Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 68
"Brother Juming, what do you think?" Li Yan approached a few steps and asked softly.

"Brother Li, isn't all of this part of your clever plan?"

Niu Jinxing didn't appreciate it, and was quite jealous of Li Yan's status, and had been strangers for many years.

"The matter of Tongguan, I am afraid that the king will have to ask for your opinion!"

Hearing this cynicism, Li Yan sighed and said nothing more.

In fact, he also understood Niu Jinxing's thoughts, seeing that his position could not be shaken, he even recommended Song Xiance and King Shun.

But, am I really doing it for power?
Staring into the distance, the former Zhongzhou Henan is now a mess. Who wants to see their parents submerged in the water?
"Zicheng, what's your opinion?"

Li Zicheng was noncommittal about Song Xiance's words, turned his head, and asked Li Yanlai.

"In my humble opinion, the king can send another soldier to cross the Yellow River and attack from both sides. This is the most important pass in the world, so naturally it is no problem."

Li Yan sighed in his heart, and hurriedly said.

"One principal and one assistant?" Li Zicheng pondered for a moment, then said decisively: "Okay, Zicheng, you go to build the ship, and then—"

As he spoke, he looked at the generals under him.

Liu Zongmin, Gao Yigong, Tian Jianxiu, He Jin, Hao Yaoqi, etc. all held their heads high, obviously wanting to be the commander of this army.

"Your Majesty, let me go!"

At this time, a white-faced and handsome general in his thirties raised his spear and said with resentment on his face, "I want to avenge my father."

Li Zicheng took a look and nodded involuntarily: "Laiheng, then you go."

Li Laiheng is the adopted son of Li Guo, and he is regarded as a leader of the younger generation. In theory, he is the grandnephew of Li Zicheng.

"I will send 20,000 people with you to invade Shaanxi within one month."

"Obey!" Li Laiheng quickly accepted the order.

And Li Zicheng's gaze focused on Tongguan again: "Sun Chuanting, this time, you can't run away at all."

"Divide the whole army into [-] teams, and one will go up every half an hour. I will make Tongguan three inches shorter."

Immediately, in front of Tongguan City, the tactics of killing in turn began.

As for the idea of ​​entering the army, everyone is very clear, that is, they want to fight a war of attrition by relying on the number of people.

As the saying goes, if you defend for a long time, you will lose, but the number of people in Tongguan limits their thoughts of going out to fight in the field.

"Boom--"

Six red cannons bombed in turn.

But Chuangjun, without fear, continued to climb the dangerous Tongguan with simple ladders.

Ten thousand and ten thousand, day after day.

The corpses under Tongguan were piled up layer by layer, tens of thousands of them, and they seemed to melt into the soil under the trampling, directly forming a foot-high ladder.

"boom--"

On the seventh day, the two red cannons were overused and exploded directly.

"The remaining few doors of the supervisor can't last for a few days."

In the conference hall, Zhu Yixi said in a deep voice.

Hundreds of generals, large and small, gathered together.

At this time, everyone was filled with a sense of urgency. They looked up at the old man, hoping to get a happy answer.

"is it?"

Sun Chuanting sighed, it was light but heavy.

Obviously, even the most confident people know that Tongguan is no longer defendable.

The atmosphere sank in an instant, and no one dared to say a word.

After a while, it seemed like a long time.

Only then did Sun Chuanting raise his head, his eyes were fierce: "If Li Zicheng wants to pass through Tongguan, he must step on my dead body."

"Supervisor—" Everyone was startled, half concerned and half frightened.

If you want to die, don't drag us to be buried with you.

"My life is not long, and you don't want to be with me when you think about it, that's all."

After waving his hand, Sun Chuanting breathed a little confused, and said, "Mr. Niu, where are you going?"

"Xiaozhi wants to return to Lintao Town. There are still tens of thousands of people there. No matter how bad it is, they can retreat to Lanzhou and resist steadily."

Niu Chenghu understood that what he said next would determine his future, he couldn't help but took a breath, and said seriously.

"Okay!" Sun Chuanting narrowed his eyes, and there was a hint of color in the tiger's eyes:
"If Lintao Town doesn't have enough soldiers and horses, you can go to Ningxia Town and Yulin Town and borrow some soldiers and horses. The three towns are too scattered and can only be defeated individually."

"Of order!" Niu Chenghu was stunned, and then he was overjoyed, nodding hurriedly.

"As for Gao Jie." Looking at the handsome Gao Jie, Sun Chuanting couldn't help but said, "I know you have a big grudge against Li Zicheng, and you can't stay in Shaanxi, so go to Shanxi!"

"Thank you, Superintendent, I must guard Shanxi well."

Gao Jie also showed joy, for him to escape as soon as possible is the greatest good news.

"As for Bai Guangen, you have been appointed as the general soldier of Jizhou, so you can go to the capital."

Hearing this, Bai Guangen was a little hesitant. The capital city is not a good place to go. There are countless leaders in charge. His temperament is not easy to deal with.

"Master, I have thousands of people, it's useless to go to the capital, it's better to go to Yulin Town and look for an opportunity to counterattack."

His face was full of longing.

Hearing this, Sun Chuanting fell into deep thought. Bai Guangen was unable to be restrained by Wu Tong back then, and he loved his bravery. If he returned to the capital, no one would take care of him, and it would be a big mess.

"That's all!" Sun Chuanting sighed, "Yulin will be represented by you temporarily."

"Thank you, Supervisor." Bai Guangen thanked him sincerely.

"Chen Zongbing, do you intend to go to Ningxia Town?" Sun Chuanting asked.

"Humble job is hard to do." Hearing this, Chen Yongfu immediately smiled wryly:

"I don't have a soldier in my hands, and I can't control the situation when I go to Ningxia Town. It's better to follow Zhu Guerrilla and act together."

"Zhu Yixi?" Several people were surprised, and it was strange that the chief soldier followed the guerrillas.

Feeling the curious eyes of several people, Zhu Yixi couldn't help but whispered: "Because of the governor's arrangement, I intend to guard Hanzhong and prevent intruders from entering Sichuan."

"Brother Zhu, let's come to Yulin together!"

Bai Guangen's face was full of sincerity, and he said for your sake:

"If you go to Shaanxi, the intruders will definitely go south to Hanzhong to invade Sichuan. Although the terrain is dangerous, it can't withstand a large number of troops. You and I will guard Yulin together. The frontier army is elite, but we are somewhat sure."

"Brother Zhu, it's better to come to Tao." Niu Chenghu couldn't help persuading him.

Gao Jie's lips moved, but he didn't say anything after all. He was a cavalry soldier. Although he was envious of guns, his inherent thinking still believed that cavalry was king.

As for the Musketeers, they think it is a drag, after all, they don't run fast.

"Thank you for the kindness of the general soldiers, but it is better for the last general to go to Hanzhong."

The corner of Zhu Yixi's mouth twitched and she refused directly.

What the hell, when I was young and a fool, if I followed you, wouldn't it be sent to my door, waiting to be annexed?

Seeing the confrontation between several people, Sun Chuanting watched with cold eyes.

He did intend to gather a few people together, but Bai, Gao, and Niu would not obey each other, and together they would only lead to civil strife, so it would be better to just divide the matter.

"That's it!" Sun Chuanting shook his head and said, "The day after tomorrow, you go away."

(End of this chapter)