Xie Ming

Chapter 198 Conversation in front of the city
When Xiao Lang talked about meeting Li Zicheng, he was contemptuous and furious!
Fortunately, his counsellor Song Xian Ce advised him hard, and he finally held his breath, considered the embarrassing situation of the whole army, and agreed reluctantly.

"Hmph! Fuck him!"

"The King of Hell is aggressive, and the little devil is hard to deal with!"

"meet?!"

"Why not go?!"

"Liu Zongmin, order the entire army to follow and set up positions at the north gate of Baoding Prefecture!"

"I want to have a talk with this ignorant brat in front of the battlefield!"

"drive!"

After he finished speaking, Li Zicheng held his breath and squeezed the horse's belly hard, and the yellow horse under him rushed forward in response!

The ministers in front of him stood there, shocked and terrified.

He hurriedly spoke and chased after them with his troops!
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

"quick!"

"Hurry up and bring the troops to protect us!"

"Your Majesty's body is worth a ton of gold. You must not allow even the slightest mistake to happen to you!"

"Be careful, there's a scam ahead!"

"Hurry up! Hurry up!"

Behind Song Xiance, Niu Jinxing, who had been silent for a long time, also started talking quickly and shouted.

"Ah, ah! Yes!"

Liu Zongmin was also startled, came to his senses, spurred his horse and galloped forward to catch up.

The sixth day, 6 o'clock in the morning!
On the city wall of the north gate of Baoding Prefecture, Xiao Jingchuan held a monocular telescope and observed the movements of the Dashun enemy.

At present, Li Zicheng's 8,000 cavalrymen have already lined up three hundred steps in front of the gate!

Before Xiao Lang, Chang Ting, who was sent to the city to report the news, had already returned.

After looking for a while, Xiao Lang casually threw the telescope into Changting's hands.

"Changting, just watch for a while!"

"This Li Zicheng is really a slow writer!"

"It's just a few words!"

"You are so afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind. You are not a real man!" Xiao Lang leaned down and sat down on the wall with his legs apart to rest, complaining.

Changting took over, not daring to be negligent at all, and looked outside carefully.

About half a quarter of an hour passed.
"Hey! General!"

"It's moving! It's moving!"

"Someone from the bandit's central army has emerged!"

"A small team of more than thirty riders."

"The man in the middle is wearing a yellow robe and bright armor!"

"I think it must be Li Zicheng!" Changting reported urgently.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Lang stood up and grabbed the telescope to take a closer look.

"hehe!"

"That should be it!"

"We haven't seen it either!" Xiao Lang also put on a smile on his face and continued talking.

Li Zicheng, he is thirty-eight years old this year, a man from northern Shaanxi, with prominent cheekbones, deep eye sockets, eagle eyes and a flat nose!
He has a fierce look on his face and a strong and ferocious build.

"Up there!"

"Our Great Shun Emperor has come in person, thinking of General Xiao, to protect Crown Prince Youming in the army!"

“I came here just to see it!”

"Hurry up and call out the former Ming crown prince, clean his face and body to welcome the royal teacher!"

"Hurry up, come here quickly!"

Get the head start!

Li Zicheng led more than thirty cavalrymen to protect him, riding their horses in the front, and stopped more than two hundred steps before the gate!
You know, at this distance, talking on the phone is the limit.

Firearms and bows and crossbows were also out of reach. Even though the city defense artillery could fire several hundred meters away, its accuracy was limited at such a distance.

That's why Li Zicheng was so bold as to set up his headquarters here.

There!

On the city wall, Xiao Lang was slightly stunned when he heard the words of the messenger in front of the rebel!
I never thought that he would start with this statement to elevate his status and show off his power.

"Hahaha"

"Hahaha"

"King Chuang!"

"The only person attending the meeting today is me, Xiao Jingchuan!"

"Prince Chuang, I, Xiao Lang, know that you are pressed for time!"

"Then don't be so tense!"

"Let's talk frankly. The herald has a thin voice and speaks too softly."

"It doesn't matter if I can't hear you clearly due to the delay. The key is that it's your business that's delayed!" Xiao Lang resolved the situation with clever words. Not only did he break the opponent's prestige, he also wanted to bring Li Zicheng to the same level!
Hearing such a reply from the tower, Li Zicheng frowned.

After hesitating for a moment, he suddenly pushed his horse forward two steps, whipped the horsewhip, and signaled the messenger to get out of the way!

"Hahaha"

"Xiao Jingchuan! Xiao Lang, Xiao Xiaoyou!"

"Although we have never met, I see that you look very heroic, and you have a bit of my charm back then!"

"Hahaha! Fate, maybe this is fate, ah! Haha."

"What's the matter? Have you spent all the money you robbed from Baoding Prefecture?!"

"I see you have put a lot of thought into organizing your troops on the city walls!"

"Today, you must meet with me to discuss this matter. What do you want?!"

"I want money! I want people! I want status!"

"I like young men like you who are brave and daring enough to fight!"

"Tell me, what's the point?!"

Li Zicheng was very cunning, and every word he said was very calculated. He acted like an elder who had experienced a lot, giving instructions and pretending to care about the young people.

"Hahaha!"

"The King of Chuang has a good heart!"

"You are such an optimistic person! Ah!"

"There are blockades in front and pursuers behind."

"It's hard to conquer the city!"

"If you take a detour through the border, you are afraid that Xiao Jingchuan will lead his troops out of the city to intercept you!"

"King Chuang, is what I, Xiao, said true?!"

"Hahaha!"

You say yours, and I say mine!
Xiao Lang did not lose out in his words, and was not controlled by the other party. He changed the subject and directly hit the weak spot of the thief! He revealed his current background!

Upon hearing this, Li Zicheng gritted his teeth so hard that they made a chattering sound!

"My dear Xiao, I see that you are compatible, so I am willing to condescend to come and talk to you!"

"What on earth do you want when you speak so alarmistly?!"

"I'll give you one last chance!"

"Don't bring up other things anymore! Just tell me the truth, can you hear me clearly?!"

Li Zicheng showed annoyance on his face, and every word he spoke seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth, mixed with great resentment.

"Haha, speaking frankly?!"

"Okay, then tell me straight!"

"King Chuang! I really want to help you today!"

"Don't be so resentful!"

"Today, my target is not you, the King of Chuang!"

"It's Wu Sangui and the Jiannu soldiers who are chasing you!" Xiao Lang said it openly and easily.

In contrast, Li Zicheng was shocked and stunned when he heard it.

That expression seemed more disgusting and embarrassing than eating a fly.

"You fart"

Before he could even spit out the word "fart", Li Zicheng swallowed it back into his stomach while pacing as if he was riding a horse!

"Humph!"

"Xiao Jingchuan! You little brat!"

"I gave you enough face, but you played tricks on me like this!"

"Do you think that I, Li Zicheng, dare not attack the city and destroy you?!" Li Zicheng was filled with anger and stared at the city wall fiercely.

"Hahaha!"

"King Chuang!"

"I told you the truth! And you didn't believe me!"

"But it doesn't matter!"

"Prince Chuang, I have made a rough judgment. Your troops are indeed incapable of attacking the city right now! This is correct, right?!"

"You have no other way to go!"

"From here, escape southward from the northwest of Baoding City. This is the fastest way for your entire army! It is also the only way!"

"I will occupy the city and wait for the enemy to tire themselves out. I will hold off the slave soldiers for two hours for you. What do you think?"

"It doesn't matter whether you believe me or not!"

"It's time to go. It's your turn to go with the army!"

"When the Jiannu arrive, the outcome will be clear!"

After hearing this, Li Zicheng was completely confused!

(End of this chapter)