Gu Tong was still shaking his head: "It's too dangerous, Li Zicheng now has more than 300,000 troops, and the order is unified, no one does not obey the command, once he is fierce and strong, and kills the whole army without scruples, or if he sends a partial division into Shanxi and lures you to lead the army, the crime of dereliction of duty in guarding Jingnan will be great." [No pop-ups. 】”

Sun Chuanting smiled coldly: "Li Zicheng hates Wang Qiaonian to the bone, and when he enters Shanxi, he can avoid being intercepted by my army, he will not be unexpected, personal enmity plus national hatred, he will definitely go in person." ”

Just when Li Zicheng's army was stepping up preparations for war and Sun Chuanting was waiting for the battle, the Qin army was also in full swing, preparing to attack Shanxi, and for a while, Shanxi became the focus of several aspects.

The Qin army's meticulous work in various places constantly sent military information to King Qin's desk.

For several days, the king of Qin carefully read the reports from these places, and gradually understood in his heart that on this day he summoned his ministers to discuss the matter. King Qin first asked them to see the summarized military information, and then said: "Based on the above news, Li Zicheng is very likely to march into Shanxi, because Sun Chuanting has tens of thousands of troops stationed in the Linzhang area, and Sun Chuanting is ruthless and treacherous, Li Zicheng has suffered more than once, if there is a choice, Gu thinks he will not touch this opponent." And Shanxi is different, Wang Qiaonian's military talent is far inferior to Sun Chuanting, and he has a big enmity with Li Zicheng, with Li Zicheng's character, he will not let him go. Therefore, Gu felt that Li Zicheng would enter Shanxi first. What do you see? ”

Bai Qi said: "The king's words are extremely true. The officers and troops in Shanxi are indeed much softer than Sun Chuanting. Eat persimmons and pick soft pinching. Moreover, once Shanxi is occupied, you can enter Zhili whenever you want, and the capital will be directly threatened. ”

Zhang Yi said: "Since Li Zicheng killed Luo Rucai and surrendered his subordinates, I heard that there was no major change in the camp, it seems that those people obeyed Li Zicheng. No more hiding. He is anxious to overthrow the Ming Dynasty and will not let others take the lead. Because once he entered Beijing and destroyed the Ming Dynasty, he could justifiably be the emperor and command the Quartet. ”

Li Yan said: "It seems that it is just a seem. Even if he destroyed the Ming Dynasty, would Fan Ju listen to him? How should Zhang Xianzhong deal with it? How will he arrange my Qin Jun? ”

Zhang Yi said with a smile: "The best thing to do, unite with Fan Ju, first come and destroy my Qin army, and then go to unite with Zhang Xianzhong and destroy Fan Ju, and in the end, only he and Zhang Xianzhong will be left to fight the world." ”

Li Yan was taken aback: "Sir, your opening surprised me a lot." If Li Zicheng really does this, our Qin army is really dangerous. ”

King Qin waved his hand: "It's a pity that Li Zicheng won't have such a vision." And even if there is, it is not easy to implement. Don't forget, there is also an Huang Taiji outside the gate. ”

Li Yan nodded again and again.

King Qin said: "According to Gu's view, once Li Zicheng enters Beijing and destroys the Ming Dynasty, Huang Taiji outside the gate will definitely take advantage of the fire to rob and attack Shanhaiguan." After opening Shanhaiguan, you can drive straight into Beijing. And Li Zicheng occupies the world, won't Fan Ju be red-eyed? He is also a very ambitious person, and when the time comes, he is likely to join forces with the Qing army and attack from both sides, and at that time, Li Zicheng's situation is the most dangerous. ”

Li Yan suddenly realized: "It turns out that the king did not attack Beijing because of this." ”

Zhang Yi nodded: "The ancients said, a rabbit goes, ten thousand people chase it, one person gets it, and the rest is stopped." That is, if a rabbit runs out into the street, everyone wants to catch it, but when one person catches it, everyone disperses, because the rabbit has a master. But today is different, everything has to speak according to strength. If the world is like that rabbit, if a person gets it, it depends on whether his strength is strong, if it is not strong enough, there will be many people to grab it immediately. At this time, the person who got the rabbit became the target of public criticism. Our Qin army must not get rabbits until we have enough strength. ”

King Qin said: "Not only that, once Li Zicheng gets Shanxi, plus Henan, and then destroys the Ming Dynasty and gets Zhili, then my Qin army will become the most dangerous neighbor by his side." Judging from the strategy of long-distance and close attack, the Qin army will inevitably become Li Zicheng's first target. What Gu is worried about is that once the Ming Dynasty is destroyed, Li Zicheng will make peace with the Qing army, stabilize the Guanwai, and then unite with Fan Ju, or stabilize Fan Ju, and Zhang Xianzhong will not come to help us. At that time, my Qin army was going to face Li Zicheng alone. ”

Bai Qi smiled: "The king doesn't have to worry so much, even if Li Zicheng has this mind, the result will definitely not be as perfect as he expected." And the variable lies in Huang Taiji. According to the minister, this person and Manchu under his command are likely to become the weight of the world. ”

Li Yan said: "What does the general mean, the Manchu Qing Dynasty will become a temporary priority, and the movements of the Qing army will affect the situation in the world?" ”

