Su Tiancheng received the news, it was already noon.

The number of soldiers around him has reached 500 people, relying on these soldiers to capture Zhang Xianzhong alive, there is no problem, the only thing to consider is whether Zhang Xianzhong is in that cave, if Zhang Xianzhong has other hiding places, this move is likely to startle the snake.

The fighter plane is fleeting, no matter what the situation is, Su Tiancheng can't afford to delay time.

The team soon set off.

In the middle of the way, he met the scout who came to report the news again.

Knowing that five Zhang Xianzhong's personal soldiers came out of the cave and followed the two people in the village, Su Tiancheng was overjoyed. This can already be affirmed that Zhang Xianzhong must be in the cave, and as for the personal soldiers who sent Lu to investigate, they must be to investigate something.

Su Tiancheng asked all the soldiers to speed up their march and reach their destination before dark.

To do this, it is not as simple as it is said, the march in the mountains, the speed cannot be very fast, in some places, there is simply no road, relying on overcoming thorns and thorns, to be able to open up a road, fortunately, the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion are well-trained, after many years of wilderness survival training, can cope with the current situation.

Su Tiancheng himself has become the object of the most delayed time.

Liu Tiehan was a little anxious.

Around the cave, some people came out one after another, constantly observing the surrounding situation, and there was not much expression on the faces of these people. Liu Tiehan felt very bad, he had just gone out of the five people, and followed the two people in the village, how long had it been, why had so many people left the cave, and observed everywhere, could it be said that Zhang Xianzhong was ready to leave the cave.

If that's really the case. That's a bit of a hassle.

The brothers of the Jiang Ning battalion, it will take a certain amount of time to get here, after all, the mountain road is difficult to travel, and the speed cannot be fast.

At this moment, Liu Tiehan can only beg God for blessing. Don't get anything off the rails.

Inside the cave, Zhang Xianzhong became more and more anxious.

This has never happened before.

Zhang Xianzhong's temper is short-tempered, which is relatively famous among the rebels, and most people dare not collide with him face to face, even the former leader of the rebels, Zijinliang, also takes care of his emotions, but when facing things. Zhang Xianzhong is still very calm, never irritable, and able to make accurate judgments.

The Battle of Zhongdu and the Battle of Yimaguan are the most important explanations.

In the battle of Zhongdu, seeing that the elite troops who could not save the front attack, Zhang Xianzhong decisively spoke, suggesting that the army should withdraw from Fengyang and not continue to stay. There must be the determination of a strong man to break his wrist, precisely because of his advice. Gao Yingxiang made up his mind, quickly evacuated the battlefield with a few sergeants, and returned to Shaanxi.

The battle of Yima Pass was the result of his careful layout, with 100,000 people, against 25,000 soldiers of the imperial court. Even Gao Yingxiang thought that the investment was too great, but Zhang Xianzhong insisted on doing so, and finally achieved a huge victory, when victory came. Even Gao Yingxiang, Luo Rucai, Li Zicheng and others were surprised.

It is precisely because of these exploits that Zhang Xianzhong's status among the rebels has gradually become different, second only to Gao Yingxiang, and at some point, the prestige of speaking and doing things is not lower than Gao Yingxiang.

may be because of this reason, Gao Yingxiang's attitude has changed a little, and he focuses on recommending his general and general Li Zicheng.

Zhang Xianzhong's impression of Li Zicheng is still okay, Li Zicheng has a very sober mind, in terms of arranging troops, among the righteous army, almost no one can surpass, the more difficult it is, the more Li Zicheng can treat it calmly, and he will not be discouraged at the lowest point, and he can continue to develop slowly step by step.

It's a pity that Gao Yingxiang's swaying attitude from side to side caused a rift between Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng.

Zhang Xianzhong will not tolerate Li Zicheng riding on his head, he thinks that no matter how brave and good Li Zicheng is, in terms of qualifications, he cannot be compared with himself, and it is impossible to be on an equal footing.

Time passed slowly, Zhang Xianzhong found that there were more and more problems, Gao Yingxiang always listened to Li Zicheng's opinions first when discussing many things, and there was not much evasion, the battalions of the righteous army were basically clear, Li Zicheng was Gao Yingxiang's most important general, on the other hand, he did not have much say on major issues.

When discussing the future development of the rebel army, Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng finally clashed.

Li Zicheng believes that the Righteous Army has regained its previous strength and can begin to consider developing in Henan, Shanxi, and even Shandong, where the people live in poverty and support the Righteous Army, and when the Righteous Army arrives in these places, it can get support and further develop and grow. Zhang Xianzhong's view is the opposite, believing that the rebel army still has to take root in Shaanxi, and it must slowly gather strength.

At this time, the news of the imperial court's extermination of the rogues came.

Gao Yingxiang supported Li Zicheng's opinion.

In a fit of anger, Zhang Xianzhong took the initiative to undertake the task of going to Shanxi to develop and grow.

After accepting this task, he regretted that he had left Shaanxi, and his influence in the rebel army might be affected, but he had already accepted the military order, and there was no room for retreat.

