A century-old family that runs through the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 386 Preparing for War
In fact, Wang Chongzu did have thoughts of going south.

"I will unify the northern land, end the chaos, and protect the people. Isn't it the Holy Lord of Mingzhu?" After he sat on the throne, he became a little distracted and said to his subjects. At the same time, he also expressed his thoughts on taking advantage of the situation to unify the world. Out:

"How about taking this opportunity to go south and west and hold the world in your arms?"

All the ministers were very supportive, and General Liu Zongmin even laughed and asked for orders: "Your Majesty, I am willing to raise 200,000 troops to conquer the south and the west for your Majesty, and unify the world."

The atmosphere became more lively. Seeing this, Gu Junen couldn't help but frown.

"Your Majesty, although our army has won consecutive battles, we still cannot underestimate the enemy," he said.

"Leave aside Zhang Xianzhong's Western Army for the moment, Yan Quan's Chinese Army is powerful and has sharp weapons. It has repeatedly defeated the Ming Army. We must not underestimate it. And now that the North is newly settled, it is not appropriate to use weapons."

"Could it be that Prime Minister Zuo has forgotten that when our army marched north, the Ming army was easily wiped out like ice and snow meeting fire? Wherever my army goes, no one can stop it! What is there to be afraid of!" Some ministers stood up. , flattering Liu Zongmin and Wang Chongzu.

Seeing this, Gu Junen's brows furrowed even more.

In fact, he did not think that the Dashun Army was necessarily weaker than the Chinese Army. After all, the two sides had never directly fought each other, so everything could only be based on the Ming Army as a reference.

After finishing speaking, he did not forget to say to Liu Zongmin:
"What Jiexuan said is reasonable. It is also a good idea to take advantage of the great momentum of our army to send troops to dominate the world. I will appoint you as the general of Zhennan to command and train the troops on the border, forge firearms, armor and other items to prepare for the southern expedition. thing."

"As ordered."

Comparing the two, he admitted that Dahua was an opponent, but he did not think that they were stronger than Dashun.

"Okay." Wang Chongzu sat on the throne and finally said. Looking at the scene below, a trace of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.

"Every place has just been pacified, and it is necessary to rectify and stabilize the people. Although our Dashun is strong, we cannot underestimate our opponents and temporarily suspend our troops."

Liu Zongmin has become more and more arrogant in recent times because of his military exploits. Although Gu Junen usually looks very humble, his contributions are also huge and he has a high reputation among the courtiers. Now the two have Contradictions and mutual restraints are a good thing.

But he knew that arrogance must not last forever and must be restrained. So he still spoke out to refute, but Liu Zongmin was not to be outdone and argued with him for a few words.

"The scholar-bureaucrats in the south of the Yangtze River can also contact them and tell them that my Da Shuntian soldiers are coming to save them from fire and water."

And there is some truth in what Gu Junen said.

There was still a lot of work to be done to station troops, reorganize local governments, and stabilize the people. He decided not to do it for the time being.

Several people echoed in unison.

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After experiencing that earth-shattering event, the world briefly returned to peace again, even in the southwest.

Zhang Xianzhong invested a large number of troops on the Huguang border. When he was a rogue bandit, he would abandon a city not long after he captured it, and he never hesitated. Now that he has a fixed territory and has officially proclaimed himself emperor, he cherishes his territory very much.

At this time, some other bandits had also officially fallen under his command. For example, Luo Rucai was made a marquis and went to the Guizhou front line to confront Mu Tianyang. After his old enemy Zuo Liangyu turned into a rogue, he first sought refuge with Wang Chongzu, and then followed Luo Rucai and the others to join Zhang Xianzhong, but Zhang Xianzhong did not. To embarrass him, he was also given the position of guard general. There are also some trump cards.

Zhang Xianzhong transferred the main force back from the south.

He waited for Wang Chongzu to go south.

At the same time, I prayed silently, hoping that if Wang Chongzu attacked the southeast, it would be better for both sides to suffer losses.

He still has not given up his inner ambition, even though his strength is quite different compared to the other two.

Although the Dahua court did not show much importance to Wang Chongzu when facing Zhang Xianzhong's envoys, in fact they still regarded Wang Chongzu as an important opponent when formulating strategies.

A lion fights a rabbit with all its strength, not to mention that compared to the lion of the Dahua court, Wang Chongzu was a leopard with certain threatening capabilities.

In order to deal with them, Dahua's army has recently strengthened its cavalry.

Because after leaving the Jiangnan water town, the role of cavalry will greatly increase.

Running thousands of miles to cut off food routes, following the army to harass, etc. are all common tactics.

Wang Chongzu of the North is also very good at this. His cavalry of tens of thousands, composed of elite soldiers from the old battalion, is extremely capable and can play an extraordinary role in the thousands of miles of wilderness.

It must be strengthened. Yan Ling has purchased a large number of horses from various places, especially some excellent horse breeds. He has purchased a large number of horses. On the basis of one cavalry division in the First Army, he has formed two additional cavalry divisions. However, the cavalry The training time is longer than that of the infantry, and they are still unable to go to the battlefield at this time.

Moreover, there are still too few garrison troops on the border.

After some discussion, Yan Ling decided to send the defenders in the central area to the border to strengthen defense.

"With the railway, our army has a natural military advantage. It can be said that in the southeast, our army is invincible." Yan Shishu said confidently.

Everyone nodded, obviously agreeing with his words.

Although the Hua Dynasty's army may be smaller than that of Dashun, in terms of its elite level and the speed of transporting troops, the Hua Dynasty's army can be said to be crushing.

In the past few years, railways have been rolled out on a large scale, and they have excellent effects in transporting troops and supplies. This has been tested in practice. The rapid support capability is simply unmatched by mules and horses, and it can be called an epoch-making invention. They often secretly admire the Lord's true knowledge and insights in private.

Even if the troops in the central area go to the border, if there is a problem behind them, they can use the railway to quickly turn around and have high mobility.

With fewer troops than Zhang Xianzhong and Wang Chongzu, the Dahua Dynasty had unprecedentedly stable rule over the territory. This railway had to be said to be an important link.

"Don't take it lightly." Yan Ling just told him and allowed the military department to start formulating a battle plan.

(End of this chapter)