King Chuang was very tolerant, and Li Laiheng also expected this, so he made some small moves. However, after this beating, Li Laiheng should really restrain himself more. It's not that Li Zicheng couldn't see his moves, it was just that he
For various reasons, I just don’t want to ruin everyone’s relationship!
"The marshal is generous, open and honest, which is impressive, but he will fail on this point in the future."
Li Laiheng smiled bitterly. He knew that Li Zicheng's ultimate failure in later history was largely due to King Chuang's "generous and generous character".
Li Zicheng made Chen Yongfu, who blinded one of his eyes, an earl, and pardoned Bian Dashou, who dug up his ancestral grave. He also spared the capricious Jiang and Tang Tong, conferring titles on them and retaining their old subordinates.
As a result, after the Chuang army was defeated, Jiang, Tang Tong and other Ming army surrendered generals swarmed in rebellion. Among them, Jiang used a deception to assassinate his savior, "Guo Tianxing" Zhang Tianlin, and seized Datong, which also caused the Chuang army in Shanxi.
The defense line completely collapsed, ultimately creating a dilemma and a passive situation during the Tongguan War.
It can be said that the failure of the Chuang Army in the Jiashen Year was largely due to Li Zicheng's excessive generosity of character.
But it is also because of this that Chuang Wang can gather people's hearts, which is different from other heroes such as Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai.
As soon as Li Laiheng thought of Luo Rucai, Cao Cao's generals also arrived at the camp. Cao Cao and Luo Rucai were riding on a tall horse decorated with gold pieces and colorful ribbons. On both sides were more than a dozen ornately armored guards. The two guards at the front were
In their hands were big signs with the words "Dai Tian" and "Fu Min" written on them.
Luo Rucai did not wear armor, but wore a very comfortable-looking Suzhou embroidered brocade robe with a chinchilla skin cape. She looked like a court official.
Behind Luo Rucai were other generals of Cao Ying, including Luo Daien, Luo Yanqing, Qiggu Zhao Yingyuan, who were good friends with Li Laiheng, as well as Yang Chengzu, Yang Shengzu, Zhu Yangmin and others whom Li Laiheng was not familiar with.
Cao's camp was very grand. There were infantrymen in front of the team who were responsible for clearing the way, and behind the team there was a group of musicians who were much more professional than Liu Tichun playing music.
This kind of grand scene made the generals who were used to living a poor life stunned. Hao Yaoqi put it in Li Laiheng's ear and said sarcastically: "Old Cao's pomp and circumstance, people who don't know would think that he is here to appease the imperial court.
High official!"
The other generals of the camp who were summoned by King Chuang to discuss the military plan, including Tian Jianxiu, Yuan Zongdi, Li Guo and others, were all people who could express their emotions and anger. Only Liu Fangliang had a strong and upright character. He snorted and said: "
Everyone in Cao's camp is dressed in fine clothes, rides on high horses, and even has a team of musicians. Isn't this all the money and food spent to break into the camp?"
Li Guo put his hand on Liu Fangliang's back and signaled him not to talk nonsense like this again when Luo Rucai entered the camp to discuss the military aircraft. Yuan Zong's deputy general, who had a good relationship with Li Guo, and the two tigers Liu Tichun complained: "Old Luo
We can't say how the war will go, but this drum troupe is indeed the best in the rebel army. When will our generalissimo give me some money to recruit such a drummer!"
Li Laiheng looked at the envious expression on Liu Tichun's face, held back his smile, and comforted him: "Uncle Erhu, long live understanding, long live understanding. After we win a few more battles, there will always be a chance to add a few more people to your band.
Put your hand in, long live understanding."
Lao Luo Shang didn't know how he was arranged by the generals who broke into the camp. After dismounting, he went to see Xiu with Tian. Li Guo and Li Guo exchanged greetings for a while before leading the generals from Cao's camp into Li Zicheng's Chinese camp.
Li Laiheng saw Luo Yanqing standing at the tail of Cao Ying's team and waved to him. He also smiled and raised his hand and waved twice.
Li Zicheng personally stood outside the gate of the Chinese army camp to welcome the generals of Cao Ying. Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance also came up and chatted with the generals of Cao Ying. Then Li Shuangxi introduced everyone into the camp and put a
The map of Nanyang Mansion was hung on the screen wall for the generals to understand the current situation.
On that map, based on the latest information sent back by the red team, the strength figures of various government and military units were marked in Luoyang, Runing, and western Henan.
After Luo Rucai took his seat, he glanced briefly, his eyes widened, and he pointed at the map and said, "Is this to scare me? Will there be 60,000 officers and soldiers to suppress it?"
When the other generals of Cao Ying saw the distribution of troops, they all looked at each other in horror. It was because they followed Zhang Xianzhong and were always chased and intercepted by Zuo Liangyu's main force, and were in a particularly bad situation, that they broke up with Xi Ying and went to Li Zicheng.
