The land of Huangzhuang was taken away by thieves and distributed to the poor people, and at this time it reached Zhu Changxun's ears, and Zhu Changxun was very painful.

Even though he was already rich and the land was nothing, he still felt pain, and he was terrified when he heard that the beggars behaved in a way that was very different from that of ordinary thieves.

Judging from the current practice of the beggar army, it seems that they want to capture the villages and towns of Henan Prefecture, and finally attack Luoyang.

What kind of place is Luoyang, isn't it the place where he Zhu Changxun is taken care of! The beggar army killed corrupt officials and inferior gentry, and left no place behind, how could he, Zhu Changxun, the largest landlord in Henan Province, not be killed.

As a person who was once about to be made the crown prince by Emperor Wanli, there is still basic common sense, that is, no matter what, the begging army cannot be made bigger and stronger, and the begging army must be eliminated before the begging army fails to set off a bigger wave.

This is Zhu Changxun's will, although he is under house arrest in a small field in Luoyang, even if he goes out to go out to go green, he has to report to the prefect of Henan Prefecture, but after all, he is a vassal king, a relative of the emperor, he said something, Fan Shangxiao still has to listen to it.

Therefore, although Fan Shangxiao ignored the urgent documents of Han Fupai, the prefect of Yongning County, and the prefect of Henan Prefecture, he had to listen to Zhu Changxun's words.

Fortunately, the New Year has passed, and the emperor has spent a good year with peace of mind.

On the side of the imperial court, Chongzhen really didn't embarrass Fan Shangxiao because he lost a county seat, if he had to embarrass Fan Shangxiao because of this little thing, then the governors of Shaanxi and Shanxi don't know how many to change.

In the end, Chongzhen asked the cabinet to discuss, and ordered the military department to transfer troops to quickly exterminate the thieves entrenched in Lushi County and Yongning County.

To exterminate these small bands of thieves, naturally there is no need for border troops, only local armies need to be used.

Fan Shangxiao received the court mail from the Beijing Division, but he was greatly relieved, since the imperial court military department held him responsible for losing his land, then he naturally had to recover the county seat of Lushi and Yongning as soon as possible.

According to the report from the sentry detectives, the thieves in Henan Province said that there were only more than 5,000 people, and according to common sense, only 500 elite officers and soldiers needed to be sent to pacify them.

Although Henan is one of the provinces with large output, there are too many Huangzhuang, too many landlords' fields, and the official warehouses are not full.

Moreover, Kaifeng went to Yongning, and the supply capacity of the places along the road was limited, and it was impossible to supply a large-scale army, so 500 people were enough.

Fan Shangxian's plan here stopped, so he dispatched 500 elite soldiers and ordered the general Chen Xifu to lead him to Henan Mansion to suppress thieves.

But he said that the general Chen Shifu was overjoyed when he received the order to suppress the thief.

In these years, even the generals of the border army are not rich, let alone the military generals in the mainland, and life is tight.

Now that he has received the order to suppress the thief, Chen Xifu is broken, and the combat power of the thief is almost negligible compared to the official army.

And the rich people and big families in Lushi County and Yongning County have heard that they have all been wiped out by thieves, and a lot of gold and silver treasures have been robbed by thieves, as long as the thieves are exterminated, they can ensure a good life for the rest of their lives, who doesn't want to do such a good thing.

This is how Chen Shifu encouraged his subordinates: "Exterminate the thieves and make a fortune." ”

The charm of gold and silver treasures is endless, Kaifeng to Yongning County, more than 550 miles away, Chen Shifu's men are almost all infantry troops, more than 550 miles at least 6 to 7 days to walk.

However, this extermination of the thieves was not a vicious battle, and the rewards were extremely rich, and it was because everyone worked together to be able to travel more than 100 miles a day, which surprised Chen Shifu.

In just 5 days, Chen Shifu's army arrived in Yiyang County, and Yongning was close at hand.

When Chen Xifu came to Yiyang County, he sent sentry agents deep into Yongning County to find out the whereabouts of the beggar army.

According to the usual practice, there are two ways for the officials and soldiers to fight the thieves, one is called a net, that is, the officials and the army do their best to annihilate the thieves in a war, and all the gains of the thieves are taken away by the officials and soldiers;

The second way of playing is called putting a long line to catch a big fish, that is, sending people to contact the thieves, the officials and soldiers attack, and the thieves leave the old and weak women and children for the officials and soldiers to kill, and then the thieves give the officials and soldiers money, so that the officials and soldiers do not run away.

