Zhang Xianzhong, who was defeated miserably, finally returned to Yunyang.

Of the 40,000 righteous soldiers he led, only 7,000 people remained, you must know that the soldiers of the righteous army stationed in Xiangyang Fucheng are almost all elite, and many of them followed Zhang Xianzhong to fight in the south and the north, but in the battle of Xiangyang, more than 33,000 people were lost, and what is even more fatal is that Li Dingguo was captured by the officers and soldiers.

After coming to Yunyang Fucheng, Zhang Xianzhong's irritable temper broke out again, even Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi did not dare to persuade too much, they already knew Zhang Xianzhong's next arrangement, that is, after the large-scale looting in Yunyang and other places, the army entered Sichuan, relying on the steep mountains to confront and resist the official army.

Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi are not very in favor of this deployment, they know that their father-in-law's arrangement is nothing more than thinking about getting rid of the encirclement and suppression of the official army, so that the official army will focus on Li Zicheng in Henan, on the surface, this can temporarily get rid of the encirclement and suppression of the official army, but think about it deeply, no matter who the official army focuses on the main focus, the ultimate goal is to exterminate the righteous army, once Li Zicheng encounters encirclement and suppression and fiasco, then Zhang Xianzhong must be the next target.

Zhang Xianzhong was in a state of anger, and Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi were not able to directly explain their inner worries, but they also had a way to deal with it, that is, to delay the orders issued by Zhang Xianzhong, for example, Zhang Xianzhong asked for statistics and a list of wealthy gentry in Yunyang, but they did not provide it.

This method of delay was soon discovered by Zhang Xianzhong.

When Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi entered the study, they saw Zhang Xianzhong with a blue face.

"Your wings are stiff, and you dare not obey my orders."

Zhang Xianzhong's words were very concise, but the lethality was very great, which clearly pointed out that Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi wanted to set up another mountain.

Ainengqi's face was a little pale, but Liu Wenxiu's face was as usual.

Zhang Xianzhong's four righteous sons. Sun Kewang was the most valued by Zhang Xianzhong back then, and after Sun Kewang was killed by Zheng Jiajun, Li Dingguo was next, but Zhang Xianzhong was also very good to Liu Wenxiu, Liu Wenxiu was brave and strategic, and he was very good at fighting. Comparatively speaking, Enerch received less attention.

Therefore, after Zhang Xianzhong said such heavy words, Ai Nengqi felt unbearable.

"Father-in-law, this is the roster of scholars, businessmen and wealthy families in Yunyang, we have already counted this list, and when we occupied Yunyang, we handled the relationship with these scholars and doctors very well."

Liu Wenxiu handed over the list unhurriedly.

Zhang Xianzhong was stunned for a moment, and quickly understood what Liu Wenxiu and Ainengqi meant.

"I know what you two brothers think. You and Li Dingguo have similar ideas, they both want to be able to attract more people and get more support, but the current situation is different, we will not stay in Yunyang for a long time, and there is no need to envelop those scholars, their wealth is obtained by exploiting the people, and it is not a big deal for us to take it. We are about to enter the terrain of Sichuan, Kuizhou and other places. You all know that without a lot of money, we can't sustain ......."

Zhang Xianzhong's tone softened a little, and his speech softened a lot, he didn't believe that Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi would have other ideas, but he was not happy in his heart.

After Zhang Xianzhong finished speaking. Liu Wenxiu looked at Ai Nengqi and spoke again.

"The child understands the father-in-law's thoughts, but the child and the third brother have some different views."

Zhang Xianzhong looked at Liu Wenxiu and did not speak.

The child and the third brother thought that they had evacuated Yunyang in a hurry at this time. It is not a foolproof strategy, maybe we evacuate Yunyang and enter Kuizhou in Sichuan, so that we can temporarily avoid the encirclement and suppression of the official army, and make Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang, the target of the key encirclement and suppression of the official army, but we are not good at Kuizhou, and the relationship between Qin Liangyu, the chief soldier of Sichuan, and Ma Xianglin, the deputy chief soldier, and the Zheng family army is extraordinary, if the Zheng family army enters Sichuan to conquer, we will face a more dangerous situation......

The reason why Zhang Xianzhong decided to enter Kuizhou in Sichuan was to get rid of the encirclement and suppression of the official army, preserve his own strength, and make Li Zicheng the target of the key encirclement and suppression of the official army.

Liu Wenxiu talked about the Zheng family, which made Zhang Xianzhong frightened, he knew the strength of the Zheng family's army, if the Zheng family's army entered Sichuan to participate in the battle, then the righteous army under his command would face the fate of complete annihilation.

After thinking for a while, Zhang Xianzhong looked at Liu Wenxiu and spoke.

"Wenxiu, even if we stay in Yunyang, the Zheng family army can still participate in the war, and the official army will be killed soon, and our situation will be even more dangerous at that time."

"What the righteous father said is that the official army will definitely be killed, but the child thinks that the Zheng family army will never participate in the battle, if the Zheng family army wants to participate in the war, it will have participated in it a long time ago, and it will not be delayed until now, as for the large-scale encirclement and suppression of the official army, the child thinks that it can be dealt with, as long as the righteous father is willing, he can completely break the encirclement and suppression of the official army, and even defeat the official army."

