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Li Zicheng soldiers did not bloody, from the city of Dengzhou to get 1,500 stone of grain, the next morning, then left Dengzhou, along the official road, rushed to Nanyang Fucheng, this expedition to Henan, there was no auxiliary accompanying soldiers, part of the fourth battalion of soldiers, temporarily as auxiliary soldiers to escort grain and grass, in order to reduce the pressure of grain and grass transportation, the soldiers prepared enough dry food for ten days.

The official road itself was also smooth, but it was blocked by the turbulent water, Nirvana and the Yan River, and it always felt intermittent, but fortunately, the mountain cannon was lightweight, and after dismantling, the soldiers could walk on their shoulders without mules and horses, but despite this, it took a lot of time to cross the river.

Traveling to Wollongong, the soldiers originally sent to Nanyang came back, "Dadu Governor, his subordinates have found out the information, there are only 2,000 defenders in Nanyang City, and they are still government soldiers, looking at their lazy appearance, it seems that they have not eaten for three days." ”

"Only two thousand?" Li Zicheng pondered for a moment, sent the soldiers who summoned him away, and then let the army station in Wollongong, while spreading out the marching map, searching on the map, except for the far northwest Bear's Ears Mountain and Morning Glory Mountain, there are no large mountain ranges nearby, so naturally there will be no passes.

Taking advantage of the time when the soldiers were setting up their tents, Li Zicheng walked around the hill, wanting to see what was so strange about this small hill that became famous because of Zhuge Kongming.

Under the feet are low ridges, hills and hills, twists and turns, like a labyrinth, I don't know if Kong Ming, who studied hard here back then, did not change the local terrain by experimenting with the Bagua Array here.

This fashion is before sunset, the sun shines from the direction of Fucheng, gloomy and gloomy, the north is the purple mountain, the near is crisp, and the distance is a blurred mountain shadow, overlapping.

Li Ji and Liu Zongmin also walked over, Liu Zongmin glanced at Li Zicheng, his lips moved, but he didn't speak, Li Ji knew Liu Zongmin's thoughts, smiled faintly, and said: "Governor, Wollongong is less than ten miles away from Nanyang Fucheng, we are stationed here, and I am afraid that we already know it in Fucheng." ”

Li Zicheng nodded, his gaze retracted from the distant mountain, "The people from the Hanqing Bureau, have you already been contacted?" ”

"Not yet," Li Ji shook his head, "Governor, we have just arrived in Wollongong, and the people from the Han Qing Bureau should not have known our exact location yet, but since Fucheng is so close, they should already know our preliminary information." ”

Li Zicheng saw that Liu Zongmin was already impatient, but the chief Li Ji was here, so he didn't dare to speak easily, so he smiled and said, "Do you have any ideas?" ”

Liu Zongmin sighed faintly and said: "It's a pity that the metropolitan governor doesn't like to attack the city, and the good Nanyang ......"

Li Zicheng smiled: "Does Jiexuan have complaints?" ”

"The subordinates don't dare!" Liu Zongmin just said casually, at this time when he heard Li Zicheng ask, he was startled, although Li Zicheng had a smile on his face, in his heart, he was still surprised, at this time, unlike the previous wine and talk, Li Zicheng is already the governor of the Heavenly Mandate Army, once the Heavenly Mandate Army wins the world, he will be the emperor, thinking of this, he hurriedly knelt down and asked for guilt, "The subordinates have no taboos, ask the capital to punish them!" ”

"Haha, just a few words, what's the crime?" Li Zicheng asked Liu Zongmin to get up, but he smiled and said, "Jiexuan, if you are asked to attack the city, how many soldiers will you need?" ”

"Huh?" Liu Zongmin was even more surprised, the metropolitan governor was not even willing to attack Dengzhou City, did he want to attack the more solid Nanyang? After being stunned for a moment, seeing that the Metropolitan Governor didn't look like a joke, he hurriedly said: "If there are only two thousand Ming troops in the city, the subordinates only need the soldiers and horses of the headquarters, and the brigadier will plant the Kyushu military flag at the head of Nanyang City!" ”

"Haha, Jiexuan is going to take the whole credit!" Li Zicheng looked at Li Ji, the two looked at each other and laughed, but Li Ji said: "The future is terrifying, and the courage of Head Liu is commendable!" ”

Liu Zongmin smiled, scratched the back of his head with his hand, and said: "If the subordinates break the city, all the military exploits belong to the fourth battalion of General Li." ”

"Wrong," Li Ji shook his head, "No matter whose credit it is, it belongs to the Metropolitan Governor, and the Metropolitan Governor is the one who strategizes." ”

"Don't pour me confused soup, hurry back and rest," Li Zicheng said: "Wait for the detailed information from the Han Qing Bureau, and then we will consider the siege of the city." ”

"The Grand Governor," Liu Zongmin didn't seem to be at ease, "Do you really want to take Nanyang City?" ”

"I've come to Nanyang, why don't you take it?" Li Zicheng waved his hand and said, "Let's go back and think about how to take Nanyang City first!" ”

Liu Zongmin said in his heart, the last time he came to Dengzhou, he had already surrounded Dengzhou City, didn't he attack the city? Fortunately, the Metropolitan Governor had agreed to attack the city, and such a task had fallen on his shoulders, giving him the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and he hurriedly bowed to the Metropolitan Governor, "Thank you, subordinates, my subordinates will go back and prepare." ”

After dawn the next day, Li Zicheng took his own soldiers, around Wollongong, jogging in the morning breeze, until his head was covered with sweat, and then he returned to the camp, and was about to wipe his body with warm water, when his personal soldiers came to report: "Dadu Governor, people from the Han Qing Bureau are here." ”

"Ao, it's quite fast," Li Zicheng first wiped his face with a face towel, then threw the face towel, and said, "Xiaomi, go and confirm his identity first, and bring him in later." ”

"Yes, Grand Duke!" He Xiaomi hurriedly wiped her sweat, threw the face towel to the soldiers behind her, turned around and left.

