Sun Chuanting received the news of Niu Chenghu's defeat, and there was no punishment for the first time, he knew in his heart that Niu Chenghu was ambushed by the Heavenly Mandate Army, the main reason was that the road was slippery in the rain, and the Chinese army did not keep up in time.

Li Zicheng's army has come to Xiangcheng, and if Niu Chenghu does not evacuate Xiangcheng, it will be difficult to avoid the fate of being surrounded and annihilated by Li Zicheng.

Sun Chuanting was shocked by the ambush of the Heavenly Mandate Army in Lingwu Mountain, Li Ziguo was naturally good at ambushing, if Niu Chenghu did not evacuate Xiangcheng, but was surrounded by the heavy troops of the Heavenly Mandate Army, the main force of the rescue officers and soldiers passed through Lingwu Mountain......

Li Zicheng must not be taken lightly!

Sun Chuanting's troops entered Jiaxian, backed by Jishan, and maintained a confrontation with Li Zicheng of Xiangcheng, because of the heavy rain for several days, both sides did not advance, but a small force had a fierce battle, and there were casualties among each other.

Tan Wangxi, the magistrate of the county, placed Li Zicheng in the county government accommodation, and the soldiers were also concentrated in the military camps and other places in the city.

In the afternoon of this day, Li Zicheng held a rain cloth umbrella and inspected various resettlement sites, and just returned to the county office, Niu Jinxing came to ask for a meeting.

He Xiaomi did not stop him, and directly introduced Niu Jinxing into a small hall of the Central Palace, served tea, and Li Zicheng then pushed the door in.

"The Grand Duke!" Bull Venus turned over and bowed.

"It's all about seeing each other every day, so why do you need to be so polite?" Li Zicheng waved his hand, let Niu Jinxing sit on his own, and said with a smile: "Sir, what are you calculating these days?" ”

"No, no, it's all about military affairs!" Niu Jinxing stroked his long beard in his hand, smiled, but said in his heart: When it comes to calculating people, no one can compare to the Metropolitan Governor, this time Sun Chuanting was remembered by the Metropolitan Governor, I am afraid there will be no good results.

The Governor has no idea what is in it......

Li Zicheng saw that Niu Jinxing's face was strange, knowing what he was thinking, he didn't speak, just picked up the tea and sipped it lightly, Niu Jinxing took the initiative to ask to see, and if he had anything in his heart, he would naturally take the initiative to say it.

The small hall was very silent, except for the raindrops hitting the tiles and making a dense "ticking" sound.

After a while, Niu Jinxing sighed lightly and said: "The weather is really strange, it's late autumn, why is it raining in ......autumn for several days?"

"What does the gentleman want to say?" Li Zicheng was also stunned, Niu Jinxing's words seemed to be clueless, does this rain have anything to do with the war? You can't just fight for the sake of war, it won't rain in the sky, right?

Niu Jinxing muttered: "Governor, there are still two days, and the sky will be clear!" ”

Li Zicheng nodded and said, "Sir, are you saying that once it clears, the official road will resume traffic, and the supplies of the Ming army will be unimpeded?" ”

"Didn't the cavalry of the 1st and 2nd battalions let go? Sun Chuanting wants the grain route to be unblocked, I'm afraid it will not be an easy task," Niu Jinxing said: "Metropolitan Governor, we simply help the cavalry and give Sun Chuanting a war letter!" ”

"The next battle book?" Li has understood since its establishment that Niu Jinxing's idea is similar to the principle of "repairing the plank road in the bright and Chen Cang in the dark", attracting Sun Chuanting's attention and creating combat conditions for the cavalry, "According to Mr., what day is it better to decide on a decisive battle?" ”

Niu Jinxing said with a smile: "The war book is just a means to harass Sun Chuanting, there will be no decisive battle, and it doesn't matter what day it is." ”

"No!" Li Zicheng said resolutely: "This time, I don't plan to deceive Sun Chuanting!" ”

"What does the Governor mean......"

"Give Sun Chuanting a war letter, on the 20th, I will fight him for victory!"

Niu Jinxing narrowed his eyes, pondered for a moment in his heart, and didn't say much, just nodded frequently, but there was a strange light in his eyes.

Sun Chuanting received the war letter from the Heavenly Mandate Army, and he didn't take it seriously, what era is this, and he still engages in this kind of war letter, the Heavenly Mandate Army is just a rogue, and he still thinks that he is an opponent on an equal footing with the imperial court?

On the 20th, no one can say whether the weather will be clear or not, whether it will be a decisive battle in such a rainy situation? Li Zicheng has always been scheming, who knows if this war letter is a disguise?

Thinking of this, Sun Chuanting was shocked, could it be that Li Zicheng used the "war book" to attract his attention and secretly carried out a sneak attack?

He immediately summoned the leader of the rangers to inquire about the movement of the Heavenly Mandate Army, but the rangers told him that the Heavenly Mandate Army in Xiangcheng did not leave the city, that is, the independent battalion of the Heavenly Mandate Army that ambushed Niu Chenghu in Lingwu Mountain also returned to Xiangcheng and never left the city again.

The rangers swore to Sun Chuanting that they would keep an eye on the Mandate of Heaven Army in the city day and night, and unless they had wings, once the army of the Mandate of Heaven Army left the city, they would definitely not be able to hide from him.

Sun Chuanting thought about it, this continuous rainy day, the Heavenly Mandate Army did not have a major military operation, and must stay in the city to avoid the rain, after thinking for a while, he approved the war letter and sent people back to Xiangcheng.

The strength of the rogues lies in the "wandering", and such a decisive battle is actually beneficial to the officers and men!

