Seeing that Li Zicheng was not as angry as Li Xin, Niu Jinxing believed that Li Zicheng already had an idea, he bowed to Li Zicheng and Li Xin, and said: "If there are too many troops in the imperial court, the prefectures and counties will definitely not be able to protect themselves, in order to reduce the losses of the war, the chief officials of the prefectures and counties can take the initiative to surrender." ”

He was still a little anxious at the beginning, but at this time, he was infected by Li Zicheng, and he was already calm, although he said about the surrender, his face did not change.

Li Xin didn't do it, "Okay, you bull Venus, the governor of the capital let you make up your mind, it's better for you to let the prefectures and counties in various places surrender directly, and the prefectures and counties that we have fought hard to defeat will be handed over to the imperial court in vain?" What kind of heart are you settled? If I didn't know your background, I would have suspected that you were a spy of the imperial court......"

Li Zicheng laughed and said, "Sir, since Li Gongzi misunderstood you, you can tell the details!" ”

Niu Jinxing remained silent and said, "Since it is obvious that we can't hold it, why should we keep it?" It's just more casualties! We can't garrison a large number of troops in these states and counties, and the same is true for the imperial court, as long as our main force comes back and takes these states and counties, it doesn't seem to be difficult! ”

Li Zicheng nodded secretly, this Niu Jinxing is really ruthless, such an idea can also be thought of, although Niu Jinxing's words are not finished, he has already understood.

Li Xin thought for a moment, and then found that wherever the Heavenly Mandate Army went, except for fortified cities like Luoyang and Kaifeng, the prefectures and counties were basically looking at the wind and descending, and there was really no difficulty, but Niu Jinxing's words were too unbelievable, and he was still a little unconvinced, "Metropolitan Governor, Mr. Niu, if the Ming army occupies the prefecture and county, the city will definitely be destroyed, our officials, and the people who have just solved the problem of food and clothing, and the land policy of the Heavenly Mandate Army ......."

"Destruction is always inevitable, soldiers," Niu Jinxing said eloquently, "After all, it is the officers and soldiers who come, it is better than the rogue, as long as the officials in the city take the initiative to surrender and do not provoke them, and then talk about the compulsion at that time, maybe it can be considered," he suddenly sighed, and said: "Actually, the Ming army scourge the city, it is not a bad thing for us, compared to the benevolent government of the Heavenly Mandate Army, even the ordinary people will know who they should support!" ”

Li Xin's eyes widened, "Niu Jinxing, are you letting civil and military officials be the grass on the wall?" ”

"The situation is forced, and there is nothing wrong with the grass on the wall," Niu Jinxing glanced at Li Zicheng, saw Li Zicheng with a smile on his face, and said: "The officials are bearing the burden of humiliation, for the sake of the people, we should understand them!" ”

Li Xin didn't see Li Zicheng's opposition, and his tone weakened, "If the Ming army doesn't leave after occupying the prefecture and county, do we still have to wait for them to leave?" ”

"Therefore, in various states and counties, the grain storage can not be too much, it is enough to maintain it for half a month, and after half a month, Luoyang will transport grain to the past," Niu Jinxing said: "There is not enough food in the city, even if we don't need to send troops to drive away, the Ming army will not be able to stay, and now the Ming army from all walks of life, I'm afraid there is not enough food, and we must rely on the supply of states and counties along the way!" ”

Li Zicheng nodded slightly, Niu Jinxing is worthy of being a great talent, let the officials swing between the Heavenly Mandate Army and the Ming Army, and act as a wall grass, but this is fine, officials and the people can make a comparison between the Heavenly Mandate Army and the Ming Army, and it will be clear who is good to the people.

Also, this is to put the Mandate of Heaven Army on the opposite side of the Ming Army, in a completely equal position, and unconsciously, in the hearts of officials and people, the Mandate of Heaven Army is no longer suspected of being a rogue......

