Li Zicheng knew that although Luo Rucai kept saying that he had no ambitions, from taking over the main attack mission in Xinyang to now fighting for the right to speak in the coalition forces, it was revealed that Luo Rucai still had a lot of thoughts.
"Brother Cao is right. It concerns the lives of soldiers. What Yufeng did is really wrong and outrageous." Li Zicheng first criticized Tian Jianxiu's approach, but then changed the subject and said, "But
There is really no need to do things too radically. We are only going to Chu to attack in the east and in the west, and we have to return to Henan in the end. If we cannot gain the trust and support of the hungry people, we will definitely not succeed in the future. The method I want to make up for is more pertinent, but it will waste a lot of time.
some."
Just when Luo Ru was about to object, Li Zicheng continued: "I think so, abandoning gold and silver may make the homeless vendors think that we have money and are unwilling to leave. We should make a big fanfare and publicize that Zuo Bing is coming here.
, just scare him."
Li Zicheng has always been open and honest, and even shows his sincerity to others. But since Niu Jinxing defected to the camp, he lectured Li Zicheng every day, making the simple old Li more and more accustomed to using tactics and tricks.
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Li Guo didn't know whether this was a good change or a bad change, but there was no doubt that as the Chuang army continued to grow, his old friends and many generals in the Chuang camp were changing.
After all, we can't always be in the same state as in Shangluo Mountain.
Li Guo was incompetent, and Luo Rucai finally felt that Li Zicheng's method was not bad. It was indeed better than sending troops to expel him directly. And after all, this problem was not a particularly big or serious problem. Luo Rucai also felt that there was no need to worry about such a trivial matter and
Li Zicheng argued so as not to affect Cao Ying's overall status.
After Li Guo and Luo Rucai had left, Niu Jinxing said to Li Zicheng: "Marshal, Marshal Yu's military strategy has many out-of-time and inappropriate points. As the saying goes, one cannot control troops with kindness, shouldn't..."
Niu Jinxing didn't finish what he said, but the meaning was very clear. It was simply that Tian Jianxiu's character was not suitable for the position of the winning bidder.
The most suitable position for Tian Mianxiu is actually the one in charge of logistics, Dian Liang, Dian Military Supplies.
But Li Zicheng had other plans. He shook his head and said slowly: "I know Yufeng is not suitable for this position. Originally, Jiexuan should be the most suitable post for the general post that won the bid. But after Jiexuan died, he broke into the camp.
The two groups, Yufeng and Buzhi, are obviously at odds with each other. Buzhi is my nephew and my brother. I can't be too partial to him. I still have to maintain Yufeng's status in order to show that I am not using nepotism in the camp."
Niu Jinxing knew that Li Zicheng still had a high degree of dominance and influence over the various departments in the camp. In fact, the two factions of Tian Jianxiu, Yuan Zongdi, Li Shuangxi, Li Guo, Liu Fangliang, and Li Laiheng could not be said to be distinct at all.
Two factions were formed.
Is it more because Li Zicheng doesn’t want to appear to be a nepotist?
Niu Jinxing was noncommittal, or had the strength, prestige, and status of Li Guo and Li Laiheng and his son risen too quickly?
Li Laiheng...
I'm afraid Li Zicheng still has some lingering eyes on Shao Hushuai!
Niu Jinxing can guess this, but he will never say it directly, and he also feels that it is not a good time for him to participate in such a thing. Of course, for the entire Chuangying, it is not yet the time to form a faction.
and situation.
Just don’t mention it!
Naturally, Li Laiheng didn't know that Li Zicheng, Luo Rucai, Tian Jianxiu, Li Guo, and Niu Jinxing all had a lot of thoughts because of his opposition to Tian Jianxiu's village's affiliation with hungry merchants.
Although he was very resourceful and often tried his best when dealing with the generals in the camp, Li Laiheng generally felt that the generals in the camp were all heartless and simple men who were upright and did not really realize this.
: Li Laiheng is not the only one who knows how to maneuver.
To the north of Xiping is Ru River. After passing Ru River, it belongs to the defense line of Xiang and Xiang, which Fu Zonglong relies on as a backing. Within a radius of dozens of miles, you can't see the edge of military tents, camps and cities, and there are many more.
The flags and horses were everywhere, with horses neighing, drums and horns echoing each other, and many civilians were demolishing houses outside the city to prevent the rebels from using the houses to cover their attack on the city.
