"General, why do we have to stay in this place where birds don't, instead of enjoying Qingfu in Kaifeng City like General Liu and them!!"

Along the Yellow River, a Dashun army was stationed on the embankment on higher ground, and among a group of troops riding a tall horse out of the camp to patrol the hunt, one of the generals who seemed to be tall and horse-like complained about the other general in front of him.

The person he called the general turned around, and he was a familiar face, He Sanjiang from the Hongmen Spy War Station.

Since King Chuang became the emperor, as a cadre of confidants who followed him and made great contributions to him, Li Zicheng was not treated badly, Liu Zongmin, Tian Jianxiu and others were named generals by him, He Sanjiang was no exception, even Bai Yushan and others pretended to be lost with Li Zicheng's army in the encirclement and suppression of officers and soldiers, but in fact, they were arranged by Hongmen to break away from Li Zicheng, and the Hongmen of the independent side also had their own seals, which also made Li Zicheng a little more fair and strict.

As for Niu Jinxing, Li Xin and other advisers, they were also canonized as prime ministers, Shangshu and other positions, which can be regarded as barely setting up a dynasty.

However, Li Zicheng still can't get rid of the limitations of peasant gathering, although the official position is still generous, but in terms of actual resettlement of land, you can see the difference between his own intimacy and alienation.

For example, Liu Zongmin and other henchmen who followed Li Zicheng in the early years to the south and north, and shared life and death, were placed by him in important and wealthy places such as Runan and Kaifeng, and people like He Sanjiang are certainly Li Zicheng's henchmen, but they have some poor relationships, and most of the generals who have real ability under their hands are placed on the front line of war in Puyang, which borders the Ming officers and soldiers.

Although Puyang is an important town in Dashun, it can be said that He Sanjiang can sit in this position and win Li Zicheng's trust, but compared to the position of Liu Zongmin, Tian Jianxiu and others, it is indeed a chore here.

He Sanjiang didn't say anything, but as soon as the tiger eyes passed over the general beside him, he was so frightened that the other party quickly silenced him, and laughed again and again to show his gaffe.

He Sanjiang, who is over thirty, has gradually developed a bit of inexplicable momentum as more and more soldiers under his command in recent years, even when the rebellious soldiers face him, they can't help but feel panic.

With the continuous material support of the Hongmen base camp, the expansion rate of the team under He Sanjiang's command in recent years is not slower than that of Liu Zongmin and others with the support of Li Zicheng, and if it is judged by the overall quality and combat effectiveness of the soldiers under his command, it can even be said that the quality of He Sanjiang's army is the first of Li Zicheng's several confidant generals, and it is second only to Li Zicheng's army on the surface.

The Hongmen base camp quietly used various means to transport all kinds of talents cultivated by Hongmen over the years to He Sanjiang's command, enriching the middle and lower levels of He Sanjiang's army.

did not completely follow the training plan of the Hongmen base camp, but streamlined it and took it out to train the soldiers, coupled with the battle that has been unable to live on the front line, so that the soldiers under He Sanjiang's command can be said to be almost from the sword mountain and the sea of fire, and all of them have extremely strong combat effectiveness.

Now that he has his own territory, He Sanjiang has spared no effort to build an army under his command that has reached almost 70,000 people, and has become a sharp knife in Li Zicheng's hands that cannot be underestimated.

"Look at you, it's only been a few months, and this group of soldiers under your command has become so lazy, if there are officers and soldiers who come to raid at this time, how can you resist??"

Although Hongmen has placed a lot of talents in the hands of He Sanjiang, there can't always be all new faces from Hongmen who have just emerged, like Ran Maochang, who just complained to He Sanjiang and was mentioned by He Sanjiang at this time, is a general who has been waiting for He Sanjiang for the longest time.

"Ugh!"

Ran Maochang raised his hand and scratched his head, licking his face and complaining to He Sanjiang: "General, our brothers have been fighting on the front line for the past two years, and we have finally settled down, so we can't help but give the brothers a break, right?" ”

"This time ago, I just followed the army to design and surrender the army of Sun Chuanting of the Ming army in Runan, and I heard in the north that the Jurchen barbarian is raising hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Shanhaiguan, at this time, how can the Ming Dynasty have the time and ability to dare to start a war on both sides and run over to attack us?"

has been following He Sanjiang for a long time, and Ran Maochang has changed from only knowing how to charge into battle to understanding some of the general trends of the world like now, but what he said when defending himself is not unreasonable.

"Besides, we are now stationed on the edge of the Yellow River, with this moat across the two sides, can the Ming army still fly over and ambush us?"

"You have a lot of reasons!"

He Sanjiang glanced at Ran Maochang, and then began to arrange it again: "During this time, I will collect the hearts of this group of soldiers under your command, and I should practice it well, and I don't want to see the same casual posture as today!" ”

"General, is there another big move?"

Ran Maochang looked overjoyed, and when he heard the meaning of He Sanjiang's words, he asked again and again.

"I heard that the above is preparing to cross the river and go north in some time, attack Hebei and Jingshi, and completely destroy the Chongzhen child in the Forbidden City!"

He Sanjiang raised his eyes again and again, looked at the far north, and meaningfully told some innocuous news to his confidant.

"You say, if the emperor on our head hides all the bows in the future, or if I raise my troops anyway, are you still willing to follow me?"

Suddenly, He Sanjiang's voice changed sharply, and he whispered a word that only the two of them could hear, which made Ran Maochang almost didn't react for a while, but he was immediately reflexively answered: "Then it goes without saying, as long as the general points out, it must be where the blade of the subordinate soldiers is!" ”

"Good, good!"

He Sanjiang's face suddenly looked relieved, except for Ran Maochang, who heard his previous words, the rest of the soldiers who followed him were a little inexplicable, this adult's mood was really unpredictable, he was dissatisfied with General Ran's scolding one moment ago, but the next moment he was smiling.

The high-level arrangements of the Dashun Dynasty, as one of the several major generals of the dynasty, He Sanjiang has the right to know a lot of status, even if Li Zicheng wants to hide something from him, with the spy ability that Hongmen is now inserted in the Dashun Dynasty, He Sanjiang can easily know about the imperial court's measures.

And according to the orders and arrangements that the base camp has given them these spies, as well as the speculation of Sanjiang and themselves over the years, the people and horses will inevitably notice that the base camp probably does not expect the Ming Dynasty to overthrow, and when the time comes, this group of chess pieces that have been lurking for more than ten years, I am afraid that it is finally time to take action.

When the time comes, the choices he is about to face will make him have today's trip in order to understand the possible movements of this group of soldiers under his command.

(End of chapter)