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Guards camp, inside the commander's tent.

Liu Sheng pointed at the map with a laser pointer and said: "According to the information from Xunfengwei, Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai went to Neixiang and Xichuan after withdrawing their troops from the suburbs of Dengzhou.

They are plundering money, food, and people, and they will probably only leave the place after destroying everything.

We cannot allow them to act so recklessly. We must capture Dengzhou as soon as possible and then advance into Neixiang and Xichuan. "

Yan Ermei said: "I have met Liu Zhenshi, the governor of Dengzhou, several times. Maybe I can go to the city and persuade him to surrender."

Liu Sheng shook his head, "This matter is too risky for Mr. Yan. We should surround Dengzhou with troops and shoot letters to persuade him to surrender."

Yan Ermei reminded: "In addition to Liu Guangzuo's tribe, Nanyang Fucheng now has thousands of Qin troops who are as fierce as tigers. Ding Qirui and Zuo Liangyu are also in Xiangyang and may go north at any time.

If the commander divides his troops to attack Dengzhou, Neixiang, and Xichuan, I am afraid they will take the opportunity to attack. "

Liu Sheng said: "We can plant our flag in the captive camp, and if there are more empty camps, we can also plant more flags.

In this way, the tens of thousands of prisoners left in Xinye can be frightened, so that those with different intentions will not dare to cause chaos.

Secondly, even if Ming army spies come over, they may not be able to figure out the situation of our army for a while. As long as there is a little delay, our army can capture Dengzhou and other places.

Of course, in order to avoid too many prisoners in the new field and cause big trouble, some prisoners from the new recruits of the Li and Luo coalition can also be recruited to serve as military and civilian servants to help escort supplies. "

"Commander, this method is very wonderful!"

Yan Ermei applauded heartily at first, and then felt ashamed.

As a military counselor, he actually had to wait for the commander-in-chief Liu Sheng to come up with such a strategy, which was really unqualified.

In fact, during his time with the army, Yan Ermei had discovered that although he loved military affairs and had intended to show off his talents in military strategy, in fact he was not very talented in this area, at least not as good as Liu Sheng.

Now that he has joined the rebel army and become a counselor, he can't make a living, right?

Thinking of this, Yan Ermei cupped her hands and said: "Commander, based on my subordinates' understanding of Liu Zhenshi, I am confident that I can persuade him to surrender. Please allow me to give him a try!"

Liu Sheng saw that Yan Ermei wanted to prove herself, so he sighed and said, "Okay, Mr. Yan will go and give it a try. However, we have to wait until my army arrives in Dengzhou before entering the city."

"Yes!"

···

Dengzhou.

State government.

Liu Zhenshi asked the spies who had just returned, "Can you find out what happened?"

It turned out that Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai had evacuated camp from outside the city the day before yesterday. Liu Zhenshi was worried that it was a trick of the two men, so he did not dare to open the city gate and send people out the first day.

It was not until the next day that several spies were sent out of the city to find out the news.

This spy came back from outside the city this afternoon.

"Reporting to the master, the day before yesterday, on the third day of June, Li Chuang and Luo Rucai fought a battle with Liu Wei's troops south of Jitan.

The subordinates could not find out the specific situation of the battle, but Li and Luo must have been defeated, otherwise they would not have withdrawn their troops from Dengzhou so quickly. "

Liu Zhenshi was slightly stunned after hearing this, and then said in surprise: "Li Luo and Li Luo can't defeat Liu Sheng?"

The spy said: "It's true that I haven't been beaten before."

Liu Zhenshi asked doubtfully: "The total number of soldiers and horses under Li Luo's command is probably 100,000, right? How many soldiers and horses does Liu Sheng have under his command?"

“I don’t know about this,” the spy said, “but I heard from people who had been hiding nearby that the sound of cannons was so loud that day that Liu Gui’s tribe must have had many artillery pieces.

