"Hoo ......"

A gust of wind blew, carrying the sand and dust flying all over the sky, obscuring the sky.

Li Zicheng's army was struggling to move forward against the gale that made people unable to open their eyes, and Li Zicheng in the Chinese army was restless in the carriage.

Just now, he had received the news that Liu Zongmin had finally failed. 30,000 soldiers and horses fought all over the city outside Zhangde Mansion, and Liu Zongmin eventually died on the battlefield.

Such a result was expected by Li Zicheng, but when he learned the news, for some reason, his heart could not calm down.

An ominous premonition haunted Li Zicheng's heart, making him bored along the way.

"Smack!"

Li Zicheng suddenly shook his hand and removed the car curtain, and a fierce cold wind blew in from the window. This time, Li Zicheng did not dislike carrying sand and dust in the wind, but enjoyed the sultry gale very much.

"Is the top of the mountain back?" After Li Zicheng's boredom was slightly reduced, he asked the guards who followed the carriage.

"Back to King Chuang, the general has not yet returned." The guards immediately clenched their fists and replied.

Li Zicheng looked at the sky, frowned and was silent for a moment before he instructed the guards: "Order the whole army to speed up and go to the bank of the Yellow River, there must be no mistake." ”

The guard hesitated for a moment, as if he had something to say, but seeing Li Zicheng's gloomy face, he finally didn't dare to say more, and immediately took the order to go down to do something.

A moment later, Li Zicheng's order had obviously been conveyed, and the speed of the army was indeed much faster. Li Zicheng shrank his head and returned to the carriage with satisfaction.

A mile away from the left side of Li Zicheng's army, Cheng Zuo, Zhuang Yexiang and Adou, as well as a thousand elite subordinates of the Dongjiang Army, all stopped on a small hillside.

Cheng Zuo put down the binoculars in his hand at this time and sneered: "This Li Zicheng is quite smart, he actually wants to escape from the Yellow River." ”

After a pause, Cheng Zuo continued: "But once he enters the Yellow River, he is bound to escape from the boundary of our Henan. In this way, why don't we just wait for him to enter the territory of Henan, and then set up an ambush for him? ”

Seungzuo kept looking at Adou as he spoke, obviously asking for his opinion.

But seeing Adou shaking his head and saying: "It's not appropriate, letting Li Zicheng and them enter Henan again is definitely not what the general soldiers want to see." ”

Cheng Zuo was stunned for a moment: "Why?" ”

Adou glanced at Chengzuo, and said with a smile: "Henan has just regained calm, and everyone is rushing to resume farming." If Li Zicheng and his team cross the Yellow River smoothly into Henan, it will inevitably have a great impact on the next season's farming. ”

After listening to Adou's explanation, Chengzuo suddenly came over. Indeed, Mao Wenlong's current most important thing is farming, which is the most important thing, and it cannot be delayed at all.

After thinking for a moment, Chengzuo asked Adou, "Then how should we assassinate Li Zicheng now?" ”

The other party is an army of tens of thousands, and Li Zicheng is even more protected in the Chinese army, with only 1,000 elite subordinates at present, it is completely impossible to fight Li Zicheng's army head-on. But if you want to outwit it, it is quite difficult, at least for now, Chengzuo has not had an idea.

Adou frowned and said, "Now is not the time, it is not early, it is estimated that it will be dark when Li Zicheng arrives at the Yellow River." We can rush over there first, lay an ambush over there, and then wait for the opportunity to move. ”

Cheng Zuo turned to look at Zhuang Yexiang beside her, only to see her nodding slightly to Cheng Zuo, obviously agreeing to Adou's proposal.

Seeing that Zhuang Yexiang had no opinions, Cheng Zuo of course had nothing to say, so he made a decision on the spot and acted according to Adou's plan.

A small force of 1,000 cavalry, under the leadership of Cheng Zuo, soon disappeared on the hill and disappeared into the vast wilderness.

Li Zicheng waited until the army was about to arrive on the bank of the Yellow River, only to see the panting Yingshanjian and the two guards rushing back.

"How's it going? How many ships are found? Li Zicheng immediately asked urgently.

Yingshanjian showed a trace of bitterness on his face, and said helplessly: "King Chuang, due to the urgency of time, I can't find any ships for a while......"

Li Zicheng's face immediately sank: "How many ships have been found, don't talk nonsense." ”

Ying Shanjian said helplessly: "There are less than ten ships, and they are still ...... It's just an ordinary small fishing boat. ”

After telling the truth, Ying Shanjian looked at Li Zicheng carefully, for fear that he would angrily condemn himself.

However, Li Zicheng was unexpected, after hearing that there were less than ten small fishing boats, he was silent, and there was no sign of anger.

Just when Yingshan was nervously guessing what Li Zicheng was thinking in his heart, Li Zicheng suddenly said: "To continue to send more people to find ships, you must have at least thirty ships." ”

Yingshanjian was very embarrassed, he wanted to say that it was impossible, but after seeing Li Zicheng, who was already gloomy, he didn't dare to say more, and after saying yes, he retreated by himself and continued to look for the boat.

The sky was getting dark, and the sun was about to set, but Li Zicheng's army still hadn't reached the banks of the Yellow River.

The whole army had been in a hurry all day, and had not eaten even a decent meal, and one by one they were already grumbling with hunger, and even the speed of their advance was evident to be much slower than before.

Li Zicheng saw everything in his eyes, and he was also helpless at the moment, and the soldiers were exhausted. If this would order them to speed up, it would inevitably cause dissatisfaction among everyone.

But before dark, we must rush to the bank of the Yellow River, otherwise the army may be pursued by the imperial army at any time. Once caught up by the imperial army, whether or not they can successfully cross the Yellow River at that time has to be said for another matter.

Li Zicheng thought alone for a moment, he suddenly beckoned to the two guards, and ordered: "Pass the order, let the whole army speed up and arrive at the bank of the Yellow River before dark." If the whole army can arrive at the destination as scheduled, they will bury the pot and cook, so that everyone can have a full meal with an open stomach. ”

After hearing this, the two guards faced each other, but then they were overjoyed, and happily received the order to spread the word to the whole army.

I heard that as long as you rush to the bank of the Yellow River before dark, you can stop to rest and have a full meal. The whole army immediately rejoiced, and as soon as they gritted their teeth, they lifted their spirits and jogged as if they were dead.

Li Zicheng felt the ever-increasing speed in the carriage, a hint of pride appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he muttered in a low voice: "A group of foodies." ”

Under his lure, Li Zicheng's army really arrived on the banks of the Yellow River before dark. Li Zicheng did not break his promise, let the whole army rest on the spot, and began to make a fire to cook.

Ying Shanjian came to Li Zicheng again at this time and said, "King Chuang, we already have fifteen ships now, should we start crossing the river now?" ”