"Commander Li, Prime Minister Niu is just talking about matters as they arise. You can just say whatever you want. Why should you show a fierce look in your eyes and hurt the harmony between brothers!"
Song Xiance on the side saw Niu Jinxing being restrained and said slowly while shaking his goose feather fan.
"Brothers are kind, there are brothers like this..."
"Come here, drag Li Zhisheng out and behead him!"
Li Zicheng saw the cold light flashing in Li Yan's eyes, Liu Zongmin had angrily supported him, and other generals were eager to try. To prevent the matter from getting worse, he made a quick decision and decided to kill Li Zhisheng to calm the matter.
"Your Majesty, this matter..."
"That's enough, I have decided on this matter. There is no need to say anything more, Military Advisor Song!"
Song Xiance didn't want to end it here, but as soon as he opened his mouth, Li Zicheng shouted down, and his words were full of warnings.
He reluctantly sat back and glanced at Niu Jinxing again. Seeing that the latter's brows were furrowed and he had no intention of speaking, he stopped arguing.
"Your Majesty, I am wronged, but I only want to serve the country of Dashun..."
At this time, Li Zhisheng, who had fainted, suddenly got up from the ground and screamed for injustice.
It turned out that he was indeed frightened and fainted just now, but he woke up after a while.
Seeing that Niu Jinxing and others were still arguing, in order to avoid being blamed again, he pretended to be unconscious and prepared to muddle through.
He was so proud of this, but he didn't expect that Li Zicheng was going to kill him. He was so frightened that he got up immediately.
"Where are the personal guards? Quickly drag this traitor out of nowhere and behead him!"
When Li Zicheng saw Li Zhisheng complaining, he immediately shouted loudly to prevent Niu Jinxing and others from causing trouble again.
As he finished speaking, two personal guards in armor walked in and dragged out Li Zhisheng, who was crying for his father and mother, like a pig or a dog.
For a moment, there was silence in the hall.
"ah!"
After a while, a shrill scream came from the distance, and then the whole world became quiet.
Li Zicheng glanced at everyone present, coughed slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Okay, now that the traitors have been eliminated, let's discuss the next battle plan!"
After that, when he saw that everyone was silent, he said to Li Guo: "Marquis of Bo County, please speak first!"
Li Guo was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, the most urgent task is to reorganize the city defense on the Shanxi border."
"Because as long as we can hold Shanxi and prevent Gong Yonggu from going west, it will be difficult for Chongzhen to do anything. When he sees that there is no hope in the north, he will definitely move south."
"However, the south is peaceful and not good at fighting. After we unify the north and then raise our troops to go south, we will be able to conquer the world in one battle!"
Hearing this, Li Zicheng nodded slightly, then looked at Liu Zongmin and said, "Captain Zuo, what do you think of the Bo County Marquis' suggestion?"
Liu Zongmin glanced at Li Yan and said, "I think the Bo County Marquis' idea is not bad, but Wu Sangui's Guan Ning cavalry is brave and good at fighting. If you want to stop him, I'm afraid we will have to mobilize more troops!"
Niu Jinxing had not planned to speak at first, but when he heard Liu Zongmin's words, he immediately thought of Zehou Tian Jianxiu, who was close to him.
Because he felt that he had been unable to defeat Li Yan because Li Yan had the support of Liu Zongmin and other military generals. If Tian Jianxiu, who was staying in Xi'an, could be brought in, he might be able to break the current predicament.
Thinking of this, Niu Jinxing immediately said: "What Governor Zuo said is true. Your Majesty might as well ask Zehou to lead his army. Cooperating with Governor Zuo, we will be able to defeat Wu Sangui and others."
When Li Zicheng heard this, he shook his head and said: "Zehou still needs to defend against the Mongols and Jurchens, and Xi'an is nearly two thousand miles away. Even if he can come, the water from far away cannot quench his thirst."
He said, glanced at Li Yan again, and continued: "Mianhou Yuan Zongdi and General Guoyi Bai Wang have more than 200,000 troops and horses, and they are now on the border of Henan..."
"Your Majesty, this must not be done. Once Mianhou's soldiers and horses are mobilized, Zuo Liangyu will definitely take advantage of the situation to counterattack. If Hunan's defense line is damaged, Ma Chongxi, who is really determined, will not be able to support him."
"Once the defense in the south collapses, Zuo Liangyu and Huang Degong will inevitably go north to King Qin, and the situation will be even more passive than now!"
When Liu Zongmin mentioned reinforcements, Li Yan was ready to speak, but Niu Jinxing beat him to it.
In order to prevent others from thinking that he was deliberately targeting Niu Jinxing, he did not speak again.
At this moment, seeing that Li Zicheng actually wanted to mobilize Yuan Zongdi's troops, he was worried that this would affect the overall situation, so he hurriedly spoke to dissuade him.
When Li Zicheng heard this, a trace of displeasure flashed in his eyes, and then he smiled and said: "Commander Li, if I follow your opinion, how should I deal with it?"
