Li Zicheng never dreamed that his strategy would be so easily approved by the rebels from all walks of life, and he couldn't help but be complacent: "This is called trust, and this kind of trust can't be earned in one or two battles." ”

Still thinking about it, the leaders of the rebel army from all walks of life have come over to bid farewell to King Chuang, and naturally they can't forget to come over and take Li Zicheng's hand, and say some polite words such as the military situation is urgent and I can't make friends again.

Since then, Zhang Xianzhong, as one of the leaders of the thirteen families, has become a supporting role, and he has been snubbed, he is thinking: "Now that I think about it, we can also think of his strategies, alas, why couldn't we think of it in the first place?" Otherwise, how could it be his turn to be arrogant here? ”

Thinking about it, he became more and more angry, and instead persuaded himself: "What he sells is just lip service, where is it better than us galloping on the battlefield to kill more enemies, and it is easier to make contributions?" ”

After sending off the leaders of the rebel army, seeing that these two just stayed where they were, Chuang Wang Yingxiang had already guessed the thoughts of these two, and coughed suddenly.

King Chuang Yingxiang smiled: "We should also go." As he spoke, he walked to the map and pointed: "According to the plan, we will go all the way to the east, and we must pass through these places, if it goes well, we can even take Fengyang, and it is unknown to dig his ancestral grave of Zhu Youzhen." ”

Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong came over to see together, and after seeing Huoqiu, Shouzhou, and Yingzhou, it was really Fengyang, and they almost said in unison: "King Chuang is really smart, this Zhu Youzhen can't even protect his ancestral tomb well, how can he be an emperor?" ”

When King Chuang heard this, he was about to speak, Zhang Xianzhong rushed to say: "Southerners all talk about feng shui, saying that feng shui is crucial, if feng shui is broken, the designated disasters continue, hum, let's dig his ancestral grave, isn't it his feng shui that is broken?" ”

King Chuang Yingxiang said: "Yes, we broke his feng shui, and we formed a blood feud with him, and he designated that he would kill us like crazy." ”

Hearing this, Li Zicheng lowered his head and pondered, but Zhang Xianzhong said: "If we don't dig his ancestral grave, he still wants to kill us as if he is crazy?" Hmph, anyway, we have been inseparable from him since the day we started the army, and we are afraid that he will do something, so we simply dig his ancestral grave, what can he do to us? ”

King Chuang Yingxiang glanced at Li Zicheng, and when he saw that Li Zicheng also nodded, he still said worriedly: "Fengyang is the birthplace of the Zhu family after all, and its guards must not be underestimated. ”

Zhang Xianzhong said hurriedly: "Since we are against him, sooner or later we will have to fight, and if this battle is fought, digging his ancestral grave is just a matter of the way, and it just happened to jump out of Hong Chengchou's encirclement." ”

As he spoke, he pointed on the map and said, "Let's just develop in this direction, hmph, I don't believe that our Lao Zhang will not be able to overturn his dog emperor one day." ”

As he spoke, he was in high spirits.

Li Zicheng saw from afar that he was pointing to the Yangtze River Basin, and thought to himself: "This is indeed a good road, but unfortunately he thought of it first, we are designated not to be with him for a long time, but where do we develop?" ”

Thinking secretly, his eyes kept wandering on the map, and suddenly, he stopped in the Yellow River Valley, and then he had an idea in his heart, and then he thought: "This must be Xu Yixian's idea again, otherwise, this Huang Huzi will never have such insight." ”

Just thinking about it, King Chuang Yingxiang praised: "Huang Huzi has courage and will become a great weapon in the future." ”

After receiving the praise, Zhang Xianzhong said loudly: "Thanks to King Chuang's praise, this pioneer errand, our old Zhang will be decided, and no one wants to fight with our old Zhang." As he spoke, he glanced at Li Zicheng, who was still pondering.

Chuang Wang Yingxiang originally had this intention, and when he heard the words, he pretended to be contemplative, and glanced at Li Zicheng.

Li Zicheng knew that Wang Yingxiang intended to protect himself, so he nodded busily.

