Gao Ligong saw that Li Zicheng was just knocking on the side, and did not directly ask Luo Rucai's meaning, he was very surprised in his heart, and after thinking for a while, he realized that this was spying on Luo Rucai's true meaning!

Hongji's mind has been unmatched since he was a child, and now he is the governor of the Heavenly Mandate Army, and he controls the Heavenly Mandate Army, so his mind is naturally more lively than ordinary people.

Could it be that dream of the day?

Gao Ligong thought of that dream again, when Li Zicheng was in the Yada Prison in Mizhi County......

Li Zicheng had already recovered from his reverie, and when he saw Gao Ligong staring at him tightly, he smiled and said, "Big brother, what is Luo Rucai's opinion?" ”

"General Luo's meaning ......" Gao Ligong knew that General Luo's opinion was probably no longer important, and with Hongji's character and the development momentum of the Heavenly Mandate Army, it was difficult for General Luo to bargain.

Li Zicheng's face froze, knowing that Luo Rucai's request was likely to be far from his expectations, so he smiled lightly: "Big brother might as well say it directly!" ”

Gao Ligong said leisurely: "General Luo's meaning, the army can be absorbed, but it is still under his command!" ”

Li Zicheng smiled: "Is there anything else?" ”

Gao Yigong looked at Li Zicheng's face, thinking that Li Zicheng had agreed, his heart was a lot more relaxed, and he hurriedly said: "No, just ask for this one!" ”

"This requirement is really too much," Li Zicheng said: "The army is still under his command, whether it is reorganized or not, and what difference does it make?" ”

Gao Li Gongdao didn't think that Luo Rucai was too much, now it is not an alliance, but belongs to the Heavenly Mandate Army, a branch of the Heavenly Mandate Army, "Hongji, you must always give General Luo some sweetness, otherwise why would General Luo defect to the Heavenly Mandate Army?" ”

"Does the eldest brother think that Luo Rucai is already my subordinate?" Li Zicheng smiled faintly and said: "However, my subordinates, all the officers and soldiers of the Heavenly Mandate Army, must absolutely obey my orders, if Luo Rucai is not double-minded, why should he seize the command of the army?" ”

“……”

"Luo Rucai is trying to split within the Heavenly Mandate Army," Li Zicheng said with a cold face: "I don't want to obey my military orders, but I want to take advantage of the Heavenly Mandate Army, big brother, you say, is there such a cheap thing in the world?" After a pause, he said, "Do I want to raise tigers?" ”

"Maybe General Luo doesn't have such a mind," Gao Ligong said: "General Luo handed over all the troops to Hongji, and he felt insecure for a while......

"If he controls the original army, I will not have a sense of security," Li Zicheng said: "There is only one Heavenly Mandate Army, and I will never allow splitting, and I will never allow such a hidden danger to exist in the Heavenly Mandate Army!" ”

Gao Ligong only then discovered the seriousness of the problem, Hongji was right, Luo Rucai controlled the original army, so he was suspected of disobeying orders, otherwise, why did he seize control of the army?

One mountain does not allow two tigers!

General Luo will either form an independent army, or completely submit to the Mandate of Heaven army, and take the gray area in the middle, unless the strength of the two sides is equal, waiting for future changes in the situation...... Could it be that General Luo really has such a mind?

The strength of the Mandate of Heaven Army is far from being comparable to General Luo's 15,000 soldiers, and Hongji disagrees, there is a complete reason!

Li Zicheng said suddenly: "Big brother, does Luo Rucai have any other compromise plans?" ”

"No," Gao Ligong shook his head and said, "Maybe General Luo has other plans in mind, but he has never told me!" ”

"That's fine," Li Zicheng said: "I'll make a move, this is also my bottom line!" ”

"Hongji, please speak!"

"The soldiers under Luo Rucai's department can be independently organized into battalions, with Luo Rucai as the chief general and the eldest brother as the deputy general," Li Zicheng said: "But Luo Rucai will also serve as a civilian official, and the main energy will still be spent on civilian duties, I will send people to this army as instructors, and conduct training in accordance with the way of the Mandate of Heaven!" ”

"Hongji ......"

Li Zicheng waved his hand and interrupted Gao Ligong's speech, "Big brother, this is not a private relationship between you and me, I am responsible for all the brothers of the Heavenly Mandate Army, this is my final decision, it cannot be changed, Luo Rucai can return to Huguang, it has nothing to do with me, if he wants to gain a foothold in Henan, he must abide by the rules of the Heavenly Mandate Army!" ”

"What the eldest brother means, General Luo has the title of the chief general, but he is mainly civilian," Gao Ligong frowned lightly, and said: "In the future, General Luo's military power will be gradually eliminated, and there are still Hongji's people in the army......"

"Luo Rucai is a smart person, he should understand what I mean," Li Zicheng said resolutely: "If Luo Rucai is willing, let him come by himself, if he is unwilling, we have nothing to talk about!" ”

This is in the form of an ultimatum, which is somewhat inconsistent with the style of the peace talks, but Li Zicheng has no intention of making peace with Luo Rucai at all, let alone peace talks on an equal footing, and the strength of the two sides is not equal.

The Mandate of Heaven Army made it clear that it was going to eat Luo Rucai's department, if he didn't want to be eaten, Luo Rucai could return to Huguang, and the Mandate of Heaven Army would not interfere for the time being, otherwise, there would only be soldiers to meet.

The Mandate of Heaven Army is developing vigorously in Henan, and Luo Rucai will never be allowed to come to stir up the situation!

