Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

"Brother, are you sure I can leave Yanshui Pass to you?"

Chonglou was very surprised and pointed at himself and said, "You want me to lead people to attack Yanshui Pass?"

This is not a joke!

If you really kill the defenders of Yanshui Pass, you can't wash yourself clean even if you jump into the Yellow River!

Although it is unclear how many troops are stationed at Yanshui Pass, it would not exceed one thousand households at most.

Considering the current morale of the various Ming Dynasty garrisons, it is considered impressive that a thousand households have 500 soldiers.

So what he was afraid of was not that he could not win, but that he would not be able to explain to Zhu Youxiao after the fight!

Seeing his expression, Gao Yigong finally found a chance to turn the tables, so he started to mock him.

"Ha! I thought you were so powerful, but it turns out you're just a wimp!"

Chonglou was furious and grabbed his collar: "If you dare to say another word, do you believe I will squeeze your eggs out?"

Gao Yigong immediately gave up, staring at his toes, and said weakly: "That's all I can say, but why is it raining..."

After saying that, he reached out and wiped his face.

Stinky...

Chonglou threw him away without even bothering to look at him. A coward like him would have been kicked out of the Jinyiwei long ago!

Seeing Li Zicheng looking at him with affirmation, he thought for a moment and then nodded in agreement.

"I can help you take Yanshui Pass, but you have to follow my instructions!"

"can!"

This is exactly what Li Zicheng wanted to hear, because he didn't want his hands to be stained with the blood of too many officers and soldiers.

After setting the goal, they began to prepare to break camp and set off.

There is no need to prepare food and fodder. This is a rebellion, and we cannot eat all the loot, so bringing food and fodder is just a burden.

Without food and fodder, there would be no baggage soldiers, and the troops would have to move at a moment's notice.

But before leaving, Li Zicheng sent people to call all the officials and clerks from all the villages in Mizhi.

The imperial power did not extend to the countryside. Below the county magistrate were the township officials and clerks, as well as the village heads and headmen of a lower level.

Although they held no official status and were only non-staff clerks, they were the fundamental obstacle to the spread of imperial power to the countryside.

This group of people are also the ones who exploit the people the most!

Therefore, almost all the original local officials and clerks were killed, and the current batch was elected by the people.

Now that they were summoned together, when they faced Li Zicheng, their attitude was extremely respectful.

However, when Li Zicheng said that the imperial court soldiers were coming to Mizhi and that he would take the rebel army away, these local officials became panicked.

"Master Li, if you leave, what will we do?"

"Who knows if the new soldiers will take our land back?"

"Master Li, you can't just ignore us!"

"........."

They were afraid that the hard-won situation would be lost because of the arrival of officers and soldiers!

Li Zicheng smiled and said, "How could I ignore you?"

“But you also need to know that the good life cannot be enjoyed only by the folks in Mizhi!”

"Only when the whole of Shaanxi becomes like Mizhi will the imperial court not dare to take back the land in your hands, let alone investigate what we have done before."

"Don't worry, I will lead the rebel army to bypass Suide and hide in Anding. By the way, I will clean up that place as well."

"If the soldiers dare to do anything wrong in Mizhi, you should send people to Anding to find me. Then I will definitely bring the rebel army back to kill them and let those soldiers know who is the king of Shaanxi!"

Seeing his firm attitude, the local officials and clerks had no choice but to accept the fact.

At noon the next day, 20,000 volunteers, under the guidance of Yuan Zongde, headed towards Suide.

The magistrates of Suide and Qingjian were all officials who were driven out of the capital. They began to panic as early as when Mizhi was captured. They sent memorials to the capital almost every day, but these memorials fell into the sea and received no response at all.

They could only send out yamen runners to monitor the main roads bordering Mizhi day and night.

When the magistrate of Suide received the news that Li Zicheng's army had left Mizhi and was heading towards Suide, he was completely dumbfounded!

But before he could escape from the city, Yuan Zongde, Tian Jianxiu and others had already blocked the city gates on all sides.

If there are not enough troops, then surround the city from the countryside!

If the troops are sufficient, they will attack the prefectures and counties directly, and then use the prefectures and counties as the center to radiate to all the villages within the territory!

Li Zicheng implemented these two combat strategies very well.

"Kill the local tyrants, divide the land, and after dividing the land, I will be able to support myself!"

"Open the city gates and welcome the rebel king. When the rebel king comes, we won't pay taxes!"

As soon as these two slogans were shouted out, the city was in chaos. Not to mention defending the city, the soldiers guarding the gate dropped their weapons and fled when they saw the huge crowds of people outside.

The rebel army rushed all the way to the outside of the county government office with almost no effort. The Suide county magistrate was even trapped in a small alley at the back door of the county government office. With him were two women who were dressed in fancy clothes and were obviously from brothels.

"Bah! At this time, he is still thinking about women? Did a donkey kick his brain?"

