Gao Mingheng became the governor of Henan Province, and the capital of Henan will also be moved to Kaifeng as soon as possible, and the officials of the provincial government in Luoyang City will also rush to Kaifeng to take up their posts.

Li Zicheng found a large amount of money and grain in the palace in Kaifeng City, and he was not worried about the normal operation of the provincial government.

However, the former governor of Henan Province, Zhang Dingyan, did not need to accompany him, and Li Zicheng had already made arrangements to temporarily serve in the civil department of the provisional governor's office until the new appointment was issued.

The war in Henan has finally ended, and the Mandate of Heaven Army has spent nearly three years, not only gaining a firm foothold in Henan and growing its strength, but also occupying most of the land in Henan, and the part south of the Yellow River has been completely in the hands of the Mandate of Heaven Army.

Although the Mandate of Heaven Army cured the "drought" in Henan, it also consumed a large amount of grain, and if it were not for the seizure of a large amount of money and grain from various palaces in Henan, it would have been difficult for the Mandate of Heaven Army to create such a gratifying new situation in Henan.

The drought in Henan is far less serious than the government's propaganda to the outside world, but the imperial court not only did not provide disaster relief, but instead levied and extorted salaries in Henan, natural disasters are greater than man-made disasters, the people of Henan are extremely poor and weak, and the people who have run out of food abound, whether it is in towns or villages, you can see the corpses that died of starvation everywhere.

Even in the southern provinces of Nanyang and Runing, where there is no drought, the life of the common people is not easy under the situation of a large increase in taxes.

Li Zicheng led the Mandate of Heaven Army to create a new situation in Henan, but in order to relieve the people, the food confiscated from various palaces was almost exhausted.

After ending the war in Henan, Li Zicheng hoped to take Shaanxi next, Shaanxi was his hometown, both familiar villagers and his enemy Gaihu.

However, a large amount of grain was consumed in Henan, and he had almost no grain on hand, and Shaanxi was not only suffering from a severe drought in the past few years, but also had its agricultural production seriously damaged by the war.

Like a long-lost wanderer, Li Zicheng hopes to return to his hometown and save the people of Shaanxi as soon as possible, but he really doesn't dare to go back without food in his hands.

Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan and other places may have some grain stocks, not to mention the long distance, the local people are being naturalized and a large number of Han people have moved in, and they also need food to settle these Han people.

Li Zicheng decided to turn south and take Huguang first.

Huguang is located in the south, is a famous grain producing area, and there is no drought, although it has suffered a lot of banditry and soldiers, but as long as the cultivated land is still there, agricultural production can be resumed soon.

But before rushing to Huguang, Li Zicheng had to solve his worries first.

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Xi'an, Governor's Palace.

Sun Chuanting was restless, he sometimes got up and paced, sometimes sat at the desk, picked up the holy decree and looked at it, and then threw it on the desk.

He served as the governor of the three sides for only three or four months, the training time of the soldiers was too short, and the Gaojie Department, which was built with a lot of money, had not yet matured in training, but the emperor repeatedly issued orders to let him go east of Tongguan and lift the siege of Kaifeng.

Can't the emperor be considerate of Wei Chen?

The Mandate of Heaven army plundered in Henan, and Weichen was more anxious than the emperor, but the army of Shaanxi went east to Tongguan many times, and the veterans were emptied, and the training time of the recruits was too short, and the combat effectiveness was really not formed......

Sun Chuanting's thoughts, Zhu Youzhen of Jingshi will not know, and if he knows, he will not adopt it.

Kaifeng is at stake......

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door outside the study, "My lord, Lord Su asks to see you!" ”

Sun Chuanting frowned suddenly, during this time, he was afraid of the holy decree, and the most photographed was Su Jing, the imperial history supervisor. Su Jing is the imperial history supervisor sent by the emperor, and he has the sword of Shang Fang Tianzi given by the emperor in his hand, and he will take the sword of Shang Fang Tianzi to threaten him at every turn!

