Li Zicheng looked at Luo Rucai, and didn't speak for the time being, Luo Rucai said these truths, he didn't know the truth, but in the current situation, he always had to find a way, otherwise he would wait for death.

"Since King Chuang has come to ask me, then I will also say what I actually think."

After all, Luo Rucai has led troops to fight for many years and has very rich experience, and in this regard, Li Zicheng is not as good as him.

"The righteous army will continue to stay in Hanzhong Mansion, it will definitely not work, according to the current practice of the government, Shaanxi Province will not take much time, it will play a complete change, it can be said that in the process of change, the righteous army will lose its foothold, so it is said that the righteous army must leave Hanzhong and Shaanxi."

"I know that the king of Lu Dao is reluctant, after all, this is the birthplace of the rebel army, think about the incident in Yan'an Mansion back then, it has been almost ten years, and it is hard to forget."

Luo Rucai said such a thing, which made Li Zicheng a little uncomfortable, after all, Li Zicheng is not the founder of the Righteous Army, he joined the Righteous Army in Chongzhen for three years, followed Gao Yingxiang to fight in the south and the north, and joined the leader of the Righteous Army at the beginning of many times, he will always belong to the small generation.

Luo Rucai didn't care about Li Zicheng's attitude at all.

"Now that the righteous army is in the greatest danger, it must have the courage of a strong man to break his wrist, and he must leave Hanzhong Mansion, leave Shaanxi, and go to Sichuan."

"Brother Luo, why do you suggest going to Sichuan?"

"Don't worry, I'll give you an analysis now, we can go to Shanxi, Shanxi is also a place we are very familiar with, but when we go to Shanxi, the Righteous Brotherhood unconsciously thinks of the Eight Kings (Zhang Xianzhong), this kind of shadow will always exist, the Eight Kings led 50,000 soldiers and were wiped out by the Jiangning battalion. This battle was not only the defeat of the Eight Great Kings, but also made the soldiers of the Shanxi Guard not particularly afraid of our righteous army. ”

"We can also go to Henan, but we can't get around Henan Mansion, I once heard my brother say it. The situation in Henan Province has changed greatly, the sergeants of the local inspection department are extremely strong, and the local people, in order to be able to protect their own wealth, will be desperate in the face of external forces, so the rebels should not go to Henan for the time being in the process of strategic transfer. ”

"The rest is Sichuan. As long as we pay attention at all times, we will be able to persist in Sichuan, and in the process, slowly strengthen our own strength, I believe. As long as we can persevere, there will always be a day to get ahead. ”

Li Zicheng shook his head.

"Brother Luo. I admit that what you said makes sense, but the Jiangning battalion has always existed, if the Jiangning battalion attacks us, the outcome is still unpredictable, and I didn't care about any imperial army before. But in the face of Jiang Ningying, I was really worried. ”

A smile appeared on Luo Rucai's face.

"King Chuang, the Jiangning camp does exist, but as long as we can be patient, the Jiangning camp will leave Shaanxi soon."

Li Zicheng stared at Luo Rucai. Not very clear.

"Jiangning camp is so brave, how can it be idle for a long time, if we leave Shaanxi, enter Sichuan, in a sparsely populated place, temporarily settle down, Jiangning camp will not lose its opponent, the emperor in the court, the most worried is probably not us, but the Houjin in the north."

Li Zicheng immediately understood.

"Brother Luo, what do you mean is that we will move to Sichuan and calm down temporarily, in this case, Shaanxi is stable, and the imperial court will definitely let Jiangning Ying go to Liaodong to deal with the Tartars."

Luo Rucai smiled and nodded.

"Yes, why didn't I think of it, Jiang Ningying left Shaanxi to deal with the Tartars, in that case, wouldn't it be better for us to return to Shaanxi again."

"Yes, this is the best countermeasure, Shaanxi has changed, it's not a big deal, Sichuan hasn't changed, we can go to Sichuan to tide over the difficulties, I have another suggestion."

Li Zicheng really admired Luo Rucai's judgment.

"If Brother Luo has any suggestions, just say it."

"The righteous army will definitely encounter some difficulties, this is a normal situation, as long as it survives this time, everything will be fine, if the righteous army enters Sichuan, King Chuang must not be stingy with money, although take out the money and bribe the local government, so that we can survive very well, this method, we have done it before, don't look at the officials sent by the imperial court, responsible for the arrangement of the four provinces to exterminate the righteous army, in fact, it does not have much effect, what we have to do is to use money to break it."

Li Zicheng nodded frequently, this idea is also very good.

Li Zicheng was very excited to get a good strategy from Luo Rucai, but he is not a woman's mentality, a moment of emotion will change the strategy, Luo Rucai and other leaders still need to be placed under house arrest, only after she completely grasps the command of the rebel army, these people can obtain limited freedom.

Seeing Li Zicheng standing up and preparing to leave, Luo Rucai finally opened his mouth to say the last thing.

