In the southwest of Ziling Village, on the bank of the Qinshui River, the cold wind is bitter, and a thick layer of ice is formed on the water surface. Even if a man rides a war horse, he can still gallop on it, and the ice has not broken in the slightest.

The warm sun sloped westward, and Li Zicheng led a thousand cavalry to gather here, looking at the north, in the direction of Ziling Village. Of course, Li Zicheng looked far away from time to time, looking to the west, his expression was solemn, and there was a faint expectation between his eyebrows.

As he moved away from the battlefield and came to the Qinshui River, a deserted land, facing the howling cold north wind, Li Zicheng hit a stirring spirit for no reason, sobered up a lot, returned to reason, and couldn't help but think back to his overall plan, as well as the temporary plan just now, is it really necessary to have a hard time with Zuo Liangyu?

The purpose of besieging Huaiqing City was to attract the attention of the entire Huaiqing Prefecture official army, that is, to enable Wu Ruyi and Liu Fangliang to capture Wuzhi County more smoothly, control the adjacent Yellow River wharf, and thus cross the Yellow River and enter the hinterland of Henan, where the imperial court's troop deployment was the weakest.

Now it's okay, Wu Ruyi and Liu Fangliang took advantage of the night to sneak attack Wuzhi County, and took it down without bloodshed, with almost no casualties.

Henan, not only the Guannei Plain, rich in grain, is also the land of the four wars, and the south can threaten the Jianghuai; Entering the west, you can enter Shaanxi, Sichuan and other places to hide and avoid the encirclement and interception of the official army; Dongke went to Shandong and allied with Kong Youde to jointly resist the offensive of the imperial court.

Li Zicheng shook his head, not letting himself think so far, but thinking about the situation at this time.

Wu Ruyi and Liu Fangliang had already led 6,000 men and horses across the Yellow River, and Mr. Xu and Tian Jianxiu worked overtime to transport grain and silver, transporting all the seized materials to the other side of the Yellow River. At this time, in the middle of winter, food, bedding and clothing are the most indispensable things, and they should not be discarded.

Li Zicheng thought about it again, the 4,000 men and horses brought by his nephew Li Guo came to support, all of them were the elites of various base areas, and their combat power was definitely far superior to that of the rebel armies, and they would not be worse than the main force of the official army.

Thinking of this, Li Zicheng's eyes lit up, and his heart became lively, and he had the idea of changing his plan and no longer fighting with Zuo Liangyu.

With the addition of his nephew Li Guo's 4,000 men, it was more than enough to resist Zuo Liangyu's men. Even if it were to be wiped out, it would not be impossible. After all, whether it is combat power or military strength, one's own side occupies an absolute advantage!

From that letter, Li Zicheng knew that Li Guo had brought 4,000 elite men, and an idea flashed in Li Zicheng's mind, to gather 8,000 men and horses, and in a short period of time, eliminate Zuo Liangyu's support army in one fell swoop.

Thinking about it now, Li Zicheng felt that his decision was too reckless and too presumptuous. It is undeniable that if he wants to completely annihilate Zuo Liangyu's team, he Li Zicheng is at least eighty percent sure.

However, once Zuo Liangyu is completely annihilated, it will inevitably shake the imperial court, and Li Jiajun will be listed as the target of key encirclement and suppression by the imperial court.

In this way, he Li Zicheng, together with his Li Jiajun, is bound to be pushed to the cusp!

As soon as he thought of this, Li Zicheng was a spirit, secretly fought a cold war, and became even more determined in the decision he had just made, changed his plan, and no longer confronted Zuo Liangyu head-on!

Immediately, without waiting for Li Zicheng to think about it, there was a rushing sound from the west, as well as a vague shout, and a familiar dog barking that could not be more familiar.

"Wang... Woof.... Wang...."

