Chapter 151: Frightened and Furious

Ying Yi waved his hand, looked at the battlefield and said, "What's going on here?"

Zheng Wudao: "Back to my lord, there has been quite a movement among the Yuzhou bandits in the past few days, and I didn't know where I was. So I divided my troops to test. I headed towards Jiaxian County and walked slowly for three days before encountering an ambush here."

As for how to ambush, Zheng Wu didn't say, the battlefield was already clear at a glance.

Ying Yi nodded: "What were the casualties? What was the result?"

Zheng Wudao: "Reporting to my lord, there are 2,500 people in our army, with less than 300 injured and less than 50 dead. We defeated 10,000 bandits and beheaded more than 3,000 people. The seizures have not yet been counted."

"Not bad, not bad." Ying Yi smiled and said, "We already have elite troops."

Zheng Wu said happily: "It's all the master's method."

Ying Yi shook his head: "It would be great to meet you here."

Then he said: "This is Governor Sun Chuanting."

Zheng Wu was startled, then looked at the person behind Ying Yi, and slightly clasped his fists: "The last general, Zheng Wu, has met Governor Sun."

Plain and simple, a little less respectful.

Sun Chuanting frowned and hummed.

Afterwards, Zheng Jiadong was introduced, and then he said to Zheng Wu: "Take someone to escort Governor Sun to Xiangcheng. The intruders are in Jiaxian. Now that they have won a victory, they may turn around and attack Xiangcheng, but they must also be prepared to go to Nanyang." . The intruders are now at their wits end. If they don’t break through Kaifeng, there are only two ways to go north and south.”

Li Chuang besieged Kaifeng for several months, and Henan was already wiped out. If he does not break through Kaifeng, he will not be able to get supplies and population replenishment. And if you go west and enter Guanzhong - most of the bandits start from Guanzhong. Guanzhong has been tortured for many years and has no oil or water. If an intruder wants to develop, he can only go south or north without breaking through Kaifeng.

Ying Yi rescued Sun Chuanting and brought him here, leaving Luyang Pass empty. So you need to plan early.

So Zheng Wu was ordered to "escort" Sun Chuanting to Xiangcheng. Ying Yi rode alone and turned back towards Lushan County.

Zheng Wu originally wanted to send his troops to protect Ying Yi, but Ying Yi refused. Xiangcheng did not have many soldiers and horses, so allocating one of them to Ying Yi would not strengthen Ying Yi's combat effectiveness, but would weaken Xiangcheng's strength, and Ying Yi would not take it.

After passing Lushan on the left and right, he went to Luyang Pass to guard it. One man can guard the pass and ten thousand men can't open it. Ying Yi thought to himself that one person is enough.

At this time, Sun Chuanting had some thoughts, but he was surrounded by more than 5,000 elite soldiers of Zheng, and he was already powerless.

It is said that Li Chuang defeated Sun Chuanting and was originally very proud. However, after gathering his troops and cleaning the battlefield, he discovered that Li Laiheng, Gao Yigong, and Tian Jianxiu had all died in the rebel army. He was stunned for a moment and had mixed feelings about the victory. List.

After that, there was no trace of the witchcraft monk. He hurriedly asked people to search for it. What they found was a headless corpse.

"Who is it?!" Li Chuang didn't know how to vent his anger: "Who killed Mr. Lan?!"

Although he was angry, he was frightened and angry. Shocked by the death of the stranger, angry by the broken arm.

Even the remaining two monks were silent and looked gloomy.

"The man surnamed Lan died in an unknown manner. There must be a powerful person around here." A monk with a haggard face and a pale face said in a dark voice: "Brother Ma, I'm afraid you and I need to be more careful."

"The guy surnamed Lan was killed with a sharp weapon. No matter how I look at it, I feel that he will end up with the same fate as General Tian Jianxiu and others." The monk surnamed Ma flashed a golden light in his palm and said slowly: "I'm afraid it's not the one who broke into the formation to rescue Sun Chuanting. People, right?"

Both the haggard person and Li Chuang had expressions on their faces.

Li Chuang asked: "Who knows who this is?"

