I saw Hao Shaoqi staggering in from the outside, holding a wine jar in one hand and a chicken thigh in the other, stuffing it into his mouth. [Full text reading. 】

When Li Zicheng saw him coming, he smiled and said, "Don't eat chicken, there is freshly roasted mutton here, come and sit down." ”

Hao Shaoqi's eyes lit up, threw the chicken thigh, sat down next to King Chuang, cut a piece of lamb leg meat with a knife, and dipped it in a salt bowl, although he was a little drunk, he still knew the etiquette, and sent the meat to Li Zicheng: "Brother Chuangwang, you come first." ”

Li Zicheng took it easily, ate it, and then looked at the crowd: "Everyone is eating, I will say at the same time." ”

He took a sip of soju before clearing his throat: "This time we entered Henan, although it was very smooth, we seized several county seats, and replenished the grain and grass of people and horses, but at present, Henan is not green, and most of the rich gentry landlords have transported their property and grain to several large states, such as Luoyang and Kaifeng, and people have also moved over, and the people who stayed behind have not had much money." If this continues, there will be more and more of us, and we will get less and less supplements, and as time goes by, people's hearts will inevitably be separated, not a joke. Therefore, I think that this time we will advance into the Central Plains, and we must not be like the previous times, like a stream of locusts, and leave after eating, and fall to one place to eat again. If we want to open up the situation, we need to be different from before. ”

Liu Zongmin nodded: "King Chuang is right, if it is the same as the previous times, we will still be untenable, and we will have to be driven around by the official army." If you want me to say, this time when we enter the Central Plains, we have to be like ground mice, take root and not move the nest. ”

Tian Jianxiu said: "It's easy to take root, we've all been here a few times, whether it's the head or the ground, it's all familiar, if you can't meet a powerful enemy, I don't think it will take a month, we can have 100,000 horses." ”

Li Zicheng said: "Although there are a lot of people, they are all homeless and hungry, and they don't have much combat effectiveness, at least after a few months of training, and then a little blood, they can be the same as our veterans." But I'm afraid that Fu Zonglong won't give us this opportunity. There is a report from Tanma, saying that Fu Zonglong has begun to transfer people and horses in various prefectures and counties, and gather into a large army, and want to find us for a decisive battle. ”

Hao Shaoqi laughed: "That's right, Lao Tzu hasn't fought any happy battles in the past few months, and a decisive battle is the most enjoyable." ”

For a while, Li Guo, Yuan Zongdi and several other men with tough personalities interjected one after another, asking for war.

Li Zicheng looked at Song Xiance, this Mr. Song hadn't said a word since he sat on the edge of the fire, he just kept eating meat and drinking.

His food was huge, and after he arrived in the army, Li Zicheng once saw him eat two whole legs of mutton in one meal, which was seven or eight catties.

In fact, everyone doesn't know that Song Xiance usually walks the rivers and lakes, often sleeps in the wilderness, and it is common for him to find food for a few days, so he has practiced this ability, he can eat a lot of one meal, and then he will not be hungry and have no strength if he does not eat for three or four days.

Li Zicheng pushed the salt bowl in front of Song Xiance, and then asked, "Sir, what do you think?" ”

As soon as everyone heard this, they all put down their knives and wine bowls, and looked at Song Xiance, since he arrived in the army, except for bringing the prophecy that King Chuang would definitely seize the world in the future, he had not offered a single strategy, so everyone wanted to hear what was so special about this half-immortal Song child.

Song Xiance listened to King Chuang's question, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and stuck the knife on the leg of mutton, then looked at everyone, and began to speak slowly: "King Chuang, generals, in fact, since entering the Central Plains, I have been thinking that if King Chuang wants to seize the world, he must first seize the Central Plains. The importance of this place in the Central Plains, needless to say, Luoyang is the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, Kaifeng is also a famous city, and it was the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty. These two places are located in key places, and the people in the city are as many as hundreds of thousands. Money and food are abundant, and if you want to seize the Central Plains, you must capture these two big cities. At present, Kaifeng City is stronger than Luoyang, and the most important thing is that Luoyang City is the place where Zhu Changxun, the king of Fu, is selfish and stupid, regards wealth as life, and the people in the city hate it. At the time of the national dispute, he was not made the crown prince, and Emperor Wanli was ashamed, so he sealed him in Luoyang, and gave him 20,000 hectares of land and countless treasures. King Fu was not satisfied, and actually asked Wanli for 1,300 salt leads, and set up his own shop to sell salt. Therefore, the blessed king is rich in the world. As long as the king can take Luoyang, there will be inexhaustible money and food, at that time to recruit troops and horses, gather grass and hoard grain, and collect the hearts of the people, the people heard that the king is a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, don't they drag their families to come to defect? Even if you gather an army of millions, why is it difficult? ”

As soon as they heard this, everyone came to their senses and patted their thighs and applauded. Liu Zongmin patted Song Xiance on the shoulder vigorously: "Strategist, you really got to the point." King Chuang also said just now that most of those rich families moved their family property to Luoyang and Kaifeng, and if they really want to conquer these two places, our righteous army can be said to be richer than the court. ”