Who would have thought that just after Chuang Cao joined forces, the coalition forces would face an unprecedented siege!
Niu Jinxing smiled wryly and shrugged, and asked Song Xiance to introduce the military situation to the generals in Cao's camp: "The officers and soldiers are divided into five branches. One is the 10,000 officers and soldiers of Henan led by the governor of Henan. The soldiers are not very strong; the second is the patrol of Henan.
According to the fact that the Shebing regiment led by Governor Gao Mingheng was not good at fighting in the field, it was estimated that they would only defend the city and would not participate in the suppression. The third group was the elite Qin army led by Fu Zonglong, the governor of the three sides, with about 20,000 or more armored soldiers.
Power is our great enemy; the fourth is Baoding Governor Yang Wenyue, who has more than 10,000 Baoding soldiers, who are also very elite."
Yuan Zongdi, who had been silent, added in a deep voice: "In addition, there are also movements at Zuo Liangyu, and the Chu army may have thousands to ten thousand troops entering Nanyang Mansion from the south to participate in the encirclement and suppression."
Luo Rucai was shocked, looked at Li Zicheng, and asked again: "Qin Chu will attack Henan, brother Zicheng, you are digging a big hole for our Cao camp!"
"Hahaha! Is Brother Cao afraid of the officers and soldiers?" Li Zicheng laughed loudly, stood up and walked to Luo Rucai, pressed his shoulders and said, "Although the officers and soldiers are large in number, they are distributed in various places, and there is a difference in the order of the troops.
.And the elite soldiers of the rebel army are all in Victory Village. As long as we concentrate our forces and defeat them all the way, the officers and soldiers will be frightened. It is not difficult to destroy the army and annihilate the enemy."
Luo Dayen, the number two man in Cao Ying's camp, sat at the table and asked in a low voice: "Excuse me, Generalissimo, if you have already decided on a strategy for using troops? Are you calling the generals in Cao Ying this time to order the dispatch of troops?"
What Luo Dain asked was the inner thoughts of Cao Ying's generals. What they were most worried about was that Li Zicheng acted arbitrarily and treated Cao Ying as a vassal or even a subordinate of the invading army.
Fortunately, Li Zicheng always brainstormed ideas when using troops and rarely acted arbitrarily. He smiled and replied: "How can I alone have enough intelligence and strength to resist when the army of officers and soldiers is pressing on the border? I called the brothers just to ask everyone to brainstorm and come up with a solution together."
Luo Dain relieved his frown, and Luo Rucai's nephew Yang Chengzu countered: "If the official army really has 60,000 people, the coalition's current 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers and horses are definitely no match. I heard that Gezuo
The Fifth Battalion has been conquering cities and territories in the Huaibei area and has developed relatively smoothly. It is better for us to highlight Nanyang and go to the Jianghuai River to join Gezuo."
After hearing the news of the 60,000-strong army in Cao's camp, the generals in Cao's camp were reluctant to stay in Nanyang and fight with the army. Yang Chengzu's opinion was more in line with what most people thought, but most of the generals in the camp felt that the army was developing in Henan.
The fastest and unwilling to leave the Central Plains easily.
Li Guo retorted: "Allying with the Fifth Battalion of the Left Army is a way out when nothing can be done. But the current situation is by no means completely hopeless. Xiao Yuan's camp has thousands of troops and has long been interested in moving west to join forces with me. By the time Xiao Yuan
When the battalion arrives, the coalition's strength will reach more than 30,000, which will be stronger than any other army in the official army."
When Li Laiheng heard his adoptive father's rebuttal, he nodded secretly. He saw Tian Jianxiu and Yuan Zongdi were silent, frowned, and then echoed Li Guo: "Although the officers and soldiers are large, they have different powers. The three sides have different powers."
Although Governor Fu Zonglong has a high and powerful position, he cannot directly command the troops of Governor Yang Wenyue of Baoding. Moreover, Zuo Liangyu has always been domineering, and he will never easily cooperate with Fu Zonglong's strategy of suppression."
Li Laiheng knocked on the table and emphasized: "There are different powers and different commands. Although the troops are numerous, they cannot work together. The situation of the officers and soldiers is like this. I think it is inevitable to lose. Why should we give up the battle that is certain to win?
How about defecting to the Fifth Battalion of Gezuo in embarrassment?"
The Fifth Battalion of Ge Zuo refers to the coalition of Lao Hui Hui Ma Shouying, Ge Liyan He Yilong, Zuo Jin Wang He Jin, Zheng Shi Wang Liu Xiyao, and Troubled Times Wang Lin Cheng, these five relatively famous rebel leaders at the time.
Relying on the dangerous terrain of the Dabie Mountains, they moved guerrillas in the Ying and Huo areas, attacking An, Lu, Chi, Tai and other prefectures. They were quite powerful and had more than 10,000 elite soldiers.