Chen Xinjia was completely clear about the battle situation ahead, although he returned to the capital after the battle of Xiangyang, but someone wrote to him and quickly sent the letter to the capital through some special channels, telling him everything that happened in the army, and it was precisely because he knew all the situation in the army that Chen Xinjia decisively turned down the opportunity to become the governor of the five provinces, because after Chen Xinjia's own judgment, he had already decided that this was a huge fire pit, once he jumped in, It may be that all the bones that have burned itself are gone, and everything that has is possessed will be gone.

The people who reported everything to Chen Xinjia at all times were the soldiers Wailang Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance.

When Chen Xinjia returned to the capital, Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance stayed in the army, and continued to assist Sun Chuanting, the governor of the five provinces, to exterminate the Liukou, in this process, the two of them were clear about all the actions of the army, and they also put forward a lot of suggestions, including many very good suggestions, for example, when the battle of Yunyang was launched, Niu Jinxing suggested that the army should not rush to aid Kaifeng Fucheng, and the imperial court could send troops from Shaanxi and Shanxi to aid Kaifeng Fucheng, but unfortunately Niu Jinxing's suggestion could not be adopted.

Sun Chuanting led 20,000 soldiers to break away from the army and go to the aid of Zhuxian Town, Niu Jinxing thought that this was not very appropriate, after all, the marching speed of the army could not be very fast, once Sun Chuanting encountered any problems, the army was too late to rescue, and the city wall of Kaifeng Mansion was tall and heavy, as long as the soldiers stationed in the city did their best, it was impossible for the Liukou to fall in a short period of time, once the army arrived at Kaifeng Fucheng, I am afraid that the Liukou would quickly evacuate, and the danger of Kaifeng Fucheng would be eliminated naturally.

It should be said that Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance's suggestions are good, but it is a pity that the two have not been in the imperial court for a long time, and they have hardly served in important departments. For some things in the court that were not clear, they discussed things on a case-by-case basis and put forward opinions and suggestions based on the current situation of the army, but did not take into account the shady scenes in the court.

Sun Chuanting's death was a very big blow to Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance, after all, the two were Sun Chuanting's advisers. I really want to make greater contributions through this battle to exterminate the Liukou, and get promoted by the imperial court again, but unfortunately this desire has basically disappeared.

Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance had very little contact with the prison army Wang Yongji, it can be said that there was basically no contact, after Sun Chuanting led 20,000 soldiers to rush to the aid of Zhu Xianzhen, the two followed the army and marched slowly, and there was basically nothing to do. That is, during this period of time, the two discussed a lot of things in private, and also did a lot of analysis, and gradually gained some understanding of the things in the court, and gradually understood why Sun Chuanting made certain choices.

It can be said that during this time, Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance have become dispensable personnel.

When Wang Yongji decided to lead the army to evacuate to Linying, Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance thought that this decision was inappropriate. But in the process of deliberation, they did not raise any objections. They believed that Wang Yongji was not a qualified commander, and it was impossible for him to directly lead the army to fight against the rogues, and if they raised opposing opinions at this time, they would offend Wang Yongji and be completely marginalized.

Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance still knew something about Liukou, although Wang Yongji was worried that Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng would join forces. The formation of a front and back attack on the army, but the two of them think that such a situation is almost impossible, there is an irreconcilable contradiction between Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng, any decision made is beneficial to himself, Zhang Xianzhong is impossible to lead the rogue to fight with the army in a decisive battle. And let Li Zicheng attack Kaifeng Mansion City with peace of mind, even if Zhang Xianzhong led the Liukou in the direction of Kaifeng Mansion City, his purpose was also to be able to get money in Kaifeng Mansion City.

Wang Yongji can take advantage of the contradiction between Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng to lead the army to be stationed in Weishi County, forming a deterrent to the Liukou, as long as the army does not take the initiative to attack, it is more than enough to resist the attack of the Liukou, after all, the combat effectiveness of the army is stronger than that of the Liukou, and it has a lot of artillery.

Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance have realized that Wang Yongji will not lead the army to conquer, Sun Chuanting has been killed, if he leads the army to conquer at this moment, after suffering defeat, Wang Yongji can not take responsibility, so as to ruin his own future, the best choice at this time is to lead the army to retreat to a relatively safe place.

It is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages and speculation, Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance have such a trend, and after seeing Wang Yongji's choice with their own eyes, they also made it clear what to do in the future.

This cannot but be said to be a kind of sadness.

After the army arrived in Linying County, Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance, who had just settled down, were invited to the county government by Wang Yongji.

The two of them were very strange, they didn't know why Wang Yongji asked them to go to the county office, whether there was something big to discuss.

Wang Yongji was waiting for the two of them in the wing room, and sitting under Wang Yongji was Zuo Liangyu, the general soldier of Huguang.

After Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance entered the wing, Wang Yongji quickly spoke.

