This is a peak duel. Zhu Cixuan's 12th Regiment Battalion has once again opened up his counterattack.

To be honest, war is the standard for testing a real man. It is false to say that he is not afraid of death, which is fighting for his life on the battlefield. There are many cowards among them. The 12th Regiment Battalion was selected from the three major battalions.

During training, they were passionate and brave during exercises. However, when they really got on the battlefield, many people became unhappy.

This is actually very normal. Every new army will go through this process. The supervising team will deal with those who are cowardly, and those who retreat in the face will be killed without mercy.

Only after several battle baptisms can the soldiers improve their combat effectiveness. At the beginning, the combat effectiveness of these refugees recruited by Li Zicheng was extremely low, but their combat effectiveness was qualitatively improved from Huguang to Henan.

This is also why Zhu Cixuan failed in Qi County. Zhu Cixuan thought that Li Zicheng's subordinates were just a group of mobs, and he was wrong. Although Li Zicheng's subordinates are uneven, the combat effectiveness of the troops they can fight is strong and not weaker than that of the Ming army.

With more than 100,000 people from the 12th Regiment of Zhu Cixuan, they went to deal with Li Zicheng's millions of troops. It is conceivable that the pressure faced by the Ming army was facing.

The arrival of Song Xiance, the guard of the Eastern Palace, made Zhu Ciyang feel half relieved. What he lacked the most now is a military advisor. If he attacked Qi County, either Li Yan or Song Xiance would have been by his side, he would definitely not have done such a stupid move.

"Song Xiance, this palace was defeated by Bai Wang of Qi County. What good plans do you have to take Qi County and Weihui Mansion?"

Zhu Cilang is not an all-round talent, so it is impossible for him to do everything by himself. He humbly asks for advice and listens to his subordinates' opinions. This is very, very important.

After Song Xiance came to Zhangde Mansion, he already knew about Zhu Cixuan's defeat in Qi County. As soon as he made his own judgment.

Now that he heard the prince’s question, Song Xiance replied: “I have three strategies for superiors, middles and lowers.”

The military advisor is the military advisor, and his ideas are really different from those of ordinary people. Zhu Cilang nodded and asked, "Tell me about your worst policy first."

"The worst strategy is to wait for the 12th Regiment Battalion to arrive at Zhangde Prefecture and we will capture Qi County in one fell swoop. At that time, we will rely on the advantage of numbers, food and grass, weapons and equipment, and the right time, place and people, and it will be no problem to capture Qi County. Moreover, this is safe enough. The 12th Regiment Battalion is divided into two groups, surrounding the points and attacking Bai Wang's support troops. He used heavy siege weapons to directly open the gate of Qi County."

Zhu Cilang nodded again: "Well, a very calm way of playing. It's just a time-consuming and labor-intensive approach. Not to mention regaining Henan, we don't have such a lot of financial resources just by regaining a Weihui Mansion."

It takes time to defeat Li Zicheng, regain the land in Henan, and then continue to advance to Huguang to completely eliminate the bandits. This takes time, just as Song Xiance said the worst strategy, follow the steps and eat a little bit.

If the Ming Dynasty had a prosperous country, there would be no problem in doing this. Only by fighting steadily can you defeat the enemy.

In the Songjin Battle in history, Hong Chengchou took a steady approach. It did give Huang Taiji huge resistance, and Huang Taiji had no choice but to do so.

However, the Ming Dynasty's national strength did not allow it, so it would be good to take steady steps. However, the court did not have so much financial and material resources to support it. In the end, Emperor Chongzhen and the Minister of War could only force Hong Chengchou to fight in a hurry. Because the treasury could no longer afford it.

Forced to the point of being helpless, Hong Chengchou had to go out of the city to fight, but was defeated on the whole line. The entire Songjin defense line was conquered by the Qing Dynasty, and the Ming army in Liaodong suffered heavy casualties. In the end, only Wu Sangui led the Guanning Iron Cavalry to retreat to Shanhaiguan. Almost all of Liaodong were defeated by the Qing Dynasty.

Song Xiance proposed the worst strategy, and he was sure to win. However, the national strength of the Ming Dynasty was not enough to support Zhu Cixuan to do so. Moreover, this would take time, from three to five years to more than ten or twenty years.

Zhu Cixuan quickly denied this method: "Tell me about your Zhongshou."

"Zhongce, with the cavalry of the Huben Army as the advantage, harass the troops of Baiwang in Huaiqing Prefecture, and ambush Baiwang's support troops halfway through Yongying. The East Palace Guards joined forces with Ganyong Camp and Guoyong Camp to fight and take down Qi County immediately. There is no reinforcements from Baiwang in the king body of Qi County, so we will get twice the result with half the effort to attack Qi County."

Zhu Cilang was shocked because the Zhongce that Song Xiance said was exactly what he wanted to do. Zhu Cilang thought that this was the most direct and effective method. Only in this way could the Ming army conquer Qi County at the shortest time and the smallest price.

Once Qi County was broken, the entire Weihui Mansion was opened, and the Ming army could continue to pursue and capture Weihui Mansion in one fell swoop. At this time, other battalions of the 12th Regiment Battalion had arrived at Zhangde Mansion one after another. Zhu Cixuan then led his troops westward to capture Huaiqing Mansion, and first paid the territory in northern Henan.

Immediately afterwards, the last one was to seize Kaifeng Prefecture. If Zuo Liangyu from Kaifeng Prefecture was still there, he would fight to the death with Li Zicheng outside the city. If Kaifeng City was broken, he would surround Kaifeng City and continue to surround and attack support, and annihilate the living forces from Li Zicheng from other places.

However, what I never expected was that in Zhu Cilang's eyes, what he thought was the best strategy. When it comes to Song Xiance, it was just a super strategy.

It seems that Song Xiance has a better way. He is worthy of being his military advisor. Just talking about the strategy, Zhu Cilang really feels inferior to himself.

After hearing what Song Xiance said, Zhu Cilang couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Oh, then you should talk to me quickly and tell me about your best strategy."

Song Xiance pondered for a moment: "Although the best strategy is good, the risks are extremely high."

Zhu Ciyang frowned: "What are the risks?"

Song Xiance replied: "The best strategy for me is to sow discord, let the troops of Wang Tizhong and Bai Wang be suspicious of each other, or even fight against each other. In this way, we can reap the benefits of the fisherman. However, although this strategy is wonderful, if it is discovered by the other party, it will be extremely unfavorable to us. It is very likely that there will be a backlash."

Zhu Cixuan hurriedly asked: "Tell me in detail."

The generals convened by Zhu Cixuan were all senior generals of the 12th Regiment Battalion. They would never have done anything about bandits. Even so, Song Xiance was still not relieved: "This is a rude general, which is a big deal, and it is hard to say."

The other generals were angry, and Zhu Cilang couldn't help but be furious: "These are brothers who have followed me through life and death. What's the point of saying? Song Xiance, I'll tell you!"

Song Xiance did not obey Zhu Cixuan's military orders, but asked back: "Your Highness, how many things are we defeated by leaking the secrets."

Zhu Cilang was stunned, this...
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