Without waiting for Liu Zongmin to refute, Li Zicheng stood up with an annoyed look on his face.
He paced back and forth and said, "What's wrong with Fang Liang recently? It would be fine if he failed to carry out military orders, but now he actually said something that could demoralize the troops!"
"Are the civilians in the army civilians? Not at all!"
"To put it nicely, they are disaster victims. To put it bluntly, they are bandits. To make a living, these people did everything. They killed, burned, raped, robbed, and cannibalized each other's children... Some even killed their own children."
"Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. These people are more vicious than tigers and worse than animals!"
"So, if you die, you die!"
"Besides, a general's success is built on the bones of thousands of soldiers. It is their honor to die on the road of our Shun army's conquest of the world!"
Liu Fangliang wanted to say something, but gave up after thinking it over.
It's not worth it and speaking out won't do anything.
Li Zicheng sighed at Liu Fangliang's expression, and after a moment he ordered: "Zongmin, arrange the night attack immediately. Whether it succeeds or not depends on God's will."
"Notify Liu Xiyao and ask him to keep a close eye on the movements of Liu Wenyao's army. If necessary, he can take the initiative to attack and repel them."
"Niu Zuofu is responsible for summoning Wu Sangui to surrender. The specific conditions will be based on what we discussed during the day."
"Fang Liang... lead two thousand soldiers and three thousand civilians to prepare food and fodder. I hope you will not disappoint me this time."
Finally, Li Zicheng raised his voice and said, "Mr. Li said that the current situation is unpredictable and our army needs to make three plans."
"The first possibility is that Wu Sangui refuses to surrender and insists on defending the emperor. Then our army must fight quickly and decisively. If we cannot take Beijing within three days, we must prepare to withdraw."
"The second scenario is that Wu Sangui neither surrenders nor comes to the throne. Then our army will have to prepare for a long-term siege, just like Huang Taiji's siege of Jinzhou. While attacking the city, we will annihilate other armies that come to the throne. Of course, this scenario is the least likely."
"There is no need to say more about the third scenario. If Wu Sangui surrenders, our army will unify the Central Plains and replace the Ming court. You will also be given official titles and achieve great things."
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