Li Zicheng gave three people from the Han Qing Bureau, each promoted them to two ranks, let them go down to rest first, and then summoned Niu Kejing and Wei Zhiming.

These two people were originally the officials of the hundred households in the city and the hundred households, because they lost in the battle to exterminate the valley of one bucket, and lost a lot of soldiers, so they were arrested and imprisoned, although they were rescued by the people of the Han Qing Bureau, but they took the initiative to take refuge, Li Zicheng had a good impression of them.

Niu Ke is a bold person, has a narrow sense of the wind, and is more sincere, but he is never cowardly, once he recognizes things, he is a little stubborn, almost admitting death; Wei Ziming knows a few words, his brain is more flexible, and he has some calculation ability, but his courage is slightly worse, and it is difficult to make accurate decisions.

Li Zicheng originally planned to reinstate their officials and continue to serve as the Baihu officials and servants of the city defense army, stationed in Yongning City on weekdays, but he temporarily changed his mind and planned to take them with him.

From their mouths, Li Zicheng learned that the people of Yidougu did not dare to attack the city, perhaps because they lacked siege equipment and elite soldiers, so they could only hide in the mountains, and once they lacked food, they would go out of the mountains to rob, whether it was the government or the gentry, they would not let go.

Such a group of rogues are actually black sheep!

Although they were originally meant to survive, they have now truly transformed into outlaws, taking their pain onto innocent people, and they have metamorphosed.

At least Li Zicheng did not allow such a figure to appear in the territory of the Heavenly Mandate Army.

Li Zicheng asked Niu Kejing and Wei Zhiming to gather the Ming army in the city, and clearly told them that including the prisoners of war, they would be temporarily reorganized into two hundred households, and the rest of the young and strong would be disbanded.

After the two went, Li Zicheng summoned Ma Youyi again, Ma Youyi took the initiative to surrender, not a prisoner of war, and was essentially different from the prisoner of war detained in the county government.

After being summoned, Li Zicheng learned that Ma Youyi's surrender was not a temporary decision, he had already made a plan, but he lacked a reason, and the people of the Han Qing Bureau wanted to attack the city gate, which happened to give him a chance.

As for why Ma Youyi defected to the Heavenly Mandate Army, according to his own account, it was because the firearms of the Heavenly Mandate Army, including mountain cannons and rifles, if the firearms of the Liukou were sharper than those of the imperial court, what did it mean?

The imperial court conquest and suppression of the Liukou, there is no advantage in numbers, but only relying on the advantage of equipment and supplies, now the Ming army in Henan, it is impossible to receive full food and salary on weekdays, and the supply is already inferior to the Mandate of Heaven Army, if even the equipment is not as good as the Mandate of Heaven Army, how to fight in the future?

He really didn't understand, where did the Heavenly Mandate Army, which was called a rogue by the imperial court, get a sharper firearm than the imperial court?

After thinking about it, Ma Youyi not only felt that the Heavenly Mandate Army would definitely take Yongning City, but also worried about the future of the imperial court, or rather, he had lost confidence in the future of the imperial court.

Since Ma Youyi has a certain brain, Li Zicheng originally wanted him to be a civilian official, but Li Zicheng already had the idea of large-scale expansion of the army in his heart, and finally decided to let him serve as a military general, temporarily assist Yongning City in training soldiers, and then appoint him after taking Luoyang City.

After leaving the barracks, Li Zicheng did not immediately go to the county government to summon the captured civil and military officials as is customary, but asked the soldiers to loosen all these officials, they can operate in the city, but they must be under the strict supervision of the Heavenly Mandate Army, and they are not allowed to go out of the city, in case they want to go out of the city, they must apply to the capital.

After lunch, Li Zicheng went to Wan'an Palace, the palace has been cleaned up, not even blood stains can be seen, only in the back corner, there is a group of women, both the young concubines of the palace men, and the county lord to be married, after losing the men, they have become rootless duckweed, their lives may not have to worry, but they don't know where their tomorrow is.

Li Zicheng looked at these poor women, and also felt that it was more tricky, it would be a hundred to kill, but they were all women, and they would not pose any threat to the Heavenly Mandate Army, they were all Han Chinese, and if they could, they would not be killed.

Like the imperial court, selling the female dependents of the convicted officials into the Jiaofang Division is a way to increase their income and lose the hot potato.

The Mandate of Heaven Army also has a similar organization, that is, the fruit buildings established everywhere, but the Mandate of Heaven Army has not established a firm foothold in Henan, and the territory it has occupied, it is difficult to say whether it can be kept, and it is obviously too early to establish the fruit building now, and this is in the land of the Han people, and the soldiers basically have families, and there is no need for the fruit building at all.

If you are like a rogue, you will be directly taken back as the lady of the village, and the Heavenly Destiny Army will become a real rogue, and this kind of atmosphere cannot be promoted.

Li Zicheng thought about it and handed over this matter to Li Ji, Yongning City was laid down by the fourth battalion, as a reward, the woman of Wan'an Wangfu was rewarded to the brother of the fourth battalion, but Li Zicheng attached some conditions, giving priority to officers of more than 100 households, considering age, from oldest to youngest, but I must be a person who has not yet married a wife.

Many of the soldiers did not have wives, and there were many monks and few porridges, so a set of systems should always be set up, and in the future, according to this rule, each battalion could compete, and whichever battalion had more military merits, the number of widowers in the battalion would decrease.

