Right now, Li Zicheng looked at Zhang Xianzhong's eyes, but it was far from what he looked like when he went to Gucheng. It's a completely different angle, looking at a broken settlement from the height of the local tyrants and nouveau riche.

Once had tens of thousands of troops, crisscrossing the Jianghuai, Han, and Haunt Sichuan, Huguang, Shaanxi and the Eight Kings who entered no man's land, although the majesty of the body at this time has not diminished, but the strength behind it has been reduced a lot.

Of the four adopted sons, Zhang Kewang was hit by an arrow, Zhang Dingguo's horse was killed by a random arrow, and he fell off the horse and was almost trampled to death by a random horse. Zhang Nengqi and Zhang Wenxiu were slightly better, but they were also shocked.

The original elite soldiers and horses were completely lost. In the old camp, the camp was full of wounded soldiers, and the losses of armoured canes and horses were severe.

And that's not even the worst of it.

Zhang Xianzhong brought Li Zicheng here, in addition to the thousands of scarred old battalions, behind them were Zuo Liangyu's more than 100,000 horses, and Baoding Governor Yang Wenyue, Governor Ding Qirui's Hu Dawei and other tens of thousands of troops.

Lang Zhong Shangjiong, who was called the old immortal in the army, treated the wound with iodine wine, applied knife wound medicine, and then bandaged the wound with gauze cotton, the old fairy stood up, "Eight kings, you might as well move and see how the wound is?" ”

"My dear! Old fairy, you really have a hand! It doesn't hurt as much as it used to! ”

"First, this wound medicine is the most suitable for external injuries, and secondly, you are blessed by the eight kings, but you were only hit by two arrows, if you are hit by two guns, don't say that the student is called an old fairy in the army, even if it is a real immortal, I am afraid that it will be difficult to save you!"

Ordered his apprentices to pack up all the utensils, Shang Jiong nodded politely to Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai, knowing that they must have a military situation to discuss when they arrived, so he didn't say much, just got up and left.

"Huh! Yu'er, hurry up. Sue sù our old camp secretary, send the pair of black rhinoceros horns and a few ginseng collected by your Lao Tzu to the old fairy! Lao Shang, you also think that others are vulgar things, these are all collected by our Lao Zhang with great effort, and they are all good things to cure diseases and save lives! It's only you who deserve it! ”

"Thank you to the Eight Kings!" Shang Jiong's voice was already in the courtyard of Yue Wang Temple.

In the courtyard, Zhang Kewang, Zhang Dingguo, Bai Wenxuan and others. Baotou stood in the courtyard and listened to the deliberations of the three handsomes in the room. Beside them, the generals of the two families also listened calmly, lest they make any noise that would disturb the three of them.

There are exceptions, and Liu Zongmin, the general of the camp, walked in from the gate of Yuewang Temple with a hearty laugh.

"Maotang, Ning Yu, you're all here, that's good! The capital of the eight kings is all there. No problem! The banner of Xiying can't fall! Walking closer, Liu Zongmin used his hands to hold Zhang Kewang and Zhang Dingguo's hands hard, shaking them desperately.

"Xiao Wu, did you send the grain and grass, soju, pigs and sheep, meat porcelain jars, and Langzhong medicine to the Xiying brothers as ordered by King Chuang?"

"Back to the general post Liu Ye, I have already sent it over."

Liu Zongmin's tall voice was loud. Obviously alarmed the three people in the room, Cao Cao stood at the gate. "Jiexuan, since you're here, come in and see Jingxuan. Brothers together, how can there be a tongue and teeth that don't fight? King Chuang doesn't say anything, let's take a good look at how to kill Zuo Liangyu and Hu Dawei, a group of dog mongrels! ”

Cao Cao's words are not much, but they are very informative.

At the beginning, Li Zicheng was at the end of his life. went to Zhang Xianzhong, but unexpectedly thought that Zhang Xianzhong's subordinates planned to eat black and black, and they merged with Li Zicheng. Fortunately, he was alerted by Li Zicheng's subordinates, and after realizing that something was wrong, he immediately left the camp. Although it was a fluke. But the knots between the two families came to an end. Just when he learned the news that Zhang Xianzhong's army was defeated and surrendered, there was a cry from the top and bottom of the camp, "You Zhang Xianzhong also have today?!" "The old people of the old eighth team, who have experienced the scene of almost being caught on fire, have asked to solve Zhang Xianzhong on the spot!

