With the end of the military discussion, the news about Xingguogong's handling of the defeat also spread.

The original panicked atmosphere, as soon as the news spread, was like a bonfire that was lit, and it burned with a "bang" and became very enthusiastic.

"Look, we should believe in Xingguogong, right?"

"That's right, whatever the court says, we will do it, let the reorganization be organized, and let it do whatever it wants, which shows that we sincerely accept Zhao'an!"

"I said Wang Lao Liu, you seemed to be muttering before, could it be that you were insincere?"

"Where? Don't talk nonsense, I'm the most cooperative! ”

“……”

Sometimes, it's really unpredictable. Blessings and misfortunes depend on each other, and there is really nothing wrong with this sentence.

Because the progress in the early stage was too smooth, the soldiers on the front line underestimated the enemy, and as a result, they were ambushed, and they were attacked behind the back of Sun Kewang's subordinates, who pretended to accept Zhao'an, resulting in a big defeat.

Because of this, there was distrust between the officials and soldiers of the imperial court and the thieves who had already recruited him, even to the point of hostility.

If this situation continues like this, it is likely to lead to major changes in the future. If one is not done well, the early victory will turn into a big defeat.

However, after Zhang Mingwei's disposal, this situation not only did not happen, but promoted the progress of the reorganization of the thieves.

In the original reorganization process, there were some things that were not cooperative for various reasons, but suddenly it became very smooth and very cooperative. As long as it's not a major conflict of interest, it's basically going very well.

The reorganization of the army of hundreds of thousands of thieves was originally expected to take two months, but according to the latest situation, it is estimated that it will be completed in one month.

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This situation was something that Zhang Xianzhong never expected. At this time, he was still dreaming in Hanyang Mansion.

I heard him say to the military advisor Xu Yixian: "Thanks to the military advisor, he came up with this good method, pretended to accept Zhao'an, and fought a big victory under the front and back attacks. More importantly, let the court no longer believe in those traitors......"

When he said this, he suddenly stopped talking, and his face became a little ugly.

Because he remembered that among the few righteous sons he had high hopes for, Li Dingguo actually took refuge in the imperial court and persuaded several others to surrender.

Originally, he transferred Liu Wenxiu to guard Wuchang Mansion so that Liu Wenxiu, who was good at stabilizing the morale of the army, could hold on for a few more days under the offensive of the imperial court. This way, he has more time to prepare for the ambush battle, as well as the follow-up arrangements.

As a result, I didn't expect Liu Wenxiu to surrender without a fight. And that Enench, too.

Thinking of the three major generals under him, it would be strange if Zhang Xianzhong's mood could get better!

When Xu Yixian saw his face, he knew what he was thinking, so he hurriedly explained: "Don't worry, the king, it is estimated that they will regret it at this time, let's wait, wait for the situation in Wuchang Mansion to be a little more chaotic, and then counterattack the past, under the chaos, we will definitely be able to win a big victory!" When the time comes, whatever the king disposes of the three of them, he can dispose of them at will! ”

"Hmph, what to do? If you dare to betray me, you must kill them! Zhang Xianzhong listened and said angrily.

"Yes, since they dare to betray their father-in-law, the ungrateful white-eyed wolf, why do they keep it if they don't kill it?" At this time, Sun Kewang happened to come in and heard their conversation, so he hurriedly spoke.

In fact, Zhang Xianzhong was just talking about it just now, and he still has feelings for Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi.

Therefore, after hearing Sun Kewang's words, he did not continue the topic, but made a little kind face and asked Sun Kewang: "Is there any news from the imperial court?" ”

"The child has already sent someone to find out the news, and I believe it will pay off soon." When Sun Kewang heard this, he immediately replied, "The child is ready to attack at any time. ”

Xu Yixian, who was on the side, heard this, and couldn't help asking, "Then why are you here?" ”

When Sun Kewang heard this, he turned his head to look at him, and then turned his head to look at Zhang Xianzhong and said: "Father-in-law, those rabbit cubs in the army are making trouble, saying that the rewards promised before have not been sent, and they are willing to fight again only when they see the money." ”

Zhang Xianzhong was furious when he heard this, and shouted: "Which rabbit cub is making trouble?" Lao Tzu split him! ”

"The king's wrath!" When Xu Yixian heard this, he hurriedly dissuaded, "I promised them before, and at this very moment, it is better to give them better." After defeating the court officials and troops and stabilizing the situation, the king can clean them up if he wants, but not at the moment. ”

In the past, Zhang Xianzhong's subordinates dared to ask him for money. It was also because the situation was very bad this time, and in order to resist the offensive of the imperial court, he had to use money.

Although Zhang Xianzhong made a lot of money in the Chu Palace, no matter what, he was still very unhappy when it came time to use the money to let his subordinates fight.

At this time, hearing Xu Yixian say this, Zhang Xianzhong knew that what he said made sense, and finally nodded in agreement.

