The rapid development of the situation also exceeded Li Zicheng's expectations, and he did not expect that the righteous army would occupy Nanyang Mansion, Runing Mansion and Ruzhou in less than half a year, and the edge of the rebel army had already pointed to Kaifeng Mansion, and Zhang Xianzhong in the north also took advantage of this opportunity to develop rapidly and control a lot of places.

It should be within the scope of Henan, and the strength of the righteous army far exceeds that of the official army, even if the righteous army captures the cities such as Fengfu and Luoyang Mansion at this time, it should be able to take it.

However, what the rebels will do next, Li Zicheng did not make up his mind.

There are a lot of suggestions, mainly divided into three aspects, the first suggestion is to directly attack Kaifeng Fucheng and Luoyang Fucheng, after occupying these two places, to seek a union with Zhang Xianzhong, the second suggestion is to develop in the direction of Nanzhili, trying to occupy many Fuzhou counties in Nanzhili, so that you can obtain a lot of money and grain in Nanzhili, and further strengthen the strength of the righteous army, and the third suggestion is to develop in Shanxi, Sichuan, Huguang and other places, and slowly expand the base area.

Li Zicheng is still relatively sober, he directly denied the second aspect of the proposal, it is definitely not possible to expand towards Nanzhili, because there is Zheng Xunrui, the governor of Caoyun, and the terrifying Zheng Jiajun, what he prefers is the first suggestion, after taking Luoyang Mansion and Kaifeng Mansion, occupy the entire Henan, and unite with Zhang Xianzhong, so that the strength of the righteous army will grow.

When he liked this suggestion, Li Zicheng thought of Luo Rucai, Luo Rucai had always been committed to the union of the righteous army, and endured a lot of grievances for this, and also let the righteous army really unite during the period, but unfortunately Luo Rucai was captured and killed by the Zheng family's army, resulting in the loss of one of the most contact leaders of the righteous army.

A few months passed. Li Zicheng also has a lot of understanding of the strategists under his command, and Gu Junen has followed him for the longest time and has made the most contributions. In the Battle of Chezhou Gorge that year, if it weren't for Gu Junen's idea at a critical moment, the righteous army would have long since ceased to exist, but Gu Junen also had a lot of shortcomings, that is, there was a gap in strategic vision. It is only at the end of the day that I can come up with a good idea, and it is difficult to put forward any constructive suggestions on a daily basis.

Li Yan, Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance and others, in terms of foresight, are much stronger than Gu Junen, especially Li Yan, who has a unique vision and can keenly seize the opportunity, and the righteous army can use Nanyang Mansion as a base to annihilate the Tianxiong Army in one fell swoop and kill Lu Xiangsheng, the former governor of the five provinces, Li Yan is a great contributor.

Li Yan is also a little different. That is, he is bold, rarely selfish, everything is for the development of the righteous army, and Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance are incomparable in this regard.

This also made Li Zicheng realize that reading people are still different.

To say that Li Zicheng is completely selfless, it does not exist, he trusts Li Yan very much, and intends to elevate Li Yan's status in the righteous army, but he always lets Li Yan be by his side and does not let Li Yan really control the army. A scholar like Li Yan, once he controls the army, his prestige may be greatly improved, and Li Zicheng will be unable to control it at that time.

As for Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance. There is obviously selfishness in doing things, and such people are easier to control.

There are more strategists under his command, and the rebel army has begun to move forward and develop on an unusual path, and Li Zicheng's understanding is slowly changing, and he needs to take care of it.

It's early February.

Runing Mansion City, Mansion Office. Rooms.

What the rebels will do next, Li Zicheng needs to decide.

Li Yan, Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance, Gu Junen, Liu Guoneng, Zhang Yichuan, Tuo Yangkun, Lin Yangyang, Liu Zongmin and Red Lady are all gathered here, and these people can be said to be the backbone of the righteous army.

Li Zicheng sat on the Taishi chair, looked at everyone, and spoke unhurriedly.

"In the past few months, the righteous army has achieved a lot of victories, occupying Nanyang Mansion, Runing Mansion and Ruzhou and other places, and the number of soldiers has also expanded to 100,000 people, what direction should the rebel army develop next, you have also put forward a lot of suggestions, my consideration is that the rebel army will attack Kaifeng Mansion and Luoyang Mansion next, occupy Kaifeng Mansion and Henan Mansion, and plot the next development, I don't know what other suggestions you have."

Li Zicheng's words were actually set the tone for the next development of the righteous army, and according to reason, everyone should continue to speak in accordance with this line of thought, and it is best to put forward specific suggestions and opinions, such as attacking Luoyang Mansion City or Kaifeng Mansion City first, and so on.

Niu Jinxing spoke first, supporting Li Zicheng's decision, believing that the righteous army should first attack Luoyang Fucheng, and after taking the entire Henan Mansion, then attack Kaifeng Fucheng until all the prefectures and counties of Kaifeng Prefecture were taken.

