After Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai successfully eliminated Zhang Lingbu's 5,000 elites and Qin Liangyu's 30,000 white-pole soldiers, they began to be active in Sichuan.

First, he led the army to conquer Jianzhou, preparing to advance into Hanzhong, but was blocked by He Renlong, and was forced to go south to Zitong.

In Zitong, he used the tactic of "defeating Fan" to defeat the Sichuan army of the new commander-in-chief Fang Guoan.

Yang Sichang forced Zheng Chongjian to send He Renlong south, but He Renlong, who had already been on the scene for a while, fought passively, and actually "traveled" in Sichuan and returned to Shaanxi.

Yang Sichang, who was forced to do nothing, had to let Zhang Yingyuan take Chu Bing and the Ding dug from You Shilu to deal with Zhang Xianzhong.

was defeated by Zhang Xianzhong again.

The whole of Sichuan was stirred into a pot of porridge by Zhang Xianzhong, forcing Yang Sichang to dispatch troops everywhere to suppress Zhang Xianzhong.

In this way, Zhang Xianzhong invisibly played the role of Li Zicheng back then, containing the Ming army that suppressed thieves from all walks of life.

Yang Sichang seems to have forgotten that he is another more powerful opponent on the same level as Zhang Xianzhong.

His name is Li Zicheng!

"The whole army will follow me to assault and take the Wuguan."

Outside Wuguan City, Li Zicheng, who wore Fan Yang Li, personally and his godson Li Shuangxi, led 500 cavalry to attack the Ming army camp outside Wuguan.

The Ming army, which guarded Wuguan, had been transferred to Sichuan by Yang Sichang under Zhang Yingyuan.

The garrison of Wuguan was very empty.

In the face of Li Zicheng's surprise attack, the Ming army could not resist and fled in defeat.

The Wuguan passage was opened, and Li Zicheng led the army into Henan smoothly.

After entering Henan, he sent people to recruit 48 local peasant troops from the cottages.

Due to Li Zicheng's fame, it only took a month to sweep the local area.

also because of the fame, many hungry people came when they heard the news.

They are all skinny, and they don't even have the qualifications to be cannon fodder.

But every time Li Zicheng conquered a big city or killed a rich family, he would distribute food to these hungry people.

Over time, the hungry people gathered more and more.

In December of the ninth year of Chongzhen, there were 100,000 hungry people gathered around Li Zicheng.

This caused concern among Li Guo and others.

"King Chuang, there are too many hungry people." Li Guo persuaded, "It's better to blow them all away, leaving only those who can barely be people's husbands." ”

"How can this work? They follow us for a bite to eat, and if I abandon them, what will the world think of me. ”

Li Zicheng disagreed, "What's more, if they are driven away by us like this, they will either be killed or even eaten by other rebels, I can't bear it." ”

"Chuang Wang ......" others still want to persuade again.

Li Zicheng said: "Don't say it again, I have made up my mind." If you don't want to follow me, you can leave on your own. Those who refuse to leave can stay forever. ”

The generals looked at each other, and finally could only sigh.

A soldier ran over: "King Chuang, there is a scholar named Niu Jinxing, who wants to see you?" ”

"Bull Venus?"

"He claimed to be a native of Lushi County, Henan, and had been raised in the Tianqi Dynasty, but because he was framed by the local gentry surnamed Wang, he was dismissed from raising his reputation and serving in Lushi County."

"It turned out to be a scholar, please invite him to come."

Li Zicheng tidied up his clothes, pressed the saber, and waited excitedly.

Since the first year of Chongzhen, he has been in the army for almost ten years, and he has always been passively beaten, and not a single scholar refuses to take refuge in him.

Now that one has come, it is still a human being, and Li Zicheng is very happy.

I saw the soldier just now leading in front of them, and a middle-aged man of about forty years old walked towards them.

The padded jacket on the man's body was already tattered, but his head was held high.

