"General, it's not good!" Liu Zongmin said with a serious expression as soon as he came in, "The scout caught the messenger of the Mughal court and asked about important information!"
When Li Zicheng heard this, he immediately became serious, stared at him and asked quickly: "What's the important situation?"
Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance were a little surprised when they heard this, and they both looked at Liu Zongmin.
"The messenger was seriously injured and has died. But before he died..." Liu Zongmin reported here and raised his voice, "The Persian emperor in the west promised to send 100,000 troops to help the Mughal court! It is estimated that within half a month, They will probably send troops over."
"Didn't you say that they are enemies?" Niu Jinxing said in surprise after hearing this.
Hearing this, Liu Zongmin turned to look at him and said, "The Mughal court ceded many places in the west to the Persian emperor."
After hearing this, Song Xiance said with a serious expression: "Persia is also a big country. If it sends troops, there will definitely be no shortage of troops!"
When Li Zicheng heard this, he felt a headache. Just when the situation was about to improve, something unexpected would happen. Could it be that he was not destined to be emperor in this life?
Shaking his head slightly, he threw this idea away, and then asked: "Do you have any good ideas?"
"I have two strategies for the general to choose from!" Upon hearing this, Song Xiance cupped his fists and said to Li Zicheng.
When Li Zicheng heard this, he immediately felt happy and said quickly: "My military advisor, if you have a plan, please tell me quickly!"
Niu Jinxing and Liu Zongmin also looked at him with a little expectation, wanting to hear what he had to say.
They found that Song Xiance's strategy was basically acceptable as long as it was not against the officials and soldiers of the imperial court, or to be precise, it was not against Duke Xingguo.
Just listen to Song Xiance say: "The first strategy is for us to gather a large army, attack Delhi as soon as possible, and destroy the Mughal court. This will make the Persian army without internal support, and it will naturally retreat!"
Li Zicheng thought for a moment and felt it was still a bit difficult. Although the main force of the Mughal court was indeed defeated, no matter what, the Mughal court was hiding in their capital. If they wanted to capture it, it would definitely not be successful in a short time.
Thinking like this, he asked: "What about the second strategy?"
"Second strategy..." After hearing this, Song Xiance continued: "Then we should give full play to our strengths. We should not fight them decisively first and swim without attacking. It would be best if we can sneak attack their food roads, otherwise we should retreat eastward. , lengthen their supply lines, and then look for opportunities to sneak attack on their food routes until they are overwhelmed."
Li Zicheng thought for a moment and then said: "The second strategy is more reliable!"
This second strategy is actually his specialty, fighting on the run and creating opportunities before fighting decisively. When the army was weak, many powerful generals in the imperial court were killed with this move. It also made him stronger and stronger as he fought, and he was looking to sweep the world. Who would have thought that Duke Xingguo suddenly appeared...
As he thought about it, he thought of Duke Xingguo again, which made Li Zicheng feel a little sick. He quickly shook his head to get this evil star out of his mind.
At this moment, Song Xiance continued to say: "There are still some problems with the second plan."
"Huh?" Upon hearing this, Li Zicheng forgot about everything else and immediately frowned and asked.
Liu Zongmin was about to praise him just now, but suddenly Song Xiance made a sudden change. He felt a little stuck and quickly shut up and continued to listen.
Song Xiance looked at Li Zicheng and said: "My subordinates have been paying attention on weekdays. I heard rumors that the imperial court has sent troops, led by Sun Gouguan, to capture Dongwu. I am afraid that the imperial court will not give up and will do it again." Chase us as far as the Mughals. Therefore, if we retreat to the east, we are afraid of hitting the muzzle of the imperial court's guns!"
Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions turned ugly, whether it was Li Zicheng, Liu Zongmin or others.
They are really afraid of the imperial court and have already fled here. Is it possible that they should not be let go?
Seeing them like this, Song Xiance didn't want to attack them, so he quickly added: "Of course, this is just the speculation of my subordinates. However, my subordinates are afraid that if we really retreat to the border of Dongwu in order to lure the Persian army, we may not be sure. The imperial court will still attack us!"
"Then don't retreat so far!" When Liu Zongmin heard this, he immediately shouted, "The Mughals are so big, why should they retreat so far?"
Hearing this, Song Xiance turned to look at him and said seriously: "The Mughal court has been competing with the Persians for Kandahar in the west, but in the end, the Persians won. From this we can judge, The Persian army should be stronger than the Mughal army. Therefore, I am afraid that the Persian army will fight steadily and deal with us like the Sun Dog Officer. In this case, we can only keep retreating eastward. Only when we retreat far enough can we Fighter found!"
Having said this, he turned back to Li Zicheng and added: "Of course, this is to consider defeat before fighting. It is just a worst-case scenario. This may not really happen!"