Bai nodded: "At this time, Hong Chengchou was still in Liaodong, fighting a decisive battle with the Qing army, the victory and defeat were not divided for a while, and there were famous generals on both sides, so this battle could not be ended in a short time." And once Li Zicheng acted quickly and destroyed the Ming Dynasty, how would the cities outside the Guanwai and Hong Chengchou choose? Will you surrender Li Zicheng? Absolutely not, in that case, Hong Chengchou will become a person who betrayed the Ming Dynasty and betrayed Chongzhen, you know, Chongzhen can be very kind to him. Therefore, as soon as the Ming Dynasty is destroyed, Hong Chengchou may be cleared. turned around and helped the Qing army attack Li Zicheng. And with Hong Chengchou and the strength of the Qing army, will Li Zicheng be an opponent? Maybe the strength of the two sides is equal, and at this time, my Qin army is waiting for them to fight hard, and the fight is almost done, let's make another move. ”

Wang Jian was deeply respected: "According to this, what should our Qin army do now?" ”

Bai Qi looked at King Qin: "It depends on what the king means." ”

King Qin did not hesitate, as if he had already thought about it: "Send someone to lobby Li Zicheng and ask him to attack Shanxi quickly." Li Yan was stunned: "King, even if we don't talk about it, he Li Zicheng is going to attack." ”

Zhang Yi smiled: "Li Gongzi doesn't understand, let's talk about it, and give Li Zicheng a hint, if he Li Zicheng doesn't fight, our Qin army will fight." Because my Qin army had this intention early on, but the two sides did not succeed in joining forces at that time, and now we want to fight, we have to notify us, right? ”

Li Yan suddenly realized: "I see, let's send someone to say it, and Li Zicheng will definitely march immediately." Will our army go in with us? ”

King Qin shook his head: "Li Zicheng entered Shanxi, and I, the Qin army, entered Henan." ”

Bai Qi was stunned: "Entering Henan, that's Li Zicheng's territory, let's go in, don't you want Li Zicheng to be suspicious?" ”

King Qin sneered: "Not only will he not, but he will also thank me Qin Jun." Because when Li Zicheng marched into the army, he must have worries, that is, Zuo Liangyu in the Nanyang area. The left army is fierce and mighty, with many cavalry under his command, coming and going like the wind, Li Zicheng is also afraid that he will attack from behind, so there is a Qin army to block the officers and troops behind him, Li Zicheng must be happy. ”

Only then did Li Yan understand: "And our Qin army can also take advantage of this opportunity to occupy some territory in Henan as a base for marching east in the future." ”

King Qin said: "Yes, this is what I mean by summoning everyone here, who disagrees with this plan?" ”

Everyone thought about it carefully, but they had no objections, so they said in unison: "The king's plan is very clever. ”

Bai Qi asked: "But in that case, Zuo Liangyu will have to directly confront my Qin army, this person is not easy to deal with, if he is killed, the Qin army will have losses." ”

King Qin said: "No matter how powerful Zuo Liangyu is, my Qin army occupies the county seat, deep ditches and high bases, even if he doesn't fight, what can he do?" Besides, our Qin army relies on Tongguan, has a basis for advance and retreat, and can transfer reinforcements at any time, so I am afraid of him. ”

Zhang Yi nodded: "When the Qin army goes, it is to occupy territory, and there is no need to fight a tough battle with Zuo Liangyu." As long as we take it step by step and encroach a little bit, Henan will sooner or later fall into the hands of our Qin army. As long as we occupy Henan, we are located in Zhongzhou, and we can use troops everywhere. ”

Li Yan said: "What about Shanxi? Let Li Zicheng? ”

King Qin smiled indifferently: "I'm afraid that Li Zicheng will not necessarily have smooth sailing when he enters Shanxi, you know, Sun Chuanting has always regarded him as a great enemy, do you think that Sun Chuanting with tens of thousands of elite soldiers will honestly stay in Zhili and let Li Zicheng toss in Shanxi?" Once Li Zicheng enters Shanxi, Chongzhen will inevitably send Sun Chuanting to resist. Compared with Sun Chuanting, Zuo Liangyu is still easy to deal with. ”

Li Yanxin was convinced, and arched his hand: "The king is really far-sighted, and Li Yan has been taught." ”

Only then did he understand the power of King Qin, you must know that in his previous life, King Qin faced the six kingdoms of Shandong, although the Qin army was rampant in the world, but as an ordinary monarch, it would never be smooth sailing and unify the world. King Qin's vision and overall view surpassed everyone at that time.

This great king, who dared to build the Great Wall, build straight roads, and lead to river transportation, looked at his enemies early in the morning. Although it was the Ming Dynasty at this time, his enemies were not familiar with it, but once the King of Qin was given the opportunity, he would immediately show a unique courage and decision-making.

After the discussion was settled, the King of Qin sent people to Henan to lobby Li Zicheng, and then ordered General Bai Qi to transfer troops and prepare to attack Henan.

The situation in the world is still a chaotic situation, Fan Ju, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Qin Army, the four righteous armies each have more than 100,000 military horses, occupy a large area, the territory of the Ming Dynasty is torn apart, the beacon fire is endless, and there are Qing troops and Hong Chengchou outside the gate Fighting endlessly, all of this, just need a sword to the sky, cut through the fog in the sky, and divide a clear situation.

The Ming Dynasty, which has existed for nearly three hundred years, finally ushered in a real crisis.