After Gao Yingxiang was beheaded, Lu Xiangsheng was the first to receive Lin Chunhong's battle report.

Out of dissatisfaction with Lu Xiangsheng's plot against him, Lin Chunhong's battle report was extremely simple, probably only "... At noon on the second day of the second month, he fought at Zhuyuan Temple, beheaded at level 320, captured 452 people...", and did not talk about key points such as combat deployment.

But who is Lu Xiangsheng? Since Lin Chunhong and Gao Yingxiang came into battle, they have always paid attention to the progress of the battle situation. Based on the previous news and brief battle reports, the army Lin Chunhong participated in the battle has reached six armies and one battalion, which means that Lin Chunhong's total strength has reached at least 50,000. In addition to the unique thunder cannons of the Ming Dynasty, the Jingzhou army can be called the first army of the Ming Dynasty. Perhaps, only the Liao Iron Cavalry cannon can be compared with it.

Lu Xiangsheng threw the battle report aside, sighed secretly, and said, "The tiger finally showed its fangs..."

Originally, according to Lu Xiangsheng's original idea, after Gao Yingxiang entered Nanyang on a large scale, Lin Chunhong's troops would not be able to support him. He had no other way except retreating to Xiangyang and relying on the strong city and Gao Yingxiang to waste his life. In order to prevent Gao Yingxiang from rushing north, Lu Xiangsheng also set up a vast encirclement in Henan, waiting for Gao Yingxiang to exhaust his strength and then attack him, and always solve the largest bandits on Gao Yingxiang's route.

Unexpectedly, after Lin Chunhong and Gao Yingxiang fought, they not only did not retreat, but instead mobilized 30,000 to 40,000 elite troops to join the war within one month, and finally beheaded Gao Yingxiang in Yunyang!

Thirty to forty thousand elite troops! Instead of 30,000 to 40,000 bowmen!

Lu Xiangsheng is completely confused now. I don’t know how many elite combat power Lin Chunhong can organize.

Thinking of the muskets that Lin Chunhong showed last time, Lu Xiangsheng's heart was even more chilling.

If Lin Chunhong could produce thousands of muskets in a month and then accompanied by archers scattered throughout Jingzhou, wouldn’t Lin Chunhong have inexhaustible and inexhaustible combat soldiers?

It is not impossible for Lin Chunhong to produce thousands of muskets per month. There have been rumors that after Lin Chunhong arrived in Guangzhou, he mined iron ore on a large scale in Qiongzhou Prefecture, and the steel was extremely sufficient. This can be seen from the four-wheeled steel carriages spread throughout Jingzhou, Yiling and Xiangyang.

As for craftsmen, that's even more not a problem! Lu Xiangsheng saw a water truck driving machine tools in Zhijiang with his own eyes. When using machine tools, the skills of craftsmen are not high. Lin Chunhong can cultivate a large number of craftsmen in a short period of time.

Lu Xiangsheng gritted his teeth for misjudging Lin Chunhong's strength. The last time he went to Jingzhou, he realized that he had underestimated Lin Chunhong. After this battle in Nanyang, he realized that he had underestimated Lin Chunhong.

How much strength does Lin Chunhong hide?

Lu Xiangsheng kept asking himself, thinking about the recent Donglin Party members making troubles everywhere and trying to force Lin Chunhong to resist. Lu Xiangsheng was very anxious. After thinking about it, he wrote a memorial to the court, expressing the active fighting of the Jingzhou army and the hardship of the battle. He suggested that the court reward Lin Chunhong according to his merits and award Lin Chunhong's title.

After leaving the pen, Lu Xiangsheng ordered the stationed in Nanzhili. All the troops in Henan strengthened the encirclement and suppression of the bandits such as the Fifth Camp of the Glea, Luo Rucai, and himself led the Tianxiong army to take charge of Luoyang and blocked the road from Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong to Henan.

