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After a moment, a tall, majestic middle-aged man walked into the tent.
He smiled slightly, showing his white teeth, and said in an authentic Mizhi accent: "Eight Great Kings, how are you doing lately? We haven't seen each other for a while!"
Zhang Xianzhong was stunned for a moment. When he saw the face of the visitor clearly, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. He hurriedly stood up and walked forward to greet him. He laughed and said, "I wonder why my left eyelid keeps twitching! It turns out that a distinguished guest is here! Haha.
Haha! Brother Yigong, please invite me soon!"
The person who came was none other than Li Zicheng’s brother-in-law, his most capable general, the son of Lao Chuang Wang Gao Yingxiang—Gao Yigong!
Although Gao Yigong was Gao Yingxiang's direct son, after the breakout of Hanzhong, Gao Yingxiang was killed. The banner of "Chuang King" did not fall on him, but on his famous brother-in-law ~ Li Zicheng!
However, Gao Yigong doesn’t have too many complaints about this!
Because he knew that his brother-in-law’s ambitions were far beyond his comparison! Only he could spread the banner of the rebel army throughout the world!
But after all, Gao Yigong is the son of Gao Yingxiang. He is outgoing and easy to make friends. He is very popular among the thirty-six leaders of the late Ming Dynasty, and he has been friends with Zhang Xianzhong for many years!
The two were seated separately. Zhang Xianzhong ordered his soldiers to serve tea and stew a pheasant. Then he smiled and said, "Brother Yigong, how come you are here in person in such a situation?"
Gao Yigong smiled and said: "Eight Great Kings, you made such a big noise in Huguang this time. I heard that even Xiong Wencan had his head cut off by Emperor Chongzhen. Our brothers under Chuangying are very impressed.
I can’t stop it!”
"Haha, the brothers who broke into the camp are so impressed!"
Zhang Xianzhong smiled and cupped his hands, but sighed and said: "Brother Yi Gong, to tell you the truth, I am just a donkey shit egg now~~ I am just glamorous on the outside! The lives of the brothers under my command are not so good.
It's so good! 'Cao Cao' Luo Rucai has been taken down by the army. Brother Yigong, you should also know about this, right?"
Gao Yigong nodded, feeling a trace of sadness in his heart, "Hey! Unexpectedly! Brother Cao Cao, such a shrewd person, is..."
"Hey! No one will say anything! Cleverness can lead to mistakes! I had reminded him beforehand that Shandong Commander-in-Chief Liu Ruyi is really a hungry tiger! It's okay, why do you have to provoke him? Now!
Fortunately, it's too late to say anything!" Zhang Xianzhong said sadly.
"Eight Kings, who is Liu Ruyi? Is he really that powerful?" Gao Yigong has been hiding in Tibet with Li Zicheng in the past few years, and he doesn't know much about the current situation of the Ming Dynasty. At this time, Zhang Xianzhong is here
, he also wanted to know about Liu Ruyi, the commander-in-chief of Shandong who has been in the limelight in recent years!
"It's a long story..." Zhang Xianzhong recounted the experience of the Battle of Nanyang to Gao Yigong, "Brother Yigong, I heard that this man just defeated Dorgon in Pinggu City, and now he has been destroyed again.
Cao Cao, we have to guard against this person!"
Gao Yigong nodded with deep understanding, this Liu Ruyi would be King Chuang's strong enemy in the future!
However, he did not come here to reminisce with Zhang Xianzhong. Seeing that the two of them were already chatting, Gao Yigong hurriedly said: "Eight Great Kings, in this current situation, the momentum of the army and the army is fierce! I wonder if you will be able to do anything in the future.
What’s the plan?”
Zhang Xianzhong was stunned and glanced at Gao Yigong, only to find that Gao Yigong was also looking at him with a smile.
"Haha! Brother Yigong, now that things have come to this, how can we say what the plan is? One step, one step! Zuo Liangyu, this old dog, is chasing me so hard! And behind me, Liu Ruyi, fiercely
People like tigers are like hungry wolves, watching with eager eyes! All I want, Lao Zhang, is to find a way for my brothers to survive and live peacefully, and that’s enough!" Zhang Xianzhong said with a smile.
Gao Yigong's expression changed, and he hurriedly asked: "Eight Kings, the new year is approaching, where do the Eight Kings want to celebrate the New Year? When I came, King Chuang specifically told me that if the Eight Kings don't dislike it,
We can join forces and discuss plans together!"
Zhang Xianzhong couldn't help but smile. He had already seen the purpose of Gao Yigong's trip, and said: "Oh~! Brother Yigong, I wonder how many troops, horses, and food and grass are under the command of King Chuang? If you can support hundreds of thousands of my brothers,
It can be discussed!"
Gao Yigong said hurriedly: "Right now, there are more than 5,000 old brothers in Chuang camp, all of them are elites from hundreds of battles! As long as the banner of King Chuang is waved, the world's heroes will definitely come to join us! At that time, we will bring in a dozen more
Thousands of people, this is not an easy task! The Eight Great Kings, Chuang Wang means that he hopes that you can break through to the Shaanxi area after the Chinese New Year, and the two of us can discuss the big plan together!"
Zhang Xianzhong couldn't help but sneer, "Brother Yigong, if you say so and I, Lao Zhang, have arrived on King Chuang's territory, then who has the final say between our two families?"
"Then King Chuang has the final say! Eight Great Kings, don't forget it! If we break into the camp, that is the orthodoxy of the rebel army in the world! However, King Chuang will definitely not treat you badly! With your current situation, Eight Great Kings
With your strength, I might even be able to make you the King of Side by Side!"
