A few days later, in a wilderness in Qinzhou, a large number of people were stationed here, including people in tattered clothes, peasant clothes, and even people wearing official uniforms.

Moreover, the weapons in the hands of these people are also varied, including swords, guns, swords, and axes, as well as agricultural tools such as sticks, hoes, and shovels.

The people of the whole camp seem to be very nondescript, the soldiers are not like the soldiers, the bandits are not like the bandits, and the homeless people who don't want to get together.

Located in the center of the camp, in the big tent, Li Zicheng sat proudly on the side below, and a burly man sat on the upper seat, dressed in military uniform. However, his coarse cloak spoiled this feeling of a soldier, more like a mountain king who robbed his house and occupied the mountain.

"Leader Zhang, Li is here this time, and I have come to join you, hoping to get a place to live and beg for food, so that I can avoid the pursuit of the officials and soldiers, and find a way out for my subordinates, and I hope that Leader Zhang can take in the three hundred brothers who are outside the tent."

Sitting above was Li Zicheng's non-muddy Zhang Cunmeng, one of the leaders of the many peasant rebels in Shaanxi.

At this moment, as soon as Li Zicheng's voice fell, Zhang Cunmeng was also very polite: "Leader Li, since you have joined graciously, how can I refuse?" ”

"Then thank you Leader Zhang, for being able to take me and the others in!" Li Zicheng hugged his fists and said with a smile, a small face was very bright and sincere.

However, Zhang Cunmeng waved his hand, his tone changed, and he said in a deep voice: "Brother Li, since you have joined my Zhang Cunmeng's team, then I, Zhang, will have something to say directly, I hope you don't get angry." ”

"Hey~ Chief, what are you talking about? Since he has fallen under your command and is your soldier, how can a boss be so polite to his subordinates? Li Zicheng climbed up the pole, and when he said it so sincerely, he chuckled in his heart, thinking that Zhang Cunmeng wanted to play some kind of caution, and things had changed.

"Hehe, Brother Li, it's like this, there are only three hundred men you brought with you, so I can only wronged you and only be a captain for the time being. If you are placed in a higher position, I am afraid that something is wrong. My brothers may not say anything, but they will not be convinced. After all, in my army, positions are arranged according to merit and the number of people under them. Zhang Cunmeng's tone was still very kind, and he explained apologetically.

"Chief, I understand this. Moreover, I did not dare to covet a higher position without making an inch. Li Zicheng said, breathing a sigh of relief in his heart.

"Come on, Brother Li, let's raise a glass and welcome you to join!"

For a while, the atmosphere in the big tent became relaxed and pleasant, and it was extremely harmonious. After a while, after some hot chat, Li Zicheng felt that the time was about the same, and between his eyebrows and smiles, he said flatteringly: "Chief, my subordinates have a suggestion, I don't know if I should talk about it or not?" ”

"Hehe, Captain Li, if you have something to say, just say it!" Zhang Cunmeng waved his hand, and the hearty laughter was echoing, and at this moment, he seemed to regard Li Zicheng as his novice brother, and Liu Fangliang on the side was angry.

"Chief, that's right, when I came in, I saw that the brothers had all kinds of weapons, and some of them didn't even have the ones to take advantage of. If a war breaks out, it will be very inconvenient, and the casualties will be very large. ”

"Hey, Brother Li, I don't want to get some handy weapons for my subordinates. However, as you know, the imperial court has extremely strong control over iron weapons. If there is no special channel, no matter how much money you have, you can't buy it. Zhang Cunmeng shook his head and sighed helplessly.

"Chief, his subordinates have a plan, if they can plan successfully and plan smoothly, not only can everyone have a weapon to take advantage of, but even their clothes and the like can be improved."

Li Zicheng flattered and sold a pass, but he secretly despised it in his heart: "Ya, I'm sorry!" What can't be bought with silver?! Look at your poor and sour appearance, you must not have much money in your hands. Otherwise, you still don't want to make a fuss for yourself? ”

Hearing Li Zicheng's words, Zhang Cunmeng's eyes suddenly lit up, his spirit was lifted, his appetite was raised, and he couldn't wait to ask: "Brother Li, what kind of plan is it?" Let's talk about it! ”

At this moment, even the other heads on the other side were interested, as if they had seen a table of delicacies, and the gluttonous worms in their stomachs were outlined, and everyone was looking at Li Zicheng directly, waiting for his answer.

