Gao Yihuan thought about it for a while, and said in a deep voice: "If the Lone King is Zhu Cihong, he will definitely not make an easy move now." Nanjing's plan must be to see who we fight with Dolgon, and who is weaker to help whom, and he will continue to develop quietly in Jiangnan, and wait for the internal problems to be gradually solved, and then come to reap the benefits after the treasury is full and the new forbidden army has formed a combat force. ”

After speaking, Gao Yihuan shook his head, as if he had denied his previous thoughts.

The Three Kingdoms are at their peak, the situation is complicated, and if the Wei army provokes the Hedong Campaign, causing the Ming and Qing sides to align the contradictions with the Western Wei, it will be more than worth the loss.

Zhao Daxian nodded and said, "Now that the attention of the Tartars is all on us, it is indeed unlikely that the Ming army will come to troubled the waters." ”

Now that the Qing army and the Wei army have become mortal enemies, the two sides have fought continuously, and the strength of the Wei army has made Dolgon regard the Western Wei as the main opponent, and he has relaxed his vigilance against Nanjing, and the two sides have even started business on the border.

The area controlled by Nanjing has a developed economy and a large population, almost more than 10 million more than the Western Wei and Qing Dynasty combined, but his internal forces are intertwined, and the army is the weakest, but it has become the weakest of the three parties.

What Zhu Cihong needs most now is time, give him a few years of stable environment, and when he trains his soldiers and horses, Nanjing's strength will inevitably increase.

For this reason, Nanjing's attitude in the war between the Wei army and the Qing army is very likely to change, so that the Wei and Qing can fight for a few more years.

All the generals in the hall were silent for a while and began to think about it, but Li Dingguo said loudly: "King, in fact, it is not impossible to let Nanjing send troops!" ”

Gao Yihuan raised his eyebrows and said, "What do you say?" ”

Li Dingguo said: "If Nanjing thinks that the gap between the strength of our Great Wei and the Qing army is not large, or our strength is slightly stronger, Nanjing will naturally be able to calmly close the fire across the strait." If the split between Hauge and Dolgon is used as a fuss, creating that the Manchus cannot gain a foothold in the Guannei, the Great Wei will take the momentum of Beijing in one fell swoop. So what will Nanjing do? ”

Gao Yihuan's eyes lit up, and Zhao Daxian on the side rushed to speak: "Then they will definitely not be able to sit still!" The minister thought that there were two possibilities, the first was to attack Jing and Xiang to contain us and save the life of the Tartars. The other is to rush to the north, seize the two Huai Shandong, and even grab Beijing with us. ”

Li Dingguo nodded, "What Governor Zhao said is good. If Nanjing thinks that the Tartar is going to be finished, it is most likely these two possibilities. ”

He paused and continued: "Let's talk about the first type first, Nanjing attacked Jing and Xiang. The minister thought that if the defeat of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was decided, as long as our army was prepared in Jing and Xiang, the final situation facing Nanjing was that the army was trapped in Jing and Xiang, and the Great Wei occupied the north and obtained the excuse of righteousness and south. Therefore, the minister thought that Nanjing would not adopt this strategy, and would inevitably compete with our Great Wei for Beijing and regain lost territory to the north, in order to overshadow our Great Wei and demonstrate his orthodox status. ”

If the Wei army occupies Beijing and destroys the Manchus, and Nanjing attacks Wei instead, then Nanjing loses its morality.

Moreover, once the Wei army completely occupies the north, Nanjing will also lose the ability to resist, and the best choice should be to seize territory with the Wei army, at least recover Lianghuai and Shandong, and push the defense line north.

