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Chapter 1282 Let me command this battle
Looking at Zhang Nai, who was full of resentment, Tian Jianxiu finally spoke up: "Little Nai, how many cannons do you have left in your firearms battalion?"

Zhang Nai said bitterly: "The dog officers and soldiers are too cunning. They hid the cannons and tricked me. Now there are less than 30 cannons left in the Firearms Battalion. Even if all the cannons of all sizes in other battalions are counted, there are less than 60."

Tian Jianxiu continued, "The Xuanda army has a lot of artillery. Jiexuan and I both suffered losses. If they want to attack Xianggong Temple, we must be on guard."

"If you ask me, with so many hungry people like us gathered together, if we swarm forward and tear it apart with our hands or bite it with our mouths, we can still take down the temple!" Tong Shoushan's rough voice was heard again.

Liu Zongmin glanced at him and said in a deep voice: "There are many soldiers in our army. Although their death is not a pity, I am afraid that they will really collapse, which will affect the morale of our army."

"We should drive more hungry civilians to fill the trenches in front, and then send elite soldiers to follow closely behind, and rush forward all at once. Even if the government troops have more artillery, what can they do?" Liu Tichun said with a look of dissatisfaction on his face.

Li Zicheng, the King of Rebellion, listened to their speeches one by one without any change in his expression, but his eyes were always on Niu Jinxing, Li Yan and a few others who had remained silent.

Finally, he asked, "Mr. Qidong, what do you think of the proposals made by the generals?"

Niu Jinxing did not directly answer the King's question. He first glanced at Li Yan, then at Song Xiance, and then said, "Kaifeng is something we must take, and we will never give up just because Xuanda's army is blocking our way.

However, according to the intelligence we have and the battles of the past few days, the Xuanda army that blocked our army is definitely not comparable to the imperial army and Shaanxi border troops we usually encounter.

The troops we encountered before, such as those led by Zuo Liangyu and He Renlong, were also capable of fighting, but in terms of their disciplined military appearance, sophisticated battle formations, excellent armor and equipment, and strong fighting spirit, they were not as good as the Xuanda army we see today.

What's more, Xuanda's army is equipped with numerous and sophisticated firearms and cannons, making them a formidable enemy for our army!"

Under the gaze of King Chuang and the crowd, Niu Jinxing continued to speak: "Now, the Xuanda army is not only a hurdle in front of us, but also the only obstacle for us to achieve great things.

Looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, there are few government troops that can fight against our army. The Shaanxi army has been defeated in succession and only one in ten survives. Although I heard that Sun Chuanting has been appointed to Shaanxi, what can he do in the face of the devastated Shaanxi? And Ding Qirui, Zuo Liangyu and others, after their recent defeat, will definitely not be able to rise again in a short time!
Although the border troops in Liaodong are quite powerful, they have to guard against the threat of the Jiannu and cannot be easily mobilized to cross the pass to fight against us.

Therefore, the Xuanda army in front of us is the only asset that the court can currently use. No matter how difficult it is, we must take it down. As long as we defeat this only official army in front of us, Kaifeng may even fall without a fight.

At that time, looking around the world, who would dare to be my enemy?
Not to mention that the imperial army will be defeated, all the prefectures along the way will also surrender, even Zhang Jingxuan and the five camps of Ge Zuo will definitely bow down and support the Grand Marshal as the master of the world. "

A faint smile appeared on the face of the King of Rebellion, but he did not speak. Instead, the chief sentry Liu Zongmin beside him interrupted and said, "So... Mr. Niu also supports this battle!"

"We must fight. Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back." Niu Jinxing said with certainty. He then added: "However, how to fight this battle is up to General Liu and the generals to discuss carefully."

Niu Jinxing's words were very clever. He confirmed the intention of "fighting" but did not put forward any substantive suggestions on "how to fight".

Anyway, everyone knows that this battle "must be fought", but how to fight it is the focus of today's discussion, which he perfectly avoided.

Master, this is the master in officialdom!
However, Li Zicheng, the King of Rebellion, did not care too much about this. After all, in his mind, Niu Jinxing was a prime minister, not a general who commanded battles on the battlefield.

His eyes stopped at Master Li Yan and said, "Lin Quan, you haven't said a word yet, but you have already made up your mind, right?" When Li Yan heard King Chuang asked him, he smacked his lips and was about to speak, but Song Xiance beside him coughed twice, which made him stunned. He immediately reacted and quickly changed the topic and said, "Grand Marshal, Yan also thinks that this battle must be fought."

"Okay. Tell me, how do you think Dang should play?"

Seeing that King Chuang was so interested, Li Yan had to continue, "Yan thinks that Xuan's army is in full force and has excellent armor and weapons, but they are defending instead of attacking. It seems that they are trying to lure me into a battle so that they can gain the advantage of defense and wear down my army's spirit."

Upon hearing this, Tian Jianxiu hurriedly asked him, "Master Li, do you mean... that you don't agree with 'a quick battle'?"

Li Yan glanced at Tian Jianxiu, then bowed to him and said, "I support the strategy proposed by Military Advisor Song. If we want to fight, we should first defeat the government troops in Xianggong Temple that are surrounded by our army, and then try to seize the government army camp in Xinchengji.

However, when this battle is fought, we must be patient and not rush into it, or else all our previous efforts will be wasted."

"And..." Li Yan said two more words, but suddenly stopped and looked up at Li Zicheng, the King of Rebellion.

King Chuang was also surprised when he looked at him, and said hurriedly: "Lin Quan has something to say, but you can say it."

Li Yan then continued, "When my army attacks Xianggong Temple, we must gather our elite troops in the north to intimidate the Xuan army on the front line of Xincheng to prevent them from making a desperate attempt to help lift the siege of Xianggong Temple."

"It's natural."

Liu Zongmin also interrupted and asked, "Lin Quan, when do you think it will be a good time to attack the government troops at Xianggong Temple?"

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"Yan thinks that it will be difficult to attack for at least ten days."

Li Yan continued, "Our army in the north must make a full-scale defense, digging trenches and building trenches to show a long-term stalemate, and constantly send out elite cavalry to harass the camps of Xuan's army to test their fighting spirit and morale.

We also sent a small group of elite cavalry to the north from the flank of Xuan's army, trying to bypass their main camp and harass Kaifeng, so as to confuse Xuan's army and prevent them from figuring out our intentions. "

Song Xiance also said at this time: "If the Xuan army is confused by me and relaxes its defense, we can also use the same trick to attack them from behind. In this way, we can cut off their connection with Kaifeng and make them vulnerable to attack from both sides!"

The King of Chuang kept nodding, and finally asked Liu Zongmin: "Jiexuan, what do you think?"

"King Chuang, I think it's feasible."

In the entire rebel army, both civil and military officers called Li Zicheng the Grand Marshal, with the only exception being Liu Zongmin. He was used to the old name and it was difficult for him to change, so he still called Li Zicheng the King of Rebellion.

He then continued, "Dispatch troops now. Each camp should draw up a defense line and dig trenches and build trenches according to its defense area. We must surround Xianggong Temple and Xincheng Market to the death."

Finally, he added: "Prince Chuang, you command the various camps in the headquarters, and let me command the battle in Xianggong Temple!"