Almost at the same time, Gao Yingxiang, the king of Chuang, gathered the leaders of the thirteen rebel armies in Xingyang to discuss the plan to deal with the officers and soldiers.

When Hong Chengchou finished speaking, Li Zichengzheng said with emotion: "King Chuang finally accepted our suggestion and brought everyone together, I believe that this conference will definitely bring everyone together more closely and have a good fight with the officers and soldiers." ”

Tian Jianxiu said: "Yes, preparations began during the siege of Longzhou, and until today, it is not easy to organize this meeting, if it were not for the prestige of King Chuang, I am afraid that it would not be able to gather today." ”

Gu Junen said: "King Chuang's prestige can only be regarded as one aspect, Hong Chengchou's help is not small, if it weren't for his aggressive desire to exterminate the righteous army in six months, which made them feel dangerous, hmph, I don't think they will come." ”

Liu Zongmin answered impatiently: "If you don't come, you won't come, why beg them, wouldn't it be right to let Hong Chengchou destroy them?" Hmph, save them from coming, our eighth battalion still has to be on duty for them, it's been three days, what kind of bird meeting is there? ”

Although his words were a little confused, they were the common voice of the brothers in the eighth battalion: "It's been three days, day and night, which one is not tired?" Look at the leaders, all of them swaggering, as if we should defend them, and they and their brethren should sleep soundly. ”

Li Zicheng listened to the brothers' private discussions, and his heart was uneven, but he still said: "You guy is talking nonsense, why don't you go around and take a look, if something happens, see if I don't twist your head?" ”

Liu Zongmin heard him say cruel words, didn't dare to say any more, and turned away with a smile.

Tian Jianxiu said: "We have sent both open and secret whistles, and we have also scattered a lot of secret agents, a little wind and grass, where can we hide it?" At this moment and a half, how could there be any accidents? Why did you lie to him? ”

Gu Junen said: "That's it, look at his pitiful appearance." ”

Li Zicheng said: "What happened, I'm not worried, I'm worried that this guy will say it well, and he will say it in front of others, won't it ruin the plan to break the king?" ”

Tian Jianxiu and Gu Junen didn't want to say anything more, just when they saw Zhang Nai's horse rushing over, they said, "I'm afraid there is news from the officers and soldiers", and turned to look at him together.

said that it was too late, it was fast, Zhang Nai had already come to the front, turned over and fell off the horse and said: "Qi Yu Chuang General, Hong Chengchou's meeting is dispersed, and the officers and soldiers will return to the station one after another from tomorrow." ”

Li Zicheng hurriedly said: "Have you ever learned the content of the meeting?" ”

Zhang Nai said: "As he preached everywhere, he comprehensively encircled and suppressed the rebels, in a vain attempt to eliminate the rebels within six months. In addition, it has been discovered that as many as 72,000 officers and soldiers have been transferred from other places. ”

Li Zicheng said thoughtfully: "It seems that Hong Chengchou didn't brag, he really moved this time." ”

Tian Jianxiu involuntarily glanced at the direction of the venue and said, "However, we haven't come up with a result yet, and it seems that opinions still can't be unified." ”

Gu Junen said: "Alas, these people. ”

Li Zicheng was just about to speak, but Zhang Nai said again: "Madame asked the little one to pass the message to the general, saying that the king of Chuang came out, saying that the meeting was not going well, and if you want to break in, don't go too far, and you may pass on the general at any time." ”

"If King Chuang says so, he must have encountered something difficult to decide." Li Zicheng guessed, busy with Tian Jianxiu and Gu Junen returning to the camp, sorting out his thoughts along the way.

Li Zicheng expected it well, and after nearly three days of debate, the leaders of the thirteen families finally formed two factions: one faction, represented by Ma Shouying, the leader of the Hui people, advocated crossing the Yellow River north and transferring Shanxi; Zhang Xianzhong and others resolutely opposed it, advocating a battle with officers and men before making a decision.

The two sides insisted on their own opinions and refused to give in to each other, and in the end, there was a bit of a sword twist.

