Seeing Li Zicheng's satisfied appearance, Tian Jianxiu, who had just finished reporting the military situation, said with a smile: "Emperor, these are only three mansions, if you can take the whole territory of Huguang, then you will really be rich!" ”

Li Zicheng smiled: "It's also true, if you can get the whole territory of Huguang, then take Sichuan to the west..... The three-point world is much better than Uncle Liu's three-point world! Yufeng, when the west expedition goes, the nine counties of Jingxiang will be entrusted to you, don't learn from Guan Yunchang, let Zhu Cihong's kid steal the land of Jingzhou. ”

"Although the emperor can rest assured," Tian Jianxiu said happily, "There is a place in Jingzhou, and the kid surnamed Zhu will never be able to do it...... He built a warship for the emperor in Jingzhou. When the emperor decided on Xishu, he used the warship built in Jingzhou to go east and take half of the Zhu family! ”

Li Zicheng touched his beard and smiled: "I want to go to Jiangnan to have a look!" ”

Niu Jinxing looked at Li Zicheng and Tian Jianxiu's wishful thinking, and he didn't dare to pour cold water, but he frowned quietly, but was seen by Li Zicheng's one eye.

Emperor Li smiled and asked, "Zuo Fu doesn't believe that he can take all the land of Jingxiang Nine Monarchs?" ”

"Emperor," Niu Jinxing said busily, "The minister is just watching the prince of the Zhu family rely on the fortified city, guard the Yangtze River, and the benefits of the naval cannon...... Moreover, we don't have many soldiers and horses, less than 100,000 people, and only half of them can fight. ”

Li Zicheng is now engaged in "old battalion soldiers", although he is worthy of his old brothers, but there are also disadvantages, he can no longer coerce the people to enlist in the army - coercion is the ability of the rogue to enlist, and now that Li Zicheng's Dashun army has taken root in the local master, of course he will not coerce his tenants to be cannon fodder. Otherwise, who will they find to collect rent next year?

Therefore, the number of the Dashun army is not as scary as in the past, this time the total number of soldiers and horses who followed Li Zicheng and Li Guo on the expedition was 96,000, of which only 48,000 were able to go into battle.

Although the remaining 48,000 auxiliary soldiers are Ding Zhuang of the tenant family, they have a "master" after all, and they cannot be consumed to death unless they have to.

Therefore, the strength of the Dashun army on the Huguang battlefield is not sufficient, occupying three prefectures, Zhu Cihong in the east, and Zuo Liangyu and Zuo Mengeng in the west, basically to the limit.

Moreover, the backbone of Li Zicheng's army is either from Shaanxi or Henan, and he is not good at playing in the water army. Although some warships were built in Xiangjing Mansion with great fanfare, their strength was inferior to the original river water division, not to mention the Yangtze River water division.

In addition, the artillery of the Ming army looks better than the Dashun army here, not to mention the far hit, the cannonball is still bigger!

Li Zicheng smiled: "The opposite side is not the prince of the Zhu family, but the three families of Zhu Cihong, He Tengjiao and the father and son of the Zuo family...... Maybe they'll fight first. When the time comes, your chance will come! ”

A hint of surprise crossed Tian Jianxiu's face: "Emperor, is it really possible?" ”

Niu Jinxing also asked: "Does the emperor have a clever plan to do?" ”

Li Zicheng was just about to say something, but Gu Junen suddenly hurried in from outside the door, still holding an envelope in his hand. He first kowtowed to Li Zicheng, and then didn't say anything, and handed over the envelope after getting up.

Li Zicheng took the envelope, opened it and took out the letter inside, and then laughed: "Zuo Liangyu, the old thief, is finally dead!" It's time to die well, it's time to die! ”

......

"Strategist, Qiu Shibo, sister-in-law...... If you have any ideas, just let us know! ”

Zuo Mengeng, dressed in sackcloth and filial piety, sat in the middle hall of a heavily guarded luxury mansion in Jiangling City, with tears on his face. Huang Shu, Qiu Lei, and Zuo Mengmei were also sitting in the hall, and Zuo Mengmei was also wearing sackcloth like him.

Needless to say, Zuo Liangyu is now dead!

For Zuo Mengeng, this is definitely not a good thing - can a dead father be a good thing? It's definitely not good! And Zuo Mengeng can't justifiably inherit his father's "military legacy". In history, in order to appease the Zuo family's army, the Southern Ming Dynasty gave Zuo Mengeng the title of General Ping Thief when he was the marquis, which is equivalent to confirming the father and son of the lord of the Zuo army.

