Chapter 117: The grass and trees withered in the south of the Yangtze River

Jiajing said, "It's okay, I won't be untrustworthy. Just go back and think about it carefully. In addition, I asked you to wait for your son to be born in the capital, but it has actually been delayed for a while. So after three days, you must leave the capital and jump into the office. Okay, go busy."

Zhou Mengchen also heard about the situation in Jiangnan.

Zhao Wenhua is making the final struggle.

Zhou Mengchen could not fully understand what kind of struggles he had. But one intention was obvious. That is, Zhao Wenhua made the decision and Hu Zongxian prepared to launch a war against the Japanese pirates. He wanted to achieve a great victory so as to compete with the upcoming Zhou Mengchen as his capital.

Jiajing asked him to take office as soon as possible, and that was for his own good.

If Zhao Wenhua won this battle, it would be a little difficult to deal with Zhou Mengchen arrived in Jiangnan. If Zhao Wenhua lost this battle, there would not be too many troops in the court who dared to fight in Jiangnan, and the total battle would be only 10,000 or 20,000 yuan. If it would be a little more damaged, Zhou Mengchen arrived in Jiangnan and many things would be difficult to deal with.

Therefore, for Zhou Mengchen, the best way is to make this war unable to fight or seize the command of this war.

What kind of bear can Zhao Wenhua be like? Not only Zhou Mengchen is unsure. Even Jiajing may not be able to be sure. However, Jiajing is able to trust Zhou Mengchen's ability. He feels that even if the same army and the same arrangements are in place, Zhou Mengchen can win after taking office.

This is also the reason why Jiajing mentioned Zhou Mengchen.

He didn't want to see another big defeat.

Zhou Mengchen immediately agreed and left the palace and began to prepare to go south.

Zhou Mengchen immediately wrote a letter to Heshuo, asking Heshuo to select soldiers and generals. The soldiers required that they had to have three years of military experience and had to fight the Battle of Qingcheng. Although Zhou Mengchen chose cavalry, Zhou Mengchen also knew about the situation in Jiangnan. Many times, these war horses were just used to rush the road.

The Battle of Qingcheng was the first fierce battle to destroy Tumot. The troops participating in the war were crazy. Not only the Mongols fought crazy, but the Ming army also fought crazy. When they lost their establishment, they disrupted the chaos. Both sides suffered heavy casualties and were still in a desperate situation.

It can be said that it was the most tragic battle Zhou Mengchen had ever seen since he joined the army.

And, it's a melee.

Zhou Mengchen also discovered that there are naturally open areas where the terrain of Jiangnan can be used. However, there are more places in corners and corners, and small-scale combat, and even melee will be many. In many cases, there will be no chance to fight in a formation. The soldiers who came out of the Battle of Qingcheng will definitely not be frightened in such a scene.

Even Zhou Mengchen felt that the war between the Japanese pirates in Jiangnan was not comparable to the tragic battle of Qingcheng. After all, one was just a thief. The other, although the scale was not large, was actually a battle to destroy the country.

The requirements for officers are selected from the group of people who are good at low-level officers from Datong Academy.

After all, Zhou Mengchen requires these officers to have relatively strong learning ability. After all, these officers are likely to be transferred to the navy in the future. Without learning ability, it is useless to come.

As for the candidates for the Governor of Jiangnan and the Governor of Zhejiang, Zhou Mengchen soon had the first candidate, that is Tang Shiying. While he was worried about another candidate, all well-informed forces sent the candidates they thought were suitable. After all, a governor is still worth fighting for.

However, Zhou Mengchen did not want to give a quota to outsiders. After thinking about it, he chose Wang Zongyuan, who was recommended by Fang Dun.

He was the former Minister of War. Because he violated Yan Song, he was punished with heavy hand during the inspection of the capital. Wang Zongyuan was so angry that he left, and the Ministry of Personnel was naturally removed from the court.

A minister of the Ministry of Justice was demoted to the governor, but no one dared to reuse the person who was exiled to another account by Yan Song before Yan Song fell.

The reason why Zhou Mengchen used him was because he was attracted by his talent. Wang Zongyuan had not been transferred to the Ministry of War for a long time. Zhou Mengchen had never seen him before. However, after Fang Dun recommended him, Zhou Mengchen looked for his information. It looked good. He was a school of practical thinking and wrote "Economic Examination". The word "Economic Examination" in ancient times did not mean the present, but the meaning of managing the world and saving the country.

