"Your Highness, it is Luo Shuangfu, the commander-in-chief of Wuchang, who has led his troops to surrender in Kaicheng." An officer came up to greet him, bowed and saluted, and then reported.

"It turns out he's not Zhang Changgeng's slave!" Huang Li smiled and said, "Bring Luo Shuangfu here!"

Soon, Luo Shuangfu was escorted over. He knelt down on the ground and said respectfully: "The guilty general, Luo Shuangfu, pays homage to His Highness, Thousand Years, Thousand Years, Thousand Thousand Years Old."

Huang Li raised his hand and said warmly: "Commander Luo is in front of the formation anyway. If you don't make our army bleed, I will forgive you and reward you for your merits."

"Your Highness is magnanimous, and the sinner will burst into tears of gratitude." Luo Shuangfu wiped his eyes, and there were a few tears, "The sinner will be willing to go through fire and water, and die to serve."

"Get up!" Huang Li said calmly: "From now on, I will stay in the army and make new achievements. Now follow me into the city and tell more about the situation in the city."

Luo Shuangfulian claimed that he was, and stood up. A Ming army gave him a horse. He hurriedly followed Huang Li, preparing to be questioned.

"There are many families of officials and generals in the city. Please point them out one by one, and our army will take them all away." Huang Li rode through the city gate, with light and dark on his head alternating, and the horse's hooves stepped on the stone road, making a sound of kicking.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, there will be no mistakes or omissions in the end." Luo Shuangfu looked flattering, but he promised extremely firmly.

Huang Li smiled and said, "Are there any more important ones? Can you just name a few?"

Luo Shuangfu thought for a while and said: "Yang Maoxun, the governor of Hubei, Hu Maozhen, the admiral of Huguang, the chief envoy..."

Huang Li's eyes lit up and he concealed it well, so he didn't care much about the names of the officials behind him, even though they were all going to eastern Sichuan.

When the Ming army entered the city, the defenders surrendered one after another, and almost no one dared to resist. They were just soldiers eating food, and failure was a foregone conclusion. Who would be so stupid as to risk their lives!

When Huang Li rushed to the Governor's Mansion, all Ming troops had been cleared, and absolute safety was ensured before Huang Li and his soldiers were allowed inside.

"Where is Zhang Changgeng?" When Huang Li entered the mansion, he casually asked an officer: "Have you caught him?"

"Back to Your Highness, Zhang Changgeng is not in the Governor's Mansion, and our army is searching for him in the city." The officer replied respectfully.

Luo Shuangfu rolled his eyes and said: "Your Highness, if Zhang Changgeng is not in his residence, he must be in another courtyard in the city, and no one will know where it is."

Huang Li smiled slightly and said: "Then you will lead the way to arrest Zhang Changgeng! We will also bring Hu Maozhen's family members with us. We must treat them well."

Luo Shuangfu bowed down to accept the order and led a group of Ming troops to arrest him.

Huang Li entered the hall, sat down in the chair, stretched out his legs and feet, and relaxed for a moment without any image.

Although he was fully confident in the raid on Wuchang, it was so easy that it was a bit unexpected. Next, Huang Li needed to weigh and calculate.

Facing the forbidden Eight Banners has always been one of his goals. Only by eliminating this threat, Zongheng Huguang will have no fear and resistance.

However, specific plans need to be formulated based on the actual situation, because it is impossible to determine when the Eight Banners will arrive, or even whether the Eight Banners will leave Xingshan.

The speed of ancient information transmission really made Huang Li feel uncomfortable. In his previous estimation, he could still rely on a cheating device. But as history went further and further off track, he gradually lost this powerful weapon.

"If you wait for work in leisure, you will lose the opportunity to siege the city and plunder the territory and expand your influence. To siege the city and plunder the territory, you must always be on guard against sudden attacks by the Eight Banners who are forbidden to travel."

Huang Li thought about it, weighed it, and found it difficult to make a decision.

It is not ruled out that the Qing navy that was defeated could have fled further and went downstream to spread the news. In other words, Jiangxi might have heard the alarm and moved, and the navy of the two rivers might have gone upstream and came to fight.

Yuan Dongbao and other soldiers came in and hung the map on the wall so that Huang Li could see it when he raised his head.

Huang Li thought hard for a long time, then took a few sips of the tea offered by his soldiers, and then his eyes stayed on the map and did not move for a long time.

Suddenly, he raised his brows, his eyes flashed with wisdom, and new ideas gradually formed in his mind.

The most critical factor in the successful attack on Wuchang was the word "quick". The Qing army was completely unprepared, so they were panicked and completely lost their confidence in holding on.

"The city was unprepared, and there were very few weapons and materials needed to defend the city. No wonder the defenders surrendered without a fight. The same is probably true for the important cities below Wuchang. Even if they were alerted, it would be difficult to prepare completely in a hurry."

"It is wrong to passively wait for the ban on the Eight Banners. It not only delays the time, but also delays the opportunity for war. If they do what they do, I will attack mine. It is a wise move to continue to attack the city and plunder the territory before the Qing army reacts."

Huang Li squinted his eyes and focused on Jiujiang downstream.

After breaking through Jiujiang, you can go down to Poyang Lake and capture Nanchang. If you continue down the river, you can attack Anqing, the capital of Anhui Province. Anqing is the last line of defense in Jinling. If it falls, the two rivers will inevitably be shaken.

"Very good, what is important is shock. Although continuing to march into Nanjing seems a bit excessive, the confrontation with the Liangjiang Navy can be expected. Lead them to a decisive battle in Jiujiang, a land and water attack, and destroy the last Qing navy on the Yangtze River.

Teacher."

Just as he was thinking about it, Prince Guangxing of the Kingdom of Jing had already walked in and reported to Huang Li in high spirits that Wuchang City was under complete control and the arsenal and warehouses were being counted.

Huang Li smiled and expressed a few words of appreciation, then asked Wang Guangxing to sit down, expressed his thoughts and asked for his opinions.

Wang Guangxing was stunned for a moment, and then started to think about it. He was a little surprised by Huang Li's bold action plan.

The easy capture of Wuchang was an unexpected surprise for Wang Guangxing.

It is worthy of being the location of the provincial capital, "the most prosperous place in Chu" and one of the "four gatherings in the world". With just a cursory glance at the treasury, he could estimate that the seizure was extremely rich.

The guards in Huguang are extremely empty. They use the advantages of the navy to avoid the banned Eight Banners and plunder towns along the river to make a lot of money.

In this case, why expand the war to Jiangxi, and even invite the enemies of the two rivers to be tempted?

"Your Highness." Wang Guangxing had made up his mind, stroking his beard, and said carefully: "According to the general's opinion, expanding the scope of attack and plunder will inevitably prolong the combat time, which may have an impact on future operations."

Huang Li was noncommittal, thought for a long time, and sighed helplessly.

Although An Kun was asked to pretend to be weak, who knows how long it will last, as the move in Huguang continues for a long time, and it is indeed impossible to withdraw troops to rest and recuperate as planned, and to send troops to assist Shuixi.

This is a conflict between the strategic level and immediate interests, although there is a high chance of raiding Jiujiang and Anqing, or even defeating the Liangjiang Navy.
Chapter completed!