Chongzhen and I became partners

Chapter 240
On the side of the Baigan Army, knowing that the Battle of Kaifeng ended with the flood of bandits, they followed Sun Chuanting to Beijing.

Because the order Qin Liangyu received was still to go to Beijing.The reason why he came to the south before was because Ma Xianglin brought an imperial decree to help defend Kaifeng.

The Battle of Kaifeng is over, of course we have to go back to the original things.

Moreover, Qin Liangyu was granted the title of Marquis of Loyalty, and he also wanted to go to Beijing to thank him.

As for Sun Chuanting, he knew that Jianlu would invade in the second half of the year. Of course, it is welcome to have the white pole army to strengthen the defense of Gyeonggi.

In addition, he was actually very surprised that the emperor actually granted Qin Liangyu the title of Marquis of Loyalty.

Not only was he named a marquis, but also because of the word loyalty, which was the greatest affirmation for Qin Liangyu!

It can be seen from this that in the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, Qin Liangyu has a status that no one else can compare.

Of course, Sun Chuanting also admired Qin Liangyu very much. A woman can do things that most men can't do, and he has no objection to the emperor granting her a knighthood.

Just like that, the Baigan Army and Sun Chuanting marched towards the capital together harmoniously.

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However, after the coalition forces of Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai entered Guide Mansion, they did not attack the city of Guide Mansion. Instead, they went south and captured Zhe City in the south of Guide Mansion. Lots of exploring horses.

Many people among the thieves were very puzzled by Li Zicheng's decision.Logically speaking, it is time to attack Guide City on the other side of Shangqiu, where it is the richest and can get a lot of supplies.However, Li Zicheng did not fight.

Li Zicheng did not explain this, but just waited for news from Liu Zongmin.

To be honest, he actually only had five levels of confidence in the strategy of the surprise attack.Because he knew that even if the surprise attack was successful, he might not be able to take the opportunity to capture Kaifeng.

Because he is ruthless, then Sun Chuanting is also a ruthless person, and he will do whatever it takes to keep Kaifeng.

Sun Chuanting's difficulty is here.

When he became ruthless, he was regarded as a guest by other officers and soldiers, and he was able to directly kill and seize wealth for military use against the powerful gentry who dared not offend.

Even if that Hong shaves his head, kills the rebels like hemp, and even pretends to recruit security and then kills them all, but he dare not attack the gentry.

Although Li Zicheng thought so, he still hoped that Liu Zongmin could win Kaifeng and realize the most important step in his career of dominance.

For this reason, he often looks to the north, apparently his heart is still in Kaifeng.

The people under him naturally understood his feelings and comforted him one after another.

"The general's strategy is unexpected, and he will surely succeed in no time!"

"After besieging Kaifeng for more than three months, the people inside must have been suffocated to death. Once we evacuate, why don't we hurry out of the city!"

"If my family members are all in the north of the Yellow River, once this war is over, they will definitely be picked up as soon as possible."

"That's right, the White Pole Army will also cross the river. This will make the people in Kaifeng more confident and feel that everything will be safe!"

"Hehe, they don't know that the white-armed army is just an infantry army. How can they withstand the impact of a cavalry army that outnumbers them. Besides, the water in the Yellow River is soaring, and the court's ships are insufficient, and the white-armed army must be transported. I’m afraid it will take a month to transport the old and the weak from Kaifeng. It’s best for the white-armed army to come over half of them first, and there will be fewer troops!”

"Haha, the sudden appearance of Old Liu will surely make them cry!"

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Listening to the discussion of his subordinates, Li Zicheng's face obviously looked a lot better.In his mind, the more he thought about it, the more likely he was to win Kaifeng.

However, just when they were proud, someone came back to report: "General, it's not good, the Yellow River burst its embankment, the Yellow River burst its embankment, and the north of Guide Mansion is completely flooded..."

Hearing this, everyone was taken aback, including Li Zicheng.

But the difference is that other people don't know the truth about the Yellow River's embankment breach, thinking that it really did.

But Li Zicheng was different. He immediately understood that Liu Zongmin must have failed in the surprise attack, so he turned to excavating the Yellow River embankment and flooding Kaifeng!
For this, he was full of hostility.

That Sun Chuanting was really ruthless, he must have used ruthless means to prevent Liu Zongmin from making a surprise attack.In this case, I will feed you bastards!

Flooding Kaifeng was Li Zicheng's last resort. It's not that there are other methods, and he actually didn't want to use them.

After all, this kind of excavation of the Yellow River embankment will kill off children and grandchildren.He intends to fight for hegemony in the world, and now he has begun to pay attention to his reputation.

Also, when Kaifeng was flooded, Kaifeng was meaningless to him, it was considered ruined.

However, if he can't beat Kaifeng and finally leaves in despair, this is definitely not something he can tolerate.

Because in that way, Kaifeng would become the nightmare of his army, a knot that couldn't be avoided.

Three Kaifeng, no amount of troops assembled, not to mention, one of his eyes was lost in Kaifeng.

At this time, when they heard Tanma's report, the subordinates were surprised that the Yellow River broke the embankment, but they also understood that because of the continuous rain, the water of the Yellow River skyrocketed, and it was not impossible for the embankment to be washed away due to years of disrepair.