Although Li Yan was aware of Li Zicheng's dissatisfaction, he did not want to see those old brothers die in vain due to wrong decisions. He immediately said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I think the Bo County Marquis' suggestion to reorganize Shanxi's defense is reasonable, but it is There is no need to mobilize other troops.”
"Because the enemy and we are now about the same strength. It's just that our army's morale is a little low due to its new defeat, so it appears slightly weaker."
"But the opponent's weakness is also very obvious. Gong Yonggu, who commands the entire army, is inexperienced, and the reinforcements from all walks of life have different motives. As long as we concentrate our forces and attack the opponent's weaker Ma Jinzhong, Gao Jie and others, we will surely restore the fighting spirit of the soldiers! "
"As for Wu Sangui's Guan Ning cavalry, although they are brave, there are many hills in Shanxi, which is not conducive to cavalry galloping. As long as we make good use of the terrain, we will definitely make him return without success."
"At the same time, in order to prevent Chongzhen from sending people to sneak into Shanxi and unite with the local landlords and armed forces, we should also step up the investigation and solve some hidden dangers in advance..."
Li Zicheng nodded, then looked at Song Xiance and said, "Commander Song, what do you think of Commander Li's suggestion?"
Song Xiance shook his goose feather fan and said with a smile: "Although Military Advisor Li's idea is good, it is too passive. In my opinion, the biggest enemy at the moment is Wu Sangui."
"As long as we can get Wu Sangui to leave, we can not only defend Shanxi, but we may also be able to defeat Chongzhen's army and besiege the capital again."
Song Xiance said and glanced at Niu Jinxing again.
Seeing this, Niu Jinxing hurriedly echoed: "Your Majesty, Fan Beidou is in Taiyuan now. As long as your Majesty orders him to contact the Jurchens to send troops, Wu Sangui will definitely return."
"As long as Wu Sangui is gone, everyone else will be a mediocre person. With His Majesty's power, we will definitely be able to decide in a battle!"
Although Li Zicheng was a little disgusted when he heard this, he couldn't help but be a little excited at the thought of being able to capture the capital and dominate the world.
Li Yan saw this and hurriedly dissuaded him: "Your Majesty, the Jurchens are barbarians. They have no faith and only seek profit. You must not cooperate with them."
"Moreover, they have invaded the south several times and killed countless people in our country. After Your Majesty has established the world, he should eradicate such evil people to bring peace to the people of the world. How can we associate with them now!"
Li Zicheng was silent for a while and said: "What the two military advisors said is reasonable. Let me think about this matter carefully before making a decision. If you have nothing else to do, please go and deal with government affairs first!"
After he finished speaking, he motioned to Song Xiance and Niu Jinxing to stay.
When Li Yan saw this, his heart sank.
...
On the border of Henan, Zuo Liangyu camp.
Zuo Liangyu, who was dressed in military uniform, was discussing military affairs with several staff members. Zuo Mengeng suddenly ran in with an annoyed look on his face and shouted: "Father, Ma Jinzhong and Wang Yuncheng have been granted the title..."
Before he finished speaking, when he saw Zuo Liangyu's sharp gaze, he was so frightened that he shut his mouth and stood aside obediently.
After Zuo Liangyu glared at him, he discussed with the staff for a while and then dismissed them with some excuse, leaving only the old man with a mustache.
"I've told you so many times, why are you still so reckless? Didn't I beat you enough last time?"
Zuo Liangyu glared at Zuo Mengeng and shouted sternly.
When Zuo Mengeng heard this, his body trembled slightly, and he whispered: "My child knows I was wrong, but..."
"It's just nothing, it's just that Ma Jinzhong and the others have been granted the title of Viscount, what's the big deal!"
Zuo Liangyu didn't wait for Zuo Mengeng to finish speaking, and shouted to stop him.
Zuo Mengeng shook his head repeatedly and said: "No, not a viscount, but a count like you!"
Just as Zuo Liangyu was about to reach out to hold the tea cup, his hands started to tremble slightly when he heard Zuo Mengeng's words.
But he immediately controlled his trembling hands and calmly picked up the teacup and drank tea.
"Sir, are everything you said true?"
Seeing that Zuo Liangyu was silent, the old man with a mustache asked.
Zuo Mengeng nodded and said: "It's absolutely true. This was just sent by the secret envoy from Wuchang!"
As he spoke, he handed over a secret letter.
The old man with a mustache took the secret letter, glanced at it quickly, turned to Zuo Liangyu and said: "Commander, it seems that the original move was wrong. Now this matter is not trivial. If all the generals know about this, they will definitely follow suit." , I’m afraid then..."
Zuo Liangyu slowly put down the tea cup and said in a deep voice: "That's it, the matter is over. Now even if I am reluctant to give up, I have no choice but to give it a try, otherwise my more than ten years of hard work may be destroyed in one day!"
After that, he said to Zuo Mengeng: "Go and beat the drum to summon the generals. Anyone who disobeys the order will be beheaded on the spot!"
