The southwest direction of the territory of Runing Province, in Xinyang City, Xinyang Prefecture.

Former Zhizhou Yamen, Gao Yingen and Li Guo sat side by side, chatting enthusiastically, although the words were so cordial, both with a happy smile on their faces, however, the atmosphere was full of strangeness.

"Second uncle, why do you have time to come here? I've heard people say that you and Zhang Xianzhong are attacking Sichuan, so they must have gained a lot, right~? Taking a Sichuan, in terms of value alone, is much stronger than capturing Shaanxi, Shanxi and Henan. ”

In an instant, Gao Yingen's expression was obviously stagnant, slightly embarrassed, in order to hide the embarrassment on his face, he smiled brightly, picked up the tea bowl beside him, and slowly tasted tea.

However, Li Guo's seemingly concerned words continued, and when he heard Gao Yingen's ears, he felt so harsh and full of mockery.

"Sichuan is known as the land of abundance, since ancient times, it has always been abundant in rice and grain, the people are rich, there are few natural disasters, and the amount of grain storage is absolutely unimaginable."

"Second uncle, you also know that Shaanxi, Shanxi and Henan have been in drought for many years, and there are many rebel armies of all sizes, and there is not much oil and water in the three places. Now that the Li family army has a large number of personnel, there are many mouths in the places under their control, and I hope that the second uncle and the eight kings can discuss it and see if they can lend us some grain and grass~? ”

Although the tea in his mouth was fragrant and fragrant, and the aftertaste was between his lips and teeth, Gao Yingen felt extremely bitter, especially when he saw Li Guo's sincere appearance, constantly revealing pleading, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

Whether it is the wealth of Sichuan, or the difficult situation in the three places, Li Guo's envy and complaints, Gao Yingen doesn't know how to answer? Don't even know how to say the purpose of this trip?

In the end, Gao Yingen put the tea bowl aside, his expression was constricted, revealing bitterness, and he put on a posture of breaking the jar and breaking it, no matter whether Li Guo was really complaining or sneering, he secretly made up his mind.

"Why~ Don't you know, my uncle and Leader Zhang's actions were not smooth, not only did they not be able to take Sichuan, but they also lost their troops, in order to avoid Qin Liangyu's white pole soldiers, we had to withdraw from Sichuan, and now we are facing the ...... of Zuo Liangyu of the Ming Army."

"How is this possible?"

Li Guo pretended to be surprised, exclaimed, interrupted Gao Yingen's words, and went on to say: "Uncle, as far as I know, your combined army has nearly 100,000 troops, since the Qing troops entered the customs, now Sichuan, all the Ming troops combined, it would be good to have 20,000 or 30,000 people." ”

"Come on, you're ......"

Gao Yingen wanted to say something and explain, but was interrupted by Li Guo again.

"Moreover, the elite of the Ming army in Sichuan is almost exhausted, most of them go north to King Qin, and the rest are mostly recruited recruits, or the old, weak, sick and disabled, how can they resist the combined army of you and the Eight Kings, Cao Cao and others?"

Hearing this, it was like being poked in a sad place, Gao Yingen's expression was gloomy, and at the same time, a trace of fear flashed, and he said painfully: "Okay, what you said is good, but Sichuan is a rich land, if you can take it, you can retreat to the soil and establish yourself as the king, and you can go south to Huguang and Yungui and other places." ”

Seeing that Li Guo was about to interrupt himself again, Gao Yingen hurriedly sped up his speech.

"However, Qin Liangyu is also too powerful, don't look at the army she leads, most of them are new recruits and old and weak soldiers, but she uses soldiers like gods, with the advantage of geographical advantages, with the help of many deep mountains and old forests in Sichuan, she is often haunted and sneaks up on the coalition army, and the result is ......"

Gao Yingxiang couldn't say it anymore in shame, not only because he couldn't beat a woman, but also because of the huge gap between the two sides, he was driven out of Sichuan by an old lady, and in order to save his life, he had to flee in a hurry.

At this moment, Li Guo's face became solemn, and his intention to despise the rebel army became much weaker, but he had some sympathy, and a trace of emotion appeared in his heart.

Shu Road is difficult, it is difficult to go to the sky!

It is not difficult to imagine that for an army that is not familiar with the terrain of Sichuan, there are deep mountains and old forests everywhere, and there are hidden crises everywhere, which makes people unguardable, not to mention nearly 100,000 troops, even if 300,000 or 400,000 troops enter Sichuan, it is like mud cattle entering the sea.

After all, the roads in Sichuan are dangerous, it is very difficult to walk, surrounded by mountains, ambushes can be carried out anywhere, and large baggage siege equipment can not enter Sichuan, so they can only engage in hand-to-hand combat, and it is difficult to attack the city.

Eighteen bends in the mountain road, each bend is ambushed once, even if every time the opponent is ambushed, only dozens of enemies are injured, but eighteen bends down, it is nearly a thousand people, not to mention, how many mountains in Sichuan?

Thinking about it this way, it is not surprising that Zhang Xianzhong and others will be defeated.

When these thoughts flashed through Li Guo's mind, Gao Yingen saw that his face was solemn and hesitated for a moment, but he still said again: "Guo'er, my uncle came here this time because I was entrusted by the leaders of the rebel armies from all walks of life, and I hope you can lend us some grain and grass and provide some firearms. ”

Gao Yingen couldn't go on, and under Li Guo's direct gaze, his expression was a little dodgy.

Grain and grass, firearms, in today's situation, is undoubtedly the foundation of the development of the scope of strength, the biggest support for growth, not to mention the long-estranged relatives, even if they are familiar, I am afraid they will not be able to borrow it~

Just understood this, under Li Guo's meaningful gaze, he became more and more embarrassed, only to feel that his old face was red and panicked.

During the whole process, Li Guo was extremely calm, without any statement, but he had a plan in his heart, and from Gao Yingen's words, he had insight into the situation of Zhang Xianzhong and others, and there was an extreme shortage of food and grass.

However, thinking that the coalition forces were waiting for the rice to be put into the pot, if there was a batch of firearms and equipment, the certainty of taking Sichuan would rise in a straight line, and there was at least a sixty or seventy percent chance of success, Gao Yingen's heart suddenly became hot, and he said with a shy face: "Guo'er, don't worry, whether it is grain and grass, or firearms, we are by no means free to use, once we capture some cities, take some places, we will definitely repay the silver, as the cost of buying grain, grass and firearms!" ”

Li Guo couldn't hold back any longer, secretly disdainful, unable to maintain that kind of attitude that everything is easy to discuss, and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, outlining a touch of mockery.

"Uncle, I can answer you very clearly, whether it is food or firearms, it is impossible for us to give it to others, and our Li Jiajun himself is still insufficient."

For a while, Gao Yingen's heart was very unpleasant, but he didn't expect Li Guo to refuse so directly and simply, leaving almost no room for it, his expression suddenly became very difficult to look at, and his heart sank.

"However, uncle, it's not that we can't provide food and firearms, but there is one condition." A hint of treachery flashed in Li Guo's eyes, and he said abruptly.

However, compared to the imminent shortage of grain and grass, Gao Yingen couldn't manage it so much, his face was overjoyed, and he hurriedly asked with great nervousness: "What conditions?" ”

"It's very simple, it's to let those rebels join the Li family's army. As long as he joins the Li family's army, he will become his own person, and firearms and food will naturally be available. ”

Li Guo said it so lightly, as if he was talking about an insignificant matter, however, Gao Yingen was angry, and his heart suddenly became furious, this is taking advantage of the fire to rob, this is taking advantage of the danger of others, and wants to absorb all the rebel troops in one fell swoop.