Zhang Xianzhong couldn't help laughing, did Li Zicheng think he was a three-year-old child?
Now he wants soldiers and people, and although the entry is critical, he is still in full swing. How can he follow Li Zicheng again and look at other people's faces?
Even if the two of them join forces, who has the final say? They have to discuss it carefully, right?
"Brother Yigong, we are not in a hurry to discuss this matter! You can rest here for a few days! We old brothers, after all, we haven't seen each other for many days, and we have a long time to come!" Zhang Xianzhong laughed and started laughing, but did not say a word again.
A matter of joining forces!
Gao Yigong had no choice but to accompany Zhang Xianzhong to eat and drink.
The New Year of the thirteenth year of Chongzhen came soon, and Liu Ruyi and Yang Sichang's army of more than 30,000 finally arrived at Fengjie two days ago.
Liu Ruyi did not break his promise and spent nearly ten thousand taels of silver on a large purchase of various meats and grains, so that the officers and soldiers who had been tired for a year could live a good year in peace!
But Zuo Liangyu's tribe was not so lucky. Due to greed for merit and rash advancement, at the beginning of the new year, they were ambushed by Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo's tribe in the mountains near Kaixian County, Sichuan, and lost thousands of people. Zhang Xianzhong's tribe was also able to borrow money.
At this time, thanks to Zuo Liangyu's entanglement, he entered the hinterland of Sichuan.
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Fengjie County Government has become Yang Sichang's temporary office.
Several braziers were lit in the room, and the living charcoal fire was emitting white smoke, making the room warm!
However, Yang Sichang frowned and stared closely at the map of the Ming Dynasty on the table.
Zuo Liangyu was defeated again, and the thief Xian was nowhere to be found, which made Yang Sichang's slightly relaxed heart suddenly become anxious again.
Early in the morning on the second day of the Lunar New Year, he recruited Liu Ruyi to the county government office.
"Ruyi, do you have any good ideas for the current situation?" Practice has proved that Yang Sichang now relies more and more on Liu Ruyi, so he immediately recruited Liu Ruyi to discuss military affairs!
In fact, Liu Ruyi had just learned about Zuo Liangyu's defeat again, but Liu Ruyi had expected this.
Zuo Liangyu is too impatient!
The more this happens, the easier it is for thieves to catch him!
"Mr. Ge, for the current plan, we have to block the Xian thief in Sichuan. We must not let him run to Shaanxi again!" Liu Ruyi didn't have a good way to deal with this situation. After all, Zhang Xianzhong ran away.
The horse is faster than a rabbit. In the complicated terrain of eastern Sichuan, unless there is an airplane, it is really difficult to catch his horse.
Yang Sichang sighed and nodded slightly, "Ruyi, I understand what you mean! But now, what should we do? If Zuo Liangyu doesn't obey orders, I don't have much to do!"
"Mr. Ge, after these days of recuperation, our sons and men have almost recovered! If you, Mr. Ge, can make up your mind, I think the time is ripe for us to have a decisive battle with the traitor!"
Liu Ruyi didn't want to go on like this anymore, so she spoke bluntly to Yang Sichang.
"Oh?" Yang Sichang was delighted when he heard this, but he calmed down instantly and said hurriedly: "Ruyi, tell me what you think?"
Liu Ruyi nodded, pointed at the map and said: "Mr. Ge, now I'm looking at the escape route of the Xian thief! In fact, it's certain! He wanted to be in Sichuan, but with so many of our troops chasing after him, the thief must also be
It’s uncomfortable! He is heading north now. I guess he probably wants to escape to Shaanxi and join Li Zicheng’s troops! If it really comes to that, this matter will be difficult to handle!"
Yang Sichang nodded and quickly signaled Liu Ruyi to continue.
Liu Ruyi pointed to the map and said: "Mr. Ge, if my prediction is correct, Xian Thief's next target must be here!"
Yang Sichang took a look and saw Liu Ruyi pointing at Taiping County (the Wanyuan area of Sichuan in later generations)!
Taiping County is the transportation throat of northeastern Sichuan, bordering Shaanxi to the north, Huguang and Henan to the east, and further north is Yima Qinchuan!
If it hadn't been for Liu Ruyi's words, Yang Sichang would never have expected that Zhang Xianzhong would be so bold and once again enter the hinterland of Shaanxi where the imperial army gathered heavily.
"Ruyi, this, this..." Yang Sichang opened his mouth wide, but couldn't say anything.
Liu Ruyi knew Yang Sichang's concerns. In fact, if Liu Ruyi had not come from a later generation, he would still not be able to guess Zhang Xianzhong's thoughts. In other words, Zhang Xianzhong can definitely be regarded as one of the originators of guerrilla tactics!
Historically, Zhang Xianzhong passed through Taiping County and entered Shaanxi, but he did not join Li Zicheng. Instead, he teamed up with Luo Rucai and returned to Fangxian and Xingshan areas at the junction of Huguang, Henan, and Sichuan. When Yang Sichang led his army to return for reinforcements, he
He then led the army into Sichuan, and continued to grow and develop along the way. Finally, he entered Huguang again and captured Xiangyang City, which shocked the world!
"Mr. Ge, this matter must be decided as soon as possible! Moreover, this matter must be communicated with Zuo Shuai in advance. Otherwise, if the thief passes through Taiping County, it will be difficult for us to catch up with him!" Liu Ruyi said.
Yang Sichang nodded with deep understanding, "Ruyi, I will definitely implement this matter as soon as possible!"