When Li Zicheng heard this, he replied without thinking: "I didn't send him out!"
As soon as he said it, he felt something was wrong. His face suddenly darkened and he said, "In the previous meeting, he said he was ill, so he went out now, and pretended that it was my military order?"
"That's not right, look at him, he's riding a fast horse, he doesn't seem to be ill!" Gao Yigong asked curiously after hearing this.
Hearing this, Li Zicheng was filled with anger and shouted immediately: "Li Yan, who is so handsome and looks like an honest man, dares to defect!"
"No way?" Gao Yigong heard this and said in great surprise, "It's impossible for Mr. Li to defect, right? The Red Lady is also with us, and the Red Lady hates corrupt officials very deeply!"
Li Zicheng judged by himself that Li Yan had been acting abnormally before. He happened to see him silent during the meeting and asked about him. He was told that he was ill. In the blink of an eye, he faked his military order to go out. What could it be if he wasn't defecting?
If something really happens, come and tell me directly. Is there any need to fake military orders?
Just defected!
Reaching this conclusion, Li Zicheng was very angry.
Because in the past, a pair of dog men and women also defected, and now it turns out that another pair of dog men and women have defected!
Damn, damn, damn!
Li Zicheng cursed angrily, and immediately ordered Gao Yigong with a ferocious face: "Go and chase them immediately. If you want to see them alive, you want to see their corpses. No matter what, you can't let this couple run away!"
As soon as he heard Li Zicheng describe Li Yan and his wife as a couple, Gao Yigong immediately remembered it. The general thought of the past events between Gao Jie and Xing, and was stimulated again.
Therefore, he did not dare to say anything and quickly agreed, then ordered the troops and set off immediately.
Before he left the camp, he met Li Laiheng, Li Guo's adopted son, and curiously asked him why he set off in a hurry just after he came back.
"Master Li and Lady Hong have defected. The general ordered me to hunt them down immediately and not let them escape!" Gao Yigong replied immediately without thinking too much.
When Li Laiheng heard this, he was very surprised and quickly said to Gao Yigong: "It's impossible. Mr. Li is a scholar, polite and always treats us well. The red lady is even more jealous and hates corrupt officials the most. They
Where will he defect? I don’t believe it. Is it a mistake?”
After hearing this, Gao Yigong said hesitantly: "I also think it's a bit impossible. After Mr. Li came, he assisted the general, evened out the land and opened granaries to release grain. This was his ambition for the world. He should
It's not like he defected, otherwise, what would he do?"
Having said this, he paused and then said helplessly: "But the general was very angry, so he concluded that Mr. Li had defected and issued a military order. Then there is nothing I can do!"
"Don't get me wrong!" Upon hearing this, Li Laiheng quickly said to Gao Yigong, "Wait a minute, I'll go see the general and talk to you later!"
After hearing this, Gao Yigong said hesitantly: "Military orders cannot be violated. In this case, I will move more slowly, and you go and come back quickly!"
"Okay!" Upon hearing this, Li Laiheng immediately agreed, and then hurried to Li Zicheng's side.
As a result, on the way, Tian Jianxiu saw Li Laiheng in a hurry, and asked curiously: "Why are you in such a hurry? But there is a new enemy?"
"No!" When Li Laiheng saw it was Tian Jianxiu, he hurriedly replied, "Brother Gao said that the general has decided that Young Master Li and Lady Hong have defected. I'm going to ask about the situation!"
This Tian Jianxiu was one of the old men who had followed Li Zicheng in his early years. He was a generous man and could win the hearts of the people. In the original history, after Li Zicheng ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he was named Zehou and admiral of all the generals in the camp.
At this time, Tian Jianxiu was very surprised when he heard Li Laiheng's words and didn't believe it, so he quickly said: "Then I will go with you. Is there any misunderstanding by the general?"
Afterwards, the two of them rushed to Li Zicheng's side to ask for more information.
However, Li himself was stimulated by this incident. He remembered that his general Gao Jie had committed adultery with his wife and abducted him. Now that he saw that they did not believe in his own judgment, they actually came to love that couple. Suddenly, he was shocked.
Angry!
His roaring and cursing voice could be heard far and wide.
Li Laiheng and Tian Jianxiu were scolded and had no choice but to escape from Li Zicheng's residence and rushed to see Gao Yigong first.
Such a big movement quickly attracted the attention of others. It didn't take long for the news to spread, and more and more people knew about it.
Song Xiance went to Li Zicheng to talk about something and was bumped into by him on the way. A group of military generals were talking about it. When he heard about it, he was shocked and rushed to Li Zicheng and said to Li Zicheng:
"General, please take back the military order and announce that Li Yan and Lady Hong are here to act under your military order!"
When Li Zicheng heard this, he immediately became angry!
Others just came to ask about the situation, but you were so lucky that you actually interceded for the doggy couple and wanted to let the doggy couple go by yourself? Did you also hook up with someone and want to run away?
