When the others heard this, they thought to themselves that they were probably from the imperial court.
However, despite this thought, based on habit, they all trusted Li Dingguo and did not speak.
Just listen to Li Dingguo say to them: "This is the Liu Wenxiu you are familiar with, whose original name is Zhang Wenxiu."
Upon hearing this, Wu Sansheng and others were a little surprised. After looking at each other, Wu Sansheng asked tentatively: "Is he also being recruited?"
For them, Liu Wenxiu also disappeared and there has been no news.
However, Zhang Xianzhong had a high probability of guessing that Liu Wenxiu was either dead or surrendered, or was imprisoned, unlike Li Dingguo, who had no way of guessing at all.
Moreover, they also estimated that Liu Wenxiu was more likely to surrender!
This is not to say that Liu Wenxiu is more spineless on weekdays, but later it was discovered that Liu Wenxiu’s child was missing!
Liu Wenxiu was trapped in the fifth camp of Gezuo who had been recruited. Even if he did not surrender at first, he would surrender sooner or later if the imperial court threatened his family.
Of course, this guess will not be made public, because doing so would be very demoralizing.
However, just in case, Zhang Xianzhong disclosed the information to his independent subordinates, but he did not say it to death.
At this time, after Wu Sansheng asked, Li Dingguo nodded and replied: "He was sent to lure the fifth battalion of Gezuo to Macheng. He was originally going to annex the fifth battalion of Gezuo, but it happened that the imperial court sent people from Huaxian County.
When he was recruited, he was coerced..."
Hearing this, Wu Sansheng and others were a little surprised.
Do you want to fight against the Fifth Left Battalion on your side?
This was the first time they heard about this matter.
However, they were not stupid. They immediately remembered the deployment at that time, and it was Li Dingguo who told them this, and they believed it immediately.
Before, he laughed at Li Zicheng for his lack of loyalty and his anger at Luo Rucai; but now, it turns out that his family is not clean either, but he just failed.
In this way, if you think about it before, it was just a matter of fifty steps and a hundred steps of laughter!
At the same time, when they heard the name Huaxian Bo, they immediately thought of Yuan Shizhong, a guy who was so lucky.
Among all the people who were recruited, he was the luckiest. He was granted the title of Uncle Huaxian by the court not long after. This luck was unparalleled!
If you want to say that no one is envious, that is absolutely false!
As they were thinking, Li Dingguo continued to introduce: "... After arriving in Nanyang, I didn't expect that Liu Wenxiu was the person appointed by His Majesty and was sent to the capital. As a result, I was hit by Liu Wenxiu on the streets of the capital.
When we arrive, and I am also someone who has been appointed by His Majesty, I can see His Majesty immediately! Like me, he eventually became a general in the Beijing camp and served under the command of Uncle Zhongwu..."
After hearing his words, everyone below couldn't help but look at each other.
The governor was actually hit by Liu Wenxiu who was entering the capital on the streets of the capital?
This... no one has this kind of luck, right?
No wonder I was thinking before, how could anyone in the capital recognize the governor? If it was Liu Wenxiu, it wouldn’t be surprising!
Li Dingguo looked at the expressions of the people below and knew what they were thinking, so he didn't care. In fact, he himself felt that there was some divine will that made such a collision possible!
While thinking about it, he continued: "After Liu Wenxiu comes, we will discuss the next step and strive to give his brother a good future!"
Because of Liu Wenxiu's relationship, Zhang Xianzhong did not deploy Liu Wenxiu's troops to the front line, but deployed them in Anqing Mansion below Luzhou Mansion, and sent Sun Kewang's general Bai Wenxuan to be Liu Wenxiu's general.
Therefore, if Liu Wenxiu rashly returns to his old ministry like Li Dingguo, the risk will be too high. Therefore, it is safer for Li Dingguo to persuade the old ministry first, and then to join forces with Li Dingguo to persuade Liu Wenxiu's old ministry to surrender.
Wu Sansheng and others naturally listened to Li Dingguo. And since they had decided to accept the recruitment, if they could perform meritorious services, they would of course be happy to get a wife, a noble son, a marquis, a general, etc. in the future.
After all, after being in the army for a long time, being recruited and then being discharged and returned to work, becoming an ordinary citizen is not something they can appreciate.
Therefore, while Li Dingguo sent someone to report the situation, he also made arrangements for his own military affairs.
Soon, Liu Wenxiu rushed over.
After some discussion, it was decided to implement the plan.
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Let's talk about Li Zicheng. After his way into Sichuan was blocked by Zuo Liangyu, he listened to Song Xiance's decision and immediately sent his troops south.
Not surprisingly, a lot of Zhang Xianzhong's territory was captured at once, which made him feel relieved.
Sun Chuanting led the elite of the imperial court and fought steadily, not giving him any chance to go north, which put a lot of pressure on him. Now that he has the territory of three prefectures, although he still has to face the pressure of Sun Chuanting's troops, he can at least take a breather.
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However, what he didn't expect was that Zhang Xianzhong quickly launched a counterattack with his huge navy and captured several cities at once. This made Li Zicheng nervous again and immediately convened a military meeting.
