Friendship is friendship, and interests are interests.

Fang Yuan wanted to recruit Li Yan, it was a personal relationship; If he wants to send the Xuanjia Army to fight, as soon as the cannon goes off, there are ten thousand taels of gold, and he must have an explanation to the cabinet and the military, stating the pros and cons.

As the regent, he also sat in the first position of the Xuanjia Army, so he must strive for the best interests of his side.

Fang Yuan said in embarrassment, "Sister-in-law, I am now at war with Sun Chuanting, and my troops are overstretched, so I am afraid that I will not be able to spare my troops to rescue Li Gongzi." ”

The red lady saw that he had caused an accident and pushed back, her face was full of anger, "Fang Yuan, you don't hum haha, if you don't save the thing you provoked, who will save it?" ”

Fang Yuan saw that she was still reasoning with herself about military affairs, and her reckless aura was still there, she was both angry and funny, and said with a smile, "The so-called no profit is not early, even if you want to save it, then you have to give an explanation to the Xuanjia Army brothers, right!" If I save Li Gongzi, will you surrender? It's best to bring the gift of Wuchang, Huangzhou, and Hanyang, then it's the best. ”

Fang Yuanyan said that he set out two conditions, one is that Li Yan and his wife must surrender; Second, it will be sent to Wuchang, Huangzhou, and Hanyang by the way.

The dividing line of poverty in the Huguang area is Dongting Lake. Dongting Lake is the legendary Yunmengze. To the north of Dongting Lake, Wuchang, Hanyang, Huangzhou, Xiangyang, and Jingzhou are all located in the most elite areas of the Jianghan Plain.

The state capitals of Changde, Changsha, Hengzhou, and Chenzhou to the south of Dongting Lake are mostly mountainous, and there is little value in the small peasant society.

As soon as Fang Yuan opened his mouth, he asked for the three mansions, which was to take all the three mansions close to Jiangxi. As for Xiangyang and Jingzhou, Fang Yuan has also coveted them for a long time. But because Xiangyang is too close to Henan, it is Li Zicheng's main force; And Jingzhou Mansion is the intersection of the southwest, southwest and north of Huguang, and without more than 50,000 soldiers and horses, it cannot occupy this important place.

The red lady also heard that Fang Yuan was taking the opportunity to raise the price, and glared at him fiercely, "Fang Yuan, are you taking advantage of others?!" ”

Fang Yuan Zhengrong said, "No, I sincerely hope that the virtuous couple will join me to serve, and we will rule the world together and create a peaceful and prosperous era." At the same time, the virtuous couple can also be crowned marquis and worship the prime minister, and live up to what they have learned in their lives. ”

The red lady is strong, there is no room for bargaining, her husband is under house arrest and may face an unexpected crisis at any time. Compared to Li Yan's life, what Sanfu is insignificant, even if it is all sent to Huguang, she will not frown.

Fang Yuan laughed and got up and said, "That's right!" My sister-in-law and I will go to the Suzhou military camp to discuss matters! As long as there is Li Gongzi and sister-in-law to assist, Li Zicheng will definitely lose this battle! ”

The previous plan of the Xuanjia Army was to confront Sun Chuanting, but now it will suddenly change its direction and turn to conquer Li Zicheng, and the military deployment will undergo major changes.

Fang Yuan summoned Chigutai and Zhao Quanzhong, who confronted Bai Guangen's train camp in Xuzhou; Gan Hui and Jin Shenghuan, who are leading the army to besiege Fengyang; Zhang Ying, stationed in Dahewei, Shanyang County; Admiral Shi Lang of the Navy; Li Zongze stationed in Suqian. These top-level generals of the Xuanjia Army went to the Suzhou camp where the commander Jingjie was located to discuss matters together.

and Fang Yuan accompanied him to Suzhou, as well as the red lady who was anxiously waiting for news. If the red lady is just the identity of Mrs. Li Yan, then there is really no need to take her to Suzhou. But she is by no means an ordinary woman in the boudoir, but a heroine who gallops on the battlefield, and is even more familiar with Wuchang Mansion, and the deployment of the army, without her, she is really like a blind man touching an elephant.

Fang originally asked the Red Lady to inform everyone that Li Zicheng was preparing to join Sun Chuanting to encircle the Xuanjia Army. The generals were silent when they heard the news, they were really afraid of something, if they were just dealing with one side, with the strength and combat power of the Xuanjia Army, it would be more than enough. But if you want to fight on two fronts, or face two armies that are at least in the top five today, it will really be overstretched.

