In order to avoid the Ming army's reunion and gathering again after the Ming army dispersed, Liu Zongmin divided two groups of 3,000 people to pursue them. In the dark, don't expect any results, it's just a deterrent.

Liu Zongmin was not as rough as rumored by the outside world. His troops were always a distance from Gao Jie's camp, and no one came forward to observe and provoke.

The cavalry of the brigade was here for a brief rest, waiting for the orders behind. The Ming army had dispersed like the last live force of the Ming army in the north. Since the refugees started their home, the Shun army has experienced many hardships and dangerous battles, destroyed several times, and gathered again several times.

In the past two years, nearly 600,000 Ming army have been wiped out in succession. The governor, governor, general, general, and eunuch have also killed many of them. Now it can be said that they have reached the peak.

But everyone's face did not look happy, they were extremely cautious, and the current situation was not at all time to celebrate.

I just slaughtered the Mingdog, but I didn't expect that there was a tiger watching behind me. The timing of the Shandong soldiers and horses appeared was so accurate. The Shun Army had never figured out the details of the Shandong soldiers and horses. The only contacts were related to the heavy casualties of the Shun Army. This time, Shandong soldiers and horses came again. Everyone was at a bottom-lined heart.

The chasing soldiers came back in the middle of the night. He Renlong, Bai Guangen, and Xu Dingguo generals were very tactful, and each brought two or three personal guards to escape along the path.

In this case, it is estimated that even if you have to gather troops, it will take several days to barely gather a large scale, which is no longer a problem.

When these soldiers came back, the large group of soldiers led by Liu Zongmin was already returning to the way they came, but there were also infantry who had just arrived, building fortifications here and digging deep trenches.

Even if it is temporary, Gao Jie's camp must be separated from the main force of the Shun Army. Many of these fortifications will be stationed here directly after the fortifications are completed. Even if their commands are dead, they cannot let the Ming army and Shandong soldiers on Gao Jie's side come.

General Quan Liu Zongmin changed horses continuously and returned to the camp in Xiangcheng. The King of Chuang made a quick move and could not be neglected. When he returned to the camp, Li Shuangxi, the leader of the guard, came out to greet him.

Although Li Shuangxi was the adopted son of the King of Chuang, he knew how to be sensible. He was very polite to these generals with high status and said respectfully to Liu Zongmin:

"The prince of the treacherous and the generals of each battalion have been waiting for a long time."

Such a thing has happened and must be re-arranged. With the lights in the old camp, Liu Zongmin found that Li Shuangxi's face was very bad.

The situation is indeed not good now, and the enemy is in front of him, but Li Shuangxi is just the leader of the personal guard. His face is still too sad. Liu Zongmin asked directly:

"In the daytime, there should be no movement in the camp. If the Shandong troops had arrived, our horse exploration would have been reported."

Li Shuangxi hesitated, Liu Zongmin's status should not be anything he could not see in Shunjun Military Daily, and immediately spoke in a low voice:

"At the time it was dark, the detective brought the news back. It was said that the soldiers of the Lu thief were still about half a day away. It was almost the afternoon when we arrived. Our detective was seriously injured, but we still sent the news back. He Jin's side was probably gone."

To calculate this, the Shandong soldiers and horses were almost a day and a half away yesterday, which proves that the Shandong soldiers and horses had been planning for a long time, otherwise the time would not have been calculated so accurately. And it was not until this evening that the sentry detectives sent back news, and they must have arranged special personnel to intercept the Shun Army's sentry detectives, which would have consumed a lot of manpower.

The relationship between He Jin and Liu Zongmin and others who were stationed in Wuchuan was not very close, and He Jin's death did not make them feel very moved.

He Jin's death is nothing more than proof that the defense line in Wuchuan has collapsed. This fact has long been accepted, but Li Shuangxi, the leader of the King of Breaking Guard, was a little overwhelmed. Liu Zongmin was confused and took a few more steps. However, Li Shuangxi spoke by himself, already choked up.

"Brother Fangliang died in the south of Jia County. Brother Liu Tichun wanted to come back to report the news, but he didn't expect to meet those rural dog thieves on the way. He couldn't resist it for a while. Several brothers around him snatched the person back. The body was brought back an hour ago."

General Quan Liu Zongmin was walking quite steadily. When he heard Li Shuangxi's words, he staggered and stood firmly. His mouth opened, but he didn't know what to say. At the end, he shook his head and said roughly:

"When this matter is over, we will go and slaughter that place."