Therefore, Zhang Xianzhong made up his mind to do something earth-shattering in Shanxi, and it is undoubtedly the best choice to attack Liaozhou again.

It's a pity that the cruel reality caught Zhang Xianzhong off guard, and he didn't have time to attack, and he didn't even directly start a big battle with the imperial army, and the 50,000 soldiers under his command were lost.

At this time, there were a lot of strange thoughts in his heart, whether he was destined to go downhill, just like Guan Yunchang back then, and began to lose Maicheng.

If you can't calm down your heart, you will inevitably make mistakes in judgment.

For a few days, Zhang Xianzhong repeatedly thought about the course of the defeat, and he believed that there must be an informant among the sergeants, otherwise the army would not have suffered such a fiasco.

After the people in the village came to urge, Zhang Xianzhong's suspicion became even heavier.

He couldn't wait any longer, and ordered some of his own soldiers to go out of the cave and reconnoiter in all directions, paying attention to the surroundings on the one hand. Is there any abnormality, on the other hand, I am also familiar with the surrounding terrain, and when I evacuate here, I am in an orderly manner.

It was getting dark, and a few of the soldiers sent to the village. returned to the cave one after another, and brought the news that Zhang Xianzhong breathed a sigh of relief, there was nothing abnormal in the village, everything was quiet, the direction of the search of the imperial army had been transferred, and this generation was very safe.

Zhang Xianzhong gave an order, and everyone had a good rest tonight. Prepare to leave tomorrow at noon, leave here, before leaving, everyone should carry as much food as possible, this time we must leave Qiyue Mountain, and return directly to Shaanxi.

A col two miles from the cave.

Su Tiancheng led the soldiers and finally arrived.

It was already dark, and Liu Tiehan reported all the situation. Around the cave, there is nothing out of the ordinary. The rogues who had gone to the village during the day returned, and no one left the cave.

Liu Tiehan's meaning, taking advantage of the darkness, surrounded the cave, when it was dawn. Launch an attack.

Su Tiancheng agreed.

When the sky was bright, more than a dozen people came out of the direction of the cave and began to observe the surrounding movements.

The men were neatly dressed and looked ready to leave the cave.

With Su Tiancheng's order. The flintlock pistol rang out, and more than a dozen people who came out were caught off guard and soon fell in a pool of blood.

Liu Tiehan shouted into the cave.

"Zhang Xianzhong, you are surrounded by the Jiangning battalion, come out and surrender immediately......"

"Come out and surrender ...... immediately"

All the soldiers roared, and echoes rang from all over the valley.

There was silence inside the cave, no one continued to rush out, and no one spoke.

Half an hour passed, and the sky began to lighten.

Liu Tiehan looked at Su Tiancheng, who was calm and idle, and admired it very much, looking at Su Tiancheng's appearance, he was already sure of victory, and he did not ask the soldiers to attack immediately, but firmly surrounded the cave.

"Su Tiancheng, tell the brothers to launch into the cave, and don't rush in for the time being."

A round of firecrackers rang out, and a short scream came from inside the cave, and soon it fell silent.

Su Tiancheng finally spoke.

"Zhang Xianzhong, I am Su Tiancheng, the commander of the Jiangning battalion, my patience is limited, you are surrounded by the Jiangning battalion, you can't escape, I don't want to hurt too many people, the battle a few days ago, there were too many dead and wounded people, it is against the peace of heaven, I will give you a chance, half an hour has passed, and I will give you half an hour to think about it, after half an hour, I will use fire to deal with you, when the time comes, in the cave, don't think about a living person."

This time, it didn't take half an hour.

Half an hour passed, and a person came out of the cave.

This man is five big and three thick, with a horizontal face, and he looks unruly.

He saw Su Tiancheng standing opposite.

"This is Commander Su, I'm Zhang Xianzhong."

"Hehe, the official is Su Tiancheng, it's been a long time."

"Becoming the king and defeating the king, I have nothing to say, I lost in the hands of the Jiangning battalion, this is my fate, the marshal said such a thing back then, the righteous army will fall under the banner of the Jiangning battalion, it seems that this is very accurate."

Su Tiancheng was not interested in these words, seeing the indifferent expression on Zhang Xianzhong's face, he knew that Zhang Xianzhong must still have illusions, thinking that he had surrendered and could receive preferential treatment.

"Liu Tiehan, bring someone up and tie them up."

When the rope was on, Zhang Xianzhong's face changed slightly.

"Master Su, you are a lord of the imperial court, how can you treat the opponent of Toucheng like this, such a thing has been rumored, who will believe the imperial court."

"Zhang Xianzhong, you are wrong, this official has never believed in that, if the opponent surrenders, the loss will be smaller, and if the opponent is tough to the end, Jiang Ningying will ruthlessly exterminate him."

With a smile on his face, Su Tiancheng said the words that Zhang Xianzhong was most afraid of hearing.

"The deception has no effect on me, and it has no effect on the Jiangning battalion, but I can guarantee that most of the pro-soldiers around you will be able to save their lives." (To be continued......)