Aspiration

Chapter 117 Reopening the Seal

"Are you the legendary young genius warrior?" Miss Zuo asked in the early morning of the second day after arriving in Nanzhao City.

Li Laiheng smiled, "Miss Zuo laughed."

"You kidnapped me just to threaten my father?" Miss Zuo said.

"We know that this is very unfair to your father, and he will be very embarrassed. However, your father is self-respecting, and the court will not do anything to him. Besides, for your father, even if you establish more Credit is just icing on the cake. It is not worth working for a declining dynasty. Miss Zuo, General Zuo, we respect him very much. Because of our respect for him, we let him have scruples. To be honest, if it is not worthy of our respect , we don’t need to take this risk at all.”

"So, I should thank you." After Miss Zuo finished speaking, she glanced at Li Laiheng, a blush reflected on her cheeks.

Miss Zuo came to Deshengzhai under the escort of Li Laiheng, Li Zicheng's wife Gao Xiuying took her into the back room, and she has been living in Deshengzhai ever since.

Miss Zuo wrote a letter to Zuo Liangyu according to King Chuang's instructions. No one read what was written in the letter except Li Zicheng.Li Zicheng sent envoys to Xiangfan.

In Xiangfan Zuo Shuai's camp, Zuo Liangyu was depressed and angry.Now that his daughter is in Li Zicheng's hands, although he knows that Li Zicheng will not do anything to the young lady, the more courteous he is, the more embarrassed he will be to fight to the death with real guns on the battlefield.

Zuo Liangyu had read it three times. Holding his daughter's handwritten letter, he knew she was right.She said in the letter that Li Zicheng sent Li Laiheng to pick her up from Nanyang, and they respected her all the way, including when they arrived at Chuangying, and they did not suffer any grievances.She also specifically mentioned that Li Laiheng was very polite to her, and there was a faint sense of nostalgia in his words.

Alas, the injustice of the previous life.Zuo Liangyu sighed.

Zuo Liangyu's strength has always been at the forefront among the generals of the provinces.Especially after the Songjin War led by Hong Chengchou outside the Guan Wai, Zuo Liangyu and Wu Sangui were the only truly powerful commanders.Therefore, it can be said that in terms of career, he is now in full swing.However, how would he deal with this embarrassing situation now?

Originally, the matter of killing relatives with righteousness has existed since ancient times. If it was his own biological daughter, maybe he would not have so many scruples. Miss Zuo, she is the daughter of a benefactor.Back then, Zuo Liangyu committed a capital crime when he was a school lieutenant. His friend stepped forward and took all the crimes on himself, saving Zuo Liangyu's life. Therefore, his daughter's biological father was Zuo Liangyu's lifesaver.

Anyone can be sorry, but you can't be sorry to your savior.His only flesh and blood couldn't be taken good care of, Zuo Liangyu thought, what kind of person should he be?

He replied a letter to Li Zicheng, thanking him for taking care of his daughter, but Zuo Liangyu didn't say anything else.

Miss Zuo lived in Deshengzhai for more than ten days. When she saw her father's letter, she cried a lot.However, she saw Li Laiheng again this day, and she felt better again.From Mrs. Gao's mouth, Miss Zuo finally figured out that Li Laiheng was the young general that his father often talked about.

Li Laiheng only stayed in Deshengzhai for half a day, and met Miss Zuo.

This is the second time they met after that meeting.Miss Zuo has a special sense of intimacy, which may be the reason why they had a skin-to-skin kiss on the horse that day.Li Laiheng also has a kind of longing, he has the urge to see Miss Zuo.

He came to accept the task today, and he came to say goodbye by the way.

"Miss Zuo, I have wronged you here, are you still used to it?" Li Laiheng asked.

"Thank you, General Li, for your concern. I'm still used to it." Miss Zuo said.

"I'm going to Kaifeng. I was going to fight your father again, but because you are here, Sun Chuanting didn't let your father help Kaifeng. So, to avoid fighting your father to the death, it's all right for us." It's a good thing. I'm here to tell you about it, please rest assured."

Miss Zuo looked at Li Laiheng, her face was hot, and she said "Thank you," and then he asked softly, "Are we going to war again? You have to be careful."

Li Laiheng arrived outside the city of Kaifeng, where hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses had already gathered, spread over a radius of tens of miles.

Luo Rucai has already gone to attack Nanyang, and there are only Li Zicheng's troops here.Thanks to the previous experience, Li Zicheng adopted the tactics of encircling and not attacking this time.He deployed heavy troops on several passages in Kaifeng, cutting off the enemy's reinforcements.

To the east, Yuan Zong's [-] elite soldiers defended Bali Bay to prevent reinforcements from Shandong in the east; in the south, Zhuxian Town still had Li Guo's [-] elite soldiers to prevent reinforcements from Anhui.Since Zuo Liangyu was no longer trusted, and Luo Rucai attacked Nanyang and threatened Xiangyang, Hubei, Zuo Liangyu justified his name and guarded Xiangyang; the area south of Chenqiao in the north was guarded by Liu Fangliang, which was the top priority. Shanxi , Hebei reinforcements have gathered in Chenqiao Town on the other side of the river. The Yellow River is naturally dangerous, and the two teams face each other across the river.He Renlong crossed the Yellow River from Dreamland, but he was stopped by Gao Yigong's [-] elites and could not go any further.

