Several people in the room heard Jiang Yueguang say this, and they expressed their opinions one after another.

Yu Yinggui first stood up and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, the two generals, this official thinks that Huguang should be fought first, and now Tan Tai, the general of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, is leading his men and horses to besiege Changsha, if we go up the river to occupy Wuchang, then Tan Tai's hundreds of thousands of troops have no way to retreat, and they can be annihilated!" ”

Liu Siyun shook his head and said: "What Lord Yu said is not appropriate, this official thinks that it is necessary to go east and attack Nanjing down the river, if the old capital is restored, the whole country will be shaken immediately, and the overall anti-Qing situation will be reversed!" ”

Seeing Liu Siyi's opposition to him, Yu Yinggui said: "If you occupy Wuchang, then the Manchu army of more than 100,000 will have no way to retreat, and after eliminating them, there will be no Manchu army south of the Yangtze River, so that Nanjing can be taken without blood, wouldn't it be good?" ”

"Lord Yu, you said it lightly, the information of the war is changing, if Wuchang can't be attacked for a long time, how about the Manchu Qing Dynasty transfer troops from the north?"

"Lord Liu, Huguang has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times, occupying Huguang in the north can enter Henan and Shaanxi, Yunnan and Guizhou in the south, and Hanzhong in Sichuan in the west, how can such an important place be discarded? Why are you so short-sighted? ”

Yu Yinggui relied on the fact that he was a Jinshi in the forty-first year of Wanli and began to teach Liu Siyi a lesson. But Liu Siyi is not a fuel-efficient lamp, it was a clear stream in Beijing back then, and quarreling was the old business.

Hearing Yu Yinggui scold himself for being short-sighted, Liu Siyi sneered: "According to Lord Yu, Wuchang is more important than Nanjing? Also, I heard that our Emperor Shenwu is from Wuchang, and Lord Yu's proposal to recover Wuchang seems to be trying to shoot the emperor's horses! ”

Hearing Liu Siyi's personal attack, Yu Yinggui was furious and scolded: "Zhuzi, the country is being troubled like this by you Donglin Party. If you Liu Siyun want to go east to attack Nanjing, do you still want to control the government like the Hongguang Dynasty? ”

Liu Siyi is a clear stream and is naturally close to the Donglin Party. But Yu Yinggui is different, he has been a magistrate all the year round, and Chongzhen also succeeded Sun Chuanting as the governor of Shaanxi in the sixteenth year, but Chongzhen was dismissed because of unclear accounts. Then there is the Hongguang Dynasty, of course, turbidity currents like Yu Yinggui are not in the eyes of the Donglin Party, and he has stayed in his hometown in Jiangxi until now. A few days ago, Jin Shenghuan occupied Nanchang, and because no one was available, he invited Yu Yinggui out.

Liu Siyi heard Yu Yinggui scolding himself, and he was so angry. Also, you Yu Yinggui is a Jinshi in the forty-first year of Wanli, and I am still a Jinshi in the forty-seventh year of Wanli, I am the second class, and you Yu Yinggui is the third class.

Liu Siyi sneered: "What's wrong with the Donglin Party? It's also better than your eunuch drinking the blood of soldiers! ”

Liu Siyun said that Yu Yinggui's accounts were unclear back then, and it was a bit too much to say that he was a eunuch, Yu Yinggui was unclear with Wei Zhongxian back then, but the official was innocent in that environment at that time?

Yu Yinggui heard Liu Siyun talk about his shame, he was angry, and he opened his hands and was about to step forward to fight with Liu Siyi. Liu Siyun was originally a royal history, and he was an expert in fighting, and when he saw that Yu Yinggui was about to make a move, he also opened his posture and prepared to fight back.

On the side, you can look at Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren stupidly, Jin Shenghuan was originally an officer, and he rarely dealt with literati, and the most literati he knew were a showman, and no one looked down on him. Wang Deren is a rogue, and he has never seen this. The two of them opened their eyes today, but they didn't expect that these stinky old nine were also full of anger, and they were going to start fighting if they didn't agree.

