"Bo Hou!" Hearing Gu Junen's refusal to return to Dashun, the knight who followed Li Guo couldn't help but shout in a low voice, one hand already pressed on the back of the bow. As long as Li Guo gave an order, he would quickly draw his bow and shoot arrows, shooting Gu Junen to death on the spot.

Li Guo shook his hand gently, stopping his intentions. On the boat, Liu Neng had already pulled out half of the handcuff, and another subordinate also held the handle of the crossbow. Seeing that Li Guo and his entourage did not move, Liu Neng breathed a sigh of relief.

At the bow of the boat, Gu Junen didn't seem to feel anything, but just set his eyes on Li Guo.

Li Guo sighed softly, hugged his fists at Gu Junen and said, "Thank you for the kindness of Qi Guogong, I am willing to do what he says." ”

Gu Junen closed his head slightly, his eyes full of appreciation. Knowing the times and knowing the advance and retreat, Li Guo is second to none among the generals in the Shunying camp.

"Mr. Gu, for the sake of the past, can you plan for me and others again, and give me some guidance. After passing Xiangyang, where should I go? When he was about to say goodbye, Li Guo finally couldn't help but ask.

What to do after passing Xiangyang and arriving in the north, Li Guo is still confused, and he doesn't know what to do at all.

"After the last defeat, the Eight Banners suffered too many losses, and the Manchus were no longer able to control the entire north. Now that the uprising of the righteous people in Shandong and Hebei is intensifying, and the Manchu Qing are tired of coping, it is a great opportunity for the development of the Shun army.

After the Marquis of Bo left Xiangyang, he could go northwest through Wuguan Lantian to attack Guanzhong, seize Shaanxi and return to his hometown in northern Shaanxi. You can also go straight to the north, pass through Lushan County, and go north along the west side of Song County to Luhun, that is, to arrive at Yichuan and capture Luoyang. Or to the northeast, through the Fangcheng passage between Funiu Mountain and Tongbai Mountain, attack Xuchang Kaifeng, and attack the hinterland of the Central Plains.

These three directions are all available, but according to Gu's view, it is really the best policy to attack Guanzhong through military attache Lantian. First, most of the generals of the Shun army are from Shaanxi and are very familiar with the geography of Shaanxi. Then there is the western corner of Shaanxi, whether the Manchu Qing Dynasty or the Ming Dynasty do not care much about it, and Shaanxi has the danger of Tongguan in the east, and there is the Yellow River in the distance, which is a good place as a base. After the capture of Shaanxi, the marquis could use his heart to operate for a few years, collect the land of the rich gentry and households, and distribute it to the poor people, and he will definitely be able to win the support of the people. After a few years of development and accumulation of strength, you can send troops across the Yellow River to attack Shanxi, and then attack Beijing. Repeat the grand deeds of King Chuang. ”

Gu Junen pondered for a moment and patiently planned for Li Guo.

"Why don't you attack the Central Plains to the northeast?" Li Guo wondered.

"The Central Plains is fertile and has a large population, but it is full of plains, and there is no danger to defend, so it is not suitable as a base area. Neither the Ming nor the Manchu Qing Dynasty would allow the Shun army to occupy the land of the Central Plains. Gu Junen patiently explained.

Li Guo thought about it carefully, indeed, the land of Henan is too important, and there is no danger to defend, it is too difficult to occupy it, but Shaanxi, with the solidity of mountains and rivers, is the best choice to establish a foundation.

thanked Gu Junen and promised to completely follow the instructions of Chen Yue, the Duke of Qi, and evacuate the whole army from Xiangyang, and then Li Guo said goodbye to Gu Junen and returned to Yicheng with his men.

The oars swayed, and the flat boat carried Gu Junen slowly towards the east bank of the Han River.

"Mr. Gu, I don't know if I should ask?" Liu Neng finally couldn't help but ask.

"Commander Liu, but it doesn't hurt to speak." Gu Junen smiled.

