"Since ancient times, the army can advance but not retreat, and the general soldier Niu can repeatedly lead the troops to feint defeat and lure the enemy, which shows that the skill of leading the troops is the best in the contemporary era." Zhu Cihong helped Niu Chenghu up again, and said gently: "Victory and defeat have always been a common thing, and at this time, we are about to rely on the prestige of the general army to collect the rout!" ”

Niu Chenghu was born with a square face of a Han in northern Shaanxi, and since he followed Wang Qiaonian to fight thieves, he has been a rectum to the end. Therefore, Bai Guangen is unwilling to do this position of pioneer officer, Gao Jie is unwilling to do it, and only he is willing to fight. Hearing the words of His Royal Highness the Prince, Niu Chenghu's heart couldn't help but feel hot, and he suddenly felt the urge to die as a confidant, but he didn't know what to say.

Zhu Cihong took a step back, patted Niu Chenghu's shoulder, turned his head and explained to Wu Fu and Wu Weiye and others behind him: "Don't underestimate feints, I don't know how many generals in ancient and modern times tried to lure the enemy with feints, but they turned out to be real defeats." You can't use your subordinates like your arms and fingers, and you can't cut them off. ”

Wu Fu said with a smile: "No wonder even in the novel, only a fierce general like Zhao Yun can take on the important task of feints and lure the enemy." ”

The atmosphere in the tent was light, and Niu Chenghu lost the initial embarrassment.

"Xiao Mo, the matter of collecting the rout will be handed over to Chief Soldier Niu." Zhu Cihong said to Xiao Mo: "The forces of the East Palace are gradually withdrawn, ready to intercept Li Zicheng's pursuers. ”

"Yes!" Xiao Mo responded neatly.

"Your Highness thinks twice," Sun Chuanting couldn't help but say, "Li Zicheng is now sharp, and there is no natural danger to defend outside Tongguan." ”

Zhu Cihong shook his head slightly, and said in a loud voice: "Mr. Baigu, if there is no danger to defend, then what kind of battle is there to fight?" Since there is no natural risk, our army is a natural risk! If there is no pass, my people are passes! This is the way of soldiers. ”

"Your Highness is taught." Sun Chuanting said insincerely, and remembered that he was already a guilty body. I couldn't help but look gloomy.

"It's not me who taught Sun Du a lesson." Zhu Cihong shook his head and said: "The superintendent is the only civil servant who really knows how to fight in the court, and the current situation has really caused the superintendent to lose the ordinary heart that a marshal should have." ”

Sun Chuanting suffered from the rain at this time last year, and now it is the rainy season again, doesn't he have a long memory? It's really because the DPRK and China are urging too much, and Zuihou ends up sparing alone. If it weren't for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince setting up a village at this intersection to close. I'm afraid it's really a catastrophe, and Zuihou has to flee back to Shaanxi from Shanxi.

Tracing back to the source, it is the urging of the imperial court!

Zhu Cihong knew that Sun Chuanting couldn't be blamed for this, but he couldn't talk about his father's shortcomings, otherwise Sun Chuanting would not only be grateful, but maybe he would be able to die Mingzhi to help the emperor carry the black pot. Well, maybe Sun Chuanting died in Tongguan in the original history, which is also considered because of this.

Such a loyal servant...... really made Zhu Cihong both heartache and helplessness.

"Li Chuang is like a jackal in the mountains and forests, once we turn around. He's going to pounce on us and bite us off. Zhu Cihong said: "Only by fighting two tough battles with him head-on and making his legs and feet weak, can we rest assured that we can collect the rout in Tongguan, retreat to Xi'an, and then retreat to Taiyuan after rectification." ”

Sun Chuanting was stunned: "Your Highness wants to give up even Shaanxi?" ”

"I can't hold it." Zhu Cihong shook his head and said: "Don't talk about Shaanxi, you can't say that even Shanxi has to be abandoned." ”

Sun Chuanting was silent.

Who doesn't know that the trump card in the hands of the Son of Heaven is Sun Chuanting's Qin soldiers, and now that the Qin soldiers are defeated, who else can stop Li Chuang's more than 100,000 troops.

"I still have Liu Zongmin and Niu Jinxing in my hands. Both of them can exchange things with Li Chuang. Zhu Cihong said: "The key depends on how much weight they have in Li Chuang's mind." ”

"Your Highness," Wu Fu shouted. "These two are Li Chuang's right-hand men, how can they return to the mountain?"

"These two people, Niu Jinxing is just a strategist for power, and I never take him seriously." Zhu Cihong paced and sighed: "The key is Liu Zongmin, this person is a general for a while, I can't bear to kill him." ”

"Your Highness. There can be no woman's kindness at this moment! Niu Chenghu shouted.

Zhu Cihong smiled at him.

Is she truly a woman's kindness?

Before you think about winning, you should first think about defeat. The two most powerful armies in East Asia today are indisputably Li Zicheng's Chuang Camp and the Manchurian Iron Cavalry. The Guanning Iron Cavalry, which has been shouting loudly, is actually rotten to the extreme, otherwise there would be no capriciousness of Wu Sangui's surrender and rebellion in the original history.