No one answered.

At this time, Niu Jinxing stood up and bowed: "King Chuang, in the opinion of the students, King Chuang doesn't need to be too obsessed with this matter. There is only one person on the left and right. I think Mr. Lan's death was probably due to a sneak attack due to carelessness. Now that I know this person, I am wary. With Mr. Ma and Mr. Wang's magic, are you afraid that he will come? The top priority is not to focus on that one person, but the overall situation!"

Li Chuang's expression changed slightly when he heard this, and his eyes fell on Niu Jinxing.

Then Niu Jinxing cheered up and said: "Sun Chuanting was a capable minister of the Ming court. Now he has been defeated by King Chuang. Because King Chuang has returned by destiny, the Ming court is about to be destroyed. Although Sun Chuanting escaped with his life, all his troops and horses were lost. , is no longer a cause for concern. However, we must pay attention to the enemies of Xiangcheng."

When Li Chuang and others heard this, they couldn't help but think so.

Li Chuang said: "In your opinion, what should we do?"

Niu Jinxing smiled and said: "It's time to take advantage of the momentum of victory and pull out the nail in Xiangcheng County in one fell swoop!"

Li Chuang raised his thick eyebrows and said, "Enter Nanyang? Attack from a flank?"

This was the strategy he had thought of before.

But Niu Jinxing shook his head: "The situation in Nanyang is unclear. Liu Zongmin, Hao Yaoqi and other generals all died in Nanyang, which shows that it is unfathomable. The students speculated that the troops and horses in Xiangcheng may not be all of Nanyang."

Song Xiance stood up and said: "King Chuang, students disagree with this statement. The enemies in Xiangcheng are so powerful, Li Yan and Luo Rucai have learned from their mistakes. If that's not all, how deep should the water in Nanyang be? Students must not believe."

The two got into an argument, each with their own reasons.

Li Chuang couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

He thought for a moment and said decisively: "It's better to do this. Send a group of soldiers and horses to cross Luyang Pass in advance to test. The enemies in Xiangcheng on the left and right are there. With Yuan Zongdi dragging him, he can't escape. Test it out first, and if there is no If something happens, go to Nanyang and take a detour to attack. If something happens, go to Yuzhou to meet up with Yuan Zongdi and assemble the army to attack it together!"

This was a compromise. After hearing this, Song Xiance and Niu Jinxing did not dare to argue anymore and reluctantly got over this issue.

So Li Chuang immediately ordered his general Dang Shousu to lead 10,000 troops, and immediately rushed to Lushan County to see Luyang Pass.

After that, Niu Jinxing first complimented: "King Chuang has thought carefully." Then he said: "The situation is getting clear now. As long as the enemy in Xiangcheng is defeated, the Central Plains will no longer be able to resist. I wonder what King Chuang plans next? Should we continue to attack Kaifeng, or go south to Huguang? Or even plot Jiangnan?"

When Li Zicheng heard this, he blurted out: "There is no doubt that we will break through Kaifeng first."

Attacking Kaifeng was Li Zicheng's established strategy. He was the key to establishing himself as the leader of the ‘Rebel Army’. This slogan has been shouted out. If we don't fight now, wouldn't it be a joke to the leaders of the 'rebels' all over the world? How can I convince others in the future? Breaking the promise!

Defeat Luoyang, attack Kaifeng, and occupy the Central Plains, thereby shaking the world and replacing the Ming Dynasty.

Niu Jinxing nodded, bowed and saluted: "Chuang Wang Yingming!"

The strategy had been decided early, and he was afraid that Li Chuang would change his mind. If Dang Shousu's march south goes smoothly, and Li Chuang's army follows him through Luyang Pass and enters Nanyang, then the road from now on will be smooth. Maybe Li Chuang coveted the prosperity of Jiangnan and overturned his previous strategy in his heart.

Song Xiance was speechless.

After Dang Shousu led his troops to leave, Li Chuang stationed in Jiaxian County to prepare troops and horses, and the day passed like this.

The next day, when Li Chuang was drinking and having fun with his men, soldiers came to report.

"King Chuang!"