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Passing through Shanxi and about to enter Shaanxi Province, Su Tiancheng finally joined the Jiangning battalion.

Su Tiancheng's mood is complicated, he went to a backward place to take office, shouldered heavy responsibilities, and he had no leisure time.

Compared with Luoyang, Xi'an is more famous, it is the longest time in Chinese history, the metropolis with the most dynasties, Zhou, Qin, Han, Sui, Tang and other dynasties, all built in Xi'an, these dynasties, but also the glorious moment of Chinese civilization, the historical records describe Xi'an as a golden city of thousands of miles, the country of abundance, from one aspect of Xi'an's prosperity and importance.

The reasons why such a place, after hundreds of years, are frequently in a state of poverty are intriguing.

Su Tiancheng's appointment as governor of Shaanxi Province caused a great sensation.

There is no need to say more about the sensation in the imperial court, the key is in Shaanxi Province, which has caused commotion from all sides.

Di Bao arrived in Xi'an Mansion in Shaanxi Province, and the news spread quickly, and in just a few days, almost all the Fuzhou counties under the jurisdiction of Shaanxi Province knew the news, which was a very rare situation in the Ming Dynasty, where information was very backward.

Su Tiancheng arrived in Shaanxi to serve as governor, and Jiangning Battalion was stationed in Shaanxi, and everyone knows what all this portends.

The first to arouse vigilance was the rogue in Shaanxi.

The Liukou are mainly concentrated in Hanzhong Mansion and Fengxiang Mansion, their leaders are more clear, known as the Liukou with an army of 300,000, the supreme leader is Gao Yingxiang, the king of Chuang, followed by Luo Rucai, and then Li Zicheng, as for the rest of the leaders, for more than a year, they have slowly fallen silent, because of the difficult situation. The rogue must be in a group.

Zhang Xianzhong led the army out of Shaanxi and into Shanxi, where he encountered the resistance of the Jiangning battalion, resulting in the annihilation of the entire army, and Zhang Xianzhong himself was captured alive and escorted to the capital to be killed. This incident has had a huge impact among the rogues. The Jiangning battalion entered Beizhili to fight against the Tartars, Gao Yingxiang thought that the time to revitalize morale had come, and ordered the army to attack, preparing to take advantage of this opportunity to expand the space for activities again. did not engage them head-on, which made Gao Yingxiang very distressed.

The news came from Beizhili that the Jiangning battalion had exterminated 30,000 Tartars and firmly guarded the capital, which made Gao Yingxiang and others even more anxious and felt their own activity space. Constantly compressed.

In the ranks of the rogues, the number of people who advocated surrender gradually began to increase. Faced with such a situation, after Gao Yingxiang discussed with Luo Rucai, Li Zicheng and others, he did not adopt a strong attitude, but moved with emotion and reason, and finally stabilized the team and did not lead to collapse.

Gao Yingxiang was able to stabilize the situation. It has a great relationship with the government and officials at all levels in Shaanxi Province.

Over the years, because of the rampant rogues in Shaanxi, the government and officials have long formed a fixed understanding, regarding the common people as flood beasts, in their eyes. Any peasant is a potential target for the development of the Liukou, and the attitude of the government and officials towards the common people is bad, which also leads to a long-term confrontation between the common people and the government.

The local folk songs circulating in Shaanxi also explain Gao Yingxiang's status very well, "Looking forward to the king, welcoming the king, and the king is not paying for food." "Seeking ascension in the morning, seeking harmony in the evening, it is difficult for the poor to survive recently, open the door early to meet the king, and the discipline is happy for everyone big and small."

Gao Yingxiang's ability to persist has a lot to do with this situation.

But Su Tiancheng came to Shaanxi, and this persistence faced another crisis.

After careful consideration, with the support of Li Zicheng and others, Gao Yingxiang made up his mind to continue to fight, even if Su Tiancheng came to Shaanxi, there is nothing to fear, the key is to persevere, the Jiangning battalion is indeed powerful, brave and good at fighting, Su Tiancheng also has extraordinary ability, but Gao Yingxiang has been raising troops for many years, and has been supported by the people in Shaanxi, and the understanding of officials and officials at all levels in Shaanxi will not change.

Gao Yingxiang even thought that maybe Su Tiancheng could do things well in Jiangning County and Henan Mansion, but when he came to Shaanxi Province, he would touch the nail and fall under his feet.

Under the guidance of this kind of thinking, Gao Yingxiang summoned the leaders of the Liukou and held a crucial meeting.

Such meetings have been held twice, respectively in the fourth and seventh years of Chongzhen, once in Pingyang, Shanxi, and once in Xingyang, Henan.

Zijin Liang, Lao Huihui, Zhang Xianzhong and others have died at the hands of the Jiangning Battalion, these important leaders, among the rebels, have an unusual influence, however, they have encountered the Jiangning Battalion, and the result is the same.

At such a critical juncture, the purpose of convening such a meeting again is to unify thinking.

Among the army, there is a lot of fear for the Jiangning battalion, this is a very unfavorable situation, and it must be reversed, otherwise, after Su Tiancheng and the Jiangning battalion arrive in Shaanxi, the team will collapse on its own.

