Almost at the same time, Li Zicheng and others in Hangzhou were also discussing the military situation.

Since they entered Hangzhou, Li Yan has not put pressure on them, so they soon brought most of Zhejiang and Jiangxi under their rule.

Originally, Li Zicheng wanted to restore his troops to a state of rogue bandits, and since he was not Li Yan's opponent, he would wander around, just like dealing with the Ming army, and drag Li Yan down. But there was no way to realize his idea. After having a stable experience in the northwest, even Liu Zongmin, who had always felt more comfortable in wandering, was unwilling to live a life of running around anymore, let alone other generals.

Especially in Hangzhou, which is prosperous, rich in wealth, and beautiful women, it makes the generals and soldiers under him unable to walk. So much so that no one was willing to go to the pursuit of Zhu Changzhu, the prison of the Southern Ming Dynasty. Li Zicheng had to send Tian Jianxiu with more than 10,000 people to pursue, but the morale of the troops was not high, so although the pursuit lasted for several months, Zhu Changzhu could not be eliminated or captured in one fell swoop, and the remnants who seemed to be weak continued to exist.

"According to the merchants," Li Zicheng said solemnly, "on the Yangtze River near Nanjing, a pontoon bridge was erected six or seven days ago to cross the army, and shipping was cut off for two days. ”

In Li Yan's control area, all monks and Taoists must be registered and settled in the temple and Taoist temple, and they are not allowed to move, otherwise they will be arrested as fine workers. And Li Zicheng's other fine works were sent out, especially those who did not follow the family members, most of them were either caught or took the initiative to surrender to Li Yan, just like going back to their hometown in Shaanxi to reunite with their families. So they're not very well informed either.

In fact, many people know this news. They also all knew the significance of this news, which showed that Li Yan was finally going to do something to them. Last time, Li Yan suddenly launched an attack during the Chinese New Year, and they estimated that this time Li Yan was still on this road, and they would not let them have a good New Year.

Li Zicheng looked around at his subordinate generals and asked slowly, "What do you think, let's discuss it." ”

As soon as Li Zicheng finished speaking, his subordinates began to complain.

"Again?! Aren't they festive? Always pick this time to fight?! ”

"It's just, it's not authentic! If Lao Tzu was his soldier, he would have rebelled a long time ago! ”

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Li Zicheng listened to it for a while, and it was all complaining words, which were not useful at all. He stopped it with a loud voice: "Okay, don't say these useless things!" Let's discuss, how to deal with Li Yan's attack?! ”

At this time, the subordinates made eye contact, and they lost the enthusiasm they had just now. They all knew in their hearts that they were really not Li Yan's opponents, and no one dared to say a word "hit". However, Hangzhou is also a prosperous place, and it is a little reluctant to withdraw.

After waiting for a while, no one spoke, and Li Zicheng ordered in a deep voice: "Since you don't have any suggestions, let's go back and prepare." Taking advantage of the fact that Li Yan's soldiers have not yet come, let's withdraw from Qiantang first and use the Qiantang River to block Li Yan. It was too late to tear down the walls in various places, so hurry up and dig holes in the ground, plant explosives, and blow up the walls when they are withdrawn. There is also the collection of ferries along the coast, which must be searched and cleaned up, and Li Yan cannot be left with a ferry! ”

When the generals listened, they didn't speak, they all nodded silently. Even Liu Zongmin, who is the most strong, has nothing to say. Don't look at them, they seem to have a foothold in Zhejiang, but they can only get local money and food supplies, but the soldiers are rarely replenished, or almost 100,000 troops and 50,000 families. The local people in Zhejiang were recruited by the big families to serve as militia groups in various places to maintain local order. These militia groups can't be counted on at all, and when Li Yan comes, he will definitely surrender immediately.

Li Zicheng can't talk about any disappointment at this time, his strength is not good, and he can't complain that his subordinates don't have courage. He asked Li Laiheng to arrange to give orders to various places. At the same time, he instructed: "Send someone to send a message to Zhang Xianzhong." Now Li Yan is the most powerful, and everyone has to twist into a rope in order to compete with him. ”

There was still no objection. In fact, they didn't think about these things, they only had two things in their minds now, one of the subordinates outside could withdraw as soon as possible, and there should be no excessive losses. The rest is how to get more money and take the woman away. They are all preparing for the future, seeing that Li Yan may unify the world, it may not be easy for them to surrender in the past, so it is always okay to give up the team, stay incognito, and be a rich man.

In fact, Zhang Xianzhong here, there is no need for Li Zicheng to inform him of the news, after all, he has been in Huguang for two years, which is better than Li Zicheng's foundation in Zhejiang. When Li Yan's troops went straight from Wuchang to Xianning, he already knew the military situation. Moreover, he knows more than Li Zicheng, according to the report from the front, the troops sent by Li Yan are not much, only more than 10,000, but the combat power is strong, and the local garrison troops are not opponents at all, and it is almost impossible to delay the enemy's southward movement.

At this time, in the imperial palace in Changsha, Zhang Xianzhong was also discussing with his subordinates how to deal with it. Except for Zhang Dingguo who led his troops in Sichuan, the other three righteous sons were all around Changsha, with nearly 150,000 troops. And they knew that Li Yan's troops going south were only more than 10,000, so they were not nervous.

Xu Yixian spoke first: "Your Majesty, Li Yanxing's troops are going south, although there are not many troops, but the soldiers are very sharp, and I am afraid that the defenders from all over the country will not be able to stop them from moving south." Moreover, according to the report from the front, it seems that Li Yan only sent more than 10,000 troops south, and depending on the situation, he wanted to go straight to my capital. In the minister's opinion, this seems to be a little wrong. ”

Zhang Kewang said disdainfully: "What's wrong with this? Li Yan has been invincible in recent years, and every time he wins more with less. If I had as many of his and such good artillery, I would have dared to send 10,000 soldiers and horses south. ”

Zhang Wenxiu and Zhang Nengqi did not express their position, although they felt that what Zhang Kewang said was reasonable, but they felt that what Xu Yixian said was also possible. After all, Li Yan now has several provinces, and he no longer has the embarrassment of being trapped in Qi County, and only sent more than 10,000 soldiers and horses to the south, which seems to be a little unreasonable. After all, Li Yan's troops are fighting, not to mention the rest, the consumption of ammunition is not a small number, how can there be no follow-up troops to keep the supply unimpeded, Li Yan said that it is impossible to be so wrong.

At this time, Zhang Xianzhong also had no idea, no matter what the decision was, he didn't dare to make up his mind easily. He had a deep impression of Li Yan's troops, especially Li Yan's artillery, even if it was a siege, it was not easy to succeed.

Shi Qian waited lame for a while, but said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this is easy to do." ”

"Brother Zhang, please speak." Zhang Xianzhong asked curiously. Although Shi Qian has been named the general of the Left Army, he deliberately uses the title of brother to make his subordinates grateful to Dade and be more loyal to him.

Shi Qian arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty, the minister's opinion is that some elite troops can be sent into the counties along the way, resist desperately, and consume the enemy's ammunition. The other troops hid to avoid the battle to see if Li Yan had any follow-up troops. If only the baggage is transported, then choose a suitable place, mobilize troops, and surround Li Yan's 10,000 horses and eliminate them. If there are follow-up troops to follow up and occupy the place, we can also send troops to attack everywhere, so that Li Yan's troops will be exhausted, and it will not be long before Li Yan's troops will be dragged around for defense, and naturally there will be no strength to go south again. ”