"Your Majesty, the enemy is approaching fiercely. If I lead the army north, I am afraid that Li Cheng may not dare to attack Taiyuan. Then wouldn't His Majesty's plan be in vain?"
Liu Wenbing hesitated for a while before expressing his worries.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he shook his head and said: "Don't worry too much about these ten thousand people. Although their actions are somewhat beyond our expectations, they should also be here for the war in Yu County."
"The reason why I'm making this big noise now is probably because I want to move you south, because this will not only help the rebels keep Taiyuan, but also make it difficult for us to take care of ourselves."
"However, although their calculations are good, they don't know that Ping Xihou has defeated the rebels. When the news of Li Thief's defeat comes, they will retreat."
"What we really have to consider now is Yuan Zongdi's 100,000-strong army. Because Zuo Menggeng has been defeated, he is no longer able to contain Yuan Zongdi, and we have no usable troops in our hands."
"Although Zuo Liangyu has ordered Li Cheng to attack Taiyuan, with the character of Li Cheng and others, they will definitely stop moving forward after receiving this news, so we..."
As Zhu Yuanzhang was talking, seeing Liu Wenbing's doubts, he remembered that he didn't know about Zuo Liangyu, so he told what happened in Quyang.
After listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's story, Liu Wenbing understood the whole story and couldn't help but feel admiring Zhu Yuanzhang.
Immediately, a surge of pride surged in his heart, sweeping away the previous gloom, and he immediately became energetic.
At this time, he suddenly thought that Yuan Zongdi was not mentioned in Zhu Yuanzhang's message just now, and if those ten thousand people were really aiming at Yu County, they should not attack Yuncheng, Linfen and other places at this time.
So Liu Wenbing looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with some confusion and said: "Your Majesty, if according to what you said, their goal is Yu County, they only need to stand aside and let Yuan Zongdi defeat Zuo Mengeng."
"Why should they reveal their whereabouts and attack the city with great fanfare, and they are not afraid of Yuan Zongdi sneak attack from behind? Could it be that there is some secret agreement between them and Yuan Zongdi?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking about this matter. When he heard Liu Wenbing's words, he glanced at him in surprise, then nodded and said: "Yes, this is also what we are confused about."
"Logically speaking, these ten thousand people cannot be related to Yuan Zongdi. This move is indeed a bit strange."
"Furthermore, after Yuan Zongdi defeated Zuo Mengeng, he should have gone north immediately, but there has been no news about him. This matter is also puzzling."
Liu Wenbing couldn't help but frowned when he heard this.
Suddenly, he thought of an unconfirmed news, hesitated for a while, and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty, I heard that Du Yinxi and Shen Yunying from Wuchang have led 10,000 cavalry to Mianchi."
"Could it be that they have arrived, regrouped their troops, and stopped Yuan Zongdi? After all, Zuo Menggeng also has 70,000 to 80,000 men. As long as he is commanded properly, it is not difficult to hold Yuan Zongdi back."
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned and frowned: "Is your news reliable?"
"We heard that Bai Wangshang was attacking Wuchang. The two of them were named by Zuo Liangyu to guard Wuchang. How could they go north?"
Liu Wenbing muttered: "I have only heard about this matter and have not yet fully confirmed it."
"But according to the news from Wuchang, Shen Yunying has not appeared again since he defeated Bai Wang."
"Furthermore, after Bai Wang's defeat, he suddenly returned soon, surrounded Wuchang, and almost broke through the city, but neither of them showed up."
"So based on these circumstances, it's very possible that they have gone north."
Seeing that what Liu Wenbing said was reasonable, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "If this is true, it is good news." -
"But now the southwestern part of Shanxi is open. If Yuan Zongdi gets the news of Li Thief's defeat, he will definitely go north with all his strength, and Fu Shan and others may not be able to stop him."
"And Zuo Liangyu's plan to capture Shanxi was not informed to Zuo Mengeng. Once Yuan Zongdi goes all out, Du Yinxi and Shen Yunying will not fight hard."
"In this way, Li Cheng and others will not dare to attack Taiyuan, and the south of Shanxi will still fall into the hands of the rebels, so we must try to resolve this matter before Li Cheng gets the news."
Liu Wenbing saw Zhu Yuanzhang's frown and consoled him: "I heard that Du Yinxi is good at planning and Shen Yunying is good at fighting. It is unknown whether they can stop Yuan Zongdi if they join forces."
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "Du and Shen are the people Zuo Liangyu specially asked for from Yuan Jixian. I think they have a close relationship with him. We cannot place our hopes on them."
When Liu Wenbing heard this, he hesitated for a moment, then bowed and said: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, Du and Shen are both loyal and righteous people and have nothing to do with Zuo Liangyu."
"This time we also followed the order of Jiangxi Governor Yuan Jixian to relieve the siege of Wuchang, so I don't think they will join Zuo Liangyu."
"Furthermore, Wuchang is Zuo Liangyu's foundation, and the war is still going on. If they were Zuo Liangyu's people, they would never go north at this moment..."
After listening to Liu Wenbing's analysis, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that what he said was reasonable. However, there were too many uncertain factors in this matter, so Zhu Yuanzhang did not speak.
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was still frowning, Liu Wenbing pondered for a while and said, "Your Majesty, I still have more than 20,000 people under my command. Why don't you ask me to stop Yuan Zongdi?"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he shook his head repeatedly and said, "No, Taiyuan is nearly four hundred miles away from Huoshan. Even if you march urgently, it will take a day or two to arrive. By then, Li Cheng and others may have gotten the news."
"And even if Li Cheng and others did not get the news and captured Taiyuan, you would be trapped between the two armies and would be unable to escape. This must not be done."
Liu Wenbing also felt that this method was not feasible, and he came up with this proposal just because he had no plan.
At this moment, seeing Zhu Yuanzhang veto the matter, he frowned and said nothing.
"Dong An Guo, your spies are instigating infighting among the rebels in Shaanxi, right?"
Just when Liu Wenbing was distressed, Zhu Yuanzhang's voice sounded.
Liu Wenbing was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes, I have been asking people to spread the news, saying that after Li thief was defeated in the capital, he was able to escape because of Li Guo's desperate efforts to save him."
"Therefore, Li Thief intends to make Li Guo the crown prince. In order to prevent Gao Yigong and others from causing rebellion, he has accepted Li Yan's suggestion and is preparing to use the war as an excuse to mobilize troops from Shaanxi to weaken the power of Gao Yigong and others, and then... ....”
Zhu Yuanzhang heard Liu Wenbing's plan and said approvingly: "Dong An Guo, your plan is clever enough to make the rebels suspicious."
He said, paused again, and said: "You might as well spread another news now. After Yuan Zongdi learned that Li Thief was defeated, he felt that the rebellion was gone, and he made a secret agreement with Zuo Liangyu to put down the rebellion."
"In addition, you immediately send people to block the roads to the north of Shanxi. If you find anyone suspicious, arrest them directly and try to delay the news of the fall of Yuncheng and other places."
"As long as Li Cheng captures Taiyuan, he must hold on. This can also buy some time for Ping Xihou."
Liu Wenbing nodded and said, "I will make arrangements now!"
After he finished speaking, he was about to go out when he saw Li Sanbao hurriedly walked in, and he couldn't help but feel nervous.
