Zhang Xianzhong suffered a big defeat.

He was beaten by You Shilu in Yunyang and lost his armor, and he had to repeat his old tricks.

planted more flags, disguised that he had ambushes, and escaped by luck.

After counting the people who were still with him after the collapse, there were only twenty-eight people.

"You Shilu! You Shilu! I'm stealing your eighteenth generation old fart, you ball goods, staring at your father all the time!"

Zhang Xianzhong crossed his hands on his waist and scolded for a while.

"It's not safe here, let's continue to go east and join Zhang Kewang and the others."

The person who spoke was Pan Duao.

Zhang Xianzhong broke through Xiangyang and released this guy. And regardless of the previous suspicions, he still let him do the paperwork.

So he followed Zhang Xianzhong and fought his way out of the encirclement.

Whether it is the Chuang army or Zhang Xianzhong's Xiying, they are already used to breaking through, so they will agree in advance on the place of convergence after the breakout.

Zhang Xianzhong's eyes widened: "No hurry! Lao Tzu hasn't been beaten out by You Shilu yet, so he might be caught if he runs like this."

"Is there a good way to do it?"

"Tell a few capable brothers to spread the news in the market town at the foot of the mountain, and say that our Lao Tzu was beaten by You Shilu's ball and cried to his father and mother, and there are not many people left."

"False and real, the handsome man is really capable!" Pan Duao gave a thumbs up.

"Get out!"

Zhang Xianzhong yelled at Pan Duao, bluffing Pan Duao to crawl to run errands.

"Which move did Lao Tzu make a mistake and let You Shilu chase after Lao Tzu?" Zhang Xianzhong asked himself.

He couldn't understand that when Yang Sichang was still alive, You Shilu disobeyed orders many times and did not listen. Yang Sichang is dead, and the new supervisor has not taken office, why is You Shilu obedient!

first came to Xiangyang to beat him, and then came to Yunyang to beat him, but he didn't beat Li Zicheng.

Of course, Zhang Xianzhong couldn't think clearly, because he didn't know that the soldiers under You Shilu were already similar to the tooth soldiers of the Five Dynasties period.

Zhao Kuangyin is deeply aware of the courage of the tooth soldiers, so he adopts a policy of emphasizing literature over military force and emphasizing internal defense.

Most of the soldiers under You Shilu's command were traitors to the peasant army, and they were corrupt and degenerate, and they valued their own interests far more than they did for the country.

But Zhang Xianzhong provoked their interests.

In Xiangyang, the property that You Shilu's subordinates spent money on was looted by Zhang Xianzhong.

In Yunyang, the families of You Shilu's subordinates were housed.

Because Yunyang Prefecture is mountainous, once you encounter war, you can hide in the mountains.

So, who does You Shilu fight if he doesn't beat Zhang Xianzhong?

After Zhang Xianzhong joined up with his subordinates, he had to go east to Anhui and mingle with the rest of the Fifth Battalion of the Revolution, which did not go north.

Hearing that Zhang Xianzhong's army was defeated in Yunyang Mansion, Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai suddenly left Henan, led the army south to Huguang, and threatened to enter Chengtian Mansion and raise the tomb of King Xingxian.

This frightened all the governors, and they gathered heavy troops to enter Huguang.

Unexpectedly, Li and Luo, who learned the news, quickly went north, causing Fu Zonglong, the governor of the three sides, and others to pounce.

After the deed was completed, Li Zicheng set up a grand banquet in Mengjiazhuang, one to reward the whole army, and the other to celebrate the coalition army walking the officers and soldiers like dogs.

For so many years, it is the first time that the army has raised its eyebrows so much.

The generals were very excited, and Li Zicheng was usually very casual with the generals, so the generals at the banquet were chatting and laughing, and it was very lively.

Luo Rucai sat with Li Zicheng, he gave Li Zicheng a glass of wine, and said with a smile:

"King Chuang, the official army is really not as good as the generation, Hong Chengchou, Yang Sichang, Ding Qirui, one is more than a waste, our good days are coming."

