Near Baokang County, Huguang, a Ming army of tens of thousands was stationed in a relatively flat area, surrounded by woods and high mountains, which hid the camp well.

In the center of the camp, next to a fire, Zuo Liangyu was sitting there, with his son Zuo Mengeng beside him, as well as many generals, all of whom were in deep thought, as if they were thinking about something, looking worried and unstable.

Not only that, but beside the other fires around, those soldiers also looked uneasy, and Zuo Liangyu's army was obviously unstable.

At this time, a general's hearty voice sounded, echoing in everyone's ears, complimenting Zuo Liangyu and his son.

"Congratulations to the marshal, after the prince of King Fu took charge of the country, he not only named you Ning Nanbo, but also awarded the young marshal the big seal of the thief general, and has already made a promise, as long as this operation is successful, after destroying Zhang Xianzhong and other chaotic troops, he can guard Wuchang for generations."

Guarding Wuchang for generations, although he is only an earl, but he also holds a military position, but he is equivalent to a vassal king when the Ming Dynasty was founded, and Huguang is a fief.

Why doesn't Zuo Liangyu understand this truth?

Therefore, hearing these compliments, even with a stiff face, Zuo Liangyu still showed a knowing smile, and then sighed, but said: "Not only that, once the prince of King Fu ascends the throne, he will also make me a marquis." However, the prison state asked me to lead my troops eastward, nominally to protect the safety of Nanjing, but in fact to deprive me of military power. ”

Zuo Mengeng looked like he was stimulated, with a look of righteous indignation, and then said angrily: "There is also Zuo Maodi in the matter, what did he say about passing by, I saw that he came here to monitor and supervise us and others to fight, and it was basically in collusion with Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng, and it was the same faction." ”

"It's infuriating to think about it, last year, Yang Sichang, that old bastard, wanted to unload the mill and kill the donkey, and wanted He Renlong's kid to replace my father. Now it's okay, not only did the conspiracy not succeed, but it was served by the rebels and fell into the hands of the thieves, I think he can still bear it? ”

At this time, the deputy general Ma Shixiu stood up, and with a "sonorous" sound, he pulled out his sword, pointed to the ground, and said in a sullen voice: "No matter who it is, which one does not listen to Zuo Gong's orders, if he has to go east, I will kill him!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Ma Shixiu withdrew his gaze from everyone, and his intention to kill became extremely resolute, looking at Zuo Liangyu, and even reassured: "Zuo Gong, you can rest assured, after this operation, the last general will set up artillery on the big ship, block the Yangtze River, and completely cut off the route, I see who dares to go east!" ”

Zuo Liangyu nodded lightly, and did not respond too much, although he knew that Ma Shiying's behavior was too domineering and could not really solve the problem of unstable military morale, but he could only do so.

Otherwise, it will not be as simple as the morale of the army.

Zuo Liangyu was very helpless, sighing again and again in his heart, everything came too suddenly, he was caught off guard, even now, everything has been proven to be true, but it is still like a dream, in just a few months, the imperial court not only lost the entire northern land, but the emperor also committed suicide, how can he believe it, is that really the truth?

At the same time, Zuo Liangyu's heart was so panicked and frightened, Li Zicheng's actions were too fast, and the combat effectiveness of the Dashun army was terrifying, not only destroying 100,000 Qing troops in one fell swoop, but also completely controlling the north in less than three months, making Zu Dashou surrender!

Now, nearly a million Dashun troops are heading south, and the soldiers are pointing directly at the entire south of the Yangtze River, which makes them feel powerless, and they don't know how to start and fight with the Dashun army?

After several head-to-head confrontations, Li Zicheng's troops left a shadow in Zuo Liangyu's heart.

Just as Zuo Liangyu was deep in thought, one of his staff members stood up and pointed out different questions.

"Zuo Gong, if the situation suddenly changes dramatically today, the land in the north is owned by the thieves, and the Great Shun Dynasty has been established, forming a north-south confrontation with the imperial court. The prince of King Fu is in charge of the country in Nanjing, and he is about to ascend the throne and become emperor. If nothing else, the government will inevitably be controlled by Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng, and the Donglin people will be in an unfavorable situation. ”

"However, Zuo Gong, you have been promoted by Hou Sui, and you can be regarded as a Donglin person, once those people are completely in power, it will be unfavorable to Zuo Gong, suppressing and squeezing out Donglin people everywhere, Zuo Gong, you have to plan early, and you must not be blinded by those promises~!"

Zuo Liangyu was awakened, saw the solemn look on the staff's face, said seriously, and after a little recollection of these words, he reacted, and couldn't help but feel nervous, and hurriedly asked: "Please sir teach me, what to do?" ”

As if the plan had succeeded, the staff smiled indifferently and said softly: "Zuo Gong, why did you forget?" He Tengjiao, the governor of Huguang, and Yuan Jixian, the governor of Jiangxi, are not only your old friends, but they also belong to the people of Donglin. ”

It was like an initiation, hearing this, Zuo Liangyu's face was overjoyed.

"yes, how did I forget about it?"

Zuo Liangyu slapped his thigh, blamed himself, and then blurted out: "As long as Jingzhou, De'an and Chengtian in the west of Huxi are recovered, they will also have the capital, and they can sit on an equal footing with the two of them, form an offensive and defensive alliance, and form a confrontation with Ma Shiying, Ruan Dacheng and their party." ”

In an instant, with Zuo Liangyu's series of words, others also suddenly understood that this was to make Zuo Gong form an alliance with He Tengjiao and Yuan Jixian, so as to divide one side, as long as the army was in hand, he would have the absolute initiative!

Even if Ma Shiying and the others have a blessed prince, they can be in the name of the emperor, how can they endure themselves and others?

Today's Ming Dynasty is not as good as before, even a small boat in the wind and rain is not as good, it has long been divided into several spheres of influence, Ma Shiying in Nanjing City, and Zheng Zhilong in the southeast.

As long as Zuo Gong's side forms an alliance, the entire Nanming Dynasty can form a three-legged situation, and the three parties will restrain each other and resist the Dashun army.

At this time, Zuo Liangyu's sorrowful brows disappeared, his face was full of red light, and he waved his big hand, which meant to point out the country, and said loudly: "Okay, just do it!" ”

Immediately after, as if thinking of something, Zuo Liangyu's expression changed, and he said solemnly: "In tomorrow's battle, just kill the leaders of those chaotic armies, and recruit as many soldiers as possible to incorporate them into our army." ”

Without waiting for the generals to answer, Zuo Liangyu added: "The matter discussed tonight is top secret, our own business, and we must not let Ma Xianglin know." ”

"Yes, General, the last general will be ordered!"

When everyone answered in unison, of course, they also knew that Ma Xianglin was the son of Qin Liangyu and was extremely loyal to the imperial court, even if the emperor changed, their loyalty to the Ming Dynasty would not be reduced, but they would support Zhu Yousong even more.

Under such circumstances, how could Ma Xianglin know what they were planning?

What's more, tomorrow's battle will rely on the white pole soldiers under Ma Xianglin to fight, which is a major force of the army, and he can't let him know what he is planning tonight!

Faintly, the generals have tacitly reached a potential consensus that in the future, everything will be based on Zuo Liangyu's head, and other people's orders will not work, and the holy decree will not work.