Yunyang City is the capital city of Yunyang Prefecture, and it is also the residence of the Huguang Xingdu Division, and it is also the seat of the governance of Yunyang Fuzhi.

This Yunyang Fuzhi is terrible, in charge of Yunyang Mansion, Xiangyang Mansion, Nanyang Mansion, Xi'an Mansion, Jingzhou Mansion, De'an Mansion, Hanzhong Mansion, Kuizhou Mansion A total of eight military and civilian affairs, the same position as the governor, but generally by the right deputy of the Metropolitan Inspectorate, the imperial history, the allocation of official ranks is also higher than the general governor.

This Yunyang Fuzhi was originally mainly responsible for governing the displaced people in the Qinling Mountains and Daba Mountain areas, but at this time, even the location of the governance office was occupied by the "displaced people", which has to be said to be a great irony.

Things at the end of the Ming Dynasty were so strange, many times the officials responsible for the governance of corrupt officials were themselves corrupt officials, and it was not uncommon for the governance of the displaced people to be occupied by the displaced people.

Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong and other leaders of the "homeless people" held a meeting in the Fuzhi Yamen of Yunyang at this time to discuss how to deal with the officers and soldiers!

At this time, they didn't know that Zhang Bin, the governor of the five provinces, was setting up a set for them, and they were still thinking about setting up a set for Zhang Bin, the most active of which was the five leaders of the fifth battalion of the Revolution, they originally wanted to settle down in Dabie Mountain and make a name for themselves, but they didn't expect this Zhang Bin to block their way back to Dabie Mountain, forcing them to travel thousands of miles and run to Yunyang to defect to Gao Yingxiang.

As soon as Gao Yingxiang finished introducing the current situation, he scolded and said: "If you want to be hungry, just set up a trap, surround this, and kill Zhang Bin." ”

This guy, excited, full of hometown dialect, Gao Yingxiang shook his head with a wry smile and said: "No, Lao Ma, there are so many of us, there is not enough food to eat, if you don't raise grain and grass, everyone will have to drink the northwest wind after the New Year, if he Zhang Bin stays in Junzhou for the New Year, we will starve to death if we wait here." ”

Ma Yingshou couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, they were chased by Zhang Bin all the way, and they brought less food, and it is estimated that they will not be able to hold it for a month, if Zhang Bin really stays in Junzhou City for the New Year, and then attacks after the New Year, then there is no need to fight, most of the people are estimated to starve to death!

Thinking about it, Ma Yingshou's face couldn't help but change dramatically: "Then what should I do?" Our food will definitely not last for the first month! ”

The leaders of the peasant army all changed their faces when they heard this, they were chased by the officers and soldiers all the way, and they really didn't think about this problem, but when they thought about it, they found that most of the grain they looted could not last the first month!

Everyone was full of anxiety, but Gao Yingxiang said indifferently: "Originally, I wanted to spend a good New Year in Yunyang, and then attack after the first month, first take Hanzhong, and then take Guanzhong, but I didn't expect you to be all brought over by the officers and soldiers, it seems that you can only set off now, you can rest assured, as long as you take Hanzhong and raise some grain and grass, we can hold on for at least one more month, and at that time, I will lead the troops to take Guanzhong, and you can follow later." ”

Liu Guoneng was a little frightened and said: "King Chuang, why don't we kill all the way from Hanzhong to Guanzhong, as soon as you leave, how can we withstand the tens of thousands of officers and soldiers behind!" ”

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but nod their heads again and again, they still felt that it was safer for everyone to act together.

Gao Yingxiang shook his head again and again and said: "No, we received information, the 50,000 Qin army did not rush to the Central Plains, they are waiting for us in Xi'an, I must lead the army to lead them away first, otherwise we will go in front, the governor of the five provinces, Zhang Bin, will lead the army to chase behind, and the Qin army will go forward, and we will not be finished." ”

Zhang Bin wanted to hear what he said, he had to vomit blood in anger, these guys actually planted spies in the Qin army!

Fortunately, Sun Chuanting was not sure whether the peasant army would go to the Meridian Valley to take Guanzhong directly, so he did not reveal his combat intentions, and asked him to lead the army to surround the mouth of the Meridian Valley, and Gao Yingxiang would also lead the army to the Meridian Valley and come to the ghost!

At this time, Gao Yingxiang was not sure which way to take Guanzhong, because he hadn't even taken Hanzhong, and it was a bit too early to think about that problem.

However, his words frightened the leaders of the peasant army present, most of these people came out of Guanzhong, and a large part of them were from Yulin Town, they naturally knew how powerful the Qin army was, and even Luo Rucai was so frightened that he changed color and said: "There are chasing soldiers in the back, and there is interception in front, how can this be good!" ”

Yes, how good is this, all the leaders of the peasant army looked at Gao Yingxiang with anxious faces, to see what ideas he could have.

