As soon as Tian Jianxiu's words fell, a person was squeezed out from behind everyone and came to Li Zicheng's side, looking anxious, regardless of the thirty-seven twenty-one, he begged: "General Li Chuang, you should hurry up and send troops to Zezhou, Shanxi." King Chuang is now being surrounded and intercepted by the official army, and the situation is very bad. If you don't support it, the situation of the high leader will be in danger! That's your own uncle! ”

Li Zicheng paused for a moment, took a look at it, and found that it was one of the cheap uncle's henchmen, Ge Liyan.

However, without waiting for Li Zicheng to respond, Gao Yigong walked up at this time, stopped Ge Liyan, and said with a little disgust in his words: "Hey, He Yilong, it's not like you haven't seen that our Li family army is besieging Huaiqing City and preparing to take it down, how can there be extra troops to support King Chuang?" ”

Hearing this, Ge Liyan suddenly became anxious, his heart was like fire, and he hurriedly said: "Yigong, although King Chuang acted a little biased in the past, there are some places where I am sorry for General Li Chuang and you. But, no matter what, King Chuang is your dearest relative, and you can't see death without saving him? ”

Gao Yigong snorted contemptuously, he didn't care, he still blocked Ge Liyan, and wanted to pull it back, but was stopped by Tian Jianxiu.

"Hey, Yigong, wait a minute, the person who comes is a guest, you let the family finish talking first. As for what to do in the end, it is up to the boss to decide. ”

At this time, Li Zicheng couldn't stand aside and ignored it.

"Okay, okay, a gong, what Captain Tian said is right. In any case, Ge Liyan is a guest from afar, and he can't be rude to others, let He Yilong go first, and let people finish their words. As for what happens in the end, I have to decide. ”

As soon as Li Zicheng's words fell, Gao Yigong's movements also stopped abruptly, and he stepped aside and glared at He Yilong, who was nicknamed Ge Liyan, with a warning look.

As soon as the atmosphere eased somewhat, Yuan Zongdi secretly glanced at everyone, as if he had received some support from Tian Jianxiu, and then he also stood up, and said without humility or arrogance: "General Li Chuang, you and King Chuang are uncles and nephews, and there is no stronger relationship than this one in the thirty-six battalions." ”

"General Li Chuang, you also know that the 36th Battalion seems to be united, and the alliance formed by the rebel armies from all walks of life is actually extremely scattered, like a plate of scattered sand. Not only must we face the encirclement and suppression of the officials and troops at all times, but we must also be careful to guard against the framing and stumbling blocks of other rebel armies. ”

"You might as well think about it, if you can lend a helping hand and save the king from fire and water, the king will definitely remember this kindness, if your uncle and nephew can unite, you can retreat from the encirclement and suppression of the official army, and you can also occupy a place among the rebel armies from all walks of life, and other leaders dare not provoke easily."

Hearing these words, He Yilong's anxious mood eased slightly, and his eyes lit up. Especially when he saw that Li Zicheng had some intentions, he hurriedly echoed: "Yes, General Li Chuang, between you and King Chuang, cooperation will benefit both sides, and division will cause two harms." Moreover, those are all in the past, and there is not much of a contradiction. ”

At this moment, Li Zicheng already had a plan in his heart, although he had the intention to help the cheap and ruthless uncle, but he didn't want to agree so happily, so he pretended to hesitate, frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "He Yilong, Yuan Zongdi, although what you said is good, you should also know that King Chuang has always been wary of me, my nephew, and he doesn't trust me very much. ”

He Yilong, who had a little bit of a relaxed heart, suddenly lifted it up again, and just wanted to explain something, but was stopped by Li Zicheng with a wave of his hand.

"He Yilong, I, Li Zicheng, don't like to dig over old accounts, and I don't want to rehash old grievances. Regardless of whether I send troops or not, before asking for help, should you tell me about the situation of King Chuang? I remember that when I fought with Wang Mengzhu to Zezhou, the momentum of King Chuang was still flourishing, attacking cities everywhere, opening warehouses and releasing grain, and the number of troops rose sharply, at least 50,000 or 60,000 people, how could they fall into the current situation, being chased and killed by officials and soldiers everywhere, and still asking me for help? ”

Hearing that Li Zicheng was a king instead of an uncle, Ge Li's eyes chuckled, and then he turned over one by one, feeling a bad feeling. After listening patiently, he slowly replied: "General Li Chuang, that's right, as you said, at the beginning, King Chuang's momentum was indeed very good, and the number of troops increased by tens of thousands at once. However, the good times did not last long, and in less than three months, the situation was subversively reversed, and I don't know where the imperial court transferred so many troops to encircle and suppress the rebel armies from all walks of life. Not only is King Chuang's situation not good, but even the situation of the alliance leader Wang Ziyong, Luo Rucai, and Zhang Xianzhong is also not good. ”

Like a flood that burst the embankment, Ge Li's eyes suddenly opened up the conversation box, stirring up his memories, and the words that followed were faintly fearful, more like a sense of powerlessness that arose about something.

