But the facts are the facts. Lu Xiangsheng is dead. After everyone confirmed it again and again, and saw the intelligence that tens of thousands of people gathered in the capital to watch Lu Xiangsheng beheaded, they definitely did not lie. In the end, Li Zicheng and others believed it.

, after believing, there is ecstasy, the kind of uncontrollable ecstasy that comes from the heart.

Since Li Zicheng's uprising, he has fought with many people. He first fought with Yang He in Shaanxi, then with Hong Chengchou, and later with Cao Wenzhao, Cao Bianjiao and other generals. However, after so many years of fighting, they left the deepest impression on him.

It is Lu Xiangsheng who fights with the Tianxiong Army. He has a posture of risking his life against you. He may not be strong, but you can't stand it.

Hong Chengchou's military capabilities are there, and he put a lot of pressure on Li Zicheng at first, but compared with Lu Xiangsheng, he seems very soft. In some battles where they are not very dominant, they will protect themselves wisely and leave a lot of trouble for their own rebels.

Breathing opportunity.

But Lu Xiangsheng doesn't know how. Lu Xiangsheng doesn't care about his life at all when fighting. His attitude is that if you don't want my life, I want your life. One of us must die today.

This style of play made Li Zicheng suffer a lot. Over the years, Li Zicheng traveled all over the country, and the only one who put such pressure on him in the military was Lantian.

Of course, Lantian and Lu Xiangsheng have different fighting styles. The reason why the Lantian army dares to fight hard is because of their excellent equipment. As long as they are serious, the peasant army can only be slaughtered. But Lu Xiangsheng, even if my equipment does not crush you, I dare to risk my life and fight.

My equipment seems to be in a state of overpowering you.

Moreover, Lu Xiangsheng's military ability is indeed good. The Tianxiong Army of more than 30,000 people once gave Li Zicheng an unforgettable defeat. If it weren't for Liu Zongmin and Li Shichao who risked their lives to save him, the grass on his grave would have been more than a foot high.

Now that Lu Xiangsheng is dead, he is preparing to use the flooding of the Yellow River to raise a million rebels again. Wouldn't he be invincible? God bless my rebel army.

Thinking of this, Li Zicheng laughed loudly: "Hahaha, good, good, God has blessed our rebels, God has blessed our rebels, now that Lu Xiangsheng is dead, the Ming Dynasty has lost the white jade pillars that support the sky and the purple gold beams that frame the sea. From now on, this

Tomorrow, you and I will be free to ride, hahaha..."

After hearing Li Zicheng's words, everyone shouted in unison: "Long live King Chuang, long live the rebel army, long live King Chuang, long live the rebel army."

The valley was shaken by the crowd's shouts. For a moment, everyone was full of hope for the future. Some even believed that this was destiny, a testimony that God was preparing to give the world to Li Zicheng.

Li Zicheng was already preparing to celebrate, while Zhang Xianzhong, who was also a major force among the rogue bandits, also received the news that Lu Xiangsheng had been beheaded.

Zhang Xianzhong's current little life is frustrating. He feels that he has been tricked by Yang Sichang. He originally thought that Yang Sichang, as his good ally, would definitely give him a good home and give him a good home if his attack on Lantian failed.

It was a good territory, allowing him to be the local emperor here, but he miscalculated.

He overestimated his usefulness in the eyes of Yang Sichang. He thought that he could become Yang Sichang's assistant outside the court. In the future, he would be outside the court and Yang Sichang would be inside. The two of them would collude inside and outside, echoing each other from a distance, becoming bigger and stronger, and create greater glory.

But what?

Yang Sichang only regarded him as a high-level tool. When they first attacked Lantian, the two of them had a close relationship. Yang Sichang tried his best to meet Zhang Xianzhong's requirements, and even united with the courtiers to put pressure on Chongzhen to make Chongzhen compromise and make an act that went against his ancestors.

The decision was made to surrender Zhang Xianzhong.

However, after the battle at Tongqian Pass, Zhang Xianzhong was killed by Lantian without his helmet and armor, which fully demonstrated the fact that his utilization value was low. As a result, after Tongqian Pass, Zhang Xianzhong was directly assigned to Gu County in Hubei Province.

What can I say about this place? It's a poor place, and it's extremely poor. Before Zhang Xianzhong came, almost all the people in this county were gone. When Zhang Xianzhong came, there were almost no people left in this county.

Zhang Xianzhong asked the court for a place to live a good life, to exploit the people, to enjoy peace, and to become a master. He did not come to Gu County to open up wasteland and farm land. Therefore, Zhang Xianzhong felt quite uncomfortable, but he didn't

I dare to disagree, because the imperial court is very dark. After sending Zhang Xianzhong, he immediately sent Sun Chuanting. The Qin army of Sun Chuanting was watching at his door every day. As long as he had any trouble, he was ready to suppress him with troops at any time.