Officers and men came to Henan from Shaanxi, the supply line was too long, and it coincided with the rain, making it difficult for the official road to travel; although the transport troops braved the rain to transport without stopping, the supply of officers and men was still very difficult, and the grain stock in the barracks was now less than three days.

If the confrontation continues for a long time, the officers and men will run out of food, and the morale of the army will inevitably be turbulent.

Could it be that the food of the Mandate of Heaven is also insufficient?

When I came to Henan this time, I didn't get supplies along the way, either the food reserves of the Heavenly Mandate Army were insufficient, or the food was concentrated in a certain military town......

Sun Chuanting would rather believe in the former!

Henan has been in drought for many years, the crops are extremely poor for thousands of miles, and there are countless people who need to be rescued.

Either way, a decisive battle with the Mandate of Heaven Army is beneficial to the officers and soldiers, at least the officers and soldiers have the opportunity to defeat the Liukou in a battle, if they can kill Li Zicheng, maybe they can be honored......

Sun Chuanting began to prepare for the decisive battle on the 20th, and the train battalion may not be able to participate in the battle because of the rain, but the soldiers of Bai Guangen's department can fight as infantry.

On the 19th, the autumn rain finally stopped, the gloomy, low cumulonimbus clouds disappeared, and the sky seemed to grow a lot taller in an instant.

The old man, who was good at observing the celestial phenomena, could quickly judge that after days of rain, the sky finally cleared.

Sun Chuanting also felt strange, Li Zicheng issued a war letter, agreeing to a decisive battle between Jiaxian and Xiangcheng on the 20th, could he have the ability to predict and know that it would be sunny from the 19th?

This Li Zicheng is really a fierce enemy of officers and soldiers!

Sun Chuanting inspected the battalions, and the long rain did not affect morale, especially Gao Jie's Chinese army, which had long been eager to try, and took advantage of the sunny weather to start the idea of 20,000 "trains".

According to this momentum, officers and soldiers can at least be invincible when fighting against the same number of Heavenly Mandate troops......

After defeating Li Zicheng, he returned to his division to take Longyou, and finally Sichuan, and took back the land belonging to the imperial court little by little.

Sun Chuanting was in a good mood, and he took his guards out of the city for a turn, the official road was already dry, as long as it took another day or two, he might be able to walk freely.

I hope Li Zicheng will not lose his trust!

At this time, he was worried that Li Zicheng would degenerate into a rogue, "swimming but not a rogue," and hiding from the officers and soldiers to go around in circles, which was a great trouble for the officers and soldiers, because there were many officers and soldiers, and there was a lack of sufficient food, so it was impossible to hide from the rogue in the mountains.

Back in the city, Sun Chuanting was in a good mood, and summoned Gao Jie, Chen Yongfu, and Bai Guangen, Niu Chenghu, who was defeated in Lingwu Mountain and almost wiped out the entire army, was also among the summons.

There will be a big battle tomorrow, and Sun Chuanting let the firefighters serve wine, encouraging the generals to make contributions to the country and share worries for the emperor.

Seeing that the generals were full of ambition, Sun Chuanting was happy for a while, so he drank a few more glasses of wine, which is like the Shaanxi Army, like He Renlong, the people who ran away when they saw the Heavenly Mandate Army were not worthy of being generals at all, let alone receiving Yulu, but fortunately they were beheaded by order.

Sun Chuanting doubted in his heart that if He Renlong had not been beheaded in public, the generals of Shaanxi would still be so concerted.

Gao Jie poured a full cup, raised his hands, and said: "My subordinates respect the Governor, and I wish the Inspector a victory tomorrow and defeat the Heavenly Mandate Army in one fell swoop!" ”

Bai Guangen also picked up the wine cup and said, "This time, my train camp will definitely get the first credit, and live up to the cultivation of the superintendent on weekdays." He knew in his heart that the Inspector had put a lot of thought into the train camp, whether it was soldiers or silver, the train camp was a priority, and the entire train camp had poured countless energy into the adults.

Sun Chuanting looked at Bai Guangen, his eyes were full of love, just like looking at his beloved train battalion, 20,000 trains, loaded with artillery, and the carriages stored soldiers' clothes and food, which could be tailored for the Heavenly Mandate Army.

The last persimmon garden battle suffered a loss, back to Shaanxi, he has been pondering the mandate of heaven army, and finally found a way to give full play to the advantages of firearms of officers and soldiers, but unfortunately, the emperor repeatedly urged the troops, the preparation time is insufficient, can only requisition the entire Shaanxi vehicles, if it is a specially made car, the ground is installed with axles, the operation is more smooth.

Sun Chuanting also raised the wine cup and said slowly: "Li Zicheng is looking for death, if the decisive battle is fought on a rainy day, and the gunpowder is damp, it will be really difficult for the train battalion to play a role...... Guang'en, it's up to you tomorrow! ”

Bai Guangen had 20,000 trains, and he was naturally full of confidence, he raised his neck, took a sip of wine, smashed his mouth, and said: "Master Inspector, rest assured, as long as the main force of the Heavenly Mandate Army appears on the battlefield, when the time comes, all the cannons will be fired together, and there will be no return to discipline that Li Zicheng!" ”

Sun Chuanting and Gao Jie looked at each other and smiled, their eyes were shining, and they also took a sip of the wine in the cup.

The guards who were waiting were about to pour wine, and at this moment, a soldier hurriedly walked in outside the big tent, turned over and fell to the ground, "Master Inspector, it's not good, the grain and grass have been intercepted in Ruzhou......

A bolt from the blue!

Several generals were stunned, unable to move as if they were enchanted, Sun Chuanting was also shocked, his lips moved, and he muttered: "Aren't the Heavenly Mandate Army all in Xiangcheng, how come there are soldiers and horses going to Ruzhou?" ”