Traveling through the Ming Dynasty, as soon as you open your eyes, you will die

Chapter 97 Diverting trouble to the south

The shade of the trees is dense, and the wind passing through the woods eliminates the heat of autumn, making people feel cool and pleasant. Lu Mou and Li Yan sat across from each other, carefully analyzing the problems in Jiangnan and looking for solutions.

Regarding Lu Mou's idea that Li Zicheng would go south to the south of the Yangtze River, Li Yan was puzzled: "Why?"

"The large-scale plague in the bandit camp has passed, and the plague has entered the elimination period. But after the plague, those who have been sick, even if they are not infected, will have a serious decline in physical fitness. It will take at least a month for them to recover. Restore combat effectiveness. Then, winter is approaching, and Li Chuang's hard days are still to come. And according to the news from the armed workers teams scattered in the northwest, there is no food in the northwest. "

Li Yan nodded: "Yes. As the prince said, the bandits destroyed but did not build. They only knew how to loot along the way, but they did not know how to govern. In this epidemic in the northwest, I don't know how many people died in various places. Even in this good year. In this situation, there will definitely be large-scale grain production reductions or no harvests in various places.

He conquered an army of millions, and it was difficult to sustain the military rations alone. He also thought of himself as a wise man and called out to King Yingchuang. He refused to pay for food for three years, which cut off his source of military food.

The wealthy landowners had all been robbed, so his only way out was to break his promise and start a war against the people. But this will disappoint the people. With the instigation of Wangye's martial arts team, Li Zicheng will inevitably fall into a dilemma. "

Lu Mou responded: "According to this analysis, if Li Chuang wants to survive, he must move to rich areas that they have not yet occupied, just for food."

Li Yan's heart moved, "He can't attack Zijingguan and Zhili, and he still has to solve the food problem, so his next target must be Huguang, Sichuan.

Sichuan has been occupied by Zhang Xianzhong, so Huguang will bear the brunt. Huguang has already been harmed by them once. Although Zuo Liangyu is now in charge of Wuchang, with Zuo Liangyu's level, he does have a way to deal with Zhang Xianzhong, but he cannot deal with Li Zicheng. "

"There is no other way to lure Li Zicheng to the south of the Yangtze River. This is also forced by the situation. At the same time, when Li Zicheng goes south, his northwest will be empty. We will give him a new home and let Ming Dynasty control the north again. As long as Li Zicheng goes south, his northwest will be empty. If the north returns to the hands of the imperial court, the remaining imperial court in the south will become docile again. Isn't this killing two birds with one stone?"

Li Yan snorted: "I kind of understand your purpose of going to Zijingguan this time. Why don't you write a letter and I'll ask my wife to send it to you."

"To whom?"

"Li Zicheng."

Lu Mou smiled, feeling as if he had met a close friend in the vast world.

"That's not necessary. It's too dangerous. I don't want my wife to take risks." Then he stood up and patted his butt: "This time, I'm going to Zijingguan. I want to meet Li Zicheng and teach him how to be smart in person."

Li Yan was completely stunned by Lu Mou's boldness: "You want to go deep into the enemy camp? Aren't you afraid that Li Zicheng will kill you with one knife?"

Lu Mou smiled and said nothing.

After saying goodbye to Li Yan, Lu Mou rushed to Zijingguan with three hundred guards. He wanted to inspect how Li Zicheng's epidemic prevention work was doing and whether he needed his help.

When one party is in trouble, all parties support it. Is this the glorious tradition of the Chinese nation that has been repeatedly promoted? Besides, the sage teaches the benevolent to love others, even those who are enemies. After all, they will still be their own people in the future.

When they arrived at Zijingguan, Liu Mao and others picked him up from a distance.

After being welcomed into the hall, he took his seat and asked about the status of his army: "How is it? Can the plague occur among our soldiers and civilians?"

Liu Mao bowed and replied: "Your Majesty gave us the formula, and we strictly implemented it. Coupled with the city wall barrier, even if there were a few people with similar symptoms, we immediately isolated them. Therefore, the plague did not break out here."