Moreover, since Cao Wenzhao entered Shanxi with more than 2,000 soldiers and horses, he went straight to Puzhou, and the spearhead was directed at King Chuang. Don't look at the fact that there are only two or three thousand officers and soldiers, but they are definitely the elite division of the imperial court. Coupled with Cao Wenzhao's unpredictable command and the proper matching of horse infantry, King Chuang's strength was greatly reduced, and he was unable to resist, and his sphere of influence shrank sharply, and he was chased to Zezhou. ”

At this time, Gao Yigong pouted when he heard it, and interjected mockingly: "Cut, don't look at the troops of sixty or seventy thousand people, all of them are a bunch of straw bales!" If it's a competition to grow crops, maybe it's a little better, but if those peasants pick up weapons and play with the officials and soldiers, hehe..."

In an instant, Ge Li's eyes showed embarrassment, his expression was a little impatient, and he coughed dryly: "Ahem... That one... That, the brothers' combat strength can't confront the official army head-on, and there is no way to do it. After all, although the number of rebels was large, most of them were ordinary people who were forced by officials to rebel against the people, not only did they not have any decent weapons in their hands, but they had never fought a battle, and they were charged by the cavalry of the official army, and of course they were scattered. ”

Li Zicheng already had a number in his heart and had a general understanding of the situation of the various rebel armies in Shanxi. At the same time, he was secretly guessing that Wang Ziyong, Gao Yingxiang and others should have been too fierce, with the help of the Flying Dragon Chariot, attacking cities everywhere, attacking cities, and the scale of each rebel army is extremely rising, and the least is 10,000 people, and it is impossible not to cause the heavy encirclement and suppression of the imperial court.

Of course, the final conclusions are only when Li Zicheng gets some definite information that he will have such a positive judgment.

After all, before entering Henan, Li Zicheng had a judgment that Zhang Zongheng, the governor of Xuanda, and Xu Dingchen, the governor of Shanxi, retreated to the east of Shanxi, and they were brewing a conspiracy, waiting for Cao Wenzhao to lead troops into Shanxi, so that the three formed a triangular trend and wiped out all the chaotic armies in Shanxi in one fell swoop.

However, the current plan is all messed up, and Zhang Zongheng and Xu Dingchen acted at the same time to advance the plan.

Obviously, the reason why this is the case, the plan of the imperial court has changed and advanced, and it must be that those rebel armies are making too much trouble, which has already made the ruler of the Ming court feel uneasy.

Especially as the leader of the alliance, Wang Ziyong, is even more courageous, not only conquering Lu'an Mansion and several state capitals and counties in Liaozhou in a row, but also leading troops into the northernmost part of Henan and taking Lin County, which has threatened the safety of the Beijing Division!

What is Linn County? It was to the south of Suncheonfu, and if you continued north, it would be a flat river, and there was nothing to defend. Day and night, you can come to the city of Beijing!

Therefore, among the leaders of the many rebel armies, Wang himself was the worst, and he was held by Zhang Zongheng, the governor of Xuanda, and focused on encirclement and suppression. As for where he has fled now, Li Zicheng doesn't know?

With these thoughts in his mind, Li Zicheng secretly weighed the pros and cons in his heart, looked at Ge Liyan and Yuan Zongdi, and then said: "Captain Yuan, Captain He, as for whether to send troops to support King Chuang, I still have to discuss with the brothers below." The two of you will go outside and wait for a while, and when you have made a decision, you will definitely give you a clear answer. ”

Hearing this, he didn't get a positive answer, Ge Liyan became anxious again, and he was about to say something, and then he fought for it, but he was stopped by Yuan Zongdi, who even gave him a look, and Ge Liyan swallowed back the words that came to his mouth, although Yuan Zong was the first to say politely and withdrew from the camp.