Gao Junshan invited his brother Li Guo to sit down for tea, and then said to him: "Brother Bu, in Fengxiang, I have an agreement with Brother Zicheng, and you also know, 'divide the troops and attack, and be each other's horns'." I have given my subordinates an order to attack Pizhou, which is adjacent to Lingtai, and attacking Pizhou is in line with my agreement with Brother Zicheng, and besides, military orders cannot be changed overnight, so my next target for attack is Pizhou. ”

Li said: "King Qin, I am now executing King Chuang's general order, if you disobey, I am afraid I will ......"

"Hey......" Gao Junshan interrupted Li Guo's words, "I will explain my father's order to him, so you don't have to worry about this." ”

……

In August of the seventh year of Chongzhen, Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng occupied Lingtai, Lao Huihui and Guotianxing occupied Huating, Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai occupied Chongxin. In addition, Jingzhou, Sanshui, and Zhenning were also occupied by the rebels one after another.

On 14 August, Cai Zhishan's first battalion set up a Huzun cannon outside the city of Pizhou, and before a single cannon could be fired, the defenders of Pizhou abandoned the city.

For the first time since the loss of Pingliang, Gao Junshan's team had a city where they could rest their troops, and he ordered them to rest in Pizhou for three days.

Hundreds of Huzun cannons and a large amount of gunpowder were piled up in the arsenal of Pizhou, and the officers and soldiers defending the city abandoned the city without firing a single shot, and Gao Junshan assigned all these things to Cai Zhishan.

The rich people in the city have all taken refuge in the countryside, and the streets are full of hungry people, hoping that the rebels will open warehouses to release grain. The government's grain stock was only enough for ten days, and if it wanted to satisfy the hunger, it was necessary to rob the rich and help the poor.

The difference between Gao Junshan's team and other rebels is that they are not allowed to eat large households and protect private property, so what should they do in the face of tens of thousands of hungry people?

He first thought of the prison and ordered Bailisha to question the prisoners in the cell one by one to see what crimes they had committed and whether they had been wronged.

Bailisha took the order and left, the prison in Pizhou was not big, a total of thirty-four criminals were imprisoned, most of them were stolen and imprisoned, these people Gao Junshan of course did not agree to release them, no one would sympathize with them in any dynasty, and they were all sent back to prison, and one of them committed rape, Gao Junshan also sent him back to prison. Two of them are the leaders of the bandits, with big shoulders and round waists, fierce and vicious, of course such people can't be let go, Gao Junshan took them under his command.

Bailisha brought out a big man with a black face, this person was tied with his hands behind his back, and Gao Junshan motioned for him to sit down and talk with his hands.

"What law have you violated?" Gao Junshan asked.

"Who said I broke the law? The Ding family robbed my iron shop and framed me as a gangster. The black-faced man got up angrily, "Don't they just have a few dollars, they tell all the lies, do bad things, bully men and women, and run rampant in the streets." ”

Gao Junshan motioned for him to sit down with his hand again, and said, "Don't get excited, sit down and talk slowly." You said that the Ding family robbed your iron shop, what evidence do you have? ”

The black-faced man said: "My family has been making iron for a living for generations, I don't believe you can ask the neighbors, my iron-making skills are ancestral, my family has been specially made swords as tribute since the Northern Song Dynasty, the Bizhou knife I cast, the steel is excellent, and it is not easy to rust, and each piece is a fine product." ”

"What's your name, please?"

"My black old Zhang Xing will not change his name, sit or change his surname," the black-faced man said in a loud voice, "The surname is Zhang Dan Kui." ”

"Come on, untie Zhang Kui!" Gao Junshan ordered.

One of the guards stepped forward and cut the rope with a dagger.

Gao Junshan asked again: "Who is the Ding family you are talking about?" ”

Zhang Kui said angrily: "Big bully Ding Tianding! ”

Gao Junshan said: "I see that you must have been hungry for a long time, you go to the room to eat first, and I will send someone to go back to your iron shop for you." ”

After Zhang Kui left, Bailisha brought out a young man who looked like a scholar, and Gao Junshan was quite interested in this scholar, so he asked him: "Why are you in prison?" ”

This person was full of arrogance: "Who are you? Who is qualified to ask me? ”

Gao Junshan said tepidly: "I am the one who can keep you alive or send you to Huangquan Road." ”

The man scoffed, "A robber's ear." ”

It seems that it is difficult for this person to communicate with him, Gao Junshan asked Baili Sha to check his case file to see where this person came from and why he was in prison.

After investigation, this person's name is Hou Chaozong, a native of Defu, Henan, who was imprisoned for not paying back the money.

After Gao Junshan saw the case file, he said to Hou Chaozong: "I can't see it, you are still a scoundrel who owes money and does not pay it back, and you look like a scholar in vain." ”

This one called Hou Chaozong said: "I was wrongfully imprisoned. ”

"You have been wronged, why don't you cry out?"

"Does it work?" Hou Chaozong raised his arrogant head.

"You tell me who wronged you, and I will make the decision for you."

Hou Chaozong glanced at Gao Junshan and said: "The local old wealth, relying on the money, bought the official mansion, sold my calligraphy and paintings without giving money, and asked me to pay him back." ”

Gao Junshan said angrily: "Isn't this a robbery? ”

"Not really!"

"He is unkind, and I am unjust." Gao Junshan instigated, "I see that you are a scholar, why don't you set up a few charges for him, and I will punish him for your hatred, how about it?" ”

Hou Chaozong said viciously: "This kind of wicked person should be like this!" ”

Gao Junshan raised his hand and said, "Okay!" Pen and ink waiting. ”

Hou Chaozong is really a scholar with goods in his belly, he waved his pen and brushed it, and listed five crimes.

