The army of Liukou is mighty, stretching for dozens of miles to Zhending, Zhending Mansion is shocked three times a day, and all kinds of sentinels of the Ming army are constantly coming and going.

Yang Si has received a holy decree from Emperor Chongzhen, ordering him to fight the thieves in Zhending Mansion and restore the decadent momentum of the Central Plains.

He did not dare to slack off, and immediately sent all the officials and generals to convene a military meeting again in the line of the Zhending City Governor to discuss the battle plan.

Yang Sichang sat on the top and smiled slightly, seemingly strategizing, but in fact, he was bitter in his heart.

The situation in the Central Plains made him confused, and the thieves became more and more vigorous, even if some places were exterminated, but as soon as the officers and soldiers withdrew, the local thieves would soon resurge, and they wanted to be completely pacified, unless they killed all the locals like Hong Chengchou did back then!

Now the situation is even worse, the thieves dare to take the initiative to attack Zhili, Zhending Mansion is the gateway to the south of Jingshi, and the threat to the entire territory of Jingshi and Zhili is very great, Yang Sichang has no choice but to reject the enemy.

However, looking at the mood of the generals, it seems to be unstable, Liu Zeqing, the general soldier of Shandong, He Renlong, Niu Chenghu and others of the Shaanxi general soldiers are unwilling to take the initiative to go to war, and millions of thieves make them fearful.

In the past, military meetings were held for several days, but there was no unified and feasible battle plan, and several general soldiers and martial men quarreled and almost got into a big tent in the Chinese army.

Yang Sichang has been supervising the Central Plains for two years, and the urine of the general soldiers under his command has been clearly felt.

Especially Liu Zeqing and He Renlong, the two of them have the most soldiers and horses, and they are more domineering, Yang Sichang is at a loss for them, and he does not dare to trigger or scold them loudly, fearing that at the current time of the war, these two martial artists will not do anything and affect their own plans to suppress the Kou.

But if he is so timid and does not fight, and retreats to the city, Yang Sichang can fully imagine the scene of the princes of the court and the central government impeaching him, especially the cold eyes of the saints......

It was only at this time that Yang Sichang deeply realized the dilemma of Lu Xiang when he was promoted to superintendent, it was too difficult!

At the meeting, Wang Tingchen, the general soldier of Miyun, advocated that he take the initiative to attack the thieves when the army of thieves had just arrived and was unstable, and Yang Sichang nodded with satisfaction and had a good impression of him.

Wang Wannian, the chief soldier of Shanxi, sat there silently, with a neutral attitude, and sometimes took out a few melon seeds from his sleeve and swallowed them......

Wang Wannian once led the Shenji Battalion and knew firearms very well, he was ordered to train a new army of 10,000 firearms in Shanxi Town, Yang Sichang relied on him very much, and it was not easy to say anything.

Seeing that a few martial artists in the big tent were shouting rudely, Yang Sichang raised his hands and pressed them a few times, and persuaded him gently: "Everyone, don't quarrel, the thieves are approaching the real decision, let's think about the specific combat matters!" ”

He looked at everyone slowly, and the civil officials such as the superintendents, governors, and inspectors in the row on the left side were all frowning, and they didn't know what they were thinking.

And the military generals such as the general soldiers in the right row are a sense of tension, Hu Dawei, Wang Tingchen and Liu Zeqing, He Renlong and others quarreled, and Yang Wenyue, the governor of Baoding, who was good at words, mediated among them, persuaded each other with good words, and Wang Wannian, who was sucking melon seeds, looked like he was not afraid of watching a show.

Liu Zeqing and He Renlong stand together, not that the two of them have a good relationship, one is in Shandong and the other is in Shaanxi, they have no contact on weekdays, and their interests and hobbies are different......

Hu Dawei and Wang Tingchen followed Zhu Cihong to participate in the battle of Liaodong, and they had seen the big scene, so they were naturally not afraid of bluffing thieves.

