When Zhang Mingwei heard this, he turned around and saw that the direction Bai Guangen was pointing was Luo Rucai's camp. At first glance, it seems like nothing has changed there?
But soon, Zhang Mingwei discovered that there seemed to be an extra big flag with a long list of words written on it.
Judging from the number of words, it is indeed a bit special, a bit similar to Li Zicheng's banner of "Fengtian Advocating Civil and Military Generals for Righteousness".
Thinking of this, Zhang Mingwei couldn't help but think that if the original historical development was followed, Luo Rucai should have been killed by Li Zicheng, and the time should be in the 16th year of Chongzhen, which is next year.
Zhang Mingwei has never written about this period of history in his previous life. What he wrote is basically about the events in the middle and early Chongzhen period, so he is not very familiar with this period of history.
Originally, the flag of Luo Rucai's side was named after the character "Luo". But suddenly there is such a long string of words as his banner. Does this mean that he is imitating Li Zicheng and trying to fight against others?
Thinking of this, Zhang Mingwei couldn't help but feel a little surprised. Perhaps it was because of the butterfly effect brought about by his own time travel that the conflict between Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai intensified in advance.
Soon, Ye Bushou reported the news, with the banner of "The Great General Who Provides Heaven with Prosperity and Prosperity for the People." This is indeed the same type as Li Zicheng's "Fengtian Initiative for Civil and Military Generals".
However, there is currently too little information to confirm the extent to which the conflict between Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai has intensified. No matter what, Zhang Mingwei was still quite happy.
Let’s keep an eye on this matter first. If there is further news later, we’ll talk about it later and see how to take advantage of their contradiction!
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As night fell, Li Zicheng was busy dealing with things. Suddenly Gao Yigong broke into the Chinese army's tent and reported to him, "General, those people who were captured by the imperial army were released by them. Some people came back, and some people came back." I tried to escape back to my hometown, but I was captured by the general."
Li Zicheng was a little surprised when he heard this, so he put down what he was doing and confirmed with a little doubt, "Is this serious?"
"Just before evening, Tan Ma saw many people coming out of the army camp. Some came directly towards us, while others tried to slip away, but were intercepted by the cavalry Tan Ma! The general asked many people , and found that they were all those who had been captured by the imperial army before." Gao Yigong knew that this was indeed a bit unexpected, so he reported again in detail.
"Oh!" Li Zicheng responded, then frowned and thought about it.
The two armies were still fighting, and the imperial officers and soldiers released all the prisoners so quickly. Is it possible that the Xingguo Guild was so naive that he thought that if these people were released, they would really return to their hometowns? Or did Duke Xingguo have other compelling reasons, so he had to let them go?
Thinking of this, Li Zicheng suddenly thought again. The man who led the army opposite was the Duke of Xingguo. According to legend, didn't he love the people like a son? If that's the case, then he definitely didn't want to commit murder and ruin his reputation, so he didn't want to kill the prisoners, so he let them go?
How can a woman with such kindness lead an army? Isn't this just replenishing the lost troops on our side in vain?
Thinking of this, Li Zicheng couldn't help but feel overjoyed. He quickly said to Gao Yigong, "Let's go and ask the military advisor to go take a look together."
Soon Song Xiance came after hearing the news and went to see it with Li Zicheng. Sure enough, these people were all captured by the imperial army before.
Understanding this, Song Xiance quickly asked, "Why do the imperial officers and soldiers want to let you go now?"
"The Duke of Xingguo from the imperial court said that there was not much food in the army, so he could not keep us, so he gave us fifty coins and two steamed buns to let us go."
Hear this. Song Xiance couldn't help but be overjoyed, and quickly said to Li Zicheng, "General, this is a good thing. As long as our army besieges the imperial officers and soldiers for a period of time, they will break through because they are short of food and grass and their troops are not as large as ours. In this way, our cavalry will break through." The army is dispatched. This battle will be won!"
"Okay, okay, okay!" Li Zicheng said hello repeatedly after hearing this. This was really great news, so he collected fifty coins from these prisoners and left.
For them, these are just troops for consumption, and they don't care how these people live with the imperial army! Once it comes back, it can be used to consume the officers and soldiers, nothing more.
Of course, this is also because nothing special has ever happened in the past, so this time they did not think of anything special and naturally followed the usual routine.
These bandit prisoners who have returned to the bandit camp, after the officials have left, will naturally have companions who care about them and inquire about their situation with the imperial officers and soldiers. In this way, they will be in the right place I took the opportunity to tell these companions about their treatment by the imperial officers and soldiers, and by the way, I also told them everything about the Xinguo bus that was given to them.
In fact, even if Zhang Mingwei didn't ask them to do that in the end, they would most likely do it.
