Chapter 341: No big ambitions, Supervised by Lijin Bureau

The fifteenth year of Chongzhen was a good year. Henan, Shandong, Beizhili and other places finally had no famines. There was a good expectation for the harvest in the fields. For farmers, more than ten years of suffering, there was finally hope. The whole family was looking forward to the moon and struggling. Never fall on the eve of the harvest.

But there are not many places where the people can farm with peace of mind and not be repeatedly trampled by officers, soldiers and bandits. For example, in Henan, it is just a place in Guide Prefecture.

The coalition of Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai has begun to be dispatched, and a small group of vanguards are tentatively attacking Kaifeng Prefecture. At the same time, the spies of this refugee army have been arranged in all directions, especially to the junction of Henan and Shandong, and to monitor closely along the Yellow River Canal. As long as there is a movement of Shandong official army, it will be rewarded quickly. The defeat of nearly 100,000 casualties will be completely hurt.

The Li and Luo coalition forces are now known as one million, but they are still a little afraid of the "agreement" between Li Meng and them. But now their strength is not only restored, but also expands even more than during the Battle of Wo-Shui. No matter how fearful it is, the world is like this, and there is still something to do. If you don't follow the general trend, the general trend will crush you.

The commander Ding Qirui, the general Zuo Liangyu, the governor of Baoding, Yang Wenyue, and the gathered troops gradually began to gather in the area south of Kaifeng City.

Seeing that the Ming army in the Central Plains were slowly gathering here, Li Luo and the other two could not ignore it. No matter how they estimated, the Li and Luo coalition forces had the advantage. Now, it was time to defeat the Ming army south of Kaifeng in one fell swoop, then the imperial official army would have no soldiers available in the Central Plains and would be completely empty. From the Haihe River to the Huaihe River, this vast space would be allowed to traverse. This prospect is too tempting. This is just like Hong Chengchou leading 130,000 troops out of the pass, Huang Taiji brought the vast army of troops to encircle and annihilate this army. This is similar to that of Hong Chengchou, leading a 130,000 army out of the pass, and Huang Taiji brought the vast army to encircle and annihilate this army. This is similar.

When you enter Beijing City and become the king and the emperor, it seems that you are already waving to everyone. As for whoever is the king and the emperor, that is the future.

But Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai have been hesitating. They have been fighting for so many years with Zuo Liangyu and Ding Qirui, but they have nothing to do. They always have a clear idea of ​​winning and defeating. Even if they lose, they can go back and pack up and fight.

But I don’t know when the Shandong soldiers will appear and whether they will appear. After all, the scope of Kaifeng Prefecture and Guide Prefecture was defined at that time. When touching this scope, Li Zicheng had already suffered a very painful lesson. His subordinates were even a little afraid of the official army for a while.

Later, several victories were won in Henan Prefecture and Nanyang Prefecture, which restored confidence and combat effectiveness. But in March and April, the Li and Luo coalition forces still attacked appropriately and began to enter Kaifeng Prefecture, pacifying Mi County, Yuzhou, Xiangcheng, Linying, Changge, and Xinzheng County.

These are all prefectures and counties near Henan Prefecture and Nanyang Prefecture. Anyone who understands the battlefield situation can see that the Li and Luo coalition forces are preparing for a decisive battle with the official army.

The reason for doing this was that Li Zicheng and Niu Jinxingdi had a secret talk in February. At that time, the officers and soldiers of the entire Central Plains moved closer to the Zhuxian Town in the south of Kaifeng City. After discussing with Luo Rucai, they came to the conclusion. If these officers and soldiers gathered together and advanced along the Yellow River, then such a powerful team would still have an advantage in cooperating with sufficient logistics and confronting the coalition forces with limited reserves.

In this way, the refugee army probably cannot gain a foothold in Henan Prefecture, which is already fully controlled. Maybe it will have to return to Shaanxi from Tongguan to have a relatively stable foothold and accumulate strength to fight back.

Shaanxi is extremely destructive. It is much worse than Henan. Among the Li and Luo coalition forces, no matter the backbone soldiers or the refugees from Jing Cong, they are unwilling to return to Shaanxi. Moreover, in this case, most of the operations of Henan during this period will be destroyed. Everyone has just had a base, so they are naturally unwilling to give up.

