"According to what you say, it is said that we should have won a big victory, how can we fail again and again?" Zhu Houxi felt that what Chen Hong said made sense, but he was puzzled and asked.

Chen Hong sighed and said: "Actually, it's not that we are too failed, but that Lu Bing is too lucky, of course, I have to admit that Lu Bing is powerful and Lu Jiajun is advanced." Lu Bing estimated that he didn't expect us to be able to raid Shandong, so at this point, we won, and the evidence is the retreat of Xu Yangbu. If Xu Yang had known that there was Li Xiang's team, Xu Yang would not have hurried back. So Li Xiang is the key, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, the strategy to kill Li Xiang was indeed successful, but Li Xiang escaped in the chaos and survived, which shows that there is a providence in the underworld, and it is God who deliberately adds to our tempering. As the saying goes, good things are grinding, we have to turn bad things into good things, eat a trench and grow a wisdom. And there is nothing wrong with our separation of powers and checks and balances in the capital, but who would have expected that the demon Lu Bing would attack from the sky and break through from the inside out? So Lu Bing is too powerful and too lucky. At the same time, that evil breed Lu Yi is indeed powerful, inheriting all the advantages of Jiang Bin and Lu Bing, this time against the enemy on the battlefield of our Ming Dynasty, his credit can be said to be indispensable, the occupation of the south made us break an arm and fall into passivity. Holy Lord, in fact, we are not defeated, as long as you are still there, we still have hope. ”

"But the world is big, that's where I can stay, Jiangnan is rich, should we take Jiangnan? Now there are two anti-thieves in the Zhao family and the Lu family, and the dogs and teeth are intertwined and disputed. But the troops are not too strong, if we attack strongly, we have Chen Hong's assistance. You will be able to seize the treasure land. Zhu Houxi said.

Chen Hong shook his head and said: "Since ancient times, when the great unified dynasties finally declined, they were all defeated from north to south, and they were all defeated in the end. We can indeed take the south now, but the anti-thieves have been planted there, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to calm down, and I am afraid that we have not yet pacified the local anti-thieves. Lu Jiajun was killed from the north. Although Jiangnan is not a plain, the terrain is relatively flat, and there are many waterways that can transport grain, grass and baggage. It is convenient to attack the fortification, and with our current strength and weapons and equipment, I am afraid that it will be difficult to hold on. Therefore, it is better to choose the southwestern regions that are relatively easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the enemy forces have not yet been involved. ”

"Southwest?" Zhu Houxi frowned. He didn't have the impression that it was rich. Without rich soil, how can we recruit troops and buy food, and how can we complete the hegemony.

Chen Hong saw Zhu Houxi's question and said: "The land of Bashu can be described as the land of abundance, where the products are abundant and the people are relatively pure, but the war is also desperate, very fierce, and the desperate spirit is enough to make up for the lack of the system. The most important thing is that although there were rebellions in the surrounding Yungui and Wusizang, they were only caused by Lu Bing's seduction. It is not directly led by Lu Bing. And although there are small factions in the land of Bashu, it is still the territory of my Ming Dynasty. There is no outsider to touch, so the time and place are favorable, and it is a place where we can seek peace and stability for a long time. Now our top priority is to preserve our strength and save our lives, develop and learn more advanced weapons and tactics of the Lu family, and rest and prepare for war before we can achieve small successes. After annexing half of the land from west to east, it should be the day of the world. ”

"Well, what Chen Aiqing said is reasonable, we live in the land of Bashu, there are many soldiers of my Ming Dynasty in front of us, and there are many passes to guard along the way, if it is possible, we can recover the dilemma of Wusizang, after all, there is no open resistance to the Ming regime. Bashu seems to be far away from the coast, ignoring development, but in fact it is also very rich, and it is actually a treasure land with many mountains that are easy to defend and difficult to attack. At that time, Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, also built the plank road after leaving the Sichuan, so as to plot the world, so it is indeed a blessed land and treasure here. The more Zhu Houxi spoke, the more excited he became, the sense of loss gradually receded, and there was a little hope in his eyes, and Chen Hong was relieved. After all, Chen Hong's only motivation is Zhu Houxi, as a eunuch must be tied to Zhu Houxi, if the emperor is decadent and loses the will to fight for the world, this battle will really be lost, who will fight for the life of an emperor who has lost his fighting spirit?