"Lord Niu, Lord Song, our family and General Zuo invited the two adults to come, they are thinking about discussing the next move of the army, the battle to exterminate the Liukou is ongoing, the emperor and the court will definitely send the new governor of the five provinces, but before the new governor of the five provinces arrives, our family still has to lead the army to fight, when Lord Sun was alive, he trusted the two adults very much, and the two adults also put forward a lot of suggestions, now it seems that the suggestions put forward by the two adults are very good, but unfortunately the matter has come to this, and the previous things do not need to be mentioned... …”

Niu Jinxing swept Zuo Liangyu with his residual vision, he believed that this discussion was by no means Wang Yongji's initiative, it was very likely that Zuo Liangyu put forward the suggestion, Zuo Liangyu was present after many discussions, knowing that the opinions and suggestions put forward by him and Song Xiance now seem to be very correct.

Should I tell the truth, this is the choice that Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance must make, although the two are members of the military department, but in the eyes of Wang Yongji, they are really nothing.

After Wang Yongji finished speaking, he looked at Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance with a smile.

Niu Jinxing looked at Song Xiance, gritted his teeth and spoke.

"Lord Supervisor, General Soldier Zuo, Xia Guan believes that the army stationed in Linying County is only a temporary decision, once settled, it is still necessary to go to Wei's County to form a deterrent to Li Zicheng, Xia Guan heard Zuo General Soldier and He General Soldier said about the battle ahead, it should be said that Li Zicheng also suffered heavy losses, I am afraid that he is powerless and does not dare to attack the army in an all-round way, the army is stationed in Weishi County, only more than 100 miles away from Kaifeng Fucheng, if Kaifeng Fucheng encounters danger, the army can rush to help at any time."

"As for the matter of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong's joint operation of the two rogues, the lower officials believe that there are many contradictions between Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng, and they both want to preserve their own strength.

"The army is stationed in the county town of Weishi, and if they don't take the initiative to attack, the Liukou will never dare to take the initiative to attack, so the stalemate continues, and it is the Liukou ...... that is difficult to hold on to in the end."

Niu Jinxing is very bold, and it is obviously possible to offend Wang Yongji by saying these words in front of Wang Yongji, but this is the result of Niu Jinxing's serious thinking, since Wang Yongji found him to discuss the actions of the army, he must speak out his insightful opinions, and he must not open his mouth in order to cater to Wang Yongji.

Maybe with Wang Yongji's thoughts, he caters to Wang Yongji at this moment, but once these suggestions are mastered by Wang Yongji, and the army suffers a crushing defeat again, then Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance may become scapegoats, and Wang Yongji will not hesitate to push the two out in order to shirk responsibility.

Niu Jinxing is very clear about the principles that should be grasped, not to mention that he and Song Xiance both defected from the rogue team, and the situation was originally very delicate.

After Niu Jinxing finished speaking, the smile on Wang Yongji's face was still there, but there was no smile in his eyes.

Zuo Liangyu lowered his head again, as if he didn't plan to speak.

Although Zuo Liangyu is the chief soldier, he is only a military attaché, Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance are civil officials, and they are also members of the military department, Zuo Liangyu is not suitable to speak on such occasions, the difference between the civil officials and the military attache of the Ming Dynasty is very large, and in some cases, Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance, who represent the military department, are even higher than Zuo Liangyu's status.

"Lord Niu is bent on exterminating the Liukou, no wonder he has the trust of Lord Chen and Lord Sun, our family was too busy before, and many things were not discussed with you, it seems that this is our family's mistake, your suggestion, our family has written it down, okay, the army has just settled down, you are also a little tired, go and rest early."

When he left the county government and walked out of the county seat, Niu Jinxing spoke to Song Xiance.

"Brother Song, you and I have to get ready, I'll pack up my things when I go back, I'm afraid it is impossible for us to continue to stay in the army, so it's okay, leave this place, I used to think about writing a letter to Lord Chen, I beg to go back to the capital, now I don't need to write to Lord Chen."

Song Xiance also sighed slightly.

"Brother Niu, you and I have defected to the imperial court for so many years, and I still wanted to be able to do some things well, but unfortunately what we think is always different from reality, the suggestion you put forward just now is very good, if the Lord of the Prison Army follows this suggestion, in fact, there is not much danger, and he can also protect the Kaifeng Mansion City, killing two birds with one stone, but unfortunately the Lord of the Prison Army will not do this, why do you have to talk too much."

Niu Jinxing looked at Song Xiance and smiled meaningfully.

"Brother Song, you will understand in the future."

A day later, Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance were notified, and the two of them, on behalf of the army and the prison army, went to escort Sun Chuanting's coffin, and sent Sun Chuanting's spirit to accept the emperor's decree on behalf of Wang Yongji and others.

Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance did not delay in the slightest, and after bidding farewell to Wang Yongji, they set off quickly. (To be continued......)