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"Grand Marshal, don't blame me for being too talkative. If we keep wasting time like this, we will suffer a great loss!" The voice of Tong Shoushan, the general of the Shanzi Camp of the Chuang Army, was like a broken jar, echoing in the Grand Marshal's headquarters.

Thanks to his outstanding performance, Tong Shoushan has become one of the generals of the Chuang Army and is finally qualified to speak at the military meeting chaired by the King of Chuang himself.

His words immediately resonated with everyone in the camp, and many generals of the Chuang army also expressed their concerns...

Even veteran generals like Yuan Zongde and Liu Tichun expressed their concerns. The rebel army had more than five times the number of troops on the opposite side, and their consumption of both water and food was extremely alarming.

Yuan Zongdi even said, "Although the area around Kaifeng is also very devastated, we can at least get some food and grass back. But now my army is gathered together, and there are many government troops and cavalry around. If we send too few soldiers to get food, it will not work. If we send too many soldiers, the loss will outweigh the gain. We can't get much food and grass to begin with, and we will eat most of it first."

Liu Fangliang also said: "Yes. Han Ju is right. Nowadays, most of our food and grass are transported from the old village of Funiushan Mountain. Although the journey here is a little longer, fortunately we have occupied the entire route and there are no government troops blocking us. But there are dozens of people and horses gathered here. It will be difficult to sustain the food and grass supply from Funiushan Mountain alone for a long time!"

Even the tiger Li Guo said bitterly: "It's hateful that Luo Rucai, that bastard, defected. He is now entrenched in Guide Prefecture, making it impossible for us to go there to get food. It's really hateful!"

When they heard him mention Luo Rucai's name, everyone was filled with indignation and immediately started to curse...

Li Zicheng, the King of Rebellion, looked at the civil and military officials in the headquarters with a cold expression. Although his expression was not very serious, there was no trace of a smile. Instead, he seemed a little indifferent.

Apart from Li Zicheng, the King of Rebellion, Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance, Li Yan, as well as Liu Zongmin and Tian Jianxiu did not participate in the discussions and insults against Luo Rucai.

However, King Chuang seemed to be uninterested in the discussions and insults of the crowd. His eyes stayed on Li Yan and Liu Zongmin the longest, as if he wanted to gauge their true thoughts through the changes in their facial expressions.

After a long time, Li Zicheng, the King of Rebellion, finally spoke!

"Cough! Cough!"

He simply coughed twice, and everyone in the office immediately fell silent.

From this we can see that King Chuang's prestige had reached its peak. He didn't even need to say a word. Just a cough or a simple gesture could make everyone immediately silent, or even charge forward for him.

"Although Rucai left without saying goodbye, I don't think he will break into our camp and become our enemy, nor will he attack us. However, it is better not to go to Guide Prefecture to collect food during this period of time, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble."

After hearing what King Chuang said, everyone nodded and expressed their agreement.

Li Yan seemed to have something to say, but when he looked up, he saw Song Xiance shaking his head secretly at him, so he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

Liu Tichun said at this time: "Grand Marshal, why don't we take advantage of the fact that the government troops in Liuzhuang and Daguantou have not yet come to Xincheng and attack them fiercely. As long as we can open a gap, it will not be difficult to defeat them."

Tong Shoushan was slightly stunned when he heard his words, and then he quickly said, "General Liu's idea is not bad. Marshal, let's beat him up!"

Li Zicheng did not comment on their suggestions, but looked at Liu Zongmin and said, "Jiexuan, you have fought with them at critical moments. What do you think of Dejie's proposal?" Liu Zongmin did not want to speak, but now that King Chuang had asked, he had to speak.

He thought for a moment before saying, "They are good at defending, dare to charge, and have a lot of artillery. They are not easy to fight!"

King Chuang nodded, but didn't say anything. He then asked Tian Jianxiu, "Yufeng, what do you think?"

Tian Jianxiu had already made up his mind. When he saw King Chuang asking, he said, "It's hard to fight, but we have to fight!"

King Chuang did not express his opinion directly. He looked at Song Xiance who was sitting quietly and asked, "Military Advisor, what do you think?"

Song Xiance looked at Liu Zongmin, then at Niu Jinxing, and then he said, "Yufeng is right. It's difficult to fight, but we have to fight."

Hearing that all the brave men of Chuang's army supported the fight, everyone immediately became energized. They stared at Song Xiance, King Chuang and others with wide eyes, waiting for their next statement and decision.

King Chuang closed his eyes and thought for a while, then asked, "How do you fight?"

"It would be better to cut off one of his fingers than to injure ten of them!"

King Chuang looked at Song Xiance and continued to ask: "Military Advisor, please tell me in detail."

"The main force of our army is now gathered here, and the government troops in the new city opposite, judging from the camp, have about 50,000 to 60,000 men. If we exclude the miscellaneous laborers accompanying the army, there will be no more than 40,000 soldiers and elite soldiers.

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Sun Tzu's Art of War says, 'If your force is ten, surround it; if your force is five, attack it; if your force is twice as many, divide it; if your force is the enemy, fight it!'
The main force of our division has more than 100,000 soldiers, and if we add the newly recruited young and strong soldiers, it is nearly five times the number of the government troops, and we have an absolute advantage in terms of manpower. "

When Song Xiance said this, he paused for a moment before continuing, "While the main forces of the government troops in Liuzhuang and Daguantou have not yet withdrawn, our army will take a defensive position in the north and take the opportunity to destroy the government army camp in Xianggong Temple, first eliminating our army's worries, and then fiercely attack the flank of the government army in Xinchengji, break out a gap, and disrupt their deployment.

We can then gather the main forces of the government army in Xincheng, surround them, and slowly wear them out."

After hearing the words about destroying the government army camp at Xianggong Temple, the young general Zhang Nai angrily cursed: "Fuck, the cannons of the firearms camp were lost at the critical moment. What a pity... How hateful!"

After he had spoken, he remembered that he shouldn't have spoken out of turn at the Grand Marshal's military meeting, and quickly stuck out his tongue. However, when he saw that there was nothing wrong with Prince Chuang's expression, he felt slightly relieved.

The King of Rebellion is no longer the same King of Rebellion!
Ever since Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance, Li Yan and others came to surrender, Li Zicheng, the King of Rebellion, had undergone some changes unknowingly. First of all, he was no longer as fond of joking as before, and he talked and laughed less and less with his generals.

Secondly, there are more and more rules in the rebel army, and the previous habit of swearing has been restricted to a certain extent. At least in the military meetings participated by King Chuang, few people speak politely anymore.

Finally, the King of Rebellion also became more gloomy, which made him, who was already very cunning, gradually become more unpredictable. Perhaps this is what people often say - the mind of the emperor! (End of this chapter)