A few miles away from Luoyang City, the Li family's army was stationed here, and there were other rebel armies looking around, showing the trend of stars embracing the moon.

At this moment, in the big tent of the Chinese army, Gu Junen was making a report, his words were full of excitement, and the others were even more excited when they heard it, and everyone was fighting highly.

"Boss, after a series of battles, the rebel army in this area of Henan has got the news, and they have come to vote, large and small together, so that our strength has skyrocketed, only here we are, there are nearly 600,000 people, even if there is no tactics, just rush up, and we can take Luoyang City in the near future."

"Well, this is natural, with so many troops, if you can't take Luoyang City, it's a straw bale." Li Zicheng nodded lightly, replied, and then said: "It must be arranged, when the world is undecided, don't easily move the positions of those rebel leaders, especially the military power in their hands." Otherwise, it is easy to cause the opposite effect, causing them to lead their troops away, which is not conducive to our deployment. ”

"Boss, I understand this." Gu Junen's expression froze, and he solemnly added: "At present, the treatment of the rebel armies from all walks of life who came to join us is mostly to stabilize them, and with the help of their gathered momentum, they will clear the obstacles in Henan in one fell swoop, and then prepare for the northern crossing of the Yellow River. ”

"By the way, Strategist, how are Mr. Xu and Li Xin doing? How many state capitals and counties in Henan have not yet been breached? ”

As soon as Li Zicheng finished asking, Gu Junen's answer followed.

"Boss, Mr. Xu, their actions are very smooth, in just over a month, they have taken Kaifeng Mansion, Ruzhou and Guide Mansion, and now they are advancing and infiltrating Nanyang Mansion and Runing Mansion. If there is no accident, coupled with the cooperation in the base areas of the two prefectures, at the latest, Nanyang Mansion and Runing Mansion will fall into our hands in half a month at the latest. ”

At this time, Wu Ruyi, who was sitting on the side, couldn't help but interject, and his words were full of excitement.

"Boss, Li Xin and their early work are too good, in the entire territory of Henan, everyone knows our Li Jiajun. Sometimes, as soon as Li Jiajun approached the city, the officers and soldiers in the city opened the city gate, and the people welcomed him. Wherever Li Jiajun passed, the places he conquered completely broke the foundation of the Ming court's rule. ”

Hearing this, Li Zicheng showed a thoughtful look, touched his chin, and said to himself: "It seems that the reason why these rebel armies have come to surrender is not only that we have captured so many places in a row, but also that the situation has forced us to surrender. ”

"Yes, Boss, you're very accurate!" Wu Ruyi sighed, and then said quite complacently: "Today's Henan is definitely the world of our Li Family's army, and other rebel armies, large and small, have less and less room for survival, and few people have joined them. Moreover, every time we take control of a place, they either evacuate or fight against us. ”

"Hmph~ What are you doing with us?" Liu Zongmin snorted coldly, with a mocking look on his face, and said contemptuously: "Let's not say that the combat effectiveness and weapons of those rebel soldiers are not as good as ours, just in terms of military strength, what are they doing to fight with us, and what are they doing?" ”

Li Zicheng showed a look of satisfaction, nodded slightly, and ignored what the two said, but looked sideways at Tian Jianxiu, and ordered: "Immediately send an order to Mr. Xu, Li Xin, and the person in charge of each base area, if you can, it is best to capture Xiong Wencan, the governor of the five provinces, I will be of great use in the future!" ”

"Yes, Boss!" Wu Ruyi agreed, as if he had thought of something, and then said, "By the way, boss, Mr. Xu and Li Xin are rushing here, maybe they will be here tonight." ”

"Do they have anything urgent?" Li Zicheng frowned slightly, revealing a puzzled look.

"This subordinate doesn't know." Tian Mixiu shook his head.

Li Zicheng didn't continue to ask, but changed the topic: "By the way, how is the situation in Beizhili?" ”

Hearing Li Zicheng ask about the battle between the Ming army and the Qing army, Tian Jianxiu showed disdain, and replied with a slight mockery: "Boss, don't you know, when it comes to today's imperial court, it makes people angry, the Qing soldiers have entered the door, wreaking havoc around the Beijing Division, attacking the city, those courtiers are still in the mood to intrigue and fight, which is really 'admirable'." ”

"Especially that Yang Sichang, who blindly made peace with the landlords, said that it was impossible for the Qing army to go south, and firmly advocated that the outside must first be settled and the rebels from all walks of life should be suppressed first. In order to achieve this goal, Lu Xiangsheng, who did not hesitate to hinder the main battle, directly dismembered half of the Tianxiong army under his command, and Lu Xiangsheng now has 10,000 people in his hands, and most of them are old and weak soldiers, and almost all the elites were withdrawn by Yang Sichang, which is completely inconsistent with the position of a superintendent and chief military officer. ”

"Hmph~"

Li Zicheng sneered again and again, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he answered: "What's so strange about this? Yang Sichang is the son of Yang He, whose father was arrested and imprisoned at the hands of the rebels. In contrast, Yang Sichang certainly hated the rebel army even more, and he was eager to immediately suppress and encircle the rebel army. ”

As soon as the words fell, Li Zicheng's expression was closed, and he asked again: "Then how is the current situation?" Where did the Qing army go? ”

"The situation is quite passable, because Lu Xiangsheng's main resistance to the Qing Dynasty, although there are only 10,000 troops, with the cooperation of Sun Chuanting, Hong Chengchou and others, they temporarily blocked the offensive of the Qing army, blocking it in the northwest, north, and northeast of Yanjing, and did not spread to the south."

"However, the Qing army is menacing, the troops are divided into two routes, this stalemate situation will not last long, once Huang Taiji attacks the Ningjin defense line, Zu Dashou has to return to Shanhaiguan. At that time, the imperial court's troops outside the customs were pinned down in Shanhaiguan, and it was difficult for Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting, the two main battle factions, to stop the Qing army from moving south. ”

Speaking of this, Tian Jianxiu seemed to think of something, but he was angry for no reason, and then said: "According to the news sent by Bai Guangen, the emperor Chongzhen, is still hesitating, hovering between harmony and discord. Yang Sichang even broke the discord and framed Sun Chuanting. Under the same circumstances, Chongzhen actually issued an order not to allow Sun Chuanting to enter the capital, but he met with Hong Chengchou, which made Sun Chuanting angry, and he had to continue to resist the Qing Dynasty and defend the safety of the Beijing Division. ”

At this moment, hearing this information, everyone was not only speechless, this court is really hopeless, at this time, the situation is extremely critical, and there is still intrigue, excluding dissidents, which is really convincing.

However, this is only the beginning, and the words are not over.

"Boss, don't you know how strange Yang Sichang is, for the sake of the Lord and peace, he actually said that the Qing army had no firearms and could not go south, it was simply a family's words, all based on their own speculation, groundless at all. Completely forgot a point, or deliberately ignored it, if it wasn't for Lu Xiangsheng's main battle, desperately resisting the Qing army, how could there be a stalemate now? ”

"Strange ..... indeed"

Li Zicheng responded quietly, couldn't help but think of Yuan Chonghuan, and continued with emotion: "If there is no initiative on the battlefield, any form of peace is just shaking your head and begging for humiliation, and you still can't escape the final outcome. ”