Seeing Zuo Liangyu walking out of the Yamen, Xiong Wencan took a breath and was speechless for a while.
The soldiers are arrogant and the generals are arrogant, so it will be difficult to suppress the situation.
Zuo Liangyu seems to be unruly, but now the bandits are strong and the armies are mediocre in combat. To suppress the thieves, we still need to rely on capable military leaders like Zuo Liangyu. When it comes to the battlefield, the three submissive generals will also
He is no match for a powerful general. No matter how angry Prime Minister Xiong Wencan is, he can't do anything to Zuo Liangyu.
The other military attaches did not have the combat effectiveness of Zuo Liangyu's unit, nor were they as arrogant as Zuo Liangyu.
In the main hall, when the generals saw Zuo Liangyu's behavior, they all had their own thoughts and fell silent for a while.
After a long time, Zhang Guowei, the governor of Anqing, coughed and said: "Now that a group of thieves have gathered in Anqing Mansion, how do you think we should suppress the thieves?"
Only then did everyone come back to their senses and return to the topic.
Mou Wenshou, the chief military officer of Fengsi, took a step forward and said: "I think that the thieves in Anqing seem to be very powerful, but there are many conflicts among the thieves. They are wary of each other and cannot respond to each other. Among the thieves, Zhang Xianzhong is the most powerful.
If we can gather our forces and defeat the Xian thieves in one fell swoop, then the group of thieves will be frightened and the situation will be promising."
Xiong Wencan stroked his long beard and remained silent.
Liu Liangzuo, the commander-in-chief of Luzhou Prefecture, said: "I second the proposal. The Xian bandits seem to be powerful now, but in fact they have no external support. Now our army is gathered in Anqing. If we give them a thunder blow, they will be defeated."
Xiong Wencan's achievements in Fujian and Guangdong were all achieved through recruitment, and he was not good at fighting on the battlefield. At this time, he heard what the two general soldiers said, and he was a little undecided, so he looked at another general soldier who had experienced battles for a long time—
—Shanxi Commander-in-Chief Chen Hongfan.
Chen Hongfan is said to be Zhang Xianzhong's great benefactor. When Zhang Xianzhong was captured by the army, Chen Hongfan saw that Zhang Xianzhong did not look like an ordinary person and released him. He said that he had an old relationship with Zhang Xianzhong. But because of this, he wanted to prove himself by operating on Zhang Xianzhong.
Loyalty to the Ming Dynasty. He coughed and said: "The thieves are the best at strategizing, and their advance and retreat are erratic... At this time, he is stationed in An0qing, which is a rare opportunity. If he can be defeated in one fell swoop, the plan to suppress the thieves is half done!"
Seeing that all the generals were unanimous, Xiong Wencan nodded and said, "I also believe that this is the time to gather troops to exterminate the Xian thieves."
Waving his sleeves, Xiong Wencan said: "Bring me the map!"
Then some soldiers ran into the hall and took out a large cowhide map with the mountains and rivers of An Oqing drawn on it. A group of civil servants and generals gathered around and stood beside the map. Li Zhi had the lowest official rank among the generals.
, I was stunned because I was squeezed outside the crowd and couldn't see the map.
Xiong Wencan knew that Li Zhi was the appointed good general, so he glanced at Li Zhi. He saw Li Zhi outside the crowd and called to Li Zhi: "Guerrilla general, come here!"
Li Zhi bowed his hands and bowed, walked to Xiong Wencan under the gaze of everyone, and looked at the map.
Seeing Li Zhi in place, Xiong Wencan asked loudly: "Where is the thief?"
Mou Wenshou, the commander-in-chief of Fengsi, pointed to a river and said: "According to the detectives of the official sentry cavalry, the Xian bandits were camped by the Yonghe River twenty miles away, with a company of five miles, and they claimed to have 150,000 troops. However,
According to the official's estimate, the vast majority of them are hungry soldiers, capable infantry, horse troops, valiant cavalry and old battalions with no more than 20,000 people. Even not counting Zuo Liangyu's troops, our army still has more than 40,000 troops and horses.
We will definitely defeat it in one fell swoop.”
