Li Zicheng asked Luo Rucai to discuss how to deal with Fu Zonglong and Yang Wenyue's army. In order to have a surprise attack on the army, Li Zicheng wanted to break camp tomorrow and drive to the area between Xiping and Suiping by the end of August.
Waiting for the fighter plane.
For this reason, they decided to allocate 50,000 horses from Chuang Camp and 30,000 from Cao Camp to form a combat army of 80,000 men. If we add in the transportation of food and crops, the number would probably exceed 100,000.
At the end of August, this army of more than 80,000 horses met in Suiping. Li Zicheng's general's headquarters was in Yushan stronghold, while Luo Rucai's general's headquarters was in a small village not far from Yushan.
On the night of August 30th, Luo Rucai was awakened from his sleep by a relative. At first, he thought something had happened to the army, but after asking carefully, he found out that it was Zhang Xianzhong, the Eighth King!
Luo Rucai was quite surprised. He was looking around for Zhang Xianzhong's whereabouts but couldn't find him. He didn't expect that he would suddenly come to his army. He was so surprised that he lost all sleep.
He quickly stood up and asked, "Where is Commander-in-Chief now?"
The general replied: "Just rest in the guest room in the front yard."
Luo Rucai then asked: "How many troops did he bring?"
"He brought more than a thousand men and horses, and they were all stationed somewhere outside our stronghold. Only twenty soldiers entered the stronghold, and Xu Yixian and Zhang Dingguo came with him." The general replied.
Luo Rucai pushed the beautiful concubine beside her to the side, stood up and got out of bed while getting dressed.
He was secretly glad that Zhang Xianzhong was safe and sound. Although there were only a few thousand men left, as long as these elites were still there, they could grow again at any time.
However, he also felt a little worried about Zhang Xianzhong's safety!
Luo Rucai knew very well that the generals who Li Zicheng broke into the camp had deep prejudices against Zhang Xianzhong. Especially in April last year, when Li Zicheng went to Gucheng to meet Zhang Xianzhong in person, he almost lost his life there. This incident is still remembered in everyone's hearts.
Still new.
But Zhang Xianzhong had already surrendered to his stronghold, how could Luo Rucai avoid it?
At this moment, he was thinking more about Zhang Xianzhong's visit to his village. He was afraid that he could hide it for a while but not for the rest of his life, so he still wanted to tell Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang, so as not to arouse his suspicion.
However, Luo Rucai was not very worried about this. Although he also knew that everyone in the King's Camp hated Zhang Xianzhong, they did not reach the level where he must be removed.
What's more, Luo Rucai was there to mediate in the middle. He secretly vowed to do his best to ensure that Zhang Xianzhong left safely, and to try to help him make a comeback and become a great thief again.
He knotted the buttons on his clothes and walked out. As soon as Luo Rucai stepped into the guest room door with one foot, he immediately put away the worry on his face, and instead said to Zhang Xianzhong with surprise on his face: "
Ah, my Jingxuan, my good brother, did you fall from the sky?"
"Hahaha……"
Zhang Xianzhong was defeated this time and came to vote. He asked Luo Rucai for help. Naturally, he lost his previous arrogance. When he saw Luo Rucai coming in, he suddenly stood up from his chair, went up to greet Luo Rucai, cupped his hands and laughed, "You never dreamed of us."
Will Lao Zhang come here at this time?
This is like a mountain without turning around, and good friends will naturally come together again and again!
If you hadn't come here with Zicheng, and I, Lao Zhang, were defeated and fell in Queshan, less than two hundred miles apart, we brothers would never have had the chance to meet.
Brother Cao, how have you done since you broke up with Lao Zhang?"
Luo Rucai noticed at this time that his right leg was still a little lame, thinking that the rumor that he had been injured by an arrow in his leg was probably true.
He couldn't help but asked with great concern: "Jingxuan, I heard that you were injured by an arrow, but you haven't recovered yet?"
"Little things, they are all little things. As long as I am alive, everything else is fucking trivial. Our legs will be fine in a few days."
Zhang Xianzhong didn't take it seriously at all. He pulled Luo Rucai back to his seat. After sitting down, he continued enthusiastically: "I came to see you this time, but I have something important to discuss with you. At the same time, I also want to talk to Zicheng.
The previous side.
As long as I am still at my old job in Xiying, I will still give him a try, and losing a few battles is nothing!"
Luo Rucai laughed and said: "Okay, you are indeed the heroic character of the Eight Kings of Xiying!"
He turned to Xu Yixian, who was standing behind Zhang Xianzhong, cupped his hands and said: "No welcome... What a welcome loss! Zhangfu, I see that you, a wise man, are safe and sound, and we are really happy!"
You didn’t get any luck at all, did you?”
Xu Yixian smiled and said back to him: "Thanks to Commander Cao, I fought with the thieves and soldiers on the battlefield for several days, but luckily I didn't lose the honor. I also feel strange. It seems that God wants me to let Xu Yixian continue to serve Commander Cao.