How can a person who does not know soldiers serve as a prisoner? Sun Chuanting didn't know what the emperor thought, couldn't he believe himself? If you can't trust yourself, why did you release yourself from prison and entrust yourself with the important task of the governor of the three sides?

Although Sun Chuanting is full of worries, Su Jing is here, he can't see it! He quickly sorted out his mood and said loudly: "Spread quickly!" ”

"Master Sun!" Su Jing really came in with the sword of the Son of Heaven above, and he was not polite, and sat directly opposite Sun Chuanting, "The emperor has come to urge ...... with a holy decree."

"Lord Su is the Imperial History Supervisor, can you make a statement to the emperor?" Sun Chuanting said with a bitter face: "The training time of Shaanxi soldiers is too short, and it is really not suitable for sending troops. ”

"Lord Sun, the former governor of the three sides, Lord Fu, came to Shaanxi for only three months, and raised 30,000 troops to the east to go out of Tongguan," Su Jing suddenly thought that after Fu Zonglong came out of the customs, he was defeated by the Xincai army and was captured and killed by the rogue Li Zicheng, and his face was not red, but he soon returned to normal, "Lord Sun was originally the governor of Shaanxi, and he knew the roots of Shaanxi, and he returned to Shaanxi this time, it has been almost four months, has the Shaanxi soldiers not finished their training?" ”

“……”

"Lord Sun, I heard that excellent soldiers are not trained by drills, but by fighting," Su Jing said in a deep voice: "Without fighting, just training in the training ground, it is impossible to train strong combat effectiveness!" ”

Sun Chuanting was speechless, and he couldn't understand how to talk about soldiers with such a talented showman, he sighed and said: "Two months, Lord Su gave this governor two months, and after two months, this governor must personally lead the Shaanxi soldiers out of Tongguan!" ”

"The lower officials are willing to give Lord Sun two months, but the emperor will not give it, and the Heavenly Mandate Army in Henan will not give it," Su Jing raised the sword of the Son of Heaven in his hand, lest Sun Chuanting not see it, "Lord Sun, the situation in Kaifeng is as dangerous as an egg, in case the city is broken, and the king of Zhou has an accident...... "He paused, stared at Sun Chuanting and said: "At that time, the lower officials can only report according to the truth, and Lord Sun's Shaanxi soldiers, I'm afraid they don't need to be trained anymore......"

Sun Chuanting was shocked, there are not only King Zhou in Kaifeng City, but also a large number of county kings, etc., in case Kaifeng City is broken by Li Zicheng, with the emperor's temperament, even if Su Jing does not add oil and vinegar, the emperor may not let himself go......

Do you want to spend the rest of your life in the prison of the Criminal Department?

No, the exiles will not be destroyed, and they must not go to prison again!

Sun Chuanting pondered for a moment, clenched his fists suddenly, and said: "Since Lord Su has asked for this, three days later, this governor will personally lead the troops out of Tongguan, and he will meet Li Zicheng!" He turned around and called a personal guard, and said, "Send a message to Kaifeng City, and the governor will lead the troops out of the customs!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

Sun Chuanting personally led Gao Jie, Bai Guangen, Niu Chenghu, Zuo Xian, and Zheng Jiadong to raise 30,000 troops, starting from Xi'an, and the army was mighty and mighty, all the way to Tongguan.

Before he got out of Tongguanhu, there was a message from the front: the Mandate of Heaven Army had broken through Kaifeng!

Sun Chuanting was stunned for a moment, it was only a few months before the Heavenly Mandate Army broke through Kaifeng? Isn't Kaifeng a strong city, and the capital of Henan, isn't Governor Gao Mingheng personally in charge?

He reined in his horse, his eyes confused......

Gao Jie lightly urged the war horse and came to Sun Chuanting's side, "My lord, we are ...... now"

Sun Chuanting came to his senses at this time, what should I do? It's Tongguan in front, do you just go back? Kaifeng fell, King Zhou was unexpected, was Su Jing right?

