This Song Xiance is indeed a capable person. Of course, it may also be that he is a good fortune teller and understands people's hearts better, which means that he is a master of psychology in later generations.
After he joined Li Zicheng, he first concocted the nursery rhyme "Eighteen children are the masters of the gods", which means that if God chooses Li Zicheng, he will definitely become the emperor, dominate the world, and build momentum for Li Zicheng.
This point immediately pulled Li Zicheng out from the numerous thieves who were known to plunder and flee in the late Ming Dynasty, as if he stood out from the crowd.
The common people of this era, especially the ordinary thieves, are most susceptible to this trick. As soon as they heard that King Chuang turned out to be the chosen one, they naturally supported King Chuang. As a result, Li Zicheng's power suddenly grew huge, and he became the most powerful group of thieves in the late Ming Dynasty.
In addition, Song Xiance also had some military talents. Last year, when he attacked Nanyang in the 14th year of Chongzhen's reign, he offered Li Zicheng a roundabout strategy.
The so-called roundabout strategy is probably to avoid a head-on confrontation with the enemy, adopt the strategy of retreating when the enemy advances, and advancing when the enemy retreats. By finding exposed gaps, disperse the enemy and annihilate them one by one.
At that time, Yang Wenyue, the right minister of the Ministry of War and the governor of Baoding, Shandong, and Hebei military affairs, was exhausted by this strategy. In the end, he was defeated by Li Zicheng's troops because of one thing and the other.
If the original historical development is followed, Song Xiance's resourcefulness was deeply appreciated by Li Zicheng. When the Dashun Empire was established in Xi'an in the 17th year of Chongzhen, he named Song Xiance the founding military advisor.
But at this time, history has changed a lot under the flapping of butterfly wings. The battle at Zhuxian Town, which was originally scheduled for the end of May, is even less likely to happen again. Because Zuo Liangyu, the main force at the time, had all become rebels, how could they come to Zhuxian Town to fight Li Zicheng again.
One thing that has not changed is that since Li Zicheng attacked Kaifeng City for the third time in early May, he still failed to capture Kaifeng City.
At this time, Song Xiance heard Li Zicheng asking him for advice. He calmly stepped out and replied: "General, my subordinates think that Kaifeng Fortress City is really not suitable for a strong attack!"
At this time, under his advice, Li Zicheng was no longer King Chuang, but proclaimed himself a civil and military general of Fengtian Initiative.
"What do the military advisors think?" Li Zicheng asked quickly after hearing this.
The other leaders all knew that this military advisor was very resourceful, so they all listened with open ears.
Just listen to Song Xiance's answer: "My subordinates think that although we have millions of troops gathered like this, although we show our military power, it will be difficult to attack Kaifeng, and the disadvantages will become apparent. One..."
As he spoke, he started to raise his finger and said eloquently: "A million troops are gathered in one place, attacking the city every day, and tens of thousands of troops at most are mobilized. Most of the remaining troops are wasted."
Then, he raised a second finger and said: "Secondly, the army gathers in one place and consumes a lot of food and grass every day. If this stalemate continues, our army may not be able to afford it!"
In fact, Li Zicheng had already felt this, and he convened this military meeting.
Song Xiance raised his third finger and said: "Thirdly, our army is gathered here, and we have to worry about the imperial troops arriving for reinforcements from time to time, so we don't have peace of mind every day."
Having said this, he shook his three fingers, looked at Li Zicheng, and said solemnly: "General, I think it is better to leave a force to surround Kaifeng, and then use the main force to attack the surrounding cities. Not only will this not By wasting our troops, we can still capture something, and we can also sweep away the surrounding imperial forces, so that our main force can have enough safe area."
"Okay, I think it's okay!" When a tall and powerful general heard this, he quickly echoed loudly, "I've grown hair just sitting here!"
Li Zicheng heard the sound and looked over, but it was his general Liu Zongmin who scolded him: "Shut up, it's not your turn to speak!"
When Liu Zongmin heard this, he suddenly became speechless. When the other bosses saw it, they all suppressed their laughter, making you look stupid!
"General, with such a benefit, it can also cut off the possibility of the imperial government and troops assisting Kaifeng." Song Xiance ignored Liu Zongmin and continued, "Given time, Kaifeng City will definitely fall into my hands!"
After Li Zicheng heard this, he looked in agreement. When he was about to speak, he saw another of his advisers, Niu Jinxing, coming out and saying: "General, there is civil strife in the court now. Our army will divide its troops to attack the surrounding counties and send troops to garrison to expand our territory." This is a good opportunity for the Rebel Army!"
At this time, Li Zicheng already had great ambitions and was no longer the outcast thief he was before. When he heard this, he couldn't help but yearn for it!
"Haha, I really don't know what the emperor was thinking. At this time, he actually used that Xingguo Gong to force Zuo Liangyu to rebel. He really dug his own grave!" Cao Cao and Luo Rucai remained silent. At this time, the court heard Civil strife, he immediately thought of it and laughed immediately.
Zuo Liangyu is their old rival, and they have wins and losses. They had to admit that Zuo Liangyu was good at fighting. Therefore, they were quite surprised when they heard the news that Zuo Liangyu had withdrawn his troops and went north, instead of fighting them, saying that he wanted Qingjun to side with him.
