When Li Dingguo dispatched troops to capture Jingmen and Xiangyang, the army of Wu Sangui, the deputy marshal of Dingnan, had also arrived in Xing'an Prefecture.

After receiving the military information from Jiergalang and ordering him to quickly attack Xiangyang and Jingmen, Luo Luohun invited Deputy Commander Wu Sangui to the commander's mansion to discuss.

"Changbo, Prince Su's strategy was set at the beginning of the year to make our army march into Yunnan and Guizhou, but now Prince Zheng has ordered our army to attack Xiangyang from the east. What do you think?" General Luo Luohun asked after informing the information.

Wu Sangui looked on the map for a long time and replied: "Prince, the military information notice has been made very clear. Zhu Youlang's son wanted to go up the Yangtze River and attack Nanzhili with Li Chengdong to encircle Prince Zheng's army in Jiangxi. Zhu Youlang's son's plan was very vicious. If he succeeded, the land of the Qing Dynasty's Jiangnan would no longer exist. After Prince Zheng understood this plan, he formulated a countermeasure to use our army to restrain Li Dingguo so that it could not go east. Prince Zheng's main force attacked Guangzhou. With a humble attitude, the military situation was like fire and could not wait for the orders in the capital. He should act according to Prince Zheng's military orders. It seems that he did not intend to usurp the enemy. In fact, the army is very fast and cannot be delayed. Besides, Prince Zheng is also the auxiliary government, which is not rude to say."

Wu Sangui thought Luo Luohun was dissatisfied with Jiergalang's arrangement, so hesitated.

It is obvious that Jirgalang's military order was based on insight into the intelligence of the Southern Ming Dynasty. Although the strategy formulated at the beginning changed, it was indeed very correct.

"I understand the meaning of Prince Zheng. I don't have to wait for the orders of the capital. But if our army goes east and Liu Wenxiu and Ainengqi attack me, then our army will be attacked from both sides. The most important point is that Li Dingguo's army is the main force of the left army of the Southern Ming Dynasty." Luo Luo said in a humble manner.

"Oh, I understand." Wu Sangui then understood Luo Luohun's thoughts: "He wants to pick up soft seeds. The two armies of Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi are not comparable to Li Dingguo's army. They are incomparable in terms of the number of troops and the quality of the troops."

Thinking of this, Wu Sangui pondered for a while and said, "Prince Su, I guess Prince Su will make the decision to let us restrain Li Dingguo from the east when he received the military newspaper from Nanzhili. If we go to Xiangyang at that time, it would be very difficult. It would be better to take advantage of the fact that Li Dingguo is not yet stable and take down Xiangyang and Jingmen and threaten Jingzhou in one fell swoop. Li Dingguo will be incompetent. As for Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi, according to the position of Beisheng, they may not dare to leave Guizhou. Let's take a step back. Even if they leave Guizhou to aid Li Dingguo, they will be a big taboo in military strategies. I am still afraid that they will not succeed? Please think twice."

Luo Luohun thought it was true. He was not a resistant to the orders of Prince Zheng, so this one was a big deal. At this time, it would be much easier to fight Li Dingguo than to wait for him to occupy Xiangyang and Jingmen.

Opportunities must not be missed, and no more mistakes will come.

"Okay, Chang Bo, I will follow you and the whole army heads eastward." Luo Luohun did not hesitate much and made up his mind.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to take our troops as the pioneers to take Xiangyang and Jingmen." Wu Sangui asked for an order.

"Changbo, are you trying to avenge the King of Sanshun?" Luo Luohun knew Wu Sangui's thoughts. He hated Zhu Youlang and Li Dingguo very much. The statue of Sanshun king kneeling in front of Yang Guodong's cemetery outside Quanzhou City also left a place for Wu Sangui. Everyone in the world knew about this. Wu Sangui had long been so angry that he made a sound, and he wanted to go with Zhu Youlang and Li Dingguo to die.

"Your Majesty, you take care of the face of Quan Beizhi and say you are avenging the Sanshun King. In fact, Beizhi has been furious for a long time. You should teach Zhu Youlang a lesson, who doesn't know how to be tall and strong. Therefore, I beg the prince to give this opportunity to Beizhi, so that Beizhi can humiliate Zhu Youlang's monarch and ministers." Wu Sangui said gritting his teeth.

"Okay, you have to be careful, Zhu Youlang has grenades and landmines in his hand, so you must not act recklessly just with revenge." Luo Luo said in a panic.

"Please rest assured, Li Dingguo was born into a traitor, Zhang Xianzhong was so heroic, and he had few opponents in several provinces. When he met our Qing army, he won a victory and lost his life? The little Li Dingguo has not yet taken it into his humble opinion." Wu Sangui said disapprovingly.

"Changbo's courage is commendable, but since Li Dingguo surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, he seems to have become very good at fighting. It's better to be careful." Luo Luo said in a panic.

"It's just that the firearm is powerful. The prince doesn't have to gain the prestige of others and destroys his morale. The humble Guanning Iron Cavalry is not a frivolous reputation." Wu Sangui said proudly.

"Okay, Chang Bo, you take the lead, and I will follow up later." Luo Luo said.

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Wu Sangui set out from Hanzhong on July 25th and arrived in Xing'anzhou in just five days.

After a short rest, Wu Sangui's deputy general Li Guohan, Bayan, general Zhang Guozhu, Wang Pingfan, son Wu Yingqi, and son-in-law Xia Guoqiao invited him and said, "There are still seven hundred miles to Xiangyang. The spies of the Ming army are very powerful. The army is too powerful. They are likely to notice. The soldiers are very fast. I want to send Zhang Guozhu and Xia Guoqiao to lead two thousand cavalry out of the army. They will lie out during the day and go out at night. They will advance to Xiangyang and Jingmen as soon as possible to assist Li Chengxian and Yang Xiren in guarding the city. What do you think?"

"Prince, Xing'anzhou is 700 miles away from Xiangyang, while Jingzhou is only 400 miles away from Xiangyang. Even if the two thousand cavalry are hidden in the day and exit at night, it will be difficult to ensure that the Ming army will not notice it. If Li Dingguo noticed it, these two thousand soldiers will be useless. According to the last general's opinion, the army will only move forward with great swagger and not avoid the Ming army's eyes and ears. The last general is willing to ride alone to Xiangyang. He only needs to use a small plan to annihilate the Ming army." After hearing Wu Sangui's words, the Prime Minister of Xia offered a plan.

Xia Guoqiao has always been resourceful. He was Wu Sangui's son-in-law in Ming Dynasty, but he was Wu Sangui's think tank. Wu Sangui has always been convinced by his words.

"This plan is very wonderful! General Xia is worthy of being the best among the people. General Xia is the most important. He uses the plan rather than the barbarian. He is not much worse than Zhuge Liang. The prince is helping General Xia, so why should he be afraid of the little Ming army?!" Li Guohan, Bayan, Zhang Guozhu and others all pleaded with good hands.

"Hahaha, you are too proud of him. However, the Prime Minister's plan is indeed very clever. Well, then follow the plan." Wu Sangui also felt that the Prime Minister Xia's plan was very clever, and he also admired his son-in-law very much. At this time, he was praised by everyone and was so slutty that he was itchy, and he immediately laughed proudly.

"Without any time, please ask the prince to prepare a letter. The last time will set off immediately and strive to arrive before the Ming army attacked Xiangyang." Xia Guoqiao said.

"Okay, that's it." Wu Sangui got up and wrote a letter, handed it to Prime Minister Xia, and explained some details to Prime Minister Xia, and then ordered him to leave the camp.
Chapter completed!