As soon as the words fell, Li Zicheng showed a meaningful expression, and said very solemnly: "Old man, I don't know if I intend to go to meet Mr. Wu?" Would you like to join our Li Jiajun? ”

However, Zhang Jingyue smiled faintly, looked at himself, and said with a little self-deprecation: "Leader Li, the old man is already in his prime, and he has such an old bone, what else can he do?" If you have the heart and are powerless, the old man has to work hard to get a weapon, let alone go to the battlefield and fight with the enemy? ”

"Sir, that's a mistake!" Li Zicheng did not give up, and continued to persuade: "The uprising does not necessarily kill, and everyone in the Li family's army may not all go to the battlefield, the old gentleman still has a great role and can do a lot of things." ”

"Oh... Chief Lee, for example? ”

"For example, like Mr. Wu, he studied pharmacology, promoted the development of medicine, opened a museum to accept apprentices, treated others, and treated the wounds of the rebel army."

Hearing Li Zicheng say this, Zhang Jingyue's heart moved, as if he had thought of something, his expression darkened, and he said with some depression: "Chief Li, what you said is right, the old man can indeed do those things." However, the old man is seventy-two this year, and although his body is still quite healthy, he can't stand the pain of traveling and traveling, and he can't try military life again. ”

"Hey... Mr. Zhang, you still don't understand what the younger generation means, although the younger generation wants the old gentleman to join the Li family army, it is not to let the old gentleman march and fight together, but to live in a place like a paradise, where medical skills and medical theories are discussed, and the museum is opened to accept apprentices. ”

If Liu Fangliang was here, he would definitely pout, and said slanderously: "You can really fool!" What a paradise, it is simply a den of thieves, a camp of thieves, it sounds strange. ”

"Okay, the old man agreed!" Zhang Jingyue agreed, as if he had thought of something, his face was worried, and he said: "However, if the imperial court knows that the old man has joined you, won't the old man's family ......?"

"Hey... Old gentleman, although rest assured, since the juniors are sincerely invited, of course, they must be thorough, and they must be taken out, get together with the seniors, and live together. After Li Zicheng answered heartily, he then said: "Mr. , in order to be able to pick up your family smoothly, I hope that Mr. will write a letter to his family or provide something like a token." ”

Hearing the latter words, Zhang Jingyue knew that Li Zicheng was by no means prevaricating himself, he didn't want to deceive himself first, he really wanted to do things thoroughly, so he said happily: "Leader Li, letters and the like are simple, as for the tokens, there is no need." As long as my apprentice Zhang Lu goes with me, the old family will be able to believe it. ”

"That's great!"

......

Soon after, everyone dispersed, leaving only the red lady to take care of Li Xin.

In the blink of an eye, half a month has passed, Li Jiajun has already left Henan and returned to Shaanxi, and the pattern of the rebel army in the world has changed again, making the imperial court at a loss, and the famous generals are even more in a hurry, and the officials and soldiers are tired of coping.

Especially when he thought of the rebellious armies that were committing rebellion everywhere, and the old and new rebel armies were emerging in an endless stream, as the governor of the five provinces, Hong Chengchou felt a pain in his brain, and his whole body was full of powerlessness.

In Ruzhou, Henan, in the city of Ruzhou, Hong Chengchou convened the generals for the first time and held a tight military meeting.

In the hall, both sides were full of bandit generals, Hong Chengchou sat upright, although his expression was calm, but his words were full of anxiety, extremely urgent, and there was a trace of restlessness and uneasiness between his eyebrows.

"Generals, the emperor has given everyone a deadline to completely quell the chaos within six months. However, now half of the time has passed, and the rebel army is still rampant, causing chaos in various places, and the momentum is becoming more and more fierce. ”

"My lord, if you have something to say, just say it, just assign the task, we will definitely do our best to carry it out, without the slightest discount." He Renlong slapped a sycophant at the right time.

"Okay, since that's the case, then I, Hong, won't beat around the bush and assign tasks directly."

Hong Chengchou exchanged a greeting, and then issued a series of orders.

