In the eyes of the Southern Ming court, the biggest enemy was not the wolf-like Manchu Qing, but the Dashun regime headed by Li Zi, because they were the culprits who broke through Beijing and forced Chongzhen to death.

Therefore, the cabinet of the Southern Ming Dynasty, headed by Ma Shiying, Shi Kefa and others, formulated a military strategy of "uniting and capturing and leveling the Kou" after supporting Zhu Youxiang's accession to the throne, compromising and tolerating the Manchu Qing and taking the initiative to attack the peasant army.

In particular, Shi Kefa, the great loyal minister of the Southern Ming Dynasty, is a staunch supporter of the "Lianyu Pingkou", and he keeps saying that his father died at the hands of the thieves, and the Ming Dynasty should devote the power of the country to destroy the thieves and avenge the first emperor.

Therefore, Wei Guangdong and Zhu Youliang were taken aback when they heard Lin Yu say that they were going to contact Li Zicheng.

Especially Zhu Youliang, after being surprised, he protested fiercely: "Doesn't the governor know that the thief is the murderer who forced the first emperor to death?" Don't you know that Li Chuang is the enemy of my Ming Dynasty? ”

"Don't be impatient, let me analyze it slowly."

Lin Yu took the kettle handed by Li Wei and moistened his throat, "The first emperor is Li Zicheng's forced death, and I died in ...... It is not true that my Ming court in Beijing died at the hands of Li Zicheng, but the biggest enemy of our Nanjing court now is not Li Zicheng, but the Manchu Qing Dynasty. ”

Wei Guangdong stroked his beard and groaned: "Governor...... It seems to make sense. ”

Lin Yu continued: "Li Chuang is now alone, defeated and retreating, and was driven all the way from Beijing to Xiangyang by the Tartars, it is already the end of the strong crossbow, and it will not be too difficult to destroy him. ”

"What the governor said is very true, I heard that when Li Zicheng fled to Wuchang, there were only more than 100,000 soldiers and horses left. Because he killed the military advisor Li Yan, he angered the general Liu Zongmin and fled with a group of soldiers and horses, which made the troops even thinner. ”

Zhang Chenglin, as the son of a cabinet minister, is well-informed on weekdays, and he couldn't help but interject at this moment.

Chen Zhenhui, Fang Yizhi and others sighed: "Alas...... The army of the Ming Dynasty is like a heavenly soldier and a general, destroying and decaying, and it is unstoppable. Who knew that it would be so vulnerable to encountering a Tartar, it was really unimaginable! ”

Lin Yu listened with emotion, the vigorous million-dollar army of Dashun from Xi'an all the way to the withering and decaying, straight to Beijing, this world seems to have become Li Zicheng's bag, the new dynasty seems to be about to come out.

No one expected that after the Battle of Shanhaiguan, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse, and in the face of the invincible Dashun army of the Ming army, the Qing army was about to collapse at the touch of a button, and there was no power to fight back.

fled from Shanhaiguan to Beijing, then fled to Shanxi, Henan, and finally fled to Laochao in Shaanxi, still unable to stop the decline, and finally Li Zicheng, a hero in troubled times, finally died on the way to Hubei.

Lin Yu continued: "There are more than 300,000 soldiers and horses under Duoduo, more than 300,000 Azig under the pursuit of Li Zicheng, plus 200,000 Haoge under the western expedition to Bashu, as well as the Qing army guarding Beijing and Liaodong, and hundreds of thousands of Zuo Mengeng who just surrendered, the total strength of the Manchu Qing has exceeded one million ......."

Wei Guangdong, Zhu Youliang and others all looked gloomy when they heard this, the disadvantage of this force is too great, no matter how you look at it, the Ming army has no chance of winning.

"If Azig destroys Li Zicheng, he will inevitably go straight down the Yangtze River to Nanjing, what will we do to defend Jiangnan at that time?" Lin Yu put his hands behind his back, glanced at everyone present, and asked in a deep voice.

Chen Zhenhui stroked his beard and said: "The governor is reasonable, if the Shun army is destroyed, the lips will die and the teeth will be cold, and Nanjing will be in danger!" ”

Lin Yu said again: "After Huang Degong comes to help, Liu Liangzuo may participate in the war, and we are seventy percent sure that the Qing army will be dragged in Fengyang, so that they will not be able to go south, so there must be no more enemies in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River."

