In the eighth year of Chongzhen, in the eleventh month of the lunar calendar, in Ruxiang, Henan, the artillery roared, the sound of shouting and killing shook the sky, the dense rebel army was attacking the city of Ruxiang, there were constantly rolling logs and stones on the city wall, and there were more Hongyi cannons to fire cannonballs, and the battle was very fierce.

However, no matter what means the city defense battalion uses and how it sticks, it still can't change the general trend of the imminent destruction of the city.

In the southeast direction of the rebel army, the Li Jiajun was in full array, and the direction of defense was not in the direction of Ruxiang City, but directly facing Shaanzhou.

At this moment, in the large array of Li Jiajun, Li Zicheng's velvet armor rode on a horse, and from time to time he took out a telescope to observe the situation in front of him.

"Boss, I really don't understand, Leader Gao and Zhang Xianzhong are obviously using our Li Jiajun as guns, why should we do such a thankless thing? Once Zuo Liangyu comes to support, the first person to come into contact with us will be. Moreover, after the ruanxiang city was broken, who dared to guarantee that they would not do anything on the Tongguan warehouse and falsely report the amount of grain inside. ”

"Captain Liu, how do you speak?"

Li Zicheng scolded, stopped Liu Tichun's words, glanced back at Li Dingguo, smiled, and said slightly apologetically: "Dingguo, don't care, Tichun is such a person, often with a big mouth, unscrupulous words, full of nonsense, and has no intention of slandering Leader Zhang." ”

"Hehe... Brother Li, although don't worry, I know that Captain Liu is straightforward and has no other meaning. Li Dingguo smiled awkwardly at Li Zicheng, his expression was very unnatural, and he also had a lot of complaints about what his father-in-law and Gao Yingxiang did, and his appearance was too ugly.

"That's good~!" Li Zicheng nodded lightly, smiled faintly, and asked instead: "By the way, Dingguo, do you think that Leader Zhang and their side are attacking Ruxiang City, will Zuo Liangyu come to support after seeing the wolf smoke in an emergency?" ”

"Probably not." Although Li Dingguo's answer was clear, he was extremely resolute.

"Why? What is the reason for your judgment? ”

"The reason is very simple, although the Tongguan warehouse in Ruxiang City is very important, the Shaanzhou warehouse in Shaanzhou City has a pivotal role, not only supplying the grain and grass of some officials and troops in Henan, but also the officials and troops in Shaanxi also need the supplement of Shaanzhou Cang. Therefore, if I were Zuo Liangyu, I would definitely focus on defending Shaanzhou City. Otherwise, once they come to support, Shaanzhou City will inevitably be empty of troops, giving other rebels an opportunity to take advantage of. Li Dingguo talked eloquently and said slowly.

At this time, Li Zicheng's expression suddenly froze, revealing a meaningful meaning, and then said loudly: "Dingguo, you have been in Li Jiajun for a while, are you interested in fighting with Li Jiajun?" ”

Hearing this, Li Dingguo was stunned, and asked in disbelief: "What you said is true....?" ”

"Of course!" Li Zicheng blurted out, replied very happily, and even said: "However, Li Jiajun has the rules of Li Jiajun, no matter who joins Li Jiajun, in addition to bringing his own subordinates, all must start from the bottom and be a pawn. ”

"Yes, of course I do!"

......

There is no accident, Ruxiang City was breached, not to Li Dingguo's expectations, Zuo Liangyu really did not come to support, and Li Jiajun was also happy.

At night, a guest came to Li Zicheng's camp, who was Li Guo, the person in charge of the Shanxi base area, and his nephew who was the same age as Li Zicheng.

"Well, well done, at the cost of dozens of casualties, nearly 20,000 Tartars were slaughtered. Presumably, Huang Taiji got the news that his son and his brother were killed, and he didn't know who killed him, so he would be so angry that he would definitely settle this account on the head of the court. ”

When Li Zicheng praised, the other people on the side were full of envy, more admiration, in the past, the dispute between the Han people and the Tartars has always been more losses and fewer wins, even if they win in the end, it is also a heavy price, and there are many casualties, which can be described as a tragic victory!

"Uncle, you have an overreputation, but the firearms provided by the base are extremely powerful and extremely easy to use, and because you occupy the advantage of geographical advantages, you can defeat the Tartars." Li Guo responded modestly.

Speaking of this, Li Guo's tone was stunned, his expression became solemn, and he said with a little guilt: "Uncle, when I killed the Houjin army led by Dolgon, Haoge, and Sakha Lin last time, I also rescued tens of thousands of young men and women, and because of their hatred for the Tartars, they asked to join the Li family's army. ”

"What's there to say about this, you just make your own decisions, you don't have to report to me." Seeing Li Guo's spitting appearance, Li Zicheng interjected lightly.

"That's the case, not only men, but also women want to join the Li family's army, and my nephew was impulsive, seeing that they were pitiful, he agreed."

After saying this, Li Guo's expression was relieved, he exhaled a long breath, and even clasped his hands into fists, and said with self-reproach: "Without the permission of my uncle, my nephew made his own decisions, allowed women to join the Li family's army, and asked my uncle to punish him, and my nephew would never dare to complain in the slightest." ”

"Female soldiers..."When everyone else was stunned, they looked surprised, but Li Zicheng muttered these two words, and the words "loyal battalion" quickly flashed in his mind, the female army established by his wife Gao Guiying when Li Zicheng established the Great Shun Dynasty in history.

The loyal battalion in history is almost all old ladies from Shaanxi, but the combat power should not be underestimated!

"It's not a big deal, it was established when it was established, there is only one female general Qin Liangyu in the imperial court, and our Li family army directly has a female army, why not?" Li Zicheng smiled, without the slightest hint of blame, as if he had thought of something, and the words suddenly changed: "Guo'er, even so, the establishment of a women's army is not a reason why you have to ask me, are you here at this time, do you have other things?" ”

"Hehe..."Li Guo laughed dryly, and then replied directly: "Uncle, that's the case, I'm just a big man, after all, men and women are different, there are many inconveniences, the commander and commander are okay, and in daily training, there are still some people who can't let go." Therefore, I want my aunt to come to the Shanxi base area to be responsible for training these female soldiers, teaching them martial arts, and giving them guidance. ”

"Oh... In this way, okay, I agreed, early tomorrow morning, I will repair a book, let the ruffian take it back, if the journey is smooth, your aunt will be able to reach the Wangwushan base in about three or five days, and when the time comes, you will make specific arrangements. ”

Speaking of which, without waiting for Li Guo to be happy, Li Zicheng's eyes suddenly lit up, remembered someone, and said mysteriously: "By the way, in addition to your aunt, I also have a good candidate, like your aunt, she is also a chivalrous woman with superb martial arts." When the time comes, when you enter the Henan base area, I will ask her to go and help you train the female army with your aunt. ”

"If that's the case, that's great!" Li Guo excitedly admired, his face was full of emotion, and he turned to ask: "Uncle, what is the name of this female army?" ”

"Camp Loyalty!"