When entering the official post, Zuo Liangyu did not notice anything abnormal. Zhu Yousong and Qin Sande both had smiles on their faces. Ma Shiying and Huang Degong had already entered the official post, and Sun Tai was also waiting here. In addition, there were some other officials in Nanjing. The whole atmosphere looked very harmonious and there was nothing inappropriate.

As a pure military general, it is impossible to swagger in front of many civil officials. This is also a habit of the Ming Dynasty. Military generals generally have no culture and are even ignorant of Ding. Huang Degong is of this type. Even if they are martial Jinshi, their status is far inferior to that of literary Jinshi. Suddenly encountering such a scene, Zuo Liangyu, who is good at analytics, instinctively feels something is wrong. As for what is wrong, he still has to see what will happen next.

Zuo Liangyu's ominous feelings were soon fulfilled.

After everyone arrived, Zhu Yousong, on behalf of the emperor and the court, first read out the imperial edict. This imperial edict was specially issued to Zhu Yousong and Qin Sande. It was nothing more than that the two had the power to make arbitrary decisions and held the Shangfang sword. They could deal with officials and soldiers who did not obey commands or defected to the enemy and rebel, and there was no need to ask for imperial edicts.

After kneeling down and listening to the imperial edict, everyone stood up, but their faces were different. Huang Degong and Sun Tai thought it was natural. Since they were the commander sent by the emperor, they should have the minimum majesty. Otherwise, the soldiers below would not obey the orders, so how could they fight? What's more, the opponent was the famous Su Tiancheng.

Ma Shiying had no expression on his face. Among all the officials present, he had the oldest qualifications. He was a Jinshi in the Wanli period, but his official career was not good and he had never been able to become a high-ranking official in the capital. He had his own judgment on the current situation. Although the emperor issued an order and asked the army in Nanzhili to concentrate and be prepared to conquer Su Tiancheng, he knew very well that the army stationed in Fengyang Capital would never be dispatched. It was the place of the dragon's rise in the Ming Dynasty and there would be no mistakes. Therefore, no matter what Zhu Yousong and Qin Sande said, it had nothing to do with him. There was no need to offend people at this time.

Ma Shiying's expression alone was different. This imperial edict was like a blow to him. It was normal to read the imperial edict before the serious business. However, at this extraordinary moment, it was a bit abnormal to ask many generals to come to Nanjing but did not require the army to enter.

After reading the imperial edict, Zhu Yousong said a few polite words, and then said that he would ask Eunuch Qin to make arrangements for everything.

Qin Sande was not polite. He spoke immediately, mainly talking about three views. The first one is that the task of conquering Su Tiancheng this time is very arduous, and you must be mentally prepared. I am afraid it will be a arduous and long process. Don’t think about winning quickly, which means it is implicit. It would be great if you can not fail and match the situation.

The second point of view is that the significance of this conquest is extraordinary, and it is related to the survival of the court. The emperor and the court are very concerned about it. Therefore, all soldiers must be united and moral, and must not have two hearts, otherwise they will be severely punished. No matter who is involved, no matter how high the status or the great contribution it is, it involves not only the person, but also the family members will be punished the most severely.

The third point of view. Because of the hardship and importance of the conquest, the command power must be unified. Many generals, leading their respective troops, must obey unified orders and are never allowed to act privately. If such a matter occurs, it is equivalent to pursuing rebellion and will also be subject to the most severe punishment.

Then Qin Sande made a specific arrangement. The army led by Ma Shiying was stationed in different places. Fengyang was the place where the Ming Dynasty was stationed, and it must be held. Therefore, Ma Shiying was directly responsible for defending Fengyang and not to encounter any invasion. The Nanjing Jingying Army led by Sun Tai was also stationed in Nanjing. As the capital of the Ming Dynasty, there was no problem, otherwise it would be impossible to explain. After making arrangements for the army led by Ma Shiying and Sun Tai, Qin Sande also specifically said that even if Su Tiancheng attacked Nanzhili, as long as Nanjing and Fengyang capitals were still there, there would be no failure.

As for the main task of the battle, it naturally fell on the army led by Zuo Liangyu and Huang Deguang.

Qin Sande pointed to the map on the table and made specific arrangements. After entering Nanzhili from Huguang, the army led by Zuo Liangyu was stationed in Huizhou Prefecture, Ningguo Prefecture, Guangde Prefecture and Changzhou Prefecture, and Huang Degong was stationed in Suzhou Prefecture and Songjiang Prefecture respectively. In this way, the army was stationed in several prefectures and prefectures on the junction of Nanzhili and Zhejiang.

Qin Sande also specifically emphasized that the army stationed in these prefectures must maintain close contact and closely monitor Su Tiancheng's every move. Once Su Tiancheng leads the army to invade, the remaining troops stationed in various places must adopt the form of division and encirclement to disrupt all Su Tiancheng's deployment.

Finally, Qin Sande looked at everyone and spoke slowly.

