The person who was most concerned about this war was Li Zicheng.
Maybe other people don't know much about the current situation and feel that they control a large territory and can still give it a try with the imperial officers and soldiers.
However, only Li Zicheng, the head of the family, knows it best. His current situation is actually very dangerous.
The Shu Road, the Shu Road is not under control, the exit of the Yangtze River, the exit of the Yangtze River is blocked; the land of Shu is surrounded by mountains, which has become a turtle in a urn.
If he was still in the Central Plains, Li Zicheng would not be panicked if he could not defeat the imperial officers and soldiers. At most, it's the same as before, avoiding the main force of the imperial army. The world is so big, where can't we go?
If the delay lasts for a long time, the pressure on the court coach will be very great. At that time, time was on Li Zicheng's side.
But now, in Shu, the so-called land of overlords, it has simply become a shackles. Now that the situation is ignored, any attempt to engage in guerrilla warfare to overwhelm the imperial army is all hopeless.
To the north, Sun Chuanting was aggressive. This old opponent is very difficult to deal with.
That's okay, after all, they have been fighting each other for many years, and they are familiar with each other's tricks, and they can still think of ways to deal with them.
However, Duke Xingguo in the west not only has more troops than Sun Chuanting, but is also very elite. If he fights head-on, there is no hope at all.
Forget all that, what gives Li Zicheng the biggest headache every day is that Duke Xingguo is the most deceptive. If you go up against him, you will already be defeated by nature. The morale of the military must be automatically considered to be downgraded by one level. It is really difficult to defeat!
Seeing his hair falling out in handfuls every day, Li Zicheng actually didn't care anymore. Anyway, Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty was a monk before, so there is no shame in being bald.
What I care about most now is when we can achieve a great victory over the Xingguo Office! Even if it doesn't work, at least the Xingguo Gongshou will be defeated. Only in this way can the current very unfavorable situation be reversed!
"Strategist, strategist, I fully support you!" Every time Li Zicheng thought of this, he couldn't help but mutter to himself, "This battle has been planned for so long, but we must win!"
I look forward to it day and night, counting my fingers in anticipation, and even suddenly wake up from my sleep, dancing and shouting that the good news is coming. According to what Li Zicheng's wife, Mrs. Gao, said privately, Li Zicheng was a bit dazed as he looked forward to a great victory.
Even Li Zicheng's personal guards felt this.
Every time he hears footsteps coming from outside, the general will definitely look up immediately. The expectant look in his eyes is really amazing!
Sometimes, when I can't help it, I will even shout loudly and ask: "But the military advisor is here?"
Li Zicheng had been waiting in agony for who knows how many days. On this day, the sound of hurried footsteps finally came from outside the lobby again.
Li Zicheng, who was dealing with government affairs and discussing local farming matters with Niu Jinxing, subconsciously raised his head when he heard this, looked outside expectantly and asked, "But is the military advisor here?"
Niu Jinxing, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but be a little jealous after hearing this: "strategist and military advisor talk about it every day, but if you don't know, you thought it was a woman!"
While he was thinking about it, a personal guard came in from outside. With a look of fear on his face, he pointed outside and reported: "The military advisor...the military advisor is here!"
"What?" When Li Zicheng heard this, he stood up overjoyed at first. However, he saw clearly the guard who reported the news. His face turned out to be panic, and his heart suddenly "thumped", like a lightning strike. Can't move anymore.
Yes, he was looking forward to the news from the military advisor so much that he almost turned to stone. However, in the final analysis, what he was looking forward to was actually the news that the military advisor would bring back a great victory, not anything else!
Looking at the face of the personal guard, he had a very bad premonition. At this time, he suddenly had the idea that he really didn't want to see the military advisor.
However, no matter what he was thinking, there was a burst of chaotic and rapid footsteps outside.
Immediately, several people appeared at the entrance of the lobby.
Niu Jinxing looked intently and saw not only the military advisor Song Xiance, whom the general had been waiting for day and night, but also Yuan Zongdi, Gao Yigong and others who were leading the army. Suddenly, he was a little dumbfounded. They actually came back together, and This look...
No, it's going to end!
As expected, as soon as Song Xiance entered the door, he knelt down, panted, and reported to Li Zicheng: "General, I... I am incompetent, defeated... defeated!"
Yuan Zongdi and Gao Yigong also knelt down. In fact, their status was not lower than that of Song Xiance. After all, they were old men who followed Li Zicheng. But at this time, the two of them kneeled down behind Song Xiance in unison.
Li Zicheng was in a daze before, but he came back to his senses when he spoke. However, he did not speak, but swayed and almost fell down. Thanks to Niu Jinxing's quick hands and quick eyes, Li Zicheng was prevented from having an accident.
