Li Zicheng just looked at his confidants indifferently and did not say a word from beginning to end. In fact, Li Zicheng also knew in his heart that if he did not take the opportunity to kill Li Yangchun this time, his uncle Gao Yingxiang would definitely continue to support Li Yangchun in the future to achieve a balance within the rebel army.
.In that case, Li Zicheng's life would not be as easy as it is now. Li Zicheng could also see clearly that Li Yangchun was by no means a mediocre person, it was just that Li Yangchun was unwilling to fight, but Gao Yingxiang asked him to fight, and he had to fight even if he didn't.
It seems that Li Yangchun's plan cannot be stopped. Even if Li Zicheng disagrees, it may not be possible. Lu Weiliang, Zheng Guosong and others also do not want Li Yangchun to become bigger, because it is related to everyone's vital interests. Only Li Zicheng's status is guaranteed.
Only the people below can live a better life. As things have developed today, it is no longer a matter of personal grudges, it is completely a struggle for the interests of the two factions. Hey, if you want to blame Li Yangchun for coming to Xingyang, why didn't he come to Xingyang?
Nothing will happen.
Lu Weiliang said a lot, but did not ask Li Zicheng for his opinion. Of course, this was not because Lu Weiliang did not understand dignity, but because he did not want Li Zicheng to bear the bad name. Li Zicheng knew Lu Weiliang's good intentions, but he could not really say nothing.
When the conversation was almost over, he said slowly: "Li knows the good intentions of several brothers, but Li is not the kind of person who can't bear the trouble. Let's do what brother Lu said. No matter what the consequences, I and I will do it."
Let’s all bear it together.”
The consequences? There are only two kinds. Either Li Yangchun is safe and sound, and King Chuang's balancing skills will reduce everyone's strength bit by bit. Or, kill Li Yangchun and there will be no future troubles.
Li Yan frowned and said nothing. Li Zicheng still liked Li Yan very much. Seeing him like this, he couldn't help but asked: "Brother Li Yan, do you have other ideas? If you have any different opinions, you might as well say something."
Say, let’s think about it together.”
Li Yan raised his head and saw everyone's expressions were strange, and then he realized that everyone seemed to have some misunderstanding, so he quickly said: "Several brothers have got something wrong. It's not that I don't agree with Brother Lu's plan, but I have been thinking about a problem.
Where are the soldiers and horses of the Living King of Hell? This is very important, what if the main force of the Living King of Hell goes straight to Meishan?"
After hearing what Li Yan said, everyone was stunned for a moment, and immediately felt a little worried. Although no one said they were afraid, the sudden change in their expressions still showed that everyone was a little scared. He was the living king of hell, and he could wave his hand.
Tens of thousands of border troops rushed forward. If the other side really attacked Meishan, it would not be easy for everyone. Don't trap Li Yangchun by then, but let the living king of hell cripple the soldiers and horses around Meishan.
According to common sense, the frontier army should attack directly in the Zhengzhou area. The terrain around Meishan is complex, and it is not cost-effective to waste time in Meishan while leaving Xingyang, Zhengzhou. Of course, this is just common sense, but everything has surprises. The opponent is the living king of hell. This
People can do anything. Following Li Yan's words, Zheng Guosong said seriously: "According to the spies' report, the main cavalry of the King of Hell has come west along Kaifeng. As for whether the main attack direction is Meishan or Xingyang, we have not yet determined
It can be known.”
For some reason, after listening to Zheng Guosong's words, everyone immediately became quiet. Everyone looked at me, and I looked at you, looking a little embarrassed. The King of Hell hadn't even come yet, and he was actually made a little bit off-kilter by the other party. Hey, it's really
I'm really afraid of being beaten by the Living Hell. When the Living Hell comes to Bremen Mountain, it's completely different. You have to deal with it in advance.
After a while, Lu Weiliang glanced at Li Zicheng, patted the table with his hand, and a trace of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes, "The cavalry of the Living King of Hell should come to Meishan, and we are not his opponents... They must come.
Meishan, you have to come quickly..."
Li Yan and others did not react for a while, only Li Zicheng looked as usual. But soon, Li Yan's expression changed, and he opened his mouth in surprise: "Brother Lu, you mean... we have to find a way
Attract the cavalry of the Living King of Hell?"
"That's right, it seems that Brother Li has already figured it out." Lu Weiliang showed a complicated smile, frowned, and said seriously: "Only in this way can our plan be foolproof, and no one will cause trouble for us afterwards.
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Zheng Guosong stared, still not understanding the meaning. But Li Yan really understood it. He sighed, smiled bitterly and nodded. In fact, Lu Weiliang's move was quite vicious, even a little inhumane. As long as the King of Hell survives
The cavalry swarmed towards Meishan, and the soldiers and horses on the Meishan side could retreat south early on the grounds that they knew they were outmatched. By then, even if Gao Yingxiang knew there was a problem inside, he would have to retreat for safety.
