There was a brazier in the middle of the Wenshui County government hall, and people were sitting around it. Li Zicheng sat on top and looked around with a solemn expression. Except for Tian Jianxiu and Gao Guiying who were in charge in Xi'an, and Liu Fangliang who took the east road, almost all his generals were gathered.
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There are many mountains under him and there are many factions. It can be seen from where he is sitting that on the left are Li Guo, Zhang Nai (Li Shuangxi), Gao Yigong, Li Laiheng, and on the right are Liu Zongmin, Hao Yaoqi, Yuan Zongdi, and Ma Shiyao.
, in addition to Liu Tichun, Ren Jirong, Ma Chongxi, etc.
Sitting next to him were his four great protector strategists, Li Yan, Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance, and Gu Junen.
Those who can enter the county government to discuss affairs are his direct descendants or brothers from the old camp. As for the generals who surrendered halfway, they have no chance to participate. Even Chen Yongfu, who shot him blind and finally surrendered and was named Wenshui Bo, is only
While patrolling Wenshui City, which had the same title as his, other Ming rebel generals were stationed at the outermost perimeter.
The journey was smooth and the thieves were a little worried, but yesterday they were hit head-on. The Ming army actually established a defense line about a hundred miles long, starting from Jiaocheng in the west and ending at Qixian in the east. They sniped at the small group of intruders, and even
Yesterday afternoon, Wenshui actually had a fight with the vanguard troops and then withdrew.
This is unusual.
"Our army had at least three or four clashes with officers and soldiers last night, but they were only a few hundred people in size, ten miles north of Wenshui," Niu Jinxing said softly.
"Zhou Yuji is indeed a tough guy, but how long can he last without troops and food?" Liu Zongmin said with a scornful smile.
"Jiaocheng is a small city and there is no insurance to prove it. What is he going to do?"
Li Zicheng raised his eyebrows.
"It should be to hinder the speed of my advance and delay the deployment of Taiyuan's defense." Song Xiance said: "According to reports from spies, there are many troops deployed in Jiaocheng, at least more than 30,000."
"Ha! That means we have almost brought all the troops in Taiyuan over. Xiong Tong once said that the maximum number of troops in Taiyuan is 50,000. Zhou Yuji is willing to spend money. He is not afraid that we will eat his 30,000 troops in Jiaocheng.
?" Hao Yaoqi sneered.
"The hundred-mile defense line is so long. He placed his main force in front of us because he wanted to fight us head-on. But we don't want to fight him head-on. It's better to use a false attack to solidify the situation, lure him from the front, and attack the main force from the east.
In the past, it was reported that there were only a few thousand soldiers and horses there, and Qi County was even smaller and vulnerable."
Ox Venus proposal.
Everyone looked at Li Zicheng.
Li Zicheng raised his eyebrows and sneered: "Zhou Yuji is just bluffing. Although he is a tough opponent, the foundation of the Ming army is empty. They can't predict the defeat. The morale of the army is unstable and the people's hearts have long been dispersed. There are not many people willing to fight with him.
No matter how tough he is, is it possible that just one person can defeat my army of hundreds of thousands?"
He said with a slight pause: "So why take a detour to the east and travel a hundred miles for nothing? First send people to recruit him to surrender. If he fails to attack him, let's salute first and then attack him to convince him. What do you think?"
"It's feasible." Li Yan nodded.
Everyone also agreed.
"Who will be sent to recruit him as a good person?" Gu Junen asked.
"Of course it's Xiong Tong and Zhang Linran, we are all familiar with them," Li Zicheng said with a half-smile.
"Zhou Yuji is a latrine pit stone, smelly and hard. It is difficult to get him to surrender. You and other troops should be prepared to launch attacks at any time. Jiaocheng is undefeable. It will be defeated with one blow. We must reach Taiyuan within three days."
"Below the City".
Wenshui City became very lively due to the arrival of the rebel army. After all, they are "rebels" and have a fan base. The display of lanterns and colors is a bit exaggerated, but there are really many people beating gongs and drums along the street to celebrate. Of course, this does not rule out that they are the pirate army.
Several key propagandists of the rebel army, holding gongs and banging gongs loudly, were loudly promoting the new policies implemented by the rebels along the street. Many people who had not fled along the way stopped to listen and were overjoyed...
However, although the city is lively, it is not worth mentioning compared to the outside. At this time, Wenshui City is surrounded by various military tents and refugees with their families on three sides.
Here, this is a mobile refugee camp, with more than 200,000 people.
