"We all listen to adults!"

At this time, if someone sent the right message, without waiting for Xining to send troops, Li Zicheng would directly kill him, so as not to reveal the secret.

"Okay, thank you brothers for your trust, I, Li Zicheng, will never treat my brothers badly," the topic began to enter Li Zicheng's rhythm, such words, he had been brewing for a few days, "Once we rebel, Xiningwei will inevitably send troops, let's analyze it together, if we can win the battle, brothers, I will take you on a completely different path, at that time, a big bowl of wine and meat to eat, in case there is a big gap between the strength of the two sides, I, Li Zicheng, will fight to go to Xining to die, and I will try my best to protect the brothers." ”

“……”

Li Zicheng suppressed the excitement in his heart, sat down slowly, and said slowly: "The two sides are fighting fiercely, first of all, you have to look at the number of people, how many soldiers are there in Zhenhai Fort now?" ”

Xie Guang hurriedly said: "We now have four hundred households, more than four hundred people!" ”

"Well," Li Zicheng nodded slightly, but glanced at Xie Guangze and motioned for him to sit down, "How many soldiers are there in Xining now?" ”

"There are now 2,000 households in Xining, and there are about 500 soldiers." Qin Danian said.

"That means that Xining has more than 100 soldiers than us?"

"No, my lord," Song Wen hurriedly shouted, "we still have three hundred households, respectively in Fuqiang Fort and Triangle City, if we add them, we have more than seven hundred soldiers, but two hundred more than Xining." ”

"yes, why did you forget about them?"

Several hundred households suddenly discovered that although there were two thousand households in Xining, and only one thousand households in Zhenhai Fort and Fuqiang Fort, the number of soldiers was more than the two guards in Xining combined.

Although the hundreds of households are illiterate, such a short-answer arithmetic problem can still be calculated, and the four of them are overjoyed at the moment, it turns out that in their minds, Xining is a behemoth, but now it seems that it should still be the strength of their own side.

"Secondly, it is the combat effectiveness of the armies of both sides," Li Zicheng struck while the iron was hot, "with your understanding of our Zhenhai Fort and Xining, if the same number of soldiers are facing the enemy on the battlefield, what will be the outcome or defeat?" ”

"If it's the same number, it's natural that our combat effectiveness is strong." Song Wen is a rare hundred households who are willing to use their brains, and is known as a Confucian general.

"We can't just rely on feelings, Song Baihu said, where is the combat effectiveness of our army?"

"My lord, the military discipline of our army has been strengthened, and now no matter which hundred households of soldiers are, they can do the order and prohibit," Song Wen was named by Li Zicheng, slightly nervous, "Coordinated operations, not only have the soldiers' confidence greatly increased, but also their combat effectiveness has been strengthened. ”

Li Zicheng nodded slightly, "Isn't there anything merit for the soldiers in Xining?" ”

"My lord, the soldiers of Xiningwei can only scare and scare the people," Qin Danian's face turned slightly red, "What kind of combat effectiveness is the original army under his subordinates, the subordinates themselves know that the food is insufficient, the soldiers have no fighting spirit, and lack of training, such a soldier can only flee when he encounters a real opponent." ”

Xie Guang also nodded, originally his heart was shaken, but he was afraid of Li Zicheng's prestige, so he had to be vain, but now after listening to the analysis, he was secretly glad in his heart, if he was stationed in Xining at this time, he might not be able to eat for a few days.

"Third, it is the soldier's will to fight, that is to say, if the soldiers on both sides are in a stalemate, it depends on the will of the soldiers, the purpose of the battle is different, the will of the soldiers is different, who can say, what is the purpose of our war?"

Song Wen bowed his head slightly and said: "My lord, if we really want to get to that time, our goal of battle is our lives—if we are defeated, will Xining let each of us go?" ”

Li Zicheng threw a flick at Song Wen, which meant that he was an officer who could think, yes, "Well, we do need to fight for our lives, what about the soldiers in Xining?" ”

Qin Danian was quite disdainful, "Xining's soldiers, if they fail, they will run away...... Anyway, they are used to leaving their backs to their opponents! ”

"Brothers, do you have anything else to add?"

There is no need to add, for these hundred households, the number of soldiers is large and the combat effectiveness is strong, which is enough, if at the beginning, the hundred households just couldn't bear to watch Li Zicheng go to Xining to die, but now, they are full of confidence in victory, and even hope that the battle will come sooner.

Rebellion or mutiny, a common thing in the Ming Dynasty Jiubian military town, the imperial court owes food and salary, and knows that it is in the wrong, and has never adopted any high-pressure policy, basically appeased, and even make up the arrears, maybe the worst result is not to take the big head soldiers, since there is no military salary, who wants to be a soldier?

Although Qin Danian, Xie Guangze, and Song Wen were all born in Xiningwei, they were only junior officers, and they had tasted all the deceit and interest competition, and their main energy was not to train troops in the training ground, but to all kinds of open and secret battles around interests.

Li Zicheng stood up again, "Brothers, since we are going to embark on a completely different path, we might as well put the two sides on the table, in addition to the analysis just now, what advantages do we have compared to Xining?" What's the shortcoming? ”

What is the advantage, several hundred households were dumb for a while, and finally Li Zicheng personally went into battle, "Cavalry, we have cavalry, cavalry speed advantage, impact advantage, as long as we make good use of this advantage, victory is like picking up something, as for our shortcomings, the biggest problem is food, so we must fight quickly." ”

This is a rebellion, if it drags on for a long time, morale will decline sharply, and several hundred households nodded while looking at Li Zicheng, and there were more indescribable feelings in their eyes.

