After all, Li Zicheng is better at his skills. He knew that he went north to Henan. This Zhang Xianzhong is definitely not a fuel-efficient lamp. This guy will probably beat his own autumn wind.

Sun Kewang and Liu Wenxiu's troops soon arrived at the border of Sichuan and Lake. They divided their troops to attack Nanweizhou and Enshi.

If you want to enter Huguang from Sichuan, Nanweizhou and Enshi are the places that military strategists must fight for. Sun Kewang went north to Enshi, and Liu Wenxiu went south to Nanweizhou.

Li Zicheng sent his general Liu Tichun to defend Enshi, and Zhang Nai set up defense in Nanweizhou. When Sun Kewang plunged in, he realized something was wrong.

When he arrived outside Enshi City, he didn't feel anything, but the years of war made Sun Kewang feel instinctively that there was something wrong with this trip. So he instructed his subordinates: "Transfer our military orders and be careful in everything. Remember, the whole army is on guard to prevent the enemy from attacking."

The subordinates didn't know why: "General Sun, where did the enemy come from in this land of Huguang? Didn't the news say that Li Zicheng went north to Henan?"

Sun Kewang sneered: "It's too naive to think of Li Zicheng so much. How could he be willing to hand over the land of Huguang easily? Don't worry, he will definitely leave an ambush here. Remember, be careful when marching, especially when camping at night, do you understand!"

Sun Kewang was relatively cautious. He went eastward and did not seem to have encountered resistance from Li Zicheng's subordinates. However, there was no population here. The miserable scene of the land in Huguang, which was looted by Li Zicheng, can be imagined.

When camping, Sun Kewang summoned his subordinates and ordered them: "Protect the water source and bury the stool and drown on the spot. All traces left by burying the pot and making rice."

When the ancients marched and fought, food and grass were very important because of the slow marching and poor mobility.

Even if you urinate and defecate, you have to be buried. In order to prevent insects such as flies from spreading diseases. What the army is most afraid of is plague. After a plague, the entire army may be scrapped.

Also, the enemy cannot guess how many troops you have. The enemy will judge the situation of the opponent through various clues left by the army. For example, they can guess the number of enemies through the traces of urine and defecation left by the opponent.

The traces left by burying a pot and making rice can provide the enemy with very important information. Sun Kewang is very clear about this.

What he knew was what Li Zicheng left behind in this Huguang land, so they had to be extremely careful. Fortunately, whether it was Li Zicheng who did not leave his troops or some other reason, Sun Kewang's army advanced rapidly and did not encounter any resistance.

But along the way, Sun Kewang did not dare to be negligent, for fear of encountering ambush from Li Zicheng's army. It was not until Enshi that Sun Kewang realized that something was wrong.

The colorful flags fluttered on Enshi City, and the flags all featured this big character Li. Sun Kewang was shocked by Li Zicheng's army. Sure enough, Li Zicheng arranged heavy troops here.

Seeing Sun Kewang lead his army, Liu Tichun on Enshi City did not seem to be surprised. He poked his head out of the city wall, stretched his neck and asked, "Dare you dare to ask who is under the command of the Great Western King?"

Sun Kewang stood up and bowed: "Sun Kewang, how can he ask if the ones in the city are brothers Tichun?"

Sun Kewang and Liu Tichun met before, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong rose up, and they already met when they fought together.

At this time, the old friends met again, but they were all their masters. When Liu Tichun saw that it was Sun Kewang, he leaned out: "It's me, I, Kewang brother, don't be safe."

Sun Kewang held the horse and held the reins in one hand: "Brother Tichun, is it the Enshi City where your King of Chuang asked you to stay?"

Liu Tichun did not shy away: "That's right, I hope brother, you guys should go back quickly. Tell the Great Western King that Huguang is the territory of our King of Chuang. We King of Chuang did not go west to Sichuan, and we also hope that the Great Western King of Chuang would not come to attack our Huguang."

Sun Kewang sighed, he knew that the plan to enter Huguang east had failed. Li Zicheng was like a ghost, so how could he not leave an ambush? If he bypassed Enshi and entered the hinterland of Huguang, Liu Tichun would cut off his retreat. It seemed that they could not enter Huguang.

Besides, what Li Zicheng said is somewhat reasonable. He did not send troops to Sichuan to occupy your territory of Zhang Xianzhong, so you would better not rob me of Huguang. In the final analysis, Zhang Xianzhong was unreasonable.

Thinking of this, Sun Kewang smiled slightly and bowed and said, "Brother Tichun misunderstood. We are not here to seize territory. But we heard that the King of Chuang occupied Huguang, and we are afraid that the officials and soldiers of the court will come to fight. Therefore, our King of Daxi sent me to see if the King of Chuang is of use, but we have to open our mouths."

Liu Tichun stood on the city wall and shouted loudly: "This is not a matter of worrying about the Great Western King. We are in Huguang. What is the only hawk in the court? It's not a matter of this matter for the Great Western King."

Sun Kewang knew very well that Liu Tichun was in a perseverance in the city and took advantage of the time and place. If he attacked rashly, he would only suffer a great loss. Those who knew the times were heroes, and it would be best for them to not kill each other at this time: "Brother Tichun said that, then I will feel at ease. I will go back and tell us the King of the West and say goodbye!"

Sun Kewang left without stopping for a moment. Nearly ten thousand troops turned around immediately, and Liu Tichun was not polite anymore, just bowed and said, "No way to send me!"

Both sides knew very well about each other's purpose. After Sun Kewang arrived in Enshi, he returned to Sichuan.

Liu Wenxiu's side was similar. Liu Wenxiu met Zhang Nai's troops in Nanweizhou, and eventually he had to leave in disappointment.

After Zhang Xianzhong learned that Li Zicheng had deployed troops in Huguang and specifically dealt with him, he immediately gave up the idea of ​​entering Huguang. Zhang Xianzhong also knew very well that he and Li Zicheng could not fight head-on at this time. If the war with Li Zicheng would be a loss, both sides would be a loss, and then the officers, soldiers and fishermen would benefit.

He and Li Zicheng occupy Sichuan and Huguang. However, the Central Plains are still in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, and he and Li Zicheng are just bandits who are in peace. They go to war and neither can afford to spend it.

In the end, Zhang Xianzhong withdrew his troops, and Li Zicheng had the opportunity to lead his subordinates to Henan. At the first stop, they set their sights on Luoshan County.

The generals guarding Luoshan County were Li Yan and Hong Niangzi and his wife.

This time, Li Zicheng was bound to win. At this time, Li Zicheng made a comeback and his power continued to grow rapidly. Three or four hundred thousand troops attacked a small Luoshan County, which was effortless.
Chapter completed!