"King Chuang, there is something I have always wanted to say, so since I have spoken, I will say it all."

Li Zicheng stood opposite, looking at Luo Rucai.

"The rebel army currently has 150,000 people, this team is too large, it takes a lot of expenses to eat, drink and Lazar, and it is about to leave Shaanxi, if you can't reduce the team, the possibility of survival is still very small."

Li Zicheng's expression was serious, looking at Luo Rucai, he needed to explain, the tradition of the rebel army has always been that the larger the team, the better, and he has not thought about the need to reduce the number of people.

Seeing that Li Zicheng's expression was wrong, Luo Ru was a little depressed.

"I've already said what I should say, how to decide is a matter of King Chuang, okay, I'm going to rest too."

Li Zicheng realized that his attitude was wrong, Luo Rucai had already made an accurate analysis, and there was no need for him to doubt his loyalty, after all, there was Luo Rucai's hard work in the righteous army.

"Brother Luo, don't be angry, what do you think, just say it, I just listen, this matter of reducing personnel is very important, please explain it to Big Brother, I can also operate it."

Luo Rucai hesitated slightly.

"It is necessary to reduce the number of personnel, and it is enough to retain the number of capable personnel, and my suggestion is to reduce the team to less than 100,000 people, and if possible, it is good to retain 50,000 people."

Li Zicheng's face changed slightly.

"When the rebels were in Shaanxi, most of them were locals, even if the food and grass were scarce, the villagers in the township, everyone could help out, but when they went to Sichuan, they were unfamiliar with the place, and they were completely unfamiliar with the environment, so they had to rely on themselves for everything, so it must be a burden if there were too many people."

"Secondly, after there are more people, the rebel army will still attract the attention of the imperial court, we have greatly reduced the personnel, showing weakness to the imperial court, I believe that some officials will be elated and reduce their attention to us, so that we can win time, can slowly accumulate strength, in this process, the imperial court will also reduce the attack on us."

"In the end, I thought about the 50,000 or even 100,000 people who were laid off, it was impossible to leave Shaanxi, and it was still a burden on Su Tiancheng and Jiang Ningying, so many people, he always had to feed, if it was not good, these people would have opinions, and they would make trouble, which could also make Su Tiancheng uneasy."

"These brothers have been following us for a long time, even if they stay in Shaanxi and Hanzhong for the time being, once the time is ripe, we can continue to recruit them into the team."

For three days in a row, a large number of officers gathered in Li Zicheng's house, and as for what these people were discussing, it was impossible for the sergeants below to know what to do.

The time entered the second half of December, and it was about to be the Spring Festival, and at this time, the rebels suddenly moved.

Some of the personnel began to move quietly, and most of them were still unaware of the way and were encouraged.

On December 24, when the lunar New Year was celebrated, many sergeants were horrified to find that the officers were gone, and the king was gone, and they fell into a state of leaderlessness.

More sergeants chose to go home, and some remained where they were.

Su Tiancheng already knew the news.

The Liukou transferred to Sichuan, he couldn't ask for it, there are always losses in the war, Shaanxi has not completely stabilized, the people are suspicious, afraid of policy changes, the gentry and rich households are unwilling, they have lost their interests, they are not convinced, it can be said that there are fluctuations on both sides, at such a time, the Jiangning battalion to conquer the Liukou, is a stupid choice.

Li Zicheng moved to Sichuan with the rogue, Su Tiancheng got rid of his worries, as for the extermination of the bandits in Shaanxi, it is not a big problem, as long as there is no harassment of the rogue, Shaanxi can be governed with peace of mind, and the rest of the things will be talked about later.

A large number of rogues were stranded in the area of Hanzhong Mansion, and Li Zicheng did not take many sergeants, which was a very strange phenomenon, but after thinking about it for a while, Su Tiancheng also understood the stakes.

Su Tiancheng needs time, and the Liukou also needs time, but the preparations of the two sides are different, each has a wishful thinking, and the Liukou is unwilling to face the Jiangning Battalion, but the Jiangning Battalion always wants to exterminate the Liukou.

At this point, Luo Rucai and Li Zicheng's analysis were wrong, they thought that showing weakness could make the court negligent, and they could make Su Tiancheng and Jiang Ningying not notice, but unfortunately they didn't know, Su Tiancheng is a crossing person, and he fully understands the truth of raising tigers, as long as the opportunity is ripe, the first thing that comes to mind is to stabilize the interior, from this aspect, Li Zicheng cannot escape the confrontation with Jiang Ningying.

The news spread quickly, just when the Spring Festival was approaching, news came out from all over Shaanxi, the Liukou was afraid of the Jiangning camp, completely collapsed, the leader and the leader fled, leaving behind the sergeants, from this moment on, the Liukou no longer existed.

Faced with such rumors, Su Tiancheng laughed and did not refute the rumors. (To be continued......)