"Chief, since the beginning of the Yongle period, Qinzhou has been the place where the Guannei traded with the barbarian peoples, and set up the ancient tea horse road. Qinzhou City not only has a large amount of silk, tea, salt, but also a lot of war horses and weapons, which is definitely rich. If Qinzhou City can be taken, not only can each brother have a weapon at hand, but everyone can have a war horse. Things like grain, silver, clothes, and the like, not to mention! ”

However, before Li Zicheng finished speaking, the originally warm atmosphere was stagnant and became a little deserted, Zhang Cunmeng and the others immediately lost interest, and a leader answered: "Captain Li, we haven't thought about attacking Qinzhou City. However, you have also seen that most of the brothers are armed with hoes, wooden sticks and the like, although there are many people, how can they attack Qinzhou City? ”

"Also, not to mention anything else, Qinzhou City alone is a few zhang high. We don't even have a decent siege machine here, what kind of siege do we take? As long as the officers and soldiers defending the city close the gate tightly, and put rolling wood and stones on the city, even if the brothers are sacrificed, they will not be able to conquer Qinzhou City. ”

"Yes, if we had good weapons and siege equipment, our brothers would not be like they are now, most of them are dressed in tatters, and they don't even have a better weapon. In such a situation, we can only attack some villages and some dilapidated small county towns. Another small leader said helplessly.

"Moreover, Shaanxi has been plagued for many years, the people have been displaced, and ten villages are empty. Even if they attack those villages and small county towns, they are rarely captured. Another leader sighed.

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Listening to everyone's spitting, Li Zicheng smiled, looked straight at the lost Zhang Cunmeng, and said in an astonishing voice: "Chief, if your subordinates are willing to lead three hundred brothers to infiltrate Qinzhou City, capture a city gate, and answer the brothers, are you sure to take Qinzhou City?" ”

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, everyone looked at Li Zicheng in surprise, his mouth grew big, Zhang Cunmeng swallowed his saliva, and said in disbelief: "Brother Li, you have to think clearly." Today's Shaanxi, whether it is a military town or a small city that is inconspicuous, is extremely strict in the inventory of the city gates. It's easy for people to get in, but it's hard to bring weapons in. If there are no weapons, it is equivalent to abandoning your own hands, it is difficult to capture the city gate, how can you fight with the officers and soldiers defending the city? ”

"Chief, this is no problem, his subordinates are completely sure that they can capture a city gate." Li Zicheng looked at Zhang Cunmeng with a smile and said, looking very confident.

"Uh~ Brother Li, you have to think about it. Attacking Qinzhou City is far from being as simple as just capturing the city gate, but also holding on for a certain amount of time until the brothers can rush to the city gate. Zhang Cunmeng's eyes did not blink, and he reminded again.

"Don't worry, chief, since your subordinates have said so, you have full confidence to take a city gate and hold on until the arrival of your brothers." Li Zicheng still spoke confidently.

"Okay, Brother Li, it's really happy!" Zhang Cunmeng agreed, as if he was infected by Li Zicheng, then gritted his teeth and happily agreed: "As long as you can capture a city gate and hold on for a quarter of an hour, I can take the entire Qinzhou City, and the city defense army in the city will be handed over to me!" ”

After everyone discussed again, Li Zicheng left the camp and went to prepare, but Zhang Cunmeng looked at Li Zicheng's departing figure in a little daze, and a very shrewd looking leader reminded: "Leader, attacking Qinzhou City, don't be Li Zicheng's conspiracy and trap?" ”

Hearing this, Zhang Cunmeng just frowned, and then said very firmly: "No!" Anyway, the people who captured the city gate were all his Li Zicheng's people, as long as we rushed into Qinzhou City, with the advantage of 5,000 troops, even if there was any conspiracy, it would be in vain! ”

No one objected or questioned it anymore, and nodded lightly in agreement. At this time, Mo said that it was impossible for Li Zicheng to surrender to the official army, even if he secretly fornicated with him, he would not be able to make any waves!

After all, as we all know, most of Shaanxi's troops are in Beijing, and they have gone to King Qin, so how can they still have the strength to encircle and suppress the rebel army? That little bit of strength is enough to defend the city. Once the city is broken, there will be no natural risks and advantages to speak of.