Standing in the big tent of the officers and soldiers at the top of the valley, it was now a scene of laughter.

Hong Chengchou smiled happily, Zhou Ji smiled reservedly, Zhang Yuanxiao was humble and proud, and He Renlong smiled unscrupulously.

They do have the capital to laugh, because they have gained a huge amount of money from this calculation.

Lu Shi, the great enemy, is now trapped in this valley, and it is difficult to ascend to heaven, and Li Zicheng, a major disaster of the imperial court with several ups and downs, has also been in their internal struggle, almost wiped out, and to achieve such a result, the official army has only lost three or two thousand men and horses.

"Self-inflicted, this is the so-called, the sins of heaven are forgivable, but the sins of oneself cannot be lived." Hong Chengchou stroked his beard proudly and said with a smile: "It's a pity that the little thief of Lu Shi, who is smart, ended up doing this stupid thing of internal fighting, but gave us a chance to be a boss, now, see how he turns over." ”

"What my husband said is that when Lu Shi was in turmoil, in the chaos of Namizhi, with his thin men and horses, he actually quelled a number of civil strife, which is really a good means and a good courage." When Zhou Ji said this, he couldn't help but look at Zhang Cunmeng, who was embarrassed (that is, not sticky), "At that time, he was kind and far-sighted. Zhou Ji couldn't help but sigh, and there was a little regret for Lu Shi in his tone.

"Yes, yes." Zhang Yuan took over the topic and smiled in agreement: "To put it bluntly, not young yet?" With a smooth sailing process, and a huge Shaanxi base, I began to get carried away like other teenagers, hahaha. ”

Speaking of Lu Shi's age, everyone can't help but be envious and jealous in their hearts, the current Lu Shi is only twenty-three or four, but his achievements are already such old guys can't be compared, and there are even more kinds of whimsical ideas, which make people stunned and admired, and then all kinds of means emerge in endlessly, and the result has made him to today, if it weren't for this time he committed the big mistake of pride and complacency that young people are easy to make, given time, then this big tomorrow may be lost in his hands.

Fortunately, God favored this Ming Dynasty and made Lu Shi make a fatal mistake, which gave everyone here a great opportunity and a great opportunity for tomorrow. As long as Lu Shi is eliminated, although there are hundreds or thousands of rogue bands in the remaining places, they will not be able to become a big climate at all, as long as the emperor gives everyone time, they will definitely be extinguished one by one.

"There's good news." Hong Chengchou straightened up and announced to the henchmen present with excitement on his face.

As soon as they heard the good news, everyone sat up straight and listened expectantly.

"I just got the Di report, the rebellion in the south has been completely quelled, the Lu'an chieftains have been tied into Beijing, and the 300,000 hundred soldiers who have been entangled in the south of Xinjiang for more than ten years are about to go north, and at that time, the northern Tartars are no longer a big trouble for us, and at that time, we can concentrate on dealing with the rogues from all over the world, and the Ming Dynasty is just around the corner."

As soon as this news came out, all the civil and military people in the tent cheered loudly, and they all bowed in the direction of the imperial city, praising the emperor with great blessings.

"Speaking of which, the reason why the Extravagant Rebellion was quelled so quickly is really thanks to Lu Shi's thief." Hong Chengchou waited until everyone stabilized their emotions, and couldn't help but say regretfully.

Everyone knows this, but it can only be said by Hong Chengchou, dare to say it, if others comment like this, it will be a disaster.

"Sabre, gun. The longbow has made the southern ordnance no longer corroded and rusted, and the popularization of tea has reduced the non-combat attrition of officers and soldiers to a minimum. Hong Chengchou spoke slowly and softly to count Lu Shi's achievements. Looking up at the top of the tent for a long time, he couldn't help but sigh leisurely: "If this Lu Shi didn't become a thief, but became a member of the imperial court, that kind of future is really limitless, then it is really the luck of the Ming Dynasty, and the emperor is very lucky." ”

looked at the subordinates who were silent in the tent, and smiled selfishly. Yes, in fact, if Lu Shi really joined the imperial court, can he still have such an achievement? Will he still be able to perform all his achievements? The answer is self-evident, it is impossible, as far as his whimsy is concerned, he has been denied a strange skill by the clear stream who stands in the court, and he has become an outlier because he does not match the way of a saint. And those Donglin Qingliu's struggles are either their allies or their mortal enemies, and they have to kill Fang Xiu at all, where is there still room for him to survive?

"Old man's ancestor. In fact, what Lu Shi did is not incomprehensible, once there is a possibility of Zhao'an, will it be of great benefit to the imperial court? Zhou Ji saw Hong Chengchou's lonely expression, and knew that Hong Chengchou had a heart to cherish talents, so he couldn't help but whisper a suggestion.

Hong Chengchou groaned slightly, then shook his head slightly, looked at Zhang Yuan, who looked nervous, and sighed: "Not to mention that what Lu Shi did was deviant, it can't be tolerated in the court, just the people in the whole Shaanxi behind him, can it be difficult to tolerate Lu Shi under the rule of the court?" It's just a big disaster for the imperial court, once Lu Shi escapes this time, there is no possibility of restraining him, at that time, what can we do, what ability can we make to influence his decision? Looking at Zhou Ji's unwilling expression, Hong Chengchou sighed again: "Other poles can be surrendered, because they have no ambitions, Lu Shi can't, that's a disaster, you can see the clue from the declaration at the gate of Zhangjiacheng at the beginning." We would rather ruin a genius than keep a bane that we are no longer able to control. ”

Zhang Yuan, who was reassured by Hong Chengchou's decision, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, if he really wants to recruit Lu Shi, then his great revenge will not be avenged, the most important thing is that once Lu Shi Zhao'an, then his own existence will be worthless, now, although Lu Shi is already in the place of death, but, even if Lu Shi is dead, there are also his minions in Shaanxi, it is also a group of tigers, and it will take time to collect them, as long as Lu Shi's remnants are not extinguished, then their future will be preserved one day, this is fundamental.