Li Zicheng has been fighting for so many years, how could he not know the principles of fighting? Sometimes, wars tend to take a turn for the worst, and you can't take any chances. If he hadn't always considered the worst case scenario for the war, he might have been wiped out by the imperial court long ago.
To put it bluntly, it means running away at the first sign of trouble to avoid possible dangers, but this is actually the secret to his survival.
Thinking this way, Li Zicheng's brows twisted into the character "Chuan".
"General!" At this time, I heard Song Xiance say again, "Now that we have a strong enemy, I think we still have to contact the eight kings. As long as we unite, we will not be able to deal with the Persian army." How difficult it is!”
"Oh?" Li Zicheng was a little surprised when he heard this, and looked up at Song Xiance.
"The best way for us to deal with the Persian army is to not allow them to fight steadily!" Song Xiance said eloquently, "As long as they reveal their flaws, our cavalry can disrupt their marching arrangements."
"For example, we can attract the Persian army to extend the front line, and then the eight kings from the south attack its rear from south to north!" Song Xiance's words were full of confidence, "We can even let the eight kings take advantage of the Persian army's presence in the Mughals to directly attack Enter Persia and turn Persia upside down. In this case, how can the Persian army fight with our army again?"
Having said this, he smiled and said: "When the time comes, even if the Persian army wants to retreat, they will have to ask the general whether he agrees! The more Persian troops come, the greater the losses will be. Maybe then the general will still We can take down Persia too!”
Hearing this, Li Zicheng couldn't help but grin and wanted to smile, but he immediately remembered something and the smile couldn't come out at all.
Because he remembered that when he was in Yunnan, he vowed not to live in internal strife. Now, why should the Eight Kings trust him again?
Niu Jinxing saw his expression and immediately guessed what he was thinking, and quickly said: "This Eighth King is really, really good, why did he lead the army south by himself!"
When he said this, he emphasized the word "good" very hard. In fact, it was pointed out that there was no real internal strife. It was the Eight Kings who were overly worried and chose to go south.
Song Xiance immediately followed suit and said: "The general has compiled a letter. If my subordinates are willing to go there, they will definitely be able to convince the eight kings!"
When Li Zicheng heard this, he frowned and said, "It's okay to fix a letter, but you can't go. I'd better send someone else to tell you!"
Song Xiance was his military advisor. If he was killed or detained by Zhang Xianzhong, the consequences would be unbearable for him.
After Song Xiance heard this, he immediately shook his head and said: "General, you can only be sincere when your subordinates go down. Moreover, if your subordinates can guarantee it, they will definitely be able to convince the eight kings. At least his military advisor must also know the principle of cooperation that benefits both parties!"
After hearing this, Li Zicheng did not answer immediately. After a moment of silence, he sighed heavily and said, "I'm still not strong enough!"
The words were full of helplessness and seemed a little frustrated.
Seeing him like this, Song Xiance suddenly smiled relaxedly and said: "In the past, our Central Plains dynasty defeated the Huns and Turks until they could not stand, so they had to keep moving westward. As a result, they established a huge empire in the west. Now that the generals have come to the west, The conditions are better than those of the Huns and Turks back then, and one day in the future, the general will definitely reach the top!"
"Seriously?" Li Zicheng couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this, and asked quickly, "Our conditions are better than those of the Huns and Turks? What was their situation back then?"
Niu Jinxing was a little confused, but he didn't say anything.
Liu Zongmin was also overjoyed when he heard this, and quickly said: "Yes, these Mughals are not vulnerable at all. I feel the same way!"
In fact, Song Xiance's reading of history books was limited. According to his memory, it was more about inspiring Li Zicheng's fighting spirit. At this time, Li Zicheng really wanted him to say something, but he couldn't say it. Therefore, he immediately laughed and said to Liu Zongmin: "We have such fierce generals as General Liu, how can these Westerners be our opponents?" !”
When Liu Zongmin heard this, he immediately grinned and laughed.
Li Zicheng was also happy to hear this, but he also wanted to hear more about the Huns and Turks who were defeated by the Central Plains court but were able to come to the West to claim kingship and hegemony. However, Song Xiance did not give him this opportunity, and only reminded him: "General, time is pressing. Please write a letter from the general so that my subordinates can go to the Eighth King as soon as possible and persuade him to cooperate with us to win this war! "
This was business. After hearing this, Li Zicheng had no choice but to put everything else aside. He immediately started repairing his book without saying a word. Naturally, he also swore and swore, saying that Zhang Xianzhong was just suspicious, so what happened if he left without saying goodbye? The west side is so big, how could it not be able to accommodate the two of them!
After Song Xiance read it and felt that there was no problem, he hurried south with the letter.
Asking for a monthly ticket!
(End of chapter)