Gao Junshan saw that the rich man who framed him was also named Ding Tianding, and he didn't care whether the crimes listed were true or not, he just wanted to find an excuse to raid his house.

He called Zhang Cong and handed him the paper: "You take Hou Chaozong and this paper, go to Ding Tianding's house, copy his house, and return the calligraphy and paintings belonging to Hou Chaozong to their original owners." And all the grain of his house's granary was distributed to the hungry people in the city, and his goods were confiscated. In addition, the blacksmith shop where he seized Zhang Kui was confiscated. ”

Zhang Cong took the order and left. He didn't have to worry about his high efficiency, and he got Zhang Cong's report on the same day, Ding Tianding was the richest man in the local area, and there were five granaries alone, not only the hungry people in the city were fed, but also a granary was not moved. There were as many as 3 million taels of silver from his house, not counting all kinds of gold and silver jewelry and jewelry, and his family had more than 20 shops, including rice shops, salt shops, shoe shops, iron shops, wine shops, tea houses, ......, and Zhang Cong closed them all for him.

Gao Junshan looked at Zhang Congdao, who was excited: "Enough is enough." All we have to do is raise the bread, and the granary that has not been touched will be left untouched, and the three million taels of silver will be given to us by him, and everything else will be returned to the original owner. ”

"Where's the store?"

"Confiscation of the store! Zhang Kui's family will return it to him, you ask again, see if there is any such situation of Zhang Kui's family, if there is, also return it to the original owner. ”

"Don't worry, I'll do it." Zhang Congling was ordered to leave again.

"Wait!" Gao Junshan stopped Zhang Cong, who was about to leave, "What happened to this family?" ”

Zhang Cong replied: "His family of 52 people is still in detention." ”

"Let them go home!"

"Obey!"

Gao Junshan asked again: "What about the scholar?" ”

"He retrieved his things and went out of town."

Gao Junshan waved his hand and let Zhang Cong leave.

……

On August 20, Sun Kewang reported that Li Zicheng had gone to Xianyang.

"It's so fast!" Gao Junshan summoned several military advisors to discuss the matter.

Tian Wenju asked: "Should we send troops to help?" ”

"No need." Gao Junshan unfolded a map, "I have an agreement with Li Zicheng that if he fights Xianyang, we will fight Qianzhou." ”

Liu Hongru said: "This is the best policy. Qianzhou is only 70 miles from Xianyang, and the rebel army will attack both Xianyang and Qianzhou, and the officers and troops will definitely be difficult to take care of. ”

Gao Junshan did things vigorously and resolutely, and he had no turning back on what he decided, and he ordered: "I order, Cai Zhishan's 8,000 men and horses immediately rushed to Qianzhou, and the Red Army friends and Cao Wenzhao followed me. ”

When the hungry people in the city of Pizhou heard that they were going to fight Qianzhou, they stood up and wanted to join the team to fight Qianzhou, Gao Junshan didn't want these people to join in the fun at this time, after all, they have not undergone military training, bringing these people is just a burden, war is not to fight tigers, the more people the better. He only selected a small number of young adults with military literacy, and the other took in hundreds of orphans between the ages of ten and fifteen.

Cai Zhishan's team had only set off for half a day, and Sun Kewang came to report again, Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng first captured Xianyang, killed Zhao Jichang, the county governor, and then besieged by Chen Qiyu's soldiers and horses, and now abandoned the city and went to Qianzhou.

Gao Junshan immediately stopped Cai Zhishan's team and asked them to return to the city to set up defenses in case Chen Qiyu attacked.

"What is the situation now?" Gao Junshan asked Sun Kewang, the captain of his detective team.

Sun Kewang reported: "The 10,000 horses of Zhang Renxue, the chief soldier of Henan, have arrived in Tongzhou and Huazhou; The 12,000 men and horses of Qin Liangyu, the general soldier of Sichuan, have arrived in Baoji, the 8,000 men and horses of Xu Dingguo, the general soldier of Shanxi, are entrenched in Puzhou and Hancheng, and the 10,000 men and horses of Tang Hui, the governor of Huguang, are stationed in Shangzhou and Luonan. There are also Yang Zhenfang, Yu Shiren, Zuo Guangxian, Yang Hualin, Tang Tong, Liu Qian, Xia Hao and other people who control the key points in various places. ”

"What about my rebels?" Gao Junshan asked.

Sun Kewang said: "The 50,000 people of King Qin, Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai occupy Chongxin; The 30,000 horses of Lao Hui Hui and Tianxing occupied Huating and were marching to Pingliang; The 40,000 people of the Nine Dragons and the King of Shuntian were entrenched in Jingzhou, and there were signs of marching towards Ningzhou; The 30,000 horses of Geliyan and Zuo Jin Wang were blocked by Zuo Guangxian in Longzhou. ”

Bailisha said regretfully: "My righteous army nominally has 200,000 people, but they are fighting separately, there is no unified method of warfare, you fight yours, I fight mine, so it is easy to be broken by the officers and soldiers." ”

Sun Kewang added: "Recently, it was discovered that tens of thousands of Liao soldiers had entered Shaanxi to participate in the encirclement and suppression of our righteous army. ”

Gao Junshan had a complicated mood: "It seems that Huang Taiji's soldiers and horses have been withdrawn, and the military pressure in Liaodong has been lifted." ”

Bailisha worried: "In this way, the pressure on our righteous army will be even greater. ”

Gao Junshan breathed a sigh of relief and said slowly: "Huang Taiji has withdrawn, which is a great luck for my Chinese people!" ”

The military advisors around Gao Junshan admired Gao Junshan spontaneously.