Late at night, in Wang Zuogui's tent, Miao Mei was in the ranks, and the two sat opposite each other, talking secretly.

"Leader Wang, you say, why did this Li Zicheng suddenly defect to us?"

After Miao Mei finished saying this, she saw that Wang Zuogui showed a thoughtful expression, did not answer herself, and continued: "As far as I know, Li Zicheng's brother-in-law is Gao Yingxiang. It's really incomprehensible, it stands to reason that Li Zicheng should go to Gao Yingxiang instead of us? ”

At this time, Wang Zuogui stroked his chin, a trace of decisive light flashed in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "No matter what Li Zicheng's idea is, for us, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. ”

"Well, that's a good point. Li Zicheng's subordinates have more than 1,000 people, and for us, they are indeed a new force, which can contain a lot of Ming court defenders. Miao Mei nodded, and then said: "I just don't understand, why does Li Zicheng insist on attacking the East Gate?" ”

"Leader, don't worry about that. Anyway, Li Zicheng attacked Lanzhou City, cleaned the Suwang Mansion, and offended Yang He and Su Wang Zhu Zhihong to death, and it was impossible to let him go. Therefore, it is impossible for him to be a spy of the imperial court, the most poor, and he will not help the officials and soldiers attack us. ”

"Moreover, Li Jiajun is separated from our two teams, and he is not implicated. Even if you want to be unfavorable to us, with that little force, without any contact, it is impossible to do it. ”

Wang Zuogui's analysis was the Tao, and Miao Mei nodded frequently when she heard it.

At the same time, in Li Zicheng's tent, everyone gathered together, covered in the smell of wine, and they knew that they had just returned from the banquet. However, although the smell of alcohol was strong, no one was drunk, and everyone remained sober.

As soon as he sat down, Liu Fangliang couldn't bear it at first, and asked with a mouthful of wine: "Boss, I really don't understand, why did you make such a promise so easily?" Although Hancheng is a barren place, there are no special products, and the crops are not harvested all year round. However, there must be a lot of things in the city. If you give up the food and silver after the destruction of the city, the brothers are not only as simple as doing it for nothing, but also taking the lives of many people. Isn't such an action too unworthy? ”

"Uncle, yes, Liu Fangliang is right, this is to make wedding dresses for others, and it is not necessarily flattering." Li Guo also echoed and said.

Li Zicheng didn't refute anything, first after listening to the complaints of the two, and then seeing Wu Ruyi, Yuan Zongdi and Xing Sizhong's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, he knew that the three of them also meant the same.

However, Li Zicheng did not rush to answer, but set his eyes on Tian Jianxiu and Li Changmao, and asked, "What do you two think?" ”

The two glanced at each other, nodded lightly at the same time with a very tacit understanding, and Tian Jianxiu said softly: "Boss, according to what Wang Zuogui and Miao Mei said, it is not difficult to judge that the reason why they attacked Hancheng was just to fish in troubled waters and respond to the actions of the chief leader Wang Jiayin. Taking advantage of the chaos in Shaanxi, get some oil and water from Hancheng. ”

"So, from the overall point of view, Shaanxi is very chaotic now, especially in the eastern part of Shaanxi. In the northeast of Yulinwei, Wang Jiayin is attacking Fugu; In the middle, there is Li Laochai's attack on Heshui in Qingyang Mansion. At this time, Yang He was already in a hurry, and it was impossible to deal with us with all his strength, so he was bound to divide his troops to suppress the rebels in various places. ”

Although Liu Fangliang and the others were anxious, very impatient, and very anxious to know the reason why Li Zicheng did this, they still maintained enough patience, nodded slightly, and listened to Li Changmao's speech.

"Moreover, from another point of view, as long as the news of our attack on Hancheng with Wang Zuogui and Miao Mei spreads, even if these two rebel armies cannot attract the full attention of Zhu Shihong, the king of Su, and Yang He, the governor of the three sides, they can still share a lot of pressure on us. When the time comes, King Su and the governor will definitely sprinkle a lot of anger on Wang Miao and the others. ”

The rest of the people immediately realized that the boss wanted to create a false impression with the sacrifice of a few people, that the two rebel armies of Li Jiajun and Wang Miao were together, so as to pass on the spearhead of Zhu Zhihong, the king of Su, and Yang He, the governor. Even if it doesn't work, it can deflect a lot of pressure.

However, new doubts appeared, and Yuan Zongdi asked puzzledly: "Boss, looking at the posture of Wang Miao and the others, they will agree to come down in one bite, even if they don't have your promise, they will agree to join us." In that case, why give up the interests of attacking Hancheng? ”

"Yes, boss, even if there are not many things in our hands in the end, they can be used as a pension for some sacrificial brothers to subsidize our food." Wu Ruyi also expressed the doubts in his chest.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were on Li Zicheng. The question of Yuan and Wu is not only a matter of the two of them, but also the doubts of other people present, Tian Jianxiu and Li Changmao are the most puzzled.