When the red lady announced the news, Fang Yuan added, "You don't have to doubt the authenticity of this news, Li Yan, the military advisor of the breaking army, who was stationed in Huguang, has been placed under house arrest in order to stop Li Zicheng's expedition to the east, and his life and death are uncertain. His wife, the Red Lady, came to ask us for help and went to Wuchang Mansion to rescue Li Yan. ”

The two sides are pressing the border, the war is urgent, and the military situation is like fire, where can they still take care of saving Li Yan? Jing Jie said hesitantly, "Boss, all wars are important, and saving people can only be left to fate." ”

When the red lady heard that he didn't want to save him, she was anxious to protect her husband, and scolded loudly, "We still have 30,000 soldiers in Wuchang Mansion, on standby at any time, as long as the two sides cooperate properly, why can't we save my husband?!" ”

Jing Jie was slightly stunned, and then realized that Li Yan and the Red Lady had relatives waiting to be answered, and there were as many as 30,000. Since it was brought into the shares, it is another story. What's more, recruiting Li Yan and his wife will be beneficial to the conquest of Huguang and will not do any harm.

Jing Jie asked, "Boss, in this battle, do we want to fight the thieves and then fight Sun Chuanting?" ”

Fang Yuan played with the talisman in his hand, nodded and said, "Yes, we can send 20,000 soldiers to land from the waterway, and with the cooperation of 30,000 personal soldiers of Li Gongzi and his wife, we can directly attack Wuchang Mansion." ”

This time, Li Zicheng only brought 40,000 soldiers and horses out of Sichuan, and if there were 30,000 personal soldiers of the Red Lady, the chance of winning a sneak attack on Wuchang Mansion was really not small.

Jing Jie also nodded and said, "If the 50,000 soldiers and horses of Henan Li Guo go south, how should they deal with it?" ”

The red lady opened her mouth and reminded, "There are still 20,000 elite cavalry in Li Guo's army of soldiers and horses, and their combat power cannot be underestimated!" ”

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "My Xuanjia Iron Cavalry is not even afraid of the cavalry of the Manchu Eight Banners, so why should I be afraid of Li Guo's 20,000 elite cavalry?" The third child, this expedition is just a decapitation operation, not a war with Li Zicheng on the whole front, so the soldiers are not many but fine. ”

"We marched in two ways, one was Zhang Ying's special operations army, 10,000 elite Xuanjia troops, took the Yangtze River waterway, landed in Wuchang Mansion, and joined the personal soldiers of Li Gongzi and his wife, directly attacked the 50,000 troops in Wuchang Mansion, and rescued Li Gongzi; Second, Chigutai, Zhao Quanzhong's 40,000 Xuanjia iron cavalry and the soldiers and horses of the Suzhou battalion of the third child changed guards. You led the troops to Xuzhou to continue the confrontation with Bai Guangen, and Chigutai and Zhao Quanzhong led 40,000 Xuanjia iron cavalry to take a large detour of cavalry, directly penetrating the flank of Li Guo's army in Henan, and severely damaging Li Guo's Henan army. ”

Although his plan for this decapitation operation was a bit risky, the odds of victory were not small. Jing Jie was not worried about the victory or defeat with Li Zicheng, but that Fang Yuan transferred the main force of the Xuanjia Army to Huguang and Henan, and if Sun Chuanting took the opportunity to make trouble, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Jing Jie asked, "Boss, where is the Ming army in the direction of Sun Chuanting?!" ”

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice, "Sun Chuanting just wants to sit and watch us and Li Zicheng kill each other, wanting to profit from the fisherman." We have no extra time to spend with Li Zicheng in Huguang. This war is a decapitation operation, which pays attention to quick fighting and quick victory, and before Sun Chuanting comes to his senses, he will defeat Li Zicheng's breaking army, and then return to the division and continue to confront Sun Chuanting. ”

"Chigutai and Zhao Quanzhong listen to the order, the two of you lead 40,000 Xuanjia iron cavalry to attack Li Guo in Henan, and if you defeat it, you can return to Xuzhou, and you don't have to fight in Henan!"

Chigutai and Zhao Quanzhong came out of the queue together and gave up their hands, "Yes!" ”

"Zhang Ying, you led 10,000 special combat troops, elite sergeants in Guangdong, and cooperated with me, Commander Shi, and Red Lady to land in Huguang from the waterway and attack Li Zicheng's army."

Shi Lang, Zhang Ying, and the Red Lady claimed to be.

"Third child, you go to Xuzhou to confront Bai Guangen, or don't fight! Commander Gan, you continue to besiege Fengyang and respond to the battle situation in Xuzhou. ”

Jing Jie and Gan Hui also received military orders.

Fang Yuan hesitated to look at the last piece of military order, which was also related to the most dangerous line of defense, which was the 30,000 Xuanjia sergeants who confronted Sun Chuanting's 70,000 elite Ming army in Suqian. If Sun Chuanting suddenly attacked, the defenders of Suqian would face unprecedented pressure. If Suqian is lost, the entire Fengyang and Huai'an battle situation will face the danger of complete collapse, who should be sent to defend Suqian?!