In Li Zicheng's view, since the imperial army was wiped out outside the Pass under the leadership of Hong Chengchou, the only person he was still a little afraid of was Sun Chuanting.
And Sun Chuanting was appointed by the imperial court as the governor of the three sides, commanding the troops of Qin. This was what he had always been most worried about.
The men and horses given to Yuan Zongdi were not very good at first. After all, they were just surrounding the city of Kaifeng. However, since Wu Sangui and others arrived around Kaifeng and forced him to return for reinforcements once, adjustments have been made. Although they are not the strongest soldiers under his command, they are not far behind.
More than 50,000 men and horses would be gone at the drop of a hat; he also knew what Yuan Zongdi was capable of.
Li Zicheng really couldn't think of any other people in the imperial court who had such great ability and could actually annihilate Yuan Zongdi's entire army!
If there is, it can only be under Sun Chuanting's command!
However, Sun Chuanting was in Shaanxi. If he left Tongguan, he would have fought with his troops at Sanmenxia. There was no news from the west, but there was a sudden war in Kaifeng City!
If people like Wu Sangui could do this with only about 10,000 troops, he would not believe it even to death.
Everyone else present actually had the same idea as Li Zicheng. Therefore, after Li Zicheng asked, they all stared at Yuan Zongdi to see how he would answer.
Yuan Zongdi was so tired that he couldn't speak for the first time. Therefore, he could only shake his head and gasped, "No."
"No?" Li Zicheng was surprised when he heard this, and immediately ordered, "Come here, give him some water, and report the battle situation quickly!"
Nowadays, people are all trying to compete for the world, so they still have some patience.
After waiting for a while, Yuan Zongdi finally calmed down and told the story of the war intermittently.
After hearing what he said, Li Zicheng's brows furrowed into the character "Chuan" and he said with worry: "So, this really isn't that guy Sun Chuanting!"
"Surname Zhang, Duke of the State." Song Xiance whispered the key words, and suddenly said in a positive tone: "General, this must be the newly appointed Duke of Xingguo by the imperial court. He should be leading the integrated Liao soldiers."
After Yuan Zongdi was ambushed, he fled all the way and could not get much military information at all. Therefore, he did not know the details about the newly emerged imperial army. At this time, after hearing what Song Xiance said, he thought for a moment and quickly agreed: "Yes, yes, many of those pursuing soldiers have Liaodong accents!"
He still clearly remembers what the pursuing soldiers shouted: "The Duke has an order, and those who kneel down and throw away their weapons will not be killed!"
Then he looked back and saw all the infantry throwing their weapons.
Li Zicheng was shocked when he heard this. To be honest, he was actually quite afraid of the Liao soldiers. In the past years, he had been hunted down by Liao soldiers many times.
It can be said that in his eyes, the imperial court only had two strong armies, one was the Qin army, and the other was the Liao army.
Although the Qin soldiers and the Liao soldiers both suffered heavy losses in the previous battle of Songjin, compared with other imperial armies, such as the Baoding soldiers and the officers and soldiers of the two lakes, they were still much stronger.
As he was thinking about it, Song Xiance said to him again with a stern face: "General, this Xingguo public power has been transferred to the government and the public. Judging from what he has done, he is trying to preserve the life of the court. Although this person is reckless, he dares to fight against the government. No one in the army can oppose him, but he has won the trust of the emperor. When such a person leads the army, his orders must be unified, and no commander-in-chief and general will dare not disobey him. This coming force is probably even more difficult to deal with than Sun Chuanting!"
The imperial army has fought with them until now, and both Li Zicheng and others are very familiar with them. The biggest problem facing the imperial army now is that the generals below may not listen to the commander's military orders. For example, in the previous battle to kill Qiao Wannian, his strategy was good, but all of his generals disobeyed military orders and escaped faster than a rabbit.
Later, he also heard that the frightened He Renlong, who used to be called Madman He, was now a runaway general like Zuo Liangyu, and had been beheaded by Sun Chuanting!
If according to what Song Xiance said, the powerful Xingguo Gong could subdue his generals and unify military orders, it would be a bit difficult to deal with.
Thinking about this, Li Zicheng asked with a gloomy face: "What do you think?"
Song Xiance listened and was about to speak when he heard chaotic footsteps coming from outside. Before anyone arrived, a rough and loud voice came in: "What's going on? We just won a big victory. Why are we so disappointed when we heard that Kaifeng suffered a big defeat?"
As soon as he heard this, Li Zicheng knew that it was Cao Cao and Luo Ru who caught wind of this and came over.
Suddenly, he frowned, a little unhappy.
Sure enough, at the gate, Luo Rucai and a group of his people broke in. After seeing Yuan Zongdi standing in the hall, he immediately shouted and asked: "What's going on? What did you do for food? You had such a big defeat? "
Before Yuan Zongdi could answer, Li Zicheng coughed a few times, attracting Luo Rucai's attention, and then said, "It's not his fault. It was the newly appointed Duke of Xingguo who led the Liao troops south and attacked him!"
