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Chapter 1304 Making a decision

In response to Tian Jianxiu's question, Song Xiance replied leisurely: "When the main force of the government troops attacks, our outer scouts will be able to see the clues and give warnings. Then our army will have enough time to deploy in advance and wait for the government troops to tire themselves out. We will definitely not let the government troops take advantage of us."

Seeing that everyone had expressed their opinions and had basically decided on a strategy, King Chuang asked, "Jiexuan, what do you think?"

Liu Zongmin's eyes stopped at Li Zicheng, the Prince of Rebellion, and he said in a deep voice: "Prince of Rebellion, I think the strategy proposed by the military advisor is feasible!"

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Among the entire rebel army, perhaps only the chief sentry Liu Ye still called Li Zicheng "King of Rebellion", while the rest of them all called him "Grand Marshal". Even Tian Jianxiu, whose personal prestige was second only to Liu Zongmin and who was intentionally elevated by the King of Rebellion in order to restrain and check Liu Zongmin, was no exception.

From this we can see that Liu Zongmin, as the second-in-command of the Chuang army, his status was by no means a castle in the air, but was already deeply rooted. It was supported by his personal prestige and ability, and it was not something that ordinary people could shake. Even Li Zicheng, the King of Chuang, was willing but unable to do so!

The King of Chuang still looked as kind as ever, but he was not feeling very comfortable in his heart...

After all, people's hearts will change. Just like when Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty, Liu Bang, started his business, he often sat on the ground with his generals, drinking and chatting. They were all unrestrained and there was no rules at all, but he didn't care at the time.

But after Liu Bang ascended the throne in Xi'an, he could not tolerate the generals' behavior of speaking without permission in the court, so he strictly ordered the ceremonial officials to formulate the etiquette of court audiences and required all officials and generals to strictly abide by it.

The current King of Rebellion has also shown this trend!

In fact, many people in the rebel army had already noticed this, so no matter what the occasion, everyone called him "Grand Marshal" instead of calling him King Chuang.

Only Liu Zongmin still used the old name. Perhaps he had gotten used to it after more than a decade, or perhaps it was because of the brotherhood they had shared through thick and thin together, or perhaps it was to show that his relationship with the King of Rebellion was different from that of others...

Originally, King Chuang did not care much about this, but as all the leaders in the army changed their minds, only Liu Zongmin remained the same. His self-willed behavior gradually caused a rift in King Chuang's heart.

However, due to the current situation of the Chuang army and the future ambitions of the King himself, he cannot show any expression for the time being. Unity is the most needed at this stage, and disunity will only become the root of bad things.

Died before completing his business - this was not what Li Zicheng, the King of Rebellion, had hoped for!

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Seeing that Li Yan seemed to be hesitant to speak, King Chuang had an idea and asked him, "Lin Quan, do you have anything else to add?"

Li Yan didn't want to say anything. He had an idea in his mind just now, but he clenched his lips twice but no words came out. It was because he hadn't thought it through yet, but he didn't expect that he was still seen by King Chuang.

He knew that he couldn't act smart in front of the King of Rebellion, so he said, "Grand Marshal, I have a simple idea, I don't know if it's right or not, so I hesitated to speak. Since the Grand Marshal asked, I will speak it out for everyone to discuss together."

Li Yan then said, "The food and grass supply of our army relies on transportation from Funiu Mountain and grain from surrounding counties. Now, the left and right wings of Xuan's army have split up. I wonder if they want to harass our army's food supply, or prevent our army from going out to get food?" King Chuang was moved when he heard this, but he knew that Li Yan had always been thoughtful and must have thought of a way to deal with it at this moment, so he smiled and said to him, "Linquan, please continue."

"Grand Marshal, according to intelligence, after Luo's Cao camp troops entered Guide Prefecture, they seemed to intend to stay for a long time. When General Yigong personally sent his family back, he also got his promise. He just felt that our military discipline was too strict and worried that the Cao camp soldiers would not be able to bear it for a long time, so he led his troops to leave our camp. He actually had no intention of opposing the Grand Marshal, and he would never join forces with the government troops to attack our camp."

"That's nonsense. How can you trust what Luo the thief says?"

Liu Zongmin interrupted Li Yan angrily before he could finish his words, but then he felt a little sorry and stuck out his lips at Li Yan, as if to say "Go on, go on".

Li Yan just smiled and did not show any displeasure. He continued calmly: "Whether Luo Shuai said it from his heart or not, we must be prepared for any eventuality.

Send out all the elite cavalry in our army, with a focus on Qi County and Tongxu area in the west. They should not only detect the movements of the government troops, but also secretly investigate the east and west of General Luo's Cao camp.

The troops on the east side will focus on monitoring the situation around Weishi, Xuzhou, and Xiangcheng, in order to detect the movements of the government troops and protect the food supply routes of our army."

Li Yan paused for a moment before continuing, "There are also Han Jiadi from Xuzhou and Liu Xuan from Xiangcheng. They are unwilling to submit to the Grand Marshal, even though they have made an agreement with me before that they will not become our enemies.

However, the situation is different now, and we must be on guard against them. Yan thinks we should send another envoy to bring the Grand Marshal's letter to the two of them, in addition to reaffirming the previous covenant, and also promise them future favors. If the Grand Marshal wins the world, the two of them will also be meritorious ministers, and they should be rewarded together to reassure them and prevent them from causing chaos in the rear of our army."

Liu Zongmin agreed with Li Yan's proposal: "Prince Chuang, Lin Quan really hit the nail on the head. Han Jiadi and Liu Xuan have been reluctant to surrender, and we have not had the time to deal with them. We originally planned to take over Kaifeng and then deal with them.

Just as Lin Quan said, we were not afraid of them making any moves, but now is a critical moment, and I think Lin Quan's idea is very good. Let's calm down these local tyrants first, and when we have time, we can deal with them one by one."

King Chuang and the other leaders nodded frequently. Seeing that no one had any other suggestions for the time being, King Chuang also spoke up, "Everyone's suggestions are good, especially the one proposed by Lin Quan. We were so successful in defeating generals and breaking through cities that we completely forgot about Han Jiadi and the other local tyrants. Fortunately, Lin Quan still remembered them. It's really rare!"

"Prince Chuang, now that the strategy has been finalized, you can mobilize your troops. Everyone has been holding back their energy these days."

Tian Jianxiu, Liu Fangliang and other big leaders were also anxious to urge King Chuang to issue orders...

King Chuang looked at Song Xiance and Niu Jinxing and saw that they were nodding to him secretly. Finally, he looked at his brother-in-law Gao Yigong and saw that he did the same.

He then laughed and said to everyone: "Why are you all so eager to fight?"