The next day, as agreed the day before yesterday, Li Zicheng officially summoned Yan Ximing, the left prime minister of the Great Western Kingdom, in the Jianji Palace.

As expected by Niu Jinxing, Yan Xi came to the palace, immediately knelt on the ground crying, and lamented to Li Zicheng about the critical situation in Daxi now, crying and begging Dashun to send troops urgently, even if he settled in Hanzhong first, as soon as Xichuan changed, it was okay to immediately come to the rescue.

As if to emphasize the dangerous situation, or perhaps to set off the atmosphere of sadness, Yan Ximing cried and shouted in the hall, beating his chest and feet, looking extremely sad for the country, it looked similar to Shen Baoxu crying Qin Ting back then.

His energetic performance opened the eyes of all the Dashun civil and military ministers, and everyone secretly praised in their hearts, this Prime Minister Yan's acting skills are really good. It's just that after he finally finished saying all his intentions, the entire court was silent, and no one came out to speak.

Li Zicheng sneered in his heart, but he pretended to be very moved on the surface, so he said loudly to Yan Ximing: "Prime Minister Yan, hurry up and speak." Let me tell you, your Great Western Lord Huang Hu (Zhang Xianzhong) is my old Geng of the same year, and our friendship is good. When they rebelled together, they also helped each other, and this affection for sharing hardships has always been remembered by Lao Li. Although over the years, he and I have established their own countries, and there was some friction at the junction of the two countries, but on the whole, it has not hurt the harmony. So, you can rest assured, Huang Hu is in trouble, and I, Lao Li, will never sit idly by, and lose the righteousness of the alliance and the love of Lao Geng. I plan to immediately send 200,000 elite soldiers and horses to aid Daxi and defeat the Tang army. ”

Li Zicheng's statement made Yan Ximing, who was originally worried for fear of touching a gray nose, and he was overjoyed, he knelt on the ground, and hurriedly bowed and said: "Emperor Dashun is really affectionate and righteous, and he really admires it!" If we can send rescue troops quickly, we will be able to save my Daxi from fire and water. In the next place, thank the emperor for Emperor Onishi! ”

Li Zicheng snorted, and said leisurely: "It's just that although I can send many elites in Dashun, it is not all priceless. ”

"Oh? What conditions the emperor wants, you can say it bluntly. Yan Ximing asked urgently.

Li Zicheng smiled faintly, and said: "Well, I don't want your Xichuan land, but the future grain, grass and ordnance of our army will all be supplied by your Daxi, and in addition, there will be silver and pension silver......"

"This is nature, why not command!" Yan Ximing heard that Li Zicheng only said these conditions, and his heart fell to the ground, and he hurriedly replied without waiting for Li Zicheng to finish speaking: "As long as your country can immediately send reinforcements, these ordnance, rice and grain, and even the silver taels of the soldiers, as well as the pension silver of the soldiers, are all trivial matters, and they are all borne by my Great Western Kingdom." If your army comes to our west, all kinds of materials will be given priority, and grain and money will be given generously, and there is no lie. ”

Li Zicheng nodded, expressed his appreciation, and then talked about some other matters with Yan Ximing, and then asked Song Song, the secretary of the history department, to discuss specific matters with Yan Ximing. After the arrangement was completed, Yan Xi was ordered to retreat first.

According to it, all actions are like yesterday's Niu Jinxing's plan, Song Xiance and Yan Ximing after discussing the specific aid plan, Yan Ximing immediately rushed back to Xichuan to restore his life, so that Zhang Xianzhong can take a reassuring pill, you can make up your mind to hold on to the city, so that the enemy soldiers have not arrived, and Mr. is in civil strife.

Immediately, Niu Jinxing immediately sent an order for Liu Zongmin to withdraw the more than 100,000 troops besieging Jintangcheng on Xuanfu North Road and all of them to Hanzhong, and at the same time, urgently dispatched elite troops throughout the country, preparing to gather 200,000 reinforcements for Liu Zongmin as soon as possible.

Of course, Jintang City, where the Tang Army was located, was also arranged like Niu Jinxing, quietly arranging ordinary troops with poor combat strength to urgently adjust the defense and replace the elite besieging troops who withdrew to Hanzhong. Thus, in this way, at least on the surface, a large besieging force was maintained, so that the Tang army in the city did not dare to act rashly.

Li Zicheng's actions seem to be unknown to anyone, and they are very thorough. But what he didn't expect was that in secret, his arrangements had already been detected by the secret agents of the Tang Army Security Department, and they were quietly and quickly reported to Li Xiao.

During this period of time, Li Xiao, who has been paying attention to the current situation and has been studying how to enter Sichuan to attack Zhang Xianzhong's Great Western Kingdom, couldn't help but ponder when he heard this secret report.

