Back at the Royal Club, Chongzhen invited Wang Youqing, who is now the emperor's right-hand man.

Chongzhen looked at King Fu, but he didn't know what he was thinking in his fat head. But this fat brother was definitely not that easy to pass. For example, in history, Shi Kefa, Ma Shiying and the Donglin Party were all played by this silly fat man. King Fu used a killer move at the critical moment. He didn't know why he actually did the work of the four towns and obtained the support of Zuo Liangyu, Huang Degong, Gao Jie and Liu Zeqing. He turned around the situation that was not conducive to him in one fell swoop and ascended the throne. Emperor Hongguang. So you must not underestimate the wisdom of this man. As for the later defeat of Nanming at the hands of King Fu, it was a bit unfair to him. The ministers fought in the nest, the warlords in the four towns were disobedient, Gao Jie died, and Zuo Liangyu rebelled. It was really difficult! As a person with no political experience, suddenly ascended to this throne of invincibility, it was hard to say who would do better than who would. Letting a person with no political experience sit on the throne is like rolling dice, which is purely a gambling act.

Throw the dice and throw it on the Emperor Gaozong of Song, Zhao Gou, who was a rare talent. Moreover, there was no civil strife for many years at the Northern Song Dynasty, and it was not as messy as the Southern Ming Dynasty. Throw the dice and throw it on the Emperor Zhu Yousong to become the Emperor of the Southern Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yousong was a playboy and spread the mess in the Southern Ming Dynasty. It is estimated that Zhao Gou's talent would be difficult to deal with. Let alone people like Zhu Yousong!

As a fake Zhu Youjian, Gong Daming thought that the reason why Nan Ming died was that he could only blame Zhu Youjian for being too bad. This could not be blamed on Zhu Yousong.

When he thought of sending this poor fat man to Zhang Xianzhong, Chongzhen thought that at least he could add some political experience. So he smiled and said:

"Brother Yu, after seeing the armored vehicles, are you very confident now?"

King Fu nodded and said:

"Back to the emperor, this armored vehicle is indeed an invincible weapon. I, the Ming Dynasty, have this thing, and I will no longer be afraid of the Tartars. I congratulate you! I wonder if the emperor can also use this armored vehicle when he captures Luzon?"

Unexpectedly, King Fu actually had the idea of ​​an armored vehicle! There is only one armored vehicle now, and there are still many things that need to be improved. It will probably take at least two months to officially enter the battlefield. Even if it can be put into actual combat, it cannot be handed over to Zhang Xianzhong. King Fu is very good at thinking about himself! Chongzhen had to tell him:

"Attacking Luzon, I won't use this armored vehicle for the time being. Of course, if I need it, I will not be stingy with this thing. Brother Yu just let me go. Now Zhang Xianzhong has asked me for help and will never give up on Brother Yu. If he dares to make things difficult for you, I will definitely not be able to spare him. Zhang Xianzhong has also accepted the scruples in the past, which shows that he is not a person who just acts recklessly. Brother Yu is just letting him go. Come on, let Wang Aiqing tell you about Luzon."

The plan to capture Luzon has long been available, but now the Japanese have already taken the lead in conquering Luzon first. The fifth day of the lunar month should be able to arrive in Manila on the twelfth day of the first lunar month. Before that, the Ming Dynasty had sent 1,500 people to lurk near Manila in batches. Originally, they were waiting for the "dominant tyrants" to complete the training in Taiwan and then go to Luzon to capture Manila in one fell swoop. Then Zhang Xianzhong had to go to take over and conquer Luzon in step by step, which was only Zhang Xianzhong's own problem. But the Japanese attacked Luzon in advance, and the plan had to be changed. Of course, Wang Youqing would not inform King Fu of these details.

Wang Youqing pointed out the globe and introduced:

"Your Highness, our plan is like this. Your Highness, King Fu and Zhang Xianzhong's envoys will choose a date to go to Chongqing. After arriving in Chongqing, Zhang Xianzhong's team will arrive at Songjiang in batches through the Yangtze River, and then take a boat to Luzon in Songjiang. Your Highness, King Fu, will accompany Zhang Xianzhong on a boat to Luzon. In order for Your Highness, you will be able to contact him in time, and you will be able to escort Your Highness. It is expected that you will arrive in Luzon by the end of February. In less than a month or two, Your Highness, King Fu should be able to leave Luzon safely."

King Fu was still worried, so he asked:

"Who was the general of the Ming Dynasty when attacking Luzon? Is it Lord Wang or Wang Fuzhi?"

