Li Laiheng felt that Zhao Gan was probably trying to slow down his troops.

This is why he sent an envoy to pretend to show kindness to him. In fact, Zhao Gan's real purpose is to delay time and wait for reinforcements to arrive.

After all, the Ming army is now facing the northern expedition, and the Qing army is also fighting on multiple fronts, and the situation in each province is very tight.

Only when Zhao Gan said that the battle situation in Nanyang was very urgent could the Qing court send troops to reinforce.

Otherwise, everyone is almost the same, why should you help Nanyang reinforcements?

After understanding this truth, Li Laiheng basically concluded that Zhao Gan wanted to delay time.

After thinking about it, he felt that it was not appropriate to alert the enemy.

Since the other party wanted to use the strategy of delaying the troops, he simply used the trick.

"So that's how it is."

Li Laiheng made a happy expression and said in harmony: "I didn't expect General Zhao to be so aware of the current affairs. It is a good bird to choose trees to live in, and those who know the current affairs are heroes. Since General Zhao has said this to this, my country's Duke should naturally believe him."

Li Laiheng paused for a moment and then continued: "But General Zhao should show some sincerity. His country's Duke led a large army to fight, and the food and grass were the most tight. If General Zhao could provide some food and grass support, it would be excellent."

He Fang was ecstatic when he heard this.

Haha, this is really great.

He originally wanted to give it a try, but he never thought that Li Laiheng really believed it.

It seems that Li Laiheng is just a false reputation, but in fact he is a reckless man, and his judgment on the situation is simply a bad one.

"This is natural. However, the villain cannot make decisions on this matter without authorization, but the villain can convey the words of Duke Lin to my general intact. I believe he will definitely agree to Duke Lin's request."

After He Fang said that, he looked at Li Laiheng, who nodded slightly and said, "Since that's the case, you should go back to the city first. Bring your words to the Duke, as long as General Zhao agrees, everything else is easy to say."

"Thank you, Duke Lin, for saying goodbye."

He Fang bowed and then hurriedly left the tent.

His feet were walking quickly outside the camp as if the wind was rising, for fear that Li Laiheng would suddenly repent when he saw the flaw and ordered someone to catch him back.

He Fang breathed a sigh of relief until he left the camp and met the Qing soldiers who were responding to him.

He is now impatient to tell Zhao Gan the good news.

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After He Fang left the Ming army camp, Yuan Zongdi said with some concern: "Little Tiger, you won't really believe this guy's nonsense, right?"

Li Laiheng smiled slightly and said, "How is that possible? My nephew is not stupid. I can see the flaws at a glance with such a clumsy performance."

After a moment of pause, Li Laiheng continued: "There are actually two possibilities. One is that Zhao Gan wants to stand on the fence. If we can successfully take Kaifeng and Luoyang, he will definitely surrender without hesitation. On the contrary, if we fail to hit the wall, he will attack us with Luoyang and Kaifeng Qing troops. At that time, we were attacked from both sides and were in a very dangerous situation. Of course, there is another possibility, that is, he had never thought about surrendering at all. He just used a slow-strike strategy and then asked the Qing court for support. When the reinforcements arrived, he might even take the initiative to attack. No matter which one, we could not fall into the trap."

Yuan Zongdi sighed relieved and said, "I'm relieved. But my nephew, you agreed so happily. Could it be that you already have a backup plan?"

Li Laiheng smiled without any concealment and said, "Actually, there is no way to take advantage of this opportunity. It is known to everyone in the world that Nanyang is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If Zhao Gan eats the weight and is determined to defend, we will pay a heavy price to take Nanyang. But if I promise Zhao Gan to bypass Nanyang first, he will definitely take it lightly. Besides, Zhao Gan ordered people to send us food, and he must leave the city, right? If he seizes this opportunity, he may even take Nanyang directly."

Of course, Li Laiheng also knows that this possibility is relatively small, but it does not mean that it does not exist.

For the Ming army, this trick is a sure profit without losing money.

After thinking about it carefully, Yuan Zongdi felt that this is indeed the reason.

"The little tiger is becoming more and more proficient."

He looked at Liu Tichun with a smile: "If a tiger has a spirit in the sky, he will definitely feel relieved."

Speaking of Li Guo, Liu Tichun also sighed: "I hope that his spirit in heaven can protect us from defeating the enemy in one battle and easily take over Nanyang."

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"What? Li Laiheng agreed?"

In the Nanyang General's Mansion, Zhao Gan asked in surprise.

"Yes, Li Laiheng believed it immediately after hearing my lotus-like remarks. However, he suggested that the General need to add some food and grass for him. After all, he was not well prepared for food and grass during this Northern Expedition."

Um?

Hearing this, Zhao Gan's eyes could emit light.

This is an unexpected gain.

This Li Laiheng did not bring enough food in the Northern Expedition, which means he had to fight a blitzkrieg.

The longer the time delays, the more unfavorable it will be for him.

No wonder he agreed so simply. It turned out that he didn't want to spend too much time in Nanyang, but wanted to directly attack a major city like Luoyang and Kaifeng.

"Let me think about it carefully."

While rubbing his forehead, Zhao Gan carefully analyzed the pros and cons.

It can be said that Li Laiheng bypassed Nanyang to attack Luoyang, and Kaifeng was the best choice for him.

In this way, Zhao Gan can attack and retreat or defend.

You can attack Li Laiheng with the Qing army in the north at any time.

As for these foods, it doesn’t matter if you raise some of them for Li Laiheng.

Anyway, no one knew that he gave it to Li Laiheng.

If the Qing army wins a battle in the future, the food can be snatched back.

It is very dangerous for the Ming army to go deep alone without taking Nanyang.

What Zhao Gan needed to do was to send someone to Kaifeng and Luoyang to report the message to the Qing army in Kaifeng and Luoyang to prepare in advance.

call!

Zhao Ganchang let out a breath of turbid air and felt very happy.

It is worthy of being a clever plan that Zhao Gan thought of, which made Li Laiheng stunned.

If this Ming army can be severely damaged or even wiped out, he will definitely have an extremely important position in the minds of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor in the future.

By then, he will no longer be a relative who relies on the nepotism of the Bilong, but a general who scared the Ming army.

When Zhao thought of this, he was about to laugh at him.

"Then Li Laiheng is still waiting for a reply?"

Zhao Gan waved his hand and said, "You go and go for another trip, and I will say that all his requests will be agreed to."

"Ah? I'll go again? I'll go?"

He Fang opened his mouth wide and looked disbelief.

"What if it is? Could this General Go in person?"

Zhao Gan glared at He Fang angrily and said in a deep voice: "You can work hard to get you there, don't worry. After the matter is done, I will not treat you badly."

Although He Fang was very resistant, he knew that it was impossible to refuse Zhao Gan, so he could only respond with a gritty bullet.

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Chapter completed!