The battles between the officers and soldiers and Li and Luo were always defeated and won less. Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai were still quite confident in the battle with them, but these officers and soldiers were nothing. If Shandong soldiers took this opportunity to fight again, even if the strength of the refugee army increased, they would still be unsure of victory.

Li Zicheng was extremely worried about advancing to fight or withdrawing from the Central Plains. The commander was like this, and the entire army was also a little nervous.

As the mastermind, Niu Jinxing discussed with Song Xianci again, but took the initiative to look for Li Zicheng, saying that he had his own judgment on this matter.

Since Niu Jinxing entered the Chuang Army, all the strategies proposed have played a great role. Li Zicheng also relied heavily on the first-place famous scholar who joined the Chuang Camp.

However, when we met, Niu Jinxing suggested that Li Zicheng bend away and talk to each other separately.

"King of Chuang, now the coalition forces are very afraid of Shandong soldiers and horses. I am afraid that when we go to Kaifeng Prefecture to fight, Shandong soldiers and horses will give our army a head-on blow. If we are caught off guard, we will probably suffer heavy losses, but so?"

When Li Zicheng was in the military tent, he also carried his felt hat. When he heard Niu Jinxing ask, he couldn't help but sigh and stretched out his hand to take off the felt hat. If someone close to Li Chuang knew that this was a state that Li Zicheng would be extremely worried about.

Unlike the soldiers and refugees in the refugee army, their hair was not washed and they were messy. Li Zicheng's hair was still very neat. This is a matter of personal habits. Perhaps the felt hat was just to cover this place that was different from other refugees. After rubbing his chin a few times, the King of Chuang said slowly:

"Sir, now you can't advance or retreat. I really don't know what to do. The government army can defeat you at will. I don't worry about them at all. Why is there a monster like Shandong Li Meng in the world?"

The local official army mentioned in the Li and Luo coalition forces, the concept of this word does not include the ground troops under the Shandong general Li Meng. For them, these are completely different armies.

"King of Chuang, Niu knows that after the Battle of Wo Shui, our camp and Li Meng made a new contract, saying that Li Meng was not allowed to agree and could not enter Kaifeng Prefecture and Guide Prefecture. Will the King of Chuang really abide by this?"

"Zuo Liangyu and Ding Qirui gathered their troops in Zhuxian Town. They were preparing to fight with me. It was clearly bullying us to break into the camp and dare not enter Kaifeng Prefecture. However, if these rats become a climate, it may waste a lot of our efforts to fight at that time. These millions of people will be led in Henan."

Niu Jinxing's face was very calm and he continued to ask:

"King of Chuang, if I can raise all my millions of troops, do you think I can defeat Shandong's troops?"

King Chuang leaned on the chair, looking very tired. When he heard this question, he answered without thinking:

"A million people drowned him, but if they ignore their old capital, what should I do next? Could it be that I will go to Cao Cao as the main force? And seeing that the scenery this year will improve, if it is still the same next year, I am afraid that many refugees gathered will disperse..."

He pondered for a while before he said in a low voice:

"You can't fight, you can't fight. If you beat me, you will hurt your capital. I'm afraid that Lao Luo also thinks the same. There have been a lot of dirty things during this period. If you chew hard bones, it will probably be troublesome."

When Li Zicheng was a postman in Shaanxi and had just started a rebellion, maybe this Li Zicheng was still a passionate and passionate man, but after so many years, he had such a fundamental force. After so many ups and downs, considering things is already a standard idea of ​​the superior, cold-blooded and profit-oriented.

The battle with the official army is no longer about survival. For refugees, it may be for survival and a meal. For Li Zicheng, every battle is for himself to expand his territory and take him to further his position towards the world.

Niu Jinxing probably guessed Li Zicheng's answer. He sorted out his ideas a little and whispered:

"King of Chuang. If Li Meng really thought about the court, how could he draw a boundary with the adults? How could he achieve such a great victory? But he did not pursue it?"

