Everyone's expressions suddenly became quiet, some were meditating but some were excited, while others were reluctant to speak...

"You don't have to worry. Since it's a discussion, you can speak freely if you have any ideas." Zhu Yicheng said with a smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Jin, the deputy envoy of engineering, was the first to stand up and said, "The Grand Governor is far-sighted and is not as good as ordinary people. His subordinates really admire him..." Zhu Yicheng waved his hand and signaled him to stop flattering and talking about serious matters. Jiang Jin continued, "Before the outbreak of the grain shortage in Jiangnan, the Grand Governor had already used this to hold back the Qing court. What's more, Yuan Qi, Zhu Jiancai and other troops also intended to indulge secret support, which made the Qing court's main force in Jiangnan unable to take care of our Ningbo anymore. In addition, after defeating the Fujian Navy before, the Qing court had no counter-force around our Ningbo. This is a great opportunity for our troops to expand. In the following view, the Grand Governor can directly rush his troops westward and attack Hangzhou from Shaoxing northward. At the same time, contact Yuan Qi and Zhu Jiancai's troops, and attack from east to west and east, and attack from behind. If the big thing can be won, it would be a success!"

"Not right!" As soon as Jiang Jin finished speaking, Dong Dashan raised an objection: "Although Jiangnan's front is full of fire and the Qing court is temporarily unable to encircle and suppress the enemy, don't forget that the main force of the Qing court has not been damaged. Hangzhou is a big city in the provincial capital. The eldest prince of the Qing court stationed troops in Lin'an. It was only one day from Lin'an to Hangzhou. We used our army's strength to fight against the main force of the Qing army and did not have enough confidence in winning. What's more, Yuan, I wish the two troops would be willing to send troops. This is something that no one knows. Once our army has not been in Hangzhou for a long time and the Qing army is in full swing, let alone taking Hangzhou, I'm afraid even Ningbo will be difficult to protect at that time."

Dong Dashan is an old man who experienced the battle in Hangzhou. He is most aware of the cruelty of the battle in Hangzhou. Moreover, as he said, although Ningbo is now strong and powerful, he is still not as good as the main force of the Qing army in terms of combat effectiveness. Once the Qing army in Lin'an comes here, especially if Yuan Qi, Zhu Jiancai and others watch the fire from the other side of the river and keep their troops moving, the Ningbo rebels will not be able to compete at all.

In his opinion, Jiang Jin's plan was completely a paper talk and there was no possibility of implementation. In addition, in addition to these factors, there are other aspects of strategy for Hangzhou, such as the mobilization of food and grass and the security around Ningbo, etc. Don't forget that although Fujian has shrunk back, no one can guarantee that once Ningbo sends troops to Fujian, there will be no action. If Ningbo's old nest is gone, not only will the efforts of all these days be wasted, but even the entire rebel army will be in trouble.

"Where is what you said so mysteriously? Can't our troops test it? If we really can't defeat our troops, we can still retreat to Ningbo. Besides, even the Fujian Navy was destroyed by the Grand Commander under Ningbo City. What is the eldest prince of the Qing court? If we can defeat the main force of the Qing army in Hangzhou City and capture the eldest prince alive, wouldn't it be better?" As a military officer, Jiang Jin felt that Dong Dashan's opposition refuted his face and said unhappily.

"War is not a joke, how can I try it?" Dong Dashan immediately replied coldly at Jiang Jin's whimsical thoughts.

"you……."

"Enough!" Liao Huanzhi did not wait for Jiang Jin to continue and stopped Jiang Jin. After all, Liao Huanzhi had a higher position and joined the gang earlier than Jiang Jin. From the origin, the reason why Jiang Jin was able to join Zhu Yicheng was due to Liao Huanzhi's original contribution. Although Jiang Jin looked dissatisfied, he could only suppress it.

He clasped his fists at Dong Dashan, and Liao Huanzhi asked, "General Dong, since you think it is the best strategy to attack Hangzhou, then what do you think is the best strategy?"

Dong Dashan thought for a while and said, "From the current perspective, although the situation in Jiangnan is chaotic and there are many rebellions, the main force of the Qing army has not been damaged, and the rebellion is just a spontaneous act due to food reasons. Judging from the strength of the Qing court, the chaos may not last long. At this time, our army will directly advance westward, shorten the distance from the main force of the Qing army or even fight directly, which will inevitably attract the attention of the Qing army. Once the Qing army recovers, our army will become the main target of the Qing army, which is really not worth the loss."

"Haha, it's just that you're greedy and fearful of death. Do you just keep your troops in the process of keeping your troops and waiting for the Qing army to finish the Jiangnan endgame and then attack me?" Hearing this, Jiang Jin couldn't help but sneer. Liao Huanzhi stopped pretending and told him not to talk nonsense. He heard Dong Dashan finish his words, but there was the same question in his eyes when he looked at Dong Dashan.

"Of course not. The Grand Commander said it very clearly. If you sit in the lonely city, you can be safe for a while but not for a lifetime. Moreover, the chaos in Jiangnan is the best opportunity for us. If you miss this opportunity, it will be even more difficult for us to compete with the Qing army. In the following view, it is better to go south than to advance west than to go south. Now Fujian is shrinking its defense line and taking the initiative to relax the defense in Taizhou. This is a great opportunity for our army to attack Taizhou. Once Taizhou is taken down, the Qing court's Ningtai Road will be the same as the whole of our army. What's more, our army not only has a convenient march, but also has a navy as its support, and it is very sure!"

