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"Even? You continue. ”

Lu Xiangsheng showed an interested expression, looked at Li Zixiao and said.

"To deal with these thieves, we must first subdue them, then appease them, and then place them.

As for the issue of resettlement, it is also very important, if it is not properly resettled, the bandits may revolt at any time.

At that time, Yang He appeased the thieves, and the anti-thieves were also appeased for a while, but in the end they turned back. Why, just because I can't live. ”

Lu Xiangsheng sighed when he heard it, what Li Zixiao said was not new.

People of insight in the court can realize this, but the key is how to do it.

Now don't talk about pacification, the court is fighting, and they are about to be unable to defeat the bandits, they fled in all directions, and dragged down the court.

On the contrary, these anti-thieves, in the process of wandering around, continue to absorb the homeless people, but make their own strength stronger and stronger.

Previously, Yang Sichang proposed the strategy of 'four positives, six corners and ten sides of the net' to suppress bandits.

In fact, it is a special strategy because of the flow of thieves.

Yang Sichang's idea is actually good, dividing the Central Plains into ten theaters, four for defense, and six for blocking. And the prime minister of the superintendent is specifically in pursuit.

But this seemingly perfect strategy is actually not feasible.

Because it requires too good cooperation, and the requirements for teammates are too high.

In fact, what the Ming Dynasty lacks most now is cooperation, and there are always all kinds of pig teammates who pull their hind legs and drop their crotch.

This led to a very embarrassing scene, the army of the imperial court could not be blocked at all, nor could it be encircled, and the thieves could always escape from the encirclement.

And the most important tactic of bandits and bandits who have no basis and wander around to fight is to avoid the real and make up for the false, and to wander around specifically.

The anti-thieves saw a vacancy, so they went to the weak place where the imperial army was defending, fought a battle, grabbed a vote, and strengthened their strength.

They don't need to produce, they just rely on looting, and even through coercion, as long as the main force is not lost, their team will fight more and more.

In the final analysis, the local armament is still lax, and in the face of the bandits' raids, there is no defense at all, and they can't withstand it at all, and they can't even wait for reinforcements.

Looking at the rotten officers and soldiers of the guards in all parts of the Ming Dynasty at this time, you will know that in the face of the overwhelming locust-like rebellious army, it is simply an extravagant hope to expect them to hold the city and wait for reinforcements.

And the soldiers and horses of the imperial court who are responsible for the conquest and suppression of the rebellious army are also full of problems.

Not to mention the problems of empty salary, deduction, arrears, lack of training, lax military discipline, etc., these are simply the most common problems in the Ming army at this time, and they cannot be eliminated at all.

Sometimes, these armies and armies suppress bandits in various places, but they are more evil than bandits, and they arouse the local people's disgust with the imperial court.

In this way, this is tantamount to pushing more people to the side of the anti-thief army.

Of course, the deepest reason that makes the bandits inexhaustible is that the local system of the Ming Dynasty has long been eroded.

The gentry and landlords occupied all the land and also had all kinds of privileges, and passed on the taxes to the grassroots people who lost their land and went bankrupt, which increased the burden on the people.

Countless people could not survive, and they actually had no choice but to rebel.

It is precisely because of all the above that the court is more and more bandits, and there are more bandits.

Lu Xiangsheng had been staying in the local area for a few years and was well aware of these situations.

Therefore, he was not at all happy that he was appointed as the prime minister of the six provinces to suppress bandits.

Because he knew in his heart that if he continued like this, the bandits of the Ming Dynasty would be inexhaustible and inexhaustible, and from the very beginning, he was fighting a battle that would never have a chance of winning.

At this time, even if a terminally ill seriously ill patient, although theoretically there is still the possibility of survival, but in actual clinical operation, it is almost incomplete.

"Adults need to have a large number of soldiers and horses in their hands, and they need to look forward to the adults and horses, so as to recruit and suppress bandits, kill each thief, pacify the people, appease the people and surrender the criminals, so that there is hope."

Li Zixiao put forward his own suggestion, although it seems a little too naïve, but it is also the only way.

It's just how difficult it is, anyway, Li Zixiao is hopeless.

"Mobilize soldiers and horses from all over the country to suppress bandits, and those soldiers are too many to use, and it is easy to harm the locality.

Especially when the imperial court is always in arrears and cannot give money and food in time, the more soldiers are transferred from all over the country, the more chaos will only become.

Not only are they not doing much, but they are worsening the situation.

Therefore, the lower officials thought that the more soldiers to suppress the bandits, the better, and the soldiers and horses in the provinces did not need more, so it was enough to let them stay in their own defense areas and do a good job of defense.

