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"No, I want to negotiate with Zhu Youjian."

No one thought that Wu Sangui would say such a thing. What kind of capital does Wu Sangui have in negotiating at this time?

"I think back then when I was flanked by Dorgon and Li Zicheng in Shanhaiguan, I had no place to stand, so I could make peace with both sides. Now I am in a dangerous place, and it is better than before." Wu Sangui said hopeful big words, But most of the civil and military officials in front of him knew in their hearts that this Wu Sangui might have gone crazy.

"What the emperor said is very true. We have a very good relationship with the various ministries in the northwest. If the Great Zhou Dynasty is eliminated by Zhu Youjian, all the ministries in the northwest will die. Zhu Youjian has to weigh the consequences." Fang Guangzhang continued to praise Wu Sangui.

"Your Majesty, you must not act recklessly. Now our army is in a disadvantageous situation. We have no reinforcements before us and we have no combat strength. Seeking negotiations at this time is undoubtedly a waste of time to escape!" Liu Xuanchu cried with grief and indignation. Agree what negotiation Wu Sangui is looking for.

But he doesn't know Wu Sangui too well, Wu Sangui has always been a man who is yin and yang.When he was in Shanhaiguan, he wrote surrender letters to both Houjin and Dashun, and then weighed more from both sides.

In the official history, before Wu Sangui finally rebelled against the Qing Dynasty, he was also yin and yang, and while he wanted to increase the size of the disarmament, he secretly prepared to raise troops.This little trick of this person can be said to have run through his whole life, and he will never be able to get rid of it.

Wu Sangui said that he wanted to negotiate, and he must have said it to Zhu Youjian, but he would definitely seek a way out of the encirclement, but this guy is very good at acting, and before he finds a way out, he will act. Had a great time.

"The two mistresses are right. I decided to negotiate peace while sending someone to find a way out." Wu Sangui felt that he was very smart, and he always acted moderately. The standard way of the smartest people in the world is to make all the conditions favorable to him.

"Breaking through is breaking through, otherwise the soldiers will have negative morale." Liu Xuanchu pointed out Wu Sangui's mistake unceremoniously.

"Lord Liu, are you doubting the emperor's holy metaphor?" Fang Guangzhang asked bluntly.

"I'm just discussing the facts. If our army chooses to break through, all the soldiers will unite to protect the emperor and fight a bloody road; if the emperor wants to negotiate peace, then we will choose to lay down our weapons and surrender..." Before Liu Xuanchu finished speaking, Wu Sangui's company was blacked out.

"Bold Liu Xuanchu, when did I say that I was going to surrender? You are bewitching the people, bewitching the army, and treason." Wu Sangui used several charges in one go.

Yes, that's right, it's not an adjective at all, it's a straight-up crime.

"My lord, please punish the treacherous Liu Xuanchu in the battalion." Several military advisers stood up together with Fang Guangzhang, wanting Liu Xuanchu's head to be lost.

Wu Sangui didn't feel that he was at fault, because it was a relief of his character and values, and that's exactly what he did.But Liu Xuanchu really touched his bottom line this time, and slapped Wu Sangui in the face.

"Come here, drag Liu Xuanchu down, beat him again with the [-]th army stick, and investigate the evidence of his collaborating with the enemy." Wu Sangui said bitterly.

Fang Guangzhen was secretly happy, Wu Sangui's words showed that he did not relax his mind to investigate the spies, and the incident of Liu Xuanchu happened to be an introduction.

The Zhou army was in chaos, and the time was ripe for everyone to be in danger.

Chapter 561: The people from the Dabie Mountains

Wu Sangui was also right. The terms of the peace talks he proposed must be decided by Zhu Youjian.

Li Dingguo didn't expect Wu Sangui to fall into the trap so easily. It can only be said that the limitations of the times have limited Wu Sangui's imagination, and he cannot be blamed for his lack of ability.

To deal with cavalry, of course you can't encircle and suppress them on the plains, unless the two armies fight face to face. Have you ever heard of infantry besieging cavalry to death?

From the very beginning, Li Dingguo's plan was to find a mountainous area and lure the Zhou army into the tactic, and the whole Central Plains can deploy this situation is the Dabie Mountains, and there are not many roads that can be passed along the Dabie Mountains.

If it weren't for the horses and food at the Queshan Racecourse, how could he have taken Wu Sangui for a trip.One can only blame Wu Sangui himself for being too greedy, so he got his way.

Li Dingguo held in his hand the official peace talks sent by Wu Sangui, and he even just browsed through it in a hurry before sending someone to the capital.

"The First Prince, please come here... No, go and report to the First Prince, I will visit him in person later." Li Dingguo originally wanted Zhu Cihong to come over to discuss matters, but after a second thought, he decided to go in person.

Li Dingguo is a man with loyalty and benevolence in his bones.In his opinion, Zhu Cihong, the eldest prince, represented the crown prince. From the beginning of his heart, he had already favored Zhu Cihong.

When Zhu Cihong heard that Li Dingguo was coming to see him in person, he was stunned. At this time, he hadn't seen Li Dingguo's thoughts.

