Li Qin looked at the map in front of him, but fortunately, that kind of thing didn't happen.
His gaze then swept back and forth across the map of Hubei and Hunan.
Their previous report stated that most of the troops under the command of He Tengjiao, the Governor-General of Huguang, had been wiped out in Henan.
The area around Hubei and Hunan is currently very vulnerable, and they could easily take it over.
Although Huguang had a navy, its combat effectiveness was, well, practically nonexistent.
Moreover, neither Jiangxi nor Huguang had submitted to the Nanjing court, and the powerful navy that the Nanjing court had transferred from Fujian was not currently deployed there.
As long as Wanyan Gun and his forces crossed the Yangtze River, took over Huguang, and controlled both banks of the Yangtze River.
The Yangtze River defense line that had been troubling him for so long collapsed on its own.
He could easily use the southern part of Huguang, located south of the Yangtze River, to march south to Lingnan or east to Jiangxi, and then attack Nanjing.
As long as his army crosses the Yangtze River and reaches the land.
His elite troops were absolutely capable of sweeping across Jiangnan.
At the same time, Li Qin also noticed a key point, namely, the general Jin Hufu and others in Jiangxi.
If we continue our advance southward, it will inevitably arouse their vigilance and sense of crisis.
Now, besides the Nanjing court, the only other forces in Jiangnan are Huguang, Jiangxi, and Lingnan, which are under their own control.
The Jiangnan region, including Zhejiang and Fujian, has already submitted to the Nanjing court.
As for the warlords in the southwest, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou, they are all far away. Once I take over Huguang, I can cut off their connection with the Nanjing court.
Moreover, according to intelligence, they are all unusually conservative and dare not fight him at all.
In other words, they now only have to deal with the Nanjing court, Jiangxi, Lingnan, and Huguang, which is currently at war with them.
In order to protect the Yangtze River defense line, the Nanjing court would likely try to send troops to Huguang to support the region.
After all, they should understand the principle that if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold, right?
However, according to intelligence, the moral bottom line of those officials in Jiangnan should not be overestimated.
The internal strife within the Nanjing court was extremely fierce, and the officials in Jiangnan were strongly opposed to sending troops into battle.
Because sending troops will cost money, and they will take money from them.
Although Li Qin looked down on the bureaucrats in Jiangnan.
But let's assume the worst.
The key to this battle is whether I can cross the Yangtze River from my position in Hubei and Hunan.
From this vulnerable position, we can enter the area south of the Yangtze River.
Without the support of a powerful navy, he had to get there before the Nanjing navy arrived to reinforce him.
Cross the Yangtze River.
Once the Yangtze River is crossed and the Yangtze River defense line is destroyed, even if all the warlords in Jiangnan are united under the Jinling court, they will not be enough to defeat us.
Li Qin then presented the latest report from the Embroidered Uniform Guard of Jiangnan.
When it was discovered that the navy in Nanjing had not made any unusual moves, and the Nanjing court was still debating whether or not to send reinforcements to He Tengjiao in Huguang.
I breathed a sigh of relief.
There's a chance to take a gamble on this.
He then immediately ordered the people on the front lines in Hubei and Hunan not to go to Wuchang to fight He Tengjiao.
First, we must cross the Yangtze River, establish a foothold south of the Yangtze, and control both banks of the Yangtze before attacking Wuchang.
Right after Li Qin finished issuing the order, his advisor Gu Deyuan immediately added:
"The Jinhu Prefecture in Jiangxi controls Jiangxi and is sandwiched between Jiangnan and Huguang. If the Nanjing court decides to support He Tengjiao in Huguang..."
That would also mean taking the Yangtze River through Jiangxi, which he controls.
If he can hold off the Nanjing reinforcements for a while, we'll have enough time to take over Huguang and establish a firm foothold.
After listening to Gu Deyuan's supplementary suggestions, Li Qin also strongly agreed.
Indeed, once we capture Hubei and Hunan, the Yangtze River defense line will collapse without a fight, and the whole country will be within our grasp.
Right now, I'm racing against time, but as long as Jinhu Prefecture in Jiangxi can hold off the reinforcements from Jinling...
He can then take over Huguang.
But what leverage do we need to offer to win him over?
A title of nobility? That might not be enough.
How about the Duke?
Just as Li Qin hesitated, his advisor Gu Deyuan immediately spoke to him:
"Sir, if we want to win over the Golden Tiger Mansion, we have to offer a considerable amount of leverage."
We must be aware that Jinling is also trying to win him over, so we need to offer more leverage than he does.
Whether we can take Huguang and break through the Yangtze River defense line may very well depend on whether he can hold off the reinforcements coming from Nanjing in Jiangxi.
We can raise the stakes a bit; if he doesn't accept, we won't lose anything.
But as long as he agrees and blocks the reinforcements from Jinling, we will cross the Yangtze River and eventually destroy the Jinling court.
"We will be the only legitimate dynasty in the world now, and then we can slowly take it back."
After he finished speaking, Li Qin understood that the stakes for Jiangxi Jinhu Prefecture could be raised as high as possible.
As long as he accepts, I'm determined to make a killing.
No matter how high his promises were, once he destroyed the Jinling court and ascended the throne, he would be done with it.
They can all be taken back.
After figuring things out, Li Qin immediately made up his mind to win over Jin Hufu in Jiangxi.
He then offered a high price, which he had never offered before.
"I will now write a letter to Jin Hufu in Jiangxi, as long as he is willing to submit to the court and block the treacherous officials in Nanjing from sending reinforcements to the treacherous officials in Huguang."
I can appoint him as king, granting him Jiangxi and Zhejiang, which is currently controlled by treacherous officials, and allow him to rule hereditarily.
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