In the eighth year of Chongzhen, the seventh day of December.

Shaanxi Province, Xi'an Province.

Sanyuan, Ming army camp.

Hong Chengchou was wearing a red python robe, a winged black gauze hat, soap shoes and jade belts, and sat upright in the tent.

His body moved forward slightly, and his gaze was cast forward, as if he was looking at something.

The people in the tent will sit in a row on either side, all of them bowing their heads and bowing their eyebrows, and not saying a word.

In the center of the tent, a guard in armor stood straight with a tray in both hands.

Hong Chengchou's eyes were fixed on the things on the tray in the hands of the guard.

Hong Chengchou stood up and walked down from the first seat.

The generals sitting on both sides all looked moved, and their eyes also turned to the guards standing in the center.

On the tray, there are two round objects, one on the left and one on the right, each covered with a red cloth, so that people can't see what is underneath.

"Law-abiding."

Hong Chengchou waved lightly, and Sun Shoufa, who was sitting on the side, got up and walked closer.

Hong Chengchou turned his head and gestured to the guards on the left and right, and the guards on the left and right stepped forward and removed the two red cloths in the tray.

As the objects lifted on the tray were exposed in front of everyone's eyes, the atmosphere of the entire tent was also stagnant.

On the tray were not some delicacies, not gold and silver jewelry, but two hideous-looking human heads.

Sun Shoufa's face did not change, his breathing was steady, and the thousands of troops in front of the battle could not frighten him, how could the dead head make him frightened?

And he also knew in advance what Hong Chengchou called him for.

"Back to the military gate, the head on the tray is the head of the two thieves Li Yangchun and Lin Shengquan."

"I have seen these two thieves in the camp of the Liukou, although they only have a few faces, but they will never be mistaken."

Sun Shoufa's chiseled tone made Hong Chengchou's brows stretch slightly.

All the generals in the tent looked at the two heads on the tray, and many of them showed a look of surprise in their eyes.

Aren't Li Yangchun and Lin Shengquan the two rogues who ran from Fengxiang Mansion to Gongchang Mansion before, and then ran all the way into Hanzhong Mansion?

Both of them are old thieves, one is the head of the twenty-fourth battalion, and the other is the head of the twenty-fourth battalion, and they have been famous for a long time.

Especially that Li Yangchun, who is famous for his good guards, and many of the generals in the account have fought with him and know the depths.

Although Lin Shengquan is worse than Li Yangchun, his martial arts are outstanding, and the cavalry of the multilateral army under his command is also very difficult.

But now the heads of the two were actually sent to Mihara like this.

If I remember correctly, the person in charge of the pursuit and suppression was a new guerrilla general named Chen Wang, who turned out to be just a member of Cao Wenzhao's family, who was promoted because of his military exploits.

In the first battle of Chunhua, Gao Jie rebelled and joined forces with the inside and outside, and with the help of this miracle feat, he was directly promoted from a small officer to a guerrilla.

Then, the facts are in front of you, Li Yangchun and Lin Shengquan actually died like this!?

How the hell did these two die?

If it was Chen Wang's killing, they didn't believe it.

That Chen Wang is a guerrilla, and the number of soldiers and horses under his command should only be two or three thousand.

Previously, although I heard that he and Gongchang Mansion had defeated Li Yangchun and Lin Shengquan once, it was said that it was a big victory.

But Nalu's military exploits were well known to all, and most of the people killed and wounded were hungry soldiers and foot soldiers, and few were elite horsemen.

It is not difficult to defeat tens of thousands of rogues with thousands of soldiers and horses, which general and colonel here has not fought such a battle?

But with thousands of soldiers and horses, how can you make everyone believe that two famous thieves are killed?

The generals in the tent have different thoughts, and some people are already thinking that it could be Li Yangchun and Lin Shengquan, who wanted to enter Sichuan, but were defeated and killed by the Sichuan soldiers guarding the pass?

However, everyone did not continue to be able to think nonsense, because Hong Chengchou had already opened his mouth to interrupt their thoughts.

"Call Chen Wang into the tent to obey orders."

Hong Chengchou waved again, the left and right guards re-covered the red cloth, and the guards holding the tray bowed their heads slightly, holding the tray in both hands and slowly retreated.

Hong Chengchou sat back on the first seat, and his originally tightly knit brows finally stretched.

In the months since the end of the Great War of Mihara, he has received only one piece of good news.

The good news is that Cao Wenzhao has eliminated the remnants of the thieves in Fengxiang Mansion and Pingliang Mansion.

In addition, Hong Chengchou never received a piece of good news in Shaanxi, what he received was an urgent document and a report of defeat......

After the victory of Ruxiang Liukou, Gao Yingxiang officially played the banner, divided into thirteen families, raised seventy-two battalions, numbered a million army, and entered Luo.

Divide the army into two roads and march eastward.

Lu Xiangsheng dispatched all the armies, attacked from all directions, and encircled and suppressed.

Zhang Xianzhong led the first army from Ruzhou to attack Songshan and Jiufeng Mountain.

However, Zu Kuan had already blocked his way, Zhang Xianzhong was defeated, and nearly 1,000 people were killed and wounded by the elite under his command, so he could only flee west in a hurry.

Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng led another road and attacked Queshan from Yanshi and Gongxian.

They met Lu Xiangsheng, who personally led the arrival of the army.

There was no suspense in the result, the Ming army won a great victory, killed and wounded tens of thousands of people, and broke the siege of Luoyang in a battle.

Gao Yingxiang's army was defeated and unable to enter Luoyang again, but his troops were still numerous, so he turned around to capture Guangzhou and Huoqiu, and advanced to Jiangbei, while Li Zicheng returned to Shaanxi.

