Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin's luck was very good, they found a guide on the same day, and also found a way to bypass the official army's defensive front, Zhuxian Town is nearly eighty kilometers in circumference, the place is very large, and it is a typical plain terrain, it is not particularly difficult to find a road, and he is so fast in finding a guide, He Renlong also directly helped Li Zicheng.

When He Renlong asked the merchants and people of Zhuxian Town to move out, the soldiers under his command extorted and even robbed the people in various ways, so that the merchants and the people hated them to the core, on the contrary, the righteous army led by Li Zicheng did not rob the people along the way, and the people looked at the problem most intuitively, they didn't care which side of the army was, who was good to them, they were willing to do things for whom.

There is no such road on the map, but most of the people who live in Zhuxian Town all the year round know this road, which can completely bypass the defensive positions laid by the officers and soldiers around the official road, and this road is very flat, ensuring that the army can pass smoothly.

The scout followed and thought of going to investigate, and quickly came back to report.

Li Zicheng's eyes narrowed into a slit, he felt that his luck was too good, he found a way to bypass the official army so quickly, and finding this road not only meant that the righteous army could go straight to Kaifeng City, but also meant that He Renlong in front of him would suffer a defeat that was completely wiped out.

The deployment was quickly launched, Li Zicheng did not need to hide his whereabouts, and the army's move to bypass Zhu Xianzhen needed to be known to He Renlong and the official army on the opposite side, so that he could completely disrupt He Renlong's deployment and let the official army riot.

The only thing that needs to wait is the 100,000 righteous army led by Gu Junen, because there is a large amount of grain and grass in the team, and the speed of the march cannot be fast, so Li Zicheng still needs to wait for about a day.

Of course, before the army began to move, it would not engage in a fight with the officers and troops on the opposite side.

If he hadn't thought about taking Kaifeng Mansion City, Li Zicheng would definitely have quietly bypassed Zhuxian Town. Flanking back and forth with Liu Zongmin and completely defeating He Renlong, the rebels needed such a major victory to boost morale.

Another day passed, and the rogues still didn't attack, or even put on a fighting stance.

This made He Renlong fall into hesitation. Does it matter if the Liukou doesn't plan to attack Kaifeng Fucheng, you must know that Li Zicheng's target is Kaifeng Fucheng.

The scouts sent out, the information detected, that is, the rogue did not have any movement, the enemy is present, the scout cannot reconnoiter without scruples, and if you don't pay attention to it, you are likely to die. It was impossible for He Renlong to make too high demands on the scouts, and after getting the information that the scouts had reported that the rogues had not moved, He Renlong locked himself in the tent of the Chinese army, racking his brains and thinking about all kinds of possibilities.

Of course, He Renlong is also waiting for news from Sun Chuanting, according to the calculation of time, the army under Sun Chuanting should have passed through Xiangcheng. Coming in the direction of Xuzhou, it will be within ten days at most. The army under Sun Chuanting's command should have arrived in Zhuxian Town.

The passage of time, on the whole, is the most beneficial to He Renlong, which Li Zicheng should also be aware of.

He Renlong couldn't figure out this point, could it be that Li Zicheng thought of some other combat methods.

The mystery was soon revealed.

At midnight on the third day, scouts hurried to report that a large number of rogues had moved. They bypassed the official road and marched in the direction of the right flank, apparently preparing to bypass Zhuxian Town and advance in the direction of Kaifeng Fucheng.

After receiving the scout's report, He Renlong's expression changed sharply again.

In the time of hard thinking. He Renlong thought of this possibility, that is, Li Zicheng was very likely to find other roads, bypass the official road, and move towards the direction of Kaifeng Fucheng, after all, Zhuxian Town is only about fifty miles away from Kaifeng Fucheng, once Liukou passes Zhuxian Town, he will soon be able to reach outside Kaifeng Fucheng.

However, He Renlong didn't want to believe in the existence of this possibility, he didn't think that Li Zicheng had such wisdom, and besides, Liukou had always been afraid of the imperial army, wouldn't Li Zicheng be afraid of him He Renlong attacking from behind.

After calming down a little, He Renlong asked the scout in detail, how many rogues were there who bypassed the official road and headed in the direction of the right flank, and how many rogue were on the opposite side, the scout couldn't tell these situations for a while, He Renlong lost his temper and asked the rogue to figure out the information within two hours.

When Li Zicheng and Gu Junen reconciled again, he was in a very good mood, the army bypassed Zhuxian Town from the right side of the official road, and rushed straight to Kaifeng Fucheng, which was a wonderful move, I am afraid that the officers and troops stationed in Kaifeng Fucheng thought that He Renlong could resist the pace of the righteous army's advance, and was dreaming, and the righteous army suddenly appeared outside Kaifeng Fucheng, which was undoubtedly a huge blow to the official army.

