Li Zicheng planned to stay in Xining City that night, his own soldiers, as well as Liu Yunshui's subordinates, were all cavalry, much faster than the infantry, and they should be able to catch up with Zhou Bin's troops who set off first halfway.

He meditated alone in the study, and finally went to war with the imperial court, he thought that he should be nervous, excited, excited, and even fearful, but at this moment, he found that he was still as calm as water, and there were not many fluctuations, it was simple, plain, and natural.

It's like a candle in the cave room, how much time was originally expected, how much time and energy was spent, but when the time came, once the bride's hijab was uncovered, it was relatively calm, and if you look back on it afterwards, I am afraid that many details will not be able to remember.

However, this time, the war with the imperial court in Longyou was provoked by the Mandate of Heaven Army, which was fully prepared, and was in an advantageous position locally, at least in terms of the combat effectiveness of the soldiers, the Mandate of Heaven Army was definitely stronger than the imperial army's army in Longyou.

Li Zicheng closed his eyes and pondered, to see if there was anything that needed to be improved, he had been thinking about the front-line operations from logistical preparations, and he had not made any obvious flaws.

There may be flaws, but they haven't been discovered for a while.

But absolute perfection does not exist, wealth and nobility are always in danger, as long as you do what you can, resist the imperial court, and finally overthrow it, this is the truth that has been tested by later generations!

What I have to do is that after entering Beijing, I can't fall short, give up the great country to the Tartars, and let the Han nation live in dire straits from now on.

Li Zicheng leaned back in his chair, wanting to rest for a while.

"Grand Duke, message from the merchants of Xining!" He Xiaomi gently pushed the door in, and put a stack of several blank papers in front of Li Zicheng, the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion had already opened, and he had already changed his words.

"Oh!" Li Zicheng took the blank paper and skimmed it quickly, with a sneer unconsciously emitting from the corner of his mouth.

"Governor, how's it going?"

"Mu's firm has shipped distilled liquor and glass out of Longyou, and the target should be Jingshi, and Jin's firm will also carry a batch of goods, along the Shu Road, along the Yangtze River eastward, and the proprietor of Jin Yixin personally escorted the goods with him."

"The Metropolitan Governor, this golden proprietor, personally went to Jiangnan to sell perfume this time, which is considered to be a good idea, and the perfume will definitely be sold at a good price!"

"Attentive? Xiaomi, are you good for having some brains? Li Zicheng put the white paper into a spare drawer and said, "Do you think Jin Yixin personally went to Jiangnan just to sell the goods at a good price?" ”

"......" He Xiaomi was stunned and said, "Isn't it?" Does he have another idea? ”

"I've been with me for so long, and I haven't learned to use my brain," Li Zicheng pointed to his head, smiled faintly, and said: "The proprietor of Jin will not only sell the goods at a good price, but also inspect the Jiangnan market, and he will stay in Jiangnan for a while - until the Longyou War is completely over!" ”

"Huh?" He Xiaomi suddenly came to his senses, "Jin Yixin, the grass on the wall, is he waiting and seeing, to see which one wins?" My lord, you don't have to give him perfume in the future! ”

"That's not necessary," Li Zicheng shook his head and said: "He went south from Shu Road, and then turned the Yangtze River to Jiangnan, which is to tell us that he has no intention of informing, if it is a snitch, he should take the eastern route, that road is the closest to Jingshi, take Shu Road to the south, even if he wants to inform, when he detours to Jingshi, the battle in Longyou may have already ended." ”

"The Governor ......"

"Forget it, let him go, as long as he doesn't go against us!"

"Metropolitan Governor, the message says that the goods of the Muhammad Merchant House are ...... on the eastern route."

"Haha, don't worry about this millet, Mu Qingshan is still in Xining, if the Mu family firm goes to tell the truth, can he escape from the palm of the Heavenly Mandate Army? This Mu Qingshan, it is clear that he is going to come together with us......" Li Zicheng said in his heart, there is also a Mu Sirong in the Li family, for the family, a concubine is not a lot of weight, but at least there is a restraint.

