Time flies by like a white horse, and this offensive and defensive battle has been going on for another day and a night, and it is still holding each other, fighting extremely fiercely, and not giving in to each other. Under such circumstances, the rebel armies of the 36th Battalion were simply difficult to ride tigers, and the eyes of each leader were spewing fire, and everyone's heart was dripping blood!

In just three days and three nights, outside the west gate of Puxian County, there seemed to be a meat grinder, harvesting the lives of tens of thousands of people, and the rebel army and the official army were anxious.

The former, in particular, can be described as a heavy loss. At the cost of several times the number of casualties, in exchange for the current slight advantage.

That night, the leaders of the rebel armies finally couldn't bear it anymore and gathered again outside the west gate of Puxian County, a distance of several hundred meters from the battlefield. Looking at the combined mixed troops that were still charging, the soldiers fell one after another, and although everyone's hearts were full of anger, they were also holding back the impulse in their hearts and discussing quietly.

As one of the leaders of the 36th Battalion, although Gao Jie's status is not high, he is also playing his due role at this moment, and it is even more unexpected by everyone, in such a tense and gunpowder-filled atmosphere, he is the first to speak.

"Leaders, I think everyone has heard a saying recently, if we can't take Puxian as soon as possible, once the official army comes to help, we will be embattled, facing the crisis of the official army from both sides, the situation will be reversed in an instant, in my opinion, this is not sensational."

At this time, Wang Ziyong's brows furrowed, and then relaxed, but his expression was still very cold, and he said in a deep voice: "The leader of this alliance has also heard this statement, and he also deeply agrees with it, and agrees with the judgment of the high leader. ”

Soon, others chimed in, saying the same thing. But the difference is that when the last leader of the rebel army finished speaking, there was almost no discussion, and everyone looked at Gao Yingxiang with an unusually tacit understanding, waiting for the commander-in-chief to talk about his views.

For a while, there was a faint strange smell in the air,

However, Gao Yingxiang was not flustered by the burning eyes of everyone, but was very calm, and just said lightly: "Leaders, you also know that the county seat of Puxian County is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and except for this west gate, the other three places cannot launch troops and carry out a strong attack. In this case, the defenders in the city can concentrate their forces and focus on guarding the west gate, and the other three city gates only need to send a hundred people to ensure that they are not lost. Under such circumstances, we will not be able to fully deploy our forces and give full play to our numerical superiority. It is only here that the wheel war can be fought, and the tactics of adding fuel are adopted to consume the strength of the city defense battalion little by little. ”

Lao Hui Ma Shouying was the first to be impatient, and interrupted Gao Yingxiang's speech with some impatience, which seemed to have a taste of contempt for Gao Yingxiang.

"Leader Gao, the reason why you are gathered here is not because you want to hear your nonsense. The leaders want to have a countermeasure to break the current deadlock and take Puxian in one fell swoop, instead of listening to you here and saying what everyone understands. Don't talk nonsense, let's talk about it, do you have a way to capture this county seat as soon as possible? ”

This night, Gao Yingxiang behaved exceptionally calm and good-tempered, even if Lao Huihui was disrespectful, repeatedly interrupted his speech, and aggressively provoked, Gao Yingxiang was still unmoved, and only after Lao Huihui finished speaking, did he continue the topic he just had.

"The battle has been going on for three days and three nights, and both sides are already tired and afraid to do so. Not only did we suffer heavy losses, but the other side also lost a large number of soldiers. As long as you persist and victory is in sight, you will be able to take Puxian County in the near future. ”

Ignorance, this is naked ignorance, this is a wordless slap in the face, Lao Hui only felt that the anger in his chest was rushing up, and his words were even more unscrupulous.

"Gao Yingxiang, don't fucking give a shame, are you deaf? Or are your eyes stupid? Can't you understand what Lao Tzu said? As long as you are not a fool, who doesn't know, if you continue like this, of course, you will be able to capture the county seat of Puxian. However, will the officers and soldiers give us time? The most lacking thing right now is time, do you understand the fuck?! ”

Lao Huihui almost shouted out the last sentence, his eyes were split, and he stared at Gao Yingxiang deadly, which showed how flustered he was in his heart.

Everyone was surprised, they didn't expect the old Huihui reaction to be so strong, but they can understand it when they think about it. After all, among all the people, Lao Huihui's troops were the weakest, and nearly half of the troops were lost. If it weren't for forming a two-person alliance with Xing Hongliang, don't want to get involved in Zhao Cheng.

