The setback of the attack on Baofeng was actually out of Li Yan's expectations, Li Shuangxi's subordinates were the elite of the elite of the camp, and it was indeed a little unbelievable to fight like this, if the charging reserve army, I am afraid that the result would be even more tragic.

In this raid, the elite of the front battalion lost nearly sixty, and the homeless people were killed and wounded more than 200.

Li Zicheng was also furious at this, and he took the horse whip and whipped Li Shuangxi fifty whips, or beat him in front of the whole army, and he didn't save any face for this righteous son, this can be regarded as Li Zicheng's old feelings, if he was replaced by someone else, I am afraid that his head would have been hung high.

In Baofeng ate such a big deflated, the camp is categorically not going to go directly, if so many elites can't even beat the county, everyone will not mix, if Baofeng is still desirable or not, now Baofeng is a must.

After the military discussion ended, Gao Yigong's face was as black as the bottom of the pot, Li Yan naturally did not get much better, it was already a consensus that Baofeng was difficult to fight, and under this consensus, the reserve army was unexpectedly pushed out and sent to death.

The former battalion generals led by Liu Zongmin proposed a very fucked up method, that is, consumption, Baofeng is just a county seat, how much equipment can be used to defend the city? Ten thousand enemies are powerful, is it possible that Baofeng City can pull out a hundred? If there are a hundred, then it will cost him a hundred to break the city.

As for how to consume? Naturally, the displaced people were used as cannon fodder to consume the Ming army's weapons to defend the city, and the reserve army itself was organized to act as a vanguard, and there was absolutely no reason to shrink behind.

In addition to Tian Jianxiu, even Gu Junen agrees with this approach, after all, if a homeless person dies, he can save a piece of food, why not?

In the face of the unanimous decision of the former battalion generals and Li Ziben himself, Li Yan and Gao Yigong were also difficult to resist, from the day they brought the reserve army, they were destined to have such a situation, and what they could do now was to think of a complete siege method as much as possible.

"Lao Li, this time to fight Baofeng, what other tricks do you have?" Gao Yigong knew that Li Yan had a lot of ideas, so he asked helplessly.

When Li Yan heard this, he smiled bitterly and said, "How can there be so many tricks to attack the city? What's more, I think that the guard of Baofeng City is also a general, how can such a character be easily calculated? The only way to do this is to bite the bullet. ”

"It's easy to say!" Gao Yigong snorted dissatisfiedly: "The elite of the front camp have all achieved this virtue, let us go?" If I want to go to the book to break into the king, even if I really want us to go up, the armor must be evenly given to us! Or do you let the flesh and blood of your brothers fill this ditch? ”

Gao Yigong complained and complained, but Li Yan knew very well that this was only limited to complaining, after all, the armor and weapons were very precious in the front camp, and it was more difficult to even them out than to kill them.

Li Yan smiled bitterly and shook his head, although he knew that the future was bleak, he was still racking his brains to think about whether there was still a trick.

At this moment, Wang Jinbao quickly followed, leaned over and whispered in Li Yan's ear: "Guanjun, an old scholar came to the city, saying that he was going to defect to us, and the people in the camp did not dare to make decisions without authorization, so they were temporarily detained, and waited for the Guanjun to go back and deal with it." ”

Hearing this, Li Yan's eyelids jumped, the people in the city? Li Yan's heart suddenly moved slightly, he had lost so many people, in the end, he didn't even know what Baofeng's situation was now, it was strange not to suffer a loss like this, it just so happened that someone in the city came to surrender, and it was better to ask, than to fight.

After telling Gao Yigong about this, Gao Yigong also attached great importance to it, but unfortunately he was in military affairs, and he had to go back to rectify the reserve army and prepare for the next battle, so he entrusted this person with full authority to Li Yan, Li Yan's ability He was relieved, and went to interrogate one or two to see if there was any breakthrough.

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Soon Li Yan returned to the military tent, the old scholar was really polite, he was already sitting on the main seat with a loud voice, his eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was looking at Li Yan.

Seeing this scholar so rude, Wang Jinbao was immediately dissatisfied, pressed the knife with his hand, and scolded sharply: "You don't know the etiquette of this showman, this is the big tent of the army, in fact, where people like you can act recklessly?" If you don't get up again, beware of me slashing you! ”

When the old scholar heard this, he scoffed, and corrected him quite proudly: "I am not a showman, but a person, Hugh wants to say that this pseudo-Guan Jun is the master, that is, I have seen the county master, and I will not kneel or worship." ”

Lifting people, no wonder they are so arrogant, you must know that Gu Junen, the number one military advisor in the camp now, is also from a young man, this person can be regarded as a high-level intellectual, and there is no one in the camp, no wonder this posture is so unruly.

"Lao Tzu doesn't care what you lift or don't lift people!" Wang Jinbao has been in the army for a long time, and he has also been contaminated with the habit of martial arts, and when he saw that this person did not take him seriously, he was immediately furious, and he wanted to draw his sword to cut it.

Fortunately, Li Yan's eyes were quick, he grabbed Wang Jinbao's hand, and then glanced at him sideways, signaling him to stop, he still understands what this old scholar is planning, just like himself, he just wants to rely on this "grandstanding" way to attract his own attention, but it is not surprising.

"My subordinates are not sensible, I am abrupt, Mr. Yan is here to make amends" Li Yan fakely apologized, this can be regarded as giving this old scholar a step down, acting is always a full set.

