When Xiao Xuan was preparing to go to the army, Tian Xiuying, who followed the team together, and even Zhou and Yuan Ernu, who didn't care much about military affairs, also guessed a rough idea when the team was about to leave the city. Although I had been prepared for such a thing, I still felt that it was too dangerous in the end. Tian Xiuying, who was personally responsible for persuading Xiao Xuan, said: "It must be unusual for a thief to be able to destroy the elite soldiers of the imperial court in a row, and there are tens of thousands of people. ”

Hearing this, Xiao Xuan was also silent for a moment, and said solemnly: "Actually, I have been hesitant for a long time about whether to personally lead the troops into battle. But since I chose to be a son of heaven in the army, instead of relying on my subordinates for everything, this is also my fate. No matter how strong the thieves are, they have been in business for less than a year, and they are already weak enemies compared to the Dongyu outside the gates. If even such an opponent chooses to avoid the battle and let others lead the troops to the battle, what will the pro-army officers and soldiers think of me? Not to mention that if the team divides the troops and leaves some people to be responsible for guarding, it will further weaken the strength of the army, so that our army can only use a few thousand people to fight against the main force of at least 20,000 or 30,000 thieves, which will also face great risks. Therefore, this time I must lead my troops into battle. If the luck is too bad, then it can only be said that the number of days has been set... ”

Actually, Xiao Xuan still had some things to say, because it was too unpleasant to say. That is, if you don't fight, you won't go to war. In the face of the pro-army of the Son of Heaven with strong firepower and equipped with many generals' artillery, it is possible that Li Zicheng and others may choose to avoid the battle. The absence of too many guncars, chariots, and even baggage wagons is a weakness or an advantage of the peasant army. It was precisely because it did not rely on vehicles, but mainly horse teams and on-the-spot logistics, that the peasant army obtained the mobility that the general Ming army did not have. However, at this time, although Xiao Xuan believed that after nearly a year of training, the training level of the Guards Battalion and the Yongwei Battalion had been qualitatively improved, but to a certain extent, it could not really break away from the artillery wagon combat like the elite of Jianzhou or the elite of the peasant army. That is not impossible, but it cannot be used in the case of overwhelming superiority in combat effectiveness, and every loss may slow down the progress of the new army's army building.

In this way, the Son of Heaven's pro-army, which was about 10,000 people, including the old battalion of the Chinese army, did not stay in Chang'an City to guard a single soldier, but finally chose to fight with all their members. At the same time as all the members were fighting, Xiao Xuan also personally sent someone to send a quasi-secret letter to Li Zicheng. It is said to be a secret letter, but it is also in the name of the Son of Heaven, but it is not carried out through public channels.

The content of the secret letter was, of course, a "war appointment", and did not agree on the place of the battle, but hoped to start a decisive battle with the peasant army in the area of Fuping. Even if the peasant army took the initiative to attack, it would not hurt. If you don't agree to such an appointment, of course, it doesn't matter, but don't think about the expectation of recruiting an even splitting the territory in the future. It is difficult for a rogue who can only avoid war to truly serve the imperial court.

In the West in this era, not to mention the war, even if it is a military general who is only in the drama, although it has declined, it is not unthinkable. However, for the East, which no longer engaged in gentlemen's wars during the Warring States Period, such a request for war made many people in Li Zicheng's department begin to despise the new emperor who came from the conquest.

"It seems that this Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is a Song Xianggong! We must not let go of such an opportunity! Wang Er said with a smile

"That's right! Since the Ming Emperor wants to make an appointment, why don't our army make an appointment with the location in advance, and then set up an ambush in advance at the location of the battle. Even if you can't eat the forbidden brigade of the Son of Heaven for a while, you can kill and injure most of the opponent's heavy horses and cavalry, and besiege them... Wang Jiaqian also said the same

"Will there be too many teachers of the King of Diligence?" someone asked again.

At this time, Gao Yingxiang, who was somewhat valued in the foreign team, did not speak, feeling that things would not be so simple, but there was nothing wrong.

At this time, Li Zicheng asked a crony beside him: "The Son of Heaven who is out of the city is forbidden to travel, can our people see clearly how many decent horses and how many vehicles there are?" Is it a light brigade or a heavy division of vehicles and artillery? ”

"There are a lot of horses, not bad, but there are more cars. Those who came back from reconnaissance said that this was almost no different from the border army car battalion that our army had seen before. There are at least dozens or hundreds of cannons. And there are also a lot of small artillery, which should be a team dominated by car artillery and firearms. There are also armored cavalry, but it seems that the equestrian skills are much inferior to those encountered by our army before... ”

Saying this, many people's hearts were also relaxed. The peasant army was not afraid of encountering the fierce firepower of the Cheying Ming army, because it could go around. Those are the toughest ones.

"In that case, then our army will face off against the Ming Emperor in the open! There is no need to ambush in advance. However, it is still important to beware of the other party's tricks. The Night Strike Demolition Team will also need to recruit more men to expand the team this time. There is a great chance of success in this way, and even if it fails, it will not attract the encirclement and attention of the entire Ming official army. What's more: we don't know what will happen to the new Emperor, but this one seems to be more beneficial to us ... ”

On the vast field of the old battlefield of the Battle of Fuping, the main force led by Li Zicheng, which had expanded to more than 30,000 people, finally chose to make an appointment with the initiative instead of making an appointment at a certain location. The advantage of about three times the strength and even the further expansion of the reliable cavalry seems to have allowed the team led by Li Zicheng and others to take the initiative on the battlefield under such circumstances. At the same time, taking advantage of the momentum, a carefully prepared letter was also sent.

"Shaanxi has been in drought for many years, and the generals and captains of the army and even the officials and gentry and vassal kings are still brutal and unkind, and this time the army is not for rebellion, but for the whole Shaanxi people to have a bright future, and eradicate all kinds of traitors from top to bottom. Although the Holy One is wise, it is difficult to control the wicked people from all walks of life who have accumulated old evils in the world. I hope that the Holy Lord can divide the king of Chuang Li Zi to become the king of Qin, lead the government affairs of the whole territory of the Shaanxi Buzheng Division, and withdraw the officials, soldiers, vassal kings, and officials of the entire territory of the Shaanxi Buzheng Division... ”

In the case that the army has not really gained a foothold in the tens of thousands of people not long after the army has been raised, this is of course a "lion's mouth" to a certain extent, especially since the situation at this time is not at all 1644 in history.

Xiao Xuan did have the idea of letting Li Zicheng cover the entire Shaanxi political division covering many places in Shanxi, Gansu and Gansu in the future. However, he later abandoned this plan. If you really want to maintain your own vitality, it is also a very bad choice to give up the Shaanxi Political Division. Because this will make the expansion of the Western Expedition in the future face many problems, this place is still a place where the people are still good, and it is easy to produce a decent army, and Li Zicheng is a local, no matter how you look at it, it is too much of a hidden danger. However, if it is a lake with Xiangyang as the center... That's better...

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