However, from Cao Cao's words, Liu Zongmin found that Li Zicheng had already told Zhang Xianzhong about this old matter.

"Jiexuan, since you're here, let's meet and talk to Jingxuan, and let's discuss how to deal with the officers and soldiers." Behind Cao Cao, Li Zicheng's calm voice came, which made Liu Zongmin's heart move, it seems that King Chuang is also about to make up his mind.

"It's good! I, Blacksmith Liu, haven't seen the Eight Kings for a few days, and I'm about to have a good talk with him. Xiao Wu, this group of monkey cubs in Xiying will be handed over to you, you and Luo Hu must greet this group of cubs. In the midst of laughter and scolding, Wu Ruyi led Zhang Dingguo and others to the main hall of Yuewang Temple to drink tea and eat snacks to rest. Just wait for Li Zicheng and others to agree on a result.

Before the hot tea was served, listening to Zhang Kewang foaming at the mouth and boasting about their great achievements in Sichuan, Huguang and other places, there was movement in the house where Zhang Xianzhong temporarily stayed in the temple.

"King Chuang!"

"Eight Kings!"

Several pro-soldiers hurriedly ran over, "The generalissimo, the generalissimo, the generalissimo, the eight kings, and the chief sentry Liu Ye have come out!" ”

It was nearly noon, the sun was just right, and the strong light was projected over people's heads, illuminating everyone's faces very clearly.

Li Zicheng looked at the dozens of generals who broke into the three families of Cao Xi who poured out from the main hall, and from the look on their faces, Li Zicheng nodded with satisfaction, "The military heart is available, and I was not frightened by the hundreds of thousands of people in Lao Zuo." ”

After motioning for everyone to sit down, Li Zicheng said in a calm voice: "Everyone knows the current military situation, Zuo Liangyu, Ding Qirui, and Yang Wenyue are stepping on the heels of the Xiying brothers. Now that they're here, don't let them go back empty-handed. Our rebels have been resting in Kaifeng for so long, and they have purchased a lot of fine equipment, and now Jing Xuan is here again. Now it is the late spring season, although the spring flowers are blooming, but the weather is also getting warmer day by day, the officers and soldiers have traveled a long distance, we have occupied the time and the location and people. It can be concluded that the total number of officers and soldiers was about 170,000; If you widen it, it will be counted as 180,000. In Guannai, the imperial court mobilized so many people to one battlefield at one time, this is the first time! ”

He was clearly confident about the matter in front of him, smiled slightly, and glanced at everyone. Seeing that everyone agreed with his estimate of the number of officers and soldiers, he continued:

"Zuo Liangyu can be regarded as a general in the official army who can fight and lead troops, otherwise, he would not have beaten Jingxuan so wolfly." (A kind chuckle erupted in the crowd, but Zhang Xianzhong didn't think it was wrong, from Li Zicheng's words.) He heard the idea of laying down the steps for him. Originally! The more bullish the enemy is, it is not a shame for us to be defeated. Later, such a trick was learned by a group of people who mixed up in Hollywood, and every time they shot an American-style main theme film, they blew their opponents to the sky. And then the hero of his own side worked hard, and won the final victory under the halo of Zi Youmin pig! ）

"Now he's a thief general. There were several general soldiers and deputy generals who actually led the troops to fight, and there were 120,000 men and horses. Ding Qirui and Yang Wenyue together have 50,000 or 60,000 people. Although Yang Wenyue and Ding Qirui are defeated under us, the chief military officer under Yang Wenyue is ......"

Zhang Xianzhong interjected: "Bear! ”

Li Zicheng smiled, and then said: "Not to mention whether it is a bear or a tiger, it is this tiger who is mighty, and he is also a chief military officer with experience in fighting." Judging from the news brought by Jing Xuan and the situation of fighting with our sentinels and the officers and soldiers, the morale of the officers and soldiers is also higher than in the past. At the moment of the great enemy, we cannot afford to suffer the loss of the word 'underestimate the enemy'. You must not underestimate the enemy! We're talking about hundreds of thousands of horses. But we know in our own hearts that there are not many elite soldiers after all, and most of them come to us to eat during the spring famine. How to fight this battle now, let's listen to the opinions of the generals and the eight kings. ”

Luo Rucai, known as Cao Cao, is a character who is extremely good at being a person. Although Zhang Xianzhong's men are not many at the moment, and most of them are injured, and he himself has suffered many injuries, but. But he still let Zhang Xianzhong speak first. After the two of them exchanged a few polite words, Luo Ru opened his mouth to describe his battle plan.

