On this day, in the vicinity of Hutou Town, sixty miles east of Zhenning County, rebels from all walks of life gathered, hidden in a mountain col, and there was a forest and grass as a cover.

In a big tent, there are many leaders of the rebel army, Gao Yingxiang above, and Zhang Xianzhong, Guo Tianxing, King of Troubled Times, Li Zicheng and others on both sides.

"Everyone, the purpose of inviting the leaders to come this time is to plot a big thing, kill our old enemy, and avenge the leader of Wang Jiayin!"

As soon as the words fell, although Gao Yingxiang did not name who his surname was, everyone knew that it was Cao Wenzhao, a brave and fierce general of the imperial court.

"King Chuang, we do want to avenge the king's leader, but you also know that although we have hundreds of thousands, the real strength is only about 100,000.

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Zicheng retorted: "Yes, our total combat strength is indeed only about 100,000, but the strength of Cao Wenzhao's uncle and nephew is only more than 3,000 people, including infantry cavalry. Even if the garrison of Zhenning County and the city defense battalion are added together, it is only 5,000 people, almost 20 times the strength of the comparison, is it possible that he can't beat him? ”

To everyone's surprise, Zhang Xianzhong, who has always been at odds with Li Zicheng, actually came out and was the first to speak out to help.

"General Chuang is right, even if Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao are iron-clad, their subordinates have extraordinary combat power, all of them are elites, but they are also mortals of flesh and blood. As the saying goes, two fists are hard to beat four hands, let alone forty hands against two fists? ”

Zhang Xianzhong was showing goodwill, and it was impossible for Li Zicheng not to give face, and when he nodded and smiled in response, he said: "Moreover, as long as the planning is done properly, I, Li Zicheng, have full confidence that I can kill Cao Wenzhao, destroy this elite division of the imperial court, and behead this big 'arm' of Hong Chengchou." ”

Hearing this, everyone was shocked, and they were faintly bewitched, Zhang Xianzhong's eyes flashed with a trace of essence, and Guo Tianxing couldn't help asking: "Oh~ Chuang General, what is your good plan?" might as well say it and let everyone listen to it, if it is really feasible, I personally think that the leaders will definitely help each other, kill Cao Wenzhao, remove a big harm for the rebel army from all walks of life, and avenge the leader of the king. ”

"Yes, general, what is the method, let's talk about it, if it is feasible, this leader will definitely send troops to help, raise his hands in favor."

"Yes, yes, if I can really kill Cao Wenzhao, I am also willing to send troops to help! NND, with Cao Wenzhao's uncle and nephew here, our rebel army from all walks of life will not be able to live in peace, and those who are hunted down have nowhere to escape, which is very embarrassing, and many leaders of the rebel army died at the hands of the two of them. ”

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In the midst of this hustle and bustle, after seeing that everyone's leaders had almost said a word, Li Zicheng raised his hands and said loudly: "Leaders, be quiet, even if there is no request from you, Li is ready to talk about the scheme." ”

It's just a few breaths of time, or seeing Li Zicheng's gesture, or hearing Li Zicheng's loud shout, all the leaders quieted down one after another, quietly looking at Li Zicheng, with a look of anticipation on their faces, just from the performance of everyone at this moment, it can be seen how high Li Zicheng's prestige is.

One gesture, one word, stabilized the scene.

"Leaders, everyone knows that Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao's nephew are now in Hutou Town, and the maximum number of troops is only about 4,000. When they set off from Ningzhou, they only brought 3,000 troops, and they dared to chase and kill us everywhere, from this point of view, it can be seen that the two of them are arrogant and arrogant, brave and scheming, and they don't take us to heart at all, and treat us as the original rebel army. ”

"There is nothing strange about this, among the many officers and soldiers, Cao Wenzhao and other departments are definitely top-notch existences, the elite of the elite." Lin Chengcheng, the king of the troubled times, responded with a sentence of peace, and then added: "Moreover, over the years, in the battles with various rebel armies, the two of them have almost never been defeated, and the defeat of Cao Wenzhao's military career is only in the fight with the Tartars. And Cao Bianjiao is even stronger, even if he fights the Tartars head-on, he will not fall behind at all. ”

"So, my lords, the proud army will be defeated!" Li Zicheng nodded lightly, smiled slightly, praised loudly, and then said: "It's because we have never lost a battle and never lost a battle with our rebel army, so Cao Wenzhao and their uncle and nephew will definitely despise the enemy and treat us as nothing." ”