Lu Mou was relieved. The most critical means of epidemic prevention is not subsequent treatment, but early isolation. Only in this way can the epidemic be eradicated.

"Where are the enemies?"

"I don't know the specific situation at the enemy's place, but it is obvious now that the thick smoke of the enemy's burning corpses has reduced. The enemy camp has also been significantly reduced. It seems that when the epidemic broke out, they died a lot, but it seems to have been controlled now. .”

"Has the enemy asked us for help?" Liu Mao stood up with a strange expression and bowed and replied: "I dare not hide it from you, Your Majesty, yes."

"Did you give any help?"

"The one asking for help is the old god, so we will give it as much as we can. Please also ask the prince not to punish the other soldiers and the enemy. If you want to punish the enemy, please punish the last general."

Lu Mou smiled and pressed his hands: "In the face of a catastrophe, we have no enemies, only compatriots. So, what crime do you have? Sit down, sit down."

Liu Mao sat down gratefully.

He turned around and asked Yang Songshan and He Wenzhao: "Is it still difficult for your army during this period?"

He Wenzhao smiled and said: "A plague broke out in the camp of rogue bandits, but they did not attack the city. The soldiers had nothing to do but eat and drink all day long. They were just training. Why bother?"

"Autumn is coming soon, the plague is about to recede, and the enemy will attack us again. The general will have enough energy and is waiting to fight."

Lu Mou smiled and shook his head: "When the plague recedes, Li Chuang will let go of the military camp, but the big thing that really makes him scratch his head will break out again. He probably won't have the energy to attack Zijingguan anymore."

Everyone was curious: "Your Majesty, there will be another big incident involving rogue bandits? How did you predict it?"

Lu Mou said confidently: "Maybe you don't know, but some time ago, I sent Jin Yiwei to sneak into various places to promote the new policies of the imperial court. Not to mention other places, even the stable and prosperous Jiangnan caused big troubles. As a result, Nanjing was left behind. He sent his second-in-command, risking his life, to cross enemy-occupied territory and go to the capital to challenge me."

Everyone had heard about this, and everyone laughed.

"And I also sent a large number of military workers to the northwest, where Li Chuang's base is. Although the news is cut off due to the epidemic, I think that with the diligent work of the Jinyiwei brothers, there must be a lot of movement.

Li Chuang is a man who destroys but does not build. They shout slogans to welcome King Chuang who has not paid food for three years. How can he be directly contracted by me and pass on to his descendants to be more powerful and more acceptable to the people?

As long as the plague recedes and Li Chuang opens his camp, the news will spread to the army. Those rogue bandits who were originally farmers but had rebelled against natural and man-made disasters because they were landless, would immediately put down their swords and guns and flee back to their hometowns to farm when they heard that their hometowns could be divided into fields.

In this way, I see how Li Chuang will face his soldiers who have left the camp and returned to their hometowns to farm. By then, if his men don't flee and are scattered, I think Li Chuang will be able to do it. "

Upon hearing these words, all the generals' eyes lit up.

Liu Mao excitedly smacked his palms: "Your Majesty, you can use the bottom of the cauldron to draw out the firepower. As long as Li Chuangjun is upset, then our crisis will be over and we can counterattack."

Lu Mou nodded: "You are right. We have finally survived this crisis, and we can finally rebuild the old country."

All the generals were excited and thought about the beautiful prospect of regaining their homeland.

"However, counterattacking Li Chuang is not the first priority now. Preventing the Manchus is the top priority. Therefore, this time, I will leave the Yang Songshan Independent Division that can block the attack, and General Liu Mao will take charge of the matter. I will continue to confront Li Chuang. Take away He Wenzhao's troops from the Third Army and return to Beijing to replenish their troops and prepare for the Manchu invasion again."

Yang Songshan stood up and loudly received the order.

He Wenzhao asked worriedly: "Will the Manchu invaders invade again this year?"

(End of this chapter)