Mixed Star Hui Dengxiang looked at Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai, his strength was incomparable with these two, so it was not easy to offend.

He smiled and said, "Brother, of course, I will take the lead of the two elder brothers. He thought that people eat meat anyway, and he always has a soup to drink.

"However, brother, I have recently heard from my little ones about a bad news." Whitden said with a frown.

Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai and the others said curiously: "Chaotianxing, what's the bad news?" Let's hear it, could it be that Lu Xiangsheng was transferred to oppose us again? ”

Lu Xiangsheng has defeated them many times, and the mention of this name makes their brains hurt.

"I don't know if it's true or not." Hui Deng thought for a moment and said, "It was said by the chief of one of our captured Nanjing camps, that King Lu Yan led an army of 100,000 to suppress the rebels last month, but the whole army was wiped out, and he himself was captured by the rebels. ”

"Hahaha, really?"

"Really?"

"That's good news, how can I say it's bad news!"

When the leaders heard that Lu Xiangsheng had fallen into the hands of the rebels, they all smiled happily, and it seemed that they had become a major enemy from now on.

Zhang Xianzhong suppressed his laughter and said: "Then is King Lu Yan dead, where are the rebels who have such means?" ”

Hui Dengxiang smiled bitterly: "King Lu Yan is not dead, the rebels not only let him go, but also accepted the edict of the imperial court, this rebel army is the Tiance army that defeated Jiannu twice." ”

The achievements of the Tiance Army are too brilliant, and they have also heard of them as rogues who swim around.

"It's a pity, it's a pity!" Zhang Xianzhong sighed again and again, and asked, "This is the bad news that Chaotianxing said?" It doesn't make much of a difference to us. ”

Hui Dengxiang's smile became even more bitter: "According to Nashchang, one of the conditions for the imperial court to reconcile with the Tiance Army is to ask the Tiance Army to come to Anqing to suppress the bandits. That day, Wang Yue, the commander of the army, had been appointed as the governor of Yingtian, and Zhang Guowei went back to Suzhou to handle the handover with him. ”

After Whitden finished speaking, there was silence in the Justice Hall, which was indeed bad news.

"Chaotianxing, is this news accurate? Is the army really going to deal with us that day? Zhang Xianzhong asked.

Hui Deng said: "That chief also heard Zhang Guowei's personal soldiers talk about this matter, and he is a lowly official, so it can only be regarded as hearsay." ”

In this era, the speed of news spread is very slow, especially for them who are rogues, and it is a coincidence that they can get this news.

Zhang Tianlin, the star next to him, asked, "When did this happen?" When was Wang Yue appointed governor of Yingtian? ”

Whitden said, "It is said that it happened around June 20th. ”

It's the end of June, which is less than ten days.

Zhang Xianzhong asked one of the scribes present, "Mr. Xu, what do you think?" ”

This scribe's name is Xu Yixian, and now he is Zhang Xianzhong's military advisor, he often regards himself as Zhuge Liang, and wants to assist the Ming Lord and win the world. Another function of the military adviser is to handle official documents and letters in the army, as well as to summarize information.

Xu Yixian stroked his long hair, thought for a while, and said: "This Tiance army is said to have repeatedly defeated Jiannu and annihilated many enemies, and now I heard that Lu Xiangsheng was also defeated by him. It can be seen that if we encounter the Tiance Army, it will be very troublesome. ”

He didn't say that he couldn't fight, anyway, he couldn't say that he couldn't fight, after all, he hadn't fought yet, how could he grow the prestige of others and destroy his own morale.

Of course, this was not the answer Zhang Xianzhong wanted, and he asked again: "Then in my opinion, how should we deal with the Tiance Army when we encounter it?" ”

Xu Yixian said in his heart: How do I know how to deal with it? I haven't seen this Tiance army before, but my face has to be tense, pinching my beard and thinking there, looking like I am holding a pearl of wisdom.

He knew that he couldn't pour cold water at this time, so he smiled slightly and said, "As far as the students know, the strength of the Tiance Army is about 10,000 people. Although he has reconciled with the imperial court, he is still there, and he will definitely not come to Anhui. Therefore, the students judged that even if the Tiance army was coming, the number of troops would not exceed 5,000. Moreover, the Tiance Army had fought against the imperial court, and even if they wanted to suppress the bandits, they would not do their best, and it was the problem they had to consider to preserve their strength so that the imperial court would not settle accounts after the autumn. ”

Zhang Xianzhong hummed and asked Luo Rucai next to him, "What does Luo Shuai think?" ”

Luo Rucai, who was still hesitant just now, listened to Xu Yidao's analysis, and then put his heart in his stomach. Haha smiled and said: "If there are only 5,000 days of army, there is no need to worry about it, and the army of more than 100,000 people who live Cao Cao is not vegetarian." ”

Zhang Xianzhong shouted loudly: "Okay, what Luo Shuai said is exactly what I want." ”

Guo Tianxing Zhang Tianlin also added with a smile: "I heard that the Tiance Army is good at firearms, and the land of Anqing is mountainous, and the transportation of grain, grass, lead, and gunpowder is bound to be difficult. In addition, it is the rainy season, which will inevitably have a great impact on the use of firearms. ”

The leaders of the Rogue Sect are no strangers to firearms, and they know that firearms depend on logistics. If it is raining, the gunpowder will be damp, which will affect the use.

The details of the Tiance Army, where do they know? Originally, it was a force that couldn't fight with them, and most of the information obtained was hearsay.

Zhang Xianzhong nodded and said: "What Guo Tianxing said is reasonable, and that Wang Yue has just been appointed as the governor of Yingtian, and it will take some time to reach Anqing, so we can use troops according to the strategy just now." ”

With the efficiency and marching speed of this era, Zhang Xianzhong is right, it will be half a month before the Tiance Army arrives in Anqing.

At the end of June, Zhang Xianzhong led his army to attack from Qianshan and attacked Taihu, Qizhou, Huangzhou and other places.

Luo Rucai used a section directly attached to the Xiying to fight, and then used the main force to swim north between Tongcheng and Luzhou to deter the defenders of Luzhou.

The official army was defeated several times in succession, Qizhou and Huangzhou were broken by Liukou one after another, and Taihu Lake was in an emergency.

Shi Kefa sat in Anqing City, and constantly urged Mu Wenshou, the general soldier of Fengsi in Susong, and others to rescue Taihu Lake. As a result, Mu Wenshou was blocked by the rogue on the front line of the Yanjiadian in the northeast of Susong, and it was difficult to get out for a while, and the other towns were attacked and disturbed by the rogues, and the progress was slow.

On 30 June, the city of Luzhou, 170 kilometers northeast of Anqing, was shocked almost three times a day in recent days. A large number of rogues went north, and when they were closest, they could see the shadow of the rogues from the head of Luzhou City.

Wang Rui, the prefect of Luzhou, was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and on the one hand, he urgently mobilized the big households in the city, contributed money and grain, raised people, and held the city to prevent the Liukou from suddenly attacking the city, and asked for help from Nanjing.

He clearly remembered that two years ago, Zhang Xianzhong came from Fengyang, and attacked Luzhou from Xiaoshu Mountain at night from Shucheng, breaking the city in one fell swoop. The city of Luzhou was sacked unprecedentedly, with countless casualties.

"My lord, according to the report from the small ones, another army has come from the north, which looks quite strange, I don't know if it is an official army or a rogue."