Gu Junen, who spoke, looked elegant, with three long beards under his chin, and spoke with a Huguang accent, but he was Zhongxiangren of Chengtianfu. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

He wore a scribe's uniform, about forty years old this year, was a Xuan Sheng in his early years, and not long ago defected to Li Chuang with Yu Shangyou and Yang Yongyu, which is slightly different from history, in history he was in Li Zicheng after the capture of Xiangyang, only in the sixteenth year of Chongzhen.

Gu Junen has a lot of strategies, as a strategist, he has repeatedly suggested to Li Chuang, put forward various plans, and in history has also proposed to take Shaanxi first, then attack Shanxi, and then take Beijing's strategy, Li Zicheng trusted him very much, and basically obeyed.

Among the three people who defected at this time, Gu Junen was also the most valued, and his words were amazing, and at this time he proposed to Li Zicheng to capture Xiangyang and capture Huguang.

"The king is wise and wise, and the candle shines on everything, when you know that Henan is broken, it is a broken area, and it is no longer able to supply the grain and grass of my millions of righteous soldiers. However, Huguang is different, there is a proverb that 'Huguang is ripe, the world is full', if you can take it, it will definitely greatly increase the momentum of our righteous army! ”

Gu Junen said slowly, his tone was cold and flat, although Huguang was his hometown, he didn't feel guilty about attracting thieves into the house.

He has a good appearance, and at the same time he is a ruthless person, if he can meet Wen Shiyan, he may definitely lead him to the same kind.

"Why don't you take Shaanxi? Will Shaanxi be worse than Huguang? ”

Some generals beside Li Zicheng disagreed, Niu Jinxing squinted at each other, and asked even more coldly at this time, this Gu Junen stole his limelight as soon as he came, it was really hateful!

All the generals who broke into the camp nodded, compared to Huguang. They prefer to go to Shaanxi, and the generals who break into the camp are basically Shaanxi people, and they can't wait to think about the taste of returning to their hometown.

Gu Junen arched his hand at him and said with a smile: "What Master Niu said is very true! ”

He slowly stroked his long beard, looking like he was holding a pearl of wisdom: "Of course Shaanxi wants to take it, Guanzhong is the state of the king Sangzi, one hundred and two mountains and rivers, two-thirds of the world, and you can establish a foundation by taking it." Just take it at this time. It's too hasty. ”

He said: "Qin Fu Feng Shikong strictly guards Tongguan, Tongguan is dangerous, and there are a group of people such as He Renlong, Niu Chenghu and so on. If you don't say it's not easy to fight, it's just a fight. Shaanxi is the same as Henan. Successive droughts. As short of food and grass, our righteous army will eventually seek to seize Huguang! ”

He said brightly: "Huguang is rich in grain. In terms of topography, it is as accessible as Henan. If you take Huguang, you can attack Zhili in the south, Guizhou in the south, and Sichuan in the west. ”

For a while, Li Zicheng and the others were pondering, and Gu Junen continued: "In terms of resistance, it is easier to seize Huguang than Shaanxi. At this time, the 'thief general' Zuo Liangyu stationed in Xiangyang had been chilled by our righteous army in the first battle of Zhuxian Town......"

He deliberately hid the flat character of Zuo Liangyu's "Ping Thief General", and the Ping Thief General became a thief general, causing everyone present to laugh.

“…… Although Zuo Liangyu was defeated and retreated in Kaifeng, he recruited rebels in various parts of Xiangyang and recruited people and horses. It's just that his soldiers are paid according to the imperial court, but there are only more than 20,000 people, how can he afford to raise many soldiers and horses under his command? They all searched and looted from the local people, and every time they searched for bones and sucked the marrow, the people hated them to the bone! ”

Speaking of this, Gu Junen's eyes shot a piercing cold light, obviously his family and clansmen had also suffered, he continued: "In this way, if my righteous army goes south, the people will definitely flock to respond!" is Zuo Liangyu's stubborn resistance, how can he be compared with my million-dollar rebel army? ”

He shouted categorically: "Xiangyang, it will definitely go down with a drum!" ”

Li Zicheng had an excited look on his face and kept nodding.

Gu Junen observed his words, secretly proud in his heart, his face was still silent, and he said loudly: "Therefore, it is a good opportunity to seize Huguang at this time. …… Of course, if you want to seize Huguang, you need to seize Nanyang Mansion and Runing Mansion first, otherwise the officers and soldiers will discuss me and worry about the future. ”

Niu Jinxing interjected: "When our righteous army rushed to Henan Mansion, General Yuan and them had already led hundreds of thousands of troops south to Runing. Grab it, only in the palm of your hand! As for Nanyang Mansion, the remnants of the army were defeated, and the army was wiped out when it went south. ”

Gu Junen bowed slightly: "In this way, there will be no worries!" ”

He finally said: "In other words, if I take Shaanxi first...... Song Yihe, the governor of Huguang, was cunning and cunning, and he would definitely lead the officers and men of Huguang to take the opportunity to go north, posing a serious threat to the rear of our righteous army. And attack Huguang first, at this time Sun Chuanting Fang took office, He Renlong and others are frightened birds, more thousands of miles away, it is impossible to send troops to me in the short term, so it is inevitable to attack Huguang in the south, first hit Zuo Liangyu and other departments! ”

He gave Li Zicheng a deep salute, and wept blood: "I implore King Chuang to go south and save my Huguang father from fire and water!" ”

Li Zicheng helped Gu Junen up, and said in a loud voice: "Sir, please get up!" ”

He said with emotion: "With the help of Mr., it is really a blessing for me to Li." ”

He also saw that in terms of military strategy, Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance and others still couldn't compare with Gu Junen, and Gu Junen's surrender was a timely rain for him.