Zhang Xianzhong thought that Wang Yingxiang was unwilling, and the more unwilling Wang Yingxiang was, the more Zhang Xianzhong wanted to fight, and before Wang Yingxiang could speak, he said: "It's decided, I'll go and prepare to go." ”

Chuang Wang Yingxiang said, "There is a leader of Lao Zhang", and when he was far away, he turned to Li Zicheng and said: "To be a man and do things, you must be generous in order to make a difference." ”

Li Zicheng understood what he meant, nodded, and was about to speak, and then said again: "Only by uniting as one can we break through the cocoon and become a butterfly, this road is not easy." ”

After speaking, he cleaned up and followed Zhang Xianzhong eastward.

Zhang Xianzhong was angry in his heart, and the ruthlessness of "only caring about attacking and not knowing how to defend" came up again, and he was like a bamboo along the way, breaking through Gushi in Henan and Huoqiu in Anhui and other prefectures and counties, and killing Yin Menglong, the governor of Yingzhou, Zhao Shikuan, the state judge, Zhang Heming and other court officials.

On this day, go to the foot of Fengyang City.

It was early in the morning and foggy.

The generals under the tent asked: "The fog is too big, and the army is marching rapidly overnight, and the people are sleepy and the horses are tired, is it not to take a rest, and when the fog clears, then attack the city?" ”

Zhang Xianzhong said: "No, Fengyang is different from other places, once the news comes out, the officers and soldiers will sacrifice their lives to save it, and at that time, I am afraid that a good meal will become a sandwich meal." ”

Saying that, seeing that the generals nodded one after another, and said: "I have understood, the guard general Zhu Guozheng and others have some strategies, and they are also brave, but they are not my Lao Zhang's opponents, the generals might as well quietly hide in the fog, and when I Lao Zhang kills him, the generals will take the opportunity to attack the city."

Well, this fog is not good for anyone, but we have to turn it into a benefit. Also, that Zhu Guozheng has always looked down on the righteous army, and when he sees me coming to attack, he must fight, hum. ”

When the generals heard this, although they were unwilling, they did not dare to say anything more, and took the order to leave.

Xu Yixian nodded secretly, waited for the generals to go away, and said: "It is a good strategy for the generals to attack the city, but I don't know how to attack the city, do you have a plan to deal with it?" ”

Zhang Xianzhong was stunned for a moment, and said: "My old Zhang only thinks about attacking the city, where can I take care of those, and I am about to ask you." ”

Xu Yixian said: "Why do we want to attack this Fengyang City, in addition to destroying his Feng Shui of Zhu Youzhen, it is more important to establish a prestige and make a name for himself, and relieve the wretched spirit suffered by General Chuang at the Xingyang Conference." ”

Zhang Xianzhong said impatiently: "I'm still waiting for the siege of the city, why do you say these useless things, just say what to do after the city is broken, just be smart." ”

Xu Yixian was not in a hurry, and continued: "It is precisely because of this purpose that after the city is broken, three things must be done: first, the public trial of Fengyang Governor Yan Rongxuan, and after counting his crimes, he will be sentenced to death.

Second, kill the rich households in Fengyang, and distribute the fruits of victory and the grain in the treasury to the peasants and the people of the four townships, and borrow them to make a name for themselves.

Third, he cut down hundreds of thousands of pines and cypresses in the imperial mausoleum, demolished the surrounding buildings and Zhu Yuanzhang's monk's Longxing Temple (also known as Huangjue Temple), dug up Zhu Youzhen's ancestral grave, and damaged his feng shui. ”

Zhang Xianzhong thought for a while and said: "This is called a military advisor, what you say is easy to understand, and it is easy to implement, okay, just according to what you say." ”

After speaking, he waved the weapon in his hand, shouted "kill", and drove the horse out.

When the generals saw it, they were stunned for a moment, shouted in unison, and poured out like a tide.

The fact was exactly as he expected, in less than half a day, he broke through Fengyang City and annihilated the 20,000 officers and soldiers guarding Fengyang.