As a rebel, although Li Zicheng had experienced this kind of danger of life and death several times, and although Gao Yingxiang himself looked calm and didn't take these things to heart at all, Li Zicheng couldn't help but ask: "Big brother, do you have any plans to get out of trouble?" ”

The place where Li Zicheng caught up with Gao Yingxiang was in a remote valley in Henan near Shanxi, the valley was secretly hungry, the mountains on both sides were not very tall, and it was not difficult to turn over, but this place was very unsafe.

Because the terrain is not steep enough, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack when it starts. No matter how secret a place is, it is not impossible to find it - once the officers and soldiers discover this place, as long as they send out a little more men and horses to attack by outflanking and encircling at the same time, everyone in this valley will have to wait for death.

I heard that the Tuanshan army did not cross the river to the south, but the officers and troops in Henan and Shanxi were not easy to mess with, they fought with Jiannu and ran faster than anyone else, but when they fought the peasant army, it was extremely ferocious. Therefore, Li Zicheng was worried: "This place is not ideal, and it is easy to have problems-"

However, Gao Yingxiang's reaction was full of helplessness - he smiled faintly and patted Li Zicheng's arm: "This, brother, why don't I know it?" But I have not found a second place to live, but where should I take my brothers to hide? ”

He didn't sigh when he spoke, but in his words, he had clearly pointed out his predicament of "although the end of the world is big, there are five places to live".

Since then, Li Zicheng, who has always been clumsy in words, doesn't know what to say. Originally, the "future" issue he was concerned about was also pointed out by Gao Yingxiang, and there was no hope. So Li Zicheng fell silent. silently followed Gao Yingxiang's side, and his brows involuntarily twisted into Sichuan characters.

Gao Yingxiang's personality is very different from him. Although the words were despairing, he could still turn the corner-he suddenly turned his head and smiled at Li Zicheng again. And the smile is completely different from before. Gao Yingxiang said to Li Zicheng in a slightly low and hoarse voice: "Brother, being an elder brother is in this situation, and I can still see you chasing after you, brother, I am really happy in my heart - it's really worth it for you and my brother!" ”

While speaking, Gao Yingxiang pressed Li Zicheng's shoulder hard: "We can have another brother in the next life!" ”

Li Zicheng's heart was so hot when he heard it that he almost burst into tears, but at this time, a gong suddenly sounded very quickly, and Gao Yingxiang changed his expression when he heard it: "There is a situation!" ”

This time. Of course, he didn't talk to Li Zicheng anymore, but turned around and flew forward in three steps and two steps. Although Li Zicheng had just joined Gao Yingxiang, when he heard such a sound at first glance, he didn't even need to guess to know that an enemy was coming. So, he followed behind Gao Yingxiang, and also ran with his legs in a glance, while listening to the sound with his ears pricked up. He could tell that the sound of the gong came from a tree not far away, and that it was coming from the guards in charge. And the louder it gets, the more urgent it gets!

"There's a group of officers and soldiers coming this way—"

After the gong sounded, one of the soldiers in the treetops was already eager to bow down and shout. But Gao Yingxiang had already jumped up to another tree in an arrow step, raised his eyes into the distance, and then quickly slid down. Commanding all the men: "Everyone go into hiding, and listen to my orders—"

Then, Gao Yingxiang said to Li Zicheng: "This group of officers and soldiers is not the mountain army. I see that the banner is the word 'Wu', isn't it Wu Sangui of Jizhen? ”

Li Zicheng also heard of Wu Sangui, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan in Jizhen. Suddenly, there was a gleam in his eyes, and he whispered, "Big brother." General Wu sent a message in Hebei before, summoning us to surrender! ”

Gao Yingxiang's brows furrowed, he spat and scolded, "Drop a fart-"

That's right, just when the Tuanshan Army was expanding dramatically and driving the thieves around, Wu Sangui and Wu General Soldiers keenly found an opportunity.

The main force of the thieves, the so-called "old battalion" is quite elite, although many people have been scattered, but as long as the leader surrenders, it is not difficult to gather the people below. The soldiers of these "old battalions" are almost all bandits, all of them are people who lick blood from the knife edge, and their combat effectiveness is quite good.

At present, the thieves are divided into dozens of units, known as the "36 battalions," the old battalions of large units such as Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong, and others have 20,000 or 30,000 people, and the small ones like Li Zicheng also have more than 10,000 people -- but once they run away, the old battalion will also scatter, and it will take a while to regroup.

Wu Sangui sits in Jizhen, and originally had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, but now he is as anxious as an ant on a hot pot - the so-called boat sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat. The development momentum of the Tuanshan Army is so fierce, if General Wu does not recruit men, it will definitely be wiped out by the Tuanshan Army in the future. Wu Zongbing's "Wen Tao Wu Strategy" is naturally a rainy day.

It's just that right now, Gao Yingxiang doesn't want to surrender, and is still dreaming of his mountain king!

……

After Zhang Zhang gained a foothold in Shandong, he left Lu Xiangsheng in Jinan and was responsible for guarding the town. And Zhang Zhang himself returned to the city of Jinzhou in eastern Liaodong.

At the same time as the Tuanshan Army expanded its army and land, Jiannu was not idle, and the news from the intelligence department said that Jiannu had purchased a large number of firearms and was in full swing in Shenyang City.

After Zhang Li returned to Jinzhou City, he unexpectedly did not hold a military meeting early, but went out to inspect a large circle of civil affairs, and arranged the next step for Song Yingxing, Ge Ximeng and others.

In the afternoon of that day, Zhang Zhang called Gao Yuanliang to the meeting hall of the Liaodong Governor's Yamen, and the two began to discuss the current situation. After Gao Yuanliang entered the hall, he first saluted Zhang Li, and then sat down respectfully on Zhang Li's left hand side.

Zhang Zhang glanced at Gao Yuanliang and said straight to the point: "Yuanliang, at present, the Tuanshan Army seems to have infinite scenery and extremely rapid development, but there is a huge crisis hidden. ”

When Gao Yuanliang heard this, his face suddenly became solemn, he pondered for a moment, and said suspiciously: "My lord, when you say crisis, do you mean that Jiannu developed firearms?" ”

Zhang Zhang shook his head and said lightly: "This step taken by Jiannu, our Tuanshan Army began to leave before it was established, and the so-called soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, and there is nothing to say." You're talking about tactics, and what I'm talking to you about today is strategic! ”

"Strategic?" Gao Yuanliang's eyes deepened, the Tuanshan Army had previously developed from a land of one guard to a province, and now that it has taken over Shandong, there are already two provinces on its territory, it is indeed time to think about what the Tuanshan Army should do next.

"We're too in the limelight, I'm afraid it's not a good thing......" Zhang Zhang said this sentence lightly, which shocked Gao Yuanliang into a cold sweat. (To be continued.) )