Li Yan and Gu Junen in Puzhou City sighed with indescribable complex emotions. No matter how smart they were, they never expected that Li Zicheng would sneak into Song Xiance's negotiating team and enter the capital. Chang Yu didn't expect it, and he didn't expect it either, but he I feel that I have failed in my responsibility.
After Song Xiance crossed the river, he stayed briefly in Puzhou, but he did not check his entourage one by one. It was this inadvertent negligence that caused him to miss Li Zicheng and miss the great achievements of that day. .
But Chang Yu had no complaints against him, after all, no one would have thought of this.
In fact, Li Zicheng's visit to the capital was extremely confidential. Only five people knew about it. Even several big bandits in Xi'an city only thought that he was secretly investigating the defense of the Yellow River. They did not expect that he would take the opportunity to follow Song Xiance into the capital.
"It's a pity that Li Shuai's wealth has just been missed." Gu Junen smiled bitterly and shook his head. Li Yan sighed: "It's not that I miss the wealth, but I actually regret that I was careless at the time. Otherwise, the war would have ended several years earlier and many lives would have been saved."
Gu Junen also sighed, and then said: "The Governor ordered an attack on the imperial court, what did Commander Li think?"
Li Yan looked at the small town on the cliff on the bank of the Yellow River on the other side with a solemn gaze: "I understand what the governor meant. He wanted to make Li Chuang fight among himself while he was not attacking the key point. However, although it is easy to attack the small town, A single move can affect the whole body, and it may lead to a war across the Yellow River. The Governor may not have considered this matter! What does the military advisor think?"
Gu Junen nodded: "I've kept it secret! If we don't discuss it anymore..."
No, Li Yan knew what he was going to say. He shook his head lightly and said: "Although the Governor is young, he is a role model for us in military use. Fighting opportunities are fleeting, and the lesser of two powers... Maybe he has also considered it, but he just feels that Attacking may be of greater benefit. Although I have the authority to disobey the general's military orders abroad, but... As ministers, we should relieve the king's worries. Since the governor ordered the attack, he must have acted under the emperor's order. Since there was a lack of consideration, Let’s just take care of it.”
Gu Junen was startled and understood. There is no stupid person who can be a counselor: "Li Shuai said this, he must have an idea. Could it be...a bluff...Li Chuang has been brought to justice?"
Li Yanhei smiled: "Since Li Chuang did it so secretly, there must not be many people there who know about his entry into the capital. And although he has escaped from the capital, he has been captured now. Even if he has not been arrested, I With Lord Du Gong's behavior, how can he be allowed to escape back to Xi'an calmly? Even if he is not alive for a few months, he will not be able to come back..."
"We can use this time to make a big fuss and spread the news that Li Chuang has been arrested in the capital. The thieves in the west will be shocked. Of course, many people will not believe it at first, but if Li Chuang does not show up for ten days and a half or even a month What will they think about me?" Gu Junen continued with a smile: "At that time, even if the thieves didn't believe it, they would have to believe it. In addition, during this period, we sent troops to attack, it would be strange that the thieves would not be in chaos. People's hearts over there are already there. If they are not all together, now that they know that Li Chuang has been caught, they will each fight against Xiao Jiujiu, or even collapse without attacking..."
Li Yan and Gu Junen told each other about the strategies in their minds one by one. After repeated conspiracies, they quickly formulated a fast, ruthless, accurate and cunning plan. In order to prevent the triggering of a war across the board, they also specially sent people to inform Kaifeng and Luoyang. Wu Sangui and others are ready to lead their troops to join the battle if a war breaks out!
That night, Li Yan summoned his generals to discuss the matter of attacking Chaoyi. Chaoyi was a small county town, very small, but also very dangerous, because he was building it on the bank of the Yellow River. on the cliff.
The Yellow River is not an ordinary small river. Its slopes and tidal flats are several miles wide, and are mostly rock formations. The imperial court was built on it, and it was used as a bridgehead by the rebels. The garrison of nearly two thousand soldiers was separated from the imperial city of Puzhou. River confrontation.
Although it's spring now, the river is still covered with ice. It doesn't matter whether you're ferrying people or crossing horses or even carrying luggage. However, the terrain of this small town on the cliff is too steep, and there is no place to stay in the front. You must first cross the river and then attack from the other three sides. , and it must be done quickly and accurately, and it must be defeated in a very short time, otherwise reinforcements from the thief army will arrive over time!
