Others were a little curious after hearing this, thinking to themselves, he is indeed a military advisor, he has a lot of tricks up his sleeve!
Thinking this way, they all listened with their ears pricked up.
Just listen to Song Xiance saying to Li Zicheng: "General, the other way is to completely abandon the Central Plains and Jiangnan, and let the imperial court and other rebel armies fight..."
At this point, he paused and added: "There are also Liaodong Jianlu and Mongolian Tatars who will also enter the customs. Let them fight to the death. We will be fishermen and truly reap the rewards." The benefit!"
Hearing this, Li Zicheng was puzzled and asked everyone to get out. Where can he hide?
Just when he thought of this, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and asked in surprise: "Could it be that the military advisor meant to enter Shu from the west?"
"The general is wise!" After hearing this, Song Xiance flattered Li Zicheng, then nodded and explained, "While no one is paying attention to Shu, if we seize Shu, guard the fortress and enjoy the wealth of Shu, Train your troops and horses, and once you have accumulated sufficient strength, you will follow the example of the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty and leave Shu, and then come back to conquer the world!"
Seeing Li Zicheng nodding there, he elaborated: "The strongest official army in Shu is the Baigan Army. However, the Baigan Army is also different from what it used to be. It has long been a thing of the past. Not only that, but also mobilized We arrived in Shu. We were in Xiangyang before, but later it seemed that we were transferred to the capital. Therefore, there is no strong army in Shu, so this is the best time to seize Shu!"
Perhaps seeing that Song Xiance was too dazzling, Niu Jinxing said with some dissatisfaction: "What about Sun Chuanting over there in Shaanxi? He is not easy to deal with. When the time comes to enter Sichuan from Shu Road, how can he be alone and catch the fishermen? The theory of benefit?"
Song Xiance did not deny this, turned to look at him, nodded immediately and said: "This is the biggest difficulty in marching westward to Shu!"
After finishing speaking, he turned to look at Li Zicheng and said seriously: "For now, Xingguo Gongsuo is the most elite army in the imperial court, and Sun Chuanting is our old opponent. In terms of our current strength, There’s always a fight!”
"It's not that we can always fight, but we can definitely defeat this old man Sun Chuanting!" After hearing this, Li Zicheng immediately said proudly.
As Song Xiance said, Li Zicheng knew Sun Chuanting very well. After comparing with Duke Xingguo, he felt that he was more confident in defeating Sun Chuanting.
Hearing what he said, Song Xiance knew that Li Zicheng probably wanted to use that strategy, so he perfected it and said: "General, if our goal is to take Shu as our foundation, we can spread the news and go east to attack Yingtian Mansion. We also contacted other rebels to create enough momentum to make the court really think that we were going to attack Yingtian Mansion and attract everyone's attention, so they secretly sent an elite force to seize the main road into Sichuan."
Li Zicheng stroked his hands and smiled when he heard this: "In this way, not only will it be easier to seize the Shu land, but it will also make them dog-eat-dog in the south of the Yangtze River. Not bad, not bad!"
Everyone else in the lobby laughed after hearing this.
To be honest, I had joined forces with Luo Rucai's troops, and more than 500,000 troops, said to be in the millions, went to attack Kaifeng and killed the Duke Xingguo by the way. As a result, he didn't expect that the combat power he should have was not used at all, and he was simply restrained by Duke Xingguo. So in the end, they were completely defeated. At least Luo Rucai's men and horses were all gone, and Li Zicheng's ordinary troops were also lost.
If they are allowed to use their current military strength to fight and strengthen the Xingguo Office, they will definitely not have the confidence.
Now it's better. We can let Duke Xingguo go to the south of the Yangtze River with the Fifth Battalion of Gezuo and the Eight Kings to fight to the death, while Li Zicheng's troops secretly went to Bashu to develop.
With such a good expectation, these people present are naturally the most happy to see it. It would be weird not to laugh!
So, needless to say, Li Zicheng finally chose this strategy. After some planning with Song Xiance and others, they were ready to implement it.
Going west from Xiangyang, that is the direction of Hanzhong, and there are rolling mountains blocking it, making it impossible to go. Therefore, Li Zicheng's troops must first continue southward, reach Jingzhou Prefecture, and then move westward to seize Kuizhou, an important place to guard Sichuan, and then invade Sichuan.
After the strategic plan was determined, Liu Zongmin, the number one general under Li Zicheng, set off first and went south along the river to seize Jingzhou Prefecture. It would be best to then bluff his way eastward but actually go westward.
On the day the army set off, Li Zicheng went to see Li Guo who was being held captive by him. He pointed his finger at Li Guo's nose and shouted angrily: "In three years, I will show you who owns this world!"
According to his estimation, after using Song Xiance's strategy, as long as he recharges his energy in Shu for three years, and the chaos continues like this outside, when he leaves Shu again, he will never be afraid of anyone!
Then he stormed off.
Li Guo looked at his back without saying a word. Because he knew that the current Li Zicheng could not be pulled back by nine oxen.