He smiled reassuringly. said: "In my opinion, it is not difficult to defeat the official army, as long as we are good at using tactics and can make no effort, we can call it a rout of the whole army." ”

Zhang Xianzhong twisted his beard and laughed loudly: "Rucai, you are the famous Cao Cao." Resourceful. Since you have a clever plan in mind, please say it quickly. How do you think we can win without losing our soldiers? ”

"It's also difficult not to lose soldiers at all, and there must always be dead and wounded in a war. I mean: we can win with very few casualties. This is the best policy. The next strategy is to fight hard. Defeat the enemy. ”

"Although there are many officers and soldiers now, and they are more capable of fighting than in the past, they have certain points of defeat and are easy for me to use. Ding Qirui, Yang Wenyue, and Zuo Liangyu, the three teams, were really reluctantly combined, when Zuo Liangyu was only the chief military officer, he was still arrogant and domineering, and did not listen to the dispatch; Now that he is a thief general and has a lofty status, how can he take Ding and Yang in his eyes? Although Ding is the overseer and Yang is the governor, in fact, he can't do anything with him. These three strands of people and horses are three strands of rope that cannot be kneaded, not a rope. Damn it, we'll take advantage of their weakness and make them lose at our hands. We can put aside the onslaught on the enemy for the time being, but only use a little provocation and military coercion, and within a few days the enemy will have an internal change, and then we can storm with all our might, and we can clean up the enemy without much fierce fighting. ”

In history, there is a saying that Li Zicheng is good at attacking, and Luo Ru is good at fighting. That is, Li Zicheng is good at attacking cities, and Luo Rucai is good at field battles. Li Zicheng himself does not deny this. At the moment, according to Luo Rucai's plan, he began to assign tasks to the soldiers of the three families.

Fighting the weak enemy first, or eating persimmons to pick up soft pinching, is the military principle of ancient and modern China and foreign countries, first fight Yang Wenyue and Ding Qirui, Zuo Liangyu will never send a single soldier to reinforce. Therefore, Cao Cao's plan was to mobilize all the elite soldiers of the two Cao families, attack Ding Qirui and Yang Wenyue, and send another unit to monitor Zuo Liangyu.

"Let's just make a bigger noise here, make Ding Qirui and Yang Wenyue afraid, and then flee and defeat them in one fell swoop in the wilderness! Go back and clean up Zuo Liangyu again! “

"Maybe before we finish cleaning up the army of these two governors and governors, he will already run away!" Zhang Xianzhong hung his arms and scolded proudly, for Zuo Liangyu, an old opponent, he had more say than Li Zicheng.

The general strategy was agreed, and the next step was to assign tasks to the three families.

There are now nearly 200,000 soldiers in the two Cao families, including as many as 50,000 or 60,000 horsemen, and each has a new army, the Zhenshan Battalion of the Chuang Camp and the Stirring Sea Battalion of the Cao Battalion. The two battalion leaders are baby bumps in the eyes of their respective commanders, and the number is about 20,000 or 30,000 people, and horsemen, infantry, and firearms are all available, and most of them are elite. The collective name is the Dragon and Tiger Camp that is known to women and children in Shandong, or clapping their hands and praising or gritting their teeth with hatred.

"Jing Xuan, your Western Battalion is now exhausted. And most of them were injured, according to my old Cao, he followed the generalissimo to deal with Ding Qirui and Yang Wenyue. Originally, you should have been asked to go to Lao Zuo to avenge this arrow, don't worry! We've finished beating the two governors and governors. Just go deal with Zuo Liangyu! I plan to let my nephew Wang Long's camp first, as well as the Zhenshan camp of Luo Hu under King Chuang, the two people went to see Lao Zuo, don't beat him, just keep an eye on him, don't let him come to ruin our business! ”

Luo Rucai's words were very pertinent, and he saved enough face for the arrogant Zhang Xianzhong. couldn't help but let the eight kings grin with their big beards. "It's good! We know our own affairs! Now my Xiying people really need a few days of recuperation, let the brothers slow down and heal their wounds. But. Generalissimo, general, don't be polite to our own brothers, if it's really time to fight Zuo Liangyu, we'll hand over our old Zhang to you for dispatch, let us fight wherever we want! ”