Li Yan and Tian Jianxiu are the siege commanders.The reason why Li Zicheng chose them was because they were both wise and brave.Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin personally supervised the siege troops.

Several young generals, Li Shuangxi led his own soldiers to guard Li Zicheng's central army; Zhang Nai, who started to form artillery a month ago, was leading the heavy weapons for this siege. A hundred cannons were lined up one by one, very majestic, It is spectacular; Li Laiheng's [-] infantry are used as a siege reserve team, ready to go into siege battles at any time, his cavalry unit, Wang Si's cavalry is used as a reserve team on the southeast and southeast sides; Luo Hu's cavalry is used as a reserve team on both sides of the northwest.And Li Laiheng's [-] elites followed Li Zicheng as a strategic mobile force, and they were deployed to any place.

Song Xiance is very proud of the military configuration and specific deployment this time.According to investigations, Sun Chuanting's reinforcements were only 13, which was comparable to the troops deployed by Li Zicheng to attack Kaifeng, and in terms of combat power, he was definitely not the opponent of Li Zicheng's generals.In Kaifeng City, there are [-] defenders, although it is quite a lot, and the supplies for the defense of the city are also well equipped.However, in this siege, Li Zicheng's troops also had two trump cards. One was Zhang Nai's artillery, which could reach two miles away.The second trump card is Li Laiheng's attacking troops. They are going to dig tunnels and dig all the way into the city.

Therefore, no matter how you calculate it, it is not a problem to capture Kaifeng.

However, there are two people who have different opinions in this battle, because they feel that the strategic goal is not clear.Li Yan and Li Laiheng believe that the opening of the seal this time has a taste of revenge, which is related to the last time Li Zicheng was shot in the eye.After Li Zicheng's long-term treatment, the vision of his injured eye is still very poor.This kind of emotional strategic arrangement is somewhat inappropriate.However, Li Yan did not raise a different opinion. He felt that it was not easy for a newcomer, and if he was not careful, he might be attacked or even retaliated by the old team.Li Laiheng didn't say much, his regiment was almost revoked by Liu Zongmin last time, so he also learned to be good, to talk and do more.

The two Lis had the same premonition again, Kaifeng was not in their pocket.

Daming, with its 280-year foundation, has accumulated profound political, cultural, and military backgrounds.The attack on Kaifeng last time had awakened officials in Henan, as well as civil and military officials of the imperial court, including Emperor Chongzhen.These days, it is impossible for Kaifeng to do nothing, and their preparations have not stopped for a moment.Although, Li Zicheng's troops have recovered, and Sun Chuanting is also mobilizing various troops.He knew that attacking Li Zicheng would be bad for him, so the strategy he adopted was to fight a protracted war.

Li Zicheng's logistics supply mainly came from the west of Henan Province, and his financial resources were limited. Their eagerness to attack Kaifeng was nothing more than plundering the food and property in the city.Therefore, Sun Chuanting also has a chance of winning by more than five points in this decisive battle.

In Kaifeng City, there was Chen Yongfu's lieutenant general. Although he was a lieutenant general, Sun Chuanting admired his talent very much. He secretly authorized him to be responsible for the defense of the whole city when necessary.

Of course, in Kaifeng City, lieutenants are nothing. There are several generals and deputy generals, and there are more than [-] generals in the position of lieutenants.

Why does Sun Chuanting cherish Chen Yongfu so much?There is a reason for this.Chen Yongfu was originally from Jinzhou and helped Zu Dashou guard Jinzhou for more than a year.The Qing soldiers stormed Jinzhou for more than a year, why didn't they capture it?Among them, there is Chen Yongfu's great contribution. He adapts to the situation, has a particularly flexible mind, and has strong organizational and control abilities. Therefore, the brave and tenacious Qing soldiers did not capture Jinzhou.It wasn't until Hong Chengchou was forced to go to war and the Songjin battle failed that Jinzhou was occupied by Qing soldiers, and Chen Yongfu fled into the pass, found Sun Chuanting, and was sent by Sun Chuanting to Kaifeng to defend the city.

Lao Jiu's intelligence did not miss this news.However, Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin dismissed the lieutenant general of a defeated general, and they didn't take this matter to heart.

The day of the siege is slowly approaching. Song Xiance made a divination. He said that the siege began on the seventh day, and the ninth day should be able to break the city. If the ninth day cannot be broken, it will have to wait until the fifteenth. If it still can't be broken, then you have to wait another ten days.Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin, who were born in the peasant army, believed in it, but Li Yan thought it was funny. With so many ifs, what kind of prediction is it?Li Laiheng felt even more pathetic, believe this thing?

Speaking of Song Xiance, he has skills, but his war experience is extremely limited, and he is far inferior to Tian Jianxiu in terms of strategy.But, then again, everyone has a growth process, so Li Yan and Li Laiheng didn't point out Song Xiance's tricks in the world, let him talk.

On the seventh day, the siege began.East, southeast, south, west, northwest, and north, a total of six city gates launched an attack at the same time, focusing on the east gate and south gate, and the other gates were not grand.

(End of this chapter)