Back to the end of the Ming Dynasty when the emperor

Chapter 554
Zhu Yousong's strategy was to let Li Zicheng turn against Zhu Yousong, go undercover in Zhang Xianzhong's camp, wait for an opportunity to rescue his daughter, and put Zhang Xianzhong away.

Song Xiance said that if this plan fails, it will definitely be beaten. It has two meanings. One is that after this plan is revealed, Li Zicheng will be killed by Zhang Xianzhong, and the rescue will inevitably fail.

The deeper meaning is that Li Zicheng is not a thing in the pool, and he has no choice but to surrender to Zhu Yousong. Once Li Zicheng leaves Zhu Yousong's control, he may defect to Zhang Xianzhong, and this matter will be even more troublesome. , It is tantamount to letting the tiger go back to the mountain and the dragon into the sea.

Zhu Yousong also thought about this in detail. Zhu Yousong thought so. To untie the bell, the person who tied the bell is needed. Let Li Zicheng pretend to surrender to Zhang Xianzhong. This is undoubtedly the most effective way to save Li Na, and this trick is also the most experimental. Li Zicheng's sincerity.

If, as Song Xiance said, Li Zicheng had two minds about himself, and now he was forced by the situation to surrender, or if he was forced to surrender because he was trying to hide his strength and bide his time, then there is no doubt that there is a ticking time bomb around him. It may explode anytime.

This time, he might fake the show and sing the truth, defecting and surrendering to Zhang Xianzhong, which is not a pity, it is better than keeping a time bomb by his side, this trick is undoubtedly Li Zicheng's touchstone.

If this time he is grateful to himself, surrenders sincerely, and now only misses his daughter, then Li Zicheng's adventure is worth it.Li Zicheng has cooperated with Zhang Xianzhong more than once, and they both know each other better. As an undercover agent, they have a higher success rate in rescuing Li Na and dealing with Zhang Xianzhong.

If Li Na can be rescued this time, Zhang Xianzhong will be dealt with, and Li Zicheng will have no worries. Is the royal conquest in person?Li Zicheng can sweep the Quartet, no matter how high the price is, it is worth it.

Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, Zhu Yousong still felt that although this strategy was risky, it was feasible. Why not risk it now?Damn it, even if you hide at home and lie under the quilt, there are risks such as fire and house collapse, let alone marching and fighting without risks?
Zhu Yousong asked Song Xiance to come, and sure enough, he saw that he had no better strategy, so he asked him to figure out the success or failure of this strategy.

Song Xiance was really like a fortune teller, pinching his five fingers, chanting words, frowning, shaking his head, and finally said with a look that the secret could not be revealed, but he had to, and said: "Your Majesty, this plan may not be a good omen, good or bad. , Bad luck is better than good fortune. I dare you, Your Majesty, please consider this plan carefully and think twice before acting."

"Okay, let me think about it again, remember, only I and Ai Qing know what happened today."

Song Xiance is a smart man, Zhu Yousong told him to keep it strictly confidential, even if Zhu Yousong didn't warn about this matter, he wouldn't dare to talk nonsense, this is a secret in the palace, and it is also a secret in the army. There is a U-turn crime.

So Song Xiance said submissively: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will keep my mouth shut and will never mention this matter to anyone else."

After dismissing Song Xiance, Zhu Yousong walked around the palace a few more times, thinking about Song Xiance's words and all the possible consequences of going with Li Zicheng, and finally felt that this plan was the only one that could work.

However, for Li Zicheng, countermeasures still need to be taken.

After making up his mind, Zhu Yousong issued an order to convene a military meeting in front of the imperial court.They began to discuss the matter of raising troops to march southward and crusade against the bandit Zhang Xianzhong.

In fact, there is nothing to discuss, it is to send a large army to crush the past, those who follow me will advocate, and those who oppose me will perish. Therefore, after all the civil and military generals have arrived, Shan Hulong live and set up hatchbacks. All the generals agree.

After these days of rest in Xi'an, some old units of the Dashun Army were reorganized, and some Qin Wang's divisions were sent over. Gao Hongtu ordered someone to send a batch of military supplies such as food and salaries. The Ming army was well-equipped with strong soldiers and horses, and they stopped fighting for some days. When they heard that Zhang Xianzhong was going to go south to conquer Zhang Xianzhong, everyone was gearing up.