In fact, he also wanted to fight Shaanxi before, and after capturing Runing Mansion, he moved westward. It's just that after listening to Gu Junen's analysis, it is true that it is a better choice to move south to Huguang at this time.

The problem of grain and grass has always given him a great headache, and his subordinates have tens of millions of men and horses at every turn, and the grain and grass cost thousands of stones a day. Henan, unable to solve his grain and grass problem for a long time, has become inevitable to march to a more prosperous place.

And looting is indeed faster than the operation, Chongzhen 14 years after he captured Luoyang, stimulated by Wang Dou too much, but also decided to farm in Henan Mansion, distribute the fields, and train elite soldiers.

But when these elite soldiers fought against Cao and Wang, they were defeated, which made Li Zicheng deeply disappointed, and in the end, he relied on ants to bite the elephant to death, and he defeated the two in Guide Mansion, and he was already a little disdainful of this elite soldier policy.

Moreover, after defeating Cao and Wang Xinjun first, and defeating hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers in Zhuxian Town twice, Li Zicheng was even more confident.

There was no shortage of sharp and strong troops, and there were also strong soldiers equipped with firearms on the eastern road, who were also defeated by him. Cao Bianjiao and others piled up a lot of money and grain, and the new army and strong army that they painstakingly trained were still overwhelmed by their worthless hungry people, and the ants bit to death.

In this case, why do you have to spend money and food to train these troops whose returns are not as good as those invested? Officers and soldiers have been continuously sent to the door to the door for the grain, grass, equipment, and even sharp firearms they need, so why do they have to make and manufacture them themselves?

Also, he is stockpiling grain in Henan Mansion, not to mention that he has not received a grain of grain, but he has been continuously invested in this bottomless pit, and he has to wait until the harvest, what year and month will it be?

He was even more impatient to do these things, and the failure of Henan Mansion's operation gave him the best excuse.

He also had an idea in his heart, to conquer more wealthy places in the imperial court, and at most set up officials in these places to collect taxes. The most important thing is to expand more territory and gather more grain and grass to feed your army.

Of course, the threat of the new army of the imperial court to him is still there, and he still needs to train a group of strong elite soldiers to use at critical times.

Niu Jinxing and the others had nothing to say, and seeing that Gu Junen was so important, the eyes that looked at him were quite jealous, this person was much stronger than himself in terms of strategy, and this matter was not a good thing for them.

Only Li Yan said in a deep voice: "What does Mr. Gu mean, this place in Henan Mansion is going to be abandoned?" ”

When Li Yan spoke, his heart was like a knife, this year, he has invested a lot of effort in various parts of Henan Prefecture, tuntian, governance, and canal management, and he is really reluctant to give up.

Gu Junen smiled and said: "This can't be helped, Henan is located in the Central Plains, and it has been a place of war since ancient times, so it is not a good place for Tuntian." Moreover, Henan Mansion is close to Shaanxi, when our righteous army and the Qin army fought, fighting back and forth, it can be said that this place is full of dangers, and it is not where the tun species are. ”

He said meaningfully: "Besides, when the two armies are fighting, they need to be fortified and cleared, and they need a buffer land, right?" ”

When he said this, everyone was stunned, and he continued with high spirits: "It is Tuntian, and Nanyang Mansion and Runing Mansion are also better than Henan Mansion. Of course, if the righteous army captures Huguang, they can no longer abandon it after the occupation, but can send officials, leave a part of the army to tuntian and garrison, and open a department to recruit soldiers, select and employ people, and tell the people to return to work......"

Li Zicheng smiled and nodded, but he was a little disappreciative in his heart, in this way, didn't he disperse his own forces?

He swept Henan, what did he rely on? An army of millions!

And Tuntian, like Henan Mansion, when will Tuntian go?

It's just that with the expansion of the territory, the operation of Tuntian is inevitable, which is really a headache.

Gu Junen gushed endlessly, and the generals who broke into the camp also had a headache to hear, so it was okay for them to fight and loot in a whimsical way, what kind of Tuntian garrison, what kind of open science and take scholars, and what kind of people to return to their jobs, it was really nerve-wracking.

They had a headache, Gu Junen saw King Chuang's approving expression, but he was full of encouragement, and he said even more impassionedly: "In this way, King Chuang feels the world with benevolence and righteousness, has great ambitions, prohibits killing and plundering, and promotes benevolent government, and the great cause can be accomplished!" ”

After he finished speaking, he gave Li Zicheng a deep salute, and Li Zicheng nodded and said, "Okay, good, Mr. Gu said it well." ”

More and more literati under his command took refuge, and in front of these literati, it was natural to put on a posture of a master.

And the more literati arrived, which also helped him immensely. Not to mention anything else, Li Yan made up ballads such as "King Chuang came and didn't pay for food", which made the army like a tiger, and often came to the city, and before the city was attacked, the hungry people in the city took the initiative to open the city in response.

Li Yan also cheered up, thinking: "What Mr. Gu said is very true, King Chuang is still aware of the harm of wandering, if he captures Huguang and Tuntian to raise hope, it will be a great cause." ”

He thought even more: "There is no way in the government, the princes and nobles are viciously stripping the poor people, breaking into the king's way for heaven, and crusading against the unrighteous court. ”

After returning to his old camp, Li Zicheng asked Gao Yigong beside him: "Where are they now?" ”

Gao Yigong said in a low voice: "I heard that they gathered in Cao Ye's camp again and drank and feasted together." ”

Li Zicheng's face couldn't help but flash a gloomy color. (To be continued.) )