Signed to Zhu Cihong, Prince of the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 152 Chapter 152, Li Guozhen was amazed, Li Zicheng slapped his face on the spot
The next day, the Ming army camp outside Yongnian City.

Zhu Cixiang looked at Li Guozhen in front of him and said with a smile: "How about it, my Uncle Xiangcheng, did I get it right this time?"

Li Guozhen nodded sincerely: "His Royal Highness has a wonderful plan, and I am absolutely inferior to you."

Zhu Cilang approached Li Guozhen, and said softly: "Actually, you are also worried, otherwise you wouldn't be leading soldiers to follow behind Bengong quietly."

Li Guozhen was immediately embarrassed. After a while, he smiled very reluctantly and said, "How did your Highness know?"

Zhu Cihong laughed loudly, and patted Li Guozhen on the shoulder: "Are you kidding, the traces of the army crossing the border are so obvious, if I can't even see this, what kind of battlefield is there?"

Li Guozhen smiled and said after a while: "Your Highness is wise."

Zhu Cixiang motioned to Li Guozhen to follow him to the commander's tent, and said as he walked: "So what is Li Zicheng's reaction now?"

Li Guozhen said: "At present, it seems that there is not much reaction. It may be that no specific battle report has been received."

After all, this battle took place in the territory controlled by the Ming army. For Li Zicheng, it belonged to the "behind the enemy's rear", and it seemed normal for the news to be delayed.

Zhu Cixiang walked into the handsome tent and sat down, smiling: "So in your opinion, what kind of reaction will Li Zicheng have this time?"

Li Guozhen sat down aside, poured a cup of tea for Zhu Cihong diligently, and said, "I think Li Zicheng only has three reactions."

Zhu Cilang took the teacup and said, "Which three kinds?"

Li Guozhen said: "Either you become angry and fight directly, or you still hesitate and are in a dilemma, or you run away decisively out of fear."

Zhu Cixiang took a sip of hot tea, let out a breath of hot air, and said: "Uncle Xiangcheng, you just said it, it's like you didn't say it."

Li Guozhen: "..."

Zhu Cihong looked at the embarrassed Li Guozhen, and said with a smile: "Forget it, no matter what this Li Zicheng wants to do, I will follow suit. Are we still afraid that he will fail!"

Li Zicheng was very happy.

The first reason why they are so happy is that the offensive launched by the Ming army in the past two days is obviously not as fierce as it was in Gu'an and Baoding before.

Li Zicheng made a very confident judgment: "It seems that the main force of the Ming army should have been taken away by the British Duke. The combat effectiveness of the soldiers and horses brought by Zhu Cilang outside Yongnian City is completely insufficient."

Naturally, other ministers present agreed with Li Zicheng's judgment.

"Your Majesty said it very well."

"Speaking of which, it's actually hard to say how many of Zhu Cixi's tens of thousands of troops are truly combat-effective."

"Although the soldiers and horses of our Dashun Army need to be trained, the recent strength of the Ming Army is also expanding rapidly. Obviously, it also needs training, and it will not be able to form combat effectiveness all at once."

With the support of this group of ministers, Li Zicheng became more and more determined, feeling that he should have judged the truth.

So Li Zicheng waved his hand, and made up his mind very boldly: "If this is the case, then after Guoer and they win, they won't have to come back, and they will directly attack from both sides, so that Zhu Cihong can't take care of both ends!"

As Li Zicheng was talking, his eyebrows became beaming, and he said with a smile: "At that time, Zhu Cihong will be defeated by me, and I can go north again, recover Baoding Mansion first, and then have a good time with that British prince!"

Facing Li Zicheng who berated Fang Qiu, many courtiers of Dashun naturally praised him even more.

"Your Majesty really has the style of Ming Taizu!"

"Destroy the Ming Dynasty, expel Jiannu, and revitalize Huaxia, it is Your Majesty!"

Amidst the sound of flattery and flattery, Li Zicheng laughed out loud.

At this moment, a general suddenly rushed in and said breathlessly: "Your Majesty, the situation is bad. His Highness Li Guo and He Jin... are back!"

When listening to the first half of the sentence, Li Zicheng was actually a little worried, but after listening to the second half, he felt relieved.

Li Zicheng scolded with a smile: "Isn't it a good thing to come back? Why are you acting like this... Wait, I didn't even give them an order, why did they come back suddenly?"

After Li Zicheng's words fell, the other officials also looked at each other, puzzled.

Of course, the answer can only be revealed by the parties involved.

A moment later, Li Guo staggered into the hall with He Jin, and knelt down in front of Li Zicheng with a plop.

"Your Majesty, I am guilty. I was ambushed by Zhu Cixiang and lost many of your Majesty's soldiers. Please punish me!"

After Li Zicheng heard what Li Guo said, his expression suddenly changed and he was speechless for a long time.

The faces of the other ministers present also changed drastically, and they all exclaimed.

