After listening to the argument between Cao Zhiyao and Zhang Yingyuan, Yang Sichang frowned and turned to Li Guoqi sitting opposite him, saying, "General Li, what do you think!"

Li Guoqi was a general in Shaanxi, and most of the rebellious peasant army were his fellow villagers, and he felt very sympathetic to them. Moreover, in troubled times, if there were soldiers, they would be the king of grass. If Luo Rucai chose to surrender, Yang Sichang would not allow him to retain so many soldiers. As a Shaanxi native, he would be able to divide more soldiers at that time.

Thinking of this, he stood up and bowed to Yang Sichang and said, "There are nearly 20,000 thieves in the army. The Qin people are tough in nature. If they are forced into desperate situations, they will definitely fight to the death. Even if they can completely destroy them, our army will not lose less. Besides, many of them are ordinary people, but they are just surrounded by the thief leader, and they are not really willing to rebel against the court. The subordinates support them to surrender."

Qin Ping was Ma Xianglin's deputy general and had a low status. His purpose here was not to propose any suggestions, but to report to Ma Xianglin after hearing the final decisions of the generals, so he had nothing to say. As Hui Deng was the newly surrendered general, no matter what he said at this moment, he seemed to be wrong, so he didn't say anything.

Wan Ji saw that everyone was bowing their heads and pondering, and turned to Yang Sichang, "Supervisor, General Li said, "You can't force them too much, no matter whether you decide to surrender them in the end, it is not the best time to go into the valley to clear them. In my opinion, we will surround them for a while first, smear their morale and make them chaotic inside them before talking about it."

Yang Sichang frowned and said, "If there was only one Luo Rucai in Sichuan, I would not have much objection to it for many days. But don't forget that Zhang Xianzhong is still leading tens of thousands of people outside, and there is no trace of it. If we put all our troops on besieging Luo Rucai, where can we have the extra troops to encircle Zhang Xianzhong?"

Wan Ji was silent for a moment and said, "Supervisor, do you want to recruit Luo Rucai's troops?"

Yang Sichang nodded softly and said, "I have this kind of plan, but the premise is that Luo Ru allows me to break up all his troops and reorganize them. Otherwise, it would be impossible."

"This is more difficult!" Wan Ji frowned.

A person walked out from outside was Yu Zhenlong. Zhou Xian was sitting at the outermost position of the military tent. He whispered to Zhou Xian for a few words, and then walked out again.

Zhou Xian looked at Yang Sichang and hurriedly said, "It was someone sent by Zhao Feng. He said that the thief army made a large-scale breakthrough through the trail. Although most of them were blocked back, a few escaped from the valley. He had sent soldiers to pursue him, but the mountains were densely covered with jungles, so the possibility of recovering them was not high."

When Zhang Yingyuan heard this, he hurriedly said, "Supervisor, have you seen it? These thieves are just deadly. The letter says begging for surrender, but secretly thinks to break out. According to me, they should kill them all, and only if one does not stay can heal the troubles forever."

Seeing Yang Sichang frowned, Wan Ji said, "The pavement in the mountains is narrow, and there will not be too many soldiers who can pass through at one time. Luo Rucai only sent such a few people, and it is more likely to send a message to the outside world. The key is, who do he want to send a message to?"

Yang Sichang said coldly: "In addition to Zhang Xianzhong, which other thieves can provide him with support?" After saying that, he turned to Zhou Xian and said: "Wang Zi, are there any living prisoners? Can you know the purpose of their trip from them?"

Zhou Xian shook his head and said, "No, these people should be Luo Rucai's confidants. There were several injured thief soldiers in the middle. They committed suicide before our soldiers arrived."

Wan Ji said: "Gei Department, if our speculation is correct, Zhang Xianzhong may send troops to reinforce Luo Rucai. Although our army has a good geographical advantage, its strength is not large. I think it should be better to transfer more troops just in case."

Yang Sichang nodded and said, "I have already sent a letter to the county magistrates of several nearby counties. The county soldiers they sent will probably arrive tomorrow. General Qin will also send a group of troops from Mianzhu, and they should also arrive soon. There is no need to worry too much about this. If Zhang Xianzhong comes, even if he cannot annihilate him, he will not be able to rescue Luo Rucai easily."

Wan Ji nodded. Since Yang Sichang was prepared, he could just remind him as an aide. From his heart, he was very inclined to completely wipe out Luo Rucai's peasant army. But he knew that Yang Sichang hated Zhang Xianzhong deeply. In order to completely eliminate the latter, he would definitely choose to comfort and surrender Luo Rucai in the end. He looked at Zhou Xian, and the other party was lowering his head and frowned and pondering, as if he was thinking about something.

Yang Sichang seemed to have noticed this, turned to Zhou Xian and asked, "Wang Zi, you haven't spoken yet. Do you have any ideas?"

Zhou Xian hesitated for a moment and said, "Supervisor, can I ask General Hui to tell me about the situation of Luo Rucai's generals?"

Yang Sichang looked a little strange, looked at Hui Dengxiang, who was also confused, and nodded gently.

Hui Dengxiang looked at Zhou Xian strangely, and then said, "Luo Rucai has only one main counselor, named Yuan Gui. He has always been resourceful and trusted by him. In addition, he has four major generals under him, namely Yang Chengzu, Wang Guangen, Luo Ruming and Li Guoxing. These four people each have a command of a group of people. Among them, Yang Chengzu and Wang Guangen have the most powerful forces, and they control about three thousand people. Luo Rumai is Luo Rucai's younger brother, and there is nothing to say. Among all, Li Guoxing has the smallest power and is a relatively marginal figure."

"What are Luo Rucai trusted the most among these people, and which ones have a gap with Luo Rucai?"

"Luo Ruming is his younger brother, and Yang Chengzu followed him when he raised an army. Both of them were deeply trusted by him. Wang Guangen was originally the leader of a thief army, and he surrendered to Luo Rucai after losing power. The two of them seemed to have a close cooperative relationship. Li Guoxing had a relatively small force, and Luo Rucai only regarded him as a general under his command."

After hearing this, Zhou Xian pondered for a moment and bowed to Yang Sichang and said, "The supervisor can surrender Luo Rucai's subordinates, but Luo Rucai himself must die. Otherwise, it is impossible for us to completely surrender them. Once they launch a rebellion again, it will inevitably cause greater losses. It is better to annihilate them directly this time."

"Then are you supporting and exorcising them with all your might?"

Zhou Xian shook his head and said, "Supervisor, I support surrendering them, but the premise is that they must present Luo Rucai's head, otherwise all interviews will be held."

Yang Sichang looked at Zhou Xian in shock and said, "How is this possible?"
Chapter completed!