The overall situation is so decided, Li Zicheng asked Li Xin and Niu Jinxing to go back, and in the name of the Provisional Governor's Office, immediately summoned the various states and counties, as long as the heart is towards the Mandate of Heaven Army, the big husband can bend and stretch, don't care about the gains and losses of one city and one place, and protect the people, which is the top priority!

After Li Xin and Niu Jinxing went down, Li Zicheng was not idle, he sent a letter to Liang Wencheng in Lanzhou, reporting the detailed battle situation in Henan, so that the rear Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion remained stable and guaranteed that the people would live a good life.

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Yiling is the dividing line between the upper reaches and the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, out of the Xiling Gorge, the river surface is not only much more open, the dangerous shoals and reefs in the heart of the river have almost disappeared, and the Yangtze River has truly become a golden waterway.

The water of the Yangtze River raises people, and it is not surprising that Yiling is not surprised, Qu Yuan, who is one of the world's four historical celebrities, and Wang Zhaojun, who is one of the four beauties of Chinese history, were born in this land, because it is the birthplace of "Bachu" culture, Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi, Ouyang Xiu, Su Shi, Lu You, Yang Shoujing, etc., have left footprints and popular words here.

It may be related to the wide and narrow terrain structure, and it is also a strategic place, most famous for the "hometown of the Three Kingdoms", Zhao Zilong fought against the Changban Slope of the million Cao army, the Baling Bridge that Zhang Yide drank off, the Maicheng where Guan Yun was defeated for a long time, and the 700-mile company camp burned by Lu Boyan, and so on.

At this time, near the center of the river, several fast boats were going down the river, and behind the fast boats, there were three large ships, along the north bank of the river, and countless soldiers, who were dragging heavy steps, basically maintaining the same marching speed as the ships.

It was already past time, and the slanting wind on the river was much lighter, and a man wearing a black gauze hat and a bright red official robe slowly walked up to the deck under the meal of two guards.

On the complement of the official robe, there are two cranes embroidered, one is standing in the water and grass, stretching out its neck and looking sideways, and the other is soaring at a low altitude, but it is stretching out a pair of long legs, obviously falling slowly.

The official robe of the crane is a product of the Ming civil official, and he is already a very popular minister, but the official robe of this official is very loose, and there is a suspicion of "gradually widening the belt", the waist is tied with a jade belt, and the chest is wrinkled, which looks a little nondescript.

The guard carefully helped the Yipin civil official to the center of the deck, and said softly: "My lord, it's almost time to Yiling, do you want to stop the boat and let the soldiers rest on the shore?" ”

The civil official of Yipin did not speak, but raised his distracted eyes, looking at the vast river surface from afar, the wrinkled dough seemed to have been roasted by fire, without a trace of expression.

The hem of the wide official robe shook gently with the majesty, and his legs obviously could not bear the weight of the whole body, if it were not for the two relatives to raise his shoulders, I am afraid that even a gust of wind could blow it down.

No one knows what he's thinking!

After a long while, the civil official of Yipin said slowly: "Is there a report from the pond?" Where did Zhang Xianzhong flee? ”

"Back to my lord, after Zhang Xianzhong broke through Xiangyang, he crossed the Han River and broke through Fancheng, and now he is heading southeast, according to General Mengruhu, the next target may be Zaoyang, or Suizhou."

Fancheng is lost, it's really nothing, anyway, Zhang Xianzhong doesn't dare to stay in Fancheng, if Zhang Xianzhong dares to attack Zaoyang and Suizhou in a row, it is looking for death, the imperial court is heavily armed, Zhang Xianzhong can only escape the encirclement of officers and soldiers by drilling into the mountains.

However, Xiangyang is lost, even if Zhang Xianzhong is gone, it is a heinous crime, Zhang Xianzhong can escape, but he can't......

This Zuo Liangyu, hey, an army of 100,000, how did he lose Xiangyang heavily? Xiangyang should have been impregnable......

