Facing the two expectant eyes of Duke of the British and Li Guozhen, Zhu Cilang didn't care and gave the answer directly.

"The answer is actually very simple, it is to divide the troops into two groups! Duke of the British, you will lead the whole of them to continue besieging Baoding Prefecture, and be sure to conquer Baoding so that Li Zicheng has no chance to breathe. Xiangcheng Bo, you and I will lead the army back together to support the capital."

Zhu Cilang's strategy is actually very simple, that is - I want it all.

Not only should we take down Baoding Prefecture, but we should also defend Beijing!

The Duke of England and Li Guozhen obviously did not expect that Zhu Cixuan would give such an answer, and both of them were stunned for a moment.

A few seconds later, the two of them spoke in unison: "Your Highness, this is absolutely absolutely necessary!"

The duke of the British and Li Guozhen have always been not very harmonious, but this time the two reached a consensus at an astonishing speed and opposed it in unison.

British justice: "Your Highness, although Li Zicheng should indeed take it, if he divides his troops, wouldn't it weaken the power of our Ming Dynasty?"

Li Guozhen said: "Your Highness, Jiannu really wants to resist, but if he divides his troops into two groups, I think it's too risky."

Although the words of the two are aimed at different aspects, they both mean the same.

The Ming Dynasty's military power is still relatively weak now. If the troops are divided into two groups, the Ming Dynasty will probably not be able to grasp it.

You should know that the Ming Dynasty was still alive and was almost destroyed by Li Zicheng not long ago.

Even if you beat Li Zicheng now, you can't be able to float away.

Facing the words of the British Duke and Li Guozhen, Zhu Ciyang obviously disagreed: "Two, you really underestimate the Ming Dynasty, or rather, you value Li Zicheng and Jiannu too much!"

Li Zicheng's Dashun and Jurchens' Qing Dynasty, are these two regimes weak?

Of course it is not weak.

But are they strong?

Actually, it's not.

If they were really strong, then the Ming Dynasty would have been destroyed long ago!

Of course, the Ming Dynasty still has strength, otherwise it would not have been pushed to the base by Li Zicheng after a full fifteen years of fighting on both sides.

You can't underestimate yourself.

Zhu Cilang said lightly: "Let's analyze Li Zicheng first. After the battle outside Gu'an City, Li Zicheng now has only about 30,000 to 40,000 troops, and most of them are defeated soldiers without fighting spirit. If we divide half of the troops out, it will be exactly 40,000, and it will be enough to beat him."

British justice: "With that being said, but what about Jiannu?"

Zhu Cilang smiled and said, "Jiannu is indeed a very big trouble. In the past battles, our Ming Dynasty actually suffered more defeats and won less victory, and this must be admitted. But at the same time, we must also see that Jiannu's goal this time is actually to attract the attention of our Ming Dynasty and prevent our Ming Dynasty from concentrating on destroying Li Zicheng.

So Jiannu would not send too many troops. Haven’t you discovered that Jiannu led the troops this time was Jirgalang? Why did another auxiliary king, Dorgon, not appear because Dorgon was unwilling to get involved in this matter?

In other words, we faced a war at best half of Jiannu, not the entire Jiannu elite who came from a vast army. This is very important.

If we still think of using only 40,000 troops to resist when facing all the elites of Jiannu, then what we get is likely to be a crushing defeat. But if we use 40,000 elites to resist when facing half of Jiannu, and the goal is just for a draw, then I think it is very promising."

Zhu Cilang's words reveal strong self-confidence.

In fact, there is one thing that Zhu Cilang didn't say, or they didn't believe it when he told the British Duke, that is, he still has the system!

With the system in there, are you still afraid that you will not be able to beat the Qing Dynasty?

Just as Zhu Cixuan thought of this, the system's voice sounded at the right time: "A new sign-in location appears. Please arrive anywhere within five miles of the Qing Dynasty military camp within half a month to receive the sign-in task!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Cilang immediately smiled and snapped his fingers.

This wave is stable!

But it was impossible for the Duke of England and Li Guozhen to hear the words in Zhu Cilang's mind, so they were a little confused by Zhu Cilang's actions, and they thought it was Zhu Cilang who was encouraging his own courage.

The Duke of England thought for a while, but said helplessly: "Your Highness, maybe what you said makes sense, but can such a proposal be passed by His Majesty?"

Li Guozhen also said: "Yes, Your Highness, it's better for the whole army to return to the capital."

The two still wanted to continue trying to convince Zhu Cixuan.

Zhu Cilang shook his head and said decisively: "No! Two, why did the Ming Dynasty be dragged in the quagmire of fighting on both sides in the past? Isn't it because every time Jiannu fights, we have to draw a large number of main forces to deal with it, so we can only watch Li Zicheng escape?

Learning from the past, and the teacher of the future. Our Ming Dynasty has been dealt with by Li Zicheng and Jiannu for a full fifteen years. Do you still want to see the Ming Dynasty continue like this and be dragged to death by Jiannu?

