In April, Zhu Youjian in Beijing had a rough idea of the impact of the assault brigade's departure. Successfully completing the beheading of Zuo Liangyu was part of the mission plan, but they actually overfulfilled the mission, and even Li Zicheng burped.
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How could Li Zicheng be cut down so easily? Since he did not receive detailed battle reports, it was really difficult for Zhu Youjian to figure this out.
If he had received the battle report from Ren Shuangyou, he would probably be even more puzzled about this matter. You, the commander of hundreds of thousands of thieves, why are you leading five or six hundred cavalry to the front line of the battlefield when you have nothing to do? You are not afraid of an accident.
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In fact, it is not an unexpected move that Li Zicheng led five to six hundred elite cavalry to inspect the front line in advance to prepare for the upcoming war. Whether it is now or in future generations, the highest commander will basically conduct advance inspections of the battlefields of important battles.
.In terms of safety, it is not too bad. Five to six hundred elite cavalry can completely escort the general out of the battlefield even if they face the opponent's two or three thousand cavalry.
Unfortunately, he was so unlucky that he happened to meet Wang Er and others who were specially prepared for beheading. When they first met, due to negligence, they did not take these two or three hundred people seriously. A few of them happened to come down, and Li Zicheng, the great hero of the generation,
He just died. His death was really unfair.
But having said that, dying at the hands of an elite force like the Assault Brigade is better than running around and being killed by a militia force like in history. In real history, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, and Zuo Liangyu were the ones who died.
Qu Na, Li Zicheng was beaten to death by the leader of the militia group, Zuo Liangyu suddenly fell ill and died on the road, and Zhang Xianzhong was shot to death as soon as he saw the Qing army. I don’t know what happened to these three guys. They died.
The most puzzling thing in history is the death of Zhang Xianzhong. He had his head sent away as soon as the Qing Dynasty entered Sichuan. Most of the generals in Xiying were doing well, but why did they die?
He is so fragile!
Forget about things you can't figure out, there's no need to think about it. It's not a bad thing if something unplanned happens. At least in the south, there should be no large-scale out-of-control incidents in the next period of time. Li Zicheng didn't
Heir, it is conceivable that internal strife is bound to happen in the next period of time, and it is even very likely that it will fall apart. This is like raising Gu. After the death of the big Gu King, there will be a long period of strife.
Only then can a new Gu King be born.
"Send a message to the Attendant's Office and ask them to notify the Cabinet and the Military Command Hall to hold a meeting in the dormitory in the afternoon. The content of the meeting is mainly to study and judge the impact of recent changes on the government, and how to adjust the next strategy, so that the participants can make preparations, and at the same time
The Attendant's Room collects relevant information and materials for inquiry during the meeting." The biggest difference between having an Attendant's Room and not having an Attendant's Room is that when holding a royal meeting, you can use the Attendant's Room to do some work in advance and prepare the direction of the discussion and relevant information.
, thereby improving work efficiency.
In the afternoon of that day, after Zhou Yanru, Huang Degong, Chen Xinjia and others arrived at the dormitory, Zhu Youjian quickly started the imperial meeting. "Li Chuang and the Zuo thieves have both died recently, but this does not mean that the chaos in the country has had a major change."
Things are getting better. Putting down chaos is a long-term and difficult task. This status quo has not changed yet. You must understand it clearly. Of course, the deaths of the two thieves are more or less positive, at least because of their physical deaths.
, the situation in the south will not be as violent as before. Let’s discuss our judgment on the next situation in the south, especially the impact on the generation in Beizhili.”
"Li Chuang has no heirs, and Nanjing has no strong troops. Although Zuo Menggeng is trying his best to gather his old troops, divisions are already taking place. I judge that there will be a situation in the south where there will be many military leaders, big and small, with constant attacks."
Chen Xinjia first expressed his judgment on the situation. As Minister of War, he must be the first to speak on such matters.
"My soldier, are we going to take advantage of the opportunity to go south and conquer the world in one fell swoop?" After listening to Chen Xinjia's analysis, Huang Degong quickly asked him if he was going to take advantage of the situation and launch military operations.
Gu Xiao believes that it is not appropriate for the imperial court to rush to use troops against the South at the moment. If we take action now, it will be easy for the Chuang and Zuo thieves who were originally going to split to no longer split. It would be safer to wait until they are completely separated and then attack them one by one.
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Chen Xinjia's analysis is quite good, and it seems that the Minister of War is not in vain. Regardless of whether he has the ability to go south now, even if he has the ability, he should not go south at this time. This is just like after Yuan Shao died in the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao did not
He was eager to regain Hebei but let the bullets fly for a while before taking action.
After discussing for a while, everyone reached a consensus that the South should not move for the time being.
"What I am most worried about right now is that the chaos in Jiangsu and Zhejiang will affect the overall situation of sea grains entering Beijing. Eighty percent of sea grains come from Jiangsu and Zhejiang. If the chaos continues, production will inevitably be reduced, which will have a huge impact on the country."
"The Taishi's concern is indeed a big problem, but right now we don't have many means to control the chaos. I believe that to solve this situation, first, we need to find ways to expand grain routes. In addition to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, there are grain routes in Japan, Annan and other places.
There is also grain, and we can think of more ways from these places to alleviate the situation. The second is to stabilize the foundation and strengthen the road. The restoration of grain production in Beizhili must be sustained and unremitting efforts must be made. In addition, it is urgent to control Dengzhou Port." When Dengzhou arrives, it must be recovered.
At that time, the recapture of Dengzhou not only ensured the stability of the route, but also put military pressure on the southern Zhili area, making the military leaders there have some scruples in their actions.
"The restoration of Dengzhou is indeed urgent. I believe that in addition to Dengzhou, Datong also needs to be restored as soon as possible. Xuanda and Datong have been one since ancient times. Now that the intruder is dead, Jiang Xiang is likely to be isolated and helpless. It is precisely to restore Datong and ensure that the capital is safe.
The best time." Chen Xinjia followed Zhu Youjian's words and put forward his own strategic concept.
Recover Datong? Chen Xinjia's proposal seems to make sense. Although it is not a good time to quell the chaos, it does not mean that no military operations will be carried out. The army has been organized for a long time, and it is time to move the army.
Huang Degong and others already felt that they could not stay any longer. They only regained Dengzhou, but their actions were too small and did not require much troops.
Just as Zhu Youjian was about to discuss this, Li Ruolian, the commander of the Jinyiwei who was attending the meeting, spoke in the corner. "Your Majesty, gentlemen, there is some news to be reported from the Jinyiwei. On the side of the Wu thieves in Daning,
I have been very restless recently, and I am worried that they may take action against Gubei and Xifeng during this period. If we start a war to regain Datong, will there be insufficient troops, allowing Wu thieves to take advantage of the loophole?"
Li Ruolian originally did not want to expose this uncertain news at such a big meeting, but when he saw that the courtiers were about to discuss the restoration of Datong, he became a little anxious. If he did not tell this situation, he would probably