"Jing Xuan." Li Zicheng, who was sitting in the middle, also faced Zhang Xianzhong with a smile, "These thousands of old camps you left behind." It's the capital that you can make a fortune again, but you can't just lose it. In this way, you ask Ning Yuxian's nephew to bring a few hundred people to Xiaohuzi's camp and help Xiaohuzi. This little guy is more than brave in battle, but I am afraid that he has fallen into the trap of Lao Zuo. After bowing his head slightly and pondering for a while, Li Zicheng continued: "Wait until we finish this battle." You pick 10,000 soldiers and horses in the capture, and you pick the weight of those horses and equipment first, so Lao Cao and I will help you. ”

Li Zicheng's words not only made Zhang Xianzhong excited, but also Zhang Dingguo, Zhang Kewang, Ma Yuanli, Bai Wenxuan and others. It's also a look of excitement. Being able to pick up 10,000 soldiers and horses after the three official armies were defeated is undoubtedly a big help for the resurgence of Xiying! With these soldiers and horses, the soldiers and horses of the old battalion have regained their vitality, and the eight kings of the Xiying camp are a well-known hero!

"Then, I will assign the two big battalion heads of Yidougu and Clay Jar in the Henan Righteous Army under my control to your command. You take them south to Jianghuai, to Nanzhili, to Fengyang, to Huaiyang to shop! ”

not only strengthened the headquarters of Zhang Xianzhong, but also allocated two of the Henan local rebels to Zhang Xianzhong's jurisdiction, which undoubtedly strengthened the strength of Zhang Xianzhong's subordinates. For people like Li Zicheng, Luo Rucai, and Zhang Xianzhong, who have been fighting with knives and guns since the Apocalypse, what kind of merger, black eats black, fire and other means have not been experienced and used? Giving a bucket of grain and a clay pot to Zhang Xianzhong undoubtedly sent the two fat sheep to the sharp blade of the Eight Kings and left them at his disposal.

With the addition of 10,000 elite soldiers, and the addition of at least tens of thousands of people in the two departments of Dougu and Clay Pot, Zhang Xianzhong's heart was suddenly overjoyed, and he slapped his thigh hard, "Generalissimo, general, with your words, don't let our old Zhang go to Fengyang and Huaiyang to go shopping, just go to Nanjing, a fire will burn the filial piety of his old Zhu family, we dare to pat our chests with you and say it's no problem!" ”

Li Zicheng sprinkled a circle of candy on Zhang Xianzhong, and then the big stick appeared when Zhang Xianzhong was smirking with candy.

Niu Jinxing, the chief strategist of the camp, who had not spoken for a long time, slightly sorted out his appearance and stood up, "Generalissimo, Generalissimo, now that General Jing Xuan has returned, after our army has eliminated Ding Qirui, Zuo Liangyu and other troops, General Jing Xuan will go south to divide the strength of the Ming army, should General Jing Xuan be given a proper name?" ”

The play meat has finally appeared!

If Zhang Kewang hadn't been able to fall with his hands and feet, he would have pulled out his sword immediately and stabbed the sanctimonious guy in front of him with a sword! What gives Zhang Xianzhong a name?! Given this name, wouldn't the eight kings of Xiying become his subordinates Li Zicheng? Since the Apocalypse, the 72 battalions of the 13 families of the Shaanxi People's Army have been a loose alliance of brothers. This is why those so-called thieves are the main force in the Ming army to deal with the peasant army.

However, if you let Zhang Xianzhong act in the name of Li Zicheng and go south to seek the thief An Liangmin, isn't this equivalent to giving Li Zicheng the momentum to fight the country? ! No, it's absolutely not going to work!

Zhang Kewang was about to open his mouth, but saw his father's eyes blink happily twice, "Okay! And that's as it should be! I have to ask Mr. Niu and Li Gongzi to give our old Zhang a good name! It must not be worse than Lao Cao's General Weide, who is acting on behalf of the heavens, and must listen to it loudly, pleasantly, and atmospheric! ”

Niu Jinxing just opened his mouth to humble himself, but was interrupted by Li Zicheng.

