Wuchang.

This was once an important town in Huguang, Daming, but now it has become the capital of Zhang Xianzhong's "Daxi" regime.

Li Dingguo stood at the city wall, and the wind and snow fell on his hat, but he seemed to be unaware of it.

His eyes were just looking at the snowy world outside the city, and his whole body seemed to be drifting, away from the hustle and bustle of the world.

Someone around him whispered: "Your Highness, the envoy of the King of Rebellion will not arrive for a while, so why not find a place to escape the snow first."

Li Dingguo seemed to hear it, but he did not move anyway.

A moment later, in the wind and snow, a team appeared.

There was a flag fluttering in front of the team, which was Li Zicheng's flag.

Li Dingguo's body trembled, and snowflakes fell from him one after another.

"Let's go and follow me to welcome the messenger of the King of Break."

After saying this, Li Dingguo walked forward with great strides.

Half an hour later, in the "Daxi Palace", Zhang Xianzhong warmly welcomed Li Zicheng's envoy.

"I and King Chuang are good brothers. Over the years, everyone has helped each other. When I heard the news of King Chuang's failure, I regret it very much." Zhang Xianzhong raised his wine glass and smiled at the messenger: "Then, King Chuang sent a noble envoy this time, I wonder what the hell is there to do?"

The envoy said respectfully: "The friendship between the King of the Great Western and our Majesty is naturally unquestionable, so this time our Majesty does have something to do with Dashun and Daxi. I want to discuss it with the King of the Great Western."

Zhang Xianzhong paused clearly, and then smiled and said, "What's the matter? Let's hear it."

The envoy said: "It's true. Now the imperial court's troops are attacking Henan and Shanxi, which puts great pressure on our Majesty. If all Henan and Shanxi are recovered by the imperial court, then the next step of the imperial court's troops will directly attack Huguang and threaten the rule of the Great Western King in Wuchang."

Zhang Xianzhong refused to comment and signaled the messenger to continue speaking.

The envoy said: "So Your Majesty believes that it is time to launch a full-scale counterattack against the court. Of course, this action is of great importance, so it is best to act together with Dashun and Daxi, so that the court can lose sight of one thing."

Zhang Xianzhong laughed and said, "It makes sense. So, I wonder what the plan is like on the King of Chuang?"

The envoy said: "Our Majesty's plan is very simple. After the spring of next year, our Dashun Army will launch a counterattack from two battlefields in Henan and Shanxi to attract the attention of the imperial troops in the Central Plains.

As for the King of Daxi, please lead troops directly to Jiangnan. As long as Jiangnan is taken down, the largest logistics supply base of the court will be gone. At that time, Dashun and Daxi can naturally divide the world from one south to one north. I wonder what the King of Daxi wants?"

Zhang Xianzhong listened very seriously and fell into deep thoughts.

After a long time, Zhang Xianzhong said, "Emister, this matter is of great importance. I will discuss it with my ministers. Come on, please go down and rest."

Everyone present was Zhang Xianzhong's confidant, so the meeting immediately began after Li Zicheng's envoy left.

As Zhang Xianzhong's adopted son and number one heir, Li Dingguo was the first to speak: "Father, my son thinks this matter is a fraud."

Zhang Xianzhong looked at Li Dingguo with a smile: "Is there a fraud? Tell me your reasons."

Li Dingguo said seriously: "The focus of the court is still in the Central Plains and in the city of Beijing. If Li Zicheng means, he will definitely fight with the main force of the court in Henan and Shanxi. In that case, the court will not have the opportunity to take care of Jiangnan, which is almost within our reach."

Zhang Xianzhong said with great interest: "Isn't this good?"

Li Dingguodao: "This is of course very good. Jiangnan is indispensable for his father to unify the world. But the problem is that Li Zicheng is really so kind-hearted, going to confront the main force of the court himself, and then watching us bite such a big fat piece of Jiangnan?"

Zhang Xianzhong said slowly: "Maybe Li Zicheng has changed his mind after losing to the court many times. As long as he can defeat the court first, it doesn't matter what else."

Li Dingguodao: "If Li Zicheng had only one enemy of the court, this statement might be valid. But please don't forget that even if the court perishes, there is a Manchu Jiannu outside the pass, and we are still in Jiangnan. Li Zicheng fought with the court to suffer both losses, and then let us and Jiannu get the bargain? As long as he is not a fool, he will never do this. So my son believes that this matter is definitely a fraud!"

Zhang Xianzhong looked at Li Dingguo and fell into silence.

This made Li Dingguo feel a little nervous. You must know that since the last time Li Dingguo took action without authorization, he chose to raid Zuo Liangyu from Jiujiang and surrounded Nanjing, Zhang Xianzhong's trust in Li Dingguo has decreased significantly.

If Zhang Xianzhong denied and proposed this time, things would be troublesome.

Zhang Xianzhong suddenly smiled: "My son is right, you have grown up."

Li Dingguo then breathed a sigh of relief and said hurriedly: "The father praised him."

Zhang Xianzhong said: "So, what do you think I should do next?"

This question made Li Dingguo think for a while, and then said: "Didn't my father say he wanted to rest? So we don't have to pay attention to Li Zicheng, we just need to manage the territory we occupy now. If Li Zicheng really sends troops next year, we can tell the court that we will not act rashly and let the court rest assured to fight Li Zicheng to the death. If Li Zicheng does not send troops, then we will think that nothing happened."

Zhang Xianzhong laughed and said, "It's indeed a good way, but I think there is actually a better way."

Li Dingguo was stunned.

Half a day later, Zhang Xianzhong summoned Li Zicheng's envoy and gave a very serious answer.

"I would like to ask the envoy to go back and tell the King of Chuang that I and the King of Chuang have always been in the same spirit, and naturally they will fight side by side against the court in such matters. At the beginning of next spring, as long as the King of Chuang sends troops, I will immediately go east along the Yangtze River and head straight to Jiangnan!"

This answer made Li Zicheng's messenger leave with great satisfaction.

But what the envoy didn't know was that just when he went north to Xi'an to report his life, Zhang Xianzhong's other envoy also set off.

Zhang Xianzhong's envoy went south along the Yangtze River and passed through Jiujiang. He was intercepted by an official army about fifty miles outside Jiujiang City.

"Who is the person who explains his identity!"

Faced with the orders from the Ming Dynasty's soldiers, Zhang Xianzhong's envoy spoke slowly.
Chapter completed!