Zhao Daxian said: "But at this time, the Manchu Qing still has hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and it is not easy for my Great Wei to compete for Hedong, how can Nanjing feel that the Manchu Qing is not good?" ”

Gao Yihuan stroked his beard and said in a deep voice: "This can be started from many aspects, the first is to promote the internal strife between Hauge and Dolgon, and spread rumors that the Manchu Qing Dynasty is in a state of internal instability, and the second is to plot against the green battalion in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, support the rebel army operating in Shandong and eastern Henan, and create a situation where the Manchus have lost control of the local area. In the end, it is to be publicized with great fanfare that the lone king will lead 300,000 people to launch an eastward crusade, which can be bragged, the first small goal is to plant the flag in Yunyan, and the second goal is to accept all the land controlled by the Manchus. ”

Gao Yihuan laughed and said: "Of course, these news are mainly propaganda in Jiangnan, creating the illusion that the Manchu Qing Dynasty will not work, and my Great Wei will sweep the north, and the lonely king does not believe that Zhu Cihong is not in a hurry!" ”

At this time, Li Dingguo added: "In addition, the minister thought that it was necessary to give Nanjing a safe external environment, and Jing and Xiang should put on the defensive, and let Nanjing perceive that we were guarding against them. Secondly, Sun Kewang must be allowed to stop and let him stop encroaching on Guangxi, so that Nanjing has no worries. ”

Gao Yihuan frowned slightly, "Sun Kewang, is he encroaching on Guangxi?" ”

Gao Yicheng on the side said: "The Western Army does occupy several prefectures and counties in Guangxi, and the minister sees that Sun Kewang is very ambitious, and he may have the meaning of plotting against the two provinces!" ”

Gao Yihuan took out the domineering spirit of the suzerain, and said to Wang Shicong: "Send someone to warn him, don't provoke the Ming army in the near future!" ”

"Yes! The minister receives the order, and the Ministry of Rites will send someone to go! Wang Shicong saluted and received the order.

At this time, Gao Yihuan's eyes turned to the sand table again, "If Nanjing can send troops, then this time it will be the two families who will jointly attack the Manchu Dynasty." Dolgon had to deal with Hauge and defend against Great Wei and Nanjing, and he was bound to lose. ”

As he spoke, Gao Yihuan picked up the wooden pole, pointed to the sand table and said: "If Nanjing sends troops to the Jiang River and attacks Lianghuai in the north, and contains a part of Dolgon's troops, then what will be my Great Wei's plan?" ”

Li Dingguo said: "Now Hauge and Dolgon are divided, but there are still more than 400,000 soldiers and horses that Dolgon can use. Our attempt to destroy Dorgon in one battle is obviously unrealistic. Therefore, the minister thought that our goal should be to occupy Hedong and prepare for the destruction of the Manchus later. ”

Li Dingguo pointed to the sand table and said: "If the Ming army holds back the Qing army of Lianghuai, Dolgon will not have the troops to reinforce Hedong, and if the king rebels against Jiang Xiang, then our Great Wei will be seventy or eighty percent sure of occupying Hedong." And Hedong fell into the hands of our Great Wei, and the enemy of Luoyang was attacked on three sides, and Shang Kexi would definitely evacuate. In this way, no matter how the Ming army fights, our goal will be to collect Hedong and Zhongzhou and expand the force to 500,000. ”

Gao Yihuan smiled and said: "If you occupy Hedong and Zhongzhou, then the situation we preached before will really appear." At that time, it does not matter what kind of attitude Nanjing has, and it will not be afraid of them if it is alone with one enemy and two enemies. ”

At this time, the Western Wei was still a little worried, the Ming and Qing dynasties united against the Western Wei, and when the Wei army occupied Hedong and Zhongzhou, even if Nanjing and the Qing army united, the Western Wei State would not be afraid.

Chen Mingxia was a little excited: "If my Great Wei takes Hedong, Beijing will face the Great Wei soldiers, and it will be no problem to recover Beijing." At that time, my Great Wei has achieved great achievements in expelling the Tartars, and the king will be able to be crowned the emperor. ”

Gao Yihuan immediately smiled and said: "Gao Yicheng, let Xuanyiwei immediately spread the news in Jiangnan, claiming that Hauge and Dolgon are fighting among themselves, and King Lone will lead 300,000 people to conquer Beijing in a war!" ”

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