Song Xiance knew that if he said words to persuade him to surrender at this juncture, he would not be able to wash it away even if he jumped into the Yellow River, and Li Zicheng did not suspect that it was strange that he and Fang Yuan colluded.

But for the sake of loyalty and righteousness, Song Xiance still chose to stick to his own opinions, and persuaded bitterly, "King Chuang!" Once upon a time, the Zheng family had 200,000 armor, and the sailors were invincible in the world, and they were defeated at the hands of Fang Yuan; Our army's sworn enemy, Zuo Liangyu, with 300,000 armor, was still forced to surrender by Fang Yuan; Sun Chuanting had 200,000 elite Ming troops under his command, but he still ended up committing suicide and martyrdom; Our 200,000-strong army not only failed to occupy an inch of land, but was also defeated and lost a large amount of territory. If you continue to fight, what difference can the ending be with the Zheng family, Zuo Liangyu, and Sun Chuanting?! ”

Niu Jinxing continued to compete with him, "Song Shorty, although our army has suffered a small defeat, but with 180,000 armor, pro-military camps, and elite cavalry, you let our army surrender without a fight, do you want to make King Chuang be laughed at by the world?!" ”

Li Zicheng, who had been silent for a long time, waved his hand, making the two of them stop, and their eyes fell on Liu Zongmin. Li Zicheng alone said that the strategic choice of where to go in the army did not count, and Liu Zongmin's attitude was also very important.

Li Zicheng asked, "General Quan, Niu Junshi, and Song Junshi have said their respective strategic plans, what do you say?" ”

Liu Zongmin glanced at the two of them obliquely, and said in a deep voice, "King Chuang, I think what Niu Junshi said is reasonable. Our army was originally born as a homeless person, and it was a mortal enemy with those officials and squires. How will they be willing to help us rule the state? Take Huangzhou Mansion as an example! As soon as our army arrived, the officials of the state capital surrendered one by one in order to save their lives. But as soon as our army withdrew, they had no resistance and surrendered to Fang Yuan. ”

"I don't know how to govern the state government, I don't want to be an official, and I don't want to deal with those corrupt officials. I still want to attack, I want to go and go, and I can kill corrupt officials and corrupt officials if I want to, which is the most enjoyable. ”

As soon as he said this, all the soldiers responded with applause.

The problems encountered by Liu Zongmin were also encountered by the generals of the battalions of the Chuang Army. Since occupying Huguang and Henan, Li Zicheng has also thought about managing two pieces of land well and completing the transformation from a rogue to a big landlord.

However, the truth is far from being as rosy as he imagined. Those officials and squires were disobedient to the yang and yin, and every year they had to toss two or three months to collect land taxes and commercial taxes, and sent sergeants to collect some of them, less than half of them. It occupies the land of fish and rice, which is known as the land of fish and rice, but the military rations are often insufficient.

Moreover, most of the state capitals in the south of Huguang were still nominally subordinate to Li Zicheng's leadership, but in fact they did not accept Tianfu's autonomy. Because of the high mountains and long roads, Li Zicheng was too lazy to mobilize his teachers to go to the poor countryside to deal with these people.

The two sides are of different classes, so their positions are different, and they can't go to the same pot of urine forcibly.

Of course, Liu Zongmin still has his own selfish intentions, mobile combat, and mobility is the top priority. The 30,000 elite cavalry under his command can be fought and walked, and they are very flexible, even if they are dumplings by the Xuanjia army, the first to be annihilated is the infantry of Li Zicheng's own barracks, not his cavalry. If Li Zicheng is slaughtered by Fang Yuan, he will be the leader of the army, and when the time comes, he will fight and surrender, and the conditions negotiated will definitely be richer than the one in front of him.

Song Xiance was taken aback when he saw that Liu Zongmin also agreed to restore the way of fighting the Liukou, and shouted repeatedly, "King Chuang, General Quan must not be!" If you abandon the city, you will be ruined! ”

In the entire Chinese military tent, only Song Xiance was heard pleading and howling hoarsely, looking desolate and helpless.

Li Zicheng looked at Song Xiance silently, and his eyes fell on Liu Zongmin and Niu Jinxing again, "General Quan, Juming, send someone to deliver a letter to Li Guo, so that he will stop entangled with Gan Hui and Bai Guangen, lead the army to withdraw to Jingzhou Mansion, join our army, and go to attack Fengyang together." ”

Liu Zongmin and Niu Jinxing gave up their orders.