The key to suppressing bandits is to rely on a disciplined army. ”

Li Zixiao's last remarks made Lu Xiangsheng's eyes shine, and even coincided with some of his ideas.

"The Tianxiong Army under the command of the Lord has been training for many years, and it has experienced bloody battles with the Tartars, not only is it disciplined, but it is a division of a hundred battles.

In addition, the troops and horses that the lower officials are now training can completely use this to form a new army to suppress bandits, be responsible for encircling and suppressing the chaotic army, and let the officers and men of other provinces go home and take charge of their own work in their own defense areas.

The imperial court also needs to allocate enough food to pacify the people and settle the rebel army that has surrendered, and if it comes, give us three to five years, maybe there is hope to solve the bandit problem in the Central Plains. ”

Those officers and soldiers from all over the country are actually not easy to use, such as Zuo Liangyu, a fierce general, and now the imperial court can't transfer him at all.

In this case, what do you want them to do, it is better to let them go home and defend their own territory, and not let the rebel army enter.

As long as the garrisons everywhere can hold out for a period of time when the rebel army comes.

The army of bandits in the back can arrive, and there will be no room for the chaotic army to live at all.

In the final analysis, in fact, the bandits at this time did not have the ability to confront the official army head-on.

They still relied on the guerrilla warfare of 'avoiding the real and making up for the false,' and relied on sneak attacks, ambushes, and other means to attack the officers and troops.

In fact, in the famous 'guerrilla warfare' of the Celestial Empire in later generations, our ancestors had already played it badly.

In the 5,000-year history of China, all kinds of strange people have emerged one after another, and the wisdom of the ancients is much higher than we think.

And in history, in the late Ming Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty, Li Zicheng, who was not well-known among the bandits, would soon suddenly become powerful.

It's not that he is really powerful all of a sudden, on the one hand, because he entered an area suitable for the breeding of rebels, shouted the right slogan, and won the support of a large number of displaced people who can't survive.

As long as there are enough people, he can raise an army of locusts and sweep through the imperial cities, get food and money, and snowball.

In addition, the more and more frequent invasions of the Tartars made the elite of the Ming court basically transferred to the north to fight the Qing army.

And these elites of the Ming Dynasty were later buried outside the pass, which made the Central Plains completely empty, and the bandits suddenly sat up.

Since then, the officers and soldiers have been unable to defeat the bandits on the frontal battlefield.

But at least at this time, the bandits still did not dare to fight head-on with the official army.

In the past two years, the bandits were almost wiped out by Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting and other court generals, Zhang Xianzhong had no choice but to fake surrender, and Li Zicheng fled to the mountains.

But Li Zixiao knew that it would only take another year for the overall situation in the Central Plains to be completely reversed, and at that time the Ming Dynasty would be completely hopeless.

A year later, when Li Zicheng broke through Luoyang and obtained a large amount of money, food, and weapons, he had inexhaustible manpower in his hands.

Such an army of armed locusts cannot be stopped by the dying Ming Dynasty.

Li Zixiao really stood at this time, from the perspective of a Ming general, and gave Lu Xiangsheng a serious analysis of the current situation and gave advice.

But Li Zixiao is just talking, if Da Ming can really use the method he said to suppress the bandits, maybe a few years later, Da Ming really has hope of revival.

It's a pity that Li Zixiao knows that Daming can't do this at this time, and Chongzhen can't eat this medicine.

"Hey, the Tianxiong Army needs to guard the northern border and guard against the Tartars, and it is impossible to transfer south to suppress the bandits, so this official will come to find Ziqian.

Now only your subordinate team can still make the official trust, are you willing to lead the troops for my Daming to go on an expedition, exterminate the bandits, and protect my Daming mountains and rivers. ”

Li Zixiao had already guessed the true purpose of Lu Xiangsheng's coming, and he couldn't just want him to send troops to suppress the bandits.

But why didn't Li Zixiao wait for this opportunity and send troops to suppress bandits, which was one of his plans this year.

Otherwise, how can he hone his white dragon soldiers, you must know that a wolf who doesn't eat meat is still called a wolf!

Besides, if he doesn't go out to suppress bandits, how can he scavenge oil and water, how can he occupy territory, as long as he has a righteous reputation for suppressing bandits, he can act cheaply, and no one dares to accuse him of anything.

Li Zixiao immediately responded, "Since the governor has an order, how dare Li Zixiao disobey." ”

"Okay, what I want is your happy words, what I like, that is, your bravery."

Lu Xiangsheng slapped the table, laughed loudly, then brought two wine glasses, and brought a pot of wine, and poured a glass from each of the two glasses.

