In Beijing, Sony and Ao Bai are getting together to discuss state affairs. After the Chinese New Year, the atmosphere in the court changed, that is, the call for a large-scale offensive to western Sichuan prevailed, and both princes and courtiers had a strong interest in Sichuan. Many people pointed out that although Zhang Changgeng, Jiang Guozhu and others were also struggling to face Deng Ming, who had a water master, at least they did not fail again and again like Li Guoying, and lost more than 100,000 teachers.

"Li Guoying still has real skills, although he doesn't play Deng Ming very well, but he has to attack Chengdu and let him assist the coach." Sony couldn't agree with this kind of remarks at all, in his opinion, the southeast was completely let Deng Ming loot, and waited for the other party to rob enough to return to his division. The strength of Liangjiang was to defend the city and prevent Deng Ming from gaining a foothold in the southeast hinterland, which was somewhat similar to Shandong before the Qing army entered the pass; And Huguang is the same, according to Zhang Changgeng's report, the entire Hubei Yangtze River area is about to be built by him to build a fortified area, Sony still remembers his original opinion on the Shanxi Xuanda defense line: there are many fortresses, there are poor soldiers everywhere, there is nothing worth grabbing, it is better to bypass and go deep into Hebei and Shandong. Now Sony estimates that Deng Ming also has this view of Hubei, since Zhang Changgeng has no ability to hinder his mobility at all, and he is still a fortress, then Deng Ming naturally does not have such a good appetite to bite Zhang Changgeng.

As for Gao Mingzhan, the governor of Sichuan, in Sony's heart, he is just a courtier who is good at slapping horses, this person has a lot of gifts for Sony, and the New Year's Day gifts prepared for the kings are also quite good. Sony doesn't hate Gao Mingzhan, but if he really wants to fight in Sichuan, he knows that Gao Mingzhan is definitely far inferior to Li Guoying.

Ao Bai also completely agreed with Sony's opinion, Sukh Saha and Suppilon could not compare with him and Sony, the latter two were confidants of Emperor Taiji who had been with him since the time of Nurhachi, and had personally experienced the most dangerous period of the post-Jin in the middle and late stages of the Apocalypse. Although the world is settled today, Ao Bai still clearly remembers that Houjin was attacked on all sides, Huang Taiji was worried and couldn't eat, and he also remembered his sense of crisis at that time, and he was convinced that Sony must still remember these feelings. Compared to the two of them, Sukh Saha and Suppilon seemed to be too smooth, and they had not seen with their own eyes how Huang Taiji and the other co-ruling Baylors repeatedly weighed and made a judgment as a last resort in a dilemma, and then everyone went to the shaman together to pray that the war would go well.

At present, there is a very popular view in Beijing, that is, the reason why Deng Ming succeeded in Sichuan was because the Qing court did not mobilize all its strength and did not send the most elite army, in short, the Qing court did not go all out, so it gave the Sichuan Ming army the opportunity to show off its might. As for the battle of Gaoyou Lake, those who hold this view either ignore it or lightly claim that the former emperor was ambushed by dozens of times his size.

The princes undoubtedly saw it this way, and their ancestors had been fighting in their teens and twenties, so they took it for granted. The Wang workers all believed that as long as enough Eight Banners soldiers and horses were dispatched to supervise the Green Battalion, with people at the level of princes in charge, and people familiar with the geography of Sichuan such as Gao Mingzhan as guides, they could destroy the Ming army base in Chengdu with the momentum of Mount Tai. Sukh Saha and Kupilon also supported this view, they still remembered that after the Battle of Gaoyou Lake, Deng Ming fled back to the river as quickly as possible, and the 100,000 Ming troops besieging the imperial camp acted like this, obviously afraid of the more than 10,000 Eight Banners in their hands, knowing that they would definitely not be opponents in a dignified battle.

"The princes back then were indeed able to go into battle in their teens, not to mention the princes, it was you and me, didn't they all serve as white armor for Emperor Taizong when they were teenagers?" Ao Bai said to Sony, but he didn't dare to expect them to behave in the eyes of the princes at this time. Dolgon and others have been immersed in the military atmosphere since childhood, and their father and brother's daily life is war, and the daily topic is to discuss the gains and losses of the conquest and the experience of fighting. At that time, the Eight Banners nobles had the advantage of having more time to ride horses, more opportunities to practice bows and arrows, and better martial arts sparring. And now, although it has only been 20 years since the customs were in the customs, the atmosphere has changed dramatically, and the current garrison of the Eight Banners is no longer talking about war, even Sony and Aobai have not fought with the army for many years - when a large number of Han people are willing to die for the Qing court, they only need to command the green battalion to fight hard; The princes of high status no longer wielded bows and arrows, but enjoyed the treasures of filial piety from all over the world.

