Aspiration

Chapter 26 Cunning
Half a month ago, a plague suddenly descended on Shangluo Mountain.Fortunately, Li Laiheng mastered a certain amount of current medical knowledge and took measures to control the epidemic soon.

But even so, hundreds of fighters were killed by disease.

The news quickly spread to Xi'an.

"Nine out of ten people are sick."

Sensational news.

Ding Qirui, the new governor of Shaanxi, smiled.

Originally, his biggest heart trouble was Li Zicheng's remnant soldiers in Shangluo Mountain. He was not sure about suppressing them, and he was afraid that they would resurface.It's all right now, he doesn't need to go into the mountain to suppress the bandits, the plague in the mountain, he can't get in, besides, he doesn't need to suppress it anymore, Li Zicheng is sure that the plague is doomed.

Just before the Dragon Boat Festival, a plague disrupted all plans.

"Zhang Xianzhong's spies are here, how should we answer?" Liu Zongmin asked Li Zicheng.

Zhang Xianzhong had already decided to revolt, and he sent someone to remind Li Zicheng of the Gucheng agreement.

"That's right, the response to Zhang Xianzhong's uprising is imminent, and many soldiers here are sick, what should we do?" Li Zicheng pondered.

"Then let's take this opportunity to rush out of Shangluo Mountain." Li Guo said.

opportunity?

opportunity!

"No! Our soldiers are getting sick, how can we get out of the mountain?"

Liu Zongmin had a flash of inspiration, why not follow his plan?he said with a smile.

Plague, in ancient times, talking about plague changed color.People in the area are going to flee, who dares to go in outside?Therefore, this plague came just in time, who would dare to step into Shangluo Mountain among the bandit suppressing generals in Shaanxi?Why not take this opportunity to take a period of rest?
"Fake illness?" Li Zicheng said with a look of embarrassment on his face, "It's just, isn't it a bit unreasonable? Zhang Xianzhong has a heavy army on his body, but we eat and sleep here to support our health."

"Hehe, you were almost killed by him last time in Gucheng. This time, you just stood on the sidelines and retaliated." Liu Zongmin laughed, "This time, we happened to be raising troops in Shangluo Mountain. Laiheng, you How is your elite training?"

"It's [-]% to [-]% ready." Li Laiheng replied.

"Okay, you can train with peace of mind. After the cavalry is trained, you have to practice mountain warfare. In the future, with Shangluo Mountain as the base, mountain warfare will account for [-]% of the ratio." Li Zicheng continued.

"Chuang Wang, I think, let's go to Henan as soon as possible." Li Laiheng said.

"Huh? Isn't it your opinion to establish the Shangluoshan base area? Why, are you leaving Henan again?" Li Zicheng said.

"If we don't respond, Zhang Xianzhong will soon pass. Besides, Zhang Xianzhong is developing in Huguang and Sichuan. Why don't we take the opportunity to defeat the Ming army in the Central Plains? King Chuang, now is the time, let's develop in Henan."

Li Laiheng has completely figured out the way of development in the future. He urged Li Zicheng to abandon Shangluo Mountain and march into Henan, so that the large number of hungry people there can have their own people to rely on.

Li Zicheng pondered for a while, then smiled, and said, "Most of the soldiers in our army can't afford to get sick now, so they can't cope with Zhang Xianzhong. There is no need to support Zhang Xianzhong, this person is indeed a generation of heroes, so we don't need to worry about it."

After Li Zicheng finished speaking, many people laughed.

Li Laiheng didn't smile.

He felt that the peasant army was generally narrow-minded.

"King Chuang, I want to take my [-] cavalry to the Central Plains."

The hall was silent.

Many people thought, this boy Li Laiheng was too stubborn.Some people also think, this kid is proud of himself now, how can he get it in the future?More people think that young people are immature, sexual and reckless.Liu Zongmin was a little angry, thinking to himself, how can you let your temper go like this?Li Guo wanted to reprimand him.Li Zicheng spoke.