Song Xiance also supported Li Zicheng's decision, believing that Niu Jinxing's analysis was reasonable.

The rest of the people did not speak for a while.

Li Zicheng's face already showed a knowing smile.

It was at this time that Li Yan spoke.

"King Chuang's proposal, there are different opinions below."

The room was quiet instantly, except for the red lady who didn't show a surprised look, the rest of the people looked at Li Yan a little puzzled, Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance and others, and there was even disdain in their eyes.

Li Zicheng was stunned for a moment, looked at Li Yan and spoke.

"Mr. Li has any other suggestions, let's take a look."

"I thought that it was okay to attack Luoyang Fucheng, the importance of Luoyang's geographical location, it goes without saying that the Tang Dynasty used to be the accompanying capital, and after the rebels took Luoyang, they took Luoyang as the capital and tried to develop the next step."

When Li Yan said this, Niu Jinxing couldn't help it.

"Brother Li, since the righteous army has taken Luoyang Mansion City, can't it take advantage of the victory to pursue and take Kaifeng Mansion City, and after the rebel army takes Luoyang Mansion City, relying on Luoyang Mansion City, in what direction will it develop."

The questions asked by Niu Venus are also questions that everyone is concerned about.

Li Yan smiled slightly and spoke.

"King Chuang, in the next thought that can not attack Kaifeng Fucheng, in fact, to buy time for the righteous army, get more benefits, if the righteous army attacks Kaifeng Fucheng, it will definitely attract the attention of the imperial court, at that time, the imperial court will send a large army to encircle and suppress, the righteous army will have to deal with the encirclement and suppression of the official army, which is very unfavorable for the next development of the righteous army, Kaifeng Mansion is the provincial capital of Henan after all, if it loses Kaifeng Mansion, the face of the imperial court can not pass."

When Li Yan said this, Li Zicheng had already nodded slightly, and he quickly understood the meaning.

"The rebel army has occupied Nanyang Mansion, Runing Mansion and Ruzhou in Henan, and has not seen any major moves from the imperial court, which shows that the imperial court still values Kaifeng Mansion and other places.

"After the rebels occupied Luoyang Fucheng, they thought that the next step of development should be extended to Huguang and Sichuan, and the next target of the rebels was Xiangyang Mansion in Huguang."

When Li Yan said this, he looked at Li Zicheng, and also looked at Niu Jinxing and others.

"There is another suggestion below, for a short period of time, do not unite with the Eight Great Kings Zhang Xianzhong for the time being."

As soon as Li Yan said this, everyone was shocked again, you must know that uniting with Zhang Xianzhong is already one of Li Zicheng's important strategic goals, and Li Yan actually denied it.

But at this time, Li Zicheng already had a smile on his face, looking at Li Yan, as if encouraging Li Yan to say the following words. Speaking of which, of course Li Yan will not hide it.

"The focus of the eight kings is to operate in the area of Huaiqing Mansion, Weihui Mansion and Zhangde Mansion, and its strategic goal is to target Shanxi and other places, and it is to develop towards the north, and the strategic intention of King Chuang is to develop towards the south, and its direction is completely different.

When Li Yan said this, Li Zicheng stood up with a smile.

"Mr. Li's words, deafening, if I hadn't heard Mr. Li say this, I really have to make a wrong decision, I don't think there is more need to discuss, the next goal of the rebel army is Luoyang Mansion City, and then occupy the entire Henan Mansion, and then the rebel army will take Luoyang Mansion as a base and go south to plot the Xiangyang Mansion of Huguang......"

Li Zicheng was still in the process of arranging, everyone's expressions changed, Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance and others looked at Li Yan's eyes, which was very unusual, only the red lady, looking at Li Yan with admiration and admiration, and did not hide it at all.

Everyone's eyes, of course, Li Zicheng is in his eyes, he will not break it, the strategists under his command can't be too united, in that case, isn't it possible for him, the king to be set aside, Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance and others are obviously jealous of Li Yan, this is a good thing, as long as you can make good use of it, you will be able to better control the situation.

The battle to attack Luoyang Mansion City soon began to be deployed, Li Zicheng personally served as the commander, with Liu Zongmin and the Red Lady as the deputy marshal, the Red Lady led the front army, Liu Zongmin led the Chinese army, Liu Guoneng, Zhang Yichuan, Tuoyangkun and Lin Yangyang followed Li Zicheng's side, leaving Niu Jinxing responsible for garrisoning Runing Mansion City, and Gu Junen responsible for garrisoning Nanyang Mansion City.

Li Zicheng's arrangement can be described as unique, and he needs to read people to garrison the city, which he already understands, and Li Zicheng can't be completely at ease with Liu Guoneng, Zhang Yichuan, Tuoyangkun and Lin Yangyang, these people used to be large and small leaders in the rebel army, and if they have a chance, they don't know what they will do, so they must be controlled by their side. (To be continued.) )