After Wen Yuren returned to the capital, Wen Tiren ordered his minions to carefully prepare a memorial, introducing the conditions of rice, cotton and wheat planting in Jingzhou. He also claimed that Wen Yuren was concerned about the court and actively relieved his worries for the emperor. He then worked tirelessly and visited various places in Jingzhou for investigation. He obtained such detailed data and asked the emperor to promote it nationwide to increase agricultural output.

After seeing through the trap set by Wen Tiren for the Donglin Party, Lin Chunhong cooperated closely and carefully handed the materials to Wen Yuren before leaving. Wen Yuren then realized why Wen Tiren made him walk swagger in Jingzhou.

Wen Yuren was very moved, "So many years have been in vain, and even a fraction of the elder brother and Lin Xiaosan can't catch up... Alas, it's better to act according to the elder brother..."

Wen Tiren and Wen Yuren's brothers were like tigers peeking into dense forests, waiting for their prey to appear. Unexpectedly, the Donglin Party members had experienced many years of political struggles and were extremely experienced. They saw through Wen Tiren's traps and turned a blind eye to Wen Yuren's trip to Jingzhou, and were too lazy to mention them at all.

Wen Yuren waited for more than two months, and saw that no prey was caught, and he sighed to Wen Tiren: "It's a big deal that we have spent so much effort, and no old thief jumped out!"

Wen Tiren's cunning gaze flashed and said, "It's better not to jump out. Once a dispute arises, although we are not afraid, it will be the ending of killing one thousand enemies and losing one hundred by one. It is not good for us. It is better to be quiet than to move..."

As he was talking, he suddenly received a war report: Gao Yingxiang's head was sent to the capital!

Wen Tiren was stunned. This was too incredible, right? He just hoped that Lin Chunhong would not cause trouble in Jingzhou. However, he thought that this kid would solve such a big problem for the court!

Wen Tiren was very glad that he had reached a reconciliation with Lin Chunhong. As soon as Lin Chunhong took action, more than 100,000 bandits were destroyed in one or two months. With such combat power, how could the Donglin Party help Lin Chunhong? I'm afraid that the Donglin Party will even lose its pants this time!

Wen Tiren was full of energy and ordered loudly: "Bathing and changing clothes! The master is going to enter the palace!"

...

When Wen Tiren was seeking a meeting outside the palace, Zhu Youjian had not recovered from his ecstasy.

When the battle report reached Zhu Youjian's hands, Zhu Youjian's first reaction was: This is not true!

In the seven or eight years of the Ming Dynasty, Gao Yingxiang, whose troops once reached 200,000, was overwhelmed? Didn’t it mean that Gao Yingxiang’s army was sharp, his troops were not chaotic, and he had tens of thousands of elite cavalry under his command?

Zhu Youjian read the battle report over and over again. This battle report is very detailed. From the beginning of the battle, the deployment of troops, combat ideas, and tactical purposes all appear on the paper. It is like bringing Zhu Youjian to the battlefield of swords and swords, and he is personally commanding thousands of troops to fight Gao Yingxiang's life and death.

Based on intuition, Zhu Youjian believed that Gao Yingxiang had completely disappeared from this world!

Zhu Youjian's hands and feet were trembling, and immediately asked Wang Zhixin to verify the authenticity of the head. Soon, Wang Zhixin's report made Zhu Youjian completely relieved that the head was real.

Zhu Youjian quickly walked around the Qianqing Palace, rubbing his palms constantly, feeling excited.

"Thank God, Gao Zhe was executed, God blessed, and ancestors blessed..."

Zhu Youjian kept muttering in his heart, inevitably began to imagine the future: the strongest bandits in the Ming Dynasty were destroyed, and the rest of the fish and shrimp were not worth worrying. Once the country cleared, he would lead his troops to Liaodong to completely solve the border troubles... All nations came to the court, and Taizu and Chengzu's heroic spirit would be restored...

Just when he was happy, he suddenly reported Wen Tiren to ask for his congratulations. How could Zhu Youjian not know Wen Tiren's intention? He was just to flatter him. Zhu Youjian waved his hand and said to Wang Zhixin: "Let him go back, tomorrow's court meeting, accept the congratulations of the ministers..."

