Zhou Shixiang's idea is very simple. Since he has no food in his hands, he should "borrow" food from people with food.

Back then, didn’t he just let Zhao Ziqiang go to Annan to "borrow grain"?

This method is actually robbery, using war to support the war. Unlike in China, the target of robbery is not his own compatriots.

Of course, this method also has a high-end name, which is to use the blood of other clans to nourish the soldiers of our clans.

North Korea is also a country of big or small. According to Zhou Shixiang's understanding, North Korea provided a lot of food to the Manchus and Tartars back then, and even sent troops to help the Manchus and Tartars fight against the Ming army. Before that, the Ming Dynasty had recreated grace to North Korea. If it weren't for Wanli to fight against the Japanese, the country of North Korea would probably have disappeared. Therefore, it was a bit ungrateful to North Korea when it was in trouble.

Of course, from the perspective of the Koreans, they surrendered to the Qing Dynasty to protect their country. Whoever could not defeat the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty could not help him. But no matter what, since he could provide food, grass, and soldiers to the Qing Dynasty, he could also provide the Taiping Army. This is not a difficult multiple-choice question, but whoever has a quick knife to listen to whom.

A small country is in great trouble.

As soon as North Korea's intention to get food came out, Zhou Shixiang quickly had a brief plan in his mind. Specifically, it was landing operations. He was a member of the People's Liberation Army in his previous life and was deeply impressed by the Incheon landing operations.

With the powerful navy landing in the Incheon area, the North Korean country was halfway through everything. As long as the land war could suppress the North Korean army, then the next step would naturally be political negotiations.

What Zhou Shixiang wanted was North Korea's food and grass, and he was not interested in destroying his country yet. The country was already ruined, and he did not have the energy to take the Korean colonial rule first on the premise that the country was ruined.

For any ruler of a feudal dynasty, if the military cannot defeat his opponent, it is cheaper and most appropriate to pay some money, give some food, and capture some young and strong men to the other party.

Zhou Shixiang is sure that the Koreans will definitely not fight the Taiping Army to the death. After all, the Taiping Army is the army of the Ming Dynasty. If North Korea receives such great favors from the Ming Dynasty, it is impossible for them to be ungrateful in the country. As long as there is a pro-Ming faction, North Korea's problem can be better solved.

In addition, North Korea has a Jeju Island, which is also very good and is suitable as a navy base. This island can not only radiate to the entire North Korea, but also is also the fulcrum of the entire Liaodong war.

The navy base was built on Jeju Island, and then the navy branch base was set up on the Dongjiang islands where Mao Wenlong resisted the Qing Dynasty. The money, grain and manpower they had obtained from North Korea were continuously invested in Liaodong and Ningjin. This game of chess can be revitalized by fighting in Liaodong.

Zhou Shixiang didn't take the power of the Eight Banners outside the pass seriously, and even ignored it. In order to suppress the voices of opposing him in the Eight Banners, Shunzhi specially transferred General Dunbai and the commander Anzhuhai into the pass. As a result, Dunbai took away 80% of the troops stationed outside the pass to defend the Eight Banners outside the pass, and the flag soldiers left behind were not even 3,000, and most of them were old, weak, sick and disabled. If even such a little old man and little Tartar could not be solved, Zhou Shixiang would definitely kill all the generals below him while wiping his neck.

"It's decided that the army will first siege North Korea, force them to surrender, and then take North Korean food and supplies to attack Liaodong."

Zhou Shi relied on each other as before and acted arbitrarily again. From giving up the battle across the sea to heading north to now, he decided to skip North Korea first, and there was no time for half a stick of incense.

He was really anxious. Shunzhi died. If nothing unexpected happens, Kang Xiaomazi would ascend the throne. The battle situation in Henan was still stalemate. Now that the more than 100,000 troops from Zhongzhen Camp went north, the situation in Henan would definitely change drastically. No matter whether the victory or defeat between Oboi and Wu Sangui would be decided, the Qing court would not be able to defend the capital. Once the remaining eight banners of the capital were in the capital, the plan of extermination and many efforts made for this would be wasted.

Zhou Shixiang never thought he was a cruel, ruthless, cruel and bloodthirsty person. He also had tenderness, and he was a good son, good husband, and good father. However, he could never go back to the past. Although everything about his original master seemed to have nothing to do with him, a person from later generations, he didn't have to keep hatred in his heart and be upset. But he couldn't do it. When he thought of the two empty graves outside Xinhui City, his heart was cut like a knife.

He must take revenge. There is no means of revenge in this world that can be more refreshing and more refreshing than extermination of the clan.

A gentleman takes revenge only day and night.

The scholar under Xinhui City that day was angered by every man.

Today's His Highness, King of Qi, still considers himself a normal man.

Only the blood of a man will never be cold.

From the perspective of politics and interests alone, Zhou Shixiang could have a better choice. He didn't have to mobilize such a large army, and even said that he was rushing to send troops to Liaodong, because the risks were too great and there was not much political gain.

At present, restoring the old capital Beijing is what people in the world pay the most attention to.

It doesn't matter whether Manzhou will be exterminated.

The occupation of Beijing also had an immeasurable political impact on His Highness the King of Qi.

Perhaps, this will transform His Highness into His Majesty the Emperor.

But that was the consideration of politicians and ambitious people. Although they were called the Grand Marshal and His Highness by others, Zhou Shixiang would still be the scholar who vowed to take revenge and the ordinary man who wanted to take revenge.

He could not tolerate his enemies running back to their nest.

From the perspective of immediate interests, sending troops to Liaodong is definitely the worst strategy; from the perspective of long-term interests, it is the best strategy.

Even if the Qing Dynasty is destroyed in the future, Zhou Shixiang can still form a strategic advantage over Wu Sangui with the outside of the pass.

Xu Yingyuan and Dong Changqing were used to the impatient spirit of the Grand Marshal. However, one of them could accept the plan to ignore North Korea first, while the other had doubts about this plan.

What Dong Changqing doubted was how long it would take to pacify North Korea. What if he had been dragged in North Korea for a long time and the army was isolated from Liaodong?

Xu Yingyuan's answer was at most three months. Of course, he was not aimless, but had a basis. Because the Qing Dynasty attacked North Korea twice, once Amin, one of the four major belles, was the head coach, and took three months to force North Korea to surrender. Once, the captive chief Hong Tai personally led the troops, but in less than a month he arrived in Seoul.

It is true that North Korea is a country, but it is too small, only a province like the Ming Dynasty.

"At that time, the Manchus attacked Korea with infantry, but today our army has a navy. If we can attack its key points, it will be easier to seize North Korea." Xu Yingyuan said.
Chapter completed!