"Therefore, we can use this to lure them out of Toutou City and attract them to the place where we have laid an ambush in advance. When the time comes, it will only take one 10,000 arrows to shoot most of Cao Wenzhao's troops. Subsequently, I fought left and right with the king of troubled times, and Guotianxing faced the battle from the front, and responded to the rebel army as the introduction, so that Cao Wenzhao's uncle and nephew could be killed in Hutou Town, and this great harm was removed! . ”

Speaking of this, Li Zicheng paused, his gaze shifted to Guo Tianxing's body, as if to avoid misunderstanding, and explained: "Since the initial stage was to shoot with bows and arrows, just the first round, Cao Wenzhao will lose most of his troops. Therefore, as a frontal force, the main task is to respond to the rebel army that went to attract Cao Wenzhao and other troops, and the second is to kill the officers and soldiers who fled in rout, so as not to let Cao Wenzhao escape. ”

"Therefore, there are two key points in this battle, one is to lure Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao out, and the other is that the leaders must take out all the archers, hide in the ambush place, and shoot Cao Wenzhao and others immediately once they appear."

For a while, everyone nodded frequently and admired it, but no leader took the lead in agreeing, and they all seemed to have some kind of thought, worried that the task of being a bait would fall on them.

Just when everyone was thinking about it, and no one wanted to take on the task of taking on the bait, Li Zicheng's hearty voice sounded again, echoing in the big tent, and the content made the hearts of the leaders flutter, and their breathing almost stopped.

"I have to mention that the most important part of the success or failure of this plan is the choice of bait, who will attract Cao Wenzhao?"

Li Zicheng's speech slowed down slightly, and his eyes wandered on everyone's body, looking meaningful.

"Therefore, in order to be able to successfully catch the 'big fish', not every boss is suitable for the role of bait. Otherwise, Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao would be fooled at all. For the record, in order to ensure that the bait is sufficient, I will lead a Li family army as bait. ”

The previous words made some leaders secretly breathe a sigh of relief and feel a lot more relieved, and when they heard Li Zicheng's last words, everyone was shocked, showing disbelief, thinking that they had heard it wrong!

However, Li Zicheng's voice did not stop, and it continued.

"However, with only the Li family, the weight is far from enough, and it cannot cause a fatal attraction to Cao Wenzhao and the others, and there must be several leaders of sufficient weight to accompany them to attack Hutou City together, so as to lead to the two generals of Cao Cao."

As soon as the words fell, almost all eyes were on Zhang Xianzhong and Gao Yingxiang, and the burning meaning was pervasive, becoming more and more intense.

Among those present, except for Li Zicheng, these two have the highest prestige and have a great attraction to the officials and soldiers. Once the three of them appear near Hutou City at the same time, don't say that they won't attack the city, as long as the news is revealed, Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao will definitely chase and kill.

Zhang Xianzhong and Gao Yingxiang both hesitated, as if they didn't see everyone's eyes, unlike the other leaders, the two thought more and thought deeper, as bait, there might be some dangers, so they were discouraged.

But the real obstacle comes from your own people!

For a moment, the tent was quiet, and there was a strange atmosphere.

As if he had guessed what Zhang Xianzhong and Gao Yingxiang were thinking, and understood their fears, Li Zicheng spoke again, with a smile on his face, still so confident, and the next words completely dispelled their scruples.

"Of course, in order to ensure unified command, unified action, and no unexpected situation, the rebel armies of all stripes must be temporarily mixed together, and the leaders of the rebel armies of all stripes must be under unified command. Establish a command group, with the leader of each rebel army himself or on his own recommendation, as a member of the command group, and carry out the plan according to the plan. ”

"Commander, can you say it in more detail, I still haven't understood." Guo Tianxing frowned slightly, and asked at the right time.

"Hmm... Well, I'll give you an example. Li Zicheng pondered for a moment, lengthened his nasal voice, and continued: "Taking the rebel army that is flanking on the left and right as an example, the rebel army that is responsible for the ambush on the left must mix all the rebel armies together to form a new joint rebel army to carry out the task, and a certain rebel army must not carry out the task alone. The commander is not a single person, but refers to a specific group, which includes the people recommended by the various rebel armies. ”

At this moment, even no matter how foolish a person is, he understands what Li Zicheng means, especially the off-string sound, which is to dispel the concerns of the leader who is the bait!

