Xie Ming

Chapter 339: Intelligence Theory

Qi Gang reported the military situation in the southwest of the capital and Shandong. When Xiao Jingchuan heard about it, he said that Li Zicheng should be beaten!

Hearing this, Li Huchen continued to behave carelessly.

"hey-hey!"

"Okay, great!"

"In my opinion, it would be great if Jiannu's Yi Ding could work harder and destroy Li Zicheng's Dashun!!"

"What is this called?!"

"Dog bites dog, it's a hairy mouth!"

"With one less opponent, we can save some trouble when we fight in the future, right? Hu?! Haha." Hu Chen enjoyed watching the fun!

"Haha, it's you, Hu Chen!"

"Alas" After hearing Hu Chen's words, Xiao Yi couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.

"As for me, I sincerely hope that Li Zicheng can hold on!"

"At the very least, it would be good to preserve the northwest part towards Shanxi and Shaanxi!"

"It is said that the Jiannu army is powerful. The stronger the enemy is, the weaker we are!"

"My lips are dead and my teeth are cold!"

"If that bandit Dashun tribe is anything but a hopeless case, then it's a hopeless case!"

"Then from now on, without the distraction from the northwest, all the pressure from the Jiannu army will be directed southwards towards us!" Xiao was very worried.

"Yes, that's what the governor said!" Liu Wenbing, Lord Liu, also interjected.

"This rebel Li Zicheng's Dashun army has been fighting with our Ming court for many years, and there are new and old grudges!"

"In addition, more than two months ago, they destroyed our capital and persecuted the emperor!"

"Humph! If we count them from the perspective of emotions and grudges, then no matter if they are officials of the court or relatives of the royal family, they should hate him even more!"

"Alas, we don't know what will happen in the future, but as long as Nanjing is stable and half of the country is protected, what policies will be implemented towards the north?"

"But no matter what, at this moment, I do have the same thoughts as Commander Xiao!"

"That villain Li Zicheng is indeed hateful, but even a thousand cuts and pieces of blood cannot atone for his crimes!"

"But if we judge specifically based on the current situation!"

"It is indeed his Dashun bandits. It would be great if they can resist Ajige's Jiannu soldiers!"

"And we should concentrate our forces to defend Shandong and deal with the more difficult Jiannu in the north!"

"Well, it's just... I'm afraid..."

"Haha, forget it, let's not talk about it!" At this point, Liu Wenbing was hesitant to speak.

When Xiao Lang heard this, he understood what he meant.

Everyone is simply worried that after Crown Prince Zhu Cilang ascended the throne in Nanjing, he was influenced by the Southern Dynasty bureaucrats and had no grasp of the current situation in the north, so he gave orders blindly!
In fact, Xiao Jingchuan also had some hidden worries in his heart!
Lord Liu then stopped talking, and for a moment, Xiao Lang didn't say anything more.

Awkward moment!

Seeing that the commander-in-chief was in a dilemma and hesitant, Yu, who was standing beside him, immediately understood the situation and spoke up to break the deadlock.

"Uh, Overseer!"

"This time the report arrived from the southwest, there is also another piece of news from further west!" Qi Gang started to talk.

Hearing this, Xiao Zuo raised his eyes.

"Oh? Further west, where?!" Xiao Zhuiyan asked.

"Sichuan!" Qi Gang replied.

"In May of this year, the rebel leader Zhang Xianzhong of the Great Western Regions gradually abandoned the three provinces of Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi, took the initiative to gather the main force, and began the fifth march towards Sichuan!"

"According to reports, in May, more than 400,000 Daxi rebels advanced by land and sea and attacked Chengdu Prefecture!"

"The whole journey was unstoppable, causing the whole of eastern Sichuan to be in panic!"

"By June, the Dashi rebels had already surrounded the city with their infantry, cavalry, and navy!"

"After six days of bloody fighting, Chengdu was no longer able to defend itself and was finally captured!"

"After Zhang Xianzhong entered the city, he arrested and killed Zhu Changhao, the Prince of Rui of the Ming Dynasty, Chen Shiqi, the Sichuan Governor, Wang Xingjian, the Chongqing Prefect, and others, and looted the silver and money of various prefectures. The situation was hopeless!"

"General, Sichuan can no longer be saved!" Qi Gang said with a heavy face. Xiao Jingchuan was also very sorry when he heard the news.

"Haha, this Zhang Xianzhong!"

"He calls himself the King of the Great West, huh!"

"Now he's abandoning the two lakes and heading for Sichuan. It seems he wants to emulate Liu Bang, the first emperor of the Han Dynasty!"

"What a wishful thinking, what a clown!" Xiao Lun was quite angry.

"I heard that Zhang Xianzhong had a poor background back then!"

"It was not until the third year of Chongzhen that the Eighteen Villages of Mizhi responded to Wang Jiayin's uprising!"

"He called himself the Eighth King, and later he became a rebel army!"

"Among all the bandits, this thief is considered a veteran!"

"Right now, the situation is chaotic and the Ming court is in turmoil. Warlords like them, who are causing trouble in their area, are beginning to lose their patience!"

"They are taking advantage of the chaos to madly expand their respective territories!" Peizhong also added, expressing his helplessness.

"Alas, the situation is so chaotic and confusing! How can I describe it with just one word? "

"The situation is changing rapidly, and we can only do our best to do the things at hand!"

Xiao Jingchuan interrupted the conversation, forced himself to be conscious, and asked Qi Gang about further details of the discussion.

"Eh? Qi Gang, this is about all the reports from the southwest of the capital, right?!" Xiao asked.

Upon hearing this, Qi Gang nodded in response.

"Well, that's good!"

"Then, let's focus on telling us all about the current strategic preparations of the Jiannu for the situation in Shandong!"

"Have they made any deployments or unusual movements recently?!"

Xiao Jingchuan changed the topic and finally brought the military information to Shandong!
"Uh, yes!"

"General, you and I have predicted that at the beginning of this month, the Jiannu cavalry will march south and attack Shandong!"

"Well, in this regard, we have deployed secret agents to Northern Zhili, especially in the capital, and based on this, we have used all our means to conduct an investigation!"

"However, after all, we are a group of scattered people, and the time for infiltration is limited. It is difficult for us to understand many things in detail!"

"As for the current situation, we can only say that what is certain is that the Jiannu upper-level military and political leaders who entered the pass this time seem to be planning to recruit a group of troops and march south in the near future!"

"Can"

"After further investigation, we found that it seems that it was the Jiannu's Prince Rui Dorgon who was temporarily tied up because of the issue of moving the capital!"

"So the time for deploying troops on these two fronts will probably be postponed again!" Qi Gang reported.

When hearing the words "move the capital", Xiao Lang's reaction was relatively normal. After all, he thought it was within his expectations. However, the generals sitting around the table in front of him suddenly lost their composure!
Especially the black guy Li Huchen, who had the most explosive temper and slammed the table with his big hands.

Snapped!
"damn it!"

"It's the fault of those bastards of Jiannu!"

"Move the capital?!"

"Where to move to? Beijing?!"

"Damn it, it looks like he's not planning to leave!" Hu Chen cursed.

"Yes, so impatient."

"It seems that this Dorgon had planned this in advance. Who knows?" Peizhong continued.

"Otherwise, I wouldn't be so anxious to handle such matters in such a short period of time!"

"Alas! The warlord is still thinking ahead!"

"I was originally in Baoding, and I was still wondering why I had to fight with the Ajige tribe of the Jiannu first!"

"And let the rebel Li Zicheng go west!"

"Now, I understand it completely!"