Seeing this situation, it was almost a reflex, Luo Rucai immediately grabbed Lao Huihui, and hurriedly persuaded him: "Leader Ma, in the past few days, you have also seen that Leader Gao is not selfish, and every time he uses troops, everyone shares it. Moreover, the high leader also lost more than a dozen tiger squat cannons, and the shells were almost exhausted. ”

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Just when the leaders couldn't hold on to each other and had no good solution, Gao Yingxiang and Lao Huihui had another conflict, but Li Zicheng gathered his henchmen together, all of them were in armor, and the latter said solemnly: "Brothers, it's time for us to make a move!" Whether Li Jiajun can make a splash and emerge in the 36th Battalion depends on tonight, and success or failure depends on this move. ”

Liu Fangliang expressed his doubts at this time, looking very puzzled.

"Boss, didn't we say okay? With the help of this battle, the strength of those eight lambs was well consumed, and most of their elites were lost outside the west gate of Puxian County. It's only been a day, why did we make a move? ”

seemed to have the same opinion, and he was also holding back a breath in his heart, Gao Yigong immediately followed and said: "Yes, brother-in-law, after a day of fierce battles, the elite of these bastards has only lost some fur, less than two percent, why don't you wait?" ”

Obviously, Liu Fangliang and Gao Yigong said the same idea as many people, causing them to nod their heads frequently, and they all looked at Li Zicheng.

However, Li Zicheng shook his head very resolutely to everyone, and said in a deep voice: "I can't wait any longer, three days is enough for Xu Dingchen, the governor of Shanxi, and Zhang Zongheng, the governor of Xuanda, to receive the news." If it is delayed any longer, there will only be two results, either retreat in disarray, or be severely injured and have to evacuate, flee thousands of miles, and face the danger of heavy pursuit. If you are not careful, you may fall into a place of no return. ”

Hearing this, everyone's hearts were excited, some were unbelievable, more or less unconvinced, Liu Fangliang even asked: "Boss, won't you?" It's not that serious, is it? Even if we are defeated by the official army, if our Li family army wants to withdraw calmly, no one can handle it yet, right? ”

Without waiting for Li Zicheng to answer, Tian Jianxiu interjected at this time and pointed out the key crux of it.

"Lao Liu, you misunderstood. The boss is not talking about our Li family army, but the 36th battalion of rebel troops. Moreover, don't forget that the purpose of our trip is not only to enter Shanxi and join the 36th Battalion, but to pull the main battlefield to Henan. ”

In an instant, not only Liu Fangliang understood, but even some other people were stunned.

Seeing that everyone understood their intentions and was woken up by Tian Jianxiu, Li Zicheng didn't explain more, but looked at Xu Xiake and said solemnly: "Mr. Xu, after I leave, this place will be handed over to you." If someone dares to fight Li Jiajun's idea and wants his brothers to be cannon fodder and pawns, there is no need to ignore them, just do what we have discussed in advance. ”

"Yes, Boss."

After getting the answer, Li Zicheng immediately looked ahead, strode away, and walked straight to the outside, saying loudly as he walked: "Liu Fangliang, Gao Yigong, Liu Tichun, come with me and bring your respective teams." Remember, none of you are allowed to act rashly without my orders! ”

Outside the west gate of Puxian County, there is still a shout of killing, and the battlefield is even more tragic, like purgatory on earth. Gao Yingxiang and the others finally calmed down, no longer secretly sharpened, and began to discuss seriously. After the atmosphere eased somewhat, Wang Ziyong, as the leader of the alliance, took the lead in speaking, stabilizing the situation while appeasing everyone.

"Chiefs, this is not the time to complain and quarrel with each other. If this continues, let alone capture the county seat, even if there is no official army to help, we will have to fight here, and we will have to fall apart, and even a safe evacuation will be very troublesome. ”

As soon as the words fell, they immediately gained the consensus of everyone, because just today, all the leaders have obtained the same analysis either explicitly or secretly, it is those remarks compiled by Xu Xiake and Gao Yigong, if Puxian County cannot be taken quickly, the situation of the rebel army is very bad; If they fail to unite and unite with each other, the rebel armies will suffer heavy losses. It was even more fueled by the latter, and this kind of remarks quickly reached the ears of various leaders.

After all, relatively speaking, Gao Yigong was the first to enter the 36th Battalion, and among the rebel armies, he had the most extensive connections, and of course spread this kind of remarks quickly.