After Yuan Zongdi spat in the magistrate's face, he turned to look at Li Zicheng.

"Master, what should we do with this guy?"

Li Zicheng pointed in the direction of the city gate and said, "Hang them up and hang them on the city wall! These two girls are also miserable people. I will give them five mu of land each and let them live a good life!"

The two women thought that what was waiting for them would be an endless nightmare, but they did not expect such a surprise, and they immediately knelt down and kowtowed.

"Thank you very much for your kindness, thank you very much for your kindness!"

After taking Suide, 20,000 young and strong men were divided into several groups and launched a new wave of cleansing in the surrounding townships with the county seat as the center.

Chapter 70: Fuck the rules! In Shaanxi, I am the rule!

When Sun Chuanting led his army to Mizhi, Li Zicheng had long disappeared.

Looking at the pedestrians on the street and Mao Songguang who was hung on the city wall to dry, Sun Chuanting was furious.

But once we entered the city, the situation was completely different.

The common people avoided the soldiers as if they were the plague. The county town, which was bustling a moment ago, became deserted in an instant as the soldiers entered the city.

Every household stayed indoors, and there was not a single pedestrian to be seen on the streets.

This went on for three days in a row and Sun Chuanting became numb.

He sent people to various places to find the people and inquire about the news, but those people all kept silent and said they didn't know anything when asked, which made him a little confused.

The situation here is completely different from that in Fugu!

He had just killed Wang Jiayin in Fugu. Although the people there were also afraid of the government soldiers, it was nothing compared to here.

When talking about Wang Jiayin's rebellious army, the people of Fugu did not shy away from anything. Many of them even looked resentful and cursed Wang Jiayin for a bad death.

It is obvious that the rebel army in Fugu has no rules at all, and burning, killing, looting and raping women are common occurrences!

Faced with such uncooperative people, Sun Chuanting was at a loss as to what to do but send night soldiers from the army to sneak out of the city to see if they could find out something in the village outside the city.

I have to say that this is an effective method. No matter how powerful those local officials are, they cannot stop everyone from talking.

There are always a few disobedient ones who show off everywhere after getting benefits!

In less than a day, Ye Bushou brought back the news.

But after hearing the news, Sun Chuanting frowned deeply.

Beat the local tyrants and divide the land!

He was well aware of how tempting such slogans would be to the people, and Li Zicheng actually fulfilled them!

Not only that, there is also the strict military discipline and the method of rewarding according to merit, which is completely unlike the style of ordinary rebels!

If this kind of traitor cannot be eliminated in the first place, he will definitely become a serious threat to the Ming Dynasty!

But suddenly, Zhu Youxiao's image appeared in his mind.

"Just wipe out Wang Jiayin and Wang Er, and return to the court immediately after your success!"

"Don't worry about other things, and don't ask about them!"

"Even if someone rebels, we have to pretend we didn't see it!"

Thinking of this, Sun Chuanting's body shook violently.

Before he left Beijing, everyone in the court knew about Li Zicheng's rebellion.

But Your Majesty still said something that made me ignore it?

this........

He rushed out of the lobby, looked at Mao Songguang's body being carried back, and collapsed to the ground.

Mizhi washed as white as paper!

Mao Songguang was killed by rioters just after being demoted!

Li Zicheng has strict military discipline and never harms the civilians!

Is all this just a coincidence?

No........

impossible!

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.

"Oh my God!"

"Your Majesty, what on earth do you want to do?"

Although he couldn't be sure, he always felt that he had touched upon a secret that was enough to shock the world!

"Report..."

Just then, another Ye Bushou rushed back.

"Reporting to the Governor, we have found out the whereabouts of the rebels!"

Sun Chuanting quickly stood up and asked nervously, "Where did they go?"

That night, Bu Shou hurriedly said, "Anding! I heard from the people that they went to Anding via Suide!"

Sun Chuanting immediately called his personal guards: "Pass the order down, break camp and go to Anding!"

"Yes!"

The guards clasped their fists and left, but before they had taken a few steps, Sun Chuanting seemed to have thought of something and quickly changed his words.

"Wait! Go to Suide first!"

The army set out, following the route Li Zicheng had taken, and headed straight for Suide.

But after arriving in Suide, the situation I saw was exactly the same as that in Mizhi!

Do not harm the people in the slightest!

Even some wealthy families can stay safe as long as they don’t do any bad things in their daily lives!

this...........

Is this a rebellion???

Which traitor would ignore gold and silver?

Which rebel would distribute the food and land that he had looted with great difficulty to the people?

Not to mention the rebels, even the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty couldn't do it!

What's even more outrageous is that Ye Bushou has already found out that Li Zicheng's rebel army has expanded to 30,000 troops, all of whom are elite and strong!

Even if I fight against you head-on, I may not lose!

Why is he avoiding me?