Li Zicheng said: "I don't have any other plans. Looking at the situation in front of me, I am afraid that it will not be possible to capture this city within ten days, but King Gao Chuang treats me Li Hongji as heavy as a mountain, but I can't fail him, nor can I live up to the brothers of Biluo Mountain, even if I want to die in the city, I have no regrets!"

Li Zicheng said very resolutely, and Tian Jianxiu also said: "Brother Li, also counting the younger brother, our brothers in Biluo Mountain have always had one heart, and if they want to die, they will die together!"

Hao Shaoqi shook his head and said: "I'm not afraid of death, but I'm just being affected by that king's useless straw bag, Lao Tzu is really unwilling!"

The 3,000 men and horses of Biluo Mountain are not the main force among the 50,000 rebel army, and Li Zicheng is only a general under Gao Yingxiang, the king of Chuang, who is indifferent among the leaders of the rebel army, and does not play much role in the command and decision of the army to attack the city. The fate of these 50,000 rebels is actually only in the hands of Wang Ziyong and a few others.

Everyone talked about it in the tent for half an hour, but they didn't come up with any feasible ideas, Hao Shaoqi complained a lot, and scolded the handsome king for his own use, but he was still angry. Hua Bushi knew that it was useless to stay any longer, so he got up and said goodbye and wanted to go back to Qingyang Town.

Li Zicheng understood that as the eldest young master, it was not suitable to stay in the camp of the righteous army for a long time, and he did not keep it at the moment, but only ordered Li Guo to send them out of the camp.

On the way back, probably under the influence of Li Zicheng and the generals of Biluo Village, Hua Bushi was also sullen and walked slowly on horseback.

The timing of the rebel army's attack on Huaiqing City was originally very good, the strongest officers and soldiers in Henan, the troops of Zhang Zongheng, the governor of Ming Xuan, happened to be in southern Henan, and they had been reported before, and the Jianghu sects in the city had all withdrawn as Zhuo Yiwen said that day. Now the only enemy to deal with is the general soldier Yu Jue and 8,000 soldiers in the city, and the deployment of these officers and soldiers has been clearly understood.

It is not easy to storm the city, but with the 50,000 people of the righteous army, coupled with the favorable conditions of time and place, there will not be much problem in Huabushi.

However, although the righteous army took advantage of the time and place, it lacked people and people, and as soon as it suffered a defeat in the battle, its suspicion turned into a plate of scattered sand, and it was impossible to unify the command, which was really unexpected by the eldest young master.

The four of them rode horses, Hua Bushi and Yang Jiangyi walked side by side in front, and Chu Yiyi and Meng Huan followed. Hua Bushi pondered with a calm face as he walked, Chu Yiyi urged the horse to rush to his side, squinted at the eldest young master, and suddenly said, "Yiyi knows what Master Hua is thinking now, can you believe it?"

Hua Bushi said: "I'm thinking about something now, and I want to ask my wife for advice." ”

This was very unreasonable, but Chu Yiyi smiled when she heard it, and said: "Hua Gongzi is thinking, these rebels only fought one battle and gave birth to internal coaxing, and refused to obey the commander's orders, it is inevitable that it is too loose, isn't it?"

Hua Bushi smiled bitterly: "Madame is like a god, what I think is really this, and I am quite puzzled by the reason." ”

Chu Yiyi said: "The concubine knows the reason. ”

Hua Bushi's heart moved, and he said, "Oh?

Chu Yiyi's beautiful eyes wandered, stared at Hua Bushi, and said: "Before the concubine says the reason, there is one thing that you have to ask Gongzi Ming first. Did Hua Gongzi really want to help the rebels capture Huaiqing City? You must know that this is not good for us, but it is disadvantageous. ”

Hua Bushi was slightly stunned and said, "But please follow Mrs. Yiyi's words." ”

Chu Yiyi said: "Childe, have you ever thought that the brigade of Zhang Zongheng, the governor of Ming Xuan, Weishenme happened to go to southern Henan, hundreds of miles away, to suppress bandits at this moment, and why would the Demon Dao withdraw all the more than 1,000 disciples of the Jianghu sects in Huaiqing City?"

Hua Bushi said: "What Madame means is that they intend to let the righteous army attack Huaiqing?"

Chu Yiyi said: "That's right! Zhang Zongheng is a member of the Donglin Party, and the 'Fugui Alliance' has received Zhang Zongheng's support, which shows that they have some connection with the Donglin Party, and if they are not allied and cooperated, they have been bought, and Huaiqing's prefect Shi Dongchang and the general soldier Yu Jue both belong to the Five Kings Party, and they are enemies with them. The rebels' attack on Huaiqing Mansion was just right to exclude dissidents from the Donglin Party, and it was they who deliberately created such favorable conditions so that the rebels could break through the city. ”

Yang Jiangyi, who was on the side, was quite shocked when he heard Chu Yiyi's words, but then thought that this statement was indeed reasonable. She had never been able to figure out why Zhuo Yiwen would withdraw the many masters of the rivers and lakes in Huaiqing City, but only at this time did she understand.

Hua Bushi didn't have a look of surprise on his face, he only said indifferently: "Madame's analysis is reasonable, the facts must be so good." ”

Seeing the expression of the eldest young master, Chu Yiyi was stunned and said, "The relationship between this has long been known to the child. ”

Hua Bushi said: "When Ah Tong relayed Zhuo Yiwen's words that day, I had already figured out this truth. But even so, Young Master Ben still has to help the rebels capture the city, otherwise why do they have to travel hundreds of miles to Huaiqing?"