He Renlong pulled his throat and said: "It's still that sentence, the thief is too big, it is not suitable to fight, and it should be based on defense!" ”

Liu Zeqing also said: "Our army is weak, the thieves are sharp, if you rush to the battle, I am afraid that you will lose, and the city defense is really high, and you can defend it steadily!" ”

Looking at the appearance of these two singing and harmonizing, Yang Sichang frowned slightly, and sneered in his heart, this He Renlong and Li Zicheng are fellow villagers of a county, when Li Zicheng attacked Xi'an, he guarded Tongguan and did not move, and he was suspected of being a thief.

Someone in the imperial court impeached He Renlong for colluding with thieves and killing Wang Qiaonian, the governor of the three sides, and even Chongzhen was suspicious of him, and ordered Yang Sichang to guard against him and kill him if necessary, so as to prevent future troubles.

Yang Sichang smiled reluctantly and said: "General He is a thief, the court favors you, now the thieves are in Zhili, the situation is critical, if General He is capable of fighting a group of thieves, the headquarters will definitely promote you to the court as the general of the thief, how about it?" ”

"General Pingthief?" He Renlong's bull's eyes lit up, and a smile of surprise appeared on his face.

General Ping Thief is the title of the general soldier, the status is respected, is a military general want to get, Huang Degong has made so many great contributions, the crown prince only promoted him as the "Ping Barbarian General" stationed in Huguang, and then a few years after repeated great achievements before he was knighted Jing Nanbo.

There are people on the top of the Tianwu Army, as long as they make meritorious service, they are promoted, he He Renlong has no dependence, it is difficult to mix the title of the general soldier in this life, at this time, Yang Sichang smashed such a big piece of cake, how could he not be moved?

He Renlong didn't respond immediately, stroking his luxurious raccoon dog skin thick velvet cloak and groaning silently, posing, holding a shelf.

Several civil officials stepped forward to persuade each other, Yang Sichang also smiled, and said good words, He Renlong felt that his face was bright, so he relented and agreed to turn defense into offense, and fight bloody thieves.

The hall was full of joy, only Liu Zeqing was secretly dissatisfied in his heart, and secretly said why did Yang Sichang forget Lao Tzu?

Yang Sichang seemed to be aware of Liu Zeqing's emotions, and after thinking for a while, he also said a few words of comfort, saying that after the war, the imperial court would reward him according to his merits.

In his eyes, Liu Zeqing, the famous runaway general, is a piece of garbage, a few years ago, he had the audacity to intercept the grain and grass of the crown prince's southward journey, but he was made into a dog by the Yongwei battalion, and chased directly to the city of Dongchang, sending money and food, and his reputation has long been stinky.

It's a blessing that the court didn't kill him, how could it be possible to let such a person become an official and a knight?

Next, there was a group of harmony, Yang Sichang explained the combat strategy he formulated, and after supplementary discussion among the generals, the Ming army finally decided to do its best and fight to the death with the thieves.

Yang Sichang even got up and lowered his posture to the generals, and said in a deep voice: "This battle is related to the safety of the country, the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty, please gentlemen!" ”

The status of the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty is respected, and Yang Sichang, the first assistant of the cabinet, is the boss of the civil officials, he can do this, everyone is serious, got up together, and shouted: "I am willing to die for the country!" ”

On June 15, the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, Yang Sichang led 200,000 Ming troops, known as 500,000, to assemble and camp in the area of the Taiping River, erect a high village, and decided to confront the thieves in this vast plain area, and lined up with guns and halberds to meet each other.

At this time, Li Zicheng and the rebels from all walks of life claimed to be one million, and they had been forced to the Taiping River, and the two sides camped at a distance of ten miles.

At this time, the thieves were arrogant, but the morale of the officers and soldiers was not weak, and a bloody battle was inevitable.

Countless people are paying attention to this life-and-death battle, if the army wins, it can defeat the main force of the Ming army, Li Zicheng has no opponent in the Central Plains, and the Beijing division is even more in the bag.

If the officers and soldiers win, they can not only eliminate the main force of the thieves, but also remove this major trouble for the imperial court, Yang Sichang has even prepared elite cavalry, and when the thieves are defeated, they will hunt down Li Zicheng and several generals of the army, and cut them down in the chaos, completely eliminating the trouble!