Song Xiance listened to him and did what he said, and even wanted to recall Li Guo, and even gave all the Henan mansions to Fang Yuan, and was busy biting Li Zicheng's pants, crying, "Break into the king, don't do it!" As soon as this military order is given, the army will never recover, and there will be no place to bury it! ”

Niu Jinxing shouted, "Bold Song Shorty, and dare to grow others to destroy their own prestige, curse our army, come!" Charge down and cut it! ”

Several sergeants rushed into the camp tent and wanted to catch Song Xiance to correct the Fa, but they were stopped by Li Zicheng's loud shout, "Go!" Without my order, who would dare to come nonsense?! ”

Li Zicheng drank the sergeant, bowed down and helped Song Xiance up, and said with a pleasant face, "Offer advice!" I have no doubt about your loyalty. However, in addition to being faithful, you should judge the situation. Most of our army's generals Quan, Zhi, and Guo Yi are illiterate, and even I, that is, I can't write a single official document, and I am really not our forte at managing the state capital! ”

Song Xiance hugged his thighs and continued to persuade, "Then let's stop fighting and surrender to Fang Yuan!" I am willing to go to meet Fang Yuan in person, and I will fight with my life to negotiate a good fate for King Chuang. ”

Li Zicheng ordered the generals to withdraw from the barracks first, silently looked at Song Xiance for a while, and said in a low voice, "Xiance, you are still pedantic in reading, but you only know one and don't know the other." You have seen the attitude of the generals! Liu Zongmin and Niu Jinxing's suggestions were all supported by the generals; And none of the people will support your suggestion. This is the generals who choose sides, and they are one-sided in support of Liu Zongmin, Niu Jinxing! What's the use of me supporting you alone? Believe it or not, if I dare to stand on your side today, I will ask the generals to surrender. Liu Zongmin, Niu Venus will be the first to attack, and I, the king, are not appropriate, I will be with you, and I will be used to sacrifice the flag first! ”

"King Chuang, it's just a name, how valuable do you really think it is? The earliest king was Gao Yingxiang, and now it's me, if I can't represent the interests of the generals, why can't Liu Zongmin be the king?! ”

Song Xiance was frightened when he heard this, and then he knew why Li Zicheng would condone Niu Jinxing's nonsense again and again. He was not confused by Niu Jinxing, but what Niu Jinxing said was exactly what General Guo Yi wanted to say, and Li Zicheng had to be jealous. If most of the generals and generals want to continue to be a rogue, it is simply insignificant whether Li Zicheng wants to be a rogue, and it is a big deal to change to a king who is willing to be a rogue.

Song Xiance was like an initiation, knowing that he was a scholar before, and he didn't see the essence of the matter clearly, so he hurriedly said, "King Chuang, we lead our own soldiers to surrender Fang Yuan, it's better than accompanying them to death!" ”

Li Zicheng smiled miserably and said, "Offer advice, I have been beaten to only eighteen horses left, and it is not a comeback." Now, I still have an army of 180,000, and I still want to gamble with Fang Yuan on the Mandate of Heaven again."

"Destiny, in the end, it's not on my Li Zicheng's side!"

Song Xiance was clear about Li Zicheng's thoughts, but he still didn't give up. Of course, it is Li Zicheng's nature to be competitive, and if he didn't have this ambition to be competitive, he wouldn't have dared to raise his head and rebel at the beginning.

Li Zicheng patted him on the shoulder and said slowly, "Advice, I know your loyalty, so I will say something at this moment." The so-called Tao is not the same, if you are willing to go to Fang Yuan, I will never kill you! And I will also send a team of men and horses to escort you to the public security, the soldiers are chaotic, and it is also dangerous for you to go on the road alone. ”

Song Xiance had already cried like a tearful man, and he had a deep misunderstanding of Li Zicheng before. After today's heart-to-heart exchange, he realized that Li Zicheng was still the original king who valued faith and righteousness, although he was stubborn and ambitious, but he was an iron-clad hero!

Song Xiance kowtowed to him again and again, "King Chuang, I should have died to be all loyal." Since King Chuang still values me, Song Dwarf, I can't abandon King Chuang and die alone. I'll go to Fang Yuan first and pave the way for King Chuang. As long as the king changes his mind and is willing to surrender, I can build a bridge and pave the way from it. ”

Li Zicheng was moved to tears, and his hands were tightly clasped with him!