"how can that be?"

"It was discovered?"

"Is there an ambush by the Ming army?"

Li Zicheng suddenly became upset. He walked up to Li Guo with a livid face and kicked him.

Li Guo didn't dare to dodge, so he was kicked out by Li Zicheng, and then he stood up in a hurry and kowtowed repeatedly.

Li Zicheng said coldly: "Come on, you two tell me what's going on!"

At this moment, Li Zicheng was in a really bad mood. He originally thought that the two of them would bring a victory, but unexpectedly they brought news of failure.

Li Guo and He Jin spoke to each other, although it was a bit messy, they still explained the whole thing clearly.

Li Zicheng narrowed his eyes and showed a surprised expression: "So according to what you said, Zhu Cixiang actually knew in advance that you were going to attack the grain transport team?"

Li Guo said hurriedly: "Yes, Your Majesty, if Your Majesty doesn't believe me, you can send someone to ask those who followed me back. The food in the grain transport team is all forged, and the Ming army appears suddenly. This These two points are absolutely true, and I am willing to guarantee it with my head!"

He Jin also said: "I am willing to use my head as a guarantee!"

Li Zicheng's expression turned completely cold, and his heart sank to the bottom.

His eyes began to patrol the people in front of him, no one dared to face Li Zicheng's eyes, and they all lowered their heads.

At this moment, everyone has actually come to their senses. Since Li Guo and He Jin did not fail normally, but were suddenly ambushed, it can only mean one thing - someone from the Dashun Army followed them in advance. The Ming army tipped off the news!

"Who is it?" Li Zicheng said coldly: "Whoever betrayed the information, stand up now, and I can spare the lives of his family."

No one spoke.

Li Zicheng chuckled, and said with a sinister expression: "Very well, let's investigate. Let me investigate to the end, and I want to see who is so daring to collude with the enemy secretly and betray me and Dashun!"

Li Zicheng's words were full of murderous intent, making everyone present shudder.

Everyone knows that once Li Zicheng gets angry, he will die!
Li Zicheng lowered his head again and looked at Li Guo and He Jin. After a while, he snorted, and then another person stepped in and yelled: "You can't handle anything, so get out of here!"

Although it sounded like a curse, both Li Guo and He Jin breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Zicheng did not mention any punishment, which meant that the two of them had passed the test this time.

Li Guohe Jin thanked him repeatedly and then retreated.

Li Zicheng looked at the many ministers in front of him, hesitated to speak, and finally waved: "The meeting is over!"

After this incident, Li Zicheng already felt that the traitor was right in front of him, so of course he would not continue to discuss confidential matters.

Later that day, a smaller military council of just five men was held.

Li Zicheng glanced at Li Guo who was in front of him, and said without anger: "How about the fighting power of the Ming army, please tell me honestly."

Although Li Guo lost the battle, judging from what happened, it was considered a non-war crime. Moreover, he is Li Zicheng's nephew, and his loyalty is high. This is why Li Guo can still appear in this meeting.

Li Guo hurriedly said: "Returning to Your Majesty, the combat effectiveness of the Ming army is actually very average, but at that time the minister's troops were all burning food, and they did not form a decent formation at all. There is a loophole."

The reason why Li Guo said this is that on the one hand, he wanted to continue to excuse himself and clear the responsibility for the defeat. The Dashun Army lost because of the chaos.

Li Zicheng nodded slightly, and remained silent for a long time.

Li Guo asked cautiously: "So Your Majesty means..."

Li Zicheng raised his head, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes: "What I mean, of course, is to find an opportunity to have a decisive battle with this Zhu Cixiang!"

Li Guo was stunned: "Huh?"

In Li Guo's mind, there were not many elites in the Dashun Army originally, and now they have lost 1 people, so the best way should be to retreat first and fight again at another day.

Now Li Zicheng actually said that he wanted a decisive battle?This is really unexpected.

Li Zicheng chuckled and said very decisively: "I have actually felt in the past two days that the Ming army on the opposite side is quite weak in combat effectiveness, and the number is not large. We may not lose to them. Now Zhu Cixiang defeated them again After losing you, he must be very proud in his heart, as the saying goes, a proud soldier must be defeated, so I have a chance to turn the tables and defeat him!"

Li Guo: "..."

It does sound reasonable, but why does it always feel like something is wrong?

Several other ministers obviously had doubts in their hearts, and they all spoke to dissuade him.

Li Zicheng slapped the table and said decisively: "Okay, don't talk nonsense, it's settled! If I can't even defeat Zhu Cixiang's partial army, how will I be able to deal with the main force led by the British Gongshuo in the future? You all should go down and make preparations. In a few days, we will officially start a war with Zhu Cixiang!"

Li Zicheng's eyes were shining with light. He was like a gambler who had lost a lot and was frantically putting his last chips on the gambling table!

(End of this chapter)