As Gao Yang expected, Li Zicheng's army really went to Xiangyang.

Li Zicheng led tens of thousands of old battalion soldiers from Zhuxian Town in the south of Kaifeng City. All the way through Weishi County, Yanling County, Xuchang Mansion, Wuyang County, Miyang County, Xinye County to Xiangyang City on the bank of the Hanshui River.

It's not that Li Zicheng doesn't want to take another path. Instead, thousands of cavalry of the officers and soldiers had been hanging them from a distance behind. You wouldn't have found so many boats anywhere else that could carry these tens of thousands across the river. Once you are bitten by the officers and soldiers behind you when crossing the river, there is really no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the ground.

If you want to quickly cross the Han River with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, the only place is here in Xiangyang. Because Zuo Liangyu, who is stationed here, has a large-scale sailor under his command!

"King Chuang, that bastard of Zuo Liangyu wants us to hand over a toll of one million taels of silver!" With a beard stained with a little brown mud, the dark-faced Tian Jianxiu opened the curtain of the military tent. Angry walked in and shouted and cursed.

Li Zicheng, who was eating dry food with cold water, paused slightly, pulled the corners of his mouth, and raised his eyes to look at Tian Jianxiu. Said in a cold voice: "One million taels? ”

Tian Jianxiu strode to the vicinity of Li Zicheng and the others, picked up a kettle and drank it in a big gulp. After pouring a lot of anger, he raised his hand to wipe the corners of his mouth, and shouted angrily, "That bastard's heart is also dark." He thinks that all our silver falls from the sky? ”

"How much do you want? Zuo Liangyu is going to take advantage of the fire to rob. Song Xiance put down the dry food in his hand and said in dismay.

"He's nnd, where did we get all the money? Zuo Liangyu, this dog thing doesn't know what to do, let's break Xiangyang City! Kill his whole family! He Jin, who had a violent temper and a meaty face, also wiped his mouth and said angrily.

All the peasant army generals in the military tent stood up one after another. loudly scolded the black-hearted Zuo Liangyu. Only Li Yan, Niu Jinxing, and Song Xiance did not speak thoughtfully.

"Give it to him." Just when these vulgar generals were shouting to attack Xiangyang City, Li Zicheng, who looked indifferent, said indifferently. Suddenly the military tent was quiet.

After a while, He Jincai, who had an ugly face, said unwillingly, "Why did we give him so much silver?" He Zuo Liangyu ate the bear's heart and leopard gall. Dare to on our heads? Let's directly destroy his Xiangyang City! You don't need to give silver, but you can make a big addition. ”

"Bang!" A bang. Li Zicheng raised his hand and slapped the desk next to him. Squinting his eyes, he looked at He Jin coldly, and said in a cold voice, "Broken Xiangyang City? How do you break? That Xiangyang City is unusually strong, surrounded by water, do you have a boat and a sailor? He Zuo Liangyu can't fight anymore, and so many soldiers and horses under his command can't hold such a strong city? Now all the soldiers who are with us are old battalion soldiers, and I am reluctant to use these backbones to attack the city! ”

"Huh~~~" Li Zicheng breathed a sigh of relief, glared at He Jin fiercely, and then said, "Have you forgotten that we are still followed by that god-killing official army?" Well?! ”

He Jin is also a ruthless and ruthless person. Before that, he went west to Lanzhou and Ganzhou. When he broke through Ganzhou, because he suffered a loss in Ganzhou when he was young, he slaughtered nearly 50,000 people in order to take revenge! The entire city of Ganzhou was almost wiped out.

At this time, he was glared at by Li Zicheng, and he dared to retort, "But where did we get a million taels of silver?" "For these peasant army generals, who were mostly poor, silver was even more valuable than their lives!

"Let each brother give a little, and we will come out too. In any case, we must raise all this money to buy my life! Li Zicheng's words immediately caused an uproar in the military tent. Actually let them pay for their own private money?! Is this worth it? It's like cutting their flesh with a knife!

"We don't have any money!" These peasant army generals, who valued silver more than their lives, shouted in unison.

"Bang dang!" Li Zicheng kicked over the jar jar in front of him. His face was so gloomy that he was almost dripping water! "What the fuck are you going to do for money?! When is it now, can't you even tell it?! If we can't escape, I'll keep the money for you to bury!! ”

"......" To tell the truth, there is no one who can survive in the wave of peasant uprisings in the late Ming Dynasty until now, and who can still achieve such a high position, is a fool who has no eyesight. Naturally, they knew that they and the others were all felons registered with the imperial court. Once defeated and captured. That must be a dead word.

They couldn't beat the Ming army that had been following behind. If it is blocked on the edge of the Han River, it will inevitably be the end of the total annihilation.

Even if they were able to escape from the battlefield, they lost the army. How can they survive in this troubled world? What good is silver? A few catchers can take them down quickly!

But, by nature!

The nature of these thieves is greed. Aren't they risking their heads to tear up flags and rebel for the sake of these yellow and white things?! Now let them take the initiative to take it out, which is really difficult for these people to accept.

