The sky gradually became dark, and the soldiers gathered in groups of three or five around the fire. The strings of horse meat emitted an attractive fragrance, and the oil dripped into the fire, making a sound.

Li Xin and the generals sat in a circle. Seeing that everyone was not very interested, they couldn't help but ask: "How do you think the battle is going to be fought today?"

"this……"

Li Shengde hesitated for a moment and said, "Young Master, I think the problem is not small. The connection between the three-stage firing is not smooth. The soldiers loaded and fired the guns and were greatly affected by the environment. Some people's bullets were not known where to shoot. If the guns could be slightly flattered, there would be more than these casualties in the trespass."

Huang Hai also sighed: "After all, there is not enough time. It would be great if there were another month or two."

Li Xin nodded and said, "Huang Hai is right. This battle came too hasty, but in terms of the results, it is already quite difficult. After all, our opponent is Li Chuang's old eighth team. He has fought with Li Chuang for more than ten years and has repeatedly avoided the encirclement of the official army. He is the soldiers he brought out of Mi Zhi.

In today's battle, we wiped out two hundred soldiers at the cost of a hundred casualties. No matter how you look at it, it will be a great victory, so everyone should not be discouraged. Our problem is that the foundation is too shallow. I believe that as long as we spend time, we will become stronger and stronger. Do you have confidence?”

"have!"

Everyone shouted in unison.

Li Xin said again: "Next, I want to talk about the future where I will go. Henan and Shaanxi are full of bandits, and are receiving the focus of the court. With our few manpowers, even if we can establish a foothold, there will be constant wars between all and big, which is extremely tragic. I believe no one is willing to enter this vortex. Sichuan is Zhang Xianzhong's private land. If we enter Sichuan, we will conflict with Zhang Xianzhong. The Dabie Mountains are then occupied by the Fourth Camp of the Dezuo, and the Jiangnan region is in a mess. After more than a thousand of us cross the river, we can't even sound a splash. So, where can we go in the world?"

Everyone frowned. This was the most heart-wrenching problem. The key is that it is not the early years of Chongzhen. After more than ten years of trouble, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Lao Huihui, Luo Rucai and the Fourth Gye Zuo camp each occupy a piece of territory. Even if Zhili, Shandong, ignores the court, will face the threat of Jianlu. Jiangnan, as Li Xin said, the local tribes are too strong. If you are not careful, it will be a disaster for the entire army to be wiped out.

The Hongniang turned around and urged: "Mr. Li, you must have already made up your mind, just say it."

Li Lanzhi couldn't help but interrupt and said, "Actually, if you are willing to let me go and my mother, we can plead with you for your father and coach. If your father and coach are broad-minded, you can make a promise to serve sincerely, and maybe you will be able to make aside your past grudges."

Li Xinmu looked over threateningly: "Li Lanzhi, are you picking me up for a favor? If you want to enter the bridal chamber with me, just say it clearly, don't stumble around the bush!"

"you……"

Li Lanzhi's face turned red with anger, but she didn't dare to speak anymore.

All the generals laughed, and Sun Di even muttered: "Young master, I really don't think you have any value. How could you fall in love with such an ugly girl, still wild and uneducated?"

"Who did you say?"

Li Lanzhi roared angrily.

"snort!"

Sun Di snorted and glanced at the air, which meant, I said, who doesn’t understand yet.

"Enough!"

Zhou quickly dragged Sun Di backwards.

"Li Lanzhi, don't interfere with me, otherwise I will regard you as a pick-up!"

Li Xin waved his hand and said, "I want to take down Yangzhou, what do you think?"

"What?"

Everyone was shocked!

Xing San immediately said: "Young Master, Yangzhou is a major grain transport area. The court houses hundreds of thousands of grain peddlers. And no local salt merchants do not have hundreds or thousands of grain peddlers. You should be careful!"

Li Xin said seriously: "Uncle San listened to me for analysis. First, let's talk about the issue of grain troop. The Governor of the Grain Transport was stationed in the south of Jienan Huai'an Prefecture, and was also the Governor of Lufeng. He directly governed the four prefectures of Fengyang, Huai'an, Yangzhou and Luzhou, as well as Xuzhou, Hezhou and Chuzhou. He has more than 20,000 soldiers under the jurisdiction of the grain troop, and seven battalions with nearly 4,000 soldiers.

At first glance, his strength is more than ten times that of me, but don’t forget that the hinterland of Huaiyang has not fought in two hundred years since the Jingnan Dynasty. What kind of combat effectiveness can these master soldiers have? What’s more, the vacancies of the court garrison army are serious. He has nominal 30,000 troops, but in fact it’s good to be able to raise 20,000. And even if he comes, he will come in batches. He comes in batches, and we will fight a batch to strengthen our strength."

Huang Hai asked: "Young Master, what you said makes sense, but Huaiyang hinterland is related to the lifeblood of the court. How can the court not send troops to suppress the court?"

Li Xin waved his hand with a smile: "The enemy in the court is Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and Jianlu. If any party is drawn, it will cause the situation to collapse directly. Therefore, it will inevitably issue an edict to the governor of the grain transportation to suppress me. The current governor of the grain transportation is Shi Kefa. I know this person a little. Although he is afraid of evil and has an admirable character, he is a corrupt scholar who is not familiar with the military. I don't know anything about military affairs. If I, Li Xin, suffers from defeat at his hands, it would be better to commit suicide by wiping his neck.

As for the problem of the salt merchants in Yangzhou, I already have a case. Gaoyouzhou is 150 miles north of Yangzhou. Gaoyou Lake is backed by a vast lake with 2,000 miles back. The land is fertile and the resources are abundant. Only Gaoyou is stationed in one guard. We will take Gaoyou first and attract Shi Kefa to attack. As long as we win two or three battles, it will be enough to strengthen ourselves.

Although Yangzhou salt merchants seem to be strong, they are divided into Shanxi merchants and Hui merchants, and they regard each other as enemies. As long as we do not cut off the canal transportation and do not take the initiative to tease him, I really can't think of a reason for him to offend me. We can develop safely according to Gaoyou, have enough strength, and then attack Yangzhou and conquer his salt merchant's house. At that time, we need money and people, and cross the river to take down Nanjing is just around the corner!"

All the generals' eyes lit up, as if a window was pushed open, with endless beautiful scenery.

“Haha~~”

Erju smiled: "Which salt merchant in Yangzhou is not worth millions of taels of silver? I firmly support the young master!"

Huang Hai also smiled strangely and said, "I heard that Yangzhou's thin horse is famous all over the world. Hehe, I didn't expect that I would be lucky enough to see the beauty of the thin horse."

Li Xin said in a deep voice: "There will be skinny horses in Yangzhou, but I will say ugly things ahead. They are all poor women. If you follow you, you should treat them well and not be flirtatious. People's hearts are full of flesh. I don't want everyone here to treat them like those corrupt officials in the Ming Dynasty. Do you understand?"

"yes!"

The generals looked terrified and responded in unison.

"Yeah~~"

The Hongniang looked satisfied. As a woman, she was most shameful for men not to treat women as human beings.

Sun Di also shouted: "Young master, I hope you do what you say."

Li Xin looked over with a smile, and did not forget to glance at Li Lanzhi. Li Lanzhi's lips turned, and she obviously wanted to say something but didn't dare to say it. This attitude satisfied him. He nodded and said, "But with our current strength, it is probably a bit reluctant to get Gaoyou, so I plan to do a big vote first."

"Oh? Please speak with me!"

Zhang Quan asked quickly.
Chapter completed!