At this time, Luo Rucai also chimed in: "Yes, if we continue to fight like this, let alone capture Puxian, it will be difficult to even withdraw." Even if it can be withdrawn, it will have to lose a layer of skin and lose a lot of troops. ”

"But, Lord Wang, Leader Luo, what should we do now? If this kind of strong attack continues, it will take at least five days to take the county seat. Moreover, this is still in the case of heavy losses of the officers and soldiers, and there is no one to defend the city. If the guards in the city are ruthless, recruit people to defend the city, and the time will be longer. ”

As soon as one of the leaders finished speaking worriedly, another leader chimed in, "Yes. Five days was enough for the officers and soldiers to come to support. If you can't get to those counties within two days, the situation will be very bad. ”

"Not only that, but the strength of the troops of the various rebel armies is different, and if this continues, even if there is no official army to help, according to the same number of troops, some leaders will be reduced to the existence of soldiers."

For a while, the atmosphere was stalemate again, becoming very solemn and exuding a negative smell. Especially for those small rebel armies, the leaders even retreated, wanting to withdraw and no longer participate in the battle.

At this moment, a hearty voice sounded suddenly, making everyone's eyes light up, and their hearts moved, and they saw a glimmer of hope.

"Leaders, there is a way to break the current deadlock and save the situation, but I don't know whether to talk about it or not."

Immediately, as this voice echoed around and into everyone's ears, a figure appeared in everyone's sight, slowly coming, it was Li Zicheng in armor, and the whole person exuded a strong sense of confidence.

When most people were still stunned and didn't believe it very much, they felt that Li Zicheng couldn't have any good ideas, but Gao Jie stood up at this time and asked out loud: "Oh, Brother Li, is what you said true?" I just don't know what the solution is, so I might as well say it and let the leaders hear it, is it feasible? ”

To everyone's surprise, the second person who supported Li Zicheng was not his uncle Gao Yingxiang, but Zhang Xianzhong, who had always been on good terms with Li Zicheng.

"Yes, Brother Li, let's talk about the method first, let everyone listen to it and see if it is feasible."

It seems that he has long been anxious in his heart, and the situation is not optimistic, Wang Ziyong heard Li Zicheng's words, and his heart suddenly ignited a glimmer of hope, his eyes flashed, and then he listened to what Gao Jie and Zhang Xianzhong said, and couldn't help but say loudly: "Brother Li, if you really have a good idea, you can break the current deadlock and relieve the current unfavorable worries, the leader of this alliance can make you a general, and your status can be on the same level as the leaders of the rebel armies, and the Li family army is one of the thirty-six battalions." ”

Hearing this, Li Zicheng's face immediately turned happy, and he immediately asked with confirmation: "Lord Wang, what you said is true?" ”

Without waiting for Wang Ziyong to answer, Luo Rucai stood up at this time and said loudly again: "Brother Li, I, Luo Rucai, can vouch for it, no matter what others think, whether I support it or not, but I absolutely support the decision of the alliance leader!" ”

Immediately, with Luo Rucai's first statement, many other leaders echoed him, not only interested in Li Zicheng's idea, but also to give the alliance leader Wang Ziyong and Luo Rucai face.

"Yes, yes... We also support the decision of the alliance leader, and there is no objection! ”

However, as his uncle, Gao Yingxiang did not express anything, his attitude was very ambiguous, he looked light-hearted, noncommittal, neither agreed nor opposed.

Of course, Li Zicheng saw his uncle's performance and demeanor, but he pretended not to see it, nor did he say hello, and after expressing his gratitude to everyone, he immediately said his idea.

"Chiefs, the reason why the war is stalemate, and the reason why the defenders in the city are so resolute, swear to live and die with the city. However, the basis of all this is nothing more than that the defenders of the city feel that as long as they hold on, they will be able to wait for reinforcements. Under the three-day protracted attack, it has fueled their mentality and seen hope. Therefore, if you want to break the city and break the deadlock, you can't do it from the inside, you can only do it from the outside. ”

After a pause, without waiting for anyone to ask, Li Zicheng's voice rose a little higher, and continued: "As long as there are several county towns near Puxian, they can be big or small, which will cause a kind of psychological pressure on the officials and soldiers in Puxian County, and the surrounding county towns have been lost one after another and occupied by the rebel army. Then, the pressure in their hearts will increase significantly, and they will get twice the result with half the effort in storming the county seat of Puxian! ”