"Jing Xuan, I'm just afraid that Brother Lin Quan won't be able to help you draw up a title. Most of his subordinates are children of Yudong. At present, he has gone to various places to inform the villagers and take refuge from the military disaster. There are righteous people who are willing to help us in killing the officers and soldiers, and they must wait for the defeat of the officers and soldiers before they come out to intercept and capture them. ”

It seems that Li Zicheng has already made arrangements for how to deal with Zuo Liangyu, Ding Qirui and others, and he can't help but let Zhang Xianzhong breathe a sigh of relief, and nod to call Zhang Dingguo, "Ning Yu." You are the son of our Laozi, and our Xiying will send you to go to see Zuo Liangyu with Wang Long and Luo Hu, the two little brothers! When our Lao Tzu and your Uncle Li and Uncle Cao finish fighting Ding Qirui and Yang Wenyue, let's deal with Zuo Liangyu's old dog with a few of you! ”

"Jing Xuan, I'm afraid that Wang Lung won't be able to go." A Cao camp general hurriedly ran to Cao Cao's side, handed him a letter, and muttered a few words in his ear, Cao Cao's face also changed. Hurriedly turned his head and informed Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong of the latest military situation.

The letter in Cao Cao's hand was written by Wang Long's good friends in Shandong, the two generals of the 3000 Battalion and the Shenji Battalion. The letter is very vague and sues Wang Long. We received a decree from the emperor Lao'er, asking us to win a battle within ten days to boost his morale. Not only us, but even Zuo Liangyu, Ding Qirui and others opposite you also received the same will.

But we're good friends, and I'm not going to meet you in battle. In this way, you can discuss with the elders of your family, temporarily withdraw from Kaifeng, and give it to us for a few days. I will guard Kaifeng City for you, and you will do your best to deal with Zuo Liangyu, the rabbit master in the south. Wait until you finish beating Zuo Liangyu. When we returned to Kaifeng, we pushed the boat down the river and retreated. I will return this ancient capital of the Central Plains to you!

So that's it! In the end, it's just an old trick of soldiers and thieves, but it's just a little bigger!

"Anyway, most of the goods in Kaifeng City belong to the Li family of his Nanyue Army. Our righteous army used the 20 million silver seized from Kaifeng to order the weapons, gunpowder, and food of his Nanyue Army for three years. It doesn't matter if we just give them back an empty city! I'm afraid, let's deal with Zuo Liangyu in front, and the eldest son of the Li family will pounce on us from behind and stab us fiercely! Liu Zongmin stroked the handle of the treasure knife on his waist a little anxiously. I've heard Xiao Luohu say, this Li Dagongzi. It is also a ruthless character who can lead the troops to charge against Zheng Zhilong's artillery fire, and use bayonets to conquer several forts! ”

"Uncle Jiexuan! Feel relieved! Luo Hu's crisp voice came from outside the courtyard gate, "Let us withdraw from Kaifeng, it is the idea of Li Dagongzi." Moreover, the people from Beijing said that they planned to continue doing business with us. ”

Jingying now has a way to make money. That is, through the Guò Jin merchants, smuggling the Mongols' mules and horses into the interior and selling them on a large scale. Everyone knows that if there is a big chaos today, things like mules and horses that are both valuable and need to be carefully raised for a long time cannot be raised by ordinary people, and only soldiers can afford to buy them.

"The envoy from Jingying said that they have more than a thousand mules and horses, and they are on the ground in Caozhou right now, if we give them Kaifeng, they will do this business with us!"

The eyes of all the three generals present were on Li Zicheng, waiting for him to make a final decision on whether to withdraw from Kaifeng, give up this city won in a bloody battle.

After pondering for a while, Li Zicheng finally made up his mind. He did not assign tasks to his generals, but looked around for his own commander of the Chinese army, Wu Ruyi.

"Xiao Wu, it will fall on you. You go to Caozhou with people from Shandong, get back the more than 1,000 mules and horses, and feed the fine forage. A few days later, it will be handed over to Jingxuan's Xiying. ”

"Wang Long, you will make a hard trip for our rebels, garrison Kaifeng, and discuss with your good friends how to transfer the city!"

"If Master Li wants to trap us, there are so many ways, there is no need to play these, so it doesn't hurt to hand over Kaifeng to them for a few days for the time being!"

Li Zicheng finally gave a definition of this action, "It's just right, we can go south to deal with Zuo Liangyu without distraction!" (To be continued......)