"General Zuo, the brothers lost more than 1,000 in this attack, and now there are less than 10,000 brothers left in the city. www.biquge.info What is more serious is that our bows and arrows have run out, so we can only reduce the use of the other party's shots. Most of those arrows are worn and cannot be used immediately without polishing. ”

Deputy General Xia Peicheng said to Zuo Guangxian worriedly.

As soon as he finished speaking, General Wang Ruxin also said, "General Zuo, although we have annihilated nearly 10,000 thieves in the past two days, it seems that there are no fewer thieves at all, and it still looks like there are still 30,000 or 40,000, which is a great blow to the morale of the brothers. ”

Zuo Guangxian's face was solemn and he didn't say a word.

Xia Peicheng said again, "The last general suggested that the secret passage out of the city be blown up immediately." These days, some brothers are discussing this secret passage in private, as if they want to escape from the city. If this continues, the soldiers will not have the courage to fight to the death, and I am afraid it will be difficult to hold out until the reinforcements arrive. ”

Zuo Guangxian finally spoke.

"Peicheng, the allies who should be notified have already been notified, right?"

Xia Peicheng nodded, "We should have already received the letter! We have sent three groups of people to the nearby battalions that can be contacted, and one group can always arrive, right? Especially General He and Hong Futai, we have sent five groups of people over!"

Zuo Guang nodded first, and then stopped talking, as if he was pondering something.

Xia Peicheng urged again, "General Zuo, do you want to blow up the secret road?

Zuo Guangxian pondered for a while, and said, "You can't blow it up yet!" You can send a few more waves of people out to find reinforcements from all walks of life, especially General He and Hong Futai, and tell them that the strength of the thieves and robbers this time is far more than 40,000 or 50,000. They may be sending reinforcements at the encirclement point, so be careful when they come to help. ”

Xia Peicheng patted his head and exclaimed, "Oh, General Zuo is right! There are a lot of thieves and bandits, and the last general only said that they are increasing their troops one after another, but he never thought that they might be a large army, and they have already laid a net near Hancheng! In this way, if the reinforcements come one by one, they will definitely be divided and annihilated!"

"Yes, yes, yes! No wonder it's been so long, until now only the Weifeng Battalion came to the rescue! The last general originally thought that Kuishanwei, Shangyuan Battalion, and Quyi Battalion would not save them when they saw death, but now I think that they are likely to have been ambushed halfway!" Wang Ruxin also said.

Zuo Guangxian sneered, "It seems that Zhang Xianzhong and Gao Yingxiang want to finish their work in one battle, completely defeat the 21st battalion in Shanxi and Shaanxi, and enclose the land as the king from now on!"

"Hmph, I'm afraid they won't have this fate!" Xia Peicheng stood up and said, "The last general will send a few more waves of people out to remind all the reinforcements to be sure to assemble in one place before coming." ”

Wang Ruxin said, "General Xia, let's go, I'm afraid it's too late!"

Xia Peicheng nodded, and then ran out quickly.

Zuo Guangxian pondered for a while, and said to Wang Ruxin, "General Wang, organize the people in the city, donate the cauldron at home, and go to the side wall to help the officials and soldiers boil water. If there are not enough arrows, use boiling water, boiling oil, and asphalt to make up. In addition, all the large shields in the city are on the city wall, which is not enough to make up the door panels to prevent the thieves from suppressing them with bows and arrows. ”

Wang Ruxin immediately got up and responded, "The last general will do it!"

Three miles west of Hancheng, Zhang Xianzhong's camp.

Zhang Xianzhong talked with the soldiers in high spirits.

"Haha, military advisor, everything is as you expected! The major battalions around Hancheng don't need us to fight at all, they will send them to the door themselves! Now the big battalions within 80 miles of Hancheng are almost eaten by us, right? As long as we go back and gnaw the two bones of He Renlong and Hong Chengchou, we will be able to connect with the territory of King Chuang, and from now on, my old Zhang will be the king of Jinnan, and I will no longer have to run around! The great military advisor really lives up to the name of Cao Cao!"

Luo Rucai smiled faintly and said, "General Zhang, it's not that you're a great talent, it's just a coincidence. If you want to thank you, we have to thank that Ming demon Qin Shuhuai, if it weren't for him fighting for power on the three sides and messing up the trilateral position, how could we be so smooth?"