"Isn't it good to let the thief go out of Xiangyang to the Central Plains as a buffer between the Ming Dynasty and the Manchu Qing Dynasty? Sir, why should you give them ideas to go to Guanzhong? If the thieves really gain a foothold in Guanzhong, it will be difficult to exterminate them. ”

"Hehe," Gu Junen smiled and asked, "When the Shun army retreated from Beijing, it retreated to Shaanxi, why did the Manchus send troops to attack them first, instead of directly attacking the Ming Dynasty?" ”

"It should be that the Manchu Qing Dynasty regarded the Shun thief as a great enemy and looked down on the Ming army at that time." Liu Neng hesitated.

"Yes, but there are other reasons. Although Shaanxi is far from the western corner, it can cross the Yellow River from Shaanxi to the east, attack Shanxi and go straight to Beijing, or it can go out of Tongguan and enter Sanchuan to attack the hinterland of the Central Plains.

Shaanxi is not down, it is like a sharp knife inserted in the ribs, so that the Manchu Qing is like a fish in the throat, how dare it send troops to the south to attack the Ming Dynasty?

Therefore, let the Shun army occupy Shaanxi, if the Manchu Qing wanted to attack the Ming Dynasty, they had to solve the problem of the Shun army first. On the contrary, if the Shun army occupies the Central Plains, after the Manchu Qing destroyed the Shun army, it is just right to send troops to the south to attack the Ming Dynasty. And if we send troops to the Northern Expedition, we have to destroy the Shun army before we can attack the Manchus, and there will be countless troubles in vain. ”

Gu Junen patiently explained to Liu Neng, and Liu Neng, who listened, nodded again and again.

"One day, if we can destroy the Manchus or expel them from the pass, how can we be afraid that the Shun army that occupies Shaanxi will not succeed?" Gu Junen said with a smile.

"Mr. is wise, Liu can not be as good." Liu Neng pointed his finger and praised.

Gu Junen smiled and closed his head, but sighed in his heart, Li Guo, Li Guo, Gu can only help you so much! For Shunjun, Gu Junen inevitably has a trace of incense.

"I finally persuaded the thief, but I don't know if Zheng Sen will listen to the words of the Duke of Qi and give Xiangyang out to the thief." Liu Neng shook his head and said.

Dongfan is now in a competitive relationship with the Zheng family in Fujian, and the two sides have a lot of small actions with open guns and hidden arrows, and Liu Neng is very disgusted with Zheng Sen.

"Qi Guogong is the strategy of the five provinces, holding the sword of Shangfang, and the troops within the five provinces are all under the command of Qi Guogong, and the civil officials below the fourth grade can be cut first and then played. Although Zheng Sen is the governor of Xiangyang, he is only a fourth-rank official, how dare he disobey the orders of the Duke of Qi? Gu Junen said indifferently.

"That is, if Zheng Sen's guy dares to be disobedient, he just used Shang Fang's sword to slaughter this kid!" Liu Neng said with a grin.

Gu Junen shook his head slightly when he heard this.

In Xiangyang City, Zheng Sen had already received a military order from Chen Yue, the Duke of Qi in the five provinces, and invited his uncle Zheng Hongkui to discuss.

"Give Xiangyang to the thief, what does Chen Yue think?" Zheng Hongkui said angrily.

Zheng Sen is the governor of Xiangyang and has the responsibility of defending the land. How can such an important place as Xiangyang be easily given up!

"It's better to write to the court, please ask the court at most, the matter is too big, we can't make a decision easily." Zheng Hongkui suggested.

Chen Yue occupied Dongfan Island and snatched the Beiyang route directly from the Zheng family, which made Zheng Hongkui feel uncomfortable, and he instinctively didn't want to do what Chen Yue wanted.

"The battle situation in Jiujiang must be very unfavorable, so the Duke of Qi made this decision and let our whole army go to Hanyang. Asking the court for an edict to come and go back and forth too much time, I am afraid that I will miss a major event. After thinking carefully, Zheng Sen shook his head, disapproving of Zheng Hongkui's proposal.

"Although our family has a holiday with the Duke of Qi, it is really important to have a state affair now, and we must not abolish the public for personal reasons!"

"Okay, well, you are the governor, and my uncle listens to you." Zheng Hongkui said stupidly.