Luo Rucai is in his early forties this year. He is slightly fat, has kind eyebrows and eyes, and does not have a little murderous aura on his body. He looks like a rich fat man.

He Yilong is about the same age, but he is tall and strong. His face is angular and his eyes are quite cold. He looks like a murderer at first glance.

The two of them were surrounded by more than a dozen generals from various departments, all of whom had been influential in the Ming Dynasty for more than ten years.

Liu Zongmin and others ignored them, and they didn't go up, and they didn't joking inside, and they were quite solemn.

Li Yan didn't pay much attention to these details before. After carefully reading it, he couldn't help but think about it carefully.

Xu Changqing's method is outrageous!

After observing secretly for a while, the keen Luo Ru noticed Li Yan's gaze, smiled, and gave Li Yan a kind look.

Li Yan felt a little guilty for a moment, and hurriedly smiled, nodded to Luo Rucai, and quickly shifted his gaze.

Luo Rucai smiled, and also changed his gaze tacitly, and did not put pressure on Li Yan anymore.

Soon after, Li Zicheng arrived and everyone came to the tent to officially start the discussion.

The theme of today's discussion is Kaifeng City.

Liu Zongmin took the lead in making a suggestion, trying to feint attack the southern city of Kaifeng, but instead digging tunnels in the flat Xicheng and Beicheng areas.

Use this method of virtuality and realness to open the gap in Kaifeng City.

As soon as Liu Zongmin told this, he began to talk a lot in the tent.

Digging tunnels is a very common method to siege cities at this time. The defenders will basically have defenses, and defense is not difficult.

For example, put the large tank upside down, bury it in the soil, and send someone to monitor it at all times. If someone digs out tunnels outside the city, it is easy for people with keen ears to hear it.

As early as May, the refugee army tried to use this trick to deal with Kaifeng City, but it did not succeed.

However, at this time, Liu Zongmin perfected this plan, it was true, false, false, false.

Li Yan had to admire for a moment that Liu Zongmin really had extremely high talent in strategy!

Even though the trick of digging the tunnel this time still aborted, the psychological pressure on Kaifeng City is unquestionable.

At that time, if you prepare for a strong attack, you might be able to defeat the city in one fell swoop!

Soon, Li Zicheng nodded in agreement with the plan and began to assign tasks.

Luo Rucai, He Yilong and others were sent to the North City, Liu Fangliang, Tian Jianxiu and Gao Yigong were sent to the West City, and Liu Zongmin personally took charge of the South City.

Although the terrain of Kaifeng South City is average and many abandoned fortifications were left behind due to the previous attacks, Liu Zongmin obviously had a more sophisticated plan.

As expected, Li Yan still failed to get a job.

His mission was to monitor Xu Changqing on the southern line and do this most thankless job.

Li Yan originally thought that with today's tacit understanding, he might be able to find an opportunity to communicate with Luo Rucai and He Yilong, but now it is impossible.

The two sides are dozens of miles apart, and meeting again may only be at the military agreement of Li Zicheng's big tent. How could there be another chance of communication?

However, Luo Rucai seemed to have discovered Li Yan's thoughts and gave Li Yan a kind look again.

Li Yan naturally understood that Luo Rucai wanted to win over him.

After thinking for a while, Li Yan did not refuse, and also gave Luo Rucai a kind look.

Although the gains were not great when leaving the Central Army, it was a little disgusting, but soon Li Yan quickly found the most core point!

He found the location of the refugee army’s food and grass at this time!

Just a few miles west of Li Zicheng's Central Army camp!

This made Li Yan excited, but soon calmed down again.

Li Zicheng controlled various departments through the control of food and grass. At this time, the food and grass of the refugee army were not only located in the core of the central army, but also several elite defenders around.

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The old camp soldiers alone had four or five thousand people, and together with the refugee cannon fodder, at least tens of thousands.

How should Xu Changqing fight?

This is simply unrealistic...

...

That night, when it was approaching my son.

Xu Changqing received a handwritten letter from Li Yan.

He described in detail some of the core situations he found and felt today, and expressed his views and concerns.

The Hongniang also understood Xu Changqing's core intention at this time. She was speechless with resentment, but she suddenly felt much more relieved.

Although the guy in front of him lied to her, he was really thinking about the people.

Xu Changqing looked at Hong Niangzi's pretty but cold face and couldn't help but smile: "General Hong, I don't mean to hide this matter deliberately, but you know, if the king is not secret, he will lose his ministers, and if the ministers are not secret, he will not be secret."

The red lady gave Xu Changqing a blank look: "What are you planning to do? They have begun to prepare to attack Kaifeng City. If Liu Zongmin is really angry, according to Kaifeng City's troops, it will be impossible to stop it."

