What Zuo Liangyu lacks most is making prompt decisions.
For example, when the governor wants to transfer him to fight against a powerful enemy, he can make a decisive decision. No matter how high the governor is, he will not go!
For example, when the army arrives at the front line and feels that the situation is not right, he can make a decisive decision and run away overnight regardless of the impact of the battle situation!
For example, when facing an enemy in battle, knowing that he cannot defeat the enemy, he can make a decisive decision, abandon his teammates who are fighting with the enemy, and retreat without hesitation!
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All these are enough to prove Zuo Liangyu's decisiveness.
No, after he received Li Guoying's instructions, he immediately acted without hesitation.
As soon as Zuo Liangyu's army moved, his control over the army immediately dropped a few steps, and the phenomenon of deserters in the army immediately appeared. He was also ruthless about these, he would kill if he caught them, and leave them alone if he couldn't catch them.
The movement of the 100,000-strong army was still very loud. It was immediately noticed by the imperial court who was wandering around Nanyang Mansion at night, and he quickly reported to Sun Chuanting.
"Run away?" Sun Chuanting received the report and immediately sneered, "I knew he would run away! Send the order, according to the original plan, steadily advance southward, and do not give the rebels the chance to escape!"
Logically speaking, if he led troops to encircle and suppress Zuo Liangyu, and heard that Zuo Liangyu's troops were escaping, he would definitely send troops to chase him immediately.
However, Sun Chuanting did not do it at all. Because his purpose was not just to eliminate Zuo Liangyu, but had more goals.
First, the punishment of Zuo Liangyu's subordinates was widely publicized and the whole world knew about it. They did not hesitate to make Zuo Liangyu prepare. The purpose was actually to kill chickens and scare monkeys, so as to frighten all the officials and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.
Although Zuo Liangyu's troops are powerful, he violated the laws of the imperial court, and the imperial court can now make up his mind and deal with him without hesitation. If other armies dare to imitate Zuo Liangyu, then Zuo Liangyu's fate will be theirs
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Second, the thieves did not kill many of the imperial officers and soldiers like Zuo Liangyu, but they ruined the reputation of the imperial court, so that the people were as afraid of the officers and soldiers as they were of thieves, or even more so, and the people's hearts were completely lost. Now they can be widely publicized.
The purpose of disposing of Zuo Liangyu's troops was to restore the people's hearts and minds!
Third, as Zuo Liangyu guessed, driving away wolves and devouring tigers puts pressure on Zuo Liangyu’s troops, forcing them to escape. In this way, Zuo Liangyu’s troops will inevitably compete with Li Zicheng’s troops to the south.
If they collide with each other, the possibility of killing each other is very high! If both sides can be injured, that would be the best.
Fourth, it is still to drive away wolves and swallow tigers. This time the army went south and pressed forward steadily, without giving Zuo Liangyu or Li Zicheng a chance to jump north, then they would have no choice but to escape. And to their south was Zhang Xianzhong.
If you drive them away, you can make them bite dogs again.
Fifth, even if they unite under pressure, they are not afraid of the military power in the hands of Sun Chuanting. There is also a hidden purpose. Emperor Chongzhen only told him that he wanted to clean up the officialdom and places in Jiangnan. For Sun Chuanting, who is from Shanxi,
Also agree.
Under all circumstances, after hearing that Zuo Liangyu's troops had escaped, it was natural for him to continue to fight steadily.
On the other hand, the five leaders of Gezuo's fifth battalion, Lin Chengcheng and others who were now all deputy generals of the imperial court, were a little anxious. At this marching speed, they would never be able to catch Zuo Liangyu.
Therefore, they sent people to ask Zuo Liangyu for a battle and wanted to lead troops to chase Zuo Liangyu, but Sun Chuanting refused.
Now that Sun Chuanting's official position and prestige were sufficient, he could only lead the army southward according to his wishes.
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Zuo Liangyu's escape not only received news from Sun Chuanting, but also from Li Zicheng, who immediately held an emergency military meeting to discuss countermeasures.
"I knew Zuo Liangyu, a thief like this, could run, but I didn't expect him to run so fast!" Li Zicheng said bitterly, "We have been delaying giving him a reply, and not much time has passed. He
He actually ran away!"
Nanyang Prefecture and Xiangyang Prefecture were close, and Zuo Liangyu sent someone to communicate. Naturally, this side had known about it for a long time. Originally, Li Zicheng refused. If he agreed to join forces with Zuo Liangyu, he would not be able to explain to Luo Rucai's men.
Relatively speaking, annexing and digesting Luo Rucai's department is the most important thing for Li Zicheng at the moment.
However, Song Xiance gave him a suggestion and said that he might as well delay the reply and said that he wanted to discuss it and let Zuo Liangyu wait for the news in Nanyang Mansion, so that he could block them in the north and give them more time to integrate and digest Luo Rucai's information.
subordinates.
Li Zicheng thought the idea was a good one, so he kept putting it off. Unexpectedly, Zuo Liangyu ran away without waiting for his reply!
And looking at the posture, he still led the troops south and rushed toward him. It seemed to be the kind of posture that even if you don't agree, you have to agree.
Therefore, after Li Zicheng finished speaking, his number one general Liu Zongmin said nonchalantly: "Since he is here, I will lead the troops to kill him!"
