Since the capture of Xizhou, Li Zicheng's status in the rebel army has skyrocketed.
Although he was still called a general, no one regarded him just as Gao Yingxiang's nephew anymore, but recognized him as the leader of the rebel army.
Of course Li Zicheng understood whose credit it was, so he promoted Liang Yu vigorously and had great trust in him.
Today, Liang Yue has been promoted to captain and is in charge of Zuoying. He has more than 800 people under his command. His status is almost the same as that of Yuan Zongdi, Li Guo, Tian Jianxiu and Liu Fangliang.
The others are all from Shaanxi, except Liang Yue, who is from Shandong.
Liang Yue was very grateful for Li Zicheng's kindness, fought harder and was loyal.
Unlike other muddled rebel generals, Liang Yue was very eager to learn.
After seeing the power of the new army in Shandong, Liang Yue knew very well that the army in his hand was not strong enough and he would not be able to seek revenge from Zuo Mengeng.
Therefore, Liang Yue's subordinate construction is the best.
He divided Zuoying into five divisions, and after consulting Li Zicheng, he appointed commanders.
These five people were all talents he discovered during the war, and they were also the arms he relied on.
"There is news from Shaanxi that Hong Chengchou is ruthless and many families can no longer hold on. I think Hong Chengchou will cross the river sooner or later and come to Shanxi."
Liang Yue shared information with his men and was worried at the same time.
In his opinion, these rebels are really not enterprising. Not to mention burning, killing and looting, and there was no long-term plan at all.
Basically, they eat wherever they hit, and they run away when the officers and soldiers chase them.
However, with the strength of the rebel army, the big cities cannot be captured, and the small towns can only be captured. Sooner or later, everything will be exhausted.
Therefore, while others were still drunk and dreaming, Liang Yue was thinking about the way out for the future.
After helping to capture Xizhou, the witch Xu Yaqing ran away to nowhere.
But Liang Yue knew very well that when she appeared again, there would definitely be another bloody storm.
He also had a headache about the thorn on his back. But apart from taking careful precautions, he had no other solution.
Regarding the situation in Shaanxi, Shanxi has always had information channels.
In August, Hong Chengchou launched a thunderous attack and launched a comprehensive encirclement and suppression campaign. On the one hand, the army besieged and on the other hand they provoked rebellion, which caused the rebels in Shaanxi to be defeated and failed one after another.
Bai Guangen surrendered at this time, and he was also the best in the court after the rebels surrendered.
Because of Bai Guangen's surrender, Ke Tianfei (He Chongwei) was destroyed and the rebels suffered heavy losses.
It can be said that Shaanxi at this time was the most powerful time for the imperial court. Hong Chengchou, the governor of the three sides, and Chen Qiyu, the governor of Yansui, were both capable ministers and generals.
Hong Chengchou's side destroyed Ke Tianfei, and Chen Qiyu's side sent General Wang Cheng'en to destroy one city and Xue Hongqi one after another.
Not long ago, Cao Wenzhao killed Hao Lin'an and Lone Wolf in Fenghuang Mountain.
At this point, the peasant uprising in Shaanxi was basically completely wiped out.
Everyone knows that the Shanxi rebels will face Hong Chengchou's encirclement and suppression next.
But at this time, the leaders of the rebel armies were still enjoying themselves wantonly, unaware that death was imminent.
Even Li Zicheng was at his wits' end.
Due to limited knowledge, Li Zicheng didn't know what to do next.
"Brother, this Shanxi is definitely not a place to stay for a long time. This place is crisscrossed with ravines and barren and cannot support so many people. Once Hong Chengchou crosses the river, the mountains and rivers inside and outside will trap us to death."
Zheng Xu, the commander of Houbiao, spoke.
This Zheng Xu is different from others. He is not a mud-legged boy, but a Puzhou scholar.
Because he offended the Wang family, Zheng Xu's family died tragically, and he was also thrown into prison, waiting to be executed by his queen.
As a result, the rebel army captured Puzhou, opened prisons and released people, and Zheng Xu escaped to death.
Zheng Xu was distraught and defected to the rebel army.
Because he was literate and had a blood feud with court officials, he fought with extra effort.
Liang Yue had noticed him a long time ago and specifically asked Li Zicheng for it, which indeed helped him a lot.
Liang Yue himself was illiterate, so he had special respect for people with fame.
"Lao San, what do you think we should do?"
Zheng Xu thought about it carefully and found that he was really brave.
"Last year, I heard that there was another war in Liaodong, and a lot of Shanxi's officers and soldiers were transferred away. Such a large area would definitely not be defended. If we want to leave before Hong Chengchou arrives, Zhang Zongheng will never be able to stop us. In my humble opinion, we want to leave. , we might as well rush across the Taihang Mountains and go to the capital. It is under the nose of the Zhu family emperor. It must be rich. If you fight a little, you can have countless money and food. In the second year, I heard that the Tatars were causing harm to the capital. It’s not easy, I don’t believe the imperial court can stop us now that it has recovered.”
