Li Zicheng was overjoyed when he received the news that the officers and soldiers were about to withdraw. He pulled Li Shuangxi and hurried back. The two got on their horses and walked for more than half an hour to a canyon. There was a man who was about the same age as Li Shuangxi. A young man with a round face hurriedly came out.
He came to Li Zicheng and said with a happy face: "Dad, you are back. You didn't meet any officers or soldiers along the way. If you don't come back, my mother will send her children to find you."
This young man was also Li Zicheng's adopted son, named Zhang Nai. Like Li Shuangxi, he was a younger generation known for his bravery in combat, and was very popular with Li Zicheng and his wife.
At this moment, Li Zicheng was in a good mood. He patted his adopted son on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Do you think dad is in trouble? Go back and tell your mother not to worry about me. We can go out in a few days." Then we can eat and drink well again."
"Hey, okay!" Zhang Nai ran back excitedly after hearing this.
"This child is still so reckless, and he doesn't know when he will grow up." Li Zicheng looked at Zhang Nai's back and shook his head with a smile, with a look of kindness in his eyes.
Li Zicheng, Li Shuangxi and others advanced along a canyon. The valley was very dark and scattered with large and small stones. Sometimes, when Ma Tiezhang hit the stone too hard, a few sparks would burst out. After walking about two miles, They left the canyon and walked towards a hill. When they reached the mountainside, they saw the moonlight again. After a while, they walked into a pine forest. The moonlight could only leak through the branches and leaves of the pine trees like mercury-like flowers. The pine waves were very loud. Although It was summer. But after all, the dew was heavy, and it was still a bit cool late at night. About one or two thousand soldiers were camping in this pine forest. There were fires everywhere. Some people were cooking on the fire, and some were already lying beside the fire. As he fell asleep, Li Zicheng stopped here for a moment, turned around and said to his Li Shuangxi: "Shuangxi, you don't have to come with me... hurry back to the old camp and invite some generals to discuss matters!"
"Hey!" Li Shuangxi was about to leave, and then asked: "Dad, where are we discussing things?"
"Here... No, let's go to Laoying. I'll also stop by to see your mother."
"Okay!" Li Shuangxi took more than ten people on their horses and galloped away, while Li Zicheng also led others to the old camp's headquarters.
The place where the old camp is stationed is an old village called Dujiazhai. Most of it is located on a sunny hillside. It used to be a large village with more than 200 households, but now less than one-tenth of the houses are left. The gate tower of the village was also burned down. Under the moonlight, you can still see a bluestone plaque above the gate with the four characters "Tongnan Lock Key" engraved on it. Almost all the houses in the village were destroyed and looked very empty, with shrubs growing everywhere. and weeds, blocking some paths and wellheads. Outside the village, to the left are cliffs and deep valleys; to the right are forests, extending to the foot of the mountain; behind the village are also woods, connected to a high mountain. But some places were burned by fire. Burnt.
The courtyard where the old camp was stationed was the only relatively complete house in the village, but the doors, windows and furniture were also heavily damaged. Around the house, more than a dozen tents were set up, housing some of the cavalry from the old camp, and tents were set up at several intersections. Sentries are heavily guarded.
When Li Zicheng came to Dujiazhai, many people came out to greet him. The leader was a middle-aged woman in her thirties. This woman had a slender and strong figure, with a trace of dust on her body, revealing a youthful and rosy look.
He has an oval face with sharp lines, big eyes, long eyelashes, and a vigorous heroic spirit between his eyebrows. He is Gao Guiying, the wife of Li Zicheng. She is also the daughter of the late bandit leader Gao Yingxiang.
Years of military service and her special status have trained her to be sophisticated, generous, able to distinguish right from wrong, decisive and careful when dealing with problems. In this era, it should be said that a thirty-year-old young woman can possess such virtues.
Very rarely. The most common thing Gao Guiying said about this is: "This is not forced. If a woman's family is desperate and has no choice but to follow the men in rebellion, why not spend her whole life around the pot and grinding mill?"
Gao Guiying, who had been married to Li Zicheng for many years, could tell at a glance that her husband was in a good mood. She smiled and greeted him, "King Chuang is back. Seeing how happy you are, you must have some good news."
After Li Zicheng dismounted, he handed the reins to the attendant behind him and walked towards Gao Guiying. As he walked, he said: "Madam, there is indeed good news. If the news is correct, we can leave this ghost soon."
place."
"Really?" Mrs. Gao was surprised.
"Well, I guess they are close to each other!" The two of them said as they walked towards the front room... Half an hour later, in the largest room in the courtyard, Li Zicheng, Mrs. Gao, Gao Yigong, Li Guo,
Liu Zongmin and all the important generals under Li Zicheng gathered together.
