The Red Lady was very unconvinced, but Li Yan was directly responsible for the arrangements for the battle, out of respect for the scholars, and the requirements of Li Zicheng, the Red Lady, who could only do it, although she was very aggrieved in her heart.

The battle of Qinyang City, the righteous army and the official army barely fought each other, and they evacuated on the whole line, which was unimaginable in the previous battles, the righteous army worked hard to take Qinyang City, so that the official army was so easy to take back, how it is unreasonable, but this is the practice that Li Yan insisted on, and it was also part of the overall campaign arrangement and deployment, the red lady was opposed in his heart, but he could only do it according to the overall deployment.

After a few days of fighting and reconnaissance, the Red Lady and Li Yan have figured out that the front army of the official army is indeed only 10,000 people, and the leader of the official army is the governor of the five provinces Lu Xiangsheng, after making the news clear, Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang, took Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance, Gu Junen and Liu Zongmin and others, and made a special trip to the station of the front army, and Li Yan and the red lady and others discussed again, Li Zicheng attaches great importance to this battle, and from his words and deeds, the meaning has been revealed, that is, the 10,000 official army must be defeated, It is best to be able to capture or kill Lu Xiangsheng alive.

The strength of the Tianxiong Army, Li Zicheng knows, the strong army in the imperial court, Li Zicheng has all encountered, in his opinion, the most powerful is the Zheng Army, which seems to be the army that the righteous army cannot defeat, followed by the Guanning Iron Cavalry, the courage of Cao Wenzhao back then, Li Zicheng will never forget, it is the Tianxiong Army again, in addition to the so-called Hong Army, which is the most elite army under Hong Chengchou, the army of these roads, caused heavy losses to the righteous army.

Li Zicheng believes that the righteous army has undergone a radical change, and the ultimate embodiment of the change is that in terms of combat, only when the strong official army is truly defeated can it be said that the righteous army has really become stronger.

Li Zicheng couldn't wait to personally command the front army to fight, but he still restrained his impulse, since the red lady was the commander of the front army, Li Yan was in charge of planning. He should not interfere too much, the battle has entered a critical moment, and if he intervenes at this time, the consequences and consequences are difficult to predict.

When Li Zicheng left the former army and returned to Nanyang Fucheng. It is emphasized once again that all operations of the front army must be carried out in accordance with the overall operational deployment and must not undermine the overall operations.

The meaning of Li Zicheng's remark is very clear and clear, that is, Li Yan is directly responsible for all the planning and planning of the former army's operations. As the head coach, the red lady must also obey Li Yan's arrangement.

After Li Zicheng and the others left, Li Yan immediately began a more detailed deployment.

After getting along with Li Yan for a long time, the Red Lady's thoughts have changed subtly, as a girl who goes to the rivers and lakes to sell her arts, the Red Lady's emotional aspect is almost blank, what I used to think of was to be able to eat a full stomach and be able to live, as for the emotional aspect, I can't consider it for the time being. And the identity of the artist in the rivers and lakes also makes the red lady dare not have too many extravagant expectations.

Li Yan's handsomeness and knowledge deeply moved the Red Lady, so for the arrangement of King Li Zicheng, as well as Li Yan's decision in the battle deployment, the Red Lady is absolutely obedient and executed.

It is precisely because of such tacit cooperation that all the arrangements and deployments of the rebel army are made. It's all methodical.

After the rebels evacuated from Qinyang City, the red lady couldn't hold it back, and finally found an opportunity to ask Li Yan.

"Li Gongzi. The battle in Qinyang City, the slave family really didn't understand, and at that time, the slave family was eager to press all the 20,000 former troops. ”

Looking at the red lady, Li Yan pondered for a while, his body also has the atmosphere of rivers and lakes, and his mind is delicate. After such a long contact with the Red Lady, there is no idea in my heart, but the righteous army is still in the early stage of construction, and it is a little inappropriate to consider personal emotional matters at this time, and Li Yan's heart still has the shadow of the Tang family, and I always feel sorry for the Tang family.

The red lady goes straight and straight, there are not so many distractions, in comparison, Niu Jinxing and others' thoughts are much more complicated, although the red lady is the identity of an artist, in the eyes of the reader, it is not in the stream, but Li Yan knows that his fame has been deprived, and his real identity is not high.

Because of his good impression of the Red Lady, Li Yan also decided to explain to the Red Lady why he was so deployed.

"Red lady, you know what you think, the battle in Qinyang City, I also want to fight hard, and fight face-to-face with the officials and soldiers, so much fun, but I can't do this."

"The overall deployment of King Chuang, you are clear, that is, to lure the enemy deep, annihilation of the official army, the main combat task of the front army is to show weakness and lure, so that the officers and soldiers think that the righteous army is vulnerable, the next thing is to relax their vigilance, drive straight in, Lu Xiang rose to the governor of the five provinces, his ability can not be underestimated, from the official army into Nanyang can be seen."

