Chapter 1054: Li Zicheng in a Dilemma (1)

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In fact, Wu Sangui's defection was also quite depressed for the Shaanxi rebel army, and Li Zicheng, who received the news, was also quite depressed in his heart. The imperial court and the rebel army are all begging for a living in Guanzhong, one was defeated, and the other was naturally not having a good time. It's just that in front of his subordinates, he didn't show it.

The current situation is very delicate. The Tiger Army has already controlled most of the country, and it is sure that it will be the boss of the future bosses. How long the imperial court can hold out, no one can judge. As for the Shaanxi rebel army itself, how long it can hold out is also difficult to say. But for the time being, the Shaanxi rebel army is still safe for the time being.

Because, the imperial court of Xi'an Mansion happened to be in front of the Shaanxi rebel army, which brought a short period of calm to the Shaanxi rebel army. As long as the imperial court is still in Xi'an, it will be able to block the road of the Tiger Army's westward advance, and the Tiger Army will not be able to directly pose a serious danger to the Shaanxi Rebel Army. Well, it's a serious hazard, not counting everyday skirmishes, petty fights.

Although the Tiger Warrior Army has a Wang Dou Legion in Yan'an Mansion, which is in direct contact with the Shaanxi Rebel Army in the region, this Wang Dou Legion is not the elite legion of the Tiger Ben Army. It was authorized by Zhang Zhun and pulled up by Wang Dou himself. Except for the number of the Tiger Army, it does not have the same strong combat effectiveness as the regular troops of the Tiger Army.

According to Li Zicheng's judgment, in the next year or two, Wang Dou's army will not have the ability to wipe out the rebel army alone. Therefore, as long as the main army of the Tiger Ben Army does not enter the pass, the Shaanxi rebel army is not in danger for the time being.

Previously, in Zhenyuan, the main leader of the Shaanxi Rebel Army had held a meeting for several days to discuss the future development policy of the Shaanxi Rebel Army. As a result, for various reasons, there was no unanimous agreement between the rebel armies. People from all walks of life are unhappy and look for their own development strategies.

After the Zhenyuan Conference, several giants of the Shaanxi rebel army, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, and Luocheng, held a small-scale meeting, hoping that the three strongest rebel armies could reach a common action plan. Regrettably, however, even the three of them have not reached any unanimous agreement. In the end, each went his own way.

The big reason why these two meetings did not achieve any results is that the rebel armies of all walks of life generally feel that the current situation is not particularly tense or dangerous. If a coherent course of action is to be formed, there must be some rebel armies that will sacrifice some of their own interests. This is obviously impossible.

At the two meetings, Li Zicheng did not have an unfulfilled wish, and after he came back, his mood was not very high. He, the king of Chuang, does not seem to be as bold as Gao Yingxiang back then. The respect of others for him is not as strong as Gao Yingxiangqiang. Of course, this feeling is very uncomfortable. However, slowly, Li Zicheng also wanted to open it.

Since there is a court blocking in front of the Tiger Army, even if the Tiger Army wants to attack, the court will suffer first. As long as there is no danger in the imperial court, the Shaanxi rebel army can get by. Perhaps, when the Tiger Ben Army moves to the imperial court, it will not be too late for the Shaanxi rebel army to unite again. Wu Sangui's defection is a signal that the imperial court is in danger. Once the imperial court is gone, the Shaanxi rebel army will have to directly face the elite legion of the Tiger Ben army.

Whether the Shaanxi rebel army is the opponent of the Tiger Ben Army or not is a very taboo topic. In order to boost the morale of the troops, news about the Tiger Ben Army is generally not passed down. Even if it is going to be passed down, it will be some news that is not good for the Tiger Army. Therefore, within the Shaanxi Rebel Army, most of the officers and men at the grassroots level did not have a clear understanding of the combat effectiveness of the Tiger Army.

In fact, in the entire Shaanxi rebel army, only a few high-level leaders such as Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, and Luo Rucai understood that once the fight really started, the Shaanxi rebel army was only a little dangerous. The combat effectiveness of the Shaanxi rebel army should not be the opponent of the Tiger Ben army. It's just that their way of thinking will definitely not be directly revealed.

