During the controversy, Hong Chengchou wanted to reconcile between the two parties, hoping that their argument could have a final conclusion: "Ladies and gentlemen, this matter is inconclusive for the time being, don't be impatient, and let it be analyzed later." Several people stopped arguing, waiting to hear what Hong Chengchou wanted to say, although Hong Chengchou had the lowest rank and the worst reputation among these people, but his military ability was convincing to everyone. In the Battle of Nanjing, which he commanded, the enemy's defenders were so strong in combat strength that he destroyed them beyond measure, and finally achieved the complete annihilation of the powerful enemy at a very small cost. This cannot but say that he used to garrison Nanjing for the Qing Dynasty, so he knows a lot about Nanjing's defense, but understanding and cracking are two different things.

Hong Chengchou saw that everyone had stopped arguing, so he spoke at full speed and said eloquently: "Ladies and gentlemen, please think about it, why did the Qing Army's Tong Yang Liang Department withdraw to Yizhou? Isn't Pizhou's strategic location on the canal route, north of the Yellow River, more important? Gu Tinglin said: "That is the current Qing army has been scared and hurt by my Ming sailors, but wherever the sailors reach, the Qing army will not try their best to fight with our army, and they can hide." Otherwise, if they defended Pizhou, the Qing army would have no chance of victory, and there was a great risk of being surrounded and annihilated, so they chose to retreat and retreat north to Yizhou, which was farther away from the sailors' route. ”

Hong Chengchou nodded and continued: "Xiaguan thinks that Mr. Tinglin's words should only be half right, and the other half can be added by Xiaguan." Pizhou is surrounded by the Yellow River and Yishui, if our army's naval division cuts off the waterway of Pizhou and attacks by land, the defenders of Pizhou can only sit and wait for death, and there is no possibility of escape. The enemy has no reinforcements to open up communications to support Pizhou, which is the reason why they abandoned Pizhou, and it is also the part that Mr. Tinglin said. As for the other half, Tong Yang's department is the old part of Zuo Mengeng, and it can be used as an outcast by Dolgon and used as bait to lure the main force of our army to take the bait. But now that this army has retreated so far, what do you mean? Dolgon put all the elites of the two Huai in Xuzhou in front of the convex, what does this mean? ”

Ma Jinzhong said: "This is because Dolgon has figured out the habit of our army in choosing opponents, and our army has always liked to attack the enemy's weakest combat units, and they will run away when they fight. Dolgon repeatedly put the fish belly troops at the forefront, always trying to fight with our army through the fish belly troops, and then send the main army to launch a final blow to our army. And our army always turns away after eating the bait, never bites the hook, and takes advantage of it. The Qing army was repeatedly frustrated because Dorgon's appetite has always been great, but he has never been able to eat anything, while our army's appetite is very small, but it eats fat and fat in one bite. He now just wants to change his strategy, casting the fishing net and casting the bait at the same time, and putting the bait in the fishing net, and when our army gets into the fishing net, he will take the opportunity to collect the net so that we can no longer escape. If we are greedy, the defenders of Yizhou will lure our army to go deeper, and the main force of the Qing army will outflank our army, and our army will be defeated. ”

Hong Chengchou nodded and said, "The Duke of Eguo said it well, but didn't Dolgon think that our army would have an attempt to attack Xuzhou?" Hao Yongzhong also understood the mystery of this, so he said: "Yes, if he hadn't considered that our army would attack Xuzhou, he would not have put the two strongest combat units of the two Huai armies in Xuzhou." Most of his main forces were cavalry, and they were only a thousand miles away from Xuzhou, and this distance could also induce our army to risk attacking Xuzhou and forget about the danger. ”

Hong Chengchou was very satisfied after hearing the analysis of the generals, turned to Zhu Sishen and said: "Holy Lord, the generals in my Ming army, there are many good strategists, which makes Weichen admire. Weichen has hollowed out his heart and lungs, and there is no more good words. Let's ask the Holy One to make a plan. The generals were also very comfortable listening to Hong Chengchou say this, this is what Hong Chengchou has been doing for a long time, and everyone present said in unison: "Please make a plan." ”

Zhu Si saw that in an extremely important military meeting, although there were differences, there were no unprovoked attacks on each other. Everyone can take the interests of the country as the greatest interest and dedicate their greatest wisdom to the best of their ability. Such a harmonious atmosphere made him very satisfied, and after looking around at everyone with a smile on his face, he actually said a riddle: "The hourglass is over." ”

All the generals present were extremely intelligent people, and they all immediately guessed the meaning of these words. Yes, after waiting for so long, it's time to make a break, from almost being annihilated, to the Jedi counterattack, and then almost all the time sticking to the Qing army, but it never really hurt the main force of the Qing army. Although the combat power of the Ming army has become stronger step by step, the Ming Dynasty is still far from a decisive victory. It's just that no matter how far the road is, there will be an end, whether the road is to the end or back to the beginning, as long as we have taken this step, as long as we will always move forward.

In the cold autumn of independence, the Xiangjiang River went north, and the orange island was headed.

Look at the mountains red all over, the forests are dyed; The river is clear and transparent, and hundreds of boats compete for the stream.

The eagle strikes the sky, the fish soars to the shallow bottom, and all kinds of frost compete freely.

Confused, ask the vast earth, who is the master of ups and downs?

Bring hundreds of couples to travel, reminiscing about the past eventful years.

Just a young classmate, in his prime; The scholar was angry and scolded Fang Xuan.

Pointing to the country, inspiring words, the dung was ten thousand households.

Have you ever remembered that when you hit the water in the middle of the stream, the waves curb the flying boat?

Everyone is still looking forward to Zhu Si's final decision, but Zhu Si is not a pure brave person from the bottom of his heart. He is still just a teacher in his bones, and few people like him dare to be the first in the world. But no matter whether you are willing to hit the water in the middle stream or not, the deceased is like Sifu, reluctant to give up day and night. Under the gaze of the generals, Zhu Si said the struggle in his heart, and said word by word: "Whether we want to or not, the decisive battle will eventually come." There is a way to be bold when things come to all odds, and it is advisable not to be careless. Well, even if my ambition is like an epiphany, it will bloom for a moment today. In the cold autumn of independence, ask the vast earth, even if you can't dominate the ups and downs, you must make the ten thousand mountains red all over the world, and the rivers are clear. ”

I just said a riddle, and this time it was changed to a poem, although everyone already understood Zhu Si's intentions, but the military order cannot be issued like this, and it must not be sloppy in every word, that is, it cannot be suitable for both. About the time of a pillar of incense has passed, and people are still waiting quietly, Zhu Si's advance and retreat in his heart have been decided, but there is no military order yet. Everyone can understand Zhu Si at this time. Even if a decision has been made, it really takes a lot of courage to give an order to carry it out.