From the sixth day of the first month to the twenty-first day of the first month, in just half a month, 100,000 righteous troops were exterminated by the Zheng family's army, for a time, the title of Zheng butcher was widely spread among the righteous army, even the most arrogant eight kings Zhang Xianzhong, when it came to Zheng Xunrui, the color of his face also changed, of course he would not forget the battle of Shouzhou, the courage and momentum of the Zheng family's army, made him feel a sense of fear in his heart.

Nearly 200,000 rebels finally gathered again in Xingyang, but this time the gathering did not have the momentum of the last time, and this gathering, the premise is different, the situation of the rebels is becoming more and more dangerous, they all know that the imperial court has appointed Zuodu Yushi, Yansui Governor Zheng Xunrui as the left squire of the military department, fully responsible for the encirclement and suppression, the general leader Luo Rucai was killed by the Zheng family's army, 20,000 elite cavalry were all annihilated, the battle of Shouzhou lost grain, grass and money, what made everyone even more frightened is, He Yilong, the king of Geliyan, and He Jin, the king of Zuojin, who did not rush to Xingyang in time, were wiped out in one day, and the 50,000-strong army was annihilated, and He Yilong and He Jin were killed.

This shows that the combat effectiveness of the Zheng family army is terrifying, and Zheng Xunrui's actions of the righteous army, after careful analysis, can grasp the key every time, once the attack is launched, so that the righteous army can not parry, only desperately flee, the biggest change is that it is in hot pursuit, not like other officers and soldiers at all, the other party will ignore it after fleeing.

Chuang Wang Gao Yingxiang, non-muddy Zhang Cunmeng, Shen Yikui, Zijin Liang Wang Ziyong, Cao Cao Luo Rucai, Ge Li Yan He Yilong, Zuojin Wang He Jin, the leaders of these rebels, were all beheaded by Zheng Xunrui, and it was useless to surrender, Zheng Xunrui would not forgive at all, which shows that Zheng Xunrui is more cruel than Hong Chengchou, the governor of the five provinces.

Xingyang Prefecture Ya.

Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, and Lao Huihui sat at the top, and the leaders of the other seven volunteer armies sat at the bottom.

Because of the unprecedented growth of strength, and because of the many battles he has experienced, the reputation of Li Zicheng has been at the forefront of the rebel army, but in terms of qualifications, there is still a lack of Li Zicheng Chongzhen raised the flag for three years to rebel and joined the ranks of the rebel army, compared with Lao Huihui and others, it is much worse.

It's a pity that the rebels rely on strength to speak.

After Luo Rucai was beheaded, the sergeants under Li Zicheng began to call him King Chuang, a title that was also tacitly accepted by the leaders of the other rebels, and the appearance of this title also indicated that Li Zicheng was about to become the next chief leader of the Liukou.

This qiē depends on the attitude of the old Hui Hui Ma Shouying.

Lao Hui Hui in the righteous army of the status is not ordinary, Chongzhen four years of the righteous army Shanxi gathering, Lao Hui is second only to Zijin Liang Wang Ziyong and Chuang Wang Gao Yingxiang leader, at that time Li Zicheng is just a general under Gao Yingxiang, the biggest feature of Lao Hui is to be able to unite the leaders of the righteous army, so that everyone can form a joint force, in order to do this, he does not fight for power and profit, endure humiliation, in order to let the righteous army form a joint force, better deal with the encirclement and suppression of the official army.

Before the Xingyang Conference on the sixth day of the first lunar month, many leaders of the rebel army wanted to recommend Lao Huihui as the chief leader, and Lao Huihui also deserved his name, but unfortunately there was a change in this.

Lao Huihui did not participate in the battle of Chezhou Gorge, he fought a bloody way and entered Sichuan, which led to the combination of Luo Rucai, Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng and others, the combination of several of the most important forces of the righteous army, so that the balance was tilted, and after being keenly aware of the problem, Lao Huihui took the initiative to make concessions and supported Luo Rucai to become the general leader of the righteous army.

Luo Rucai became the chief leader, but in a few days, he was killed by the Zheng family's army, and the righteous army must recommend a general leader again, and must clarify the plan for the next battle, otherwise in the face of the strong Zheng family's army, I am afraid that it will only be wiped out.

According to reason, the general leader is none other than Lao Huihui, but unfortunately in Xingyang in the past few days, Lao Huihui found a problem, Li Zicheng regarded himself as the king of Chuang, obviously thinking of becoming the general leader of the righteous army, and there were nearly 70,000 troops under his command, accounting for one-third of the total strength of the righteous army, and the strength was the strongest.

So Lao Huihui made up his mind to recommend Li Zicheng to become the general leader of the rebel army, and he coordinated in the middle, for which he found Zhang Xianzhong and talked privately, but unfortunately the result of the conversation was not good, and Zhang Xianzhong was not convinced by Li Zicheng.

Seeing that the situation was about to fall apart, Lao Hui was anxious, found other leaders of the rebel army, and repeatedly explained the powerful relationship, and he had a good relationship with He Yilong and He Jin, as long as the two led their subordinates back to Xingyang, then the matter of recommending Li Zi to become the general leader of the rebel army would be able to pass through guò.

