Chapter 984 Where will the Shaanxi uprising army go?

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The weather in February is still quite cold. From time to time, the north wind whistles by, bringing a few scattered snowflakes. Occasionally, sandstorms will be swept up by the north wind and spread toward the front. In the whole of Shaanxi, except for a few larger towns, there are basically no figures.

On a frosty night, in northern Shaanxi, in the desolate mountains east of Guyuan Town, there was a bare, only a tall pine tree standing on the hill among several large rocks, and in the fork of the sheep path, silently standing a team of untidy cavalry, about 300 people.

A cavalry with thick eyebrows and big eyes and a bearded hair is like a heavenly king or a strong man in the ancient stone carving art of Longmen. He is solemn and majestic, riding on a horse motionless, holding a reins with one hand and holding a big red flag with the other hand tightly.

This big banner carries flag tassels made of snow-white horse's hair and silver, with white light, and the center of the flag is embroidered with black satin. The big character "彩" is embroidered with black satin. This big character with dragons and phoenixes is very eye-catching even in the dark.

In front of the banner, a particularly tall horse with shortened mane and tail stood. The horse was dark gray, with white spots, and its hair was curled, which looked like dragon scales, so it was called Wulong horse. Some people didn't know this name, but only saw that its fur was black but not pure, so they called it Wubu horse.

Now riding on it is a 31 or 2-year-old soldier, tall, wide shoulders, bulging cheekbones, full heaven, high nose bridge, deep eye sockets, thick eyebrows, and a pair of bright big eyes that are staring forward and pondering. This kind of eyes often gives people a sense of perseverance, calmness, and wisdom.

He is Li Zicheng.

Li Zicheng wore a white pointed old felt hat that northern farmers often wore, and the tip of the hat was folded down. Because the plateau night in October of the lunar calendar was already very cold, he covered a half-old blue cloth sheepskin robe with iron armor. In order to take it off in a battle that he would encounter at any time, all the buttons on the robe were loosened, but they were tied tightly with a battle belt.

He had a bow on his back, and a sword and a cowhide arrow bag with red lacquer gold-painted gold-painted cowhide arrows were hung on his waist. There were more than a dozen carved feathered arrows inserted into them. Today, the color of this arrow bag can only arouse a kind of beautiful imagination, and I don’t know that it contains the political significance of resolute rebellion against the court. It turned out that in the Ming Dynasty, only lacquer and gold-painted objects were allowed to be decorated with red lacquer and gold-painted, and others banned them.

In the 26th year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang also made special strict regulations: officers and soldiers’ arrow bags are not allowed to be painted with gold, and violators will be executed. However, this regulation is of no use to Li Zicheng. Since the year when he started the uprising, he has carried this arrow bag and has never been replaced.

For seven years, this arrow pouch has galloped with him for tens of thousands of miles, crossing half of China, and has experienced battle formations. Some places have been ground sulfur, and some places have knife wounds and arrow marks. Almost the entire arrow pouch is blowing in the wind and sun, rain and snow, and dust and sand are flying, and the color fading.

"Brothers, get off the horse and have a rest!"

Li Zicheng said, jumped off the horse lightly, touching the hilt of the sword with something, making a pleasant metal sound. The soldiers beside him naturally dismounted. The guard post was naturally set up from afar, staring at the surroundings with vigilance.

Those who followed Li Zicheng were veterans of the rebel army. Liu Zongmin, Li Guo, Hao Yaoqi, Liu Fangliang, Zhang Nai and others were all among them. It can be said that although this small group of cavalry had a small number, its combat effectiveness was quite strong.

However, they still encountered trouble halfway through. The trouble did not come from the government, but from local armed forces. In Shaanxi, the people's customs have always been fierce. Don't look at the chaos here all year round. Sometimes the rebels come and sometimes the official army comes. In fact, they are all passing by. In Shaanxi, the real local snakes are still local armed forces.

