Lu Xiangsheng couldn't figure out Zhou Zheng's thoughts in his mind, and was silent for a while, looked up at Zhou Zheng, and said, "The lower officials oppose the Northern Expedition."
Zhou Zheng was not surprised, and said, "Tell a new reason."
Lu Xiangguan, Cao Bianjiao, Liu Liuzhe and Zhou Deshao all raised their heads to look at Lu Xiangsheng. The military level of this man is unquestionable, with few defeats, so Zhou Zheng was able to overwhelm him.
Lu Xiangsheng didn't hesitate anymore and said, "You can't win."
Zhou Zheng looked at him with a pensive expression.
Lu Xiangsheng, Cao Bianjiao and others looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
Don’t say it’s both sides. For example, if you can’t eliminate the main force or worry about failure, Lu Xiangsheng directly came to "cannot win"!
This is a denial of the military power of the Ming Dynasty and an indirect questioning of Zhou Zheng's reforms.
Zhou Zheng looked at Lu Xiangsheng's expression and said, "Do you think so?"
Lu Xiangsheng looked solemnly and said: "Building a road really has to fight to the death. All the people are soldiers. There is no problem with 100,000 people. Whether we are coming out of the Daling River or fighting with the Yalu River on both sides, their tactics are still the same. We are defeated by defeating all the way. To be honest, even if the Jianlu cavalry is damaged, Mangui and Cao Bianjiao are still not their opponents. Without the cavalry, we are defeated, and the infantry will not be able to reach Shenyang at all."
Lu Xiangsheng was more sober than the others and directly judged that the Ming Dynasty could not win!
Zhou Zheng listened, pondered for a moment, picked up the bowl, and said, "Eat."
Everyone looked at his expression, picked up the bowl one after another, looked at each other, but did not dare to speak any more.
Lu Xiangsheng looked at Zhou Zheng’s expression and knew in his heart that Zhou Zheng mostly wanted to fight. He bowed his head and thought for a while, saying: "You can’t fight. Jianluo is the opposite of our offensive and defensive actions. As long as Dingguo Gong keeps pushing forward reforms and restoring national strength. Jianluo The blockade continued over there. When they survived the natural disasters, it was also when our country's strength was restored. At that time, they sent troops in one fell swoop, and the victory was in hand!
Zhou Zheng gave a hum, and continued to eat, without a word.
Zhou Dezhen held the bowl cautiously, and Yu Guang glanced at Zhou Zheng from time to time. He was also a little demon in Zhou's family, and he dared to make trouble with Zhou Zheng, but he didn't dare to breathe.
Cao Bianjiao was also following Zhou Zheng's old man. Seeing that there was something wrong in the atmosphere, he opened up and said, "My lord, Master Lu has built several big cities north of the Daling River. This time, do you want to take a look?"
Zhou Zheng was eating a piece of meat, some of which didn't know the taste. After putting it down, he sighed and said, "Go. Where is Huanglong now?"
Huanglong is the general soldier of Dongjiang Town, originally stationed in Lushun.
Lu Xiangguan said: "It should be in Phoenix. The defense line of Dongjiang Town has been moving north. Phoenix should now be stationed with about 8,000 people."
Zhou Zheng thought of the entire map of Liaodong, and said, "Well, let them come here. When I come back, I will see them in Jinzhou."
Lu Xiangsheng heard it, Zhou Zheng still wanted to fight.
Sighing in his heart, Lu Xiangsheng said: "My lord, it is not that the subordinates deliberately embarrassed you. This battle is really going to be fought. It is not Liaodong, but the national fortune. Once defeated, the consequences will be disastrous. It is not just the fame and fortune in front of you. The future and destiny of relatives and friends, in the annals of history, do you not care about it at all?"
Annals of Qianqiu History!
The corner of Zhou Zheng's face moved, he didn't really care, but Lu Xiangsheng moved all this out, indicating that he was determined to oppose it.
