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Volume One Songjiang Mansion Chapter 322 Confronting the Enemy Zhang Xianzhong

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    So Zhang Lei led a total of 30,000 troops, plus the 20,000 troops brought by Lu Xiangsheng, a total of 50,000 horses, and went south. The Tianzi warship did not return to Taiping Island, but went south along the coastline, because during the battle  Dozens of cannons and millions of kilograms of grain were also stored inside the ship, which were all used for disaster relief. Since they would be looted after passing through the hands of those officials, Zhang Lei simply did it himself.

    On the way, Zhang Lei said with emotion: "The world is really in chaos now. There are constant natural and man-made disasters. I don't know what will happen if we continue like this. Sometimes I wonder what is going on.  Could it be that the Ming Dynasty has run out of energy? Then why bother sending such a diligent emperor? Since there is such a young and promising emperor, why are there so many natural and man-made disasters? I have been thinking about this question and want to  How can we change this situation? It is impossible to keep fighting and fighting. In the end, it is the common people who are injured in fighting, right? Only by solving the problem at its root can we curb the occurrence of these phenomena.  , Otherwise, what should we do? Kill them all? Then by that time, the entire country will be empty of people, and it will become a region, a lifeless country. Then what is the need to exist? The imperial court  The purpose is to improve the quality of life of the people of the country, not to satisfy the desires of a few people. If it really reaches this point, the country will have no meaning of existence."

    "Master Zhang's thoughts are really profound. Even if I try to flatter you, I can't catch up. What you said is very correct. Sometimes I have also thought about why we have to fight, so the words of Yue Wumu (Yue Fei) hundreds of years ago rang out,  Civil servants don't love money, military ministers are willing to die, and the world is at peace. Maybe now those officials are corrupt and can't control their own hands. After they have money, they still want to spend their lives, so they are greedy for life and afraid of death. And rebel  The person may have been unable to survive due to natural disasters at first, so he made a desperate move and rebelled. Anyway, he would die anyway. If he succeeded, wouldn't it be honorable to honor his ancestors? So, in the final analysis, I still believe in the word "government forces the people to rebel".  Only corrupt officials and cruel officials can arouse the resentment and resentment of the people. The existence of hierarchy is necessary, but this hierarchy must be reasonable, at least it must feel reasonable. Only in this way will the people be willing to stay in such a country. Otherwise,  Without a tile or a place to insert a pin, life is already torture for them, so this country must have reached the end of its rope, and if it does not change, it will inevitably be overthrown," said Lu Xiangsheng.

    In the entire Ming Dynasty, the person Zhang Lei liked to associate with the most was Lu Xiangsheng.  Not only because Lu Xiangsheng is an upright and talented general with both civil and military skills, but also because many of his opinions coincide with his own, which makes him feel very relaxed and feels that he is not too far away from this era.  .

    "You are right, that's it. If there is a chance in the future, we must make this official management a key rectification target. I have many good ideas about this. I think those are feasible, but there is no way to implement it now, so we still have to  We need to stabilize this environment first. As the saying goes, stability is the most important thing. Without a stable environment, nothing else can be discussed, don't you think?" Zhang Lei said.

    The two of them talked while walking, talking about politics, literature, and economics. Anyway, they were chatting all over the world.  The journey did not seem boring at all, and soon we arrived at the front line.

    Now they were going to Chao County, but first they came to Songjiang Prefecture. In Songjiang Prefecture, the Tianzi warship had been docked at the dock waiting for them to come. As soon as Zhang Lei arrived at Songjiang Prefecture, he immediately distributed part of the food.  Go down, because Songjiang Mansion was hit by floods not long ago.  After staying here for a few days.  After all the food was distributed, Zhang Lei and others took some of the soldiers on a warship to Chaoxian County, while the other soldiers were led by Lu Xiangsheng and went straight to Chaoxian County by land.

    Zhang Xianzhong had begun attacking Chaoxian a month ago, and now he has been training his navy in Chao Lake.  Just like many years ago, Chaohu is an excellent place for training naval forces.  Zhang Xianzhong's purpose in training the navy was to prepare to march to Yingtianfu by water immediately after occupying Chaoxian County.  Because Yingtianfu has the most developed industries on the road, especially the guns, cannons and other military weapons they urgently need.

