There was an intention to have a major military meeting between the two armies, and this news was like a bolt from the blue to Shaanxi officials.

If these two big rebels are allowed to join together, I am afraid the situation will be worse than ever before, so Shaanxi mobilizes troops to deal with the two parties. However, there is a relatively big problem at present. The military pay cannot be paid, and the food is not enough. The combat effectiveness of the officers and soldiers is very high.

Without saving one, there is no way to fight this battle, so we have no choice but to seek help from the imperial court.

However, the imperial court had no time to pay attention to them at this time. They were busy transfusing blood to Liaodong and waiting for the newly appointed Yuan Chonghuan. Yuan Commander-in-Chief had defeated Liaoning in the fifth year, so the imperial court only provided a little support to Shaanxi and verbal encouragement: Come on, Shaanxi.

Come on, but Shaanxi is clearly unable to handle it. The bandits are getting stronger and stronger, and the whole of northern Shaanxi is almost in chaos. However, most of the documents reported by the officials have been suppressed, and only a few have reached Chongzhen.

In one word, the Shaanxi civil uprising is being suppressed.

Officials? They are always on the same page. This world belongs to the Zhu family. As long as he can fool him, it will be fine.

Therefore, the Shaanxi issue has not been solved well at all.

Li Chaosheng also quickly learned about what happened in Fugu. After all, he had been paying attention to the person over there. Wang Jiayin could be regarded as a ruthless person and a person who was expected to make a big splash. If Wang Er was compared to Chen Sheng and Wu Guang,

Then Wang Jiayin should be a character like Xiang Liang, the real protagonist Xiang Yu, the leader before Liu Bang became famous.

Just like Wang Jiayin now, he should soon receive the allegiance of a group of good juniors, such as Gao Yingxiang, Wang Ziyong, Zhang Xianzhong, and Li Zicheng.

This group of people will do something great in this troubled world, and the prerequisite for them to be able to do something is the hungry people in the world, and Li Chaosheng doesn't want to learn from them, and he doesn't want to create so many hungry people, he wants to open up a peach blossom garden in this troubled world.

In an environment like the late Ming Dynasty, what kind of place can be called a Peach Blossom Spring? Of course, it is a place where you can eat well. A place where you can eat well is a Peach Blossom Spring.

Li Chaosheng decided to buy more grain, but now most of the land in Lantian is owned by landlords. For them, Li Chaosheng is not prepared to kill them with a stick. Although Li Chaosheng seems to do this, but really

If you do this, your future expansion will definitely suffer an unprecedented blow.

In this regard, Li Chaosheng decided to boil the frog in warm water. Don't worry, don't make the landlord anxious.

So besides the land in the hands of landlords, where is the land without owners? The answer is very simple, that is, the six bandit leaders in Lantian occupy the mountain valley. For example, if Qingyu is fully developed, it can support 20,000 people. If other valleys are fully developed,

If it is developed, it can feed at least 10,000 people. In total, it can feed 70,000 to 80,000 people. This piece of meat is very fat, and Li Chaosheng must not let it go.

So Li Chaosheng planned to talk to them and give up the land to me for farming!

As for them not wanting to let me go, haha...then I will beat them and drive them away. If I continue to farm, no one can stop me from my determination to farm.

April 1st, the first year of Chongzhen (1628), was April Fool's Day. Of course, April Fool's Day was not celebrated in the late Ming Dynasty. At this time, Li Chaosheng notified Li Chaohu to hold a Lantian County Bandit Cooperation and Development Conference. The theme of this conference was just one, surrender to the Qing Dynasty.

Valley, joint farming.

Of course, this slogan did not say it explicitly. What the leaders of Dayukou were notified was to negotiate together for the further development of Lantian County.

Daiyu, One Ear is now alive and well. After helping Xiaoyangyu Gu Zhibai seize the position of Xiaoyangyu village leader last time, Xiaoyangyu has become his affiliated force. His power is now greater. At this time,

Ji'er looked at Luo Yumei, who was kneeling on the ground, tied in a cage with an iron chain, naked and without any clothes on, with a smile on her face.