It seems that Zhang Xianzhong's gang still feels the danger quite keenly, so he has taken countermeasures in advance. The interaction between Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng completely disrupted his plan to attack Sichuan, which was about to start.

In this way, as soon as the enemy's situation changed, his original plan to attack Xichuan would also change accordingly.

Li Xiao thought about it, and immediately summoned his two most trusted advisers, Chen Zilong and Jiang Yueguang, and invited them to come to the Qianqing Palace to discuss matters.

Chen Zilong and Jiang Yueguang, when Li Xiao raised troops to go south, originally stayed in Shandong, but later because of the pacification of Jiangnan, Shandong was even more fine, and Li Xiao was in urgent need of staff officers, so they transferred the two of them from Shandong to Nanjing, followed by their own side, and planned as a counselor at any time.

As soon as the two of them got Li Xiao's order, they immediately hurried to the palace. After entering the palace, Li Xiao immediately told the two most trusted strategists about the secret news.

"Now that the situation has changed like this, I don't know what the two of you think about the situation, but I can say it bluntly."

After listening to Li Xiao's inquiry, Jiang Yueguang took the lead in speaking: "King Tang, if Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng really act like this, it is not a bad thing for our army, but it has an excellent opportunity to break the situation." ”

"Oh? You can elaborate on it. ”

Jiang Yueguang cleared his throat and replied loudly: "Tang Wang, think about it, Li Zi has become a partner who keeps Zhang Xianzhong's lips and teeth dependent, and he can send elite soldiers from the country to rescue him so bloodlessly, and his number is as many as more than 200,000, that is, basically all the elites in his country have been transferred to the Hanzhong area. In this way, Zhang Xianzhong's defense is indeed consolidated, but for the Dashun Dynasty, it is tantamount to demolishing the east wall and making up the west wall, and its defense in the country must be greatly empty, which gives our army an extremely favorable opportunity. Speaking of which, they did this to give our fierce beast an excellent opportunity to break free from the chains. ”

"What Juzhi is saying is that the students are looking at it the same way." Chen Zilong interjected: "Now Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong both believe that our army will attack Xichuan with all their might, so as to take precautions and prepare in advance. It's human nature for the two of them to do this. It's just that they wouldn't have thought that with the support of our army's strong economic strength, our army's security department has already infiltrated them deeply, and their plan of action has been detected by our army. In this way, our Tang army will fully take the initiative, and it can take advantage of Li Zicheng's mobilization of his elite Chinese troops and horses, and in turn give Dashun a head-on blow. ”

When Chen Zilong said this, his eyes flashed with brilliance, he paused for a moment, and then continued: "King Tang, judging from the following, if Li Zicheng wants to mobilize many elite troops in his country and go to Hanzhong together, then one thing is for sure, the soldiers and horses they are now using to besiege Jintang City must all be withdrawn and transferred to Hanzhong, which is adjacent to Xichuan, and will be called at any time. At the same time, in order to prevent our army from discovering an abnormality outside the city, it will definitely mobilize a large number of ordinary troops from other parts of the country, quietly go to Jintang City to defend, and continue to besiege the city with heavy troops. Such an action is inevitable. “

Li Xiao also understood at this time, he smiled, and immediately asked: "The meaning of the lying son, but do you want to make the soldiers and horses of the fourth town of the Tang Army in Jintang City take the opportunity of the enemy's change of defense to break through those enemy soldiers besieging the city, and break the siege that has lasted for more than half a year in one fell swoop?" “

"That's exactly what it means." Chen Zilong's face flashed with excitement: "In my opinion, now that the enemy soldiers have changed their defenses, those ordinary soldiers who have been newly replaced are not the opponents of my Tang Army at all." If we can launch a swift and sudden attack on these newly changed enemy soldiers after they change their defenses, we will be able to catch them by surprise and defeat the enemy soldiers who have surrounded them for more than half a year in one fell swoop. ”

As soon as Chen Zilong finished speaking, Jiang Yueguang also nodded and said: "Wozi is right, the eye of the breakthrough is in Jintang City." However, the students thought that our army could patiently wait for the enemy troops to withdraw to Hanzhong, and at the same time, the enemy soldiers outside the city who were defending were paralyzed and exhausted, and then launch an attack, and the effect would be better. ”

Li Xiao nodded, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "What the two of you said is very true. This king intends to further expand the Tang army in Jintang City and establish the 12th town of the Tang army. Let Jintang City have a total of soldiers and horses in the fourth town and the twelfth town, so as to go out of the city with more abundant troops to fight, and strive to break the enemy in one fell swoop! ”

Listening to Li Xiao's ambitious plan, Chen Zilong and Jiang Yueguang were both very excited, and next, the three of them began to discuss the personnel arrangements for the main generals of the Twelfth Town.