    Zhang Xianzhong already knew that Zhang Lei and Lu Xiangsheng organized an army to go south. However, when he heard that only tens of thousands of people had come, most of the fear in his heart disappeared. He now has an army of 200,000, and it is Zhang Lei's  Five or six times, no matter how powerful Zhang Lei is, he will never be able to grow three heads and six arms.  Zhang Lei came by water. In order to test the results of his naval training, Zhang Xianzhong directly sent a hundred thousand troops on warships to intercept Zhang Lei. He wanted to use the advantage of numbers to defeat Zhang Lei directly on the water.  defeat.  He had already experienced the power of Zhang Lei's three-eyed gun team on land, but he knew very little about Zhang Lei in the water.Therefore, his purpose this time is to stop Zhang Lei on the water. It is best to defeat Zhang Lei, so that Lu Xiangsheng can move easily on land.

    But one very important thing he didn't consider was that Zhang Lei's navy was more powerful than his army - at least in terms of the combat effectiveness of the ships.

    So, the 100,000-strong army led by Zhang Xianzhong came all the way from Chaoxian County to Zhang Lei's direction in hundreds of warships. The huge fleet frightened everyone along the way. Zhang Xianzhong was proud of himself and walked on  On the canal dug by Zhang Lei, Zhang Xianzhong said to the deputy general beside him: "We are really able to get here thanks to Zhang Lei. If Zhang Lei hadn't dug this canal, how would we be able to fight on the water today?  Where is he fighting?"

    The deputy general quickly flattered him and said, "What the king said is true. With our one hundred thousand navy, he only has tens of thousands of troops. How can he be our opponent? Now that emperor has pinned all his hopes on it."  On Zhang Lei, Zhang Lei is already our last enemy. As long as we can defeat Zhang Lei, we will not only remove our last obstacle, but also give the emperor the biggest blow. If we directly defeat the emperor  I'm so angry, isn't that the best thing to do? Then let's just raise the flag, and then the princes from all walks of life will come to court one after another?"

    "Haha, that makes sense. If I ascend the throne and become the emperor, you will be my number one general." This horse simply touched Zhang Xianzhong's heart, and he couldn't help laughing.

    Let¡¯s talk about Zhang Lei. Without the Sihai Escort Bureau, Zhang Lei¡¯s ability to grasp information can be said to be almost zero. In other words, his information comes entirely from the scouts he sent out. The role of the scouts is to detect all the people ahead.  In this situation, the time can be advanced by at most one day, and the distance cannot be too far. It is definitely not as good as the Sihai Escort Agency, but there is no way but to make do with it. Otherwise, what else can we do?  You can't set up an intelligence agency just to fight a war. Zhang Lei doesn't have the mood or the time right now.

    But Zhang Lei is not afraid. If he was afraid, he would not come to the mainland at all. Instead, he would just huddle on his own Taiping Island. Wouldn't that be much better?

    A few days later, news came from the scouts in front that Zhang Xianzhong was leading a fleet to stop the attack.  After Zhang Lei heard this, he was not surprised but overjoyed. He was also afraid that there would be a hard battle against Zhang Xianzhong's army after landing ashore. Now that they have boarded the ship, even if Zheng Zhilong has been at sea like this for decades  No one in the world can be his opponent. How could a man like Zhang Xianzhong, who became a monk halfway, be his opponent?

    "Tell everyone to prepare. It won't be long before we can meet them. If I get ashore, I still need to consider some strategies to defeat them. Since they are already on the boat, they have already been sent up.  This is just a side dish for me. My hope for everyone is to sink at least half of their ships. Do you have the confidence?" Zhang Lei was not as nervous as before the war, but just like a tourist on a tour.

    Jiang Yuyang smiled and said: "Yes, with our warships, even maritime overlords like Zheng Zhilong will not be our opponents. How can others beat us? I can already predict our victory.  .¡±

    "Okay, actually you still need to be a little careful. Since they dare to train the navy, they will naturally have a conspiracy. Maybe they also have a back-up plan. Be careful in everything, and order all the gunners to prepare. As long as their ships  As soon as we enter our furthest firing range, we start to attack and target the target. There is no need to hide it at this time. Everyone targets small boats like theirs and strives to sink a ship with every shot. It is not just to  To win in terms of results, you must also achieve absolute psychological suppression." Zhang Lei said, this is what the saying goes, attacking the mind first.

    Finally, Zhang Lei stood on the deck and saw a ship appearing in front of him. That kind of ship was not even comparable to Zheng Zhilong's warship. Zhang Lei couldn't help but laugh. Now even the remaining worries have disappeared. This kind of ship  The ship was the same as the warship he saw when he first arrived in Chao County. He could win the battle back then, let alone now.

    "Get ready, start the attack as soon as you enter the shooting range." Zhang Lei ordered.  (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read it.)
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