He felt as if a piece of cold soil was hanging on his throat.
"Cough cough cough…"
Li Zicheng coughed. Gao Yigong, who was beside him, quickly handed over the cowhide water bag.
"Brother-in-law, quickly drink some water to suppress it.”
Gulp, gulp, gulp. The flatbread was washed into his stomach with cold water. Li Zicheng felt bitter in his heart, but he still maintained a smile on his face.
"Hahaha! Brother Liu's joke is really interesting, haha! You're making me laugh!"
This sentence diverted Liu Tichun's words, causing the soldiers around him to divert their attention.
Li Zicheng knew that the most important thing now was to ensure that morale did not collapse.
"Don't worry, as long as we cross the Yangtze River, Suzhou and Yangzhou will be ours!
Think about it, Hangzhou, haha, how could Luoyang and Kaifeng compare?”
Compared to Baoding, not many people could listen to Li Zicheng's airdrop check.
Counting his subordinates, he still had 5000 people. In just a month, 3000 people left Li Zicheng.
"But big brother, how can we cross the Yangtze River? This Ying Tian has iron chains and rivers. Our horses can't swim.”
"It's okay, Brother Liu. Right now, the most important thing for us is to quickly shake off these armored cavalry behind us.”
"These guys are like debt collectors, chasing after us no matter what. What should we do?”
Li Zicheng smiled slightly." Brother Liu, if you ask me, you should study. If you don't study, you'll be unreasonable." Don't worry, I've already thought of a solution from the book.”
Hearing Li Zicheng's words, his subordinates gathered together.
Li Zicheng found a small wooden stick and began to draw on the ground.
"Brothers, look. This is Xuzhou where we are. This is the Yangtze River. On the other side of the Yangtze River is Yingtian.”
"Big Brother, do you mean we should go to Luzhou?" Liu Tichun asked.
That place has always been relatively peaceful. We can f * cking snatch it!”
When Li Zicheng heard this, he quickly shook his head and said,"Brother, don't be anxious. We're still quite far from Luzhou.
If we really attack Luzhou, then we will transfer the government troops from Luzhou and the surrounding areas to Yingtian. Then, they took advantage of Luzhou's emptiness to attack and snatch to their heart's content.”
Li Zicheng could be said to be a guerrilla expert. In the confrontation with the Ming army, his guerrilla tactics had already reached the point of perfection.
"So, let's go to Chuzhou first."
"Chuzhou?" Upon hearing this plan, Li Jin, Dang Shousu, Liu Tichun, Yuan Zongdi, Niu Wancai, and the others looked at each other. None of them knew Li Zicheng's intentions.
"Everyone, look. Chuzhou and Yingtian Prefecture are only separated by a river. We should walk a few dozen miles to the west and find a chance to cross the river.
As long as we reach Chuzhou, we will attack Yingtian or Yangzhou.
The Ming army will definitely pursue and defend us. At that time, won't Luzhou be within our grasp?”
When Liu Tichun heard this, he shook his head like a rattle-drum and said,"Big brother, I understand what you mean. But, if we reach Chuzhou and the government troops surround us, how are we going to defend?”
"Haha, why should we defend? Brother Liu, you haven't seen 'The Drunkard's Pavilion', right?”
This joke made Liu Tichun blush and said,"Big brother, if there's anything, just say it!”
"Alright, I'll say it. Ouyang Xiu wrote in the Drunkard's Pavilion that Chuzhou is surrounded by mountains. How about it? Do you feel like you've returned to Yunyang?”
Back then, Li Zicheng had relied on Yang Sichang to wander around Yunyang's mountainous areas and narrowly escaped death, causing Yang Sichang to be angered to death.
Li Zicheng had only recently thought of this plan. He wasn't very confident about crossing the Yangtze River, but having a plan was better than having no plan at all.
"This time, we still need to split up. We will enter the mountainous area of Chuzhou.
Brother Liu, take a group of people to the east and attack Huai 'an. Don't let the officials know our purpose.”
Hearing Li Zicheng ask him to attack Huai 'an, Liu Tichun was exceptionally happy.
This guy didn't have any other hobbies, but he had a strange passion for robbing gold, silver, and jewelry.
"Big brother, don't worry. I will definitely do a good job. I will let the government troops follow me everywhere. Haha, after we rob the things, we will meet up with our brothers in Chuzhou.”
Li Zicheng nodded at Liu Tichun with satisfaction.
He did have the intention of splitting his forces to attract the government troops. In addition, he also wanted to send Liu Tichun away.
This guy was complaining all day long. Similarly, there were many similar people in the team. He had to get rid of them in time to ensure the completion of the next step of the plan.
This was also Li Zicheng's weapon controlling technique.
Three days later, Qian Qianyi held the military report and paced back and forth in the Military and Political Affairs Office with a terrified expression.
"Lord Qian, can you sit down? No matter how anxious you are, sit down and think of a way, okay?”
Ding Qirui was also a little agitated by this Qian Qianyi.
"Lord Ding, how can I sit down? Look at this battle report. Huai 'an is in danger. If Li Zicheng takes Huai' an, the gates of Yangzhou and Taizhou will be opened!”
"Then don't be anxious. Let's hear what His Majesty has to say.”
Although Ding Qirui kept persuading him, Qian Qianyi did not seem to hear him at all.
"When I see His Majesty later, I will definitely suggest that His Majesty send General Guan Shou to pursue them from the south, and then mobilize the Yangtze River Navy from Hongdu to the east to guard the Yangtze River.
Then, transfer the soldiers from Jiangnan and Luzhou to Yingtian and Hangzhou to ensure that half of the southeast of our Ming Dynasty is safe!”
Just as he was speaking passionately, Zhu Youjian lifted the curtain and walked in. Seeing that the Emperor had arrived, the ministers hurriedly stood up and bowed.
The Military and Political Affairs Office was not far from the Profound Language Pavilion. The Emperor would also come here from time to time to discuss matters.
"Qian Qing, outside the door, zhen heard you say something about transferring troops. Do you want to transfer troops?”
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