"Ok."

"Huh?" Everyone was surprised.Being too spoiled is not a good thing.

Li Zicheng continued dignifiedly: "Let's say it's a job for Zhang Xianzhong. However, if you break in alone, how will you deal with food, grass and supplies? The sick and wounded and the search for information are all problems. These are not things that can be solved by brave words."

"I know. The harder it is, the more elite soldiers can be trained." Li Laiheng said.

"Okay. But remember, don't love to fight, and you can retreat if you have few gains."

Li Zicheng was unable to support Zhang Xianzhong, and Luo Rucai also failed to support Zhang Xianzhong. He took Xiangyang City.

Without support, Zhang Xianzhong also fought a few beautiful battles.

Zuo Liangyu suffered a lot this time, more than half of the [-] soldiers and horses were lost.He knew that Zhang Xianzhong was looking for his bad luck, and he chased and beat him all the way to the south of Xiangyang.Last time, Zhang Xianzhong surrendered because Zuo Liangyu knocked him unconscious and seriously injured him, so this time, he turned to Zuo Liangyu to beat him once he got out of Gucheng.

Zuo Liangyu was terrified of being beaten by this lunatic, and was about to die, so he had to retreat to the south of Xiangyang.

However, Zuo Liangyu was driven away, but Xiong Wencan's army came.

Prime Minister Xiong Wencan was planning to suppress bandits in Huguang. He had long been prepared for Zhang Xianzhong's rebellion. Therefore, after Zhang Xianzhong rebelled, he quickly cut off the communication between Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai and others to prevent them from becoming one.Now, he sent a three-way army to press from the east, forcing Zhang Xianzhong to retreat to the Yangtze River.

The situation is not good.

The Yangtze River began to enter the flood season, and it is unrealistic to cross the Yangtze River.

To retreat to the Yangtze River, you must gain a firm foothold in Xiangyang, otherwise, you will be driven to the river by the Ming army to feed the fish.

Although Zhang Xianzhong's generals are fierce and his soldiers are elite soldiers, these days, he feels that he can't stand being attacked by Xiong Wencan's army in turn.

To defend Xiangyang, they have to give them at least three months to half a year to prepare warships. This is a truth that every soldier understands, so it has become the consensus of the soldiers to defend Xiangyang.

Unity is strength.Very simple reason.However, the truth is the truth, and the facts are the facts. The fact now is that it is unlikely to hold Xiangyang.

Inside the Marshal's Mansion, the lights are bright.

Tomorrow, Xiong Wencan will come to supervise the battle in person.The troops attacking Xiangyang City have been resting for three days to recharge their batteries. Tomorrow should be the day for their general attack.

Tomorrow is definitely a turning point.If he wins, it will take at least three months for Xiong Wencan to regroup, and Zhang Xianzhong will have a chance to breathe; if he loses, he will have to move to the northwest along the river bank. If he appeared, he would have to hide in the mountains, or break into Sichuan.

Alas, this situation is still due to Li Zicheng, who pretended to be sick and took the opportunity to develop and strengthen his team.Of course, Luo Rucai did not fully cooperate, which was also one of the reasons.Luo Rucai was very cunning. Although he turned back as scheduled, he saw the heavy troops deployed by Xiong Wencan between them and Zhang Xianzhong, so he turned around and fled to Anhui, away from Zhang Xianzhong's troops.

Zhang Xianzhong is holding an important military meeting.

Tomorrow, no matter what kind of situation arises, he must prepare a countermeasure.

Just when the meeting was in an atmosphere shrouded in pessimism, intelligence suddenly came that an unidentified army from the northeast was moving southward quickly.

Everyone was surprised, the northeast direction was Beijing and Hebei, and the imperial court actually dispatched elite Liaodong army horses?
What a great handwriting of Emperor Chongzhen!

Regardless of the north?
(End of this chapter)