Besides, Yu Dayou is really a famous general, Chen Hong is not wrong about his promotion, he not only hid Qi Shuhai's eyes on the Shandong territory, but now the whole army is still so quiet, but when Li Xiangbu of the Lu family army found out, Yu Dayou had already led the army out of Shandong, and made a detour to Henan to collect the local garrison. Yu Dayou's move had two purposes, one was to confuse everyone and make them not know where they were marching, so as to give Emperor Zhu Houyu more time to think and prepare. In addition, Yu Dayou roughly guessed Chen Hong's intention to retreat to the land of Xichuan and Bashu, but he was afraid that it would be difficult to come back within a few years. After Henan experienced natural disasters and man-made disasters, it was not easy to stabilize it, and there were many imperial officers and soldiers still stationed in it, and it was better to take these troops away directly than to leave them to the Lu family to eat.

Li Xiang immediately attacked and pursued, Yu Dayou saw the move, the more people left, the more people left, the stock in the granary was carried as much as possible, and those who could not be carried away were recruited on the spot, and those who were soldiers could get four bags of fine grain.

Since the last time the Yellow River estuary burst its banks, Henan has not eased up, and now although there is no famine in large areas, it is also very difficult. The soldiers here are honest but not stupid, and their bodies also have the characteristics of northern heroes, and they have the flexibility of southern soldiers in their brains.

But for Yu Dayou, who is proficient in the way of leading troops, it is not a problem to come easily, so Yu Dayou gathered a lot of troops in Tongguò, Henan Province without authorization, and Zhu Houxi did not condemn Yu Dayou, but praised him for his cleverness, and although a large number of troops are untrained, they are also extremely important living forces in the future.

Before leaving Yudi, Yu Dayou's previous subordinates and newly recruited troops had reached 130,000 people, and the escort grain and grass were even more abundant.

Li Xiang stopped his tracks and stopped pursuing. Because there are too many enemy troops, I am afraid that Yu Dayou will counterattack back, and when the time comes, he will not be able to react and can only be beaten passively. All enemy forces in Shandong were cleared. At this time, Tang Kekuan also took soldiers and horses into Shandong, although these soldiers and horses are not as strong as the Lu family's elite soldiers, but they are not weak in stunts, and they are led by famous generals, so there is no need to worry about the safety of Shandong for the time being, Meng Xueqing immediately appeased the people and made a wide announcement. It is claimed that the Lu family has occupied Shuntianfu and Yingtianfu, and the north and south will lead to the unification of the world. The people of Shandong have been blessed by the Lu family for many years, and most of them have long regarded themselves as the people of the Lu family. Hearing this news, they were jubilant and rushed to tell each other, as if they were in the New Year.

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As soon as the Empress Dowager Jiang came to Shuntian Mansion, she had already noticed that something was wrong, and all the soldiers had red cloth wrapped around their arms. There is a slight difference from the appearance of the army in the past of the Ming Dynasty. Look at the walls again. All the military flags of the Lu family were planted, and suddenly Empress Jiang felt that the world was spinning. Shuntianfu was lost like this, when he came out to negotiate peace with Lu Bing, Shuntianfu was still in the hands of the old Zhu family, why did it change hands so quickly?