If you want to survive in a messy land in Shaanxi, you will definitely not be able to do so. Therefore, the wealthy families in Shaanxi all have their own guards and guards. Some have a large number, and it is common for hundreds of people, and some even have thousands of people. Whether it is the rebel army or the official army, these guards and guards are taboo.

These so-called guardians and guardians usually look quite docile. Whether it is the rebel army or the official army, there is usually no problem in trying to catch the autumn wind. However, if you want to eat them all, you have to consider whether you will get bitten a few teeth. Therefore, generally speaking, as long as you get a little benefit, it will be fine. It is not very cost-effective to fight with these guardians and guardians.

However, in the past few months, these landlord armed forces in Shaanxi have acted abnormally. They actually began to take the initiative to attack and plot against the rebel troops who were left alone. Even though they knew that the other party was Li Zicheng, they dared to take action. Li Zicheng's trip alone this time was a group of landlord armed forces.

Originally, it was possible to destroy them. The landlord armed forces were only three or four hundred. However, Li Zicheng considered that he had to pay dozens of people and thought it was not cost-effective, so he took a detour. As a result, he didn't expect that those landlord armed forces would catch up with them like taking aphrodisiacs.

When all the soldiers got off the horse, Li Zicheng glanced at everyone affectionately and walked towards the ancient pine tree with vigorous branches. The terrain there was higher, and the surrounding terrain could be seen clearly. In fact, Li Zicheng estimated that those landlords would not really chase to the end. After chasing for a while, they would give up.

It is reported that those landlords may have been instigated by the Hu Ben Army or the court, which would have been detrimental to Li Zicheng and others. The mastermind behind the scenes was the court's rhetoric, and Li Zicheng did not believe it. The current court has no power to attack him, Li Zicheng. Therefore, the only possibility is that someone from the Hu Ben Army has arrived in Shaanxi.

Who did the Hu Ben Army come to Shaanxi? Li Zicheng inferred that it was probably one of Zhang Zhun's wives. Perhaps it was the woman named Dong Shuyan. The Winter Sorcerer had a branch in Shaanxi before. Dong Shuyan was originally a member of the Winter Sorcerer. She came with Zhang Zhun's will, and it was entirely possible that she could do anything behind the Shaanxi uprising army.

"Brother, it's safe."

Liu Zongmin came up from behind and reported to Li Zicheng.

"good!"

Li Zicheng nodded.

"Zhang Zhun's hand is so long. Do you really think he can dominate the world?"

Liu Zongmin stood beside Li Zicheng, with a gloomy eyes and an unfriendly tone. Among the generals around Li Zicheng, the one who disliked the most about the Hu Ben Army was Liu Zongmin. Before, someone had suggested whether to send someone to contact the Hu Ben Army and everyone would conquer the world together. As a result, Liu Zongmin refused firmly.

Liu Zongmin's reason is very simple. If the Shaanxi Uprising Army surrendered to Zhang Zhun at this time, there would definitely be no benefit. At this time, the Hu Ben Army was already strong and powerful, and Zhang Zhun was surrounded by talents. At this time, it would be impossible to surrender to the past, and it would be absolutely impossible to succeed. It would be more cost-effective to have your own territory. It is the most realistic to cede the land and make the title of marquis, and to break the land and be a marquis.

Li Zicheng has never expressed his opinion about Liu Zongmin. In fact, he was not sure in his heart, how to deal with Zhang Zhun. This time, he went alone to Guyuan and negotiated with other leaders of the rebel army to see how to go in the future. Where will the Shaanxi rebel army go?

A bright moon emerged from the dark clouds, extremely bright. Li Zicheng suddenly saw a red notice on the tree, with a head drawn on it, which was slightly similar to his appearance. The following signature is Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi. There is also a poem "Xijiang Yue" written below:

This is Li Chuang's traitor.

Now the dog's life is dead.

The things were stormed and walked in a hurry.

The heavenly soldiers caught up.

Spread the net of heaven and earth,

He has nowhere to escape.

The military and civilians were tied up to surrender,

Jade belt and brocade clothes are rewarded.

...