So there is no problem with Zuo Menggeng's accession to the throne!

And Zhu Cihong is not as good at talking as the Fat Fu King, and it is not ambiguous to seal Zuo Liangyu as the Marquis of Wuchang, but he refuses to transfer the general of the Ping Thief to Zuo Mengeng.

So Zuo Mengeng now only has the official title of the chief soldier of Wuchang Town-Wuchang Mansion is still taken by Zhu Cihong!

That is to say, Zuo Mengeng now wants a place without a territory, and if he wants a name without a name, all he can rely on is the old department of Liaozhen with the three thousand Zuo family members and the old man.

There was silence in the room, and after a while, Qiu Lei broke the silence: "Major General, now that the prince and Li Zicheng are facing each other across the river, it is the time to use soldiers and generals, and they will not be embarrassed by the young general in the selection of the general of the Ping Thief." As long as the king of Chu plays a piece and keeps it up, he should push the boat down the river. ”

Zuo Mengeng set his eyes on Zuo Mengmei again, this girl is now moisturized, and she fascinates King Xiao Chu so much that she doesn't know the southeast and northwest - if you knew that she was so charming, you should have sent her to Zhu Cihong!

"Girl, what do you think?"

Zuo Mengmei smiled: "Brother, the prince listens to the slave, and there is no problem with the last recital." Just ......"

"Just what?" Zuo Mengeng asked.

"It's just that the prince is stationed in Wuchang, as the head of an army, can you not go to the audience?"

Zuo Menggeng's face changed.

Zuo Mengmei was still talking: "Brother, you have offended the prince deeply!" On that day, the prince asked his sister to serve, so he told you to stop her! ”

Did I stop that? Zuo Mengeng complained bitterly in his heart, that was the old man who didn't let him! At the time, I thought the old man was wise, but now that I think about it, he is completely confused. If I send you, a, to Nanjing, now you will be Wu Sanfu's status! Maybe it's not all, if you have a belly fight, give birth to a son......

Zuo Mengmei continued: "The prince wants to ascend the throne early, and you threaten to support the king of Chu. ”

Wronged! Zuo Menggeng said: That's the old man's stupid words!

"This time Li Zicheng went east, and you left Jingzhou without a fight, and handed over the three mansions of Chengtian, De'an, and Hanyang to Li Zicheng......"

This pot is indeed Zuo Mengeng's, and he frowned deeply.

Zuo Mengmei said: "Brother still thinks that he can be forgiven by the prince and inherit his father's position as a thief general?" ”

Zuo Mengeng set his eyes on his military Huang Shu: "Military advisor, how is it good?" ”

Huang Shu smiled: "What is the young general panicking about?" The major general is now in Jiangling, and he has become a tiger. Whether Li Zicheng or the crown prince, they don't dare to do anything to you! ”

He glanced at Zuo Mengmei and Qiu Lei, and said with a smile: "The young general is too sad and restless, let's discuss the big matter another day." ”

Zuo Mengeng sighed and nodded.

Qiu Lei and Zuo Mengmei's father and daughter looked at each other, then got up and said goodbye. Huang Shu, who proposed another day, did not leave.

Zuo Mengeng looked at him: "Does the military advisor have something to say?" ”

Huang Shu smiled: "Now it is the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and the surname of the Northern Dynasties is undoubtedly Aixin Jueluo." And whether the Southern Dynasty will return to the king or the crown prince depends on the meaning of the young general! ”

"Strategist, you call Li Zicheng ......"

"King Chuang!" Huang Shu said, "Now half of Huguang is facing the king!" ”

Zuo Mengeng frowned: "Li Zicheng is planning to teach Tian!" ”

"So what?" Huang Shu said, "Does the young general have a lot of fields for him?" ”

Zuo Mengeng shook his head: "It's not ......."

Huang Shu smiled: "What is there to be afraid of the young general?" ”

"This ...... I'm afraid that the generals won't want to follow! ”

Huang Shu smiled: "As long as the general can fly Huang Tengda, how can the generals refuse to follow?" ”

Zuo Mengeng asked: "But how can I fly Huang Tengda?" ”

Huang Shu said: "The young general can be the lord of Hunan!" ”

"The Lord of Hunan?" Zuo Mengeng took a breath of cool air, "How can you be?" How to be? ”

Huang Shu smiled: "It's too easy...... He Tengjiao, the governor of Hunan, has a good relationship with us, and has received the favor of the old handsome. Now that the old handsome man is back to heaven, can he not come to send it? And the King of Chu is still in your hands! ”