It’s the work of dogs and horses.”
"Interesting... hahaha... really interesting... Blessed people, the gods will bless them."
Luo Rucai turned around and looked at Zhang Dingguo, walked up and patted him heavily on the shoulder, and asked: "Ning Yu, you are not disappointed, are you? I always miss you!"
Zhang Dingguo replied with a smile on his face: "Thank you, uncle, for caring about your nephew! My nephew just has a little stain on his left arm. It was a stab wound, and he is already fine."
Zhang Xianzhong also said at this time: "This kid is really good, he is most useful in times of crisis. In the southwest of Xinyang, I was surrounded by 40,000 officers and soldiers led by Zuo Liangyu, a dog officer.
Some of them are your old friends from the Junjiu Camp. They all lost their hearts when they surrendered to the army in Kuidong. They were led by Zuo Liangyu, an old boy, to besiege me. These idiots really look like him when they fight.
These crazy dogs are more than ten times more ferocious than the army.
On this day, my arrow wound was so painful that I lay in bed unable to move. I was overworked and had a fever all over my body. I couldn't even sit in front of the battle and command, so I asked Ke Wangdai to command the whole battalion to fight Zuo Liangyu to the death, and Dingguo was defeated.
The child stayed with him.
The number of officers and soldiers was more than several times greater than ours, and those damn commanders were working hard for him. Our men and horses were cut into several sections in an instant. It was really a melee.
At this time, about two thousand officers and soldiers rushed towards the village where I was stationed with great force. Dingguo was worried about my safety and urged me to mount my horse and leave quickly.
But we thought that the offensive of the army was in full swing, and our military morale was already a little shaken. There were only 400 men and horses with us at that time. Once we left the village, we would be defeated by the army. What's more, even though I was helped by the left and right to get on the horse.
, and can't ride a horse at a gallop, how can I escape?
I said to Dingguo at that time: 'You are my son, you grew up beside me, and you know my temper. I will never run away. Just do it as you see fit. If you are afraid of death, join the army.
If you're not afraid of death, just go and drive the turtle boys away from me, and don't disturb my sleep!'
After I said this, I turned over and closed my eyes, deliberately snoring loudly, and ignored him.
This guy Dingguo really cheered us up. Without saying a word, he walked out and mounted his horse, leaving one hundred cavalrymen to guard us, and then rushed out with three hundred cavalrymen."
Zhang Xianzhong became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke. He pointed at Zhang Dingguo behind him and continued: "This guy is very good. He really didn't disgrace me Zhang Jingxuan!
As soon as he galloped out of the village, he fired all his arrows. The oncoming officers and soldiers fell down with arrows. He also shot a member of the military academy to death, disrupting the formation of the officers and soldiers. Dingguo took the opportunity to pick up his sword and shouted.
Rush into the official formation.
The three hundred cavalrymen under him were also a hundred times more courageous. They followed Dingguo like a group of tigers and rushed forward. Dingguo was hit by a knife in his left arm during the melee. Fortunately, it was not serious. He had no time to bandage it, so he rode forward and charged forward.
With one sword, he knocked off the leader of the military academy and captured the flag. The officers and soldiers immediately collapsed, and everyone fought for their lives to escape.
It was already dusk when Dingguo came back. I sat up from the bed and said to him: 'Let's go. I'm sure the turtle boys don't dare to pursue us anymore.'
I also sent people to the two armies to give orders to Kewang and others to retreat to Queshan overnight."
Zhang Xianzhong said so many words in one breath. He seemed a little tired. He paused and then continued: "Brother Cao, the ones we fought in this battle were real murderers. Although Dingguo defeated the two thousand officers and soldiers, the people around him
Most of the three hundred cavalry were lost!"
Luo Rucai continued: "Fortunately you did not leave the village at that time. If you had escaped from the village, everything would have been lost."
Zhang Xianzhong said with a hint of contentment: "Why go? I know this boy Dingguo can kill and drive back the army! What's a war if you don't take some risks?
No matter what we do, we must have a strong will. When we were in eastern Sichuan, if we didn't have a strong will, we would not have defeated the old dog Yang Sichang, destroyed Xiangyang, and forced his son to commit suicide in Shashi.
In a war, whoever can stand up a little longer will win the damn battle, and whoever dares to stand up even if the sky falls is the one who is a hero."
Luo Rucai asked him at this time: "Where are Maotang and the others now?"
Zhang Xianzhong replied: "They are all staying outside the stronghold. I only brought Military Advisor Xu and Dingguo into the stronghold. Unfortunately, several of my right-hand men will die in the battle. What makes me most sad is that Ma Yuanli also died."
Luo Rucai stamped her feet and said, "Hey! What a pity! What a pity!"
He looked at Zhang Dingguo again and said: "Ning Yu, I saw that you are a strong general two years ago. From the time you shot the old thief Zhang Ling in eastern Sichuan to now, it proves that my eyesight is not bad!"
