Chapter 148 Li Zicheng

But sometimes I really fear what I am afraid of. Before the imperial court's general order arrived, Tie Mo received a letter. The letter was sent jointly by Shanxi Governor Geng Ruqi and Shanxi General Zhang Honggong, indicating that Tie Mo leads his troops to capture Ansai within three days and pacify northern Shaanxi as soon as possible.

After reading this letter, I was first angry and secondly I wanted to laugh. It was simply inexplicable. When will the governor of Shanxi be in charge of the border army of Xuanfu? The general of Shanxi is even more a joke. Why do you command the troops of Xuanfu? Even the soldiers of Datongfu are not under your command.

Strictly speaking, the elite troops in the Nine Borders are under the jurisdiction of the Beijing Camp, and the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office are not under the jurisdiction of the local generals. What's more, the Xuanfu is under the Shuntian Prefecture, and no matter how officials in Shanxi do, they cannot control the Xuanfu border army.

Tiemo was too lazy to reply, so he threw the letter into the brazier and burned it to ashes.

Cao Wenzhao looked worried and said with some concern: "Hey, this letter seems ridiculous, but it has a deep meaning. Geng Ruqi and Zhang Honggong did not urge us to send troops, but were just expressing a wish to the court. They supported the court's decision."

Tie Mo's face disappeared and his brows frowned tightly, "General Cao, according to your wishes, the court has already made a resolution?"

"Yes, otherwise Geng Ruqi and Zhang Honggong would not have sent such an inexplicable letter."

As expected, in less than a day, the imperial court delivered the order to northern Shaanxi, ordering the troops of the three towns of Xuanfu to occupy Qingjian and Suide and attack Ganquan.

At the same time, because the troops of the three towns of Xuanfu obtained Mizhi early, the court ordered the generals of Ningxia, Guyuan and other towns to strictly order these troops to capture Ansai City within five days.

Lou Daji wanted to throw the order into the brazier and burn it. In his opinion, this order was to play the piano randomly, "Hey, do the court knows the situation in Shaanxi? Nine out of ten rooms are empty, and there are creatures everywhere. If it is really easy to destroy, we will foolishly put the credit and not take it."

Cao Wenzhao sighed and signaled Lou Daji to sit down, and said with a wry smile: "The court should not be so stupid. I think the court also has difficulties for the court."

As soon as this statement was made, Tie Mo understood what Cao Wenzhao meant. Perhaps, the court really had no choice. Now that the Ming Dynasty has devoted almost all its energy to Liaodong, the national treasury is almost empty, and the materials needed for this bandit suppression were finally collected. The materials were limited, and the court could not hold on for long.

Alas, this is really a difficult state.

Due to the orders of the court and the lack of light on the face, the troops from Guyuan, Gansu and Suide set out from Bailuo City on February 14th and began to attack Anding.

In fact, there were less than two thousand rebels stationed in Anjian. Under the strong attack of the border troops in several towns, the rebels quickly abandoned Anjian and retreated southward into Ansai City.

After discussion, the Gansu gang general Wang Guo, Guyuan guerrilla general Li Guoqi, Ningxia guerrilla general Cui Zongyin, and Yansui guerrilla general Li Xianzong divided his troops south in Anding and jointly attacked Ansai City. At the same time, the kingdom wrote a letter to Mizhi, hoping that the troops and horses in the three towns of Xuanfu could cooperate and send troops to attack Ganquan.

The three towns of Xuanfu quickly responded to the kingdom's request. On February 15th, the three towns had Cao transformed into Jiao, and Liu Guoneng was the pioneer, leading two thousand soldiers and horses across Qingjian City and attacking Ganquan south of Yan'an Prefecture.

At noon on February 16th, the vanguard troops led by Cao Bianjiao and Liu Guoneng launched the first exchange of fire on the plain east of Ganquan. Wang Yan, the leader of the chaos, was ordered to rush to help Ganquan. He met officers and soldiers on the way. Without saying a word, the two sides fought. This time, after Wang Yan lost more than 500 people, he successfully entered Ganquan with the help of Ganquan defenders.