"Lu Xiangsheng has not yet fully engaged in the idea of fighting, when attacking Qinyang County, he led an army of 10,000 people, divided into two, one part to attack the county seat, and the other part to be on alert at any time, which shows that Lu Xiangsheng's combat arrangements are tentative, once the situation is found to be wrong, he will evacuate in the shortest possible time."

"King Chuang said that the courage of the Tianxiong Army, you and I should not doubt it, think about King Chongzhen who led the righteous army to fight in three years, so many years have passed, and he knows the officers and soldiers very well, although the righteous army is facing only 10,000 officers and soldiers, but the battle also needs to be cautious."

"Let Lu Xiangsheng completely relax, boldly go deeper, and fight with all his might, this is the most important task of the front army, if you want to complete this task, it is not such a simple thing, the front army must continue to show weakness and retreat, so that Lu Xiangsheng feels that the righteous army cannot fight face-to-face with the official army."

"Anyone who commands a battle is unwilling to encounter such a combat mission, and they all hope to be able to fight happily, whether it is victory or defeat, they finally show courage, which is much stronger than retreating along the way."

"Red Lady, you and I are entrusted by King Chuang to command the front army to fight, and we must complete this arduous task."

Li Yan said very sincerely, and there are no reservations, it should be said that the combat deployment of the righteous army, there are very few people who know, a total of no more than ten people, the red lady does not particularly understand such a combat deployment, has always thought that as long as the official army is completely surrounded, desperate to fight it, but Li Yan's detailed explanation, let her understand two truths, one is that the official army must be completely relaxed, remove vigilance, and the other is the Tianxiong Army under the command of Lu Xiangsheng, the combat effectiveness is very good, want to defeat the Tianxiong Army, Precise deployment is a must.

"Li Gongzi, you can rest assured, with your explanation, the slave family understands how to fight, and the slave family all obeys Li Gongzi's arrangement."

The red lady's soft tone and categorical attitude made Li Yan's heart beat, in fact, ordinary people are unwilling to accept such a combat mission, not to mention the red lady who has been walking the rivers and lakes since she was a child, but at this time, the red lady has become very gentle, everything is arranged and deployed, and it is almost impossible to say that there is no other meaning.

The rebel army withdrew from Qinyang County and headed in the direction of Nanyang Mansion, and there were still a lot of deployments along the way.

The most important thing is the arrangement of scouts, it should be said that in the front army, there are very few really qualified scouts, if it weren't for Li Zicheng sending a few personal soldiers around him to be responsible for the investigation, it is said that Li Yan and the sergeants under the command of the Red Lady could not find qualified scouts, it is said that the personal soldiers around Li Zicheng should be very arrogant, but in front of Li Yan, they are also obedient and obedient, of course they know that Li Zicheng attaches great importance to Li Yan, if they offend Li Yan, their life will definitely be difficult.

Li Yan's arrangement is very clear and simple, that is, to find out all the whereabouts of the officers and troops led by Lu Xiangsheng, especially all the whereabouts after occupying Qinyang City, there are scouts arranged in Qinyang City, and there are also people specially responsible for reconnaissance outside the city, and they must report all the detected information to Li Yan in detail in the fastest time.

Nearly 20,000 rebels withdrew in the direction of Nanyang Mansion, and their next destination was Sheqi, where the rebels would fight the official army again, and they would also be defeated, so that the official army could launch an all-out attack.

Li Yan is still relatively nervous, I don't know if the battle in Qinyang has really fooled Lu Xiangsheng, if Lu Xiangsheng is stationed in Qinyang County, waiting for the arrival of the Chinese army, then the arrangement and deployment of the righteous army will be forced to adjust.

However, Li Yan's worries soon disappeared, two days after the loss of Qinyang County, the official army had moved, and the scouts lurking in the city came with news that the official army was already regrouping, and it seemed that they were ready to go.

Li Yan never imagined that only two days had passed, and Lu Xiangsheng was ready to lead the army to start fighting again, which also made him understand that the previous arrangement had played a role, Lu Xiangsheng despised the righteous army in his heart, thinking that the righteous army had no combat effectiveness, and then Lu Xiangsheng might attack with all his might, and even thought that with 10,000 officers and troops, he would take Nanyang Mansion City in one go.

Li Yan was no longer worried, he began to make all the arrangements in Sheqi, and this time he needed to act more realistically, so that Lu Xiangsheng could dispel all his concerns.

In the process of arranging the deployment, Li Yan was a little excited, and he didn't expect that in just a few months, he would encounter such a major opportunity, if the righteous army could annihilate 10,000 officers and soldiers, and capture and kill Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of the five provinces, then the influence of the righteous army would instantly spread to all parts of the Ming Dynasty, and the righteous army would also be able to seize the opportunity to stabilize its position in Henan.

Further things, Li Yan will not think about it for the time being, as a scholar, he has a certain ambition in his heart, of course, to achieve many ambitions, it takes step by step. (To be continued.) )