"Dingguo, what you said just now is general, unlike your usual behavior, let's talk about it, what do you think, or do you have something to say to your father-in-law." When the hundred officials in the middle of the hall left, Zhang Xianzhong asked Li Dingguo among the four righteous sons who were left.

Hearing Zhang Xianzhong's question, the other three suddenly looked at him, and then saw Li Dingguo smile and said, "The father-in-law is still as smart as ever, and I can see the child's intentions at a glance, in fact, the child really has something else to say, but there were too many people just now, and I didn't discuss it with the father-in-law, so I had to be perfunctory." ”

"Oh, there's something else, you say, there's something else we haven't done." Zhang Xianzhong said.

"Father-in-law, these words should have been said by the child a long time ago, but some time ago we just took Sichuan, busy with the war all day, there is no time at all, and now it has just calmed down, but these things have happened one after another, so the child has not found time to say, in fact, the child thinks that our top priority now is not those toasts, nor Zeng Ying's remnants of the defeated generals, but to fight out as soon as possible, only by fighting, we have a glimmer of life, and only by fighting out, these problems can be solved, otherwise, These problems will become more and more fetters for us, until we are trapped in the big quagmire of Sichuan, and we cannot get out. Li Dingguo suddenly said in a surprising voice.

Hearing Li Dingguo's words, not only Zhang Xianzhong was surprised, but even the other three next to him were also surprised, you know, for so many years, Zhang Xianzhong has been beautiful, and there are times when he is down, in general, that is to conquer the city every day, and he will not stop in one place for too long at all. And now that they have finally laid a territory and established a country, they think that the good days for themselves and others have finally come, but Li Dingguo said such a thing, how can they not be surprised.

"Third brother, are your words a little excessive. You must know that Sichuan is a country of abundance since ancient times, rich in products, rich in people, in addition to a large population, the road is difficult and dangerous, even if things do not go well in the future, we only need to hold several main roads, then Sichuan is my great western country. It was Sun Kewang who spoke, the oldest of the four. is also regarded by everyone as the best candidate for the crown prince, which is also because Zhang Xianzhong has no heirs so far, so after hearing Li Dingguo's remarks, he said with some disgust in his heart.

"Hey, big brother, it's not that I'm worrying about it, but I have learned from the past. Not to mention anything else, from the Three Kingdoms period. The Shu State was based on Sichuan, but the reason why they were able to resist the huge Wei State was because they occupied Hanzhong in advance, and also borrowed Jingzhou from Wu, which is now the land of Xiangyang, Hubei, with the precipitousness of Hanzhong and the richness of Jingzhou. Only then did Shu become strong, but later, after Jingzhou was recaptured by Wu, Shu immediately fell into decline, and then no matter how talented Zhuge Liang was. There was no progress, so he had to end up depressed, and this was just the beginning, and it was the same for both the five dynasties and ten kingdoms of Houshu, and it was precisely because of this that the younger brother dared to say this. After hearing Sun Kewang's words, Li Dingguo said with a sigh.

As soon as Li Dingguo's words were finished, he still had some fantasies in his heart, and he suddenly became completely cold.

"Dingguo, if according to what you say, if we stick to Sichuan, then it will be a dead end, so if you want to develop and not be caught, you have to fight out, right, let's talk about where we should take to ensure the stability of Sichuan." It was Zhang Xianzhong who spoke, although Zhang Xianzhong was short-tempered, but he was still very shrewd, and he had read some books, and he still understood some basic principles, Li Dingguo's words were so solemn, he had no need to doubt it, and in addition, being able to fight out was also something he dreamed of, so he didn't care.

Hearing Zhang Xianzhong's words, Li Dingguo was suddenly excited, and then said excitedly, "What the righteous father said is right, therefore, if we want to ensure the stability of Sichuan, then we must take two places, that is, according to the strategy of Shu Han, seize Hanzhong to defend it, and, because Hanzhong has been the most important place in Sichuan since ancient times, it can be attacked and retreated, and if you want to defend Sichuan, you must hold Hanzhong, which is why there is a legend of Longwang Shu, therefore, even if we are not for the outward army, Hanzhong must be captured, And the other way is to take the land of Hunan, with the land of Hubei, we will not be trapped in Sichuan, in this way, Sichuan can be our foundation, for us to provide enough logistics baggage, so that the father-in-law can sit back and relax, sit and watch the world change, if the world is chaotic, you can bring heavy troops to dominate the world, if the world is calm, you can also be a defender, and you can also become a prince in the future. ”

As soon as Li Dingguo's words were finished, the middle of the hall quickly fell into silence, and the four of them all looked at Zhang Xianzhong who was in deep thought with a glint in their eyes, and the other three people except Li Dingguo also had their own thoughts, except for the nervous Ai Nengqi who thought of another battle this time, so he secretly laughed, but the light in the eyes of Sun Kewang and Liu Wenxiu contained another meaning.

