"Changqing, the terrain is too narrow, the sons and daughters can't use it at all, it's really hard to get by......"

On the eastern front of Tongguan, the battle had advanced to the battle formation of the displaced people's army, and there were terrifying mountain fires burning around, raging flames, rushing into the night.

The powerful catapults of the model army have already risen up, and the homeless army in the battle formation under direct pressure cannot raise their heads, but they are subject to the restrictions of the terrain, coupled with the spread of fire on both sides, the elites of Wang Pu Datong's army cannot withstand it at all, and there is no place to use their strength.

Wang Pu was as anxious as a headless fly, spinning around, he was too eager to take Tongguan, and quickly washed away his shame.

Xu Changqing's heroic complexion did not fluctuate much.

It's certain that you can't take it, and it's not normal to take it!

Tongguan is completely a moat, even with the combat strength of a model army, if it is strong, it is impossible to take it without killing thousands or even tens of thousands of people.

What's more, Xu Changqing didn't want to win Tongguan at all!

"Master Zhou, in this life, it's too difficult! It's hard to live, and it's even harder to die. But don't worry, your daughter, I will take you as a concubine, your son, and I will let him carry on your legacy! ”

Xu Changqing didn't pay attention to Wang Pu in a hurry, but muttered a prayer in his heart for a while, which is the way: "Even so, I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, so let's retreat first!" ”

"Uh, this ......"

Wang Pu suddenly became more anxious, and just wanted to say something, but suddenly came back to his senses, suddenly became clever, and hurriedly closed his mouth tightly.

Even if you can win Tongguan now, what should you do after you take it?

His brother, not only has to protect him Wang Pu at this time, but behind him, there are countless sons and daughters!

Wang Pu suddenly found that inadvertently, he had already distanced himself from Xu Changqing, and it was a huge distance......

……

Early morning.

The warm sunlight blows across the earth, making everything exude the vitality of a new day.

However, at this time, standing at the head of Tongguan City and looking at the past, it was all black and gray, and many of the originally emerald green dense forests on both sides of the official road were not even left, and they were indescribably dazzling and abrupt.

Although the offensive of the Model Army and the Datong Army last night did not cause too many casualties to the Wandering Army, the range of two or three hundred meters of the outpost position was unusable, and it was a mess.

Liu Fangliang stood condescendingly on the city wall, looking down at all this with a pale face, and didn't say a word for a long time.

Who would have thought that Xu Changqing did not choose to go to Luoshui, but chose the Tongguan moat where he Liu Fangliang was stationed!

The key is...... He didn't even know anything about it......

If it weren't for their luck last night and their timely response, maybe the solid city wall of Tongguan would have collapsed, and his reputation for Liu Fangliang would have been ruined.

The surrounding generals all know Liu Fangliang's temper, at this time, knowing that Liu Fangliang is in a bad mood, who dares to say more?

All of them hung their heads, and they didn't dare to breathe.

The pro-soldier even regretted his intestines, he was obviously well prepared last night, but he was actually exploited by Zhou Laosi's miscellaneous pieces......

"Newspaper—"

"Letter from the Emperor!"

Just when the atmosphere was extremely dull, the call of the herald suddenly came from the rear.

One of Liu Fangliang's confidants finally came back to his senses, and hurriedly whispered: "Dong Weng, we, how should we report to the emperor......

Liu Fangliang glanced at him with a gloomy face: "Xu Changqing's main force is very likely to be not far from the gate, you say, how to report?" ”

The staff was clever, and they bowed respectfully and said yes.

Not long after, Li Zicheng's letter arrived in Liu Fangliang's hand, Liu Fangliang read it, frowned slightly, and handed it to the staff.

The staff looked at it, thought for a while, and said respectfully: "Dong Weng, the art of war has clouds, but the truth is false, and the virtual is real." I'm afraid that Xu Changqing's stronghold in the Lu clan is just a trick! ”

Liu Fangliang nodded slowly, and glanced at the generals around him: "What do you think about?" ”

The generals talked in a low voice, but they didn't have a clue for a while.

