Gao Yingxiang was captured alive, and the 100,000 army he led, of which 50,000 troops returned to the imperial court, and the remaining 50,000 troops were almost completely wiped out by the Jiangning battalion, and there were very few people who escaped.

After the news came out, Daming was shaken.

Many people didn't expect that the people who paid the most attention to this news turned out to be Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai.

Li Wanqing with more than 2,000 soldiers, finally returned to Hanzhong, along the way, they were like lost dogs, did not dare to stay, starved, and finally came back, that night of the battle, Li Wanqing did not dare to recall, he was under the escort of his own soldiers, finally broke through the encirclement, picked up a life, followed him back to Hanzhong, there are their own soldiers, and some scattered sergeants.

This defeat is not Li Wanqing's responsibility, it can be said that Li Wanqing suffered a big loss, and of the 10,000 sergeants he led, there were only more than 1,000 people left, which can be regarded as the annihilation of the entire army.

But after returning to Hanzhong, Li Wanqing was surprised to find that everything here was changing.

Between Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai, it seems that a fierce conflict is about to break out, 200,000 sergeants are waiting for the next step, the Jiangning camp has become their dream, if they stay put, it is almost the same as waiting for death, who knows if the Jiangning camp will take advantage of this victory and immediately start the next fight.

For several days in a row, Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai gathered many leaders, constantly discussing something, sometimes, the two discussed together, and sometimes, the two of them each convened relevant leaders to discuss.

Li Wanqing became the object of ostracism, no one saw him, and no one asked about anything.

It's all so abnormal.

Three days passed, and Li Wanqing finally received a notice that Luo Rucai and Li Zicheng were waiting for him.

After entering the house, Li Wanqing found out. In the house are Luo Rucai and Li Zicheng.

The faces of both of them were a little cold, and there was no greeting at all.

Luo Rucai was the person in charge designated by Gao Yingxiang, Li Wanqing did not forget the rules, and saluted Luo Rucai with his fists.

Luo Rucai nodded and finally spoke.

"General Li, this campaign. You've worked hard. ”

"In such a big failure, I was able to pick up a life, even if it was good, not hard."

Li Zicheng on the side, his face was very ugly, probably after Li Wanqing came in, he first saluted Luo Rucai, and did not pay special attention to him, waiting until Li Wanqing finished saying this. Li Zicheng finally spoke.

"Brother Li, this fiasco is indeed a big lesson, I don't know how Brother Li escaped, can you tell me about the process."

Li Wanqing's heart was already angry, and it had been three days since he came back, and no one had asked. No one comforted him that he had become a dispensable person. There are no sergeants under him, in terms of strength, it is not worth mentioning, and he has suffered such a big defeat, I can't imagine that Li Zicheng is obviously doubting himself when he opens his mouth to say such words.

"I don't have anything to say. This sneak attack was reversed, it was originally our sneak attack on the Jiangning camp, but who knew that Li Yichuan and Liu Guoneng had returned to the imperial court, and we became the target of the Jiangning camp's sneak attack. Before we had time to start a fight, there was no Jiangning battalion to surround us, and the Jiangning battalion's artillery was so powerful that we simply had no room to fight back. ”

"Oh, why would the big marshal fall into the hands of the Jiangning camp."

"How do I know this, after the battle began, the handsome's side was full of personal soldiers, I took my own brothers, fought desperately, and finally broke through the encirclement of the Jiangning battalion, 10,000 brothers, and there were only more than 1,000 people left."

"Could it be that you didn't follow the big handsome?"

"After the battle began, the Jiangning battalion rushed over, everyone dispersed, who could take care of so much, besides, the marshal has already given an order, asking everyone to break through and meet in Wugong County."

Li Zicheng was about to say something, but Luo Ru spoke.

"These situations, we know the truth, your losses this time are very heavy, but the marshal fell into the hands of the Ming Dynasty, and the losses of the righteous army are even more heavy, we can only comfort the marshal if we continue to fight."

Li Zicheng has always had a tiger face, and when he heard Luo Rucai say this, he couldn't help but speak again.

"General Luo, I just want to get the specific situation of the Jiangning battalion and decide what we should do next, 200,000 brothers are waiting for our decision."

Li Wanqing already felt that something was wrong, but at this time, he wouldn't say anything.

"Li Wanqing, according to your opinion, what is the Jiangning camp, is it invincible in the world."

Li Wanqing looked at Luo Rucai and Li Zicheng, and he felt that he still had to tell the truth, which involved the lives of more than 200,000 brothers, of course, there were some things that could not be said.

"The Jiangning battalion is indeed brave, and with our current strength, we can't compete."

"What do you mean, do we need to leave Shaanxi and avoid the Jiangning camp."

"That's what it means, we jump out of Shaanxi and go to other places to develop, as long as we can avoid Jiangning Ying."

