Mengjincheng County Magistrate's Office Lobby

The plaque that was originally hanging above the lobby has been removed and replaced with a sign as big as a washbasin, with three large characters "Juyi Hall" written in black regular script.

Gao Yingxiang sat on the front seat of the hall, with leaders of all sizes of thirteen families, all over the 36th Battalion.

At this time, they no longer had the high-spirited expression when they conquered Mengjin City a few days ago, and were replaced by a slightly panic, uneasy and decadent expression.

"Brothers!"

Gao Yingxiang's voice was much lower than usual.

"We have heard from our spies that the commander of the Jiangning Army, the 15,000 army led by Duke Xinguo, will arrive in Mengjin tomorrow. At that time, we will face a 25,000 imperial army. I wonder what good strategies do you have to retreat to the enemy?"

There was a silence in the hall, and no one spoke for a long time. Yesterday's battle shocked everyone. Everyone dispatched nearly 100,000 troops. Before the war, there was still a plan to defeat or even wipe out the Jiangning army that would invade in the future. But I didn't know if I didn't fight. I was shocked by the attack, and the entire army collapsed in less than two hours.

You must know that their troops are ten times that of the other party!

Of course, most of the elderly, weak, women and children stood up, but even so, there were as many as 40,000 to 50,000, but they were beaten up by the Jiangning Army. They never dreamed that the private camp, which originally acted as cannon fodder, not only did not achieve the expected results, but instead became the culprit for disrupting their own military formations.

In the end, the battle ended with their great defeat. Luo Rucai, He Jin and other main attackers suffered heavy losses, so Ma Huihui was slightly better.

This battle completely calmed down the minds of the originally arrogant bandits. They realized that the reason why they were able to gallop across Shaanxi and Shanxi, and even broke into Henan's territory, and even had the opportunity to approach Luoyang for a while was not because they were powerful, but because the officers and soldiers and the government were too incompetent. If they met the elite of the court, they would be like they had encountered the snow in the scorching sun, and they would reveal their prototypes at once.

Of course, as for bandits, it is not rare to defeat the war. In fact, they basically fight with local garrisons or garrison officers and soldiers. The bandits also lose more and win less, and they can't escape. A few months ago, weren't they driven out of Shaanxi by Lu Xiangsheng?

However, this time it was different. There was a Jiangning army stationed outside Mengjin City, and even the docks by the river were under the surveillance of the Jiangning Army. They probably could not leave on a boat as swagger as before.

"Why... no one is willing to speak?" Seeing everyone who didn't say a word, Gao Yingxiang couldn't help but get angry, "Aren't you all good at talking about it usually? Why are they all mute today?"

Seeing Gao Yingxiang get angry, everyone was not panicked. Although Gao Yingxiang is their boss in name, the rebel army is actually just a temporary alliance, and Gao Yingxiang is just the leader they elected. If anyone thinks that they can't get along, he can lead his troops out of the alliance and go to another place to make a living.

Seeing that everyone was still silent, Gao Yingxiang's face became darker.

Just as he was about to get angry, Li Zicheng, who was sitting at the back, said, "King of Breaking, for the sake of the present plan, we can no longer stay in Mengjin. We'd better evacuate before Yang Feng arrives."

"Removing... do you know what you are talking about?"

As soon as Li Zicheng finished speaking, a dissatisfied voice rang out. The person who spoke was not someone else, but Luo Rucai, nicknamed Cao Cao.

Luo Rucai, who lost most of his troops in yesterday's battle, was in a bad mood, and his gunpowder smelled very strong when he spoke.

"Not to mention anything else, there are nearly 100,000 brothers in Mengjin City now. How could they withdraw overnight? What's more, the Jiangning Army is around us. Maybe there are their spies in Mengjin City. As long as we have any movement, they will immediately notice it. How could they let us leave honestly?"

"yes."

The leaders around also started to talk about it. The matter was obvious. Once the Jiangning Army found out that they had the intention to escape, they would definitely attack the dock as soon as possible. It would be difficult for them to leave by then.

"That's why we should leave!"

Faced with the discussions of everyone, Li Zicheng still insisted on his own views.

"If we retreat to the other side of the river, we will have a glimmer of hope, but if we continue to stay here, there is only a dead end. What will happen to you? Leaders will consider it for themselves!"

Everyone looked at each other.

They also understood these principles, but this determination was too difficult to make. Before they could speak, Li Zicheng's faint voice sounded again.

"I have calculated that we still have more than 100 ships on the dock. Although most of them are small boats, they can carry 7,000 or 8,000 people at a time. I think it is still very likely that all the ships will cross the river together and safely arrive on the other side."

At this time, everyone's hearts began to turn quickly. Li Zicheng was right. The first group of escaped people had the greatest chance of success. Even if the Jiangning Army reacted, they had no choice but to do anything to them. When they came to chase them, they had already retreated to the other side of the river.

Gao Yingxiang sighed lightly, "I have made up my mind, even if the first group of retreating brothers can safely arrive on the other side, what should the brothers behind do?"

Li Zicheng said lightly: "The brothers behind can only leave their fate!"

"Tsk tsk..."

Looking at Li Zicheng without any expression, Gao Yingxiang felt a sense of emotion. It was only a few days before. The guy who was just a team official can now speak out the life and death of tens of thousands of people in an understatement without changing his face.

"If this son does not die, he will definitely be a hero in the future!" Gao Yingxiang secretly made a conclusion for Li Zicheng in his heart.

He glanced at everyone and asked, "Okay, Zicheng has already expressed his ideas. Whoever agrees or objectes?"

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Just as Gao Yingxiang and others were arguing endlessly, the men led by Yang Feng had already arrived at a place about 30 kilometers away from Mengjin City.

"Report!"

A spy came to Yang Feng and raised an envelope above his head and shouted: "Your Majesty, this is the information sent by General Yan Di!"

The free servant took the information and handed it to Yang Feng. Yang Feng checked the envelope and then tore it open the envelope. After reading the information in one glance, he handed the information to Gou Xingma, who was beside him, nodded with satisfaction: "Yan Di has done a good job. He can win such a big victory by leading troops in the first time, which is worthy of praise!"
Chapter completed!