Leaving Shanxi and going to Gyeonggi?
Liang Yue was also frightened by Zheng Xu's boldness.
But Zheng Xu's analysis is not unreasonable. If the rebels really rush through the Taihang Mountains and enter the Gyeonggi Plain, it will definitely be better than being trapped in the poor ditches of Shanxi.
"I'll go talk to General Chuang."
Li Zicheng naturally attached great importance to Liang Yue's opinions.
Seeing the arrival of winter, the whole army was short of food and clothing, and Li Zicheng was also worried.
In addition, the reputation of Hong Chengchou and Cao Wenzhao also made him feel numb, and he did not want to run into such ruthless people.
But for such a big matter, Li Zicheng himself couldn't make up his mind.
He went to consult Gao Yingxiang again.
Gao Yingxiang, if nothing else, is still full of courage.
Realizing the benefits of marching into Gyeonggi, Gao Yingxiang immediately agreed.
Moreover, Gao Yingxiang also knew that the current leaders of the rebel army were not capable of planning, so he only met a few leaders with whom he was familiar, such as the Eight Great Kings and Lao Huihui.
On the eighth day of October, on a night that no one expected, Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Lao Huihui and others led more than 80,000 rebels, broke through the Taihang Mountains, and plunged into the capital.
This move, almost two months earlier than the original history, caught the court even more unprepared and caused greater harm.
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In Denglai, the fighting between the new army and the rebels temporarily stopped.
The rebels were in panic all day long in Laizhou, while the new army was resting and waiting in Huang County.
The changes in Dengzhou City are changing with each passing day.
Shen Shouyue was taken to Qi Zuoguo's mansion to recuperate. The two officials from the old era were quite sad when they talked about the current situation.
However, under the general trend, these declining officials have no choice but to do anything.
Fortunately, Dengzhou was recovered and freed from the abuse of the rebels, which gave them some peace of mind.
The door of Qi Mansion was knocked again. After Qi Guangzong opened the door, he saw several strange people standing outside.
They were wearing strange black uniforms.
Although the clothes were angular and stylish, the style was short and looked a bit like the clothes of a hard worker.
But the clothes worn by hard workers are definitely not made of such good fabrics, let alone have so many pockets.
The most eye-catching thing is that these people are wearing weirder hats on their heads.
The hat is high in front and low in back, and is also black. There is a hard, protruding brim at the front of the eyebrow.
There is a shining badge embedded on the upper part of the brim of the hat. The pattern inside is not clear for a while, but it is quite frightening.
Qi Guangzong noticed that the leader's right hand was missing his thumb and index finger. But he couldn't hide his fierceness in his expression, and at first glance he was someone not easy to mess with.
Unexpectedly, the other party spoke very politely.
"Excuse me, I am Guo Chao, the new chief of the Dengzhou County Police Department."
Qi Guangzong was a little confused and had no idea what this "police station" did.
Qi Zuoguo and Shen Shouyue came over after hearing the news and said cautiously: "May I ask what this police station... means?"
Guo Chao was not surprised at all and introduced: "From now on, within the boundaries of Dengzhou, all crimes ranging from rape, murder and arson to neighborhood disputes, quarrels and fights will be under the control of our police station. Of course, there are also People with household registration in Tengzhou also need to register with our police station.”
Qi Zuoguo and others understood.
It turns out that he is just a fast catcher.
But then, their expressions changed.
Although police officers are common, they are not taken seriously by people like them. But in the final analysis, the establishment of police officers is the legal system of the imperial court.
Now Dengzhou suddenly replaced the police officers with some kind of police station...
What is this for?
Qi Zuoguo's heart was pounding, and he thought he was overthinking it.
"Dare to ask Guo..."
He didn't know how to address the other person for a moment.
Guo Chao didn't take it seriously and said, "Just call me Director Guo."
Qi Zuoguo had no choice but to say again: "You dare to be Director Guo, but the court has been restructured?"
Guo Chao had a cold face and said firmly: "I don't know this. I came to Dengzhou to take office on the orders of the administrative committee. My boss is Zhang Jimeng, the mayor of Dengzhou City. If you don't understand anything, You can go to Mayor Zhang for more information."
The three people from Qi Zuoguo were sweating coldly, and suddenly discovered that the situation in Dengzhou City seemed to have changed.
Who is so bold that he even dares to change the legal system of the imperial court?
Fortunately, the three of them were still calm. Seeing that the people behind Guo Chao were all wearing muskets, they knew they couldn't afford to offend him. He forced himself to be patient so as not to reveal his true inner thoughts.