Wang Youqing thought that the King of Fu was not confused and was counting on Zhang Xianzhong to fight the Spanish. King of Fu was obviously not confident enough, and the situation was even more serious. He had to wait for the Japanese to capture Manila in Spain and then take the chestnuts from the Japanese's hands. However, it was not convenient to openly play the Ming Dynasty's sign, so the commander had to choose another person. Maybe after the sea passage was cut off by the Japanese, he might have to fight guerrillas in Luzon. Of course, these cannot be told to King of Fu. If he knew this, he might be about to give up. Wang Youqing had to be careless and said:

"Your Highness, you don't have to worry about the war! Just wait for good news. It's not difficult to win just Luzon. The emperor led his army to attack Taiwan and easily took it. Now the new army of the Ming Dynasty is even more powerful, and with Zhang Xianzhong's troops, it will definitely be destroyed. Your Highness is just worrying."

King Fu's eyes rolled and said to Chongzhen:

"Your Majesty, I will go to Zhang Xianzhong's place. As the emperor said, I don't think Zhang Xianzhong dares to do anything to me. But I have two requests, please ask the emperor for your kindness! Then I will have no worries!" After King Fu said that, he stopped and watched the emperor's reaction.

Chongzhen smiled and said:

"What is the requirement? Let's hear it."

"First, I want to choose two soldiers from the new army to go to Luzon with me. I think that Zhang Xianzhong does not understand the tactics of the new army. Therefore, in order to quickly fight and decide to attack Luzon, I will send someone to guide Zhang Xianzhong's troops to fight when necessary, so I have this request. Second, I want the emperor to sell some rifles and shotguns to Zhang Xianzhong. Of course, these can be handled until they reach Luzon, so they will not cause backlash. I am just these two requests, please let the emperor accept it!" It is said that King Fu's plan for himself and his request is also accurate!

Chongzhen thought to himself that this fat man was quite scheming, and he was worried that Zhang Xianzhong would suffer losses in Luzon and that he would implicate him. Ha, the second point was already within the plan, but the first point, well, it was good. I found two new army commanders to lead the area and let Zhang Xianzhong's soldiers know how to use some new tactics. This was the meaning of the question. He answered now:

"Brother Yu's two requirements can satisfy you. At the level of the company commander, you can choose two, and two platoon leaders, and four of them will go with you. In the afternoon, you will go with Lord Wang to pick people. Anyone who is promoted to the company commander is the elite of my new army in the Ming Dynasty. It is very difficult to cultivate, so you should cherish it!"

King Fu also knew that the emperor could not let him choose the officer who could beat the most. It would give him face to choose a company commander-level person.

In the afternoon, King Fu first chose the platoon leader. The standard for choosing the platoon leader is very simple. The youngest Huang Yingfei and Gu Liantao were selected by King Fu. According to King Fu's idea, being able to be a platoon leader at a young age means that he has great potential and has a lot of room for improvement.

When King Fu selected the company commander, he happened to do the opposite. He first asked the older ones to stand in a row, and then selected the thinnest two of them. So the two thin Shi Liyan and Han Lingfang, who were single and thin, were selected. King Fu also had his own explanation for this. When fighting a big battle, the old man was still hot and thin, which meant he was diligent in thinking and never saw a fat man as a military advisor. King Fu, no matter what the reason was that he was so thin, it was so exaggerated. In this era, it was entirely because of hunger and fullness, and the result was that he was not good at digestion. First, he lost weight, and then he could not get fat again because of indigestion. Of course, King Fu liked this. Everyone thought that fat men liked thin men to follow him, and no one would have to advise His Highness King Fu. So King Fu led four new subordinates and left with satisfaction.

After Chongzhen arranged the hostage issue, the key question now was how to conquer Luzon.

The plan to conquer Luzon was because the Japanese made a fuss, Liu Jiyun organized several new offensive plans. It was time to determine which one to choose today.

The initial plan was to send 20,000 "dominant tyrants" and Zhang Xianzhong's 100,000 troops to Manila, and then wipe out Luzon after conquering Manila, which was guarded by Spain.

Liu Jiyun is introducing the latest plan:

"In view of the Japanese about to capture Luzon, it is expected that the attack will begin on the 12th day of the first lunar month, and it should be possible to capture Manila, the Spanish garrison. My latest plan has three plans in total. The first plan is the central flowering plan. Our new army has 1,500 people lurking around Manila in advance and establishing contact with the Chinese from the Eight Connections outside the city. Therefore, the first plan is that when the Japanese succeed in capturing Manila, our three thousand new army will join with the "domestic tyrants" who rushed from Taiwan to reinforce Luzon and immediately besieged Manila. Taiwan is close to Manila, and then reinforcements continue to flow. It should not be difficult to capture Manila. After capturing Manila, we will divide the troops into four and take Luzon."

