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Chapter 339 Breaking into Xi'an
"Brother, please stay! I've thought about this matter for a long time, but the time is not yet ripe, so I'll take a long-term plan." Seeing that his most capable subordinate was about to leave, Li Zicheng quickly dissuaded him.

"Then elder brother agrees with me and is willing to annex those stupid people?" Zhang Yuan asked.

"If we want to make a big business, we really can't continue to mess around with them like this!" Li Zixiang made up his mind, "But our current strength is not enough, we need to use this silver to exchange for more Guns, cannons, and the training of more elite soldiers, these cannot do without you, brother!"

"We used the silver we robbed to find unscrupulous merchants in the Liao Army to exchange for guns and artillery, which is no different from drinking doves to quench our thirst. This will not last long. The Liao Army is growing stronger, and they can produce more firearms during this period of time. Artillery, we don’t have much time left. If we can’t overthrow the imperial court as soon as possible, and use as many resources and people as possible to swallow up the Liao army, then even if we drag the imperial court down, we can’t defeat the Liao army. Brother, you Do you understand?"

"Two years ago, I just bullied those barbarian girls in Mongolia in Guihua City, and they wanted to kill me. I didn't expect Zhang Yuan to have a chance to turn around! Why did I have to plan so hard? It's not because I offended If I regain the Liao army, if they take over the world, there will be no place for me in this world!" Zhang Yuan said angrily.

He was the culprit of the Guihua City incident two years ago, Zhang Yuan, the deputy battalion officer of the Dragoon Brigade who had fled all the way.It's just that he fled all the way south to northern Shaanxi, and joined Li Zicheng's camp to help Li Zicheng train recruits. Now the Musketeer Battalion can become the most elite unit in the 36th Battalion, most of which are inseparable from Zhang Yuan.This is why Li Zicheng wanted to keep Zhang Yuan even if he offended people from other battalions.

"The Liao army is really scary. I am afraid that they can continuously produce firearms and artillery. All our firearms and artillery are smuggled from the Liao army through black merchants." Li Zicheng also expressed emotion, " You are right. The Liao army is too scary. I have the kindness of a woman, and I almost left my brother in anger. From now on, I will annex the 36th battalion first, and then enter Heluo, according to what my brother said. Go north to Shanxi, take Juyongguan, and capture the capital!"

"This is what a person who can achieve great things should do!" Zhang Yuan said.

"I don't know how many guns and artillery we can buy from the merchants of the Liao Army with half of the silver we plundered this time? Our 3000-strong musket battalion is too small, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public. And artillery, we only have it now Eight bronze cannons are far from enough." Li Zicheng, who has a taste for firearms, is even more eager for firearms.

"During this period of time, the Liao army seems to have discovered the leakage of firearms, and has stepped up the inspection of the arsenal. Although those profiteers will take risks in order to benefit, but now that the Liao army is aware of it, it may be really difficult to get firearms. After Li Zicheng recognized him, Zhang Yuan, who was originally indifferent, relaxed his face and sighed.

"If the Liao army completely cut off the supply of firearms, those merchants can't get us firearms, so what's the use of us having tens of thousands of taels of silver?" Li Zicheng's face changed slightly.

"So we have to recruit a group of craftsmen to use for us to imitate the firearms of the Liao Army! Now all our firearms are controlled by the merchants of the Liao Army, just like a newborn baby cannot do without juice. Now that the baby is growing up, some If you lose your ability to act, you must be independent and self-reliant!" Zhang Yuan waved his fist.

"That's right, that's right, Brother Xian is right, you are really my ovary!" Encouraged by Zhang Yuan, Li Zicheng's blood surged for a while.

Soon the news of the fall of Xi'an City spread to Tongguan.Hong Chengchou, who retreated to Tongguan, heard the news of the fall of Xi'an, and his eyes went dark with fright.If I didn't hold the seat in time, I'm afraid I would collapse on the ground.

"I, the governor of the three sides, suppressed bandits for two years and mobilized tens of thousands of troops. I didn't expect not only to be unable to quell the bandits, but to allow them to capture Xi'an City. From then on, Qinchuan, which is [-] miles away, will not be owned by my Ming Dynasty!" Hong Chengchou Distraught.

Two years ago, he recruited Guanzhong soldiers and horses, known as Qin soldiers, and defeated the rogue bandits in northern Shaanxi.However, it was blocked by Li Zicheng's Musketeer Battalion whose style was incompatible with the rest of the rogues.Li Zicheng's Musketeer Battalion has better equipment than the Ming Army, but the discipline is too poor, and the two sides competed with each other at the beginning.However, as Zhang Yuan joined the Musket Battalion to help Li Zicheng train soldiers, the discipline of the Musketeer Battalion has been greatly improved. After two years of bloody battles, it is now no less powerful than the Ming Army. Coupled with advanced firearms, Hong Chengchou has already He didn't dare to fight Li Zi easily.Otherwise, they would not retreat to Tongguan.

"My lord, we have lost the city of Xi'an. If the sage Longyan is furious and convicts him, the power of heaven will be unbearable!" Hong Chengchou's generals and generals all had sad faces.

"Don't be afraid. If the court commits a crime, I will bear it alone. Now that the city of Xi'an has been lost, we are powerless. The next thing we can do is to guard Tongguan and prevent the rogues from fleeing into the river. Luo and other places are harming the people.” Hong Chengchou paced back and forth, seeming to be talking to himself, and also seemed to be thinking about countermeasures, “Among the rogues, Li Zicheng’s tribe is the strongest, and they should have obtained firearms from the Liao army. Theoretically, The root cause should be eradicated so that the Liao Army cannot sell firearms to Li Zicheng. It’s just that it may be more difficult than directly eliminating Li Zicheng.”

"That's right, the Fu Liao Army wiped out the powerful troops of the Houjin Eight Banners, and the millions of Mongolian warriors in the north also advanced and retreated with them. It is not easy for them to be able to keep their own place in the north. The imperial court has no control over them." Hong Chengchou The subordinates also nodded one after another, the notoriety of the Fu Liao Army is known all over the world.

"But that doesn't mean we don't have a chance to make a comeback! This opportunity is brewing among these thieves!" Hong Chengchou's eyes suddenly became sharp, "When these thieves are impoverished and our army is overwhelming, they will definitely Unite together and work together to fight against our officers and soldiers. But once they become bigger and stronger, there will be turmoil among them. This means that they can share the poor and the poor, but they cannot share the rich and the noble! Especially the thieves Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng are the only ones, and the rest The leaders of the bandits are dissatisfied and will change sooner or later. As long as we stick to Tongguan for a while, and when the bandits fight among themselves, we will go out of Tongguan, and we will be able to wipe them out and regain the lost ground in one go!"

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