I saw the huge figure of the black ruffian appear, whistling over, and Gao Yigong was sitting on his back. Due to the extremely fast speed of the black ruffian, coupled with the north wind, Gao Yigong seemed to be shouting something, and his face was excited, but his voice was vague, and no one could hear what he was talking about?

Finally, Gao Yigong came to the front, I don't know if he was frozen or suffocated, his cheeks were red, and without waiting for Li Zicheng to ask, he panted and said: "Boss, I found Li Guo, he is rushing here." Since the ruffian's feet are fast, I will take the first step and come to inform you. ”

While speaking, Gao Yigong touched the black ruffian's head very happily, and couldn't help but praise: "Boss, the black ruffian is worthy of being a different breed among dogs, and it runs like a bolt of lightning." No matter what the terrain is, it is like walking on the ground. And, as you said, this guy's nose is really smart, just sniffed so lightly, he identified a direction and ran wildly, and in less than an hour, he found Li Guo who was on the way. ”

"Finished?"

Li Zicheng asked lightly, looking straight at Gao Yigong, who smiled even more awkwardly and replied, "Hehe, it's over." ”

"Well, since I've seen Li Guo, come from him. So, how far is Li Guo from here? How long will it take to get here? ”

After Li Zicheng finished asking, Gao Yigong did not answer immediately, but pondered for a moment, thought for a while, and then replied: "Hmm... The subordinate coarse grinder estimated that it was about thirty miles away from here. Although it is the middle of winter, wheat is planted in the fields. However, since the Li family army led by Li Guo is all cavalry, it will probably take less than half an hour to get here. ”

Li Zicheng nodded with satisfaction, heard Gao Yigong's words, and interceded for Li Guo, if there is no military regulation of the Li family's army, it is not allowed to trample on the crops of the people, just by virtue of this plain land of Pingchuan, in just thirty miles, the cavalry can reach here in half an hour.

At this time, the sound of a horse's hooves came from the north, and everyone looked up, only to see a soldier riding a horse, constantly waving the whip in his hand, urging the war horse under his crotch, and went straight to Li Zicheng, who was a soldier of the Li family army who went to Ziling Village to listen to the news.

"Phew..."

The sentinel let out a long shout, pulled the reins, and with a long neighing of horses, the coming sentry stopped in front of Li Zicheng, and reported in a slightly panting voice: "Boss Qiqi, the officers and soldiers have arrived in Ziling Village." ”

Hearing this, without waiting for Li Zicheng to say anything, Gao Yigong took the lead in getting anxious.

"Brother-in-law, it's broken! Zuo Liangyu has already arrived in Ziling Village, in this case, the official army is less than twenty miles away from us. As long as they gallop and gallop, it will not be long before they collide with us! Brother-in-law, it will take a while for them to arrive, let's ...... now"

Gao Yigong's words stopped abruptly, and he was frightened by Li Zicheng's staring eyes, and his heart was agitated, and his hair straightened, and then he reacted, he lost his words, and he shouldn't be called that before the army.

Thinking like this in his heart, Gao Yigong just wanted to admit his mistake and change his title, but Li Zicheng just looked at him deeply and didn't say anything, but looked at the spy again.

Feeling Li Zicheng's gaze, the interrupted spy continued his topic.

"Boss, Captain Gao, you don't have to worry, the officers and soldiers won't come so soon. I don't know why, Zuo Liangyu didn't continue to hurry, but led the troops into Ziling Village and repaired it. Looking at their posture, it seems that they want to bury the pot and cook. ”

Gao Yigong's face was overjoyed, and he secretly shouted for happiness, but Li Zicheng frowned slightly, and muttered: "It's really weird, what does Zuo Liangyu think?" It's almost almost time to reach Huaiqing City, why did it suddenly stop in Ziling Village, it's really incomprehensible. ”

However, even though he was puzzled, Li Zicheng groaned for a while, then returned to normal, and still gave an order.

"Pass my orders, all the spies will be sent out, and I will closely monitor Zuo Liangyu's movements."