As soon as these two questions were asked, Li Zicheng narrowed his eyes slightly, but his body leaned forward from the back of the chair. During the day, Li Meng's cavalry chased Wo Shui. If he let go, he would probably lose more than tens of thousands of soldiers. Although the death and injury of tens of thousands of soldiers was already a headache. Moreover, Li Meng's army had basically no losses. If he let go of the pursuit, most of his troops would have to be left, and only the horse team could run. Moreover, if the horse team could have half of their lives left, it would be a blessing.

The generals who have led troops to fight for many years can understand the degree of their territory. The Shandong soldiers and horses still retained their hands in the battle of Lijiapo in Woshui. Otherwise, the Li and Luo coalition forces would definitely have one side disintegrated or damaged their vitality, and would not have recovered as calmly as they are today.

King Li Zicheng asked in a question that he was not sure:

"What do you mean is that Li Erlang from Shandong and the old Gong Chongzhen from the imperial court are not the same?"

Niu Jinxing nodded solemnly. Li Meng was very kind to him and his son Niu Qi, but Niu Jinxing had always hidden this matter very well. However, with this kindness, he had a very good impression of Li Meng. He had ulterior motives and was not loyal to the court. He was a big conspirator and was really hard to accept.

However, if you analyze Li Meng's series of attitudes towards the crusade army, you can find that Li Meng has been sitting on the crusade camp and consciously let the crusade army grow bigger.

Only smart people who are in the camp can analyze these things, because they can be exposed to so many situations, and these are basically isolated from the Ming Dynasty.

Hearing Niu Jinxing's judgment and seeing him confirm, the more Li Zicheng thought about it, the more he felt that this matter was real. His fatigue was completely wiped out. He took the felt hat on the side and put it on, stood up from the chair, walked around in the handsome tent. Even with his scheming, his face was full of excitement.

But after walking a few steps in the military tent, he sighed dejectedly, reached out to rub the wide-brimmed felt hat on his head, and said in a deep voice:

"Even if he is not in the same position as the old men of the court, he will be blocking the road ahead of us in the future. Sooner or later, he will have to cross this threshold, but it will be difficult!"

Niu Jinxing thought to himself, "The king of entrepreneurship is lofty and his goal is not small. He doesn't know where he can get in this camp. It is said that the king of entrepreneurship has a great fate, and he doesn't know whether he has the blessing of joining the cabinet to worship the minister." He thought in his heart, but his words were very organized.

"Niu just speculated that he counted all over the Shaanxi, Jin, Henan, and the capital, and after the defeat of Songshan, the remaining officials in Zhuxian Town, Ding Qirui and Zuo Liangyu led the troops. Not only did King Chuang and General Luo dislike him, but Li Meng from Shandong also didn't like him."

Li Zicheng sat down again, nodded solemnly, and Niu Jinxing continued to say:

"You see, King Chuang, look at his military and horse layout in Shandong. There are heavy troops in Guide and Xuzhou, but Kaifeng Prefecture doesn't care at all. This attitude is obvious. As long as our Chuang army does not touch the small prefectures in Kaifeng City and Hebei, I believe that Li Meng will not interfere. Maybe the Chuang army will destroy Zuo Liangyu and his men, Li Meng will still applaud him!"

He was getting more and more excited when he spoke. Li Zicheng also got excited with a light blow from both hands and said:

"Zuo Liangyu has been an enemy of our army five or six years ago. He has to kill me several times. This time he wants him to look good..."

But after half of his words, his ambition was dispersed again. He said dejectedly:

"If you defeat him, Zuo Liangyu and Ding Qirui, you will still have to face their Shandong soldiers. This is a big trouble. Could you let them get a bargain behind you?"

"King of Chuang, the student looked at Li Meng's army and had various battles. Although there was no outstanding battle in the world, he had never been defeated. He started from selling private salt in Jiaozhou and gradually became the general of Dizhendong today. Although Li Meng had a general, he had no ambitions. Zuo Liangyu's troops were not as good as him. Now he was a large army of hundreds of thousands, which was a big scene. However, Li Meng was huddled in Shandong. If he hadn't fought with him for a few battles with the camp, he would probably not have known that there was such a person."