"King Chuang." After Niu Jinxing's narrow eyes purred and turned, he stepped forward and saluted Li Zicheng. Raising his head, he said righteously, "We have no other way out now." If we can't cross the Han River as soon as possible, and wait until the main force of the Ming army behind us comes over, then we will either be tied up and sent to the Beijing division to be cut with a thousand knives. Or you have to jump into the Han water and swim through. ”

After a pause, he looked around at the generals. Hooked the corners of his mouth faintly, and shouted loudly, "Let's do it for the future of the Dashun Army." Donate 3,000 taels of silver! ”

As soon as Niu Jinxing's words came out, the generals who chose to be silent in the military tent suddenly changed color. You're fucking killing us!

"Good!" Li Zicheng slapped his thigh. Holding Niu Jinxing's hand with a happy face, he laughed and said, "The prime minister is really my important minister." Not bad. Not bad! At this time, Niu Jinxing stood up and took the lead, which immediately greatly improved his status in Li Zicheng's heart.

After having the lead, the others had no choice but to open their mouths to cut the meat.

"Let's give eight thousand taels."

"Let's give four thousand taels"

"I don't have any silver, so it's better to give out a thousand taels."

"We are also important ministers of the Dashun Dynasty, five thousand taels."

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Soon, the generals in the military tent raised more or less more than 200,000 taels of silver. Li Zicheng also knew that he couldn't persecute these people too much, after all, these were all reckless men who copied knives to make a living. It would be nice to get some money out of their mouths. If it does, maybe something will happen.

"I'll pay 200,000 taels of silver here." As soon as Li Zicheng opened his mouth, everyone shut up. He is the boss, and it is only natural to take out so much silver.

"As for the rest." Li Zicheng raised his hand and pinched his chin, and after a moment of silence, he continued, "Another 200,000 taels will be paid out of Gongzhong." Then let the sergeants of each battalion give eight taels of silver. In any case, the money to buy a life must be given. ”

The generals in the military tent did not dare to spill their anger on Li Zicheng. These people all stared at the bull Venus with angry eyes. "Let you be a bastard to show your loyalty, and all these tens of thousands of horses will follow with the silver. You're just waiting to be coldly fired! ”

Niu Jinxing is not stupid, he can achieve the position of prime minister, and naturally there is a way to eliminate the anger of these people.

"Ladies and gentlemen." Niu Jinxing pinched a few strands of goatee on his chin, squinted his eyes and said with a smile, "Although we have silver here." But as long as you cross the Han River, go all the way down to Wuchang Mansion, and then cross the river to Jiangnan. Isn't that silver at your fingertips? It's Jiangnan over there! ”

Niu Jinxing's words suddenly made the faces of the generals in the military tent turn from cloudy to sunny. That's right, after the river, it's Jiangnan! It is the richest place in the entire Ming Empire! I heard that even a small family can have a few tens of taels of silver. As long as you get there, you will definitely be able to grab it! The silver that comes out now will soon be doubled back.

Seeing that the faces of the generals improved, Niu Jinxing smiled and continued, "We are all light horses, as long as we can cross the river, those officers and soldiers who are mainly infantry troops will not want to catch up with us." Besides, he Zuo Liangyu took our silver and let us go. How dare he easily let the officers and soldiers chasing us cross the river so easily? He's going to hold on for us for a while! ”

"Not bad!" Li Zicheng's eyes changed, and he said coldly: "He, Zuo Liangyu, this bastard, moved our silver this time." In the future, when we come back from Jiangnan, we will inevitably make this bastard repay a hundred times! ”

"100 times repay!" Niu Jinxing and Li Zicheng successfully diverted the attention of these generals. There is finally a solution to this matter.

"King Chuang." Song Xiance, who hadn't spoken much, frowned and said, "We are all northerners, and we don't know much about water. If he Zuo Liangyu poisoned us when he sent us across the Han River, then we would become meat on the chopping block and be slaughtered by others. We have had a lot of enmity with him Zuo Liangyu over the years, especially when we were in Zhu Xianzhen. ”

"He dares!" Li Zicheng snorted coldly, and after thinking about it, he squinted his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Let's cross the river in batches." In the past, some men and horses gave some silver, and finally left a large sum on the riverbank. Send a message to Zuo Liangyu, or everyone will gather and scatter and take the silver to have a good time. Or die! ”

Li Zicheng is also a ruthless person. Not everyone can on his head. If Zuo Liangyu really wants to do the black, he will definitely not sit still!

Obviously, on the one-acre and three-point land of Xiangyang Mansion, Zuo Liangyu, who lived a free life more than the Earth Emperor, had no intention of joining forces with Li Zicheng. It's just that the water division's warship ferries those rogues to cross the Han River, and then catch some grass people and kill them to ask the court for merit, and you can exchange it for one million taels of silver. Where can such good things be found?

In this troubled world, whoever has soldiers and horses in his hands can be called king! Even the local generals who are good at holding heavy troops in the imperial court have no way to do it. He wouldn't be stupid enough to merge with Li Zicheng and consume his own strength! (To be continued)