In the end, Li Xiao decided to let Liu Wenxiu, deputy mayor of the fourth town of the Tang Army, serve as the mayor of the twelfth town of the Tang Army. Zu Dashou, the former commander of the C Battalion of the Fourth Town of the Tang Army, succeeded Liu Wenxiu as the deputy mayor of the Fourth Town, and his position as the commander of the C Battalion was Hu Guozhu, a general under Wu Sangui.

The deputy mayor of the 12th town is Wu Sangui, who surrendered last year, and the commander of the C battalion of the 12th town, Wu Shengzhao, who defected with Gao Jie that year, and then started from the grassroots level in the Tang Army, and has been promoted all the way to the commander-in-chief.

At the same time, Li Xiao decided that in view of the fact that Jintang City on Xuanfu North Road was isolated and not connected to the main territory of the Tang Army, and all kinds of firearms and equipment in Jintang City were afraid that there would be insufficient firearms and equipment, so the newly established Twelfth Town would not change its equipment on a large scale for the time being, and when the time came to attack the city, it would still be dominated by the Fourth Town of the Tang Army, supplemented by the Twelfth Town, so that it would be safe.

Then, Li Xiao said something that made Chen Jiang and the others very surprised: "Two, in the opinion of this king, if our army wants to attack out of the city, it is not necessary to fight those Shun troops who are defending first, but should concentrate our forces and destroy the Qing army in the north of the city first!" In this battle, our army must not only completely defeat the Dashun army that is defending it, but if possible, we must also destroy the Qing army besieging the city in one fell swoop! ”

Listening to Li Xiao's words, Chen Zilong and Jiang Yueguang were both stunned, Chen Zilong hurriedly said: "King Tang, the Qing army in the north of the city, there are still 50,000 people, led by the veteran Abatai, even if our army has established a new town, the soldiers and horses of these two towns combined, in addition to the auxiliary soldiers, the available soldiers are only more than 60,000 people, how can the Qing army outside the city be wiped out in one fell swoop?" What's more, if our army goes out of the city to attack the Qing army, if it is in a stalemate with the Qing army, then the Dashun army surrounding the south and east of the city will rush to support after hearing the news, and our army will not fall into the dilemma of fighting on both sides. I am afraid that such a risk is too great. ”

Jiang Yueguang was also worried: "King Tang, Wozi's words are quite reasonable. Our army has been trapped in the city for a long time, and has not fought for a long time, if it goes out of the city to fight, it will fight against the Qing army with the best combat power, but I am afraid that it will be really difficult to win for a while. If the two armies of Qingshun join forces and plunge our army into internal and external attacks, I am afraid that there will really be unpredictable dangers. ”

Li Xiao smiled slightly, but there was indescribable firmness in his eyes: "Two, do you know that the garrisons of our army in the city have not been defending the city in vain for most of the past half a year, but have made a lot of preparations. Up to now, a large number of tunnels have been secretly built under the three gates of Jintang City, so that the defenders can protrude from the outside of the city at any time to attack. Such an attack out of the city will inevitably make the enemy troops outside frightened and completely lose the rules and regulations to deal with them, so that our army's attack will achieve the most unexpected attack effect. These secret tunnels are also the biggest hole cards of our army. ”

"It's just that because the defenders outside the city are all elite and numerous, the soldiers and horses in the city have not moved. Now the soldiers and horses of the Shun army outside the city are estimated to be newly recruited inexperienced recruits in their country, and their combat power is far from being compared with those veterans of a hundred battles before, not to mention, our army has to wait for them to gradually paralyze before starting to attack, so that the original elite has been transferred to Hanzhong, and it is too late to rescue. Our army is attacking out of the city at this time, and such a sudden action will completely catch them by surprise! ”

Li Xiao paused and continued: "If according to the meaning of the two, our army first went out of the city to attack the Shun army, have you thought about it, the Shun army has a large number of troops, and it is scattered in the south and east of the city, even if most of them are new soldiers, even if our army launches a surprise attack, I am afraid that it will be difficult to immediately repel these besieging Dashun soldiers and horses in a short time." And the Qing army, which learned the news, will definitely rush to the rescue immediately. If this is the case, it is the greatest danger that our army may face, and it is also the place where this king is most worried. ”

"On the contrary, if our army first goes out of the city to attack the Qing army, then the Shun army in the east and south of the city, because they are all new soldiers and inexperienced, is likely to panic for a while, and finally can hurriedly form an army and rush to the north of the city to rescue. And the Qing army was suddenly attacked by our army, and it would be firmly suppressed, and it would be completely unable to meet the Shun troops who came to it. So such a masterpiece, even if those rabble-like Shun troops rush to the rescue, how effective can it be? ”

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