Outside Luoshan County.
Zhang Xianzhong was shocked when he learned that more than 10,000 Ming cavalrymen had arrived at the banks of Zhugan River.
"Who is the commander-in-chief of the Ming army?" Zhang Xianzhong asked the scout.
"In reply to the King of the Great West, according to the people, this group of Ming troops came from Baoding, and the leader is called Li Xingzhong."
"Li Xingzhong..., this man is Li Rusong's second son, and he is not young anymore!" The military advisor Wang Zhaolin next to him suddenly said.
Zhang Xianzhong frowned and said, "Military Advisor, isn't it strange that Li Xingzhong came just when we were about to send out our troops instead of earlier?"
Wang Zhaolin's eyes flashed with a gleam, and he quickly agreed: "It's indeed a bit strange!"
It’s no wonder that Zhang Xianzhong was suspicious, it was just that Li Xingzhong’s arrival was too coincidental.
Zhang Xianzhong originally wanted to leave Luoshan County on the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th, and head south to Huguang through Lingshan.
After arriving in Huguang, they set up camp directly to the north of Jingzhou to cut off the Ming army's food supply.
Qin Liangyu's food and fodder were transported from Sichuan to Jingzhou, and then went north along the Han River through Chengtian Prefecture to Xiangyang.
Then it was transported from Xiangyang to Nanyang and Wugu area respectively.
Once the food supply route is cut off, the Ming army in Chengtian Prefecture, Xiangyang, Nanyang and outside Wugu Pass will be in great chaos.
at the same time.
Li Zicheng's army will divide its forces to attack Chengtian Prefecture, Xiangyang, Nanyang and Wugu Pass.
After wiping out Qin Liangyu's main force, Li Zicheng recovered Huguang and Henan.
Zhang Xianzhong took the opportunity to continue attacking Sichuan.
This was a plan that Daxi and Dashun had discussed in advance.
Now Li Xingzhong's arrival disrupted Zhang Xianzhong's deployment.
Zhang Xianzhong folded his hands over his chest and thought seriously.
He wondered if this was a coincidence.
"Does my father-in-law suspect that...someone leaked the news?" Wang Zhaolin asked the right question at the right time.
Although Zhang Xianzhong didn't say anything, he nodded slightly.
Wang Zhaolin knew the time had come.
He didn't want to put the blame on Li Dingguo, after all, he was very important to the Dashi Army.
but...
After learning that Li Dingguo was investigating the matter of 12,000 taels of silver, Wang Zhaolin decided to strike first.
Although he didn't know how Li Dingguo knew about this, he had no choice.
There is no wall that is impenetrable in the world. Once Li Dingguo finds the clues, Wang Zhaolin will surely die.
That's why he made up his mind to abandon Li Dingguo.
"Father-in-law, how many people know about this plan?" Wang Zhaolin asked with a frown.
Zhang Xianzhong answered without hesitation: "Six, me, you, and these four (four adopted sons)."
"Then godfather, do you think I was the one who leaked the information?" Wang Zhaolin asked with a serious expression.
Zhang Xianzhong thought for a moment and said, "No. It was your idea to enter Jiangxi from Huguang, then enter Nanzhili from Jiangxi, and then come to Henan. If you really surrendered to the Ming army, I would have been surrounded by the Ming army long ago!"
Wang Zhaolin secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Zhang Xianzhong still trusted him.
The more this is the case, the more we must abandon Li Dingguo as soon as possible.
"Then... there are only four people who leaked the news!" Wang Zhaolin raised his voice quietly.
"Well, all four of them are suspects." Zhang Xianzhong frowned.
He had always trusted these four adopted sons, but he never expected that his sincerity would be rewarded with betrayal.
This is simply intolerable!
While observing Zhang Xianzhong's expression, Wang Zhaolin was thinking about how to increase Li Dingguo's suspicion.
After a moment, he said, "It's actually very easy to identify them. Let them fight the Ming army separately. Based on their performance on the battlefield, we can know whether they are loyal to Daxi."
Wang Zhaolin's words concealed a murderous intent.
There are only three outcomes in a war: win, draw, or lose.
If Li Dingguo won, Wang Zhaolin could be said to have helped the Ming army avoid battle.
It was a draw, so it could be said that it was a tacit battle between the two sides.
It would be even simpler if they were defeated. Wang Zhaolin could accuse Li Dingguo of deliberately losing the battle and damaging the strength of the Dashi Army.
Zhang Xianzhong stood there and thought for a while, and finally made up his mind: "Let's do as the military advisor says."
"Pass the order down, have Sun Kewang lead his troops to fight Li Xingzhong immediately. Even if we cannot defeat him, we must delay him as much as possible. Li Dingguo will be in charge of the response."
"Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi will move camp with me and head south into the sacred mountain."
No matter what the outcome of this battle is, he must fulfill his promise.
The current Ming army is no longer the original Ming army.
They are not afraid of fighting and dare to fight and charge.
The current Ming Dynasty is no longer the original Ming Dynasty.
Under the multiple effects of disaster relief, rectification of civil service administration and tax reduction and exemption, people's hearts turned to the Ming court again.
If he fails to seize this opportunity, he will never have the chance to rule Sichuan again in his life!
After the military order was issued, the Dashi Army began to move out of camp and set up camp.
After receiving the news, Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo did not hesitate at all. They ordered the baggage camp to pack up the baggage and led their troops to the banks of Zhugan River.
Five miles away from the river, Sun Kewang received news: the Ming cavalry had crossed the river.
Sun Kewang glanced behind him. Although there were many cavalry among his 15,000 soldiers, none of them were elite.
Some cavalrymen even rode mules and horses.
It's difficult to defeat Li Xingzhong.
All he could do was delay as much time as possible and then retreat after dark.
Even if he was defeated, he would not lose many soldiers and horses, because Li Dingguo was resting five miles behind him.
"Send the order to prepare to meet the enemy. The infantry will be divided into three groups, left, center, and right, and the cavalry will hide behind the formation and wait for an opportunity to attack."
Shortly after the battle array was formed, Li Shunzu arrived at the scene with two thousand cavalrymen.
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