While speaking, he had already reached the place of the military tent. A personal soldier opened the curtains for him. The lights were brightly lit in the tent. The King of Chuang and a group of military generals were there to discuss matters.

Hao Yaoqi, who was in charge of commanding the infantry to encircle the Ming army's defeated soldiers on both sides, was also in the military tent, and was arguing with the King of Chuang, with a loud voice. The personal guards around the military tent were consciously far away. When Liu Zongmin walked in, there was no sign of the debate stopping at all.

Since Li Zicheng returned to Henan, the military generals below have become increasingly respectful to him, and there are few such controversies in person. This time, Hao Yaoqi completely ignored it.

"The prince of the rebellion, let's retreat. Now there are about 70,000 soldiers with horses and animals. Now go to Ye County to go to Baofeng..."

"The enemy is facing the enemy. What do you say to retreat? Isn't this shaken the morale of the army?!"

The King of Rebellion Li Zicheng sat there without saying a word, but Li Laiheng, who was beside him, scolded him sternly. Li Laiheng was the adopted son of General Li Guo, and he was Li Zicheng's nephew. Although he was the identity of General Guoyi, he could speak relatively casually.

Hao Yaoqi glanced at Li Laiheng and ignored him at all. What kind of identity he was in the Shunjun? He had lost his identity with such a junior. Seeing the King of Chuang pondering there, he began to continue speaking:

"The prince of the rebellion, the army of the general of the Lu thief's expedition to the West should be out of Runing now. Jiaxian was pinned by the Lu thief's cavalry again. If we don't retreat, it will be too late."

Li Laiheng said something just now, but the other party ignored it, and his face flushed with anger. He was about to continue arguing, but was pulled by Li Shuangxi behind him, staring at him and shut up.

"The prince of the storm, Lao Hao said something reasonable. If he leaves Runing, if he goes to Ye County, he will block our way back to Huguang. At that time, we will be forced to fight the main force of the Lu thief."

Yuan Zongdi, who was standing next to him, also meant this. Because his performance with Hou Xun's first stop was too bad, he had been in a dirt during this period and was very low-key. However, he had a close relationship with Hao Yaoqi. He had heard Hao Yaoqi talk about fighting Shandong soldiers several times, which made him extremely cautious.

Hao Yaoqi saw Liu Zongmin walking in. Liu Zongmin was the leader of the military general. His words were more effective than everyone else. If he could help himself, it would definitely be very effective in the King of Chuang.

However, Liu Zongmin clasped his fists at the King of Chuang Li Zicheng, nodded at the people around him, and walked to the right of the King of Chuang without saying a word.

General Hao Yaoqi was silent for a while and said again:

"Today, the horse exploration report was that most of the Lu thieves were infantrymen and cannons and supplies. Their movements were naturally much slower than our Dashun troops. As long as we set off the camp at night, they would definitely not be able to pursue them. When they retreat to Huguang, there will be a great city in Xiangyang and a natural waterway. You can set up defenses calmly!"

The King of Chuang Li Zicheng sat there silently, but the hand he placed on the handrail was gently tapping. Anyone who is familiar with the King of Chuang knew that this was Li Zicheng's hesitation.

"There are a total of 70,000 people who can take advantage of the power of animals, but we have a total of 300,000 here. What should we do if the rest of the people?"

"The Prince of Chuang, with our elite guards in the old camp, many soldiers and horses cannot gather. Lao Hao is afraid that if we can't get there, he will not be able to leave at that time."

Li Laiheng next to him was finally angry. Regardless of his morality, he shouted:

"Hao Yaoqi, you are so ungrateful. Brothers of more than 200,000 yuan, how many of them are veterans who have followed us for several years. These are all the backbone of our Dashun. Just leave like this. How do people in the world think of our Dashun? How do you think of the Prince Chuang?!"

"Laiheng, shut up, there is no place for you to speak here!"

The King of Breaking Li Zicheng took off the red-taxed felt hat from his head and put it on. Except when he was sleeping, he always wore a hat. He took off the hat back and forth, which meant that he was anxious and restless. The words he said just now were spoken by Liu Zongmin, who was also silent.

"Grace, kindness, if we can't live our own family, who will tell us about this kindness..."

Hearing Li Laiheng's angrily scolded, Hao Yaoqi sneered and sneered and went back. When he was trapped in Yufu Mountain, when the King of Chuang wanted to jump off the cliff, Liu Zongmin and Hao Yaoqi all killed their first wife and expressed their loyalty. Who cares about kindness?

