Based on this, Li Chengdong, who is familiar with the general trend of the world, will appear unhurried.

Because, for him, there is an abundance of time.

Unlike Emperor Yongli, the Anti-Qing Righteous Army has an improper name, is not good-spoken, and there is no one to raise the flag, so it is difficult to attract people's attention.

The war has been going on for several months, and there are very few people who can come to help spontaneously.

The weakness of the appeal can be seen from this.

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And time is the most precious thing for the anti-Qing rebels.

As mentioned above, there are two most important things in the current fight against the Qing Righteous Army: first, time, and second, grain and grass.

They have to race against time.

Otherwise, once the Qing court officially established the country, what awaits the anti-Qing rebels will be a thunderous blow from the power of the whole country.

How can an army of 20,000 compete with the power of a country?

The end is bound to be ashes!

Moreover, there is not much grain and grass in the anti-Qing rebel army. In addition, there is no source of water, and the war cannot be allowed to drag on indefinitely.

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If Li Chengdong's army can be defeated before the Qing court is founded, it may be able to create a great cause.

Although the height of the temple is not what Hua Feng wants, it is related to the future and fate of 20,000 brothers, and it is related to the people of East China and South China living and working in peace and contentment.

If Li Chengdong can be defeated, the anti-Qing rebels will not only be able to harvest hundreds of artillery pieces and 8,000 horses. It is also possible to set up base areas in East and South China, strengthen the recruitment of troops, and rapidly strengthen itself.

With a solid city wall and a vast area as the backing, the comprehensive combat strength is naturally incomparable.

East China and South China are both fertile lands, and as long as farmers can cultivate with peace of mind, the yield will be extremely considerable.

Raising food and grass for tens of thousands of people is definitely a trivial matter.

In this way, we have solved not only the big problem of the source of soldiers, but also the big problem of grain and grass.

It can be said that it revitalized the anti-Qing rebels in one fell swoop.

However, even though Li Chengdong lost 60,000 troops when he broke the formation, he still had 240,000 troops. In a hurry, how can you figure it?

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To sum up, the two orders just issued by Li Chengdong can be said to have really pinched the life of the anti-Qing rebels.

Do you want to fight to win?

I just didn't fight.

Do you want to grab time?

I'm just putting it off indefinitely.

For Li Chengdong, time is not very short, and it is not a big deal to delay for several years. After the Qing court has pacified the other remnants, it will naturally come to the rescue.

Li Chengdong has long made a wishful calculation: as long as the stalemate in the war remains unchanged, it will be a strategic victory!

Reputational damage?

In the face of strategic purposes, nothing matters!

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This is the terrible thing about Li Chengdong!

Sacrificial.

In order to achieve strategic goals, dare to sacrifice the most precious honor of soldiers.

Able to assess the situation.

It is necessary to closely integrate the national situation with the military situation, so as to determine strategic objectives that are in line with reality. and develop the best tactics around strategic objectives.

Able to endure what others can't endure.

If you were someone else, with an army of nearly 300,000 and a mere 20,000 soldiers and horses, I am afraid that you would have surged up indiscriminately and oppressed people with your potential.

If this is the case, I am afraid that the Qing army at this time will have become a pot of porridge. Moreover, the loss of troops is by no means more than that.

The reason for the chaos was that the commanders were beheaded one after another.

The reason why the losses and generals are by no means limited to this is the combat strength of the anti-Qing rebel army, which must not be theorized as usual.

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Actively negotiate to bring about agreements; do not use artillery lightly and hold threats in hand; do not bully others with power and do not persecute too much; show the enemy weakness and hold out without ......

All of these reflect Li Chengdong's wisdom!

According to the truth, in addition to the threat of artillery, with hard power to fight to the death, the 20,000 anti-Qing rebels will not necessarily be afraid of the 300,000 Qing troops.

After all, among the 20,000 rebels, martial arts figures and strange warriors accounted for the vast majority. Only Huafeng's 3,000 "believers" and Hongmen's more than 1,000 gangs are already powerful enough to be underestimated.

What's more, there are tens of thousands of people in the martial arts world in East China and South China?

Among these tens of thousands of people, although there are not many top masters, there are also first-class players like Huang Wudao, "Three Caves and Six Masters", and Meng Xiongwei Brothers.

For ordinary soldiers, the average martial arts character is one against ten, which is not a problem at all; for second-rate masters or above, there is no problem with one enemy against hundred.

As for the masters in the Qing army, there are dozens of people such as the "Seventeen Heroes of Martial Arts", Lu Shiying, and Shi Wuyuan, which is enough to drag them down. Even if the number of people is not equal, what about Su Gaofei's illusion and killing two formation boosts?

And how?

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Therefore, after careful calculation of combat strength, the anti-Qing righteous army was not weaker than the Qing army.

The reason why Hua Feng did not carry out a forced duel was that he was frightened by artillery.

If both sides go all out, it will inevitably be a lose-lose situation.

Even if the Qing army can be annihilated, the losses of the anti-Qing rebels themselves will probably be amazing.

After all, with the power of artillery, except for a very small number of top masters who may be able to survive unharmed, it is difficult for the rest of the heroes to retreat.

Therefore, Hua Feng deliberately reached an agreement, wanting to create a miracle with the Five Elements Great Array.

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However, what Hua Feng didn't expect was that Li Chengdong was so cautious, and after the defeat in the first battle, he actually played a turtle shrinkage tactic and came to avoid a fight.

No matter how the anti-Qing rebels scolded, the "war-free card" hanging high on the gate of the Qing camp was not moving!

After several days of fruitless calling, Hua Feng decided to repeat the old trick.

On the one hand, people continue to fight, and on the other hand, they send troops to loot grain and grass.

But because Li Chengdong had been prepared for a long time, all of them ended in failure.

The army that plundered grain and grass not only found nothing, but even suffered dozens of casualties. If it weren't for the Qing army's intention to warn, just firing a single cannon shot, I'm afraid the casualties would be very heavy.

Such a situation made Hua Feng suddenly at a loss.

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In doing so, the Qing army did not violate the agreement.

The agreement simply demanded that artillery should not be used when the two armies were facing each other.

But people use it when guarding grain and grass, which is not too much.

In this case, if the camp is robbed, will it also be attacked by artillery?

Li Chengdong did not breach the contract, with Huafeng's arrogance and character, of course, he would not be untrustworthy.

How many times has Hua Feng suffered such a secret loss? How could he have lived so aggrieved?

After thinking about it for a long time, he decided to take revenge!

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Hua Feng's plan was to send a small group of men and horses to endlessly attack and harass the Qing camp.

There are three main purposes.

The first point is tentative attacks.

Tests to see if they will suffer from artillery hits.

If not, it means that all its artillery has been transferred to the grain and grass cantonment. Then you can rest assured and boldly attack the Qing army camp.

In this way, it is not a breach of contract.

Because, the agreement is not to send a master to assassinate Li Chengdong.

However, in Hua Feng's mind, Li Chengdong would never be so stupid!

The battalion, which is the foundation, must have artillery deterrence. Moreover, the number will not be less, and it should be about the same as the grain artillery.