After hearing about the Lu family's major change in Wuchang, Lin Chunhong was quite upset and sighed to Ma Shiqi: "Like Sun Chuanting, Hong Chengchou, and Lu Xiangsheng, they are all outstanding people at the moment. They are negligent and have been wasted all their previous efforts. It's a pity."

During this period, Lin Chunhong was not idle in Wuchang, but thought about governing Wuchang. According to the established strategies, senior executives within Jingzhou Group rushed to offer suggestions for governing Wuchang. Among them, Ma Shiqi insisted on developing industry and commerce north of the Hanjiang New Road, building a large Wuchang system, and demarcating Xingguozhou from Wuchang Prefecture, which made Lin Chunhong's eyes lit up. He was appointed as the general manager of the Wuchang Department, with the chief jurisdiction of Wuchang and Hanyang Prefectures.

Ma Shiqi also sighed: "The power of the imperial court is not as weak as we imagined. If the imperial court uses these people well, our lives will be sad. Henan was the one who had the upper hand, but Sun Chuanting only sent more than a hundred troops to reverse the decline and become a fair match. If there were no accidents, Henan would become a stagnant pool of water like Anqing."

Lin Chunhong shook his head and did not answer Ma Shiqi's words, but ordered: "The Central Plains Camp is useless to stay in the Lu family. I have passed my order and ordered Lin Chunyi to lead the army back to Nanyang to rest and prepare for military expansion. As for Liu Wenxiu, he will be sent to Yidu Martial Preparation School immediately."

The destruction of Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai was really a big impact. The most direct influence was that Xiong Wencan's plan to make achievements by surrendering the bandits was shattered. Without this contribution, Xiong Wencan would definitely be more difficult to directly gain a high position in the court.

The established process of Jingzhou's reaching out to the court center was disrupted. If you want to continue this process, you must take out other chips and force the court to make it during negotiations, or Yang Sichang will make concessions.

In addition, Lin Chunhong thought more profoundly that according to usual experience, once the bandits in the Ming Dynasty were about to be pacified, Huang Taiji would send troops into the pass, forcing the Ming Dynasty to demolish the east wall and repair the west wall, and maintain his eternal strategic advantage. This time, only Li Zicheng was left with the big bandits, and Li Zicheng was blocked by Hong Chengchou and endured hunger in the Qinling Mountains. Huang Taiji would most likely show off his power under the capital city to save Li Zicheng's life.

In other words, the possibility of the Jurchens invading in a short period of time is very high.

More importantly, Henan and Shaanxi were poisoned by bandits for many years and urgently needed pensions to restore people's strength. Once the Jurchens invaded, the court would inevitably shift all its focus to the fight against the Jurchens. Li Zicheng not only got a chance to breathe, but also in order to deal with the Jurchens, the court would exhaust all its money and food. Where can I have spare time to provide relief to Shaanxi and Henan?

If the hungry people who are hungry and feeding are not provided for relief, they will rise up again, which is almost inevitable.

Lin Chunhong wanted to include Henan as a subsidiary, and Jingzhou would take on the relief of the entire Henan. But this was obviously impossible. The court did not let go of Sichuan, located in the southwest. How could it be that he would hand over his confidant Henan?

To take a step back, even if Lin Chunhong doesn't want the people and land in Henan, he will only provide relief to the hungry people in Henan, and will be considered as ulterior motives by the court and will be fought back by the court.

Lin Chunhong naturally wouldn't do such a stupid thing.

It seems that Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai's destruction need to be carefully evaluated, and Lin Chunhong thought secretly. If there is any benefit here, it is nothing more than Liu Wenxiu's surrender, Li Dingguo, and Ainengqi have nowhere to go except to stay in Jingzhou.

All of this is just a comfort.

Henan was gradually calming after Anqing. Now he looked at Nanyang. Lin Chunhong couldn't help but turn his attention to the south.

Let’s talk about Di Wei and Liang Feng, who led the special mixed fleet, headed south from Jieshi Bay. God blessed him, but he did not encounter a tropical storm and successfully arrived in the waters near Kalimantan Island.

This place is only more than a thousand miles away from Batavia. If the voyage is smooth, you can reach Batavia in at most two days and two nights. However, according to the plan formulated by Di Wei and Liang Feng, the Dragon and Tiger Legion will establish a beachhead position twenty miles east of Batavia to cover the entire legion's landing.

The closer they were to Batavia, Di Wei and Liang Feng became more and more nervous, and they were afraid that they would meet the merchant fleet and pass the news back to Batavia, allowing the Dutch to prepare in advance.

Di Wei felt that Xixi was not a solution every day. After thinking about it, he called Liang Feng and said, "From Borneo to Batavia, there are many merchant ships along the way. Instead of looking forward to God's care and not letting the ships discover it, it is better to take the initiative."

Liang Feng felt aroused and asked, "Does the Grand Marshal want to make the idea of ​​going back and forth between merchant ships?"

Di Wei nodded and said, "That is, there are currently troop transport ships and supply ships in the fleet, which are not as fast as possible. It is better to send a part of the second-level battleships to disguise themselves as Zhao Hehai's plundering fleet, quickly heading to the Bay of Batavia and plunder everywhere."

As soon as Di Wei finished speaking, a hint of flush appeared on Liang Feng's face, and he said happily: "This plan is very wonderful. Haha... As soon as the plundering fleet comes out, the merchant ships will not dare to leave the port. Even the remaining fleet in Batavia will be attracted by the plundering fleet. We just take advantage of the situation... Haha... it's so wonderful..."

Di Wei also smiled and said, "The admiral of the plundering fleet must look for it well, preferably a cruel and bloodthirsty person. One requirement is to do whatever it takes when plundering, and it is best to scare the Dutch merchant ships to their souls... In addition, the Navy's MIIS can also move the hands of Batavia and spread rumors everywhere, saying that the Great White Shark vowed to intercept a thousand Dutch people in order to revenge..."

...

The two of them became more and more excited and finalized the details. Liang Feng was waiting to return to the Dingyuan ship to deploy the operation, but suddenly received news from the Zhenyuan ship: Two merchant ships flying tricolor flags were found in front of him. Before they were captured, the merchant ship dropped two speedboats and was unable to catch up and had already fled.

When Di Wei and Liang Feng heard this, their faces suddenly became solemn.

Liang Feng was extremely upset and stomped his feet hard and said, "The news has leaked, it's a big trouble now!"

Di Wei sighed: "It is said that planning is based on people and things are done. If we send a plundering fleet three days earlier, this can be avoided. It seems that it is still unreliable to rely on hopes! Let's start the second plan now and land in Semarang."

Liang Feng was absolutely unwilling to give up, hesitated for a moment, and gritted his teeth and said, "Master, if you don't wait any longer, the Dutch may not get the news in advance. Once the second plan is launched, it will not only be far from Batavia, but it is also the territory of the Matalan Sultanate, and it faces unpredictable risks."

Di Wei thought for a long time and finally shook his head and said, "Batavia was built according to the bastion, and the coastal artillery was all on the city walls. If it loses its suddenness, it will not only be difficult for the Dragon and Tiger Army to land, but even if it is fortunate to land, Batavia will not be able to break through in a day or two. In this way, the Dragon and Tiger Army will face the danger of being wiped out."

Di Wei paused and finally made a decision: "Instead of this, it is better to go to Semarang to establish a stable landing. Even if it fails temporarily, the naval fleet can quickly supply and replenish the Dragon and Tiger Army. This is the perfect solution!"
Chapter completed!