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Chapter 1o55 Li Zicheng in a dilemma (2)

（1o55）

Since Li Zicheng was stationed in Guyuan Prefecture, the number of troops has decreased a lot instead of increasing. The main reason for this is that there is no opportunity to fight on the move, and there is no way to loot more wealth and food. The entire ground of Shaanxi, including Xi'an, is basically a white land.

Without wealth and food, naturally you can't afford to raise too many troops. Li Zicheng tried to emulate the Tiger Ben Army and become self-reliant in Guyuan Prefecture with plenty of food and clothing. But there has been little improvement. In the past three years, grain production in Guwon Prefecture and surrounding areas has been insufficient. Li Zicheng had to cut more troops and devote more manpower to production to ensure that he would not starve to death.

There are many reasons for food insecurity. There are subjective and objective. In most parts of Shaanxi, the drought is severe, and there is not enough water to irrigate the fields. In Guyuan Prefecture and surrounding areas, the drought situation is almost the worst. Most of the fields could not be sown at all. Even if you can barely sow seeds, the yield per mu is only about 100 catties.

As a traverser, Zhang Zhun understands the importance of sweet potatoes, yù rice, potatoes and other crops, and vigorously promotes these drought crops in arid places where water sources are scarce. Zhang Zhun's order was not to allow any fields to be abandoned. If you really don't have manpower to manage it, then put the sweet potato vines and the like into the field, and don't care about it in the future.

No one manages the sweet potato vines, either, are particularly lucky and can bear fruit. Perhaps there are very few single vines hanging fruits, and it is good to have more of them. Or, it's bad luck and there isn't a single sweet potato. However, even if you don't have a sweet potato, you can use it to feed cattle or pigs, in short, you can't pay 1ang.

Of course, it's even better if you don't grow sweet potato vines and plant alfalfa instead. The cavalry unit of the Tiger Ben Army needs a lot of forage. Alfalfa is one of the indispensable forage ingredients. In short, no matter what you plant, you just can't throw it away. Every time Zhang Zhun passes by on horseback, if the field is now abandoned, it means that someone has to take responsibility.

However, Li Zicheng and the people around him did not know this. Maybe they're aware of it, but they can't. Or maybe they don't want to do it. Their level limits their swing in domestic affairs. Due to the arrival of Zhang Zhun, the historical track was changed, and Song Xiance and others all switched to Li Yan's army and to the Huben army. By the side of Li Zicheng and others, there was no outstanding literati to assist.

In fact, in terms of dividing the land and dividing the land, the rebel army did not do as thoroughly as the tiger army. After the rebel army settled down, there were actually many people who wanted to be big landlords. Everyone wants to get as much land as possible. Under the domination of power, the top of the rebel army occupied more land by themselves.

For example, when he was a member of the high school, he rowed away 500 acres of land. Liu Zongmin's number is a little more, more than 600 acres. Li Zicheng is the most, with 700 acres. The other high-ranking officers, all of whom were more or less owned, owned more land than others. In some ways, this also weakened the cohesion of the rebel officers and soldiers.

Of course, Li Zicheng was not aware of this problem. What he saw was that although the number of rebels had decreased, to only about 20,000 men, the quality had improved. Previously, the rebels did not have time for formal training at all, and they learned combat skills in battle. Now, it is possible to train systematically.

Therefore, Li Zicheng has every reason to believe that the combat effectiveness of his troops is stronger than before. The strength of the army made Li Zicheng feel that he was in front of the Tiger Army, and there was no need to be so quiet. Perhaps, Li Guo's proposal to secede Guanzhong can indeed be seriously considered.

Even if you can't divide the entire Guanzhong, at least you must divide the northwest area. If it really doesn't work, retreat back and retreat to the Ningxia area. The Hetao Plain in Ningxia is still relatively wealthy, and there are also sufficient water sources for irrigation. The local landlord forces in Ningxia are not particularly strong, and they are certainly not the opponents of the rebel army.