Seeing Hao Yaoqi's aggressiveness, Li Shuangxi, the leader of the guard, was also a little angry. Although Li Laiheng was Li Guo's adopted son, he was a relative of the Li family after all. When Wang Jianjun discussed, he never paid much attention to rules. If he talked and argued, he would not be scolded.

However, at this time, Li Zicheng, the King of Breaking, spoke in a deep voice, and asked Liu Zongmin, who had just come in, and he said:

"Zongmin, do you think our troops are stronger or weaker than Wo Shui at that time?"

To date, the only large-scale battle between the Shun Army and Shandong soldiers was the battle in Woshui. At that time, the refugee army, which was still the coalition of Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai, was killed by nearly 100,000 in one battle. This battle also shocked the Shun Army a lot of psychological shock, making them feel a sense of fear of Shandong soldiers.

And this kind of fear is unsolvable. Shunjun knew that Shandong soldiers had excellent armor and weapons, all soldiers had enough salary and sufficient training, but if they had to do it, they could not support their money at all.

General Quan Liu Zongmin pondered there. He was a witness of that battle and a commander. Of course, the King of Rebellion Li Zicheng was with him, so he knew this. However, he said that he must have a special intention. Several generals in the military tent were staring at him.

It seems that Liu Zongmin’s judgment of the strength of both sides is to decide whether to fight or leave. After a while, Liu Zongmin said in a rough voice:

"When we were in the vortex, Cao Cao's troops were incompatible with us. Besides, Minggou from Zhuxian Town was involved, even if we fought, we would not be careful."

From the attitude of speaking, we can see that Liu Zongmin's scheming was not as rough as he himself showed. After saying this, he turned to scan everyone in the military tent, and saw Li Zicheng nodding slightly, so he continued to say:

"Although 100,000 died in the day, they were all those miscellaneous cards that gathered temporarily. Our old brothers finally came over to the top. Among the dead, many of them were novices who were temporarily recruited on the battlefield and were afraid before they got close. Now these soldiers and horses have survived the battlefield. The soldiers and horses on Cao Cao were united with our soldiers and horses again."

"You are good at fighting, and you will be good at attacking yourself." Cao Cao's army is very elite, and he is good at fighting in field battles on the battlefield. This is famous all over the world. In the Battle of Wo Water, both sides are afraid that the other party will consume themselves and fight each other without doing their best. Although many generals of the Shun Army were shocked by the heavy failure of Wo Water, they also felt that they did not use their best.

After the fire of Luo Rucai, his subordinates except Yang Chengzu's troops ran out, the rest of the troops were completely accepted by Li Zicheng. Now they have truly formed a complete fusion and greatly improved their combat effectiveness. This is also the case that the migrant army wanted to fight a safe full-annihilation battle, they usually had to come with several times the force. This time, Hou Xun had nearly 100,000 troops, most of them were Ming army soldiers, but Li Zicheng only led more than 300,000 troops and wanted to fight a full-annihilation battle.

"Everyone, when we were in Woshui and Zhuxian Town, we claimed to be one million, and how many might we fight? Each of us has thousands of soldiers, plus more than 20,000 people from the old camp, and Cao Cao has more than 30,000. It's only 80,000 or 90,000. So what? In this area of ​​Xiangcheng, no one has ever fought and seen blood, but they are all powerful soldiers. These people are all the seeds of our Dashun military generals. They just left it like this. I don't know when they will gather together."

King Li Zicheng of the Chuang Dynasty brought his red tassel felt hat on his head, never took it off, and put his hand on the handrail and did not move again.

"Looking at the news from everywhere, the soldiers and horses on Runing are only 5,000, and in Jiaxian, there are only 10,000. The main force of the Lu thief who is about to come is more than 40,000. There are few Lu thieves. This is common sense. I believe there will be no hidden or ambush. King of Rebellion, everyone, there are only more than 40,000 people to fight us, and more than 300,000 to these 40,000. Are you so unconfident? Old Liu is a rough man. Li Laohu is a bit arrogant and led more than 40,000 people to come. There is a saying that if the soldiers are bound to be defeated, we have a little more chance of winning!"

When General Hao Yaoqi heard Liu Zongmin say this, he finally understood why he and Liu Zongmin followed the King of Chuang to rebel and started their own business together, and even saved the King of Chuang several times. When Dashun was first established, Liu Zongmin was a general of power, and he was a general of command.

What the King of Chuang was thinking was not clear, but Liu Zongmin's analysis just now was very reasonable. Even Hao Yaoqi was a little convinced, and Yuan Zongdi next to him was even more so. He took a step back and never wanted to speak again. The younger Li Laiheng and Li Shuangxi looked excited and excited.