Before taking action, they must first spread the false news that Li Zicheng was captured in the capital. The morale of the army will be disturbed. In order to avoid the enemy reinforcements coming from all directions when the war begins, they also ordered the troops stationed in Hejin County in the north to attack at the same time. Pretending to attack Hancheng on the other side, this can contain the troops in Chengcheng of Heyang County (today's Heyang). Tongguan in the south is an important town. They are afraid that the officers and soldiers will move away from the mountains and will not easily send troops to Chaoyi for reinforcements. This way The reinforcements from Chaoyi came to Dali in the west.
That night, the news that Li Zicheng secretly entered Beijing with Song Xiance but was not captured, crossed the Yellow River as if it had wings. By the next day, it spread like an infectious disease, as fast as a plague, regardless of the local area. There were still thief patrols or spies wandering around, and the people were shocked when they heard what they heard, and thought it was impossible. However, the rumors also had noses and eyes, so they couldn't tell the truth from the false for a while, and they reported it to the police one level at a time. Ask for confirmation.
In less than three days, people in the west of the Yellow River will be panicked by this news, but it is also time for Li Yan to take action. He will use these three days to prepare for the charge and capture Chaoyi City on the other side in one fell swoop!
Just as Li Yan and Gu Junen were gearing up to start the first battle of the Yellow River, Chang Yu, thousands of miles away in the capital, was also busy. He always had endless things to do, and the thing that had him most worried these days was still It is to hunt down Li Zicheng.
In fact, four or five days have passed in the blink of an eye, and Chang Yu's enthusiasm has long since cooled down. He knows that the chances of success are getting slimmer and slimmer, and whether he can catch it or not depends entirely on luck and character, so he no longer cares much about this matter. , But Emperor Chongzhen couldn't do it. He gritted his teeth and told him three times a day, scolding Wu Mengming in the morning and scolding Chang Yu in the afternoon. Anyway, he wanted Li Zicheng to see people alive and dead.
Fortunately for Chang Yu, Emperor Chongzhen still used him, so he could only scold him at most. However, Wu Mengming was so scolded that he lost his nose and face. He also anxiously ordered his men to catch the person within ten days, otherwise he would come to see him.
The top is tight and the bottom is about to lose its head. Jin Yiwei, Dongchang fanzi, local police, various religions and even thousands of people from the Green Forest Road are working on this matter, not to mention, it is really effective.
News came from Baoding Mansion that Li Chuang showed up there. The Jin Yiwei chased him and killed more than ten dead soldiers on the periphery, but they still let Li Chuang escape. This is definitely good news. It doesn't matter if you can't catch him. The important thing is that he has revealed himself. Follow the clues to see how far he can escape, how many times he can escape, and how many dead soldiers can fight for him to break through.
There are times in life that must come true! This news made Chang Yu excited, and he saw a glimmer of light. Emperor Chongzhen was even more excited and stayed up all night, thinking that Chang Yu or Wu Mengming would rush in at any time: Your Majesty, this is great news, the intruder has been captured... …
The dream did not come true, but news came the next day that Changping found traces of Li Chuang...
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This is definitely embarrassing news!
In any case, it was impossible for Li Zicheng to rush from Baoding to Changping overnight!
That means one thing: the person who was in Baoding Mansion yesterday may not be Li Zicheng, and the person who was in Changping may not be Li Zicheng!
He is spreading suspicion in his old place, and he is trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain! He's about to break out!
At the same time, it also shows another thing. I still underestimated this guy before. He has deployed more manpower in the court than imagined. In other words, he still has influence here, such as some people on the Green Forest Road. Still willing to use it.
As expected, news came again on the third day that traces of Li Zicheng were found near Jinan!
Emperor Chongzhen was furious, trash, all trash!
In the Dongchang Yamen, Chang Yu called Li Muxian: "Come here, do your fortune telling. Where is that guy?"
Li Muxian looked at Chang Yu as if he were a fool: "I am a half-immortal, half-immortal!"
"Okay, then you can calculate where his head office is." Then Li Muchian fiddled with it and said with certainty: "Northwest Road!"
Chang Yu immediately ordered his subordinates to go down: Work up and down the northwest road!
This made Li Muxian a little unaccustomed to it: "The governor always said that poor people are pretending to be gods and ghosts, but why today..."
"The emperor is pressing hard, and I have no choice but to be a dead horse. If the Taoist priest is really right, then in the future the Taoist priest, a half-immortal, will also have perfected his cultivation. If not, this pot will be ruined." Let the Taoist priest carry it!" Chang Yu waved his hands and left after saying that. Li Muxian looked stunned, and then stamped his foot: "Wealth can be found in danger, give it a try!"