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On February 18, the north of Yan'an Prefecture, Wang Guo, Li Guoqi, Cui Zongyin, and Li Xianzong finally met at the city of Ansai after two days of cleaning the periphery.

Now the three towns of Xuanfu are facing Ganquan, and the soldiers and soldiers of Ningxia are surrounded by Ansai City. On the surface, the situation is very good, but in fact there are still many hidden dangers. The biggest hidden danger is that the border troops are insufficient. If the troops are concentrated to attack Ansai or Ganquan, it is okay. It can be divided into two groups to attack Ganquan and Ansai at the same time, which is quite insufficient.

Moreover, the troops in several towns in Ningxia still have greater hidden dangers. In the past two years, the border troops in Gansu and Ningxia have insufficient military salaries, especially Guyuan Town, which have had several incidents. This time, the imperial court did not make up for military salaries. Once this incident starts, there will be a big problem with the border troops attacking Ansai City.

At night, outside Ansai City, several people gathered in a dilapidated house, one of whom was tall and strong in appearance. The man's name was Li Zicheng, a general under the command of the Gansu gang general Wang Guo.

The border troops seemed to be unstoppable when entering Shaanxi, but Li Zicheng had a different view. He felt that no matter how hard the border troops in the Xuanfu towns could fight, they could still not reverse the current situation. Li Zicheng was a Mizhi person and had a deep understanding of northern Shaanxi.

How many years has Shaanxi been lost? This year it seems that there is another severe drought, and the situation will only be even worse. In contrast, the border troops in Ningxia, Suide and Gansu towns have insufficient military pay and limited combat power, so it is impossible to reverse the situation. In the next few years, civil unrest will definitely sweep across Shaanxi and become increasingly powerful. The border troops in Gansu and Suide towns are likely to be flooded by this civil unrest.

On the other hand, the rebellion became stronger and stronger because they had fertile soil for rebellion. Many times, looking up at the starry sky, Li Zicheng had a wish in his heart. He wanted to leave his name instead of staying in a small position and finally being overwhelmed by the people.

After a long period of repeated thoughts, the scene tonight came about.

The bonfire was burning, and the fire reflected everyone's face. Li Zicheng picked up the firewood and said in a deep voice: "Brothers, General Wang Shen deducted military pay, General Yang remained silent. Li once advised General Wang Shen, but he was too greedy and did not take the lives of his brothers seriously."

"Everyone knows the situation in Shaanxi now. King Jiayin of southern Shaanxi has already formed a team of more than 100,000 people, and Xi'an Prefecture is in danger. And what about us... Except for Xuanfu, Datong Prefecture and Liaodong towns have a good morale, and the other troops... Do you think we can really destroy the bandits in Shaanxi?"

Listening to Li Zicheng's words, everyone looked dim, and one of them said with anger, "Don't ask... I think we can tell fortunes when we can go back alive. Brother Li, tell me, what do you want to do? Brothers, listen to you."

"Yes, Brother Li, tell me, you guys will listen to you!"

Li Zicheng nodded with satisfaction, and a sneer flashed across the corner of his mouth: "To be honest, brothers, Li has been thinking about it for a long time. In short, Li doesn't want to endure it anymore. The superiors don't give military pay, but they also want us to fight to suppress the bandits. If this continues, they will be uneasy even if they die. Instead of doing this, it's better to find a way out for yourself."

"Brothers, Li is planning to rebel. This time, the attack on Ansai is a good opportunity. The three towns of Xuanfu are in Ganquan, and there are more than 20,000 bandit soldiers in Ansai City. If we raise an army to cooperate, it will be a great achievement..."

"If you are willing to do something with Li, you are welcome. If you are unwilling, Li will not force you!"

In just a moment, several military men nodded together, "Listen to Brother Li, you're so fucked up with this coward!"

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Chapter completed!