Under Zhu Youzhen's repeated invitations, Yang Sichang was no longer modest, took out a scroll from his sleeve, and slowly unfolded it on the table.

The crowd went to look at it, but they saw that it was a beautifully drawn map. Yang Sichang pointed to the map and said, "Your Highness, Lord Sun, generals, please see, this is the map of my thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty." Although the thieves rose from Shaanxi, they poisoned the world and broke through almost all provinces. Although the governors of Fuzhou County and the relevant health stations also fought hard against the enemy, they basically fought on their own, and they were scattered, so they were repeatedly succeeded by thieves. ”

When everyone nodded, Yang Sichang followed his own train of thought and said slowly: "The key to the difficulty of controlling thieves lies in the word 'flow'. The officials and armies in various places are all aimed at protecting the territory, and when the thieves come, most of them shrink in the prefectures and counties.

In this way, although the cure is preserved, it is difficult to hurt the thief in the slightest. The thieves can attack the city, and even if the war is unfavorable, they can escape calmly, and they are invincible. Therefore, if you want to cut off the thieves, you must restrict and divide them so that they cannot flow. Then mobilize superior forces to eliminate the thieves one by one. If so, within five years, the trouble of thieves will be almost peaceful. ”

"But you don't know how to limit the division?" Zhu Youzhen asked with interest.

"Your Highness, please look!" Yang Sichang also said with a radiant face, "There are three capitals and thirteen provinces in the Ming Dynasty, including Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi, Zhejiang, and Fujian, which are either located in remote areas or are water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, which are not conducive to the activities of thieves, so they can be put aside." The Beijing division was heavily guarded, and the thieves did not dare to send them to death. Therefore, the scope of their activities is mainly in the remaining two capitals and seven provinces.

Among them, Shaanxi is the place where thieves rise; The Central Plains of Henan is fertile for thousands of miles, and soldiers have fought for it since ancient times; Huguang is known as the 'thoroughfare of nine provinces', extending in all directions, and Fengyang, the central capital, is close to Henan, and is the place where the ancestors' mausoleums are located, which is of great significance. These four are positive, and they are also the areas where thieves are most often active, so it is advisable to make the governors of the four provinces separate and suppress them.

"The remaining Yansui, Shanxi, Shandong, Yingtian, Jiangxi, and Sichuan, these six provinces are corners, and they are also places where thieves often haunt, so it is advisable to make the governors of the six provinces divide the defense and assist in suppression. For example, if the thieves sneak into Shaanxi, then the governor of Shaanxi should take special responsibility for prevention, and on the premise of guarding important cities, he should drag the thieves as much as possible. The governors of the surrounding provinces of Yansui, Shanxi, Henan, and Sichuan should send troops to block the border with Shaanxi, so that the thieves could not escape.

"As for the extermination of the thieves, it is not within the reach of ordinary governors, and a prime minister must be sent by the imperial court to lead elite soldiers to pursue the thieves. No matter which province the thief has flown to, the prime minister must follow the thief's direction and specialize in solicitation.

In this way, the thieves were trapped in a net, and there was no time to stop and recuperate, and there was no way to escape, so they could only fight a decisive battle with the official army. The imperial court sent a general to lead a heavy army to kill the thieves in one fell swoop, cut the grass and eradicate the roots, so as to prevent future troubles forever. ”

Everyone was speechless for a long time. After a long time, Hao Yongzhong came in a breath and muttered: "Fortunately, I have joined the Qin soldiers, otherwise if I encounter Yang Gongzi on the battlefield, I will be trapped by you sooner or later!" ”

Everyone burst into laughter, and Zhu Youzhen praised while laughing: "Yang Gongzi really has armor soldiers in his chest, this 'four positive and six corners, net open ten sides' strategy, the end is domineering side leakage!" ”