In terms of dignity, he is a prince, half a monarch. Li Dingguo values ​​the status of the monarch and his ministers, which is what it should be in this era.From the perspective of the current war, Li Dingguo is the commander-in-chief, and Zhu Cihong can only be regarded as a small civilian staff officer, so it is appropriate to call him, the prince, to go.

Zhu Cilang figured out that Li Dingguo was very thoughtful and not just a killer who didn't understand politics, so he paid more attention to it.

"Zhu Cihong has met the commander-in-chief." When the two met, Zhu Cihong was the first to greet Li Dingguo, but he was the first to give Li Dingguo a good impression.

"Li came here for business today and wanted the eldest prince's help." Li Dingguo smiled on his face, but the words in his mouth were business-like, and there was no confusion.

"It's an important matter for the country, and Zhu Cihong will never refuse." Zhu Cihong was the first to agree.

"At the moment our army has limited strength, I would like to ask the eldest prince to mobilize the people of Xinyang to set up a fence to surround Wu Sangui to prevent the Zhou army from breaking through." Li Dingguo explained his purpose.

Although Zhou Jun has been surrounded, the encirclement is not firmly established, especially in the east and west directions.Although Zhou Jun is a cavalry, but after all the number is large, if you want to be safe, of course, you must first tighten the pockets of the encirclement.

Li Dingguo can only mobilize so many people, but the encirclement is huge.Li Dingguo could even think that if Wu Sangui discovered the secret in the coarse salt, at most two days' effort, the combat power of his [-] army could be restored by at least [-] to [-]%.

Li Dingguo, who is deeply short of troops, can only ask the local young and strong for help. Setting up some fortifications at the intersections of the deep valleys deep in the mountains will definitely work.

People can not eat salt for a short period of time, but it will not kill them. The reason why they were able to attack the enemy's combat power before was entirely due to diarrhea.If Zhou Jun no longer has diarrhea, his combat power will naturally recover. War horses eat grass, so they will recover faster if they don't have diarrhea.

Let's talk about Zhu Cihong's side, since Li Dingguo paid attention to it, he naturally knows how powerful it is.It is even more difficult for Zhu Cihong to figure out the chances of achieving political achievements in the local area. At the beginning, Zhu Youjian set him up with [-] refugees, but he tried his best but couldn't get enough. He spent several years as a grassroots cadre in vain.

"Go to the grassroots to exercise." This was originally a foolish saying. Some people's grassroots is just a passing scene, while some people may just "exercise" for a lifetime.

Zhu Cihong, who fell from the position of prince to the common people, lost the care of the original Donglin Party wing, and ran to a poor place like Dabie Mountain, saying that exercise is nice, and that exile is the real idea in the hearts of officials.

This time, if Zhu Cihong can make meritorious service on the battlefield, he will definitely turn around. This is also an opportunity Li Dingguo gave to Zhu Cihong.

"Er Niu, go and tell everyone, spread my words to every village and every village, let all the men stop what they are doing, and go into the mountains to defend the court against enemies."

After seeing off Li Dingguo, Zhu Cihong raised his heart to his throat nervously.He also made some friends in Xinyang. After all, they were all the refugees he persuaded to go out of the Dabie Mountains, tens of thousands of them.

Now is the time for employing people, he can only rely on these people, but no matter how they count, it seems a little small.

"Master, who are you? Why did that general salute you in person just now?" Li Erniu and the others were not stupid, so they could tell that the identity of the guests was unusual.

"Er Niu, I didn't hide it from you on purpose, I also have my own reasons. Do you believe me?" Zhu Cihong felt sad for a while.

"My brother, believe it or not." Li Erniu said, patting his chest.

"I am the former prince, and now the eldest prince." Zhu Cihong smiled bitterly.

"My family...the villain deserves to die." Li Erniu turned pale with fright, he was still talking nonsense about calling the emperor's son a brother and brother just now.

"Get up quickly." Zhu Cihong hurriedly dragged everyone up, he needed time now.

"I'm short of manpower now, the more the better. Can you help me?" Zhu Cihong was really anxious.

"Let's go back to the village." Li Erniu and the others didn't ask why they were short of manpower, because it was Zhu Cihong who was short of manpower, so they had nothing to say.

"Do you think it's possible to gather enough people?" Zhu Cihong said to himself suspiciously.

In the early morning of the next day, at the entrance of the canyon entering the Dabie Mountains in Xinyang, this was the meeting point agreed by Li Erniu and Zhu Cihong.

There are crystal clear dewdrops hanging on the blades of grass in the morning, when the straw sandals step on the leaves, the blades of grass shake slightly, the dewdrops are thrown upwards, and then slowly fall, followed by the dewdrops caught by the bare instep of another straw sandal .

A large group of black heads burst in from the morning mist, and no smiles could be seen on everyone's faces. Their dark faces only had the determination to live.

"Master, this is from Luojiaao Village, and behind it is Liulin Town..." Li Erniu is like a treasure, and the place name reported completely covers the entire Xinyang Prefecture.

"Why are there so many people?" Zhu Cihong quickly pulled Li Erniu aside and asked.