For Li Zicheng's own family, his attitude towards the Tiger Benjun is cautious. He didn't think that the Tiger Army was easy to bully, and he didn't think that the Tiger Army couldn't deal with it. His strategy phalanx is to delay as much time as possible and make himself stronger.

No one wants to get to this point so early. No matter who it was, they didn't expect that Wu Sangui would defect directly. It can be said that this move of the Tiger Ben Army did play a role in knocking the mountain and shaking the tiger for the Shaanxi rebel army.

"Come on."

Li Zicheng suddenly said slowly.

"What do you command?"

Li Guo hurriedly replied.

"Sit down."

Li Zicheng said gently.

"Okay, Dad."

Li Guo sat down obediently.

Every time Li Zicheng asked Li Guo to sit down, it changed from a public matter to a private matter. At this time, Li Guo is no longer Li Zicheng's subordinate, but Li Zicheng's son and Li Zicheng's future heir. Such an identity change naturally brings about a big change in the topic. To put it simply, the two of them are going to have a casual relationship.

It is also strange to say that Li Zicheng has not had any children so far. His subordinates, Liu Zongmin, Zhang Nai, Liu Fangliang, Hao Shaoqi and others, all already have children. Only he, the boss of the king, did not. I have to say that this is a thing that makes Li Zicheng very depressed. Even, in his subconscious, he still felt a little embarrassed.

Generally, normal people, during the New Year's festival, will give incense to their ancestors and worship their ancestors. Only Li Zicheng never worshipped. Such behavior, in the eyes of others, is inconceivable and very unfilial. However, the people around him can also understand his psychology. Without descendants, he has no shame to see his ancestors!

If the problem is with his wife Gao Guiying, then it will be easy to do, Gao Guiying has already given him a few concubines and agreed to let him plant widely and harvest thinly. However, the problem lies with Li Zicheng himself. Gao Guiying's stomach did not respond, and his concubines also did not react. Such a result really made Li Zicheng ashamed to see people and difficult to raise his head. Fortunately, his subordinates never mentioned the stubble of their descendants, so as not to embarrass him.

Every time the rebel army arrived in a new place, Li Zicheng would search for famous doctors to see what his problem was. However, it is a pity that those so-called famous doctors do not see why. Li Zicheng himself, or Gao Guiying, also got a lot of home remedies for Li Zicheng to take. However, it still had no effect.

Over time, Li Zicheng also broke off the idea of having incense. He estimated that it was because of his rebellion that he offended God, so God deliberately cut off his children and grandchildren. In a fit of rage, Li Zicheng even hated God. He no longer believes in the cycle of heavenly principles, and retribution is unhappy. He asked Li Guo to pass under his knees and treat him as if he were his own son.

"The last time you were in the Central Plains, when I saw Zhang Zhun...... What kind of person do you think, Zhang Zhun is? What will he do with our rebels? ”

Li Zicheng said carefully.

It's not that he has any secrets, and he can't reveal them to Li Guo, but he really doesn't know how to describe this matter. In fact, when it comes to this part, Li Zicheng's consideration is to leave more retreats for himself, and not to block all the roads that surrendered to the Tiger Ben Army at once. However, Li Zicheng didn't dare to reveal too much of such an idea.

Since the day the Shaanxi rebel army was born, there have been many hills. Thirty-six battalions, each with its own boss. Nominally, everyone is a cooperative relationship, collective action, but in fact, everyone has their own little abacus. Once there is a conflict of interests, they all take care of each other, and they cannot form a single mind at all. Even the previous King Chuang had no way to solve this matter. By the time he Li Zicheng arrived, it was even more impossible. Zhang Xianzhong, that bastard, has to ride on his Li Zicheng's head every time to make a fortune.

