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On the city wall of the west gate of Luzhou City, Zhang Xianzhong, the leader of Daxi in armor, stood on the city wall surrounded by the generals.

"Zhaolin, how long can the grain and grass in the city last?"

Zhang Xianzhong silently watched the Qing army camp outside the city, and was silent for a long time before speaking.

After months of fighting, the city of Luzhou was in tatters, with a large number of corpses piled up inside and outside the city walls, and groups of torch-wielding soldiers of the Great Western Army and the Great Qing Nu Army were cleaning up the battlefield, apparently the battle had just ended.

After the war, these corpses must be disposed of as soon as possible, otherwise they will cause a plague.

In ancient times, once the plague spread, there would be countless casualties, so neither the Qing army nor the Great Western Army dared to be careless, and they had to clean up the battlefield every day after the war.

"Your Majesty, the current grain and grass in the army are no longer enough to last for 3 days, and the people in the city have no food in stock, and there has even begun to be a phenomenon of cannibalism in the city."

Behind Zhang Xianzhong, a man dressed in brocade official uniform, Wang Zhaolan said in a low tone.

Before coming to this world, Zhang Xianzhong had already entered Sichuan to proclaim himself emperor and establish the Daxi regime, and Wang Zhaolan was the prime minister of the Daxi regime.

At this time, four months had passed since the Qing army advanced eastward and the Great Western Army and the Qing army had been fighting.

At first, with the advantage of numbers, the Great Western Army and the Qing Army were still evenly matched before.

However, with the arrival of Prince Su Haoge personally led 10,000 Eight Banner Iron Cavalry, the situation on the battlefield has developed in an unfavorable direction for the Great Western Army.

In the face of the well-equipped, fierce and brave Qing Iron Cavalry, the Great Western Army, which lacked armor, was no opponent at all.

In several frontal battles, the Great Western Army, which had numerical superiority, was always at a disadvantage, and lost troops several times.

In the decisive battle a month ago, more than 10,000 Qing iron cavalry broke through the camp of the Great Western Army located on the south side of Luzhou City in one fell swoop, and more than half of the 80,000 Great Western Army lost more than half, and only less than 40,000 people fled back to Luzhou City under the leadership of Zhang Xianzhong.

At this point, the elite under Zhang Xianzhong's command has almost been lost, and only 40,000 remnants remain.

The Great Western Army also completely lost its ability to resist, and was surrounded by more than 10,000 Qing iron cavalry and 30,000 slave legions, trapped in Luzhou City.

If it weren't for the brutality and murder of the Qing army everywhere they went, slaughtering a large number of people, I am afraid that the Great Western Army in the city would have been defeated long ago.

In addition, the three-zhang high city wall of Luzhou City is abnormally strong, and there is a lot of grain and grass in the city to hold on to this day.

However, with the passage of time, there were less than 30,000 people left in the city, and the food and grass in the city had been exhausted.

"In this situation, do you have any good plans?"

Zhang Xianzhong was silent for a long time when he heard this, and then asked again.

"Your Majesty, for today's plan, there is only a breakthrough, and the child is willing to lead his subordinates to protect his father-in-law to break through"

Behind Zhang Xianzhong, Li Dingguo, a white-robed general with a heroic face, knelt down on one knee and persuaded him.

"My son's loyalty is commendable!"

Zhang Xianzhong's eyes hesitated when he heard this, and he reluctantly pulled out a smile at Li Dingguo and said.

After experiencing the luxurious life of the emperor for a period of time, Zhang Xianzhong is no longer the original Zhang Xianzhong, and in the face of the encirclement of the Qing army, he even has the courage to break through.

"Your Majesty, now that there are tens of thousands of Qing Dynasty iron horsemen outside the city, going out of the city at this time is tantamount to taking the initiative to seek death, Li Dingguo's words can be punished!"

Seeing this, Sun Kewang, the general of Daxi Pingdong on the side, couldn't help but flash a trace of jealousy in his eyes, and stepped forward to suggest to Zhang Xianzhong, his words fierce, pointing directly at Li Dingguo.