Same.

Logically speaking, his majestic Eight Kings should not be afraid of Sun Chuanting, but theories are theories, and facts are facts. He is really afraid of Sun Chuanting. There is no way. The soldiers under Sun Chuanting are all Lantian soldiers, and it is said that he still has some

Some of the firearms supported by Lantian, Zhang Xianzhong's fear of Lantian was really engraved in his bones.

Therefore, when Sun Chuanting was here, he pretended to be a grandson honestly and did not dare to be arrogant in the slightest. It can be said that his life has been quite difficult for more than a year.

Moreover, Li Dingguo's rebellion caused Zhang Xianzhong to have obvious military shortcomings, so this year, Zhang Xianzhong kept his tail between his legs, trying to find ways to let his men farm and grow some food for himself to save him from starvation, while at the same time rectifying the military internally.

, established a battle order with Sun Kewang as the commander, Liu Wenxiu as the staff officer, and Ai Nengqi as the forward officer.

After doing all this, Zhang Xianzhong was waiting for the opportunity to rebel again.

There must be more rebellion. After all, Zhang Xianzhong, the Eight Great Kings, cannot die of old age in this ravine. He wants to be a master, not a village chief in this ravine. This is completely inconsistent with his politics.

Aspirational, and the ambition to achieve prosperity and wealth.

So Zhang Xianzhong tried his best and pretended to be a grandson here for more than a year. Finally, he waited for the opportunity. The Tatars invaded the Central Plains and Shandong was in danger. The Dog Emperor panicked and transferred Sun Chuanting, who was guarding Hubei.

At this moment, the seal on Zhang Xianzhong was lifted. As soon as Sun Chuanting was transferred, Zhang Xianzhong began to organize people to prepare for rebellion. He no longer wanted to stay in this damn Gu County. He wanted to change

A place to change to the place of his dreams, Sichuan.

Yes, Zhang Xianzhong is a dedicated person. Ever since the rebellion, he has always wanted to enter Sichuan and has never changed. Zhang Xianzhong has such a clear understanding of himself that he feels that he cannot become the overlord of the Central Plains, and he is not sure about Li Zicheng's opponent.

He has been able to do it before, so he always wanted to enter Sichuan. As long as he entered Sichuan, he felt that he was invincible.

Sichuan is not only a land of abundance, rich in materials, but also has the Shu Road, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. With Sichuan, Zhang Xianzhong feels a sense of security. At least Sichuan is in his hands. Even if he faces the extremely vicious Lantian County, he is not without means of self-protection.

force.

Moreover, an important reason why Zhang Xianzhong wanted to infiltrate Sichuan instead of plotting in the Central Plains was the rise of Lantian. Lantian was heading straight to unify the world. If Zhang Xianzhong wanted to plot the world, he would not only have to face Li Zicheng, but also the Ming Dynasty.

The army will face the Tatars, and even face Lantian.

After a comprehensive comparison, Zhang Xianzhong found that among these forces, he seemed to be the weakest.

So it is better to go directly to Sichuan and become the king of Sichuan.

As for the old woman Qin Liangyu in Sichuan, this is not important to Zhang Xianzhong. No matter how fierce an old woman is, can she be as fierce as Lantian?

Therefore, when Zhang Xianzhong took his three adopted sons, Sun Kewang, Liu Wenxiu, and Ai Nengqi, to plan to enter Sichuan, the messenger sent back this important information, and Lu Xiangsheng was beheaded by Chongzhen.

Zhang Xianzhong was also surprised when he heard the news, but after the surprise, he was not as incredible as Li Zicheng. On the contrary, he even understood Chongzhen's approach. No matter how capable a general is, if he is not of the same mind as him, he must be killed.

.

For example, wasn't this how he treated Li Dingguo back then?

Li Dingguo's position in Zhang Xianzhong's army was even more important than that of Lu Xiangsheng's in the Ming Dynasty, but didn't he take him down neatly and just barely be able to kill him?

It's a pity that Li Dingguo escaped with one wrong move. As a result, he ended up in Lantian and became a serious problem for him. Thinking about it from his perspective, if Zhang Xianzhong was Chongzhen and he had given Lu Xiangsheng several orders, but he still refused to obey them, then

I must not tolerate Lu Xiangsheng in the slightest. After all, a disobedient general is an unstable time bomb to the monarch.

After listening to the messenger's report, Zhang Xianzhong's complex expression flashed across his face. After a long time, Zhang Xianzhong smiled and said: "How about, what do you think of Lu Xiangsheng's death?"

