Soon after, there was a large number of ruts on the road to the east, with different depths, and it can be seen that there are a lot of donkey carriages often passing here, and the other direction of the ruts points to the north, the county seat of Lantian County.

At this time, as soon as Li Zicheng and others appeared from the southern corner, a figure suddenly appeared from the grass on the hillside, running from top to bottom, all the way, stopping in the middle of the official road, blocking the galloping crowd.

"Huh~!"

Although the speed was extremely fast, Li Zicheng still found and recognized the person in front of him at the first time, and immediately pulled the reins and forcibly stopped the war horse, as did the soldiers behind. However, some soldiers' horse control skills were a little rusty, and they stepped forward a meter or two before they stopped the galloping momentum, which shows that these people are all new recruits, and they have just joined the Li family's army.

"He Zhen, where are your people? How's the preparation? Li Zicheng held the reins tightly, as if relieving his inertia, and the war horse paced back and forth from side to side, his body swaying.

I saw that the person blocking the front clenched his fist, and then said loudly: "Boss, some of our people are lurking in the iron mine, and some are ambushing at the entrance, just waiting for your arrival." Once you act, you can cooperate with the inside and the outside and quickly take down this iron ore. ”

"Good job, He Zhen, lead the way, let's act now!" Li Zicheng nodded lightly, stirred the reins slightly, and the war horse slowly advanced.

"Yes, Boss~!"

He Zhen agreed, then turned and walked away, trotting east towards the road.

During the walk, the team turned into the path on the east side, Li Zicheng turned his head to look at Liu Fangliang, and said softly: "Fangliang, there are only two or three hundred officers and soldiers in the iron mine. When the time comes, you only need to take a hundred brothers and two hundred militia behind you, plus the brothers lurking inside, there should be no problem. ”

"Okay, boss."

After answering, Liu Fangliang beckoned, and then a hundred people walked out of the Li family's army, and the two hundred militiamen in the middle stepped forward, mixed with the hundred people, and put on a charging posture.

Shout~!

The fireworks that stretched the tail suddenly sounded, and the three hundred mixed cavalry immediately galloped and rushed forward, and in about half a minute, they crossed a distance of more than 200 meters, and fought with the officers and soldiers near the iron mine!

At the same time, dozens of miners in the iron mine rioted, seized the weapons in the hands of the officers and soldiers next to them, or held iron blocks, and stoned them to death; Or the big hand directly grabbed the throat of the officer and soldier, and with a sudden force, there was a click, and before the officer and soldier could react, the body just instinctively struggled, and he fell to the ground heavily.

The cavalry's powerful charge and destructive power controlled the situation of the iron ore in less than ten minutes, killing more than half of the officers and soldiers, and there were blood stains everywhere, and the blood gathered into a stall "stream".

The scene was chaotic, and the remaining miners were running in all directions, panicking. However, after being beheaded by the people brought by Li Zicheng, they killed a few people, and they were honest, squatting in the corners one after another, waiting for the fall.

He Zhen stood next to Li Zicheng's war horse, and watched all this with the remaining two hundred soldiers and horses, faintly excited: "Boss, according to the news that the brothers have learned about these days, this iron mine is now mining and hoarding enough iron to five or six thousand catties. If you come a day or two later, these pieces of iron will be shipped to Lantian County. ”

Li Zicheng was shocked, he didn't expect the mining volume of this iron ore to be so large. At the same time, he was overjoyed in his heart, he had obtained so much iron ore at once, which was not only enough to equip the militia in the Zhongnan Mountain base area, but also enough to expand to 2,000 people.

Moreover, it is far from surplus, and the remaining steel can also forge a lot of pocket crossbow arrows, thereby increasing the combat power of the Li family's army. With the equipment of these pocket crossbow arrows, in the future, attacking the state capital and county seat of Shaanxi, and then fighting with the official army, will have a great advantage in the medium, short, and long distances.

Thinking of this, Li Zicheng smiled, seeing that the general situation in front of him had been decided, and the iron mine had been completely controlled, he made a whistle and recalled Liu Fangliang and others, and at the same time ordered: "He Zhen, I won't be here, I'll leave the rest to you, and transport all the iron back to the base as soon as possible." ”

"Yes, Boss!"

As soon as He Zhen's words fell, at this moment, Liu Fangliang and the others, who heard the summons, came quickly, and shouted with some puzzlement: "Boss, this has just ended the battle, and the battlefield has not been cleaned yet, why did you call us back?" ”

"Fang Liang, taking this iron mine is just an appetizer, it's nothing? The real big head is behind, and Tian Jianxiu is still waiting for us. Whether it is the next Lantian jade mine or a gold mine, there is a vicious battle to be fought. Li Zicheng smiled and said slowly.