This battle exposed two weaknesses of Li Zicheng's troops.
First, Luo Rucai's troops were not as easily annexed and appeased as they expected. At least judging from the results, they surrendered to Zhang Xianzhong's troops without much fighting, indicating that the previous appeasement effect was not good and did not bring them back.
The second is the Battle of Dongting Lake, which made Li Zicheng and others realize the importance of the navy in this Jiangnan area. But Li Zicheng has no navy here!
Based on these two weaknesses, Li Zicheng readjusted his deployment under the advice of Song Xiance and others.
First, facts have proven that Luo Rucai's troops were not very loyal under the temptation of Zhang Xianzhong, so they were transferred away from contact with Zhang Xianzhong and transferred to the north to defend Sun Chuanting's troops.
Second, avoid areas that are conducive to naval operations, such as abandoning areas such as Dongting Lake.
In addition, Li Zicheng's military discussion also reached a consensus that the mobility of the cavalry should be used to collect grain from Zhang Xianzhong's troops.
Everything is actually less important than food. And Huguang is the granary of the world. The autumn harvest is around the corner, and food is the top priority.
Anyway, let's grab the food first. After grabbing the food, we will talk about how to deal with Sun Chuanting's troops, how to deal with the relationship with Zhang Xianzhong, etc.
Therefore, as soon as the military discussion on Li Zicheng's side ended, he immediately began to take action.
A large number of troops began to move north, and at the same time, more troops began to dispatch. They waited for their own territory first, and dispatched highly mobile troops such as cavalry. Instead of attacking the city, they went to the territory controlled by Zhang Xianzhong to grab grain.
Whether it was Li Zicheng's command or Zhang Xianzhong's command, they were very familiar with things like looting and were very efficient in doing so.
You, Li Zicheng, dared to snatch grain. As I didn't say, Zhang Xianzhong did not wait for the grain to be ripe or not, but snatched it first. At the same time, he also took advantage of the geographical advantage of the rivers to send navy troops to grab grain in the territory controlled by Li Zicheng.
Suddenly, wars raged across the western region of Huguang, and thieves were used to it. When robbing food, it was normal to grab something and kill something.
Autumn harvest time is the most important day of the year.
The bandits took it very seriously and made such a big fuss that Sun Chuanting would not miss it.
Regarding the current situation, Sun Chuanting, who was based in Xiangyang, also held a military meeting.
For Sun Chuanting, there is still only one strategic goal: to fight steadily to prevent the bandits from returning north to the Central Plains, and at the same time, to reorganize the place.
Under such a premise, it would be best if we could attack the stray thieves.
And at this time of autumn harvest, Sun Chuanting also wanted food.
This military meeting was held under this premise.
Li Yan saw Sun Chuanting's intentions clearly.
Therefore, as soon as the military meeting began, he stood up and said to Sun Chuanting: "Sir, the enemy we are facing is Luo Rucai's old tribe. Now they have been transferred from the south by Li Thief. My subordinates thought that they were afraid that these people would defect to the Eighth Congress."
Go to the king's side. It can be seen that Li's strategy of appeasing the thieves did not work. In this case, my subordinates are willing to go to recruit peace and solve some of the thieves without bloodshed!"
Originally, Li Zicheng would have been able to digest Luo Rucai's men within two months.
But the problem is that after Li Yan left and told Sun Chuanting about countermeasures, Sun Chuanting broke camp and went south.
Zuo Liangyu's troops, who could have been used as a buffer, actually headed westward, not only allowing Sun Chuanting's troops to go south, but also blocking Li Zicheng's westward march to Sichuan.
In this way, if Li Zicheng wants to deal with the pressure from Sun Chuanting's troops, he should not blatantly digest Luo Rucai's troops. For example, it would be unrealistic to transfer Luo Rucai's troops, because it would easily lead to a mutiny. Instead, he should comfort Luo Rucai with good words.
The men and horses can continue to listen to him.
It was also for this reason that Zhang Xianzhong put too much pressure on the original Luo Rucai team. After saying this, they immediately voted for Zhang Xianzhong.
Since such a situation can happen on Zhang Xianzhong's side, based on Li Yan's understanding of these bandits, he believes that it will definitely be possible for him to take action here.
At this time, after hearing what Li Yan said, Sun Chuanting nodded and said: "Your Majesty has decreed that except for Li Zicheng, Liu Zongmin and Zhang Xianzhong, everyone else can be recruited. But do you have anything to do with Luo Rucai's men?"
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After getting along with each other for a period of time, he recognized Li Yan's talent. Therefore, Li Yan wanted to recruit Anliu thieves, which was risky, so he asked this question out of concern for his talent.
If you say there is no risk, you are lying. Li Zicheng must hate him to the core, and now that Luo Rucai is dead, his men must be in disarray. As long as someone tips off Li Zicheng, Li Yan will be in danger.
When Li Yan heard this, he immediately replied: "Although Luo Rucai is dead, there is still one person in Luo Rucai's old department, and many bandit leaders obey him. As long as the subordinates persuade him, this matter will be much easier.