This first-class official, naturally Yang Sichang, the governor of the world's peaceful thieves and soldiers, sighed and withdrew his gaze from the river, not knowing if he would have the opportunity to see this magnificent river in the future.

His life is also magnificent, because of the rogue, and because of the rogue, he will fall!

Luoyang and Xiangyang were lost, Zhu Changxun, the king of Fu, and Zhu Yiming, the king of Xiang, were killed by Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong one after another, and someone in the court must come out to take the blame.

Yang Sichang knows Zhu Youzhen too well, his father Yang He, as well as the former Xiong Tingbi, Wang Huazhen, Yuan Chonghuan, the high-ranking officials who were killed because of the loss of their teachers and land, there are countless high-ranking officials, as the governor of the thief, not only failed to level the thief, but the two vassal kings died in the hands of the rogue, although it cannot be declared a complete defeat of the thief, but it is also an unforgivable mistake.

If it was just Luoyang's Fuwang Zhu Changxun, it would be good to say that Yang Sichang was far away in Huguang after all, but Xiangyang was broken, and Xiangwang Zhu Yiming was drowned by Zhang Xianzhong in the Han River, he was really ......

In fact, in January, Yang Sichang became ill and had to resign from Zhu Youzhen, but Zhu Youzhen recognized Yang Sichang, no matter how he said it, it was useless, he just didn't change people!

Yang Sichang sighed in his heart: If it wasn't for this mouth...... Maybe this life won't be so magnificent, but it won't be so hurt by the rogue......

I have run out of oil and dried up, but the stormy Da Ming, can I escape this?

The wind rose, and the speed of the boat on the river was obviously accelerated, but Yang Sichang's body was not able to withstand the cold wind on the river, and the guards helped him slowly return to the middle cabin, sent him to the bed, and covered him with a quilt.

At this time, one of the guards took a bowl of gruel and offered it with both hands, "My lord, drink some gruel, you haven't eaten anything since the morning......

Yang Sichang didn't know if he was hungry in his belly, and it seemed that his belly had no feeling, so it was best to save his belly from suffering with him.

It's not that he doesn't want to eat, it's that he can't!

Although Yang Sichang closed his eyes, he clearly felt that the guards had been holding the bowl and refused to leave, so he raised his arm and waved his hand to him, "Tell the fierce general to go to Yiling, stop the boat and dock, and let the soldiers rest for the night," he took a breath, and said: "Lord Ben will rest in the boat, don't bother again!" ”

But Yang Sichang didn't stay quiet for long, he felt that he had just closed his eyes, and before sleepiness hit, he heard footsteps outside, and the footsteps were very soft, as if he was afraid of startling him.

When the footsteps reached the door of the cabin, Yang Sichang said impatiently: "I told you, don't bother me, why are you here again?" Although the voice was not loud, it was extremely majestic, and it did not look like it was made by an old man in the old age of the wind and the wind at all.

"Master Overseer, it's our family!" A slightly sharp voice came in from outside the door, and the hatch was pushed open a gap, "Can we come in?" ”

"So it's Lord Overseer?" Although Yang Sichang blamed the wrong person, he didn't mean to apologize, just leaned back a little and raised his head, "Let's talk first!" ”

"It's good for the Inspector to lie down," the supervisor Wan Yuan Ji walked in quickly, holding a porcelain bowl in his hand, "Inspector, let's drink some porridge, our family will serve ...... in person."

Yang Sichang waved his hand, obviously without appreciating it, thought for a moment, and suddenly said: "Lord Wan, as soon as the old man is sick, this army will be handed over to the prison army!" ”

"Huh?" Wan Yuan Ji was stunned, is this the Inspector explaining the aftermath? His face was full of sadness, "Lord Inspector is the Prime of the Imperial Court, Lord Inspector must not fall......"

Yang Sichang didn't speak, just let out a long sigh, and then slowly closed his eyes!