Gao Yingxiang didn't speak, but looked at Li Zicheng on the side, and when it came to scheming, he was really not as good as this nephew, so many times it was Li Zicheng who was making suggestions, and he was just acting according to the plan.

Seeing this, Li Zicheng slowly stood up, and said with some hatred: "When the troops were divided, they were afraid that this situation would occur, but you didn't guard your own territory well one by one, and you brought all the officers and soldiers over, and asked you to deal with the officers and soldiers in the demarcated territory, how could this happen?" ”

When the leaders of the peasant army heard this, they all showed shame on their faces, they looked at each other for a while, and finally Ma Yingshou weakly explained: "The officers and soldiers are too powerful, we can't bear it!" ”

Li Zicheng said angrily: "If you can't stand it, run away, go in circles with them, can they catch up with you, all run to Yunyang, can there be so many people here?" ”

Gao Yingxiang saw that Li Zicheng was getting more and more rushed, and hurriedly said to the mud: "Okay, Zao'er, don't talk about this, now that everyone has arrived here, you better talk about what to do next." ”

When Li Zicheng heard this, he could only patiently explain: "Actually, there is nothing to be afraid of, as long as we arrive at Guanzhong, the sky is wide, we can run wherever we want, and what can the officers and soldiers do with us, when the time comes, give them flowers everywhere, let them be overwhelmed, as long as they have a single army, we can take the opportunity to break them one by one." ”

Not to mention, his trick really works, in history, he used this trick to kill many Ming army generals, including Cao Wenzhao, the first fierce general in the late Ming Dynasty, and even Sun Chuanting was finally killed by him with this trick.

However, at this time, the leaders of the peasant army did not have the slightest confidence, just kidding, it would be good to be able to escape the encirclement and suppression of the officers and soldiers, and they also went to besiege the officers and soldiers, and each of them broke through, who would dare.

When Li Zicheng saw everyone's cowering expressions, he couldn't help but say with disdain: "It doesn't matter if you don't want to go up and besiege the officers and soldiers, wait for us to lure the officers and soldiers away, and then you can run around in Guanzhong, in short, don't get together again, our current strength is not enough to fight the officers and soldiers head-on, we can only let them divide their troops, and then break them down." You're in charge of running around with them, and we're in charge of all the breakdowns, so that's all right, right? ”

It's nothing to just run away, and the leaders of the peasant army can't help but nod their heads, indicating that there is no problem.

Li Zicheng then turned pale and said solemnly: "However, before that, you must block the main force of officers and soldiers from Yunyang to Hanzhong, otherwise, we will not have time to lead the cavalry in the switch." ”

"Ahh Speaking of which, it is better to let him be tough with the officers and soldiers, how did they do it over the main force of the officers and soldiers, and if they want to do it, they will not run away.

When the leaders of the peasant army heard this, they looked at each other for a while, and finally Ma Yingshou said weakly: "We can't beat the main force of officers and soldiers at all, let's stay and block it, aren't we looking for death!" ”

Li Zicheng said indifferently: "I didn't let you fight with the main force of the officers and soldiers, if you can't beat it, you can run, just leave the foot soldiers to block it for a while." ”

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but show a suspicious look, didn't this make them consume their strength to block the officers and soldiers!

Seeing everyone's expressions, Li Zicheng couldn't help but say coldly: "Why do you keep so many foot soldiers, are you wasting food?" As long as you arrive at Guanzhong, you don't want to recruit as many as you want, you can not only save food by leaving all the infantry to the officers and soldiers, but also waste the food of the officers and soldiers, you know! ”

When everyone heard this, they all showed a sudden look.

That's right, leaving all the foot soldiers who can't run to the officers and soldiers can not only save food, but also waste the food of the officers and soldiers, and more importantly, they only have the cavalry left, and they can run at least twice as fast as they can, this method is really good, they have no feelings for those new foot soldiers, only the main cavalry under their command they should be their own people.

Li Zicheng saw that everyone no longer doubted, so he assigned: "Then let's say okay, everyone can take the main force to run, but the foot soldiers must be left behind to block the officers and soldiers." Cao Cao, you take you to guard Yunyang; Breaking through the sky, you guard the White River; Shoot the sky, you guard the sun; Eight kings, you keep your well-being; Lao Gezuo, you guard Hanyin; Grimeye, you guard the stone spring; King Zuojin, you guard Xixiang; King of troubled times, you defend the city; Fight for the king, you guard Yang County; I will lead people to guard Hanzhong, and everyone will try to delay the time, as long as my uncle leads the main force of officers and soldiers away, we can go to Guanzhong and enjoy ourselves. ”

Everyone heard that Li Zicheng stayed behind to lead the foot soldiers to defend the city, and finally there was no doubt at all, this matter seemed to be settled, but Zhang Xianzhong suddenly said: "Since the troops are divided, can't we send some people to Sichuan, why do we have to go to Guanzhong?" ”

Actually, he wanted to go to Sichuan, because he didn't want to be a junior brother behind Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng, he wanted to be the king himself!