Li Dingguo laughed and said, "What kind of demon of the Ming Dynasty is just made up by the imperial court in order to strengthen his courage." This kind of stupid person has come to the three sides, and it is better for us than Yang He! It seems that Da Ming is really exhausted. ”

Luo Rucai smiled and said, "Ning Yu, if you run into that Ming demon, can you have the confidence to deal with him?"

Li Dingguo smiled disdainfully and said, "I heard that he is seventeen this year, and I am twenty this year, if I meet him, I will let him know that the young master has three more years than him, and he is not a fool!"

Zhang Xianzhong smiled appreciatively, "Okay! Ning Yu, my father-in-law is optimistic about you!"

Five miles east of Hancheng, Gao Yingxiang camp.

Unlike Zhang Xianzhong, Gao Yingxiang is more introverted and doesn't talk much.

On his left-hand side, sat Li Zicheng. At this time, Li Zicheng was already the number one general under Gao Yingxiang, since the change of his own side, he led two or three thousand men and horses to fight in the west, and gradually developed to more than 10,000 people, and then took refuge in Gao Yingxiang, and made countless achievements. In addition, he can speak well, so he has risen quickly.

Li Zicheng pointed to a map and unhurriedly briefed the generals present on the situation of the Battle of Hancheng.

"Ladies and gentlemen, at present, the reinforcements within 80 miles of Hancheng have been eaten up by us, and judging from the situation in front of us, our opponents are only He Renlong and Hong Chengchou. He Renlong now has an army of 20,000, and because Hong Chengchou has just returned from Taiyuan, he may bring some soldiers from the Taiyuan camp, and the specific number is unknown. ”

Gao Yingxiang held his chin and thought for a while, and said, "General Li, how many soldiers do you think he can bring back?"

Li Zicheng said without hesitation, "It may not be less than thirty thousand." ”

All the generals present were slightly surprised. At this time, no one thought that Hong Chengchou could bring so many soldiers back, the reason was that Qin Shuhuai had just killed Yang He, according to common sense, the soldiers and horses loyal to Donglin near Taiyuan City should be competing with Qin Shuhuai at this time, where did Qin Shuhuai transfer so many soldiers for Hong Chengchou to bring back?

Even Gao Yingxiang couldn't help but ask, "How can you see it?"

Li Zicheng said, "Qin Shuhuai has already received the Wuyuan battalion, there are 12,000 soldiers, Hong Chengchou is said to have brought 10,000 soldiers over, and Cao Wenzhao has a good relationship with Hong Chengchou, and may also lend a helping hand to Hong Chengchou." Combined, the three strands may reach 30,000. ”

At this time, a swarthy and sturdy man said, "General, I don't believe what you say. Qin Shuhuai only had a total of 12,000 soldiers in his hands, could it be that he could give them to Hong Chengchou? Without soldiers, how could he subdue those arrogant soldiers and fierce generals near Taiyuan?"

The one who spoke was called Liu Guoneng, nicknamed Breaking into the Sky, and he was also a fierce general under Gao Yingxiang.

Li Zicheng chuckled disdainfully, he was born in the official army and had been a petty official, so he naturally didn't look down on Liu Guoneng with mud legs.

said, "If Qin Shuhuai dares to use these 10,000 soldiers to coerce the nearly 100,000 troops near Taiyuan City to submit to him, he may fight with the pro-Donglin generals." As long as there is a fight, more than half of the generals on the three sides will resist him, do you think he is so stupid?"

Gao Yingxiang nodded slightly, while Liu Guoneng still looked confused. Obviously, this "breaking through the sky" does not understand the delicate relationship between the factions on the three sides.

Li Zicheng continued, "It can be said that these more than 12,000 people will not only be of no benefit to Qin Shuhuai's subjugation of the major battalions around Taiyuan, but may also cause fierce conflicts. Therefore, he will never let Hong Chengchou only bring back 10,000 people!"

The words made half of the generals still confused, while the other half nodded frequently.

Gao Yingxiang said, "General Li, if Hong Chengchou comes with a large army, what is your best plan?"

Li Zicheng smiled conceitedly, "Good strategy, naturally there are them." ”