On the day of 14 August, under the "escort" of more than 50 pacification officers, the rebel army in Fengxiang Mansion in Shaanxi Province slowly hurried on the way, crossing Hanzhong Mansion and passing through Fengxiang Mansion to rush to Yansui.

It can be said that it was very smooth, and it was easy to "return" to the hinterland of Shaanxi.

Li Zicheng, Gao Yingxiang, Lao Huihui and several others walked side by side, their expressions were very leisurely, seeing that the pacification officer was far away from him, Ma Shouying couldn't help but say aloud: "Hehe... This Lord Chen thought really thoughtfully, worthy of being the governor of the five provinces, we didn't expect it, he thought of it all for us, and did it properly, not only everyone has a ticket to avoid death, but the county towns along the way are also provided with free food, as well as personnel escort safety, so as not to cause unnecessary conflicts. ”

Zhang Xianzhong consciously or unintentionally squeezed his eyebrows at everyone, frequently made his eyes, and his intentions were quite profound, and he echoed meaningfully: "Yes, I can escape a difficulty, and I really should thank that Lord Chen, it can be said that it is a reinvention of kindness." ”

"Everyone, you are about to enter Fengxiang Mansion in front, and if you go a little further, it will be Baoji County...... " Zhang Miaoshou also interjected earnestly, his tone was long, and the sound outside the strings was looming, and he even made a gesture of cutting his throat towards the backs of the two pacification officers in the distance.

Hearing the conversation of several people, the meaning was already very explicit, and the smell of yin and yang was getting stronger and stronger, and all kinds of performances made Li Zicheng frown slightly, and said secretly in his heart: "It seems... It's time to part ways again, it's time to separate from these people, and we can't go on like this again. ”

As soon as he thought of this, Li Zicheng immediately glanced at a few people, and said in a low voice: "Leaders, bear with me for the time being, don't show your feet, and at midnight tonight, while the appeasement officer is asleep, let's talk in detail." ”

Gao Yingxiang on the side was slightly stunned, not understanding what Li Zicheng meant by these words, but he also persuaded him: "Leaders, since you have passed the most dangerous moment and endured for so long, why do you care about this moment?" If you miss a big thing because of a moment of carelessness and affect the next action, it is really not worth it. ”

Immediately, several other people nodded in agreement, and agreed in unison: "Okay, just listen to King Chuang and the general, just put up with these dogs for a while, and wait until the evening to clean them up." ”

In the middle of the night, the bright moon is covered by a dark cloud, but the stars are twinkling, the stars are overflowing, flashing silver, and the nightingales are chirping, "cooing" non-stop, echoing in the silent night sky, echoing with the chirping of summer insects.

Piles of dry firewood were burning, making a faint crackling sound, Li Zicheng, Gao Yingxiang and several others gathered together again, sitting around a small fire, talking in a whisper, and there were soldiers around and not far away, monitoring the sleeping pacifiers and covering the conversations of the leaders.

"Ladies and gentlemen, for many days, according to the news from the pacification officer, we are really lucky this time, if it is not for the Tartars to invade Datong Mansion, Shanxi is in an emergency, the situation has taken a turn for the worse, and the Tartar soldiers continue to go south, even if we spend more silver, even if we buy off the civil and military ministers, the emperor will not agree to our surrender."

With Li Zicheng's cautious words, everyone suddenly realized, and at the same time, he secretly took a breath of cold air and said secretly: "Luck... No wonder the plan went so smoothly, it turned out that Houjin invaded Kannai again. ”

While exclaiming luck in their hearts, everyone had a strange feeling that the Tartars were simply the saviors of their rebel army, and whenever the situation of the rebel army took a sharp turn for the worse, became very bad, and was about to be destroyed, the Tartars' movements would continue, and small movements were frequent, invading Guanzhong, and containing most of the officers and troops at once.