According to intelligence, the current main generals in Ningxia are the three sons of Ma Shilong, the former chief military officer of Ningxia, Ma Xiantu, Ma Yingtu, and Ma Chengtu. These three people were loyal to the Ming court and would certainly not surrender to the rebels easily. However, none of these three people have strong military command ability, and Li Zicheng is confident that he can definitely eliminate the three of them.

According to the various thoughts in his heart, after Li Zicheng asked Li Guo to read out the information, he looked at each of his subordinates with a cold face, and said slowly: "This is the case, what do you think about this?" ”

Zhang Nai said casually: "Do we want to attack Xi'an Mansion together?" ”

The people around them all subconsciously glanced at Zhang Nai, but they didn't speak.

Zhang Nai's meaning is obviously a bit of a taste of flattering the Tiger Benjun. Attacking Xi'an Mansion can give a good impression to the Tiger Army, in case in the future, well, in case, the rebel army really has to rely on the Tiger Army, then the Tiger Army will definitely give the rebel army a little good treatment.

Of course, this also means that from now on, they will become the team of the Tiger Army. With the ability of the Tiger Army, they want to play the game of Chebox Gorge, but I'm afraid it's impossible. With Zhang Zhun's xìng, he will not give them the opportunity to play Chezhou Gorge at all.

If at this time, he still refuses to take the initiative to send troops to Xi'an Mansion to help the Huben army take the imperial court. Then, it means that the rebel army is going to lose its last chance. After this village, there is no such shop, and the opportunity is fleeting. If you want to please the Tiger Ben Army in the future, it will be difficult.

Besides, there is another reason that cannot be clearly stated. If the rebel army assists the Huben army in attacking Xi'an, it may be able to fish in troubled waters and get a little benefit. If you don't participate, then all the benefits will fall into the pockets of the Tiger Army. The emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and the court of Xi'an Prefecture, no matter how poor, is a little better than the rebel army.

Liu Zongmin frowned and said, "King Chuang, I am against it!" ”

Li Zicheng nodded and motioned for him to say in detail.

Liu Zongmin said in a loud voice: "We will defend Yuanzhou, don't do anything!" We are not going to help the imperial court, nor are we going to help the Tiger Army! Let's watch the excitement right from the side! Let's occupy Guyuan Prefecture and see how his Tiger Ben Army will attack us! ”

The Shaanxi rebel army has never had direct contact with the Tiger Army, and Liu Zongmin does not know much about the combat effectiveness of the Tiger Army. After the rebel army came to Guwonju, they made great reinforcements to the city walls, city gates, and other fortifications. Therefore, Liu Zongmin feels that Guyuan Prefecture is already a strong city in the world, and it is foolproof.

Going to Xi'an Mansion is nothing more than helping the imperial court to fight the Tiger Army, or helping the Tiger Army to fight the Imperial Court, there is no third option. Liu Zongmin felt that neither of these choices was good. The muddy water mothfish is not so good, there is no accurate information, in case you are not careful, you will put yourself in it, then the gains outweigh the losses.

"What do we know about Xi'an? After Wu Sangui surrenders, what will the Tiger Ben Army do? In case we send troops to Xi'an Mansion, will Wu Sangui and Wang Dou copy our back road? Don't think that the people from the east of us will help us stop it, I'm sure the two of them have already thought about Xi'an Mansion. As long as we are dispatched, they will definitely follow. ”

"Previous intelligence said that in front of Tongguan, as well as Puzhou in Shanxi, there were the main forces of the Tiger Ben Army assembled. One of them is the Blue Dragon Legion who was transferred back from the Liaodong battlefield. This shows that the Tiger Ben Army has enough ability to take the opportunity to sneak attack us while solving Xi'an Mansion. We must not fall for this. ”

Liu Zongmin spoke out about the key xìng problem.

"That's right!"

"I'm for it!"

Liu Yuliang immediately applauded and said.

The other rebel generals, you look at me, I look at you, and they all nodded involuntarily.