Meishan's soldiers and horses withdrew, and Huoyan Wang's cavalry crossed to the west through Meishan, directly cutting off Li Yangchun's retreat. This was more threatening than killing from the direction of Zhengzhou. Meishan's soldiers and horses could withdraw, but Li Yangchun's soldiers and horses
Trapped in Xingyang, they couldn't retreat in time even if they wanted to. To put it simply, Lu Weiliang's vicious plan was to use the speed of the cavalry to find a reason to abandon Meishan in the shortest possible time, without leaving any chance for Li Yangchun to retreat.
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Lu Weiliang had no intention of explaining to Zheng Guosong. Since he decided to do this, he would not stop doing it and do it first. The cavalry of the King of Hell may not come to Meishan, so he would find a way to let the other party's cavalry come. "Isn't Yuan Chonghuan always there?"
Do you want to fight us to the death? Then we will fight him, and we have to give Zhongmou a good fight."
Zhongmu is definitely the place of the Four Battles in Kaifeng Prefecture, but this place is very important. When Lu Weiliang said this, he clearly wanted to use Zhongmu as a bait to attract the attention of the Living King of Hell. Hitting Zhongmu is a lie.
It is true that you find your own reasons to retreat.
Li Zicheng and others in Meishan are secretly planning, and in the town near Meishan, Yuan Chonghuan is also thinking about his next step. The current situation is obviously not good for him. The Meishan side has been unable to open up the situation, and the Xingyang side has also been unable to open up the situation.
They were caught in a bitter fight. If something went wrong in Xingyang, Chen Qiyu could not escape the blame, but he, Yuan, would also have to bear the responsibility. However, the bandits were hiding in Meishan, and there was no movement for a long time. They attacked Meishan by force, but they couldn't do it. This is terrible.
It’s really hard to get off the tiger.
Just when he was frowning, Hu Hangjin burst into the room in a hurry. He looked sloppy, breathing heavily, and he didn't know where he had thrown his helmet. After entering the room, he said in a panic: "Master Yuan, it's not good.
Yes, we just got the news that the bandit Lu Weiliang suddenly came out of Meishan and launched a fierce attack on our front camp. General He Chunlai can't resist it. Can we please send reinforcements quickly?"
"Huh? What's going on?" Yuan Chonghuan was really surprised. Li Zicheng had been shrinking his troops a few days ago, and he had no intention of going all out. Why did he suddenly come out of Meishan to launch an attack? There were many in the front camp.
As for the soldiers and horses, He Chunlai is not a loser, so why can't he resist it in such a short period of time?
Out of caution, Yuan Chonghuan did not rush to send reinforcements. He always felt that the rogue bandits must have other plans for doing this. Once he followed the rogue bandits' ideas, he would really be fooled. After unfolding the map and thinking for a long time, Yuan Chonghuan said sternly.
: "Assemble Deng Zhuoyang's troops to be stationed in Tianze, and order the troops and horses of the front camp to retreat. In addition, send more scouting horses to make sure the intentions of the rogue bandits are understood."
"Here" Hu Hangjin didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly went out to deliver the order. However, not long after the order was passed down, before he could go back to see Yuan Chonghuan, he saw an acquaintance walking down the street. The man was in tattered clothes and covered in blood.
The blood stains on the knife had not dried yet. Seeing his appearance, Hu Hangjin's heart skipped a beat and he hurriedly came up to him, "Brother He, what are you doing..."
Yes, it was He Chunlai, the general in charge of the front camp, who was walking towards him. He Chunlai had a sad smile on his face, with a bit of unwillingness and resentment in his eyes. When he came closer, he sighed helplessly, "General Hu, you
Do you want to ask why He appeared here? Hey, yes, you guessed it right, the front camp was attacked by rogue bandits. He's troops fled and scattered, and now not even half of them are there.
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Hu Hangjin felt a chill creeping into his body, and he was instantly chilled from head to toe. Looking at He Chunlai's angry look, he didn't want to lie at all, and there was no need for him to lie. However, there were 8,000 troops in the front camp, so why didn't they arrive?
The army was defeated in an hour? He Chunlai still has some ability. How many people who can become generals have no real ability? But right now, He Chunlai is like a lost dog, and his image is very embarrassing.
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"How is that possible?" As soon as he said the words, He Chunlai's face became even more ugly. Only then did he realize that he had said the wrong thing, so he had to smile bitterly and said: "General He, calm down, Hu didn't mean that..."
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"Hey, brother Hu, don't worry. He knows that you don't mean to look down on He. This matter is also careless. The bandits have been hiding for so many days and suddenly came down the mountain to attack. The brothers' reaction was a little late. However, the most important thing is the rogue bandits.
This time, the troops were almost on the border, and Li Zicheng even dispatched the few cavalry under his command. Otherwise, why would He be like this? But, didn't He send someone to ask for reinforcements, didn't the news come through? "
"This..." Hu Hangjin couldn't help but smile bitterly. He really didn't expect that the bandits would attack the front camp with heavy troops. After all, it was not a strategic location. But what should I say now? After hesitating, he said: "Actually,
, a message for help has been sent.”