Zhang Dingguo hurriedly responded and said: "My nephew is a newborn calf. He is only a little foolish and courageous. In the future, he must listen to Renbo's teachings and learn more wisdom from Renbo."
Luo Rucai heard this and nodded very appreciatively, and then said: "You are not proud of your great achievements, good, good! You want to imitate me, a fake Cao Cao? It's not difficult.
If you are literate, this matter will be easy to handle. Find a copy of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and read it carefully. Not only will you learn from Cao Cao's strategy, but you will also learn from Zhuge Kongming.
If you want to learn, just learn from the real Cao Cao. What’s the point of learning from my half-assed fake Cao Cao?”
After Luo Rucai finished speaking, she couldn't help but burst into laughter "Haha...".
Zhang Dingguo took advantage of his happiness and asked him with a smile: "Uncle Ren, my nephew has something hidden in his heart. Do you dare to ask?"
Luo Rucai was slightly surprised and asked: "What are you talking about? Just ask, what are you afraid of?"
Zhang Dingguo then asked: "I have read "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and the drama of the Three Kingdoms. I have heard about the story of the Three Kingdoms, and they all called Cao Cao a traitorous official. But Renbo used the nickname Cao Cao. Don't you know that Cao Cao is a traitor?"
Traitor?"
After listening to his words, Zhang Xianzhong twirled his long beard in his seat and laughed and said: "Brother Cao, you have been nicknamed 'Cao Cao' since the uprising. Those who don't know you think you must be a cunning and insidious person."
, a cruel person.
Only friends who have worked with you for a long time know that you are not a Cao Cao of the Three Kingdoms, but a very loyal person who is willing to save your friends from difficulties and softens your heart after hearing a few good words.
As long as he is resourceful, sometimes he really looks like the real Cao Cao in the Three Kingdoms!"
Luo Rucai also laughed with him, and said: "Nephew Ning Yu, I think you are a very smart person, but I didn't expect that you still lack a clue when watching "Three Kingdoms".
Doesn’t it mean that Liu, who was named Liu in the Han Dynasty, should sit down forever and not be able to change dynasties?
The old court is such a bastard, it has exhausted its strength and lost the support of the people, so it still doesn’t allow others to establish a new court?
If it is not allowed to change to a new dynasty, why have there been so many dynasties in the past thousands of years?
Why is it that whoever changes the old dynasty to a new dynasty is a traitor?
If this makes sense, why not call him Zhu Yuanzhang a thief?
Don't you call Zhao Kuangyin a traitor?
If we can only allow the old dynasty to be lawless and dark, and not allow the country to change hands, or the world to change, why should we raise our heads in rebellion?"
Zhang Dingguo seemed to realize something. There was a light in his eyes and he replied happily: "Yes. We are an uprising and a righteous teacher."
Luo Rucai nodded and continued: "That's right, that's right. We are not thieves when we kill Zhu Ming's court, and Cao Cao is not a traitor when he kills Liu Han's court.
What's more, Cao Cao himself didn't usurp the throne, but he always bowed to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and treated his old Liu family with the utmost benevolence. When reading, watching plays, or listening to books, you must have your ears to distinguish the authenticity from the fake. Don't be fooled.
Cao Cao is a man of real ability. He is more than ten times more intelligent than Liu Bei and Sun Quan, and more than a hundred times more intelligent than Yuan Shao and Liu Biao.
As for those bad things about Cao Cao, there must be some misinformation and some prejudice. Who among the people who write books and compose operas has no prejudice?
A lot of what they say is right, but a lot of what they say is just maggots, and you can’t believe them if they come across maggots!”
After everyone heard what Luo Rucai said, it turned out to be very reasonable, and they immediately burst into laughter.
At this time, Luo Rucai ordered his soldiers to urge the old camp to cook and quickly prepare some food and wine. He also ordered the Chinese army to inform the general manager to send the food, grass and oil for the past few days to the soldiers of the Western Camp stationed outside the stronghold before dawn.
Salt, wine and meat.
He also specially ordered the central army to be richer, and tonight, Cao Ying would prepare a dinner for a thousand soldiers in the guest camp as soon as possible.
Later, Luo Rucai had a casual chat with Zhang Xianzhong and Xu Yixian, which was nothing more than old things in the past six months since Xiangyang was broken.
The few trusted generals in Luo Rucai's old camp also heard about the arrival of Zhang Xianzhong and others, so they all came to see him and stayed to chat with him.
Although Zhang Xianzhong suffered a new defeat and suffered heavy losses, and the arrow wound on his thigh had not yet healed, he was still chatting and laughing as before, without feeling depressed.
On the other hand, Luo Rucai didn't ask Zhang Xianzhong deeply what his plans were when he came to look for him this time. Zhang Xianzhong didn't ask when he saw him, and he didn't say anything himself.
The two sides just kept chatting and waiting for the food and drinks!