Soon after, Li Zicheng returned to his camp, Tian Jianxiu, Gao Yigong, Liu Fangliang and others were already waiting, sitting around the fire, chatting lively, and the atmosphere was not harmonious.

When Li Zicheng came back, they stood up one after another, greeted each other, and had all kinds of concerns and inquiries.

Li Zicheng dealt with them one by one, and at the same time, he walked towards the fire, and as soon as he sat down, he heard Tian Jianxiu report: "Boss, after we left Mianchi, the second rebel army went straight to Wuguan, Shaanxi, and then divided the troops, and conquered the three important towns of Shanyang, Zhen'an and Shangnan in one day. As for the Third Route Rebel Army, they withdrew to the Ruzhou area, and seemed to want to enter Nanyang Province. ”

After the words fell, Gu Junen showed hesitation, and finally said: "Boss, judging from the current situation, we should take advantage of the fact that the imperial court has not yet reacted and the official army is unsustainable, and quickly evacuate to the south, it is best to wander in Nanyang Mansion, Runing Mansion, Kaifeng Mansion and Guide Mansion in Henan. It would be even better if it entered the Huguang area and developed to the south. ”

"These places are the weakest places where the imperial court troops are stationed, and the city defenses are extremely fragile, and they often only need to be under the city to form a momentum to break the city. Moreover, these places are adjacent to the rich land in the south of the Yangtze River and close to the land of fish and rice, which is more conducive to the development of Li Jiajun, and we can supplement food and salary nearby. ”

"Oh..." Li Zicheng's reaction was very flat, and he didn't say anything, but asked: "Then why can't Shaanxi?" ”

"Boss, do you need to talk about this?" Gu Junen asked rhetorically, as if he was a little anxious, worried that Li Zicheng would insist on returning to his hometown of Shaanxi, without waiting for Li Zicheng's answer, he immediately continued: "Like Henan, Shaanxi has also suffered from severe drought for many years, with a large reduction in harvests and many barren fields, so it is simply impossible to feed so many rebel troops. Moreover, there are many more officers and troops in Shaanxi, and they are more capable of fighting well, and they all have many combat experiences with the rebel army. Once we fight, even if we can defeat it, it will be a big price. ”

However, compared to the religion, Henan is different from the land of Huguang, although Henan is also a year of severe drought, starvation and floating corpses everywhere, and countless people hanged themselves in the woods. However, the imperial court had an extremely empty army there. In addition, there are many victims in the local area, which is very suitable for the development of the rebel army. If you climb high and move, you can gather hundreds of thousands of people. ”

"The most important thing is that the two places are backed by the rich granaries in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are countless landlords and magnates, as long as the battlefield is slightly transferred, countless rice, grain, money and silver can be seized, and the pressure from the official and military sides is much smaller, and you can also give full play to the boss's strategy of 'fighting local tyrants and dividing the land'. At that time, Li Jiajun's prestige among the people is bound to rise, and if he goes to the next level, there will be more sages and people with lofty ideals to vote."

Saying so much in one breath, I don't know if it was because of the lack of oxygen, or because of excitement, Gu Junen's face was flushed, and he looked at Li Zicheng hopefully.

At the same time, the people who were watching were also moved, and they were inclined to strategically shift to the south and attack Henan and Huguang.

What's more, Li Zicheng's policy has always been the same, always proclaiming to develop southward, focusing on the hinterland of Henan.

Although I often hear about how serious the natural disasters in Henan are, countless people have died of starvation, and the phenomenon of eating people has become commonplace.

However, all this still can't stop everyone's fiery hearts!

Although he couldn't see what everyone was thinking, Li Zicheng could feel everyone's burning gaze, and he could guess a rough idea, then smiled softly and said heartily: "I just met with the rebel armies from all walks of life, and what I discussed was the direction of the army's withdrawal, where is it going?" ”

Li Zicheng deliberately sold a pass, paused, looked around, looked at everyone one by one, under the dim firelight, everyone's eyes were exceptionally bright, and their appetites were all fished, Li Zicheng continued: "If there is no accident, I will probably stay in Lushi for another three or four days, and then I will take advantage of the Lushi Mountains to sneak to the inner countryside of Nanyang Mansion, and strive to capture Dengzhou and Xichuan in one fell swoop, so as to prepare for entering Huguang." ”

"Great!"

I don't know who exclaimed, the joy was overflowing, and the same excitement was shouted out by everyone.

Immediately, Li Zicheng's expression became extremely solemn, and then he said earnestly: "Okay, it's been a busy day, it's time to be tired, everyone should rest early." Early tomorrow morning, Liu Fangliang, Gao Yigong, Bai Guangen, Li Mou, you will incorporate those new miners into the Li Jiajun, and explain the military regulations and military discipline of the Li Jiajun, and explain the stakes involved. ”

At this moment, Liu Fangliang, Gao Yigong, Bai Guangen and others still feel tired?

Especially those who joined later, such as Bai Guangen and Li Mou.

With the addition of a large number of miners, the status of these people has skyrocketed, although they are still in the name of the captain, the number of soldiers under them has increased significantly, and the minimum is one or two thousand. How can these people not be happy? How can you not be excited?

Everyone left, but Li Zicheng left Tian Jianxiu behind, and explained in a low voice: "Jianxiu, early tomorrow morning, you will send a group of men and horses out, secretly return to the Zhongnan Mountain base area, and tell Mr. Li Changmao that in about five or six days, that is, we will leave Zhou, and let him send a group of four or five thousand elite men and horses from the base area to be stationed here, and occupy several mountains in this area of the Lu clan as a new base area." ”

"Boss, I understand." Tian Jianxiu nodded slightly, there was a hint of excitement between his eyebrows, and further said: "In these places in the Lushi Mountains, after the mining of those mine thieves, the iron ore and coal mines here are easy to use, and in the shortest possible time, a lot of iron materials can be smelted for the purpose of making weapons. ”

"Yes, Jianxiu, what you said, Mr. Li and I have already had a plan. Otherwise, I wouldn't have asked you to notify Mr. Li as soon as I arrived. ”

Li Zicheng's tone froze, as if he felt something, and said softly: "Presumably, Mr. Li has already prepared, once the time is ripe, personnel and living materials will be continuously transported here to fully support the construction of the Lu family's base area." ”

At the same time, a map appeared in Tian Jianxiu's mind, and then he said: "Boss, the Lu clan is so close to the Zhongnan Mountain base area, and there are other Shaanxi base areas nearby, in less than two years, the Lu clan base area will be able to develop in an all-round way, and it can spread to the surrounding areas, thus echoing other base areas in Henan." ”

"Once something happens in the future, in the blink of an eye, our Li Jiajun will be able to quickly control Henan, Shanxi and Shaanxi in less than half a month with a thunderous momentum, with a force of at least one million."

"Yes~ For us, the most lacking thing is time." Li Zicheng nodded lightly, with a look of emotion on his face, and further said: "As long as there is another two or three years, the base areas of Henan and Shanxi will all develop and mature, and we can win the world and sit on the country." ”

As soon as he heard this, Tian Jianxiu was even more excited, and echoed: "Once the base areas of Henan and Shanxi mature, it is equivalent to controlling Shaanxi, Shanxi and Henan. In the southeast, you can take the rich land in the south of the Yangtze River. ”