Having said this, he motioned to Song Xiance to tell Luo Rucai his analysis just now.
Because after a while, Song Xiance thought more. Not only did he say what he said before, he even added: "Then if Duke Xingguo can lead his troops to Kaifeng, he must have wiped out the Xiaoyuan camp and Zuo Liang." Jade Division. From this we can see that he should have mobilized all the soldiers and horses from Liaodong to come and save Kaifeng. His strength must not be underestimated!"
Upon hearing this, Li Zicheng immediately remembered: Yes, there are Xiao Yuanying and Zuo Liangyu in the north. If they are not defeated, it will be impossible to reach Kaifeng.
Even if it's a detour, isn't Duke Xingguo afraid of the emptiness in the capital and Xiao Yuan Ying and Zuo Liangyu taking advantage of it? You know, I heard that Zuo Liangyu shouted "Qing Jun Side"!
Luo Rucai and Li Zicheng were brothers who were forced to flee by the Qin and Liao soldiers. They had many years of experience. After hearing this, he immediately stopped blaming Yuan Zongdi and quickly asked Li Zicheng: "Then what should we do?"
"We are discussing it!" After hearing this, Li Zicheng replied and asked Luo Rucai, "What do you think we should do?"
When Luo Rucai heard this, he said without hesitation: "Since the soldiers and horses led by Xingguo Gong are so strong, then we should use the old method of dragging him and taking him everywhere. If we don't fight him decisively, we will wear him to death!"
Niu Jinxing remained silent, just listening to Song Xiance's analysis and making the limelight, and he was also thinking on the side. After hearing Luo Rucai's words, he immediately echoed: "This strategy is very good!"
Seeing Li Zicheng looking over, he quickly explained: "We avoided fighting against Duke Xingguo and continued to attack other state capitals. The emperor will be furious when he sees that he has been leading the army for a long time without success. When the time comes, there is no need If we take action, the court will accuse him!"
At this point, seeing that Song Xiance seemed to have different opinions and wanted to speak, he was immediately dissatisfied, and then added: "Even if he didn't immediately press charges, he would definitely urge him many times. If Xingguo Gong is in a mess, we say Maybe we can find a fighter and eat him!"
"Yes, good!" When Luo Rucai heard this, he couldn't help but smile and said loudly, "Lao Niu really deserves to be a civil servant and understands the ways of the court. Yes, this method is good!"
After hearing this, Li Zicheng also smiled and nodded. When he really wanted to speak, he saw Song Xiance shaking his head, so he quickly asked: "Why, do you have a different opinion?"
When Niu Jinxing saw it, his face darkened and he asked, "Do you have a better way?"
Anyway, he didn't believe it. Because what he just said was the safest method he came up with.
Song Xiance ignored the others and just looked at Li Zicheng and said: "General, today is different from the past. If we continue to use the old method, I am afraid it will no longer be applicable. There are three reasons."
As soon as he heard this, Li Zicheng became serious. He knew Song Xiance's ability, so he immediately ordered: "Say it!"
After Luo Rucai and others listened, they all looked at him, wanting to hear what he could say.
"First, now that the general has won consecutive battles, the officers and soldiers will not dare to fight with our army, and they will collapse upon hearing the news. If they hear that our army has been defeated, their fear will subside, their morale will rise again, and their resistance will be restored. This will It will be detrimental to future wars!"
Li Zicheng listened, frowned and said nothing, and continued to listen to his analysis.
"Second, similarly, the morale of our army is very high. We have long forgotten the time when we were beaten by the army. I believe everyone will feel that the army is nothing more than this, and the world will definitely be ours. It is also because of this that the morale of our army is high. It helps our army win battles one after another. More people come to join us!"
When he heard this, Li Zicheng probably understood what Song Xiance was thinking. In the final analysis, it was morale. For a moment, he was a little silent, thinking about this problem carefully.
"Third, the general has a plan for the world. Now he has won the support of the people and established local government offices. This is the foundation. If we continue to act like before, people in the world will see us as just thieves!"
After hearing this, Niu Jinxing couldn't help but interject: "What do you care about them? As long as they win in the end, no matter what they think, they will all kneel at the feet of the general!"
Song Xiance seldom talked back to Niu Jinxing because he was recommended to Li Zicheng by Niu Jinxing. But at this time, he said very seriously: "This is the first battle of Duke Xingguo. If he becomes the climate, the orders will be unified, just like the King of Lu Yan back then, or even worse than the King of Lu Yan back then. He will give orders to all the troops in the court." , for example, Sun Chuanting also wants to listen to his orders and no one dares to disobey. General, can you still defeat him at that time?"
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