Bai Wenxuan and others looked a little strange, wondering what Wu Sansheng and others were trying to do?
He saw the man behind him, wearing the clothes of an ordinary guard. But when he looked closely at the man, he found that he looked very familiar.
It only took a moment for them to realize who this person was!
"Captain?" Bai Wenxuan called out in surprise.
Compared to him, others, Liu Wenxiu's subordinates, such as Lu Mingchen and Wang Xianming, shouted in surprise: "Captain!"
Although they are both called "Captain", it is obvious that their feelings are different!
This governor is not Li Dingguo, but Liu Wenxiu, who has also been missing for a long time and has no news from him.
Hearing the shout, Liu Wenxiu did not answer. He just strode forward to the middle of the lobby. Then he looked at the old troops in front of him, as well as Bai Wenxuan and others, and said: "I have accepted the imperial court's recruitment, and I have come forward."
Come and take the brothers to accept the imperial court's recruitment, so that they can return to their hometowns in glory!"
When he said it straight to the point, Bai Wenxuan and others were stunned.
Although they actually had private speculations about Liu Wenxiu's possible surrender to the imperial court, Liu Wenxiu's first words during their meeting still shocked them.
Especially Bai Wenxuan, he is a subordinate of Sun Kewang, and he is separated from Liu Wenxiu after all.
At this time, he came back to his senses and was not surprised at all when he saw Wu Sansheng and others. They all gathered behind Liu Wenxiu and stared at them.
Obviously, Wu Sansheng and others knew about it, and they must have accepted the imperial court's offer.
If anyone here disagrees, judging from their posture, they will probably be ruthless! Anyway, these people present probably won't be able to leave this lobby.
Liu Wenxiu didn't wait for them to make a decision, and continued: "Dingguo and I are both generals in the Beijing camp. I can tell you clearly that today's imperial army has no pay, excellent weapons, and even less armor.
Said. Not to mention the Jingying Camp and the Yongwei Camp, even other armies, after reorganization, their combat effectiveness is far from what it was before. Once there is a battle, there will be no surprises. We brothers have lived and died together for so many years. I hope you can be with me.
From now on, I will return to my hometown in rich clothes, run away with my children and grandchildren when I am old, enjoy the peace of the world, and no longer live a life of bloodshed!"
After hearing this, Lu Mingchen, Wang Xianming and other former Liu Wenxiu's old subordinates started talking.
"Captain, we listen to you!"
"Yes, Governor, wherever you go, we will follow you!"
"Captain, this is for our own good, we all know it!"
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Facing the strong pressure from the imperial officers and soldiers, these people knew full well that they could not resist. Liu Wenxiu and Li Dingguo's military leadership styles were similar, and his men all liked to follow him.
In fact, even Bai Wenxuan, in the original history, chose Liu Wenxiu's side between Sun Kewang and Liu Wenxiu.
At this time, seeing Liu Wenxiu's old subordinates expressing their willingness to accept recruitment, Bai Wenxuan immediately smiled bitterly, looked at Liu Wenxiu who was staring at him and asked, "Do I still have a choice?"
When Liu Wenxiu heard this, he laughed, and then said: "Brother Bai, it is right not to choose anything else. His Majesty, His Majesty, has given us a chance to be good, and it will be no problem to return home in glory in the future."
After hearing this, Bai Wenxuan laughed, then nodded and said, "Then I will listen to the governor!"
This was the best. When Liu Wenxiu saw him, he immediately smiled, stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, and then patted others on the shoulder.
Then, he announced the countermeasures that had been discussed before, that is, how to act next!
Needless to say, the next step is acting.
Liu Wenxiu still did not show up, and Bai Wenxuan, who had joined Wu San's provincial headquarters, could not withstand the imperial attack, so he retreated all the way to Huguang. Zhou Yuji, Wu Sangui and others led their troops to pursue him.
The military reports from the front had just arrived at Zhang Xianzhong's side, and the two groups were already retreating to Huguang territory.
"What the hell do they do for food?" When Zhang Xianzhong heard the report, he didn't care at all about his status as the King of the West, and immediately cursed, "Even a group of pigs can't be defeated so quickly!"
He was defeated so quickly that he had no time to react!
Moreover, at this time, Zhang Xianzhong had a lot of troubles and was troubled in his heart!
Originally, he had used the navy to win several battles and recruited some of Luo Rucai's men, which made him very happy.
Unexpectedly, Li Zicheng took advantage of his cavalry and maneuvered at high speed to snatch his food in the territory he controlled.
However, he could not defeat Li Zicheng in a head-on confrontation on land. Because he did not have that many cavalry, and he did not have as many soldiers as Li Zicheng. He could only rely on city defense and waterway reinforcements.
However, the grain grew outside the city, not in the water. Once Li Zicheng's cavalry moved, he simply couldn't capture Li Zicheng's side.
Those are the grains that he regards as his own. He expects that by harvesting these grains, he can recruit more men and horses and increase his strength!
