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Soon, "a tiger" Li Guo finally arrived at King Chuang's tent. He had already heard about Yuan Shizhong's defection, so he walked into the tent with an angry look on his face. Before he could sit down, he shouted to King Chuang and everyone. : "How to decide? Who to send to pursue?"

King Chuang did not answer his words, and everyone else remained silent. Gao Yigong waved for him to sit down first, but Li Guo refused. He first glanced at Song Xiance, then at Niu Jinxing, and then He continued: "That day, when Yuan Shizhong first came to seek refuge, he asked for a marriage. I felt that there was a ghost here, so I shouldn't believe it, lest I take the medicine of regret.

Fortunately, my uncle Yigong said, "You can't betroth Lanzhi to him." However, the military advisors came up with another idea and broke up the marriage between Zhang Nai and Huimei, and betrothed Huimei as the adopted daughter of King Chuang. It was given to someone named Yuan.

I wholeheartedly agree that King Chuang has adopted Huimei as his adopted daughter. This girl grew up under my eyes. She has been smart, loyal and righteous since she was a child, and she has also practiced martial arts well. Auntie was surrounded by people who were born and died, and she made great achievements several times.

But some people forced her to marry that boy named Yuan who flew out of nowhere. What will happen now? Are you still alive in the world now? "

He did not agree with recruiting Yuan Shizhong as his son-in-law. Now he thought in his heart that even if Huimei was not killed, her situation must be very dangerous, so he complained a little about Song Xiance and Niu Jinxing, especially Especially Song Xiance.

After Li Guo finished speaking angrily, he sat down and continued: "I was opposed to this marriage at the time, and Wai Qi and Han Ju also didn't agree, but by the time everyone knew the letter, it was a done deal. The uncooked rice has been cooked.

I can only stomp my feet secretly, hoping that the man named Yuan can have some conscience. Now that the matter has come to this, it is useless to just think about regretting that the medicine is unpalatable. I must quickly send troops to chase him and kill him without leaving a trace. Has it been agreed upon who to send? "

Song Xiance initially advocated Huimei's marriage to Yuan Shizhong, thinking that this was a way to win over Xiao Yuanying. Now that he heard that Xiao Yuanying had definitely defected, he was always worried that people would complain and blame him, so he did not dare to say a word. .

As expected, Li Guo had just arrived at the tent and started talking with complaints. But what could he do? After all, he had made a mistake in the first place, and Song Xiance could only be "a dumb man eating coptis". He could only smile bitterly. He was speechless and looked very embarrassed.

Although Liu Zongmin, Gao Yigong and others did not complain verbally like Li Guo, they were quite dissatisfied with Song Xiance's proposal to betroth Huimei to Yuan Shizhong. At this moment, they also allowed Li Guo to complain. He neither stopped nor echoed his words.

King Chuang kept his head lowered, as if deep in thought. Although he was slightly dissatisfied with Li Guo's blunt words in criticizing Niu and Song, he did not speak out in time to stop him. This shows that in his own heart, This gave rise to a trace of resentment.

Niu Jinxing and Li Yan were in the Chuang camp. Since they and Song Xiance were the same Chuang kings and defected to Henan, they had long been regarded as members of the same faction. Now when Li Guo's anger was at its peak, it was difficult for them to persuade him.

Among the large tent tonight, Luo Rucai was probably the only one who was the most leisurely, and even had the intention of watching a joke.

However, since he can take the nickname "Cao Cao", it goes without saying that he is clever and intelligent. Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, he knew that he could no longer stay out of the matter, so he immediately said: "It is already a thing of the past, so don't mention it again." Those are useless, in my opinion, now we need to quickly decide how to deal with this little brat Yuan Shizhong.

Brother Li, soldiers need to be quick. If we don't send troops to pursue him, once Xiao Yuanying escapes across the river, no matter whether he surrenders to the imperial court or not, he will be a big trouble to us. We can't keep him!

Generalissimo, if you think that the siege of Kaifeng is urgent and you don't have any men on hand at the moment, how about I ask Kewang and Dingguo to lead my Cao camp with 10,000 elite cavalry to pursue and suppress it? "

Although Luo Rucai's words are very reasonable, they are insinuating Li Zicheng and the generals of Chuangying. How can he not hear it with King Chuang's experience, but what can he say in the face of the situation in front of him?

"The chickens are flying around in circles, but the wild pheasants can fly without fluttering their wings. The wild pheasants are alive, so just let them fly if they want to!"

In the big tent, after everyone listened to Li Zicheng's words, they were not sure what his intentions were for a while. Some people even secretly guessed: Is it too lenient to just let Yuan Shizhong escape like this...

Even the commander-in-chief Liu Ye, who was usually the most irritable, looked calm at this moment, his face was calm, and he never said a word, so that no one could guess what he was thinking.

In fact, Liu Zongmin also complained about Song Xiance and Niu Jinxing in his heart, complaining that they should not have encouraged King Chuang to betroth Huimei to Yuan Shizhong. However, when he thought of King Chuang treating Niu Jinxing as his guest, he even worshiped Song Xiance as his guest. It is not good for military advisers to blame them for their temporary misconceptions. If this makes them lose face and causes civil and military disharmony within the camp, it will be detrimental to themselves.

