"What, Guan Ning Cavalry?" Almost in unison, Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai both said in surprise.
After asking, they looked at each other and found that each other's expressions were serious, but they didn't say anything and turned to look at Li Laiheng.
However, there were some young people below who didn't understand why the two big guys were so surprised, and looked at their reactions with some curiosity.
At this time, Liu Zongmin waved his hand and shouted: "What about Guan Ning's cavalry? We are not what we used to be. We will destroy him if we dare to come!"
Hearing this, Yuan Zongdi and others also echoed and started making noises.
"That's right, there are only 3,000 cavalry troops. We still have 30,000 cavalry troops. We are so afraid of him!"
"No, just take revenge and destroy Guan Ning's cavalry!"
"..."
If you say what army the bandits are most afraid of? It's actually the Guan Ning Cavalry!
In the past, whenever Guan Ning's cavalry sent out any troops at random, they would chase the bandits into the sky and into the earth, fleeing everywhere.
For example, the famous Cao Wenzhao, who was from the Guan Ning Army, led a group of troops to chase and kill the bandits, killing them to the point where they were all frightened.
Also, Zu Kuan was also from the Guan Ning Army and was ordered to suppress bandits. He was also a famous general under Lu Xiangsheng and chased and killed the bandits. However, because he was from the Guan Ning Army and was arrogant, he did not die at the hands of the bandits in the end.
, but was beheaded by the imperial court.
If we go a little further, Huang Degong, Sun Yingyuan and others are also from the Guan Ning Army, but they are not leading the army like the previous two people, but they used to belong to the Guan Ning Army.
Li Zicheng, Luo Rucai and other early thieves were all hunted down by Guan Ning's army, so when they heard about Guan Ning's army, they were all frightened.
In the lobby, there was a lot of noise, and Luo Rucai shouted loudly: "Quiet, quiet..."
After hearing this, Yuan Zongdi and others became quiet.
Later, Luo Rucai asked strangely: "Guan Ning's army, especially Wu Sangui, has been stationed at Shanhaiguan. Why did he come south? Shanhaiguan can't be captured by Jianlu, right?"
"This is impossible. If Shanhaiguan is captured by the Jianlu, the Hunjun will definitely escape from the capital. It is impossible to just stop Ning's army from going south!" After hearing this, Li Zicheng immediately shook his head and said.
"Could it be Guan Ning's army who took the lead, and then the emperor would go south?" Niu Jinxing, who had been silent for the whole time, also chimed in and speculated.
If Shanhaiguan really falls into the hands of the Jianlu and the emperor moves south, the world situation will inevitably change drastically, so they can't help but care!
After listening to Niu Jinxing's words, Song Xiance shook his head and said: "If this is the case, the most elite Guan Ning Army will definitely escort the emperor and will not leave the emperor."
All of a sudden, these thieves in the lobby couldn't help but start talking, and it seemed that the place had turned into a vegetable market!
Li Yan didn't speak, but held the red lady's hands tightly with both hands, his face a little pale.
The red lady obviously understood what he was thinking and spoke in a low voice, seeming to comfort him.
Li Laiheng, who was standing in the middle to report the news, saw them all discussing each other. He couldn't help but become a little anxious, and immediately shouted: "Wait a minute, wait a minute!"
His loud shout immediately attracted everyone's attention.
When Li Guo saw this, he couldn't help but frown and said, "General, don't be rude in front of me!"
"No!" After hearing this, Li Laiheng became a little anxious and quickly took out something from his arms and said, "I also got a copy of the Di newspaper, but I can't read. Maybe there is something written on it!"
Upon hearing this, Song Xiance hurried over, grabbed the copy of the newspaper, and quickly read it.
Others, including Li Zicheng and others, all stared at Song Xiance, wondering if there was any news in this newspaper?
After Song Xiance quickly browsed through it, his expression suddenly changed drastically.
When Li Zicheng saw it, he was immediately shocked and asked quickly: "What's wrong?"
Looking at Song Xiance's expression, it was as if he had seen a ghost, which surprised him so much.
He is a well-informed military advisor, and he is usually calm and calm, like Zhuge Kongming. But this is the first time I have seen him.
Song Xiance raised his head, looked at Li Zicheng, and said with an incredulous expression: "One hundred and fifty thousand captives entered the pass and were destroyed by the imperial army. Only ten or two thousand escaped!"
"What?"
"What did you say?"
"..."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was another exclamation in the lobby. Almost everyone, including Li Yan, showed incredible expressions and were very surprised.
Song Xiance knew they wouldn't believe it, because he didn't believe it himself, so he lowered his head and looked at the newspaper in his hand, and immediately read it to them: "The emperor is planning a decisive victory thousands of miles away, the battle of Jizhou..."
This Dibao should not be the one that was first announced to the world, but the one after the prisoner presentation ceremony. Therefore, there are detailed figures, including the casualties of the captives, Mongolian Tatars, imperial officers and soldiers, etc.