That's right, Liu Zongmin's words are still very well-spoken. You must not be blinded by the Xi'an Mansion for the door, and as a result, your nest was copied. Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai in the east of Guyuan Prefecture, as Liu Zongmin deduced, their coveting of Xi'an Mansion may still be above Li Zicheng. As long as Li Zicheng makes a move here, the two of them will definitely go out with the whole army, and they will come from behind. Speaking of looting, no one is Zhang Xianzhong's opponent!

If Guyuan Prefecture moves, and Pingliang and Qingyang follow, then it is conceivable that Wang Dou and Wu Sangui can easily go through all the nests of the three of them. The combat effectiveness of Wang Dou's army may not be good, but Wu Sangui's 5,000 Liaodong cavalry has to be guarded against. What's more, now is the time when Wu Sangui needs to vote for his name the most, and he can't help but work hard. If all the nests of the rebel army are copied, it will definitely be a heavy vote!

In fact, most of the people in the Shaanxi rebel army were still unwilling to take refuge under the command of the Tiger Ben Army. The reason is very simple, the Tiger Ben Army is a group of poor military families, they are also from poor military families, everyone is originally mud tuǐzi, and they are all equal. Why did they go to the Tiger Army? If Zhang Zhun is from a noble family, then he can still consider it.

"But can we hold on to Guyuan?"

After a moment of silence, someone whispered in a heartfelt voice.

When everyone heard this voice, they couldn't help but turn their heads and look at the person who spoke. Including Li Zicheng, they were obviously a little surprised. Liu Zongmin's surprise was even more obvious. He obviously didn't expect that the first person to ask the question was actually Gao Erniang. Zhang Nai, Liu Fangliang and others even thought to themselves, it's really a bit weird today, Gao Erniang actually took the initiative to speak. It turned out that the one who asked this sentence was the most courageous.

Saying that Gao Yigong is brave xiao, it definitely does not mean that he does not have the courage to fight, and he is greedy for life and afraid of death when he goes to the battlefield, but that he says in public that he is always like a Xiao lady who has just passed the door, timid and timid. Usually, if there was no roll call from Li Zicheng, he would basically not speak. finally let him say a few words, but as a result, once he was questioned or refuted by others, he immediately blushed and was at a loss.

Li Zicheng's wife Gao Guiying, everyone generally affectionately calls Mrs. Gao, and only on formal occasions will she call Mrs. Gao, or Mrs. Li. Gao Yigong is Gao Guiying's relative, so some people call him Gao Erniang behind his back, naturally making fun of him for being shy every time he says something. Gao Yigong also knows this nickname, but he is never annoyed.

Today, I don't know if Gao Yigong ate the wrong yao, or if the sun came out of the west, he was the first to take the initiative to question it, and the object of questioning was Liu Zongmin. Everyone knows that there is no contradiction between Gao Yigong and Liu Zongmin. Since he took the initiative to ask questions, it shows that he is indeed worried that he will not be able to hold on, and he is very worried.

"Why can't you hold it?"

Liu Zongmin said without thinking.

He also knows that Gao Yigong has no enmity with himself, and he is right about things and not people. It seems that Gao Erniang is indeed very worried that Guyuan Prefecture will not be able to hold it. can make Gao Erniang worry so much, Liu Zongmin can't grin. So, he patiently said his judgment again, trying to convince Gao Erniang as much as possible.

"Look, our walls ......"

"Look, our newly built Urn City ......"

"You see, we have installed dozens of crossbow machines at one city gate......"

Liu Zongmin explained carefully one by one. Guyuan Prefecture, that is, the original Shaanxi Town, after their continuous repairs, is now quite strong, Liu Zongmin feels that if the Tiger Army comes to attack, it will not be able to easily take Guyuan Prefecture. As long as the two sides are deadlocked for a while, the rebel army can make conditions to the Tiger Ben Army and get more benefits.

Most of the people present agreed with Liu Zongmin's view. After staying in Guyuan Prefecture for a few years, they slowly got used to the quiet days, and the circle gradually closed. I don't seem to know much about everything outside. The actions of the Tiger Army in Japan, on the island of Taiwan, and on the part of the Shaanxi Rebel Army, are not very clear. If they had known about this, they would certainly not be so optimistic.

