Without waiting for Li Zicheng to take a breath, Xu Xiake's voice sounded again and asked: "Your Majesty, compared to half a month ago, the situation can be said to have undergone earth-shaking changes, and it is much better than we expected, so is the plan ahead of schedule?" ”

As soon as the words fell, Xu Xiake looked at Li Zicheng with a look of hope, and waited for the other party's reply with great anticipation.

"Hmm... It's really hard to keep up with the changes, and the action can really be advanced. ”

While Li Zicheng sighed, he also gave affirmation, nodded slightly, showed a solemn expression, and added: "Whether it is a traitor like Wang Zhiren in eastern Zhejiang, or the Zheng family in Fujian, although the more serious the disaster they are, the more beneficial it is to our actions." However, if they make the local scourge too serious and shake the foundation of the place, it will not be beautiful. ”

Obviously, Xu Xiake didn't think of this, after this reminder, at the same time, his heart was even more heavy, and he echoed: "Yes, after all, the imperial court still has to govern the place, if they will cause great harm to eastern Zhejiang and Fujian, and the persecuted people will be displaced, it will not be conducive to our governance after the occupation." In contrast, it seems that some of the gains outweigh the losses. ”

"Moreover, today's eastern Zhejiang is different from the past, the defense capability has been almost completely destroyed by Wang Zhiren and Fang Guoan, coupled with their wanton exploitation, which has already led to the boiling of public resentment, and there are many complaints, if Marshal Li and his troops go out of Hangzhou, it will be easy to occupy eastern Zhejiang."

"Especially during this period of time, Marshal Li's governance of Huzhou Mansion, Jiaxing Mansion and Hangzhou Mansion has achieved initial results and has been widely spread, and the benefits obtained by the people are extremely envied by the people in eastern Zhejiang, and Zhu Yihai's rule in eastern Zhejiang is no longer as loved by the people as before."

As soon as Xu Xiake finished speaking, Li Zicheng said with great admiration: "Mr. Xu really knows my heart very well, and the reason why he acted in advance is because of these many considerations. At this time, the time is very ripe for the eastern expedition to eastern Zhejiang, and it can be easily captured without too many major wars. ”

"In that case, Your Majesty, Marshal Li, can they act?"

Xu Xiake asked at the right time, as if he had thought of something, and then added: "By the way, Your Majesty, although Zheng Zhilong is unwilling to go out of Fujian and fight against eastern Zhejiang, he still sent his brother Zheng Hongkui to Chen soldiers on the southern border of Fujian. ”

"It's not that it's not possible......"

Li Zicheng's voice was very low, his eyes flashed, cold and faint, and then he said in a cold voice: "Hmm... Regardless of whether Zheng Hongkui will act or not, whether he has that ambition or not, let's not give them that opportunity, right? ”

"Don't give that ...... chance?"

Xu Xiake interjected at the right time, as if muttering to himself, his face was full of suspicion, and he was very puzzled by what Li Zicheng meant.

"Mr. Xu, if you order Jin Shenghuan to lead the army into Jiangxi, occupy Ji'an, take southern Gan, and then let Gao Jinku and others conquer Ganzhou, what do you think?" Li Zicheng's face was full of meaning, and he asked mysteriously without answering.

Xu Xiake was obviously stunned, and reacted in an instant, his heart moved, and when a flash of inspiration appeared in his mind, he blurted out: "Ganzhou is an important military town, connecting Huguang, Fujian and Guangdong, once it falls into our hands, Zheng Hongkui will have to return to help Nangu, how can there be a chance to sneak attack us?" ”

The more Xu Xiake spoke, the more excited he became, the more he thought about it, and the more his mind became active.

"Moreover, in this way, this move can also play the role of knocking the mountain and shaking the tiger, completely breaking Zheng Zhilong's last illusion, and vainly using Zhu Yihai's regime as a barrier, he is happy in the southeast and does whatever he wants."

"Only when the army occupies southern Gannan can it form a real impact and deterrence, so that Zheng Zhilong can have a sense of crisis, and he has to put the surrender on the agenda, and Xiong Wencan's action can be better carried out. The army of Jin Shenghuan and Gao Jinku and others, Chen Bing in Gannan, was like a sharp dagger, pressing against Zheng Zhilong's chest, forcing him to accept negotiations. ”

Xu Xiake's words, just like Li Zicheng himself said, the whole person was a little fluttery, and his chest was very surging, and then he added: "Moreover, the most important thing is that even if Zheng Hongkui does not come back and wants to fish in troubled waters, it is not a big problem." ”

"Mr. Xu, don't forget, in Chizhou Mansion, Huizhou Mansion and Ningguo Mansion, as well as Liu Fangliang and Tian Jianxiu, they are stationed, day and night, or enter Jiangxi, to respond to the battle between Jin Shenghuan and Gao Jinku and others; or enter Zhejiang, which is enough to ensure the safety of Li Jin's flanks. ”

At this moment, listening to Li Zicheng's narration, Xu Xiake couldn't help but have a feeling that once the action was advanced and the attack on eastern Zhejiang and southern Jiangnan, the entire plan would be completed ahead of schedule.

In other words, the day when there will be no more war in the south is not far away, and it is far away!

After all, today's situation is too favorable to the Dashun army, whether it is the Lu State in eastern Zhejiang or the Longwu regime in Fujian, it has long been rotten, and the people who have been tossed by the ministers are full of grievances, and the Ming army has no combat effectiveness at all!

An army without faith, which only knows how to burn, kill and loot, how can it talk about combat effectiveness?

On the other hand, the Dashun army, except for Liu Zongmin and Gao Yigong's troops who went south, the other armies have been repaired for more than a month, full of energy, sufficient ammunition, and the rapid expansion of troops, which can completely crush the Ming army.

In the case of one trade-off, it is self-evident how long this war will last!

At this time, Li Zicheng's body was full of energy, as if he also saw the scene of victory in sight, and in one fell swoop cleaned up the last two emperors of the Ming court, completely ended the war in the south, so as to concentrate on developing people's livelihood and coping with the difficulties caused by natural disasters.

"Mr. Xu, once the war is over, the governance of the south will be handed over to you and Li Jin and others, and if you can't reach a consensus, you will report it to the imperial court. However, it is necessary to maintain unity and stability in Jiangnan. ”

Li Zicheng had already changed his expression, his face was full of seriousness, and then he said: "Of course, you are in charge of the people's livelihood and local administration, and Li Jin is in charge of the military and maintaining public order and stability in the south of the Yangtze River. ”

"Your Majesty, what do you mean ......?" Xu Xiake's heart moved, and although he already had an answer, he couldn't help but ask.

"Hehe... Mr. Xu, the meaning is very simple, it will not be long before the war in Jiangnan will end, and when the time comes, I should also leave Ying Tianfu, return to Beijing City, and preside over the overall situation, and this place will be handed over to you and Li Jin to govern. ”

Speaking of this, Li Zicheng paused, as if he had thought of something, changed the topic, and continued quite self-deprecatingly: "After being a shopkeeper for so long, I'm afraid Mr. Song has already complained, besides, I should go back." ”