"Governor, what do we do now?" Although he was criticized by the Metropolitan Governor, He Xiaomi decided not to do what he thought, anyway, everything was under the control of adults.

"Leave them alone, you go back and pack up, we'll leave tomorrow morning!"

"Yes, Metropolitan Governor, my subordinates will let the brothers prepare!" He Xiaomi quickly withdrew from the study.

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From Xining to Sanchuan Mansion, but more than 200 miles, the cavalry sprinted with all their might, one day can arrive, not long after Ledu County, Li Zicheng caught up with the infantry of Zhou Bin, but he did not stay, but went directly to Sanchuan Mansion.

Along the way, these light cavalry were all fighting horses, but they stopped to eat at noon and rested for half an hour.

Now it has just passed the height of summer, the day is long, and there is still nearly an hour before it gets dark, Li Zicheng did not stop, but bypassed the avenue in the south of Fucheng, and arrived at the Guanting ferry before dark.

Li Guo got the message and had already come to answer, he turned over and dismounted, bowed to the ground, "Subordinates greet the Grand Duke!" ”

"Double happiness doesn't need to be polite," Li Zicheng also jumped off the horse, looking left and right, but he didn't see the horse with water, "What about water?" You can't already cross the Yellow River, right? ”

"Back to the Metropolitan Governor, on the day of today, Ma Qianhu's subordinates have all crossed the Yellow River, that is, his subordinates, and he has crossed the Yellow River with a hundred households." Li Guo told Li Zicheng that it was not difficult for people to cross the river, but it was a war horse, which was a bit of a headache.

Li Zicheng listened to the sound of gurgling water, and frowned unconsciously, at this time it was already late, and it was impossible to cross the river, so he ordered the soldiers to set up camp, and wait until tomorrow after dawn, and then cross the river.

Li Guo had been staying by Li Zicheng's side, and when he saw that Li Zicheng had already arranged it, he said: "Governor Dadu, this time the Eastern Expedition to Longyou ...... It is said that the army of the imperial court is near the left to encircle and suppress the thieves in Shaanxi......"

"Shuangxi is worried that the army of the imperial court will reinforce Longyou?" Li Zicheng said with a smile: "What's the matter, Shuangxi is scared?" ”

"The subordinates are not afraid, if they hadn't come to Xining, I'm afraid that weeds would have grown on the graves of the subordinates long ago," Li Guo's face turned pale, "The subordinates are only worried about the brothers...... They follow us, so believe us, but don't ......"

"Double happiness or not at ease!"

Li Zicheng said in his heart, double happiness is the temperament of a ranger, he has always valued righteousness over life and death, and at this time, he will also feel afraid, and the mood of the soldiers, it is conceivable that they must use the battle as soon as possible to accumulate their confidence.

However, Li Guo can think of the safety of his brothers, this thousand-household official, has changed a lot from before.

"The Metropolitan Governor...... Subordinate......"

"Double happiness, there are only you and me here, I might as well tell you the truth, in a war, it will definitely kill people, 'one will succeed and ten thousand bones will wither', like the 'zero death' created by Zhou Binbu in Kadang Mountain, which is rare in the current battle," Li Zicheng's face also became heavy, "What we have to do is to reduce the casualties of soldiers!" ”

"Governor, subordinates understand!"

"Double happiness, we are different from the Shaanxi thieves, the same is to survive in this troubled world, they satisfy themselves by robbing and plundering others, and we, in the process of growing stronger, also take the people to live together, as long as we gain a firm foothold in Longyou, the people will support us."

“……”

Li Guo didn't understand these big truths after talking too much, so Li Zicheng changed the topic: "Double happiness, what is the current situation of Longyou?" ”

"According to Wang Anping's ranger summons, after Cao Wenzhao expelled the thieves, Longyou gradually stabilized, and the guards in various places have also been restored, but the number of soldiers is seriously insufficient, which is much worse than the original Xining Wei."

