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Things have reached this level, how can everyone still not see the 'double reed' between Liu Ruyi and Zhang Kejian? I couldn't help but scold Zhang Kejian shamelessly in my heart!

But Zhang Kejian has said it so bluntly, everyone's eyes are focused on Liu Ruyi, wanting to see what he will say about Qi Guogong.

Liu Ruyi smiled slightly, glanced at everyone, but turned his head to look at Zhu Yiming, and said with a smile: "Lord Wang, the Caishi Army is a guest army after all, and the matter of Huguang is still up to the prince and you!" Besides, the strength of my color stone army is not very rich, this, Ruyi is very difficult......"

Zhu Yiming's face was blue and white for a while, but with the example of King Fu's father and son in front of him, he really didn't have the courage to turn his face with Liu Ruyi!

What's more, Liu Ruyi has already handed over to him the great merit of escorting the body of the thief into Beijing, the so-called cannibalism has a short mouth and a short hand......

After being stunned for a long time, Zhu Yiming forced out a smile and said: "Qi Guogong, since the elders of the pavilion mean this, then, you can't shirk anymore!" The Huguang soldiers are brave and weak, and at this time, the remnants of the thieves have not yet been cleared, for the livelihood of Huguang Cang, please also ask Qi Guogong to focus on the overall situation! ”

Liu Ruyi smiled, but his brows furrowed, "Lord Wang, you also know that the thieves in western Henan have not yet been cleared, and the Northeast Tatars are still eyeing each other, and the battle line of my Caishi Army is already a little too long, even if you want to garrison troops in Huguang, I am afraid that the number of people will not be too much!" Moreover, the salary of this military posture ......"

Hearing Liu Ruyi's words that the garrison would not be too much, Zhu Yiming couldn't help but be overjoyed, where could he take care of anything else, and hurriedly said: "Qi Guogong rest assured, the Caishi Army saved 100,000 people in Xiangyang, how could we be so unreasonable?" In addition to the 500,000 taels of silver of the labor army this time, I Xiangyang City is willing to give another 100,000 taels every year for the military needs of the Caishi Army! ”

"This ......" Liu Ruyi is embarrassed.

"What the prince said is very true, Grandpa Guo, we are willing to fund the military quartermaster of the Caishi Army!"

"Please also ask the Duke of Qi to be sure to focus on Huguang Cangsheng!"

Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but express their attitudes.

Liu Ruyi nodded in embarrassment, "That's it!" Since everyone is in love, then Ruyi is better than obeying fate! I will garrison 3,000 troops in Xiangyang City to ensure the stability of Xiangyang City! ”

"Qi Guogong is wise!"

"Qi Guogong is mighty!"

The crowd couldn't help but cheer.

The noisy banquet, because of the confirmation of the garrison of the Caishi Army, is gradually coming to an end.

Zhu Yiming, Zhu Changfa father and son strongly invited Liu Ruyi to stay in the palace, but Liu Ruyi refused, he chose the Chengtian Temple next to the palace!

After settling down in the meditation room of Chengtian Temple, it was already dark, and at this time, the casualty statistics of the Caishi Army in this battle were also sent to Liu Ruyi.

In this battle, due to Liu Ruyi's planning in advance, it was a strange plan, and the casualties of the Caishi Army were not large, and only more than 100 people were killed.

This has to make the court know that Liu Ruyi only paid the price of more than 100 people, and then exterminated the thieves who had been in trouble for more than ten years, I don't know what Emperor Chongzhen's expression would be.

However, at this moment, Liu Ruyi's heart was not very happy, and his eyes had gathered on Yicheng in the east of Xiangyang!

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At this time, the military strength active in various parts of the Ming Dynasty can probably be divided into several factions.

One is the more than 50,000 Guanning troops under Wu Sangui, who was just canonized as 'Pingxibo' by the imperial court in Liaodong.

Compared with other Ming armies, the combat power of the Guanning Army can be ranked in the forefront, and the most important thing is that the Guanning Army has many cavalry, almost all of which are cavalry, which the Caishi Army cannot be compared with.

Second, it is Liu Ruyi's Caishi Army!

Although the Caishi Army is not as large in number as the Guanning Army, and the cavalry is far inferior, the Caishi Army is well-trained, has strong execution, and has sharp firearms, even if it is against the Guanning Army, it also has a considerable advantage.

Third, it belongs to Zuo Liangyu, who has been active in the Central Plains and Huguang over the years!

Unlike the Guan Ning Army and the Caishi Army, Zuo Liangyu is afraid that there are no less than 100,000 people under his command at this time, but there is a lot of water in it, and there are all kinds of soldiers and people, which can be described as a mixture of fish and dragons!

But Zuo Liangyu has a gloomy temperament, and he is very good at winning people's hearts, and he has many generals under his command, and his ability is not weak, even if his combat power is not as good as that of the Guanning Army and the Caishi Army, it is still a force that cannot be underestimated.

Fourth, it is the Qin army led by He Renlong, Gao Jie, fierce as a tiger, and Hu Dawei!

In fact, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, including Liu Zongmin, Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu, Ai Nengqi, etc., many generals in the late Ming Dynasty were all from Shaanxi.

It can be described as a gathering of stars.

However, unlike the previous three, although all units of the Shaanxi Army are considered elite, they are relatively loose and fight separately, and their combat strength will inevitably be discounted.

Fifth, it is necessary to count the camps that have shrunk to western Henan and southern Shaanxi!

After the battle of Luoyang City, Li Zicheng's just rising momentum was knocked back to its original shape by Liu Ruyi, and within a few years, he was afraid that he would definitely not be able to breathe!

