"My lord, I have found traces of the Mongols!" Li Zicheng came to the official office early in the morning, and was drawing a new map of the march, He Xiaomi rushed in like a gust of wind, followed by Wang Anping, probably the first time to be so close to the Mongols, his eyes were both excited and a little nervous.

"Where are the Mongols? Don't worry, say slowly," Li Zicheng handed over his cup, "Come, drink saliva first!" ”

"Goo-dong!" Wang Anping took a sip and wiped the water stains from the corner of his mouth, "My lord, the Mongols are at the foot of Datong Mountain, about twenty miles away from here. ”

"Odori Mountain?" Li Zicheng eagerly searched for it on the marching map.

Wang Anping leaned over and pointed his finger on the marching map, "My lord, it should be here!" ”

Li Zicheng estimated, sure enough, there is a gentle slope at the foot of the mountain here, which should be a small pasture, "Anping, how many Mongolians are there?" ”

"My lord, according to our repeated observations, there are only seven or eight Mongols, and it is estimated that it is a family."

"Only seven or eight? Anping, can you find out? Are there Mongol tribes nearby? In Li Zicheng's memory, the Mongols lived in groups, even grazing, and there should be hundreds of thousands of people traveling together, how could there be a relatively independent family?

"My lord, my subordinates mobilized all the manpower and searched carefully in the vicinity, and indeed only these Mongols are the only ones, and my subordinates are willing to guarantee them with their heads." Wang Anping almost cut off his head to show his heart.

"Well, I see," Li Zicheng asked, "how about this pasture?" How big is it, exactly? ”

"The pasture is not big, but it looks like hundreds of acres, which is enough for such a family to graze, not to mention more Mongolians."

Li Zicheng remembered the words of the Xiningwei herald who was traveling with him, there were scattered pastures everywhere, and the Mongols wanted to graze, so they could only disperse, otherwise the cattle and sheep would only starve to death, and he slammed his fist on the square table, "Okay, let's do it!" He said to Wang Anping: "You go back quickly, keep an eye on these Mongols for me, but don't startle the snakes." ”

"My lord, my subordinates understand!" When Wang Anping was about to go out, he stopped again, "My lord, my subordinates left Liang Jinyue to guide you." ”

Sending Wang Anping away, Li Zicheng thought for a moment, turned to He Xiaomi, and said, "Immediately notify the two chief flag officers to come to the official office for a meeting!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

After a while, Liu Yunshui and Li came to the official office, and Li Zicheng was contemplating and thinking, but just beckoned them to sit down by themselves.

He Xiaomi brought tea to the two, then withdrew from the official office, and closed the main door with his hand, he knew that the stakes were very important, and he didn't dare to stay away, so he waited outside the door.

"Yunshui, double happiness, the Mongols have been found in front!" Li Zicheng sat on the throne and briefly recounted the message sent back by Wang Anping, "What do you think? ”

"What do you think? Hit! Liu Yunshui was already clenching his fists, "My lord, my subordinates ask to lead troops into battle!" ”

"My lord, my subordinates also ask to lead troops to battle, and I ask my lord to fulfill it!" Li Guo was not to be outdone, and provoked Liu Yunshui with his eyes.

Li Zicheng smiled slightly, no matter what, for these people who have never been on the battlefield, it is much better to take the initiative to ask for battle than to fear war, but the Mongols are all experienced in a hundred battles and have strong combat effectiveness, although they are not the opponents of the Tartars, but for these recruits, they must not be underestimated.

This is their first battle, and if they lose, the morale of the army will be weakened, on the contrary, if they can defeat or even completely annihilate these Mongols as expected, they will not only be able to capture their cattle and sheep supplies, but also build up the confidence of the soldiers.

Liu Yunshui is relatively strong, and he may not be afraid of the Mongols in individual combat, Li Guo is a ranger, and fights and brawls are commonplace, but they don't know the combat effectiveness of the Mongolian cavalry, and they have never really seen it.

Courage is commendable, but lack of understanding of risks, Li Zicheng must not let them ruin his own big things, "Yunshui, double happiness, tell me, how to deal with the Mongols?" ”

"My lord, there are only seven or eight Mongols, and I only need two soldiers with small flags to take down all the Mongols." This time, Li Guo took the lead.

"Double happiness, that's not what you say," Li Zicheng stopped his impulse, "It's a good thing to take the initiative to ask for battle, this is the true character of an officer, but what I ask you is, how did you take down these Mongols?" Slashing, stabbing, or archery? Will it be a hard fight with the Mongols, or an ambush war? What should we do if the Mongols bring in reinforcements? This is our army's first battle, and we must make good use of the enemy's superiority in the open and the covert and first work out the specific details of the operation. ”

Detail? Liu Yunshui chewed it secretly, and he finally found that he was inferior to Li Zicheng, and it was in the details, no matter what the contest was, Li Zicheng could think of the details, and this was the biggest gap between himself and Li Zicheng.

I only thought of Li Zicheng's plan before, and planned the big picture, but Li Zicheng also didn't let go of any detail, thinking of this, Liu Yunshui shuddered in his heart, such a person, is he his opponent?

Li Zicheng asked this question, obviously to teach him and Li Guo, he must be thoughtful this time, can't let Li Zicheng secretly see his jokes, he thought for a moment, clasped his hands into fists and said: "My lord, my subordinates have thought about it, if my lord gives his subordinates two small flag soldiers, his subordinates will use a small flag of soldiers to raid from the front, and another small flag will cross the Datong Mountain, cut off the route of the Mongols' northward escape, and prevent them from looking for reinforcements." ”

"Yunshui can think like this, it is a blessing for our army, 'not a big unprepared battle', that is, to collect the enemy's information before the battle, and then make corresponding deployments, Yunshui's words are very much in line with my wishes." Li Zicheng paused and said: "I don't believe that 'people plan things, and things are done in heaven', if they fail, there must be some links that are not well planned, or they ignore extremely important details." ”

"My lord......" Liu Yunshui's heart set off turbulent waves, who is this Li Zicheng?

"Yunshui's meaning is to sneak attack, taking advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "However, since it is a sneak attack, why don't we choose the night?" The Mongols had to sleep, and almost all of them had night blindness, and their eyesight was extremely poor at night, so they could not be on horseback, and they lost their advantage in speed, and they lost most of their battles. ”

"My lord, my subordinates understand," Liu Yunshui looked at Li Zicheng again, his heart seemed to have overturned the five-flavor bottle, I don't know whether the familiar smile towards Li Zicheng is jealousy or admiration, he has always regarded Li Zicheng as an opponent, but in Li Zicheng's eyes, I am afraid that there is no one, "The subordinates ask to fight again, and ask the adults to be fulfilled!" As soon as Liu Yunshui spoke, his voice was much quieter, and most of his confidence at the beginning had been discharged.

Li Zicheng still had a smile on his face, and he couldn't tell whether he was really happy or strong, "Yunshui, don't worry, let's stop thinking first, and then discuss who will lead the troops to fight, as for the credit after the victory, it should belong to everyone, not just the person who led the troops to fight." ”