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Faced with Mei Zhihuan's inquiry, Liu Jun had an answer in his mind.

"Report to the teacher, the students think that the imperial court has suppressed bandits for so many years, not because the bandits are so powerful, but because the bandits are like sparks, they are not enough to rush to death. They can rekindle at any time and become a prairie fire. Therefore, the key is to use both suppression and pacification."

"Use both suppression and pacification?" Mei Zhihuan shook her head, as if she was a little disappointed with this answer. It was because many ministers mentioned these four words. Over the years, there have been too many people who have proposed suppression and pacification, from Yang He to Xiong Wencan. Even Yang He and Xiong Wencan, who insisted on pacification, did not end well.

"Of course, when suppressing bandits, you must first suppress them, and then pursuing them, and benevolence and power. In addition, you must have means to pursuit them. For example, every time a thief comes, you must separate the thief. Those thief leaders who have been in trouble for many years will naturally not be spared easily. Even if they want to pursuit, they must separate their troops and horses and separate their soldiers. And they must be defeated first and then pursuit, especially if the thief loses his power and surrenders, they must agree to it. They must take the initiative to pursuit."

In fact, in recent years, there were not many bandits and bandits that the court had conquered in recent years, and many of them surrendered after being beaten and surrendered. Many of them had given up their lives for the court, many of whom were famous leaders of the bandits and bandits.

"First be defeated, then recruit and then resettlement. Resettlement is also very important. If it cannot be resettled well, the bandits may rebel again at any time. Yang He recruited the bandits and the bandits were also reconciled for a while, but in the end they still rebel. Why is it just because they can't survive?"

Mei Zhihuan sighed after hearing this. What Liu Jun said was not new. All the knowledgeable people in the court could realize this, but the key was how to do it. Now let alone comforting, even if you can't beat the bandits, they fled everywhere.

The strategy of suppressing bandits proposed by Yang Sichang is actually a strategy specially proposed because the thieves are circulating. His idea is actually good, dividing the Central Plains into ten war zones, four special defenses and six special barriers, while the Prime Minister of the Supervisor specifically pursues them.

But this seemingly perfect strategy is actually infeasible because it requires too good cooperation. In fact, what the Ming Dynasty lacks most now is cooperation. There are always various teammates who pull their backs and fall off their crotch. This leads to the fact that they can't be blocked or surrounded, and the thieves can always escape from the encirclement.

When the bandits and bandits are unfounded, they fight everywhere. The main tactic is to avoid the real and go around, and specifically wander around, and look for a gap. They fight a battle and grab a ticket to those weak defenses. They don’t need to produce, they just rely on looting, or even through coercion. As long as the main force is not lost, their team will fight more and more.

After all, the local military preparations are relaxed, facing the raids and bandits. There is no defense at all, and it cannot stand it, and even reinforcements cannot wait. The various soldiers and horses responsible for the conquest and suppression are also full of problems, such as empty salary, deductions, owed salary, lack of training, loose military discipline, etc. Their suppression of bandits in various places sometimes has more evil than bandits.

Of course, there is another deeper reason that has caused endless suppression of bandits, that is, the Ming Dynasty has long been decayed. The gentry and landlords occupy all the land and have various privileges. They transfer taxes to the people who have lost land and went bankrupt, which has increased the burden on the people. Countless people can't survive. They actually have no choice but to rebel. Because of this, the more the court suppresses the more bandits.

Mei Zhihuan has been staying in the local area for the past few years and is well aware of these situations, so he is not happy at all about being the prime minister of the six provinces. He knows in his heart that the bandits cannot be suppressed and killed. From the beginning, he is fighting a battle that never has a chance of winning.

"Your Majesty should build your own troops to suppress the bandits and bandits. Every time you suppress one bandit, pacify a crowd, and comfort the whole place, there will be hope." Liu Jun put forward his own suggestions. Although it seems a bit too naive, it is the only way.

"There are too many soldiers in various places to suppress bandits. Not only can they be said to be too many, but they will easily harm the local area. Especially when the court always owes wages and cannot send money and food in time, the more soldiers they are transferred, the bigger the chaos will only be. They are not only unable to play a role, but also worsening the situation. Therefore, students think that the more soldiers there are, the better, and there are no need for many soldiers in each province. Let them stay in their own defense zones and do a good job of defense. To suppress bandits, the key is to rely on their own soldiers."

Mei Zhihuan was a little surprised now.

"The Baoshengbao Township Group under the lord has been training for many years, but it is not worse than the official army. In addition, the students have trained a military force now, so we can use it to form a prime minister's battalion. We know these soldiers in a good way. They are all children of Huguang Township Party. They train hard and do not owe wages. Their morale is far higher than that of the officers and soldiers from all over the world. With them, one can stand up to two."

The officers and soldiers from all over the world are not easy to use. No domineering generals like Zuo Liangyu can be moved at all. Since that is the case, what else do they have to do?

After all, at this time, the bandits did not have the ability to fight against the official army head-on. They relied on guerrilla warfare to avoid the real and the virtual, and used sneak attacks, ambush and other means to attack the official army. In history, Li Zicheng, who was not famous among the bandits in the early days, suddenly became stronger. It was not that he really became powerful at once, but that the elites of the court were basically transferred to the north to fight against the Qing army, and later they were mostly destroyed outside the pass. The Central Plains were completely empty, and the bandits suddenly became bigger. Since then, the official army could not defeat the bandits on the front battlefield.