If you compare the camp with the Manchu iron cavalry. Although Li Zicheng's army was defeated, after careful analysis, he did not expect that Wu Sangui would rather bend his knees to a foreign race than surrender to Dashun, so that he was caught off guard by the Manchurians. If the two armies were facing each other, the camp at the peak at that time might not be able to stop the Jiannu.

In the subsequent historical script, the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were undoubtedly a dead runner.

Since Jiashen, the ones who really protect the land of China from the iron hooves of foreign races are the princes of Chuang Ying and the kings of Xiying. Most of the Ming army generals and colonels of generations of military households shaved their hair and surrendered, serving as eagle claws for the Manchurians.

If he kills Liu Zongmin by himself, there will be one more obstacle to join forces with Chuang Ying to resist the Qing Dynasty in the future.

If Liu Zongmin is killed, can he rewrite the historical script of Li Zicheng's invasion of Beijing!

Zhu Cihong thought carefully for a long time, repeatedly deduced the strength of all parties, but came to a helpless conclusion: even if he killed Liu Zongmin, he still couldn't stop Li Zicheng's pace.

Although Liu Zongmin has a very high reputation in the camp, the camp at this time has passed the stage of relying on personal prestige, and it is an independent Shili group that selects scholars for the imperial examination, builds official seals, and manages the local area. Liu Zongmin's influence on the entire camp is not great, especially there are many people whose reputation is above Liu Zongmin, at least Li Zicheng, Tian Jianxiu, Zhang Nai (Li Shuangxi), and Li Guowei. Other battalion generals such as Liu Xiyao, Liu Tichun, Yuan Zongdi, He Jin and other generals were also born in Shangluo's eighteen cavalry, and their influence in the army was between Liu Zongmin.

Moreover, after the Battle of Jiaxian, did Li Zicheng use Liu Zongmin as a general who was in charge?

Zhu Cihong carefully combed through the historical details he knew, and came to a conclusion that supported him to release Liu Zongmin.

According to the historical script, after Sun Chuanting was defeated in Jiaxian, he ran wildly all the way, and then joined Gao Jie, crossed the Yellow River in the north, and crossed the border from Yuanqu, Shanxi Province to Tongguan. Bai Guangen then led the rout to flee to Tongguan. Tongguan fell into the hands of the camp in the first battle, Sun Chuanting was killed in battle, and Li Zicheng came to Xi'an five days later, and joined the partial division who took the Shangluo Mountain Road.

After Xi'an surrendered without a fight, Li Zicheng led Li Guo's rear battalion and Liu Fangliang's left battalion to the north, collected northern Shaanxi, and pursued Gao Jie. Tian Mixiu led his troops south to Hanzhong, pursued the general soldier Gao Ruli, and controlled the Kongdao into the river. The third general, Liu Zongmin, He Jin, and Yuan Zong, pursued Bai Guangen westward and captured Ningxia, Gansu, Xining and other places.

It can be said that after Li Zicheng won in Jiaxian, as far as the general trend of the world is concerned, with or without Liu Zongmin, it has no impact. First of all: Yuan Zongdi and He Jin originally had the ability and prestige to be independent. Secondly: Bai Guangen did not die at all, and directly handed over Ningxia and Gansu to Li Zicheng's army, and he himself became a general under Li Zicheng.

After Li Zicheng marched eastward, except for Zhou Yuji, the general soldier of Shanxi, who was defending Ningwu Pass, the civil and military officials in other places all surrendered or fled in despair. Even the city of Beijing should open its doors and dedicate the city, and there has never been a tough battle.

From this point of view, what does it matter if Li Zicheng has Liu Zongmin or not?

"I think that when the thieves were unstable, Gao Yingxiang, the king of Chuang, was captured and killed, and the camp did not fall apart. Now that the thief army has a stable heart, just killing Liu Zongmin, what use can it be except to make the thief soldiers mourn and fight? Li Zicheng is at best a few fierce generals. Zhu Cihong pretended to be relaxed, and it can be regarded as a wide heart for deployment, and he already has a plan in his heart, to exchange Liu Zongmin for time and space to withdraw from the army.

"Your Highness, if you let Liu Thief go, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain it to the imperial court!" Wu Weiye stepped forward.

"What does the court want to explain?" Zhu Cihong said unhappily: "Don't let Li thief's soldiers come to the city of Beijing, this is the biggest explanation to the court and the king!" However, Niu Jinxing can be put back earlier, this person is not enough to succeed and more than to lose, maybe he will help us get rid of Liu Zongmin in the future. ”

Liu Zongmin was indeed framed by Niu Jinxing and lost Li Zicheng's trust.

For Niu Jinxing, who is keen to be the prime minister, no matter how history goes, as long as Li Zicheng can be called the emperor, getting rid of Liu Zongmin is inevitable. Because what he wants to do is the prime minister, the prime minister of the ministers who avoid the way and the hundred bureaucrats! How could it be possible to leave meritorious martial artists like Liu Zongmin and Tian Jianxiu to steal the limelight in the future?

At that time, the civil and military struggle in the camp was like the party struggle in the late Ming Dynasty, and there was only one way to live or die. (To be continued......)

PS: I'm really sorry for the interruption yesterday...... Two shifts today, and one shift later! Thank you for your support!