Wuchang.

The bleak autumn wind is now again, and it has changed the world.

Zhang Xianzhong likes to stand on the city wall and look into the distance, which gives him a feeling that the whole world is under control.

Zhang Xianzhong defeated Zuo Liangyu not because of his strength, but because of his calculations.

Simply put, the whole process is that Zhang Xianzhong suddenly negotiated peace while fighting, sent an envoy to express a ceasefire to Zuo Liangyu and divide his sphere of influence.

After the truce, Zhang Xianzhong wanted to go west to fight Sichuan, and Zuo Liangyu could go east to fight Jiangnan, and no one would conflict.

Zuo Liangyu was forced to deal with Zhang Xianzhong's attack at the beginning. What Zuo Liangyu wanted to do was to attack Jiangnan or go north to the Central Plains, so after hearing this news, Zuo Liangyu was naturally very happy and brought people to discuss peace with Zhang Xianzhong.

Who would have thought that Zhang Xianzhong pretended to discuss peace on the surface to make Zuo Liangyu careless, but secretly sent Li Dingguo to lead a surprise soldier to cut off Zuo Liangyu's food route.

When Zuo Liangyu learned the news, he was stunned. When he was in a dilemma, Zhang Xianzhong's army arrived and attacked Li Dingguo, directly killing Zuo Liangyu so hard that he could escape. Returning to Jiujiang was already considered as the blue smoke coming from Zuo Liangyu's ancestral tomb.

Zhang Xianzhong took advantage of the victory and took down the Wuchang City very smoothly.

Li Dingguo walked up and reported to Zhang Xianzhong happily: "Father, we have completely controlled the entire Huangzhou Prefecture, and all the prefectures in the northern part of Huguang are already under the rule of the Great Western!"

Li Dingguo's happiness is justified, because this is the first time since the rebellion, the Great Western regime of Zhang Xianzhong has controlled such a huge and vast territory in so many years.

Just count it, basically the entire territory of Hubei was taken under the command of the Daxi regime in later generations. It was like a beggar who begs for food every day and fell into the vault overnight. It was so cool.

Zhang Xianzhong nodded, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Very good. Where is that old guy Zuo Liangyu?"

Li Dingguo smiled and said, "The old guy retreated to Jiujiang now and was recruiting soldiers and horses. Father, just give me a soldier and horse, and I will go downstream and destroy the old dog Zuo Liangyu!"

Li Dingguo looked down on Zuo Liangyu from the bottom of his heart.

If you rebel, you will rebel as openly as my father, and you will eat the court's food and smash the court's pot. What kind of heroes are you?

Not to mention that Zuo Liangyu was fooled by Zhang Xianzhong on the battlefield, which made Li Dingguo look down on this person even more and more.

Zhang Xianzhong turned his head and stared at Li Dingguo, and a strange expression suddenly appeared on his face.

After a while, Zhang Xianzhong spoke, "No, the war between us and Zuo Liangyu ends here."

Li Dingguo was stunned: "What, Father, you..."

Zhang Xianzhong directly interrupted Li Dingguo: "You must be very surprised, why did this king make such a decision, right?"

Li Dingguo nodded repeatedly, looking puzzled.

Zhang Xianzhong laughed and said, "Do you know the nine-character policy of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, when the rebellion was in full swing?"

Li Dingguo rushed out: "Build high walls, accumulate grain, and slowly become king!"

Zhang Xianzhong nodded and said, "That's right. There are many problems within the court now. I am a king, Li Zicheng is a person, and Zuo Liangyu is also a person. From the perspective of the Ming Dynasty, they must be the one who is the most popular, so the court has been fighting with Li Zicheng this year.

If I destroy Zuo Liangyu, then Huguang and Jiangxi will be controlled by me, and Jiangnan can be beaten by me at any time, and Jiangnan... is the last foundation of the Ming Dynasty now! In that case, the court will definitely focus on me regardless of everything. Do you think this is a good thing?"

Li Dingguo was silent for a moment, and his eyes flashed with light and said, "But if we can destroy Zuo Liangyu in one fell swoop and conquer Jiangnan, wouldn't it be like having all the bases of Zhu Yuanzhang back then? If we attacked the Northern Expedition based on this, we might have to recreate the glory of Zhu Yuanzhang in the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhang Xianzhong laughed out loud.

A moment later, Zhang Xianzhong patted Li Dingguo on the shoulder: "Silly boy, Zhu Yuanzhang had already operated the southern base for 14 years before the Northern Expedition! But what about this king? It has been less than a month since I conquered Wuchang, and even the people in this city were unable to conquer, let alone the entire Jiangnan. If I continue to expand rashly under such circumstances, it would be a dead end!"

Li Dingguo's enthusiasm seemed to be extinguished by cold water in an instant. After a while, he said: "So... what my father meant was to manage Huguang first?"

Zhang Xianzhong nodded slowly: "Yes, Huguang is now a grain-producing area with a certain status in the Ming Dynasty. I plan to manage this place well and gather people's hearts. During this period, I do not plan to continue to launch a new war, so let Li Zicheng, Zuo Liangyu and others fight slowly with the court."

Li Dingguodao: "But what if the court takes the initiative to attack us?"

Zhang Xianzhong smiled and said, "The court took the initiative to go south? No, it's impossible. You have to know that there are Jiannu in Liaodong who is eyeing him. The capital is under Jiannu's nose. How dare the court send a large army to go south? If the king expected it, it would be the limit of the court to send 30,000 to 50,000 troops back to defend Jiangnan.

Oh by the way, aren't you very surprised why I will keep Zuo Liangyu's life? Because Zuo Liangyu's old dog has nowhere to go now, he will definitely find a way to occupy Jiangnan and become his new base, so that the court will definitely find a way to destroy Zuo Liangyu. Later, you will send an envoy to tell Zuo Liangyu that as long as he is still fighting against Jiangnan, I will never attack him from the rear, and may even consider supporting him with a batch of food and warships!"

When Li Dingguo heard this, he completely understood Zhang Xianzhong’s thoughts.

Now Zhang Xianzhong occupies Hubei. In the north, he occupies Li Zicheng from Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Henan, and to the east is Zuo Liangyu who is eyeing Jiangnan. No matter which of these two people is more threatening to the Ming Dynasty court.

What is low-key development? This is low-key development!

Li Dingguo looked at Zhang Xianzhong with great admiration and said, "The father is indeed far-sighted, and the sons admire him!"

Zhang Xianzhong laughed and grabbed Li Dingguo's shoulder affectionately: "Child, this country in Daxi is yours sooner or later. You cannot just know how to conquer the world immediately, but you must also know how to go down to govern the world like Zhu Di, the Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty. Now, go to the lower-level counties, take a look at people's livelihood, kill a few corrupt officials, cultivate your prestige in the people, and win the hearts of the people in Huguang for this king!"
Chapter completed!