Li Zicheng made a name for himself in Henan, and then successively conquered Jiaxian and Yiyang (Ruyang). Therefore, more and more local bandits in western Henan also surrendered to Li Zicheng's command, allowing him to gather more than 50,000 troops in a short period of time, so that he could continue to conquer cities and plunder.

Zhang Xianzhong was also invincible in Sichuan. In fact, it was not that Zhang Xianzhong's troops suddenly became brave, but that the Sichuan army deducted food, pay and weapons and supplies. The soldiers had no intention of fighting and were not determined to defend themselves, so they could not stop Zhang Xianzhong's attack at all.

Zhang Xianzhong defeated Shifang and Hanzhou (Guanghan), and then passed through Mianzhu, Jintang, Jianzhou, Ziyang, and entered Anyue, and Lezhi.

Yang Sichang asked Meng Ruhu and Zhang Yingyuan to pursue Zhang Xianzhong with their troops, but the local army in Sichuan was not strong enough that Zhang Xianzhong could always break through the block and continue to flee. Because the pursuit was too hard, the soldiers complained, so that rumors of "I want to kill me Zuozhen and run to kill me Mengzhen" were spread. Obviously, the soldiers missed Zuo Liangyu who always stayed in control of the troops, and were extremely dissatisfied with Feng Ruhu who forced them to pursue.

After December, Zhang Xianzhong conquered Longchang County, Luzhou, Nanxi County, Rong County, Renshou County, and then arrived in Chengdu. In other words, since Zhang Xianzhong and his friends entered Sichuan from Huguang, they went around from north to south, and then from south to north. The Ming army also followed Zhang Xianzhong and others to march thousands of miles in Sichuan and returned to the origin.

Beijing, Wenhua Palace.

Emperor Chongzhen summoned Chen Xinjia.

After Chen Xinjia knelt down and bowed, Chongzhen asked, "What's the situation in Liaodong, Chen Qing's family?"

At this time, the situation in Henan and Sichuan has not been reported, so Chongzhen is still paying more attention to the situation in Liaodong. Even if it is reported, Chongzhen would think that the thief is just a disease of scabies.

He had issued an order to reduce taxes from some severely affected prefectures and counties, and he also used 20,000 yuan of internal treasury to provide relief to the victims of Hebei, Shandong and Henan. At the same time, he also sent a ban on Beijing to Henan to suppress the bandits. The bandits' rebellion should be pacified soon. As long as the Qing soldiers in Liaodong were defeated, after a while, the natural disasters passed, the Ming Dynasty would be revived from then on.

Chen Xinjia bowed and replied: "Report to Your Majesty, our army and the Qing soldiers have attacked each other in recent times, but they are all fighting small groups of people. The Qing soldiers wanted to siege Jinzhou, but Zu Dashouli refused them. The Qing soldiers could only station and harass the outside of Jinzhou and were not allowed to approach."

"What countermeasures are there in Hong Chengchou?" Chongzhen asked.

Chen Xinjia replied: "Director Hong has sent troops to Songshan and Xingshan cities, thinking that Jinzhou will support him. However, his troops are insufficient, so he can only defend himself by relying on the city and dare not rashly fight the enemy."

Emperor Chongzhen frowned and said, "Have the recruited officers and soldiers settled?"

"Report to Your Majesty, it has been confirmed." Chen Xinjia said: "They are the headquarters of Yang Guozhu, the general general of Xuanfu, Wang Pu, the general general general of Datong, Tang Tong, and the headquarters of Yulin General General of Horse Science and Technology. There are more than 70,000 officers and soldiers, 40,000 horses and 10,000 mules."

Chongzhen thought about it for a while, then nodded and said, "In this way, together with the existing troops in Liaodong, there are already more than 100,000 troops, which is more than twice the Qing army. He should have some chance of winning. How are the food and grass prepared?"

"One hundred thousand dan of grain and fifty thousand bunches of grass have been transported away. After the ice and snow melt next year, we can set sail from Tianjin and continue to transport the food and grass stocked there by sea to Liaodong. This batch of food and grass can support the army for more than a year. Please rest assured, Your Majesty." Chen Xinjia reported.

"Then let these generals write to them and prepare them." Chongzhen ordered.

Chen Xinjia bowed and said, "I will give them an order immediately."

Chongzhen reminded: "We must remind Hong Chengchou that he must be careful and take this opportunity to completely defeat Jiannu! Relieve our concerns in the north and reopen peace for all generations."

"I obey the order."

Henan, Guide City, the prefect's office.

"Main Lord." Wang Shixiu, the regent of Guide Mansion, said: "Then Liu Yuanbin is so inappropriate! They followed the thief, not fighting the thief, and specialized in looting, just like the thief's back team. The only difference between them and the thief is that they only rob food and property and do not burn houses. In the past ten days, tens of thousands of refugees have been caused, and our city can no longer accommodate them."

Su Jing said helplessly: "This mansion is helpless. Liu Neishi is a close minister and is led by a ban on Beijing camp. He said that it is our mansion, even Governor Li cannot dispatch it. Moreover, they are here to help us eliminate the bandits, so who makes our army incompetent? He dares to stand on the top of the city to guard and not go out to suppress the bandits. It is really a humiliation for himself!"

"Then you can't let Liu Yuanbin continue to do evil!" Wang Shixiu said loudly.

Su Jing thought for a while and asked, "What's the movement in the Hou Mansion, Ye Mansion, and Shen Mansion in the city?"

"There is no such thing as yet." Wang Shixiu replied.

Su Jing waved his hand and said, "This Liu Yuanbin was invited by their families. They also have a lot of land outside the city. I think the government army will not pay attention to distinguishing it when looting. It's better they worry about it themselves. This mansion has no way to do it."

"Main Lord," Wang Shixiu bowed and said, "Have you heard about Suizhou?"

"Suizhou?" Su Jing thought for a while and said, "Are you talking about Li Yan defeating the thieves in Suizhou?"

"Yes, that's the matter." Wang Shixiu nodded and said, "Can you ask Li Yan to bring troops here and help eliminate the thieves?"

Su Jing thought of his test of Li Yan when he received Gao Sheng's appointment. Li Yan's meaning was very clear. It's okay to help, but it can't be helped in vain. What Li Yan wants is not money and items, but what he wants is an official position, but Su Jing can't give it.

He shook his head and said, "It's hard. He went to Suizhou to suppress bandits. It was adjacent to Suizhou and Qi County. Suizhou's bandits will become bigger and will have an impact on Qi County. But he is afraid that he won't come to Guide. Besides, there is no name to let him."

Wang Shixiu frowned and thought for a while, and asked, "What the Fu Zun means is that Li Yan wants a name? He wants an official position?"

Su Jing nodded and said, "Li Yan is very thoughtful. But he is absolutely capable. The military troops he trained are more than enough to deal with thieves. With his help, I can only resettle people in Qi County and resume production. But when I reorganized the troops here, you also saw that none of them could support them. All of them were timid rats with no ambitions!"

Wang Shixiu sighed, "Oh, General Gao Yuanheng is a pity for death. If I had gone out with him that time, such a thing might not have happened."
Chapter completed!