Please ask me to be the emperor

Li Zicheng was at war with the Zhuxian garrison, and Luo Rucai was also at war with the Biaoying camp of Henan Governor Fu Zonglong.

Most of the Biaoying under Fu Zonglong were recruited from Lin'an, Yunnan, and his assistants Li Benshi, Yang Congyi, Huang Chaoxuan, Chen Shangcai, Kong Chensi and Zhang Xianbi were all Yunnanese.

After days of rushing, the officers and soldiers were already exhausted. Fu Zonglong, the governor of Henan, did not dare to let Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai go west, so he had to hang back to let the officers and soldiers rest for a while.

When he heard that the rebels were besieging Zhuxian Town, Fu Zonglong finally couldn't sit still.

Zhuxian Town is called a town, but in fact it is as wealthy as the state capital. Even within the borders of Henan Province, it is the largest town second only to Kaifeng City, so there must be no room for error.

With no other choice, Fu Zonglong had no choice but to lead his officers and soldiers to rescue the siege.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they arrived near Zhuxian Town, they heard the sound of a cannon, and three thousand men and horses suddenly came out.

It was none other than Luo Rucai's "Cao Ying" who had been waiting for a long time.

Although there are many mules and horses in Cao's camp, not all of them are cavalry. Except for the more than a thousand cavalry led by his general Yang Chengzu, the remaining more than a thousand people were all foot soldiers mounted on mules and horses.

Everyone is not stupid. Since the division of troops in Mianchi, in addition to Zhang Shun's strength rising sharply, the strength of Li Zicheng, Luo Rucai and Zhang Xianzhong has also increased.

This time Luo Rucai's eastern expedition, in addition to the gains in Fengyang Mansion, the biggest gain was the support of Wang Xuangui, the prince of Shandong Province.

Luo Rucai followed Zhang Shun's example in appointing Zhang Shenyan as the mastermind.

As expected, Wang Xuangui lived up to his expectations, and then proposed to him the plan of "pretending to attack Kaifeng to deceive the officers and soldiers, leading the troops westward to control King Shun, and turning south to spy on Jingxiang".

Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai followed their plan and achieved what happened today.

For the rebels, success was achieved whether they captured Zhuxian Town or defeated Fu Zong's Longbiao Camp.

Upon seeing this, Wang Xuangui quickly advised Luo Rucai: "The officers and soldiers are numerous and powerful. If you destroy a battalion, there will be another battalion; if you kill one man, there will be another."

"And if our army loses one person, it will mean one person is missing, and if one battalion is missing, it will mean one battalion is missing. This is not a long-term plan. In this case, it is better to just block the officers and soldiers and wait for Zhu Xian to conquer."

"Live Cao Cao" Luo Rucai nodded after hearing this.

In fact, regardless of what Wang Xuangui said, he was actually advising Luo Rucai to preserve his strength and enjoy the success.

Luo Rucai was already known for his resourcefulness, so how could he not know the hidden meaning in Wang Xuangui's words?

Therefore, Luo Rucai first sent his subordinate Wang Long to lead the infantry to fight, and Fu Zonglong also sent Huang Chaoxuan to lead 500 infantry to attack first.

Huang Chaoxuan is tall and strong, and has good martial arts skills. He is the most powerful among the dental schools under Fu Zonglong.

Wearing double armor, he took the lead and rushed towards the men of Wang Long's tribe who were blocking him.

Wang Lung also refused to give in and sent soldiers to confront him tit for tat.

The two sides fought fiercely for a long time, and the Huang Dynasty Propaganda Department's troops were exhausted and unable to fight effectively, so they had to retreat.

Fu Zonglong sent Li Benshi and Zhang Xianbi to the battle one after another, but they were unable to defeat Wang Long's infantry.

Just when Luo Rucai thought that Fu Zonglong, the governor of Henan, had no choice but to watch Zhuxian Town being captured, a spy suddenly came to report: "In charge of the plate, the rebels have left and right, and there are many cavalry on both sides. I'm afraid it's not a scam!"

"Could it be Li Chongzhen's Liaodong Cavalry?" Luo Rucai was shocked when he heard this. They had suffered a big loss in Xuzhou and were quite afraid of this battalion.