Cao Cao Luo Ru saw the opportunity quickly, and said: "Everyone got together, originally to jointly fight against the officers and soldiers, but now it has become a fire and water, but it hurts the harmony and embarrasses King Chuang, everyone knows that there is a general named Li Zicheng under King Chuang's account, and he has always been resourceful, so you might as well call him here, listen to his opinion, and then make a decision." ”

King Chuang had already had this intention, and let people secretly spread the word, ordering Li Zicheng not to go far, and he was afraid that the leaders would think that Li Zicheng's status was too low, and he was embarrassed, so he heard Cao Cao mention it, and said humbly: "Li Zicheng has some strategies, and he is Yingxiang's nephew and son-in-law, helpless, he is only a general, how can he participate in a leader-level meeting?" ”

Although he said this humbly, it showed the relationship between Li Zicheng and himself, and the people of both factions did not want to really stiffen for this, and when they heard this, they said: "Our argument is not a matter of principle, the more the truth is debated, the clearer it becomes, since Li Zicheng is resourceful, and he is the nephew and son-in-law of King Chuang, let's listen to his opinion, why not?" ”

Seeing that the time was ripe, King Chuang took advantage of the situation and said, "In this case, let Zicheng come in." ”

After Li Zicheng returned to the camp, he further discussed some details with Tian Jianxiu, Gu Junen, Gao Guiying, etc., and the strategy in his chest had been decided, and he heard the rumors inside, and entered the venue calmly.

Because of their expectations in advance, the leaders were impressed by Li Zicheng's composure, and their eyes turned to him in unison.

Li Zicheng was not in a hurry to speak, and after King Chuang had introduced the situation, he pretended to ponder for a while before he said: "The information from all sides has been passed on to the leaders, and I believe that the leaders have already understood that based on the information from all sides, Zicheng thinks that the opinions of both sides are not advisable. ”

As he spoke, he looked up at the leaders, and saw that they were stunned, but they were full of expectation, and then said: "Zicheng's opinion is that the division of troops is directional. In other words, joint operations, dividing troops to meet officers and men, and creating a new world. ”

The leaders thought about it, were very interested, and said, "You might as well talk about it in detail." ”

When Li Zicheng heard this, he paused for a moment, and then said: "With such a large formation of officers and soldiers, if we don't carry out unity, don't look at our strength, it will be a matter of time before we are broken by the officers and soldiers, and if we want to break through the encirclement and suppression of the officers and soldiers, the only way is to unite."

How to unite? Naturally, it is necessary to give full play to the strengths of each department, clarify the division of labor, attack those who are good at attacking, defend those who are good at defending, respond to those who are good at planning, and provide special support for those who are good at supporting.

In this way, there is inequality. What's uneven? Those who break through the cities will have the people and the wealth harvested, while the other divisions of labor obviously do not. This is obviously not fair, what can be done? This inequality must be broken. How to break it? In fact, it is also simple, the person in charge of the attack must be out of public interest and divide the income equally. ”

The leaders were stunned for a moment, and then there was a burst of applause, and they all said: "What is said is very true, since everyone contributes the same effort, no one can support death, some people starve to death, this is the fundamental." As long as it is fundamentally solved, nothing will be a problem. ”

As he spoke, he stared at Li Zicheng together, and said: "Li Chuang will know everyone's difficulties best, look at this, Li Chuang will definitely have a bamboo in his chest, you might as well tell me how to divide the law, and I will act according to the order." ”

Li Zicheng looked back at King Chuang Gao Yingxiang, but when he saw him nodding again and again, he said again: "In order to get rid of the current predicament, Zicheng thought that the troops could be divided into four actions: Ge Liyan, Zuo Jin Wang and the officers and soldiers of the subordinate to resist the Sichuan and Lake sides; Hengtian King, mixed 100,000 officers and soldiers to resist Shaanxi; Cao Cao and Guo Tianxing (Hui Dengxiang) are good at guarding the river; King Chuang and Zhang Chuang will pass through the East.

There are also strategies and support for each way, the old back to the horse guard, the nine dragons back and forth; The Shooting of the Fallen Sky and the Reincarnation King are used as reinforcements to reinforce the various ministries that need support at any time. ”