In desperation, an emergency military order was issued, and the entire army rested on the spot, and all generals immediately gathered for an emergency military meeting.
The bandit leaders in the front already knew the situation, but the bandit leaders in the rear did not know the situation yet.
As soon as they gathered together, the Chinese army tent exploded.
All of them came from a lower-class background, and it was unbearable to curse them. Zuo Liangyu's eighteen generations of ancestors all suffered disaster.
Zuo Liangyu's trick immediately made Li Zicheng's subordinates very sad.
Although Li Zicheng wanted to follow his men and scold Zuo Liangyu, he also knew that scolding was useless. Especially since Sun Chuanting and the imperial army were approaching steadily, there was not much time left for him to think of a solution.
Already.
Therefore, as soon as Song Xiance, who was on the front line, rushed back, he was not given a chance to breathe. Li Zicheng, hoping for the worst, quickly asked Song Xiance: "Is it possible to win the pass? How many troops are needed and what kind of force is needed?
If you have enough manpower, just ask!"
Song Xiance took a few deep breaths and didn't even bother to wipe off the sweat. He quickly and helplessly replied: "General, if there was a way, I would have found a way long ago. In fact, on this road to Sichuan, only one man is in charge.
If we can't attack, we will definitely not be able to attack by force. Zuo Liangyu's subordinate Li Guoying is personally in charge, so it is impossible to outwit him!"
When Li Zicheng heard this, he couldn't help but be disappointed. With no way out, he had to face Sun Chuanting's bad official.
While he was thinking about it, Liu Zongmin had already shouted, saying in a loud voice: "That's just right, let's fight to the death with Sun Gouguan! Damn it, I hid in Kaifeng City last time and couldn't beat him, this time, let's see
Who is more powerful, he or I!"
"Yes, let's have a fight and see how strong the army is after defeating hundreds of thousands of captives!" After hearing this, Li Guo, a tiger, also echoed: "We have at least 200,000 troops, so what are we afraid of?
!Just because the imperial officers and soldiers are so pissy, it might be the record they boast about!"
After hearing this, other generals also agreed. Since we can't avoid it, let's fight.
Song Xiance scanned the generals present and found that most of Luo Rucai's men were taciturn and did not have as high a morale as Li Zicheng's original men.
So, he knew it very well.
After the Battle of Jizhou, news came out that the imperial army had defeated more than 100,000 Jianlu captives, and Tan Ma also discovered that downstream of Kaifeng Prefecture, there seemed to be indeed Jianlu captives guarding the construction of water conservancy projects.
I have never had any real field battles with the imperial army. Regarding the current strength of the imperial army, there are always two opinions in the army.
The first one is that the imperial officers and soldiers can defeat hundreds of thousands of captives, so their combat power must be very strong. If they go up against such a powerful imperial army here, they will definitely not be able to defeat them.
Another way of saying this is that they think this is bragging. It’s not like they don’t know the strength of the imperial officers and soldiers. It’s probably because they were lucky. They won a small victory and defeated hundreds or thousands of captives, but they were bragging to dozens.
Wan Jianlu.
These two military sayings probably account for half each.
Now when he really had to face the imperial officers and soldiers led by Sun Chuanting, Song Xiance felt that this matter was a bit tricky.
There was a commotion in the Chinese military tent, and Song Xiance winked at Li Zicheng.
Li Zicheng understood and signaled Song Xiance to follow him into the back tent, and then asked with hope: "Military advisors are always resourceful, do you have any good strategies?"
After hearing this, Song Xiance explained what he had just thought, and then said to Li Zicheng with a sincere expression: "We have not yet appeased Cao Cao's men, and they will not be of the same mind as us. Therefore, my subordinates are worried that if we once face Sun Chuanting,
As for the imperial army, if it is indeed a strong army and can defeat an army of more than 100,000 captives, I am afraid that the morale of the army will be low, especially if there are too many casualties, and a big change will happen!"
He didn't say anything about the big change, because there was no need for him to say it. Li Zicheng understood it himself.
Sure enough, Li Zicheng heard this. Although he didn't want to admit it, he finally nodded helplessly and said: "Then what can you do? You can't stay here and don't move, right?"
When Song Xiance heard this, he immediately replied to Li Zicheng: "My subordinates have already considered it on the way here. Instead of facing off against the imperial officers and soldiers whose strength is unknown, I feel that it is better to go south to Huguang."
"Going south to Huguang?" Li Zicheng said a little surprised when he heard this, "Isn't that guy Huang Hu there?"
"Well!" Song Xiance heard this and immediately analyzed it for Li Zicheng, "If we go east, we will still be threatened by the imperial officers and soldiers going south. If we go south, at least we have a good idea of the strength of the eight kings. Now it is even more because
The fifth battalion of Gezuo has all surrendered to the imperial court, so the eight kings are definitely no match for us!"
At this point, he saw Li Zicheng thinking about his words, so he continued: "When we go south, we can explain our current powerful relationship with the eight kings, put aside the past grudges, and unite again to deal with the imperial officials and troops. This is the best result.
