Two days later, Li Zicheng and Tian Jianxiu met again, and the latter directly reported to the personnel in charge of guarding the weapons left behind, his expression was very relaxed, and even his words seemed so catchy.

"Boss, the personnel have been chosen. Five hundred people were selected from among the brothers who followed us out of the base area, all of them were absolutely loyal, and their families were all arranged in the base area, and their lives were worry-free. So, don't worry that these people will rebel. ”

"There was a fire in Xiuwu City, although we forced it in time, but there were more than 10 million people affected? However, even so, we can't live these brothers directly in uninhabited houses. The last general thought for a while, and first divided these brothers of ours into several parts, arranged them among the refugees, and lived in temporary camps. In this way, blending in with the people, no one will doubt their identity. ”

"As for the weapons left behind, they were buried directly under the houses of the rich who were confiscated. After we are gone, the imperial court will return to this place, and the city of Xiuwu will be restored to stability, and the last general will send people into the city again to buy those mansions from pawnshops or money houses. ”

Li Zicheng was very satisfied, nodded slightly, then shook his head again, and said softly: "Jianxiu, you have arranged it well, and you have thought it through." However, one of them can be changed slightly, and a few dozen people left behind are enough. In the future, there will be many places to employ people, and it is impossible to leave so many in Xiuwu City. ”

Hearing this, Tian Jianxiu suddenly became anxious, and couldn't wait to say: "But boss, if there are only a few dozen people, it can't be used as an internal response to the siege of the city, and it is difficult to capture a city gate from the city." ”

However, seeing Tian Jianxiu's anxious appearance, Li Zicheng smiled, revealing a secretive look.

"Hehe... See Xiu, how did you forget? Although these brothers left behind had the nature of being an internal response, their main task was to guard their weapons. As for the small number of people in the city at the time of the siege, these are not problems. As long as there are enough weapons in the city, will you still worry about the people in the city? ”

Woke up from a dream, Tian Jianxiu thought about it, yes, as long as there are enough weapons hidden in the city, when attacking the city, sending some people into the city in advance can completely solve the problem of insufficient numbers in the city.

Therefore, weapons are the focus, personnel are not the main issue. After all, whether it is in normal times or during martial law, personnel can enter and exit the city more easily, but weapons are difficult.

As soon as he thought of this and figured this out, Tian Jianxiu couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, and then said lightly: "Boss, originally, I was still thinking that if every time I broke through a city, I would have to leave some people to lurk and guard the weapons, there were too many people, and the last general was worried about it." After all, a few cities are not yet obvious, and once more and more cities are captured, the number of people needed will definitely increase dramatically. Moreover, those who remain must be absolutely loyal and reliable, and those who join halfway must not be used, for the sake of safety. ”

"In this way, it is great, even if we capture a hundred cities in the near future, we will only need a few thousand people, which is completely within the range of what we can afford."

Li Zicheng nodded lightly again and reminded: "Jianxiu, although I said that, every time I capture a city, I must leave some people and weapons behind. But that's only relatively, and not all cities have to do this? ”

Tian Jianxiu was stunned for a moment, puzzled again, and looked at Li Zicheng puzzled.

"See Xiu, don't forget, there are big and small cities, and not all cities need to arrange people to lurk in them. Moreover, depending on the size of the city, the number of people arranged is also different. Therefore, in a short period of time, within half a year, or even within a year, there are only one or two thousand people who need such hidden personnel, which has little impact on the strength of the Li family's army. ”

"Even if there is a sudden change in the matter, things are going very smoothly, and we will capture hundreds of cities one after another at once, and we don't have to worry about personnel problems. See Xiu, don't forget, we still have various base areas behind us as backing, and it is completely possible to transfer some people from various base areas in Shaanxi to lurk in various cities. ”

Li Zicheng said nothing, Tian Jianxiu opened his mouth speechlessly, and then remembered that behind Li Jiajun there are various base areas in Shaanxi, a total of hundreds of thousands of permanent residents, not to mention the Li family army hidden in it, and the base area with the least number of troops must have one or two thousand people.

In the past year, he has been wandering between Shanxi and Henan, fighting everywhere, and his nerves are almost in a tense state, coupled with sleeping all the way, Tian Jianxiu has almost forgotten the existence of the Shaanxi base area.

"Okay, see Xiu, that's all for it." Li Zicheng said lightly, waved his hand disappretently, and then said: "You go and invite Mr. Xu over, I have an extremely important matter to explain, let's discuss it together." ”

"Okay, boss, I'll go and invite Mr. Xu."

Tian Jianxiu agreed, and was about to turn around and leave, but was stopped by Li Zicheng: "By the way, by the way, I also called Wu Ruyi and Liu Fangliang over." ”

Tian Jianxiu left, and Li Zicheng sat there, his eyes slightly closed, as if he was closing his eyes to recuperate. However, the look between his eyebrows, and the slight movement of his eyes, showed that Li Zicheng was thinking about something.

Soon after, Xu Xiake, Tian Jianxiu, Wu Ruyi and Liu Fangliang entered the hall one after another, standing side by side. As soon as the four of them stood still, Li Zicheng suddenly opened his eyes and said softly: "Mr. Xu, Jianxiu, Fangliang, Ruyi, it has been almost more than a year since we left Shaanxi and entered Shanxi. In the past year or so, our footnotes have spread almost all over most of Shanxi, and countless cities have been captured, and the number of troops has increased more than ten times. ”

While speaking, Xu Xiake and others showed emotion, for more than a year, it has been very difficult, especially when Gao Yingxiang was under the command, not only did they have to be suppressed by the boss's own uncle, but they also had to endure the exclusion of other rebel armies, which can be said to be surviving in the cracks.

However, thinking of this, when everyone secretly rejoiced, they were a little proud, and their bodies suddenly loosened, Li Jiajun finally got rid of the shackles from Gao Yingxiang, and made great progress, and was recognized by other rebel armies, and also had a place in the thirty-six battalions, which was still the kind at the top.

Just when these thoughts came to the minds of Xu Xiake and others, Li Zicheng suddenly changed his words and said faintly: "We are about to cross the Yellow River south and enter the hinterland of Henan, I don't know if you still remember what I once said?" ”

Hearing this, everyone stopped reminiscing, and with a thoughtful look on their faces, Wu Ruyi seemed to have thought of something, and his eyes suddenly lit up, and he replied uncertainly: "Boss, you mean that after we cross the Yellow River, we will start to establish a new base area, is that the case?" ”

Suddenly, the others were reminded and turned their eyes on Li Zicheng's body, with both excitement and hope!

"Yes, the four of you are gathered here to discuss in advance where we should establish the first Henan base after we cross the Yellow River."

Li Zicheng nodded slightly, and after answering, he smiled and looked at the four of them one by one. Obviously, Li Zicheng's heart could not be calm and excited when he was about to establish a base in Henan.

After all, once a base is established in Henan, it means that Li Zicheng is one step closer to his ideal!