Jun has a life, he doesn't dare to resist, as a slave, Wu Chengen is reluctant in his heart, and he can only agree to go. He didn't have much hope for this trip, but he was so diligent in order to deal with Chongzhen.

As soon as the imperial court stopped, Chongzhen immediately began to set his sights back on the country, and he had realized that he could no longer allow Mao Wenlong to develop comfortably. He even moved the idea of uniting with King Fu, for which he was willing to pay the price.

The ownership of Shandong this time is the key to the whole plan, and only by opening up the passage of Shandong can he reunite with the south.

Although Wu Chengen said that he was trying to deal with Chongzhen, he did not dare to delay, and the ten-day trip took seven days to arrive in Xi'an.

The second time he saw Mao Wenlong, Wu Chengen didn't know how to speak to him for a while, and after the two met, they kept playing soy sauce until Mao Wenlong became impatient. Wu Chengen said helplessly: "Mr. Mao, we want to discuss something with you!" ”

Mao Wenlong shrugged his shoulders and said, "It doesn't hurt if Gonggong Wu has something to say. ”

Wu Chengen said after thinking about it: "Actually, our family came here this time on the orders of the emperor, hoping to seriously discuss the ownership of Shandong with General Mao. ”

Mao Wenlong's face turned cold, and he snorted coldly: "There is nothing to talk about this matter, if you want to take Shandong back from my hands, then you will directly send troops to fight." ”

Wu Chengen seemed to have expected Mao Wenlong to say this, but he was not in a hurry, and chuckled: "Why should General Mao be so resolute, it is really inappropriate to fight and kill." To tell the truth, this time the emperor attaches great importance to Shandong, and for this, the emperor can pay a great price. If General Mao has any conditions, you can put them forward. ”

Mao Wenlong still had a cold face, and said coldly: "General Ben said that there is nothing to talk about this matter, if Gonggong Wu mentions this matter again, then I will have to send it off." ”

Seeing Mao Wenlong's attitude so resolute, Wu Chengen was quite helpless. From Mao Wenlong's performance just now, he already knew that the emperor's order was completely impossible to complete.

After Wu Chengen hesitated for a while, he got up and saluted: "Then our family won't disturb General Mao." ”

Mao Wenlong was not polite, he said coldly: "Don't send it." ”

Wu Chengen then said goodbye and left, but he did not dare to go back to the imperial city directly to resume his life. Instead, he still stayed in Xi'an, not daring to go back too quickly, and then sent someone to send a letter to inform Chongzhen of his progress here.

The backyard of Mao's Mansion was bustling, and Chen Lan and Hong Ziyan were entertaining the newly moved children in the Mao clan. These nearly ten clansmen now have to report to Mao's mansion every day.

In order to train them, Mao Wenlong has invited teachers to teach these children in the house. And if Hong Chengchou usually has nothing to do, he also has to give a lecture.

After Chongzhen received Wu Chengen's letter, he did not reply in time, Wu Chengen failed to get Chongzhen's instructions, he could only wait bitterly.

Here, Mao Wenlong and Chengzuo are in a stalemate. There was news from Nanjing, and the rebel army was likely to make some moves in the near future. Mao Wenlong has not yet learned about Li Zicheng's situation over there.

But Li Zicheng began to plan how to grab grain and grass from Xuzhou, and now is the time when grain and grass are in short supply. It is extremely difficult for Li Zicheng to grab enough grain and grass in a short period of time.

In the imperial city of Nanjing at night, Li Zicheng and several of his henchmen gathered together to discuss matters.

It had been nearly a month since the occupation of Nanjing, and all the officers and men had been cleared, and Li Zicheng's army had grown from 150,000 to more than 300,000 after the war. After conquering the city, the number of people under his command increased instead of decreasing, and a rebel army like Li Zicheng had this ability.

"Now we have 300,000 soldiers and horses, but these are only enough to defend Nanjing, and it is not enough to send troops to Huguang and Sichuan to attack King Fu." Li Zicheng said in a dark voice to the generals.

"King Chuang, my subordinates have already inquired, a large number of Dongjiang troops have recently come to Xuzhou to garrison, and the leader is Chen Qiyu, the former governor of the three sides of the imperial court. Now we want to sneak attack Xuzhou to grab Mao Wenlong's grain and grass, it seems that it is not easy. Ying Shanjian reported the collected news to Li Zicheng.

"Grain and grass are our lifeblood, and with grain and grass, we can expand our army again, and we need at least 300,000 troops. Only then can we be sure that we can eat Huguang, and then we will have the strength to compete with Mao Wenlong. Therefore, no matter how difficult the attack on Xuzhou is, it must be carried out! Li Zicheng announced to the people present in an unquestionable tone.

Ying Shanjian and several other generals were all face to face, and they had already calculated that they would attack under the strict defense of the Dongjiang Army. The success rate is slim, and even if you succeed, you have to pay a price that the rebels may not be able to afford.

"King Chuang, we still need to think about this matter in the long run, the strength of the Dongjiang Army is by no means comparable to us." Yingshanjian tried his best to persuade.

Li Zicheng obviously didn't appreciate it, he stared at Yingshan fiercely and said, "This king just said, no matter what the price is, in short, give you three days to prepare." Three days later, the king will see your plan to carry out a sneak attack on Xuzhou and steal grain. ”

Ying Shanjian's face changed greatly, let alone three days, even if he was given thirty days, he didn't want to come up with a perfect plan. Li Zicheng was so persecuted, they were already unsure, and now they were directly forced into a dead end.

After some deep thought, Ying Shanjian didn't dare to oppose Li Zicheng anymore, and said in a consultative tone: "Please let King Chuang treat us leniently for a while, we really can't do it within the three-day period." ”

When Li Zicheng heard Ying Shanjian's answer, his tone softened, and after a little consideration, he said, "Then I will give you ten days." ”

Yingshan gritted his teeth and agreed.

Li Zicheng announced the dismissal of the meeting with satisfaction, and he left first, leaving Yingshanjian and others to continue to discuss the method of sneaking up on Xuzhou.

Ten days passed in the blink of an eye, and Ying Shanjian and the other generals made a plan and handed it to Li Zicheng according to the distribution of the Dongjiang Army troops collected from Xuzhou.

After Li Zicheng saw Yingshanjian's plan, he was quite satisfied, this time, Yingshanjian needed 20,000 horses to enter Xuzhou. There are also 30,000 soldiers and horses ready to respond, and there are no special requirements other than that.

"Okay, just do what you have planned, and start immediately in three days, and the king will be able to cooperate with you in whatever you need. Remember, your purpose is to feed and grass, and you can leave everything else alone. As long as you can get food and grass, you have done a great job. Li Zicheng explained Yingshanjian with a straight face.

"The subordinates remember what King Chuang said, and swear to die to get enough grain and grass for King Chuang." Yingshanjian has no way to retreat, so he simply swears a heavy oath.