After hearing what the guards said, Li Guo thought of the embarrassing scene when he was forced to leave Chang'an by Gao Jie, and immediately shouted: "Your Majesty, fight. Remembering that Gao... was forced to leave Chang'an a few days ago, I am now Still very angry..."
Although Li Guo noticed it in time and blurred the name "Gao Jie", Li Zicheng's face still darkened.
For a moment, there was silence in the big tent.
Li Zicheng was silent for a while, then looked at the guard and asked, "Is Gong Yonggu also in Yulin now?"
The guard bowed and said: "According to the news from the Zuo Governor, after General Li and others defeated Jierhalang, Gong Yonggu led his army to Yulin."
Li Zicheng nodded and said to Li Guo: "Marquis of Bo County, you immediately lead five thousand Xuanjia cavalry northward to assist the Zuo Governor in capturing Gong Yonggu."
Li Guo was stunned when he heard this, and then said with some confusion: "Your Majesty, aren't we going to attack Chang'an?"
A flash of anger flashed in Li Zicheng's eyes, and he said solemnly: "If we don't fight, you and Governor Zuo will capture Gong Yonggu and immediately march eastward to seize Datong."
"If you encounter an enemy who is holding on, don't pay attention to it. You must rush to Beijing as quickly as possible. If you encounter an encirclement and suppression by Ming soldiers, just go back the way you came. I will personally go to pick you up then..."
After hearing Li Zicheng's arrangement, Li Guo said with some reluctance: "Your Majesty, we have been fighting for more than ten years before we have the foundation we have today. Instead of regaining Chang'an, we are going all the way north, leaving Gao... Zuo Mengeng I am really not willing to accept these people's cruelty to Chang'an."
After Li Guo finished speaking, Gao Yigong, Liu Fangliang and others all opened their mouths to advise. Only Gao Guiying remained silent and looked at Li Zicheng with surprise in his eyes.
Because others may not know how much Li Zicheng hates Gao Jie and Xing, but as Li Zicheng's pillow, she knows it very well.
Although Li Zicheng appeared calm and composed these days, she knew that Li Zicheng was actually in great pain.
And this pain is not just about defeat, but more like Chang'an being conquered by Gao Jie and Xing.
The reason why Gao Guiying thinks so is because Li Zicheng has always been a calm sleeper, but these days he often babbles, most of which are curses and abuses against Gao Jie and Xing.
So when Gao Yigong proposed to regain Chang'an, she also fully agreed.
First of all, she has regarded Chang'an as her home and does not want her home to be ravaged by Gao Jie and others.
Furthermore, he wanted to take the opportunity to kill Gao Jie and Xing Shi to get rid of this inner demon for Li Zicheng.
But she never expected that Li Zicheng would not attack Chang'an at this moment, but would go north instead.
"Marquis Linqu, do you still remember the military advisor's plan?"
Just as Gao Guiying was deep in thought, Li Zicheng's voice pulled her back.
She was stunned and couldn't help but recall Li Yan's plan.
It was only after she escaped from Chang'an that she got the general idea from Li Zicheng, but she didn't know the specifics.
So she thought for a while, but had no clue, so she couldn't help but look at Gao Yigong.
Unexpectedly, Gao Yigong was also confused at this time and looked at Li Zicheng in confusion.
Li Zicheng saw this and said in a deep voice: "Has the military advisor ever suggested that we take back Chang'an?"
Gao Yigong heard this, thought about it carefully, shook his head and said, "No, but if we don't regain Chang'an, how can we conquer Shanxi and besiege Beijing?"
Li Zicheng said: "No, only by giving up Chang'an and even Shaanxi can we possibly conquer Shanxi and besiege Beijing."
"Actually, when the military advisor proposed to abandon Chang'an, I was puzzled because if we want Gao Jie, Zuo Mengeng and others to fight among themselves, there are many ways, and it is not necessary to abandon Chang'an."
"I have thought about this over and over again, and it was not until recently that I understood the painstaking efforts of the military advisor."