Obviously, the poor and frightened Chen Shifu prefers the second way of playing, but considering that the thieves have always been good at escaping, if his men and horses have just entered the territory of Yongning County, the thieves will escape into the mountains, and it will be troublesome to find the thieves.

Therefore, Chen Xifu first sent people to infiltrate Yongning in Yiyang, planning to contact Li Zicheng, the king of the Laoshizi beggar army, to negotiate the price.

Chen Shifu also counted on reaching some kind of agreement with Li Zicheng, and then he would plunder everywhere in Henan, and Chen Shifu would lead troops to suppress it.

The two sides fought a live war, and both fooled the civil officials in Henan, and they all lived a little nourishing. This is the so-called raising Kou to make money is also!

Chen Xifu felt that Li Zicheng would definitely accept his suggestion, and the envoy he sent suggested that the two sides first fight a fake battle at the junction of Yongning and Yiyang County.

After the start of the fight, the thieves left behind the old and weak women and children and some gold and silver treasures, he led the troops to kill the old and weak women and children, took away the gold and silver treasures, and then the thieves retreated into the mountains first, or went to Huguang, Shaanxi to go around, and then come back, it is okay.

Chen Shifu felt that Li Zicheng had no reason to refuse, and Li Zicheng did not refuse.

The sentinel reported that Li Zicheng was willing to meet with the Great Tomorrow Soldiers at the junction of Yongning and Yiyang, and then discuss.

Chen Shifu also said that Li Zicheng wanted to see the quality of the officers and soldiers first, and then decide how much money to buy peace, so he specially ordered his subordinates to eat and drink enough, pick up the profits, and take out the spirit, energy, and spirit of the elite officers and soldiers, so as to negotiate a good price with the thieves.

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"Is this a thief!?"

Chen Shifu looked at the thieves opposite him, and then looked back at his subordinates, with a suspicious expression.

"General, I feel that this group of thieves is not simple, you see, I don't see an old and weak woman and child, arranging troops, and there is actually quite an order."

"General, I don't think these thieves are here to fight with us."

Chen Shifu agreed, because he felt a strong killing intent from the rogue army on the opposite side.

The army of thieves on the opposite side is rigorous and well-arranged, and the soldiers in the formation are not like the common thieves in the past, dressed in a variety of clothes, like a vegetable market.

All the thieves were dressed in white, with red turbans, and their weapons were uniform, including archers, pikemen, swords and shields, and even horses.

It's like the posture of the regular army!

Looking at the momentum again, the military formation was as immobile as a mountain, the soldiers' faces were indifferent, no joy or anger, and they were calm, and everyone exuded a faint, aggressive murderous aura.

The beggar army on the opposite side confronted Chen Shifu's officers and soldiers for a while, but they didn't have the slightest intention of fighting a live battle, which made Chen Shifu a little unbearable.

"Damn, I made an appointment to fight a live battle, but I didn't say anything when I met, is it a decoration to be our big soldiers? Let's beat them up first, and then negotiate the price if it hurts them. Chen Shifu also said that the beggar army on the other side looked down on them, and in anger, he wanted to send troops to attack.

Since his own general had spoken, Chen Shifu's generals and officers took their men and horses, roared loudly, and killed the beggar army on the opposite side.

The officers and soldiers thought that the battle would be a one-sided slaughter, but it turned out not to be as they expected, and the beggars were not lambs to the slaughter.

Li Zicheng saw that the official army on the opposite side dispatched almost all the troops as soon as the battle began, but he did not dare to slack off, so he ordered Li Guo and the others: "Except for Jiading, the whole army of the official army attacked, intending to defeat our army in one fell swoop.

There are about 400 of them, and our army has just been formed, and its combat strength is stronger than ours, and our army needs to dispatch 4,000 people before it can fight. Li Guo, Gao Jie, Bai Guangen, Gu Junen, Er and others brought their own soldiers and horses to fight. ”

Li Guo, Gao Jie, and Bai Guangen got the order, so they turned over and dismounted, pulled out the saber in their waists, glanced back, and shouted: "Kill the officers and soldiers!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Li Guo, Gao Jie, and Bai Guangen shot out and rushed straight to the official army formation.

"Kill the officers and soldiers!"

A burst of shouts rushed into the sky in the begging army's array, and the beggar army rushed forward with Li Guo and the others, moving forward.

In the eyes of the soldiers of the beggar army, the enemy on the opposite side is the protection of corrupt officials and inferior gentry. Umbrella, if these people are not defeated, the beggar army will fail, he will certainly die, his family will face the enemy's crazy revenge, and everything that the beggar army has given himself and his family will turn into a cloud of smoke.

This battle must be won, not only for yourself, but also for your family.