"The second plan is to avoid Manila and instead attack Cebu, another important town stationed by Spain, capture Cebu, and then conquer Manila, and then conquer the entire Luzon."

"The third plan is to let the Japanese attack Manila, where the Spanish are stationed. After both sides consume each other, our new army and the reinforcements of the "Turkish thugs" took the opportunity to attack the Japanese, forming a stalemate in the three sides. As our reinforcements arrived, we defeated the Japanese, and then took advantage of the victory to attack Manila. After conquering Manila, we then hurried to Luzon."

After hearing this, Chongzhen exchanged a look with Wang Chengen, thinking that the plan of these staff members was doing well, but they didn't realize one thing. The new army arrived in advance was fine. However, the Japanese "Yamato" arrived, and all the ships that reinforced Manila were under the radar monitoring of the "Yamato" and "Okumaru" and would be sunk into the sea before they could dock. This time, the "Yamato" and "Okumaru" attacked. At the speed of "Okumaru" 20 knots, none of the Ming navy was its enemy, and the troop transport ship had no power to fight back. If the troop transport ship encountered these two giant ships, Zhang Xianzhong's soldiers would only be able to feed fish. The second plan to attack Cebu is not afraid of the attack of the Japanese iron ship, but Cebu is too small, so you can't pile up 100,000 troops on Cebu Island!

Wang Chengenxin said to remind everyone here:

"These three plans have their own considerations, but there are two points to consider. First, the Japanese were two giant steel ships at the same time. The ports around Manila are all within the attack range of these two giant ships. The reinforcement ships may not be able to get close to Manila. Second, the army with more than 100,000 people must not ignore the issue of supply."

Zheng Sen knew the function of the Japanese iron ship radar. He thought that the Japanese could monitor ships within a radius of 150 kilometers. Landing around Manila was simply seeking death. In the face of the Japanese whaling ships with a speed of more than 36 kilometers per hour, any ship in the Ming Dynasty could only retreat. So Zheng Sen expressed his opinion as a naval warfare expert:

"As Director Wang said, the reinforcements fleet cannot get close to Manila, and can only land at a port 200 kilometers away. So now, the reinforcements order is issued. Today is the ninth day of the first lunar month. The order to arrive in Taiwan is already the eleventh day of the first lunar month. The reinforcements immediately take the boat to get to Luzon as soon as possible. It is 200 kilometers on land. Since people and land are two lives, three days are the most conservative. It would be good to arrive in Manila on the 18th day of the first lunar month. I am afraid that the Japanese have already taken Manila to Manila when they arrive in Manila."

Wang Youqing knew in his heart that the first and third plans seemed to be hanging. Without waiting for reinforcements here, the Japanese might have taken Manila long ago. The Japanese Iron Bird was a little afraid of meeting the Ming Dynasty rockets, but they would abuse them as much as they wanted to deal with Spain. One iron bird alone was enough to destroy the Spanish artillery and even destroy the Spanish's combat will. Then what else did the Spanish defend! The Japanese might be able to take Manila in less than a day.

Wang Youqing pointed at the sand table in Manila and said:

"According to the current situation, the plan to capture Manila can be considered in this way. First, we can learn from the experience of Sichuan's "returning homes" and adopt the strategy of "surrounding the city in the countryside". Instead of immediately capturing Manila, we will first seize the plains north of Manila and south of Manila to ensure the supply of food and grass for a hundred thousand troops. Second, let the Japanese conquer Manila, but we must protect the Chinese in the Balian, which is the mass base for occupying Luzon in the future. Third, before April, all groups will attack Manila, conquering Manila in one fell swoop, and driving away Japanese pirates."

When Chongzhen heard Wang Youqing's words, he really said that he was in his heart. Well, this was what he wanted. It was just like the late period of the Anti-Japanese War, letting the Japanese stay in the city and large strongholds, while the towns were all from the Eighth Route Army. The Japanese were isolated and slowly pulled out from the strongholds one by one. In the end, the Japanese had to die. The biggest advantage of this plan was to drag the Japanese to Luzon. It would be great if Zhang Xianzhong could listen to him. Even if he could defeat Manila, he would not be able to fight and drag the Japanese to death in Manila, thus leaving the Japanese to have no time to take care of him.

The final plan is basically to be formulated according to Wang Youqing's version, just leave Cebu and leave a way out for the Spaniards. If Manila is abolished, and if you change to another place, you have to do business with Europe, there is no need to force Spain to a dead end. Of course, after Zhang Xianzhong arrived in Luzon, everything would not be controlled by Chongzhen. I hope Zhang Xianzhong will not just do whatever he wants.
Chapter completed!