The tenth year of Chongzhen, February 25.

Shaanxi Province, Xi'an Prefecture, Jingyang County.

Outside the city of Jingyang, the sky was full of smoke and dust, and countless chaotic flags were constantly shaking under the blowing of the north wind.

The crowd is dense, mighty, and endless.

The soldiers and horses of the brigade blocked the official road, and the queue was spread all the way to the surrounding fields.

As far as the eye can see, the mountains are full of undulating crowds, and the black pressure is overwhelming.

Thousands of flags, like mountains and seas, almost covered the entire field outside Jingyang City.

Among the dense flags, a pole as high as one foot and three feet tall stands out among the flags.

The black flag and black width, the black pole and the handle, are four feet long and three feet wide.

With beads on the top of the flag and pheasant tails at the bottom, the ochre yellow trumpet belt up to seven feet and five inches long fluttered in the fierce north wind.

The flag is red, the flag gun is silver, and the flag is stretched in the wind, revealing a big white character - "Chuang"!

Under the towering daze, Li Zicheng rode a cyan horse and stood in front of everyone.

The green horse was cyan all over his body, without any variegation.

It was originally Zhang Waijia's mount, and after the Battle of Sanshui, this horse became Li Zicheng's mount.

Li Zicheng wore a red hat on his head and a green cloth arrow jacket, staring into the distance.

Spring has arrived, and it is the time of recovery, but the cold has not completely dissipated.

The weather is getting colder every year, and Shaanxi is getting drier every year.

As far as the eye can see, there is loess and black sand, where can you see the vibrant scene.

Li Zicheng and Gao Yingxiang's eyebrows are slightly similar, and they both have high noses and deep eyes.

However, it is only the similarity of eyebrows, and the rest of the place is not similar to the two at all.

Just as Li Zicheng was observing Jingyang City not far away, a low sound suddenly came from a distance.

Li Zicheng looked back suddenly, clenched the reins in his hand, he knew that he was definitely not an auditory hallucination just now.

The green horse under the seat also snorted lightly at this time, and shook its front hooves.

Li Zicheng's eyes were slightly condensed, and he raised his eyes to look into the distance.

At the end of the horizon, the originally calm horizon seemed to suddenly start squirming slowly for some reason.

"Here ......

Li Zicheng raised his head slightly and whispered to himself.

Liu Zongmin and Gao Yigong, who were following behind Li Zicheng, also restrained their expressions at this moment, and raised their eyes together to look into the distance.

As time passed, the original whispering became clear.

The horizon in the distance was still jumping, but everyone could see why it was jumping.

Just to the southeast, a large group of horsemen in gray armor was sweeping from the fields to the east.

Li Zicheng did not hesitate, raised the whip in his hand, and drove the green horse under his seat to rush straight in the direction of the large group of cavalry to the east.

A group of personal guards and cavalry also whipped their horses and jumped on horseback, following Li Zicheng to the east together.

With Li Zicheng's movements, everyone's eyes also went towards the convergence he was going, whether it was the army in the south of Jingyang City, or the Ming army in the south of Jingyang City.

Sun Chuanting's face was solemn, and he was wearing the same armor as before, wearing a high-topped helmet.

On his side, Luo Shangwen and Li Yuchun also had the same looks, but there was still a little jealousy in their eyes.

Li Yuchun was seriously injured in the Battle of Heishuiyu and recuperated for more than half a year before returning to the battlefield.

Luo Shangwen was transferred, and now he is rightfully under the direct leadership of Sun Chuanting.

Now under Sun Chuanting's command, in addition to the 3,000 Qin soldiers in the headquarters, the other two battalions are the troops of the two, and the three battalions have a total of more than 9,000 people.

"Cao Wenzhao, He Renlong, where are they going?"

Sun Chuanting frowned, looked at the two waves that were gradually approaching in the distance, and asked in a deep voice.

Hearing Sun Chuanting's question, the personal soldier who was in charge of receiving and delivering the intelligence on his side immediately drove forward and reported it.

"Half an hour ago, the horse returned, Mr. Cao, He ...... He Renlong had already led his troops into the territory of Xianyang, and according to the distance, the vanguard troops should be able to arrive in two to three hours. ”

Sun Chuanting's eyes were slightly condensed, and he glanced at Luo Shangwen and Li Yuchun when he heard He Renlong's name.

Luo Shangwen didn't squint, and didn't show the slightest emotion.

Li Yuchun lowered his eyebrows and lowered his head, unable to see his face clearly.

Sun Chuanting retracted his gaze and sighed secretly in his heart.

In September last year, Li Zicheng's General Manager Qi, King Renyi, Mixed Ten Kings and others occupied Baoji, and He Renlong was ordered to attack.

He Renlong led his troops into Jiajia Village, and finally won the battle after a long battle.

