And Zuo Liangyu knew that he was not the opponent of the Li and Luo coalition forces, and the whole army might be surrounded and annihilated by the peasant army when it went north. In order to perfunctory Hou Sui's face, he sent his subordinates to report Jin Shenghuan with 5,000 soldiers first, and acted as a pro-army to protect Hou Sui, and at the same time attached a letter saying: He will bring 300,000 pro-unification troops to the meeting later.

Zuo Liangyu's army had only 25,000 soldiers, and the large number of troops he had cobbled together by recruiting and recruiting rebels were all self-financed by methods such as collecting food on the spot. This time, he promised to set out with his nest and obey Hou Sui's dispatch, and the voice was to use the food and salary figure of 300,000 horses to signal Hou Sui to retreat in the face of difficulties.

And Hou Xun had already hit a wall with Wu Shigong and Zuo Liangyu, and he was unwilling to carry out the order of the imperial court to lift the siege and open the city, so Hou Xun pushed the boat down the river.

When Hou Sui understood Zuo Liangyu's intentions, he hurriedly replied that he could not solve the food and salary of 300,000 people, and asked him not to come north. He wrote to Wu Shigong again and informed Wu Shigong: Zuo Liangyu's department could not go north, so he let Wu Shigong take care of it himself.

Therefore, the original attempt of Emperor Chongzhen to use Hou Sui to entrap Wu Shigong and Zuo Liangyu to defeat the peasant army in Henan and relieve the siege of Feng was completely failed in such an intriguing official article.

At this time, the only hope for Kaifeng City to be saved was in Wu Shigong's thoughts.

"The gift sent to the Dehou Mansion this time is a bit heavy!" Deng Qifan said with a smile.

In order to send Hou Xun away, Wu Shigong was bleeding profusely this time, and threw a heavy gift worth about 100,000 taels of silver to the Hou Mansion at once. However, people like Hou Xun who are willing to accept gifts are easier to deal with, and as soon as he received the gift, he did follow Wu Shigong's wishes and went to Huguang Zuo Liangyu.

"Heavier, heavier! If I don't want to give up those yellow and white things, Inspector Hou is going to take my most precious sons. Wu Shigong smiled, "A few days ago, I asked the inner account room to do the math. We now owe more than three million taels to the outside world. When I saw this number, my eyes were black. I didn't expect to understand it later, huh! Now there are still officials and gentry from all over the country who are still rushing to send us money, and they are really not afraid! To be honest, this time I feel a little unbearable, and if I don't send troops to get some more terra land, I really don't know how to pay back the money when the time comes. ”

Deng Qifan listened to Wu Shigong's words happily, and then said: "Those people used to look forward to those unclaimed lands, but now they are a little different, like they have paid a share of money to our Runing Army to bet. Therefore it is not wrong to give them money and land at a later pace. When we go on the expedition, the students estimate that there will be more such people. ”

"In today's days, I really sleep until I wake up naturally, counting the money and cramping my hands! Hahaha——! Wu Shigong said a popular phrase commonly used in modern times to express his current mood.

"Don't be tired! You'll soon run out of time for a good night's sleep. Deng Qifan also smiled.

At present, the Runing army in Runing and Guide has expanded to more than 130,000 people. Moreover, the weapons of the soldiers are basically in place. The worst of these soldiers also received a year of military training in the village protection team, so they were taught by the words and deeds of the veterans. The operation of the troops is already no problem.

So everything is in place. The days of waiting for the expedition are quite difficult and idle. And Wu Shigong also took advantage of this opportunity to enjoy some family fun at home. What especially makes Wu Shigong happy is that he has finally been promoted to grandfather. Xiaojie gave birth to an eldest son for Tao Xin.

Looking at Zhao Ruya, who was elated every day, and Xiao Jie, who was as proud as a little rooster, Wu Shigong felt a little incredible while being happy. I'm only thirty-two years old, and I actually became a grandfather? We should really advocate late marriage and late childbearing!

"Yes! Unconsciously. The children have grown up. If you don't give up as far as you can, my second daughter will marry your sister-in-law! In the chat, Wu Shigong decided on a family matter, and then he sighed. A few days ago, Xue Hou wrote a letter, saying that my eldest son has been hired by the Dingguo Mansion, and the wedding date is set for next year, I don't know if I can catch up with Lin'er's wedding! ”

The dispatch of the Runing Army this time will show all its strength to the whole world, and it will also officially be put into the battle situation of the world. Therefore, either the Runing army can change the dynasty, or Wu Shigong will die and the clan will be wiped out, and there is absolutely no third way to go. That's why Wu Shigong said the kind of words that led troops into Beijing.

And after learning that after more than ten years of lying on the salary and trying the courage, Runingjun was finally able to show his skills, Wu Shigong and Deng Qifan both felt that their bodies were extremely hot.

"Changjing, when is the time for the whole army to be dispatched?" After calming down his mood, Deng Qifan asked Wu Shigong.

"We'll have to wait for now." Wu Shigong replied, "Now that Yongzi's Jiaozhen has just been dispatched, he will work with two regiments of Gonzalez's Marine Corps, five thousand guards of Lu'an Changmeng, and one regiment and 2,000 guards from the county to first encircle and suppress the Zhang thief in Shucheng and completely exterminate him. And after learning of the initial victory, we will go north with the whole army and first relieve the siege of Kaifeng. ”

Since Wu Shigong's goal is also to compete in the world, controlling Kaifeng City is also an important step for the Runing Army. Otherwise, how could the Runing Army control the entire territory of Henan?

Moreover, if Li Zicheng regards Kaifeng City as his "capital", then his base is too close to Runing and Guide, and if the battle between the two armies is protracted, the strength and energy of the Runing army will always be spent in the area of central and northern Henan, and there will be no free hands and feet to occupy other places. Therefore, the Runing Army absolutely did not allow Li Zicheng's camp to take root in Kaifeng City.

"The students don't know much about military affairs. But just ask a long respect: To deal with the cunning fox thief, the troops of a town are too small? Deng Qifan asked.

"As for the rabble that Zhang thieves have just put together, there are tens of thousands of people at most. I think it's a bit too much to use a town. Wu Shigong said disdainfully.

Because in modern times, Wu Shigong was relatively ignorant of historical knowledge, so he knew Li Zicheng, but he didn't know Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai and others. Therefore, the decision-making of the Runing Army has also been influenced by Wu Shigong, and it attaches too much importance to Li Zicheng's invasion of the camp, while the peasant army of other battalions is relatively contemptuous.

Therefore, everything is like this, either you know the way of the road, or you don't know the way of the road, like Wu Shigong, who relies on the half bottle of ink in his stomach to do things, there are often a lot of errors in judgment. (To be continued......)