"Brother Juming, what do you think?" Li Yan took a few steps closer and asked softly.
"Brother Li, isn't this all part of your plan?"
Niu Jinxing, however, did not appreciate it and was quite jealous of Li Yan's status. They have become strangers to each other over the years.
"I'm afraid the king will have to ask for your opinion on the Tongguan matter!"
Hearing this sarcasm, Li Yan sighed and said nothing.
In fact, he also understood Niu Jinxing's thoughts, and his opinion could not shake his position, and even recommended Song Xiance and King Shun.
But, am I really here for power and position?
Staring into the distance, what was once Zhongzhou Henan is now a mess. Who wants to see their parents submerged in the water?
"Zicheng, what do you think?"
Li Zicheng did not comment on Song Xiance's words. He turned around and asked about Li Yan.
"According to my humble opinion, the king can send another army to cross the Yellow River and attack from both sides. This is the most powerful pass in the world, so naturally it is not a problem."
Li Yan sighed in his heart and said hurriedly.
"One chief and one assistant?" Li Zicheng pondered for a moment and said decisively: "Okay, Zicheng, you go and build the ship, and then -"
As he spoke, he looked at the generals under his command.
Liu Zongmin, Gao Yigong, Tian Jianxiu, He Jin, Hao Yaoqi, etc. all raised their heads and chests high, obviously they all wanted to be the commander of this army.
"Your Majesty, let me go!"
At this time, a fair-faced and handsome general in his thirties raised his spear and said angrily: "I want to avenge my father."
Li Zicheng took a look and couldn't help but nodded: "Laiheng, then you can go."
Li Laiheng was Li Guo's adopted son and was considered a leader of the younger generation. In theory, he was Li Zicheng's great-nephew.
"I will send 20,000 people with you to invade Shaanxi within one month."
"Yes!" Li Laiheng quickly accepted the order.
Li Zicheng's eyes focused on Tongguan again: "Sun Chuanting, you can't run away this time."
"Divide the whole army into thirty branches, and mount one every half an hour. I will make Tongguan three inches shorter."
Immediately, in front of Tongguan City, turns of killing tactics began.
Everyone is clear about Chuangjun's idea, which is to rely on numbers to fight a war of attrition.
As the saying goes, if you defend for a long time, you will lose, but the number of people in Tongguan limits their thoughts of going out to fight in the field.
"Rumble--"
Six red-coated cannons took turns bombing.
However, the Chuang army was not afraid and continued to climb the dangerous Tongguan using simple ladders.
Ten thousand after ten thousand, day after day.
The corpses under Tongguan were piled up layer after layer, tens of thousands of them. As they were trampled, they seemed to blend into the soil, directly forming a foot-high staircase.
"boom--"
On the seventh day, the two red cannons were overused and exploded.
"The remaining branches of the Superintendent can't last more than a few days."
In the conference hall, Zhu Yixi said in a deep voice.
Hundreds of generals, large and small, gathered together.
At this time, everyone was filled with a sense of urgency. They raised their heads and looked at the old man, hoping to get a happy answer.
"Yeah?"
Sun Chuanting sighed, lightly but deeply.
Obviously, by now, even the most confident people understand that Tongguan can no longer be defended.
The atmosphere dropped instantly, and no one dared to say a word.
For a while, it seemed like half a day had passed.
Only then did Sun Chuanting raise his head with a stern look: "If Li Zicheng wants to think about Tongguan, he will have to step over my body."
"Supervisor——" Everyone was startled, half concerned and half frightened.
If you want to die, don't take us to be buried with you.
"I'm not going to die soon. You don't want to accompany me anyway, that's all."
After waving his hand, Sun Chuanting's breath was a little confused and he said: "General Niu, where are you going?"
"I want to go back to Lintao Town. There are still tens of thousands of troops there. No matter what happens, I can retreat to Lanzhou and resist."
Niu Chenghu understood that the next words would determine his future, so he couldn't help but take a breath and said seriously.
"Okay!" Sun Chuanting narrowed his eyes, and there was a hint of color in his eyes:
"If Lintao Town does not have enough soldiers and horses, you can go to Yansui Town and Yulin Town to borrow more soldiers and horses. The three towns are too scattered and can only be defeated individually."
"Yes!" Niu Chenghu's face was full of astonishment, but then he was overjoyed and nodded hurriedly.
"As for Gao Jie." Sun Chuanting looked at the handsome face of Gao Jie and couldn't help but said: "I know that you have a big feud with Li Zicheng. I can't stay in Shaanxi anymore, so go to Shanxi!"
"Thank you very much, Supervisor. I will definitely guard Shanxi well in this humble position."
Gao Jie also looked happy, and escaping as soon as possible was the greatest blessing to him.
"As for Bai Guangen, you can go to the capital after being awarded the title of Commander-in-Chief of Jizhou."
Hearing this, Bai Guangen was a little hesitant. The capital was not a good place to go. There were countless bosses in charge. His temper was not easy to control.
"Superintendent, these thousands of my men are useless in the capital. It is better to go to Yulin Town and look for opportunities to counterattack."
His face was full of longing.
Hearing this, Sun Chuanting fell into deep thought. Bai Guangen was unable to be restrained by Wu Zong back then. He loved his bravery. If he returned to the capital and no one could take care of him, it would cause big trouble.
"That's it!" Sun Chuanting sighed: "I will let you act as my agent in Yulin for the time being."
"Thank you very much, Supervisor." Bai Guangen thanked him sincerely.
"Mr. Chen, do you intend to go to Yansui Town?" Sun Chuanting asked.
"It's hard to do a humble job." When Chen Yongfu heard this, he immediately smiled bitterly:
"I don't have a single soldier in my humble position, and I can't control the situation when I go to Yansui Town. I might as well follow Zhu Guerrilla and act together."
"Zhu Yixi?" Several people were surprised. It was strange for the general soldiers to follow the guerrillas.
Zhu Yixi felt the curious eyes of several people and could not help but whisper: "Due to the arrangement of the governor, I intend to guard Hanzhong to guard against intruders entering Sichuan."
"Brother Zhu, let's come to Yulin together!"
Bai Guangen's face was full of sincerity and he said as if he was thinking about you:
"As soon as Shaanxi comes, the intruders will inevitably go south to Hanzhong and invade Sichuan. Although the terrain is dangerous, it is nothing compared to a large number of soldiers and horses. You and I will guard Yulin together, and the border troops are elite, so we are somewhat sure."
"Brother Zhu, it would be better to come to Tao." Niu Chenghu couldn't help but persuade him.
Gao Jie's lips moved, but he did not say anything after all. He was a cavalryman. Although he was greedy for guns, his inherent thinking still believed that cavalry was king.
As for the musketeers, I think they are a drag because they can't run fast after all.
"Thank you for your kindness, general, but it would be better for you to go to Hanzhong."
Zhu Yixi twitched the corners of her mouth and refused directly.
Damn it, if I was young and a fool, and if I followed you, wouldn't I be waiting to be annexed?
Seeing the confrontation between several people, Sun Chuanting watched with cold eyes.
He actually wanted to gather a few people together, but Bai, Gao, and Niu couldn't accept each other. Together they would only lead to civil strife, so it was better to separate the matter.
"That's it!" Sun Chuanting shook his head and said, "You can leave the day after tomorrow at night."