Seeing that the generals were openly against him, Niu Jinxing was not angry. Instead, he showed a strange smile.
"Your Majesty," Tian Jianxiu stood up and clasped his hands, "I think we should immediately recall Mr. Li from Wuguan. With him, our army will surely win this battle."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I think so too."
"Please ask the emperor to recall Mr. Li, otherwise Tongguan..."
Li Zicheng looked at the generals' eyes and remained silent.
Whatever you fear will come to you!
The generals have shown through their actions that they trust Li Yan and do not trust Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance.
But Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance were on his side.
If we think about it carefully, we can understand that Li Yan's status in the minds of the generals is getting higher and higher, while his own status is getting lower and lower.
He is the Emperor of Dashun...his status must be the highest.
If the situation continues to develop in this way, Li Yan's status will sooner or later surpass Tata.
What will happen then?
Seize power!
After thinking of this word, Li Zicheng suddenly became afraid!
No, this must not be allowed to happen!
After thinking quickly, he stood up and said, "Everyone, Tongguan is the most important, but Wuguan is equally important! That's why I let Mr. Li guard Wuguan!"
"The most urgent task is not Tongguan and Wuguan, but Yulin in the north! Thousands of Jiang Ran's rebels have already started a rebellion, and we must put down the rebellion as soon as possible!"
All the generals nodded in agreement.
However, there were differences over who to send to quell the rebellion.
After discussing for a while, Niu Jinxing bowed deeply to Li Zicheng and said, "Your Majesty, I think you can send General Liu Fangliang to quell the rebellion."
"Oh?" Li Zicheng was very surprised by Niu Jinxing's proposal.
It was Niu Jinxing who first suggested to him not to reuse Liu Fangliang, so why did he change his mind?
Not only Li Zicheng, but all the generals present were surprised by these words.
Niu Jinxing began to explain: "Our army is already stretched to the limit, so it would be inappropriate to send anyone, but it would not work if we did not send anyone. After careful consideration, I think General Liu Fangliang is the most suitable."
"He has thousands of baggage soldiers under his command. Although their combat effectiveness is average, they are much stronger than those hastily assembled troops."
"So it's most appropriate for him to go!"
After discussing for a while, everyone had no choice but to agree to Niu Jinxing's plan.
The transfer order was quickly sent to Weinan County, hundreds of miles away.
Liu Fangliang was collecting military rations here. After receiving the news, he was not as excited as he had imagined. Instead, he stared at the transfer order in a daze for a while.
After an unknown amount of time, he stood up, brushed off the dust on his clothes, and smiled bitterly: "It seems that I will not be able to fight side by side with the emperor in this life!"
"Someone come!" After saying this, he shouted outside.
"exist."
"Pass the order down, break camp immediately and head north to Yulin to quell the rebellion!"
While Liu Fangliang was heading north to quell the rebellion, Qin Liangyu was also mobilizing troops to attack Tongguan.
In the military tent, Qin Liangyu looked a little pale.
She was already in her seventies at this time, and the continuous battles had consumed a lot of her energy.
Although my willpower is strong, my body is beginning to be unable to take it.
She sat on the cushion and asked, "Hasn't the imperial court's red cannon arrived yet?"
Ma Wannian replied in a low voice: "Don't worry, grandma. It will arrive in the evening before noon today."
"Okay!" Qin Liangyu nodded and continued to sit on the cushion with her eyes closed to rest.
An hour later in the afternoon, noisy voices were heard outside the military camp.
"What's going on..." Before Ma Wannian could even say the word "what happened", seven or eight soldiers came running over to report the situation: "The imperial court's red cannon has arrived."
Qin Liangyu in the military tent suddenly opened her eyes and stood up: "Where is it?"
"Right behind the barracks."
"Take me to see it." Qin Liangyu hurriedly left the tent and walked towards the back.
After seeing the quartermaster, Qin Liangyu hurriedly asked: "How many artillery pieces are there?"
"Your Excellency Governor Qin, there are 77 red-haired cannons weighing more than 1,000 jin, 234 red-haired cannons weighing less than 1,000 jin, and tens of thousands of jin of matching gunpowder and projectiles. This is the list of cannons." The quartermaster said as he handed the cannons to Qin Liangyu.
Qin Liangyu was overjoyed after reading the contents of the list.
After testing the performance of the artillery, Qin Liangyu happily called a meeting of the generals.
In the early morning of the next day, the Ming army set out to cook early. After eating, they broke camp and headed towards Tongguan.
The army stopped and set up camp ten miles away from Tongguan.
The next morning, 20,000 vanguard troops arrived outside Tongguan City.
Li Zicheng had received the news long ago. He ordered Hao Yaoqi to lead 5,000 soldiers to line up with their backs against the moat to meet the enemy, while he himself stood on the city gate tower and personally commanded the artillery.
The enemy is strong and we are weak, so the best strategy is to defend.
When the Ming army attacked the city, they not only had to fight with Hao Yaoqi, but also had to guard against the artillery on the city walls.
Just as Li Zicheng was fantasizing about how to consume the main force of the Ming army, ten thousand Ming troops appeared in his sight.
These Ming soldiers wore Ming helmets, cotton armor, and held a variety of weapons in their hands.
A brand new Ming Dynasty flag was flying above the central army, and a white-haired old man was sitting on a warhorse under the flag.
"Qin Liangyu..." Li Zicheng sneered: "Come and attack the city. I want to see how many people you have!"
Under the watchful eyes of the two armies, a dozen Ming soldiers drove two mules and horses to the battlefield.
Behind the two mules and horses was a huge cannon with a pitch-black muzzle that looked very creepy.
They did not advance deep into the battlefield, but stopped less than four miles from the city wall.
Li Zicheng was a little puzzled when he held the Clairvoyance: "Does the Ming army only have one cannon?"
"Not like that." Liu Zongmin replied.
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