East Factory Governor

Chapter 553 Li Zicheng's Suspicion
The army set off immediately.

He Kegang and He Renlong immediately headed to the west of the city with 5000 troops, of which He Kegang took [-], and He Renlong took [-]. Because of the guidance of Bai Lianjiao, they rushed to Baiheling where Cui Shanhu was stationed. Down.Because the distance is very short, it only took them more than a quarter of an hour to get there.

Immediately, according to the best attack route provided by the Bailian Sect, they first allocated 1 people to attack from the south and north slopes of Baihe Ridge.The rest of the troops were distributed around Baihe Ridge to prevent the bandits on the ridge from running down.

On Qin Shuhuai's side, he also led an army of [-] straight to the upper north slope in the north of the city, and soon arrived at the lower slope of the upper north slope, and began to encircle them in an orderly manner.

The two armies did not carry out any concealment at all, and even Qin Shuhuai's 2 people swaggered past 300 meters away from Weinan City, letting the other party's spies see enough.

In Weinan City, inside the General's Mansion, spies came to report wave after wave.

"Report! Report to King Chuang that a part of the official army, about 2 people, suddenly went to the west of the city!"

"Report! According to King Chuang, an army of about 2 people has gone north!"

"Report! Report to Chuang Wang, the officers and soldiers seem to be going straight to Baihe Ridge!"

Li Zicheng's frown became tighter and tighter. Judging from the actions of the officers and soldiers, it was clear that they already knew that an army had been ambushed in Baiheling and Shangbeipo.

Jiu Tiaolong and Cui Shanhu's people had already hid in the mountains a few days ago. They couldn't expose themselves, so how did the officers and soldiers know?In addition, did the official army also know the hiding places of other friendly troops?
If so, then it will be troublesome!
Li Zicheng faintly felt that there was a traitor on his side!Who actually betrayed the brethren?
He remained calm, with eagle-like sharp eyes, and slowly swept across Liu Guoneng, Man Tianxing, Liu Jiusi, Guafeng and others.

Finally, his eyes settled on Liu Guoneng.

Among so many people, only Liu Guoneng disagreed with him the most.Li Zicheng has very complicated emotions about this former sworn brother.On the one hand, he admired Liu Guoneng's talent.As a hero with ambitions in the world, Li Zicheng is naturally thirsty for talents, and he hopes that Liu Guoneng can become his right-hand man.On the other hand, he hated Liu Guoneng always singing against him.Although Liu Guoneng has restrained himself a lot since he ascended to the position of King Chuang, and has obeyed himself in everything, but he still feels that Liu Guoneng is not really obeying himself.

Liu Guoneng sat upright in his seat and saw Li Zicheng looking at him, so he also looked at him calmly.

Li Zicheng closed his eyes, he was not sure whether Liu Guoneng did it.Moreover, mobilizing Liu Guoneng is no small matter. If Liu Guoneng is killed, his subordinates will immediately rebel and go out of the city to meet the officers and soldiers.

In addition, Man Tianxing and Liu Jiusi present here have all surrendered to the army before, and their suspicion cannot be ruled out.

Li Zicheng made up his mind and reminded himself that he can't create suspicion here now, otherwise you doubt me and I doubt you, and the morale of the army will be in chaos, let alone be able to fight against the army.

Thinking of this, Li Zicheng said, "Generals, if the officers and soldiers are indeed going after Cui Shanhu and Jiu Tiaolong, what should I do?"

A gust of wind said, "King Chuang, the general thinks that our army's top priority is to stick to Weinan City. It would be too risky to go out of the city to fight a decisive battle with the officers and soldiers. However, if we don't rescue Cui Shanhu and Jiu Tiaolong, I'm afraid the friendly troops from all walks of life will have suspicions." .”

Li Zicheng was too lazy to comment, so he asked Liu Jiusi, "General Liu, what do you think?"

Liu Jiusi sighed, and said, "This matter is really a dilemma! If you come out, you will have to fight the official army in the field. If you don't come out, the friendly troops from all walks of life may be disappointed with us. When the time comes, we will run away and surrender. drop……"

It's like saying nothing.

At this time, a gust of wind said, "King Chuang, now I have 6 to 10,000 brothers in my city, and there are more than 5 friendly troops from all walks of life. I don't believe that our [-]+ army can't beat the [-] or [-] officers and soldiers! In my opinion , it’s better to fight him with the official army!”

Just after a gust of wind finished speaking, Man Tianxing said, "King Chuang, no way! The combat power of the officers and soldiers is not what it used to be. Before, people from the Devil's Cult were no match for them. Now, with the strength of our army, it is simply not enough to fight against them!" Fight! Besides, the spies just saw the officers and soldiers going to the west and north of the city, not necessarily to fight Cui Shanhu and Jiu Tiaolong, we need to observe and plan again!"

Li Zicheng's face was gloomy, obviously none of these answers satisfied him.

So he turned his head to look at Liu Guoneng, and said, "General Chuang, what's your opinion?"

Liu Guoneng pondered for a while, and said, "It is true that our army and our friendly army have more than [-] soldiers, but the [-] to [-] soldiers of Qin Shuhuai are either elite soldiers under Hong Chengchou's command, or strong soldiers composed of martial arts masters. Zhengsheng, so if there is a decisive battle in the wild, our army will be in danger. Besides, Qin Shuhuai is full of tricks, there may be another ambush waiting for us to leave the city. Therefore, we should still stick to our defense at this moment."

Li Zicheng asked again, "Chuangjiang means that we are not saved? Then what will the friendly forces from all walks of life think of us in the future?"

Liu Guoneng chuckled and said, "We don't need to save Jiu Tiaolong and Cui Shanhu, but other friendly troops can. Send someone to inform them, and let them sneak into Weinan City while the official army is attacking Jiu Tiaolong and Cui Shanhu. In this way , Jiu Tiaolong and Cui Shanhu are dead, but the other friendly troops have also received our favor, and we are grateful. We will comfort them with good words and tell them why they can't fight the official army in the wild. I think they can understand."

After hearing this, Li Zicheng nodded slightly.This is one of the most reliable plans he has heard so far, and it is similar to what he thinks in his heart.

If the official army really starts to attack Cui Shanhu and Jiu Tiaolong, it proves that the official army already knows the location of the ambush outside Weinan City, so the strategy of attacking internally and externally will not work. It is better to take all the soldiers and horses outside into the city Come, defend the city to the death.

In this way, the grievances of friendly troops from all walks of life can be resolved, and the Chuang army does not have to go out of the city to fight.As for Cui Shanhu and Jiu Tiaolong, they will definitely be wiped out anyway, regardless of whether they have grievances or not.

According to the art of war, it would be extremely dangerous for an isolated city to be besieged, but considering that Qin Shuhuai would have to go north in less than half a month, this move is still feasible.

Li Zicheng firmly believed that if he was given [-] soldiers, he would be able to defend Weinan City.Besides, a large number of Demon Cult masters just entered the city last night to help in the battle, and aren't there still two of Qin Shuhuai's favorite generals in the city?It is said that this Qin Shuhuai is extremely protective of the calf, and may come in handy at critical moments.

Since Liu Guoneng didn't come up with any bad ideas, Li Zicheng's suspicion of him slightly eased.

While they were discussing countermeasures, the armies of Qin Shuhuai and He Kegang had arrived at Shangbeipo and Baiheling respectively.

(End of this chapter)