Li Qin looked at the map in front of him and traced his finger from Jiangxi to Zhejiang, then north to Nanjing in the south of the Yangtze River.
He discovered that although this road seemed somewhat dangerous, if the army went too far and its supplies were cut off, it would be all over.
But in reality, there is no danger anymore.
According to intelligence, all of Jiangnan's troops have been transferred to the front lines.
In other words, Zhejiang at present simply does not have enough troops to intercept Li Xuanshang's outflanking army.
If Li Xuanshang's surprise attack succeeds and he takes over Jinling, the overall situation will be completely settled.
You should know that he always had a trump card in Jinling City.
Everything will be over once Li Xuanshang reaches the gates of Jinling.
Judging from the current situation, there is simply no one in the empty rear of Jiangnan who can stop Li Xuanshang's army.
However, Li Xuanshang's surprise attack and outflanking maneuver surprised and delighted him.
However, he was quite dissatisfied with the performance of some people.
For example, Liu Chenghui of Anqing ordered his soldiers to attack the city desperately.
They wanted to take a city by risking their lives in a very short time.
Although the results were good, Anqing City was on the verge of collapse.
However, the casualties were also enormous.
In particular, there were many Liaodong soldiers among them.
These are the core elements of Li Qin's control over the army.
Liu Chenghui actually sent his core army to participate in a siege battle that resulted in heavy casualties.
This made him extremely dissatisfied.
His task was clearly to tie down the Anqing army and support Li Xuanshang's army in their flanking attack.
However, he chose to launch a strong attack.
During this period, I have frequently received memorials from Li Hongji and Liu Sixiu, members of the allied forces attacking Anqing.
Without exception, they were all impeachments against Liu Chenghui.
During their fierce attack on Anqing, they suffered considerable casualties.
Although they also wanted to stop, Liu Chenghui, the actual commander of the army, kept pressuring them to attack.
Although they were extremely dissatisfied, the Jinling court was now teetering on the brink of collapse.
Nobody wants to fall out with Liu Chenghui and Li Qin behind him.
They had no choice but to obey Liu Chenghui's orders.
Li Qin shook his head as he watched Li Hongji and Liu Sixiu impeach Liu Chenghui.
Wealth, wealth, it's truly dazzling!
Li Qin could also see that Liu Chenghui wanted to make one last desperate attempt.
He took his own troops, along with those of Liu Sixiu, Li Hongji, and others, and made one last desperate attempt.
As long as he succeeds in taking Anqing.
Then we can take advantage of the situation to advance eastward and completely take over Nanjing.
At that time, he will be the most meritorious person in this southward expedition, and he will definitely be rewarded with a title of king or duke.
He's getting old and wants to make one last desperate attempt.
Upon learning of his actions, Li Qin immediately sent him a letter to stop him.
Just let him do the job of keeping things under control.
Don't use his savings to go on a shopping spree.
Li Qin tacitly approved of his previous actions.
Selfishness is something everyone has.
I can't possibly punish him at this time.
Most importantly, Liu Chenghui is a veteran in their team.
He was also one of the most loyal people in Li Qin's opinion.
As long as he was loyal, Li Qin could simply ignore his selfish motives when attacking Anqing.
After reading through the memorials from other parts of his work, Li Qin...
They also began to pay attention to the current situation in the three towns north of the Yangtze River.
It must be said that these three towns are indeed worthy of the long-term preparation and construction by the Jiangnan imperial court.
They were truly well-prepared, and it was a really tough fight.
After all, the three towns were specifically designed for his battles.
Take Fengyang Prefecture, which is right in front of him, for example. Li Qin appointed Dugu Yu as the general to attack the city.
He's been attacking Fengyang Prefecture for so long.
Under the defense of General Qi Jiguang, Fengyang Prefecture remained completely unshaken.
There was no sign of it being breached.
If the fighting continues like this, it is estimated that it will take another year or two before they can defeat the enemy.
But that doesn't matter, as long as we take Jiangnan.
Then it all came to an end.
Once we capture Jiangnan and Jinling, these three towns will collapse without a fight.
Take Fengyang, which is right in front of me, for example. The soldiers in charge of defending it are the Jingying soldiers who were transferred from Jiangnan.
Their families are all in Jiangnan. As long as Jiangnan is captured...
We've taken down his family members; let's see if they dare to resist then.
There is also Yan Yingyuan, who is still resisting in Jiujiang. His core resistance force in Jiujiang is also the Beijing Garrison.
Once their families are captured, they're finished.
The core fighting force of the Jiangnan court was the Beijing Garrison.
Once the Beijing garrison is dismantled, the overall situation in Jiangnan will be settled.
After deducing the final outcome of this southward journey using the map, Li Qin leaned back in his chair and breathed a sigh of relief.
The defenses that Jiangnan had painstakingly built up over the years completely collapsed with the surrender of Jinhu Prefecture in Jiangxi.
He can now say that there are loopholes almost everywhere.
However, the Jiangnan court did not have enough power to plug these gaps.
The overall situation can be said to have been settled.
Li looked at the map in front of him, his thoughts already drifting to faraway places.
That happened after they captured Jinling and destroyed the Jiangnan court.
Once the Jiangnan court is destroyed, the court under my control will be the only legitimate one.
His long-held plan was to receive the Nine Bestowments after he had destroyed the Jiangnan court.
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