In the past few years, the Shaanxi rebel army has lived a relatively peaceful life. Each family has its own ** territory and its own ** interests. Generally speaking, the relationship between each house and each house is that the well water does not interfere with the river water. Even if there is any conflict, it will be resolved relatively quickly. However, this is only a temporary contradiction that has been masked. Once a major incident happens, the relationship between the families is still very bad.

"Dad, I feel ...... Zhang Zhun is a person who is quiet on the surface, but in fact, he is quite ruthless...... He never promised us anything, nor did he reveal anything, and if we rushed to the past, no one knew what the consequences would be. ”

Li Guo frowned and said.

He knew that his cheap dad was a bit of a refuge in the Tiger Army. However, his heart was unwilling to take refuge in the Tiger Army. For no other reason, it just feels insecure. Zhang Zhun's attitude towards the Shaanxi rebel army has always been ambiguous. In Li Guo's view, this is to poison the rebel army.

"Oh? Tell me about it in detail! ”

Li Zicheng was quite interested and motioned for him to continue.

He ...... Fu Wang ...... Although he did not kill the Fu King with his own hands, he handed over the Fu King to the angry people. This is much more powerful than killing King Fu with your own hands. My feeling is that Zhang Zhun said one thing and said another. Now he is a strong soldier and a strong horse, and he will definitely not take us seriously. His goal should be to dominate the world. Even if we surrender to the past, it is just a mixed meal, and it is impossible to be reused. ”

"Besides, Sun Chuanting, Lu Xiangsheng and others, who fought with us before, have all taken refuge in the Tiger Ben Army. They are also in high positions. Lu Xiangsheng is also highly respected by Zhang Zhun. Our relationship with them is not very good. If they slander in front of Zhang Zhun, what good fruit can we eat? ”

"Also, on Qingyang's side, I'm afraid that I don't have the heart to take refuge in the Tiger Army. If we show such thoughts, he will surely gather others to attack us together. Dad, Qingyang's style of doing things, we have already learned it. He's a pervert. Don't come to that time, not only will we not be able to take refuge in the Tiger Army, but we will also bury ourselves. ”

Li Guo said in a low tone slowly.

The so-called Qingyang side is Zhang Xianzhong. Among the rebel armies, he was the most opposed to peace with the Tiger Army. Because Zhang Xianzhong must slaughter the city every time, he has also won the glorious title of pervert within the rebel army. At the two meetings in Zhenyuan, Zhang Xianzhong was resolutely opposed to negotiations with the Tiger Benjun. Zhang Xianzhong's meaning is to fight with the Tiger Benjun to the end and see who can have the last laugh. Zhang Xianzhong always thought that he could have the last laugh.

"Really?"

Li Zicheng muttered to himself.

He thinks that Li Guo's words are reasonable. Although Li Guo's tone was a little impulsive. It's true that the Tiger Army is not so easy to get along with. Zhang Zhun is indeed a demon who eats people and does not spit out bones. Surrendering to Zhang Zhun's command, it is indeed impossible to predict what kind of arrangements will be made. And, by this time, it seems that the best opportunity to surrender has indeed been missed.

If it was when the Huben army captured Luoyang, it would decisively raise the banner of attachment, which would be completely different from the situation in front of him. However, at that time, Li Zicheng did not think about it this way at all. At that time, Li Zicheng still looked down on Zhang Zhun a little. Who would have thought that a few years later, the Tiger Ben Army has swept across the country?

In fact, Li Zicheng also has a grudge against the matter of the Tiger Ben Army taking the Fu King. There is definite information that King Fu's family property is first-class. Even if it is Emperor Chongzhen's internal funds, it may not have as much wealth as the Fu Wangfu's reserves.

Li Ziyuan came here to get rid of King Fu first, get a lot of money on him, and let his troops develop by leaps and bounds. Such a huge amount of wealth is enough to arm hundreds of thousands of troops. However, a series of accidents caused Li Zicheng to fail to do so. In the end, by mistake, it cheapened Zhang Zhun who came from afar.

The information was provided by Li Zicheng. The messenger who led the way was also provided by Li Zicheng. In Li Zicheng's view, even if he has no credit, he has hard work. You Zhang Zhun, *** reward, you should always give me a fortune. However, after the Tiger Ben Army took Luoyang, they did not mean to give him Li Zicheng a little bit at all. When Li Guo came back, he came back empty-handed.