When Li Zicheng heard this, he also smiled. The more chaotic the court, the better it would be for them, and he was naturally eager to do so.
Thinking like this, he smiled and said: "God is really helping me. I didn't expect that at this time, Cao Cao would appear in the court..."
At this point, he looked at Luo Rucai, who was looking at him in shock, and quickly changed his words and said, "I mean, there was a powerful traitor in the court, which greatly reduced our pressure. It seems that Zhu Ming's energy has been exhausted!"
Upon hearing this, all the leaders in the Chinese army's tent burst out laughing, each one happier than the other, especially Liu Zongmin, who laughed the loudest.
"No!" But at this moment, Song Xiance said with a serious face, immediately ending the laughter in the Chinese army tent.
When he saw that everyone was looking at him, he said to Li Zicheng very seriously: "Actually, my subordinates thought that the imperial court was cutting off the strength of a strong man. Once the imperial court overcomes this difficulty, it will be a difficult time for us in the future. Sudden accident This Duke Xingguo who came out should not be underestimated!"
Hearing this, Liu Zongmin became unhappy and immediately shouted: "Military advisor, where are you from? You still treat such a good thing as a bad thing. Could it be that you want to add to the success of Duke Xingguo?"
"If you keep talking, do you believe I'll dare you to go out?" Li Zicheng's face suddenly darkened when he heard this and he shouted.
This Liu Zongmin is really good at fighting, but he just has no brains.
After scolding him, he looked sincerely asking for advice and said to Song Xiance, "Why did the military advisor say this? Why do you say that Duke Xingguo should not be underestimated?"
After hearing this, Song Xiance still said seriously: "General, please see, this Xingguo Gong instigated the emperor to reduce half of the taxes in the north, and then retained the remaining half of the taxes in the local area to strengthen city defense. When necessary, he also Local officials are allowed to collect money and food from the gentry in the city. Since this decree was spread to the local area, will it be much more difficult for us to attack the city? "
He didn't say it couldn't be defeated, just that it was much more difficult.
If he doesn't say it, most people won't feel it yet. But when he said this, most of the bandit leaders in the central army tent nodded.
Seeing Li Zicheng's thoughtful look, Song Xiance immediately continued: "Actually, this is to win the hearts and minds of the people. My subordinates also heard that the officers and soldiers were still saying that it was a lie to not pay food when King Chuang came. , otherwise our rebels will have nothing to eat. This is actually an attempt to win the hearts and minds of the people."
"Also, punishing Zuo Liangyu, on the surface, seems to have forced him to rebel, which is very unwise." When Song Xiance said this, he glanced at Luo Rucai, and then looked at Li Zicheng and continued, "But In fact, we all know how poor the military discipline of Zuo Liangyu's army is! This is one of the reasons why people open the city gates and defect to us, because the imperial officers and soldiers are worse than our rebels!"
When he said this, many people in the Zhongjun tent already knew what he was going to say, and everyone frowned.
"Killing Zuo Liangyu by cutting off the wrists of a strong man in the imperial court is actually a measure to restore the people's support." In the Chinese army tent, only Song Xiance's voice was heard, "If I want my subordinates to choose, I would rather have Zuo Liangyu." Continuing to be the commander-in-chief of the imperial court is a source of disaster, so more people will defect to us. It is also true that my subordinates feel that if the imperial court can overcome this difficulty, the situation our army will face will be even more severe! "
Hearing this, Li Zicheng also realized the seriousness of the matter, frowned and said: "According to the news from Guanzhong, the old thief Sun Chuanting has also been appointed as the governor of the three sides, and he also killed He Renlong to enforce military discipline. In addition, I heard that the outcome of the Battle of Songjin seems to be to deal with the Ming generals who escaped from the battle."
Li Zicheng's headquarters is located in Henan, and there are more news coming from Shaanxi, while news coming from Shanhaiguan and the capital area spreads slowly. Therefore, the current bandits only know this information.
Now that they are all spread out, they can clearly feel that the imperial court's strategy of using military force to govern politics is changing.
For them, the one they feared the most was Sun Chuanting. They were beaten so hard that they fled in panic, and at one time they only had eighteen riders.
"Then what should we do?" Luo Rucai became a little worried and asked quickly.
After hearing this, Song Xiance bowed his hands to Niu Jinxing and said, "What Brother Niu said is absolutely true. We should regard the Central Plains of Henan as the home ground of our army. While the imperial court is not slowing down, we can occupy more cities. Once the imperial army comes, If we attack, we don’t have to worry about the unoccupied cities inside us joining forces from the inside and outside. If the war goes well, we will have the support of the attack. If the war doesn’t go well, we can abandon the city and join forces, and use the strategy of fortifying the walls to clear the country to lead the officers and soldiers to fight."
Niu Jinxing was the head of Li Zicheng's literati, but after Song Xiance came, his status was a bit unstable, and he actually had opinions on Song Xiance. However, when he heard that Song Xiance supported his strategy, he felt a little proud.
After hearing this, Li Zicheng discussed it with Luo Rucai, and finally made a decision, agreeing with the suggestions of Song Xiance and Niu Jinxing, and decided to take Kaifeng as the center and divide his troops around to attack the city.
Later, around Henan, beacon fires ignited again, spreading across the Central Plains.
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