Don't allow everyone to think about it, and then, Li Zicheng, who paused for a moment, raised his eyes and looked around, his dark eyes flashed with a bright light, and saw that there was still silence around him, and after confirming that everything was fine, he turned around, looked at everyone, and continued: "Moreover, Chen Qiyu has led a large army into the area of Kaifeng Mansion in Henan, and will soon cross the Yellow River and continue to go north to resist the Houjin. Therefore, we are really safe now, and most of the troops in Shaanxi are stationed in the west of the Yellow River, monitoring the troops of the Later Jin. ”

Everyone listened very seriously, holding their breath, and their eyes flashed, which showed how excited the leaders of these rebel armies were, and they were all suppressing the restless emotions.

Of course, I have to mention that not all of the information that Li Zicheng threw out was learned from the mouth of the pacification officer, it was just an introduction. Although there are more than 50 pacification officers, they are just some low-end petty officials, how much military information can they know?

"In that case, Brother Li, we should be able to do it now, right?" Ma Shouying's eyes were full of sparkling, and he asked what everyone cared about.

At this moment, more than a dozen pairs of eyes were staring at Li Zicheng, with a look of hope on his face, and his breath became a little heavier and shorter.

I saw that Li Zicheng looked around at everyone, looked at the leaders of each rebel army one by one, and then nodded heavily, and replied very affirmatively: "It's time, you can do it now...!" ”

The low and faint two sentences completely detonated everyone's emotions, and Zhang Xianzhong shouted simply and rudely: "Then what are you waiting for? Lao Tzu will take people to solve those bullshit appeasement officials now, and use them to sacrifice the flag! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Xianzhong got up and was about to kill the more than 50 pacification officials, but Li Zicheng hurriedly stopped: "Leader Zhang, don't be impatient......

"Li Zicheng, what do you mean by this?" Zhang Xianzhong's two thick eyebrows stood horizontally, and his eyes widened angrily, interrupting Li Zicheng's words later.

At the same time, everyone's eyes were once again on Li Zicheng's body, with a curious look on his face, wondering why he had grabbed Zhang Xianzhong, and they were all waiting for the other party's next explanation.

Everything happened between the lightning and flint, and in an instant, in the face of many different eyes, Li Zicheng still had a calm look, and replied calmly: "Leader Zhang, it's just a trivial matter, why do you do it yourself?" There are more important things to come, don't lose the big because of the small. ”

"What's important?" Zhang Xianzhong blurted out a question, his attitude was obviously softened a lot, and he sat down again.

"Leaders, Brother Zhang, wait a minute, I'll arrange it first, let people solve those pacification officials, so as not to worry about the future, so as not to leak the news."

Li Zicheng said these words abruptly, and waited until everyone acquiesced and nodded, then he turned his head to look at Tian Jianxiu and the others behind him, and ordered in a deep voice: "Tian Jianxiu, Li Mou, you two bring some brothers over, all of you must choose some good hands, solve those pacification officials neatly, and solve them as silently as possible." ”

"Yes, Boss~!"

Seeing Li Zicheng so arranged, cautious and delicate, everyone couldn't help but glance at Li Zicheng again, and Li Zicheng turned around at this time, and his calm voice sounded again and echoed in everyone's ears.

"Leaders, our current situation, everyone knows very well, except for weapons and war horses, there is nothing else, no supplies. Therefore, after another incident, the most important task is to solve the food problem as soon as possible. ”

After a pause, Li Zicheng's eyes flickered, he turned his head straight into the distance, pointed to the north, and solemnly continued: "About twenty miles ahead, it is Baoji County, before the officials and soldiers find out about our trouble, continue to disguise, if you can deceive the officials and generals of Baoji County and blend into the city, everything will be easy to do." ”

Hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up, and they became excited again, and Zhang Miaoshou echoed excitedly: "Miao... Wonderful... It's wonderful... If Baoji County is taken, within ten days, there will be no need to worry about food matters. And with ten days as a buffer, with our superiority in troops, it is a surprise attack, which is enough to capture the nearby state capital and county. ”