"My dear masters, Lord Zhu and our family are appointed by the emperor and the court. They feel a great responsibility. Therefore, the ugly saying goes, in the forefront, when the army fights, it is most taboo to not understand the military orders. This command must be unified. You must act according to the unified deployment and all actions must be handled according to the opinions discussed by Lord Zhu and our family. If any master acts without authorization, don't blame Lord Zhu and our family for being rude. Our family is not willing to offend others. Our family has a lot of feelings for Nanjing. We have been here for many years. Thinking of Su Tiancheng, a traitor, who dares to rebel and even thinks of overthrowing the court, our family is angry. Our family hopes to work together with you to defeat Su Tiancheng and protect the safety of the court."

After Qin Sande finished speaking, the room was very quiet.

Zuo Liangyu couldn't help it. He realized that Ma Shiying and Sun Tai would not speak because their army had not been mobilized at all. It turned out that Huang Degong would probably speak, but he said that he was following Qin Sande's request. At that time, he was alone and had to do it as required.

Qin Sande's arrangement obviously made Huang Degong and him the cannon fodder. The army was stationed in prefectures and counties close to Zhejiang. The richest Suzhou Prefecture allowed Huang Degong's army to be stationed, and his own army was scattered in four prefectures. These places were not particularly rich, and there was not much oil or water at all. Besides, the 200,000 army was scattered, and each place had about 50,000 people. This just gave Su Tiancheng the opportunity to defeat them.

The most critical point is also where Zuo Liangyu can find the reason, that is, the navy of Jiangning Camp is very strong. Who knows whether Jiangning Camp will take a warship, so that it can directly attack Yangzhou Prefecture and Huai'an Prefecture, and directly threaten Fengyang and other places. If such a situation really happens, what should I do?

From his own interests, Zuo Liangyu must speak.

"The arrangement between the lord and the father-in-law is very good, but the subordinates have some difficult places, so they have to tell them out, otherwise the lord and the father-in-law will think that the subordinates are deliberately making things difficult."

Everyone looked at Zuo Liangyu. At this time, Zuo Liangyu would not be polite.

"The elders and father-in-law know that they are led by their subordinates. They have 200,000 troops, but the military pay that the court has solved every year is only half of the military pay of 100,000 people. In recent years, the subordinates gritted their teeth and insisted that they did not cause any trouble for the court. But this conquest is of great importance. Speaking of which, before the troops move, food and grass go first. If the food and food cannot be guaranteed, the subordinates really cannot guarantee that the army can carry out the conquest smoothly."

"Secondly, the army was stationed and scattered, and the subordinates felt that it was inappropriate. If Su Tiancheng used various methods of defeating, it would be difficult for our army to take care of the head and tail. Secondly, the navy of Jiangning Camp is very powerful. If you take a warship and directly attack Yangzhou Prefecture and Huaian Prefecture, all the deployment will be no longer a mess."

"I dared to raise these questions, not because I was deliberately making things difficult for me. Please forgive me and my father-in-law."

Qin Sande smiled and quickly answered.

"We have thought about what General Zuo is worried about. Our family naturally needs to guarantee the military pay for this army. General Zuo can rest assured. It is related to the battle between the life and death of the court. No matter what, it must be guaranteed. After the army enters Nanzhili, the military pay will be arrived immediately. As for the general's concerns about the issue of scattered deployment, our family believes that scattered garrisons are beneficial. First, even if Su Tiancheng attacks a certain place, it will not cause our army to suffer major losses. The rest of the garrisons can reinforce in the shortest time. If there is an unfavorable situation in the battle, the army will not completely collapse.

It was defeated, Su Tiancheng could not have thought of this. As for the brave navy of Jiangning Camp, our family had thought of it for a long time. General Zuo hadn't listened carefully. There were troops waiting in Nanjing and Fengyang, so there was no need to worry too much. Our family asked the army to be stationed in Huizhou Prefecture and other places. We didn't just wait like this. Once Su Tiancheng led the army to take a warship and attack Yangzhou Prefecture and Huai'an Prefecture, are you going to watch in Huizhou Prefecture and other places? Su Tiancheng led the way and Zhejiang was completely empty. At that time, the army directly attacked Zhejiang and destroyed Su Tiancheng's nest. The general thought Su Tiancheng would abandon it."

Zuo Liangyu lowered his head and had nothing to say. He was looking for a reason, but he could not have easily solved these problems. It seemed that Qin Sande was well prepared.

The matter announced by Qin Sande next made Zuo Liangyu feel the real crisis.

Qin Sande asked Ma Shiying to return to Fengyang to make all preparations and protect Fengyang's safety. Sun Tai also went back to prepare. As for Zuo Liangyu and Huang Degong, he stayed in Nanjing and sent people to convey orders, requiring the army to set sail immediately and directly enter Huizhou Prefecture and other places, requiring all to be deployed within half a month. At that time, Zuo Liangyu, Huang Degong and others will enter Huizhou Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture in accordance with the unified deployment and command the army to fight.
Chapter completed!