"In order to isolate the rebellious army in Shaanxi from Henan and avoid the outbreak of a crisis in Shaanxi, this official has decided to redeploy the defense of the five provinces, especially the border areas between Henan, Shaanxi and Huguang."

"Zuo Liangyu, Tang Jiuzhou, the two of you will lead the army to garrison Wulinbao, the main road between Neixiang and Xichuan, to prevent the rebellious army from escaping back to Shaanxi from there."

"The last will be ordered!"

"You Shiwei, Xu Laichao, the two of you are responsible for garrisoning the Lancao River in the south of Zhuyang Guannan, Zhu Yongfu, you are responsible for guarding the Lu clan and Yongning Passes, and beware of the rebellion."

"The last will be ordered!"

"You Zhaiwen, Zhang Yingchang, you moved from Yunyang to Xing'an and Hanzhong, and went to meet with the general soldiers Zuo Guangxian and Zhao Guangyuan, fight together, cooperate with each other, and stabilize the situation in Shaanxi together.

"The last will be ordered!"

With the unanimous response of the generals, Hong Chengchou felt a lot more at ease, but he still felt that the future was bleak, and he was almost not sure about completing the emperor's will, and anxiety and anxiety were intertwined.

Although there are more than 70,000 troops under his command, there are more rebel troops, they are still scattered, committing crimes everywhere, and there are more and more new rebel armies, Hong Chengchou has a very difficult feeling in his heart.

At the same time, the generals on both sides knew very well in their hearts, and the same thought also appeared in their minds, with only such a small number of people, it would be difficult to suppress the rebellious army and completely quell the bandits.

Of course, from Hong Chengchou's series of arrangements, everyone knows about the rearmament. Hong Chengchou wanted to divide the rebellious army, so that the Shaanxi rebellious army and the Henan rebellious army could not respond, so he first concentrated the superior forces and focused on encircling and suppressing the rebellious army in Henan and part of the southern Zhili.

At this moment, a shout came from outside: "Report... There is an urgent military situation, and you need to meet with the Governor immediately! ”

Everyone's hearts were "groaning", their hearts sank, they were already tossed by the news of the rebellious army attacking the city, their nerves became very sensitive, and the generals only felt that their scalps were numb, and their hearts were panicked, and they immediately had a bad judgment.

"Quick, let people in!" Hong Chengchou responded and sat up straighter.

Soon, a pawn trotted in, knelt on one knee, clenched his hands into fists, looked like a dusty servant, and said hurriedly: "Lord Qiqi, according to the Tanmalai newspaper and the news sent by Shaanxi, the bandit leaders Li Zicheng, Gao Yingxiang, Lao Huihui and Guo Tianxing and others, as well as left Henan and returned to Shaanxi, with a force of about 200,000, and went straight to Xi'an. ”

In an instant, everyone was shocked and shocked, Hong Chengchou felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and a sense of powerlessness arose, and he did not have the slightest doubt about this military situation, and could no longer maintain his composure and calm, so he immediately ordered: "Quick, immediately pass on the order of this official, let Cao Wenzhao move from Huguang to Shaanxi, and go to resist the rebellious army, and then this official will cooperate with He Renlong and Liu Chenggang to enter the customs and respond." ”

"Yes, sir!"

A young man in the last seat immediately stood up, responded with a word of peace, turned away, and hurriedly ran out of the hall.

At this moment, everyone knows that when it is over, the situation will be even more unfavorable, Shaanxi will be in a big drought again, and the return of Li Zicheng and other bandit leaders to Shaanxi will inevitably develop and grow again, and the strength will skyrocket!

The most important thing is that the granaries of many prefectures and counties in Shaanxi have been completely destroyed, and the two major granaries that are still well preserved are Xi'an City Yongfeng Warehouse and Huazhou Chengtong Guancang in Xi'an Prefecture.

Once the two major granaries in Xi'an Province fall, the grain and grass crisis in Shaanxi will intensify, and the probability of mutiny will be greatly increased.