Li Laiheng knew that Li Guo would ask this, so he told the original situation again.

After he finished speaking, seeing Li Guo silent, Li Laiheng asked with doubts: "Father-in-law, the child doesn't understand a little, what are we fighting now?" ”

Speaking of this, he didn't wait for Li Guo to answer, he first further explained the doubts in his heart and said: "My father-in-law used to tell me that the imperial court forced us to have no way to live, so we can only resist and fight for ourselves!" But now, those things in the court are getting better, that Xingguo Gong, the child thinks that he is a good official, and he just wants the people to live a better life. But what about us, just now in the Chinese military tent, they also proposed to use the old and weak women and children to the battlefield, which is ...... Is this still something that people can do......

"Shut up!" Hearing that what Li Laiheng said was becoming more and more unreasonable, Li Guo hurriedly shouted, and at the same time, he looked left and right, and found that there was no one, so he was relieved.

Looking at Li Laiheng, who was a little unconvinced, Li Guo sighed and said: "The general is also forced to have no choice!" ”

"What's so forced that you can't do it?" When Li Laiheng heard this, he asked a little unconvinced, "On the battlefield, you can do it with real swords and guns, and you are willing to lose, how can you use the lives of old and weak women and children to win the victory, and you can't win it!" ”

Speaking of this, he was obviously a little angry and said: "It's completely taking advantage of the kindness of Xingguo Gong to love the people like a son, this ...... Is this a human thing? We are killing corrupt officials and corrupt officials, local tyrants and inferior gentry, not to kill good officials? ”

With the help of the light of the torch, Li Laiheng's angry face could be faintly seen, Li Guo sighed in his heart, reached out and patted Li Laiheng's shoulder, and said to him: "Don't think so much, in this world, it's not easy to live!" ”

"That's not right!" When Li Laiheng heard this, he still disagreed with Li Guo's words, "If you just want to live, just like Yuan Shizhong, isn't it still a way out?" We can go and talk to Xingguo, maybe we can make the general the general the general possible! Father-in-law, do you say? ”

Li Guo listened to it, and did not deny it in his heart, this may be a way out, but will the general agree?

In fact, there is no need to ask for this answer, he knows very well in his heart that his uncle's ambition has swelled, and he wants the world, not just a general soldier.

However, it is not easy to say these things to Li Laiheng, even if these things are already well-known.

I don't have a choice! Li Guo sighed in his heart, turned around and left, and said in a low voice: "Don't think nonsense, listen to the general!" ”

Li Laiheng listened silently, and followed behind Li Guo with his head down. At this time, he didn't expect that he had actually changed a lot.

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After dawn, on the side of the imperial court official and military camp, the song of "the wind is roaring, the horse is whistling......" is still loud and majestic, and it has spread far away to the camp of thieves.

And on the side of the thief camp, there was still no life, as if the impact of Li Zicheng's return was just a stone thrown into the pond, and after a wave was made, it returned to calm.

Everyone can see that the morale of the court officials and soldiers is like a rainbow!

Li Zicheng got up early, put on the blindfold again, and held a military meeting.

He actually still wanted to fight, looking at the officials and soldiers of the imperial court reorganizing Luo Rucai's men, he was extremely unwilling, so he wanted to destroy it!

He didn't know the situation in detail last night, so the first thing he asked was: "How is the situation of the various armies, report it!" ”

As a result, the camp owners reported their situation one after another. I can hear that the confusion caused by the previous thought of annexing Luo Rucai's men and horses made the losses of each battalion a little big.

The elite cavalry is less than 30,000, which is the largest loss in the previous war, and the elite infantry army still has about 50,000. The rest are ordinary soldiers.

Niu Jinxing's face was a little unsightly, and he also told Li Zicheng: "General, our grain and grass are already in an emergency, I'm afraid it's ...... I'm afraid it won't be able to support 6 days! ”

"What?" When Li Zicheng heard this, he was immediately shocked, "Why is there only so little left?" What the hell is going on? ”

Niu Jinxing smiled bitterly and had to remind Li Zicheng: "Before, the general brought a lot of grain and grass to Luo Rucai's camp, which made the army have a lot of food and ......."

I won't say anything about the rest of the words, because from Li Zicheng's face, you can see that he has already understood.

That's right, Li Zicheng remembered. In the past, there was not much food and grass in the army. Originally, I thought that I would bring more grain and grass over, but in the end, I only turned my left hand to my right hand, and it was still my own. As a result, I didn't expect that all the grain and grass are now in the hands of the officials and soldiers.

Thinking of this, Li Zicheng suddenly had a feeling of wanting to vomit blood.

Too much deception, too much deception!

not only took away the people and horses that originally belonged to him, but also took away the grain and grass that originally belonged to him, which is really deceitful!

In the Chinese military tent, everyone thought of this, and for a while, everyone looked at each other, speechless......