Walking up to Li Zicheng, after listening to the soldier's introduction of Li Zicheng's identity, the man gave a deep salute, "Don't be a cow Venus, meet King Li Chuang." ”

"Mr. Niu, hurry up and excuse me, it's me who should salute you." As he spoke, Li Zicheng gave a salute to Niu Jinxing.

"Don't dare, don't dare." Bull Venus took two steps back.

Li Zicheng straightened up and asked, "I don't know Mr. Guigeng, what is the word?" ”

"In front of the king, don't mention Gui Geng."

Niu Jinxing said: "No, I don't know how to show my words, I opened a museum to teach apprentices before I filled the army, and I lived a life of barely having enough to eat." It's a pity that the world is difficult, and I can't show my ambitions in the end. ”

"Since ancient times, the loyal and righteous people in the world have been sad people."

When Li Zicheng heard this word, he couldn't help but sigh.

"The future, don't mention it." Niu Jinxing stopped the topic in time, "If King Chuang doesn't dislike it, he won't be willing to serve under King Chuang." ”

"I can't ask for it."

Li Zicheng held his hands and said excitedly, "In the future, you will be my military advisor and counselor for all military affairs." ”

"Since he is trusted by King Chuang, his subordinates have a plan for King Chuang."

Niu Jinxing pointed to the hungry people eating porridge and said to Li Zicheng.

Li Zicheng's eyes lit up.

"Seeking ascension in the morning, seeking harmony in the evening, it is difficult for the poor to survive recently.

Open the door early to worship the king, and the discipline is happy for everyone big and small.

Slaughtered cattle and sheep, prepared wine syrup, opened the gate of the city to meet the king, and the king came and did not pay for the grain.

Eat his mother, her mother, and eat not enough to break the king.

If you don't pay for it, you don't pay for food, and everyone has a happy life. ”

This paragraph can be unpacked into several paragraphs, or it can be sung together.

In short, the whole of Henan is singing this song.

Li Zicheng got a large army of hungry people, and he could only capture the big city to feed.

He set his sights on Luoyang.

The chief soldier guarding Luoyang is named Wang Shaoyu.

He had previously sent troops to attack Li Zicheng, but they were all defeated miserably.

But in the face of the menacing Li Zicheng, Wang Shaoyu had to organize a rout to intercept Li Zicheng for the third time.

The two commanding generals of the firearms unit under his command are one named Luo Tai and the other is Liu Youyi.

After they signed the room and got the military order, they discussed it privately.

"The thieves shouted: 'Everyone has food, not food, no food.'" Our brothers are all hungry soldiers, so why don't we take refuge in him? ”

Luo Tai whispered.

"This is not appropriate, we are officials and soldiers, how can we devote ourselves to being thieves?" Liu Youyi spoke out against it.

"General Liu, right now, the hungry people are everywhere, the world is in turmoil, it's very similar to the last days of the opera, why don't we find a good way out for ourselves?"

"That's just as well."

"Anyway, I always pin my head to the waistband of my pants, and I will die with anyone, so why not eat a full meal before I die."

"Okay, I'll join you in King Li Chuang."

"That's right."

This regular firearms unit, which had inferior firearms, smoothly took refuge in Li Zicheng.

On the nineteenth day of the first month of the tenth year of Chongzhen, Luo Tai and Liu Youyi were ordered by Li Zicheng to lead the firearms unit of the Ming army that surrendered to Li Zicheng and bombarded Luoyang.

Although because of the extremely poor quality of firearms, the damage to Luoyang City is limited.

But they bombarded for a day and night, which directly scared the military spirit of Luoyang City. In addition, most of the elite veterans of the Ming army who defended the city came from Shaanxi.

The next day, on the twentieth day of the first lunar month, the soldiers and civilians who did not receive the bereavement opened the city gate to welcome Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang, into the city.

A huge Luoyang city fell into the hands of Li Zicheng.