The main reason is that the blockade of the model army is too strong, and the spies of the Wandering Army can't get out at all, and they don't know what the situation is outside the gate at all.

Liu Fangliang suddenly sneered at this time: "Who is Xu Changqing?" Is his battalion so easy to spy on? But on the Lu family's side, our people can go over and see it casually, it's not a fraud, what is it? Report to the emperor immediately, the main force of Xu Changqing's model army, most likely, is outside Tongguan! ”

"Huh? Be! ”

The staff was also a little amazed by Liu Fangliang's keenness, and they didn't dare to slack off, so they hurriedly said yes respectfully and went down to work.

Watching the staff leave, Liu Fangliang took a deep breath, "Everyone listen to Lao Tzu, continue to strengthen the position, and do a good job of fire prevention measures, since Xu Changqing wants to play with me Liu Fangliang, then this time, I will accompany him to have fun!" ”

"Yes!"

……

The news of Tongguan soon spread to Xijing.

Today happened to be resting, and Liu Zongmin and Song Xiance, a group of core people who were resting in Xinna's mansion, were quickly gathered in the palace to discuss matters.

"Xu Changqing's main force is in Tongguan?"

"It can't be! How is this possible? Xu Changqing, who is more clever than a monkey, how could he choose such a stupid path? Attack Tongguan? He may not be able to conquer it after ten years! ”

Liu Zongmin was a little frightened, and almost jumped up, his face full of flesh tightly tangled.

Song Xiance was also full of solemnity, and asked tentatively: "Emperor, could it be, could it be that the information is wrong?" General Liu's side, some, too sensitive? ”

Liu Fangliang is Li Zicheng's confidant, in an ordinary state, even Song Xiance doesn't dare to say anything easily, even if it has reached his level, compared with Liu Fangliang, he is still an outsider, but at this time, the stakes are too important, and Song Xiance has no time to take care of these.

Li Zicheng shook his head: "No!" Liu Fangliang's temperament I understand, he will never Meng Lang! Moreover, in his letter, he said a little bit that I deeply thought! Xu Changqing's battalion, can it be so easy to snoop? Before, I felt that something was wrong on the Lu family's side, and now, if I think about it carefully, the Lu family's side, I'm afraid that ninety percent of them are a cover! ”

"This ......"

Song Xiance was speechless for a moment, frowned, and fell into deep thought.

Niu Jinxing's brows were also twisted into twists, and he said loudly: "The emperor's words are extremely true. Soldiers, treacherous ways. Looking at Xu Changqing's road to starting a family, what he is best at is to surprise and act treacherous. He chose to attack Tongguan instead of Luoshui, which is unreasonable, but it is expected, we must not be unguarded! Now, the first thing to figure out is, why, Xu Changqing would go to this thankless Tongguan? ”

Gao Yigong said: "Xu Changqing, this melon baby, has a lot of flowers. He walked Tongguan, didn't he want to be pretentious, afraid of our rebels, right? ”

"Well, can't you? Xu Changqing is an outlaw......"

The crowd began to talk about it.

The backbone core of the Wandering People's Army may have a very low level of education, but they are all experiences polished in blood and fire, especially at this time, when everyone has not yet fully indulged in pleasure and indulgence, whether it is cohesion or creativity, it is the strongest time.

"Master Gao seems to be on point!"

In the midst of the chaos, Liu Zongmin squinted his eyes and suddenly slapped the pillar next to him violently.

"Huh?"

Everyone looked at Liu Zongmin.

Li Zicheng also focused his eyes on Liu Zongmin: "Ru Hou, talk about it carefully." ”

"Huh."