But during the pursuit, Li Zicheng suddenly led the elite cavalry to kill, and the situation on the battlefield was reversed in an instant.

Although He Renlong fought and retreated, and there were follow-up reinforcements from the Sichuan general Zeng Glory, but in the end he was still unable to stop Li Zicheng and others, and the soldiers under his command suffered heavy losses, and He Renlong himself was also wounded.

The enemy was outnumbered, and the defeat was really helpless, and it should not have been harsh.

However, the final result of the military department's handling was to directly seize He Renlong's deputy commander-in-chief, and temporarily leave him for meritorious service.

Since the beginning of the suppression, He Renlong can be said to have made great achievements in war, and his prestige in the towns of Shaanxi is quite high.

Although most people don't speak, the dissatisfaction doesn't have to be noticed.

Now that the Chinese of the dynasty is heavy on military force, it is normal for military generals to be punished after defeat, He Renlong was originally dismissed from office, or Hong Chengchou saved him, so that he had the opportunity to make meritorious contributions.

Someone has to pay for a defeat, and these things are secretly rules.

Sun Chuanting knew the inside story very well, and he also understood what those people in the court thought.

This situation has been going on for a long time in the DPRK and China, but just because it has been like this does not mean that it is right.

Zu Kuan and Li Chongzhen, these proud soldiers, relied on the large number of soldiers and horses under their command, and their strength was strong to do whatever they wanted, and even plundered the army.

After they were defeated, they even disrespected orders, but the military department didn't even say a word, just regarded it as a deaf ear

Sun Chuanting knew that it was wrong, but he was just the governor of a province, and he seemed to be in a high position, but in fact he had many constraints, and his real power was not great, so he couldn't change this situation.

Sun Chuanting always felt that if the current situation continued to spread like this, and the policies and methods of the imperial court had not changed, I was afraid that it would be a curse......

Sun Chuanting shook his head, driving away all the chaotic thoughts in his mind, and then turned his gaze back to the crowd in the distance.

"After you return to the camp, restrain the soldiers, hold the camp tightly, closely monitor the remnants of the rebellion, wait until Gao Dede, Scorpion Block and other troops pass through, and block the intersection to the east."

After a short period of distraction, Sun Chuanting regained his former composure and calmness, and decisively issued a new military order.

At this time, the two forces of soldiers and horses outside Jingyang City who were already close together, one was Li Zicheng, who entered Fengxiang Mansion from Gongchang Mansion and threw off Hong Chengchou's pursuit.

The other is the remnants of the army led by Gao Dede, Scorpion Block, Zhang Miaoshou and others.

Gao Yingde is Gao Yingxiang's righteous son, and when Gao Yingxiang entered the Meridian Road, he handed over all the infantry teams and hungry soldiers at the level of some elite horse cavalry troops under his command to Gao Yingde.

The current situation is very clear, and the two ministries may have secretly made contact through some channels and decided to find a local meeting and action.

Sun Chuanting's eyes were deep, staring into the distance, and suddenly asked Li Yuchun on the side.

"All the way here, what banner does Gao deserve to play?"

"Flag?"

Li Yuchun raised his head, his expression slightly puzzled.

"It's like ......"

Li Yuchun recalled the flags he had encountered in the previous wars, but he didn't have much clue.

"Have you played the banner of 'breaking the king'?"

Sun Chuanting was silent for a while, and then asked more clearly.

"It's not true, these few battles, it seems that the generals of each team have encountered a lot, but no one uses Gao Yingxiang's previous name."

Li Yuchun realized it later, he was stunned and understood why Sun Chuanting asked like this.

Sun Chuanting's eyes flashed, and several thoughts flashed through his mind.

After Xunxiang, Zhang Xianzhong and other troops broke through the defensive line, according to the deduction, the whole army should enter Nanzhili together.

But the final result was that Gao Yingde, Scorpion Block, Zhang Miaoshou and other subordinates who originally belonged to Gao Yingxiang suddenly moved to Shaanxi, and Zhang Xianzhong and other parts of the road were raised.

Therefore, Sun Chuanting was caught off guard and let Gao Yingde and other troops enter Shaanxi Province.

At the end of last year, Sun Chuanting had almost put the four guards in Xi'an in order, and the lack of the main army was replenished by seventy-seven eighty-eight, and now the food and salary of each guard and battalion are sufficient, and it has initially formed a combat capacity.

If it weren't for the suddenness, Sun Chuanting would have been able to mobilize tens of thousands of guards from Xi'an's four guards with just a piece of paper, directly blocking the road for Gao Yingde and others to enter Shaanxi, and trapping them to death in Henan Province.

It's a pity that nothing is without ifs, no one could have imagined such a situation to happen.

