After the Mandate of Heaven army entered the city, it did not disturb the people, let alone enter the houses, and the people gradually settled down, and some bold people would hold back the house to inquire for information.

In the afternoon, some people saw with their own eyes that the governor of the Mandate of Heaven Army came back from eating and drinking in Panfu, his face was flushed, and he must have drunk a lot of wine.

Although the people have little friendship with Pan Mansion, they will also make their own judgments based on clues, since the Metropolitan Governor of the Heavenly Mandate Army is drinking in Pan Mansion, the relationship between the two sides must not be too bad!

Even the Pan Mansion, which has a lot of money, the Mandate of Heaven Army will not touch it, what is there to be afraid of these small people?

By the evening, most of the people dared to walk around the streets, and acquaintances, in addition to greeting each other, quietly exchanged their own messages, judging the current situation.

There are different versions of the origin of the Mandate of Heaven, but one thing is not wrong: so far, the Mandate of Heaven has never harmed the people!

Unconsciously, the sun has set, the Jingyu Acropolis at night, there is not even a hint of breeze, the weather is too hot, the people naturally can't go to bed early, the men are bold, walking on the main roads to enjoy the coolness, while counting the number of fireflies in the front and back, left and right......

But what they talked about the most was the Mandate of Heaven Army, which had just entered the city today.

Very similar to the propaganda of the soldiers in the city, at least the Mandate of Heaven did not enter the house to loot, which was almost unimaginable in their minds.

The people in the border areas are accustomed to war, every time the battle ends, the victorious side will mercilessly harvest the spoils, no matter who the victor is, they are the same people, the poor little wealth at home, and even the wife and daughter, will be laughed at by the victorious side for free......

Who made them the winners!

The winners are entitled to everything they want!

These people, though they also tried their best to resist, in the face of scimitars and spears, all resistance was superfluous, except for a few more drops of blood.

However, today's Mandate of Heaven Army seems to be different from all previous armies, at least they have committed no offense against the common people!

The people were both happy and worried.

Happily, the ancestors have appeared, and although the Mandate of Heaven Army has entered the city, it has not harmed them a stitch, a thread, a grass or a tree!

The worry is that today is the beginning, and who knows what unexpected things will happen after tomorrow?

However, in the borderland, it is useless to think too much, and if you can live one day at a time, who knows if you can see the sun tomorrow?

People in troubled times are not as good as dogs, and I heard that Guyuan has already made a fuss...... I don't know which side of the Mandate of Heaven is on......

The night gradually deepened, and before I knew it, the avenue was wet with dew and dust, and the road was sticky, and the temperature was much lower than before, and the people had to work tomorrow, and the crowd gradually dispersed.

But in their hearts, they already have different thoughts, women have more expectations, while men are skeptical, and even scold their mother-in-law for being uninformed and easily deceived......

After the dawn of the day, the early risers were surprised to find that the east and west gates of the Acropolis were opened almost at the same time, and although the gates were guarded by soldiers in strange costumes, they were very kind, and did not obstruct the pedestrians who entered and exited, and did not even search their bodies.

What's going on? Could it be that the Acropolis can be freely entered and exited again?

Even the people who had already gone out of the city to work in a hurry couldn't believe it, but they soon forgot that their land still needed to be taken care of, and they didn't have much time to think about these things outside of their bodies, as long as the Mandate of Heaven army didn't come to find a fork, it didn't matter who he was guarding the city gate?

Li Zicheng originally wanted to personally recover the fort in the east, but there were 5,000 surrendered troops in the city, plus the Ming army captured in Yangzigou, a total of more than 6,000.

After thinking about it, he felt that there were only Talachi Fort and Ganyanchi Fort in the east, and with Dai Junen's assistance, he asked Li Ji and Dai Junen to go to get the second fort together, leaving Qin Danian to assist him in handling the affairs of the Acropolis.

Qin Danian originally thought that he was going to get all the merits, but Lachi Fort and Ganyanchi Fort were taken by Li Ji, he was a little disappointed, and when Li Ji's troops left the Acropolis, he immediately came to see Li Zicheng, "Dadu Governor, those castles in the north, we don't want them?" ”

Li Zicheng naturally knew his thoughts, Qin Danian was not only regretful, but also for military merits.

He already had a plan in his heart, so he smiled and said: "Danian, everything must start from the big picture, and you can't stick to one city and one castle!" ”

"The Metropolitan Governor ......" Qin Danian was puzzled.

Li Zicheng decided to adopt a roundabout strategy, "Da Nian, let me ask you, what should we do with it after we take the Jingyu Acropolis?"

"Disposition? Naturally, the soldiers should be left to garrison ......"