When did Lu Bing kill the Shuntian Mansion, and how did the Shuntian Mansion be lost layer by layer, whether it was the incompetence of his son Zhu Houxi or Lu Bing's unfathomability, the Empress Dowager of the Jiang family fell into distress. How did she know that it was the middle of the night when peace was negotiated? A few days after Lu Bing's attack on the capital, he captured the capital and its surrounding area of Shuntianfu. The night attack on the capital blossomed from it, and then it didn't take much effort to inform the emperor to flee and take Suncheonfu.

There were many soldiers along the way, and although the number of patrols was small, each soldier was very strong, several times stronger than the Imperial Forest Army and the Ouchi guards. The Empress Dowager Jiang looked through the curtain of the car window, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion, there was such a fierce soldier who was only afraid that her son would be more auspicious.

However, the Empress Dowager of the Jiang family was not hindered by anything, because it was also the Lu family army who escorted her back to Beijing. Soon the news of the Empress Dowager Jiang's arrival in Shuntian Mansion was learned by Lu Bing, and Lu Bing personally went out of the city to greet him. When the Empress Dowager Jiang saw Lu Bing, she was immediately stunned, but she didn't expect that it was Lu Bing who personally led the team to conquer the capital, such a marching speed and ability to capture are indeed breathtaking, no wonder her son Zhu Houxi was defeated. The Empress Dowager of the Jiang clan made a blessing salute and said: "The Empress Dowager of the defeated army, the Empress Dowager of the Jiang clan, has seen Duke Lu. ”

"Auntie, why are you here, isn't this tormenting the little nephew?" Lu Bing hurriedly stepped forward to help, and after helping the Empress Dowager Jiang, Lu Bing said again: "Regardless of war or not, we have a clear distinction between public and private, and we will fight each other for the sake of brothers in the world, but we are still brothers when we let go of these." Naturally, you are still my aunt, and my aunt will follow me into the palace. ”

"Ah Bing," the Empress Dowager Jiang did not shirk, and called up Lu Bing's nickname and asked, "Xi'er is okay now, have you hurt his life?" ”

"Don't worry, aunt, Zhu Houxi has fled the capital, so he gave the capital to Lu." Lu Bing said, and the Empress Dowager Jiang asked again: "Then how are you going to settle me now?" What is it to keep me as a prisoner, Ah Bing, you should know, my son I also understand, he has become more and more ruthless over the years, I am afraid that even if I am kept as a hostage, it will be difficult to stop his iron heart, and it can only make the two of you brothers irretrievable. ”

"What does aunt mean?" Lu Bing asked with a smile.

The Empress Dowager Jiang said: "Send me to find Xi'er, I will persuade him to turn the war with you into a jade silk, wouldn't it be happy for you two brothers to divide the world equally?" ”

"Hehe, aunt, don't worry a lot, I am determined to seize the world this time, there can only be one monarch in the world, how can I share it equally with others? And the two of us brothers have reached the point where we must win or lose, but I am afraid that even if I am willing to divide him equally, your son, don't you understand? Just watch from the palace and see how I defeat him. If it weren't for an accident on the battlefield, if I caught him alive, I promised you that I would spare him from death. Lu Bing still said with a smile on his face.

The Empress Dowager Jiang knew that Lu Bing would not let her go, so she gave a deep salute and said, "The old body has thanked you for this." ”

"Someone came to send my aunt into the palace and stay in Cining Palace." Lu Bing clasped his fists and saluted, but he didn't be too polite to the Empress Dowager Jiang. The Empress Dowager Jiang thanked her again, and was surrounded by the palace maids beside her, and headed towards the Forbidden City.

Lu Bing was still smiling, and Feng Bao asked at this time: "Lord, what are we going to do next, can you say this morning?"

"Yes." Lu Bing's face turned gloomy, and his smile turned into a cruel smile: "We should be happy to take revenge, and the humiliation we suffered back then should be returned today." Hmph, after being a good person for so long and hiding his fanaticism for so long, it's time to have a good time. ”

Saying that, Lu Bing took nearly a hundred soldiers and Feng Bao and others to the inner city. (To be continued......)