Aspiration

Chapter 128
Li Zicheng sent a secret letter, and he will lead an army of [-] to Nanyang tomorrow.

why?
The situation here is already under control, why did Li Zicheng lead the army straight to Nanyang?Furthermore, has it been sealed in Kaifeng?
Li Laiheng asked the envoy.To make the answer is no.

The envoy said that Kaifeng's defenders will be brave and tenacious, and tens of thousands of reinforcements have been added to the north of the Yellow River. Due to the heavy rain for several days, the army food cannot be sustained, so King Chuang decided to postpone the attack on Kaifeng.After the situation in Nanyang stabilizes, consider opening the seal.

Is it still too late to stop Li Zicheng from going south?

Lao Jiu said: "There is no such possibility. King Chuang went south in secret. He may attack Xiangyang by attacking east and west."

Makes sense.

Xiangyang City only had Zuo Liangyu's 20 troops, and Li Zicheng's [-] troops marched south, with a total force of more than [-]. If he attacked Xiangyang, he might win it in one fell swoop.In particular, there is a very valuable situation, that is, Li Zicheng made it difficult for Zuo Liangyu to detect his military intentions on the grounds of the military chaos in Pingluo Rucai.

This is an extremely valuable cover event.

Lao Jiu's analysis is very reasonable, and Li Zicheng has a very good strategic mind.However, Li Laiheng asked himself repeatedly, is it just like this?

Li Laiheng transferred his eight hundred elites to Nanyang.He sent secret envoys to Xinye, and divided Xinye's troops into three parts. Wang Si secretly marched towards Tanghe; Luo Hu secretly marched towards Deng County; Go south to desert.

Lao Jiu stared wide-eyed: "You mean that King Chuang didn't attack Xiangyang, but to attack Luo Rucai?"

Li Laiheng shrugged and made a helpless expression.

"Who knows?"

Li Zicheng was moving very fast.

Li Guo's and Yuan Zongdi's cavalry were separated by ten li, advancing side by side, and soon entered the suburbs of Nanyang.Luo Rucai's troops didn't notice it at all.

Luo Ru was shocked when he suddenly received the news that Li Zicheng had entered Nanyang.

"Why did the Generalissimo suddenly arrive in Nanyang?" He asked Li Laiheng.

"Secret military operations, King Chuang besieged Kaifeng, but did not attack. His goal was Xiangyang. Only Xiangyang and Kaifeng were captured at the same time, and the Central Plains were in our hands." Li Laiheng made up nonsense.

Luo Rucai was dubious.

But when Li Zicheng arrived, could he not welcome him?

Luo Rucai pulled Luo Wei and Lin Xueliang aside, and ordered them to leave the city from the south gate and west gate respectively, and quickly return to Tanghe County and Nanzhao County, waiting for the military situation here.Then he led his generals to open the north gate to welcome Li Zicheng.

Received Li Zicheng.Li Zicheng pretended to be surprised, saying that he was heartbroken when he heard that Luo Rucai had been killed. Now that he is well, he was overjoyed. Not only did he not die, but he was more energetic, especially the team was purer and more trustworthy.

When he came to Xingyuan, the General naturally gave up the position to the Generalissimo.

Li Zicheng looked around and asked, "General, what's the matter? You have lost a lot of people. In the general, why are Luo Wei and Lin Xueliang missing?"

Luo Rucai didn't know well. Li Zicheng came prepared. He knew the military situation in such detail.He was fortunate to have dispatched Luo Wei and Lin Xueliang, which made Li Zicheng worried, or if they were all here, wouldn't he be able to catch them all?
"General, there are rumors that you have taken refuge in the imperial court and cooperated with Dongchang. Is there such a thing?" Li Zicheng asked suddenly.

"Generalissimo Mingjian, I, Luo Rucai, were kidnapped by Qianhu, who was in charge of Dongchang. Fortunately, General Li Laiheng was so brave that he wiped out the masters of Dongchang in one fell swoop and rescued me. Now, we are preparing to discuss how to serve the Generalissimo." Luo Rucai said.

"Well, of course I don't believe you will be unfaithful. However, I don't believe it. I can't say that there must be no such thing. Let me ask you, how is Zhang Xianzhong recently?" Li Zicheng asked again.

"Generalissimo, what do you say? Zhang Xianzhong's troops entered Eastern Sichuan and were in a difficult situation. We have not been in touch. Why did the Generalissimo ask this question?" Luo Rucai was very nervous now. He had only seen Zhang Wenxiu not long ago. Thinking, why is Li Zicheng's information so well-informed?
In fact, where is Li Zicheng well-informed?Based on Li Laiheng's information, he expressed his doubts and looked at Luo Rucai's face.It is a rule that Li Laiheng should inform Li Zicheng of the information he gets in time.

Li Zicheng laughed a few times, and suddenly asked, "Do you know what I'm here for?"

"Shall we hit Xiangyang?" Luo Rucai trembled suddenly.

"No. I'm here to kill you!" Li Zicheng said sharply.

"Why?"

"Ask it!"

Li Zicheng's movement of drawing the sword was so fast that it only lasted for a split second. In the blink of an eye, he drew the sword and slashed, all in one go.

Luo Rucai was divided into two parts and became two halves.

Everyone was shocked, even Li Laiheng was shocked by this sword.Immediately, without waiting for others to react, Li Laiheng said sharply: "Don't move anyone! The Grand Marshal only killed the principal criminal!"

In shock, everyone held their breath, who dared to move?
"Bring it in!" Li Laiheng shouted again.