"Haha," Li Zicheng laughed, "The Longyouwei is seriously lacking, and Shuangxi thinks they still have combat effectiveness?" On the same day, he attacked Xining and the various guards in Ganzhou, didn't Shuangxi see the degree of erosion of the imperial guards? In addition to Ganzhou, where are there any soldiers to fight? ”

Li Guo arched his hand and said: "The Ming army of Longyou should not be stronger than Ganzhou, but the army of the imperial court may be reinforced at any time, if we can't overcome Longyou in time, we will definitely fall into a situation of fighting on both sides." ”

"Fighting on both sides? Double happiness, with the current situation of Longyou, can you piece together a decent army? Li Zicheng smiled, "Judging from Shuangxi, how can we overcome Longyou?" ”

"This ...... The subordinates don't know, and the subordinates listen to the governor in everything. Li Guo arched his hand towards Li Zicheng, full of expectation, in his heart, his second uncle, was more clever than when he was in his hometown, except for some worries, he didn't bother to think about the situation of fighting.

"Double happiness, let's go to the big tent to talk in detail." Li Zicheng asked He Xiaomi to call Liu Yunshui, and the cavalry of their two divisions will play an extremely important role in the next battle.

After a while, the three of them came to Li Guo's big tent, Li Zicheng sat on the main seat, and Liu Yunshui and Li Guo sat on the horse at the bottom.

"Yunshui, we will cross the river tomorrow, tell me, what do you think of this battle in Longyou?"

Liu Yunshui arched his hands, thought for a moment, and said: "The metropolitan governor, the territory of Longyou is extremely wide, no less than Xining and Ganzhou, and his subordinates suggest that they quickly cut through the chaos, first occupy the main prefectures and counties, and then force land in the rest of the places, just like in Ganzhou that day." ”

"What Yunshui said is a way to quickly take down the entire Longyou," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "But Longyou did not have the assistance of people with prestige in the local area such as Mei Zhihuan and Yang Zhaoji, and it is difficult to guarantee that there are no one or two guards, and they will resist desperately, and more importantly, ......" He suddenly stopped talking and looked at Li Guo.

Li Guo was encouraged, and said in a loud voice: "More importantly, the army of the imperial court is nearby to exterminate the thieves, if the information is leaked, the army of the imperial court will be approaching soon......"

Li Zicheng nodded and said, "Yunshui, how should we deal with this army of the imperial court?" ”

"This ...... The subordinates really haven't thought about it, what the subordinates have been thinking about is how to take down Longyou," Liu Yunshui suddenly realized, since the Metropolitan Governor said this, he must have a plan, with the Metropolitan Governor's mind...... He hurriedly raised his eyes to look at Li Zicheng, and arched his hand: "Metropolitan Governor, this matter can only rely on the dispatch of adults!" ”

"Yunshui and Shuangxi don't know geography, so they naturally don't know the geographical situation of Longyou," Li Zicheng laughed, "Although Longyou now belongs to Shaanxi, and there is the Wei River, but the Wei River is rare and there is no channel along the river, between Longyou and Shaanxi Fengxiang, only an ancient road on Longshan can pass through the army......"

Liu Yunshui was overjoyed, and hurriedly shouted: "Governor Dadu, my subordinates understand, as long as this ancient road is guarded, no matter how many imperial army there are, it will be difficult to reinforce Longyou ...... for a while."

Li Guo suddenly realized, no wonder the second uncle has always been full of confidence, it turned out that he had already calculated, he was originally from Mizhi County, Shaanxi, and had been in Xi'an, and he also knew about Feng Xiang, so he arched his hand and said: "Metropolitan Governor, here is far from Longshan, I'm afraid there are six or seven hundred miles, the infantry is slow, and his subordinates are willing to lead the cavalry of the headquarters to guard Longshan!" ”

Li Zicheng smiled slightly and said: "The cavalry of the Shuangxi Department is only five hundred households, and the time to get the war horse is too short, and it is necessary to cross the entire Longyou...... The cavalry of the Yunshui Department must also rush over! ”

"Yes, Grand Duke!" The two of them hurriedly surrendered their lives.