Chapter 715: I've Decided Up
Lu Shi's decision to personally lead his troops to pursue Li Zicheng was immediately opposed by all the brothers in the small courtyard, especially Guo Tianxing.
"You are the head of the whole Shaanxi, that is our future emperor, now, you will sit in the Jinluan Palace in Shaanxi, command and dispatch the overall situation, and the matter of fighting and killing, that is the matter of us marshals and generals, otherwise, what do you want us to do?" Guo Tianxing stood in front of Lu Shi, and for the first time he was very serious about reasoning.
"Brother, I don't want the emperor and the emperor, that's a matter of the future, now, we still have to work hard to survive in the troubled times, instead of competing with that Chongzhen in Beijing for the position of emperor, therefore, I am still the Lu Shi who was originally on the Black Tiger Mountain, and I am still the Lu Shi who wants to take my brothers to fight for a way to live." Lu Shi also said seriously.
"That's different." Guo Tianxing refuted Lu Shi's statement on the spot: "At that time, it was a matter of that time, everyone was just living and dying together, and there was no hope for the future, not now, we have a big family, and we are no longer a rogue who lifts his ass and leaves, we need you, sit in Xi'an to deal with more and more things, these things we can't do in everyone, so on top, I, and my military general brothers will command the fight." Then he pointed at the anxious Chen Ce and said: "And Chen Ce is the group of literati, and under your guidance, govern this Shaanxi, so that the people who follow us can live a good life, so I can't replace Chen Ce, and Chen Ce can't replace me, at this time, you can only control the overall situation." It was rare for Guo Tianxing to argue with Lu Shi so solemnly for the first time, so that he soberly said the current situation in Shaanxi. It seems that the Guo Tianxing, who laughs all day long, knows his cavalry, knows how to admire, and shows off his golden generalissimo uniform is not really a fool, but just an attitude and way to show in order not to bring unnecessary trouble to the regime in the base area.
"I know where I am, I know what I'm supposed to do." Lu Shi nodded again and again, but changed his words and said, "However, I know better what I should do now." Turning to look at the anxious brothers and parents in the courtyard, Lu Shi said slowly: "Our now, everything is in the beginning, and it can't withstand a little bump and failure, and at the same time, this time to chase Li Zicheng is also the first time we have taken the initiative to attack, which requires us not to fail." β
All the people nodded secretly, yes, Shaanxi start-up, really do not allow the slightest failure, and once it fails, then, for the people of the entire Shaanxi, for the stability of the whole Shaanxi, especially for those landlords in various places who can only temporarily bow down under the strong suppression of the army, it is a kind of hope, although the hope is so slim, but it will also bring disastrous consequences to the stability of the base area.
"In this way, it is even more necessary to become the king of Chuang and sit in the center of Shaanxi, so that the people know your safety at any time, and let those guys who are ready to move become honest under your coercion." Zhao Xing was in a corner and proposed softly. This proposal has now become a rare proposal for Zhao Xing to be approved by everyone.
Lu Shi looked at Zhao Xing, who had been wronged for such and such reasons, nodded lightly at him and smiled slightly, and then continued his topic: "I understand this truth, but I want to say more, the art of war says, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent will win a hundred battles, then, for the sake of this necessary victory, let me ask the brothers here, who understands Li Zicheng, who can really guarantee the complete elimination of him?" β
As soon as this question came out, the brothers who were originally eager to try were immediately silenced.
Yes, at that time, he only asked for a martial force to go out to destroy Li Zicheng's biggest pole in the Ming Dynasty, in fact, it was out of a momentary mood, and it was out of the reason to prevent King Chuang from going out in person, this is asking yourself, everyone knows the strength of Li Zicheng's pole, not only got the plunder results that he himself got in Shanxi, but in the end, he also burned Ji County in Guangwu, and almost wiped out the most influential poles such as Gao Yingxiang, so that Li Zicheng, who was outside the city, picked up a big bargain, not only accepted all the belongings of this group of poles with Gao Yingxiang as the leader of the alliance roaring and looting in Shanxi, but also accepted all the subordinates who were abandoned outside the city by those poles. How much is that? Even if Guangwu was killed or injured when he defended the city, plus the annihilation of the burning city in Ji County, the most conservative estimate is that Li Zicheng still has 100,000 to 200,000 men and horses.
And these horses, with their ambition and courage, and the mountains of silver, must have become a strong army at this time, at least more effective than the other poles.
And now the base area can really be used, without affecting the spring ploughing, it can only be 10,000 cavalry. With these 10,000 cavalry, chasing and fighting with the erratic Li Zicheng, no one dared to use their heads to guarantee the victory of the funds.
