Seeing Li Zicheng's satisfied look, Tian Jianxiu, who had just reported the military situation, smiled and said: "Your Majesty, there are only three mansions. If we can capture the whole of Huguang, we will be really rich!"

Li Zicheng smiled and said, "That's right. If we can capture the whole territory of Huguang, then the three-thirds of the world captured from Sichuan in the west will be much better than the three-thirds of the world owned by Liu Huangshu! Yufeng, the same amount went to the west, and the nine counties of Jingxiang

I leave it to you, don't imitate Guan Yunchang and let that kid Zhu Cihong steal the land of Jingzhou."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty," Tian Jianxiu said happily, "If you have money in Jingzhou, the boy named Zhu will definitely build warships for the Emperor in Jingzhou if he can't get it. When the Emperor decides on Xishu, he will use Jingzhou to do so."

The warship built by the owner took over half of the Zhu family's country!"

Li Zicheng stroked his beard and smiled: "I've long wanted to visit Jiangnan!"

Niu Jinxing saw that Li Zicheng and Tian Jianxiu had planned so well, and did not dare to pour cold water on them. She just frowned quietly, but was caught by one of Li Zicheng's eyes.

Emperor Li asked with a smile: "Zuo Fu doesn't believe that you can take all the lands of the Nine Lords of Jing and Xiang?"

"Your Majesty," Niu Jinxing said hurriedly, "I just saw that the crown prince of the Zhu family can defend the Yangtze River with a fortified city, as well as the advantage of naval artillery, and our troops are not very large, less than 100,000.

Only half of them can fight, and if we want to take the southern part of Huguang, I'm afraid it won't be enough!"

Li Zicheng now has the "Old Camp Soldiers". Although he is worthy of his old brothers, there are also disadvantages. He can no longer coerce people into joining the army. Coercion is something that can only be done by rogue bandits. Now that Li Zicheng's Dashun Army has taken root in the local landlords, of course it will not

They have used all their tenants as cannon fodder. Otherwise, who will they turn to to collect rent next year?

Therefore, the number of the Dashun army was not as scary as before. This time, Li Guo followed Li Zicheng, and the total number of soldiers and horses that Li Guo sent out was 96,000, of which only 48,000 were regular soldiers who could go into battle.

Although the remaining 48,000 auxiliary soldiers are strong men from tenant families, they still have "masters" after all, and they cannot be consumed to death unless it is absolutely necessary.

Therefore, the strength of the Dashun Army on the battlefield in Huguang was not sufficient. They occupied three mansions, faced Zhu Cixiang in the east, and defended Zuo Liangyu and Zuo Mengeng in the west. Basically, they were at their limit.

Moreover, the backbone of Li Zicheng's army was either from Shaanxi or Henan, and they were not good at naval warfare. Although some warships were built with great fanfare in Xiangjing Prefecture, their strength was inferior to that of the original Caojiang Navy, let alone the Yangtze River Navy.

In addition, the cannons of the Ming Army look more powerful than those of the Dashun Army. Not only can they hit farther, their shells are even bigger!

Li Zicheng smiled: "The opposite side is not the Zhu family's crown prince's family, but Zhu Cihong, He Tengjiao and the Zuo family's father and son. Maybe they themselves will fight first. When the time comes, our chance will come!"

A hint of surprise flashed across Tian Jianxiu's face: "Your Majesty, is this really possible?"

Niu Jinxing also asked: "Does the emperor have a clever plan to implement?"

Just when Li Zicheng was about to say something, Gu Junen suddenly hurried in from outside the door, holding an envelope in his hand. He kowtowed to Li Zicheng first, and then without saying anything, he stood up and handed the envelope over.

Li Zicheng took the envelope, opened it, took out the letter paper inside, and laughed loudly: "The old thief Zuo Liangyu is finally dead! He died well and at the right time!"

"Military advisor, Qiu Shibo, girls, if you have any ideas, please tell me!"

Zuo Mengeng, dressed in linen and filial piety, was sitting in the middle hall of a heavily guarded luxury mansion in Jiangling City, with tears on his face. Huang Shu, Qiu Lei, and Zuo Mengmei were also sitting in the hall, including Zuo Mengmei.

Like him, wearing linen clothes.

Needless to say, Zuo Liangyu is now dead!

For Zuo Menggeng, this is definitely not a good thing. Can it be a good thing for his father to die? It is definitely not good! Moreover, Zuo Menggeng cannot justifiably inherit his father's "military legacy". Historically, the Nanming court wanted to appease the Zuo family.

