"All the people in our Shangluo Mountains are the emperor's innocent sons. I hereby enjoin you and others to live their lives in peace and not to run away in fear. In the past, even if they were driven by thieves and coerced into doing evil, I think that they are ignorant and ignorant.
The situation is unavoidable, so I won’t go into it to show my emperor’s thoughts. There are heroes who take advantage of the opportunity to kill thieves for their own benefit. They should be rewarded based on their merits and treated equally. If there is someone who is stubborn and willing to follow the thieves,
Ignoring the laws of the country, if you dare to fight against the enemy when the soldiers arrive, or run away with the thieves, once they are captured, a heavy ceremony will be made, the whole family will be expropriated, and the neighbors and relatives will be killed together."
Li Laiheng held a notice in his hand and read it word by word to the generals who broke into the camp.
Li Zicheng was sitting on a bench, with one foot wearing thick cloth combat boots and the other bare foot on the bench. He still held the half broken arrow in his hand, pointed at the map on the table and said: "
This is the notice posted by our old friend, Yang Ge, in Xing'an, Shangzhou and other places. It seems that the intention is to exterminate us thieves in one fell swoop!"
Hearing Li Zicheng's words, Liu Zongmin, who was sitting on the other side of the table, laughed. He half understood Yang Sichang's docile notice, but he understood the reward underneath and said, "Old Yang just gave me this gift."
The reward you offered is three thousand taels, which is less than half of Zhang Xianzhong’s. It’s really shameless!”
Li Shuangxi also held another notice in his hand, which was also found by Ye Bushou from a nearby village. However, Li Shuangxi was illiterate and couldn't read it. He looked left and right, but still didn't recognize the notice.
How to read the first sentence? In desperation, I had to scratch my head and handed the second notice to Li Laiheng.
"Lao Yang's writing is too literate, and I can't understand it. Little Tiger, here it is, or you should read it to everyone and listen."
Li Laiheng took the second notice from Li Shuangxi's hand and saw that there was a portrait of Zhang Xianzhong painted on it. He couldn't help but think, could this be Yang Sichang's famous "Moon on the West River"?
If you don't die peacefully and starve, just imitate the mantis with its arms stretched out.
Traveling between Chu and Shu was rampant, and the troops were deployed without any control.
When the rain suddenly breaks out in Yuntun, the troops gather, and the snakes and pigs rush to hide?
Xu'er soldiers and civilians were kidnapped and surrendered, and the meritorious service was rewarded with great rewards.
The phrase "If you don't die of hunger in peace, follow the example of the mantis with its arms", it left a deep impression on Li Laiheng. If we look at it carefully, it is really because Li Laiheng himself refused to die of hunger in peace that he simply killed officials and rebelled, participated in the camp, and became a prisoner.
It’s the mantis with arms that is causing trouble for Ming Dynasty’s father.
However, what was written on this list was not the song "Moon on the West River" that Li Laiheng remembered as "not dying of hunger in peace". Li Laiheng raised the list high and read:
"This is a rebel in Gucheng, and now the dog is dying.
Xing'an, Pingli traveled in all directions, and the heavenly soldiers from all directions caught up.
He ran away, changed his name, and fled into hiding in black clothes.
Soldiers and civilians will be tied up and surrendered, and they will be rewarded with jade belts and brocade clothes."
He looked around at the generals who were breaking into the camp again, and the smile on his lips became more obvious. While smiling, he added the sentence at the bottom of the list, saying: "Those who can capture Zhang Xianzhong will be rewarded with ten thousand gold, and they will be crowned as marquises.
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"Hey, this old Mrs. Yang is so shameless!" Liu Zongmin slapped the table hard, couldn't help but laugh and said, "You can actually get such a high reward for capturing Zhang Xianzhong."
Li Shuangxi was also beside him and said angrily: "The old boss is no worse than the Eight Kings, why did he offer a reward of 3,000 taels? How can Lao Yang do things like this, how can people be convinced!"