"Domineering side leaks?" Everyone was stunned when they heard it, and they didn't know what the word Zhu Youzhen meant. Zhu Youzhen also realized that he had missed his mouth again, and hurriedly diverted the topic and said: "Yang Gongzi's strategy is so powerful, why don't you play the imperial court?" ”

Yang Sichang shook his head with a smile and said, "Your Highness is joking, the student's remarks are just on paper. If it is really to be implemented, it will need to increase the number of troops by at least 100,000. Now that the imperial court is in urgent trouble, the 'three salaries' have been added, how can there be any spare money to praise the military salary? Moreover, many officials were afraid of fighting the thieves, and would rather use the silver for appeasement than to reorganize their armaments! ”

Speaking of this, Yang Sichang's expression suddenly darkened, and he said with a worried brow: "My father is the representative of the Fufu faction, and the students have repeatedly said that the thieves are not credible, but my father just doesn't listen!" At present, the scourge of thieves in Shaanxi is even worse than in previous years, and my father is still clinging to the strategy of appeasement, I am afraid that the disaster will come to an end! The power of heaven is unpredictable, if the court really condemns his old man, the student has no choice but to give up his body and be punished on behalf of his father! ”

Zhu Youzhen also felt sorry after hearing this, thinking that although Yang He was confused, he was not a corrupt official. It was a grave mistake for the imperial court to make a man like him, who did not understand military affairs, a trilateral governor. When the war situation was out of control, Yang He became a victim of the court's strategic mistakes, which was really unfair to him.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youzhen hurriedly comforted Yang Sichang and said, "Sir, don't worry. If the court really blames him, the king will intercede for the governor. ”

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Yang Sichang hurriedly knelt down to give a big salute, and Zhu Youzhen also hurriedly picked him up and said, "It should be Mr. Xie." Sun County Order, what do you think of Mr. Yang's 'four positive and six corners' strategy? ”

Sun Chuanting has been with Zhu Youzhen for a long time, how can he not know the meaning of his words, and immediately said angrily: "Mr. Yang's plan is clever, and the officials admire it so much!" Although the imperial court may not be able to adopt the words of the gentleman, the Qin soldiers of the lower officials can immediately act according to the gentleman's strategy.

"Of course, without the overall planning of the imperial court, neither it can be realized. However, the lower official wanted to follow Mr.'s intentions and send a team of men and horses to take the initiative to attack, following the thieves all the way, so that they had no chance to breathe. Although it can't cut off the thieves, at least it will make the thieves have no time to intrude on Jingyang! ”

As soon as he said this, except for Hao Yongzhong, who did not forget his old feelings for Li Zicheng, all the generals asked for orders to attack. Of course, Sun Chuanting couldn't be the master, so he secretly asked Zhu Youzhen with his eyes.

Zhu Youzhen didn't speak well, but just smiled at Li Dingguo. Sun Chuanting immediately understood, and ordered in a deep voice: "Li Dingguo! ”

"The last general!" Li Dingguo immediately grabbed the front fork hand and saluted.

Sun Chuanting bowed his head slightly and said: "This official gives you five hundred cavalry, including one hundred veterans and four hundred new soldiers." You can train and chase down the thieves. As for the specific way to fight, the general will not be subject to the orders of the foreign king, and you have always been cautious in the use of troops, so the official will not tell you much. Just remember one thing, you don't have many troops, don't fight hard with thieves! It is not easy for His Highness to raise troops, you must not live up to His Highness's expectations! ”

"Obey!"

Li Dingguo grabbed this vanguard order, which made other generals envious. Sun Chuanting smiled slightly: "The ranking generals also have heavy responsibilities, and in the eyes of the lower officials, training soldiers is more difficult than fighting. Only by training soldiers well can they be at ease in battle. Okay, let's talk about it here today, Your Highness has been working hard for days, and it's time to go back to the house to rest! ”

After the meeting was dismissed, all the generals went to their posts, but Zhu Youzhen grabbed Qi Meifeng and said with a grin: "Meifeng, we should also go home!" ”

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