It would have been better if Hu Hangjin didn't say anything. As soon as he said this, He Chunlai's face turned livid, and he almost jumped up and said angrily: "The news has been sent? Then why not send reinforcements? Brother Hu, is it possible that someone He is not worthy of your rescue?"
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"This...this...it's not that Mr. Hu doesn't provide support, it's actually an order given by Mr. Yuan himself. Reinforcements cannot be sent easily. A big order was just issued, ordering the troops of the front camp to retreat."
Well, I just didn’t expect that just after giving the order, you would come back with the defeated troops!"
"What?" He Chunlai's eyes burst into flames, and the steel knife in his hand trembled violently. He didn't understand why he didn't send reinforcements after receiving the message. Could it be to sit back and watch him congratulate someone on their defeat? Hu Hangjin didn't know.
How to appease He Chunlai? Governor Yuan was too cautious and didn't think about it. With He Chunlai's character, how could he easily ask for reinforcements? You know, this time He Chunlai almost died in the front camp. Of course he was feeling angry.
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He Chunlai had long had objections to Yuan Chonghuan. He was originally a general in Dengzhou. Yuan Chonghuan took office in the Central Plains and used the imperial order to recruit him. However, in the Central Plains, he did not fight many battles and just followed the bandits to eat ashes. This time
It was a fight, but it was a forceful attack on Meishan. He Chunlai had been in the army for many years and had never seen such a battle. Now that he was cheated by Yuan Chonghuan again, he couldn't help it anymore and went to Yuan Chonghuan to argue with him with a cold face.
Putting aside Yuan Chonghuan's troubles, the troops of Lu Weiliang and Zheng Guosong have already passed the front camp and are quickly heading towards Zhongmu. Now, Yuan Chonghuan is really anxious. Once Zhongmu falls, he will be caught between Zhongmu and Zhongmu.
Between Meishan and Meishan, the situation would be very miserable. So Yuan Chonghuan naturally sent troops to Zhongmou, and the two sides fought in the Tianze area east of Zhongmou. The battle was fought in darkness, and until dawn, there was no one
Decide the winner.
At the beginning of Sishi, Li Zicheng dispatched his cavalry. When the troops of Hu Hangjin and Deng Zhuoyang were exhausted, they suddenly rushed out from the north and penetrated into the rear. At this time, in order to ensure that nothing happened to the rear, Hu Hangjin and Deng Zhuoyang could only shrink their troops to ensure that they could respond.
This sudden cavalry attack. As a result, Li Yan led the cavalry to rush past quickly without turning around, and the front was pointed directly at Zhongmou.
The cavalry opened a gap, and Lu Weiliang took the opportunity to lead his troops to charge towards Zhongmou. In an instant, it turned into a huge flood. Yuan Chonghuan could no longer stop it if he tried to stop it. Yuan Chonghuan's mind was in a mess now. He originally wanted to fight the rogue bandits in Meishan, but
One battle will determine the outcome, but I didn't expect that the situation would change so quickly, and I would be caught in the middle by rogue bandits in the blink of an eye.
The situation on the Meishan battlefield suddenly changed, and the news quickly spread throughout Kaifeng Prefecture. Many people began to sigh for Yuan Chonghuan's officers and soldiers. At this time, Liu Guoneng and Orger had already been ordered to arrive in Qixian County. After learning about the situation in Meishan, they
Tie Mo, who was in Ningling, immediately sent a letter to the two of them, ordering them to give up their rest and head to Zhongmou as quickly as possible.
Tie Mo issued this order after careful consideration, and it was also Wang Zuoguan's suggestion. The rogue bandits Li Zicheng suddenly changed their normal behavior and attacked Yuan Chonghuan's ministries. It can be said that there was a big problem. At least in the impression of Tie Mo and others, the rogue bandits
Rarely did Li Zicheng take the initiative to launch such a large-scale attack on officers and soldiers. When something goes wrong, there must be a monster. What was Li Zicheng's purpose in doing this?
Many things cannot withstand scrutiny, especially for old foxes like Tie Mo and Wang Zuogao. They can see through some things with just a little thought. Lu Weiliang's strategy is not clever. Anyone with a little bit of thinking can see through it. Li Zicheng's
It was clear that he wanted to trap Li Yangchun, but he couldn't do it openly. He just wanted to use this method to attract the border troops. Since Li Zicheng had this intention, why didn't Tie Mo cooperate? If he could wipe out Li Yangchun and the bandits in one fell swoop, then
It is also very rare.
Gao Yingxiang could naturally see through the situation that Tie Mo and Wang Zuoguan could easily see through, but what could he do? There was no other way but to order Li Yangchun to withdraw quickly. However, it was still too late after all. As Orger's cavalry surged towards
Zhongmu, Lu Weiliang and others who had launched a massive attack before immediately ordered a retreat and returned to Meishan. At the same time, Li Zicheng summoned the leaders of Meishan for an urgent meeting.