"Old man ancestor, since you can't recruit An Lu Shi, what should you do now?" Zhang Yuangong respectfully asked for advice.

Hong Chengchou glanced at Zhang Yuan with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "This time I sent troops, with the help of General Zhang, not only 10,000 Zhang's hometowns bravely fought bravely, but also General Zhang used his connections to persuade relatives and friends in many places in Henan and Hubei to recruit more than 30,000 hometown Yong, which is filling the gap in the overstretched strength of the official army, which is why today's situation is really a great achievement." ”

When Zhang Yuan heard this, he was even more overjoyed, and he pretended to be sincere and grateful, stood up and gave Hong Chengchou a deep salute, and said humbly: "It's not that my husband is generous, I promised the interests of those gentry, and there is more righteousness in the court, so that there is today's situation. ”

"Hahahaha." Hong Chengchou is very satisfied with Zhang Yuan's sleekness and not greedy for merit, in fact, in Hong Chengchou's eyes, your credit is yours, not yours and will never be given to you, this Zhang Yuan is indeed meritorious, and he can't bury it if he is not greedy.

"If I win this battle, I will definitely beat the saint, and now the saint is wise, and I will not hesitate to be knighted. General Zhang, do your best. ”

"Thank you old man, thank you old manzu." Zhang Yuanxi's repeated gifts.

"Especially this Zhang Xiangyong, among the thieves, the great merit, I will ask the saint, the ministry will be confirmed, become a battalion, give the number, and the soldiers will promote the children of the Zhang family to serve as officers of all my departments, so that the vitality of those young people will spread throughout our department, and truly let the border army create more brilliance."

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Yuan was stunned, but immediately ecstatic, knelt down, kowtowed in tears, and muttered not knowing what to say.

Looking at Zhang Yuan's performance, Hong Chengchou was even more happy, stroked his beard and said with a long smile: "General Zhang, what he just said is an afterthought, and it will not be realized until Lu Shi's anti-thieves are eliminated, let's talk about the attack arrangements for Lu Shi now." ”

He Renlong stood up and suggested: "Lu Shi is now at the end of the crossbow, and our army is as powerful as a rainbow, when tomorrow after dawn, he and the whole army and horses will rush down the mountain, and with the momentum of thunder, destroy that guy and attack it all." ”

"Never." When Zhou Ji heard this, he hurriedly stood up and objected: "Old man, Lu Shi, Xiao Xiongye, although he suffered heavy losses in the fight with Li Zicheng this time, but the remaining thousands of cavalry, not only are they well-equipped, but they are also demoralized, and they really want to fight a decisive battle face to face, we, we." At this point, I was embarrassed to say more.

Indeed, don't look at Lu Shi's only less than 6,000 soldiers and horses, but if he really starts a dignified battle with the official army, the story of Yanchuan will definitely be staged again, and it will really be a failure at that time.

When Hong Chengchou heard this, he also knew that at this time, although he controlled an army of nearly 50,000, in fact, nearly 40,000 of them were recruited by Zhang Yuan in a few days, running around Henan and Hubei, and the real combat effectiveness can be imagined, especially those township warriors who are honest, or they came to their own promises.

This time, Hong Chengchou can calculate the blood capital, so that when Zhang Yuan recruited Xiangyong, he greatly dispersed many hundreds of households, guerrilla officials, and at the same time, he promised that once Lu Shi was destroyed and killed in Shaanxi, Hong Chengchou was allowed to take a three-day holiday for every place he passed.

After a three-day holiday, everyone knows the meaning, especially the current prosperity of Shaanxi, which is even more popular with everyone.

Hong Chengchou increased his morale even more, and promised that once the foundation of Lu Shi was broken, the gold and silver he hid would be divided into seven layers for all the soldiers in the exhibition.

This reward makes everyone even more crazy, everyone knows that the gold and silver flow into Shaanxi, and they were immediately forced to change the so-called renminbi paper, although he also took out real money to buy what he needed from other places, but who wants to spend that thing? Not bartering yet? Now think about how rich the gold and silver will be in the so-called base area, not to mention anything else, that is, Shanxi, Hubei, Henan and other places, there is a silver shortage, this is the proof, the seven-layer reward, what is the concept? This is the reason why the squires who were called up this time rushed to the army.

"However, if we don't solve Lu Shi immediately, once the thieves come to help, we will really be busy." He Renlong frowned.

Yes, the news can't be kept, once the news of Lu Shi's siege is transmitted back to Shaanxi, the army will immediately pour out, at that time, not to mention the convocation, not to mention the meritorious service, is whether they can get out is a problem, such a thing, they have all experienced it personally.

Hong Chengchou was silent, and at this time, Zhang Cunmeng (not sticky), who had been silent, whispered: "Lord Governor, in that valley, there is still a Li Zicheng." ”

As soon as the words came out, the eyes of all the people in the tent immediately lit up.

At this time, the Chinese army announced outside the tent: "Your Excellency the Governor, there is Li Zicheng outside the tent who asks to see you." ”

When Hong Chengchou heard this, he couldn't help laughing: "This really means that Cao Cao Cao has arrived, and the destruction of Lu Shi has made a big event." ”