However, now, the bandits still dare not fight head-on with the official army. In the past two years, the bandits were almost completely defeated by Lu Xiangsheng, Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting and other imperial generals, which is why.

However, Liu Jun's method also has a big disadvantage, that is, it is difficult to block the bandits and bandits who are wandering around with just one or two elite troops. However, they will eventually follow the old path of failure of Yang Sichang and others.

However, it is hard to be perfect in the matter, Mei Zhihuan still appreciates Liu Jun's confidence.

"I heard that Xiong Wencan had previously appointed you as the Prime Minister's Central Officer and the Guerrilla General in the Left Camp, and he also promised to give you 100,000 taels of food and salary?" Mei Zhihuan asked.

"If this is true, half of the 100,000 taels of silver have been taken, and the remaining half seems to be impossible." Liu Jun also smiled. He also heard that the silver was actually the one paid by Xiong Wencan himself to protect his future. In the end, Zuo Liangyu lost a big defeat and he was compensated. Now Xiong Wencan has been taken to Beijing. Liu Jun will not refund his 50,000 taels of silver.

Mei Zhihuan stroked her beard and said, "I am not Xiong Wencan, nor is he as rich as his wealth, but I can't afford 100,000 taels of silver for you. But if you want, I want to continue to let you be the Prime Minister's standard officer and the Central Camp."

"The teacher is so proud of me. Teacher, the teacher will naturally be the officer of the Biao battalion." Liu Jun said hurriedly. Hu Duke Guo is Mei Zhihuan's old partner and has always served as the battalion officer of the main barracks of Baosheng Fort.

"I have other arrangements in the Principality, just say whether you want to."

Liu Jun immediately responded, "Since Mr. Mei has a order, Liu Jun dares not to obey."

"Okay, what I want is your happy words, what I like is your bravery." Mei Zhihuan slapped the table and laughed loudly, then brought two wine glasses, and brought another pot of wine, pouring one cup of each of the two cups. "Drink!"

Liu Jun picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one go. It was really enjoyable to do things with a straightforward person like Mei Zhihuan.

Mei Zhihuan decided on the spot to establish his own Prime Minister's Biao Battalion. The Biao Battalion has set up five battalions, each battalion of three thousand, divided into five battalions in front, back, left, center and right. The front battalion is the original Baosheng Fort camp and several teams directly under it. The back battalion is the original main battalion of the Fort. The left, center and right battalion is composed of Liu Jun's Jiutouzhao Teaching Battalion, the battle barracks and the baggage camp.

Liu Jun was awarded the title of Prime Minister's Central Officer and the guerrilla general in the Central Camp.

"When can your troops from the Third Battalion set off?" Mei Zhihuan asked.

"Everything is ready and you can set off at any time."

"Very good. Then we will set off in two days." Mei Zhihuan drank all the wine in the glass and said proudly, with a red and radiant face. After years of silence, he finally got the chance to make a comeback.

"Do you set out the day after tomorrow to Xiangyang?"

"No, don't go to Xiangyang, we will go directly to Zhang Xianzhong, first go to Wuchang, and then we will take a boat to Jingzhou. This time we have to take the thieves and block their retreat in advance." Mei Zhihuan said with great enthusiasm.

"Don't you go to see Yang Ge's army?" Liu Jun asked tentatively.

"It's not just that, there's no empty space now. Jiye, as I expected, Zhang Xianzhong will rush into Sichuan. Once we let Zhang Xianzhong and other bandits flee into Sichuan, it's impossible for us to defeat and destroy him in a short time. Therefore, we are in a hurry now and must take the lead and block their way into Sichuan."

"I have sent someone to contact a group of large ships. We took the boat directly to the river and rushed to Jingzhou. This can save a lot of time. Then we also gave Zhang Zhe a surprise, caught him off guard and became dizzy." Mei Zhihuan pulled Liu Jun to the front of a large map, pointed to the map and told his plan.

"Is it time to mobilize troops?"

"This time I did not plan to transfer other troops, only our five battalions. I do not transfer other troops and horses, and I also go through water to achieve secrecy and suddenness."

Liu Jun was very surprised and admired Mei Zhihuan's boldness even more.

He actually planned not to go to Xiangyang to pay homage to Yang Sichang, nor was he going to discuss with Yang Sichang, nor even to mobilize other troops to cooperate. He just took the fifth battalion, which was only a township regiment a month ago, to intercept Zhang Xianzhong's way.

I admire it, really, but after I thought about the fact that Mei Zhihuan had received Chongzhen's order to serve the king, she led the troops to the middle of the road. As a result, she heard that there was a rebellion within her jurisdiction, so she immediately ignored the emperor's order to serve the king, and turned back to suppress the rebellion. This matter is not too strange now. Mei Zhihuan could even throw the emperor aside, let alone just a supervisor.

However, Mei Zhihuan dumped the emperor and was dismissed afterwards. Now that she doesn't dump Yang Sichang like this, even if she wins this battle, she is afraid that she will completely offend Yang Sichang afterwards. If she fails to succeed, she will be even more troublesome.
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