Liu Fangliang was appeased by Zhu Youzhen when Li Zicheng was at the peak of his army, so he did not experience the experience of defeat in the battle with the Tartars, and the whole person still maintained self-confidence, not to mention that Zuo Liangyu, an official army who was also defeated by him, was even more disdainful.

Zhu Youzhen and the officials present couldn't help but smile when they heard Liu Fangliang's words.

However, Liu Fangliang's self-confidence also infected the other officials present, although the 123rd Army of the Guards has not yet carried out actual combat, but everyone believes that the 123rd Army of the Guards is absolutely extraordinary.

Everyone knows that once an army fights for neither money nor power, is not afraid of death or bloodshed and sacrifices, and has a clear goal, then this army is definitely an elite soldier.

"Your Majesty, although the 123rd Army of the Guards Army is strictly disciplined, fearless of death, and has ideas and ideals, we are facing not only Zuo Liangyu, but also Jiannu, who is about to go south, that is to say, if we transfer more than 400,000 troops and horses of the 123rd Army of the Guards Army to Jiangyou to defend Zuo Liangyu, then from Shandong to Huaiyang, there will be no troops to defend, and once the Qing army drives straight in, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

Li Mingrui stood up at this time and expressed his worries, as soon as he said this, everyone began to think that the situation that Li Mingrui said was indeed a tricky matter, because the Ming court faced many enemies, but there was only one ace army in its hand, and the Generalissimo's Mansion had to make a choice about who to use this ace army against.

Li Banghua smiled bitterly: "This seems to be a dead end, stay in Huaiyang to resist Jiannu, you have to watch Zuo Liangyu invade Nanjing from Huguang, although it can block Jiannu from going south, but have to accept the fate of the court being stolen by the left thief, if you transfer Jiangyou to guard against Zuo Liangyu, then Jiangnan will be lost, and the Ming Dynasty will die in the hands of Jiannu, and Jiannu can dominate the world if you get Jiangnan!" ”

"Your Majesty! Weichen suggested that Zuo Liangyu should be guarded against first, and he must first settle inside, Zuo Liangyu is ambitious, and Zuo Liangyu is an elbow and armpit problem, and he must be eliminated first! As for Jiannu, once it goes south, there will still be Yangtze River defense! ”

Ma Shiying stood up at this time and said his advice, he also had his own considerations, Zuo Liangyu and the Donglin Party in the court were aimed at him Ma Shiying, so he Ma Shiying was the most jealous of Zuo Liangyu, and naturally wanted the court to deal with Zuo Liangyu first and then Jiannu.

Lu Zhenfei poured a basin of cold water on Ma Shiying: "It is a little whimsical for Da Sima to let the Yangtze River defend against Jiannu, you might as well ask Liu Gong, the commander of the Caojiang Water Division, can the newly established navy block Jiannu?" ”

"This, it's indeed a bit difficult, now the warship is still being built, and the navy hasn't started training yet, so it may have the strength to fight in half a year!"

"Well, I still hope that your navy can regain the right of sea trade for the imperial court, but it seems that it is really difficult now!

However, Li Banghua's words are fallacious, this is not a dead end, everyone has exaggerated Zuo Liangyu.

I believe that Huang Degong's army can resist Zuo Liangyu's westward advance, even if he can't resist it, relying on the Yangtze River moat, Jiujiang in northern Jiangxi, Nanchang, Anqing, Luzhou and other fortified cities, even if he Zuo Liangyu pulls nails one by one, he will have to pull out for several months before he can come to the suburbs of Nanjing;

In these few months, the Qing army is bound to go south, from Huaiyang into the south of the Yangtze River must be its main force all the way, we concentrate 450,000 troops only need to defeat Jiannu this way, can thwart the Qing army's offensive, as long as the Qing army's offensive is thwarted, it is just a matter of easy to go back and clean up Zuo Liangyu! ”

Zhu Youzhen didn't bother to wait for these people to come up with any constructive strategies, so he simply said his plan first.