When Liu Wenxiu said this, Zhang Xianzhong's face became grim again, and his words were not very good.

"I know what you mean, do you want me to say good things to Li Zicheng."

Zhang Xianzhong has long thought of Li Zicheng, if the two righteous armies can fight together, they will definitely be able to break the encirclement and suppression of the official army, Li Zicheng's nearly 200,000 army, the strength is extraordinary, he Zhang Xianzhong also has nearly 100,000 troops under his command, the two armies fight together, the total strength is close to 300,000, as long as the planning is appropriate, it will be able to break the encirclement and suppression of the official army, and even defeat the official army.

However, Li Zicheng will not send troops easily, and there is too much contradiction between him Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng.

After Zhang Xianzhong said such words, Liu Wenxiu still spoke with a calm face.

"Father-in-law, the child doesn't have much knowledge, but I remember a poem, the mountains and rivers are in doubt, the willows and flowers are bright and another village, the official army regained the city of Xiangyang, captured the fourth brother, our strength has suffered a major loss, at this time to preserve their own strength, don't care about the temporary defeat, let the official army to encircle and suppress Li Zicheng, it can be said that it is the best choice, but in this way, we may not be able to do so, the official army is very likely to follow into Sichuan, and even the Zheng family army may also participate in the battle, so all the arrangements of the father-in-law, Failure to achieve the goal may put oneself in an even more dangerous situation. ”

When Liu Wenxiu said this, Zhang Xianzhong's expression was a little gloomy, he did think about this possibility, after all, his own strength has suffered a major loss, even if he enters Kuizhou in Sichuan, it is impossible to recover in a short time, if the official army enters Sichuan to fight and unite with Qin Liangyu, then the situation may be even more dangerous, after all, Li Zicheng's strength is strong, and the official army is very likely to continue to stabilize Li Zicheng, and still chase and beat him Zhang Xianzhong.

But if he wants to bow to Li Zicheng, this is difficult for Zhang Xianzhong to do, and he is unwilling to do it.

Seeing that Zhang Xianzhong didn't speak, Liu Wenxiu continued.

"Father-in-law, the child thinks that Li Zicheng should know the current situation, the official army has made up its mind, that is, to exterminate the righteous army, if the father-in-law is defeated by the official army, then he Li Zicheng will not get any benefits, and the official army can go all out to deal with him Li Zicheng, besides, the child thinks that Gu Junen understands this truth very well."

After Liu Wenxiu said these words, there was a long silence in the study.

Zhang Xianzhong didn't speak, obviously thinking, Liu Wenxiu also made the meaning very clear, there is no need to continue to emphasize anything, as for Ai Nengqi, he won't open his mouth at all.

A full quarter of an hour passed, and Zhang Xianzhong finally spoke.

"Your idea is good, under the current situation, joint cooperation between me and Li Zicheng is the best choice, only in this way can it be possible to break the encirclement and suppression of the official army, or even defeat the official army."

A smile appeared on Liu Wenxiu's face, and he knew that Zhang Xianzhong's mind had changed.

"Father-in-law, the child and the third brother have discussed, the so-called joint operation, not the two rebel armies into one, but a coordinated operation, Li Zicheng in Henan, father-in-law in Yunyang, after discussing a good way, turn to the official army to launch an active attack, of course, the main force of the attack is on Li Zicheng's side......"

Zhang Xianzhong finally nodded.

"Wenxiu, what you said is good, but if you want Li Zicheng to attack the official army, it is difficult to do."

"The child also knows that it is difficult, the child decided to do this matter himself, as long as the father-in-law agrees, the child will go to Henan to find Li Zicheng and Gu Junen, and the child promises to be able to move them."

Zhang Xianzhong shook his head again and again.

"My four righteous sons, Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo have all been lost, and you and Ai Nengqi are left, you can't make any mistakes, you can't go to Henan, in case Li Zicheng has any other ideas, I can't save you."

"Father-in-law, this matter must be done by the child, sending others to Henan will not have any effect, father-in-law, the child knows how to grasp it, and he will definitely be able to move Li Zicheng and Gu Junen."

Of course, Zhang Xianzhong knew the danger of his own situation, and the official army could kill Yunyang at any time, and at this time he must fight jointly with Li Zicheng, as long as Li Zicheng took the initiative to attack in Henan, he would definitely contain the strength of the official army.

For the sake of the overall situation, Liu Wenxiu is willing to come forward to persuade Li Zicheng and Gu Junen, which is not a simple matter.

With a long sigh, Zhang Xianzhong spoke.

"Wenxiu, you must be careful."

Liu Wenxiu nodded.

"Father-in-law, if the child can't move Li Zicheng and Gu Junen, the father-in-law will do it in Yunyang, raise enough grain and grass, and then enter Sichuan, relying on the terrain of Kuizhou and the maneuvering of the official army, the third brother, you must help the father-in-law well......"

Before Liu Wenxiu finished speaking, Zhang Xianzhong stood up.

"Wenxiu, I believe that you will be able to succeed, I am waiting for your news in Yunyang, if you don't come back, I will not leave Yunyang." (To be continued......)