Zhu Jie took advantage of the estrangement and contradiction between Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai, and with a discordant plan, Li Zicheng was beaten again, and Cao Ying's camp completely fell apart and ceased to exist, and Li Zicheng's camp also suffered heavy losses again, and he had to shrink his troops to the area of Nanyang Mansion and shrink the defensive line.

However, the most fatal thing is not that the troops have suffered heavy losses, even if they suffer heavy losses, Li Zicheng still has more than 100,000 troops now, the most important thing is the grain and grass, twice by the Ming army to break the nest, the grain and grass were taken away, and now there is no extra food in the camp, without food, the military heart will not be stable, not to mention starting a big war in a short time, even if you want to protect yourself, it will become a problem!

"Brother Li Yan, I regret not being at the beginning, if I listen to your words, I will continue to envelop Luo Rucai, and I will not have today's defeat......"

Entering Nanyang Mansion and seeing Li Yan and Liu Zongmin, Li Zicheng sighed astringently.

Li Yan said helplessly: "King Chuang, it's too late to say anything now, Sun Chuanting's Ming army is in full morale, now it's not to lure the enemy deep, but to really force us into a corner, Henan, we can't get a foothold......"

Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance on the side were also full of sadness, it was originally a situation where the victory was in hand, Sun Chuanting was already at the end of the strong crossbow, just because he killed a Cheng Biting Jin halfway, this mysterious Zhu Jie completely muddied this pool of water!

Moreover, the most unacceptable thing is that when this guy first appeared, he was not a member of the Ming army, he was just a bare pole, and he had nothing to do with the forces of all parties, because Liu Zongmin's men did not notice it for a while, and regarded him as a spy for encirclement and suppression, and as a result, he was pushed into the camp of the Ming army, and added a powerful opponent to the camp out of thin air!

Thinking of this, Li Zicheng was angry and didn't fight anywhere, and glared at Liu Zongmin fiercely, Liu Zongmin knew that he was at a loss, and he could only laugh at it, and he didn't dare to put a fart.

"Strategist, Jin Xing, Brother Li Yan, tell me, what should we do next?"

Li Zicheng asked in a deep voice.

Niu Jinxing smiled bitterly: "King Chuang, the battle can no longer be fought, we have lost consecutive battles, which has seriously affected the morale of the Chuang army, and the food and grass are not enough, if we continue to fight, we will only be surrounded and annihilated......"

"Can't fight anymore?"

Li Zicheng frowned and asked, "If we don't fight, then what will we do next?" ”

"King Chuang, it's best, let's retreat, enter Hubei, use Xiangyang as a base, Jingying Huguang, and then go north to Shaanxi, and return to Shaanxi, Sun Chuanting will definitely be exhausted in Henan and Shaanxi, and we will consume Sun Chuanting alive in the next war!"

Li Yan said in a deep voice.

Niu Jinxing shook his head and replied: "General Li Yan, it's good to retreat to Xiangyang to recuperate, but it's not good to go north to Shaanxi." One is that Shaanxi is too poor, even if we take Shaanxi, we will not be able to get effective supplements; Second, Shaanxi is Sun Chuanting's lair, we attack Shaanxi, that is a decisive battle with Sun Chuanting, it is very unwise, I think, we should occupy Xiangyang, and then build a warship, along the Yangtze River downstream, straight to the south of the Yangtze River, the rich land in the south of the Yangtze River into the bag, in this way, continue to make the Ming court and rule the river, or the Northern Expedition, we have enough strength and foundation, advance can be attacked, retreat can be defended, this is the best policy! ”

As soon as Niu Jinxing's words were finished, the surrounding generals became excited one by one, Jiangnan, who doesn't know that Jiangnan is a good place, rich in nature, outstanding people, and most importantly, there are endless beauties to enjoy!

Seeing that the generals around him were moving, Li Yan was in a hurry, and hurriedly replied: "No, it is absolutely impossible to enter Jiangnan at this time!" ”

Everyone looked at Li Yan one after another, with a hint of dissatisfaction in their expressions.

"Brother Li Yan, you should tell everyone, why can't it? Could it be that Jiangnan also has Sun Chuanting in charge? Our army goes straight down the Yangtze River, the army is unstoppable, and the entire Jiangnan can be passed down! With the rich land of Jiangnan, no one is our opponent! I'm afraid that Emperor Chongzhen won't be able to open the pot! ”

Liu Zongmin shouted in a loud voice.

"It is precisely because Jiangnan is rich and rich in natural treasures that we can't attack Jiangnan!"

Li Yan said categorically, "From the Three Emperors and Five Emperors to the present, for thousands of years, no force has occupied the rich land in the south of the Yangtze River and can dominate the world!" ”

Niu Jinxing pursed his lips and replied: "General Li Yan, what you said is not true, didn't Emperor Taizu of the current dynasty kill all the way from the Jiangnan cavalry to Beijing City and conquer the world?" ”

Li Yan said in a deep voice: "Mr. Niu, you must know that Emperor Taizu was able to gain the world because of his Fengyang Gang!" His Chuzhou soldiers, and at that time, the heroes rose together, the Great Yuan was tyrannical, and he was given the opportunity to dominate the world, but now it is different, a hundred-legged insect, dead but not stiff, now the imperial court still has a strong strength, and at the same time the Manchurians are also eyeing the outside of the pass, we just plunge our heads to the south of the Yangtze River, it won't take long to be the West Lake in the south of the Yangtze River singing and dancing, ten miles of Qin Huai to erode even the knife and gun can't pick up, when the time comes, the consequences are unimaginable! ”

Li Zicheng frowned and did not speak, obviously, what Li Yan said had a certain truth, but now when the generals around him heard that they were going to march into Jiangnan, they were all excited, and no one wanted to miss such a great opportunity, it was obvious that Li Yan was isolated again.

Song Xiance on the side gently shook the fan in his hand and didn't say a word; The generals surrounded Li Yan tightly.

"Joke, West Lake song and dance, ten miles of Qinhuai? If we were so easily confused by these things, I wouldn't be Liu Zongmin! ”

Liu Zongmin shouted.

Liu Fangliang, Yuan Shi and others also shouted one after another, eroding us, these words made Li Yan say as if he had seen it with his own eyes, for so many years, following King Chuang to fight the world, when did he covet money and beauties?

Li Yan was besieged by so many people, it was obvious that he couldn't resist, closed his mouth, didn't say a word, and looked at Li Zicheng, who was also very entangled now.

Up to now, Li Zicheng still maintains a very simple style of life, and never dares to be greedy for enjoyment, for fear that he will fall into the beauty cave, and the gentle township will become a hero's grave, even if he doesn't dare to guarantee that he has such a strong determination, these generals around him? Let's play on the side, Lao Tzu doesn't have that confidence, where did they get that confidence?

It's pure nonsense!

However, now that the crowd is excited, they have been incited by Niu Jinxing's few words, but what to do?

Li Zicheng suddenly shouted: "Okay, this matter is temporarily put on hold, and the order is that the army will rest in Nanyang for three days, and then retreat to Xiangyang!" By the way, I picked up the grass and beat the rabbit, and even the cunning Zuo Liangyu cleaned it up for me! As for whether it is under the south of the Yangtze River, I will talk about it later! ”