In Xi'an, the former Qin Palace.

Song Xiance, the division of the army, Gu Junen, the division of the left army, Li Yan, the division of the right army, Gao Yigong, the general of the rear battalion, Liu Zongmin, the general of the middle battalion, and Chen Yongfu, the general of the right battalion, have gathered in the carrier hall.

There is only one topic, whether to support Zhang Xianzhong?

"Support a fart." Liu Zongmin was unequivocally opposed.

"Zhang Xianzhong, a dog thief, didn't calculate us less back then."

"So according to what we mean, it's not bad if Zhang Xianzhong falls into the well."

"I'm afraid that's not right." Gao Yigong retorted, "If the lips die, the teeth are cold, now the Southern Ming Dynasty is powerful, and the Jiannu are all destroyed by the Ming army in the Bali Dynasty, if we let the Great Western Army be destroyed by the Ming army, it will be our turn next." ”

"What are you afraid of?" Liu Zongmin said angrily, "There is a way for soldiers to block, water to flood, if the Ming army comes, then let them come, it just so happens that our old Liu's big knife has not drunk the blood of the Ming army for a long time." ”

"You're brute." Gao Yigong said, "Now that Nanming is powerful, we must join forces with the Great Western Army." ”

"You're cowardly." Liu Zongmin said, "It's a courage to fight, and you haven't fought with the Ming army yet, you are already cowardly, how can you beat the Ming army?" ”

The two of them quarreled in front of Li Zicheng like this.

This is basically also a microcosm of the Great Shun Army, which began to split factions.

The current Dashun army can be roughly divided into three factions, one is the middle camp led by Liu Zongmin, the other is the rear camp headed by Gao Yigong Li Yan, and the other is the front camp of He Jin and Xin Sizhong.

Among them, the former battalions of He Jin and Xin Sizhong have been stationed in Gansu and Qinghai for a long time, far away from the center of Xi'an, so their presence in the puppet Shun Dynasty is not strong, but Liu Zongmin's department and Gao Yigong's department have gradually become a trend of fire and water.

Speaking of this, Li Zicheng is also cocooning himself, and he is completely self-inflicted.

In the Battle of One Stone, Liu Zongmin's Zhongquan pro-army suffered a devastating blow, and then the left and right battalions were also defeated, and only the rear battalion stationed in northern Shaanxi and the front battalion of the expedition to Qinghai still existed.

After that, the rear battalion won a series of victories in northern Shaanxi, and its strength was unprecedentedly expanded.

is also the leader of the peasant rebel army, Li Zicheng's political talent is far worse than Zhu Yuanzhang, but he still understands a little bit of the way of checks and balances.

Liu Zongmin originally stood aside, but now there is a resurgence of the ashes.

Liu Zongmin and Gao Yigong quarreled, and Li Zicheng also had a big head, but the bitter wine he brewed had to be drunk no matter how bitter it was.

"Alright, stop arguing." At that moment, Li Zicheng shouted with a black face, "Can you two not quarrel as soon as you meet?" Can you save me a snack? ”

Liu Zongmin and Gao Yigong snorted and turned their backs.

It can be seen that Liu Zongmin and Gao Yigong are still angry.

Li Zicheng turned his attention to Song Xiance, Gu Junen and Li Yan.

"What do the three military advisors think? Should troops be sent to rescue the Western Army? ”

"Holy Spirit, salvation must be saved." Song Xiance replied without thinking.

"The minister seconded the proposal." Gu Junen and Li Yan also echoed in unison, "The Western Army should be saved." ”

Liu Zongmin's face was immediately pulled into a donkey's face, and he praised his stinky feet, right? Just because he is the uncle of the country? has eggs, and Li Shuangxi is not the son of Queen Gao Guiying.

Li Zicheng then asked, "How to save it?" ”

Song Xiance said: "Regarding how to rescue the Western Army, the minister wants to hear the opinion of the right army division first. ”

Including Li Zicheng, everyone's eyes fell on Li Yan's body.

Li Yan said calmly: "Sichuan is narrow and has few people, and it has been suffering from military disasters for many years, and the people are tired, so the supply of military food after our Dashun army enters Sichuan will become a big problem." ”

"Let's transfer it from Hanzhong, the road is long and dangerous."

"If you collect grain on the spot, I am afraid that there will be no grain to collect in Sichuan."

"Counting on the Western Army to provide food is even more like a dream."

"Therefore, the result of fighting in Sichuan can only be counterproductive."

After a pause, he said, "The only way is to surround Wei and save Zhao." ”

"That's right, it's Wei Wei to save Zhao." Song Xiance nodded happily and said, "My opinion is consistent with that of the Right Army Division, that is, troops were sent from multiple directions such as Bauhinia Pass, Guguan, Tumen Pass and Baoma Pass at the same time, putting on a posture of a large army entering Beijing, forcing the Ming army to return to the division to go to King Qin, and this time, the Western Army will turn the corner." ”

"Divide the troops into multiple attacks?" Gu Junen thought deeply and said, "This is the best policy!" ”

Gu Junen and Li Yan have always been on good terms, but they are deeply convinced that Li Yan's troops will attack in multiple ways.

After a pause, Gu Junen said again: "And it's best to attack by cavalry, and the infantry should not go out to fight, so as not to be entangled by the Ming army, once it is entangled by the Ming army and falls into a field battle, our army will be defeated!" ”

Li Zicheng had no objection to this, after seeing the military might of the Ming army in the Battle of Bali Bridge, Li Zicheng completely cut off the idea of fighting with the Ming army in the field, and it was impossible to defeat the Ming army in the field.