"Drink!"

Li Zixiao picked up the wine glass and drank it all, following a straightforward person like Lu Xiangsheng to do things, it was indeed happy.

"How many people can I take with me to suppress bandits this time?" Lu Xiangsheng asked.

"Well, I can take four battalions, two infantry battalions, one cavalry battalion, plus a baggage battalion, the number of which is about seven thousand."

"Okay, you have 7,000 men, which is enough to deal with tens of thousands of bandits, when will your four battalions of men and horses be able to come out."

Lu Xiangsheng's face showed joy, he was very clear about the combat effectiveness of Li Zixiao's soldiers and horses, it was a bloody battle with the Tartars.

This also made Lu Xiangsheng understand that Li Zixiao did not perfunctory him this time, and was really willing to go out to suppress bandits.

"Xiaguan has already been prepared, and he can come out at any time, I don't know where we are going to suppress the bandits this time?"

"Very good, then we will come out in two days, this time we will go to Henan to deal with the thieves."

Lu Xiangsheng drank all the wine in the cup, and said proudly, his face was red.

"Oh." Li Zixiao nodded, this was the same as he expected.

"What else do you want, just mention it, but make a statement in advance, don't ask for money, the saint only gave me 100,000 taels of silver this time, and I still have to use it elsewhere, I don't plan to spend it on you."

Lu Xiangsheng and Li Zixiao also did not see each other, and directly said so publicly.

"Haha, Lord Lu, you said so, why are the lower officials embarrassed to ask for money. However, I can do without the silver, but there are a few who ask for money, and the adults must promise me. ”

"You say."

"Your Excellency must also know that my soldiers and horses are very dependent on logistics and supply requirements, and I hope that Lord Lu can issue me a customs clearance certificate.

My baggage battalion has limited manpower, and I may need to ask some merchant groups in Xuzhou to organize a convoy of men to transport ammunition and food for our army.

When the time comes, with the customs clearance certificate issued by the adult, you will not be hindered when you pass the customs. ”

"This is okay, I will give you a customs clearance certificate when I go back, and explain to the government from Xuzhou to Henan, and take more care of you."

Lu Xiangsheng thought about it, this request seemed reasonable, and he also knew that Li Zixiao's men and horses were equipped with so many birds and artillery, so he agreed.

"Also, the lower officials hope that when I arrive in Henan, in the process of exterminating the bandits, my lord can grant me the power to make decisions on the spot, and not interfere too much with my command.

Even if you want to command, the subordinate will only obey your orders, and as for the orders of others, the subordinate will not listen to them. ”

After Li Zixiao said this, his eyes stared at Lu Xiangsheng without blinking, he was asking Lu Xiangsheng for the 'Shang Fang Sword' again.

Otherwise, when he arrives in Henan, a general soldier will appear at random, and his position is bigger than him, if he is instructed, he will not be busy to death.

Besides, if he doesn't take the opportunity to ask for some unleashed power, how will he secretly make oil and water, and how will he secretly carry out his own deployment.

After listening to Li Zixiao's words, Lu Xiangsheng also guessed some of the reasons why Li Zixiao made such a request, and after thinking for a long time, he replied: "Okay, I can promise you."

I can even ask you about your actions, but I will give you a deadline, a goal, and if the time is up, you will not meet this requirement......"

"I will lead the law myself, and everything will be arranged by the adults when the time comes."

Li Zixiao heard that Lu Xiangsheng agreed, and before he could finish his later words, he made up for it himself.

And Li Zixiao didn't expect that Lu Xiangsheng would dare to do this and directly delegate power to him, which is not something ordinary people can do.

couldn't help but make Li Zixiao sigh: If Lu Xiangsheng could have been born ten years earlier, there might have been a chance to turn the tide, but now it is impossible.

"Okay, Master Li, you can go down and arrange military affairs now, and in two days, you will be pulled. This official will leave tonight, and he will arrive in Kaifeng before you overnight. ”

"My lord, then the lower official will not be retained."

Subsequently, Lu Xiangsheng left Xuzhou non-stop and rushed to Kaifeng.

After Lu Xiangsheng left, Li Zixiao immediately ordered to recall Liu Chong's 'trapped camp' and Luo's 'Feiyu' cavalry stationed in Huai'an, as well as the generals of the White Dragon Army stationed in other places.

At the same time, the baggage battalion of Dong Xiang was ordered to immediately go to the ammunition depot and logistics office to receive medicines, ammunition and other materials, and be ready to be mobilized at any time.

As Li Zixiao's orders were issued, the White Dragon Army's sharp war machine quickly started moving, ready to show its fangs.

(End of chapter)

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