Gao Yingxiang, Luo Rucai and Li Zicheng are naturally the leaders, and the rest of the sweeping kings, Geli Eye, Zuo Jin Wang, Crossing the Sky Star, Breaking into the Collapsed Sky, Shooting the Collapsed Sky, Geli Eye, Zuo Jin King, Ruling the World, Fighting for the World, Mantianxing, Mixed 100,000, Reincarnated King, etc., have basically become foils.

Gao Yingxiang would not have thought that this meeting would make Li Zicheng in the limelight.

After the opening remarks, the atmosphere was very depressing, no matter what, it has become a fact that Su Tiancheng and the Jiangning battalion entered Shaanxi, what is the purpose of the Jiangning battalion entering Shaanxi, there is no need to say it at all, among the leaders of the Liukou, nearly fifty percent of the people think that it is better to surrender as soon as possible, no matter how the court disposes of it, at least they can live in peace and stability.

Gao Yingxiang was unable to utter impassioned words, and it was Li Zicheng's turn to speak.

Li Zicheng stood up, looked at everyone, and opened his mouth with his fists clenched.

"Brothers, Su Tiancheng and Jiang Ningying entered Shaanxi, for us, it is indeed not good news, such a thing, we must admit it, we have to face, some brothers, because of this matter, thought of surrendering, defecting to the imperial court, and accepting Zhao'an, this is also an understandable idea."

"However, we are convening this meeting today to dispel such ideas."

"Maybe some brothers think I'm arrogant, how can the rebels resist the Jiangning battalion, but I have a different opinion, Su Tiancheng is also a human, the Jiangning battalion has only been established for a few years, even if they have extraordinary combat effectiveness, but our rebels also have their own advantages, at least in Shaanxi Province."

"We are accustomed to mobile warfare, the time is at the right time, the gods are elusive, look at the army of the imperial court, although the number is very large, but between the commander of the Ming army and the generals, there is a lot of contradiction, they all want to preserve their own strength, and their military discipline is corrupt, the army is corrupt, there is not much combat effectiveness at all, which is also the reason why our righteous army has been able to hold out for so many years."

"The Jiangning battalion is indeed powerful, but they only have 50,000 people, and our righteous army has 300,000 people, as long as we work together, are we still afraid of the Jiangning battalion."

"I have some suggestions, I hope you brothers can agree, from today on, our righteous army must have strict discipline, in the course of every battle, the sergeants are not allowed to collect gold and silver, all the seized items must be returned to the public, everyone uses them together, in the process of marching, not allowed to live in private houses, not allowed to harass the people, all sergeants bring their own tents to camp, in daily life, sergeants are not allowed to damage the crops, if there is a violation, severe punishment will not be granted, we must adhere to fair trade, safeguard the interests of the peasants."

"We must strictly adhere to our conduct, and we must not kill indiscriminately, and we must not commit adultery with women, for I have always believed that killing one person is like killing my father, and committing adultery to another person is like adultering my mother."

"As long as we can adhere to discipline, we will definitely be able to persevere, and there is nothing to fear from Su Tiancheng and Jiang Ningying." ……

Li Zicheng's words caused a great shock, and everyone listened very carefully, and the expressions on their faces were different.

Gao Yingxiang's mood is very complicated, Li Zicheng is his nephew, followed him for many years, showing extraordinary talent, increasingly huge, once surpassed Zhang Xianzhong and others, Zhang Xianzhong left Shaanxi to enter Shanxi, now think about it, it does have a lot to do with Li Zicheng, now, the rebel army is confused, Li Zicheng came out again, put forward a series of political propositions, the prestige among the rebels, even greater, so the development continues, he, the leader of the rebels, sooner or later his status is shaken.

The effect of the meeting was very good, because Li Zicheng's words inspired everyone's fighting spirit.

Finally the important things are discussed.

Su Tiancheng and the Jiangning battalion had just arrived in Shaanxi Province and had not yet gained a firm foothold, so it was particularly important to launch an unexpected attack at this time to dispel the limelight of the Jiangning battalion and boost the morale of the righteous army.

This offensive is very important and can be said to be of decisive significance.

Gao Yingxiang had already thought about it and personally led this attack.

As soon as Gao Yingxiang put forward the suggestion, everyone began to discuss it warmly, and everyone thought that this attack was very necessary and must be carried out, but no one took the initiative to ask for help.

After everyone finished discussing, Gao Yingxiang spoke with a serious expression.

"This offensive, I personally led the army, Su Tiancheng and the Jiangning battalion just arrived in Shaanxi Province, they would not have thought that we would take the initiative to attack, for several years, the fighting situation between the righteous army and the Jiangning battalion is very bad, this time the situation must be reversed, all departments must draw elite soldiers and strong generals, the Jiangning battalion has 50,000 people, we dispatched 100,000 people this time, and fought a big victory."

After saying these words, Gao Yingxiang looked at Luo Rucai.

"Brother Luo, after I leave Hanzhong Mansion, please be responsible for all matters, you will be in charge, you will be able to assist General Luo and manage the righteous army."

Luo Rucai and Li Zicheng did not speak, the two nodded to indicate that they knew the truth, however, the atmosphere of the venue was a little delicate, among the rebels, Luo Rucai's prestige was not as good as Li Zicheng, it is said that Gao Yingxiang led the troops out of Lu to fight, it should be Li Zicheng who was in charge of all matters, and I didn't expect Gao Yingxiang to make such an arrangement. (To be continued......)