Li Zicheng smiled and asked meaningfully: "Brothers, you might as well think about it, whether it is Li Laochai's capture of Heshui, or Wang Jiayin's successive capture of Qingshui Camp and Fugu County, this has happened for a while. If you were Yang He, would you ignore it? ”

"Of course not!" Liu Fangliang replied as soon as he spoke, and then added: "If you really ignore it, it will be equivalent to sending a signal that he Yang He is incompetent, and there is nothing he can do with the rebel armies from all walks of life." Once this is done, other rebel armies in various places will move one after another to capture some state capitals nearby, and Hancheng is not a ready-made example? ”

I have to say that Liu Fangliang's words are eye-catching, and he is not so brave and resourceless in repositioning this person.

"Yes, that's exactly what Liu Fangliang said. Therefore, when the two rebel armies of us and Wang Miao attack Hancheng, the official army may come to help at any time. Therefore, even if Hancheng is taken, will the things in those treasury be available? It's hard to say whether it can be shipped out of Hancheng? ”

Li Zicheng's words made everyone suddenly brightened, and Li Guo reacted even more, took over the conversation and said, "Uncle, I understand." Once the officers and troops came to help, the most likely direction was to the west and north. If we are responsible for attacking from the east, even if the official army comes to help, we can calmly evacuate, without direct contact with the official army, withdraw from Hancheng, and stay away from the land of right and wrong. ”

"However, I still don't understand why I have to choose the east gate instead of the south gate."

Li Guo smiled, showing more and more smugness, as if he knew the reason. However, he did not immediately answer Wu Ruyi's question, but turned his head to look at Li Zicheng, and after receiving a nod of approval from his uncle, he told the reason.

"Hehe, you must not know yet, my uncle's wife, that is, my aunt Gao Guiying, is the niece of Gao Yingxiang, one of the leaders of the rebel army."

In an instant, everyone suddenly realized and understood the reason, and Yuan Zongdi said even more clearly: "No wonder it is the East Gate!" Listening to what Wang Zuogui said, Gao Yingxiang's rebel army was in Shanxi. If the official army really comes to help, we can directly evacuate to the east, and after crossing the Yellow River, we can defect to Gao Yingxiang. ”

For a while, looking back on the past, everyone realized that the boss's seemingly casual decisions always implied deep-seated intentions and had a certain basis, and they were by no means groundless or whimsical.

Li Zicheng was secretly proud in his heart: "Hehe... TMD, before the crossing, although Lao Tzu was a little rascal and a poor student in the class, he loved online novels, and fortunately read some novels about King Chuang. Although some things are very different from history, the general outline and direction are not much the same. NND, otherwise, how could Lao Tzu be unpredictable? Foremost like God? ”

Although thinking like this in his heart, Li Zicheng still pretended to be a master, pretending to be brave and strategic, and did not dwell on what had just happened, but set his eyes on Xu Xiake, and as soon as the topic changed, he suddenly said slowly: "Mr. Xu, no matter whether this battle against Hancheng is successful or not, we will not work with Wang Miao and the others for long." Therefore, please make a plan in advance, plan the route of departure, where do we cross the Yellow River and enter Shanxi? ”

As soon as these words came out, they immediately reminded everyone that it was only a short stay in Hancheng, so that part of the chasing soldiers of the official army was transferred to Wang Miao's two rebel teams, so that Li Jiajun could reduce the pressure and defect to Gao Yingxiang, the boss's wife and uncle.

From beginning to end, Xu Xiake seemed to be asleep, closing his eyes and recuperating, as if he didn't care about the content of everyone's conversation. However, as soon as he heard Li Zicheng's polite inquiry, his eyes immediately opened, he came to his senses, and then opened his mouth and replied, "Yes, boss." Starting tomorrow, I will begin to think about and map out the route of our evacuation. ”

At this moment, everyone had an illusion, as if this Mr. Xu had already known the boss's plan and would ask such a question, so he would answer so neatly.

Immediately afterwards, Li Zicheng stood up and said with a smile: "Okay, let's talk about it here today, let's go back and rest early~!" ”

Everyone immediately stood up and was about to step away, as if they had thought of something, Li Zicheng lowered his voice and instructed: "You all pay attention~!" Although they were in the rebel army, Wang Miao and the others were extremely polite to us. However, we still have to keep an eye on it, maintain the usual guard posts and patrols, and not relax. ”

You can't have the heart to hurt others, and you can't have the heart to defend people.

Everyone immediately understood, their faces were heavy, and they all echoed: "Yes, boss, we will pay attention, always keep a vigilant heart." ”

Without saying anything more, several people left one after another, returning to their respective camps, Li Zicheng took a deep look at the direction of the east, there was a different kind of light in his eyes, and then turned off the lights and went to sleep, and soon there was a sound of even breathing in the camp.