Xu Changqing nodded.

The real strength of the refugee army does not actually lie in their number, but in their learning ability.

At this time, whether it was Li Zicheng, Liu Zongmin, Liu Fangliang, Tian Jianxiu and others, they were at their peak!

It is really not surprising that they can develop new tactics because of their experience in fighting with themselves.

Moreover, Li Yan has lost the opportunity to communicate with Luo Rucai, He Yilong and others, and it is difficult to arrange the chess pieces that affect their internal stability.

In this way, even with the Yellow River water as a temptation, it is difficult to attract much energy to them.

If you want to complete the plan, you still have to attack!

Fortunately, Li Yan's joining allowed Xu Changqing to obtain the fortifications and military force configuration from Li Yan's troops to the core food and grass of the refugee army.

This will undoubtedly save Xu Changqing a lot of effort.

Seeing that Xu Changqing didn't speak, Hongniang was speechless, but for a while, she couldn't help but shout, "Hey, according to the current situation, Kaifeng City may not last for a few days. If Kaifeng City is lost, everything will be over. Otherwise, let's do it in advance! My people can help you play the pioneer!"

Xu Changqing glanced at Hong Niang in a little surprised.

This girl said something was a bit heavy at this time, and she almost clearly said she was willing to be cannon fodder.

But for a moment, Xu Changqing smiled and shook his head: "No, I can solve this problem."

Seeing that the Hongniang's face changed, Xu Changqing hurriedly said, "The world has been in chaos all these years, and the population is the most precious. Don't worry, you and I have used it with other benefits, and the achievements are no worse than strong attacks."

The Hong Madam relaxed a little, but she still gave Xu Changqing a hygienic eye, meaning 'You know what you are.'

This made Xu Changqing a little speechless.

Unconsciously, the relationship between the two is a bit...

From now on, Li Yan...

...

As things continued to ferment, Xu Changqing's plan began to become more and more perfect, and the men began to make preparations for the night attack.

But the time is not yet ripe enough, and Xu Changqing needs to endure for a few more days. He must wait for Li Zongmin and the others to bite Kaifeng City to death and actually bite the hook.

Unlike the temporary calm of the Central Plains battlefield, at this time, the court meeting in Beijing was already in a quarrel.

The disastrous defeat of the main force of the Ming army in the Battle of Central Plains has been passed for several days, but unfortunately, the court has never made any sense.

This is actually impossible.

Zuo Liangyu was defeated at this time and retreated to Xiangyang. Ding Qirui had already fled to Shaanxi and could not count on it.

Not to mention Yang Wenyue, his little manpower was not enough to stuff the refugee army, let alone he had already escaped to Zhangde Mansion.

Although Xu Changqing's model army was still stuck in Zhuxian Town, the court could not contact him at all. I don't know whether it was good or bad.

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The only thing that can be counted on is Sun Chuanting's troops who had withdrawn very early and the elites from the Nine Borders, but Sun Chuanting seemed to be in trouble.

Chen Xinjia was really overwhelmed at this time.

He had high hopes for this Battle of the Central Plains. The court had almost produced all the elite troops he could produce, and Xu Changqing was also helping. No matter what he thought, Chen Xinjia did not expect that this battle would lose.

However, things had already happened, and as his own soldier, he could not escape at all, so he could only bear this responsibility.

Seeing that the hall was still hyping up, Chen Xinjia also took the initiative and gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, it's time to do this. Why should we mobilize the elites of the nine borders to support me! Although the elites in western Liaoning cannot move, the Dingbei Bo in Datong and Yutian Bo in Yutian are all elites in a hundred battles. You can mobilize them to join the Central Plains battlefield with Sun Chuanting's troops! Although you can't contact Zhongyi Bo at this time, you have confidence in Zhongyi Bo and he will definitely not be able to do anything!"

As soon as Chen Xinjia said this, the hall was in an uproar.

In fact, the big guys had long wanted to mobilize the elites of the Nine-side to quell the chaos, but this incision was missing. Moreover, the most critical question at this time was how in Xu Changqing's army was!

If Xu Changqing's troops were destroyed by the refugee army at this time, then even if the other elite troops on the nine sides passed by and lost the support of the main force of the Ming army, it would still be a bit unlucky.

But at this time, Chen Xinjia actually took this responsibility and the big guys let go.

Chen Yan, the old fox, immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Chen is very good at speaking. In the current situation, the only way to recruit the elites of Beibo and Yutianbo."

"Your Majesty, I will discuss it."

“Additional.”
To be continued...