Two days later, the city of Wuxiang was full of Li Jiajun, patrolling everywhere, maintaining law and order in the city, while also clearing the remnants of the official army, as well as the rich and the bullies who oppressed the people.

However, as soon as the battle ended in the morning, the people in the city heard that it was Li Jiajun who had entered the city, and there was an uproar, and the people who had been hiding took to the streets again and lived as usual. Moreover, especially those people living at the bottom, everyone was inexplicably excited, and passed by the magistrate's yamen from time to time, which was Li Zicheng's temporary station, pretending to be careless.

There was a sense of anticipation between everyone's eyebrows, and they muttered quietly.

"Hey, don't say it, this Li Jiajun is really as rumored, he will never harass the people, but will only rob the government and county offices, and confiscate those powerful people who are rich and unkind."

"Of course! Since I say that, I'm sure I've seen it with my own eyes. A person straightened his chest, and after responding proudly, he turned his eyes and peeked in the direction of the prefect and county government, and then whispered: "I just don't know when Li Jiajun will open a warehouse and release grain, and distribute the grain confiscated from the rich to us?" ”

"Yes, if it is really as you said, Li Jiajun will really distribute food to the people, and we can barely survive this winter, and we don't have to go hungry and cold."

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In the county office, Li Zicheng sat in the back hall in armor, looked at the generals standing below, and said in a deep voice: "Pass the order, inform all the brothers, we will only stay in Wuxiang City for one night, and we will set off immediately tomorrow morning!" ”

Although they would not question Li Zicheng's order, the people below were still buzzing and discussing, very puzzled.

However, Li Zicheng didn't seem to see the reaction of the generals, and still issued orders at his own pace.

"At the same time, the squad in charge of patrols must not be weakened in the slightest, if a soldier who dares to cause trouble is found, and dares to harass the people in the city, it will be dealt with by military law, and it will not be spared!"

As soon as Li Zicheng finished speaking, Tian Jianxiu stood up and reminded: "Boss, the time is so short, we don't have time to dispose of the confiscated magnates' property, as well as the seized grain. If you don't have three or five days, you can't pack it up and take it away. Moreover, this is not counting the time required to open warehouses and distribute grain to the people. ”

"Leave that stuff alone." Li Zicheng responded lightly, and then continued: "Except for the food and clothing needed to replenish the need, all the others are gone, and they are all given to the people in the city." As for how to divide it, just let the people in the city elect a few representatives, people of high moral character, to dispose of those goods and distribute food to the people. If those deputies dare to take it privately, go back and send someone to deal with them. ”

At this moment, everyone knew how eager the boss was to go to Liaozhou! At the same time, everyone had a trace of doubt, since the boss was so eager to attack Liaozhou, why did he stop in Wu'an, wouldn't it be faster to go directly to Liaozhou?

Li Guo stood up, but when everyone was puzzled, he changed the topic.

"Boss, according to the report from our spies scattered near Lao Ye Mountain, I don't know why, as soon as we left on the front foot, Zhang Zongheng strengthened the patrol density in the Tunliu area. It seems that there is some sudden change, as if we have noticed that we have arrived in Lu'an Mansion with Guotianxing and Ba Kong. ”

Hearing this, Li Zicheng was stunned for a moment, and his heart was suddenly filled with doubts, and he couldn't guess what kind of mutation was there? But he still groaned slightly, and then asked, "Hmm... Do they have any other moves? ”

"No, they just strengthened the garrison in Lao Ye Mountain, and they also added spies on various traffic arteries to closely monitor the movements around the cantonment, and then there were no other actions." Li Guo shook his head and replied with certainty.

However, as if thinking of something, Li Zicheng asked again: "By the way, how is the situation of Guo Tianxing and the Eight King Kongs?" Have they been discovered by Zhang Zongheng? ”

"Boss, Guo Tianxing's mind is very sensitive and cautious, not only did we disperse the spies, but also pay close attention to the movements around us. They also sent out a lot of people to pay attention to Zhang Zongheng and them. Therefore, as soon as Zhang Zongheng's side made a move, they immediately got the news, and quickly made corresponding moves, and hid in the deep mountains and old forests, without being discovered by the officials and soldiers. ”

Hearing his nephew say this, Li Zicheng breathed a sigh of relief, his face was relieved, and he turned to look at Tian Jianxiu, and said abruptly: "Captain Tian, you go and give a special explanation, let those new brothers all disguise themselves as the subordinates of Guotianxing and Eight King Kongs, and under their banners, they will go out of Wuxiang City and go to Liaozhou." ”

In an instant, when Tian Jianxiu responded, everyone also understood and understood the boss's intentions, this is to let a good person do it to the end, and then help Tianxing and Eight King Kong!