Li Zicheng gradually understood Niu Jinxing's meaning. He leaned back on the back of the chair again. Listening to the other party's statement, Niu Jinxing's voice slightly increased and said loudly:

"The situation of King Chuang is thriving, and the reputation of King Chuang is at its peak. Since Li Meng is shrinking in Shandong, according to the students' insincere views, it would be better to let him Li Meng shrink there. His situation is still too small. He probably wants to break the territory and be a wealthy prince. Since he has no ambitions, there will be no harm. King Chuang ignores this part of Shandong and continues to do it on his own. When he has the hope of the world, he will not be able to make any troubles with the power of the world. At that time, he will be calmly recruited and even if he is granted a ban or two, it will be a small matter and will add a help to our camp."

Li Zicheng heard what Niu Jinxing said and felt it was quite credible. Combined with Li Meng’s recent actions, it really shows that Li Meng is a person who has ambition but has no big picture.

However, instead of consuming this situation here without embarrassingly, it is better to act like Shandong Li Meng and do it with great fanfare. Li Zicheng knew in his heart that if the army in his hands remained unmoved and fought, the troops who came to rely on the enemy would slowly disperse.

Since he had made up his mind, his heart naturally calmed down. The tense face on Li Zicheng's face relaxed a little, and he also had a little smile. However, Niu Jinxing bowed deeply, but got closer and said in a low voice:

"King of Chuang, now we are in the camp. It is the time when we trapped the dragon and went out to sea and showed our great ambitions. Although Li Meng is strong, he is self-confidence and is old and old, not a big trouble. The sage said: "I am afraid that Ji Sun's worries are not in Zhuanyu, but in Xiao Wall." Today, Cao Cao has heavy troops, his power and blessings are his own use, and he has no great ambitions, which is our big trouble. Lord, what you want to do is, but Emperor Gaozu of Han is not Emperor Xian of Han..."

Li and Luo are now a coalition force. Both sides are fraternal. They are as close as brothers on the surface, but as the situation becomes bigger and bigger, the main and secondary separations must be determined. There is only one dragon chaise, so you can't sit side by side. On the old kang in Shaanxi, everyone can squat and chat together. Who can bear to do this dragon chaise?

But both sides did not make it clear that everyone is a big deal and would not break the face of those small things. It was a woman's behavior. Luo Rucai has always been unscrupulous in his actions. He is always outstanding and has always been different from his subordinates and brothers. Luo Rucai and his subordinates have always liked to enjoy wine and sex, and they are unwilling to distribute the property according to the rules when they are robbed. If they are broken, they will rob them, unlike Li Zicheng who restrains his subordinates, and they will rob them and then distribute them.

The conflict between Li and Luo armies gradually increased, and small frictions continued. However, Luo Rucai's enjoyment of sensuality made many people who had been used to hard life envious of the camp. During this period, he actually went to the ground to join him.

For Li Zicheng, there is also his own bottom line for everything that can tolerate and what cannot tolerate. Hearing Niu Jinxing's words, the expression on his face did not move. He spoke:

"When the enemy is in front of the enemy, the two armies should work together. Mr. Li remembers these words tonight. The same old saying is still the same. If there is glory and wealth in the future, he will never let down Mr.

The camp started to move in early March and entered Kaifeng Prefecture from Henan Prefecture. Under the tremendous pressure of the Li and Luo coalition forces, the defenders of Mi County fled without fighting, and the county town was easily broken.

Ding Qirui, Yang Wenyue, Zuo Liangyu and others, who were gathering up soldiers from all over Kaifeng Prefecture, hurriedly adjusted their arrangements and moved the army south of Kaifeng Prefecture to the west of Kaifeng City to break through the Mi County. In comparison, they came from the west, but the officers and soldiers in Henan had just stopped in the Zhongmu area.

However, the Li and Luo coalition did not continue to go east as the officers and soldiers expected. Instead, they broke Xinzheng County to the south, and the official army reassigned and allocated. However, the Li and Luo coalition did not pre-set battlefield movements to the official army, but continued to go south, continuously breaking the prefectures and counties. In April, they stopped in the south of Kaifeng Prefecture and faced between Ying and Xiangcheng.