Liu Fangliang's originally cooled blood boiled again, and his fighting spirit was raging, and some couldn't wait to say: "Then, boss, let's hurry up~!" If the news of the iron mine here reaches Lantian City or Xi'an City, we will attack the Lantian jade mine and gold mine again, it will be a lot of trouble, and it will be easy to be ambushed. ”

Li Zicheng nodded approvingly, and while turning the horse's head, he also said: "Leave a hundred people for He Zhen, escort these iron pieces back, and let's go to meet Tian Jianxiu now." ”

Da Da Da Da ....

The sound of horses' hooves was galloping, chaotic, dusty, and in the blink of an eye, Li Zicheng and the others disappeared near the iron mine.

It seemed that he was very familiar with these miners, looking at the silent crowd, squatting there in fear, burying his head deeply between his legs, and his body was shaking, He Zhen began to greet and comfort.

"Folks, I know your difficulties, the reason why you sell coolies here is nothing more than to eat a mouthful, earn some silver, subsidize the family, and feed the family."

No one spoke, and when they heard a familiar voice, most people couldn't help but follow the prestige and see that the person who spoke was the coolie who was mining with them. However, He Zhen's words and familiar face did not bring a sense of security to these miners.

It seems that he had expected this, He Zhen knew that everyone would react like this, and he was not disappointed, but said slowly again with great patience: "I can assure you that as long as you go with us, not only will you be able to eat and drink, but your family will also have no worries about food and clothing, and live with peace of mind." ”

There was fear, and there were still some disbelief, but when they heard He Zhen's promise, everyone was still moved.

Selling coolies and mining iron ore in this iron mine, not to mention the poor food and conditions every day, even the monthly money every month is pitiful, all subsidized for the family, the family is still tight, and I haven't seen the fishy smell for several months.

The strong smell of blood hit everyone's nostrils, making everyone understand that they had no other choice, and if they did not agree, the only thing that awaited them was to kill them. In that case, why not give it a go?

Soon after, the corpses of the iron mine were briefly disposed of, and the busy scene was restored again, and He Zhen divided all the miners into two parts, one part of them set up a carriage, and transported the iron ore to the secret base of Zhongnan Mountain; The other group continued to carry iron ore from the mines, loading and unloading them in the open space, waiting for the return of the horse-drawn wagons.

At night, on a hill on the official road, Li Zicheng's 400 soldiers and horses were hidden on both sides, hidden in the dead grass.

At the beginning of the month, the east rises slowly, and the night sky is not full of stars, flashing with glittering light, and the dim halo is swirling, which is beautiful.

Li Zicheng was lying on a grassy field, looking at all this on his back, and the quiet and comfortable surroundings made people fascinated and comfortable. The corners of his mouth rose slightly, with a smile, thinking back on today's harvest, his heart was inexplicably excited, and he couldn't help but secretly say: "Hehe... Got rich~! ”

Thousands of catties of iron raw materials, Lantian jade worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and boxes of gold. Thinking of these, the light smile on Li Zicheng's face became even stronger, today's vote is too worthwhile! Not only did it solve the problem of militia weapons, but those Lantian jade were exchanged for real money and silver, plus the boxes of gold, but it was a lot of wealth, and they could continue to purchase strategic materials such as sulfur, reserve them, and make full preparations for the study of firearms.

At this time, Liu Fangliang crept over, squatted aside, and asked puzzledly: "Boss, since we have already won the iron mine, gold mine and Lantian jade mine, why don't we still have a base area, but still stay inside?" ”

Li Zicheng moved his hand, put a new hand under his head, still looking at the starry sky, and said calmly: "Those mines have been taken, but if you want to transport those things back to the base area, it is impossible to do so without three or two days." ”

Liu Fangliang nodded, and suddenly agreed: "Hmm... Also. If we ambush here, the reinforcements of the imperial court must pass through the place and block them, at least we can buy more time for Tian Jianxiu and He Zhen. ”

"Fang Liang, you go and arrange to divide the brothers on both sides of the hill into three shifts, except for the vigil, everyone else should go to bed early, maybe there will be a fierce battle tomorrow."

"Okay, boss~!"

Soon, one by one, the soldiers took out a quilt from the bookcase behind them and spread it straight on the grass, which was in the style of a sleeping bag, which not only kept warm from the cold, but also avoided mountain insects, rats and ants. The body drills into it and is extremely comfortable.