Looking at the expression of the King of Chuang, Hao Yaoqi knew that things would definitely develop in the direction he opposed. He still felt unsure. He led the troops to face the Shandong soldiers several times. The opponent's equipment, organization and combat effectiveness were not a little bit. The change in strength listed by Liu Zongmin is not a false statement, but can he catch up or even surpass it in this way? It really makes people feel unconfidence.

After hesitating for a while, when he saw that the King of Chuang was about to stand up, Hao Yaoqi was still ready to say something:

"Prince Chuang, if Prince Chuang gives orders, Lao Hao will be alive and die. But some things still need to be explained clearly. Our 300,000 soldiers are arranged according to the way of encircling and annihilation of Mingdogs. This is a large semicircle shape. When the Lu thief comes, it is outside this circle. At that time, the only ones that can be topped with the Lu thief, and the rest will have to be moved and encircled. I am afraid that it will not be time to go."

Li Zicheng, the king of riots who had been silent for a long time, stood up from his seat. Hao Yaoqi also stopped talking. Li Zicheng pondered for a moment and said:

"Hao Yaoqi, you have worked hard tonight to adjust the arrangement of the troops on both sides. There are two places to be placed. One is the direction of Ye County. Immediately arrange 20,000 people from the rear camp to set off tonight and go to Ye County to station. The Ye County and Wuyang area are our back roads back to Huguang, so we must not lose money."

When Hao Yaoqi heard this order, he sighed in his heart, knowing that things would definitely not change as much as he had fought for, but since the military order was issued, he could only do it.

Seeing Hao Yaoqi bowing and obeying the order, Li Zicheng turned to Li Shuangxi beside him and ordered:

"Shuangxi, I will immediately pass the order of my general, and order the horse army not to come here again and camp on the spot!"

This order is a bit strange, but Li Shuangxi still bowed to accept the order, and Li Zicheng said in a solemn voice:

"Li Laiheng, Yuan Zongdi, you two will start preparing now and order the old camp to set up the camp and go to the north of the horse army. There is no need to delay and hesitate, go now!"

The two men also bowed together to receive the order, and Li Zicheng explained:

"In tomorrow's war, the horse army should be the main force. It will take a day to let them rest for a while. It is necessary to cultivate horsepower and manpower. The camp led by the king to join them is what I just said, since Shandong troops are outside the semicircle, and the old camp retreats, we will fight with him in the semicircle!"

This arrangement was indeed mature and steady, and everyone in the military tent was also old generals who were used to military affairs. Naturally, they understood that no matter what everyone was in, they would definitely be able to fight.

Hao Yaoqi went to ride a horse to the surrounding camps, and the headquarters of the camp where Li Zicheng was also in trouble. Many soldiers who were already in their sleep were called out by the generals again.

Li Shuangxi is the leader of the personal guard. After conveying the order, he will return to the commander's tent. When Li Zicheng gave them the order just now, he had already restored his domineering aura of guiding the country and calmly commanding the country. This kind of spirit is also the reason why they are confident.

But when Li Shuangxi walked into the coach's tent, she saw that Li Zicheng's expression was not as calm and calm as he had just now, but was extremely solemn. Li Shuangxi still had something to say when he came in:

"The Prince of Chuang has sent many horses to the scene. Along the way, the honest villages and forts that were previously honest were like crazy. When we saw our single sergeant, we went up to kill them. We were a little brave. The teams of dozens of cavalry dared to rush up and surround them. The few people who came back were injured. If the Prince of Chuang continues to do this, our horses to the scene will probably not be able to be dispersed. Isn't this a problem?"

Li Zicheng's face was gloomy and said in a deep voice:

"Then Li Meng is also the Duke of the court. He is on the same line as the officials, gentry and landlords. Now that the army is coming, they naturally all jumped out. These people thought that there would be no harm to go to the mountains to settle the grass. When we are done, we will wash them one by one."

"Fortunately, the soldiers of the Lu thief rushed over like this, and there was no other arrangement. Otherwise, these messes would have really ruined the big things. The prince, the mounts and guards outside were all ready for you. Mr. Niu and the civil servants were also ready to stop being the ones. Should we leave now?"

Li Shuangxi complained a few angrily, and then asked for specific matters of the King of Chuang. Li Zicheng nodded. Li Shuangxi claimed the crime and turned around and was about to go out to make arrangements.

Li Zicheng suddenly laughed and whispered:

"The eighteen-child is the main artifact. The prophecy corresponds to the character Li. He was a little confused at that time. Didn't Li Meng also have the character Li in his name?"
To be continued...