Wuchang Mansion

Fang Yuan received good news from the front line.

Zhang Ying, Gao Yuanjue's allied army borrowed the siege of Puqi and killed Yuan Zongdi, the fierce general of the breaking army.

Jing Jie crossed the Yangtze River, attacked Hanyang Mansion, won a big victory over Tian Jianxiu, surrendered Hao Shaoqi, and was confronting Liu Zongmin's elite cavalry.

Feng Ting took advantage of Liu Zongmin's army to rescue Hanyang Mansion, captured Huangzhou Mansion, and recovered the previously lost territory.

Xing, who personally came to Wuchang Mansion to deliver the good news, said happily, "Congratulations to the regent, Yuan Zongdi's head has been sent to the barracks. ”

Fang Yuan read the military report sent by Zhang Ying, in the battle of Puqi, Gao Yuanjue's department only had the ability to lure the enemy, and the merit of killing the enemy was very little, but the Xing family was the leader of the Gao family's army who won the battle, and he was also secretly funny.

But this Gao family army was still useful to Fang Yuan, and he didn't expose her, but just said lightly, "Xing's family, how many Yuan Zongdi's exile army have been recruited?" ”

After Yuan Zongdi's defeated army was defeated, at least 10,000 surrendered. Relying on the connections that have been mixed in Li Zicheng's subordinates for many years, Gao Ze and Li Benshen privately reorganized the sergeants who fled, and there were 5,000 more.

In Gao Ze's and Li Benshen's thoughts, these 5,000 sergeants belong to those that can be concealed, and there is no need to report to Fang Yuan, as a hidden military force, in case of accidents.

Xing Shi lowered his eyes and looked at the ground, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Regent, the 10,000 surrendered by Yuan Zongdi's department, according to the previous agreement, our army has been reorganized into 5,000. Well, our army also collected the scattered deserters, yes, there were five thousand people. ”

In his heart, Xing did not approve of Gao Ze and Li Benshen's so-called suggestion of concealing military strength. Such acts are felonies of treason in every case. Gao Ze and Li Benshen were riding on the wall to watch, and she didn't dare to hide it for the sake of her son Gao Yuanjue's life.

Seeing that she had truthfully told the truth, Fang Yuan beckoned to her and ordered her to come closer.

Xing's heart was apprehensive and he took a few steps closer, and when he arrived in front of the military case, Fang Yuan smiled faintly and put a secret report in front of Xing's family, "Xing's family, take a look!" ”

Xing Shi trembled and took the secret report, read it carefully, the secret report was sent by Zhang Ying, the content was to expose the crime of recruiting 5,000 deserters privately by the Gao family, and asked Fang Yuan to immediately confiscate the military power of the Gao family, and if he did not comply, he would be exterminated.

Xing's face was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground, "Regent, this is not the idea of the slave family, it is the idea of Gao Ze and Li Benshen." ”

Fang Yuan took out another secret report from his arms and placed it in front of Xing.

When Xing Shi saw it, it turned out to be a secret performance reported by Jinyiwei, saying that Gao Ze and Li Benshen had conspired at least three times, taking advantage of the opportunity of Fang Yuan's attack on Huguang, taking the opportunity to expand their power and seizing the south of Huguang to become a soil overlord.

After that, find an opportunity to kill Gao Yuanjue and completely take over the Gao family's army; Xing's and Gao Ze have long wanted to keep it for themselves.

When Xing Shi saw this secret letter, her delicate body trembled slightly, she was surprised that Jinyiwei could penetrate everywhere, and even knew the conspiracy of the two of them clearly, it can be seen that Fang Yuan had never trusted her, and had already arranged eyeliner in the Gao family's army.

What shocked her even more was that Gao Ze and Li Benshen had such wolf ambitions, not only to occupy her, but also to kill her son.

Xing fell prostrate on the ground and cried, "The regent saved the slave family, and the child died!" ”

Fang Yuan got up and helped her up, sat back on the handsome chair, and said lightly, "Xing, you go back first and wait for my order, I will keep your mother and son safe, go!" ”

After Xing went away, Fang Yuan asked Li Yan to discuss the next step.