To be honest, at this moment, Li Zicheng wanted to draw his sword and kill someone!
Fortunately, Song Xiance knew Li Zicheng well. One look at his expression and he knew that he had misunderstood, so he quickly explained: "General, I believe that Li Yan and the Red Lady have really defected! But now we are not hunting them down.
When we are human..."
As soon as he heard that he believed in his own judgment, Li Zicheng immediately lost some of his anger, but he couldn't figure out why he had to cancel the fatwa and cover up for Li Yan and the Red Lady, so he wanted to ask the reason.
As a result, before he could ask questions, Song Xiance said hurriedly: "Cao Cao's men have not yet been completely appeased, and Li Yan and Hong Niangzi have always been very popular in the army. If the whole army knew at this time, Li Yan and
If the Red Lady defectes, I am afraid that people's hearts will be unstable and more people will defect. And now the army led by Sun Chuanting has moved south. Our most important thing is to march westward into Shu. Which one is more important?
The general makes a decision!"
Having said this, he paused and then added: "Li Yan and Lady Hong's defection alone will at least have little impact on us today. But if this matter becomes a big deal, affects more people, and shakes the morale of the military,
Even if Li Yan and Lady Hong are captured and cut into pieces, the gain will outweigh the loss!"
Hearing what he said, Li Zicheng felt that what he said was reasonable, and he finally calmed down in the face of the big event.
Although as Song Xiance said, he really wanted to kill Li Yan with a thousand knives, but in this extraordinary period, what he valued most was to annex and digest Luo Rucai's men and avoid the sharp edges of the imperial army.
Watching tigers fight in the mountains.
Therefore, in the end, Li Zicheng listened to Song Xiance's words and immediately sent someone to Gao Yi Gong, saying that he just remembered it and that there was indeed something for Li Yan to do and it was not a defection.
However, many people are not fools.
At the beginning, they did not believe that Li Yan and Lady Hong would defect; but after the commotion and the commotion became so fierce, Song Xiance went to see Li Zicheng and changed his story, saying that Li Yan was not defecting, which made them doubtful: This Li Yan
Did he defect or not?
For a while, many people in Li Zicheng's army were discussing this matter in private.
When these things were reported to Li Zicheng, he was annoyed, but he still listened to Song Xiance's advice and pretended that he had not heard the discussion below. Otherwise, the more he explained, the more attention this matter would receive, which is definitely not a good thing!
Then, Li Zicheng gave the order to set off quickly, and they got busy. They were exhausted, and no one left to gossip.
After annexing Luo Rucai's troops, Li Zicheng's army now consisted of at least 200,000 troops. Its main stronghold was Xiangyang, as well as the surrounding areas, and it began to march westward in a mighty manner.
The vanguard was Li Guo, who was ordered to contact the internal forces in Shu and seize the Shu pass in one fell swoop, opening the way for the army to enter Shu.
However, what Li Zicheng didn't expect was that before he even left Xiangyang City, a scout came to report that Zuo Liangyu's troops who were heading south were missing, but one thing was certain, they would not go south again.
The reason why Zuo Liangyu's troops are said to be missing is because there are many deserters among Zuo Liangyu's men. After being arrested and interrogated, they found out everything.
Some said that Zuo Liangyu's military order was to attack Xiangyang, others said that he wanted to bypass Xiangyang and escape to the south, and some even said that he wanted to escape to the east or even the west.
In short, everything is said, and verification takes time, so the whereabouts of Zuo Liangyu's troops are uncertain.
After Li Zicheng heard this, he didn't care where Zuo Liangyu wanted to go. If he dared to become his enemy, he wouldn't mind beating him up.
Therefore, he ordered to continue on his way.
However, at noon, Li Guo sent someone to report urgently: "General, Zuo Liangyu's troops took the lead and seized the pass into Sichuan, blocking the way!"
When Li Zicheng heard this, he was a little dumbfounded and asked in disbelief: "Zuo Liangyu entered Sichuan?"
"According to the accounts of the captured prisoners, the day before yesterday, Zuo Liangyu led his 30,000 men to leave the brigade and suddenly marched westward. It is said that Li Guoying had bribed the Sichuan garrison, so he was able to enter Sichuan smoothly."
"..." Li Zicheng was speechless. After being stunned for a while, he suddenly became furious. At this time, he really wanted to kill someone.
The road to Sichuan is steep and difficult, and it is almost impossible for anyone to break it. If there is no internal response and only a strong attack, it will be basically difficult to capture it.
Now that Zuo Liangyu had the upper hand and entered Sichuan first, he must have sent capable men to guard the road to Sichuan. Not to mention, Zuo Liangyu already knew that he was going to enter Sichuan, so they would heavily guard it.
Basically, it can be said that Zuo Liangyu's move has eliminated the possibility of him entering Sichuan!
The originally well-thought-out escape route suddenly disappeared, and Li Zicheng became really furious.
It's true that everything has been going wrong since the Battle of Kaifeng.