Dang Shousu, who was standing behind Li Zicheng as a guard, interrupted at this time and taunted Li Shuangxi: "Brother Shuangxi, Lao Yang is working for the emperor and he is not working for you, so naturally you don't need to convince him.
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Dang Shousu still spoke regardless of the occasion, and was very mean-mouthed. However, Li Shuangxi was probably used to this man's outspoken words, so he didn't care and just spat at Dang Shousu.
Li Zicheng looked at everyone's overjoyed expressions, shook his head with a wry smile, and said: "It seems that the Eight Kings raised their troops again in Gucheng, which put a lot of pressure on Yang Sichang. I guess Emperor Chongzhen must have repeatedly urged him to go and suppress the West.
It’s camp.”
Li Guo, who was the most calm and solemn, did not smile playfully like the others, but analyzed it carefully with Li Zicheng. He said: "I think so too. Yang Sichang's strategy of using Xiong Wencan to control the situation seems to have been a total failure. He is definitely under pressure in the court.
It was so big that we had to step up our efforts to hunt down Zhang Xianzhong, and he had no time to worry about it."
Li Zicheng also nodded in agreement. He pointed to the north on the map with a broken arrow and said: "The Western Camp is operating between Sichuan and Hubei. If I were Yang Sichang, I would definitely ask Zuo Liangyu to send his troops south and attack Jingxuan in every possible way.
Behind you."
Jingxuan is Zhang Xianzhong's trade name. Although Zhang Xianzhong himself has not read many books, he has been in the army for many years and has military advisors like Mr. Pan Duao and Pan under him. Naturally, he is also arty and has a trade name. Li Zicheng has known Zhang Xianzhong for many years, and they also
They had fought together for a long time, and now they directly called Zhang Xianzhong by his name. It was obvious that the two sides were very familiar with each other.
"If Yang Sichang focuses all his attention on Xiying between Sichuan and Hubei, will our room for maneuver be much greater?" Liu Fangliang, who was sitting on Li Guo's right hand side, had his hands folded in front of his chest. He was as brave as Liu Zongmin.
He was fierce, but his outward appearance was not obvious. He was sitting there looking very calm, and the questions he asked were quite focused.
"That's right," Li Zicheng pointed with a broken arrow at the junction of Shaanxi and Hubei provinces, and said, "All the reinforcements and suppressing troops from all walks of life have been transferred south. It is a good time for us to cross Yunxi, go north to Shangluo, and join forces with Yufeng.
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When Li Laiheng heard this, his heart tightened, knowing that Li Zicheng finally planned to move the camp north. During this period, the living conditions of Chuangying have been greatly improved based on the batch of seizures they obtained in Zhuxi County. At least
The soldiers were able to ensure that they had two basic meals a day. Although there was very little meat, the soldiers who broke into the camp were accustomed to hardship and hard work. They also maintained a certain amount of training even though there was no meat.
Even Li Laiheng and Hao Yaoqi took advantage of this period of time to get familiar with their subordinates as soon as possible. The twenty people under Li Laiheng were almost all old and weak people who had been eliminated from other teams. He also knew the current combat effectiveness of his team.
It is not strong, and it is unlikely that there will be any qualitative leap in a short period of time.
Therefore, he spent time on getting to know each other. At least, Li Laiheng could match the names and faces of these twenty people one by one, and he had a best understanding of each person's basic situation and temperament.
A simple understanding will help you avoid being blind and not knowing anything when you command operations in the future.
In addition, Li Laiheng asked Hao Yaoqi for martial arts lessons. Hao Yaoqi was originally demoted to Li Laiheng's department because he stole chickens and committed crimes. He was not bad in nature, but his self-control was extremely poor. Among Li Laiheng's many
After some compliments, he soon floated up again and imparted to Li Laiheng one by one his many years of battlefield fighting experience.
The training time and requirements for bow and arrow are very high, so Li Laiheng did not waste too much time on learning archery for the time being. His focus was still on learning from Hao Yaoqi, how to use sword skills on the battlefield. Although the training of sword players is longer than
The marksmanship is higher, but the threshold is lower than that of bows and arrows, which is suitable for Li Laiheng.
