Hearing that Hao Shaoqi was back, Li Zicheng and Song Xiance couldn't sit still at all, and immediately greeted them out, wondering what the comprehensive and specific situation was in Chengdu?

However, when they arrived at the top of the city and saw that Hao Shaoqi, who had returned, was only following more than a thousand cavalry, they really couldn't believe their eyes. I always feel that other people are left behind, just behind, and they will see it again soon.

However, until Hao Shaoqi went to the city and knelt down on one knee to plead guilty to Li Zicheng, they did not see any follow-up soldiers.

"That's all...... Only a few people? Li Zicheng's eyes widened, revealing an incredible expression on his face, staring at Hao Shaoqi and asking.

Hao Shaoqi didn't dare to look directly into Li Zicheng's eyes, lowered his head and replied, "There should be only so much!" ”

His words were like a heavy punch that hit Li Zicheng's heart and made him go straight to Venus.

You must know that there are nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses brought by Hao Shaoqi, and even the elite among them have 20,000 or 30,000. As a result, only more than a thousand riders came back, what difference is this from the annihilation of the whole army!

When he came back to his senses, Li Zicheng wanted to kick Hao Shaoqi's head when he went up: "Waste, waste, what are you doing when you come back?" I'm going to...... I'm going to kill you......"

Song Xiance, who was on the side, saw that the situation was wrong, and hurriedly hugged Li Zicheng from behind, and used his strength to eat milk to hug Li Zicheng, and at the same time, he shouted and reminded Li Zicheng: "The general is angry, the general is angry, the most important thing at the moment is to figure out the battle situation, figure out the battle situation!" ”

Hearing this, Li Zicheng sobered up a little, so he stopped exerting his strength, but he didn't want to pay attention to Hao Shaoqi, he just gasped and tried to calm the anger in his heart.

As soon as Song Xiance saw that he was no longer struggling, he let go of him, and at the same time looked at Hao Shaoqi, and hurriedly asked, "What is the situation?" How could it have been so badly defeated? Shouldn't it be, the imperial court reinforcements are...... He took it, didn't he? ”

Although he didn't say who this "he" was, Hao Shaoqi understood, and immediately nodded: "It was Xingguo Gong who suddenly led 50,000 iron horsemen to appear, and Zuo Liangyu's men and horses collapsed first, affecting our army, and only then did ...... Only to lose a lot! ”

This is the truth, and it is also the reason for Li to make a substitution. This is the answer that Hao Shaoqi had already thought of when he was on the road.

As soon as he heard this, Li Zicheng, who was full of anger on the side, turned pale. What I was most worried about turned out to be something.

That Xingguo Gong is already the first person to be a high-ranking official in the Ming Dynasty, why do you have to work so hard, isn't he afraid of falling into his life when he crosses the Shu Road?

Damn, he's crazy, so desperate! This world is not his, and he is not the emperor's son, or the emperor's son, as for it?

He was thinking that Song Xiance had already come back to his senses first, and then asked Hao Shaoqi there: "What about Tian Jianxiu?" What about the Tami-show brothers? It can't be a death in battle, right? ”

Tian Jianxiu is also a general under Li Zicheng, and in terms of importance, it is much more important than Li Laiheng, who has only just come of age.

When Hao Shaoqi heard this, he thought that he should have come or come, and it was impossible to hide it anyway, so he replied in a low voice: "He said that he was homesick!" ”

"What? What did you say? When Song Xiance heard it, he didn't know whether he couldn't believe it if he heard it clearly, or if Hao Shaoqi's voice was too soft, he really didn't hear it clearly, so he immediately confirmed, "What's wrong with him?" What did you say? ”

When Hao Shaoqi heard this, he thought that he was going to say it anyway, so he simply raised his voice and replied: "He said that he was homesick and didn't want to run anymore, so he didn't come back." ”

Remembering that he was in front of so many people at that time, he added: "At that time, we all escaped with more than 3,000 cavalry, but he still chose to stay. ”

"You're a pig, you're not going to cut him down and bring him back?" When Li Zicheng heard it on the side, he couldn't help but roar, "Traitor, dare to betray me, why don't you kill him?" ”

Of course, Hao Shaoqi had already thought of what he said, raised his head, looked at Li Zicheng, and said with a wry smile: "The general should know that I have to fight with him for dozens of rounds to determine the winner." And if he really wants to hurt people, he can sneak up on me. In addition, among the more than 3,000 cavalry brothers, at least 2,000 brothers chose to follow him, how can I kill him? Let me come back, I guess it's all for his brotherhood! ”

"......" Hearing this, Li Zicheng was immediately dumbfounded.

Thinking that if according to Hao Shaoqi's words, more than a thousand cavalry troops could come back, and they would all have to thank that traitor with thick eyebrows and big eyes?

Thinking of this, Li Zicheng felt a panic in his chest.

Then, he immediately thought that even an old brother like Tian Jianxiu, who had followed him for many years, had surrendered to the Duke of Xingguo, so what would happen to the next war? Is there more brothers in the army who will also surrender to the Duke of Xingguo? By the way, that Li Guo, he will definitely laugh proudly when he knows this!