There are many tents gathered a few miles south of the city, where Li Zicheng's old battalion elite soldiers are located. They are surrounded by cannon fodder on the outside, forming a natural barrier.
At about ten o'clock in the afternoon, Chang Yu appeared outside Wenshui City. He had always wanted to experience the enemy-occupied area in person, but this time Li Xingzu actually agreed.
The reason is very simple. There are really too many refugees outside the rebel army. They are as crowded as a train station during the Spring Festival. It is easy to sneak in. Moreover, he also believes that there are already many officers and soldiers inside at this time. Of course, he does not rule it out.
There are also many counterintelligence agents from the rebel army lurking among them.
After going down the mountain, he searched for a village, spent some money and put on his coat and changed into some tattered clothes. After dressing up a little, Chang Yu took Li Xingzu and Duan Wuhu and followed the villagers into Wenshui. The rest of Chunxin and others were there.
Waiting in the temple.
It's really like a fucking temple fair. A few miles away from Wenshui, there are already masses of black heads. Poor people in ragged clothes, disheveled faces, and dull eyes are waiting for soup. This is why they are willing to follow the rebel army as cannon fodder.
The main reason is that if you have some porridge to drink, you won’t die from hunger.
Li Xingzu looked like a veteran, dressed in rags, holding his arms and lowering his head, holding a thick bowl in his hand, squeezing through the crowd, but keeping his eyes on Chang Yu's movements.
Although Chang Yu's face was darkened and he was pretending, his eyes were like those of a thief, looking around. An experienced person could see through at a glance that this kid was not a serious person.
There are really too many cannon fodders, and most of them have families with them. Because they come from different places, they are divided into many small groups, with fellow villagers and fellow villagers in the same city as units, so they are not easily bullied if they stick together.
Chang Yu wandered around in the crowd for a while and felt bored. He wanted to approach the military camp, but soon found that it was impossible. There were a large number of soldiers with weapons on duty there, prohibiting cannon fodder from approaching the restricted area.
Let's go for a walk in the city, Chang Yu thought, turning around and walking towards the south gate of Wenshui.
I just took a few steps when I was suddenly grabbed by someone
"Lower your head." Li Xingzu whispered beside him, and then they sat down in front of a shack. There was a family of five or six in the shack. Zhen was holding a late drink of porridge. When he saw Chang Yu and the two of them, doubts appeared on their faces.
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Several thieves armed with weapons walked past the shack. These people were there to maintain security and deter spies. This was why Li Xingzu pulled Chang Yu away from them.
Because Chang Yu's acting skills are so bad, everyone among the cannon fodder has numb expressions and looks like they are dying. Only he is like a curious baby, looking here and there with his big eyes open, like going to a lantern festival, and it is too easy to attract others' attention.
Already..
"What are you looking at? If I look at you again, will you believe it?" Chang Yu looked at the two men in the shack fiercely and threatened in a low voice.
Sure enough, the whole family showed fear, lowered their heads and continued to drink porridge without daring to speak.
Ordinary people are afraid of evil people, but Chang Yu now gives the impression that he is a villain.
"Boss, what were you doing over there just now? Do you want to enter the city?" Li Xingzu dragged Chang Yu away and asked in a low voice while hiding away.
"Well, let's take a look."
"You'd better not go, you can't get in at all"
Li Xingzu gestured with his eyes as he spoke, and Chang Yu looked up and saw that the city gates were guarded by soldiers, preventing refugees from entering the city at all.
"What are they doing? Why aren't they allowed in?" Chang Yu asked.
"This is the cleverness of the bandit army. Every time they conquer a city or occupy a land, they will publicize how they treat the people well, do not disturb the people, do not loot and kill, etc. Only the core people are allowed to enter the city. Now they are deceiving the people in the city.
Well, if we let these cannon fodder in, wouldn't there be chaos immediately?
As he spoke, his voice dropped even lower: "And this will not protect the officials, gentry and wealthy people who are secretly torturing the city."
Chang Yu suddenly realized it and looked at the military camp in the distance. He couldn't get close to it, and the city had also entered. I had piled up cannon fodder here, so it was better to leave early.
Thinking in his mind, he winked at Li Xingzu, indicating to retreat, and then walked towards Duan Wuhu, who was a few meters away.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way." At this moment, there was a sudden noise in the crowd, which attracted everyone's attention.
Chang Yu stopped and looked up, and saw a group of people walking out of the barracks and into the refugee camp, shouting loudly.