Chu Yiyi frowned, and said: "The Demon Dao is our biggest enemy, since they want the righteous army to capture Huaiqing City, why should we be used by it? Anyway, looking at the current situation, it is difficult for the righteous army to capture this city, even if they want to help, it is difficult to help, it is better to let those demon demons have a hard time!"

Hua Bushi said: "No, we must try our best to help the rebels break through the city." ”

He looked at Yang Jiangyi and said, "As for why you did this, my sister will definitely know." ”

Chu Yiyi has a grudge against the Demon Dao, and she can't figure out why Hua Bushi is willing to be used by the Demon Dao, she turned her eyes to look at Yang Jiangyi, but heard Yang Jiangyi say: "If Huaiqing City can't be captured, the righteous army can't get food and grass supplies, and the homeless people in Biluo Village will starve to death, they are all innocent, we must save their lives!"

Although the friendship with Li Zicheng was one of the reasons why Dehua Bushi decided to help the rebels, it was not the main factor. The lives of more than 10,000 displaced people in Biluo Village may be worthless in the eyes of the government and most people in the rivers and lakes, but in the eyes of Hua Bushi, anyone's life is precious.

These people were originally ordinary people, no matter what the hatred between the Jianghu sects was, and no matter how the parties in the court fought, they had nothing to do with them, as long as there was still a little hope, Hua Bushi would protect them, this was what he had been doing all along!

Hua Bushi said: "Mrs. Yiyi should understand her thoughts now, I have decided on this matter and will not change it." But I wonder if Madame can tell the reason why the military discipline of the rebels is so lax?"

Chu Yiyi was stunned for a while before he spoke: "Okay, since the son is so benevolent, Yiyi will not disobey him." ”

She paused for a moment and said, "In fact, the current situation of the righteous army is all due to the fact that the marshal king used it for himself. ”

Hua Bushi said: "Oh? ”

Chu Yiyi said: "Wang Ziyong was originally a general under Wang Jiayin, the leader of the Jin Border Righteous Army, only because Wang Jiayin was assassinated and killed by an intermediary sent by the imperial court, Wang Ziyong got his subordinates and established the 'Jinliang Village' in Liaozhou." Although this person has a little talent for commanding the army, he is not only stubborn and self-serving, but also jealous of the virtuous and jealous, and only with the most men and horses under his command can he occupy the position of the commander of the 36th battalion alliance at the uprising meeting. ”

"As far as Yi Yi knows, in the confrontation between the rebel army and the officers and soldiers in the Jin realm, this Wang Dashuai only wanted to maintain the strength of his own family and horses, and sacrificed his allies as cannon fodder several times, because he had already lost trust in the rebel armies from all walks of life. The defeat in the first battle of the attack on Huaiqing City was just a fuse, and the leaders of the rebel army of each battalion took this opportunity to disobey his orders, which was actually caused by past grudges. ”

Hua Bushi said: "I see. ”

He thought for a while, and then said: "Mrs. Yiyi can even know these situations in the righteous army, which really makes Hua Bushi admire!"

Chu Yiyi said with a smile: "Hua Gongzi has won the award, Yiyi knows that Gongzi has to deal with the righteous army this time, so he has installed some ears and eyes to listen to the information in advance, so as to understand their movements." ”

The news of "Thousand Flowers" is all over the world, and no matter what this Mrs. Yiyi knows, it seems not surprising.

Hua Bushi said: "Since Guifang has an inside line in the rebel army, Mrs. Yiyi must know a lot about the situation of the leaders of the 36th battalion, I don't know if you can tell me?"

Chu Yiyi said: "The son is willing to listen, and he should tell him in detail." ”

The 36th Battalion was established at the Jin Rebellion Conference, including almost all the rebel armies in the Jin, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Henan provinces, and among the 50,000 horses besieging Huaiqing City this time, it was actually only most of the rebel troops in Shanxi and Henan provinces, not all of the 36th Battalion.

Among the various rebel armies that formed the 36th Battalion, there was a difference between strength and weakness, and in terms of the current 50,000 horses, the strongest were Wang Ziyong, Gao Yingxiang and Zhang Xianzhong. There are about 12,000 people under the command of Wang Ziyong, while Gao Yingxiang and Zhang Xianzhong each have seven or eight thousand people, and the others include Liu Guoneng, "Lao Huihui" Ma Shouying, "Cao Cao" Luo Rucai, "not muddy" Zhang Cunmeng, Xing Red Wolf, Zhang Miaoshou, Sweeping King, Qi Tianwang, etc., more than ten roads, and the total number of people and horses is about 20,000.

Many of these rebel armies can be said to be full of talents, but most of the leaders are reckless, have not experienced major battles, and really have no ability to lead the army, which is also the reason for the general low combat effectiveness of the rebel army. In fact, this siege of Huaiqing Mansion was the first time that the rebel army attacked a fortified city with heavy garrisons of officials and soldiers.

Among the strongest rebels in the three routes, the king of "Zijin Liang" has a small amount of energy and acts selfishly, and he is really not a commander. Although Zhang Xianzhong, the "Eight Kings", was brave and good at fighting, but he was cruel by nature, and when he led his troops to loot towns and counties in the past, he often not only robbed food and property, but also killed many lives for no reason, which made everyone afraid, and he could not become a big weapon.