Not long after, Li Dingguo rushed over with a team of men and horses, and said: "My father was entangled in things and couldn't rush back, so he specially ordered someone to send a letter back, asking Dingguo to give 10,000 horses and grain and grass to help the king." ”

Chuang Wang Yingxiang said with a smile: "There is Lao Zhang Chuang will be worried, although Huguang is not very rich, but there is no shortage of like-minded people there, Zhu Yingxiang asked himself if he can barely make do with it, and there is no need to give it away." ”

As he spoke, seeing the embarrassment on Li Dingguo's face, he couldn't bear it, and said: "According to reliable information, Hong Chengchou has indeed transferred the cavalry of Zu Kuan and Li Chongzhen, and I am afraid that it will be unfavorable to General Zhang Chuang, please go back and tell General Zhang Chuang, take precautions as soon as possible, and at the same time, don't forget what I asked someone to tell you." ”

With that, he turned and drove his horse.

Li Dingguo had no choice but to come back and report to Zhang Xianzhong truthfully.

Zhang Xianzhong was waiting for the news if he had lost ground, and when he heard the news, he asked again and again: "Did King Chuang really say that?" ”

Li Dingguo couldn't figure out why he was doing this, so he nodded speechlessly.

Zhang Xianzhong asked again: "Is King Chuang really no other explanation?" ”

Li Dingguo nodded firmly and said: "Father Qi, it's really gone." ”

Zhang Xianzhong let out an "oh" and buried his hands deep in his hair, but he didn't know what to think.

At this time, Sun Kewang hurriedly came in and said: "Father Qi, Ge Li Yan He Yilong, Zuo Jinyu He Jin, Xiao Yuan Ying Yuan Shizhong, Wang Lin Chengcheng in the troubled times, and Lao Hui Ma Shouying, are packing up and want to follow the king, shall I wait to stop or not?" ”

What's going on here? It turned out that these five were greatly disappointed when they saw Zhang Xianzhong treating King Chuang like this, so they agreed to leave together.

Zhang Xianzhong didn't know, was shocked, and said weakly: "Even if you want to stop it, can you stop it?" ”

Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo glanced at each other and shook their heads helplessly.

The military advisor Xu Yixian came in and answered: "There is no need to stop it. ”

"No need to stop?" Zhang Xianzhong asked rhetorically, and said complainingly: "Hmph, it's all your good ideas, not only offended King Chuang, but also stole chickens and rice." ”

After being robbed, Xu Yixian's face turned red, and he immediately smiled dryly: "There is no need to stop it, because King Chuang will let them come back." ”

Zhang Xianzhong said in disbelief: "Let them come back?" Dreaming, right? ”

Xu Yixian didn't answer his words, and said to himself: "I have followed King Chuang for so many years, and General Chuang doesn't know King Chuang, King Chuang is different from Li Zicheng, and he can take care of the overall situation the most, not only can he let them come back, but once he goes, he will definitely make a big show to attract the attention of officers and soldiers, so as to reduce the pressure on our department." ”

In fact, as Xu Yixian expected, these five were unwilling, and said one after another: "Zhang Xianzhong was not bad, but there is more Xu Yixian around him, even if Zhang Xianzhong is good, he can't stand this Xu Yixian's pestering over the years." ”

Chuang Wang Yingxiang said: "Although this Xu Yixian is unbearable, it is also for the development of Zhang Bu. From this point of view, he is also understandable.

Everyone must remember that the more righteous troops there are, the more echoes there will be, the more capital they will have to fight with the officers and soldiers, and the more likely they will be to survive.

At present, Hong Chengchou is deploying troops to prepare to deal with him, it is too immoral for everyone to leave at this time, first help him get through this hurdle, let's still have a chance to meet. ”

How could these five hear him say this, and secretly praise his high righteousness, but how can they disobey his orders? Farewell, each returned.

Zhang Xianzhong was overjoyed, and tried his best to comfort him without mentioning it.

Let's say that Lu Xiangsheng, after several rounds of purging, drove all the rogues into the mountains, and still didn't dare to slack off.

On this day, when the generals were convened to discuss the strategy of attack, the Chinese army hurriedly came in and said: "Your Excellency Prime Minister, according to the Tanma report, there is a group of rogues coming towards Huguang with great fanfare. ”

When the generals heard this, they all said: "Coming with great fanfare? What does that mean? ”

Lu Xiangsheng pondered for a while, and said with relief: "What do you mean, attract our attention, and at the same time remind other rogues." This shows that there must be a big rogue in this stream of rogues.

The Prime Minister decided to set up an ambush in his path, to annihilate it completely, or at least to defeat it, and then drive it into the mountains. ”

The generals said one after another: "That's right, it's just that our men and horses are scattered all over the place, where to mobilize people?" ”

Lu Xiangsheng said: "All departments have dispatched two-thirds of their men and horses to the ambush site to concentrate. ”

Yunyang Fuzhi Song Zushun failed to stop the troops of King Yingxiang on the Han River, and he always felt guilty, and hurriedly asked: "Since then, won't the rogues trapped in the mountains take advantage of the situation again?" ”

Lu Xiangsheng said: "The dispatched men and horses quietly withdrew, and the ones in charge of encirclement and suppression made even more fanfare, and as soon as the battle on this side ended, the dispatched men and horses returned quickly, and the Liukou would not find out." ”

Governor Wang Mengyin and Song Zushun were in the same mind, and said with great unconfidence: "Isn't this too risky?" ”

"Adventure?" Lu Xiangsheng asked rhetorically, and continued: "Fighting is an adventure, if you don't want to take risks, how can you strive for victory?" ”

Zu Dale said: "What I said is very true, even if we defeat this group of rogues and drive them into the mountains, there are still many rogues, few officers and soldiers, and there is a great famine in Henan, the officers and soldiers are short of salaries, and the border troops are panicked, and it is not a long-term solution after all." ”

Lu Xiangsheng said: "What Da Le said is also true, but the Liukou are not invulnerable, first of all, they are Kou, they have not undergone special training, and they lack unified command, which is naturally the most important reason why we can drive them into the mountains even though there are few people."

We must grasp these weaknesses of theirs and make the most of them. Of course, all of you here must also lead by example and dare to fight to make up for our own shortcomings.

I have always believed that a well-trained army, as long as it has a good work style for its generals, will be invincible. ”

After speaking, seeing that the generals lowered their heads and stopped talking, they asked, "What else do you have to say?" If not, act as planned. Remember, be sure to keep it confidential. If any leak is a secret, whether intentionally or not, it will be punished as a crime of collaborating with the enemy. ”

Chuang Wang Yingxiang didn't want Lu Xiangsheng to make such an arrangement, and as soon as he entered Huguang, he fell into an ambush set up by Lu Xiangsheng: "Where did so many officers and soldiers come from?" I haven't heard of any transfers of officers and soldiers. ”

King Chuang Yingxiang was stunned for a moment, and before he could think about it, he led his troops to rush and kill for a while, but it was to no avail, and shouted: "Break the whole into pieces, withdraw into the mountains, and assemble again." ”

The generals can be regarded as having been in battle for a long time, and when they heard the order, they were busy following the order.

Lu Xiangsheng saw it on a high place, and had judged the movement of the righteous army, but there were too few officers and soldiers, and the righteous army in the mountains came out to respond, so he had to watch them retreat into the mountains, and he was unwilling, and shouted: "The generals listen to the order, return to their original positions, and firmly surround me, and want to kill them like grate lice." ”

When the generals heard the order, how dare they slack off, and they surrounded the righteous army like an iron bucket.