In fact, Zhu Youzhen did not dare to guarantee whether his strategy could achieve his goal, he could only judge based on his familiarity with history, a big reason for the failure of Zuo Liangyu's eastward advance in history was because Zuo Liangyu died suddenly, and Huang Degong arrived in time to resist Zuo Liangyu's offensive. And now, Zhu Youzhen can only continue to rely on Huang Degong and an upcoming accident to deal with Zuo Liangyu's army.

The 123rd Guards Army is what he has been preparing to deal with the Qing army going south, and he must not be transferred to other places!

This is something that Zhu Youzhen must insist on, he would rather let Daming fall into the hands of Zuo Liangyu than let Daming fall into the hands of the Manchus!

In fact, in the original history, the Qing army was able to drive straight into the south of the Yangtze River, which was not unrelated to Ma Shiying's transfer of most of the troops of the Southern Ming Dynasty to the right of the river to block Zuo Liangyu.

The officials present didn't expect His Majesty Zhu Youzhen to give such instructions, and Jin Xuan couldn't help asking:

"Your Majesty, Zuo Liangyu's strength should not be underestimated, the Marquis of Jingnan may not be able to resist it, and there are still Donglin Party constraints in the court, who knows if anyone will suddenly respond when Zuo Liangyu raises troops, even if he does not transfer the 123rd Army of the Guards to Jiangyou, he should also return to Nanjing, not only to suppress the rebels and thieves in the court, but also to deal with the attacks from Zuo Liangyu and the Tartars!"

"Your Majesty, Weichen also thinks that the 123rd Army of the Guards can be adjusted to return to Nanjing, and if Nanjing is not defended, it can also retreat to Hangzhou!" Liu Kongzhao echoed.

Zhu Youzhen didn't expect that two important ministers would suggest returning to Nanjing, so he asked Li Mingrui: "Li Mingrui, what do you think?" ”

Wechen felt that the strategy proposed by His Majesty was the best way now:

If the Guards is a sword for us, returning to Nanjing is undoubtedly a recovery of the sword, if once Zuo Liangyu surrenders or unites with the Qing army, we will fall into a situation of being encircled and attacked, Nanjing may not be able to defend, and even whether it can retreat to Hangzhou is not necessarily, Fujian Zheng will not go east to Xianxia Pass, and then go north to block our back road, these are unpredictable, and according to Your Majesty's way, as long as we block the offensive of the Tartars, we can keep half of the rivers and mountains, even if Zuo Liangyu occupies Nanjing, as long as Your Majesty is not in Nanjing, He's just going to have an empty city, and if he can't stop it, it's the same ending as other strategies. ”

Zhu Youzhen looked at Zhou Yuji again.

Zhou Yuji agreed with Li Mingrui's analysis.

Liu Fangliang suggested that the Third Army should be left to resist the Tartars, and the First Army and the Second Army would advance west to resist Zuo Liangyu's Division, and in his opinion, with his Third Army would be able to block the Tartars.

Zhu Youzhen and other officials couldn't help but laugh at Liu Fangliang for being too simple and naïve, but they didn't agree with Liu Fangliang's suggestion.

After all, all those present had experienced the combat effectiveness of the Qing army, and they did not dare to risk only letting one army resist the Tartars.

Ma Shiying still insisted on his opinion, hoping that the imperial court would first get rid of Zuo Liangyu and then block the Tartars, since he learned that Zuo Liangyu and the Donglin Party said that he was a traitor and wanted to raise troops to destroy him, all he thought about was how to make Zuo Liangyu and the Donglin Party's dream of Huangliang shattered.

"Your Majesty, no matter what strategy you use, it's a desperate gamble! No matter what strategy is used, the ministers have already made up their minds to die, and if they don't succeed, they will become benevolent, so we ask Your Majesty to make a decision! ”

Li Banghua prostrate directly on the ground and saluted Zhu Youzhen.

In his opinion, the court is indeed facing a dead end, and as for whether the dead end can be broken, half depends on the mandate of heaven and half on the personal creation of His Majesty the Emperor Zhu Youzhen.

Ma Shiying suddenly felt that what Li Banghua said was also right, no matter what kind of strategy, the world is His Majesty's, and His Majesty can do whatever he wants, and he is just acting according to orders or being defeated and martyred.

"Please make your own decision!"

Ma Shiying shouted after this, and the other ministers also stood up: "Please Your Majesty to make a decision!" ”