Zhang Xianzhong killed all his wives and children when he was defeated, and he has no parents until now, and there are only four nominal sons under his knees: Li Dingguo, Sun Kewang, Ai Nengqi, and Liu Wenxiu, and among the four, Li Dingguo and Sun Kewang are the best, and they are most likely to inherit Zhang Xianzhong's great cause.

Therefore, in private, Sun Kewang often acts with Li Dingguo.

"You ,,,,,,"

Li Dingguo was furious when he heard this, he didn't expect that it would be this time, and Sun Kewang would still have the heart to engage in infighting.

"Okay, I believe in Dingguo!"

Zhang Xianzhong hurriedly stopped him when he heard this, but there was inevitably a hint of hesitation in his words.

At this time, Zhang Xianzhong was already a little suspicious, and he often suspected that the generals below would betray him to the Qing army.

After saying this, Zhang Xianzhong immediately turned around and walked down the city, and the other generals also left after seeing this.

"Zhaolin and Ximing, both of you are my ministers of the humerus, tell me what we should do now?"

After the generals left, Zhang Xianzhong left the two prime ministers of Daxi, Wang Zhaolan and Yan Ximing, and asked.

"Your Majesty, the grain and grass in the city are already insufficient, for today's plan, we should break through the siege at night before the army's morale is in turmoil, and then make plans after returning to the hinterland of my Daxi to recruit soldiers and horses."

After the two glanced at each other when they heard this, Wang Zhaolan spoke.

"Your Majesty, what Prime Minister Zuo said is reasonable, we must break through as soon as possible, otherwise it will be too late"

Yan Ximing, who was next to him, also persuaded when he heard the words.

"Naturally, I want to break through, but in which direction should I break through, and who should I take with me to break through?"

Zhang Xianzhong waved his hand when he heard this, pacing back and forth with some anxiety, and his expression was also a little panicked, and he no longer had the posture that a hegemon should have.

Wang Zhaolan and Yan Ximing were stunned when they heard this, and their faces couldn't help but show a sudden look.

"Your Excellency, according to your subordinates, Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo, Ai Nengqi, Liu Wenxiu and other generals can't be relied on, for today's plan, it is better to order all the generals to lead troops to break through from all directions tonight, and after they have attracted the attention of the Qing army, we will lead the pro-army to escort you out of the city by taking advantage of the chaos."

Wang Zhaolan bowed down when he heard this.

He had already heard Zhang Xianzhong's words, and it was obvious that Sun Kewang's words just now had made Zhang Xianzhong suspicious of several righteous sons and generals under his command, afraid that they would sacrifice themselves to the pro-army, or want to deliberately kill him in order to inherit his position.

However, Zhang Xianzhong's suspicion was just convenient for him to act, so he simply pushed the boat down the river and suggested.

"But wouldn't tens of thousands of troops die here?"

Zhang Xianzhong was moved when he heard this, but he was a little reluctant to command the tens of thousands of troops under his command, and hesitated.

"Your Excellency, what Prime Minister Zuo said is really a perfect strategy, but the 40,000 remnants of the army, as long as the monarch returns to the hinterland of Daxi, he will soon be able to pull up hundreds of thousands of troops, and it is not too late to come back to the Qing army, and with the ability of the generals, my 40,000 troops may not all die here."

Seeing this, Yan Ximing on the side hurriedly knelt down in the tunnel, looking loyal to the Lord.

"Your Majesty, now that the situation is like fire, please make a quick decision!"

Wang Zhaolun also knelt on the ground and persuaded him.

"Okay, just according to what the two Qing family said! Quickly send people to inform the generals of all armies and prepare for a breakthrough."

Forced by the two, Zhang Xianzhong, who was already in a state of confusion, immediately agreed.

"Yes!"

Wang Zhaolan and Yan Ximing bowed down to receive the order when they heard this, but they looked at each other and smiled a little strangely at the moment they bowed their heads.

It's a pity that Zhang Xianzhong, who has fallen into the state of six gods and no master at this time, is unaware of this.