Yiling, the ground chokes the throat of Chongqing and Hubei, controls Ba Kui on the top, leads Jingxiang below, "the water is here and the Yi, the mountain is here and the tomb", so it is called "Yiling", it is the important place of Sichuan and Chu.

When Zhang Xianzhong entered Sichuan in the west, if it weren't for Lin Chengcheng remembering the old relationship and letting him go, Zhang Xianzhong would not have been able to pass so easily, even if he forcibly rushed over, he would have to lose a lot, but Lin Chengcheng thought about the overall situation and did not make a move against Zhang Xianzhong, after all, they were all allies, and in the case of the overall situation, they could not kill each other.

In Lin Chengcheng's mansion, it is already deep, the lights in the mansion have been extinguished, and the vast land is plunged into the tranquility of the night, but in a small room in Lin Yangcheng's mansion, Lin Chengcheng is meeting an old friend who has been absent for a long time - He Jin.

"Brother He, since the First World War in Hefei, we haven't seen each other for more than a year, and I have long heard that you have surrendered to the official army, how about it, you can live a small life, and you still have time to run to my Yiling!"

When He Jin heard this, he also smiled and said: "My brother is a smart person, why bother talking around the bush, you know why I came, and you still talk like this, hey!" ”

"Do you want me to surrender?" Lin Chengcheng also asked knowingly, he naturally understood the meaning of He Jin's coming, right now Cao Bianjiao's army is attacking Chengtianfu, He Jin doesn't go to fight, but he comes here, how can he not guess the meaning, that is, let him surrender and sacrifice Yiling!

"Hmmm! Brother, your current situation, you know very well, he Li Zicheng will not let you go, I think we were the fifth battalion of the left, He Yilong died in battle, Ma Shouying was killed by Li Zicheng, Liu Xiyao's soldiers and horses were annexed by Li Zicheng, and became a lonely person, and now you are left alone, since he Li Zicheng succeeded in Henan, he has hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and for our old friends, they are all killed, when Zhang Xianzhong was in Wuchang before, it was because of Li Zicheng's persecution that he fled into Sichuan, Li Zicheng does not liquidate his brother now, It's because the brother doesn't have many soldiers and horses, so he can't pose much of a threat to him, and he hasn't won the world yet, so he doesn't dare to kill on a large scale, once Li Zicheng really achieves the position of the lord of the world, will he still keep you as an outlier, you are not his Li Zicheng's descendant! ”

What He Jin said is not an exaggeration, let alone groundless, Li Zicheng is no longer the former Li Zicheng since he called the king in Xiangyang, it sounds better, that is, he has the spirit of a king, and if he says it ugly, that is, his desire for power has become unprecedentedly high, and no one is allowed to threaten or challenge the authority of him, the new king of Shun.

"Brother this time, you came, did you mean it or General Cao's meaning?" Lin Chengcheng asked.

"It's what General Cao meant, and it's what I mean, you and I have been brothers for many years, like brothers, I can't ignore you, don't look at him Li Zicheng is now strong and strong, and he is violent, as if the world is already in his hands, but do you believe it, it won't be long before he Li Zicheng is defeated, do you think he Li Zicheng has a little political strategy, can he be the master of the world? He went to attack Beijing, even if Beijing was breached, would the Ming Dynasty die, you must know that the foundation of the Ming Dynasty is in the south of the Yangtze River, the Central Plains is erosive, these years are the people who have risen everywhere, the vitality is greatly injured, he Li Zicheng after seizing Henan, Hubei, Shaanxi, did not capture the richest south of the Ming Dynasty, but towards the erosion of the north, he also announced three years of exemption, let me ask, he did not collect taxes for three years, how to feed the hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands, he is now robbing the gentry and strong, and has obtained a lot of gold and silver, But how long can it be supported, it can be seen from this that Li Zicheng has no political acumen and will definitely not be able to become a big deal. General Cao is a kind, resolute, fierce, resourceful, trustworthy person, and I hope my brother can think clearly! I've been in General Cao's army for so long, I can see everything clearly, and I've been reminded by General Cao, and I understand a lot, where to go, but it's up to you, brother, to decide for yourself! ”

Lin Chengcheng fell into deep thought, when Li Zicheng killed Luo Rucai, he was very helpless, and later learned that Ma Shouying was also killed, which was even more heartbroken, and Liu Xiyao took the initiative to hand over the military power in order to protect himself, and he was transferred to Yiling, this area that I don't know if it is important or insignificant, at least so far, it is not very important. In order to take care of the overall situation, he has always pretended to be deaf and dumb, pretending to be crazy and stupid, so that he does not think about interfering in these things, until now, the arrival of He Jin has given him another way, and he hesitated.

"If General Cao can really get rid of his previous suspicions and treat our army well, I can consider surrendering!" After being silent for a long time, Lin Chengcheng said such a thing, indicating one of his attitudes.

"Where is this, brother, do you doubt me, you just have to look at my situation today, the deputy chief soldier of the Ming Imperial Court, commanding 5,000 soldiers and horses, although it is not to talk about the glory of the ancestors, but it is also a new look, you go there, the same treatment, General Cao has made it very clear, as long as Lin Yangcheng can surrender, like He Jin, everything in the past is not to blame."

"That being the case, well, I'll descend!" After the final struggle, Lin Yangcheng still chose to surrender, he has done enough for Li Zicheng, in order to stabilize the overall situation, he did not make trouble, dragging Li Zicheng's retreat, now the situation in Hubei is already very dangerous, Dangyang in the north of Yiling has been realized, they have been divided, so surrender at this time, he can be regarded as benevolent and righteous.

"Good! In this case, I immediately went to inform General Cao and accept your surrender, but there is still a Niu Wancai in Yiling City, what should I do, I can't let him ruin the peace plan! He Jin also said with a little worry, after all, it is not Lin Yang's person who is in charge, and there is also a cow Wancai.

Niu Wancai is not Li Zicheng's descendant, he is a native of Chenzhou Mansion, born in poverty, his father died early, he was raised by a widowed mother, there is a younger sister under him, he was born with a beautiful peach blossom, five years ago, because Niu Wancai's sister was favored by a local rich son, he forcibly came to his house to give a dowry, forcing the Niu family to marry a daughter, Niu Xiaomei did not want to live or die, Niu Wancai was furious, on the day of the wedding, Niu Wancai and the little sister killed all the relatives who came to marry, so the family horses, in the chaos, Niu Wancai's widow was killed, and since then the Niu brothers and sisters have no concernAfter Li Zicheng conquered Hubei, he led his troops to cross the river to take refuge, and Li Zicheng placed him here, and he was also very guarded against! ”

"No matter what, in the case of an unobvious attitude, you still have to be prepared to deal with it, so let's go back and report to General Cao first, and then lead the army to come, after you see the army, take Niu Wancai, recover Niu Wancai, then leave it to General Cao to do!"

"So be it!" Lin Chengcheng also agreed with He Jin's meaning, he didn't know much about Niu Wancai, and the two sides were not very close, this matter fell into their hands, and he ended up with ease.