Mao Wenlong has been living a very leisurely life recently, accompanying his family every day, waiting for the child to come to the world, and living happily, which is very happy.

Houjin suffered a big loss this time and retreated again, and in a short period of time, he could no longer attack and disturb the border pass. The imperial court was finally able to take a breath, and the war in Huguang had stopped, and for a while, the world was peaceful, a rare peaceful day.

Today is sunny, it is a good time for autumn travel, Mao Wenlong got up early in the morning, ready to take Chen Lan and Hong Ziyan outside for a walk.

The carriage was ready, and Mao Wenlong asked the cook to prepare a lot of ingredients and prepare to go outside for a picnic.

Everything is ready, the guards and retinue are all ready to go. But Mao Wenlong was stunned and waited for nearly half an hour and didn't see the second daughter come out for a long time, and came to the backyard with doubts in his head, and only after a glance did he know that Chen Lan and Hong Ziyan were still dressing up.

Mao Wenlong completely lost his temper when he saw this, this woman was the most troublesome at this point, and when she heard that she was going out, the two got up before dawn to dress up. It's been almost an hour now, and it's still not ready.

If you go in to urge people, you will be exempted, Mao Wenlong deeply understands the temperament of these two women, and everything else is easy to say, as far as the issue of going out to make up, it is better not to discuss it with them. Otherwise, the second daughter will deal with herself at any time.

Good men don't fight with evil women, and a big man becomes a shrouder with a broken mouth. Mao Wenlong simply turned around and returned to the door to continue waiting, drinking sullen wine while waiting.

A fast horse galloped over and stopped directly in front of Mao Wenlong, and the scout knelt on one leg to deliver the urgent letter of King Fu for eight hundred miles.

Mao Wenlong was very puzzled, what did he need to get an urgent letter for eight hundred miles. He knew that the world had been peaceful recently, and he hadn't heard of anything big happening. Although he was puzzled, Mao Wenlong quickly opened it and looked at it.

After a while, he exclaimed in surprise: "Li Zicheng actually attacked Nanjing!" ”

Haoda was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then said: "The chief soldier ......"

Mao Wenlong cut off the vastness, and he immediately ordered: "Let Hong Junshi come to the council hall immediately." Also, inform the two ladies that we will wait for the afternoon before leaving for the outing. ”

Without waiting for a huge response, Mao Wenlong had already turned over and got out of the carriage and hurried towards the council hall alone.

According to King Fu's letter, in just three days, Li Zicheng actually led a large army to capture nearly ten cities. Half of Nanjing's territory has completely fallen into Li Zicheng's hands.

At this moment, King Fu has been pinned down by the rebel army in Sichuan in Huguang, and he can't go back to rescue Nanjing. In desperation, King Fu had no choice but to ask Mao Wenlong for help.

Li Zicheng was able to bypass Huguang, which had just passed through the war, and led a large army to enter Nanjing to attack without knowing it. This courage and insight made Mao Wenlong immediately impressed with him.

Hong Chengchou arrived soon, the old guy's face was full of doubts, and as soon as he entered the door, he hurriedly asked, "What happened?" Make you so urgent? ”

"Sit down and talk!"

Mao Wenlong pointed to the chair beside him, then handed King Fu's letter to Hong Chengchou, and said: "Li Zicheng suddenly rushed thousands of miles to Nanjing, and now King Fu is red-eyed. It is estimated that most of Nanjing has now fallen into the hands of Li Zicheng. ”

The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and although King Fu's letter is eight hundred miles expedited, it will take at least three days to get here. In just these three days, it was completely enough for Li Zicheng to quickly take the empty Nanjing.

While listening to Mao Wenlong's explanation, Hong Chengchou quickly glanced at King Fu's letter, and after understanding the situation, he put down the letter and said, "Then what are you going to do?" Do you want to send troops to rescue Nanjing? ”

Mao Wenlong shook his head: "It's too late to send troops now, and when the Dongjiang Army arrives in Nanjing, I believe that Li Zicheng is already stationed in various cities." ”

Hong Chengchou nodded: "Indeed, the current situation is not very optimistic. Moreover, King Fu is not worthy of our troops to be rescued. ”

For King Fu, the prince who plotted to seize the throne, Hong Chengchou didn't like him in his heart. Now that he was so by Li Zicheng, he felt comfortable.

Mao Wenlong glanced at him and said with a smile; "Do you have any opinions about King Fu?"

Hong Chengchou hesitated for a moment, and then said frankly: "I don't hide it, I don't like any of those princes who don't care about the safety of the court and only care about fighting for power and profit." The Ming Dynasty will fall to the point where it is now, and these ill-intentioned princes bear a great responsibility. ”

Obviously, Hong Chengchou still loves Da Ming from the bottom of his heart, even if he is now completely on Mao Wenlong's thief ship. He is still not afraid to show his deep love for Daming. Mao Wenlong also understands this, as a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, it is human nature to respect and love his motherland, and there is nothing to be afraid of.

After pondering for a moment, Mao Wenlong said with a smile: "Although these princes are very hateful, don't forget it. Once Li Zicheng occupied Nanjing, he formed a two-sided attack on Huguang with Sichuan. At that time, deep in the lake, the lonely and helpless Fu King will soon be eaten by Li Zicheng. After that, Nanjing, Huguang and Sichuan completely fell into the hands of Li Zicheng, which would pose a great threat to us. ”

Hong Chengchou did not agree with what Mao Wenlong said, he sneered: "The rebel army has never been able to become a climate, and with the current strength of our Dongjiang Army, there is no need to be afraid at all. Why should the general soldier worry about the sky? ”

Mao Wenlong said unhurriedly: "Do you remember the last Xi'an Rebellion? As the saying goes, open arrows are easy to dodge, hidden arrows are difficult to prevent, the Dongjiang Army is powerful, yes, but there is no reason to prevent thieves for a thousand days, right? ”

Hong Chengchou was speechless by Mao Wenlong, and Hong Chengchou was not happy about Mao Wenlong's sudden revelation of his old scars. But I have to admit that what Mao Wenlong said is reasonable. Li Zicheng knew that he was invincible, so he naturally would not fight the Dongjiang army in an open and honest manner, and it was inevitable that he would secretly use his methods.

After some contemplation, Hong Chengchou raised his head and looked at Mao Wenlong seriously and said, "Then what do you mean......"

Mao Wenlong thought for a while and said: "I won't go to Nanjing, it's too late to go now, but King Fu can't let him die yet." Send troops to Huguang, let King Fu and Li Zicheng fight, to contain each other, and not to burn the war to our side. ”

Hong Chengchou pondered carefully for a while, then nodded and said, "The chief soldier is thoughtful, and I have no opinion on my side." ”

Mao Wenlong chuckled: "Then the matter is settled, I will let Chen Jisheng lead 20,000 Dongjiang troops over, this time, King Fu can be regarded as owing me a great favor." Let's see what he can do to repay me. ”