Chen Hongfan pondered and said: "But...the other thieves, including Liu Guoneng, Guotianxing Zhang Tianlin, Cao Cao Luo Rucai, Huntianxing Hui Dengxiang and Shetantian Li Wanqing's camp are not far from the Xianthief..."
Liu Liangzuo, the commander-in-chief of Luzhou Prefecture, shook his head and said: "There are many conflicts between the thieves. It is impossible to gather together to rescue the Xian thieves. We will definitely defeat Zhang Xianzhong this time. However, the Yonghe River is shallow, and the Xian thieves will have to flee across the river after being defeated! It will be difficult to capture him."
Xiong Wencan nodded and said: "Now that all the reinforcements and suppression troops have arrived, it is an opportunity for a battle. In any case, defeating the traitors will definitely boost the morale of our army. Pass on the order, and tomorrow our entire army will be dispatched to go
Yonghe killed Zhang Xianzhong's traitor army."
All the generals sang and received their orders.
Xiong Wencan added: "Send someone to send an order to Zuo Liangyu's army and ask him to lead his troops and horses to go out with the army tomorrow."
Zuo Liangyu fluttered his sleeves and left. Unexpectedly, the Prime Minister still begged Zuo Liangyu to fight. Everyone was stunned when they heard this and looked at each other.
After Xiong Wencan finished the arrangements, he asked the generals to go back to their camps. There will be a battle tomorrow, and all the generals must prepare well.
Li Zhi was walking out when he saw a bearded man in iron armor stopping him: "Guerrilla general, stay back!"
Li Zhi stopped and asked, "General, are you calling me?"
The big man with a beard ran up and said, "This is Huang Degong, the deputy general of the Beijing camp. As a guerrilla general, just call me Huang Chuangzi."
Li Zhi asked curiously: "What did General Huang call me for?"
Huang Degong asked: "The guerrilla general really repulsed the two thousand horse army? Which family of banditry did the horse army belong to? How powerful was it?"
It turned out that he was curious about Li Zhi's record and came to inquire about the information. Li Zhi smiled and said lightly: "I defeated the horse army of the traitor. Its combat power is not worth mentioning!"
Hearing Li Zhi's flirtatious words, Huang Degong was stunned for a moment, cupped his hands and said: "The fighting power of the bandits is getting stronger and stronger day by day, especially the intruders who sacrifice themselves to the thieves. Even the officers and soldiers dare not fight against these two thieves. But the general actually
Huang Chuangzi admires him for being able to defeat the enemy with one blow. Tomorrow I will wait to see the general killing everyone on the battlefield!"
Li Zhi and Huang Degong were talking, and a military eunuch wearing a python robe next to him listened carefully. After hearing this, the eunuch walked up to Li Zhi.
"Our family is Liu Yuanbin, the supervisor of the Beijing camp, and he is investigating with the guerrilla general."
"Father-in-law, please speak!"
"The general has defeated the Xian thief's army and horses, and knows the details. General, how long will it take for our army to defeat the Xian thief tomorrow?"
Li Zhi thought for a moment and said, "I'm afraid it will take a quarter of an hour!"
Hearing Li Zhi's confident words, Huang Degong and the eunuch Liu Yuanbin were stunned, and then they both raised their heads and laughed. Huang Degong smiled heartily, while Liu Yuanbin's laughter was a bit sinister, and he didn't know where he was.
Laughing at Li Zhi's overconfidence or being happy with Xian Thief's vulnerability.
Li Zhi also smiled in agreement, bowed his hands to Huang Degong and Liu Yuanbin, then turned and left.
That night, wine and meat were distributed to each camp. The soldiers drank heavily and ate large pieces of meat, enjoying themselves all night long.
Early the next morning, the generals of each battalion beat drums and broke out of their camps and mobilized the army. More than a dozen groups of soldiers and horses came from all directions outside Anqing City and met at the east gate of Anqing City, forming an army.
He formed a majestic army of 50,000 men. The army was led by Fengsi General Soldier Mou Wenshou as the forward with 4,000 people, Shanxi General Soldier Chen Hongfan as the left wing by 5,000 people, and Luzhou General Soldier Liu Liangzuo as the right wing by 3,000 people. Li Zhi's troops
There are many soldiers and horses and they are known as a strong army. They are arranged by Xiong Wencan as the palace army and guard at the end of the army.