The song "Xijiangyue" is followed by Li Zicheng's name, age, origin, appearance, and different rewards for capturing or killing. After reading the notice, Li Zicheng snorted gently with his nostrils, looked at Liu Zongmin beside him, and asked with a smile: "Have you seen it all?"

"Bah! The court has been beaten out of the capital!" Liu Zongmin said angrily.

The Shaanxi Uprising Army's views on the court's withdrawal from the capital have always been quite complicated. Some people think it's good, while others think it's bad. Perhaps Liu Zongmin is a typical example.

Some people think that the court was forced to withdraw from the capital, which is indeed a good thing for the Shaanxi Uprising Army. What's the good thing? The power of the imperial court was weakened. It will not be so easy to deal with the Shaanxi Uprising Army in the future. In other words, the Shaanxi Uprising Army is safer.

However, some people think that it is not a good thing for the court to withdraw from the capital. The court withdraws from the capital and the Hu Ben Army occupy the capital, and the attention of the people in the world is all concentrated on the Hu Ben Army. The new empire and the new true emperor seem to be born in the hands of the Hu Ben Army. This makes Liu Zongmin and the others feel very uncomfortable.

When the Shaanxi Uprising Army first started its rebels, its thoughts were indeed very simple, just to ask for food. However, after seven years of development, the senior leaders of the Shaanxi Uprising Army had already tasted the taste of power. Some of them would also fantasize about what would happen if they one day as the Lord of the Nine Five.

However, all these fantasies were all broken with the entry of the Hu Ben Army into the capital. Obviously, in front of the Hu Ben Army, the Shaanxi Uprising Army did not have much chance. This will of course make many people feel uncomfortable. The senior management feels uncomfortable, and major policies will naturally be seriously affected.

"Dog Day Sun Chuanting!"

Li Zicheng laughed loudly, then spat at the notice, pulled out his sword, slashed the notice twice, and cut off several pieces of tree bark. Soon, the notice was completely broken, and a few pieces of broken paper flew away with the wind.

"Let's go!"

Li Zicheng waved his hand and went down the mountain.

I have to rest well tonight, and I have to rush to the road early tomorrow morning. He must arrive at Zhenyuan within the specified time. Otherwise, some leaders of the rebel army who have no relationship with him will spread some rumors behind the scenes that they cannot find Bei. Even Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai may have other ideas.

"well!"

"I'm afraid it's not easy!"

Thinking of Zhenyuan’s consultation meeting, Li Zicheng couldn’t help but sigh softly.

Li Zicheng's heart was heavy all the way east. Li Zicheng did not have much hope for the content of this negotiation. Because there were too many differences between the leaders of the Shaanxi Uprising Army. With his ability, he could not gather everyone.

Not to mention anything else, it is probably difficult to unify the opinions between him and Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai. There are already many disputes in the territory of the three. Before this dispute is completely resolved, how easy is it to reach an agreement?

After the Hu Ben Army occupied Luoyang, the imperial army relaxed the encirclement and suppression of the Shaanxi Uprising Army, giving Li Zicheng and others a chance to breathe. They seized the opportunity to actively expand their territory in Shaanxi and began to build bases for the first time.

At present, Li Zicheng's troops are in Guyuan, Zhang Xianzhong's troops are in Pingliang, Luo Rucai's troops are in Qingyang. These three towns are all important towns in the northwest of Shaanxi. They form a Pinzi camp and confront the imperial army near Xi'an Prefecture.

Since the Hu Ben Army was stationed in Luoyang, the court army must pay attention to the direction of Luoyang. The main force of the court army was in Tongguan area. Hong Chengchou was in Tongguan personally. Therefore, the threat of the court army to the Shaanxi Uprising Army is no longer a big threat. The Shaanxi Uprising Army’s current problem is no longer the court, but the Hu Ben Army.

What attitude should the 36th Battalion of the Shaanxi Uprising Army use to face Zhang Zhun? In fact, before the formal negotiation, all the leaders had already passed the air. The future way out for the Shaanxi Uprising Army is coming and going, and there are only a few.

The first way out is naturally to surrender.