If he is unwilling to join forces, then we are welcome to occupy Huguang, a land of plenty, to consolidate our strength."
"What happens after that?" After hearing this, Li Zicheng did not deny these words, but just asked, "Sun Chuanting will definitely follow, what should I do?"
Regarding this question, Song Xiance seemed to have thought about it, so he immediately replied: "The only way is to waste time looking for fighters. It would be best if we can defeat Sun Chuanting; also, if something happens in the court, then
It's okay; another point is that I don't know whether the battle of Jizhou really resulted in the annihilation of more than 100,000 Jianlu troops? If this is really the case, then the Jianlu troops may not be able to re-enter the pass in the short term; but if not, as long as the Jianlu troops
The vitality is not damaged, but I just suffered a loss. Even if it is a big loss, I believe that my subordinates will be able to enter the border and take revenge soon. That is our opportunity!"
At this point, he paused, showing a hint of helplessness, but quickly disappeared, and continued to say to Li Zicheng: "Even if these situations do not occur, and there is no chance to defeat Sun Chuanting, then we will follow the path of the Eight Kings.
Let him clear the way for us from the front until things turn around."
After hearing this, Li Zicheng suddenly showed a tired expression. It was obvious that he was under too much pressure.
Now this situation reminds him, as if he has returned to the time when the rebellion was just beginning, when the army and the army were so powerful that he could not fight head-on and could only flee.
Seeing Li Zicheng like this, Song Xiance thought for a moment and said to him: "General, it's just that we haven't been able to integrate Cao Cao's men now. As long as we give time, they can all obey the general and follow him.
We can naturally fight Sun Chuanting with hundreds of thousands of troops. We can even divide into multiple groups to contain Sun Chuanting. If this continues, today's people will definitely be impatient and misfortunes will occur. Even if we cannot defeat Sun Chuanting on the battlefield, the final victory will be
It will be ours!”
Upon hearing this, Li Zicheng suddenly became happy again. He immediately patted Song Xiance on the shoulder and said with emotion: "I have a military advisor, just like Liu Xuande has Zhuge Kongming! That's right! I have survived such difficult days back then, and now
I even have hundreds of thousands of troops at my disposal, yet I am still afraid of him!"
Song Xiance laughed silently when he saw Li Zicheng's renewed fighting spirit and praised him as Zhuge Kongming.
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At the same time, Sun Yingyuan's troops, which set out from Luoyang, Henan Prefecture, went all the way south and entered Nanyang Prefecture. What he saw surprised him, and he rushed to see Bosun Chuanting of Jizhou immediately.
In the arrow tower at the top of the city, he saw Sun Chuanting who was drinking tea.
"Sir, why don't you continue chasing south?" Sun Yingyuan reminded a little anxiously, "Our army is already slow, so we are afraid that Zuo Liangyu will escape!"
If it were him, he would definitely not give Zuo Liangyu a chance. Because his soldiers are so fast, he would have to catch Zuo Liangyu off guard and not give him a chance to catch his breath.
As a result, when he arrived at Nanyang Mansion in a steady and steady manner in accordance with military orders, he found that Sun Chuanting's army had stopped at Nanyang Mansion and did not go south further.
Therefore, he couldn't figure it out.
Sun Chuanting listened to his anxious words, but he was not anxious at all. He clasped his hands behind his back and walked slowly down the archery tower. When he reached the top of the city near the city, he said to Sun Yingyuan who was following him: "Have you seen the rebel army?"
After escaping, it was a mess, if we don't stop and clean up, what will happen to the people of Nanyang Mansion?"
Sun Yingyuan was a military general, and he really didn't think about it from the perspective of local governance. Therefore, when Sun Chuanting said this, he looked inside Nanyang Fucheng. There were many soldiers involved in cleaning up the mess in the city and helping those who survived.
People, repair their houses and clean up all kinds of dirt and garbage in the streets and alleys.
While watching, he saw Sun Chuanting turning towards the battlements and followed him.
This time, before Sun Chuanting could say anything else, he knew what to focus on.
Sure enough, there were quite a few soldiers working in the fields outside the city, mainly repairing the damaged rivers and ditches. There were also some soldiers who were with the local people and seemed to be measuring the land.
While he was watching, Sun Chuanting had already spoken again: "We are not bandits. We can cause harm to a place and leave with a slap on the butt. The emperor's request is to eliminate the bandits that have driven out a place and restore order to the place.
Give the people stability so that we can have no worries."
After hearing this, Sun Yingyuan was still a little reluctant and said: "But if this happens, Zuo Liangyu will definitely run away!"
"Run away?" After hearing this, Sun Chuanting turned to look at him and said, "Where can he run? As long as the thieves and bandits don't jump back to the north to harm the re-established order, sooner or later he can be dealt with!"
Having said this, he turned back and pointed to the outside of the city with his hand: "Did you see that those over there were originally Zuo Liangyu's men. Under the strong pressure of the imperial officers and soldiers, they have fallen apart. As long as...
"
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly saw something, so that he immediately forgot to continue talking.