Luo Wei and Lin Xueliang came in.They were caught by Li Laiheng's men before they left the city.He expected Li Zicheng to make this move.

How do these two people deal with it?

Li Zicheng asked everyone.

answer.As expected.

"kill!"

Luo Rucai's subordinates said in unison.

"Okay, I'll follow everyone's consensus. Don't blame me, Li Zicheng, you two. Your old subordinates think you should be killed. So, kill it." Li Zicheng said the last few words lightly.

The knife and ax hand finished the job quickly.He came in with the head, verified his identity, brought it out again, and hung it on the tower for three days.

No matter how powerful a person is, he has to give a reason. Believe it or not, he will still give everyone a reason.

Li Zicheng said, I originally wanted to share the world with Luo Rucai, and when I ascended the throne, I would definitely make him king. Be deceived.The elites of Dongchang were all in ambush in Deng County and Nanyang. Among them, there was a eunuch named Hai Gonggong who was the best in martial arts in the world. He waited for me to quell the chaos in Deng County, and was finally assassinated by General Li.In Nanyang, they also ambushed a group of people headed by Boss Xiong, the second leader of Dongchang, who was in charge of Xing Qianhu.Do you know where Luo Rucai is?He spends days and nights with them every day, but luckily we detected him.Do you think Luo Ru is so insidious?He rebelled against the rebel army and colluded with the imperial court. Should we kill him?Of course it should be, not only should it be, but it should also be shredded into pieces.However, when we are brothers, if he can't help us, we can't help him. Therefore, killing him with a knife and letting him leave quickly is our utmost benevolence.From then on, everyone will work together and single-mindedly to overthrow the imperial court.I, Li Zicheng, treat you Cao Ying equally. From now on, we are one family, and we will never be separated from each other.

Li Zicheng said a lot, and these words were sincere. The purpose of his coming here is to become a "family" in the future.

Under this bloody suppression, Luo Rucai's Cao camp was gone, and they all turned into camps.

Li Zicheng sent Yuan Zongdi to lead 3 people to guard the Nanyang area, and all the other soldiers will go to the east of Henan together to attack Kaifeng for the third time.

The troops going north, including the original Luo Rucai's 12 horses, were all reorganized, and most of them were taken over by Li Guo.

On the way back to the army, Li Zicheng proudly told Li Laiheng that if he didn't take this opportunity to get rid of Luo Rucai, it would be a big trouble in the future.He also said that he estimated that Zhang Wenxiu, the adopted son of Zhang Xianzhong, was probably here to encourage Luo Rucai to rebel.

Li Zicheng also admitted that Luo Rucai did not rebel, he was a victim.Dongchang of the imperial court kidnapped him and threatened Wang Gui and Luo Pei to rebel, and he was almost killed.Li Laiheng rescued him, thinking he was out of danger, but Li Zicheng ran thousands of miles just to take his head.

Luo Ru was wronged!

Non-toxic no husband.The ancients had a saying.Therefore, Li Zicheng is a real man, and a man in northern Shaanxi is really good.

So later people said that Mizhi County produces talents, one produces beauties, and the other produces men.

Seeing Li Zicheng's proud expression, Li Laiheng didn't say much, and was about to open the seal soon.

Why is he so persistent in opening the seal?Li Laiheng thought, there must be a reason for him to open the seal.

The reason for opening the envelope will soon be answered.

It turned out that someone said that after Kaifeng was opened, Li Zicheng could ascend the throne and become emperor.

The second day after Li Laiheng came to the outskirts of Kaifeng, Li Yan hurriedly found Li Laiheng.

"General Li, it's the flood season. I'm really worried that officers and soldiers will dig the embankment of the Yellow River and flood the entire army." Li Yan said worriedly.

Li Laiheng thought about it, yes, when fighting against the Japanese army in the [-]th century, the Japanese army attacked Kaifeng, and the national army blew up the dam at the Huayuankou of the Yellow River to prevent the Japanese army from advancing.Now, it is also the flood season, the water of the Yellow River is soaring, what if the officers and soldiers burst the embankment?
Li Laiheng said: "General Li's thinking is very reasonable, but I can't figure out why King Chuang insisted on attacking Kaifeng. Could it be because of the revenge he had when he attacked Kaifeng for the first time?"

Li Yan sighed and said: "I shouldn't have said more, but you and I can often think of one thing, so I will just say a few more words, right or wrong, stop here, no more Spread the word."

"Please speak! If you can't speak, you can't speak."

Li Yan said: "Since ancient times, literati have neglected each other. This is true. Niu Jinxing and Niu Juren are strategically minded, and he is a talent for supporting each other. I also admire this. However, since I came, we often have disagreements. It is inevitable that there is an element of impulsiveness in it. I think that King Chuang should wait a little longer to become king. He felt that he told King Chuang behind his back that by defeating Kaifeng, he could not only be crowned king, but also formally be called emperor. Don’t you think this is impulsive? ?”

"Oh, so that's the case." Li Laiheng suddenly realized.

Li Zicheng was a little anxious to become king.It's understandable that he wants to be king, but the third opening of the seal may encounter catastrophe, Li Laiheng thought, this matter has to be reminded to him, and he must be prepared for it.

"If you have concerns, I'll tell King Chuang. Let's think about a good strategy together, that is, to avoid the flood, but also allow King Chuang to accept it." Li Laiheng said to Li Yan.

"Unless he is made king, or even emperor, he will accept it gladly." Li Yan was a little angrily.

"Well, let's make him emperor!" Li Laiheng said loudly.

"You?" Li Yan looked at Li Laiheng in surprise.

(End of this chapter)