"There is no inside story, but we can analyze it reasonably. Zhang Xianzhong was injured and suffered a lot of losses due to the strong strangulation of officers and soldiers. He temporarily accepted the recruitment in order to preserve his strength. However, his army refused to accept the adaptation and dispatch. It is said that he divided the 40,000 troops into Gucheng. Each army was led by a general. He often asked someone to teach him the art of war. His ambition was obvious. Wansheng felt that he just lacked a chance. As long as the opportunity came, he would definitely rebel again."

What Ma Mingfeng said was not what he called analysis, but based on historical records, but he could not tell the truth, but could only say it was his own inference.

But even so, Xu Liangxian's expression changed because he felt that Ma Mingfeng's analysis was reasonable and evidence-based, and probably he would not be wrong.

Of course, Ma Mingfeng saw Xu Liangxian's expression, but he continued: "As for Hong Chengchou, it's not me who said he is. Although he is strong, he cannot completely command the arrogant Guanning Iron Cavalry. There is no internal unity, and Dorgon is extremely cunning and the Qing army is unified. Hong Chengchou will eventually fail. Once Hong Chengchou is defeated, Guanning's defense line collapses, and Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong's disturbance, I think my Ming Dynasty can still be as calm as before? Will Anqing be at the city again?"

"Then, what should we do?" Xu Liangxian suddenly became nervous and asked Ma Mingfeng.

Ma Mingfeng smiled bitterly and said, "What else can I do? Practice troops diligently, restrain the army, strengthen prevention, and prepare war materials. Wansheng thinks that the most important thing is to gather people's morale. If everyone can be united, they are not afraid of enemy attacks. If the soldiers fight bloodyly on the city wall again, but the situation of singing and dancing in the prefect's mansion, the soldiers' hearts will definitely be cold. At that time, even if you have a high prestige, you probably won't be able to defend Anqing City."

"Gall people's morale? This is simple to say, but not so easy to implement. Not to mention anything else, how many generals secretly surrender to Ma Wenlong in this garrison?" Xu Liangxian shook his head, his face full of bitterness.

Ma Mingfeng couldn't help but sigh secretly when he saw this scene. Although Xu Liangxian is a good person, he is too weak to be an official, and he is not the same as his rough and arrogant appearance. As the saying goes, it is difficult to persuade the damn ghost. His efforts were in vain. The other party was unmoved. It seems that he could not escape the fate of being killed in a mutiny.

Li Jinbiao, who was standing aside, said loudly to Xu Liangxian: "Sir, actually Mo Jiang thinks that Mr. Ma's words are very reasonable. We must prevent Zhang Xianzhong from reviving. This requires us to rectify military discipline and gather morale of the army. Although Ma Wenlong is a local parent official, he cannot take care of the adults. Why do you have to be humble to him? The adults do things for the country and the people. If Ma Wenlong supports us, it is his duty to be an official. It is also considered his conscience to discover that he has a public heart for the country and the people. If he takes the opportunity to make things difficult, it is to ignore the interests of the country and the people. Why should we be polite to such a dog official? As long as the adults say something, Mo Jiang will kill him to his mansion and force him to allocate the funds for us to prepare for war!"

Xu Liangxian said in a deep voice: "Old Li, I really didn't expect you to have not made any progress after being under my command for so long. We must be calm in our work, how can we be so frivolous? We must make plans for everything."

After saying that, Xu Liangxian smiled at Ma Mingfeng and said, "Brother Ma has come to visit me so far, and has also been involved in such a troublesome thing. It's all mine. It's almost dark this day. You haven't eaten yet, so you can eat here. I've already received the news just now. Ma Saichao has sent someone to keep an eye on the garrison office. I guess you will be retaliated from them immediately as soon as you go out, so don't leave. Stay here for one night. I will go out to patrol the morning of tomorrow. Then let you disguise as soldiers and leave with me. I think there is no way to come to Ma Saichao. As for the suggestions you made by me, I will pay attention to them."

Although Ma Mingfeng sighed inwardly that the other party was weak, the other party was very enthusiastic about him. Moreover, there was probably no other way except the idea that Xu Liangxian had. He could only disturb him and decided to get out the next morning. Anyway, when Wu Jing left, he knew that he had gone to the garrison office. Even if he didn't come back tonight, he knew that he would not have anything to do, so he must have some worries about himself and others.

Because Ma Mingfeng felt that he was different from Xu Liangxianzhi, although he was very enthusiastic during the meal, there was not much topic to discuss in depth. He just talked about it for a few words and the meal ended like this.

Although this meal was mainly arguing with each other, Ma Mingfeng also gained a lot, mainly about the importance of Anqing City.

From the chat, Ma Mingfeng learned that the geographical location of Anqing City is extremely important and is known as "the Yangtze River is the first state to divide the Yangtze River into thousands of miles, and Wu and Chu are divided into borders." In terms of waterways, the river surface of Anqing is extremely narrow, and when you pass Anqing further east, the river surface is extremely wide. Therefore, as long as the navy is stationed here, the navy in the upper reaches cannot pass. There is a big lake where the Yangtze River is communicated in Anqing City, which is the ideal place for the navy to station. Once Anqing is captured, the army can directly follow the Yangtze River to Xiaguan.

The same is true for land. Anqing City connects the Jianghuai Plain to the east and the Central Plains hinterland to the west, and is a narrow passage of forty or fifty kilometers. The Yangtze River to the south and the steep Dabie Mountains to the north. As long as this passage is guarded, foreign enemies will never be able to send troops from the Central Plains to threaten Nanjing.

So this is the first portal to Nanjing along the Yangtze River and one of the most important portals. As long as you occupy it, foreign enemies will not be able to threaten Nanjing through the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Although when playing games, you can send troops to attack Nanjing by land from some places in Jiangxi, such as Chaisang, it is a game after all. In fact, the land route from here to Nanjing is all mountains, and the distance is extremely long, so this possibility is impossible to achieve.

Knowing that Ma Mingfeng truly realized the importance of Anqing, he also suddenly realized: "No wonder that the old man who shaved his head and attacked the Taiping Army at all costs, he had to take Anqing at all costs. No wonder that our People's Liberation Army jumped into the Dabie Mountains thousands of miles to cause such a great shock to the national army. It turned out that this city was one of the most important barriers to Nanjing."
Chapter completed!