"My lord, isn't Xining's advantage that there is enough grain and grass?" Song Wen suddenly thought of a question, "My lord, Xining is a fortified city, and there is plenty of food and grass in the city, if it can't be attacked for a long time, won't it affect morale?" ”

"Song Baihu is right, planning without a fight, anticipating the enemy first, what kind of difficulties can't be solved?" Li Zicheng said with a smile, "I have an idea, I can break Xining in one battle!" ”

Qin Danian couldn't wait, "My lord, let's hear it, is it like Kefu Qiang Fort?" ”

Li Zicheng smiled mysteriously, "Do you really want to listen?" ”

Qin Danian stretched his neck long, lest he miss a word, "Of course you have to listen, adults, just say it quickly!" ”

"Then I'll give you a brief explanation, so that you can rest assured." Li Zicheng said in his heart, once he heard this decision, Lao Tzu could justifiably close the city, and in this way, in a few words, the core issue has been made very clear.

"My lord, is it so simple?"

"The simpler the method, the more effective it is," Li Zicheng's face turned pale, and his color changed, "If this method is successful, the biggest problem is secrecy, brothers, don't you say?" ”

Qin Danian arched his hand, "Don't worry, my lord, we will never leak secrets." ”

Li Zicheng nodded slightly, but said in his mouth: "From ancient times to the present, how can anyone leak the secret tell others in advance? It's not that I don't trust Qin Baihu, but at such a tense moment, if someone accidentally leaks it out in his sleep, won't it ruin the affairs of the whole army? Everyone's net worth and life are all pressed on this battle, and I have to be careful about it. ”

Song Wen asked, "Your Excellency is going to lock down the city?" ”

"Song Baihu is really a caring person," Li Zicheng's gaze swept over the faces of the four of them one by one, "Everyone, it's only been three or two days, can you be wronged and not leave Zhenhai Fort?" ”

At this time, even Qin Danian understood Li Zicheng's intentions, "All subordinates obey the dispatch of adults." ”

"The subordinates are also at the disposal of the adults!" Li Guo, Song Wen, and Xie Guang also expressed their positions later.

As soon as the meeting ended, Li Zicheng immediately carried out various preparations, Qin Danian went to block the four gates of Zhenhai Fort, and all personnel were only allowed to enter but not leave, in case someone had the same song as Xining.

The cavalry of Liu Yunshui's department, Li Zicheng sent someone to send him a message as early as when he set off from Triangle City, and it should not be far from Zhenhai Fort at this moment.

When he left the triangle city, there would be a lack of cavalry protection, in case the Mongols attacked, Zhou Bin only had more than a hundred infantry, it was difficult to protect the herdsmen who were building the city, but the attack on Xining was very important, Qin Danian, Xie Guangze, and Song Wen were all included in the short, and the loyalty was difficult to grasp, especially Xie Guangze, in case the war did not go well or was in a stalemate, it was difficult to ensure that there was no backlash.

The sergeant marched to Xining, only needed to prepare enough dry food and water for a day, if he could not raid Xining City in one fell swoop, the soldiers would not have a way to live, and it was useless to ask for extra dry food.

Li Guoqin led two small banner cavalry, first rushed to Xining, while the city gate was not closed, first entered the city to respond, although they carried weapons, but Xining itself is a military city, soldiers in and out are normal, as long as the war horse is hidden, more than 20 people are not too conspicuous.

Li Zicheng asked his soldiers to take out the gunpowder in the warehouse, and last time he asked for 1,000 catties of gunpowder from Wu Shaoling, and there were more than 200 catties left, and these gunpowder were added to iron sheets, gravel, and leads, and then divided into 20 parts, becoming 20 simple gunpowder bags.

This is a battle that will determine the fate of the future, Li Zicheng took over the military power, and the transfer of all soldiers must be approved by him, otherwise it will be regarded as a violation of military discipline.

In the evening, Liu Yunshui's cavalry finally arrived at Zhenhai Fort, and Li Zicheng summoned him alone in the official office.

Listening to Li Zicheng's description, Liu Yunshui jumped three feet high, and scolded Yang Zhaoji, the general soldier of the kingdom and Ganzhou, to the point of blood, since the last time Li Zicheng saved him from the Mongols, and took a cane for him, Liu Yunshui had already handed over his life to Li Zicheng, "My lord, you just give the order, the sword mountain and the sea of fire, I, Liu Yunshui, will follow closely by the adult." ”

Originally, rebellion requires long-term preparation, but Liu Yunshui has been with Li Zicheng since he joined the army, and he has long seen Li Zicheng's foresight, so he didn't ask for details.

"Yunshui said so, I was relieved," Liu Yunshui is a hundred cavalry households, and his subordinates are the soldiers brought by Li Zicheng from Ganzhou, whether it is combat effectiveness, military discipline or loyalty, they are the best, as long as Liu Yunshui has no two hearts, Li Zicheng believes that the soldiers should have no problem, "Yunshui, take the brothers down to rest first, and tomorrow morning, we will go to Xining and catch them off guard!" ”