It's just that everyone's expressions were like seeing the sun rising from the west, showing a look of confusion, disbelief and joy.
Li Zicheng was making the final summary: "Okay, that's it. Brothers, do you have anything else to say?"
"King Chuang, this...is this true? Isn't it a trap set by the officers and soldiers? Is there such a good thing in the world?"
The person who said this was Liu Zongmin, a general under Li Zicheng. He was about thirty years old, with a tall build, a broad face with sharp bones, piercing eyes, and a fierce expression. He wore iron armor on the inside and half-worn purple satin on the outside.
A man wearing an old cloak, a bronze helmet on his head, and two swords hanging at his waist.
With his rough personality and bravery in battle, he won Li Zicheng's trust, so he always spoke unscrupulously in front of Li Zicheng.
Li Zicheng pondered for a long time before arriving: "I guess it's probably true. Think about it, those officers and soldiers have surrounded us tightly now. They can capture us all in less than ten days and a half. They can afford it."
Are you using this method to deceive us?"
Everyone nodded in agreement. Li Zicheng was right. Now they are no longer worthy of the officers and soldiers using any tricks against them. They are surrounded by officers and soldiers. Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou only need to secure the encirclement.
That’s it, no need to play tricks.
"Haha..." Liu Zongmin laughed and said loudly: "Unexpectedly, the Tatars helped us this time. If the Tatars hadn't forced the government to transfer Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting, we would have
This is a very sad time. Originally, I, Old Liu, thought that I would enjoy it for another ten and a half days and then die together with the dog officers and soldiers, but now it seems that there is no need for it."
Li Zicheng also smiled. He was always very tolerant of his brother, who was the most capable general under him and the top military general, so he didn't say much about Liu Zongmin's depressing words.
Gao Yigong, who was on the side, joked: "General Shao Liu, I heard that you have been hanging out with those rich ladies you stole these days. If it hadn't been for the invitation from King Chuang today, I'm afraid you would have stayed in bed."
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"Hahaha..." Several generals around him laughed, and they laughed so evilly.
Liu Zongmin also smiled and said: "You are going to die anyway. You can't treat yourself badly in this life, right? I just want to kill all those rich ladies... Liu Zongmin originally wanted to use a curse word to vent his emotions, but when he turned around, he saw
The two female soldiers sitting next to Madam Gao, who were only seventeen or eighteen years old, were standing at the door and looking at him coldly. They had to swallow another swear word, spit on the fire, and sneered a few times.
Voice.
At this time, Mrs. Gao walked out of the inner room, sat next to her husband, frowned and said: "Jixuan, although we were turned into bandits by the officers and soldiers, we are all from poor families. You snatched away those rich girls and ruined them.
It would be too much to give people to the brothers under your command. It would be better for you to give them a title and make arrangements for them later."
Mrs. Gao knew Liu Zongmin, her husband's good brother, very well. Although he fought bravely and was known as the most powerful general under King Chuang, Liu Zongmin had one of his biggest weaknesses, and that was that he was as lustful as life.
Over the years, he has raped no less than a hundred girls from rich families and officials. This made Mrs. Gao, who is also a woman, very disgusted. However, because of her husband's face, Mrs. Gao couldn't say much. That's all.
Taking this opportunity, he couldn't help but chatter a few words.
Liu Zongmin did not speak, but Li Zicheng spoke, "Madam, what these rich ladies eat and drink on weekdays are all the blood and sweat of us poor people. Now they are asking for a lesson. It is understandable for Jiexuan to do this."
Mrs. Gao sighed and fell silent. Her husband and Liu Zongmin had a deep brotherly relationship and would never blame him for such a thing.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit dull, Liu Zongmin was still in awe of Mrs. Gao. He changed the topic and said: "King Chuang, if the officers and soldiers withdraw, where should we go?"
As soon as this issue was mentioned, everyone became energetic and looked at Li Zicheng. Li Zicheng smiled and said: "I had already thought about this issue when I came here. After the officers and soldiers left, Shanxi will naturally become our world, but Shaanxi
As everyone knows, after years of war, Shaanxi has become poor and poor, and is no longer suitable for our development. I suggest that we move to Henan to quickly increase our strength."
"Yes, Henan is good. It is known as the hinterland of the Central Plains. Both the population and the rich households are much better than the poor place of Shaanxi. But I heard that Shandong has been better than Henan in recent years, especially Qingzhou. I heard
They say there is gold everywhere!"
When he mentioned going there to rob, Liu Zongmin's temperament suddenly became high, and Li Zicheng's expression of joy made Li Zicheng laugh.
Suddenly a voice rang out, "King Chuang, it is natural for us to go to Henan, but if we want to develop in Shandong, I think we should be cautious!" rq
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