Li Yan's mention of this point attracted Gao Yihuan's attention, and the fundamental reason why the Nanjing Imperial Court wanted to capture Pingkou was that he was very afraid of the East in his bones.

If Nanjing felt that he was very powerful, then he would not have to borrow the hand of Dongyu to avenge Chongzhen, he would have rolled up his sleeves and killed Li Zicheng with his old fist.

On the other hand, the Nanjing Imperial Court, which was controlled by the southeastern gentry, was not willing to go on a northern expedition, which was also an important reason.

The economy in the south of the Yangtze River is developed, the capital is budding, and the commercial atmosphere is very heavy, and the business is the most calculating, and the southeast gentry are unwilling to pay for the war, feeling that it is not cost-effective to fight, and they have to pay for it, which is also an important reason.

Since Soochow, the south has been developed, and the economic development has gradually surpassed that of the north. Since then, attacking the south from the north must be a fight and a profit, and most of the expeditions to the north from the south are loss-making transactions.

Therefore, the willingness of the north to fight is often higher than that of the south, and in history, most of the civil wars in the world have been dominated by the north and the south, and rarely by the south and the north.

This situation is not easy to change, unless it is a national war, regardless of the cost, otherwise the rich people in the south, who have families and businesses, who want to play with the barefoot people?

After listening to Li Yan's words, Gao Yihuan felt a little upset in his heart.

He also has to make the southeast gentry feel that he can't beat him, and he can solve him with a little money and food, and to make the southeast gentry feel like this, first of all, his momentum must be scary enough, and secondly, he can't touch the core interests of the southeast gentry.

The core interests of the southeastern gentry are in the south of the Yangtze River, so Gao Yihuan paid attention to this battle, not only to scare the southeastern gentry, but also not to cause a fierce backlash from the southeast gentry.

This matter is very difficult, not to mention how to grasp this degree, it is not easy to scare the Ming army, after all, there are hundreds of thousands of people in the Ming army in Huguang.

Gao Yihuan was thinking about it, but his thoughts were suddenly interrupted by Gao Chengxun, he came back to his senses and couldn't help but wonder, "What does Fang Jiayu have to report at this time?" ”

"Dashuai, I don't know about this humble position." Gao Chengxun touched his nose.

Gao Yihuan glanced at him and said, "Let him in." ”

Not long after, Fang Jiayu entered the guest hall and saluted: "Marshal, I just received the news from Huguang from the commander, He Tengjiao raised 100,000 horses and marched into a fight. ”

"What?" Gao Yihuan raised his eyebrows, and his eyes suddenly narrowed.

He was worried about how to deal with the more than 100,000 Ming troops in Huguang, and He Tengjiao actually pinched each other with Zhang Xianzhong, didn't he send him a pillow?

Gao Yihuan was moved for a while, although he had never met Lao He, but he had some understanding of Lao He's ability, and it was really a great blessing in life to be able to be an opponent with Lao He.

At this time, Li Yan and Chen Mingxia, who were sitting on both sides, glanced at each other, and their eyes were shining, thinking that this might be an opportunity.

"Dashuai, if we go south now, we have another banner, it can be said that we want to help in the war, and then take advantage of the situation to seize Jingzhou." Chen Mingxia immediately hugged his fists.

Isn't that a bit shameless? Gao Yihuan's thought flashed, but if he could win Jingzhou, then his strength would be doubled immediately, and there would be no problem in pulling out 100,000 horses, and the strategic depth would increase instantly, which could break the situation for him and add multiple options.

As early as two years ago, when Gao Yihuan talked to Gao Zurong, Gao Yihuan coveted Jingzhou.

Now the opportunities are in front of him, especially when he is in Zhongzhou, it is by relying on opportunities that he can develop in the cracks, and he naturally can't let go of such an opportunity for the snipe and the clam to compete for the fisherman's profit.

Gao Yihuan's eyes narrowed, "Deputy Envoy Fang, you immediately inform Gao Yicheng and ask him to pay close attention to the battle in Jingzhou." ”

After speaking, he turned his head to look at Gao Chengxun again, and hurriedly ordered, "Quickly, gather all the generals and come to the festival hall to discuss matters." ”

"Humble command!" Gao Chengxun sensed that something big was happening, hurriedly clenched his fists, and then turned to leave.

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On May 10, Xiangcheng Prefecture, Gucheng County, which is the closest county to Yunyang Prefecture.

After Gao Yihuan occupied Xiangyang, Yunyang Mansion broke off contact with the Ming Dynasty and was entrenched by several large thieves and was in a state of ownerlessness.

Yunyang is adjacent to Xiangyang and Jingzhou, but neither Gao Yihuan nor Sun Kewang went to occupy Yunyang.

To a certain extent, Gao Yihuan and Sun Kewang are the same type of people, they don't like Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong's undisciplined wandering battles, they don't want to be rogues, but want to be princes with stable territory and solid foundations, and even compete for hegemony in the world.

Both of them prefer farming and are willing to see a fixed income, so in the eyes of the two, it is not cost-effective to occupy Yunyang.

The mountains in Yunyang are dense and the land is barren, but there are many displaced people who have escaped famine and war.

In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, there was no Yunyang Mansion, and the Ming Dynasty set up Yunyang Mansion in order to deal with the displaced people in Shaanxi, Henan and Hubei.

The people here are fierce, and the people are everywhere, and since the establishment of the government, the uprising has not been interrupted.

At first, Yunyang was sparsely populated, and the displaced people could barely make a living by farming themselves, but then the population increased, and the barren land could not support so many people.

This kind of place, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and others like it the most, and they can pull out tens of thousands of people when they climb the heights, and then go out to loot and destroy.

Although there are hundreds of thousands of more displaced people, the strength will definitely increase dramatically, but if the problem of food is not solved, Gao Yihuan can only move and loot for food, so he will follow Li Zicheng's old path.

Therefore, Gao Yihuan has never dared to get involved, his own elite soldiers have nothing to eat, where can he dare to provoke hundreds of thousands of homeless people.

Occupy this kind of place, don't think about paying taxes, the garrison has to post it upside down, and you have to guard against robbery by the people at any time, so the Wang brothers, ask Gao Yihuan to occupy it, but he didn't occupy it.

After Gao Yihuan learned that He Tengjiao was fighting with Sun Kewang, he immediately gathered the generals and decided to go south to expand the territory of the Wei Wu army.

It's just that the Wei army has just fought a four-month-long battle with Duoduo, and all the troops participating in the war are very tired, and some still need to be replenished, so the army must have a period of rest and recuperation in order to recover its combat strength.

Therefore, Gao Yihuan could only select a part of the men, plus a few old battalion soldiers who had stayed in southern Henan before, to participate in this southern expedition.

These soldiers and horses add up to less than 20,000 people, and it is not easy to bluff the Ming Dynasty, and with the cultivation of sweet potatoes and corn, which has been initially successful, Gao Yihuan set his sights on the Yunyang Mansion, preparing to control Xunyang, and with the help of the displaced people in Yunyang, to expand the momentum.

This time, in order to be able to increase his momentum and scare He Tengjiao to death, Gao Yihuan has achieved the bad purpose of extortion, so he is ready to learn from Li Zicheng once, and is ready to pull up Xunyang's homeless people, go south to eat his mother, and wear his mother.

Nanjing twisted and pinched, wanted to caress or not, and was unwilling to live with him, Gao Yihuan was ready to overlord to take the bow and strengthen Nanming.

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