After King Fu learned that he had no hope of replacing Chongzhen on the throne, he immediately absconded. He was willing to be used by Mao Wenlong, all he did was to hope that he would one day be able to sit in the position of the Ninety-Five.

Now, Mao Wenlong announced the founding of the country and the establishment of the dynasty, completely breaking the idea of King Fu, and he naturally has no need to stay. It's just that he said goodbye without saying goodbye, which obviously caused a lot of trouble to Xu Fuzhuo, who came to support, and also disrupted Mao Wenlong's original plan. As a result, the Dongjiang Army could no longer hide its identity and continued to stay in Sichuan.

When Mao Wenlong heard the news of King Fu's sudden escape, he was furious, but he was helpless. In fact, he also understood King Fu's plan early in the morning. He originally intended to let him replace Chongzhen, become the spokesperson of the Dongjiang Army on the bright side, and help him sit on the throne of the Ming Dynasty.

But King Fu's determination was still greatly beyond Mao Wenlong's expectations, and his sudden departure had obviously seriously affected all the actions of the Dongjiang Army in Sichuan. Now, Xu Fuzuo directly sent someone to ask Mao Wenlong for instructions, asking whether to fight or not in the next step.

The matter was urgent, and Mao Wenlong did not dare to delay, so he directly gave up the matter of pursuing the whereabouts of King Fu, and convened the generals in Xi'an to discuss together.

In the Taiji Palace, all the generals gathered, especially Hong Chengchou's original old department, Li Jie, Fan Kaiming, Ju Yingzhuo, Wei Xingwen, Feng Gaojun, and Jiwenshan. They stood in a row behind Hong Chengchou and formed their own faction.

On the other side are the generals represented by Chen Qiyu, there are more than a dozen people, except for Zuo Liangyu, who has been following Chen Qiyu's side, the rest are some newly promoted generals in the army.

During Chen Qiyu's reign in Chongzhen, there were great ups and downs, and he also received a lot of insights. So after defecting to Mao Wenlong, he became more low-key, and he was almost not in the limelight in the army. But if there is someone in the army who makes meritorious service, he will definitely not take it.

Therefore, in the army led by him, new generals have emerged in recent years, and in addition to Chen Qiyu showing his loyalty to Mao Wenlong, he has also won the support of his subordinates.

According to Mao Wenlong's understanding, this Chen Qiyu is actually not inferior to Hong Chengchou in military strategy, and in real history. This benevolent brother is an out-and-out loyal and patriotic person, and Mao Wenlong is also based on this, so he has always treated him differently.

His eyes swept over the people below, Mao Wenlong pondered for a moment and then spoke: "Xu Fuzuo is now in a dilemma in Sichuan, and we need to discuss it as soon as possible, whether to fight against it regardless of his identity, or to temporarily withdraw from the army, and wait for the time to be ripe in the future, and then make a decision." What do you all think, and I hope you will speak enthusiastically. ”

Mao Wenlong is still the old rule, whenever he encounters a major matter, he always likes to gather everyone to discuss together. In addition, during this period, everyone is encouraged to speak up and speak out regardless of their point of view.

Most of the generals present were old men in the army, and they naturally had a deep understanding of Mao Wenlong's temperament. Therefore, as soon as Mao Wenlong's words fell, Li Jie, who was standing behind Hong Chengchou, took the lead in speaking: "Chief soldier, the last general feels that he should continue to fight, and he can't give up halfway like this." ”

Mao Wenlong nodded: "Tell me your reasons." ”

Li Jie didn't dare to slack off and explained: "Although Sichuan today does not have the trump card of King Fu, it is now an opportunity for Sichuan to be weak. If we miss this opportunity, it may not be so easy to go to Chuan Di in the future. ”

Mao Wenlong agreed very much after hearing this, but he thought about it more, and now attacking Sichuan is naturally the best choice. But there are other risks that have to be faced, and he immediately said: "Now is naturally the best time to attack Sichuan, but you must not forget that once our Dongjiang Army shows its identity to fight, it will inevitably arouse the scruples of other forces in the south." In this way, they will inevitably take precautions, and if one of them is not right, and they will unite to openly confront us, then the gains outweigh the losses. ”

After thinking about it for a long time, he couldn't think of a solution to this trouble, so he had to give up his hand to Mao Wenlong and said: "It's the last general who is not thoughtful, and I hope that the general will not be strange." ”

Mao Wenlong waved his hand: "It's okay, since I called everyone here to discuss, no matter what point of view you have, you can speak freely without worrying." ”

Hong Chengchou gave Li Jie a look at this time, Li Jie gave him a clear look, and then retreated silently. At this time, Hong Chengchou spoke: "General soldier, our founding ceremony is imminent, we should not have too many worries, and we should show the true strength of our Dongjiang Army." Taking advantage of this attack on Sichuan, it is just right to show those forces in the south our strength and deter them. ”

Hong Chengchou's implication was to show the strong strength of the Dongjiang Army, without worrying about the forces in the south. After all, after the founding of the country, the Dongjiang Army will inevitably become incompatible with the forces in the south. Since they all want to become enemies in the end, then it is better to take Sichuan than to leave it behind.

Mao Wenlong was not in a hurry to express his opinion, he was already deep in thought at this moment, and what Hong Chengchou said just now was by no means unreasonable. But this reason did not make Mao Wenlong finally make up his mind, and he suddenly looked at Chen Qiyu, who had never spoken: "General Chen, I don't know what you think?" ”

was named by Mao Wenlong, Chen Qiyu obviously couldn't hide, he hugged his fists and said: "According to the intention of the last general, I still agree with what Lord Hong said just now, and take advantage of the great opportunity to take Sichuan." Then we used Sichuan, Huguang, and Nanjing to form a barrier against the southern forces. Make sure that the final fighting does not spread to the north, which has begun to calm down. ”

Mao Wenlong didn't expect that Chen Qiyu would also advocate war this time, although he was a little surprised, but Mao Wenlong had to admit that what Chen Qiyu said just now did have some truth. The two most trusted generals under his command both proposed to attack Sichuan, and Mao Wenlong did not have so much to hesitate, he paused for a moment, then accepted the suggestions of Chen Qiyu and Hong Chengchou, and ordered Xu Fuxuan to continue to attack Sichuan.

Just when Mao Wenlong was planning Sichuan, he forgot that there was still a person in this world who was always worried about the demise of the Ming Dynasty. This person is Chongzhen, who has been silent for a long time.

Chongzhen is now living in seclusion in the mountains and old forests, but he still has not forgotten the restoration of the country, hundreds of spies who stayed outside will send the collected news to Chongzhen every day for reading.

Chongzhen was just one step slower than King Fu and learned that Mao Wenlong was suddenly going to open the country, which made Chongzhen very surprised!