At this moment, someone asked with doubts: "Those thieves have already run away, why hasn't Xingguo Gong chased them?" ”

When Li Guo heard this, he immediately came back to his senses, and immediately turned his head to look, he also wanted to know the answer to this question.

Sure enough, there were still people who knew and replied: "You don't know, Xingguo Gong has a local yamen, saying that the most important thing to exterminate the thieves is not to defeat the thieves and eliminate the thieves, but to ......."

"And what? Don't hide half and say half of it, okay? ”

"yes, you're not bored!"

“……”

Li Guo was also anxious to know the answer, so he immediately said loudly: "I asked for the tea money for this brother!" ”

As soon as he heard this, the man hugged Li Guo with a fist, and then said with a smile: "Xingguo Gong said, the most important thing is to settle the thieves, in fact, it can't be said to be a thief, most of them are ordinary people who are coerced by the thieves. Only when they are settled and the people's livelihood is stable can one thief be eliminated and one thief can be eliminated. Therefore, it is necessary for the local yamen to actively cooperate and settle down these nearly 400,000 thieves! ”

Hearing this, these people in the teahouse all nodded in praise, which is indeed the reason.

In these praises, some people said with emotion: "At this time, only Xingguo Gong can do it!" ”

"What do you mean by that? Could it be that only the Duke of Xingguo in the court has such ability? Someone was puzzled, so he immediately asked.

Li Guo is quite low-key, if he can not speak, he will never speak, and listen with his ears pricked up. He is also very concerned about these issues.

"What do you say is the most important thing to settle these thieves? Food, right? Now only the Duke of Xingguo has the power to collect grain and grass in the surrounding areas and transfer it to Kaifeng Mansion. Who dares to discooperate with officials everywhere? And those local squires, no matter how deep their background, have to be obedient. ”

Speaking of this, the person who broke the news said again: "As far as I know, there are two people who are not long-sighted, relying on their relationship in Beijing, and they want to be perfunctory, but Xingguo Gong directly sent troops over. You say if someone else were to do that, who would dare to do that? ”

Hearing him say this, the crowd all nodded, and all of them smiled. They love to hear about it!

Even after Li Guo heard this, he smiled first, as if he wanted to express what he deserved. But then, he immediately remembered something, and his brow suddenly furrowed.

Obviously, the better Xingguo Gong does, the more difficult it will be for the general to achieve great things.

"Let me tell you another piece of news, do you want to hear about Xingguo Gong?"

"Nonsense, who doesn't want to hear about Xingguogong?"

"That's right, the matter of Xingguo Gong, you should hurry up and talk about it!"

“……”

Hearing them talking, Li Guo also put down his mind for the time being and looked up.

"Let me tell you, the news from the Jingshi that the Duke of Xingguo is a star from the sky and came to assist the emperor in Xingming!"

As soon as he heard the news, he brought a little immortal background, which immediately made these people more interested, only people like Li Guo who have experienced a lot on the battlefield will not believe it!

"Tell me what's going on?"

"So, the peace of the world is just around the corner? That's great! ”

“……”

Even if you don't rush it, this person will still say it. However, so many people listened curiously, he was naturally even happier, and said to them: "The origin of Xingguo Gong is very mysterious, no one knows where he is from, whether he has family or not, as if he suddenly appeared in Jingshi." ”

After a pause, he emphasized: "The most important thing is that he knows astronomy and geography, and has accepted many champions as apprentices, and even the princess admires his talent and serves by his side!" Many things that Xingguo Gong has done are unheard of, and it seems that only in heaven! You say, if it weren't for the stars in the sky, who would have such a skill, and who would let the emperor use it so much? ”

The observers were all amazed when they heard this, and then they also shared their hearsay. In short, a lot of news has actually changed and exaggerated.

However, most of the people are happy to hear this. When they turn around and say these things again, they will definitely go back to what they want them to do.

At least at this time, everyone present clearly received a signal: that is, there are stars in the sky like Xingguo Gong descending to earth, and the world is not far from peace!

After so many years of turmoil, the vast majority of people actually yearn for peace, for no war, no military disasters, and they are also willing to think, speak, and yearn for this.

Li Guo heard these on the side, looked at their smiles, and suddenly, he understood a truth: this is what people's hearts want!

Eighteen children are the main artifact, hehe, in today's world, under such circumstances, how many people can be encouraged to believe this?

Li Guo smiled bitterly in his heart, and after listening to it for a while, he felt that the more he listened, the more depressed he became, and finally left.

When he decided to turn around, a notice came out from the government saying that the plague had been completely eliminated and that most of the people who had suffered from the wind cold had recovered their health.

Looking at the big camp he was in from afar, Li Guo was silent again for a while, and then quickly left the Kaifeng territory.