A smile appeared on Luo Rucai's face, but Li Zicheng's face became even more gloomy.

"Li Wanqing, although the Jiangning battalion is brave, but it also relies on the submission of Li Yichuan and Liu Guoneng to grasp the whereabouts of the army, so that it can achieve such a big victory, if you have prepared in advance, and fight face-to-face with the Jiangning battalion, there may not be such a big loss, even if you encounter the sneak attack and encirclement of the Jiangning battalion, don't you also break out with two thousand brothers."

Li Wanqing looked at Li Zicheng and felt surprised, could it be that Li Zicheng still wanted to insist on it in Shaanxi.

"Zicheng, I think, it is better to make a decision as soon as possible, the army should leave Shaanxi as soon as possible, it is best to go to Shanxi, we are very familiar with Shanxi."

Li Zicheng shook his head.

"This is not a good way, 200,000 brothers, where is it said to go, in Shaanxi, we can get the support of the people, at least in terms of grain and grass, temporarily guaranteed, if we leave here, enter Shanxi or Sichuan, we have to face the army of the Ming Dynasty, to raise grain and grass, the army has just suffered a defeat, the hearts of the brothers, there is a lot of fear, at this time, stability is the most important, can not move, otherwise we are really dangerous."

"I don't see it that way, we have encountered a lot of things before, do you remember the battle in the Carriage Gorge, under such difficult conditions, we are not able to get back up, I think, we have to avoid the edge of the Jiangning battalion, 200,000 brothers, can be divided into several teams, scattered to kill the ......"

"We must not divide the troops, so that they will be easily broken by each other."

Before Luo Rucai's words were finished, Li Zicheng spoke, it seemed that he didn't want the army to disperse, and he had to maintain a whole.

Li Wanqing suddenly thought of something, and his body trembled slightly.

The smile on Luo Rucai's face also disappeared.

"Zicheng, since you look at it this way, I think it's better to gather many brothers and discuss it together, and see whether it is a bundle or a division of troops."

"No, at this time, it is the time when morale is low, you and I must make a decision to decide the future actions of the army, many brothers, I can't think of it that far, and at this time, the command must be unified."

Luo Rucai stood up suddenly, saw that Li Wanqing was still in the house, shook his head, and sat down.

"Li Wanqing, you go and rest first, Zicheng and I still have things to discuss."

When Li Wanqing walked out of the house, he suddenly envied Li Yichuan and Liu Guoneng in his heart, the two of them surrendered to the imperial court, and did not suffer any losses, and now the righteous army is facing the powerful Jiangning battalion, the future is bleak, to put it mildly, there is almost no way out, but at this time, between Luo Rucai and Li Zicheng, there is a contradiction, the marshal Gao Yingxiang was captured by the Jiangning battalion, there is no hope of survival, the leader of the rebel army, either Luo Rucai, or Li Zicheng, there may be a huge contradiction between the two.

This is not a good situation, from the words just now, Li Wanqing understood what Luo Rucai meant, the 200,000 army is scattered, each breaking through the encirclement, going to Shanxi and Sichuan, gathering strength, Li Zicheng's meaning, the 200,000 army can not be dispersed, it must be held together, and the command must be unified, and it is not possible to fight separately, so as not to be eaten by a group.

After careful consideration, Li Wanqing felt that Li Zicheng's idea was more mature, and the more times like this, the more it could not be dispersed, and if the combat effectiveness was not strong, if it was dispersed, there might be really no hope.

However, the unified command that Li Zicheng mentioned is not a simple matter, there are so many leaders in the 200,000 army, and it is as simple as words to ask these leaders to hand over the command.

Li Wanqing has only more than 1,000 people under his command, which is not a powerful force, maybe he is no longer in the eyes of Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai, even if he is the unified command of others, or to win support, he will not be ranked.

Li Wanqing finally understood a little, why did he get snubbed, and Luo Rucai and Li Zicheng were already the commanders of the army, and they didn't care about him at all.

Li Wanqing really wanted to find some leaders to talk to, but three days passed, he hardly saw anyone, and no one came to visit him, expressing comfort, it seems that something must have happened among the rebels, although it was only a few days.

The relationship between him and Li Zicheng was not very good, seeing that Li Zicheng slowly gained the support of many sergeants, at this time, if he was interested, he quickly took refuge in Li Zicheng, there may be a way to live, otherwise, I don't know what the future of Lu Dao will be.

But in his heart, Li Wanqing has a better impression of Luo Rucai, although Luo Rucai is scheming, I don't know what Lu Dao thinks, but Luo Rucai is still good to the brothers, and with Luo Rucai, he still has some power.

Faintly, Li Wanqing felt that Luo Rucai might not be able to fight Li Zicheng, whether it was from his personal influence or from the army he controlled, Li Zicheng had a great advantage.

Could it be that the only way out is to emulate Li Yichuan and Liu Guoneng. (To be continued......)