"That'...... Only...... Adhere. ”

Gao Erniang is really Gao Erniang, after Liu Zongmin explained, he immediately changed his words.

"What else do the others think?"

Li Zicheng said loudly.

Everyone present shook their heads gently.

"Good!"

"Let's hold on!"

Li Zicheng nodded and said.

The meeting ended, and the crowd dispersed.

Li Zicheng returned to the room, and Gao Guiying was tidying up the comg shop. When she saw her husband's face, she seemed to be a little bad, so she asked with concern, "What is the result of the discussion?" ”

Li Zicheng said bitterly: "Hold on." ”

Gao Guiying said a little worriedly: "Then ......"

She and Li Zicheng's thoughts are actually relatively close, that is, they feel that they are passively waiting for death here, but they are afraid that the result will be really a dead end. They have to do something to change the fate of such passive waiting. However, Liu Zongmin, Zhang Nai, Liu Fangliang and others are not very in favor of taking the initiative. Gao Yigong is also Gao Erniang, and refuses to insist on his own ideas. In this way, Li Zicheng is not easy to speak.

It's not that Liu Zongmin tried to override him Li Zicheng and take power by himself. Li Zicheng believes that Liu Zongmin does not have such a mind or such an eye, but his views represent the views of many people. In fact, this view, to put it bluntly, means that everyone is used to living a stable life and doesn't want to toss easily.

The most obvious example is Zhang Nai, Liu Fangliang and other young generals, in the past, they were all good men on the battlefield, brave and good at fighting, but now, they have begun to pay attention to their Xiao family. Zhang Nai has three wives and Liu Fangliang has four, and it is estimated that this is the real reason why they are reluctant to leave Guyuan Prefecture.

"Alas!"

In the dark night, Li Zicheng sighed helplessly.

Suddenly, Li Zicheng seemed to have made up his mind and stood up. He walked around the courtyard, shook his hands vigorously, and then returned to Gao Guiying's side.

Gao Guiying asked casually, "You still haven't slept yet?" ”

Li Zicheng said in a low voice: "I'm going to let Guo'er go to Ningxia." ”

Gao Guiying was slightly stunned, then reacted, nodded and said, "You will transfer half of the strength of the old battalion to him." Give him another hundred cavalry. The cavalry of the Ningxia official army was quite numerous, and without strong cavalry, it was difficult to do things. ”

Li Zicheng nodded in agreement. Then, he thought for a moment, and then said slowly: "I'm afraid that the hundred cavalry is not enough, I will give him all the cavalry." What do you want cavalry to do to defend the city? ”

Gao Guiying glanced at her husband with a sigh of emotion. It seems that her husband is really sincere to her son. At this time, the first thing he thought of was to save Li Guo. Let Li go to Ningxia, this is an advance that can be attacked and retreated. No matter how erosive the situation is, Li Guo has a chance to escape. That part of Ningxia is far away, and others can't control it at all!

She couldn't help but feel a little guilty. Why can't Li Zicheng's infertility be cured? If only she could have a few children for Li Zicheng, it would be great! She lowered her head and thought about it, then said a little worriedly, "Okay...... Can he really do it? Ningxia Sanma, there seem to be a lot of people! We only have 3,000 cavalry......"

Li Zicheng said helplessly: "Can't you let me go in person?" ”

Gao Guiying was speechless.

Li Zicheng said: "Actually, let's just let Guo'er go to a front station." There was just such an opportunity to let Guo'er exercise alone. In the future, he will always have to be on his own. If the situation in Guyuan is not right, we can retreat to Ningxia. ”

Gao Guiying said: "That...... I'm going to find it now? ”

Li Zicheng said: "Okay! We don't have much time, so it's better to get out early. ”

Gao Guiying turned around and went out.

However, a moment later, what she brought back was not Li Guo, but a spy from Xi'an Mansion. The spy knelt down on one knee in front of Li Zicheng, gasped and said, "Report to King Chuang, the imperial court, the imperial court, surrender!" The Tiger Ben Army has entered Xi'an City! ”

"What?

