However, he said that before, Li Guo went directly to Luo Rucai's residence to confess his crime. He was caught off guard and beheaded Luo Rucai. Li Zicheng was overjoyed.
Among the many bandits, Luo Rucai was second only to him and Zhang Xianzhong, so he was salivating.
In order to appease the morale of the army, Li Zicheng followed Song Xiance's plan and asked the garrison outside Xiangyang City, namely Luo Rucai's dozen generals, to enter the city to discuss matters.
Logically speaking, Li Zicheng was elected by the generals in the army as: "The civil and military marshal who advocates righteousness from heaven", and Luo Rucai was elected by the generals in the army as: "the general with moral authority who cares for the people on behalf of heaven".
The positions of the two are only divided into big and small positions, not upper and lower positions, and they have no power to recruit each other.
Therefore, Luo Rucai's subordinates kept talking about it.
He had no choice but to enter Xiangyang City.
However, a group of people wanted to enter Luo Mansion, but were stopped by Li Guo's soldiers and horses.
"General Yang, what should we do?" Huang Long was quite frightened.
"One step at a time!" Yang Chengzu frowned, feeling particularly unhappy.
Luo Rucai was resourceful and resourceful. Among the many rebels, he was unique. He was generous and won the hearts of the soldiers. The generals had doubts but did not dare to act recklessly.
Everyone had a hunch that something might happen to Luo Shuai.
In the silence, the generals had to move.
Arriving at the meeting hall, just at this moment, there was a sound behind the screen, and the tall and powerful Li Zicheng, dressed in mourning clothes and with a sad face, came out with Song Xiance and Li Guo.
The faces of all the generals turned pale.
After Li Zicheng sat down, he looked around and saw that everyone was here. This time he was secretly happy and said in a low voice:
"The general colluded with the enemy and conspired to rebel, and he has been punished today."
A feeling of sadness, anger and injustice arose in the hearts of all the generals in Cao's camp.
Li Guo's face darkened and he watched their every move alertly.
To prevent any unexpected events, ten warriors were hidden behind the screen, and hundreds of ambushes were set up around the hall.
Yang Chengzu's heart moved, and he felt bad.
Li Zicheng, on the other hand, pretended to be sad, first recalling the Jinlan friendship with Luo Rucai, and then listed Luo Rucai's crimes of colluding with Gao Mingheng and secretly colluding with Zuo Liangyu.
The generals in Cao's camp discussed quietly, Yang Chengzu knew the inside story, and the commander-in-chief was actually cheated.
Huang Long suddenly stood up and asked: "It is said that the general has an affair with the government, are there any witnesses or evidence?"
Song Xiance smiled slightly, shook his feather fan, and said: "Gao Mingheng's Xizuo has been beheaded after the interrogation. Zuo Liangyu's Xizuo is still in custody. Please join us for interrogation."
Li Zicheng pretended to sigh:
"The general and I are brothers and sisters, but the crime of collaborating with the enemy and conspiring to rebel cannot be forgiven."
"Now that General Luo is gone, you are still my generals. I will treat you as always. You will all be the founding heroes of our country when we conquer the world in the future."
The generals were ignorant and did not dare to fight, so they had no choice but to surrender.
However, Yang Chengzu and other generals pretended to surrender, and as soon as they returned to the military camp, they would immediately join the generals and thousands of horses to join Sun Chuanting.
Li Guo was shocked and couldn't catch up.
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"Brother Yang, do you think Sun Chuanting will accept us?"
Riding on the horse, the waiting time was quite difficult, Huang Long said a little irritably.
"Sun Chuanting is different from others!"
Yang Chengzu said confidently: "Which of the Bai Guangen, Gao Jie and Niu Chenghu under him is not from our background?"
"As long as he can deal with Li Zicheng, I think he will be happy."
Looking at the unattainable Tongguan in front of him, Yang Chengzu sighed: "Actually, as long as Sun Chuanting does not leave the pass, Li Zicheng can't do anything to him."
After receiving the supplies and waiting for two or three days, I finally entered the checkpoint.
Immediately, he was taken care of and came to Xi'an.
They were slightly startled by the military camps that stretched for dozens of miles, and then entered the city respectfully to see Sun Chuanting.