In the entire hall, Song Xiance's voice was the only one heard. But later, before he finished reading, he heard Li Zicheng interrupt him decisively and said: "This is impossible. If the court has this ability, my Li Zicheng's head
Take it off and give it to that foolish king!"
In the Battle of Songjin, the imperial court's 120,000 troops, including the mighty general Cao Bianjiao and others, were completely wiped out, and Hong Shatou surrendered to Jianlu.
Even closer, let’s talk about the Battle of Kaifeng. Sun Chuanting’s dog officer rushed to Kaifeng to defend himself. From the beginning to the end, no reinforcements were seen from the imperial court!
And now some people say that the imperial court was able to kill hundreds of thousands of Jianlu, but they were Jianqi, not cats and dogs. Is this possible? Is it possible!
Really, how could Li Zicheng believe what this newspaper said!
Even if my head was kicked by a donkey, I still wouldn't believe it!
Like him, Luo Rucai was also in disbelief and said with a sneer: "If the imperial court really had this ability, the world would be like this? The tax-rich land in the south of the Yangtze River is in such chaos and no reinforcements are sent? One by one, the vassal kings are killed.
Then the emperor is not in a hurry? The contents of this newspaper are obviously fabricated!"
Niu Jinxing listened and nodded in agreement: "Those dog officials in the court are good at cheating. It is also common for the generals who lead the troops to lie about their military exploits and to kill good people and take credit for their merits. Maybe they are united by their subordinates."
Get up and fool the emperor!"
"Yes, it must be so!"
"Yes, yes, this is right! It's still the imperial court we are familiar with, right?"
"..."
In short, no one in the lobby believed that this thing could be true!
However, Song Xiance's face was still surprised and a little worried. He was heard saying to Li Zicheng: "The newspaper also said that the capital held a large prisoner dedication ceremony. Tens of thousands of prisoners were all outside the capital.
After being locked up, all the leaders of the Jianlu army were beheaded in public, and the leader, whose surname was Aixinjueluo, was called Abatai, and he was even more beheaded!"
"..." After hearing this, the lobby became quiet again.
Everyone had a look of shock on their faces.
What they discussed just now is most likely agreed. This is the result of the dog officials in the court working together to fool the emperor. This is an explanation they can understand.
However, if this is the case, how do you explain the tens of thousands of prisoners? This is alive, just outside the capital city, and the emperor can tell whether it is fake if he sends someone to take a look!
Not to mention, many Jianlu leaders were sent to the emperor to hold a prisoner presentation ceremony. The leader was Aixinjueluo Abatai. He had such a name and a surname. He seemed to be a member of the Jianlu royal family. How could this be?
Impersonation? If he hadn't won a great victory, how could he have caught such a top figure among the rebels?
However, the imperial army really wanted to kill hundreds of thousands of captives, and everyone present still refused to believe it even if they were beaten to death!
It can even be said that even Song Xiance himself, who was reading the Di newspaper, did not believe that the Jizhou victory mentioned in the Di newspaper was true!
Niu Jinxing, on the other hand, said in a very surprised tone: "Could it be that those dog officials in the court have deceived the emperor to this extent? Is the emperor really so stupid?"
"Absolutely!" Gao Yigong heard what he said and replied, "If the emperor is not stupid, the world will be in chaos? If those dog officials don't cheat, and if the traitors in the court are not in power, the world will be in chaos..."
Li Guo couldn't help it anymore. He was standing next to Song Xiance and commented directly: "That Zhou Yuji, Huang Degong and Sun Yingyuan are indeed capable of fighting, but who is Yan Yingyuan, who actually captured Jianlu's coach alive?
Also, did you read it wrongly or read it wrongly, the battle loss ratio of the imperial court's officers and soldiers is so low? Forget about the Yongwei Camp, the Jingying Camp is not usable anymore, can it still fight?"
When he asked this specific military question, many bandit leaders in the lobby immediately agreed and questioned the figures, which convinced them that there was no need to read the contents of this newspaper.
, it must be fake.
Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai looked at each other and sat back, obviously feeling a lot more relaxed.
However, Song Xiance pointed to a place in the Di newspaper and loudly said to them: "The news about Ning's army here is that on the day of the reward review, some soldiers in Guan Ning's army mutinied because they were dissatisfied with the new coins.
He was suppressed on the spot, and at the same time Wu Sangui was convicted, demoted one level, and changed to the deputy general of Suppressing Thieves, leading the troops southward!"
After reading this, Song Xiance raised his head, looked at Li Zicheng, and said with a little confidence: "This seems to explain why Wu Sangui led Guan Ning's army southward!"
If Jianlu was really defeated with more than 100,000 troops, the pressure on Shanhaiguan would definitely be much less, which could also explain from another aspect why Guan Ning's army was able to leave Shanhaiguan.
However, there are still many things that are unreasonable and, at least to the people present, impossible to believe.
Suddenly, there was a commotion in the lobby, everyone expressed their opinions and commented on this matter.