"It seems that the situation in Henan is worrying now." After laughing, Liao Huanzhi said: "The Military Affairs Office had received a war report that the Qing army had increased its troops in Henan. Zhu Jiancai and Wang Zhiqing's two minions were in danger in Henan. Now Zhu Jiancai sent such a memorial to the emperor, which was obviously planning to go south."

"Will a memorial be delivered from Wang Zhiqing?" Zhu Yicheng thought about it and asked.

Liao Huanzhi and Wu Sidao shook their heads at the same time, and Zhu Yicheng smiled and said, "It seems that Wang Zhiqing is still holding his Three Saints Kings, but that's the same. He is the dignified White Lotus Sect leader, so it's not easy to bow to me."

Although Zhu Yicheng said this, there was no regret in his words, but there was a hint of ridicule. Wang Zhiqing and Zhu Jiancai were different. As the leader of the White Lotus Sect, he could not make an act of surrendering to the Ming Dynasty. After all, since Taizu, the White Lotus Sect has been irreconcilable with the Ming Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, the court had a deep precaution against the White Lotus Sect. The White Lotus Sect raised troops several times during the Ming Dynasty, but were all cruelly suppressed.

If Wang Zhiqing issued a memorial to Nanjing like Zhu Jiancai, it would mean that the White Lotus Sect completely surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. Wang Zhiqing, as the leader, would never do such a thing. In addition, if he really did this, Zhu Yicheng would not dare to accept Wang Zhiqing to be honest. Such a time bomb was placed by his side. God knows when the White Lotus Sect will once again surprise the world.

Wu Sidao said, "Zhu Jiancai's move is to prepare for his southward journey. I'm afraid that it won't take long for Zhu's troops to evacuate Henan and go south to Hubei. Once Zhu Jiancai retreats, Wang Zhiqing will not be able to continue to stay in Henan. Judging from the situation, the two troops are in Hubei. In addition, Gao Jin's troops are in Hubei. Although they are now blocked by Jiangxia, once the three troops gather in Hubei, it is impossible for the Qing army to stop them. As for whether Longkodo will lead troops southward to pursue, it seems certain, and in this regard, the battle in Henan will spread to Hubei. If our Ming Dynasty enters Jiangxi westward, then Hubei and Jiangxi provinces will become the main battlefield, and several forces will fight for a fight."

Zhu Yicheng listened and thought, Wu Sidao's judgment was correct, the current situation was indeed the case. Originally, the Ming army assembled troops to attack Jiangxi to relieve the pressure on the rebels in Henan. But it seems that Zhu Jiancai and Wang Zhiqing can't stand it now. Judging from the time, it is probably urgent for them to go south to Hubei. Are they going south regardless of the cold winter, or to support them again and wait for the beginning of spring before making this trip? No matter what the measure is, it will take only one or two months.

Regarding this change in the situation, Zhu Yicheng is now considering how to deal with it. Should he continue to move westward to Jiangxi according to the previous strategy, or wait for the other party to go south and fight in Hubei? Zhu Yicheng was a little hesitant for a moment.

The most famous rebel army in the world belongs to Yuan Qi before. Although Zhu Yicheng once hated Yuan Qi to the core because even his life was almost ruined. But in addition, Zhu Yicheng still admired Yuan Qi more. Compared with Zhu Jiancai, Yuan Qi was a real hero. Not to mention anything else, it can be seen from the fact that Gao Jin still controlled Yuan Qi's troops after Yuan Qi's death, attacking Jiangxia at all costs, intending to restore Yuan Qi's power in Jiangxi that year, which can be seen with Yuan Qi's influence on his deployment.

Gao Jin has a great status in Yuan’s army, but he has never been famous. Zhu Yicheng’s contact with Gao Jin was only a few times back then. But he did not expect that after Yuan Qi’s death, he could continue to fight with the Qing army in the name of Yuan Qi’s old subordinates, which shows that this is also a hero.

If the person who sent the memorial was Gao Jin, or if Yuan Qi bowed his head to Zhu Yicheng now, Zhu Yicheng would definitely lend a helping hand to rescue him. But this was Zhu Jiancai's memorial. With Zhu Jiancai's character, all three people present knew very well and could see through the intention of the memorial at a glance.

Not to mention Wang Zhiqing's White Lotus Sect, the generational hatred between the Ming Dynasty and the White Lotus Sect cannot be erased by a simple anti-Qing and restoring the Ming Dynasty.

Under such circumstances, Zhu Yicheng couldn't make a decision on how to choose, and he couldn't help but look at Liao Huanzhi and Wu Sidao inquiring.

Seeing Zhu Yicheng appearing inquiring eyes at them, Liao Huanzhi and Wu Sidao couldn't help but complain secretly. In fact, when they came to report, they had discussed this choice privately, but there was no final conclusion.

"Tell me, will the battle in Jiangxi continue? Or do you make other plans?"

After looking at each other, Liao Huanzhi spoke first: "Go back to the emperor, the battle of Jiangxi is on the string and has to be fired. In my opinion, Jiujiang is a must-fight. If you take down Jiujiang, Jiangxi, Anhui and Zhejiang provinces, you can connect them together, and at the same time, you can defend the key points of the Yangtze River. You can attack and retreat. Now stopping the battle of Jiangxi is not only a waste of military resources, but also a loss for the overall situation. But I also feel that there is no need to continue to advance west after taking down Jiujiang. Our army can go from Jiujiang and Nanchang to the east of Panyang Lake to seize half of Jiangxi provinces and connect with Zhejiang and Fujian. After that, whether to attack the Central Plains northward or to solve Guangxi in the southwest, it will have to be the emperor to take charge."