When the news reached Xi'an, Gao Yingde, Scorpion Block and other troops had already led their Ma army elite cavalry into Xi'an Mansion.

"It seems that something happened to the south......

The biggest possibility should be that Zhang Xianzhong wanted to take advantage of Gao Yingxiang's death and annex the subordinates who originally belonged to Gao Yingxiang's command in one go, but Gao Yingde and others were unwilling to join, so there were disagreements.

Sun Chuanting has already guessed the inside story of the matter.

Gao Yingde did not play the banner of breaking the king all the way, and the scorpion block, Zhang Miaoshou and other departments still claimed to be the generals.

It should be that Gao Deserved's qualifications are still shallow, and the means are not enough, although he is Gao Yingxiang's righteous son, but there is no way to make Scorpion Block and Zhang Miaoshou and other departments willing to obey.

Gao Yingde and others entered Shaanxi this time, and preparing to join Li Zicheng is probably not as simple as joining forces in one place.

During this time, Li Zicheng turned Shaanxi Province upside down, but I am afraid that he has already known about it.

Gao deserves to be brought here, probably because they want to nominate a new king.

Li Zicheng is Gao Yingxiang's nephew, and the two sides are related by blood.

And most importantly, Li Zicheng's reputation in the 72nd Battalion is not low, although he is a general, his reputation is unprecedented in the battalion capital of the 24th Battalion, almost equal to Zhang Xianzhong.

The new king who is about to be elected is most likely Li Zicheng.

The elite of the army had already followed Gao Yingxiang and perished in Heishuiyu.

However, the power of the remnants of the army is still not to be underestimated, and they have fallen apart because of the fall of Gao Yingxiang.

However, now that Li Zicheng has inherited the name of King Chuang, and then gathered him, the impact on the situation is not insignificant.

"Order, the Hanzhong avant-garde, the Hanzhong left guard, and the Hanzhong right guard, leaving only the garrison sergeants, and all the rest of the soldiers who can fight are all close to Sanyuan."

Sun Chuanting's expression was solemn, and under the turn of his mind, he made up his mind.

"Tell the governor that the rebellious remnants of the party are reunited this time, and they want to elect the king again and make things happen again."

"It is advisable to gather a heavy army at the beginning of its rise, and destroy the trick by thunderous means, so as to deter the group!

……

Outside Jingyang City, I don't know when a high platform has been built.

On the high platform, Li Zicheng's face was solemn, and he raised his hands from Gao Deserved's hands, and solemnly took over the golden seal.

Liu Zongmin, Gao Yigong, Chief Qi, Chaotian King, King Renyi, Little Red Wolf, Scorpion Block, Zhang Miaoshou and other battalion leaders all looked at the golden seal on that side.

Everyone looked different, some were curious, some were sad, some were meaningless, and some showed greed in their eyes......

Li Zicheng took the golden seal, first looked around at the people standing on the stage, and then stretched out a hand, holding the golden seal and slowly raised it.

"The situation is so dangerous that it is a time of critical survival."

"Thanks to your trust, I am willing to temporarily take the name of the king."

Li Zicheng's voice was sonorous and powerful, firm and sound.

There was no hatred or anger in his eyes, only fortitude and composure.

"Now that I am entrusted by this and promoted to the king of Chuang, I will stain my soldiers with blood and take revenge!"

……

Sun Chuanting's speculation is correct, Gao deserves that they should come to Shaanxi, and they really want to elect a new king.

But Sun Chuanting's speculation is not without problems.

For example, one of the big problems is the election of the new king.

Sun Chuanting speculated that it was because Gao Deserve was not capable enough and experienced enough to suppress the scorpion block and Zhang Miaoshou, so he had no choice but to support Li Zicheng.

But in fact, in fact, when Gao Yingxiang entered the Meridian Dao, he had already decided everything and set Li Zicheng as his successor.

This is not the original process......

Originally, Gao Yingen, who was Gao Yingxiang's younger brother, took over as King Chuang, and then Gao Yingen was defeated and died, and the last elite under Gao Yingxiang was lost.

But Gao Yingen died in Pizhou, in the hands of Cao Bianjiao......

The reason why Gao Yingen died in the hands of Cao Bianjiao was because Cao Wenzhao did not die in Hutou Town, and was arranged in Pizhou after the war.

The Ming army won a battle that they had not won in the first place, and they also achieved a great result.

Gao Yingen's death made Gao Yingxiang finally replace his successor......

The breeze caused by the gentle flapping of the butterfly's wings is getting bigger and more rapid under the constant change......

At this time, Chen Wang was gathering his troops, preparing to meet the arrival of the wind and rain according to the original plan.

He didn't expect that because of Gao Yingen's death, a series of chain reactions would soon make everything unrecognizable, far beyond his previous worst expectations......

(End of chapter)