"Luo Rucai is dead?"
Sun Chuanting looked at these people and confirmed.
"Shuai Luo was killed by Thief Li, and we will never share the same fate with him."
Yang Chengzu said sadly and angrily.
Sun Chuanting was noncommittal and didn't care much about their expressions.
If he were not preparing to march eastward and wanted these thousands of cavalry to serve as vanguard, he would have had a hard time paying attention. He would have liked nothing more than a dog biting a dog.
After a little comfort, Sun Chuanting said to Zhao Shu: "Yang Chengzu and others came at the right time. They must be quite familiar with Henan and Huguang."
"I'm afraid that the inside should match the outside!"
Zhao Shu thought for a while and said: "The thieves have many tricks and tricks. Don't be negligent. It's better to be more careful."
"You are right."
Sun Chuanting nodded, and then said seriously: "I will vow to send troops in August, mobilize troops from seven provinces, encircle the thieves, and after completing the battle, we will never let them escape again."
Zhao Shu nodded, picked up the pen knowingly, and began to write the official document.
Three official documents were issued. The first was from Henan Commander-in-Chief Chen Yongfu (who shot Li Zicheng in the left eye) and Bu Congshan, two troops, who gathered together to attack Li Zicheng.
Secondly, he ordered Zuo Liangyu's troops to set out from Jiujiang and march into Runing.
Finally, Qin Yiming, the commander-in-chief of Sichuan, was ordered to lead his troops to go out for business, and Luo responded.
We plan to attack you and Xiang in a three-pronged attack and annihilate the main force of the intruders.
After saying these words, Sun Chuanting's mouth went dry. After pondering for a moment, Sun Chuanting said to his friend Zhao Shu:
"Shizhi, do you know why I stubbornly want to go eastward?"
"Isn't there a court above and a gentry below?"
Zhao Shu was stunned.
"not only that."
Sun Chuanting smiled bitterly and said: "When I learned that the intruders established a court and appointed hundreds of officials, I knew that we could only fight quickly."
"Huguang is the most fertile land in the world. Shaanxi is definitely not comparable. Recuperating and recuperating will only make the thieves stronger. If I gain one point, the enemy will become three points stronger. Time will not wait for me!"
Zhao Shu suddenly realized, looking at it this way, it was really necessary to send troops.
Falling into a deadlock.
However, along with money, food, and military orders, he quickly arrived at Zhongzhou from Hanzhong.
Due to the ineffective deployment of troops in Henan, Qin Yiming was dismissed from the post of commander-in-chief and stayed at home.
On this day, he received the military order from Xi'an. He was overjoyed and hurriedly took the letter and came to Ma Mansion.
"Aunt, aunt, that's great, the governor has appointed me."
"How old do you think you are?"
An old woman with white hair and good spirits walked towards her step by step with a straight back. Seeing her nephew's happy appearance, she couldn't help scolding her.
She is the heroine Qin Liangyu in the late Ming Dynasty. She suppressed the She Chongming Rebellion, Zhang Xianzhong Rebellion and other major battles, and she is very famous.
Now, although he is seventy years old, he still maintains his reputation and has an extraordinary momentum.
"Yes!" Qin Yiming nodded, stood respectfully, and presented the letter.
"As the deputy commander-in-chief, you have to be careful when you commit crimes and perform meritorious service."
Looking at his nephew, Qin Liangyu couldn't help but carefully ordered: "Governor Sun also sent money. He is a careful person. You must do your job well and don't ruin the reputation of my Qin family again."
"Auntie, I will avenge Xianglin (Ma Xianglin)." Qin Yiming said angrily.
"Xiang Lin died guarding Xiangyang. He died a worthy death and served the country with all his loyalty."
Thinking of his son, Qin Liangyu couldn't help but darken his expression, and cheered up: "You must not be blinded by hatred and act emotionally. There must be no rashness or recklessness on the battlefield."
"My nephew understands."
"You have to be careful, Li Zicheng is not easy to deal with." Qin Liangyu touched his nephew's weather-beaten face and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
"My nephew knows!" Qin Yiming said quietly with a hint of fear in his heart.