"We are all Ming courtiers, the court is in trouble, as a courtier, I should serve my life, I can't hide it, I am also ready to send troops, I am also ready to go south tomorrow to visit you, invite you to send troops together?"

Cao Bianjiao took the initiative to send troops, which did not surprise Liu Xizuo, Cao Bianjiao is a person, today, among the people who can be compared with him, there is only one Zuo Liangyu left, but Zuo Liangyu is already old and sick, after the first battle of Zhu Xianzhen, he has lost his sharpness, and it is difficult to become a climate, even if he has a million army, but in the eyes of everyone, it is just a group of rabble. Otherwise, how could Zuo Liangyu retreat from Xiangyang again and again, before Li Zicheng arrived, Zuo Liangyu ran away, which is enough to see his mind. But Cao Bianjiao is different, after returning from Liaodong, he has won many battles and is famous all over the world, but he was transferred from the governor of Jiangbei to the general army of Yuezhou, the meaning of which is clear to everyone at a glance.

"General Cao is really a loyal and good general, there are generals in the Ming Dynasty, and he is expected to be successful, I don't know when the general is ready to send troops to the north to King Qin?" Liu Xizuo seemed very excited, but he didn't expect the two to hit it off.

Cao Bianjiao waved his hand and said with a smile: "Liu Xun misunderstood, I don't want to go north to King Qin, and I can't say no, I want to attack Li Zicheng's men and horses in Jiangbei and recover the lost territory." ”

"The general doesn't go to King Qin?" Liu Xizuo's smile froze, and the Tower of Hope that had just been built collapsed in an instant, making him a little overwhelmed and at a loss in front of him.

Cao Bianjiao nodded, and continued: "Yes, not to go to Beijing, but to attack Jiangbei, Liu Xun according to the imagination, we will start from the south of the Yangtze River and go to Beijing, the nearest road is to cross the Yangtze River and the Han River, cross the land of Henan and Hebei, and reach Jingshi, but now the north of the Yangtze River, including Henan, has fallen into the hands of Li Zicheng, can we fight in the past, even if we fight in the past, then when will it take three or five months, will the imperial court insist?" If the imperial court can hold on, at that time, the soldiers and horses in Shandong and Huaisi have already arrived in Beijing, and there are not many of our troops, if we go down the river and go to Shandong through the Huai River, it will be far away, and it will take two months to do it, or the same reason, so go north to King Qin, that is not a good plan, instead of wasting manpower, it is better to attack Jiangbei directly, drag down Li Zicheng's pace, and buy more time for the rest of the army Qinwang, Liu Xun thought of it? ”

"I see!" After listening to Cao Bianjiao's explanation, Liu Xizuo also understood what Cao Bianjiao meant, why didn't he think of all this, Cao Bianjiao's method is undoubtedly the most appropriate.

"Liu understood, it turned out that General Cao's intention was here, Liu was ashamed, he didn't expect this layer of stakes, recovering Huguang, it can indeed be able to drag Li Zicheng, Li Zicheng takes Xiangyang as Xiangjing, naturally he will not care, if he sends troops to reinforcements, he can also reduce the pressure on the war in the north and buy enough time for the rest of the soldiers and horses, okay! All right! ”

"Since Cao got the news of the imperial court, he also hung in his heart day and night, worried about the safety of the imperial court, so he thought about it day and night, and planned this move, if he can take Xiangyang, then we can threaten Li Zicheng's rear Shaanxi, Li Zicheng still dares to attack the capital as he wants, absolutely impossible, of course, this matter is not Cao Cao's strength can do it, but also need Wuchang's General Zuo Liangyu, the entire Hunan soldiers and horses have to cooperate with the action, although the thieves in Jiangbei have 100,000 people, but scattered, We can concentrate our superior forces and defeat each ......."

"Good! General Cao, since General Cao intends to enter the army, I Liu Xizuo should follow, the rest of the soldiers and horses in Hunan, I will find a way to mobilize, at the moment He Tengjiao, the governor of Huguang, and Yuan Jixian, the governor of Huguang, are not here, but live in Jiangxi, this place in Hunan, I can still be some masters, if Cao Jianjun needs any help, just open his mouth! Liu Xizuo can distinguish the importance of the matter, he does not doubt anything about Cao Bianjiao, because Cao Bianjiao has a very good reputation over the years, and he has always had a reputation for loyalty and bravery, Liu Xizuo is willing to believe in him, cooperate with him, and regain lost territory.

Cao Bianjiao also looked a little surprised, frowned and asked: "You said that He Tengjiao, the governor of Huguang, and Yuan Jixian, the governor of Huguang, live in Jiangxi, why, although Hubei has been lost, but the darkness is still there, there are hundreds of counties in the eight prefectures, and someone has to call the shots, even if you are afraid of Li Zicheng, you don't have to be so shrunk and dare not come to the post, it is really hateful, so timid as a mouse, is my Ming officialdom really corrupted to this point?" ”

In the face of Cao Bianjiao's scolding and accusations, Liu Xizuo was helpless, there was no way, they didn't come there, what could they do, he was a patrol, what power did he have to drive them over, now although Li Zicheng's army is fighting in Shanxi, everyone knows it, Li Zicheng's 100,000 army is still in Jiangbei, and it may cross the river at any time to fight, they dare not deal with this chaos, because they have no way to do it, so they have to bear some infamy and stay in Jiangxi.

"Forget it! Forget it, don't care about them, they don't love to come, it's better not to come, as long as this battle is successful, when the time comes, the court will reward meritorious deeds, the position of the governor of Huguang must be Lord Liu, Cao will also speak for you, the most important thing at the moment is to plan this war, since Liu Xun has decided, then I have to make it clear, there must be only one commander in the war, and the soldiers and horses you recruit must also obey my military strength, otherwise I will still deal with it with military law, then each has its own destiny! ”

"Good! I promise you! After a brief thought, Liu Xizuo agreed to Cao Bianjiao's arrangement, and it is undoubtedly the most suitable for Cao Bianjiao to be the commander, because Cao Bianjiao has a lot of achievements there, Liu Xizuo believes in Cao Bianjiao's ability, so he will be so righteous Ling Ran, after all, this is for the country and the people, not him Liu Xizuo, the soldiers and horses are in Cao Bianjiao's hands, they can definitely play a greater role, and they can also worry less.

"At present, in the Huguang territory, the person who can preside over the overall situation, there is only Lord Liu, you are the inspector, in any case, first of all, we must stabilize the people's hearts, and the second is the problem of food and salary, the taxes of the imperial court are already very heavy, and they can no longer be defrauded from the people, otherwise it is tantamount to drinking water to quench thirst, you can be like the gentry and merchants from all over the country to make their interests clear, and ask them to help with the salary, in addition, those vassal clans in the Hunan territory, the court has raised them for so many years, and it is time for the court to share their worries and solve problems, so they can also contribute to the salary, It is necessary to unite all the forces that can be united, even at the cost of threatening words, and tell them that once Li Zicheng's soldiers and horses are allowed to fight across the river, what will be the outcome at that time, they should know very well that Li Zicheng's soldiers and horses are dedicated to killing the gentry and the powerful. ”

"Understood! Got it! Liu Xizuo also kept nodding, he has been staying in Changsha, the situation in Hunan, he is naturally clear, the household registration is not fake, but the imperial court has been too harsh in taxes and miscellaneous taxes over the years, and many of them are difficult for the people to bear, and the gentry and heroes are all people with family resources, but they are people who do not need to pay taxes, those who have money are getting richer and richer, and those who have no money are even more insufficient. The fundamental reason for this is one sentence: the people do not suffer from few, but suffer from inequality.