When the emperor learned that King Zhou had an accident, would he be angry with the Shaanxi soldiers?

Sun Chuanting gritted his teeth and said viciously: "Since you have come to Tongguan, no matter what, the governor will meet Li Zicheng, and the governor will not believe it. ”

Gao Jie hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Yes, my subordinates will be out of Tongguan!" ”

After Sun Chuanting went out of Tongguan, he entered the border of Henan, along the way, although it was the territory of the Mandate of Heaven Army, he did not encounter the army of the Mandate of Heaven, and when he passed through the county seat, as long as there was a move to attack the city, the city immediately opened the door and surrendered.

The only thing that dissatisfied Sun Chuanting was that there was too little food in the city, and the supplies were not sufficient, but considering that Henan had been in a severe drought and the people were short of food in their own homes, it was already very good to be able to get these supplies.

The army marched to Luoyang, Sun Chuanting knew that Luoyang was the capital city, and the grain reserves in the city must be sufficient, but Luoyang City was closed to the city gate.

Sun Chuanting was furious, and little Luoyang also wanted to hinder the pace of the governor? He sent Gao Jie and Bai Guangen to storm the city, but unfortunately for two consecutive days, there was no progress.

Gao Jie's department was better, and Bai Guangen's department suffered hundreds of casualties......

Sun Chuanting is in a dilemma, let's attack the city, Luoyang is a strong city, and there are many Heavenly Mandate troops in the city, and it is difficult to break the city in a hurry; If Luoyang is bypassed, in case the Mandate of Heaven army in the city is cut off......

Just when Sun Chuanting was hesitating, a message came from the rangers that Li Zicheng's main force had left Kaifeng and was heading south along the official road of Weishi County.

Sun Chuanting returned to the big tent, unfolded the march map, and silently calculated in his heart.

Just won Kaifeng, at this time, Li Zicheng is not in Kaifeng to rest, what is he doing in the south?

The Mandate of Heaven must have known that the officers and soldiers had left Tongguan, could it be that they had fled to Huguang? Is the Mandate of Heaven afraid of officers and soldiers?

Sun Chuanting immediately denied that in Zhuxian Town, Li Zicheng took the initiative to attack the superior officers and soldiers with inferior troops, and Li Zicheng would definitely not look at the officers and soldiers in his eyes.

Is it a lack of food?

Sun Chuanting felt that this was the most likely, although the Heavenly Mandate Army took Kaifeng, but there was a shortage of food in Kaifeng City, and the Heavenly Mandate Army spent so much effort, but it could not get supplies in the city......

No matter what the reason, the Heavenly Mandate Army went south to Huguang, and he would definitely not let him get his wish, since he came to Henan, no matter what, he wanted to fight with Li Zicheng, maybe Su Jing was right, the real strong army was fought on the battlefield.

Sun Chuanting decided to give up Luoyang for the time being, if he could defeat the Heavenly Mandate Army, when he returned to the army, he would take Luoyang again, so that his subordinate soldiers could have more experience on the battlefield.

He immediately ordered the army to move south as soon as possible, preparing to intercept the Mandate of Heaven army south of Keiyama.

Tens of thousands of Heavenly Mandate troops had already crossed the Weishui at this time, Li Zicheng slowed down his horse's speed, turned around and said, "Xiaomi, where is Sun Chuanting?" ”

"Back to the Grand Governor, the rangers have just returned, and Sun Chuanting's army has arrived in Ruzhou!"

Li Zicheng nodded slightly, and said, "What about the supplies of the Ming army?" Have you passed Luoyang? ”

"Back to Dadudu, the supply troops of the Ming army have passed through Baisha, and they are only a hundred miles away from the Chinese army."

Li Zicheng thought for a while, and after a while, said, "Let's go, we must rush to the Divine Object Mountain before the Ming army!" ”

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