At the same time, there are many people who have a trace of enlightenment, guessing why Li Zicheng suddenly took Wuxiang City at this time, it is very likely that it is a strategy to confuse, confuse Zhang Zongheng and others, and attract their attention in advance!

Of course, Li Zicheng couldn't see what they were thinking, and had already guessed his intentions, but looked at Li Guo again, and asked instead: "By the way, Captain Li, how did you inquire about the news about Liaozhou?" ”

As soon as he heard this question, Li Guo suddenly became a little excited, and his expression was very relaxed.

"Boss, as you guessed, in Liaozhou today, the garrison of the official army is extremely weak. Especially in Liaozhou City, not only is the city defense force weak, but the city defense battalion in the city has been frequently deducted from food and salary, and the people's grievances have long been boiling. ”

This is definitely earth-shattering good news, and everyone has never been so happy as today!

Since returning to Shanxi, along the way, everyone has a sense of grievance, from rescuing Gao Yingxiang to rescuing Wang for his own use, Li Jiajun has always played the role of coolie, without any benefit, and has to bear the price of losing soldiers.

Especially this time, in order to successfully rescue Wang Ziyong, it was definitely a big adventure, going deep into the hinterland of Shanxi and approaching Jingshi. Once the planning is not done properly and the timing is not grasped enough, it is not just as simple as heavy losses, and it is very likely to fall into many encirclements!

Now, if you can take Liaozhou without blood, you can not only save the Li family's army from damage, but also leave calmly. After all, if Liaozhou City was forcibly taken, it would be impossible without two or three days and without paying a certain price.

Everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, and at the same time looked at Li Zicheng with a look of hope, but the latter said lightly, turned around and went to his room.

"Alright, that's it, let's all go down, and we will leave early tomorrow morning."

In the evening, the news of the fall of Wuxiang City quickly spread to several nearby state capitals and counties, among which Zhang Zongheng, Ba King Kong, and Guo Tianxing, who were staying in the tun, were the first to get the news, and the two forces reacted differently.

In a deep mountain and old forest near Lao Ye Mountain, the grass is dense and the forest is high, and the strange stones are numerous, and the Eight King Kong and the Heavenly Star are hidden here. More than 30,000 people are hidden here, like a river flowing into the sea, and it is difficult to detect their existence.

At this moment, in a certain cave, the Eight King Kong and the Heavenly Star are roasting on fire, the atmosphere is very relaxed and happy, and the conversation is very warm.

"Hehe... Over the stars, Li Zicheng is really interesting, and his actions are always unexpected, unpredictable, and surprising. With him coming to Wuxiang so suddenly, even if Zhang Zongheng suspected that we had come to Tunliu before, he should no longer be so suspicious now. ”

Guo Tianxing took a piece of firewood and picked a fire to make the cave warmer, so he echoed the words of the Eight Vajras, and he was in a good mood.

"Yes, Li Zicheng came to Wuxiang for so long, it's really amazing! Even if Zhang Zongheng can't be completely convinced, our brothers can follow Li Zicheng to attack Wuxiang together, and they can contain a lot of Zhang Zongheng's attention. ”

"Hedon Xiang, you're right. As long as Zhang Zongheng's attention is distracted, we will have a greater grasp of contacting the Lord of the Wang League, and we can be safer. Ba King Kong responded with a sentence, and then said: "However, Hui Dengxiang, Li Zicheng helped this time and did not hesitate to risk attacking Liaozhou, we must tell the alliance leader about this, and thank Brother Li well." ”

"Well, this is natural!" Guo Tianxing nodded lightly, and added: "Since people are affectionate, we must also be righteous." ”

In the military camp outside Lao Ye Mountain, in the big tent, Zhang Zongheng summoned all the generals again, and there was some solemnity in his calm expression, and said in a deep voice: "Generals, you must have received the news, Li Zicheng, Guo Tianxing, and Eight King Kong appeared in the territory of Qinzhou, and captured Wuxiang City this morning, what do you think?" ”

After saying that, He Renlong was the first to speak this time, and he seemed very positive.

"My lord, with my understanding of Li Zicheng's fang, things are by no means so simple, I'm afraid that the drunkard doesn't mean to drink, but uses a strategy of confusion, wanting to attract us to Wu'an, so as to achieve the purpose of relieving the siege for the king's own use."

As if he didn't feel He Renlong's scorching gaze, Zhang Zongheng still had a calm look on his face, just nodded his head slightly, and looked noncommittal.

"My lord, I think General He has some truth."

As soon as these words came out, they immediately attracted everyone's attention, and no one thought that You Shilu would speak for He Renlong.