Hearing their discussion, Li Zicheng suddenly shouted in a cold voice: "Why didn't the Yellow River dam break earlier? Did it break when our cavalry raided Kaifeng?"

Hearing that there was something in his words, everyone stopped discussing and looked at him.

Then Li Zicheng continued to shout coldly: "This must be the result of that dog officer Sun Chuanting seeing Kaifeng was about to fall, so he went to dig the dam and tried to drown our cavalry army."

Hearing what he said with such certainty, many people started yelling at Sun Chuanting one after another. This kind of thing can be guessed.

Afterwards, the news spread, and everyone in the rogue army knew about it. Many people scolded the dog officials of the court for not doing good things all the time, and doing all kinds of outrageous things!
Of course, there are some people who do not believe this statement.I think there are some flaws in this statement.

However, it was Sun Chuanting who said that the Yellow River broke its embankment, and that was the most beneficial thing for them, so they didn't say anything.

If you have a sick mind, you will defend the imperial court army in the rebel army!
After waiting for a few days, Liu Zongmin led the cavalry back.

On the Liu thief's side, seeing that the cavalry was basically fine, they all heaved a sigh of relief, and scolded Sun Chuanting by the way, the kind that cut off their children and grandchildren.

However, everyone in Liu Zongmin's cavalry army knew that Kaifeng Mansion was prepared for a surprise attack, and they never left the city at all.Not to mention flooding the cavalry, it was Liu Zongmin who sent people to dig the embankment.

However, Liu Zongmin issued a gag order, who would dare to speak out?
Even if it's just talking about it in private, how much impact can it have?
At this time, many of Li Zicheng's subordinates, such as Li Yan and others, could naturally see that the digging of the embankment was most likely done by Liu Zongmin under Li Zicheng's order.

However, even if they realize this, most people in the army think that the officers and soldiers did it.Again, they can't tell the truth!
As for Li Zicheng himself, he naturally knew very well that someone under his command would probably know the truth of the matter.But does he need to care?
Frame the officers and soldiers in front of them?That is hostile in the first place, and it is justified to do everything possible.Lying without blushing and heartbeat is necessary for fighting for world hegemony, so why should you care about it?

In short, Li Zicheng himself doesn't feel embarrassed about this matter, so there is nothing to be embarrassed about!

You have to talk about your reputation, but if you lose some of your reputation when you encounter certain things, so what?As long as there is a greater benefit!
At this time, Li Zicheng had undergone a great change in his thinking.

The simplest fact is that at the same time in history, he changed his past practice and began to annex other rogue teams, killing Yuan Shizhong, and even Luo Rucai, who had been kind to him, to annex their teams and strengthen his own.

The king's heart is undoubtedly revealed!
But the only thing that made Li Zicheng a little concerned and resentful was that Sun Gouguan was even prepared to flood Kaifeng, what a ghost!

This incident also made him lose confidence in dealing with Sun Chuanting!
Afterwards, the scouting horses that were spread out paid off one after another.

It is said that the troops of the Eight Great Kings and the Fifth Battalion of Ge Zuo occupied more than half of Huguang. It is rumored that the forwards have begun to enter Jiangxi.

The Fengyang area is under the command of Governor Ma Shiying, and only Liu Liangzuo can fight under his command.In other places, there is no strong army.

The troops of Huang Degong and Sun Yingyuan of the Yongwei Battalion had already gone north to the capital.

Hearing these news, Li Zicheng couldn't help feeling a little palpitated.Look at this posture, could it be that the emperor gave up on the Jiangnan side and mobilized troops to break the siege of Kaifeng?

However, according to the court's urgency, the actions are procrastinated, maybe they have no money to start, and they are still collecting military expenses, right?
Thinking of this, he held a military meeting to discuss the next actions with Luo Rucai and others.

Li Yan felt that the south of the Yangtze River was a major source of taxes for the imperial court, and it was impossible for the imperial court to save it.Rather than being on the Jiangnan side, it is better to let the Eight Great Kings and the Fifth Battalion of Ge Zuo stay here to attract the attention of the court.On Li Zicheng's side, he sent troops westward to capture Guanzhong.On the one hand, it can get more soldiers, and on the other hand, Hanzhong can be considered rich, and it can also enter the land of Shu.

However, Luo Ru didn't do it.

He felt that there was no reason for Zhang Xianzhong and Ge Zuo Wuying to be popular in the south and drink spicy food.Now that the imperial court's military strength is weak, it is even more important to take the opportunity to go south and make a good fortune in the south of the Yangtze River to make up for the wealth that was consumed in Kaifeng.

Besides, robbing the land in the south of the Yangtze River is tantamount to cutting off the source of taxation for the imperial court, and it is also a blow to the strength of the imperial court.

In the military discussion, there are roughly two views, each of which is supported by others.

However, generally speaking, most people agree with Luo Rucai's proposal.Because in the land of Qin, there are still several imperial court troops that are relatively strong.

He Renlong, Gao Jie, and Hu Dawei's subordinates have all fought against each other many times.

On the Jiangnan side, there is only Liu Liangzuo.

Therefore, in the end result, Li Zicheng decided to go to the south of the Yangtze River to snatch the persimmons!
(End of this chapter)