Jiang Yueguang, who was sitting at the top, saw that Yu Liu and the others were making trouble, and he was about to make a move, so he quickly stood up to stop it.

"Two adults, don't argue!"

In fact, why the two of them are fighting Jiang Yueguang knows very well, the butt decides the head, Yu Yinggui has just been appointed as the governor of Huguang by himself, and now he is an empty governor, so he naturally hopes to attack Kewuchang in the west. And what Liu Siyi thought of was to advance eastward and occupy Nanzhili, the base camp of the Donglin Party, so that the Qingliu would have a greater say in the court.

Jiang Yueguang is also the Donglin Party, of course he wants to fight Nanjing, but he is also the emperor's personal supervisor, what Yu Yinggui said just now also has some truth, now the Manchu general Tan Tai is fighting with He Tengjiao in Changsha with a large army, if he occupies Wuchang and copied the back road of the Manchu Qing, then there is basically no Manchu army in South China. However, Nanjing's geographical location and political role are too important, and it is really difficult to explain to the emperor if he does not fight Nanjing.

At this time, the new prefect of Nanchang, Chen Fang, spoke, in fact, how could he have the qualifications to intervene as a petty official on such an occasion, but seeing several adults embarrassed, Chen Fang felt that he should help come up with an idea.

"Master Inspector, several adults, the subordinate officials have a plan, I don't know whether to talk about it or not!"

When Jiang Yueguang was at a loss, he heard Chen Fang say this, and hurriedly asked, "What is the plan of Governor Chen?" Come on! ”

"A few adults, now we only occupy one place in Nanchang, and most of the entire Jiangxi is still in the hands of the Manchus. I wonder if we should attack the other prefectures and counties first, whether it is eastward or westward, we must go to Jiujiang, let's do ours first, as for what to do next, can you ask His Majesty the Emperor of Guangdong to make an idea! ”

Chen Fang woke up the dreamer with a word, yes, now most of Jiangxi is still in the hands of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it is better to stand firm first, and let Emperor Shenwu worry about the rest.

Jiang Yueguang nodded appreciatively, "Lord Chen has really solved a problem for this official!" ”

"Two generals, how many soldiers and horses do you have in your hands now?"

Jin Shenghuan saw that Jiang Yueguang finally asked himself, and hurriedly replied: "There were originally 15,000 people, plus the 30,000 people brought by adults, a total of 45,000 people!" ”

Jiang Yueguang nodded and said, "Now in addition to Nanchang, there are still several prefectures and counties in Jiangxi that are under the control of the Manchu Qing Dynasty?" ”

Jin Shenghuan lowered his head and calculated, and said: "Our territory has Ruizhou Mansion, Fuzhou Mansion, Nanchang Mansion, Linjiang Mansion, Ganzhou Mansion and Nan'an Mansion occupied by the Guangdong New Army in the south, and Guangxin Mansion, Raozhou Mansion, Yuanzhou Mansion, Nankang Mansion, and Jiujiang Mansion occupied by the Manchu Qing Dynasty. ”

"Don't care about the other prefectures, the Nankang Mansion that occupies the waterway of Poyang Lake and the Jiujiang Mansion on the edge of the Yangtze River are too important and must be taken down first."

Jiang Yueguang lowered his head and pondered, and said, "General Wang Deren listens to the order!" ”

Wang Deren hurriedly stood up and arched his hand and said, "The last general is here!" ”

"General Wang, you take 20,000 people and go north to attack Jiujiang and Nankang, and you must ensure that the Yangtze River waterway is in our hands!"

"Obey the orders of the Inspector!"