Zhou Zheng picked up the chopsticks, put a piece of meat in the pot, and said, "Huanglong won't use it anymore, let's talk about it next year."
Lu Xiangsheng suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and picked up the wine glass to toast Zhou Zheng.
Lu Xiangguan followed a relaxed expression, but Cao Bianjiao looked at Zhou Zheng hesitantly.
He has followed Zhou Zheng for more than ten years, and he is very clear about Zhou Zheng's temperament, how could he be persuaded to give up so easily.
Zhou Desaving was unclear, his face was disappointed. But there is nothing wrong, Governor Ji Liao objected, everyone should pay attention to it, and it is impossible to force orders.
After dinner, Zhou Zheng and others rested for a while, and then began to inspect the defense of Jinzhou.
On the second day, under the escort of Cao Bianjiao and others, Zhou and Lu Xiangsheng and others crossed the Daling River to several cities built by Lu Xiangsheng.
Along the way, Lu Xiangguan was introducing them, talking about how they bothered to finish it carefully and carefully.
The first one is Youtun, where Zhou Zheng was once stationed and had a bloody battle. After several years of construction, it is only a circle smaller than Jinzhou.
Zhou Zheng inspected carefully and affirmed the actions of Lu Xiangsheng and others.
Then, Zhou Zheng kept going northward and came to the northernmost city. This city was already close to the Taizi River, not far from the Liao River, and was the closest city to Shenyang in the Ming Dynasty.
This city was newly built, with three thousand people stationed there.
Zhou Zheng inspected the army, inspected the city wall, stood at the north gate, and looked north.
Lu Xiangsheng stood beside him and said, "Now going north, it is all icy and snowy. It is difficult for people and animals to move. The construction of prisoners does not produce, and the Han people are very few. At most one or two years, they may collapse without fighting.
Lu Xiangsheng also woke up afterwards, Zhou Zheng still had a clue in his words. It is definitely not possible to play this year, and it is okay to decide to play next year next year.
Therefore, to seize the opportunity, he was persuading Zhou Zheng.
Zhou Zheng carried his hands on his back, as if he hadn't heard it, and said: "As the reform progresses, I am facing common pressure from internal and external, and I have too many internal contradictions that have been suppressed for too long and need to be released."
Lu Xiangsheng's expression moved. He knew that Zhou Zheng's consideration was not just a matter of war, but a complicated political issue.
Lu Xiangsheng has a special relationship with Zhou Zheng. If he wants to avoid the battle between the ruling party and the opposition, he can't avoid it at the moment. He said: "Taiwan can fight, but also Wu Sangui of Myanmar and others, even Mongolia in Moxi and Mongolia in Liaodong. You need to be cautious. repeatedly."
Zhou Zheng glanced at him and said, "You don't think you can fight, and Jian Marriage must think so too. If we suddenly encircle Shenyang, how successful do you think?"
Lu Xiangsheng was stunned. He didn't expect Zhou Zheng to have this idea. He pondered for a while, and said, "It is almost impossible not to mention this method. Even if the city is suddenly besieged by cavalry, Shenyang's city wall is tall and the population is large. It is not easy to attack by force, not to mention, before the infantry arrives, they can completely go out of the city to counterattack."
Zhou Zheng listened and nodded gently.
He knew in his heart that the Northern Expedition was too eager now. However, the natural disasters are constantly fierce, and the Ming Dynasty’s reforms are actually weakening the national power, and there will be a long period of hardship. It is impossible to really ease the breath without ten or eight years.
By that time, Jianlu might be slower than the Ming Dynasty.
Zhou Zheng thought and hesitated again and again.
At this moment, Liu Liuzhe suddenly came over with a homing pigeon and said, "Second Young Master, from Shenyang."
Zhou Zheng was taken aback, quickly took it over and opened it, then his expression moved slightly.
After Ning, I left Shenyang City, as if rushing here! (End of this chapter)