On the first day of the first month, strong winds and sand, an earthquake occurred in Fengyang, on the 11th, Li Jiantai himself took the initiative to ask for military salaries, the management of the army to levy Li Zicheng, and obtained the emperor's consent, on the 26th, the emperor visited the Zhengyang gatehouse to see off Li Jiantai. On the 27th, Fan Jingwen, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and Qiu Yu, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, were also scholars of Dongge University and participated in confidential affairs. On February 2, Li Zicheng captured Fenzhou, and other troops conquered Huaiqing. On the seventh day, Taiyuan was captured, Zhu Qiugui, the king of Jin, was captured alive, and Cai Maode, the governor of the imperial capital, was killed. On the 14th, Lu'an fell. On the 16th, Li Zicheng attacked Daizhou, and the commander-in-chief Zhou Yuji fought hard, but was forced to retreat to Ningwu Pass due to lack of food. On the 18th, another general of Li Zicheng's army captured Guguan and attacked Jinan. On the 20th, ten people, including Gao Qiqian and Du Xun, were sent to monitor the border and key positions in. On the 25th, Li Zicheng marched to Zhangde, and King Zhao surrendered......"

"How is Zhang Xianzhong?"

"After Zhang Xianzhong entered Sichuan last year, he first captured Kuizhou, arrived in Wanxian, and the river swelled, so he stayed in Tun for three months. Then he broke through Fuzhou, defeated the troops of Liu Linchang and Zeng Ying, the commander-in-chief, and then captured Fotu Pass and Chongqing, and Zhu Changhao, the king of Rui, was killed. On this day, the sky was cloudless, but there was thunder, Zhang Xianzhong was furious, causing the cannon to compete with the sky, and then marched to capture Chengdu, and now Chengdu is being besieged, and there is no other news coming! ”

Baling, Yuezhou, Cao Bianjiao is listening to the news that has been coming since the beginning of the year, the situation is changing, everything is so abrupt, even if he has already prepared in his heart, but when he is in it, there will still be some surprises, some things are not something he can change alone, he Cao Bianjiao is not a god, just a mortal, he has only been in this world for two years and a half years, the situation has been erosive, he has no power to return to the sky, if he can be ten years earlier, everything is not easy to say, He is just a pebble in the long river of history, not the helmsman who dominates history.

"Tianyi said, everyone has heard it, for us, the current situation is already precarious, Li Zicheng has entered Shanxi, what is the situation in the capital, you don't know, but I can guess that there are eight or nine not far from ten, those ministers in the court, then there is no need to say more, one by one is a corpse vegetarian meal, it is impossible to do anything, I am afraid that they are waiting for Li Zicheng to enter Beijing City, they are good to be the ministers of the new dynasty from the dragon, as for the soldiers and horses, it is said that the three battalions of the Beijing Division have 300,000 soldiers and horses, But I don't have to talk about the combat effectiveness, the Tartars have invaded the realm again and again, when will the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in Beijing win once, let's talk about our current emperor, forget it, don't say it, for the above, not the subordinates can talk about it, until the last moment, the emperor will not be sober, the life and death of the Ming Dynasty can be said to be hanging by a thread, the court has nothing to do, but we can't do nothing, Yuezhou is a place, although there are mountains and rivers, but it can't feed our tens of thousands of troops, and we can't sit and eat empty, Therefore, we must take all the territory of Hunan, and when the situation changes, we can also have the strength to protect ourselves. ”

Cao Bianjiao is also analyzing the current situation, some words are not easy to say, and it will be brought over in a word, the next must be a great change in the court, but also a big opportunity, in this process, if you can grasp the direction of the wind, you can naturally go up with the wind, if you make a mistake in disposal, that is to fall into the abyss, this truth Cao Bianjiao is very clear, this year's fierce soldiers and horses, has not been preparing for this time?

"At present, Zuo Liangyu has occupied Wuchang, and in the north of us is Li Zicheng's soldiers and horses, stationed in Jingzhou, Yiling, Chuyang and other places, no less than 100,000 people, but with the strength of our side, I am afraid that there are some difficulties, and we also need to unite with Zuo Liangyu in Wuchang!"

"Not bad! Ding Jiao, learn to think, I mean this, Zuo Liangyu has two or three hundred thousand soldiers and horses in his hands, although the combat effectiveness is not strong, but for us, it is also an extremely important help, with Zuo Liangyu's response, we can deal with Li Zicheng's 100,000 troops left in Huguang, and these people were mostly homeless people in the early years, this time they can occupy so many cities, most of them are corrupt and incompetent officials in various places, and they directly look at the wind and surrender, they have the experience of attacking the city, but they have no experience in defending the city, and our chances of winning are higher. ”

Cao Bianjiao broke through the other party's shortcomings in one word, the strength of the homeless people is nothing more than fleeing and attacking the city, which are forced out in the face of death, but these people have never had experience in guarding the city, this defending the city and attacking the city are all about the rules, of course, there are also people who rely on human life to fill, Li Zicheng is relying on this method, his most powerful trick is to knock on the wall bricks, send thousands of people up, each person must dig a wall brick back, the unfinished one is executed, and the completed one can go back to rest, and after the wall bricks are almost knocked out, it will be installed*, Directly blow up the city wall, you can rush in, Li Zicheng's basis for this trick is not to have any experience, just desperately, but this defense of the city is completely different, you can't also knock on the wall bricks, there are many good attackers in ancient times, but there are few good defenders, the most famous is the Warring States Tiandan, with thousands of soldiers guarding Jimo City, against the Yan State 100,000 troops, the last fire bull array, the Yan State was completely defeated, and the 70 cities of the Qi State were recovered, becoming a good story through the ages, this defending the city is more difficult than attacking the city, and the coordination of all aspects, It is necessary to adjust at any time as the situation of the battle changes, and not everyone can do it.

"Big brother, the younger brother led the army to attack the public security first, the public security is Wang Wenyao, his subordinates are only 10,000 soldiers and horses, I can lead the headquarters of 10,000 horses to go."

In the face of Cao Dingjiao's initiative to ask for help, Cao Bianjiao waved his hand, motioned for him to sit down, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, this time it's not you who go, I will personally lead the army to capture the public security, this is a major event related to our future, I can't stay in the rear, this time the three armies of the land and land infantry set off with 40,000 soldiers and horses, and in addition, please ask the general army Fang Guoan to attack Chuyang, and respond to our offensive. ”

"All 40,000 soldiers and horses are dispatched, and there are only 10,000 horses left in Yuezhou, if a foreign enemy invades the territory, what should I do?" Cao Wenyao also got up and asked.

"Before sending troops, I will go to visit Liu Xizuo, the governor of Yuanzhou, Li Qiande, and the general soldier Sun Xigui, and let them march to Xiushui, just in case, uncle, this important task of staying behind will be handed over to you, and I will let Feng Ju stay to help you."

The things left behind are very important, the foundation must not have an accident, you must leave your own talents, in terms of stability and qualifications, it is naturally Cao Wenyao, Cao Wenyao stays, Cao Bianjiao will be 100% down-to-earth, after all, this is his own uncle, anyone will betray him, but his family will not.

"This battle is to delay the pace of Li Zicheng's northward march and respond to the edict of the emperor Qinwang, so I want to tell the soldiers that this battle is only allowed to win and not to lose. No one will be spared! ”

"Obey the orders of the commander!" Everyone got up and shouted in unison, although Cao Bianjiao is no longer handsome, but everyone is used to it, and still maintains the original title, Cao Bianjiao doesn't care about anything, you can call it whatever you like, whatever you want.