Li Zicheng's move made him so angry that he wanted to vomit blood.
As a last resort, he had no choice but to order the areas that had not been harmed by Li Zicheng's cavalry to be harvested first without waiting for the grain to be ripe. In this way, he would lose a lot of grain.
As a result, the west side was in chaos, and even before the news came out, the east side was actually causing more trouble than the west side. Under the attack of the imperial army, the city lost a lot of territory in just one night's sleep.
At this time, if Zhang Xianzhong can still maintain his demeanor and not get angry or annoyed, then he is not Zhang Xianzhong!
It can be said that under the pressure of Li Zicheng in the west and the imperial officers and soldiers in the east, the base area that Zhang Xianzhong worked so hard to manage is already in danger!
At this time, after losing his temper for a while, he immediately asked his military advisor Xu Yixian: "What should we do now?"
After hearing this, Xu Yixian just grimaced and did not answer.
When Zhang Xianzhong saw it, he immediately became angry again and shouted loudly: "What's wrong, you're mute? At this time, when you are asked to come up with ideas, you should speak up!"
Hearing this, Xu Yixian couldn't help but feel a little helpless and had to answer Zhang Xianzhong: "Your Highness, the west side is actually not bad. I have some clues and should be able to deal with it. But, here in the east, we only know that our troops are all the way.
The retreat is still so fast, I don’t know the specific military situation, and I can’t deal with it!”
Having said this, he thought for a moment and then added: "At least I have to understand the situation so that I can give His Highness some advice. Otherwise, I will just make blind suggestions and harm His Highness!"
When Zhang Xianzhong heard this, as a man who was accustomed to fighting, he naturally understood that what he said made sense.
Thinking of this, he suddenly became angry again: "I never thought that Wu Sansheng and Bai Wenxuan were so bad, but they failed completely! Damn it, I was wrong before, it turned out that they were so careless.
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Having said this, Zhang Xianzhong couldn't help but sigh again and said: "If we were to conquer the country and Wenxiu were here, the Eastern Front would be so stretched!"
If he knew that the reason why the Eastern Front was defeated so quickly was actually because of the presence of Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu, he would probably be really angry and vomit blood!
At this time, he regretted that he was missing two capable men!
However, Zhang Xianzhong is a man who has experienced strong winds and waves. At the beginning, he was defeated and had nowhere to go. He pretended to surrender and defected to Li Zicheng, but he almost died. But now, this situation is at least better than those.
Therefore, he was decisive and immediately said: "Huangzhou Mansion must be defended, otherwise we will have to abandon Tianshou Mansion!"
The implication is that Huangzhou Prefecture in the east must be strengthened and cannot be lost again.
After hearing this, Xu Yixian shook his head and said, "Your Highness, I'm afraid this is not a good idea!"
"Huh?" When Zhang Xianzhong heard this, he immediately asked, "How do you say it?"
He only listened to Xu Yixian's analysis: "Wu Sansheng and Bai Wenxuan were defeated so quickly. There must be a hidden secret in this. If we don't understand what is the reason, why they were defeated so quickly."
, I’m afraid Huangzhou Mansion still can’t stop the imperial officers and soldiers!”
This is indeed reasonable, but Zhang Xianzhong showed a helpless expression and said: "How to find out, should we send someone? Before we get there, they have probably retreated to Huangzhou Mansion!"
After hearing this, Xu Yixian was silent for a moment, and then said in a cold voice: "Then pass down the military order. Those who retreat into Huangzhou Prefecture will be killed! Tell them to be steady, so that they can understand the whole story and have time to deploy troops to deal with it in the future.
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Generally speaking, both Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng have fought and lost countless battles. Therefore, in their concept, it is not too normal to run away if you cannot defeat.
As Xu Yixian said, there are rarely times when strict orders must be issued and the frontline must fight hard.
However, at this moment, we really cannot let the defeated army retreat all the way to Huangzhou Mansion. Because if something happens to Huangzhou Mansion, the government will have to face the imperial officers and soldiers that day.
While Zhang Xianzhong was weighing it in his mind, Xu Yixian continued: "In addition, His Highness must also be prepared for any eventuality. If he really cannot stop the imperial officers and soldiers, he must be able to leave in time."
Having said this, he solemnly emphasized: "If you keep the green hills, you won't have to worry about running out of firewood!"
Zhang Xianzhong felt a little helpless after hearing this, but he also knew that what Xu Yixian said was mature, so he nodded and said: "Okay, then just do what the military advisor wants!"
Since we have to be ready to leave, gold, silver, wealth, food, grass and baggage must be packed up first. We must transport them to where they should be transported first. We must also make corresponding arrangements for the fight with Li Zicheng in the west.
deployment.
Also, if you want to leave, where to go, how to go, who will open the way, etc., it is a bunch of things.
While Zhang Xianzhong was busy with these things, he followed Xu Yixian's suggestion and ordered the eastern front to resist on the spot and not to retreat into Huangzhou Prefecture. He also sent out the military order with fast horses.