After the defeat of Songshan, if the Ming Dynasty did not have new troops to deploy the Beijing Division and the Xuanda line, then the entire Beizhi, for the Qing army, would be like its own vegetable garden, and it would come in whenever it wanted.

The Ming Dynasty originally hoped that the discussion and peace could delay time, but it was disturbed by its own people, so that the first assistant was dismissed, the military department was imprisoned, and he was killed.

Seeing that the peace agreement collapsed, and the Qing army was likely to enter the Kou again, Emperor Chongzhen began to urge the people of Bianzhu to step up the extermination of the Liukou.

Because only by exterminating the rogues can he draw out his men and horses to guard against the Qing troops and protect the safety of the Beijing Division.

In July, Yang Wenyue, Ding Qirui, and Sun Chuanting, the three governors, successively received orders from the imperial court to urge troops.

Under the urging of several successive orders, Yang Wenyue could only lead the general army Hu Dawei to cross the Yellow River, bypassing Li Zicheng's main force, and with Ding Qirui's controlled Zuo Liangyu, Fang Guoan, and Yang Dezheng, a total of four towns of officers and soldiers, about 30,000 people, joined in Zhuxian Town.

Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi, also connected several orders, but Sun Chuanting had just arrived in Shaanxi, so he killed He Renlong, and the soldiers and horses had not yet been rectified, but he did not immediately enter the army.

Sun Chuanting had been in prison before, and he didn't know the specific situation of the rogue, thinking that Li Zicheng was still a thief who was beaten by him and Hong Chengchou to only eighteen horsemen, so he boasted about Haikou and said that five thousand elite soldiers could wipe out the thief.

When he arrived in Shaanxi, he learned the truth, he never expected that the thieves who were almost swept away by him would develop to the point of a tsunami and millions of people in just two years.

When Sun Chuanting arrived in Shaanxi, he was a little stunned, he received the order, but he hurriedly wrote the book, explaining the difficulty, but the Qing army would enter the customs at any time, Chongzhen was also anxious, but he didn't listen to any difficulties, and urged him to help Bian immediately.

To the north of Luyi, between the Chuang army and the official army, a crucial duel is coming, but Gao Yihuan, who is in Luyi, has become an outsider and has not been able to participate in this battle.

However, this is not necessarily a good thing for him, this kind of large-scale war, the casualties must be extremely tragic, if the second brother is here, most of them are cannon fodder troops, I am afraid that the first round will be consumed.

Yongcheng, after Liu Heizi was stationed here, he quickly pulled up a thousand people, but the quality could not be compared with the people of the second brother, and even the miscellaneous soldiers under the second brother could not be compared.

Although the combat strength of the soldiers is not good, Liu Heizi has recovered his strength after all. After he occupied Yongcheng, he was full of ambition and was about to get three or four thousand men, but he soon faced the same problem as his second brother, trapped by money and food.

Yongcheng was ransacked by Liu Liangzuo, and the army came to ransack it again, and after Liu Heizi took over this mess, he was naturally at a loss.

In order to get some money and food, Liu Heizi ransacked several villages outside the city to solve the urgent need, but the problem soon came.

In the past, he was a rogue, and after robbing one place, he just grabbed the next place. But now he is confined to Yongcheng, surrounded by the territory of other lieutenants, he can't cross the line to rob, and he can't beat the officials and troops in the south, and after the county is robbed, it will be gone, and it will not grow again.

It dawned on him that robbery didn't seem to be a long-term solution. Liu Heizi, who originally wanted to expand his army, had to put down his plan to continue to expand his troops, but he didn't have a plan for what to do next.

Liu Heizi is still very adaptable, he can't deal with it, so let's see what others do.

It's just that several other lieutenants around, including Zhao Yingyuan, the mighty general of Shangqiu City, are all bird-like, with black eyes, and they make the people miserable under their rule, and they all rely on forcing the squires in the territory to help them live, which is not a long-term solution, but Gao Yihuan in Luyi is a little different.

Although Liu Heizi didn't read any books, after he sent someone to inquire, he could still figure out that the stupid set of sophomore high school was actually a set made by the government.

In short, it is to let the people farm, he collects rent, and becomes the landlord of Luyi County.

After a little comparison, Liu Heizi knew that the second year of high school stupidity was better than the salary, after all, there can be a few rich people in a county, and the source of income will be cut off after the squeezing, and the people can farm the land, but the rent can be collected every year.

Almost every poor person has the ideal of being a landlord, and Liu Heizi is no exception, he soon decided to learn to be a fool in the second year of high school.

It's just that there are some things he wants to learn but can't learn, and in the face of a large Yongcheng County, he doesn't know how to manage it.

This made Liu Heizi worry for a while, and finally his subordinates suggested him, "The heroes of Liangshan have military divisions, since we don't understand, can we catch a military division." ”

These words woke up Liu Heizi, and without saying a word, he broke into the house of an old Xiucai in Yongcheng, tied up his son, daughter-in-law and grandson, and the military advisor officially took up his post.

