Entering Kaifeng Fucheng and seeing Song Xiance again, Li Zicheng had no expression on his face.

The city of Kaifeng was peaceful, and Song Xiance managed the entire city in an orderly manner.

Entering the wing of the governor's yamen, Song Xiance gently closed the door and took out a document from his arms.

"King Chuang, we have received accurate news that the imperial army led by Sun Chuanting, the governor of the five provinces of the Ming Dynasty, is entrenched in the Qixian area..."

Li Zicheng's eyebrows twitched. Qixian County is only more than a hundred miles away from Kaifeng City. If the army marches quickly, it will only take two days at most. If it marches urgently, it can even arrive in one day.

After taking the document, Li Zicheng read it hastily.

The document said that after capturing Mi County and Weishi County, the imperial army led by Sun Chuanting originally marched in a hurry towards Kaifeng Fucheng. When they were about to arrive at Kaifeng Fucheng, they suddenly changed their marching route and passed through Chen

Liu arrived in Qixian and then temporarily stationed in the Qixian area.

Li Zicheng would not doubt the accuracy of the intelligence. He must have sent a large number of personnel to the Qixian area to investigate, and obtained accurate information before reporting it.

Li Zicheng's dissatisfaction with Song Xiance was mainly because Song Xiance neglected to manage Ma Jinzhong and actually allowed Ma Jinzhong to leave Kaifeng Fucheng. This gave Ma Jinzhong the best chance to betray him, and because of Song Xiance's negligence, Mi County and Weishi County were destroyed.

Without any precautions, it was easily captured by the imperial army under Sun Chuanting.

However, things have already happened. While marching along the way, Li Zicheng also thought about it. There was no need to fall into it. He still needed Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance and others to do their best to help him.

After putting down the paperwork, Li Zicheng looked at Song Xiance and spoke.

"Song Xiance, since the imperial army led by Sun Chuanting is stationed in Qixian area, how do you think the rebels should respond?"

Song Xiance's face showed a look of determination.

"King Chuang, I think the rebels must seize the opportunity and completely defeat Sun Chuanting and his imperial army, so that the entire Central Plains will be worry-free."

Li Zicheng nodded slightly. There is no doubt that he defeated Sun Chuanting and the imperial army under his command. The key is how to deploy to ensure the complete defeat of Sun Chuanting.

"It seems that you have already thought about it. Then tell me how the rebels should defeat Sun Chuanting."

Song Xiance walked to the table with a map of Henan Province on it.

"King Chuang, come and see, Qixian County is close to Guide Prefecture. Going past Qixian County are Suizhou, Ningling, Shangqiu and other places under the jurisdiction of Guide Prefecture, because Guide Prefecture is close to Shandong and Nanzhili

, so the rebels have not deployed many troops in this area..."

Li Zicheng had already reached the front of the map and his expression became focused.

Song Xiance didn't care about Li Zicheng's expression and continued to speak.

"I predict that Sun Chuanting has two preparations. If he can compete with our rebel army, he will try his best to fight us to the end. If he cannot compete, he will find a way to retreat to Guide Mansion and enter Shandong or Nanzhili. These two places

The place is controlled and stationed by the Denglai New Army. Sun Chuanting can be protected by the Denglai New Army, which at least ensures that he will not be completely wiped out."

"So, for this expedition, we must not let Sun Chuanting withdraw to Shandong or Southern Zhili..."

Li Zicheng nodded again and looked up at Song Xiance.

"Well, that's a good analysis. What do you think we should do to prevent Sun Chuanting from evacuating to Shandong and South Zhili?"

Song Xiance was obviously well prepared. As soon as Li Zicheng finished speaking, he spoke again.

"There are not many rebel sergeants stationed in the three cities of Shangqiu, Ningling and Suizhou. I think that as long as the sergeants stationed in these places show the necessary posture, they will be able to deter Sun Chuanting. I suggest that the soldiers stationed in Shangqiu and Ningling

All the rebel sergeants were dispatched to Suizhou City, and in the process of dispatching the sergeants, the news was deliberately leaked, saying that our rebel army was dispatching large-scale troops to Suizhou, Ningling, Shangqiu and other places."

"If Sun Chuanting learns this news, he will definitely find a way to adjust his deployment. Qixian County is close to Suizhou City. If Sun Chuanting wants to evacuate to Shandong or South Zhili, he must pass through Suizhou. There are a large number of rebels stationed in Suizhou City, so

Sun Chuanting is very likely to be blocked. Sun Chuanting does not dare to take risks. If he is delayed in the Suizhou area, blocked in front and pursued by troops behind, he will not be able to deal with it at all. The best way is to change the original deployment. If the battle goes wrong,

Evacuate in another direction."

"Excluding Guide Mansion, Sun Chuanting has three evacuation routes. The first is to head towards Kaifeng City. This can basically be rejected. We have a large number of soldiers stationed in Kaifeng City. Sun Chuanting will not make such a choice.

If he had such thoughts, he would have launched a large-scale attack on Kaifeng Fucheng and would not have led a large army to Qixian County."

"The second is to evacuate towards Fugou and Xihua, and wait for an opportunity to enter Runing Mansion. This route can basically be denied. We have many sergeants stationed in Runing, and Runing Mansion is close to Huguang. If Sun Chuanting

Withdrawing to Runing Mansion, our army is constantly chasing behind us, and there are rebels under Zhang Xianzhong's troops in the front, and he has no way to deal with it."