Li Zicheng said: "It's easy to say, but it's difficult to do." Luoyang City also has tens of thousands of garrisons, if you really want to fight with us, ten days and half a month, I'm afraid that we can't attack it, at that time, Fu Zonglong gathered people and horses, and copied them in the back, the situation is not good. ”

Song Xiance smiled slightly: "This doesn't matter, although Luoyang is also a strong city, but King Fu's reputation in the city is too bad, and the people have long hated him." Because the officers and soldiers couldn't get the salary, they watched him eat and drink fat all day long, can they be angry in their hearts? In the past, when I was selling divination in Luoyang, I told fortunes to some soldiers and officers many times, and those people were resentful, and there were even officers who colluded privately and wanted to rob King Fu's house, so as long as the righteous army arrived in Luoyang City, those officers and soldiers would definitely not work too hard. However, before that, King Chuang still needs to clear the periphery of Luoyang City. ”

Li Zicheng nodded: "Yes, first make Luoyang an isolated city, and then surround it to fight." ”

Song Xiance continued: "As for Fu Zonglong, he will definitely not sit idly by and watch Luoyang be surrounded, so before King Chuang attacks Luoyang, he can send suspicious soldiers, pretend to be the main force, and lead Fu Zonglong's men and horses far away. As long as he is led out for a few hundred miles, Luoyang City will be in the bag. ”

Li Zicheng was very happy, Tian Jianxiu said: "But to attack Luoyang, how can we get 100,000 horses, we only have more than 30,000 people at the moment, and it is not easy to triple in a short period of time." I'm afraid that before we hit the periphery of Luoyang, Fu Zonglong will rush over first. ”

Song Xiance said: "That's for sure, Fu Zonglong is not a fuel-efficient lamp, he also fought all the way to this official position." Therefore, we must also let him leave us two or three months to work. ”

Li Guo scratched his head: "The surname Fu is not my brother, and we didn't use a knife to cover his head, so he won't be obedient." ”

Song Xiance said: "As for this, I have an idea, but I just need the help of the Qin army. ”

Li Zicheng was stunned: "Qin Jun? Do you want them to send troops? I've heard that they have just recently lost a battle, and they have suffered a lot of losses, so I'm afraid they won't send troops. ”

Song Xiance said: "It's not for them to send troops, but for one person in their army." ”

Li Zicheng smiled: "Just one person, can you drag Fu Zonglong?" Tell me, sir, who is so effective? Song Xiance said: "This person, for the Qin army, is not reluctant, because he is not a person in the Qin army, but a court official." ”

Everyone was stunned: court officials? There are also such people in the Qin army? Why didn't the Qin army kill him?

Song Xiance immediately solved the riddle: "This person's name is Ding Qirui, he is a prisoner of the Qin army, I heard that he and Fu Zonglong met, and the relationship between the two is not bad." As long as I borrow this person, I will have an idea to let Fu Zonglong be fooled. ”

Li Zicheng suddenly realized: "Anti-plot? Song Xiance smiled without saying a word. Li Zicheng immediately instructed Tian Jianxiu: "You bring my letter and go to Guanzhong to meet the King of Qin, remember to bring a heavy gift, we can't ask for it empty-handed." ”

Tian Jianxiu had been to the Qin army camp several times, and he had also seen the King of Qin, so he was sent. Tian Jianxiu also understood, so he nodded: "I'll leave early tomorrow morning." With five hundred cavalry, it should be enough. In addition, if I bring more jewelry, I will definitely be able to get this surname Ding. ”

Song Xiance said: "Before the surname Ding comes, King Chuang can first take down the counties and towns around Luoyang, this is just a small move, Fu Zonglong will not pay attention to it." ”

Liu Zongmin said: "Yes, we not only want to attack the surrounding areas of Luoyang, but also the surrounding counties and towns, so that Fu Zonglong can't figure out where we want to attack." ”

Li Zicheng nodded: "That's it." ”

Early the next morning, Tian Jianxiu personally selected 500 elite cavalry, fully armed, including 200 loyal soldiers of the old Eighth Brigade, each carrying a leather bag in his arms, which contained jewels and jade. These people have been fighting with Li Zicheng for a long time, and they will not escape with treasures halfway.

Tian Jianxiu took Li Zicheng's handwritten letter, and asked the other people to bring enough dry food and water, and then went on the road and went straight to Tongguan.

Their mission was to meet the king of Qin, so they were cautious along the way, avoiding the officials and troops, copying the path, and five days later, they came to the city of Tongguan.

The Qin army in the city saw a group of men and horses coming in the distance, immediately knocked on the gong, closed the city gate, and the archers went up to the city one after another, ready to fight.

At this time, Shi Huai had been informed, and immediately rode up to the city, and looked outside, not like he had come to attack the city, there were not many people and horses, and only one man rode to the pass, so he asked the archers to put down their bows and arrows, so as not to injure this person by mistake.

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