Liu Zongmin suddenly sneered: "Xu Changqing has set up such a big battle in Lushi County, it can't be said that he has no good intentions, and the organs are exhausted!" But he chose to go to Tongguan again, in his opinion, eighty percent, he wanted to receive the grain and grass raised by the Ming court in Shanxi as soon as possible! Hehe, if you think about it, you can understand that Shandong is almost 2,000 miles away from our Qinchuan, and his grain and grass must be seriously insufficient! ”

There was a lot of talk around again.

Yuan Zongdi said: "What you say is extremely true! At this time, the Central Plains is withering, even if there is still Kaifeng, but Kaifeng is already dilapidated, and there will definitely not be much grain and grass to raise. Xu Changqing walked Tongguan, definitely avoiding the edge of our rebel army! ”

Yuan Zongdi had not been made a marquis at this time, but he was also a person that Li Zicheng trusted very much, and he himself had an elegant temperament, resourcefulness, and was not low in power in the exile army.

With his voice, everyone couldn't help but nod.

However, Yuan Zongdi only grasped this point, and didn't know more cores, he was busy looking at Liu Zongmin, waiting for Liu Zongmin's next step.

Liu Zongmin seemed to be very satisfied with Yuan Zongdi's attitude, and continued proudly: "Xu Changqing wants to collect grain and grass outside Tongguan and set up camp. Nine, it was for the Ming Court to see. With Xu Changqing's shrewdness, he must understand that even if he conquers Tongguan, he will definitely not be our opponent. It's better to be stuck at the entrance of Tongguan, which can not only pose a threat to us and explain to the Ming court, but it will not directly have a head-on conflict with our righteous army, and it is a good calculation. ”

Everyone nodded their heads one after another.

Even scholars like Song Xiance and Niu Jinxing were also a little impressed by Liu Zongmin's acumen, and when it came to military talent, everyone present, I am afraid that no one can stand out.

Li Zicheng also nodded again and again, looked at Liu Zongmin and said: "Ru Hou, in this case, Xu Changqing wants to take a defensive position, my Dashun, my righteous army, how should I deal with it?" ”

"Huh!"

Liu Zongmin smiled, but did not respond positively to Li Zicheng, but said lightly: "Emperor, everyone, Xu Changqing's layout is basically clear at this time, he is doing some slowly, no wonder it is just one word, drag it with us!" I don't know for a while, what will he do if he drags it down, but one thing is certain, if he is allowed to drag it out like this, the momentum of our righteous army will most likely be dragged down by him! ”

Saying that, Liu Zongmin seemed to be smiling, but he looked at everyone with a little smiling: "Everyone, these days, I'm afraid everyone has accepted a lot of lovely concubines, right?" ”

"This ......"

The crowd stirred slightly.

But soon, they all nodded a little awkwardly, after all, this kind of thing can't be hidden.

Liu Zongmin said with a smile: "Sometimes, I have to admire Xu Changqing, this is a soft knife to kill, and I don't want to see blood!" Now it's still warm, and everyone is still willing to come out! But, after a while, when the weather gets cold, who of us are willing to leave the hot kang head and go to play with him Xu Changqing? ”

Here, Li Zicheng's face was already extremely solemn.

Liu Zongmin's words, like a knife, pierced him directly into the chest.

At this time, he had already discovered the signs of corruption in the core layer of the Wandering People's Army, but there was no reason, and he also took care of the face of the old brothers, so he kept it hidden.

At this time, Liu Zongmin put this matter out, and he also had an opening, and said coldly: "What you Hou said is good! Xu Changqing is vicious! If he waits for the world to calm down, it doesn't matter what you want, after all, this is also human nature. But now, at the moment of the great enemy, Xu Changqing is like a tiger, how can we be greedy for pleasure? ”

"What the emperor said is extremely true."

"The emperor, the ministers have been taught......"

Everyone still has the fighting spirit and has expressed their attitude.

Li Zicheng looked at Liu Zongmin again, and the expression on his face was much gentler: "Huang Hu, my Dashun is still in an advantage at this time, how to pull out the nail of Xu Changqing?" ”