Traveling to Xianwu

Chapter 389
After talking about the general situation, Xu Xingzhi went on to say: "Now if our Longhumen wants to develop, there are only three goals. The first is to continue northward to Shandong and swallow Hebei, and the second is to directly attack Wagangzhai , Luoyang, and the third is to capture Bashu according to the original plan, and then go out to occupy Hanzhong, and compete with Li Clan and Liu Wuzhou for Guanzhong!"

"In fact, these three directions have their own advantages and disadvantages!" Xu Xingzhi said in turn: "I chose to go north to Shandong and swallow Hebei, because Shandong and Hebei are still in chaos. , Most of the subordinates are reckless people who don't understand the art of war and strategy. It is not difficult to deal with him. The only thing to worry about is that Hebei and Shandong have passed through Yang Guang's three conquests of Korea, the construction of canals, and years of chaos. Occupying Hebei may not be able to provide us with any assistance within five years. Instead, it will need to consume a lot of food and supplies. In addition, Hebei's terrain is easy to attack and difficult to defend. After occupying it, I am afraid it will become a drag on us. Can no longer actively mobilize troops.

The second is to directly attack Wagang and seize Luoyang. Now Wagang Fortress has involved most of the energy of the Sui Dynasty. It is not difficult for us to destroy Wagang, but Wagang is now the vanguard of the anti-Sui. Many rebels in the world regard Wagang as their respect. , Taking advantage of the battle between the Sui Dynasty and Wagang, destroying Wagang will not be good for our reputation, and after defeating Wagang, we will have to face the elite of the Sui Dynasty, and it is not so easy to invade Luoyang.

The third is to enter Bashu. I don’t need to repeat the dangers of the Shu road. If you want to invade Bashu, the difficulty is the most difficult of the three directions, especially even if you capture Bashu, you still need to capture Chang’an next, occupying Guanzhong. Do your best, the road is difficult, the transportation of materials is difficult, and if you provide a stone of military food, you are afraid that a stone will be lost on the road, and Chang'an was rebuilt by Yang Jian, and it is also very strong. It is a famous city in the world. It is not so easy to break through, so The latter two directions have their own advantages and disadvantages, and they need to be carefully considered. "

"Then what do you all think?" After Xu Xingzhi finished speaking, Shen Chengping asked.

"Sect Master, what you want to ask me is that since these three directions have their own advantages and disadvantages, we have already prepared to enter Bashu, and General Kou has also made a lot of preparations in Bashu. Now a lot of our food is gone. They have already concentrated on that side, instead of changing the course, it is better to follow the original plan and seize Bashu. If the plan is changed, I am afraid that the previous consumption of transferring money and food will be wasted." Pang Fenghui, who is in charge of money, food and materials, said.

Everyone didn't make up their minds at first, but now they heard what Pang Fenghui said, and they felt it made sense. Shen Chengping looked around and saw no other objection, so he nodded slightly. He had discussed it with Xu Xingzhi , It is also intended to continue to attack Bashu is the best choice, so he waved his hand and said: "Let's make it so, according to the original plan, we will send troops to Bashu in the early spring of next year!"

The matter of dispatching troops was settled, Xu Xingzhi continued: "Actually, there is one more thing that needs to be decided by the sect master?"

"Oh, what's the matter?" Shen Chengping asked.

"Clan master, now that there is an incident at the Dragon and Tiger Gate, it is still under the banner of the Qing Emperor, but it has not yet established a name. Even Dou Jiande has established himself as the King of Xia. Our Dragon and Tiger Gate should also establish a name!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Cheng also said: "That's true. As the saying goes, if the name is not right, the words are not right. Although we started as a gang, we can't always call ourselves the Dragon and Tiger Gate. We must have a name!"

Seeing this, Xu Xingzhi continued: ""Historical Records; The Chronicle of the Five Emperors" has a saying: "From the Yellow Emperor to Shun Yu, they all have the same surname but different country names. Zhang Mingde is used. The ancients used the country as their surname, and there were many names and country names. It is taken from the title, and the title of the sect master also needs to think carefully!"

At this time, everyone thought of some names. Zhang Cheng first proposed "Qin", and said falsely: "The Qin Dynasty destroyed the seven kingdoms and established great martial arts together in the Central Plains, but it died under the second generation. The name is Qin, and the country will be destroyed after its own death, so it can be seen that the name of Qin's country is inherently unlucky!"

Everyone thought about it, and they also felt that it made sense. Generally speaking, when encountering such a thing, the Chinese would rather believe it or not, so everyone stopped mentioning Qin's name, and then someone mentioned "Wei" The titles of 'Chu' and others were in dispute with each other, and finally Shen Chengping said: "Let's use 'Ming' as the title!"

Seeing Shen Chengping's words, everyone thought about it and thought it was good, so they decided that in the future, the dragon and tiger gates would use Ming as their name, the army would also call themselves Ming Army, and Shen Chengping would also call himself Ming Gong.

There are many reasons why Shen Chengping chose Ming as his name. The first world Shen Chengping traveled through was the Swordsman, and the dynasty he lived in was the Ming Dynasty, including the previous world. Shen Chengping also had a relationship with the Ming Dynasty. In addition, the Ming Dynasty was also the first dynasty in Chinese history to rule the north from the south. Zhu Yuanzhang raised troops in the south of the Yangtze River. Mingweihao can be regarded as a good start.

The name has been decided, and the next step is to make preparations. In order to coerce Yang Guang to return to Luoyang, Xu Ziling led an army of [-] troops northward to the south of Shandong Province. The strength of the troops made the territory around Yangzhou seem empty.

Now that the goal has been achieved, Shen Chengping also decided to give up the territory in the south of Shandong Province after consideration, return to the inherent territory along the Huaihe River, put away his fists, and speed up the training of the new army. Compared with the entire Jiangnan territory, the 20 troops he now has are It is still too weak, so we can only speed up the training and expand the army to 30 according to the plan.

And when Shen Chengping's Ming army was mobilizing its troops, the other forces were not idle at all. Less than a month after Longhumen claimed the Ming army, the Li faction did not wait until Yang Guang was finished, and began to raise troops straight into Guanzhong. The original one was nearly a year earlier, but within half a month after that, Yu Wenshang, the leader of the Yuwen Clan who controlled Luoyang, rebelled and killed Yang Guang, and established himself as Wei in Luoyang.

"This is really a surprise. It seems that Li Yuan is not as useless as described in the history. He was able to survive in the troubled times and create Li Tang's world. How can an incompetent person be able to do it? His indecision is just his appearance! Shen Chengping, who got the news, felt turbulent: "Since the Li family can't wait, then I can't fall behind. I have to speed up the preparations to attack Bashu!"

(End of this chapter)