Fang Yuan's righteous son Xu Cheng was also on the expedition with the army, hurriedly entered the military tent, and sent a military report, after Li Zicheng retreated from Baling City, he traveled all the way around Dongting Lake and along Changsha and Changde. When they arrived in Changde Mansion, the army was short of food, so they began to plunder the people of Changde Mansion and grab grain to maintain the livelihood of 60,000 or 70,000 troops.

After Fang Yuan got this information, he was overjoyed, laughed and slapped the good news on the military case, and kept saying, "Good, good, good." ”

Li Yan was stunned and asked, "Regent, what kind of military report is so happy?" ”

Fang Yuan laughed and said, "Li Zicheng finally started to grab grain, and he still robbed the people's grain." ”

Li Yan was silent when he heard this, and he also knew the reason why Fang Yuan applauded loudly. Li Zicheng used to use the slogan of 'King Chuang came and didn't pay for food', attacking everywhere, and the common people naturally gathered and flocked to take refuge. This is also the real reason why Li Zicheng can't be defeated and has repeatedly revived.

Li Zicheng now doesn't even want the righteous incendiary slogan of 'King Chuang comes and won't pay for food', which means that Li Zicheng has stood on the opposite side of the poor people, and is no different from the bandits like Zuo Liangyu. Losing the support of millions of poor people in Huguang and Henan, coupled with the fact that Fang Yuan had already pinpointed the pulse of pacifying the Liukou, it was to attack the heart.

In the face of such a fierce enemy, how long can those soldiers and horses under Li Zicheng last?

'King Chuang comes and doesn't pay for food', this slogan was put forward by Li Yan's friend Song Xiance, Li Yan couldn't help but sigh secretly, "Alas! Offer advice, and your hard work will be in vain. ”

Fang Yuan saw that Li Yan didn't say a word, thinking that he also saw the key point, and also saw the foreshadowing of Li Zicheng's demise.

When King Chuang comes, he doesn't pay for food? Hehe, joke!

Killing people and punishing the heart, Fang Yuan wanted to tear apart the biggest lie spread by Li Zicheng, completely discredit the invading army, cut off its inexhaustible source of soldiers, and then give Li Zicheng a fatal blow.

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "Li Gongzi, King Chuang is fleeing and looting grain, it's time for us to save the people of Huguang from fire and water!" Do you have any good strategies to defeat Li Zicheng's main infantry and Liu Zongmin's elite cavalry? ”

He went straight to the point and asked about countermeasures, Li Yan was also very helpless, Li Zicheng was his old master, and he didn't want to make plans to deal with Li Zicheng. However, if the war in Huguang is prolonged, it will not be the people of Huguang who will suffer. Moreover, the longer the war dragged on, the less patience Fang Yuan had for Li Zicheng, and when the two sides really drew their swords and saw red, it was absolutely impossible for Li Zicheng to live.

Li Yan sighed and said, "Regent, I suggest that we send a three-way army to use shadow warfare to drag down Li Zicheng's main force. ”

Fang Yuan asked curiously, "What is the Shadow Tactic?!" ”

Li Yan explained, "The three-way army formed a three-way encirclement network, and instead of fighting a decisive battle with Li Zicheng's headquarters, it took each county town as a base and hung it for 50 miles around Li Zicheng's main force, gradually compressing the activity space of this main force, and when Li Zicheng had nothing to grab and ran out of food, he would be annihilated in one fell swoop." ”

Fang Yuan nodded again and again when he heard this, Li Zicheng's main army lack of food is the biggest lifeline, and he can only continue to rob grain like locusts in order to maintain the main army from being scattered due to food shortages. As long as the encirclement can be continuously closed from three directions, Li Zicheng will eventually be trapped in a certain place and annihilated.

This is the four-square, six-corner, ten-sided net that Yang Sichang used back then.

At present, Li Zicheng's disadvantage is even worse than when he faced Yang Sichang, because Yang Sichang commanded Hong Chengchou and Zuo Liangyu, who did not belong to each other, intrigued, and even raised the governors and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. Today's Xuanjia Army is united in its heart, that is, to annihilate Li Zicheng and recover Huguang.

In terms of combat power, how can the combat power of the Ming army be compared with the strong Xuanjia army?

Last time, Yang Sichang's four-square, six-corner, ten-sided net caused Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng to escape. This time, Fang Yuan would never give Li Zicheng this chance again!