Chapter 31: The Great War Curtains

Outside the city of Xiangyang.

This is a big school field, and at this moment, the entire big school field is densely packed.

Li Zicheng divided the entire army of Dashun into two parts, one part was the army guarded by the local town, which could be called the foreign army, and the other part was the headquarters of the people who followed Li Zicheng, which could be called the Chinese army.

And at this moment, the entire elite of the Chinese army is above the big school.

Liu Zongmin's Zhongquan pro-army, Liu Fangliang's left battalion, Liu Xiyao's right battalion, Yuan Zongdi's front battalion, and Li Guo's rear battalion. There are also Li Zicheng's personal soldiers, and the five battalions use five-color flags, which look like the flags are displayed and very powerful.

There are more than 100,000 troops in total, all of whom are elite and capable fighters, which is Li Zicheng's greatest capital.

I have to say that Li Zicheng's claim to be emperor may have many side effects, but it has also caused many well-intentioned people to defect and bet. For a while, Li Zicheng felt that there were many talents for the first time.

Li Zicheng rode a jujube red horse, still wearing a kudzu robe and a fan yang hat, looking like an ordinary old leather. But he was surrounded by his own soldiers, and when he walked in front of the battle, countless soldiers shouted together: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live." ”

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live."

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live."

One after another, from far to near, from near to far, trying to shake everyone's eardrums.

Li Zicheng only felt that his voice seemed to solidify into waves rushing towards him, he only felt his blood surging for a while, and he was angry, seeing this scene, he felt that he was very, very powerful, and it seemed that the whole world was under his control.

Li Zicheng inspected the army, and finally boarded the Dianjiang platform, from the top of the Dianjiang platform, looking down, I only felt that the military formations were like square bricks, which spread directly to the end of the line of sight.

In fact, this did not stop all the soldiers who broke into the camp, but it was just the selection of elites among the battalions. Otherwise, how can an army of more than 100,000 people be able to accommodate it?

Li Zicheng pressed the sword in his hand, his eyes inspected everyone, and everyone was silent for a while.

"All the soldiers, as long as you defeat Sun Chuanting. The world is ours, suppress the army and the people, and the world is peaceful. Li Zicheng said.

At this time, there is no need to say anything long, Li Zicheng said that the emperor has inspired the morale of everyone in the camp, and when he thinks that the general himself is not a thief, he is an official, many small leaders are very happy, maybe some of the generals have doubts, but for the middle and lower class soldiers, to have an official body, even if it is a small official like a sesame mung bean, for them, it is also a good thing that they can't think of.

Immediately, Li Zicheng gave an order, and the army was dispatched.

An army of tens of thousands, divided into several columns, occupied all the roads to the north of Xiangyang. The billowing smoke and dust can be seen clearly even from a dozen miles away

Chu's.

Li Zicheng is also discussing with the officials around him at the moment.

"Bai Wang." Li Zicheng said.

"The last general will see Your Majesty." Bai Wang said.

Bai Wang was an upstart in the camp, at least Zhang Xuan didn't notice this person when he was in the Cao camp. In just one or two years, he has been promoted rapidly, of course, this is not only Bai Wang's ability, but also shows the rapid expansion of the camp and the lack of qualified generals.

"I'll leave this Xiangyang to you." Li Zicheng said.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured." Bai Wang said loudly: "There are ministers, between Jiang and Han, don't worry about Your Majesty." ”

"What if the yellow tiger turns his face?" Li Zicheng asked.

"Stand in the way." Bai Wang said.

"What if Zuo Liangyu comes back?" Li Zicheng asked.

"Stand in the way." Bai Wang said.

"Okay." Li Zicheng patted Bai Wang and said, "I'll leave it to you here." ”

"The minister guarantees his life, and the minister is in the six mansions of Huguang." Bai Wang said.

Li Zicheng is still relatively relieved about Bai Wang, otherwise he would not appoint Bai Wang to stay in Xiangjing, which is a leap above many generals.

Li Zicheng also got on the war horse, surrounded by three walls, left Xiangyang and went north, Bai Wang and some other soldiers who stayed behind, knelt in the smoke and dust, and watched Li Zicheng go away. In the end, I could only see the smoke and dust from the north, and when I couldn't see the figure clearly, I got up.

Li Zicheng was riding on a horse, surrounded by Niu Jinxing, Li Yan, and more than a dozen civil officials, large and small.

