Xi Changzhen said coldly: "Li Zhen is such a thief, he is so thief. He is chasing us so hard, not out of kindness, but because he wants to force us into Qinghua City. I expect that Qinghua City will definitely fall." It fell into the hands of Li Zhen."
Zhou Chen scratched his head and said: "General, how could Qinghua City fall? It's impossible."
"There is nothing impossible for Li Zhen to take action." Xi Changzhen said: "When Li Zhen captured Xingyang County and Xiaoshui County, he probably sent people to Qinghua City. As for the means of attacking Qinghua City, there are many You can attack by force or use tactics, and there are many methods. Moreover, Li Zhen also brought his soldiers to Nanming Pass, attracting all my attention to Nanming Pass, so that I had no time to pay attention to the affairs of Qinghua City. Therefore, I predict that Qinghua City has been captured by Li Zhen, which is why Li Zhen is chasing after him."
Xi Changzhen repeatedly praised Li Zhen's strategy and said: "Once we enter Qinghua City and are attacked from both inside and outside, we will really not be able to escape."
Zhou Chen touched his palm and said, "The general is wise."
Xi Changzhen sighed: "Li Zhen is indeed better than me."
Zhou Chen shook his head and said: "General, it's not that Li Zhen is smart, but that his weapons are more powerful. You have already seen Li Zhen's weapons. Compared with the last time we fought in Guangxi, the soldiers under Li Zhen's command this time The weapons used are too powerful. When the two armies are fighting, we don't even have a chance to get close. Even if we want to get close to the soldiers under Li Zhen's command, we don't know how many of our own soldiers will die. Just this , we are all far behind."
Xi Changzhen sighed: "Yes, now is not the time for thousands of troops to take the enemy's heads. It is not the time for personal force to dominate. We must pay attention to weapons."
Zhou Chen remained silent and did not interrupt.
Xi Changzhen continued: "Now is not the time to be sad. Move on and get rid of Li Zhen first."
Zhou Chen thought for a while and said: "Now that we have discovered Li Zhen's purpose, how can we leave?"
Xi Changzhen replied: "We will keep the same for the time being, but after approaching Qinghua City, we will gradually change our direction to avoid Qinghua City. We will bypass Qinghua City and go directly south to Rongcheng, then go to Fuchun City and return to the capital. Join His Majesty's army as soon as possible. Only in this way can we resist Li Zhen as soon as possible."
Zhou Chen nodded and said: "I understand."
The army advanced, and the movements of Xi Changzhen's army were not revealed at first.
However, Chen Yucheng and Li Xiucheng were chasing after each other and were familiar with each other's changes. When Xi Changzhen's marching route changed and he no longer went to Qinghua City, Chen Yucheng immediately reported the news to Li Zhen, who followed it After looking at the map, he suddenly laughed and said: "Xi Changzhen is indeed a smart man. He is really a smart man. It would be great if this person could be used by me."
Chen Yucheng was confused and couldn't figure out the situation.
When Li Zhen saw this, he no longer kept up the mystery and explained: "Liu Jintang has already sent a letter to take over Qinghua City. The current Qinghua City does not belong to Xi Changzhen, but to us."
After hearing this, Chen Yucheng's mind quickly turned around.
He suddenly realized and said: "Commander, you are forcing Xi Changzhen to go to Qinghua City." The next moment, Chen Yucheng shook his head like a rattle and said repeatedly: "No, no, you are forcing me like this. Our information was exposed and allowed Xi Changzhen to guess the reason for the pursuit. Now that Xi Changzhen has changed his direction and no longer goes to Qinghua City, there will be less opportunities to ambush him."
Li Xiucheng continued: "President, what do you think?"
They were completely confused and couldn't figure out what Li Zhen's true intention was.
Li Zhen said: "I want to win Vietnam."
The two of them rolled their eyes. They had captured Xi Changzhen, and then moved towards the goal of capturing Vietnam. The two of them looked at each other and knew that Li Zhen was being careless and refused to tell his true purpose. The two of them stopped insisting and led their troops to continue. Moving forward, the army continued to advance, chasing Xi Changzhen's army. After a short time, Lu Shaochuan led his soldiers to catch up and caught up with Li Zhen's army.
The armies reunited and moved on.
When the army stopped to rest, the position of the Eight-Nation Allied Forces.
Gobard, Russell, Adams, Stopsilin, Ma Hui and others gathered together and sat on the ground to rest. Gobard looked at Ma Hui and asked: "Sir Ma Hui, what do you think Li Zhen is lately? Isn't there something wrong?"
Ma Hui shook his head and said, "No, I think it's normal."
Gobard waved his hand and said: "It's not normal to eat, drink and defecate, it's because your brain is abnormal."
"Oh, I would like to hear the details." Ma Hui said.
Gobard said: "Take the pursuit of Xi Changzhen as an example. He chased after him, but he hesitated to start. He bit the tail of the rabbit. Why didn't he swallow it? It was very weird. You said, Li Zhen wasn't Is there something wrong with my brain or something?"
Ma Hui shrugged his shoulders, spread his hands and said, "Well, I don't know the reason either."
"I think we should be prepared," Gobard said.
"What preparations are you making?" Russell interjected and asked.
Gobard narrowed his eyes slightly and said slowly: "Xi Changzhen was defeated, and Xi Yinglong failed sooner or later. With our current strength, it is difficult for us to have a say in front of Li Zhen. Look at this battle, we let Li Zhen We will attack Xi Changzhen with all our strength, but Li Zhen simply ignores us. Therefore, in order to gain a say in the formation of Vietnam, we should take action."
Lankfur asked: "What are your ideas, Mr. Gobard?"
Gobard said: "If we do this..., when we have the strength, everything will be easy to handle."
Adams said: "I agree."
"I agree," Russell said.
The rest of the people spoke one after another and agreed with Gobard's opinion.
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Thanh Hoa City, inside the city.
Liu Jintang stood on the city tower. He had already taken over Thanh Hoa City. Before that, Liu Jintang came to take over Thanh Hoa City on Li Zhen's order. After he arrived with more than a thousand soldiers, he did not adopt a strategy of storming. He broke them into pieces and sent his soldiers into Thanh Hoa City in batches. Then, Liu Jintang ordered the soldiers to perform a beheading operation, captured the garrison officials of Thanh Hoa City, and easily took over Thanh Hoa City.
"Report."
The soldiers came to Liu Jintang and raised their hands in salute.
Liu Jintang said: "What's the matter?"
The soldier said: "Report to the brigade commander that Xi Changzhen's troops, who fled back towards Qinghua City, changed their marching direction, avoided Qinghua City, and ran towards Rongcheng and Donghai City in the south. It seemed that they were heading towards the capital of Fuzhou. Spring is gone and I want to go back to the teacher directly."
Liu Jintang said: "If you want to run away, it's not that easy. Send the order to pursue."
The soldier did not convey the order, but continued: "The President also conveyed an order, ordering you to strictly prohibit sending troops, and wait for the President's troops to arrive and join the President. The President said that he deliberately let Xi Changzhen go. This is true. For strategic purposes, I hope the brigade commander will obey the order."
"clear."
After hearing this, Liu Jintang looked helpless and had no choice but to agree.