Although Jieshu's grandfather Dai Shan is not famous for his martial arts among the four major Baylors, Ao Bai remembers that the old prince also wears and trains his subordinates in white armor every day, and Ao Bai once saw a red flag white armor swelling Dai Shan's face with a hand, and he was not angry at all but was reviewing his sloppiness, knowing that if a similar mistake was made on the battlefield, he would be cut off by the Ming army. Now Prince Kang's martial arts performance is completely pretentious compared to his ancestors - although Jieshu himself still thinks that he is very hardworking, but now is there any slave who does not know death who really dares to round his fist and greet the prince's head?

"How about letting Prince Kang command the army to Shandong?" Ao Bai made a suggestion. Although Ao Bai is very skeptical that the new generation of princes and Eight Banners, who discuss opera and entertainment more than war, can compare with Sony, even when discussing war, Ao Bai also doubts how similar the imaginary war of the new generation of Manchu and Han Eight Banners is to the war of real swords and guns. However, even Ao Bai agreed with the mainstream view of Deng Ming in his heart, that is, as long as Beijing went all out and attacked at any cost, the Ming army in Sichuan would have only one way to escape.

For many years, the Manchu and Han Eight Banners of the Jingshi were reluctant to go on the expedition, because they could enjoy the supply of the southeast, while the northwest was said to be poor and remote, and even if they won the enemy's army, they could not grab anything good. And this time, the Eight Banners up to the prince and down to the Qiding are overwhelmingly in favor of the expedition, because Sichuan is said to be very rich, many Han people say that Sichuan has been called the country of abundance since ancient times, the food is exquisite and sufficient, and there is no need to worry about eating at all, and it is rich in jewelry, if you roll a bag of agate, jade, gems or ivory back, then even the family property of the children and grandchildren has been earned. Because they were full of desire for a windfall, everyone suddenly remembered the hatred of the monarch's father, and they all gritted their teeth to avenge the emperor - Ao Bai thought this was a good phenomenon, and it was better for the Eight Banners to have such a fighting spirit than to think about enjoying happiness in Beijing all day long.

Sonny thought for a moment and nodded, like Aobai, the remark that "Deng Ming was able to run rampant was because Eight Banners didn't deal with him seriously" was also agreed by Sony, because it was related to the pride and dignity of Eight Banners, and it was also a truth that he and Ao Bai both believed in. However, as a group of people from the era of Huang Taiji's entrepreneurship, Sony and Aobai have an extra layer of caution that Curb Pilon and Suke Saha do not have, which is also the reason why Aobai proposed to ask Jieshu to go to Shandong for a round of exercise first.

Now the call for attacking Sichuan is getting louder and louder, and when Shandong is pacified in the Seven Chaos Incident, most of them will propose to use troops to Sichuan as a whole, if attacking the rich wealth of Sichuan can not use the imperial court to transfer grain and grass for a long time, and the income can still make up for the expenses of the imperial court, Sonny and Ao Bai can't even find a reason to convince themselves not to agree to this plan to avenge their father and solve the crisis in the Yangtze River basin once and for all.

"Let Prince An go too." Sonny added that he felt that even if they were both kings, there was no way to divide and rule, and as long as the auxiliary ministers were attentive, there was always a good opportunity to divide them.

Of course, this matter cannot be blatant, now that the princes intend to repair the relationship with the Empress Dowager and the auxiliary ministers, and the Empress Dowager has also privately stated that she wants to react positively, then it is necessary to make good use of this Sichuan crusade. Sony has already decided to support Prince Kang or Prince An to be the commander of the next Sichuan crusade, so it is best to let them all exercise in advance and familiarize themselves with the actual operation of military affairs, and then the imperial court can also determine the specific candidates through the performance of the two of them in Shandong.

"Let Li Guoying go too." Sony added another sentence, although Li Guoying is the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, but since he is in Beijing, it is still okay for him to temporarily go to the prince as a staff officer, in addition to letting them get acquainted with each other, Sony also plans to take a closer look at Li Guoying's true level: this time the military court is full of eyeliners, if Li Guoying is really overwhelmed, Sony will not support him unconditionally.

Then swing to the west, with this exercise and cooperation, the loss of the crusade against Deng Ming will be smaller, and the results will become more fruitful.

Victory can always eliminate differences and resolve contradictions, the court and the soldiers have received a large amount of captured income, enough for many people to boast of a lifetime of military exploits, and show the world the unity of the king and the auxiliary ministers, compared with these benefits, the benefits of avenging the former emperor seem to be the addition of the Sichuan crusade.

The victory was a joy and praise for all, and then the Vice-Chancellors could stand beside the Empress Dowager and share in the glory. Both Sony and Aobai feel that such a victory is too necessary, so that they can completely get rid of the shadow of Kangxi's case.

The resolution to increase the number of troops in Shandong was thus formed, and when Sonny and Ao Bai jointly proposed it to the Empress Dowager and received the support of the other two auxiliary ministers, it would soon become a formal resolution of the imperial court. At this time, Yu Qi, who was far away in Shandong and was still looking forward to the Qing court's recruitment, certainly did not expect that the Qing court army that went to attack him would swell dramatically to tens of thousands of eight banners, and even be led by the prince - he would never have guessed that he would receive such attention from the Qing court.