Liu Zongmin was not convinced, and said: "There is no need to be so troublesome, I only lead the middle battalion out of Tongguan, and I can beat the Ming army in Sichuan to return to the division to save itself, and the western army will be safe, but Zhang Xianzhong, a dog thief, will probably not miss our good." ”

Li Zicheng subconsciously wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, he endured it, and said that it was not bad to let Liu Zongmin go out of Tongguan to touch Yinxi, and if he lost, he would take the opportunity to clean up Liu Zongmin and replace Li Shuangxi.

At that moment, Li Zicheng said: "I agree very much with what the army often says, the lion fights the rabbit and still does his best, this aid to West Africa is the same as the small one, and my Dashun army should also do its best." ”

"Therefore, the middle, left, right, and rear battalions must all be dispatched."

"Among them, the left battalion took the sword gate road and sent troops from Hanzhong to Langzhong to fight with the Western Army."

"The right battalion traced the Han River from Xiangyang and put on a posture of attacking Wuchang, but after conquering Chengtianfu, it turned around and went west to take Jiangling, cutting off the retreat of the Ming army in central Sichuan in one fell swoop."

"Zhongying went out from Tongguan and took Xuzhou directly."

"The cavalry of the rear battalion went out from Zijing Pass, Baoma Pass, Tumen Pass and Guguan Pass, and the soldiers pointed directly at Beijing, forcing Chongzhen to issue another edict to the king, so that the soldiers and horses of the world were kings."

"Yes." All the generals agreed in unison.

……

In Beijing, Wu Yingdian.

After reading the Tang newspaper sent to the General Headquarters by Li Xiangjun and Huaxia respectively, Chongzhen only had one feeling that this Li Dingguo was simply a collection of Xu Yingwei and Yan Yingyuan.

Xu Yingwei is good at attacking, and Yan Yingyuan is good at defending.

But Li Dingguo is able to attack and defend.

And the capture ability of the fighter in the offensive and defensive transition is super strong.

This kind of talent, like the ability of a football striker to capture fighters in front of the goal, belongs to God's reward, for these talented players, they will be born and do not need to learn.

For example, Li Xiangjun's first siege of Xinjin County.

Li Dingguo seized an opportunity that was not an opportunity and suddenly counterattacked.

Li Xiangjun did not dare to risk the destruction of the artillery position, so he could only withdraw his troops, but Li Dingguo seized the opportunity to fight a wave of counterattacks, and reimbursed a full 2,000 native soldiers in the first battle.

Huaxia's defeat in Longquan Town was similar.

Li Dingguo also keenly foresaw that the Ming army would make a detour from Longquan Town, so he ordered the general Feng Shuangli to lead the army to set up an ambush in Longquan Town.

Huaxia actually made a big mistake, although it sent scouts, but ignored that the Western Army could go down the Chishui, and as a result, the Western Army took advantage of the night to quietly descend along the Chishui and carried out a fire attack on the Ming army stationed in Longquan Town, and a fire burned most of the military supplies carried by the 5th Division, and the battle could not be fought again.

This time it was not Li Dingguo who personally led the army.

If Li Dingguo is to lead the troops, it is really possible to predict that the Ming army will be stationed in Longquan Town, and then bury a large number of fire-causing things in the ground of Longquan Town in advance, so that it will not only burn the military baggage of the 5th Division, but also the entire 5th Division may be burned to ashes by Li Dingguo.

Putting down the Tang newspaper, Chongzhen said quietly: "It seems that I have to go to Sichuan." ”

There is one thing to say, Chongzhen is indeed a little underestimated by the enemy, and he feels that the Ming army has completed the evolution from the era of cold weapons to the age of firearms, and even the 700,000 army of Jiannu was wiped out in one day, so Zhang Xianzhong's Western Army and Li Zicheng's Shun Army are even more useless, with 200,000 town soldiers and two divisions, it is not a hand to destroy the Western Army?

But from the current point of view, this is not the case at all, and the Ming army can't take advantage.

Therefore, Chongzhen decided to personally lead the 1st Division to Sichuan, striving to eliminate Zhang Xianzhong as soon as possible.

Chongzhen said to Xu Yingwei again: "Youzhen, I will leave half of the 1st Division's shelf division, and in addition, Ji Heng will also lead the 2nd Division north as soon as possible to assist the 1st Division in garrisoning Beizhi." ”

"This time, the Ming army encircled and suppressed Zhang Xianzhong on a large scale, and Li Zicheng will not sit idly by."

"If Li Zicheng sends troops to Sichuan, he is not worried about sending troops from the direction of Xiangyang and Tongguan, but it is more troublesome to send troops from Zijing Pass, Baoma Pass, Tumen Pass or Guguan Pass."

"If the puppet Shun sends out troops in a big way, you will retreat in stride."

"Introduce the puppet Shun army into Beizhi, and then concentrate forces to break it."

"If the pseudo-shun splits up the attack, you will concentrate your forces and annihilate them one by one."

After a pause, Chongzhen said again: "In a word, now there is not a single city or inch of land in the entire Beizhi except for the Jingshi that is worth defending strictly, so you can lure the enemy deep." ”

"Saint, what about the railway?" Xu Yingwei asked, "Don't you need to be strict?" ”

"Oh yes, I forgot about the railroad." Chongzhen frowned and said, "In this case, we have to transfer the cavalry to the south, and immediately give the king a military order in the name of the general headquarters, so that he can settle the women, children, cattle and sheep in Chahar Town, and then lead the 1st Cavalry Division or the 2nd Cavalry Division south as soon as possible to protect the railway." ”

(End of chapter)