It's a pity that He Yilong and He Jin were killed by Zheng Jiajun, this news made Lao Hui feel heartbroken, and he faintly felt that this Xingyang gathering would be difficult to end well.

The atmosphere in the lobby of the state government was very strict, coughing back and forth a few times, and he spoke first.

"At the meeting on the sixth day of the first lunar month, arrangements were originally made for the next battle plan of the rebel army of each battalion, but the appearance of the Zheng family army disrupted the plan, and in half a month, the rebel army lost 100,000 horses, the general leader Luo Rucai sacrificed his life, and He Yilong and He Jin were also killed by the official army, so today's meeting must discuss the next action plan."

Speaking of this, Lao Hui looked back at everyone and slowly stood up.

"The 200,000 rebel army must have a general leader, so that they can form a joint force and jointly deal with the official army, otherwise they will be divided, and they will agree to be surrounded and suppressed by the official army.

When Lao Hui said these words, the hall quickly quieted down, and no one followed to speak, you must know that when Luo Rucai was recommended as the chief leader, everyone was enthusiastic about expressing their positions.

Lao Hui knew that such a situation would occur.

"Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang, has experienced the battle of Chezhou Gorge and has rich experience and knows how to deal with the encirclement and suppression of the official army, which is very important for the next operation of the righteous army......"

Before Lao Huihui finished speaking, Zhang Xianzhong spoke.

"Lao Hui, the most important problem of the righteous army is what to do next, 200,000 troops, food and grass are insufficient, it is impossible to maintain a long time, I think it is better to solve the problem of grain and grass first, and then recommend the general leader, I think the righteous army will attack Zhengzhou immediately, as long as Zhengzhou City can be taken, it will be able to get supplies."

As soon as Zhang Xianzhong finished speaking, the rest of the leaders of the rebel army echoed one after another, believing that this mention was correct.

Lao Huihui's eyes became dim, he knew that this gathering could not have any results, maybe it was too early to recommend Li Zi to become the leader of the rebel army at this time, but he had just called Li Zi the king of Chuang, but no one objected.

Li Zicheng had no expression on his face, and he didn't speak.

The contradiction between him and Zhang Xianzhong appeared during the Battle of Shouzhou, when the two had different opinions, Li Zicheng thought that he had to return to Xingyang, and consider the next step of the battle arrangement, after all, the righteous army was a whole, but Zhang Xianzhong planned to go north into Xuzhou in the south of Zhili, and continue to attack.

In the end, Li Zicheng's construction was adopted, and that was also because Zhang Xianzhong was shocked by the strength of the Zheng family's army, considering that if he continued to attack Xuzhou, if he encountered the encirclement of the Zheng family's army, the ending would be very tragic, and he might become the next Luo Rucai.

After arriving in Xingyang, because of the lack of food and grass, Zhang Xianzhong was ready to pull the team into Nanzhili again, not to participate in another meeting in Xingyang, and to persuade him repeatedly to stay.

Although Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong did not publicly turn their faces, Zhang Xianzhong's attitude just now was very clear, and the contradiction between the two had actually broken out.

Li Zicheng wanted to become the leader of the rebel army, and Lao Huihui and Zhang Xianzhong agreed, so there was no problem.

Lao Hui looked back at Li Zicheng, coughed a few times, and spoke again.

"Regarding the next battle plan, my opinion is that the troops are divided into two routes, all the way into Shanxi, all the way through southern Shaanxi, into Huguang and Sichuan, the righteous army is familiar with the situation in Shanxi, entering Shanxi can avoid the pursuit of the official army, as for entering Huguang, Huguang is vast, and the officers and troops stationed in Huguang are not strong in combat, which is also conducive to the development of the righteous army."

Lao Huihui's plan, is after serious discussion with Li Zicheng, made made, they all believe that the righteous army must avoid the edge of the Zheng army, the best way is to divide the army into two roads, to the north and south of the two directions, so that the Zheng army can not take care of both, the stronger Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong in the righteous army evacuated in the direction of Shanxi, they are familiar with the terrain of Shanxi, can effectively avoid the blow of the Zheng army, the rest of the battalions, led by the old Huihui, to fight a bloody road, towards the direction of Huguang evacuation, Once they entered Huguang, the area became vast, and the officers and troops remobilized their men and horses to encircle and suppress them, and they could also evacuate in the direction of Sichuan.

This is a very good plan, but unfortunately it was questioned by Zhang Xianzhong.

"Shanxi suffered a great drought, the righteous army's grain and grass supply was very difficult, if the Zheng Jiajun and Shanxi's official army were encircled and suppressed, wouldn't it be in a desperate situation, not to mention the direction of Huguang, Zheng Jiajun was waiting in the area of Yuzhou, if the righteous army withdrew in the direction of Huguang, it would not be a self-throwing net......"

The deliberations lasted a whole day, but no consensus was reached.

Lao Hui was disheartened, he knew very well that the infighting between the rebels had been formed, and it was basically impossible to unify their understanding, and it was basically impossible to continue to hold meetings in Xingyang, which would delay time, Zheng Jiajun was not a vegetarian, if the armies of the imperial court formed a trend of encircling Xingyang, no one should think about leaving.

It seems that they can only fight separately, and the great alliance of the righteous army in Xingyang this time ended in failure