In addition, the land south of Jitan is still red, and as of yesterday there were still people from the Wei tribe burning corpses. Many people must have died. "

After Liu Zhenshi listened, he asked expectantly: "Have you heard about the movements of the officers and soldiers in Nanyang or Xiangyang?"

"No."

Hearing this, Liu Zhenshi looked disappointed at first, and then said bitterly: "Nanyang has few soldiers and is surrounded by bandits. It's understandable that we don't send troops to rescue Dengzhou.

But Ding Qirui and Zuo Liangyu, who had tens of thousands of troops in Xiangyang, did nothing? How hateful! "

The spy stood aside blankly, not knowing what to say.

After Liu Zhenshi scolded Ding Qirui and Zuo Liangyu, he felt physically and mentally exhausted, so he waved to the spy and said, "Go down and rest."

Not long after the spies left, Liu Zhenshi's friend came in and said solemnly: "Proprietor, I just walked around the city and found that many people came to the medical center to seek medical advice. I asked several medical doctors and they all said There is an epidemic in the city.”

"What?" Liu Zhenshi was shocked, stood up, and asked urgently: "Do you know what kind of epidemic it is?"

The screen friend shook his head and said, "Those people all insisted on their own opinions. They couldn't tell what the disease was. They just suspected that the problem was caused by drinking water. Fortunately, the infected people currently only have fever, vomiting and diarrhea, and there are not many sudden deaths."

Liu Zhenshi recalled some rumors and said: "Having the government officials announce in the city that the people should boil the water before drinking it may slow down the spread of the disease.

Let all medical clinics actively diagnose the disease and not shirk it for any reason! Also, be careful not to take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble! "

"Yes." The curtain friend responded first, and then asked: "Should the city gates be opened? If the city is closed for a few days, the vegetables, firewood, charcoal and other materials in the city will be exhausted."

Liu Zhenshi said: "Although the two bandits Li and Luo have left, Liu Sheng is watching eagerly... Let's open the city for one day tomorrow, but outsiders must be strictly prohibited from entering the city."

"Understood, I'll make arrangements right away."

The next day.

It wasn't long before the gates of Dengzhou City were opened.

The detective horse sent by Liu Zhenshi ran back wildly, shouting all the way.

"The thief cavalry is coming!"

Due to the pressure of life, and knowing that the city gate will only be open for one day, there are many people leaving the city today.

At the same time, a group of civilians were ordered by Liu Zhenshi to deal with the remaining corpses outside the city wall.

At this time, when they heard "the bandits are coming", the people were so frightened that they hurried to the city, as did the people who heard the shouts from far and near.

The people who had just left the city gate entered the city quickly, but the people in the distance took a long time to run back.

Inspector Li Guoxi was responsible for patrolling the east city wall. Seeing a large plume of smoke approaching rapidly in the distance, he gritted his teeth and ordered: "Close the city gate!"

Under Li Guoxi's order, the rural soldiers in the city gate closed the city gate together.

The people who had just arrived were so anxious that they cried outside the city.

"Master, can you open the door and let us in?"

"Master Inspector, please!"

"The thieves haven't arrived yet, please open the door!"

"···"

Seeing that the cavalry had arrived a mile away, Li Guoxi knew that if he opened the city gate, he would most likely be rushed in by the cavalry, so he could only shout to the people below the city: "Everyone who can't enter the city should go to the north gate or west gate! Don't stay here!"

The village soldiers immediately followed and shouted.

After hearing this, some people hurriedly ran along the city wall towards the north gate.

However, there were also a few people who were so anxious that they lost their minds. They kept beating the city gate, crying and begging, and some even cursed.

Li Guoxi frowned, ignored these people, and said to the three messengers: "Quickly inform the guards on the other walls that the bandits are attacking, and close the city gates as soon as possible!"

Li Dingguo led a battalion of cavalry and rushed to within one mile of the east city wall. When he saw the city gate closed, he couldn't help but look regretful.