At the same time, he also understood in his heart that King Chuang hated Yuan Shizhong for defecting, and was worried that if Yuan Shizhong was pressed too hard, it would prompt him to surrender to the court prematurely. In addition, he was worried that Huimei would be killed by Yuan Shizhong in the melee.

He slowly raised his head and looked at the people in the big tent. While everyone was in silence and thinking, he turned to look at Li Zicheng and asked: "Generalissimo, leave this little matter to me. You think it's okay?" ?”

Li Zicheng looked at his old comrade and asked him, "How do you want to deal with it?"

"I think... we have to neither send troops to chase Xiao Yuanying for a while, nor push him too hard to prevent him from surrendering too early, and we must also find ways to prevent him from doing evil things to Huimei. At present, Only if we can handle it according to this idea can it be considered appropriate."

When Luo Ru just heard what Liu Zongmin said, he couldn't help being surprised. He nodded and praised: "Think carefully, think carefully! Jiexuan is worthy of being a general. He is busy but not messy, and there is detail in the rough."

Li Zicheng also said: "Jixuan, why don't you tell us all your methods and let everyone help you plan."

Liu Zongmin coughed a few times and then said: "I mean...please go out and lead the troops to chase Xiao Yuan's camp. We should be polite first and then attack. If we can persuade Yuan Shizhong to turn around, all the wrong things he did before will be wiped out." I've exposed it with my pen, and I will never pursue it again.

I estimate that since Yuan Shizhong wants to run away, he will probably not listen to our advice, and the troops on both sides will inevitably fight. In addition, you can kill the troops of Xiao Yuan's camp, but you may not be able to capture Yuan Shizhong, and you cannot force him to pass. urgent……"

When Li Guo heard this, he couldn't help but interjected: "Since we have mobilized our troops, we must do our best to catch him or kill him, so as not to leave any further trouble. How can we still..."

Liu Zongmin interrupted Li Guo's words and continued with a serious tone: "In addition, please listen to me first. Our current focus of the battle is Kaifeng. We must not only surround Kaifeng from all sides, but also prepare to defeat the imperial court's reinforcements." , the troops should not be dispersed at this time.

Xiao Yuan camp is said to have 30,000 troops. To surround it and destroy it, at least 50,000 troops will be needed. It will take some time. Such a persistent pursuit will inevitably affect our situation in Kaifeng. The battle here.

Under the current circumstances, dividing our forces to fight and weaken our strength is something we cannot and will not do. We cannot let this boy Yuan Shizhong hold down one of our arms. "

Li Guo seemed to understand what Liu Zongmin meant and asked him, "How many troops can you give me?"

"I plan to give you... ten thousand... at most fifteen thousand men and horses, half cavalry and half infantry. I won't be able to give you more men and horses." Li Guo pondered for a while and said, "Just give me this. Centaur, even if I can catch up with him, I can only teach him a lesson, I'm afraid I may not be able to catch him and destroy him!"

Hearing this, Liu Zongmin nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, yes, that's exactly what I meant. If you catch up with him, you just need to teach him a lesson so that his little Yuan camp will lose its troops and its generals, and its vitality will be greatly weakened. You know it hurts." Just fine.

You must remember to stop it in moderation and not push him too hastily. You must not only prevent him from surrendering to the court prematurely, but also consider your sister Huimei. You must make him think that it will be of great benefit to him if he does not use evil hands on Huimei. OK. "

Li Guo smiled slightly and said: "I understand what Mr. Liu means. This is a difficult problem you have given me. It is really not easy to do this article well."

Liu Zongmin also smiled and said: "If it were easy, why would I have to ask you to go!"

He turned his head and looked at Li Zicheng again, and asked him: "Generalissimo, if you just read this small article and do it like this, you don't need to make a fuss about it, is it okay?"

Li Zicheng nodded to express satisfaction, and then asked everyone: "What do you think? Do you have any other opinions?"

Luo Rucai was the first to speak up and praise: "Brilliant, brilliant. I never thought of this problem at all, and there is such a solution. It is true that our General Jiexuan has thought carefully!"

Niu Jinxing added: "After catching up with Xiao Yuan Ying, you can declare the Generalissimo's will to him. Any soldiers in Xiao Yuan Ying who are willing to defect and return to Laofu will be exempted from responsibility and will be rewarded heavily.

General Buzhi should also bring more money with him when he sets out, in order to prepare rewards in front of the battle. With such a combination of kindness and power, encouragement and punishment, there must be people who are coercive in Xiao Yuan's camp. I don't think it will be difficult to break his heart. "

Song Xiance also took up the topic at this time and said: "I want to bring another handwritten message from the Generalissimo to advise Yuan Shizhong not to listen to slander and create unnecessary suspicion, which will cause pain to his relatives and happiness to his enemies. I hope he will repent and come back with Huimei as soon as possible. , I will treat him with the same kindness as before and never mention any mistakes again."