"Danian is right, taking the Jingyu Acropolis is just right to protect Lanzhou from the east, and it can control Huizhou north of the Yellow River," Li Zicheng spread out the marching map, found the Jingyu Acropolis, and said: "However, Jingyuwei itself is a lonely city, the nearby mountains and rivers are dangerous, and it is impossible to accommodate a large number of people, and there cannot be too many garrisons, so who will defend the Acropolis?" ”

"Ah......" Qin Danian followed the direction of Li Zicheng's finger, extended eastward to Lachi Fort and Dry Salt Pond Fort, and immediately patted his head and said: "Metropolitan Governor, my subordinates understand, we took Lachi Fort and Dry Salt Fort just to protect Jing Yuwei, in case Hong Chengchou moves his mind, at least we can increase the time for early warning, so as to make adequate preparations!" ”

"Danian is only half right," Li Zicheng put his finger on the Dry Salt Pond Fort, "The Dry Salt Pond Fort is south of Qu Wu Mountain, and Qu Wu Mountain is not only the remnant of Qilian Mountain, but also extends to Longshan!" ”

"Longshan?" Qin Danian has been going south along Longshan, and he has been seeing Guguan, so he understands a little, "Is the Governor of the Metropolitan saying that by occupying Ganyanchi Fort, you can suppress the Ming army from the north line west out of Longshan?" ”

Li Zicheng nodded, "That's basically what it means, as long as the Dry Salt Pond Fort is in hand, you can monitor the movements of the Ming army." ”

"Governor, my subordinates understand!"

Li Zicheng pointed to the northeast of the Jingyu Acropolis and said: "Talachi Fort is more important, from the east of the Acropolis out of Yangxiaogou, through Maoheluo, it is Talachi, only sixty or seventy miles away from the Acropolis, but after Talachi Fort, it is Xi'an Town, this is a road, Dai Junen came to the Acropolis along this road. ”

"The Metropolitan Governor is saying that as long as there are two military forts of Dry Salt Pond and Dala Pond, you can hold the passage of the Ming army out of Longshan in the west?"

"Therefore, these two military forts are not only the eastern barrier of Jingyuwei, but also the throat of the Ming army going west, and in the future, the Mandate of Heaven army can also follow the Talachi fort when it advances eastward," Li Zicheng said with a straight face: "Da Nian, now you know the importance of these two military forts?" ”

"The subordinates understand...... Qin Danian's heart suddenly moved, "What does the governor mean......"

Li Zicheng smiled faintly and said, "Danian thinks well, I plan to leave the three thousand households stationed here!" ”

"Subordinates take orders!" Qin Danian agreed, but his eyes still stayed on the marching map, "Governor Dadu, these two military forts are too close to Hong Chengchou's lair, will Hong Chengchou agree?" In case of a conflict......"

"Don't worry, before I leave, I will reach an agreement with Hong Chengchou," Li Zicheng said: "Danian has thought about it, what are the other difficulties, say them together, and help you solve them while I'm here." ”

"To the north of Talachi Fort is Ningxia Zhongwei, there is no obvious boundary ditch in the region, if there is a conflict, should the subordinates go north......

"To the north of Dalachi Fort is Rouwolf Mountain, and the traffic is not convenient, if it is not necessary, don't fight the idea of Ningxia Zhongwei for the time being."

"The subordinates understand ......"

"Danian, this time to take Jingyuwei, the total annihilation of Dai Junen's 20,000 Ming troops, the 3,000 households is the first merit," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "From now on, Qin Danian will be promoted to a guerrilla general, and his subordinate soldiers will be rewarded for their merits!" ”

"Thank you, Dadu!" Qin Danian hurriedly crawled on the ground, he could finally sit on an equal footing with the rest of the thousands of officials, his heart was excited, he lay on the ground, and refused to get up for a while.

Li Zicheng had to leave his seat and help him up, "Da Nian, Jingyu Acropolis, and the nearby military forts, the terrain is particularly dangerous, and the area is very broad, there are only two thousand soldiers in the three thousand households, and they are a little stretched," paused, and said: "Six thousand soldiers in the Acropolis, in the big year, you select a soldier from a thousand households as an auxiliary soldier of the third thousand households!" ”

"Expansion?" Qin Danian couldn't help but be overjoyed, after this expansion, the soldiers of the 3,000 households will exceed 3,000 soldiers, which is the largest number among the seven thousand households of the Heavenly Mandate Army.

The 3,000th household is finally no longer inferior!

Jing Yuwei is the front line of the confrontation between the Mandate of Heaven Army and the Ming Army, with great responsibility and great pressure, but which of the seven thousand households of the Mandate of Heaven Army can live a peaceful life? Even if you can live a peaceful life, where will the military merits come from?

Qin Danian was full of ambition, and kowtowed respectfully to Li Zicheng.

"Danian, after the battle, the current soldiers and auxiliaries will be mixed and stationed, and let the auxiliaries train the rifles as soon as possible, once the time is ripe, I will let the current auxiliary soldiers Qianhu be promoted to soldiers!"

"Yes, Grand Duke!" Qin Danian's tears flashed, the Metropolitan Governor arranged it like this, among the seven thousand households of the Heavenly Mandate Army, the third thousand households were already the strongest configuration, and his gratitude was beyond words.

Recalling that before Li Zicheng came to Xining, at that time, dozens or hundreds of Mongolian cavalry dared to attack the city and break the fort, and now it is ...... The best way to repay the Metropolitan Governor is to guard the Jingyu, even if there is only one soldier left!

"Danian, leave me the position of a hundred household officials, this person's name is Liu Zongmin, and he is a fellow villager of mine!" Li Zicheng said: "He has no military experience, so you have to mention him well in the big year." ”

"Yes, Metropolitan Governor, my subordinates are sure to complete the task!"

"Go, go and select the soldiers first, and train them according to the military discipline of the Heavenly Mandate Gold as soon as possible!"

"Yes, Metropolitan Governor, my subordinates will go and select soldiers!" Qin Danian bowed and bowed before leaving Li Zicheng's big tent.