Who is Niu Jinxing's so-called calamity Xiao Wall referring to, Li Zicheng knew it as soon as he heard it, and said with a calm face, "Juming, you mean Li Yan and his wife?!" ”

Niu Jinxing squinted slightly and said, "King Chuang, with the combat strength of our army, the Ming army is fleeing from the wind." This time, when I met Kamihara, it was a series of defeats, and there must be a cat in it! ”

He called another sergeant who monitored Li Yan's barracks, and the sergeant reported that Li Yan's wife, the Red Lady, had suddenly been released back to the barracks by Fang Yuan.

Li Zicheng was slightly stunned when he heard this, and Niu Jinxing said, "King Chuang, if Li Yan and Fang Yuan hadn't colluded, how could Fang Yuan easily let go of such an important hostage as the Red Lady?!" Li Yan and his wife should be arrested immediately, executed by military law, and his own soldiers should be annexed. ”

Li Zicheng's mind still maintained the last sobriety, and said in a deep voice, "If Li Yan and his wife are arrested in a hurry, I am afraid that their personal soldiers will immediately rebel." It is better to order Li Yan and his wife to send troops to attack Fang Yuan, if they are willing to go, it will prove that they are loyal. If they don't want to go, it's not too late to arrest them! ”

Niu Jinxing shook his head with a smile and said, "King Chuang, you are the benevolence of a woman!" If Li Yan's personal soldiers were sent to attack Fang Yuan, I was afraid that as soon as King Chuang's military order arrived at Li Yan's military camp, he would immediately rebel! If he and Fang Yuan attacked our army, what chance of victory would they have?! ”

What Niu Jinxing said is not unreasonable, there are already strong troops pressing the realm right now, if Li Yan and Fang Yuan join forces to besiege it, Wuchang Mansion will be lost, and even whether Li Zicheng can escape from the territory of Wuchang Mansion is questionable.

Niu Jinxing wanted to arrest Li Yan and his wife first, annex their personal soldiers, and then attack Fangyuan's Wuchang Port, which was also a quick choice.

Li Zicheng is a reckless and righteous person, and he is not a murderer. At the moment, he suddenly wanted to turn his face to Li Yan and his wife, who had a lot of trust, but he was still a little hesitant, "Juming, I still think that Li Yan and his wife just have different political views with me, and they will not oppose it, is there any other choice than arresting Li Yan and his wife immediately?!" ”

Niu Jinxing said coldly, "King Chuang! What other options do you have?! Not to mention that Li Yan and his wife didn't rebel, I just want to ask, this time the Eastern Expedition has suffered three defeats in a row before the troops have been dispatched, how is King Chuang going to explain to the whole army?! ”

These three defeats are in sight. Except for his nephew Li Guowei, who did not lose any losses, the rest of the fierce generals Liu Tichun and the Confucian general Tian Jianxiu were all first-class generals in the army, but they were vulnerable to the Xuanjia army in the upper plains.

The defeat was fought, but as the leader of the army, he should always give the whole army an explanation.

Li Zicheng said hesitantly, "This, this." ”

Niu Jinxing continued, "King Chuang is nothing more than three statements, one of which admits that King Chuang failed in his strategy, the second admits that the Chuang army is vulnerable when it encounters the Xuanjia Army, and the third is to put all the blame on Li Yan and his wife for collaborating with the enemy to cause our army to lose. King Chuang, which statement are you going to choose? ”

Li Zicheng was stunned on the spot, and if he admitted that he had made a mistake in strategizing, then his prestige in the whole army would drop sharply. At this critical juncture of fighting for the world, Li Zicheng can lead everyone to win the battle all the time, and he is naturally the king of Chuang, who is supported by everyone. If you can't win the battle, and you keep losing your troops and generals, who thinks you are the king?

In a joint-stock company like this, as the chairman of the board of directors, the interests of the company have been seriously damaged, and it is genius to know whether there is anyone on the board of directors who continues to support Li Zicheng to sit in the king's seat.

Don't say that it is Li Zicheng, that is, Fang Yuan, who personally created the Xuanjia Army, and the reason why his prestige in the Xuanjia Army is the same, is also because the Xuanjia Army has always won battles. If he loses a few more battles, there will inevitably be opposition, and the generals will at least unanimously demand that Fang Yuan no longer meddle in the affairs of the army and mess around.