"Okay, yes, that's a good point, Dingguo, you really lived up to your father-in-law's expectations of you, I hope you will put forward more good suggestions, just now your words, my father-in-law agrees very much, but just now I thought about it carefully, but there are some shortcomings." Zhang Xianzhong thought about it for a long time, and finally came back to his senses and said.

"If there are deficiencies, please ask your father-in-law for advice." Although he was puzzled, Li Dingguo still asked.

"It's not that your plan has shortcomings, but there are very big obstacles to the implementation of this matter, Hanzhong's words, to nothing, if it was the original Li Zicheng in the words, the father-in-law might still think about it, but now Li Zicheng has lost his horse, and the land of Shaanxi has been seized by a kid, it makes people feel ridiculous when they think about it, so, if they seize Hanzhong, for our Great Western Army, it should be easy to capture, and there should be no need to worry, what those Ming troops look like, we don't know, but on the other hand, I want to seize the land of Hubei, but I am a little embarrassed.

You must know that now in the land of Hunan, except for the vicinity of Xiangyang, which is occupied by Li Zicheng's Dashun army, most of the rest are still under the control of the Ming court, and there is Zuo Liangyu, a dog thief, although Zuo Liangyu is not worried, but after all, he still has hundreds of thousands of troops, with our current strength, if we want to fight with him in the land of Hubei, it is still powerless, and this is also the deficiency of the father-in-law, it is really because we are too weak. Zhang Xianzhong said with some sighs, and at the same time thought that he was still happy to occupy Sichuan some time ago, but now he is a little lost.

"Father-in-law, the child is willing to lead his twenty-four battalions of 50,000 brothers to attack Hanzhong and expand the territory of my Great Western Kingdom, and I hope that my father-in-law can agree." Since the establishment of the Great Western Kingdom, Zhang Xianzhong has divided his troops into five, of which four righteous sons are in charge of a part of each, divided into large battalions and small battalions, the number is not the same, there are thousands of people, there are hundreds of people, but also in ancient times, the largest combat unit is the battalion, this model, knowing that the late Qing Dynasty still exists, Xiang Zeng's Hunan army is composed of various battalions.

As soon as Zhang Xianzhong's words were finished, he saw Liu Wenxiu, who had not spoken all along, but was silent, knelt down in front of Zhang Xianzhong and asked for an order loudly.

Seeing Liu Wenxiu's actions, a trace of remorse and unwillingness flashed in Sun Kewang's eyes, but he didn't say anything, but Ai Nengqi on the other side was a little reluctant, and immediately complained and said, "Second brother, how can you be like this, I know that I am the striker in every battle, why do you want to rob me this time, I don't care, anyway, I must go on the expedition this time." ”

Hearing Ai Nengqi's words, everyone laughed, and Zhang Xianzhong also said, "Okay, Wenxiu is willing to share the worries of his father-in-law, and his father-in-law is very happy, but this time is different from the past after all, if it is just to attack Hanzhong, the father-in-law will allow you to go, but the father-in-law still has an idea, that is, if we really fight Hanzhong, can we go back to our hometown directly, you know, the land of Shaanxi is not only our hometown, but also an important strategic place, and if we successfully take Shaanxi, Think about what the consequences will be, if nothing else, at least we are no worse than Li Zicheng. ”

As soon as Zhang Xianzhong's words were finished, the four of them were stunned, and then they were happy at the same time, even Li Dingguo, who offered this strategy, couldn't help but light up in his eyes, if he could really take the land of Shaanxi, then their Great Western Army would no longer have to worry about other problems, when the time came, with Sichuan as the foundation, rich products as the pillar, and the land of Shaanxi has been a place to produce elite soldiers since ancient times, at that time, the Great Western Kingdom will not have to think about any defense, they can take the initiative at any time to dominate the world, think of this, even with Li Dingguo's usual calmness, his heart couldn't help beating at this time.

With Zhang Xianzhong's decision, then this matter has become a sure thing, and finally after they discussed, it was decided to let Sun Kewang stay in Chengdu to stabilize the place, and Liu Wenxiu, Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi led the army to follow Zhang Xianzhong to send troops to Hanzhong, for a while, Sichuan that had just been pacified, suddenly remembered the roar of the war drums, under Zhang Xianzhong's order, the entire Great Western Kingdom was mobilized, and after just seven days, the elite Great Western Army of 100,000 troops was ready to go at any time.

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