Liu Quan revealed that the income of Lingao Tax Customs for one month is equivalent to the income of Canal Banknote Customs for one year, which really scared Fangzhenghua. If he knew that there was also a Tainan tax customs, the amount of this income would be doubled, but he was afraid that he would faint on the spot.

Even so, Fang Zhenghua was still shocked by Lingao's financial resources, and he asked tentatively: "Qionghai Town has such a generous hand, you people in charge of the monthly silver are not low, right?" ”

Liu Quan heard the song and knew the meaning of the song, and did not answer his income, but took out a small package with a smile and handed it to Fang Zhenghua: "Qionghai Town has a lot of income, if you want to last for a long time, you have to rely on your father-in-law and Shoufu to help you more." The general is not a stingy person, he said, everyone who has wealth will make ...... together"

Fang Zhenghua took it quietly, and gently pinched it in his sleeve, it was not a silver ingot, it was a slender strip-shaped object, it was estimated to be a gold bar, and he immediately smiled: "What is the friendship between Master Hou and our family, and you still need to see each other like this?" ”

"Father-in-law is too humble, in the future, you will be one of the best people in the ceremonial supervisor, you will tremble three times in the palace when you stomp your feet, and say a few good words in front of the emperor, and we will have to take care of everything in the future."

In fact, the climate of the Qiong Navy has been established, and the help that the master of ceremonies can help is limited, and at most it can only be icing on the cake, but Xia Nan has a long-term vision, and makes friends with Wen Tiren and the future second-in-command of the master of ceremonies, and the investment is small and the income is big. If you want to enter the Forbidden City in the future, whether you can make a smooth transition and avoid too much turmoil in the government, these two people can play a key role.

Fang Zhenghua said angrily: "Look at what you said, Hou Ye's matter, how dare our family not care?" ”

"Father-in-law is benevolent and righteous, our general can be regarded as a correct person."

The two of them had their own thoughts and laughed.

When Liu Quan was ordered to entertain Fang Zhenghua, Xia Nan and the people from the Military Aircraft Staff Office were discussing the plan of action for going north, and senior army and navy generals such as Huang Hansheng, Wei Lianheng, Su Thick Leg, William, and Murong Longcheng were also invited to participate.

A young staff officer explained the strategy developed by the Military Aircraft Staff Office: "...... The initial plan was for the army to land in Shandong, the navy to reach Tianjinwei, advance by sea and land, follow Li Zicheng into Beijing in the name of King Qin, maintain a distance of 50 to 100 miles, and quickly approach when the capital is broken, expel Li Zicheng's men and horses, and control the situation in the capital......"

Xia Nan was noncommittal, turned his head and asked Huang Hansheng and others: "What do you think of the opinions of the Military Aircraft Staff Office?" ”

Huang Hansheng replied: "This plan is feasible, Li Zicheng has already arrived at the Daimyo Mansion of Beizhili, and the army can only land in Shandong, if he goes ashore directly from Tianjin Wei and rushes ahead of Li Zicheng, there is no reason not to intercept it, and then it will become a fake show, and he must fight with Li Zicheng, and the plan that drives him to attack the capital will be in vain......

William said: "The navy can occupy the port of Tianjin, but its support for the inland is limited and will not be of much use unless Murong's marines are brought ashore." However, in this kind of large-scale battle, the 2,000-strong Marine Corps can be ignored, and it is difficult to play a surprise role, and it seems that we can only wave our flags and shout in the rear......"

"Tactically, both of you are right, but you are missing a very important point." Xia Nan shook his head, "War is always for politics, not war for the sake of fighting. ”

Murong Longcheng pondered Xia Nan's intentions and said: "The timing of turning his face with Li Zicheng is not right, he should wait until he kills Emperor Chongzhen before making a move, so that the name of righteousness will be ......."

Wei Lianheng came to his senses and echoed: "That's right, otherwise it's just making wedding dresses for others and working in vain." What if he saved the emperor, what else could he give to the general besides the title and reward? With the general's strength today, is it really greedy for his reward? ”

Xia Nan smiled, this kind of thing is not appropriate to say by himself after all, it is too ugly to eat, it is better to let his subordinates pierce this layer of paper. He said: "You two have a point, just do what you say, and the plan of the General Staff Office will be revised." ”

He turned to the young staff officer and motioned for him to continue.

The staff officer continued: "...... After turning his face with Li Zicheng, he must make a decisive decision in a war, not entangled with him, avoid fighting a war of attrition and a protracted war, and give the Tartars outside the pass a chance - after all, there are hundreds of thousands of troops in the rogue, even if the number of elite old battalions is not more than 10,000, it is still a difficult opponent. Our suggestion is: first paralyze Li Zicheng, the troops enter the city to occupy various key points, divide the rogue men and horses into several large pieces that are not related to each other, and then concentrate the elite of the special combat team, the guard battalion and other elites equipped with new firearms, and give a thunderous blow to Li Zicheng's henchmen and direct troops, and it is best to kill Li Zicheng on the spot, so that the rogue group of dragons is leaderless, and then break each one. ”

Xia Nan nodded again and again: "This arrangement is good, as long as we can persuade Li Zicheng to let us enter the city, such casualties are the smallest." However, we must also formulate a second plan to prevent Li Zicheng from expanding after capturing the capital, and we will become vigilant, so we will have to attack hard. Of course, such casualties are large, and the capital will fall into turmoil, which will affect the situation in the entire Northern Zhili, so that the Tartars have a chance to take advantage of the situation, which can only be used as an alternative. ”

Sima De said: "This is just the strategy of Beizhili and the capital, but the southern part of Liaoning cannot be unguarded. The Intelligence Department has reported the latest news and informed the Military Aircraft Staff Office: The captive chieftain Dolgon and Hauge have decided to go south, and strive to sweep southern Liaoning in the shortest possible time, recapture Lushun, Jinzhou and other places, relieve their worries, and then concentrate their forces into the Kou, divided into two routes, left and right, and the Eight Banners almost poured out. In this way, the sooner the turmoil on the capital side ends, the better, and if it turns into a three-way scuffle, the situation will become complicated. ”

"Such a situation must not occur, the three-way melee is the worst outcome for the Qiong Navy, and the situation is beyond our control." Xia Nan waved his hand again and again, "We must drag Dolgon and Uncle Haoge in southern Liaoning, the longer the better...... Murong Dragon City! ”

Murong Longcheng came out of the queue and saluted: "The subordinates are here." ”

"You led the 'Shandong' and half of the Wuyi-class warships, as well as the marines, to rush to southern Liaoning again, no matter what you do, anyway, you will contain Dorgon's uncle and nephew in southern Liaoning, so that Huang Taiji can't make up his mind to enter the customs. Remember, this is a dead order, and no matter what method you use, the mission must be completed! ”

Murong Longcheng confirmed: "Is there only a marine army on land?" Can the Army allocate troops for support? ”

Xia Nan shook his head and said: "The army must use all its strength to defeat the Liukou and stabilize the situation in the capital in the shortest possible time, so I can't even allocate a battalion to you, everything depends on you." ”