Especially some generals can't wait, the most typical is Zhang Huan, who has been looking forward to this day for a long time.Thinking of his father Zhang Ling's great enmity, he wished he could lead his troops to rush there now, meet Li Dingguo on the battlefield, and kill his enemy with his hands.

Zhu Yousong had made plans a long time ago, and seeing that everyone had no objections, he directly divided the troops and sent generals.

Militaryly, 1 troops were stationed in Xi'an, and Yuan Shu was left as the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi, mainly responsible for guarding the two cities of Xi'an and Xianyang.

Then Henan Prime Minister Chen Qianfu was appointed as the governor of Shaanxi, and the governor's office was located in Xi'an, and then the three departments of the government, water transportation and other places were dispatched.

Chen Qianfu and Yuan Shu were originally the big officials in Henan, but they were transferred to Shaanxi this time.As for the vacancies in Henan's military and political yamen, Zhu Yousong sent an order to let Gao Hongtu, the chief assistant of the cabinet, and Wang Duo, the second assistant of the cabinet, be transferred to the yamen of the Ministry of War, and then reported to him, so there is no need to elaborate.

Then Zhu Yousong raised 15 from the Ming Dynasty, and he was still a royal conquest. He set off from Xi'an and headed south to Sichuan, Zhang Xianzhong's lair.

He worshiped Song Xiance as a military adviser and appointed a special vanguard officer, Li Zicheng.Give him five thousand soldiers and horses, and let him open roads across mountains and build bridges across water.

The generals who accompanied Zhu Yousong to escort King Qin mainly included Ma Wannian, the one-eyed general, Zhang Huan, the sharp archer, Li Zhushi, the commander of the artillery battalion, Zhao Fu, the commander of the musket battalion, and Fang Dongxu, the commander of the engineering troops.Li Quan led a team of factory guards to accompany him to the expedition, and the accompanying eunuch was still Li Guofu, the palm seal of the imperial horse supervisor.

In addition, there are Li Guo, Li Laiheng, Tian Jianxiu, Gao Yigong, Liu Fangliang, Yuan Zongdi, etc. who were surrendered by the Dashun Army.

There are also female generals in the country, such as Gao Guiying, Ma Jinhua, He Xuanjiao, Huimei, Huiying, Liu Chunhong and so on.

He Zhaoxiong, the iron-armed Canglong under the command of the navy, raised 20 sailors and traveled by water to cooperate with Zhu Yousong's southern expedition. In this way, Zhu Yousong marched by land and water, a total of [-] troops.

The soldiers and horses did not move, but the food and grass went first.This time, Zhu Yousong handed over to Zhang Nai and Shuangxi two generals as the grain and grass transportation officer of the 20 army.

Needless to say the importance of food and grass, Zhu Yousong personally told the two generals, Zhang Nai and Shuangxi used their heads to guarantee that as long as people are in the food and grass, they will be there, so His Majesty can rest assured.

After everything was distributed, it was decided to set up camp in three days, and the generals were ready to go after the tents were dispersed.

Zhu Yousong left Li Zicheng alone, "Li Aiqing has the talent of a general, and it is really wronged Aiqing to appoint a general as the vanguard this time."

Li Zicheng hurriedly saluted: "Your Majesty is serious. It is a great honor to be a pioneer for His Majesty. How can you say that you are wronged? I will spare no effort to pave the way for Your Majesty's holy master."

Zhu Yousong looked at Li Zicheng and nodded appreciatively with a smile, and then said: "I let Qing be the vanguard this time, and I have another intention, which is to rescue Li Na, Qing's beloved daughter."

Li Zicheng was taken aback when he heard that, "Your Majesty's humble minister is dull."

Zhu Yousong said with a smile: "The secret of heaven must not be revealed, and I will naturally instruct Yu Qing when I introduce it."

Li Zicheng knelt down gratefully, "Thanks to His Majesty's great love, I am grateful to Lord Long En. This time I will go out with Your Majesty, and I will go through fire and water, and I will not hesitate to go through fire and water."

(End of this chapter)