Imagine if the leader of an insurgent army had sinister intentions and wanted to put the leader who was acting as bait as a mortal enemy, simply order his troops to act in advance, and that man's sinister intentions would be fulfilled.

After all, even if you can't shoot to death, there are still officers and soldiers chasing behind!

Now it is different, if according to Li Zicheng's proposal, each action team comes from each rebel army, and the commander is not a person, but a group, so that the threat from one's own side is almost eliminated.

After all, if you don't carry out a plan in advance, it's not someone who can change your actions in advance. Moreover, even if some members of the command group reached a secret agreement, however, the troops they commanded were not their own people, and they still could not mobilize the troops if they changed their plans.

Therefore, everyone knows that although Li Zicheng's proposal has made the action complicated and greatly less efficient, no one has objected to it.

After all, no one wants to put their lives in the hands of others, and it is safer to be their own people.

"Leaders, if you agree to this proposal of the general, I, Zhang Xianzhong, am willing to act as one of the bait, otherwise there is no need to talk about it!"

Contrary to everyone's expectations again, the first person to agree was Zhang Xianzhong, not Gao Yingxiang.

"If this proposal is passed, I, Gao Yingxiang, am also willing to act as one of the bait." Gao Yingxiang followed closely behind, expressing his attitude, but also realizing that his reaction was a little slow.

Obviously, everyone knows that if they don't agree, they really have ulterior motives, and they will be attacked by everyone.

"Okay, I promise!"

"I agreed!"

"I agree!"

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The rumbling was incessant, and the leaders of each of the rebels vied with each other to speak, to make their promises, to make their attitudes clear, and the tent became noisy again, and there was some confusion.

After a while, Li Zicheng waved his hand, his hands rose and fell in the air, signaling everyone to calm down, and when the big tent was no longer so chaotic and noisy, Li Zicheng said loudly: "Leaders, for the sake of fairness, Li once again proposed that all the rebel armies participating in the bait should be counted according to the number of troops they contributed, if there is damage, if there are casualties, if there are casualties, after this battle, when many towns in Zhending County are taken, the materials seized will be calculated as twice the loss, and priority will be given to replenishing these rebel armies as compensation." ”

Hearing this, the big tent suddenly buzzed, and the leaders whispered, but the king of the troubled times echoed loudly: "Breaking general, this is natural, compared to the rebel army hidden in the ambush, those brothers who disguised themselves as bait are risking their lives and may lose their lives at any time, and it is understandable to give priority to twice the compensation for the corresponding rebel army." ”

"Yes, yes!" One of the leaders of the rebel army stood up and gave affirmation, and further said: "If anyone is not satisfied, he can also provide the corresponding troops, and when the time comes, he can also get the corresponding compensation!" Otherwise, the mission is different in its degree of danger, but the results are the same, and who wants to be bait? ”

Someone took the lead in agreeing, and soon the leaders reached a unified consensus, and then began to discuss the specific details of the operation, where to set up an ambush? How are the forces distributed? And how to arrange it?

At night, Li Zicheng pulled Tian Jianxiu into his big tent, and the two discussed secretly.

"Jianxiu, you immediately summon Li Guo and tell him that the Tartars may leave the Hetao at any time, let them be prepared, and once Dolgon, Hauge and the others attack again, they must look for opportunities, even if they can't annihilate them all, they will suffer heavy losses."

"Yes, Boss~!"

Tian Jianxiu agreed, nodded hesitantly, and said worriedly: "Boss, let me act as bait instead of you?" It's so risky! ”

"No~" Li Zicheng refused without hesitation, and then said earnestly: "Let's not say that your weight is not enough, not enough to attract Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao's nephew to chase and kill, if you go up and replace me, Leader Gao and Zhang Xianzhong have to regret it, and they have to change to someone else." As a result, the success of the plan is infinitely slim! ”

"Boss, I know that, too, but... But..."

"But, but, there's nothing good to do!"

Li Zicheng interrupted Tian Jianxiu's words, knowing what he wanted to say, he turned to good words and said: "Don't worry, this operation is not very dangerous, and it doesn't have to be fought with Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao." What's more, don't you still believe in the combat effectiveness of the Li Jiajun? Isn't it better than those soldiers under Cao Wenzhao? Moreover, Cao Wenzhao's infantry is mostly infantry, and there are very few cavalry, even if he is defeated, he still has more than enough to save his life, and there is nothing to worry about! ”