Chapter 204 Chengdu Strategy
Fang Xinyu and his father-in-law Ma Wanchun were discussing how to take Chengdu in the mansion. Ma Wanchun said, "We can't let the title of king fall into Qin Yiming's hands! Although he is my uncle, my grandmother married into the Ma family, so she is a member of the Ma family. There is no reason for the title to be passed down to the Qin family!"
"Father-in-law, if you want to inherit the title, you need real ability! This is also what the prince meant!" Fang Xinyu said.
"Then I will hand over the White Spear Soldiers in my hands to you for command. In this way, we will have 70,000 White Spear Soldiers in our hands. Your uncle has less than 40,000 soldiers. When we attack Chengdu, we will be the main force!" Ma Wanchun said.
Fang Xinyu heard this and thought, "How easy it is to get this power." It seems Zhao Xiaofei was right. What these Ming people care about most is their titles and status!
When they got home, Fang Xinyu helped Ma Xiangling sit down. Ma Xiangling said, "My dear husband, I'm sorry for making you suffer! You've lost a lot of weight. If you need anything from now on, just let me do it."
Fang Xinyu stroked Ma Xiangling's belly and said, "You're pregnant, you can't get tired! I've almost recovered in the past six months. There's no problem organizing the training!"
"Are you taking good care of Miss Xilian?" Ma Xiangling asked.
"Very good!" Fang Xinyu didn't want to mention this matter.
"My husband, are you interested in marrying her as a concubine?" Ma Xiangling asked.
"No! The prince has already given a large sum of money as a thank you gift! I have nothing to do with her anymore!" Fang Xinyu said.
"Hasn't my husband ever fallen in love with Miss Xilian?" Ma Xiangling asked.
Fang Xinyu felt helpless. This woman now thought I was fine, so she started to ask me the truth. I was afraid there was something between us. So he said, "We only have a favor, not a love between men and women! She saved my life, and I can repay her with something else! You haven't seen her, you won't think so when you see her!"
"I heard that Xilian is the only place near Jiugong Mountain where no one is around!" said Ma Xiangling.
Is she beautiful? Haha! If she were a beauty, you'd be Chang'e. "Let's not talk about this anymore. I don't think I'll marry her again! Let's figure out how to take over Chengdu first!" Fang Xinyu said.
"My father wants to inherit the title, but I don't think it's necessary! So what if my uncle takes it? We are still a family!" said Ma Xiangling.
"That's what you think! But your father doesn't think so! If your uncle gets the title of king, we will become poor relatives of your uncle's family! Your father will feel uncomfortable if our title is not as good as his!" Fang Xinyu saw it more clearly!
"But you are not well yet. Are you going to follow them to attack Chengdu?" Ma Xiangling was worried about her husband's health.
"The war must be fought! I have no choice! But this time I will not go to the front line to command!" Fang Xinyu said.
"Is there any strategy?" Ma Xiangling asked.
"We will attack from two directions! We will start from Nanchong on one route. Zeng Ying, Yu Dahai and others will start from Ziyang on the other route. We will contact other chieftains and march towards Chengdu together." Fang Xinyu said.
"But Chengdu is now heavily defended. Zeng Ying and us have only 200,000 people in total. And the defenders of Chengdu now have 500,000!" said Ma Xiangling.
"It's not the quantity of soldiers that matters, but their quality! Although Zhang Xianzhong seems to have a lot of people, many of them are new recruits recruited later. Their combat effectiveness is very poor! How can they compare with the White Spear Soldiers!" Fang Xinyu said.
"But they are defending the city! Having hundreds of thousands of new recruits defending the city will be enough to put us in a difficult position!" Ma Xiangling said worriedly.
"We still have to wait for the prince's weapons to be delivered to us. By then, no matter how many people they have, they won't be able to hold on!" Fang Xinyu said.
"What weapon? Is it really that powerful?" Ma Xiangling asked.
"It's still a hot air balloon. This time, the prince made a bigger one! It can fly in the sky by itself, without someone pulling the rope below or someone dropping bombs from above! And it flies high, so there's no need to worry about being shot down!" Fang Xinyu said.
"What? A hot air balloon again! Don't ride that thing again!" Ma Xiangling said. She was scared by Fang Xinyu's previous experience of falling into the Yangtze River from a hot air balloon, so she was nervous at the mention of hot air balloons.
"Don't worry! I won't go on a hot air balloon anymore!" Fang Xinyu said quickly. He also understood his wife's feelings.
On the parade grounds, the White Spear Soldiers continued their training. Their food was better than any other army's, and their nutrition was plentiful. Zhang Xianzhong's Dashi Army was no match for them. Each one was in high spirits, their fighting spirit awe-inspiring. Fang Xinyu nodded repeatedly as he watched the White Spear Soldiers. They were indeed one of the most capable armies of the late Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, why would Zhao Xiaofei care so much about them! He even petitioned the court to confer the title of Prince on Qin Liangyu!
But Nanjing was quite happy this time. When they heard that Qin Liangyu was to be crowned a prince, everyone fell silent. "You want to crown an old lady as a prince?" Everyone agreed that it was okay because a woman would not threaten their status.
Inside the Nanjing Palace, Zhao Xiaofei held his son in his arms while listening to Li Zichu's report. Li Zichu said, "Your Highness! Now the White Spear Soldiers basically obey General Fang's orders. Zeng Ying and his men are even less likely to disobey. So as long as Zhang Xianzhong is wiped out, Sichuan will be able to rest assured!"
"It seems that Ma Wanchun agrees to exchange military power for a title?" Zhao Xiaofei asked.
"Of course he is willing! He is a king of a different surname!" Li Zichu expressed envy.
"As for Li Zicheng's side, Jiang Xiang can consider taking action! As soon as the Tartars attack, let Jiang Xiang take action!" Zhao Xiaofei said.
"Yes! Your Highness!" Li Zichu said.
"Has the Jianlu recovered?" Zhao Xiaofei asked.
"They are looting everywhere, probably to replenish their food supplies!" said Li Zichu.
Zhao Xiaofei sighed, wondering how many people would have to wait and see. "When prosperity comes, the people suffer; when decline comes, the people suffer!" Zhao Xiaofei sighed.
"Your Highness, there is no need to lament. There will be plenty of opportunities to deal with them in the future. I have already sent the medicine given by Admiral Zhao to the Jianlu through secret channels!" Li Zichu said.
"This thing can be circulated freely in the enemy country, but it must never be sold to the people of the Ming Dynasty. Officials who smoke it will never be hired! Their property will be confiscated!" said Zhao Xiaofei.
"I understand!" Li Zichu agreed.
The brothers Zhao Xiaofei and Zhao Xiaokun asked Myanmar to pay tribute of opium. Zhao Xiaokun made more things through chemical reactions, hoping to make them completely slaves to drugs.
Zhao Xiaokun has been doing a lot of bad things lately, with all sorts of poisons and tear gas being produced endlessly. All for the sake of fewer casualties on the battlefield. The more people can survive, the more resources the Ming Dynasty has.
Zhao Xiaokun put down his notebook and walked out of the lab. Liu Rushi was waiting outside! He saw Zhao Xiaokun wash his hands and brought him some tea!
Zhao Xiaokun took the tea and drank a few sips, then asked, "Don't do these things in the future. You are in a heavy body, so you should focus on taking care of the baby!"
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