After Li Zicheng became emperor, many soldiers in Henan were attributed to Dashun, so the people around Li Zicheng were definitely not as scarce as Cao Ying.

"How's Runing Mansion?" Li Zicheng asked.

"My lord, Runing Mansion is now in the hands of the prefect Wang Du." Gu Junen said: "Cao Ying is in Runing Mansion, and there is no garrison anymore. ”

"Wang Du." Li Zicheng asked, "How is Wang Du?" ”

"Wang Du is still quite capable." Li Xin said: "The previous time, because Cao Ying's army left Runing, there were gentry who made a rebellion, and Wang Du led the troops to break it. ”

"Didn't you say that Cao Ying didn't garrison troops in Runing?" Li Zicheng first noticed the problem above the military.

"It's not the Cao Battalion garrison." Li Xin said: "It is the Runing Garrison soldiers, similar to the guards soldiers, and they plough and fight. ”

"Guards?" Li Zicheng frowned and said, "Can the guards fight?" ”

It's not that Li Zicheng has this doubt, in his impression, the guards have always been synonymous with not being able to fight.

"Although the combat power is not strong, there is enough place to settle down." Li Xin immediately explained the soldiers and said: "

The main thing is that the consumption is small, and it does not cost military rations, and it is also a temporary policy, and it will be easier to do it after the world is peaceful in the future. ”

Li Zicheng said: "Not bad. ”

During this period of time, Li Zicheng felt a headache for the expenses of the Xiangyang Imperial Court, and the consumption of a regular regime was so great that Li Zicheng's savings of several million taels of belongings were simply not enough, and Li Zicheng had to give orders to the lower authorities to torture the salary.

The money was taken out of the hands of the gentry to support the huge expenses.

Before, he ate wherever he went, but now he can't, so Li Zicheng was quite worried about the word money and food for a period of time, and when he heard about the way to save money and food, his heart moved, and said: "Did Wang Du come up with it himself?" ”

"It's not." Li Xin said: "It was Zhang Xuan who stayed. ”

The reason why Li Xin knows Ru Ning so well, and even beats Gu Junen, who is in charge of intelligence, is because of Zhang Xuan.

Li Xin has always felt that he and Zhang Xuan are bright for a while, and they are estimated to be opponents on the battlefield in the future, whether they are in sympathy for each other, or out of consideration for future opponents, Li Xin pays attention to Zhang Xuan's every move, especially Zhang Xuan's policy of governance, and then tells Zhang Xuan what he did in Runing.

Household arrangement, measurement, land granting, as well as official land, construction of water conservancy and so on. Finally, he said: "Zhang Xuan's strategy may be a reference for this dynasty. ”

"It's a pity, this person is not of my use." Li Zicheng said with a sigh.

"Your Majesty, why should you worry about this, when Your Majesty sweeps the south of the Yangtze River one day, Zhang Xuan will naturally be used by Your Majesty, and it is not too late to do this policy again, and now it is still a big deal." Niu Jinxing said.

"Not bad." Li Zicheng said: "The war is coming, and it is indeed not the thing it is now. Military Division. ”

"The minister is here." Li Xin said.

"You are so familiar with Runing, this matter will be handed over to you, Zhang Xuan couldn't put it in his hands for a while, but that Wang Du seems to be able to write and martial arts, and he is also a talent that can be created, you have to find a way to recruit this person, after all, Cao Cao this time. He also couldn't keep Runing Mansion. Li Zicheng said.

Li Xin said: "Yes." The minister will do it. ”

Li Xin also felt that Wang Du was a talent, so when he was resting that day, he wrote a letter and sent someone to send it to Runing Mansion quickly.

When Wang Du heard that it was Li Xin's letter, he didn't dare to slack off, and when he opened it, it was actually a solicited letter, and he hesitated a little in his heart. He is not a fool, how can he not see the relationship between Cao Ying and Chuang Ying. If you just look at who is strong and who is weak, who is near and who is far, you don't need to think much about it at all. But as soon as Wang Du remembered Zhang Xuan's kindness at the beginning, maybe Zhang Xuan didn't care, but if there was no money and food at the beginning, his family would probably starve to death.

He sighed and said secretly: "If I break into the camp and enter Runing in a big way, I can't stop it, and I won't stop it, but if you want me to give Runing Mansion with both hands, I can't." ”

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