The old scholar is also a character who knows proportions, and he came down the steps of Li Yan, and immediately got up and saluted: "Hahaha, Li Guanjun is serious, this time it's just that I tried the general a little, and the rear camp said that the general can tolerate people, and it is indeed true." ”

"Mr. is very well-informed" Li Yan glanced at the two guards outside the military tent, and guessed in his heart, thinking that this person is not simple, and he only worked for a while to get out of his own hands as a lifter.

"It's not that I intended to spy, it's really the general's name that is like thunder" The old scholar immediately accepted it, if Li Yan misunderstood him to spy on the military, it would be a big deal.

"Where, where" Li Yan said with a smirk: "I don't know the name of the honorable driver?" ”

"I can't call it a big name, my surname is Niu, my name is Venus, and the word Juming is this Baofeng person," the old scholar also smiled and bowed back.

Bull Venus! Li Yan's heart moved when he heard this, but he still stabilized his mind, if he said who was the most important role in Li Zicheng's entrepreneurship, it must be inseparable from this Niu Jinxing, the future founding prime minister of Dashun, and a figure who almost achieved the general historical status of Li Shanchang, played a pivotal role in Dashun's entrepreneurial period, development period, and final collapse period.

Because of the failure to break into the camp, Niu Jinxing's reputation in history has always appeared as the image of a harlequin, Li Yan has not systematically studied the development of the peasant army, and naturally he can't hold the true level of this Niu Jinxing, but being able to be valued by Li Zicheng shows that he is definitely not a very person, although he fell short in the end, he could only hide in his son's official office for the rest of his life.

"Sir is a man, and he is one of the best talents in the camp, why did he come to me this time instead of King Chuang? The amount of the king's weapon is magnificent, if Mr. goes to defect, I am afraid that it is promising. Li Yan said what he was surprised about, it is not strange that Niu Jinxing threw in, but why is he looking for himself?

Niu Jinxing laughed when he heard this, and arched his hand: "Who in this Henan doesn't know Mr. Li's name?" Mr.'s strategy can be described as wonderful, I don't know what kind of character Li Chuang is, but just look at Mr.'s 'Juntian Exemption' and 'Divide the Field Proton' two strategies, it coincides with me, and I believe that I will be able to conspire with Mr. ”

"Mr. Niu is serious." Li Yan was stunned when he heard this, Niu Jinxing seemed to be ordering him in and out of his words, this had to be made clear to him, he was just Li Zicheng's subordinate, and he had no other thoughts.

"Don't say anything" Niu Jinxing waved his hand and said with great interest: "General Li is a person who does great things, but unfortunately these two policies are still conservative, and there are many deficiencies in them. ”

Li Yan didn't have the leisure to discuss the policy with Niu Jinxing at the moment, so he could only interrupt quite awkwardly: "Mr. Niu, the policy matter will be talked about later. ”

Niu Jinxing was not angry when he was interrupted, but his eyes narrowed slightly, and he said with a smile: "But for Baofeng City? ”

"Exactly! Mr. Niu is a native of Baofeng, I think he is very familiar with Baofeng City, if he can help me, take down Baofeng, and recommend Mr. Chuang to King Chuang" Li Yan leaned forward slightly, and said quite earnestly.

Seeing Li Yan's appearance, Niu Jinxing laughed, knocked on the case in front of him and said: "Niu Mou came this time, naturally he will not give a meeting gift, how about this Baofeng City as a meeting gift to the general?" ”

"Please teach me, sir." Li Yan was overjoyed when he heard this, Niu Jinxing said that there is a strategy to break the city, Niu Jinxing is a lifter, and he has a name in history, so he will not be an unreliable role.

"The guard of this Baofeng City is surnamed Guo, the name is Junzhen, he was born in a military household, he is a bit of a strategic talent, he attaches great importance to military discipline, the rewards and punishments are clear, and the people are happy to die for it, do the generals feel sure to take such a person?" Niu Jinxing asked.

Li Yan shook his head when he heard this, and said bluntly: "No, there is the danger of the city, and there is the attachment of people's hearts, which is enough to rely on as a screen." ”

"Adjutant General Liu Wenbing, longbow horse, good at riding and shooting, born in the border army, can open the bow left and right, shoot fifteen arrows in a row without losing his strength, every time he fights in a battle, he takes the lead, if the army is defeated, it will be broken, does the general think it is advisable?" Niu Jinxing continued to ask.

"No, although force is not enough to be feared, but with the morale of the army, it will be invincible," Li Yan also shook his head and said.

"Baofeng County Ling He Jiao, greedy and lustful, has fifteen wives and concubines, thousands of taels of silver in the house, since the day of the siege of the city, all day long do not hear about the military, only know pleasure, indulge the family for the disaster in the county, the county people all hate it, and Guo Liu Er General is also deeply despised, the general thinks it is enough?" Niu Jinxing asked with a smile.

Li Yan suddenly had an epiphany when he heard this, yes, why do you have to use swords to attack the city? You can rely on other ways to take the city! He Jiao is absurd and unreasonable, the people are evil, and he has a dislike for Guo Junzhen and Liu Wenbing, and he happens to be the chief official in the city, isn't this an opportunity to take advantage of it?

"It's your own choice!" Li Yan also stretched out his smile, and smiled at Niu Jinxing.