Liu Fan did not leave Xing'an City for half a month, and the Broken Army has also been resting in Xing'an City. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThe main reason is that after the first two small-scale engagements, the danger level of the Broken Army in the minds of the rogues has risen rapidly, and there are signs of the activities of the rogues everywhere outside Xing'an City.

There is also the geographical location of Xing'an and its importance, under Jin Zhichun's repeated requests, after Liu Fan reported to Chen Qiyu, he promised to help Jin Zhichun defend Xing'an City during this time to deter the rogue. After the defeat from Xing'an City, Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and others felt that the strength of the official army was too large, and the independent battle was too much to suffer, under the contact of Li Zicheng, several large groups of Liukou joined forces again, and the number of Liukou after the gathering was as many as more than 100,000 people, and the strength was extremely strong, and they no longer attacked the important town guarded by a large number of officers and troops, but instead aimed at a small county town with relatively weak defense.

In half a month, the Liukou fell into Xunyang County and Luhe Town, and then went south to capture Pingli County and Chang'an Town. The Liukou also got the food and population they needed most from these counties, and the strength that had been shrinking under the repeated blows of Liu Fan and Chen Qiyu was quickly restored.

The arrogant and reckless behavior of the rogues completely angered Chen Qiyu, the governor of the five provinces, and under Chen Qiyu's strong order, the surrounding officials and troops accelerated their speed to assemble in the direction of Xing'an. The rain of war shrouded over Hung Yen Prefecture, and the situation suddenly became tense.

Liu Fan of Xing'an City also received an order from Chen Qiyu, who ordered Liu Fan's troops to move out of Xing'an in the direction of Pingli and force the Liukou into the encirclement of the official army. Liu Fan set out from Zhangwei Town in Xing'an, and went to the west side of Pingli through the windward to the county river. Tang Hui, the governor of Huguang, led troops into Zhenping to encircle the south. Chen Qiyu and Lu Xiangsheng led the army from Zhuxi, and Yuan Mo led Zuo Liangyu, Tang Jiuzhou and other generals to enter Xunyang. Officers and troops from the four directions of southeast, south, and northwest gathered to form a large pocket, encircling the liukou in the mountains near Pingli.

In July of the seventh year of Chongzhen, under the tremendous pressure of the official army, Li Zicheng, Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong and others, after some discussion, believed that only by breaking through from the direction of Xing'an, where Liu Fan was stationed, could there be a glimmer of life. The territory of Gayin Xing'an has been captured by the Liukou many times, and it can be said that there are no other strong officers and troops except for Liu Fan's broken army. As long as Liu Fan is defeated, he can open the way to the west, and he can even bypass Xing'an and march to the inner border of Shaanxi, Shaanxi is the old base camp of the Liukou, with a good mass base, as long as the Liukou enter Shaanxi, it is like a fish into the sea, and a bird is like a mountain forest. The most important thing is that now Shaanxi's troops are empty, Chen Qiyu is not here, Cao Wenzhao is transferred, and he can't stop the attack of the rogues just by relying on a state practice.

After this suggestion was put forward, the crowd responded. clamoring to fight Liu Fan to the death, in order to wash away the last great enemy, and to take a life from Liu Fan and give him an unforgettable lesson. Due to various considerations, Li Zicheng and others finally agreed to Zhongkou's request and decided to attack westward from Pingli.

Liukou attacked in his direction, how could Liu Fan not be cautious, he had a premonition that there would be a battle, Liu Fan hurriedly called a meeting of officers to discuss countermeasures. In the face of as many as 100,000 rogues, the pressure in everyone's hearts can be imagined. As for how to resist the attack of the rogue, all the officers expressed their opinions one after another. The Jingying faction headed by Wang Pu believed that the enemy army was strong and menacing, so it was better to temporarily avoid the edge, retreat to Xing'an City and ask Chen Qiyu for help, and ensure that Xing'an was not bad. However, Song Cheng and other generals of the Broken Army were determined to forge ahead, thinking that they would have to fight with the Liukou first no matter what, and if they were unlucky, it would not be too late to find a way to retreat if they were unfortunately defeated. The two sides held their own views and argued endlessly, which made Liu Fan's head a lot bigger.

Rationally speaking, although Wang Pu's opinion is too conservative, it is safe, relying on Xing'an City, and there are unswerving mistakes, even if Chen Qiyu is held accountable afterwards, Liu Fan can also use this to shirk and say that it is to ensure the safety of Xing'an. But Liu Fan was more inclined to Song Cheng's statement in his heart, the rogue on the opposite side can be said to have gathered all the elite people of the rogue, if they miss this opportunity, these people don't know when they will be able to gather together again. Liu Fan really wants to deal with these tide makers who crisscross the Central Plains and stir up the world, so that he will not be in vain for a while.

After weighing the gains and losses repeatedly, in the end, Liu Fan still did not resist the huge temptation. Sensibility still prevailed over reason after all, and Liu Fan decided that he would have to deal with these "historical celebrities" no matter what. Even if he loses, it's a big deal to return to Shandong, and he will be able to pull up another vote in less than a year. If he is lucky enough to win, it can greatly shorten Liu Fan's rescue plan. No matter how you calculate this deal, you won't lose much.

The most important thing is that the current army does not lack strength, food, or troops, but it lacks a big victory that can shake the world to build its undefeated military soul. No matter what aspect you consider, Liu Fan thinks that this risk is still worth taking!

With a decision in his heart, Liu Fan immediately said: "This battle must be fought, and it must be fought!" But changing how to fight requires a thorough plan, Sun Liang, I order you staff squad must come up with a practical plan within one day, in this plan I don't want to hear any maybe, maybe or something like that, what I want is a definite, and affirmative answer! ”

Sun Liang immediately stepped out and said, "Don't worry, the overseers, my subordinates will do their best to give you a satisfactory answer!" ”

Liu Fan nodded, and then said, "Wang Pu, you personally go to Xing'an City to meet Jin Zhichun and tell him our general intentions. If necessary, ask him to send a garrison to meet him. Can it be done? ”

Wang Pu saw that Liu Fan had made up his mind, and he didn't dare to refute it, so he endured the worry in his heart, hugged his fists and said, "Overseer, subordinates do their best to complete the task of overseer!" ”

Liu Fan stood up and said loudly, "Okay, this battle is very dangerous, we must show twelve points of strength to deal with this big war, this battle, victory will be fame and fortune, defeat will be unpredictable, including me, everyone must be ready to kill!" As a soldier, you must have the courage to take on the danger at this time, can you do it? ”

"Yes!" There was a neat and loud answer from below (to be continued.) )