However, less than an hour after Sun Kewang walked happily, he saw him running back in a panic: "Father-in-law, it's not a good thing!" ”

Zhang Xianzhong was in an unhappy mood, seeing him so panicked, he said that the big thing was not good, and suddenly, Zhang Xianzhong's face was so gloomy that it could rain, and he asked coldly: "What's the big thing?" ”

Sun Kewang heard this, and hurriedly said: "The person sent to Wuchang Mansion to inquire about the news has returned, and the situation has not happened as we imagined!" ”

As he spoke, he relayed the news that the spies had brought back.

When Zhang Xianzhong heard this, he was speechless, and under Sun Kewang's anxious call, he came back to his senses, and immediately ordered: "Find the military advisor immediately!" ”

"Yes!" Sun Kewang hurriedly agreed, and then ran away in a hurry.

Zhang Xianzhong frowned tightly, lowered his head and pondered, obviously realizing that his situation was very bad, and he was also thinking of a way to do it.

It didn't take long for Xu Yixian to arrive in a hurry. After learning about the situation, he was also a little dumbfounded.

He didn't expect that the Duke of Xingguo would be so responsible, not only shouldered the responsibility for defeat, but also saw the key to whether he was sincere or not, and cracked his plan at once.

If the Duke of Xingguo severely punished those defeated generals, it would inevitably make those court generals turn their anger on Li Dingguo and them; Even if there is pressure from the Xingguo Gong, there will definitely be no harmony in private.

If it is not punished severely, then those court generals will probably not learn a lesson in the future, and it will also benefit Zhang Xianzhong's side.

Thinking of this, Xu Yixian couldn't help but sigh.

He didn't expect that Zhang Mingwei actually wanted to find a little responsibility for himself. Because he is already the Duke of Xingguo, under the continuous leadership of the army, although he doesn't care, but Emperor Chongzhen wants to reward him no matter what, so what should he reward?

And now, with this responsibility, he has a reason not to let Emperor Chongzhen give him too heavy a reward.

Of course, this kind of thing is also a rainy day, anyway, it is a multi-kill thing, and Zhang Mingwei doesn't mind doing it.

At this time, whether it was Zhang Xianzhong or Xu Yixian, they all understood that their wishful thinking could not be beaten, and Huguang no longer had a foothold for them.

Fortunately, they were already used to wandering, and a few people immediately began to discuss, what should they do next?

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On the side of Wuchang Mansion, Zhang Mingwei asked Zhou Yuji to lead the army to crusade against Zhang Xianzhong's subordinates, and publicly gave an order to give Zhang Xianzhong and Sun Kewang a chance, but they refused, so when they met Zhang Xianzhong and Sun Kewang's subordinates in the future, they did not accept their surrender.

In this regard, Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu also have nothing to say, it is not that Xingguo Gong does not give a chance, but their father-in-law is at a loss, no wonder Xingguo Gong gave such an order!

For their arrangement, Zhang Mingwei also gave them a choice.

The first is to go to Liaodong to fight Jianyu, but at present, it is mainly defense-oriented, and winter is coming soon, so if you take the initiative to attack, you will have to wait at least next year.

The second choice was to follow him to Sichuan to fight Zuo Liangyu's rebel army and Li Zicheng's troops.

In the end, Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi all chose to go to Sichuan. After all, there will be military merits to be made right away, and they have no psychological burden on fighting Zuo Liangyu or Li Zicheng.

As for letting them fight Zhang Xianzhong, although it is said that this can test their loyalty to the imperial court, and some commanders may do so, Zhang Mingwei did not mention it, which also made Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu secretly grateful in their hearts.

However, there is one thing that Zhang Mingwei didn't expect was that Zhou Yuji didn't make any contributions, because Zhang Xianzhong still ran away, and he had already run away when Zhou Yuji led the troops as soon as he set off.

The thieves at the end of the Ming Dynasty are not easy to exterminate, the main reason is this, if you can't beat them, you can run.

In this regard, Zhang Mingwei had no good way, so he could only order the troops and local yamen in nearby provinces to be prepared to prevent thieves. On his side, he asked Zhou Yuji to lead 20,000 horses to follow, so that Zhang Xianzhong would not have the opportunity to rectify his troops and horses, and it was best to drive Zhang Xianzhong, a group of thieves, to Sichuan.

On Zhang Mingwei's own side, he will continue to wait for the prince to take over his assignment of fields, and by the way, just like Kaifeng, he will rectify things such as local inventory and population inventory.

In addition, the newly reorganized army must not only issue military uniforms, but also prepare winter clothes for the whole army.

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Just when the army was almost reorganized, Sun Yingyuan escorted the prince to Wuchang.

The battle on Huguang's side wiped out the main force of Zhang Xianzhong's department, which was equivalent to quelling the thieves in the south of the Yangtze River. When the prince came over, he was obviously very excited.

However, when he saw Zhang Mingwei, he was also a little embarrassed, because the things that Zhang Mingwei handed over to him did not go well.