However, Li Zicheng was not grateful for this. Instead, he shook off Niu Jinxing's hand, quickly walked around the desk, and rushed in front of Song Xiance in a few steps. He looked down at Song Xiance from a high position, with a kind of hysterical expression. He asked frantically: "What's going on? You've been planning for so long, how could you lose? Didn't you say that you will win this battle?"
Hearing this, Song Xiance felt a little unfair. He knew that he had never said that he would win this battle, but he had expressed a similar meaning.
At this time, he did not dare to distinguish the difference. He just lowered his head and replied: "General, this battle could have been won, but..."
Before he could finish his words, he was immediately interrupted by Li Zicheng's roar, "I don't want what I could have won, I want to win. What on earth are you doing for food? After planning for so long, both groups cost almost 100,000. Well, even if we fight the old thief Na Tian head-on, we can easily win, right? Why, why do we still lose the battle?"
Having said this, he stared at Yuan Zongdi and Gao Yigong, his face turned a little pale, his voice became lower, he pointed at them and said: "You... you are back too, don't tell me... I said Was the whole army wiped out?"
Li Zicheng himself was used to fighting, and he could infer many things from what he saw and heard. For example, since the generals had all returned, there was a high probability that the entire army would be annihilated. Otherwise, even if we lose the battle, we still have to lead the army!
Hearing this, Gao Yigong and Yuan Zongdi were both very ashamed and did not dare to answer. They just lowered their heads and looked at the floor. It was as if at this time, they discovered that the floor contained the secret of the universe. Compared with this, Li Zicheng's words could be ignored.
Seeing this situation, Li Zicheng knew immediately that he had guessed it right!
One hundred thousand troops, even if not, would be enough. After gathering so many troops and planning for so long, not only did they not bring about a great victory, but the entire army was annihilated. To be honest, Li Zicheng really couldn't accept it.
Fortunately, he had been looking forward to it so much, but in the end he received the worst news of the annihilation of the entire army. The gap was so big that Li Zicheng felt his chest getting more and more congested when he thought about this situation.
"General, it's not our problem, it's..." Song Xiance tried to give a reasonable explanation. He wanted to say that Duke Xingguo was too cunning, or that they were too unlucky to encounter the main force of Duke Xingguo's court. How can it be possible to win!
However, before he could finish speaking, he heard a "pop" and it started raining!
When he looked down, he saw that what was falling on him was red rain. Song Xiance was startled. He looked up and saw Li Zicheng falling backwards.
Suddenly, he was shocked. His reaction was several times faster than usual. He jumped out like a 100-meter race. He jumped forward from the ground and used his back to cushion Li Zicheng's fallen body. The place was used as a meat mat.
Gao Yigong and Yuan Zongdi were also sprayed by Li Zicheng's mouthful of blood. Seeing this, the two of them were military generals and their movements and reactions were quick. They both jumped out, one on the left and the other on the right, and they fell on Song Xiance's back. Li Zicheng went up and rolled to the ground.
In the lobby, because of this unexpected situation, there was a chaos and chaos.
Niu Jinxing was frightened when he saw this situation. He quickly stepped forward, pushed away the culprits, held Li Zicheng in his arms, checked the situation, and called out affectionately.
But it was obvious that Li Zicheng was in very good health. After vomiting a mouthful of blood, he woke up quickly.
But it can be seen that his spirit has weakened a lot. It was as if the mouthful of old blood just now was the reason why he had obtained the essence of his whole body and spit it out all at once.
After opening his eyes and looking at the concerned old faces, Li Zicheng lost his temper and just asked feebly: "What's going on? Why was the whole army wiped out? How could this happen?"
After Song Xiance heard this, he hurriedly explained: "When we were chasing Tian Jianxiu's troops, Duke Xingguo arrived with the main force of the court, so... so the whole army was wiped out!"
Hearing this, Li Zicheng was stunned. Did Duke Xingguo just arrive with his army? This...is this going to kill me?
Naturally, he did not dare to admit this idea, so he immediately put the idea behind him, and then the anger returned to his body. He immediately struggled to stand up from Niu Jinxing's arms, and then shouted angrily: "Even if Duke Xingguo If the dog officer leads the army and arrives, the whole army will not be wiped out, right?"
As he spoke, he stared at the three people in front of him, as if he were a hungry tiger about to eat people.
When Yuan Zong heard it for the first time, he quickly explained: "I was chasing Tian Jianxiu at the time. When I saw that the situation was not good, I quickly wanted to form a formation to resist, but... the result..."
Song Xiance listened, waited for a while, and found that the result was not available. He seemed a little embarrassed to say it, so he took over his words and said: "The result was that the defeated army led by Gao Yigong was scattered, and in the end the whole army was defeated. Only more than two thousand cavalrymen escaped."
Upon hearing this, Li Zicheng's cannibal eyes immediately stared at Gao Yigong.
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