Gao Yigong also reminded Li Guo: "Huimei is also a meritorious person in our Laoba team. Moreover, now that she is the adopted daughter of King Chuang, we have to rescue her. According to her temperament, she should be She understood that Yuan Shizhong betrayed Queen Chuang and would not let it go.

In addition, when you lead troops to pursue her this time, you must find out whether Huimei is dead. If she is not dead, are the more than 400 male and female soldiers who were married to her still with her.

It would be best if you could rescue Huimei this time. Even if you can't rescue her, you must try to prevent Yuan Shizhong from thinking of killing her. "

Li Guo quickly clasped his fists and said, "Uncle Gao is right. If my cavalry can rush into Yuan Shizhong's camp, they will rescue her and bring her back. However, I heard that Huimei is pregnant with Yuan Shizhong's child. Who knows? Has she changed her mind now?"

Because Mrs. Gao was worried about Huimei's safety, she had been sitting quietly next to King Chuang and listened to everyone's discussion. After King Chuang entered Henan, she thought that King Chuang would take over the country in the future. If her family as a woman continued to be as usual, It is inevitable that the inner court is interfering in politics, so even if he participates in military discussions, he is mostly a spectator and rarely directly expresses his opinions.

Now, she remembered the situation when Huimei got married, and felt a burst of pain and resentment in her heart. After hearing this, she said angrily to her nephew: "In addition, you just said that Huimei also grew up under your nose. Why?" Suddenly said such words again? Huimei, she will never betray King Chuang. You see, she will definitely die in the hands of Yuan Shizhong!"

Seeing that she was quite excited, King Chuang was afraid that if she spoke uncontrollably for a moment, she would say too angry words to Song Xiance and others, so he hurriedly persuaded her: "We are not discussing this. Don't worry, there will always be a meeting." Is there a way to rescue Huimei?"

Seeing Mrs. Gao like this, Song Xiance suddenly felt a hot and uncomfortable feeling on his face. Niu Jinxing glanced at him and felt very embarrassed, so he could only persuade her: "Please rest assured, madam, there must be a proper way to save Miss Huimei." return."

Mrs. Gao's eyes suddenly turned red. She moved her lips as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't say a word. She stood up and left her seat angrily, glanced at King Chuang with a hint of resentment, turned around and walked away. One side shed tears.

Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance and others quickly stood up to see her off, but they saw that Mrs. Gao didn't even look at them, didn't look back, didn't say hello, and left the tent directly.

Li Zicheng looked at Gao Guiying's leaving figure and asked Li Guo, "When can you leave?"

Li Guo immediately clasped his fists and replied seriously: "My nephew will go get ready right away. I think we can set off before the fifth watch."

Li Zicheng looked at Li Yan again and said to him, "Lin Quan, what else do you have to say?"

Li Yan said: "Generalissimo, although there are rumors that Yuan Shizhong wants to go east to fight against the governor Zhang Fuzhen's troops, the authenticity of the news cannot be judged. I think that Yuan Shizhong will surrender to the imperial court as a last resort. Feng Governor Zhu Dadian is far away in Fengyang. There were Huang Degong's men and horses in the middle, so it was not easy for him to go east to surrender to Zhu Dadian.

As Ding Qirui and Zuo Liangyu are currently stationed in the Runing area, it would be easier for him to go south to surrender to Ding Qirui. Although it seems that he has gone east, he still has to send a detachment to catch up with Xiao Yuan's camp. Qingqi rode between Chenzhou and Shangshui, bluffing and blocking his way south to prevent him from turning around and heading south.

In addition, you can also write a letter to Miss Huimei in the name of your wife, telling her how to miss her first, and knowing that she is still in the world will give you some comfort. Later, he asked him to persuade Yuan Shizhong not to be deceived by others, to rein in his horse immediately, and to come back to see the Generalissimo to plead guilty. This would ensure that he was safe and sound, and that his favor would not be diminished.

Even though Yuan Shizhong has become suspicious and refuses to come back to his old mansion for the time being, King Chuang has asked your eldest brother not to pursue Xiao Yuanying because of your presence, in order to leave room for maneuver.

As long as you are here and Shizhong does not surrender to the imperial court, everything will be fine. Even if Shizhong does not return to his hometown within a year or two, it does not matter. If you unfortunately die by a poisonous hand, from now on King Chuang and Shi Zhong will also have no ties of friendship, and the situation will become irreconcilable... and so on. Write these words in a book.

Also, if General Buzhi catches soldiers from Xiao Yuan's camp on the battlefield, he should try his best not to punish them, give them more money, and bribe them to give the book to Miss Huimei. This book will inevitably be seen by Yuan Shizhong, allowing him to ponder the pros and cons in it. "

Everyone in the big tent nodded in agreement with Li Yan's proposal. King Chuang immediately ordered Niu Jinxing to ghostwrite for him and write an advice to Yuan Shizhong. Li Yan also ghostwritten a letter to Huimei on behalf of Mrs. Gao. All the letters he received were given to Li Guo to take with him.

After Li Guo left, everyone briefly discussed the siege of Kaifeng and then dispersed...