should let Lord Yan also listen to this plan, and then you and I will discuss and decide together. Lin Jue, tell Lord Yan about your plan. Guo Bing smiled at Lin Jue.

Lin Jue stood up and saluted Yan Zhengsu, Yan Zhengsu only knew at this time that the reason why Lin Jue followed King Liang and his party was that he was the one who offered the plan. With the matter of Guishan Island in front of him, Yan Zhengsu naturally would not underestimate Lin Jue. In fact, he never underestimated Lin Jue, not for anything else, just because when he learned that Fang Dunru accepted Lin Jue as a student, he knew that this Lin Jue must be extraordinary. Otherwise, Fang Dunru's high vision would never accept students indiscriminately. The following events also proved his judgment, and this Lin Jue showed cleverness in both style and strategy.

Lin Jue began to talk about his plan, this was the third time he had expounded his plan, and compared to the plan in the palace, the current plan had been more perfected. For example, in terms of tactics, the previous plan was to take advantage of the cover of the wind and waves to smash the bandits' lair on Peach Blossom Island, but it was a bit risky to do so. For example, once the wind and waves intensify, the attacking officers and men will face great danger. Therefore, after discussing with Song Yanping, Wang Kai and others, Lin Jue considered their concerns, so he changed the attack plan to capture the outer islands of Gongwei one by one from the northwest direction.

Lin Jue called this tactic 'frog jumping tactic', and the capture of island by island was much more radical and stable than before, but it was likely that it would not be able to achieve the goal of conquering Peach Blossom Island.

The disadvantage of this is that it will delay the precious time of attacking, and it will also allow the bandits on Peach Blossom Island to get the news and give them time to prepare. But there will be a greater guarantee for the safety of the entire attacking troops. Once the wind and waves intensify, or when Peach Blossom Island cannot be captured, at least there are other islands that can retreat to avoid the wind and waves, so that the soldiers and horses can rest and avoid the hurricane. Comparatively, Lin Jue's danger on Peach Blossom Island will be greater, because both the pressure to assist in attacking the island and the pressure to get out of danger in time are very great.

But Lin Jue had to compromise, knowing that if he didn't solve these people's concerns, it would be difficult for them to approve the plan. Moreover, when Lin Jue formulated this plan, he naturally took into account the psychology of the prince's father and son, and even the two commanders of Ning Haijun. Lin Jue knew that these people were unwilling to take a desperate gamble, and if they encountered danger, they were likely to give up the attack and evacuate, which Lin Jue never wanted to see. Although this tactic has drawbacks, it also gives them the courage to attack and not retreat when they encounter danger.

Lin Jue said that it took half an hour before he made the whole plan clear. At this time, Yan Zhengsu's expression was already a little sluggish. He never expected that the prince and his son would come solemnly and bring such a frivolous and adventurous plan. Just now, the prince said how terrible the bandits were, but in a blink of an eye, he actually wanted to use the strength of the Ning Navy to suppress the bandits, and he actually said that he would suppress the bandits when the hurricane came, which was incredible.

"Lord Wang, this plan ...... What does the prince think? Yan Zhengsu asked with a frown.

Guo Bing said in a deep voice: "This king thinks that this is a genius plan and can be carried out. ”

Yan Zhengsu said: "The prince thinks twice." Such a plan is really a bit ill-considered. The prince just said that suppressing bandits is not child's play, and once the army is defeated, the consequences will be unimaginable. Does the prince really think this plan is feasible? ”

"Lord Yan, not only this king, but also the dog also thinks it is feasible, yesterday this king met with the two commanders of the Ning Navy, and they also think that the plan is feasible." Guo Bing stroked his beard and said.

Yan Zhengsu frowned and said, "Do you really think that the Eight Thousand Ning Navy Navy can fight with more than 30,000 pirates?" ”

"Lord Yan, it's not eight thousand, it's ten thousand. I will lead 2,000 guards from the palace to fight with the army, and Lord Yan can also mobilize 2,000 defenders in the city to participate in the battle. The little prince Guo Kunlang said.

"Even so, the disparity in strength is still three times great. Another naval battle. Yan Zhengsu frowned.

"Lord Yan is afraid that he didn't listen carefully. It's not a naval battle, it's a land battle. Moreover, the bandits' forces were scattered, and the frog jumping tactics conquered the islands where the bandits were entrenched one by one. The sneak attack under the cover of the hurricane will be overwhelming, and the pirates will not be able to meet them on the surface of the sea. Guo Kun said.

"When a hurricane comes, can the navy really resist the wind and waves? The officer expressed skepticism. Yan Zhengsu shook his head and said.

"Lord Yan, this matter has been approved by the navy. And as long as Lord Yan agrees to this plan, the naval ship will be immediately transformed, equipped with an outer chord baffle to prevent wind and waves, and increase the counterweight of the cabin to maintain stability, and remove some unnecessary facilities. In addition, the old and damaged ships of the navy will not fight, and we will recruit the ships of the merchants to trade at sea, and those ships are the most able to withstand the wind and waves. Guo Kun said loudly.

Yan Zhengsu still frowned and said, "That female bandit from Guishan Island can be relied on?" What if she is in cahoots with Hai Dongqing? So what? Isn't it self-defeating? ”