Li Zicheng came to capture Xiangcheng with the defeat of Nanyang and defeated the Qin army. He thought it was easy, but he did not expect that he was blocked from Xiangcheng and attacked for most of the month, but he still could not take down Xiaoxiao Xiangcheng County.

This has made Li Zicheng in a state of irritability in recent days. He not only often insulted his subordinates, but also killed more than a dozen leaders who were unfavorable to siege the city, and took the opportunity to merge several bandits to calm down his increasingly irritable mood.

The Chuangjun originally planned to break through Xiangcheng and go to Gao Huan's territory to collect summer grain, but now he has missed the time to collect grain, but the Chuangjun is still at a loss when facing the Xiangcheng defenders.

Of course, this is not that the rebel army really cannot take over Xiangcheng, but that Li Zicheng cannot consume all the old camp soldiers in Xiangcheng.

If you really sacrifice your money and don't remember the cost, then no one can stop his army.

After all, it was not just Gao Huan who had to deal with the rebel army. Li Zicheng also had to open the seal and fight all the way to Beijing. The elite troops of the old camp that he had finally obtained could not be destroyed by Gao Huan.

After several consecutive attacks, the rebel army failed to take down Xiangcheng. The rebel army suffered huge casualties. In addition, Li Zicheng took the opportunity to execute several terrorist leaders and annex their troops, which made most of the rebel army's leaders avoid war and did not want to attack Xiangcheng again.

This situation made Li Zicheng very angry. The 500,000 army did not take Xiangcheng, which made Li Zicheng feel embarrassed.

This is already a matter of the dignity of the King of Breaking the Swordsman.

On this day, the army broke into a desperate situation and returned to the city. Li Zicheng was in a bad mood and led a team of people to hunt southwest of Xiangcheng.

However, hundreds of thousands of rebel troops stationed in Xiangcheng, except for the veteran soldiers who were sufficiently fed, the outsiders were not full. The wild game in the mountains and forests near Xiangcheng had been caught by the rebel troops, and the bark and wild vegetables in the woods were also eaten by the rebel troops.

This made Li Zicheng even more depressed. After half a day, the rats could not catch a single one, so the group could only return to the camp for dinner.

At this time, as soon as he returned to the camp, Niu Jinxing came up and saluted: "King of Chuang, Gao Huan has sent someone here!"

Li Zicheng was slightly stunned, then frowned and said, "What are you sending someone to do?"

Niu Jinxing said: "The one who came was Song Xiance, the left military advisor under Gao Huan! His subordinates talked to him and found that his intention was to come over, hoping to negotiate peace with the King of Chuang!"

"Party discussion?" Li Zicheng suddenly raised his voice, as if he had heard something very ridiculous, "Party discussion is OK! Let Gao Huan go out of the city and kneel down to beg me, and I will agree to the peace agreement!"

Niu Jinxing and others saw Li Zicheng's expression and knew that Gao Huan was really coming out. Li Zicheng must have turned against each other on the spot and killed Gao Huan directly.

The King of Chuang was hurt countless people throughout his life, but he was also hurt by others. The two people who hurt him the most were both named Gao, one was Gao Jie and the other was Gao Huan.

In contrast, Li Zicheng now hates Gao Huan in Xiangcheng even more.

Many generals who heard that Gao Huan sent someone to discuss peace talks, but couldn't help but feel moved. Liu Fangliang advised: "King of Chuang, since Gao Huan sent someone here, you may not beware of what he said, even if you can find out the truth in the city, it will be a good thing."

Li Zicheng frowned, pondered for a moment, and asked, "Where are the people?"

Niu Jinxing said: "In the subordinate's account."

Li Zicheng glanced at Niu Jinxing and said in a deep voice: "Let him come to the big book to meet me."

After saying that, Li Zicheng strode back to the big tent.

In the large tent of the army, hundreds of armored soldiers wearing iron armor, holding guns in one hand and holding swords in the other hand, stood on both sides of the tent, each with his chest raised and his head full of murderous aura.

These elite soldiers of the rebel army stood with guns in one hand and pressed the handle of the knife in the other hand, exuding a majestic aura that looked down on the world.

At this time, it was the end of June, and the weather was hot in Henan. The soldiers were wearing armor and standing in the sun, sweating profusely for a moment.

At this time, the curtains of the big tent were rolled up, and many treacherous soldiers in the tent were all dressed neatly, sitting upright, showing the momentum of a regular army.

Li Zicheng was still wearing ordinary iron armor and a Fan Yang hat, and a big golden sword in his seat, with his hands on the handrail, staring at the outside with a sinister look.

At this time, footsteps came from outside the tent, and many generals in the tent looked sideways, and saw a middle-aged man dressed in small eyes, rosacea and Taoist priests, being taken outside the tent.

Song Xiance stopped, looked at the two rows of murderous soldiers outside the tent, then strode into the tent, and then looked at the generals on both sides. Finally, he turned his eyes to Li Zicheng, hugged a fist quietly, and said aloud: "Song Xiance, a staff member under General Gao, is here to visit the King of Chuang!"

"What do you want to do, Gao Huan?" Liu Zongmin, who was sitting on the left, deliberately raised his voice and shouted loudly. His voice was already loud, and Liu Fangliang, who was sitting next to him, was buzzing his ears.

If it were before, Song Xiance was yelled by Liu Zongmin, he would probably be so shocked that he would kneel directly.

