Huguang, Wuchang.

Hu Quancai, the governor of Huguang, had a gloomy face and cold eyes.

Not long ago, he just received a report that Yiling and Yunyang fell one after another.

The Ming army was coming in full force and swept across Huguang.

If this momentum continues, Hu Quancai doesn't have to wait for the court to ask for justice and arrest him. He can commit suicide and apologize himself.

How did things turn out like this?

How dare the Ming army attack Huguang at this critical moment?

Who gave them the courage?

Now that Huguang is short of soldiers and generals, Hu Quancai can gather 70,000 to 80,000 people with all his plans.

Can these troops really be defended?

Hu Quancai was very panicked!

"Governor General, paper cannot cover the fire. The fall of Yiling and Yunyang should be reported to the court as soon as possible."

Zhou Peigong thought about it and suggested carefully.

Hu Quancai sighed and nodded softly and said, "I naturally know this principle. Instead of waiting for the court to sue the crime, it is better to take the initiative to apologize. But how to write this memorial, you have to be more concerned about it."

Zhou Peigong hurriedly bowed and said, "Don't worry, Governor, Mr. Peigong will definitely live up to his mission."

Zhou Peigong was very good at writing memorials.

Recently, Hu Quancai's memorials have been written by Zhou Peigong.

Among them, Zhou Peigong was very clear about the skills of the secret door.

The same thing is completely different for different people to describe it.

Zhou Peigong is best at writing small wins into big wins, writing small defeats into small wins, and writing big defeat into small defeats.

Things that seem impossible can always turn into magic in his hands.

"Peigong, tell me, can you really turn the world around?"

If Hu Quancai hadn't had such concerns a year ago, but the Qing army suffered too many defeats in recent months.

One game after another, one game lost harder and even my pants were almost lost.

Hu Quancai was also a little worried.

Although it is rare for snakes to swallow elephants, it is not impossible.

When the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty was not as good as the current Emperor Yongli when the Emperor was launched, he rose to Liaodong and killed the Ming army and abandoned his armor?

Today, the Ming army is constantly emerging, much like the Later Jin Dynasty, which just established a regime.

If this momentum continues, it is still unknown who will win.

Hu Quancai was Hong Chengchou's favorite disciple, so he was naturally tied to the big tree of the Qing court.

It is impossible for Hong Chengchou to surrender to the Ming court again, so naturally Hu Quancai could not have.

Hu Quancai vaguely felt that Huguang would be a key to the battle between Ming and Qing dynasties, and that if the Qing army defended Huguang, it would still have a great advantage.

But if the Ming army was allowed to capture Huguang, although the Qing army still had an advantage, it would not be so obvious.

Hu Quancai knew very well that the Qing court could not raise many troops at the moment. All those who could fight were taken to Guizhou by Oboi. The remaining tens of thousands of people were guarding the capital and would not be used easily.

So while expressing his conspiracy to the court, Hu Quancai also had to find a way to save himself.

"Peigong, I will write two more letters on my behalf. One to Mr. Hong, the governor of five provinces, and the other to Li Guoying, the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi."

Guizhou and Shaanxi are not far from Huguang, so Hu Quancai feels that he can still borrow some soldiers.

As for how much you can, it depends on luck.

Wuchang Mansion is still safe for the time being.

But the outer Xiangyang and Jiangling were in danger.

Hu Quancai only hopes that the defenders of Xiangyang and Jiangling can hold on for more time, so that Hu Quancai can also strengthen Wuchang through operations.

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"Your Majesty, Xiangyang still needs to fight."

Li Dingguo once again advised the emperor, and this time his attitude was more firm.

The king and his minister had a big difference on the direction of their next attack.

Zhu Youlang felt that he should go down the river and take down Jiangling, but Li Dingguo insisted on attacking Xiangyang.

"I have attacked Xiangyang before and know the importance of this city."

Now that Li Dingguo has made a sacrifice.

In order to persuade the emperor to change his mind, he did not hesitate to take out the old old accounts of that year and cut them open to the emperor.

Zhang Xianzhong fought bloody battles in Xiangyang when he fought Huguang, and Li Dingguo was with him at that time.

He knew clearly the importance of Xiangyang to the Han River Basin.

Even the importance of Xiangyang is not limited to the Han River Basin.

Once the Qing army went downstream, the waterway could be cut off and the Ming army's retreat.

This is very dangerous. If the Ming army wants to retreat, they can only go to Yiling, and they may be caught by the Qing army.

What's more, the Ming army has taken over Yunyang Prefecture, so there is no reason not to attack Xiangyang.

If you don’t fight Xiangyang, you will eventually have hidden dangers, and Li Dingguo will not be able to sleep or eat!

Zhu Youlang became silent after listening to Li Dingguo's long discussion.

At first, he did consider attacking Xiangyang, but considering that the army was very powerful, he still wanted to take Jiangling and even Wuchang as soon as possible.

He really missed this.

When the risk is high to a certain extent, it must be taken seriously.

"I don't think about this matter."

This is not the time to save face, but Zhu Youlang is still able to tell the importance of it.

"If you attack Xiangyang, how long does the King of Jin think it will take it?"

But the time cost still needs to be considered.

The longer the delay is, the higher the possibility of Qing reinforcements rushing to Huguang.

"As few days, as long as half a month."

Li Dingguo's judgment is still very accurate.

Xiangyang is larger than Yiling and has more troops, so there should be at least 10,000 Green Camp soldiers.

This kind of strong city is still difficult to beat. The strategy of hot air balloon decapitation can be used once but not again.

I was really lucky last time.

Zhu Youlang didn't want to use Prussian guns and cannons in Xiangyang. These precious resources should be used to fight Wuchang.

"Then let's attack Xiangyang first."

Zhu Youlang said in a deep voice: "When we control the Han River, we will have no worries and can go deep into the hinterland of Huguang."

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Li Dingguo finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"I don't know how the battle situation of the Yanping County Prince was in the southeast."

Zhu Youlang is very concerned about Zheng Chenggong at this moment.

If Zheng Chenggong had sent troops according to his will, he should have been attacking Nanjing now, right?

Although Zhu Youlang did not expect Zheng Chenggong to conquer Nanjing in one fell swoop, he still had a trace of thought in his heart.

If we can win Nanjing, the whole situation will be completely different.

"It shouldn't be long before there will be news."

Li Dingguo said in harmony.

"The Prince of Yanping has the talent to command troops, and Zhang Benbing is also a capable minister. The two of them cooperate with each other and will definitely have good results."

"I hope so."

Zhu Youlang sighed and said, "But no matter what the situation in Nanjing is, we have to fight. This is a road that cannot be turned back. Only by taking Wuchang can we stop."

"I will definitely work hard for Your Majesty, and Your Majesty will give you the order!"

Li Dingguo clasped his fists and promised.

"I naturally understand the intentions of King Jin."

Zhu Youlang nodded with satisfaction.

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Chapter completed!