However, Li Yan, a dog-headed military advisor whose hometown is in Henan, doesn't want his master Gao Chuangwang, who he just recognized, to give up Henan.

He often reads the "Red Flag Daily" and also studies the seized Daming Di Newspaper, and has some insights into the current situation.

Li Yan suggested: "King Chuang, his subordinates think that they cannot give up the fortified cities and millions of people that have already been handed over in Kaifeng, Luoyang, etc. ”

Gao Yingxiang, who was undecided, wanted to hear the views of this former Ming master, and asked, "Does the military advisor have a good strategy?" ”

"King Chuang, the five-year Pingliao period promised by the 'King of Hanjiang County' is approaching, and the 'Red Flag Daily' is already launching propaganda.

Not only is the 'Red Flag Army' outside the customs strong, but also the 'Red Flag Army' inside the customs is encouraged to send men and horses out of the customs to strengthen the attack force, and the subordinates think that the 'Red Flag Army' should not compete with our rebel army for Henan at this time. ”

Jin Minghu and Zhao Shisan also attended the meeting, and seeing Li Yan look at each other like this, Jin Minghu said:

"Why is the military advisor so determined? With the combat effectiveness of the 'Red Banner Army', it is not known that it may be possible to sweep Henan in two or three months, and if we do not retreat and wait until the Yellow River thaws, I am afraid that we will not be able to go back. ”

Gao Yingxiang said: "General Jin is reasonable, military advisor, what if the 'Red Flag Army' chooses to fight the righteous army first and then Jiannu?" ”

Li Yan said: "Impossible! His subordinates are concerned about the 'King of Hangang County' and have been studying this person. He would not risk the 'Red Banner Army' in a bitter battle in Henan. Because the enemies he faced were not only Jiannu and the rebels, but also had to be on guard against the black hands of the court at all times.

The rebel army's attack on the city in Henan made the Ming court have no time to take care of it, but in fact, it was beneficial to the 'King of Hanjiang County', and he would eventually turn against the Ming Dynasty to seek thousands of miles of rivers and mountains. ”

Gao Yingxiang listened very carefully, and at this time he realized, and said: "The military advisor analyzed that Huang Han had a great plan, and the ultimate goal was to take all the Ming Dynasty, so it can be seen that my righteous army will fight to the death with the 'Red Flag Army' sooner or later, why can you assert that Huang Han will not lead his men and horses to fight with victory?" ”

"Our righteous army can organize 100,000 horses to hold Kaifeng, and the total number of people and horses of the 'Red Flag Army' entering the customs plus the number of people and horses in the mainland cannot exceed 100,000.

They must leave their troops to stabilize the place, and it is already the limit to be able to gather sixty or seventy thousand troops, and with these men and horses attacking Kaifeng Jiancheng, which has more defending troops than the 'Red Banner Army', the war will definitely be protracted.

The Tatars outside the Guanhai have never stopped, and there are still strong soldiers entrenched in Liaodong, and the 'King of Hanjiang County' will definitely not do his best in Henan at this time. The subordinates judged that as long as the righteous army did not automatically give up Kaifeng, the 'Red Banner Army' would not waste time to attack. ”

Gao Yingxiang continued to ask: "The military division can only judge that this year and next year, the 'Red Flag Army' will not fight a decisive battle with our army because it is going to launch the Pingliao War, but in the future, our army will still face the attack of the 'Red Flag Army', I don't know if the military division can have countermeasures?" ”

"King Chuang's concern is the main problem that the rebel army will face, why is the 'Red Flag Army' so strong? Because they have won hearts and minds.

Their slogan, 'Hunger to death, don't rob the common people' has become a household name. They are well known for cultivating fields and raising soldiers to provide a living for the common people.

As the saying goes, 'He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world'.

If we can follow the example of the 'Red Banner Army' and not burn and plunder, but also distribute acres of land to every household, and use the time of the 'Red Banner Army' to fight fiercely in Liaodong to win the hearts and minds of the people and strengthen ourselves, we may not be able to fight a war! ”

Gao Yingxiang listened with relish, and he muttered: "Those who win the hearts of the people win the world!" It's easier said than done, but it's harder than done. ”

Li Yan said firmly: "It's man-made, and our righteous army is actually waiting for a great opportunity right now." ”

Gao Yingxiang was surprised: "The 'Red Flag Army' that suddenly appeared and ate fifty or sixty thousand horses, why is the military division still so optimistic?" ”

"Henan is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, these years natural disasters and man-made disasters have continued, Shengdou small people are difficult to continue, our righteous army in less than a month to get more than 100,000 recruits, if the king of Chuang to give them food and clothing, strengthen training enough to make up for the loss."

"This is true, but most of the people who have just joined us are forced to do so, and it is difficult to be of the same mind as us, and how can they be compared with the Eight Great Kings, Cao Cao, and the people who broke through the sky."

"Otherwise, the Eight Kings are murderous and have a bad reputation, and it is estimated that the 'King of Hanjiang County', who is jealous and hateful, will not let him go.

There are many people who have run back from the defeated team, and there is no news of the Eight Kings so far.

Besides, the eight kings have never really obeyed the dispatch of King Chuang, and they have always done a set of things against themselves, and now there are fewer such people who cannot be regarded as bad things, and in the future, King Chuang will implement benevolent government and promulgate a new military discipline, and there will be a lot less resistance! ”

Zhang Xianzhong is known to be unruly, Gao Yingxiang also let him score three points in order to take care of the overall situation, and after listening to Li Yan's words at this time, he felt quite reasonable.

Li Zicheng, a general who is also good at thinking, and Zhang Xianzhong has actually been fighting openly and secretly, and he feels that Li Yan's words are like seeing the sun, he said: "The intention of the military division is to let the righteous army follow the 'Red Flag Army', and also to fight for the hearts of the people by tuntian and raising soldiers, right?" ”

Li Yan said: "However, our righteous army made full use of two or three years of great development, during which time it did what it could, constantly attacked the Daming city to collect the floating wealth of the officials and nobles, collected craftsmen to make steel, cast cannons, and make firearms. ”

Gao Yingxiang, who was full of ambition, carried his head to "revolutionize" for more than ten years, seeing that his strength was getting stronger and stronger, but he had been very confused.

He praised: "The military division is really extraordinary, this king has a military division like Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, and Zhang Liangye!" Hahaha......"

This meeting was very important to the Liukou, because Li Yan came to prominence a year and a half ahead of schedule, which led to the Liukou having a political program, reformulating military discipline, and unifying thinking.

Liukou Dong Shi Xiaofeng also shouted the slogan "starve to death and don't rob the common people" to compete for the hearts of the people, even if they can't do it, they can also confuse most of the small people.

But since this meeting, Gao Yingxiang has strengthened his control over the army, which of course has nothing to do with the big leaders Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai, and Liu Guoneng being out.

Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, who succeeded as King Chuang in history, calculated each other and finally parted ways.

Liu Guoneng not only surrendered to the imperial court but also was loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and finally fought with Li Zicheng in a bloody battle to the end and was defeated and died.

In the case of Zhang Xianzhong's development in the southwest, Li Zicheng became a subordinate who could be like an arm, and the fire was originally ranked no less than him, as well as Luo Rucai's department, which was not to be underestimated, and killed this accomplice whose strength should not be underestimated.