"There are many banners and horses coming. Brothers can't get close. I can't count the number of people at the moment. I'm afraid there are three thousand if not five thousand." The spy responded quickly.

Luo Rucai and Wang Xuangui looked at each other in shock and doubt.

He couldn't help but quickly ordered: "Send someone quickly to tell 'General Chuang' that there are changes on the battlefield. Send someone to pass the order to Yang Chengzu and ask him to lead the cavalry to cover the battlefield carefully!"

After dealing with the urgent matters for the time being, Luo Rucai asked Wang Xuangui: "In your opinion, sir, should our army fight or leave?"

Then Wang Xuangui was not the legendary Liu Bowen or Zhuge Liang. The rebels had received too little information, so how could he make a clear judgment?

Fortunately, he had his own thoughts and thought: "If I stay and fight, if the battle goes against me, I will lose my face; if I persuade him not to leave, I will not lose anything to the rebel army, and I don't know how many officers and soldiers have come." people."

"When the time comes, I will touch my upper and lower lips and brag about how dangerous it is, and I will gain a false reputation as a god of predicting things."

Thinking of this, Wang Xuangui vowed to offer his plan: "In my opinion, this must be a large army of officers and soldiers. They have been waiting for me for a long time."

"If the master doesn't leave now, when will he wait? If he leans a little, he might be captured by the officers and soldiers!"

Luo Rucai frowned when he heard this, feeling that this person was coaxing him with big words and didn't quite believe it.

It's just that there is a difference between having a mastermind and not having a mastermind.

Only when there is no mastermind, Luo Ru can give orders based on his own judgment. Even if there are fallacies, others are not allowed to interfere with what is right or wrong.

But now that he has a counselor, if he doesn't listen to his plan and is taken advantage of by the officers and soldiers, wouldn't he be showing his ignorance?

Luo Rucai thought for a while and couldn't help but sigh and said: "Okay, you can send someone to notify the 'General Chuang', saying that you have found many officers and soldiers, and you are afraid that they will take advantage of them, so it is best to leave as soon as possible!"

When Li Zicheng received Luo Rucai's suggestion, he was in a dilemma.

Here Li Guo personally led his soldiers to attack the city, and Zhuxian Town was on the verge of collapse. There are no known generals and warriors in the city, and they only rely on their bloody courage to defend the city. When their energy is exhausted, they will be defeated in a short time.

However, between the broken city and the unbreakable city, what if something happens?

The outcome of the Battle of Xuzhou made him and Luo Rucai still feel frightened when they think about it now.

But Li Zicheng was unwilling to retreat like this. A prosperous town can be captured at a glance. How many supplies can be replenished?

If the rebels occupy their city, they may not be unable to compete with the officers and soldiers.

Li Zicheng could not decide, so he had to send someone to ask his nephew Li Guo for his opinion.

Li Guo was attacking at the base of the city. When he heard this, he responded: "Although Zhuxian Town is large, the city is strong, and the soldiers are brave and brave, but there is no way to do it. We cannot fight for a long time and can attack overnight."

Li Guo's judgment was that there was nothing wrong. The defenders in Zhuxian Town were mostly merchant guards, archers from the inspection department, etc. They were able to hold on for so long thanks to the "prestige" of the "Qin Kou".

Li Zicheng made up his mind after hearing this and replied to Luo Rucai: "Zhuxian Town is about to fall, why retreat?"

Afterwards, the two sides fought fiercely for a long time. Fu Zonglong saw that the rebels had no intention of retreating, and the two sides fought inextricably.

He then ordered: "Send orders to Zu Kuan and Li Chongzhen to attack the thieves from both sides, and make sure no one escapes!"

It turns out that Fu Zonglong delayed the camp for so long because of fatigue, just to wait for Zu Kuan's cavalry and the troops of Zhu Dadian, the governor of water transportation and governor of Fengyang.

Zhu Dadian's infantry could not catch up, so he had already sent Li Chongzhen's Liaodong cavalry to support Fu Zonglong's tribe.

Happy Dragon Boat Festival to everyone!