As he spoke, he looked at everyone secretly and saw that they all showed doubts before continuing: "Think about it, why Gao Jie and Zuo Liangyu are so active in attacking Chang'an? Is it because they are loyal to Chongzhen?"
"No, they just wanted to get rich salary, and Chongzhen obviously saw this, so he transferred Gao Jie from Shandong to Henan, and left Zuo Liangyu in Shandong.
West, and asked Li Ruolian to seize Henan and separate Shanxi from Wuchang, just because he did not want Zuo Liangyu to become powerful. "
"If we drive them out of Chang'an now, they will either return to Henan or Taiyuan, and they will return to their original situation."
"But if we give up Shaanxi and seize Shanxi and other places, Li Ruolian will definitely return to rescue. Even if Gao Jie cannot reach Chang'an, he can still separatist rule in Henan, and Zuo Liangyu can connect with Wuchang through Shaanxi."
"By then they have gained their advantage, and if they want to consolidate their power, they will not be as desperate as before. This is one of them."
"The second thing is that although Chongzhen was fighting in various places, his subordinates Jiang Dejing, Shen Zhanran and others have been calming the people and raising troops. Especially I heard that Chongzhen has introduced several new crops and the yield is quite large."
"If we don't send troops now to disrupt his deployment, once his wings are full and the people's hearts return, we may not be his rival..."
After listening to Li Zicheng's story, Li Guo and others understood his intentions, and their eyes were full of admiration.
When Li Zicheng saw everyone's gazes, he knew that they had not seen through the mystery. The anger that had been pent up in his heart for a long time immediately lightened a lot, and became smug.
Because according to his analysis, in addition to the reasons he mentioned above, the reason why Li Yan did not propose to regain Chang'an was that Li Yan thought that he valued power and position too seriously and was a little disappointed with him. Take Chang'an as bait.
If he cannot give up Chang'an, it means that he still values power. Even if Li Zicheng is destroyed because of this, Li Yan will have a clear conscience.
It was precisely because Li Zicheng saw this that he asked Song Xiance, whom Li Yan was not optimistic about, to stop Gao Jie because he was worried that Li Yan was harmful to him.
Unexpectedly, Song Xiance led to the fall of Chang'an as Li Yan expected, and he finally saw through Li Yan's intentions.
"Your Majesty, if Zuo Liangyu and others return to help Beijing, how should we respond?"
At this time, Gao Yigong spoke again.
Li Zicheng glanced at Gao Yigong and said with a smile: "Zuo Liangyu is just a snobbish and reckless man, how can he be so loyal?"
"Although he has many soldiers and horses, they are just a ragtag group. Even if he comes back for reinforcements, there is nothing to fear."
"In addition, after he gets Chang'an, he will be eager to connect to Wuchang. Now Bai Wang is still in Jingxiang. If he wants to repel Bai Wang, it will take at least a month, and there will be no time to rescue him."
"As for Gao Jie, there is no need to worry. He is a fool, otherwise he would not let Li Chengdong be on an equal footing with him..."
When Gao Yigong heard this, he let go of his original worries.
Seeing that everyone had no objections, Li Zicheng explained the specific matters.
After Li Guo and others took notes one by one, they were about to leave when they suddenly heard Gao Guiying's voice: "Your Majesty, I am really not willing to let Gao Jie and others go like this."
"It's better to let me stay here. If there is a suitable opportunity, I will kill them with my own hands."
Li Zicheng glanced at Gao Guiying with a complex expression, then smiled heartily and said: "Queen, Gao Jie is just a clown, why do you have to argue with him."
"If you really can't swallow this breath, wait until I defeat Chongzhen and seize Beijing, and then I will lead my army with you to kill this beast!"
Gao Guiying saw Li Zicheng's expression and knew that he was not relieved. She originally wanted to persist, but Gao Yigong and others dissuaded her because of military strength and other reasons. In addition, she was also worried that being too insistent would cause everyone to misunderstand and affect Li Zicheng's image. , and he agreed.