The more Li Zicheng thought about it, the more depressed he became, and the more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he became, and suddenly, he saw his mouth open, and he spit out a mouthful of old blood with a "poof".

Hao Shaoqi was looking at him, and suddenly, he sprayed something like this, and immediately subconsciously dodged and avoided his head, but the old blood still sprayed on him.

It was only at this time that they found out that Li Zicheng was so angry that he vomited blood.

So, the exclamation sounded: "General, general......"

Song Xiance even went to support Li Zicheng for the first time, and then shouted to find Lang Zhong. The city, both the guards and their guards, was in chaos.

Li Zicheng himself, but after spitting out such a mouthful of old blood, he felt a little more comfortable, so he pushed Song Xiance away and shouted coldly: "I'm fine!" ”

Then, he took two steps forward, helped Hao Shaoqi up, and said to him with a sincere face: "Good brother, if you can come back, you will be an iron brother in the future." This war is not your fault, let's go and rest first! ”

As soon as he heard this, Hao Shaoqi couldn't help but feel very ashamed in his heart, feeling a little sorry for Li Zicheng's trust, so he hurriedly said: "General, I ...... it."

"Needless to say!" Li Zicheng didn't wait for him to finish, then interrupted him and said, "No one thought that that the dog Guogong would venture into Shu before the beginning of spring, and the incident happened suddenly, even Liu Zongmin didn't know about it, and he couldn't give you an early warning." Zuo Liangyu's dog thing, I also knew for a long time that he was not the object of the alliance, and it was his duty to pull his hind legs, and he had seen it many times before. ”

After saying so much, he said solemnly: "I don't blame you for this battle!" ”

When Hao Shaoqi heard this, he became more and more ashamed, so under Li Zicheng's persuasion, he went down to rest first.

Then, Li Zicheng turned to Song Xiance and said: "Those brothers who escaped back, you will settle down, and I will be quiet by myself!" ”

felt that it was once again time for life and death, Li Zicheng once again revealed his heroic nature, no longer had so many hesitations, and recovered some of the characteristics of his early years.

Song Xiance was a little surprised to see him like this, but after coming back to his senses, he couldn't help but feel a little relieved, so he immediately took the order and went in a hurry.

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About an hour later, Song Xiance came back with a grim face.

When Li Zicheng, who was thinking alone, saw it, he asked him, "Are you all settled?" ”

Song Xiance nodded, and then solemnly said to Li Zicheng: "General, I found a situation. Those who fled include...... Including Hao Shaoqi, they all have families in Chongqing. ”

At this point, he said nothing. The implication is very obvious, that is, these people who fled back are estimated to be very likely, not because they attach importance to brotherhood, but because they have a small family here, so they have to come back.

Hearing this, Li Zicheng, who had obviously calmed down, did not show surprise, nodded and said, "I have already thought of this!" ”

When he was alone just now, he had been thinking about a problem, that is, how to deal with the attack of the imperial court officials and troops of the Xingguo Gongsho.

Where there is a spear, there is always a shield, whether it is the tip of the spear or the thickness of the shield, in short, there is.

Li Zicheng is not a real incompetent, and the solution can be figured out by him after all.

Subsequently, after discussing with Song Xiance for a while, he issued several military orders.

First, the order was sent to Liu Zongmin, and then he led the main force to retreat. Now that the imperial court reinforcements have come to Shu, it is no longer meaningful to desperately attack Baoning Mansion and try to control Shu Dao.

Second, the Lychee Dao and the Micang Dao, which had already been mastered by them, he asked Yuan Zongdi and Gao Yigong to lead the troops to test them to see if they could open up the other side of these two Shu Dao. If you can, you can wait for the opportunity to rush to Qindi, and it is no longer limited to Shudi.

Third, he sent an order to He Jin to test the Ming army's defense line at the exit of the Yangtze River to see if he could open the way back to the Central Plains.

Fourth, the main force withdrew to Chongqing to recuperate, after all, it was almost a winter, and without resting, it would not be able to cope with the next attack of the imperial army. Of course, there is another meaning, which he did not say in the military order, that is, to reorganize the team, eliminate or hide those unreliable generals, or change the unreliable into reliable.

Subsequently, in addition to sending a large number of young family explorers in Chongqing to investigate the situation in Chengdu, Li Zicheng also rushed back to Chongqing with Song Xiance.

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In Chongqing, Niu Jinxing was very surprised to see Li Zicheng suddenly rushing back. So, he immediately told Lin Chengcheng and the others that they hadn't started yet. However, Li Zicheng ignored the matter.

Instead, he immediately asked Niu Jinxing to find out all the generals' family conditions.

Niu Jinxing is a civil official in Li Zicheng's team, and he is in charge of these things, he was shocked after listening to what Li Zicheng said, so he naturally didn't dare to slack off, and immediately went to work on this matter.

Soon, Li Zicheng immediately deployed troops and transferred all the single dogs who led the army outside back to Chongqing, and the generals in important places would even consider who the general's family was, whether he was emotional, and so on.

The frequent dispatch of military orders made Li Zicheng's subordinates, although they did not receive the news, because Li Zicheng blocked it, but they also noticed that it was unusual.

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