And once the defeat, their own head fell off is nothing, but it left a precedent of defeat for the army, which will be a huge blow to the morale of the army, as the commander of the Heavenly Star just said, as long as the news of the failure of the army comes back, then, those who enjoy the treatment of thousands of years of squires and gentry in various places, and are almost ruthlessly deprived of these privileges by the army, will immediately have a commotion, and at that time, the base area will become turbulent again, which is the most feared thing in Shaanxi now.
At this time, Li Zicheng's poles and hidden dangers that are extremely hostile to the base area and the invading army must be eliminated, and those who can achieve victory are in everyone's eyes and hearts, and only the king of Chuang, Lu Shi, can do it.
"I'll go, King Chuang will sit in the center." After Guo Tianxing was silent for a while, he once again firmed up his decision, but after thinking about it, he once again proposed a plan that seemed to be relatively safe: "Otherwise, send Wu Tao to me as an assistant again, in this way, I think it should be possible." β
Wu Tao took a step forward and bowed, but he didn't speak, just looked at Lu Shi with a steady eye.
Lu Shi shook his head with a smile and said: "This plan is not appropriate, it's not that I don't trust the generalissimo's ability, it's just that the Wu Tao brothers are now the secretary of our government's military department, and the government we just formed is still the focus of the work in the military, as well as the reorganization of the army, the establishment of logistics, military production, etc., there are many things I don't know how complicated, once the military department is not in charge, then everything will come to a standstill, at that time, it will be very unfavorable to our later development and the operation of the government." β
Lu Shiyi said, everyone nodded involuntarily, turned their heads to look at Wu Tao, the originally chic and tranquil face, has been emaciated, only the cheekbones remain, and the eyes are even more occupied by a layer of bloodshots.
Wu Tao didn't feel what was in everyone's eyes, and after listening to the words of King Lu Shi, he became even more worried. I also felt that the burden on my shoulders was heavier.
"Also, who here knows Li Zicheng best?" Lu Shi put forward this statement, and immediately left everyone speechless.
Yes, Li Zicheng is not understood by everyone, he is like a huge shadow, although every time the pole invades the base area, he does not appear in the foreground, but every time his combat effectiveness, you can feel his ubiquity, a relatively standing enemy is not terrible, what is terrible is that you can only see the shadow at all, and the enemy who can't catch the entity is the most terrifying.
"And me." Lu Shiyi pointed to his nose and said affirmatively: "And I am the person who knows Li Zicheng's human nature and his tactics best in the world. β
Looking at everyone's disbelief, Lu Shi smiled slightly, stood in the courtyard, put his hands behind his back, habitually began to pace slowly, pondered for a long time, and then slowly spoke, bringing together almost all the information about Li Zicheng that he knew in later generations, and finally turned the evaluation of Li Zicheng, the most authoritative team in history, into his own evaluation.
This is a detailed narrative, and this is an objective, evaluation of one of the most controversial figures in history.
Now everyone is thinking in their hearts that maybe in this world, the one who knows Li Zicheng best is definitely not himself, but our current King Lu Shi.
"Therefore, I can only deal with Li Zicheng, and I can only do it, can you agree with such a reason?" After pondering for a long time, Lu Shi raised his head, quietly glanced at the brothers in the small courtyard, and asked in a flat voice.
For what Lu Shi knows, everyone thinks that this is the diligence of King Chuang, and the unsurpassed merit of Zhao Xing's all-pervasive prison sergeant spies throughout the jurisdiction of the imperial court, it is their diligence and hardship that makes the base know their enemies to such a point, and now, everyone looks at Zhao Xing, the chief captain of the prison sergeant who is despised by everyone and feared by everyone, is already a kind of admiration, and a trace of gratitude.
Zhao Xing couldn't help but be excited when he saw the eyes of his brothers who had not seen him for a long time, but in his heart, he regarded Lu Shi as a celestial, because only he knew that his prison sergeant tried his best to collect information about him from the first time Lu Shi mentioned Li Zicheng, but due to one reason or another, the information about Li Zicheng was superficial and simple to the point of simplicity, so either King Chuang was a prophetic god, or King Chuang still had a set of secret forces that he didn't know. If this force can do the investigation of Li Zicheng, then who else in the world will dare to lie down in his clothes again?
Fortunately, Zhao Xing has followed Lu Shi since Lu Shi started and has reached inseparability, so he deeply knows that Lu Shi has no dark organization except for himself, so the rest can only be prophetic gods, so Zhao Xing hid in the corner, but he became more and more respectful to Lu Shi's demeanor.
No one objected to LΓΌ Shi's decision to personally lead the troops to the battle, and no one could have a reason to dissuade LΓΌ Shi's decision. Including the third uncle, and only the third aunt was left crying in a low voice.
"I'm going with you." Chunlan appeared in front of everyone again, her red and glamorous face, no shyness, only firmness.
Lu Shi stepped forward, gently took one of his hands, and said with a faint smile: "It should be like this." β
At this point, a real battle between King Chuang and King Chuang began to be staged.
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