"Hongji, there's no room for negotiation?"

"No," Li Zicheng shook his head, "This is the result of my consultation with the top brass of the Heavenly Mandate Army, and it is also my final decision!" ”

"Hongji, I see!" Gao Ligong bowed his hand to Li Zicheng, "I'll go back and report to General Luo!" ”

"Big brother has a good journey," Li Zicheng hurriedly returned the salute, "No matter what decision Luo Rucai makes, I hope that big brother can stay, I don't care about Luo Rucai's army, even if big brother comes alone, I am just as welcome!" ”

"Big brother understands!" After Gao Ligong got up, he bowed his hand to Li Zicheng again, and went to Manan.

Li Zicheng summoned Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance again, and told Luo Rucai's meaning, Song Xiance hurriedly said: "Metropolitan Governor, the more Luo Rucai is nostalgic for military power, the more he must be set up as soon as possible, otherwise, who knows what will happen?" ”

Niu Jinxing also agreed, his attitude was even more extreme, and even implicitly put forward a proposition, taking advantage of the opportunity to directly destroy Luo Rucai, so as not to have another burden when the world is pacified in the future......

Li Zicheng thought about it, but he didn't agree, if Luo Rucai didn't agree to his plan, as long as he returned to Huguang and continued to fight with the imperial court, he would be able to contain at least part of the Ming army.

Although the Mandate of Heaven Army occupies a lot of land in Henan, Henan is different from the relatively closed terrain of Sichuan, except for the mountainous area in the west bordering Shangzhou of the Mandate of Heaven Army, the rest of the sides, more leaky than a sieve, the north is Shanxi, Jingshi, the northwest is Shaanxi, the east is Nanzhili, and the south is Huguang across Tongbai Mountain.

The imperial court can send heavy troops to surround it from all sides.

With Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai stirring up trouble in Huguang, at least the Ming army in Huguang will not focus on the Mandate of Heaven army.

What's more, Luo Rucai saluted first and then soldiers, and took the initiative to ask for an alliance, he is not an enemy for the time being, and he can't lose his bearing in front of the world, if even Luo Rucai can't tolerate it, how will he accommodate the civil and military officials of the imperial court in the future?

Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance knew that in the general trend, they could only obey the governor of the capital, and they would only improve the situation, including what kind of position Luo Rucai would give him once he accepted the request of the Heavenly Mandate Army.

On the second day, Li Zicheng was watching the march map in the big tent, but He Xiaomi ran over like a fly, whispered a few words to Li Zicheng's ear, Li Zicheng was shocked, and hurriedly put down the bowl, "Where are you now?" ”

"According to the returning rangers, Luo Ru was discovered when he just left, and he could come over at least in the afternoon!"

"Go, give the order to the fourth battalion and prepare for battle," Li Zicheng said coldly: "In addition, let the rangers keep an eye on Luo Rucai for me." ”

"Yes, Grand Duke!"

Li Zicheng had lunch early, then rushed south with his own soldiers, and came to the east bank of Tashui where Li Ji's troops were stationed.

Li Zicheng waved his hand, so that Li Ji didn't need to be polite, "Where is Luo Rucai now?" ”

"About twenty miles away," Li Ji pointed forward with his hand and said, "Governor, please look, you can already see Luo Rucai's front from the high ground." ”

Li Zicheng followed the direction of Li Ji's finger, looked forward, and sure enough, he saw a dense population, because the distance was too far, the head of the person was not much bigger than a soybean.

As the crowd got closer and closer, Li Zicheng suddenly felt that something was wrong, "General Li, how can there be a child in the front of Luo Rucai?" ”

"Kid?" Li Ji put his eyelid on his eyelids, looked south, and seemed to see someone holding a child in his arms, and a half-grown child walking with an adult, "Huh? Yes, it seems that there are children, this Luo Rucai, obviously wants to fight, why does he let the children go along? Is it the Boy Scouts? ”

"Boy Scouts?" Li Zicheng smiled secretly, could it be that the child in his arms could also act as a boy scout? "General Li, maybe we misunderstood Luo Rucai!"

Li Ji was also very surprised, "The Metropolitan Governor is saying that Luo Rucai is not here to fight?" ”

"If Luo Rucai is ready to fight a decisive battle with us, he will definitely not bring these people," Li Zicheng said: "The people can not help to fight, in case of defeat, it will also slow down the speed of the march, Luo Rucai is a long-term general, it is impossible not to understand this truth!" ”

"Governor, what now?"

"Send a few cavalrymen up and ask what's going on!" Li Zicheng measured, there is still a twenty-mile journey, the Heavenly Mandate Army has been prepared, if Luo Rucai chooses to fight, the Heavenly Mandate Army will also accompany him to the end.

"Yes, my subordinates will send out rangers!" Li Ji waved his hand, and the two personal soldiers who followed him immediately jumped on the horse's back, whipped it on the horse's hips, and the four hooves of the war horse raised a cloud of dust, and quickly met Luo Rucai's troops on the opposite side.

In less than a pillar of incense, the sound of horses' hooves appeared in front again, and Li Zicheng looked up and saw that it seemed to be the two rangers just now, and his heart didn't move.

They came back so soon, and they weren't troubled by Luo Rucai!

This Luo Rucai is a little unguessable.

"Drive, drive!"

The two personal soldiers who temporarily acted as rangers kept urging the war horses, and when they were still a hundred paces away, they shouted at the crowd: "Governor, general, Luo Ru is the ...... who has come to return to Shun."

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