After hearing this, Li Guo, a tiger, also stood up and said: "Just show it to Cao Cao's men. We and Zuo Liangyu are sworn enemies, and we both have a blood feud!"
After hearing this, Niu Jinxing also stood up and made a suggestion: "It's best not to fight forcefully, as long as they make them flee north, and let them fight with Sun Gouguan dog-eat-dog!"
Hearing this, Song Xiance stood up and shook his head and said: "I guess Zuo Liangyu doesn't have the guts to jump north. Otherwise, he wouldn't go south."
"Then where will he go?" Li Zicheng heard this and asked immediately, "With his small force, he will definitely not be able to defeat us! Now that he is coming towards us, isn't he looking for death?"
To be honest, at this time, he actually didn't mind having a fight with Zuo Liangyu. Because in this way, it would be confirmed that the rebels and Zuo Liangyu's subordinates were incompatible with each other. Then Luo Rucai secretly communicated with Zuo Liangyu.
Yu's matter was something they couldn't tolerate. It was justified for him, Li Zicheng, to kill Luo Rucai.
After hearing this, Song Xiance shook his head immediately and replied to Li Zicheng: "It is not important to us how Zuo Liangyu's troops are doing. What is important is how we deal with the officers and soldiers of Sun Chuanting's troops. This is the biggest enemy!"
Hearing this, everyone present could not help but look grim. Because they all knew that what Song Xiance said was right.
Zuo Liangyu's troops, with their current strength, have no pressure. However, Sun Chuanting's troops defeated an army of hundreds of thousands of captives. And the damn Gezuo Fifth Battalion also surrendered to the imperial court.
Not to mention, they have just annexed Luo Rucai's army, and their military morale is not yet stable.
To be honest, none of the people present were confident that they could defeat Sun Chuanting's men.
When Song Xiance saw them like this, he immediately expressed his thoughts and said: "The current plan, I think, is the thirty-sixth plan. Walking is the best plan, avoid the sharp edge, sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight!"
Upon hearing this, Li Zicheng immediately thought of something and said excitedly: "The military advisor said that we should enter Sichuan immediately?"
Niu Jinxing didn't want Song Xiance to act alone, so he quickly took over Li Zicheng's words and said quickly: "The general is wise. In this way, whether the imperial officers and soldiers attack Zuo Liangyu's headquarters, or whether they go south to attack Zhang Xianzhong, we
They are all sitting on a mountain watching tigers fight!"
After hearing this, Song Xiance nodded slightly and had no intention of trying to steal Niu Jinxing's words.
The faces of the people in the lobby became much more relaxed after hearing this.
Because they knew that once they occupied Shu, it would be much safer as long as they guarded the road to Sichuan. No matter how powerful the imperial troops were, they would not be able to easily attack it.
However, one of the people present, Yuan Zongdi, soon had doubts and asked immediately: "But Shu is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If we attack Shu, we may not be able to capture it immediately! When the time comes,
If the road to Sichuan is not opened in front, and Sun Gouguan leads the army from behind, it will be dangerous!"
This also makes sense, because everyone knows that there are only a few roads to Sichuan.
The most common ones are the roads in northern Sichuan, which all enter Sichuan from Qin. There are two or three roads that can be taken, but they are all steep and easy to defend and difficult to attack.
There is another way, which is to enter Shu from the east of Sichuan along the Yangtze River. This road is also easy to defend and difficult to attack. If the official army in central Sichuan is heavily guarded, no matter how strong the troops are, it will be difficult to enter Shu.
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Hearing this, Li Zicheng immediately laughed and said: "The military advisor has been planning this retreat for a long time. Therefore, he had already planned in advance. Not only did he find out that Chen Shiqi in Shu was an incompetent official who only knew how to write and write, but he allowed the armaments to be depleted.
And we have also arranged internal response. Either we don’t enter Sichuan, or if we do, it will be easy!”
Upon hearing this, there was a burst of applause in the lobby. When most people looked at Song Xiance, they expressed their admiration. He was indeed a strategist with great dexterity!
Song Xiance, on the other hand, smiled and smoothed his long beard, accepting it calmly.
When Li Zicheng saw it, he immediately laughed and said, "Does anyone else have any other suggestions?"
The implication is that there is no other better way out, so that's it.
Everyone in the lobby had no other ideas.
Li Zicheng glanced around them, suddenly frowned slightly, looked at a man dressed as a scholar and asked: "Li Yan, do you have any other plans?"
When Li Yan heard the roll call, he immediately shook his head and said no.
In response to this, Li Zicheng frowned again, feeling a little unhappy and said, "I see that you haven't been talking much in recent times, but are you not in good health?"
After hearing this, Li Yan saw that all the eyes in the lobby were focused on him, and quickly replied: "The general is wise, it is true that he has been ill during this period, but under the care of the lady, he is no longer in trouble!"
When the red lady heard this, she immediately nodded in agreement.
When Li Zicheng saw it, he comforted him casually, and then decided on the spot: "In this case, all the ministries will go back to clean up immediately, and we will enter Sichuan from the west early tomorrow morning!"
After everyone heard this, they quickly agreed and dispersed.
Among them, after Li Yan returned to his house, he did not start cleaning up immediately.