With the surrender of Zuo Mengeng to the Qing Dynasty, there was no Ming army in Hubei and Jiangxi, and if we wanted to slow down the pace of the Qing army, we could only change the strategy of 'Lianyu Pingkou' and unite with Li Zicheng's Shun Army-Liankou to drive the prisoners. ”

Zhu Youliang rubbed his chin and said: "What the Governor said seems to have some truth, but the joint capture and Pingkou is a strategy formulated by the imperial court, especially Shi Ge Lao is the most supportive, Governor are you sure to persuade the imperial court?" ”

"Yes, if there is no consent from the imperial court, the governor will contact the thieves without authorization, and I am afraid that he will be suspected of collaborating with the enemy." Wei Guangdong folded his arms in front of his chest and raised his concerns.

Lin Yu said in an unquestionable tone: "The general will not accept the order of the foreign monarch, and this governor must contact Li Zicheng as soon as possible to form an alliance against the Qing Dynasty." Let Li Zicheng's Dashun army entangle the Qing army led by Azig, otherwise the Qing army will attack from both sides, and Nanjing will be lost. ”

Today is April 29, 1645, and the historical records record that Li Zicheng was killed in an attack on Jiugong Mountain on May 2 when he led his troops to retreat to Tongcheng, Hubei.

Although the cause of death is disputed, some say that Li Zicheng was chased by the Qing army and hanged himself in a hurry, some say that he was killed by the villagers with a hoe while worshiping the temple of Emperor Yuan, and some say that he died in ambush in a fierce battle with the villagers.

But no matter how Li Zicheng died, according to the normal trend of history, there will be three more days to be Li Zicheng's death.

Therefore, Lin Yu planned to personally go to Jiugong Mountain in Hubei Province to rescue Li Zicheng from the Ghost Gate Pass and let him drag the Qing army led by Azig.

Even if the Dashun army is not a good thing, at least it is a Han compatriot, and it can't unite with wild boar skins to fight its own people, anyway, in the end, no matter whether Dashun or Daming, sooner or later they will have to step on their feet.

Lin Yu patted Wei Guangdong and Zhu Youliang on the shoulders respectively as he spoke, and said loudly: "Remember, there are no eternal enemies and no eternal friends in this world, you can only choose the lesser of two evils." The Governor would send a letter to the Cabinet Department and the Nanjing Imperial Court to persuade His Majesty to change the strategy of uniting the Kou and adopting the strategy of the Liaison to drive the captives. ”

Wei Guangdong nodded and said, "Since the governor has made up his mind and is sure to persuade the imperial court, then we are naturally happy to sit back and enjoy the results." ”

Zhu Youliang is not stupid, if he is really beaten by Azig from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River with 300,000 Qing troops, Nanjing will definitely not be able to keep it, and it will be his royal relatives who will suffer if the city is broken.

"As long as the imperial court agrees with the strategy of the governor, Zhu is willing to send it!"

Lin Yu said: "This governor is going to Hubei for nearly a thousand miles, but I have a car that can travel thousands of miles a day, and it is estimated that I can return in two or three days." ”

Wei Guangdong was surprised: "Doesn't the governor drive the ironclad car to Hubei?" ”

Lin Yuxin said in his heart, I can't afford to drive this old ancestor who drinks oil, 100 kilometers consume 200 liters of fuel, and 1,000 kilometers back and forth is 2,000 liters of diesel, even if I spend all the gold coins in the warehouse, it is not enough!

Lin Yu pointed at Li Wei: "I, the guard, can also control the ironclad car, and the governor left it to drive the ironclad car in the army to give you a strong army, so that the Qing army will not dare to take the initiative to attack."

Wait another three or five days, Huang Degong's reinforcements should almost arrive, and then the governor will also return from Hubei, and then we will launch a counterattack against the Qing army. ”

Wei Guangdong was worried about what to do if the ironclad car left the Qing army to attack, and he was overjoyed when he heard this: "Thank you for the trouble, there is an ironclad car in the army, forgive Jiannu for not daring to attack in a short time!" ”

Lin Yu immediately wrote a letter to explain his views, hoping that Zhu Youxiang would change the strategy of "uniting the capture and leveling the Kou" and adopt the strategy of "uniting the capture and driving the captives" instead.

After the fold was sent, Lin Yu wrote another letter to Shi Kefa, hoping that he could recognize the situation and support his strategy, instead of holding the concept of "the enemy's father" to be stubborn.

After writing the letter, Lin Yu left Li Wei and Merkava Tank, and he took Gu Jinxi, Fang Yizhi, and Deng Yan, the small flag officer of the Shenji Company, and ten of his soldiers to ride the Dongfeng transport vehicle to brave the drizzle and embark on the journey to Hubei.