On the ninth day of the second month of the tenth year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng led the crowd into Jiaxian.

At this time, Luoyang was still in the hands of Li Zicheng, but he had to give up strategically.

There is no other reason, and the officials and soldiers cannot be defeated.

Don't look at Li Zicheng's claim to be hundreds of thousands, but only a few thousand people in the old eighth team can actually fight.

Luoyang is also in the middle of the world, and it must be remembered by the imperial court.

If the Ming army sends heavy troops, then it will be a matter of time before Luoyang is lost.

In order to make the incident in Jiazhou repeat that year, Li Zicheng resisted the impulse in his heart, and persuaded some strategists, and gave the three scholars hundreds of soldiers and some money and food to let them guard.

Li Zicheng led the crowd to the south and went straight to Baofeng County.

In the name of rescuing Niu Jinxing, he seized Baofeng County and continued to "eat big households".

When the soldiers and civilians were almost rested, they attacked Jiaxian, which was next door to Baofeng County.

To take Jiaxian, the next step is Kaifeng.

This is Li Zicheng's plan.

Bull Venus does not understand.

He was released from the Baofeng County prison, and when he heard that the army was going to open the seal, he directly found Li Zicheng to advise:

"King Chuang, since ancient times, it has been a fundamental plan to control the Central Plains according to Wan (Nanyang) and Luo (Luoyang), why give up Luoyang easily?"

Li Zicheng smiled bitterly and didn't answer his words.

Seeing this, Niu Jinxing continued to persuade: "Although Kaifeng is rich, it lives on the edge of the Yellow River. Therefore, even if Kaifeng is taken, in case the Ming army breaks the embankment upstream and floods Kaifeng, how to deal with it! ”

"Mr. Niu's words make sense, Kaifeng is a big city, and it is not easy to capture. In case Luoyang is also lost at this time, we will have no place to stay. ”

Song Xiance also actively persuaded.

In their view, only with a stable territory will the displaced people continue to follow them.

and then transform the displaced people into yeoman farmers, or the integration of soldiers and farmers, such as Li Tang's government soldiers.

As long as you do this, you will have a chance to seize the world in the future.

Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance agreed that Li Zicheng did not plan to run the Central Plains because he never forgot their hometown in Shaanxi.

Not only Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance, but even some brothers also moved their minds in this regard.

Seeing this, Li Zicheng felt the need to express his opinion.

It's okay to want a stable life, but you can't lose your life for the sake of stability.

"Hao Shaoqi!"

Li Zicheng suddenly shouted.

"Yes." Hao Shaoqi stood up.

With the growth of years, as well as the years of Rong Ma and his handsomeness, Hao Shaoqi has become a rough man from the northwest.

With a wide forehead and a broad face, a big beard is almost up to his abdomen, but Hao Shaoqi has no plans to shave it yet.

He felt that it was very imposing to stay.

strode in front of Li Zicheng, Hao Shaoqi clenched his fists with his rough big hands:

"What do you command?"

Li Zicheng raised his hand and motioned for him to stand for a while, then turned his head to look at Niu and Song: "Mr. Niu and Mr. Song, do you know about the Liaodong Army?" ”

Hao Shaoqi frowned, and the memories of many years ago came to his face.

"I've heard that they are said to be very powerful and have defeated all the Eastern captives."

Song Xiance said while thinking: "It's just that the imperial court seems to be very bad with Liaodong, and they didn't send them to fight us." ”

"Heh, that's the court can't move."

Hao Shaoqi's sense of superiority came.

In the past, when I saw these two scholars from a high background, I always felt that I was half a point shorter.

This time, there are also things they don't know, Hao Shaoqi is proud.

Niu Jinxing pretended to be smart: "King, are you worried that the Liaodong Army will come to fight us?" ”

"It's not." Li Zicheng shook his head, "We once fought with the Liaodong Army, and their war horses were tall and majestic, with four hooves like flying.

There was only such a small distance between the cavalry and the cavalry. ”

Seeing the distance that Li Zicheng compared with the index fingers of both hands, Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance were stunned.

With such a close distance, won't the horses collide?

Can you wield a weapon?

What kind of weapons did they use?

Many questions came to the minds of the two of them, and they wanted to know the answers.

Fortunately, Li Zicheng had no intention of selling Guanzi, he said: "The sabers used by the cavalry of the Liaodong Army all have gauntlets, and they are extremely sharp.

Each charge was a team of dozens of people, and several teams lined up for a brigade, charging violently.

Once approaching you, just stabbing and picking, one brother has to face them with several sharp sabers. It can disperse and converge when pursuing.

And he is very disciplined, even if you lie down to dodge his saber, he will not stop and continue to cut you.

On the contrary, if they encounter obstacles, they will rush over like a flood, no matter the cost, until they overwhelm you.

Of course, they will also adopt flexible tactics such as dividing and encircling, or rushing in from an inclined plane, rather than blindly seeking death.

We're charging, they're charging. We are retreating, and they are still charging. We've fled, and they're still charging.

Each had four horses, two war horses, a marching horse, and a pack horse. Each soldier is equipped with three auxiliaries.

When the soldiers die, the auxiliaries are promoted on the spot. A cavalry, also supported by several cannons and thousands of firearms. ”

The more Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance listened, the more desperate they became, and they were glad that this army did not appear on the battlefield in the Central Plains.

But listening to the meaning of King Chuang and Hao Shaoqi, this Liaodong Army will not appear in the Central Plains, so what is King Chuang worried about?

"Hao Shaoqi, are you right what I just said?" Li Zicheng suddenly asked.

Hao Shaoqi hurriedly said: "Yes." Those guys are very polite to me on weekdays, if it weren't for King Chuang's kindness to me, I might have learned from Li Dingguo's kid and joined the Liaodong Army. ”

Who says rough guys can't speak?

At critical moments, he is very loyal.

Niu Jinxing only smiled and asked Li Zicheng: "King Li Chuang, what does this have to do with whether or not to defend Luoyang?" ”

Li Zicheng still didn't answer directly, but asked Hao Shaoqi: "You say, what will the Liaodong Army do when it is resting?" ”

"When you arrive at the new station, a training plan will be developed according to the rest of the soldiers."

Hao Shaoqi tried hard to recall, and said: "Both soldiers and auxiliaries have to be trained, unlike the officers and soldiers who are hanging and have no appearance as soldiers." ”

"This ......" Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance looked at each other, still not understanding.

"It has been more than ten years since the establishment of the Liaodong Army. From the time a teenager starts as a soldier to the time he leaves the army to work as a local errand boy, each soldier has seven years, and he trains all the time. ”

Li Zicheng said worriedly: "I don't have that much time, the most elite soldiers of the Ming army are trilateral.

It takes more than a year for a person, from an outcast, to a decent soldier. If you don't train, you go to the battlefield, and if you are lucky enough to survive and come back, how many people will come?

And the elites from the three sides, training them, only takes a month. ”

Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance finally understood.

It turned out that King Li Chuang did not forget his hometown, but never forgot the elite of the three sides.

A team that has not been on a large battlefield, or has not undergone formal training, such as the Chu soldiers and the Henan soldiers, is all about to collapse at the touch of a button.

However, the strongest Qin soldier in the Ming army, because Yang Sichang offended He Renlong, he stayed in Shaanxi without moving.

Coupled with You Shilu's anger, this gave Li Zicheng an opportunity.