In Kaifeng, the capital of Henan Province, the governor Li Xianfeng was overwhelmed by this situation, and he still ordered the people outside the city. He could only submit the court again and again, asking the court to urge the soldiers outside the city to send troops to rescue as soon as possible.

But at this time, the army led by the Eight Kings Zhang Xianzhong had already entered the territory of Nanzhili from Huguang. The fifth camp of the Left Ghe led by Lao Hui and Hui joined forces with Zhang Xianzhong to cross Huoshan to break through Shucheng.

The Southern Zhili Luzhou Prefecture was in an emergency. After breaking Shucheng, Zhang Xianzhong and Ge Zuo Battalions divided their troops. Zhang Xianzhong led his troops to defeat the officers and soldiers gathered in Luzhou Prefecture, and went north to attack Lu'an, easily breaking the city.

The Fifth Battalion of the Lezu made a rapid advance and entered Fengyang Prefecture to fight fiercely with the officers and soldiers in the Huoqiu area. They did not decide the winner and the defeat, and they fought each other.

A few years ago, Zhang Xianzhong led his army to Nanzhili, attacked Fengyang Zhongdu, and burned the imperial tomb for three days. The eunuchs, civil officials and military generals in Nanzhili lost a lot of heads. The inspiration was ahead, and it still made everyone feel trembling. Who would have thought that the killer god would come back again. If there was another leak, no one could bear the responsibility. In helplessness, the eunuch Lu Jiude, the governor of Nanjing, had to lead 20,000 Nanjing Imperial Guards to Fengyang Mansion to support him, and the materials like flowing water were also transported to Fengyang.

The Li and Luo coalition forces headed south all the way, while Zhang Xianzhong attacked Fengyang. If these two armies gathered together, the situation would probably be impossible to deal with.

Moreover, this Jiangnan land was the last prosperous place in the Ming Dynasty that was not affected by military fronts. Most of the civil officials in the capital came from Jiangnan, and their family industries were also in Jiangnan.

As soon as this situation happened, everyone was anxious. The orders were sent to Ding Qirui and Zuo Liangyu's army by messengers riding fast horses, and their tone was harsher than the other.

"I didn't expect that the canal transportation card will charge liquor, and the income is no less than that of our Jiaozhou camp salt service. This is the off-season. After May, the liquor will be further up."

An accountant was next to Sun Chuanting explaining in detail how much money he had collected on the canal in the past few months. Sun Chuanting smiled, but his expression was hidden under the iron face.

Now they are not in Jinan City, but in Jining, and on the second floor of a restaurant in Linhe.

In Jining City, as long as the area on the river is not a busy area like the Cao Transport Wharf, it is the best area, mostly the mansions and industries of wealthy merchants, as well as noble officials.

Apart from the cold winter, the rest of the seasons are by the river and the wind. Watching the river pass by thousands of sails is indeed a pleasant enjoyment. The restaurant where Sun Chuanting is located is the first choice for those who know how to enjoy in Jining City. The business is also reserved and arrogant. Even if ordinary people have money, they cannot enter. Only those who have posted posts are qualified.

Of course, such a magnificent business is not something that ordinary people can do. The owner behind this restaurant is Kong Sande of Wenru Business.

This unknown restaurant was conquered today. The first floor was full of warriors wearing casual clothes, while Li Meng, Sun Chuanting and several followers were on the second floor.

Several tax offices converted from Lingshan Trading companies there introduced the income situation after setting up the card with Sun Chuanting. Although Liu Fulai proposed this motion, the old eunuch was unwilling to leave the house, so before leaving, he handed the matter over to Sun Chuanting and asked him to verify and inspect it.

Although the Ming Dynasty's agriculture was almost semi-collapsed in many places, in Jiangnan and the capital, commerce had a deformed prosperity. As the main logistics line, the canal was naturally filled with gold.

Of course, this is because it is just because it collects money in Jining section. If you set up a card in Yangzhou, Zhenjiang or even Suzhou, the income will be far more than it will be.
To be continued...