However, after processing the two urgent documents, Xuan Mo did not feel any sense of ease, but his expression became more and more solemn, and then he said in a deep voice: "Generals, within these two days, this official will return to the capital for a trip......

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the atmosphere that had just eased suddenly became tense, and some generals and officials suddenly felt apprehensive in their hearts, and just wanted to say something, their faces showed anxious expressions, but they were stopped by Xuan Mo waving his hand, and seemed to see their worries.

"Before I leave, I will transfer General Zuo back to sit in Zezhou and preside over all military affairs in Zezhou."

Hearing Xuan Mo's words, the expressions of many officials and generals below were obviously relaxed, and everyone knew that Li Bei, Deng Xi, and Tang Jiuzhou left one after another, taking almost half of the troops with them. If there is no general sitting in Zezhou, if the troops here are not replenished, the rebel army can still calmly shuttle between Zezhou and Henan.

In that case, if the rebel army is allowed to enter and leave Zezhou many times, then the culpability of these officials and generals will be great.

At this moment, although everyone was relieved, Xuan Mo was preoccupied, and kept thinking about many matters related to returning to Beijing, writing to the emperor that he must increase his troops, not only to encircle and suppress the chaotic army in Shanxi, but also to the garrison in Henan.

However, at this moment, Xuan Mo never thought that as soon as he received Zhang Zongheng's request for help, Liaozhou City had already fallen!

Liaozhou City, everywhere is dilapidated and old, scattered, there are not many pedestrians on the street, not the kind of destruction after the war, but the kind of dilapidation that has accumulated over time, everywhere is full of vicissitudes, things are not people.

Not surprisingly, Li Zicheng's soldiers took Liaozhou City without blood. Not only that, when entering the city, the people and the city defense officers and soldiers greeted each other and surrendered voluntarily out of the city!

At this moment, Li Zicheng was walking on the depressed street, listening to Tian Jianxiu's report.

"Boss, no wonder the officers and soldiers of Liaozhou City will mutiniate and all defect to us. After inspecting the treasury and granaries of the government's treasury, there was not even a grain or two of silver or grain in it. I took a look at the account books of the government, and the grain and silver in Liaozhou City had already been stripped clean by successive officials. ”

Li Zicheng's face was very calm, as if he had expected it a long time ago, and he was not surprised, but nodded lightly in response, and asked instead: "What happened to the seizure of those powerful and unkind people's homes?" ”

Obviously, at the mention of this matter, Tian Jianxiu's expression eased a lot.

"Boss, although Liaozhou City is poor, there are still some rich families. Especially those powerful people seized a lot of grain and silver. After exchanging the silver for rice, they bought it all fairly with the grain merchants in the city. We should have more than enough food in our hands, except for the marching necessities, and after distributing it to the people of the city, it will be almost enough for them to survive this winter. ”

"Moreover, those powerful people in the city and those who are rich and unkind have all been killed by us, and their fertile land will naturally become ownerless, and they will be distributed to the people, and there is no need to worry that someone will complain to the government or something if they want to go back. In this way, in the spring, these people who have been allocated to the fertile land can get a sum of food and barely survive. ”

Li Zicheng showed a satisfied look at this time, and just wanted to say something, but Li Guo, who was walking behind, said at this time: "Boss, according to the report from our spies who stayed in Lu'an Mansion, Zhang Zongheng has received the news of the loss of Liaozhou, and has sent You Shilu and his son and He Renlong to help. There were also those spies who were scattered, news also came from Fenzhou and Qinzhou, and Cao Wenzhao and Xu Dingchen also sent reinforcements. Looking at their posture, they not only want to recover Liaozhou, but also want to exterminate us in one fell swoop. ”

While speaking, Li Guo's expression became more and more solemn, and he changed his words, continued the topic just now, and suddenly asked, "When will we evacuate Liaozhou?" Once the three parties meet, we won't have any advantage at all. What's more, it is very likely that there are more than these three forces. ”

Hearing these words, Li Zicheng's expression moved, and his brows frowned slightly, he didn't expect all parties to react so quickly, and they acted almost at the same time, sending troops to Liaozhou.

After thinking about it for a while, it seemed that he had guessed what had been poured and figured out the key crux of it, Li Zicheng showed a sudden expression, and did not respond to Li Guo's question, but said to himself: "It seems that the reason why they moved so quickly should have been prepared in advance." ”

However, Li Zicheng just said this to himself, and without waiting for Li Guo and Tian Jianxiu to react, he turned back to look at the two of them, and said earnestly: "As for when we will leave Liaozhou City, it is difficult to say now, at least we will have to wait until one of the centaurs enters the territory of Liaozhou before we can take corresponding actions." ”

Although he knew the reason why Li Zicheng made such a decision, Li Guo couldn't help but say: "Boss, it seems that it is too risky to do this?" To be able to do this is already the best of humanity. ”

As soon as Li Guo's words fell, Tian Jianxiu followed closely behind, looking very worried.

"yes, Boss. If three places of men and horses enter the territory of Liaozhou at the same time, there will be one army, not to mention five or six thousand people. Once they come together, even if we can get out of it, it will hurt a lot of people. Boss, let's prepare early, and it's better to think of an evacuation route. ”

"Well, what you said is right, we should indeed be prepared, and we can't make us suffer heavy losses for the sake of rescuing the king for their own use."

Li Zicheng did not refuse this time, and after responding, he fell into deep thought, thinking of countermeasures while walking, and Li Guo and Tian Jianxiu were also relieved in their hearts, and did not bother again.

After walking for another distance, Li Zicheng broke the calm, seemed to have figured out something, nodded affirmatively, and said to himself in a loud voice: "If you evacuate Liaozhou now, all your previous efforts will be in vain, not only will you not gain the favor of the two Tianxing and Wang Ziyong, but they will also be hated." ”

"But, boss, it's important to preserve your strength, so what's the matter with whether others like it or not?"

Gao Yigong didn't know when he came over, and after listening to Li Guo talk about what he had just talked about, he immediately persuaded Li Zicheng when he heard Li Zicheng's words to himself.

However, Li Zicheng did not pay attention to Gao Yigong's reminder, nor did he look at Li Guo and Tian Jianxiu's reactions, but his brain began to run rapidly, and he kept thinking in his heart, and when the terrain of Liaozhou appeared, he was also thinking about the distribution of forces in this area, as well as the content of the previous plan.

In just a moment, Li Zicheng's eyes lit up, the solemn color on his face suddenly disintegrated, and he became very relaxed, immediately looked at Li Guo, and ordered: "Immediately send more spies out, not only to cover the western region of Liaozhou, but also to continue to penetrate into Qinzhou and the Taiyuan Mansion between Liaozhou and Fenzhou." ”

Hearing this order, the three of them were all relieved, instinctively thinking that Li Zicheng was preparing to evacuate Liaozhou, and Li Guo hurriedly replied: "Yes, boss!" ”

However, Li Zicheng's order was not exhaustive, and the words changed again.

"Let all the brothers be prepared, and they must be able to stay on the pillow, and the man will not leave the horse, and the horse will not leave the saddle. Once an official army enters the territory of Liaozhou, we will immediately withdraw to the northeast, cross the Taihang Mountain, enter Shunde Mansion, and take the Yuanshi City to the north of Lincheng. ”