Li Zicheng felt that he was bullied by Zhang Zhun, ignored by Zhang Zhun, and insulted by Zhang Zhun. As for the capture of Luoyang by the Huben army, the relief of the siege of the imperial army, and the giving the Shaanxi rebel army a way out, Li Zicheng and all the high-ranking officials of the Shaanxi rebel army selectively ignored it. Their resentment is that the Tiger Ben Army has become rich, but they refuse to share it with them. Eating alone is the most hateful.

Sometimes, Li Zicheng can't help but complain a little. The officers and soldiers of Luoyang City are really a waste! The Tiger Ben army that came from afar, with a strength of 3,000 people, and the defenders of Luoyang, relying on the tall city walls, couldn't stop it. This kind of waste is really rare. If they can hold out for about half a month, a large number of officers and soldiers will flock to Luoyang. Zhang Zhun couldn't easily swallow the big fat of King Fu.

"Dad, otherwise, let's join forces with the imperial court to keep the Tiger Ben Army out of the pass."

Li Guo suddenly whispered.

"Huh? What did you say? ”

Li Zicheng's expression reacted a little.

"Dad, it's best for us not to go it alone, it's best to join forces with the imperial court. If we join forces, relying on the natural risk of Tongguan, we may be able to divide Guanzhong......"

Li Guo finally said what he really thought.

Well, to be precise, this is not Li Guo's idea alone, but the idea of many people in the Shaanxi rebel army. Li Guo is just expressing their hearts unabashedly now. He believes that Li Zicheng also has such thoughts.

At the beginning, the purpose of the rebel army was to survive, to be able to eat well, and to resist the oppression of the imperial court. However, now, the purpose of the rebel army is no longer as simple as survival. People are always changing. The top echelons of the rebel army, after all these years of fighting, have naturally completely changed their mentality.

They have begun to taste the taste of the bone-eating power **. They have come to understand that they cannot continue to live under the fence. They also know how to work together vertically and horizontally. Now, what they are thinking about is already the matter of splitting the earth and sealing the marquis. They all want a piece of land of their own. After all, the strength of the rebel army is also relatively strong.

It is absolutely impossible to divide the world equally. The Tiger Ben Army has already occupied most of China. The only possibility for the Shaanxi rebel army is to rely on the natural danger of Tongguan and divide Guanzhong. The imperial court was near Xi'an, and the Shaanxi rebel army was in Guyuan, Qingyang, Pingliang and other places. The question is, can it be done? Tiger Benjun, will it agree in the end?

"Convene a meeting of the general and above!"

Li Zicheng commanded.

"Understood."

Li Guo agreed.

Not long after, at the gate of the courtyard, there was a loud voice from Liu Zongmin, the number one right-hand man, "King Chuang, what are the moves?" Is there going to be a war? It's good to fight, I've been itching my hands for a long time! ”

Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Come in!" Let's talk about it later. ”

Liu Zongmin came in stride. He turned out to be a blacksmith, tall and powerful. Standing in front of Li Zicheng, he seemed to be a swarthy iron tower. Li Zicheng's most ferocious general in the rebel army is him Liu Zongmin.

Li Zicheng relied on Liu Zongmin very much and personally read the information to him.

Liu Zongmin is a big boss, and he doesn't know that the real flat shoulder is a word. After listening to this, he grinned and said disapprerovingly: "Wu Sangui, this baby, has no milk to eat, so he went to the Tiger Benjun to find milk to eat, it's normal!" ”

Li Zicheng said: "If he leaves, Xi'an is afraid that it will be over." ”

Liu Zongmin said: "That's for sure. ”

Li Zicheng was not speaking.

After a while, Zhang Nai, Liu Fangliang, Tian Jianxiu, Hao Shaoqi, Gao Yigong and others came, plus Li Guo, a total of more than a dozen people. These people are the backbone of Li Zicheng's troops.

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