Luo Yumei is the deputy of Song Sanniang's inner camp Women's Army. After she was arrested last time to protect Song Sanniang, she was tortured by one ear. Luo Yumei was treated like a dog. However, Luo Yumei couldn't even ask for death.

She was fixed to the ground, and a rope was tied around her mouth to prevent her from biting her tongue and committing suicide.

Every day is like an exhibit placed in a cage, exposed to naked eyes, ridiculed and tortured by a group of men. It can be said that all the humiliating scenes you can think of have been reflected in this woman. This woman is originally exquisite.

His face has now become aged and slovenly, and his originally bright eyes have become numb.

Death is impossible, life is so miserable, but no one can help her escape.

Report...

Just when one ear was admiring the woman's sadness, there was a burst of rapid footsteps, followed by a minion who ran up and said: "Repay..."

"explain."

Yi Er looked at the minions and said. After hearing this, the minions took a piece of paper and said: "I was patrolling the mountain just now. Qingyu Tan Ma passed by and shot this letter on the gate of the village."

After hearing this, he frowned and said, "Let me take a look."

The men presented the letter with both hands. At this time, One Ear opened the letter and saw the words: One Ear opened it personally.

One Ear took the letter and saw that it read: Hello, One Ear, the leader of the family. I am Zhang Mazi. The day after tomorrow, I will hold a banquet at Shiliting to invite all the leaders to discuss the future development plan of Lantian.

If you win, please ask the head of the family for an interview. Of course, if the head of the family is afraid to come, he can send an envoy to talk.

Looking at the content of the letter, I frowned, asking me to discuss the future development plans of Lantian. What do you mean? Why does it feel like a Hongmen Banquet?

One Ear was very alert and immediately thought of the Hongmen Banquet. It was obvious to all how powerful Qingyu was now. There was no point in being tough with him. As for the Shiliting Banquet, he didn't even dare to go, so he decided not to go and sent

Go alone.

Liu Yidao of Dongtangyu also received the same letter. He took it to Liu Zongmin and said, "What do Zongmin think?"

Liu Zongmin took the letter and looked at it with a bit of horror in his eyes: "Lantian's future plans, it seems that Qingyu is ready to launch a war."

"Hmm? Zongmin, what do you mean?"

Liu Yidao looked at Liu Zongmin, and Liu Zongmin said at this time: "In the past half year, everyone has developed harmoniously and accumulated strength. Everyone knows that a decisive battle is about to happen. Now Qingyu has posted a message and invited Shiliting to gather together. He must be trying to unify Lantian.

Already."

"Ah, unify Lantian?"

Liu Yidao was startled, and Liu Zongmin said: "Isn't this normal? If we had Qingyu's strength, we would definitely want to unify Lantian. After all, there are too many big bandits in a small Lantian County."

After hearing this, Liu Yidao said: "Then what should we do?"

Liu Zongmin smiled: "We always have only two ways, either to fight and resist, or to surrender."

After hearing this, Liu Yidao said: "Zong Min, which path do you want to choose?"

After hearing this, Liu Zongmin looked at Liu Yidao and said, "Brother, are you willing to surrender?"

After hearing this, Liu Yidao shook his head and said: "They are all bandits, why should I surrender to them? No."

Liu Zongmin smiled and said: "That's right, after surrendering, we are still bandits and have no development. We still have to look at people's faces. Even if we want to join others, we have to find a hero, such as Wang Jiayin, who is the one who can achieve great things.

"

After hearing this, Liu Yidao looked at Liu Zongmin and said, "You want to leave?"

After hearing this, Liu Zongmin looked at Liu Yidao and said: "Brother, Lantian is too small to accommodate me. Even if we win in Lantian, we are just bigger bandit leaders. My dream is to become a marquis and a general."