The most important thing is that Li Zicheng relied on natural disasters and man-made disasters to rise, relying on 'chaos', and only in the Ming Dynasty can he have a chance to make a comeback!

But at this time, many big thieves, such as Xian Thief, Luo Rucai, and Liu Zongmin, have been exterminated by the Caishi Army.

In terms of momentum, he is already three points weaker.

As for the other armies of the Ming Dynasty, such as the Xuanfu Army, the Ningxia Army, the Miyun Army, the Mountain Navy, and Huang Degong of Luzhou, including Liu Zeqing, who was cowering under the Zuo Liangjun at this time, and Liu Liangzuo, who was shrinking under the camp, they can only be regarded as small fish and shrimps, and at this moment, they can't turn up the slightest storm.

At this time, Li Zicheng has already been beaten down, and the old Huihui, the King of Chaotian, the King of Sweeping, and the Revolutionary Left Department are also like rats crossing the street, and there is no chance to exert force in a short period of time!

The seeds of rebellion in the Ming Dynasty gathered among these officials and troops!

In fact, since the Battle of Songjin, the weakness of the imperial court has also made the armies under his command already see the weakness of the imperial court!

By this time, the imperial court had long since lost control over these leading generals.

Wu Sangui, Zuo Liangyu, He Renlong, Gao Jie, and Liu Ruyi himself, no one will really take the imperial court's order seriously!

At this time, the confrontation between Yicheng, the left army and the He Renlong department provided an opportunity for Liu Ruyi......

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The night passed silently!

But the night was not peaceful!

First of all, in the direction of Yicheng, the left army and the He Renlong department each received the news that Liu Ruyi had destroyed the thieves in Xiangyang.

Then, Huguang, Central Plains, Nanjing, Shandong, and even Jingshi, there will be news soon!

The destruction of the Sacrifice Thief Department is like dropping a huge bomb into the calm lake, which is destined to stir up the loyal waves of the Ming Dynasty!

At this time, Yicheng He Renlong Station!

Looking at the Xiangyang battle report handed over by his own soldiers, He Renlong's hands were trembling!

He didn't understand why, why Liu Ruyi suddenly entered Huguang, but he didn't get half a bit of news on his own side, this ......

remembered the 200,000 taels of silver that Liu Ruyi gave him before, as long as he held his position, but now he ......

"No, we can't let it go on like this! Come on, prepare the horse, I want to go to Xiangyang immediately! He Renlong hurriedly beckoned his own soldiers and hurriedly rushed towards Xiangyang City.

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On the other side, Zuo Liangyu also received the news.

"Father, Liu Ruyi, he, he actually destroyed the thief, this, this...... What the hell should we do? In Zuo Liangyu's big tent, Zuo Mengeng was already panicked and looked at his father in horror.

Zuo Liangyu's face was also extremely gloomy, he didn't expect that the war in the Central Plains had just begun, and Liu Ruyi would actually shoot so quickly, and he was so decisive that he would kill with one blow!

This......

The hundreds of thousands of troops in the imperial court, costing tens of millions of taels of silver, have been encircled and suppressed for more than ten years, but they have not exterminated the thieves, but at this time, as soon as Liu Ruyi made a move, it was easy to resolve it!

Zuo Liangyu couldn't help but take a deep breath, "The mountain rain is coming, the wind is full of buildings!" ”

"Father, then, what should we do now? He Liu Ruyi, is in Xiangyang City now, let, should we go to visit? Zuo Mengeng said busily.

"Go! How can this not be done? Not only to go, but also to prepare a generous gift! ”

Zuo Liangyu stood up and looked into his son's eyes, "Geng'er, you and I, father and son, were also old with him Liu Ruyi back then, as long as our posture is low enough, he will not be too embarrassed by us!" Daming has reached this point, and Liu Ruyi's momentum has been achieved! Ay~! is a father, I am afraid that I can only succumb to his power! ”

"......" Zuo Mengeng was a little speechless, he couldn't imagine that his father, who has always been strong, would actually have the moment of bowing his head to others.

But since my father said it, he had to do it!

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Xiangyang City, Chengtian Temple.

In Liu Ruyi's temporary station, He Renlong and Zuo Mengeng, stepping on the front foot and stepping on the back foot, rushed to Liu Ruyi's room.

"Brother Liu, this, hey...... It's all to blame the old brother for being blinded by the anger of his heart, and he has failed your trust, really, hey, ......" He Renlong sighed, like a defeated rooster.

On the side, Zuo Mengeng was also busy explaining: "Qi Guogong, this matter is really a misunderstanding!" My father has always defended Wuchang, Suizhou, Anlu, Macheng and other important towns, but he never thought that the thieves, the thieves would be so bold and bold to take Xiangyang City, this, this is really ......"

Liu Ruyi glanced at the two of them lightly, but there was also some resentment in his heart.

Daming to the current situation, it is not that there are no soldiers, nor is there no general, but everyone's energy is focused on internal friction, in the face of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it is like a mouse seeing a cat, no one is willing to fight to the death, how can this win?

And the internal contradiction of attrition is more harmful than that of the Manchus!

Just like at this time, the left army and He Renlong, although no real conflict broke out, but between the two armies, the seeds of hatred have been planted!

Sooner or later, it will inevitably lead to a larger-scale conflict!

And the tension between the two sides is bound to make the people of Yicheng lose confidence in the official army!

Once the hearts of the people are scattered, the consequences are ......

Taking a deep breath, Liu Ruyi tried to calm down his emotions and said slowly: "Brother He, Brother Zuo, I don't want to ask about the filth between you, and I don't want to know about it!" I just want to ask you one thing, where do you want to put the 100,000 people in Xiangyang City for such reckless behavior? ”

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