"The court has surrendered?"

"The Tiger Ben Army has entered Xi'an Mansion?"

This news was like a bolt from the blue, and Li Zicheng couldn't bear it.

His first reaction was that he was in big trouble this time!

……

The top brass of the rebel army, who had just disbanded, were urgently summoned again.

Seeing Li Zicheng's face, everyone knew that something was wrong. Li Zicheng's reaction shows that the situation is very serious. Under such circumstances, even Liu Zongmin didn't dare to be presumptuous. Everyone sat down obediently and waited for Li Zicheng to speak.

"Emperor Chongzhen has surrendered to the Tiger Army."

"The Xuanwu Legion of the Tiger Army has entered Xi'an Mansion."

Li Zicheng had a gloomy face and repeated the relevant news.

"What?"

"Huh? No? ”

"That's how the court is finished?"

Before Li Zicheng's voice fell, the scene was already full of hún1uan.

The people present, including Liu Zongmin, were a little unbearable, and their faces were full of astonishment. Just half an hour ago, they were still counting on the imperial court to help the rebel army stop the attack of the Tiger Ben army? Unexpectedly, half an hour passed, and the court was declared finished!

The imperial court, actually surrendered?

Doesn't that mean that the Tiger Army is coming?

For a while, everyone looked at me, I looked at you, and there were no words.

"That's the way it is, let's talk about it, what should I do?"

Li Zicheng swept everyone's faces.

"This dog's miscellaneous, incompetent court ......"

Liu Zongmin muttered.

"Say something useful."

Li Zicheng frowned and said.

Liu Zongmin had no choice but to shut up.

This news came too suddenly, and he didn't have a good way. In the same way, he also felt that something was wrong. Even if he was overt and secret, he was very disgusted with the Tiger Army and was unwilling to take refuge in the Tiger Army. However, in the face of the reality that the Tiger Ben Army is strong, he also has to admit that the Tiger Ben Army is still relatively difficult to deal with.

Previously, Liu Zongmin tried to hold on to Guyuan Prefecture and bargain with the Tiger Ben Army. The ultimate goal is to get the rebels to sell for a good price. It would be even better if there was a separate site. He wanted to buy enough time to secure a piece of land for himself.

However, after the imperial court surrendered, the Shaanxi rebel army was about to face the tiger army directly. If you want to get a piece of land, I'm afraid you don't have time. After taking Xi'an Mansion, the Tiger Ben Army will definitely immediately go north and attack the rebel army.

"Let's seize Xi'an Mansion?"

After all, Zhang Nai's brain is flexible, and he said tentatively.

"Fight the Tiger Army now?"

Liu Fangliang was taken aback.

Now that everyone's eyes are focused on themselves, Liu Fangliang feels wrong. In this case, it's a little too much, as if I was scared by the Tiger Army. However, Liu Fangliang was indeed frightened by the Tiger Army. silently, they took Xi'an Mansion and ended the imperial court, how big is the strength of the Tiger Army?

"I mean...... We don't know the situation in Xi'an now...... If you go there rashly, it is very risky...... Also, will the Blue Dragon Legion of the Tiger Ben Army immediately march west...... Wu Sangui's cavalry, will it go north......"

Liu Fangliang explained curtly.

Although some people looked at Liu Fangliang with disdain, Liu Fangliang's words were right. What is the current situation in Xi'an, they really don't know. What else the Tiger Army will do, they don't know either.

The imperial court surrendered, and the Tiger Ben army would definitely enter Tongguan. In case they meet in Xi'an Mansion and the two sides fight, there is no way out.

Three holes of cunning rabbits!

This is the basis for the survival of the rebel army.

You can't block all the roads.

Everyone's eyes couldn't help but fall on Li Zicheng's body. At this moment of urgency, the only thing they can rely on is Li Zicheng. His quick wit has always been admirable.

"Mobilize your troops! Be prepared for the unexpected! ”

"I'll talk to them right away!"

Li Ziguo said decisively.

[Happy National Day! 】

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