"

After hearing this, Liu Yidao looked at Liu Zongmin and said: "You have such a big heart, Zongmin, but I beg you once, please help me to protect Dongtang Valley. My brother doesn't want to rebel, nor does he want to seek refuge in Qingyu, he just wants to guard this place."

Live on one-third of an acre."

After hearing this, Liu Zongmin said: "Well, I know, I have been preparing for so long, and I also want to have a fight with Qingyu. I lost unjustly last time."

Liu Zongmin said, and then said to Liu Yidao: "The day after tomorrow, Shiliting, I will go for you."

Xiaoyangyu.

Gu Zhibai was very proud at this time. He officially became the master of Xiaoyangyu. He was very happy. From now on, he no longer had to look at the old man's face. He was so happy. As the leader of the village, he could do whatever he wanted.

There was just one thing that made him feel uneasy, that is, Song Sanniang ran away. That girl was extraordinary and powerful. She still had a grudge against him for killing his father. Gu Zhibai was very afraid that Song Sanniang would come back to kill him, so the whole Xiaoyangyu area at this time

There are several times more patrols than before.

Only then could Gu Zhibai feel a little more at ease. It was scary. The thought of him having a grudge against a master for killing his father made Gu Zhibai unable to sleep well. In the past few months, when Gu Zhibai slept, he always slept with his sword on his pillow.

Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to sleep at all.

The dream was that Song Sanniang went into the house, killed herself, took her head, and worshiped in front of Song Laosan's grave.

This nightmare lasted for several months, which tortured Gu Zhibai enough. But in the end, Xiaoyangyu was obtained. Gu Zhibai's desire for power was satisfied. He thought it was worth having nightmares. He never regretted everything he did, even if

Even if his head falls to the ground, he will also rebel against him. How can a man stay under others for a long time?

"Report~"

The subordinate stepped forward to report. At this time, Gu Zhibai looked at the subordinate and said, "What's the news? Have you discovered Song Sanniang's whereabouts?"

"The report to the village owner is not a letter from Qingyu."

Gu Zhibai was stunned, frowned, and reached out to take the letter.

"Shiliting Banquet, Hongmen Banquet?"

Gu Zhibai directly thought of the words "Hongmen Banquet", and immediately frowned, with a trace of panic on his face. What did Qingyu want to do? It couldn't be to annex the entire six major valleys of Lantian, right?

The more Gu Zhibai thought about it, the more he felt it was right. He immediately sent a messenger to send a message to his boss, Yi Er, and asked Yi Er if he had any good ideas.

Gu Zhibai's men found Yi'er with Gu Zhibai's letter. Yi'er's reply was simple: "He doesn't know what's going on, but I'm afraid the situation is not good. Get ready for battle."

A letter has disturbed the three overlords of Lantian County, and all this is still under the control of Li Chaosheng. However, Li Chaosheng is not in a hurry. He has already made a move. He just needs to wait for the day after tomorrow and wait for the banquet.

They will give the other overlords an ultimatum and carry out the final decisive battle.

There can only be one overlord in Lantian from now on, and that is Qingyu.

Time flies, and the days of not being able to show off go by in a flash. Two days later, at Shili Pavilion, a small pavilion with a stone table inside, Li Chaohu took a pot of wine and poured himself a glass of wine there.

A glass of wine dispels the coldness of winter and welcomes the joy of spring. The cold spring has passed, and the harvest season is coming.

Tap tap tap...

Li Chaohu was drinking, when suddenly smoke billowed not far away, and a group of people came following him. It turned out to be Liu Zongmin from Dongtangyu. When Liu Zongmin arrived, he saw Li Chaohu, especially Li Chaohu, who was sitting next to Li Chaohu and yawning.

After a moment, he cupped his hands and said, "I've seen Village Master Zhang."

Li Chaohu laughed when he saw this and said, "Zong Min, you are here. Where is the leader of your village?"
To be continued...