After listening to Zhang Xianzhong's question, Liu Wenxiu said: "Lu Xiangsheng is one of the few generals who can fight in the Ming Dynasty. Now that the foolish emperor kills him, it is equivalent to cutting off an arm. When the war starts, the emperor will cry.

.”

Ai Nengqi heard this and said: "Lu Xiangsheng is a character, it's a pity."

Zhang Xianzhong was not very satisfied after hearing what the two said. These things had little to do with Zhang Xianzhong and he didn't take them to heart. What he was more interested in now was what positive impact this matter had on him.

Zhang Xianzhong turned to look at Sun Kewang, whom he had high hopes for. Sun Kewang was indeed Zhang Xianzhong's No. 1 seed player. The moment Zhang Xianzhong looked over, he said: "Father, I think Lu Xiangsheng's death is a great opportunity for us."

"Oh, how come you can see it?"

Zhang Xianzhong looked at Sun Kewang. Sun Kewang pondered for a moment and clarified his thoughts: "Father, first of all, from an overall point of view, the Ming Dynasty lacked a major general once Lu Xiangsheng died, and Lu Xiangsheng died with the Tianxiong Army this time.

Tianxiong Army, Xuanfu Datong has no one to guard it. If you want to guard a border like Xuanda, you must choose a good general, and currently the only people in the entire Ming Dynasty who can take on this responsibility are Zuo Liangyu and Sun Chuanting."

Liu Wenxiu heard this and said, "Can't Shandong Liu Zeqing do it?"

Sun Kewang said: "This man has great ambitions and little talent, but he is not useful. Chongzhen is not stupid. He knows that the border area is important and must send a reliable general, so he will choose one between Sun Chuanting and Zuo Liangyu!"

Ai Nengqi said: "Then who will he choose? It would be great if he chooses Sun Chuanting."

Sun Kewang said: "He must choose Sun Chuanting. Now in Chongzhen's eyes, there are two unstable factors in the world. One is the Tatars in Liaodong, and the other is Lantian in the northwest. Needless to say, Liaodong has an army of hundreds of thousands.

Look there, and Lantian must also choose a general to watch over. This person Chongzhen cannot send a wine bag and rice bag, so he must choose from Zuo Liangyu and Sun Chuanting."

"As for these two people, Sun Chuanting was close to Lantian, and the Qin army under his command was filled with Lantian people. Chongzhen did not dare to take the risk of letting Sun Chuanting monitor them. After all, they could not be ruled out as being suspected of stealing."

"And Zuo Liangyu is great. The last time Zuo Liangyu, Yang Sichang, and we plotted against Lantian County, Li Chaosheng killed the whole family and left him with only a useless son. It can be said that his methods were cruel.

, and even blinded one of Zuo Liangyu's eyes. Such a bloody feud was a reliable performance in Chongzhen's eyes, so if Chongzhen didn't make a mistake, he would definitely send Sun Chuanting to succeed Xuanda Governor and consolidate the border defense.

, Zuo Liangyu continues to be stationed in Tongguan, watching Li Chaosheng."

After listening to Sun Kewang's words, Zhang Xianzhong's eyes became sharp and he said with a smile: "Oh, Kewang, you mean that Sun Chuanting will be transferred out of Hubei."

Sun Kewang smiled and said: "Eight or nine are inseparable from ten."

Zhang Xianzhong's mouth cracked and he said: "That's great. As long as Sun Chuanting leaves Hubei, we won't have to be trapped in Gu County. By then we can reorganize the army and regain our dominance."

Sun Kewang said: "My foster father is right, and this is not the best thing. The best thing is that once Lu Xiangsheng dies, there will be no general in the Central Plains who can act alone. At this time, my foster father's old rival will not just watch.

There will definitely be some trouble."

"Oh, you mean Li Zicheng will start another uprising?"

Sun Kewang said: "As long as Li Zicheng still wants to rebel, he will never let go of this opportunity."

Zhang Xianzhong said: "Yes, he Li Hongji is not a fuel-efficient lamp. He must not be able to bear the loneliness. He will definitely start another incident. He will definitely do it."

Zhang Xianzhong said excitedly that he knew Li Zicheng very well. Although he and Li Zicheng disliked each other and even hated each other, they were also the people who knew each other best. They were both people who were unwilling to be mediocre. If the opportunity was right, they would never

Don't miss this perfect opportunity.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xianzhong said: "If Li Zicheng revolts in Shanxi again, his goal must be to the east, and to the west is Lantian. Li Zicheng has no courage to fight against Lantian, so his goal must be Henan and Shandong. By then,

Li Zicheng has muddied the water in the Central Plains, so we can take the opportunity to rise up and attack Sichuan. At that time, the power of the Ming Dynasty must have been concentrated in the Central Plains, and there is no airspace to control us. We can calmly attack Sichuan and enter Sichuan. Our good days

almost there."
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