Li Zidai said a few words, and was about to leave, but was entangled by Li Ji, "Dadu Governor, today is the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, and his subordinates want to enter Lushi County as soon as possible and open up the connection with Shangzhou." ”

"Is General Lee going to realize his plan?" Li Zicheng knew Li Ji's thoughts, he not only wanted to end the war before the new yuan, but also for the affairs of Yongning City, and he was angry, "General Li, the situation has changed, we can't be confined to one city and one place, according to the information of the Han Qing Bureau, the people of Yidougu are in the mountains near here, let's go to Lushi County rashly, and we are likely to be ambushed by Yidougu!" ”

Li Ji was really worried about the affairs of Yongning City, Yongning City was finally taken by the fourth battalion, but it was with the assistance of the Han Qing Bureau, the people of the Han Qing Bureau, after Ma Youyi's rebellion, directly opened the east city gate, almost for nothing, and the military merits were from the fourth battalion on the surface, but he was unhappy in his heart, "Dadu Governor, the people of Yidougu are hiding in the mountains, if you want to exterminate them, I'm afraid it will take time to ......."

"Yes, if you want to clear the people of Yidougu, it does take time," Li Zicheng said: "However, if the people of Yidougu are allowed to hide in the deep mountains, if there is a shortage of food, they will definitely harass the people, and at that time our army has left, and it is difficult to keep even the county seat," paused, and said: "The safety of the people cannot be guaranteed, how can they farm with peace of mind?" ”

Li Ji also knows that Yidougu is a typical rogue, if they are allowed to entrench in the territory of the Heavenly Mandate Army, it will be difficult for the people to live in peace, and sooner or later they will become new rogues, no matter how much food the Heavenly Mandate Army provides, it will not be able to ensure that the people have enough food and clothing, unless the people of Yidougu are raised, "Metropolitan Governor, then ...... now"

"You guys are now resting in the city for a day or two, and then divide your troops, level the nearby villages, and completely drive out the people of Yidou Valley," Li Zicheng knew that the Heavenly Mandate Army had no experience in mountain warfare, but there was always a time for everything to begin, "Bring more guides who are familiar with the terrain, and when necessary, you can ask the Han Qing Bureau for help, by the way, Niu Kejing and Wei Zhiming have experience in conquering Yidou Valley, and it may be useful to bring them." ”

"Yes, Grand Duke!" Although Li Ji did not get the opportunity to go to Lushi County, the governor still trusted him very much, and handed over the important task of conquering Yidougu to him, however, the people of Yidougu were all over the mountains, and he really didn't know when he would be able to completely exterminate Yidougu, "After the subordinates went back, they began to prepare for the conquest of Yidougu!" ”

Li Zicheng explained a few more words, and then asked Li Ji to go back, but he went to the Ming army's training ground in the city, Niu Kejing and Wei Zhiming, they should be reorganized and surrendered in the training ground, and he wanted to see with his own eyes whether the soldiers' mental outlook had been improved.

The barracks are in the southeast direction, the training ground is next to the barracks, Li Zicheng came from Ximen Street with his own soldiers, Niu Kejing and Wei Zhiming saw a group of cavalry, took a closer look, and knew that it was Li Zicheng, so he hurriedly came over to salute, "My subordinates knock to see the governor!" ”

Li Zicheng waved his hand and asked the two of them to get up, "Respectable continue to train, I'll take a look at the side." ”

"Yes, Grand Duke!" Niu Kejing saluted, and then returned to the training ground and continued to train the soldiers, Wei Ziming knew that the Metropolitan Governor had something to say, so he didn't dare to leave, sure enough, Li Zicheng smiled and said: "Ziming, how are these soldiers?" Is it the original soldiers who are the majority, or the new strong men who are the majority? ”

Wei Ziming said: "Back to the Metropolitan Governor, most of the original soldiers are already familiar with the methods of drilling, and they will be driven by them, and it will be easier to drill and train." ”

"Really?" Li Zicheng's face had a faint smile, "Does Ziming think that the training methods of the Ming Army and the Heavenly Mandate Army are exactly the same?" ”

"Governor, some of my subordinates understand......"

"You shouldn't fully understand," Li Zicheng said: "The Heavenly Mandate Army has its own unique training methods, if it weren't for the placement of these surrendered troops, I would rather recruit all the strong men, the less influenced by the Ming Army's training methods, the easier it will be to accept the training methods of the Heavenly Mandate Army." ”

"The Metropolitan Governor said that the Ming army has always been negligent in drills, and if the soldiers are lazy, it will be difficult for them to accept strict drills......"

"That's pretty much what it means." Li Zicheng felt that this Wei Ziming was good, and he was really thorough.

"Metropolitan Governor, when the subordinates go back, they will strictly follow the methods of the Heavenly Mandate Army, and the unqualified soldiers will be dismissed immediately......"

Li Zicheng bowed slightly, "The soldiers trained by each battalion of the Tianming Army are the same, as if they came out of a mold, so the selection of materials will be strict," after a pause, he continued: "Soldiers don't need to be smart, but they must obey, even if it is blind obedience!" ”

"Subordinate...... Subordinates understood! Wei Ziming said in his heart, no wonder there are often mutinies in the Ming army, because the soldiers are too "smart", they have their own ideas, it is difficult to carry out the officers' military orders, and most of their ideas are selfish for the sake of food and salary...... "The subordinates go back to train the soldiers, and they know it!" ”

"The matter of training soldiers, don't be in a hurry for the time being, you first select the soldiers through simple training, and you would rather lack them than overuse," Li Zicheng said: "As for the training of soldiers, someone will soon replace you, and after selecting qualified soldiers, you and Kejing will follow the fourth battalion to conquer Yidougu, you have fought with Yidougu, you should know something about them." ”