Zhu Youjian hasn't had enough pleasure alone yet, so how can Wen Tiren let him destroy the joy he had never had in years?

At the court meeting on the second day, of course, the ministers flattered all the officials, which made Zhu Youjian feel relieved. However, the Donglin Party members led by Feng Yuanbiao deliberately did not let Zhu Youjian get better. After the flattery was a little slackened, they immediately left and made a generous speech, claiming that Lin Chunhong returned to Jingzhou, Henan, and the Guangdong general led a private army to wipe out Gao Yingxiang, which was tantamount to fighting in the nest of the bandits. Why is it so happy?

Zhu Youjian suddenly changed his face. In fact, after receiving the war report yesterday, Zhu Youjian felt a little regretful. Why was it not Lu Xiangsheng who cut off Gao Yingxiang's head, why was it not Hong Chengchou, but Lin Chunhong.

However, this regret cannot dilute his joy at all. After all, Zhu Youjian believed from the bottom of his heart that Lin Chunhong was loyal to the court. Over the years, Lin Chunhong not only handed over the fortune as much as possible, but also fought everywhere, destroying Liu Xiang, who had suffered the disaster for many years in the Ming Dynasty. This time, Gao Yingxiang was even suppressed. If the ministers of the court had half of Lin Chunhong's ability, why would the court be embarrassed?

The Donglin Party members poured cold water. Not only did Zhu Youjian dissatisfied, but even a group of ministers secretly complained: I finally gave the emperor a good mood, so we will have a few days of comfortable life. If you come out to disrupt the situation, anger the emperor, we will not be able to take advantage of it...

Wen Tiren gave a wink to his partymate Tang Shiji, and Tang Shiji immediately made a comment: "Emperor, I have a memorial. Lin Chunhong has left his post and led his troops to suppress the bandits without authorization. He should be killed by the law. But I look at it. His advance to Henan is eager to make contributions to the court. Gao Yingxiang is punished. This is a clear proof. The emperor has been hard to find a general since ancient times. Lin Chunhong is brave and good at fighting, and even ordered Gao Yingxiang to be awarded the title of the first battle. The emperor might as well make him punish and advance his troops and completely wipe out the other enemies!"

Tang Shiji had a few words and his attitude was very clear, which was nothing more than just admonishing Zhu Youjian to win over Lin Chunhong and ask him to take the title to fight against the thief!

The words caused a thousand waves, and the court officials immediately became excited, focusing on whether to make Lin Chunhong fight against the thieves. Most of the court officials strongly opposed it and started a quarrel with Tang Shiji and his group. The whole court was in chaos, like a vegetable market.

Zhu Youjian was so upset that he turned his attention to Wen Tiren.

Wen Tiren said a lot, analyzing the pros and cons in detail, but not expressing his opinion, and he made Zhu Youjian confused and yawn. Just as Zhu Youjian was about to ask Wen Tiren to retreat, a sentence that Wen Tiren inadvertently made Zhu Youjian feel energetic: "... In the peaceful and prosperous times, I have never heard of a military general who can abduct power..."

Zhu Youjian was familiar with history books and the dynasty's record, and agreed with this sentence. No matter how high Lin Chunhong is now, once the country is cleared and external troubles are lifted, how can Lin Chunhong betray the power? The system established by Taizu-yeong almost completely cut off the possibility of military generals abusing power. In addition, the natural disgust of civil officials towards military generals, if Lin Chunhong insists on his own actions, even if the court does not send troops to encircle and suppress, he will be drowned by the spits of officials and gentry and literati!

The court was still extremely chaotic, and Zhu Youjian could not do so, so he had to order his retreat. After resigning, Zhu Youjian received a memorial from Lu Xiangsheng, and Lu Xiangsheng also supported the promotion of Lin Chunhong. Zhu Youjian finally made up his mind that he could not give a title, so it would be okay to give a formal title.

Therefore, after the cabinet's bill, Zhu Youjian issued an order to call Lin Chunhong as the general to suppress the thief, and ordered him to take the title to fight against the thief.
Chapter completed!