When Song Xiance saw this situation, he said to Li Zicheng again: "General, I inspected various camps early this morning and found that the situation was not very good. ”

"What's the situation?" Li Zicheng was already unhappy in his heart, but when he heard it at this time, there was a little anger in his tone.

Song Xiance understood Li Zicheng's mood, so he immediately replied: "In the past few days, many people have died in each battalion......

"I thought it was something, what was the death of some people?" When Niu Jinxing heard this, he interrupted him.

Song Xiance's words just now also startled him, so he took the opportunity to complain, and by the way, he also hit Song Xiance.

Sure enough, when Li Zicheng heard this, he was obviously a little dissatisfied with Song Xiance.

However, Song Xiance still said solemnly: "General, these people are all sick and dead, depending on the situation, it should be the beginning of the whole army, the whole army was wet, and it was not dealt with in time, and the army began to infect the cold!" ”

"What?" As soon as they heard Song Xiance's words, not only Li Zicheng, but also others, all of them were shocked and lost their voices.

What is the most feared in the army, the most feared is the plague!

Li Zicheng, as the chief general in the army, was the first to come back to his senses, his face was grim, and he asked sharply: "How many people have suffered from wind cold, and what is the situation now?" ”

"I've only made a preliminary inspection, and the situation is not optimistic!" Song Xiance said and told him everything he knew.

Li Zicheng listened and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Now the people who are cold are basically those ordinary soldiers, not his elite.

In fact, this can also be imagined, after getting wet at the beginning, Li Zicheng's elite should not be able to eat enough and have clothes to change, so the probability of getting a cold is naturally low.

And those ordinary soldiers, not only did they not have to change their clothes, but they couldn't even eat enough when they didn't go to war, so they could only lie down and try to minimize their activities to avoid being so hungry that they couldn't stand it.

Their physical fitness naturally cannot be very good, and once these aspects are added up, colds and flu are inevitable.

In the Chinese military tent, after being quiet for a while, Niu Jinxing suddenly smiled.

When Liu Zongmin saw it, he couldn't help but feel very upset, so he shouted from Niu Jinxing: "What are you laughing at?" ”

Niu Jinxing ignored him, turned to Li Zicheng and said, "General, blessings and misfortunes depend on each other, this is not necessarily a bad thing!" ”

"Oh?" When Li Zicheng heard this, he knew that he must have a reason for saying this, and hurriedly asked, "How do you say it?" ”

"General, please think about it......" Niu Jinxing took two steps forward, approached Li Zicheng a little, and then said: "There are so many more officers and soldiers in the imperial court, I believe that they must not have much food and grass." We simply threw all the ordinary soldiers who were infected with the wind and cold to them. In this way, it will not only reduce the burden on our army, but also increase the burden on the officers and soldiers of the imperial court. Wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone? Anyway, leaving these ordinary soldiers is not good for fighting the battle in front of you! ”

Speaking of this, he paused and added: "There are nearly 400,000 more mouths of the imperial court officials and soldiers, how to place them is definitely a big problem!" If the resettlement is not good, then everything they say to let the people live and work in peace and contentment is nonsense, and they can expose the true face of the officials and soldiers of the imperial court! ”

When Song Xiance heard it on the side, he immediately stroked his palm and smiled, and echoed: "This is a good policy!" ”

Speaking of this, he also immediately said to Li Zicheng: "General, let's avoid it first, and if the court officials and soldiers come into contact with those ordinary soldiers, maybe they can also infect the wind and cold, so that we can turn around and fight again, and we will have a greater grasp at that time." ”

Li Zicheng laughed when he heard it, he had no worries, and pointed to Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance and said: "You and the other two, it is really my Xiao He Ziliang!" Haha, good, good, good! ”

Nowadays, the imperial court officials and soldiers have a very powerful place, that is, their morale is very high. If their true colors can be exposed, everyone in the army can know that in fact, the imperial court is still the imperial court, so that the morale of the army will no longer be greatly affected by the officers and soldiers.

According to what Niu Jinxing said, the court officials and soldiers should have a headache about food and grass, how to place 400,000 mouths for headaches, and wind and cold, hehe, isn't Xingguo Gong very capable, see how can you?

Thinking so, Li Zicheng made a decision on the spot: "The whole army is quietly preparing, let's go back to the south first, and then go to collect more grain and grass, replenish some troops, and go back to fight again!" ”

"Yes, General!" In the tent of the Chinese army, many bandit leaders responded loudly.

However, in order to grasp the movements of this imperial court official army, not only to detect the situation, but also to send back the news in time, and to ensure escape, it is necessary to leave a cavalry on the side of Kaifeng Mansion, keep a certain distance, and inquire about the news.

This task was finally left to Li Guo, and he asked him to lead 5,000 cavalry and wait for an opportunity near Kaifeng Mansion.

In this way, after just one day of preparation, Li Zicheng led his elite subordinates, abandoned most of the ordinary soldiers, and ran away!

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