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Chapter 414 Maximizing Benefits

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    General Ma's wise and unexpected decision not only made the decision-makers of the fat army unexpected, but also made the decision-makers of the fat army dumbfounded, and made the decision-makers of the fat army feel completely caught off guard.

    It's not that the Fatty Army doesn't want General Ma to surrender with his troops and territory. As an old warlord with territory, army and prestige, General Ma took the initiative to surrender with his territory and troops, and offered to accept the reorganization of the Fatty Army and hand over military power.  The meaning and symbolic significance are so great that it cannot be described in words at all, and the benefits brought to the fat army are so great that they cannot be calculated only by benefits.

    The key point is that the timing of General Ma¡¯s surrender was inappropriate. After the conflict with Ma Baojun, the Fatty Army responded with soft measures and did not rely on the strong to bully the weak. This is because after the Fatty Army expanded too fast, various internal problems were exposed, and time was urgently needed.  Stand firm, eliminate hidden dangers, don't want to start a new battlefield at this time, and make new enemies, so I have to bow my head to General Ma, intending to stabilize General Ma first, and continue to use General Ma as a buffer wall to block  The Honghua court team, destined to be impossible to reconcile, bought time for the fat army to solve the problem.

    It's just that Fatty Lu didn't expect that General Ma would come here with his team and territory just because he was so casual. In this way, General Ma's threat to the Fatty Army was resolved, but the Fatty Army suddenly  With the army of the Honghua court fully bordering, and directly face to face with the biggest enemy, Huairou has such a result, Fatty Lu really can't help crying and laughing.

    I can¡¯t laugh or cry, General Ma surrendered so sincerely, and even surrendered his military power and territory, of course, Fatty Lu would not refuse, let alone refuse¡ªif he doesn¡¯t set an example of General Ma well, what else will Fatty Lu use to appease others?  warlord?  So there was no other way, Fatty Lu had no choice but to quickly order Cao, the householder of King Yue's mansion, to clean up Prince Qingkang's mansion in Langfang Hutong, and announced that he would reward General Ma as his mansion in Beijing, and with the imperial decree of the Great Zhou Dynasty, King Yue  For the honor of the order, the old general Ma was granted the title of the first-class hereditary marquis, the general of Fuguo, and the yearly salary of 1,500 shi.  Two, 50,000 taels of silver, gave General Ma enough benefits, and also left General Ma with a chance for further promotion.  The big and small generals in Ma Bao's team also have their own rewards.

    At the same time, in order to prevent the Honghua court from attacking Jiujiang and Nanchang in anger, Fatty Lu hastily ordered Li Mao, who was stationed in Anqing, to send troops to Jiujiang to take over the defense from Jiujiang to Nanchang, reorganize the old general Ma's team, and at the same time seal the former surrender  The fat man's army was elected as the governor of Jiangxi, escorted by Li Mao's army, and rushed to Jiujiang and Nanchang to form a local government. Then he appointed Li Xiongfei as the admiral of Jiangxi and asked him to lead a team to Jiujiang and Nanchang to strengthen the defense.  The team of General Ma, who was inextricably linked with the imperial court, was transferred to the south line and handed over to Li Tianzhi, so that these veterans could abuse the weak Lord Geng and Prince Zheng to their heart's content.

    At the same time that the Fatty Army quickly adjusted its deployment, Xia Guoxiang, the king of Chu in the Honghua court, became furious after receiving the news, and immediately led the army down the river to find Ma Bao to settle the score.  To meet Xia Guoxiang's anger, they just closed the gates of Jiujiang and Nanchang and waited for the reinforcements of the Fatty Army to arrive. The superior navy of the Fatty Army stationed in Anqing did not disappoint General Ma. The Jiujiang War lasted only five days.  The fat man's navy arrived at the Jiujiang battlefield and started a decisive battle with the Honghua navy led by Lord Wei's good friend Lin Xingzhu. The Jiujiang navy led by Du Hui also took the opportunity to attack and joined hands with the fat man's navy to face Lin Xingzhu.

    This is an evenly matched battle on the surface of the water. Because the main force of the Fatty Army's navy is divided into three, and the other two main forces have already rushed to Zhili and Wenzhou respectively, the Fatty Army's navy led by Li Jiyang does not account for the number of ships.  The advantage is that like Lin Xingzhu's navy, it has about 200 large warships. Du Hui's Jiujiang navy ships are old and few.  It is also because of this that Lin Xingzhu, a good friend of Lord Wei who has been on several boats, is full of confidence and is determined to give Fatty Army a little color on the water and avenge his real master, the Qing court.