When Li Zicheng heard this, he couldn't help frowning and said, "Eight kings, there are officers and soldiers stationed in Fang County, and we can't get by." ”

Zhang Xianzhong said disdainfully: "I have already sent someone to investigate, and there are only 10,000 officers and soldiers stationed in Fang County, are so many of us still afraid of the more than 10,000 officers and soldiers, just kill them and take Fang County?" ”

Li Zicheng shook his head and said: "No, how do you know that this is not a plan of the officers and soldiers, what if you can't take Fang County within two days, and the main force of the officers and soldiers presses up from behind?" ”

Zhang Xianzhong was stunned when he heard this, he just didn't want to act with Gao Yingxiang, he really hadn't thought about this problem carefully, if this was a strategy of the officers and soldiers, it would be really troublesome, and if he ran over to attack Fang County, it was very likely that the whole army would be wiped out!

Thinking of this, he stopped talking, and the other leaders of the peasant army had no opinions, so the matter was settled.

At this time, Zhang Bin didn't know that there were people in the Qin army who fornicated with thieves, and Sun Chuanting was also kept in the dark, but this matter, the chief soldier You Shilu was quite clear, many people fornicated with thieves and thieves not because they wanted to make any benefits, they just didn't want to meet their relatives and friends, so most people just persuaded their relatives and friends to find a way to escape quickly, and did not divulge any secrets of the Qin army. He shouldn't even know about it.

However, during this time, he faintly heard that some people under the staff general He Renlong were really fornicating with thieves and passing on information, which was a bit serious, plus Sun Chuanting was quite good to them, and worked tirelessly to raise food and wages for them, not to mention, and also looked for people everywhere to teach them to plant sweet potatoes, potatoes and various vegetables, and even managed to get a lot of poultry and livestock cubs, so that they could raise them for their own use, and try to help them improve their lives. It's like when Wu Zhenying was in office, let them go home if they couldn't raise food and grass, and let them fend for themselves!

If Wu Zhenying was still the governor of the trilateral province, he would still think that he didn't know about it, because Wu Zhenying didn't think about them, and he didn't need to think about Wu Zhenying, but Sun Chuanting was different when he was the governor of the trilateral, and he felt that if he didn't tell Sun Chuanting about it, he would not be happy in his heart.

People are like this, if you treat others as enemies, they will treat you as enemies; If you don't take people seriously, they won't take you seriously; If you are good to others, most people will read you as good.

Of course, he doesn't excrete the kind of people who are not as good as beasts, no matter how good you are to him, he doesn't take it to heart, however, You Shilu is not this kind of person, he is a normal person, he knows gratitude, Sun Chuanting is so good to them, he feels that he should be grateful, he feels that he can't trap this good governor in order to protect his own people!

Therefore, that night, when Sun Chuanting was analyzing the information from the direction of Yunyang against the map, You Shilu ran over and asked to see him.

Sun Chuanting never put up any shelf in front of his generals, he heard that You Shilu was asking to see him outside, so he immediately got up, personally welcomed You Shilu in, and led You Shilu to the table in his left hand to sit down, and then asked with concern: "Shilu, why don't you rest so late?" You have to get up early every day to lead the troops to practice, you should pay attention to rest, and it's the same if you come to me during the day if you have anything. ”

You Shilu couldn't help but be moved: "Your Excellency Governor, the last general is ashamed, there is something I haven't told you. ”

Sun Chuanting said with interest: "Oh, what's the matter? ”

You Shilu said without hesitation: "Lord Governor, you may not know that the thief chieftain Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai, etc. are all from Yulin Town, and most of the generals under their command are from Yulin, and some of them are from the same township, village, or even relatives and friends with our soldiers, and they have always been in contact with each other!" ”

"Ahh When Sun Chuanting heard this, his face changed, and he was shocked: "What do you mean, someone leaked military information?" ”

You Shilu said ashamedly: "Originally, they only cared about each other and did not leak any military information, but recently, the last general heard that there were people under the staff general He Renlong who fornicated with the thieves, passed on the information, and told the thieves all about our situation!" The last general is frightened, and he does not know what to do, and he asks the governor to decide. ”

Sun Chuanting calmed down at this time, the matter has already happened, no matter how panicked it is, it will not help, how to deal with it properly is what should be considered at this time, he thought about it calmly, and then asked: "Are you sure that no one else has any fornication with thieves?" ”

You Shilu nodded affirmatively and said: "At this point, we can be sure that there is absolutely no such person who does not know the importance of this kind of people in Yulin Town, and General He's subordinates are also too many Mizhi people, and they are too deeply involved with the anti-thieves, so there will be a situation of fornication and thieves." ”

Sun Chuanting thought carefully for a while, and then nodded: "Well, I know, Shilu, I will deal with this matter, you don't make a noise, just act as if nothing happened." ”