Army, when Zuo Liangyu was granted the title of Marquis, he bestowed the title of Pingthief General on Zuo Menggeng, which was equivalent to confirming the succession of father and son as the leader of Zuo Army.

Therefore, there is no problem for Zuo Menggen to ascend the throne!

Zhu Cihong was not as easy to talk to as King Fat Fu. It was clear that he would grant Zuo Liangyu the title of Marquis of Wuchang, but he refused to transfer the title of Pingthief General to Zuo Mengeng.

So Zuo Menggen now only has the official title of Wuchang Guard General, Wuchang Prefecture, and Zhu Cihong has taken it from him!

In other words, if Zuo Menggen wants territory but no territory, and wants status but no status, all he can rely on are the three thousand Zuo family servants and the old man's old Liao Town troops.

There was silence in the room. After a while, Qiu Lei broke the silence: "Young General, now that the prince and Li Zicheng are facing each other across the river, it is the time to use troops and generals. You will not embarrass the young general in the selection of generals to defeat thieves. As long as Chu Chu

If the king writes a memorial and recommends it, he should be able to follow the trend."

Zuo Mengeng turned his attention to Zuo Mengmei again. This girl is so good now. She has so fascinated the little King Chu that he doesn't even know what's going on. If you had known she was so charming, you should have sent her to Zhu Cihong!

"Sister, what do you think?"

Zuo Mengmei smiled and said: "Brother, the prince listens to me, there is nothing wrong with the last memorial. It's just..."

"Just what?" Zuo Mengeng asked.

"It's just that the prince is stationed in Wuchang. As the leader of an army, can you not go to see him?"

Zuo Mengeng's expression changed.

Zuo Mengmei was still talking: "Brother, you have offended the prince deeply! That day, the prince wanted the girl to serve, so he asked you to stop her!"

Did I stop that? Zuo Menggeng cried in his heart, it was the old man who refused to let him! At that time, he thought the old man was wise, but now that he thinks about it, he is completely confused. If I sent you, a bitch like you, to Nanjing, you would be Wu Sanfu now

status! Maybe it’s more than that. If you want to live up to your expectations, give birth to a son.

Zuo Mengmei continued: "The prince wants to ascend the throne early, but you threaten to support the king of Chu."

What an injustice! Zuo Mengeng said in his heart: Those are the old man’s foolish words!

"This time when Li Zicheng went east, you left Jingzhou without fighting and handed over the three prefectures of Chengtian, De'an and Hanyang to Li Zicheng."

This pot indeed belonged to Zuo Mengeng, and he frowned deeply.

Zuo Mengmei said: "Brother, until now, do you still think that you can be forgiven by the prince and inherit your father's position as a thief general?"

Zuo Menggeng turned his attention to his military commander Huang Shu: "Military advisor, what should we do?"

Huang Shu smiled: "What are you panicking about, young general? The young general is now in Jiangling and has the power to watch the tiger. Neither Li Zicheng nor the prince dare to do anything to you!"

He glanced at Zuo Mengmei and Qiu Lei and said with a smile: "The young general is too sad and restless. Let's discuss important matters another day."

Zuo Mengeng sighed and nodded.

Qiu Lei and Zuo Mengmei looked at each other and stood up to leave. Huang Shu, who proposed another day, did not leave.

Zuo Mengeng looked at him: "Do you have anything to say, military advisor?"

Huang Shu smiled: "Now we are in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. There is no doubt that the Northern Dynasty's surname is Aixinjueluo. And in the Southern Dynasty, whether it is the king of Chuang or the prince, it all depends on the wishes of the young general!"

"Military advisor, you call me Li Zicheng"

"King Chuang!" Huang Shu said, "Now half of Huguang is welcoming King Chuang!"

Zuo Mengeng frowned: "Li Zicheng is planning to teach Tian Tian by dictation!"

"So what?" Huang Shu asked, "Does the young general have a lot of land for him to share?"

Zuo Mengeng shook his head: "That's not true."

Huang Shu smiled and said: "Then what is there to be afraid of, young general?"

"I'm just afraid that the generals won't want to follow!"

Huang Shu smiled and said: "As long as the general can achieve great success, why will the generals refuse to follow him?"

Zuo Mengeng asked: "But how can I become a successful person?"

Huang Shu said: "The young general can become the lord of Hunan!" "The lord of Hunan?" Zuo Menggeng took a breath of cold air, "How to be? How to be?"

Huang Shu smiled and said: "This is too easy. The governor of Hunan, He Tengjiao, has a good relationship with us, and he has been favored by the old commander. Now that the old commander has passed away, can he not come to see him off? And the King of Chu is still in your hands!"
Chapter completed!