………………

A day later, in that ruined small mountain village, Li Laiheng saw Li Guo who came back, so he hurriedly greeted him, and asked with a hint of expectation: "How is it, I didn't lie, right?" ”

Li Guo didn't answer his question, but immediately ordered: "Pass the order to go down, pull out the camp and go south tomorrow, and go after the general." ”

As soon as he heard this, Li Laiheng was surprised, and hurriedly asked, "Father-in-law, has the main force of the imperial court officials and army moved?" ”

Li Guo turned over and dismounted, without his usual aura of publicity, but he could still see the decisive style, and while walking towards the house, he replied to Li Laiheng: "No, it's just that I have some ideas and want to talk to the general." ”

Seeing his expression and hearing his words, Li Laiheng couldn't help but feel happy in his heart, and hurriedly asked, "What words?" ”

However, Li Guo did not answer, but just told him to go and prepare quickly.

Li Laiheng was a little helpless, but with his understanding of Li Guo, he probably guessed something, and immediately went to prepare with joy.

………………

In fact, the rumors outside about the reasons why the main force of the imperial court officials and troops did not immediately go south are not comprehensive.

It is indeed a very important reason to settle the thieves in the place, and there is another reason, that is, the main force of the imperial court officials and army has been expanded. Selected from nearly 400,000 thieves, the main force of the imperial court has now reached 90,000 horses, including about 30,000 cavalry.

Although there are a lot more troops, the logistical pressure has also increased all of a sudden. If nothing else, military uniforms alone are not enough.

Of course, military uniforms are not the main thing. Military supplies such as grain, grass, and gunpowder are the key.

The battle of Kaifeng lasted for more than a month, not to mention the consumption of grain and grass, and gunpowder was also a very big problem.

More than half of the imperial court officers and soldiers already used firearms. Although this increased the combat power of the imperial court officers and soldiers, the demand for gunpowder also increased suddenly.

Originally, the gunpowder and other materials in the imperial court officials and troops were all from the Beijing Division Military War Bureau and the Ordnance Supervisor.

The materials of these two yamen can only be delivered after strict review. Nowadays, however, when these gunpowder materials are replenished locally, not only are the muskets found to be shoddy, but the gunpowder is not up to the mark.

Therefore, when Zhang Mingwei settled the thieves and prisoners, he also let the Jinyi guard stationed in the local military war bureau to strictly manufacture gunpowder and firearms. Then I found out that there were no raw materials.

In the end, the firearms and gunpowder and other military materials used by the army still have to be transferred from the Beijing division, which will take time.

……………………

Just when Zhang Mingwei was busy with these, Sun Chuanting, the Trilateral Governor's Mansion in Guyuan, Shaanxi, looked at the letter in his hand and continued to praise: "It seems that the Duke of Xingguo is thoughtful, but I have done it too much." ”

Hearing this, Gao Jie, the chief soldier under his command, asked curiously: "Did Xingguo Gong win the battle of Kaifeng?" ”

Sun Chuanting had already finished reading the letter, and when he heard his question, he looked up at him and said with a smile: "No, it was this official who considered the withdrawal of the military and civilians from Liaodong in the Xingguo Gong and the consolidation of the defense line of the Great Wall, so as to avoid a two-front battle, and felt that this strategy was still flawed, so he went to the letter to remind the Jingshi." As a result, I didn't expect that Xingguo Gong had already thought that he would contain the main force of Jiannu from the waterway. ”

Speaking of this, he paused, smiled and then said, "However, the matter of containing the main force of Jianyu by sea can only be effective by surprise." After that, after Jianyu is prepared, it is not so easy. At that time, it is still very possible for the main force to enter Jianyu and then detour through the grassland to invade the Guannai. ”

"So......" Gao Jie said as he listened, "Xingguo Gong must quell the thieves in the Guannei as soon as possible, so that he can return to the division to resist the possible invasion of the main force of Jianyu?" ”

Sun Chuanting nodded when he heard this, and said solemnly: "That's right! ”

After finishing speaking, he groaned and said: "It was the Duke of Xingguo who gave the official enough time to raise money and food and reorganize the army, and now it is time for the official to repay the Duke of Xingguo!" ”

Gao Jie was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly confirmed: "What do you mean, my lord, that we are out of the customs to support the battle of Kaifeng?" ”

Now that Sun Chuanting's Qingtun is paid, under his vigorous and resolute actions, the grain, grass and military salaries are unprecedentedly sufficient, which gives all the soldiers confidence. The conditions are far better than before, and victory in the war is just around the corner, and military achievements can be made again.

"Now the imperial court can't do without Xingguo Gong, if there is a problem in the battle of Kaifeng, the consequences will be unimaginable." Sun Chuanting said solemnly, "Pass on my military order, and prepare for war." ”

In his heart, he was actually very worried. After all, Li Zicheng and Luo Ru are his old opponents, and after so many years of development, the strength of these thieves is far from being comparable back then. And Xingguo Gong has never fought a big battle, so it's hard not to worry!

At this time, as soon as he finished speaking, he heard hurried footsteps outside.