On the occasion of Zhao Mingbing's arrival in Wuchang, a debate was underway in Chang'an, Guanzhong, and in the palace of King Zhou.On the main hall, Wu Sangui, the king of Zhou, sat on the throne in a decent manner, and the civil and military forces of the Zhou State were separated on both sides.Since the Zhou Dynasty, there is still a new regime, the early vigor and vigor, the local tranquility, the high spirit of the central government, and the ambition to annex the world.At this time, the envoy of the Longwu court came to Chang'an, which caused a great shock to the Zhou government and the public.The Zhou State formed two views on whether to send troops for reinforcements.One is the Western Military Department headed by Sun Kewang, who does not approve of the rescue, but because of the sharing of land with the Han State, while the other faction, led by Hong Chengchou, believes that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, and they must not only reinforce but also reinforce in a large way.At this time, Wu Sangui glanced at everyone, and said in a deep voice: "Longwu envoy asks for help, help?"
Attack?
”Zuo Xiangsun Kewang had a grudge against the Ming Dynasty, and was almost killed by the Longwu court, and immediately came out and said: "Your Majesty!
I have a great Zhou Xiong in Guanzhong, and both Hedong and Bashu, according to the land of Qiang Qin.Just go out to the east, and merge the world.Now, Longwu and Han are fighting against each other, and I am coming to the aid of the Great Zhou, spending troops, money and food, but it is unprofitable.It is better to attack from afar, take advantage of the shortcomings of Longwu, and slightly expand the territory. ”Deep down in his heart, Sun Kewang still resents the Ming Dynasty, but in addition to resentment, he has also considered taking the opportunity to attack Longwu, not out of personal grudges.The Zhou army helped Longwu repel the Han army, but for the Zhou army, there was no substantial benefit, and they could not get an inch of land and could not take the opportunity to strengthen their power.This is tantamount to wasting the strength of the Zhou State and helping Longwu to relieve the siege, which is unprofitable for Zhou.Sun Kewang was ambitious and felt that he should take this opportunity to capture Huguang and divide Chu and Jiangxi equally with the Han State.Sun Kewang didn't feel that the Zhou State was weaker than the Han State, so he was not afraid of the Han army becoming bigger.At present, the world is divided and divided, and it is time to do everything possible to expand its own strength.Wu Sangui was also very tempted by Sun Kewang's suggestion, but he knew that Hong Chengchou was opposed to it, and Wu Sangui still relied on Hong Chengchou very much and attached great importance to his opinion."
What do you think of the right phase?"
Wu Sangui asked in a deep voice.Hong Chengchou said: "The minister does not approve of the intention of the left minister, thinking that it is necessary to reinforce the Longwu court!"
”Wu Sangui frowned and said: "Qing persuaded Gu Faming before, but now he is admonishing again, why not?"
”Not long ago, Hong Chengchou had suggested that Wu Sangui should take advantage of Longwu's army to advance eastward, and on the grounds of responding to Jianwu, he sent troops to copy Longwu's lair and seize the opportunity to seize the land of Huguang.Hong Chengchou saluted and said: "Sometimes there are differences.Xilongwu and Jianwu competed, Longwu was strong and Jianwu was weak, and my Great Zhou attacked Longwu to prevent Longwu from unifying the southern country and avoid the formation of a strong country in the south and threaten my Great Zhou.Now that Longwu is weak, and Han is strong, I should rescue Longwu in the Great Zhou, so as not to unify the south of the Han Kingdom and threaten the foundation of the king!
”Hong Chengchou and Zhao Ming have fought many times, and they know that Zhao Ming is powerful, and they definitely dare not underestimate the Han Kingdom.The current strength of the Han State made Hong Chengchou quite afraid, if Zhao Ming was allowed to seize Chu Gan, then no one in the world would be able to restrain him.Hong Chengchou saluted Wu Sangui, then glanced at the people in the hall, and said solemnly: "In the first year of Longwu, Zhao Ming first came to the fore in Jiangyin, killed Beizi Tunqi, and then entered Huzhou to force Li Chengdong to rebel, and in the melee in eastern Zhejiang, he captured Nikan and killed Li Shutai.In the second year of Longwu, Duoduo attacked eastern Zhejiang, and Zhao Ming entered the Yangtze River, killed Tian Xiong, broke Nanjing Waiguo, and disrupted Duoduo's deployment, so that Zhu Yihai was able to keep the three prefectures in southern Zhejiang.In the same year, Huang Binqing fell into the water and died, and Zhao Ming merged with the Huang Department and became a town on its own.After that, the Jinhua War, breaking the Boluo army of 100,000, and several northern expeditions, the minister was also defeated by his hands.In the first battle of Gaizhou, although Zhao Ming was not there, his subordinates broke the Qing army and destroyed the Four Banners of Manchuria, which must be clear to everyone. ”Wu Sangui frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"
”Hong Chengchou saluted and said solemnly: "Your Excellency, because you know that Manchuria is powerful, the minister said this to warn your lord, as well as many colleagues, that you must not despise the Han Kingdom, he is much stronger than we imagined!"