Whether it was Jiang Jin or Dong Dashan, the Fujian Navy mentioned several times in his words and the current Ningbo Navy. Compared with the main force of the Qing army in Lin'an, the Fujian Navy generals who surrendered to him felt a little embarrassed.

Zhu Yicheng, who was sitting in the head, agreed with Dong Dashan's plan in his heart. Once he took Taizhou, he could connect Ningbo and Taizhou in a line, and his maneuvering space was almost doubled. At the same time, he would not stimulate the main force of the Qing army far away in Lin'an for the time being, and could also force Fujian to further shrink its defense line. In addition, with the navy in his hands, there was a great chance of winning Taizhou, which was indeed a good goal.

His eyes looked at the generals who had defected to him with some embarrassment. Zhu Yicheng smiled and pointed Zhang Fei's name, and said, "Zhang Zhenfu, how about Ningbo naval training now? Is it useful? Do you have confidence in guiding Taizhou?"

Zhang Fei, who was named after the name, was stunned. He didn't expect Zhu Yicheng to ask him directly, "You must know that his immediate boss Wang Dong is there, and if you want to say that Ningbo Navy, Wang Dong is the official, and his custody is just a helper, not to mention that Zhang Fei is still a surrendered general."

"Look at what I'm doing, the Grand Governor asked you and just go back directly. A big man, mother-in-law, is not at all happy." Seeing Zhang Fei looking at him with inquiring eyes, Wang Dong cursed carelessly. Zhang Fei's face suddenly turned red, and she stood up and said, "Go back to the Grand Governor, the training of Ningbo Navy is very smooth and can be initially engaged in the battle. As for Taizhou, since Fujian has shrunk its defense line, there is no problem with suppressing Taizhou City from the sea with the strength of our Navy. As for directly siege the city..."

"I understand, Zhang Zhenfu sit down first." Zhu Yicheng nodded. In fact, he knew in his heart that although the Ningbo Navy was established on the basis of the Fujian Navy, considering the reliability of the Fujian Navy's surrender, its backbone structure was still dominated by the original rebel army.

In this situation, even if you are well-trained, don’t forget the navy, or the navy is not an army. The navy’s combat effectiveness has been formed far longer than the army. The so-called ten-year army and a hundred-year navy,

In fact, in terms of Ningbo's military structure, although it has gradually deviated from the original situation of bandits and everything has developed in the direction of regular army. But to be honest, there is still a big gap with regular army. Not to mention Zhu Yicheng's regular army, I'm afraid there is a big gap even in the main force of the Qing army.

Attacking Taizhou can open up the situation, secondly, give yourself a greater living space, thirdly, it can also play a role in training. Zhu Yicheng also wants to see that after these days of training, especially the situation of his own musket team on the battlefield, fighting Taizhou is indeed a good goal.

As for letting Ningbo Navy assist in the attack from the sea, Zhu Yicheng also had his own little slap in his heart. Most of the Fujian Navy surrendered to him. Although he had disrupted all the troops, he was really unsure whether these people could really use them. If something happened in the army in the future, it would be better to take advantage of the attack on Taizhou and pull the Navy out to fight. No matter what the result was, at least the officers and soldiers from the Fujian Navy could die and return to the heart of the Qing court.

Speaking of which, this is also a form of controversy. I think after the war in Taizhou, I feel much more at ease about the use of these surrendered soldiers and generals. As for the future, Zhu Yicheng, who attaches great importance to the navy, has other ideas, but the time is not yet ripe.

In this way, the goal was set as Taizhou, and the next step was to dispatch troops, including arranging the specific plans of the navy. Everyone present expressed their opinions, Zhu Yicheng asked someone to record them one by one, and then adjusted them according to the actual situation. It was not until the preliminary plan was formed in the afternoon. Zhu Yicheng told everyone to prepare as soon as possible and continue to discuss the details tomorrow.

After the meeting, everyone dispersed. Liao Huanzhi, as the left chief and minister, was naturally the last one to leave. When he left the door, he saw Jiang Jin waiting for him outside. When he saw Liao Huanzhi coming out, he hurriedly came forward.

"Sir Changshi..."

"Hey, Jiang Chengjun is waiting for me to have something to do?"

"Haha, I haven't seen you for a long time and I miss you a little. I specially prepared a small wine in the humble room and asked you to enjoy the scenery." Jiang Jin said with a smile, but he obviously had something to discuss with Liao Huanzhi in his expression.

Liao Huanzhi immediately laughed, smiled a few times and shook his head and said, "Brother, I am not an outsider, why do you have to do this? Now the Grand Governor is preparing to guide Taizhou. As the Zuo Changshi, I am very busy. Now I have to go to the yamen to arrange official duties immediately. Besides, I am joining the army and being responsible for engineering. Are you so leisurely?"

Liao Huanzhi's smile was obviously sarcastic. Seeing this, Jiang Jin knew that he could not hide it from him, so he immediately pulled him aside and said, "I said Brother Liao! Haven't you seen what happened today yet? Dong Dashan relied on the old man of the Grand Governor to be arrogant and looked at me. What's more serious is that the Grand Governor also obeyed him. This is not a good sign! Brother Liao, aren't you worried?"

"Haha, what's there to worry about?" Liao Huanzhi said with a smile: "General Dong is a military man. Of course, the military man's opinion is based on the military man's opinion. We are just civil officials, not to mention that the general has strategies and ideas, so how can we just let people just let you do whatever you want? Brother, you are too careful. Well, I have too many things to do. Don't be here anymore. Go and go to your own business. After taking Taizhou, you will be the host for your brother and get together with me."
Chapter completed!