"To have today, don't forget the merits of Chen Qiyu, Xiong Wencan and others."

Li Zicheng also laughed.

"Yes, yes, I almost forgot about these two."

Luo Rucai's words changed: "King Chuang, what should we do next?"

"Let's continue to walk the officers and soldiers around the Central Plains until they are completely out of food.

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Li Zicheng said: "The Ming army, which had no food, could only plunder the people and rob some squires with no background. As long as they break away from the main army, our chance will come."

"Okay, a good trick to lure the enemy deeper." Luo Rucai couldn't help but applaud, "Henan is not as good as other places, it has suffered disasters year after year, and the people have no food in their hands.

In order to grab food, the Ming army will only go farther and farther, and our opportunity has come."

Li Zicheng laughed.

"But ......" Luo Rucai frowned slightly, "What if the Ming army doesn't take the bait?"

"No, it won't. Not only will it not, but it will rush to death."

"Why is that?"

"Do you know that during the Chongzhen period, Qin Liangyu led his troops to King Qin, and Chongzhen summoned her on the platform and gave her four imperial poems, which were recited by the government and the opposition for a while?"

"You know, what's the point of those sentences?"

Luo Rucai doesn't know a few big characters, and he knows that there are ghosts.

He said he knew, and peeked at Gil.

Ji Jue said: "Learn the Xichuan Eight Formation Diagram, and the mandarin duck holds the talisman in his sleeve. Women are willing to accept it, why should the general be a husband."

A total of four imperial poems, Ji Jue read them all.

"It's so long, who remembers." Luo Rucai snorted.

Li Zicheng couldn't help laughing, and said, "Listen, 'Try to see him on the Nianlin Pavilion, Danqing first draws a picture of a beauty. These poems are all gaudy words, I guess Chongzhen didn't know that Qin Liangyu was already an old woman in her fifties, and thought she was a pretty little lady in her twenties and thirties. Not only is his martial arts good, but his appearance is also beautiful."

This sentence caused a burst of laughter.

"This must be Chongzhen living in the deep palace, and he only knows that the female general brought troops to King Jingqin, and no one told him Qin Liangyu's age. I wrote a few sour poems in the palace that night, and the next day I was summoned by the platform, only to find out that it was an old woman, and it was already late at that time."

Li Zicheng analyzed this, and sighed with emotion: "You see, the affairs outside the emperor of the Ming Dynasty can only rely on the ministers and eunuchs, how clear can they know?"

"I understand, Chongzhen saw that we had been wandering around Henan, and he would definitely urge all kinds of armies to besiege us. Completely ignoring the fact that the Ming army ran out of food, and Henan had no land to supply food."

Luo Rucai finally understood.

"Hey, Luo Shuai's words are wrong."

Liu Zongmin interjected: "Henan is so big, how can there be no food. It's just that...... These grains are in the name of the great squire, who would dare to take them?".

"I dare!" Li Shuangxi interjected at the right time.

It caused everyone to laugh again.

The next day, Li Zicheng sent a small number of men and horses to scatter in all directions to reconnoiter the enemy's situation. The main force rested in Mengjiazhuang.

To say that Li Zicheng is matched with Luo Rucai, it is really a "match made in heaven". Li Zicheng has hungry people, and Luo Ru has a veteran of a hundred battles.

As soon as the two sides combined, the strength immediately became different.

During the recuperation period, Luo Rucai sent people to Li Zicheng's camp to teach the soldiers of the breaking army.

This side is gearing up, just waiting for the Ming army to take the bait.

And the Ming army, as Li Zicheng expected, ran out of food.

Fu Zonglong took He Renlong and Li Guoqi to the north and arrived in Xincai. Yang Wenyue, the governor of Baoding, with Liu Guozhu, was also going south.

The two armies met in Xincai and greeted each other, oh open, they were all hungry soldiers.