From this point of view alone, it is a capable person.

Of course, this is not the most important reason why Zhou Mengchen chose Wang Zongyuan. The most important reason is that Wang Zongyuan is from Chongyang, Huguang.

Compared to Fang Du Yueyang, even if Wang Zongyuan was released in later generations, he was also a fellow villager in Zhou Mengchen in Hubei. He was not far away from each other. He was from Wuchang Prefecture. What is a village party? This is a village party. In addition, Wang Zongyuan is desperate and can only go back to his hometown. As long as Zhou Mengchen brings him back, it goes without saying that Zhou Mengchen is a capable general.

After all, fellow villagers are born with a fit.

Three days passed in a flash.

Not only Zhou Mengchen is busy, but others are also busy.

Within three days, Zhou Mengchen's official uniforms, and even various utensils that indicate identity, such as large seals, etc., were all ready. And the Three Thousand Armored Cavalry of Heshuo may have to be some evening. After all, select personnel, integrate them together, and then go south to Beijing to meet with Zhou Mengchen. There is still time.

Zhou Mengchen originally wanted to wait. However, He Xinyin, who had arrived in Jiangnan, had already arrived.

When Zhou Mengchen saw this, he looked at Hu Zongxian with admiration.

Zhou Mengchen didn't know how Hu Zongxian went to fight to kill the enemy. However, he knew about Hu Zongxian's conspiracy and intrigue. If Zhou Mengchen went too late, a big victory might come to Jiangnan.

It’s just that Zhou Mengchen did not want such a victory. Not only this victory was not good for Zhou Mengchen. But Zhou Mengchen felt that such a victory could not only not promote the power of the Ming army, but also defiled the Ming army. Zhou Mengchen did not have any moral integrity, and he also used all the best when fighting. Xin Ai, who was plotting, had no place to bury him.

However, the Japanese pirates now have so much strength that they use this method to make them seem weak and incompetent.

Zhou Mengchen immediately ordered, saying, "Let's go first, and let Datong Jiaqi follow the south and meet in Suzhou." Zhou Mengchen looked at the date and said, "If it does not arrive on October 1st and October 1st, military law will be carried out."

From Heshuo to Jiangnan, it is thousands of miles away. Zhou Mengchen gave a little hurry, but things are even more anxious.

After all, Zhou Mengchen fought a war. Although he gave him time, he had already calculated that if he didn't encounter any major problems, such as floods, flash crashes, earthquakes, etc., the army worked hard all the way, but it could still be a few days earlier.

Three days later, Zhou Mengchen was about to leave Beijing.

What he couldn't let go of was his wife and children in the capital, especially Zhou Tunan, who had just been born less than a month old. It was just that people were in the court and the officialdom were ups and downs, so there was no freedom at all. Even if Jiajing had not kept him for a while, he would not have seen his child be born.

Xu Jie was even more anxious, and he urged Zhou Mengchen openly and secretly. Major matters are important.

Zhou Mengchen could only retreat from all matters before leaving, say more to Li Yunzhen, explain some family affairs, then hold hands and sigh, saying, "Everything in the family is left to you. Datong, Tunan, and mother. Please give you all."

Li Yunzhen said: "This is what I should have done. But when will you not leave Beijing?"

Zhou Mengchen couldn't answer.

Zhou Mengchen actually had some speculations about when he would stay in the capital. It would probably take several years to work outside. However, this was very unfair to Li Yunzhen. Even a few years later, Zhou Mengchen was still elegant when he reached middle age. However, Li Yunzhen's best years have been abandoned.

Li Yunzhen has a great husband envied by countless women. Because of this, Li Yunzhen deeply understood what it means to "repentance to ask his husband to find a title of marquis."

A great hero, a great hero, and a good man's good wife, is not that easy to do.

Zhou Mengchen bid farewell to his family. He then took hundreds of guards and went south with Qi Jiguang. The imperial edict to summon Tang Shiying and Wang Zongyuan was issued. Wang Zongyuan was the governor of Jiangnan and Tang Shiying was the governor of Zhejiang.

Zhou Mengchen probably arrived in Jiangnan and it was already late autumn. I don’t know what the autumn scenery in Jiangnan looked like.
Chapter completed!