With Lao Xiucai to help manage Yongcheng, the affairs outside the city were gradually straightened out, which made Liu Heizi look at the old man with admiration, but he recruited a thousand people, he wanted to eat and drink, and there was no source of money and food if he didn't rob it, and the taxes and rents would have to be collected next year, which made Liu Heizi distressed.

At this time, Liu Heizi had just heard Lao Xiucai calculate the money and food, and was scratching his head with a headache, but a subordinate suddenly came in and hugged his fists and said: "Captain Qiqi, Captain Gaodu of Luyi has a messenger arrived!" ”

After Gao Yihuan was named the captain, he was at the same level as Liu Heizi, and was no longer controlled by Liu Heizi, and now his wings are very hard, and after he went to Luyi, he completely forgot about his old boss.

"The sophomore stupid sent a messenger over?" Liu Heizi was puzzled for a while, what did the fool send someone to do? Could it be that he suddenly remembered his old boss and said hello to him?

Liu Heizi frowned slightly, "You brought a messenger to see me!" ”

Not long after, Zhao Daxian was brought up, and he saluted Liu Heizi with a smile, "I've seen Captain Liu!" ”

"It turned out to be Zhao Zhanglu." Liu Heizi glanced at Zhao Daxian, looked arrogant, and pouted: "Captain Gao, what are you calling here for?"

"Our second brother wants to fight Bozhou, send me to ask Liu Duwei if he is interested in cooperating!" Zhao Daxian didn't talk nonsense, and dragged it out directly, "If Captain Liu is interested, he only needs to borrow three hundred elite soldiers, and after defeating Bozhou, he will capture sixty or four points." ”

Liu Heizi was shocked when he heard this, the second year of high school stupid dared to hit Bozhou, and it was so easy to say, did he think that fighting Bozhou was fighting flies? However, this plan made him very excited. At present, Yongcheng is his own territory, he wants to manage it well, and grabbing it again is equivalent to killing chickens and taking eggs, but this Bozhou is not his land, but he can grab it.

"Do you know how many officers and soldiers there are in Bozhou City?" Liu Heizi frowned and asked.

Bozhou belongs to Nanzhi, which is naturally richer than the prefectures and counties in Henan, Liu Heizi actually beat the idea of Bozhou, but he knows his strength, so he doesn't dare to touch it.

Although Liu Heizi coveted Bozhou, he had to ask more clearly, and he was unwilling to fall into the pit.

"There are about 400 people, and we can't eat, so the second brother wants to borrow 300 elite soldiers from the captain, and everyone will get rich together." Zhao Daxian glanced at Liu Heizi, and then continued: "If Captain Liu doesn't dare, then it doesn't matter, I'll go to Fucheng and find General Zhao to borrow troops."

As soon as he heard that Zhao Daxian was going to Fucheng to find Zhao Yingyuan, Liu Heizi immediately became anxious, he hurriedly got up and walked over from the case, took Zhao Daxian's hand, and became enthusiastic, "Brother Daxian, what are you doing with General Zhao?" Call him, and we'll only have soup to drink. ”

Saying that, Liu Heizi was silent for a while, then shook Zhao Daxian's hand, gritted his teeth and decided: "Brother Daxian, you go back and tell Brother Gao that I did this deal."

There are only 400 officers and soldiers in Bozhou, 7 or 800 people in the second year of high school, more than 300 elite soldiers, he has 1,000 people, and then he borrows a few hundred elite soldiers, not to mention a 10% chance of winning, but it is not impossible to defeat Bozhou.

When Zhao Daxian saw that he agreed, he immediately broke away and said, "Since this is the case, then please ask Liu Duwei to rush to the confluence of the Whirlpool and the Mashang River before August 1 to join us."

Liu Heizi nodded hurriedly, "Brother Daxian, don't worry, I will gather enough troops and horses and set off immediately." ”

In order to attack Bozhou, in addition to more than 300 soldiers, more than 400 miscellaneous soldiers were also pulled back for some simple exercises.

At this time, Gao Yihuan stood outside the school grounds, watching more than 700 non-commissioned officers and soldiers, and they were quite satisfied with their respective drills under the leadership of the officers.

After looking at it for a while, he went to the logistics team again to check the production of dry food, and then went to the blacksmith shop again.

The old blacksmith and his two apprentices who had returned from Shangqiu had already rebuilt the shop in the city, and gradually got on the right track, and began to repair the weapons and armor of the second brother.

Now the second brother has no money, and he doesn't have much refined iron and coal, so the blacksmith shop is still relatively shabby.

"Captain, this is an old iron helmet, you can take it and try it." The old blacksmith handed it to Gao Yihuan diligently, "This is the first thing that the old man has done since he arrived in Luyi." ”

The second brother took it and looked at it, it was a flying saucer, and there was a layer of cowhide in it, so he wore it on his head, except that it was a little heavy, it was quite comfortable.

At this time, Gao Yicheng came in, "Second brother, Brother Da Xian is back." ”

Gao Yihuan was about to praise the old blacksmith for a few words, but after listening to Gao Yicheng's words, he immediately felt happy that the news he was waiting for finally came back......