Even in order to strengthen his prestige in the army and control the Xuanjia Army, Fang Yuan had to occasionally go on personal expeditions to maintain an undefeated image of the tall soldiers. Otherwise, in this troubled world, who of these arrogant soldiers will obey you, a regent who doesn't even dare to enter the barracks? I recognize you as the regent, and the sword in my hand does not recognize you as the regent.

Therefore, Li Zicheng must not admit that he made a mistake in his plan this time and damaged his prestige in the army.

As for the second article proposed by Niu Jinxing, admitting that the combat power of the Chuang army is indeed inferior to the Xuanjia Army, and it is not said that it is vulnerable to attack on the battlefield, at least it is more defeated and less victorious, and Li Zicheng does not dare to choose.

Liukou is a loose organization that can only play with the wind, not against the wind, and can win and cannot be defeated. Therefore, in history, Li Zicheng was defeated in the first battle of Shanhaiguan, and the foundation of the Dashun Dynasty collapsed, which is the reason.

If Li Zicheng dared to grow the morale of others and destroy his own prestige, the soldiers who broke into the army would dare to collapse without a fight when they encountered the Xuanjia army, and even surrendered on a large scale.

Li Zicheng can't choose this one.

Li Zicheng suddenly realized that Niu Jinxing was really in his words, he actually had no choice at all, and the only choice was to put all the responsibility for the defeat on Li Yan and his wife. This has nothing to do with whether Li Yan and his wife are loyal or not, they must carry this black cauldron, otherwise this black cauldron will be smashed on Li Ziyuan's head.

Since Li Yan and his wife were already suspicious, and they had to be made to carry the black pot, Li Zicheng could only make the final choice, and sighed, "Juming, you are really my son!" Go ahead! Li Yan and his wife were ordered to come to the barracks to discuss matters and arrest them on the spot. ”

Li Yan waited in the barracks for three days anxiously, always worried about whether Li Zicheng would be guilty of this defeat and the sudden return of the Red Lady because of this defeat.

If the envoy sent by Li Zicheng was Fang Yuan, who ordered him to attack Wuchang Port, proving that Li Zicheng had given him one last chance to show his loyalty, then he would naturally do his best to attack the Xuanjia Army and recapture Wuchang Port.

If the envoy sent by Li Zicheng ordered him to go to the Chinese military camp alone to discuss matters, he might be able to wait and see, and then talk about it.

If the envoy sent by Li Zicheng ordered him and the red lady to go together, it would prove that Li Zicheng did not give him another chance and was ready to arrest the two of them.

Three days later, Li Zicheng's envoy finally arrived, and the news came that ordered him and his wife to immediately go to the king's central military camp to discuss matters.

Li Yan was already in the middle, almost discouraged, sat on the handsome chair in a dejected manner, and informed the red lady of King Chuang's military order.

He didn't want the red lady to be arrested together, and added, "This time the army lost the battle, and the Chinese military camp is deliberating, and the king will make things difficult for me and my wife." If you have too much temper, you don't have to go, I'll be punished alone!" ”

The red lady is a husband is anxious, where will he go alone, wide-eyed and said, "If you want to be punished together, I will go with you, I want to see if King Chuang is dizzy, even loyal generals like us will not let go!" ”

Li Yan's face was full of solemnity, and he said solemnly, "Lady, you must stay in the barracks, once I go and can't come back, you can take this personal army and go north from Ezhou Port to Henan Province!" Alas! At the beginning, you were at ease in Henan, and I brought you to the camp of the army, but now since the king of Chuang can't tolerate us, you can go back and forth from where! ”

When the red lady heard that his decision to break into the king's military camp did not seem to be a simple matter, and it seemed that he was in danger of being detained, she said angrily, "If the king dares to detain you, I will immediately lead the army to find him and ask for someone!" What's the fuck about breaking the king and not breaking the king! ”

Li Yan looked at her in a daze, his temper was still so irritable, just like when he attacked Qixian and rescued himself.

His eyes oozed tears of emotion, and he sighed deeply, "Lady, if you are really good for me, we will stay out of the matter and stop getting involved in the war between King Chuang and Fang Yuan." Otherwise, I will be convicted of collaborating with the enemy, and the whole world will laugh! ”

Li Yan bowed to her and said, "Please make it happen!" ”

The red lady was unwilling to disobey his request, and agreed with tears in her eyes, "Okay, okay, I promise you!" ”