In addition, He Renlong also took matters into his own hands, so the rebel spies sneaked in among the refugees and sent out multiple teams of cavalry to search and kill, clearing out the refugee teams along the way.
He was very well prepared. After these cavalry teams drove and killed the refugees on the road, they burned down more than ten villages in Xiangcheng and the south of Yancheng to prevent Cao's coalition forces from invading and using the manpower and material resources of these villages.
After the Allied Forces of Cao Cao pretended to attack Zuo Liangyu of Xinyang, they quickly turned north and attacked the city of Lin. Word spread everywhere. Fu Zonglong exclaimed in surprise: "If the bandit attacks Xiang, it's Lu!"
He felt relieved and satisfied with his far-sighted vision of standing still and holding on to the city wall. Fortunately, he was not deceived by the bandits' feint attack on Xinyang and went south. As expected, it was still the most stable and reliable strategy to fortify the stronghold and fight in vain.
Fu Zonglong was not afraid of the attack by Cao Cao's coalition forces this time. First, he had 40,000 troops in his hands, most of whom were elite soldiers capable of fighting; second, Gao Mingheng was robbing Kaifeng, Luoyang, Xiangcheng and other places.
He plundered a group of merchants with no backing and helped him collect enough money to temporarily feed Madman He.
The last point is that Fu Zonglong felt that the tactic of the rogue bandits first going south to pretend to attack Zuo Liangyu, and then suddenly going north to try to take advantage of the unpreparedness of the army to attack Yancheng, although it looked like a sophisticated military strategy, was still too crude after all.
Since Jiajing and Longqing, there were the dangers of northern captives and southern Japanese, and later the rise of Jurchens in the northeast, scholars have indeed paid increasing attention to military science. As the Neo-Confucian Wang Tingxiang advocated, "We should have both civil and military preparations."
"The practical learning of Confucian scholars" indeed led to the emergence of many figures like Fu Zonglong among the literati in the late Ming Dynasty who "know the military" or claim to "know the military".
In the ninth year of Chongzhen's reign, scholars from several societies collaborated to produce a military book called "Military Strategies", which was said to be a collection of military books from various ancient schools and merged into one.
It’s all nonsense.” The ingredients of the second disease are much higher than those of Sun Wu.
This so-called "civil and military talent", the so-called martial arts culture, although it has also cultivated heroes like Chen Zilong, it has also cultivated a large group of people who "make false claims" but are full of self-confidence.
Young scholars came.
However, in comparison, Fu Zonglong was indeed considered a first-tier figure among the so-called literati who "learned military affairs" and "know military affairs" in the late Ming Dynasty. At any rate, Fu Zonglong personally participated in the pacification of Guizhou Shuixi chieftain An Bangyan during the Tianqi period.
war, and indeed made a lot of contributions, for Emperor Tianqi and Chongzhen, to paper over this hole in the Ming Dynasty.
It's just that today is different from the past. Fu Zonglong adopted the strategy of garrisoning, sending troops to occupy the river, and control the dangerous points. According to the size of the ferry, he set up large and small water forts, dug deep ditches, built high platforms, set up beacon towers, and built strong forts.
It can be effective against the chieftains in Guizhou, but it is really... a bit worse against the rebels.
Your water is flowing!
The Chuang Cao coalition forces, numbering more than 20,000 soldiers, were rushing across. The infantry built many pontoon bridges, and the cavalry rushed over directly on horseback. Li Laiheng also rode a maroon war horse and waded in the river.
, the end of the riding crop in his hand hung down and was already submerged in the water.
"Beidu, Beidu, everyone crosses Ru River immediately and attacks Yancheng!"
Li Laiheng heard Hao Yaoqi at the front of the team shouting for everyone to cross the river quickly, cross the river quickly, and suddenly remembered the part in the ancient Yuefu poem about the public not crossing the river.
The public did not cross the river, but the public actually crossed the river.
It's just that "Gong Wu Crossing the River" is a story about a crazy man who insisted on crossing the river with his hair untied and carrying a pot, regardless of dissuasion.
The rebel army crossed Ru River north and attacked Yancheng directly, which was a tactical move full of calculations.
If we talk about crazy places...
"Benchu, Benchu, I'm still walking now, I haven't started running yet!"