The Hu Ben Army was also a poor man, and it was the same as most of the soldiers of the Shaanxi Uprising Army. From the perspective of overthrowing the court, the purpose of the two armies was the same. Therefore, Zhang Zhun should be welcomed by the Shaanxi Uprising Army. However, what kind of treatment will they receive after surrendering to the Hu Ben Army? This is the core problem.

Optimistic estimates that after surrendering to the Hu Ben Army, they should be able to continue to serve as commanders, continue to lead troops to fight, and continue to enjoy certain power. In the future, the Hu Ben Army will be able to conquer the world and reward them. However, conservative estimates will be deprived of military power and scattered. After all, as long as the issue of military power is involved, no one has anything to say.

Zhang Zhun is quite hard to figure out. There are so many things about him outside, and no one knows the truth or falsehood. However, what is certain is that he is also a person who is greedy for power. No matter who he is, as long as he threatens his power, he will definitely be eliminated.

To be honest, in the past, there were many tricks such as false recruitment between the Shaanxi uprising army and the imperial court. After each time he deceived the imperial court, the Shaanxi uprising army immediately rebelled. It is estimated that Zhang Zhun was very familiar with this situation. He was very likely to deprive all the senior leaders of the Shaanxi uprising army and then put them under house arrest.

The second way out is to compete with each other and not violate the river.

The main areas of activity of the Shaanxi Uprising Army are actually Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Huguang, Sichuan and other places, and they are actually passing by. The Hu Ben Army has never appeared in Shaanxi for a long time. As long as the Hu Ben Army does not enter Shaanxi, the two sides can live in peace.

The question is, what if the Hu Ben Army wants to enter Shaanxi? If the Hu Ben Army wants to unify the world, how can it allow Shaanxi to be out of its own control? If the Hu Ben Army enters Shaanxi in a large scale, will the Shaanxi Uprising Army fight or not?

If we fight, can we fight against the Hu Ben Army with the strength of the Shaanxi Uprising Army? Even the Tartars are not the opponent of the Hu Ben Army, the Shaanxi Uprising Army... In terms of recruiting soldiers, the Shaanxi Uprising Army does not seem to have any special advantages. Speaking of which, the Hu Ben Army's "Juntian Order" is indeed very attractive! Even if the Shaanxi Uprising Army wants to pick up people now, it is too late.

The third way out is to unite the imperial court and fight against Zhang Zhun.

Li Zicheng estimated that with the strength of the Shaanxi Uprising Army, it would be very stressful to deal with Zhang Zhun alone. As long as they unite with the court, the way out is. I believe that the court should be very welcome to the active cooperation of the Shaanxi Uprising Army.

The problem is that once the Shaanxi uprising army surrendered to the court or cooperated with the court, the nature seemed to have changed. Even Li Zicheng didn't want to cooperate with the court very much. He just disliked Emperor Chongzhen. If he didn't pull him off, he would feel uncomfortable.

Subconsciously, Li Zicheng's resistance to this proposal has a lot to do with Zhang Xianzhong. Among the major figures of the Shaanxi Uprising Army, Zhang Xianzhong must be the one who is most active in surrendering to the court. Li Zicheng estimated that even if there was no result in this Zhenyuan Conference, Zhang Xianzhong would take the initiative to surrender to the court.

The fourth way out is to escape west.

If you don’t want to face the Hu Ben Army or cooperate with the court, you can only retreat westward, to Gansu, Liangzhou, Hami and other places. On the other side, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away. Even if the Hu Ben Army wants to chase, it will probably have to chase for ten or eight years.

It is not possible to go south. It is the territory of the court. It goes east, not to mention it. It is the territory of the Hu Ben Army. It goes north, it is the desert. Only when it goes west can you have room for survival. The question is, can you get enough supplies to go west? Are there enough troops to replenish? Are the soldiers of the rebel army willing to go west? If the Hu Ben Army catches up, so what?

"well!"

"Let's talk about it then!"

Li Zicheng sighed and slowly muttered to himself.

He was unsure of his mind and had to walk for the time being.

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