After Jiang Yueguang finished speaking, he turned to Jin Shenghuan, "General Jin, you take the remaining 20,000 people to recover the other prefectures and counties!" ”

Jin Shenghuan also stood up and arched his hand: "Obey the orders of the superintendent!" ”

"Lord Liu, Lord Chen, your task is to restore Nanchang's popularity as soon as possible, and you also need to recruit 50,000 soldiers within two months. No matter where we decide to fight, soldiers, weapons, food and grass are all needed! ”

Liu Siyun frowned and said: "Master Inspector, soldiers are easy to recruit, Jiangxi is a grain-producing area, and grain is easy to solve, but this weapon is not easy to handle." There was a fire in Nanchang, and the entire Xicheng was burned to the ground, and there was really no workshop that could produce so many weapons! ”

Jiang Yueguang glared at the culprits Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren, and said: "Don't worry about the weapons, a few adults don't know the wealth of Guangdong, His Majesty the Emperor has prepared a large number of weapons in Ganzhou, and I will write to the envoy Zhang in a while, and ask him to transport the weapons quickly." ”

Liu Siyi heard that the most difficult one was solved, and he was very happy and sat down.

Jin Shenghuan heard the mention of Ganzhou's affairs and asked: "Master Inspector, now that Nanchang has been taken, can you invite the Guangdong New Army to assist in the defense?" ”

Jin Shenghuan and the Guangdong New Army have fought each other, and they know that these guys have strong combat effectiveness, and the pressure on them to help them can be less.

Jiang Yueguang nodded and said: "That's how it should be, the 10,000 new army has been in Ganzhou for almost half a year, and it should be active, I will give Zhang Jiayu an order in a while!" ”

Jiang Yueguang thought a little too simply, he thought that he was the superintendent, responsible for all the wars in Huguang and Jiangxi, and couldn't he transfer 10,000 new troops with a single order? But it turns out that he really can't tune in.

After Jiang Yueguang's order arrived in Ganzhou, Zhang Jiayu saw that Jin Shenghuan was not killed by the Manchus, and it seemed that Ma Mingyuan's task was not completed. When he saw Jiang Yueguang asking the Fourth Division of the New Army to move to Nanchang, he couldn't help but laugh dumbly, this Jiang Yueguang took himself too seriously. The new army, don't talk about you Jiang Yueguang, even I, Zhang Jiayu, can't be mobilized without His Majesty's Tiger Talisman.

Zhang Jiayu thought about it and respected Jiang Yueguang, a veteran of Shilin, and wrote a letter back to him, explaining the operation process of the Military Aircraft Department to Jiang Yueguang in detail. said that he did not have the right to mobilize the new army, and only His Majesty the Emperor in Guangzhou had the right to transfer.

As for the weapons, Zhang Jiayu had no restrictions, and packed the armor and weapons of Jin Shenghuan's captured soldiers and sent them all to Jiang Yueguang.

Jiang Yueguang was so angry after receiving Zhang Jiayu's letter, when did he still talk about such bureaucratic words, but regulations are regulations, and what the emperor said is the law.

Jiang Yueguang only had the patience to write a letter to His Majesty the Emperor in Guangzhou, and first talked about the situation in Jiangxi, with everyone's efforts, Jiangxi has been anyway, and the next step is to ask the emperor what to do? Whether to move west to capture Huguang or to move east to occupy Nanjing. There is also a shortage of Jin Shenghuan's troops, and he implores His Majesty the Emperor to transfer 10,000 new troops from Ganzhou to Nanchang to help defend the city.

There were no high-speed railways and highways in the Ming Dynasty, and Jiang Yueguang's letter was delivered to Zhu Hongsan in Guangzhou after half a month. got the news that Jiangxi was anyway, Zhu Hong was happy, if Li Chengdong in Fujian also went smoothly, then half of the Jiangnan would fall into his hands.

After seeing the good news, Zhu Hongsan no longer hesitated, and immediately ordered the Military Aircraft Department to issue an order to Zhang Jiayu in Ganzhou, ordering the Fourth Division to move to Nanchang, Jiangxi, and to ensure that Jiangxi was in his own hands.

As for the next step, Zhu Hongsan thought for a long time that the order he gave to Jiang Yueguang was to wait for the order after occupying Jiujiang, and Zhu Hongsan was still waiting, waiting for news from Fujian.