After Lao Hui Hui, Ma Shouying, Cao Cao, Luo Ru and others were defeated and dispersed, they could only be divided into the chaotic mountains of Xunyang and Shangluo.

The chaotic mountains are separated by heavy mountains inside, and there are officers and soldiers outside who are ready to attack, and all departments and battalions cannot help each other.

The gathering of the rogues was basically disintegrated by Lu Xiangsheng, and it returned to the state of fighting on its own, and the biggest crisis has been resolved.

But from then on, things took a turn for the worse.

Lu Xiangsheng wrote:

"In the past two months, I have been running between you, Wan, the river, and the Luo, and I have been very busy......"

"There are many thieves and they are rampant, and although there are thousands of captives before and after, it is not better than a flat match."

"It must be in the first two and three months of the (ninth year) to destroy all the king's shares, and the remaining thieves can be annihilated in the first place.

“…… There are 20,000 people who are killed and wounded and scattered, and there are still 50,000 of them, and there are still ...... fierce enemies."

In November, Li Zicheng and the Scorpion Block had a total of 30,000 or 40,000 troops, and the two armies met in Tongguan County, Xi'an Prefecture at the end of November.

There are also leaders such as the king of merit, a total of thirteen battalions of soldiers and horses, a total of 10,000 fine cavalry, tens of thousands of horsemen, a total of 150,000 people, known as the army of 300,000.

He Renlong and Zhang Quanchang's hard-won results were lost again, and then when Zhang Quanchang pursued the Liukou, he was ambushed, and Zhang Quanchang was finally defeated and captured.

He Renlong could not support it alone, so he could only retreat to the central part and Yijun to stabilize the situation.

Hong Chengchou could only send Gao Jie and Cao Wenzhao to lead the troops north and go to the aid of He Renlong.

Then Li Zicheng and Guo Tianxing and other thirteen battalions entered Yan'an Mansion from Xi'an Mansion with officials, passed Yijun and Yichuan, and went around to Hancheng, wanting to wait until the Yellow River froze and then transferred to Shanxi to continue the campaign.

But the plan couldn't catch up with the change, and this time the light of the Mandate of Heaven seemed to shine on the Ming Empire again.

This year's Shaanxi is not as cold as before, and the river is not frozen.

Wu Fu, the governor of Shanxi, strengthened the army to defend the river, and the plan of Li Zicheng, Guo Tianxing and others to enter the Jin Dynasty failed to be realized.

At present, Li Zicheng, Zhang Tianlin and others are stationed in Hancheng County, Xi'an Prefecture, and confront Cao Wenzhao, He Renlong, Gao Jie, and other troops.

The two sides fought more than a dozen battles, and the rogues grabbed a lot of artillery, and according to the city, Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong were tired of the two troops, and they fell into a stalemate for a while.

The orders of the imperial court were constantly being sent down, and they were full of edicts urging the advance.

It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, Hong Chengchou has a lot of gray hair on his head these days, and his troops are stretched, and he has no way to break this situation.

But now there is a good news from Hanzhong Mansion that makes him extremely excited-Li Yangchun and Lin Shengquan are punished.

The military orders were passed down one by one, and finally reached the ears of Chen Wang, who had been waiting outside for a long time.

"Military order, please General Chen enter the tent and obey the order."

Chen Wang's eyes were slightly cold, and his originally calm mood still made waves.

To say that you are not nervous is absolutely false.

Chen Wang is not afraid now, but there are more dangerous places in this world than the battlefield.

And the Chinese military tent in front of you is definitely a more dangerous place than the battlefield, and if you make a mistake, you will be in the abyss!

"General Chen, please."

Glancing at the polite guard in front of him, Chen Wang nodded, took a deep breath first, and then stepped forward.

Hundreds of heavily armed gun-wielding soldiers were outside the Chinese army tent where Hong Chengchou was, and Chen Wang passed all the way, and his heart was also under tremendous pressure.

"Humble Chen Wang, knock on the military door."

Stepping into the tent, Chen Wang did not hesitate and bowed his head.

"Thanks to the promotion of Xinzhong by the military gate, the lowly leader led the army all the way to the battle, and finally defeated the thieves in Ningqiang, and made a contribution in one fell swoop."

Hong Chengchou sat on the main seat, looking condescendingly at Chen Wang below.

Although Hong Chengchou didn't know Chen Wang before, he also knew about Chen Wang from Cao Wenzhao's mouth, and he already had a general impression in his heart.

From the moment Chen Wang walked into the tent, his eyes were already on Chen Wang's body.

Seeing Chen Wang, Hong Chengchou's first impression was only one - young.

It's not because of your physical youth, and it's not because of your age.

What Hong Chengchou saw from Chen Wang's body was a vitality that was completely different from others.

Originally, Hong Chengchou didn't have much other feelings, but I don't know why when Chen Wang walked in, he only felt that everyone else had a heavy twilight on their bodies, and the vitality on Chen Wang's body conflicted with the twilight on the rest of the people, which seemed incompatible.

Hong Chengchou's eyes narrowed slightly, the light in his eyes flowed, and his thoughts turned a thousand times.

Over the past few days, Chen Wang has shown sufficient ability to take on the position of guerrilla.

Know how to train soldiers, understand equipment, and know tactics.

However, just a few months ago, he was just a nobody, an ordinary householder.

He sent people to Liaodong to investigate, but he didn't find anything wrong.

But it is precisely because there is nothing wrong that is the most wrong.

Because according to the ability that Chen Wang has shown now, it is impossible to be silent for eight years.

(End of chapter)