Seeing everyone looking at him, You Shilu nodded lightly, smiled, and turned into a look of old Cheng and serious, and then changed his words, and said slowly: "However, Li Zicheng and Guo Tianxing and Eight King Kong may have this purpose, but we can't be unguarded, if Li Zicheng and they not only want to relieve the siege for the king's own use, but also aim to be in Liaozhou, and want to join forces with the Chaotian King of Shunde Mansion and Zhending Mansion and Lao Hui Hui, then the matter will be big." ”

You Shilu's tone paused, glanced at everyone one by one, and finally stopped on Zhang Zongheng's body, his voice became a little heavier, and reminded: "My lord, don't forget, the throat of Jinan, Shunde Mansion is a great plain, thousands of miles straight to Beijing, there are mountains and rivers to cover it, and the rebellious army is dominated by cavalry." Once Li Zicheng and his ilk join forces with Lao Huihui and the King of Chaotian, there will be at least 100,000 people, which is far from being able to be stopped by Lu Xiangsheng of Hebei Bingdao. ”

Although the words are exhausted, the meaning is endless, the words are deafening, and no one is shocked!

In an instant, the big tent became silent, faintly filled with a depressing atmosphere, You Shilu's words were like a thunderclap on the ground, which exploded in everyone's ears, and their hearts could no longer remain calm, their breathing became rapid, Zhang Zongheng's expression became even more ugly, and his brows were deeply locked.

After a short silence, Zhang Zongheng breathed a long sigh of relief, pretended to be relaxed, and finally spoke.

"You Zongbing is right, there is such a possibility. This matter involves the safety of the Jingshi, and it is necessary to prepare early. Otherwise, once the Jingshi is threatened, our official positions will not be guaranteed, and at worst, our lives will be in danger, and we will be held accountable by the imperial court. ”

It seems that the topic is very heavy, and every time Zhang Zongheng says a word, he feels a sense of difficulty, his mouth has a bitter meaning, and his lips are dry.

However, Zhang Zongheng's expression suddenly showed a hint of unwillingness, and then said: "However, these are all our speculations, and we must not guard against them. However, we have besieged Wang Ziyong, the leader of the bandits, in Lao Ye Mountain for more than half a month, and we are about to succeed, so it would be a pity if we give up now. ”

Zhang Zongheng's eyes bloomed with a sparkling light, his face showed a look of hope, and then he asked, "Leaders, do you have a plan for both?" Not only can he make preparations, but once Li Zicheng attacks Liaozhou, he can send troops to support. can still surround Lao Ye Mountain, and do not let go of the thief used by the king himself. ”

Everyone was stunned again, the matter was already clear, what was more important than the safety of the Jingshi? However, the person in front of him thinks of having both fish and bear's paws!

Someone just wanted to remind Zhang Zongheng that compared to the safety of Jingshi, other places can be placed aside. However, before the words could be spoken, Hu Dawei spoke at this time.

"My lord, the last general has some ideas, but I don't know whether to talk about it or not? Is it feasible? ”

Hearing this, when the others were still surprised, Zhang Zongheng's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said: "General Tiger, if you have something to say, just say it." As for whether it is feasible, all the generals are here, so we can discuss it. ”

As a rising star, in front of everyone, Hu Dawei was still a little nervous, secretly breathed a long sigh of relief, calmed down his nervousness, and began to slowly tell his thoughts under Zhang Zongheng's encouragement.

"My lord, generals, whether or not our guesses come true, we must prepare in advance. There must always be such an army, which can be out of Lu'an Mansion at any time to support Liaozhou. And if we want to achieve the best of both worlds, the key to the problem is military strength. As long as we have enough troops, we can fight at the same time. ”

However, most of the generals present pursed their lips, revealing a faint look of mockery, and their expressions seemed to say, do you still need to talk about this? As long as those present are not stupid, who does not understand this truth? But the crux of the matter is that the total strength of the army is only 8,000 people, how can it be possible to fight on two fronts at the same time?

Seeing the mocking eyes of many people, Hu Dawei suppressed the unhappiness in his chest, ignored the disdain of those people, and continued his speech.

"My lord, since the key to the matter is in the troops, why don't we ask for help? After all, the safety of Jingshi is not the responsibility of a family. The last general believes that as long as the others get this news, they will not sit idly by and will definitely send troops to support us. ”

A word woke up the person in the dream, Zhang Zongheng suddenly realized, and couldn't help but speak.

"That's right! Whether it is Governor Xu of Fenzhou, or General Cao of Pingyang Prefecture, or Lord Xuan of Zezhou, as long as they hear this news, they will definitely allocate some troops to support us. ”