But now Song Xiance has seen some of the world, and the military government is not completely at a disadvantage when facing the rebel army, so he is not so afraid of the rebel army psychologically.

Song Xiance remained calm and chuckled, "The King of Chuang is spreading across the Central Plains and is famous all over the world. Even my general is very impressed by the King of Chuang and regarded it as a hero of the world. However, General Gao is a subordinate of the subordinate. Why is the King of Chuang full of soldiers in front of the tent and let the generals shout loudly intimidate? Could it be that he is afraid that Song will not be beneficial to the King of Chuang?"

Li Zicheng was immediately displeased when he heard this. He wanted to use the armored soldiers to kill the other party and scare Gao Huan's messenger, but he didn't want to be entertainment instead.

"Hmph!" Li Zicheng sneered, "This king's army has always been so mighty, not for you."

At this time, Niu Jinxing hurriedly said, "Song Xiance, since Gao Huan asked you to come to discuss peace, you should talk about it early. Don't show off your verbal skills. If the King of Chuang kills you, a small soldier will be enough!"

Song Xiance did not dare to show off too much. Before coming, Gao Huan discussed and analyzed Li Zicheng's psychology with him, believing that the more he surrendered to Li Zicheng, Li Zicheng would feel that there was an opportunity and would not agree to the peace. Therefore, he deliberately put on a tough attitude, but in fact, Song Xiance was already very panicked.

After all, Li Zicheng was an old thief who killed people without blinking. Song Xiance immediately went downstairs and said seriously: "The King of Chuang attacked Xiangcheng for more than half a month. I believe there is not much food in the army. If it continues to consume and the army's rations are exhausted, hundreds of thousands of troops will probably disperse birds and beasts. If this battle continues, it will be detrimental to the King of Chuang and will also affect our summer seeds. Therefore, my general hopes that the King of Chuang can withdraw his troops and live in peace!"

Li Zicheng raised his eyebrows and smiled strangely: "Gao Huan, I have repeatedly ruined my good deeds and provoked me to provoke me. Now I want to live in peace, which is simply a delusion! I have just taken Nanyang and now I have enough money and food. I am sure to win the Xiangcheng!"

"Haha~" Song Xiance smiled and said, "When Wang Xiu came out of the city, he saw that the bark of the woods on the roadside was stripped of all the trees. There was no need to hide the lack of food in your army."

Li Zicheng's mouth twitched, and the generals of the rebel army looked bad.

Song Xiance continued: "It is true that the King of Chuang took Nanyang, but the eight kings of Jin year disrupted Huguang. The food in Huguang was sharply reduced. In addition, the King of Chuang was blocked by the official army. Even if he got the deposits of the Tang Dynasty treasury, it would be difficult to exchange for food. The King of Chuang wanted to attack us, but in fact, it was for the food in the four counties. However, now we have completely harvested the food in the four counties and have been transported into the mountains to store. Even if the King of Chuang breaks through Xiangcheng and enters Deng, Yu will not get food. We can hide in the mountains and forests, and after the King of Chuang is exhausted, we will leave the mountains and forests!"

The generals of the rebel army were a little shaken after hearing Song Xiance's words.

Li Zicheng suddenly laughed and said, "Since Gao Huan is thinking so clearly, why do you still have to discuss peace with me? Could it be that you have encountered some trouble?"

Song Xiance felt a little nervous, and he tried to calm down and smiled and said, "No! As there is a great chaos today, although my general is a wise minister, he has to consider himself. In the troubled times, everyone has to preserve their own strength. My general does not want to be an enemy of the King of Chuang and consume his own strength. Therefore, he is willing to negotiate peace with the King of Chuang. In this way, the King of Chuang is willing to withdraw his troops, and my general of Chuang is willing to purchase grain for the King of Chuang and provide some convenience!"

Li Zicheng knew it in his heart when he heard the words and sneered: "You can ask my king to withdraw his troops. Let Gao Huan send Hao Yaoqi and Yuan Zongdi's head, and return the 2 million taels of silver that he had robbed, and finally provide 300,000 stones of food to apologize. I immediately withdrew my troops and let him go, otherwise I will definitely step on Xiangcheng and take his head!"

Say it, Li Zicheng waved his hand, "Get back and tell Gao Huan!"

Seeing this, Song Xiance's expression sank, but he didn't say much, but clasped his fists, "Since the King of Chuang is not sincere, then just pretend that he has never been here!"

After saying that, Song Xiance turned around and left.

When he got out of the tent, Niu Jinxing said: "The King of Chuang, in fact, I think what Song Xiance said is not unreasonable."

When Song Xiance came, he gave Niu Jinxing 500 taels of gold, and Niu Jinxing felt that it would be no good for the crusade to continue to waste.

At present, the crusade army should continue to attack the Ming Dynasty, either take Kaifeng, go north to overthrow the Ming Dynasty, go south to capture Huguang, or go west to Guanzhong, and build a foundation, and cannot be spent all the time in the dilapidated Central Plains.

Li Zicheng sneered, "Since Gao Huan knows that I don't have much food, he just needs to guard Xiangcheng, but now he suddenly wants to negotiate peace. There must be problems. Send orders and continue to attack tomorrow, so don't give Gao Huan a chance to breathe!"

Xiangcheng, in the hall.
Chapter completed!