Liao Huanzhi's view was very clear. He was temporarily continuing to attack Jiangxi, but he adjusted the strategy of attacking Jiangxi in the west to change it to a policy of only taking half of Jiangxi provinces. In this way, it would not disrupt the current military deployment, but could also continue to watch the tiger fight appropriately. He watched Zhu Jiancai, Wang Zhiqing, Gao Jin and the Qing army fight in Hubei and west of Jiangxi.

I have to say that Liao Huanzhi's suggestion was really good, and Zhu Yicheng was very moved after hearing this.

When Zhu Yicheng was about to say something, he saw Wu Sidao's thoughtful expression, and his words changed immediately when he spoke. He spoke to Wu Sidao about his opinion.

"I will ask the emperor three questions first, can I?"

Zhu Yicheng was slightly stunned and immediately smiled and said, "What's wrong? Mr. Wu just asks me directly."

Wu Sidao bowed and said, "Then please forgive me for being rude first."

Zhu Yicheng smiled and waved his hand, asking Wu Sidao to ask directly. Wu Sidao then asked: "First, Emperor, do you think that my Ming army can now be able to determine the world in one battle?"

"This..." Zhu Yicheng didn't expect Wu Sidao to ask this question, and he was amused and laughed: "Sir, how can you not know the strength of the Ming Dynasty? Although the Ming Dynasty now has more than 600,000 troops, half of the south of the Yangtze River, and the prosperity of the Shanghai army is everywhere, it is still not as good as the Qing court in terms of the number of troops and the territory controlled by the control. In addition, Kangxi was not a mediocre leader, and his subordinates also had many talents. If he wanted to restore Shenzhou, it would never be determined by a battle."

Wu Sidao looked calm, neither saying yes nor saying no, and continued to ask the next question: "Since the fall of Shenzhou, the Qing Dynasty has taken away the clothes and the Han family's culture, and everyone in the world is indignant of it. However, those who regard our Ming Dynasty as orthodox thought about the act of restoring the Ming Dynasty. This is why our Ming Dynasty was led by the Emperor. Therefore, since the Qing Dynasty entered the Central Plains, righteous men raised troops everywhere in the vast land of Shenzhou, and raised the banner of anti-Qing and restoring the Ming Dynasty. This is the heart of the world and the wish of the people, is it?"

"Of course this is the case!" Zhu Yicheng could not deny this at all. The Qing Dynasty entered the pass and only pacified the four directions. The civil acts of resisting the Qing Dynasty were never cut off. Until Yuan Qi raised his army, the Siming Mountain Uprising occurred. Even the current Ming Dynasty was based on the original rebel army, which was established.

From a historical perspective, in the Qing Dynasty, there was never a lack of civil uprisings, hundreds of times, large and small. Until the end of the Qing Dynasty, Sun Dapao launched the slogan of expelling Tartar slaves and restoring China. In this regard, it was no different from the slogan of Zhu Hongwu at that time.

"Third, the emperor is the Communist Party of the Qing Dynasty, and one day he will raise the banner of the Northern Expedition. At that time, the righteous men in the north will regard the emperor as orthodox to welcome the royal army, right?"

After hearing this, Zhu Yicheng no longer answered because he understood the real intention of the three questions of Wu Sidao. Wu Sidao wanted to use this method to tell Zhu Yicheng that the Ming Dynasty was not strong enough to swallow the Qing Dynasty in one battle, and there was still a long way to go next, especially the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains was the top priority. As the orthodox world, as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yicheng's every move was in the eyes of the people of the world. Only when he was recognized by the Han people in the world, can the great cause of restoring China be truly successful.

"Although the emperor's benevolence is the king's way, there are still villains in the world. If someone with ulterior motives does not accept the king's way, what do Mr. Wu thinks to deal with it?" Liao Huanzhi suddenly asked.

Wu Sidao's eyes suddenly opened, and a shiny light appeared in his eyes: "There are both the benevolence of the emperor and the wrath of the emperor! Since ancient times, the king's way of being domineering and mutual support. Those who follow will prosper, and those who rebel will perish!"

"Okay! Those who are good will prosper, and those who are against will perish!"

Zhu Yicheng immediately stroked his hands and laughed. Wu Sidao's words woke him up. Where did he have so many concerns? As long as he firmly grasps the righteousness of the world, as the orthodox Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, are you still afraid of some clowns who jumped into the thigh? Zhu Jiancai was desperate and wanted to hug his thigh, which is no problem! After all, he is also a nominal Ming army, but Zhu Yicheng's thigh is not so easy to hug. If he is obedient in the future, it would be fine, but if he still has a small plan of fickleness, then the sword in Zhu Yicheng's hand will definitely make him regret it.

As for Gao Jin and Wang Zhiqing, the same is true. Now the White Lotus Sect has become a rebel army, and Wang Zhiqing, the leader, has also become the Three Saints Kings. Where will they go, they will naturally give them the right to choose, but once they make a choice, Zhu Yicheng, as the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, will also make corresponding decisions.

After sweeping away his previous concerns, Zhu Yicheng was in a very relaxed mood. He looked back at Zhu Jiancai's memorial placed beside him. Zhu Yicheng picked it up and threw it to Liao Huanzhi, telling him that all plans are as normal and that the strategy of moving west to Jiangxi cannot be changed.
Chapter completed!