    It is of course good to have fighting spirit and determination, but when it came time for the decisive battle, General Lin Xingzhu, a good friend of Lord Wei's, found out that something was wrong. The artillery on the fat man's warship was not only more accurate than his artillery, but also shot farther.  Looking through the binoculars, the cannons of the Fatty Army were the same as those of the Honghua Navy, they were exactly the same Hongyi cannons and mother-child cannons, there was no difference.  But when Lin Xingzhu was puzzled, the fat man's navy gave full play to the long-range advantage of high-precision shells, always hiding outside the range of the Honghua navy and firing, desperately using the range to bombard the Honghua navy, what did they say?  Lin Xingzhu was forced to take advantage of the upper reaches to initiate a close-board battle with the Honghua navy.Might cause trouble for us.  "

    "It's not that easy." Fatty Lu stopped laughing, and said with a sneer: "Guo Zhuangtu's goal is the whole world, Geng Jingzhong's goal is Jiangnan, Shang Zhixin's goal is self-protection, the interests are different, and people who work together  Siege me and live his mother's Spring and Autumn Dream!"

    "It may be difficult for them to join forces to attack us, but if we let them join forces to protect each other, it is very possible." Yao Qisheng said in a deep voice: "Especially at the critical moment of life and death, out of the consideration of death, these three guys  It is very likely that they will join hands to fight us desperately, and to keep their allies is to keep themselves. This is extremely difficult for our army to defeat them one by one."

    "It's possible, but it doesn't matter. I'm the best at alienating and destroying such fragile alliances." Fatty Lu waved his hand confidently, took a closer look at the alliance, and said with a puzzled expression: "But there is  One thing I am very surprised, how can Shang Zhixin get mixed up with Geng Jingzhong and Guo Zhuangtu? Logically speaking, there is no conflict of interest between me and him for the time being, and the relationship is also in an intimate period, so why did he start to be hostile to me?  ? Could it be because of that enclave in Chaozhou, that enclave, I also ordered Shaobo to negotiate with him?"

    "About this point, Old General Ma has introduced it in his watch." Yao Qisheng took out Ma Bao's watch again, and while presenting it to Fatty Lu, he explained: "Guo Zhuangmou once introduced Shang Zhi roughly in order to pull Old General Ma into the water.  The reason why Xin is hostile to the lord seems to be that Shang Zhixin has something in your hands, lord, you have been holding back, and Shang Zhixin is worried that you will settle accounts with the lord, so it is better to strike first."

    "Shang Zhixin has something in this king's hands?" A cold light flashed in Fatty Lu's small eyes.

    "Could it be the wax pill secret book?" Huang Yanbo interjected and said, "My lord, could it be the wax pill secret book we found from Mangounan's study?"

    "There is only this explanation." Fatty Lu nodded, and said with a sneer, "My brother-in-law did such a shameless thing, of course he was afraid that I would know, and he was even more afraid that I would use that secret letter as evidence to kill his head and take his body away."  Guangdong."

    "If this is the case, then the lower officials have a plan, which can make Guo Zhuangtu, Shang Zhixin, and Geng Jingzhong suspect each other, prevent each other, and be unable to work together." Yao Qisheng said with a smile.

    "What clever plan does Master Yao have?" Zhu Fangdan asked happily.

    "It's very simple. It's enough to send the wax pill secret letter back to Shang Zhixin, tell him that I don't mind and don't pursue it, and then let Guo Zhuangtu and Geng Jingzhong know about it." Fatty Lu answered for Yao Qisheng casually.

    "My lord, Shengming, this is exactly the plan of the next official." Yao Qisheng quickly flattered him with admiration, and asked again: "My lord, what do you think of this plan? Return the evidence of the crime to Shang Zhixin for the time being, and stabilize him for the time being. In the future, the overall situation will be settled."  If you want to deal with him, you can find any excuse."

    "Yes, yes, but" Fatty Lu hesitated for a moment, "But my brother-in-law is also a cunning, he may not be able to believe my verbal promise, and he may not be sure to return the Lawan secret book to him."  I will not join hands with Geng Jingzhong and Guo Zhuangtu again."

    "It is possible, how does the prince plan to deal with it?" Yao Qisheng asked.

    "Let me think about it." Fatty Lu walked around the Hall of Martial Arts with his hands behind his back, suddenly stopped, raised his head and said, "This king thinks that if Shang Zhixin really rebelled against me because of this secret letter, then he must be very serious."  Paying attention to the significance of this secret book, we can also push the boat along the way, maximize the value of this secret book, and use this secret book to force or lure Shang Zhixin, Geng Jingzhong and Guo Zhuangtu to meet each other, so that the  Maximize the interests of our military."

    "The prince's words are very true, but what should our army do?" Yao Qisheng asked respectfully.

    "I haven't figured out how to do it yet." Fatty Lu squeezed the mustache on his chin, and said in a deep voice, "I think we must first find out whether Shang Zhixin and Geng Jingzhong, the two bastards, know about us.  We already know about them, that is, whether we know that they have formed an alliance in the dark and are preparing to join forces against me, and then we will make a plan."

    "It's easy." Yao Qisheng said with a smile: "If they know that we have figured out their details, they will definitely seize the time to strengthen their defenses and prepare to meet the wrath of the prince. As long as we find out their combat readiness, we can analyze whether they know  This." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.) (Remember the website URL: www  .hlnovel.com
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