"The third option is to evacuate in the direction of Shaanxi via Weishi County and Mi County."

"I think it is most likely that Sun Chuanting will choose to return to Shaanxi if he fails to win the battle."

"If Sun Chuanting can return to Shaanxi, he can still defend Xi'an Fucheng and compete with our army."

"So as long as we send some troops to Guide Mansion and leak the news in a big way, Sun Chuanting will definitely have trouble sleeping and eating, and he will immediately change his combat deployment..."

Li Zicheng thought for a moment and nodded.

"Well, your analysis is good. Just handle it like this. You can discuss it with Li Guo and Niu Jinxing. There must not be any mistakes during the deployment process..."

Li Zicheng still did not forget to remind Song Xiance. At this moment, he was probably thinking of Ma Jinzhong.

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Sun Chuanting immediately learned that the number of rogue bandits stationed in Suizhou, Ningling, Shangqiu and other places had increased significantly.

When he learned the news for the first time, Sun Chuanting was dubious. He didn't believe that Li Zicheng had such a big appetite. Could it be that he wanted to completely wipe out the more than 100,000 troops under his command? Even if Li Zicheng had such an idea, he would not

Such great strength, but as the news continued to come, Sun Chuanting began to become anxious.

In a long-distance attack, the most important thing is to make a quick decision without delaying time. Unfortunately, Sun Chuanting has lost the opportunity to make a quick decision, so he can only continue to look for opportunities during the battle.

Since his army entered Henan, Sun Chuanting has been thinking hard. There are too many things to consider. Even if the army captured Mi County and Weishi County and dealt a heavy blow to Li Zicheng, Sun Chuanting did not dare to relax at all. He was always paying attention to Li Zicheng and Li Zicheng.

The movements of the bandits under his command.

So far, the development of the war situation has been within Sun Chuanting's expectations. Only this time, Li Zicheng sent a large number of rogue bandits to Suizhou, Ningling and Shangqiu, which exceeded his expectations.

When Ma Jinzhong entered the temporary Chinese military tent, Sun Chuanting frowned and was looking carefully at the map on the table.

"Ma Jinzhong, Li Zicheng sent a large number of sergeants to Suizhou, Ningling and Shangqiu to express your opinion."

Ma Jinzhong hesitated for a moment. As a surrendered person, he was self-aware. Sun Chuanting had so many generals under his command that it was not his turn as a surrendered person to put forward any decisive opinions and suggestions. Besides, the long-term suppression made him

Ma Jinzhong became cautious when something happened. A few days ago, Sun Chuanting asked for his opinion in front of many military officers, which had already attracted the attention of those officers.

Li Zicheng suddenly sent a large number of sergeants to Suizhou, Ningling, Shangqiu and other places. Ma Jinzhong did not believe it. If Li Zicheng really wanted to encircle and suppress Sun Chuanting and his imperial army, he would secretly send sergeants to the Suizhou area to block the attack.

The retreat route of the imperial army will never be leaked.

Li Zicheng's purpose in doing this was simply to prevent Sun Chuanting from evacuating in the direction of Guide Mansion.

But this is just Ma Jinzhong's judgment. He is not sure. If Li Zicheng really sends a large number of sergeants to the Suizhou area, once Sun Chuanting leads the imperial army to evacuate in the direction of Suizhou, it is very likely that he will fall into a heavy siege.

go.

"Well, sir, I thought this was Li Zicheng's attempt to cut off the army's evacuation route to Guide Mansion, so..."

Sun Chuanting waved his hand and spoke again.

"I know this. I just wonder if Li Zicheng sent a large number of sergeants to Suizhou and other places. Guide Mansion is close to Shandong and Nanzhili. Li Zicheng sent a large number of sergeants here. Isn't he worried about Denglai's new army?

Well, if the Denglai New Army suddenly launches an attack on Guide Mansion, wouldn’t Li Zicheng be unable to bear it..."

Sun Chuanting obviously did not intend for Ma Jinzhong to answer these words.

In fact, Sun Chuanting was hesitant and bitter in his heart. He knew that Denglai's new army would not launch an attack. If Wu Zongrui, the governor of Jiliao, wanted to encircle and suppress Li Zicheng's troops, he would have taken action long ago and would not have waited until now.

Sun Chuanting had two choices before him. One was to immediately lead the army and evacuate in the direction of Shaanxi, return to Shaanxi through Tongguan, stick to Xi'an Fucheng, continue to gather and strengthen strength, and wait for the right opportunity to launch another attack on Li Zicheng's troops.

Attack, the second is to start a face-to-face fight with Li Zicheng's troops. If they cannot completely defeat Li Zicheng, they will quickly evacuate in the direction of Shaanxi and return to Xi'an Fucheng as quickly as possible.

It would be an unbearable shame for Sun Chuanting to go back to Shaanxi without fighting Li Zicheng's troops, and if the emperor and the court knew about this, they would definitely be punished.

"Sir, you'd better send more scouts to investigate the Suizhou area..."

Before Ma Jinzhong finished speaking, the scouts entered the temporary Chinese military tent.

Seeing the scouts coming in, Ma Jinzhong quickly left.
Chapter completed!