At this time, he did not want to escape. After all, Li Zicheng was his uncle. He had followed Li Zicheng in rebellion for more than ten years, and his relationship was not ordinary. He was worried about Li Laiheng, but because of Li Zicheng's ban, he couldn't see anyone, so he could only worry blindly.
Li Laiheng had already gone on an expedition, so he was placed in the first batch. Li Zicheng considered his relationship with Li Guo and did not want him to stay behind, as he might cause trouble.
However, sometimes, it doesn't mean that you can avoid making trouble if you don't want to make trouble.
Let's just say that Li Laiheng followed Liu Zongmin to the south. To be honest, he was always in a bad mood and could be said to be depressed.
Liu Zongmin also noticed this, so he left him behind, while he and other generals took the lead to attack Yicheng downstream.
The Xiangyang area was also torn by war.
Previously, Zhang Xianzhong was recruited and then placed in Xiangyang.
Later, Zhang Xianzhong soon rebelled again, united with the Fifth Battalion of Ge Zuo, captured many cities in Xiangyang Prefecture, and went all the way south to continue to conquer Huguang.
Then, Xiangyang was taken back by the army, and Ma Xianglin led the white pole army to garrison Xiangyang. If the original historical development were to follow, they would be attacked by bandits unexpectedly and capture Xiangyang, and Ma Xianglin would also die in this battle.
However, in this dimension, Ma Xianglin's Baigan Army was transferred to Zhangjiakou. Moreover, Xiangyang was not captured again by Zhang Xianzhong, but by Li Zicheng.
The thieves, the officers and the army, and the thieves again, just like this, one can imagine what will happen to the originally prosperous Xiangyang Mansion.
Originally, Li Laiheng was lagging behind, which meant he could relax. However, along the way, there were weeds everywhere, the fields were barren, and the villages and towns he encountered were in ruins. After seeing this, he felt even worse.
Kaifeng City has begun to regain its vitality, but here in front of us, there is no end in sight.
If you lead the troops yourself, why are you fighting?
Whenever he thinks about this issue, Li Laiheng's mind will always echo with the chorus of officers and soldiers led by Xingguogong in Kaifeng: "Fight for world peace!"
Thinking of this, Li Laiheng couldn't help but smile bitterly.
He also participated in the military meeting a few days ago. According to that Song dwarf's plan, I wonder how long it will take for the world to be peaceful? He didn't believe that even if Song Chaozi's plan was really implemented, the most it would do would be to survive for a few more years and make the world turbulent for a longer period of time. To say that you can defeat the Xingguo Gongsu troops by hiding in Shu is simply impossible!
During the military discussion at that time, Li Laiheng discovered that the rebel leaders, including Li Zicheng, were actually a little afraid of Xingguo Gongsuo. Even if they were facing Sun Chuanting, who had defeated the general until only eighteen of his cavalry were left and fled into Shangluo Mountain, they did not want to face Duke Xingguo. Why?
Because Duke Xingguo is so good at deceiving people, facing Duke Xingguo's troops, people's hearts are fluctuating, and they are very powerful. They have already lost three points before the battle begins. This kind of battle is too weird, and no one wants to fight like this. fighting.
Li Laiheng was thinking this, when suddenly, the sound of rapid horse hooves came from ahead.
When he looked up, a messenger came to report that Liu Zongmin had captured Yicheng, and the messenger was rushing to Xiangyang to report the good news to Li Zicheng.
After Li Laiheng heard this, he stopped thinking about this and hurried to Yicheng.
When he arrived at Yicheng, he saw the rebel flag flying above the city.
However, Li Laiheng was not happy. Instead, he looked gloomy and was obviously in a bad mood.
I saw the fire in the city soaring into the sky, and many people died under the outer wall of the city.
These people, at a glance, could be identified as the surrounding people, including men, women, old and weak, who were brought here to be used as cannon fodder.
Now that there is a fire in the city, it is obvious that they are burning down houses and robbing money and food.
Li Laiheng was furious when he saw all this, so he went to Liu Zongmin and asked, "Why do you do this? Didn't the general give a military order? How dare you disobey it?"
When Liu Zongmin heard this, he was stunned for a moment, but then he came back to his senses and immediately laughed and said: "The general wanted to use the Central Plains as his foundation before, so of course he wanted to win people's hearts! But now he's going to Shu, isn't he? ? If you don’t do this, will you be taking advantage of the imperial officers and soldiers?”
After saying that, he ignored Li Laiheng and left with his bodyguard.
Every time he conquered a city, it was Liu Zongmin's hobby to torture the lords.
Li Laiheng looked at his back, listened to the wailing sounds in his ears from time to time, and saw the corpses of people lying on the ground in the streets and alleys.
As he watched, his eyes slowly became redder and redder, as if they were about to bleed.
Suddenly, he tightened the reins, turned the horse's head, and rushed out of the city.
Li Laiheng's men had two thousand cavalry, and he led them galloping all the way north. When there was a fork in the road, one was going to Xiangyang, and the other was continuing north to Xinye and entering Henan. Li Laiheng stopped and said loudly to his men: "When we are brothers, I will open the skylight and speak out!"