After such a period of training and hard work, Li Laiheng felt that he had at least lost the appearance of a civilian and gained half the temperament of a soldier. He would no longer rely entirely on luck and the protection of others like he did during the Battle of Zhuxi.
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"Zicheng, are we going to break camp soon?" Liu Zongmin also stopped smiling playfully and asked seriously.
"Well, today you can give the order to all the teams to pack up. We will go north to Shangluo in the next two days." Li Zicheng nodded, showing a very serious look, and said to Li Laiheng, "Little
Tiger, you and Bai Wang will be responsible for the supplies of the old camp again, and you can take away as much as you can."
Li Laiheng nodded. As long as he followed his distribution and management plan in detail, it would not be a problem to take away all the bottles and cans in the warehouse.
Li Laiheng was full of confidence in this, and he replied to King Chuang: "Okay, this matter will be left to me and the White Guard Team. We will definitely take away all the food and crops so that the hard work of the soldiers in Zhuxi County will not be wasted."
"Then this is the end of today's discussion, Jiexuan, Buzhi, Fangliang, the three of you stay, and the others will go back to their respective teams and start preparations." Li Zicheng waved his hand, indicating that all the generals should go back to work, but he just wanted to go back to work.
The three generals Liu Zongmin, Li Guo, and Liu Fangliang were left behind, and they probably had to continue discussing the specific march route to the north and other issues.
Li Laiheng and Li Shuangxi walked out side by side. As they walked, Li Shuangxi held Li Laiheng's shoulder and asked: "The old boss has given you full authority to arrange food and crops. Why don't you take more care of me, my old brother?"
A little further?"
Seeing Li Shuangxi deliberately trying to get close to him and showing a sudden dog-legged look, Li Laiheng could only smile bitterly and shake his head. He was still relatively junior in the camp, so he did not dare to engage in malpractice for personal gain at this time. Everything must be done impartially to be safer.
Besides, he had a good relationship with Li Shuangxi, so Li Shuangxi wouldn't care too much if he tried to be ruthless.
"Brother Shuangxi, we don't have much food left in our old camp. Every grain of rice is precious. How can I have the guts to make arrangements without authorization?" Li Laiheng replied, and he kicked the ball to Li Zicheng again. "I think Brother Shuangxi should just go ahead and make arrangements without permission."
Go and ask the manager if he can give your team some preferential treatment."
"Tsk, little tiger, you have the temperament of a tiger like your adoptive father." Li Shuangxi tutted, and had no other tricks to answer Li Laiheng's precise answer.
"Okay, Brother Shuangxi, you'd better go back quickly and complete the things that the old boss told you. That's the most important thing." Li Laiheng laughed twice and urged Li Shuangxi to return to the team to do things. He himself was also busy.
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Bai Wang and Hao Yaoqi, who had no chance to participate in the camp discussion, were waiting for Li Laiheng on the school field near the iron flagpole. When they saw Li Laiheng coming out, they both waved. Hao Yaoqi had a very tall figure.
He is tall and tall, with one hand as big as an ordinary person's head, and his waving look is like a battle flag fluttering in the wind.
"Team Bai Wang, Brother Hao," Li Laiheng also waved, walked over, patted Bai Wang and Hao Yaoqi on the shoulders, and said, "The old commander has already decided, we will break into the camp soon."
Heading north to Shangluo."
When Bai Wang heard this, he was a little surprised and asked: "Is it so fast? How to deal with the food and materials?"
"The boss has already given the order, and the two of us are fully responsible for handling this matter." Li Laiheng said as he sat on a big rock next to the school field. "We will classify it according to the statistical list and make arrangements.
If you don’t miss anything, you also need to make it easy for the brothers to transport it.”
"Looking at your appearance, little tiger, you must be confident?" Bai Wang and Hao Yaoqi looked at each other and asked together.