We must take this opportunity to fight to eliminate Li Zicheng, so that we can completely end this situation!"

The Ming Dynasty, especially the Chongzhen Dynasty, was actually a very unlucky dynasty.

As we all know, various strange phenomena in the Little Ice Age, either poor harvests or floods every year, droughts or earthquakes.

What should we do if the people are unable to survive? We can only rebel.

If you want to rebel, it’s fine. After all, that feudal dynasty did not rebel? Isn’t it over if it is pacified?

But there was an enemy like the Qing Dynasty outside. Not only did it continuously consume the huge amount of national resources of the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong, but it also tried hard to echo the rebels Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong within the Ming Dynasty. Every time, he saw that Li Zicheng was about to die, he would send troops immediately.

If the capital of the Ming Dynasty is still in Nanjing, it doesn’t matter. It’s still thousands of miles away from the border. No matter how the Qing Dynasty harasses the border, I can kill Li Zicheng first.

But the capital of the Ming Dynasty was in Beijing, just a short distance from the border of the Qing Dynasty.

Therefore, every time the Qing Dynasty sent troops, the Ming Dynasty had to gather heavy troops to defend the capital for the safety of the capital. Then Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and others could happily continue to wander around, harming the entire Ming Dynasty.

This is a vicious cycle, or even a vicious cycle.

It was this cycle that seemed like a malignant tumor that dragged down the Ming Dynasty in history and caused the last Han Dynasty to fall down.

To break this cycle, you must have courage and dare to bet and take risks at some critical moments.

The most important thing is that it is really a risk to others, Zhu Cilang's adventure... He can cheat!

Zhu Cixuan said with a bright look: "Don't I know the hidden dangers of splitting troops into two groups? Of course I know it. But, without taking risks, where will the huge profits come from? Please think about how rich the Ming Dynasty can get if it succeeds this time!"

After listening to Zhu Cixuan's words, the British Duke and Li Guozhen couldn't help but start thinking.

Where are the returns?

The troops were divided into two groups. If both groups could achieve their goals, it would be to completely defeat or even kill Li Zicheng on Baoding, to solve the largest rebels within the Ming Dynasty, and to resist the Qing Dynasty's offensive in the capital, and to make the Qing Dynasty return in vain.

If this is true, the vicious cycle that plagued the Ming Dynasty for the fifteenth year would be broken, and the Ming Dynasty would definitely be the biggest beneficiary.

If you only achieve your goals along the way, you can continue to support the other way, but the situation will return to a very critical state.

If neither of them can achieve the goal...then the Ming Dynasty will be over.

Thinking of this, the Duke of England and Li Guozhen's breathing was a little rapid.

The best result is that the Ming Dynasty may be reborn from the ashes.

The worst result is that the Ming Dynasty will be completely destroyed!

Zhu Cilang knocked on the table and said sincerely: "Both are important officials of the Ming Dynasty. You should have known for a long time that the Ming Dynasty is already suffering from serious illnesses and is even dying. As the only person who can have the opportunity to save the Ming Dynasty, if we are still afraid of our hands and feet and think about conservative treatment at this time, we may only be able to watch the Ming Dynasty perish.

It’s time for you two to take a gamble. It’s not only for us, but also for the Ming Dynasty, and for the millions of people in the world! As long as we succeed, they can no longer suffer, they can live in a powerful Ming Dynasty, and let the light of China spread throughout the world!”

The Duke of England and Li Guozhen were silent.

At this moment, their hearts were a little excited.

Save the Ming Dynasty, but take risks.

Then...

The British Duke took a deep breath and said slowly: "Since His Highness the Crown Prince has such a passion, how could the old minister not follow His Highness?"

Li Guozhen laughed and said, "Your Highness is nothing more than losing and then going to die. Your Highness is not afraid of him. What's the matter with me?"

The British Duke is only in his early thirties this year, and Li Guozhen is even in his twenties. Both of them are in their prime. Once the blood in their chest is stimulated by Zhu Cilang, they will suddenly burn and be out of control.

Isn't it just a risk or a gambling life?

Did it!

Seeing this, Zhu Cilang smiled: "Very good, two, let's help us save this Ming Dynasty!"

The three of them have decided to split into two groups from tomorrow.

The Southern Army, led by the British Duke, was to siege Baoding with all its might, strive to break through Baoding as quickly as possible, and then head north to support the capital.

The Northern Army, led by Li Guozhen and Zhu Cixuan as the supervisor, was tasked with defending the capital and preventing the Qing Dynasty from taking the opportunity to attack the Ming Dynasty.

After the discussion was completed, Zhu Cixuan walked out of the coach's tent and realized that it was already late at night.

Zhu Cilang looked up and looked at the stars on the summer night above his head. The vast Milky Way passed by his head, and the Big Dipper shone brightly around the North Stars.

"Li Zicheng? The Qing Dynasty? If you want to destroy the Ming Dynasty, you... are not qualified!"

Zhu Cilang laughed loudly and walked towards his tent not far away.
Chapter completed!