Chapter 674 Seven Days War
According to historical records, Li Zicheng dug out the Yellow River on September 14th, flooding Kaifeng and then breaking the city. But I don’t know if there will be any deviation in Li Zicheng’s time at this time.
Song Xiance said there was still help, which gave Zhu Cilang hope.
You should know that digging the Yellow River is not just about flooding Kaifeng. The people along the coast, even the entire land of Henan, will suffer.
"Oh, what good plans do you have?" Zhu Cixuan looked at him in surprise.
Song Xiance pondered for a moment: "It is not that easy to dig the mouth of the Yellow River. You must find someone who understands water conservancy. I heard that there is a person named Mr. Huang here, and 80% of Li Zicheng will use this person."
Zhu Cilang took a deep breath. He knew about Huang Shoucai from history books. When Song Xiance first came to Henan, he could actually know this person. It seems that this military advisor was looking for the right person. Song Xiance and Li Yan each have their own strengths.
Zhu Cilang was also curious: "Song Xiance, how did you know that there is a person named Huang Shoucai in this place in Henan?"
Song Xiance was stunned: "I didn't know that this person was Huang Shoucai. I just saw that the heavy rain had not stopped recently. If I were Li Zicheng, I would dig the Yellow River. However, when I dig the Yellow River, I must find someone who understands water conservancy. I sent someone out to inquire. I never thought that there was a god in Kaifeng, known as Huang Wang Ye. Your Highness even knew this person's name, and I admired him."
Zhu Cilang admired him. He only read the records in the book and realized that Huang Shoucai was the man. However, Song Xiance knew nothing about this, but he could infer Li Zicheng's next action from the rain. This made people admire him. Talents like Song Xiance are really hard to come by.
Song Xiance admired Zhu Cilang even more in his heart. This prince was the real master. The prince was calm and he easily found out the name of King Huang.
You know, people like Huang Shoucai usually only pass on their own name. Everyone knows the reputation of King Huang and Mr. Huang. On the contrary, his real name is very little known. Who would have thought that the prince could be found out, how could Song Xiance not admire him?
"What method do you want to use?" Zhu Cixuan asked.
"Send the Hu Ben Army to take advantage of the time when Li Zicheng digs the Yellow River to steal people."
Zhu Cixuan was stunned: "Snatch someone?"
Song Xiance nodded: "Yes, Li Zicheng at this time would never have thought that we would steal people. As long as the Hu Ben Army is well prepared, we still have a chance."
The Hu Ben Army is doing special combat missions. It seems that it is not difficult to steal a person from the bandit army. As long as you grab Huang Shou, Li Zicheng was unable to dig the Yellow River.
Even if he digs the Yellow River, he is likely to flood his own people. After all, his subordinates are a large army of hundreds of thousands of people. Once the Yellow River breaks, the river water will not recognize people. If the flooding of Kaifeng City, it will also flood Li Zicheng himself.
According to ancient books, on September 14, Li Zicheng ordered people to dig open the Yellow River embankment. On the fifteenth, the flood rushed to the city of Kaifeng, but the flood flooded into other areas. Not only did it not enter Kaifeng City, but it rushed towards Li Zicheng's army. They fled away from "fleeing away". Li Zicheng was furious to kill King Huang.
In other words, Huang Shoucai didn't want to flood Kaifeng City at the beginning. Although he dug the river embankment, he did not expect to flood Li Zicheng himself.
The Hu Ben Army could not do the ability to take the general's head from it, but it was still certain to steal a Huang Shou. First of all, Li Zicheng would not be prepared. He never dreamed that the Hu Ben Army would steal people.
Also, Wang Deren's 100,000 bandits would not have thought that the court would steal an unknown soldier like Huang Shoucai. This gave the Hu Ben Army a chance. Li Zicheng had no choice but to seize Huang Shoucai.
Zhu Cilang pondered for a moment, and said with some concern: "Even if we catch Huang Shoucai, if the thief is angry and embarrassed, he will still dig the Yellow River. What should we do?"
"Then we can only fight quickly and decide quickly. Please ask Your Highness to quickly dispatch troops. After the Hu Ben Army rescues King Huang, we will launch an attack on Li Zicheng on the whole line. The subordinates observe that the weather will clear up in the past two days, and the army can set off for war."
This is definitely not a good time to send troops, but Zhu Cilang had no choice. Song Xiance also knew that even if the weather was going to rain, the road was muddy, it was still a large army to act.
After listening to Song Xianke's suggestion, Zhu Cilang finally agreed: "Okay, I will send the Hu Ben Army and the three armies to fight!"
Song Xiance nodded: "You must be fast, just follow the light car. Keep all the things the soldiers can do without, except weapons, and also have seven days of dry food."
"Seven days?" Zhu Cilang was shocked: "If Li Zicheng cannot be defeated within seven days, wouldn't our army be bad?"
Song Xiance sighed: "There is nothing to do. Your Highness, the only way to do this is to burn the boat. If we don't defeat Li Zicheng in one go, we will always be passive. Also, once the Yellow River breaks, the consequences will be unimaginable. Li Zicheng can pat his butt and leave, but at most he can go to other places. What about us? The Yellow River is flooded and the road is difficult to move. The army of our 12th Regiment Battalion will be submerged in the Zeguo."
Song Xiance was right. Li Zicheng was barefoot and was not afraid of wearing shoes. Even if he digs the Yellow River, he could not conquer Kaifeng City. At worst, he would turn around and leave. The people of Kaifeng City with a radius of hundreds of miles, as well as Zhu Cixuan's 12th Regiment Battalion Army were in trouble.
The Yellow River was flooded and was flooded along the way. The army of the 12th Regiment Battalion was unable to move, so they could only be trapped here. Also, Liu Laifu's subsequent baggage troops could not keep up, and the army's food and drink were all problems.
But how could it be possible to defeat Li Zicheng within seven days? At this time, Li Zicheng besieged Kaifeng City with a total of 600,000 people. Zhu Cixuan had only 100,000 people under his command.
There were 100,000 people in the 12th Regiment Battalion, and 700,000 people under the command of Li Zicheng in the town. In terms of the number of people alone, the bandits completely crushed the officers and soldiers. That's not all, Li Zicheng was considered to be the troops in various places. Together, he had a population of one million.
But Zhu Cixuan had no choice. Quick battle and quick decision were the magic weapon for the Ming army to defeat the enemy. It was not impossible to defeat Li Zicheng. Before he could react, he launched a fierce attack on him.
Zhu Cilang only has seven days to win, and his chances of winning are seven days. If the ammunition and food are exhausted after seven days, the 12th Regiment Battalion will have to accept the fate of a crushing defeat. Once the 12th Regiment Battalion is defeated, the entire situation will reverse. At that time, the court will no longer be able to send troops. It is very likely that the history of Ming Dynasty will repeat itself again, and Li Zicheng will probably be in the capital soon.
Chapter completed!