”Wu Sangui has been fighting with the Manchu Qing for many years, and the Guanning army naturally knows that the Manchu Qing is powerful, and when he heard what Hong Chengchou said, he was all solemn."
The words of the right minister will inevitably increase the morale of others and destroy their own prestige!"
Sun Kewang frowned and said: "The prime minister did not deny the strength of the Han Kingdom, but I am not weak when I destroy the Western Qing Dynasty in the Great Zhou Dynasty and sweep away Guanzhong!"
”Hong Chengchou sighed and said: "Your Majesty, the words of the ministers may be to destroy their own prestige with the will of others, but the ministers must tell the truth!"
”Wu Sangui had a gloomy face, "Please say it to the right minister!"
”Hong Chengchou then said: "It is true that our dynasty has the land of Qin, but now it is different from the past, since the Han and Tang dynasties, Guanlong has withered, and the population, taxes, financial resources, material resources, culture and education, are far inferior to Jiangnan."
Moreover, the Han Dynasty has been established for several years, and the foundation is stable, and it is difficult to compare with the Han Dynasty for a long time.Now Zhao Mingdi, the population is five times that of me, and the financial resources are ten times that of me, if it wins Wuchang, even if I join forces with the Eastern Qing Dynasty, I am afraid it will be difficult to resist it.Now that Zhao Ming has already sent troops to Wuchang, if I send troops to attack Longwu, Chu and Jiang will surrender to Zhao Ming.In this way, I will have one more strong enemy in the south!
Therefore, the minister begged the king to send troops to support the Longwu court, so that Zhao Ming could not only force Zhao Ming to withdraw from the army, but also expand the strength of my Great Zhou with the help of the Longwu banner!
”Wu Sangui groaned for a while, weighing the pros and cons.Destroying the Western Qing, sweeping away Guanlong, and subduing Hedong made Wu Sangui full of confidence for a while, but Hong Chengchou's words made him calm down.Wu Sangui has been in Liaodong for half his life, and he has been fighting against the Qing army, so he naturally knows how powerful the Qing army is.Zhao Ming can do it, defeat Duoduo, and defeat the Eight Banners, it can be seen that Zhao Ming's strength is still above the Qing army.Wu Sangui actually knew in his heart that he swept away Xiqing, Xiqing was actually just a shelf, and his strength had long been exhausted.Listening to Hong Chengchou's words, it means that whoever fights whom, to avoid the emergence of a regime in the world that surpasses the strength of the Zhou State.Wu Sangui pondered for a while, stood up, glanced at everyone, and finally made up his mind, "I have made up my mind, according to the words of the right minister, send 200,000 troops to rescue Longwu!"
”Hong Chengchou immediately saluted, "Your Majesty is Shengming!"
”The muscles on Sun Kewang's face twitched, since Hong Chengchou came, his status in the Zhou State had dropped significantly.Now, in addition to internal affairs, he, the left minister, can do something to live, and in terms of military strategy, Wu Sangui does not listen to him at all.This made Sun Kewang extremely annoyed in his heart, but he could only bow down with everyone.…… Guiyang.After Li Dingguo withdrew from Liangguang and Guizhou, the army has been resting in Guiyang.When he learned that Zhao Ming took advantage of his withdrawal and returned to Guangzhou, Li Dingguo couldn't help but remember Zhao Ming in his heart.At this time, in the festival hall, the envoy sent by Guan Yinxi knelt in front of Li Dingguo.Bai Wenxuan, the general of the Western Army, said coldly: "Do you still want us to reinforce?"
Don't even think about it!
”The person who came knelt on the ground and kowtowed, and bowed down again and again, "Your Highness, please help the court and the prince!"
”Li Dingguo's face was calm, and he said half-loudly: "Where the righteousness is, go back and tell the old man that I won't sit idly by!"
”Bai Wenxuan and other generals couldn't help but exclaim, "King!
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