Two days later, in the palace of Nanjing City, above the Wuying Palace, the generals gathered, Li Zicheng sat upright, Tian Jianxiu was making a report, and the splendid palace was making other people's wedding dresses, and became the foil of the victorious division of the Dashun army.

"Emperor Qiqi, after two days of hard work, under the coordinated operation and joint efforts of the generals, the entire Yingtianfu and Zhenjiang Mansion have been controlled by our army, and the various Yangtze River wharves in the territory are firmly controlled by the army, and there are sailors brought by the party Shousu to patrol the river, and continuously transport the army across the river, so far, there have been 300,000 troops across the Yangtze River, distributed in Yingtianfu and Zhenjiangfu."

"Moreover, according to the current situation, the people's response is very good, there is almost no resistance, the two provinces have stabilized, and the remnants of the Ming army have been pulled out one by one, or absorbed, or escorted to Mr. Song for water conservancy construction in the Central Plains."

Everyone was excited and very proud when they heard this, and their chests couldn't help but straighten up, Li Zicheng showed even more satisfaction, nodded lightly, and then, the conversation changed and asked: "Generals, in your opinion, what should we do next?" Is it to continue to the south and clear all the remnants of the Ming court in the south in one fell swoop? Or do you stand still and stabilize the occupied places? ”

Suddenly, the pot suddenly exploded below, and there were many discussions and disputes, but the scene was always in order.

"Emperor Qiqi, the last general thinks that our army should continue to move south, carry the momentum of victory, wipe out the remnants of the Southern Ming Dynasty in one fell swoop, and divide the entire south into the sphere of influence of our Dashun Dynasty, and then integrate the forces to attack Jiangxi and Yungui and other places."

"Yes, yes, I agree, our army is in full swing, and the people have an excellent impression of us, if we strike while the iron is hot, it is easy to conquer Ningguofu, Guangdezhou, and Huizhou, so as to take all the state capitals and counties of Nanzhili, and with the strong combat effectiveness of our army, within two or three months, we can take Zhejiang and Fujian."

"No, no... I don't agree, at this time, our army seems to be huge, but in fact the foundation is unstable, the follow-up troops have not kept up, and the grain and grass baggage cannot be completely guaranteed. Moreover, in the entire South Zhili, our army only controls half of it, with Chizhou Mansion and Anqing Mansion in the west, Changzhou Mansion and Suzhou Mansion in the east, and most of Yangzhou Mansion in the northeast. In such a situation, if we continue to go south, it is equivalent to going deep alone, and although our army is strong, it can easily take risks. ”

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Every general and marshal was making a speech, expressing his own opinions, and the atmosphere was very lively, and although the faces of the dispute were red, none of them were angry, and all of them were on the basis of facts.

During the whole process, although the scene was a little chaotic and the disputes were inextricable, Li Zicheng did not have the intention of stopping, patiently listened to everyone's speeches, and at the same time was making calculations in his heart, summarizing all the points of view and classifying them.

I have to say that between such active discussions and mutual refutations, various remarks were mixed together, which gave Li Zicheng a great reminder, his thinking became active, and his vision was broadened.

When the last general finished speaking his opinion, all eyes converged on Li Zicheng, who was always the emperor who was silent, and his attitude was even more ambiguous.

Li Zicheng showed great patience and allowed everyone to speak freely, which made them feel very useful and had a feeling of being valued.

"cough~cough~"

Li Zicheng coughed lightly twice, met his gaze, quickly glanced at it, and then said loudly without hurrying: "Hmm... I also heard and understood the thoughts of the generals, and made a general summary, which was nothing more than agreeing or disagreeing to continue south. ”

"As for the reason, it is obvious that everyone's reasons are very sufficient, but they lack a kind of stability, and their views are too limited, and their eyes are mostly concentrated in the many state capitals and counties south of the Yangtze River in Nanzhili, but they can't look at the world and consider the overall situation."

It is not difficult to find that some stubborn generals are pouting slightly, feeling that Li Zicheng's words are too general, that they are in the right and left, and that they cannot be offended, and that they lack constructive guiding significance.

seemed to be aware of what this part of the generals were thinking, Li Zicheng just glanced at them imperceptibly, smiled faintly, put his eyes on Tian Jianxiu, and then changed the topic.

"Marshal Tian, let's not talk about whether to continue to go south for the time being, you can tell you about the current situation and the battlefield opened up by our army."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Tian Jianxiu agreed, although he complied on the surface, but in his heart he was puzzled, what happened to the emperor, how did he think of other battlefield situations, although his heart was shrouded in suspicion, he was very puzzled, and he still told about several battlefields of the Dashun army.

"Generals, in general, there are no more than two battlefields opened up by our army, one is Nanzhili, and the other is Huguang, although the battle situation in the two places is similar, both occupy most of the area, but the situation is somewhat different..."

Speaking of this, Tian Jianxiu's words paused slightly, his heart moved, he had a hint of enlightenment, he probably guessed something, and couldn't help but glance back at Li Zicheng, and after getting a nod, he followed the topic just now.

In contrast, Marshal Gao and Marshal Liu's battle in Huguang should be more steady and steady, all the way south, advancing together, and there is no place controlled by the Ming army on the left and right. Therefore, the flanks of their army were safe, and there were no other hidden worries. ”

"It's different on our side, there is a Yangzhou Mansion in the rear that has not been completely occupied, and there are other state capitals and counties on the left and right, which are really under the control of the Ming army, if we continue to move south, from the perspective of the overall pattern, our army will fall into a huge encirclement, a big encirclement."

At this moment, as Tian Jianxiu spoke earnestly, a picture appeared in everyone's minds, Yingtianfu, where he and the others were, there was the Yangtze River in the north, and there were many Ming troops on the left and right.

In an instant, some generals reacted, and their bodies were full of excitement, and they took a long breath of cold air in their hearts, if the army continued to move south, without the main force stationed in Yingtianfu, it would be easy for the Ming army to take advantage of the weakness and lose the various Yangtze River wharves again.

At that time, the back road of the Dashun army was really cut off, there was no transportation and supply line, even if the combat effectiveness was strong, no matter how powerful the firearms were, but the grain, grass and ammunition were not endless, there will always be a day when they are consumed, the grain and grass are okay, and the ammunition is not replenished.

Without a sufficient supply of ammunition, the combat effectiveness of the Dashun army will naturally drop sharply, some firearms will not be usable, and the loss of soldiers will certainly increase a lot, and this is something that every general does not want to see.

At this time, although none of the generals spoke, their opinions reached an unprecedented unity, and they understood Li Zicheng's intentions.

Everyone glanced at each other, and at the same time nodded, Li Jin took a step forward, clasped his fists with both hands, and said representatively: "Your Majesty, you will give an order, and the end will ensure that the task will be completed!" ”

Others followed, the same fist, the same mountain shouted the same words, the neat words were like a rushing torrent, rumbling in the Wuying Palace, one after another.

"Your Majesty, you will give an order, and the general will guarantee the completion of the task!"

Li Zicheng was very satisfied, nodded lightly with a smile, waved his big hand, stopped everyone from saluting, and then began to assign tasks.