He Renlong in front of him, he didn't dare to make any moves, if he hadn't thought about conquering Kaifeng Fucheng, Li Zicheng would have ordered the army to surround the official army a long time ago, and completely exterminating the 20,000 official army would also be a huge victory, but the battle could not be lost because of a small loss.

As Li Zicheng's main strategist, Gu Junen has always been very cautious, this time he praised Li Zicheng's decision, but Gu Junen still reminded Li Zicheng that that is, the army led by Sun Chuanting is very likely to reinforce Kaifeng Fucheng, and Liu Zongmin, who confronted He Renlong, needs to be particularly careful.

Gu Junen also proposed that the battle to attack Kaifeng Mansion must be resolved quickly.

As early as when Li Zicheng decided to attack Kaifeng City, Gu Junen sent a large number of scouts to secretly enter Kaifeng City, and settled down in Kaifeng City in the name of merchants or ordinary people, this group of people was more than 200, and at that time the court did not know that the righteous army was about to attack Kaifeng City.

Once the rebels arrived outside the Kaifeng Prefecture, the two hundred men would act quickly to ensure that the rebels would take Kaifeng Prefecture.

The most important goal of the rebel army is still Kaifeng Fucheng, and all other combat operations must be subordinated to this overall goal.

The army bypassed the official road, marched in the direction of Kaifeng Fucheng, Zhuxian Town was not very far from Kaifeng Fucheng, according to Li Zicheng's requirements, the army set off at the end of the day, and the vanguard must be encamped outside Kaifeng Fucheng before dark, and it would take two days at most to prepare for the start of attacking Fengfu City.

"Mr. Gu, after taking Kaifeng Mansion, your suggestion is to evacuate in the direction of Runing Mansion through the direction of Chen Liu and Taikang, I think the army can actually take advantage of the situation to enter Shanxi."

Gu Junen shook his head slightly, Li Zicheng has always wanted to enter the territory of Shanxi, after all, he is very familiar with this place, but Gu Junen does not see it this way, he thinks that King Chuang will eventually develop towards the south, and it is best to be able to pass through Huguang and go in the direction of Guizhou and Guangxi, the defense of the imperial court in those places is very weak.

After years of fighting, Gu Junen has long realized the importance of the base area, if King Chuang wants to have great development, he must have a strong base area, thinking about establishing a base area in the north, it is basically not established, the Zheng family army in Shaanxi, Shandong and South Zhili is the biggest threat, this battle, fortunately, the Zheng family army did not participate, otherwise it would not have been so smooth.

At this time, the righteous army jumped out of the encirclement, went to the south in one go, and established a base in Guizhou and other places, and the imperial court wanted to organize a large-scale encirclement and suppression, I don't know how long it would take, and Zhang Xianzhong still insisted in Yunyang, Huguang, and the Ming court could not be indifferent.

"King Chuang, I still insist that the righteous army should develop towards the south, the best thing is to bypass Huguang and go in the direction of Guizhou and Guangxi, the righteous army needs to gain a foothold in Guangxi and Guizhou, gradually increase its strength, and when we are enough to compete with the imperial court, turn back and develop towards the north......"

Gu Junen's suggestion has been said several times, and Li Zicheng is also familiar with it, but at this time, hearing Gu Junen's suggestion, Li Zicheng had a peculiar idea in his heart, and a thought that had never appeared before flashed through his heart.

It has been more than ten years since the rebellion, the original idea was to be able to live a good life, or a free life, other things dare not think and do not have the ability to think, so many years, the rebels have no specific goals, no direction of struggle, wandering, conquest everywhere, called the rogue by the imperial court, but it is not always possible to go on like this, there must be a stable territory, so that the brothers who follow the fight have hope.

Gu Junen proposed to develop in the south, the purpose is to slowly establish a territory, rely on the territory to compete with the imperial court, and finally after the strength is strong enough, compete with the imperial court, or even directly overthrow the Ming court and establish a new imperial court.

The prince will have a kind of Xiangning, and it is not impossible to be an emperor.

A hint of blush flashed on Li Zicheng's face, and he seemed to suddenly understand something.

"Mr. Gu, what you said is very good, the rebel army should develop towards the south, we have been fighting in the north for so many years, and we have suffered too much, and the brothers also think that we can settle down and go to the south to develop our own strength, and one day, we will be able to compete with the imperial court."

Li Zicheng's expression suddenly became resolute, and his whole temperament also changed subtly.

All this is in Gu Junen's eyes, Gu Junen is clear about why Li Zicheng has such a change, but he will not break it, he has always looked forward to such a change in Li Zicheng, a major change, and now it seems that hope has finally arrived. (To be continued......)