After a while, He Xiaomi came back with the ranger and nodded at Li Zicheng, "Governor Dadu, it has been confirmed, it is indeed a person from the Han Qing Bureau." ”

The ranger took two steps, turned over and knelt on the ground, "The subordinates knocked on the governor, and the subordinates learned that the governor came to Wollongong, and as soon as the city gate was opened this morning, the subordinates rushed over." ”

"It's hard work," Li Zicheng asked He Mi to serve tea, "Does Nanyang know the information that the Mandate of Heaven Army is stationed in Wollongong?" ”

"You should know, the defenders in the city are very nervous!"

Li Zicheng thought thoughtfully, paced two steps, and said, "How many defenders are there in the city?" What is the morale of these Ming troops? ”

"Back to the Metropolitan Governor, there are more than 2,000 defenders in the city, but there are almost no soldiers with relatively strong combat effectiveness, all of them are local government soldiers, and they are not enough on weekdays, so they can't train normally, and it is very rare to be able to train once every three days."

Henan drought, the people lack food, as the lowest level of the society, must not be much better, lack of food, is also expected, Li Zicheng nodded, said: "The soldiers lack food, there should be no morale, the arrival of the Mandate of Heaven army, what is the change in the city?" ”

"Back to the Metropolitan Governor, not only the soldiers in the city have no morale, the officials and the people are also uneasy, they think that the Mandate of Heaven Army is the same as the Liukou, about a few months ago, there was a group of Liukou came outside the city, but the Liukou's combat effectiveness is very weak, and they did not capture Nanyang, so they plundered outside the city, and the officials and the people still remember it vividly......"

"Rogues?" Li Zicheng was stunned, "We came all the way, why didn't we meet a rogue?" ”

"This ...... The subordinates don't know either," the ranger said: "I heard that it is the people of the 'Yidou Valley', the combat effectiveness of the Liukou is not strong, and it is difficult to take down the capital city, so they will plunder outside the city, and at most they can take the county seat with a relatively weak defense......"

The rogue is the rogue is the rogue who can't take the mansion city is the best, with the character of the rogue robber, once the mansion is breached, won't they be looted by them? Li Zicheng has always had no good impression of the Liukou, and since the beginning of the army, he has kept his distance from the Liukou, although he has not really cooperated with the imperial court to take the initiative to intercept and kill, but he has not cooperated with any Liukou.

The drought in Henan, the people are struggling to make a living, starving everywhere, even ordinary people, will also be forced to join the rogues, huddle to survive, this "Yidou Valley", I have never heard of it before, it should be the new rogues in Henan.

"Where is 'Ittoga' now? Are there any other centaurs in the vicinity? ”

"Back to the Metropolitan Governor, 'Yidougu' easily did not dare to show up in order to avoid the pursuit of the Ming army, and we don't know the exact location of his activities, only that he relies on Bears Ears Mountain and often sends people out to plunder......"

Li Zicheng is not interested in this "Yidou Valley", he was driven all over the sky by the Ming army, and his combat effectiveness will not be strong, at least it is not enough to form an alliance with the Heavenly Mandate Army, he still cares about the Ming army in the city, "How many of our people are in the city?" ”

"Back to the Metropolitan Governor, the Han Qing Bureau was originally in Nanyang Mansion, there were only three people, I heard that the Metropolitan Governor was coming to Henan, Wang Dacai sent additional manpower, and now there is a small flag in the city," the ranger looked happy, and said: "If the Metropolitan Governor is attacking the city, his subordinates can be used as an internal response!" ”

Li Zicheng shook his head, even if Nanyang is breached, the Heavenly Mandate Army will not garrison here, and will return to the imperial court in the future, the rangers finally broke into Nanyang and hid in the city, so don't reveal their identities, "You still have to find out the information, and the siege of the city will be handed over to the brothers of the fourth battalion!" ”

"My subordinates understand!"

Li Zicheng was about to send the rangers away, but when he thought of something, he said lightly: "In the Tang Palace, there are our people and horses?" ”

"There is no ...... for the time being," the ranger said, "What does the Governor mean......"

Li Zicheng thought for a moment, and said: "Try to send people into the palace, but don't force it, let alone alarm the people in the palace!" ”

"My subordinates know!"

After the ranger left, Li Zicheng wiped his body with warm water, ate hot porridge again, and summoned Li Ji and Liu Zongmin in the big tent to discuss the siege of the city.

Liu Zongmin knew that the Metropolitan Governor was determined to attack the city, so he secretly rejoiced in his heart, and hurriedly said: "The Metropolitan Governor, after the subordinates went back last night, they thought about it for half a night, and the matter of attacking the city was handed over to their subordinates!" ”

"Oh, what method did Jiexuan think of using to attack the city?" Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Whether Nanyang City can be taken or not is not an important matter, the key is that our losses cannot be too big, let's talk about it, how do you plan to attack the city?" ”

Liu Zongmin understood what the metropolitan governor meant, it is not important to break through Nanyang City, even if Nanyang City is breached, it is just icing on the cake, the key is to preserve itself, the Mandate of Heaven Army has just entered the border of Henan, the road is still long, the gunners cannot be replenished for a while, no matter what, the casualties cannot be too large, "The subordinates have already seen it yesterday, the west city gate is a heavy iron gate, which is difficult to break for a while, so the subordinates plan to forcibly attack the city, first use mountain artillery to deter the Ming army, and then use rifles to drive away the defenders at the head of the city......"