After all, inquiries among companions are inevitable.
Secondly, these captives who were released were also worried about the safety of their companions, relatives, friends, or even acquaintances, so they would tell them that they must throw away their weapons and surrender as soon as possible the next time they fight, so as to ensure that It's okay, you can still go to the imperial officers and soldiers to have a good meal.
Hearing this, other people were even more curious about what they encountered with the imperial officers and soldiers. After all, if they were captured in the future, what would happen to them would be what they would encounter in the future. Naturally, they wanted to ask. clearly.
This way. These bandit prisoners told all the situations they encountered with the imperial officials and soldiers, and soon, their stories began to spread in the bandit camp.
This matter waited until the next day. When some leaders were patrolling the camp, they found the thieves whispering. They shut up when they saw them coming, and they started talking again as soon as they left. There was a lot of discussion. They found out about this situation after making inquiries under unusual circumstances, and reported it immediately.
When Li Zicheng heard this, he was very surprised and a little incredible.
You said that the imperial officers and soldiers treated them kindly, which is barely believable, but there is also the Jinyi Guards Colonel who tells them stories. Is this possible? The Jinyi Guards Colonel is famous for being ruthless, so he will turn to be a storyteller?
Even Song Xiance next to him felt incredible after hearing this, and echoed Li Zicheng, "Princess Kunxing is the eldest daughter of the current emperor. It is already strange that she is in the army, let alone Princess Kunxing." Bringing female soldiers to bandage the wounds of those prisoners? This is simply nonsense. In which dynasties and generations has such a thing happened? There is no way to make it up!"
This kind of thing is indeed unimaginable for people in this era! Therefore, among the bandit army, because of Princess Kunxing's incident, the incident in the imperial army camp was widely spread. The bandit leader also chose not to believe it because of Princess Kunxing's incident.
We can't blame them for not paying attention to it. Without Zhang Mingwei's time travel, this kind of thing would indeed be impossible to happen!
While they were discussing, Liu Zongmin broke into the Chinese army's tent and angrily reported to Li Zicheng, "General, that guy Cao Cao is playing the role of a great general who protects the people from heaven!"
"What?" Li Zicheng was furious when he heard this.
When the others heard this, they were shocked and then angry.
So what does Luo Rucai mean? Does he want to fight against each other or stand on his own?
Suddenly, the attention of these bandit leaders was diverted by Luo Rucai's incident. No one paid any more attention to the strange stories of the bandit prisoners after they came back, just treating them as nonsense.
In the Chinese military tent, Li Zicheng's men criticized Luo Rucai one after another with words and writings.
"Cao Cao, you don't care about the general, just kill him!"
"Yes, kill him!"
"..."
However, Li Zicheng had a gloomy face and said nothing, just lowering his head and thinking about things.
Seeing this, Song Xiance came out and said to Li Zicheng, "General, this is not allowed! There must be no internal strife before the elite of the imperial court are destroyed. Otherwise, it will easily give the imperial army an opportunity. It is better to wait until the imperial army is trapped to death." , anyway, they don’t have much food and grass, let’s talk about this later!”
Hearing his words, Li Zicheng raised his head, nodded with a stern expression, and said, "The military advisor's words are very much in line with my wishes, so it's settled!"
Having said this, he turned around and said sternly to the others, "The most important thing right now is to defeat this imperial army. All other matters will wait until the imperial champion is destroyed!"
The implication is that he will settle accounts with Luo Rucai sooner or later.
Now that Li Zicheng has said this, the others are a little helpless and can only forget it for now.
However, there are some necessary precautions and arrangements for Luo Rucai's side, so Li Zicheng and his subordinates have been discussing this matter.
They don't know that a bigger crisis is actually hanging over them.
The bandits in the bandit camp are extremely dissatisfied with their current situation, especially when compared with the experiences of the bandit prisoners at the government and military side.
"Thankfully, you were captured by the imperial court. Look at us. We were all soaked in the rain, and our clothes were still wet all day long. Many people got sick from the cold, and the people above didn't care."
"Also, when we are not fighting, we are hungry, and we are not given food. If we eat, it means we have nothing to eat. What a fool!"
"..."
When the bandits talked about it, they naturally became angrier and angry, and gradually pointed the finger at the bandit leaders.
"Actually, I think the court is right at all. The chaos in the world is caused by these thieves! I think back then, I was still working in the fields, and they dragged me here."
"No, my village has been invaded by bandits. Everything has been robbed. If you don't follow, you will starve to death."
"Although life was not easy before, at least I still had a house to live in, and the whole family was together! But now, haha, I am the only one left in the family."
"..."
If we say that in the past, most people among the bandits felt that the traitors in the court were in power and the emperor was incompetent, which made it difficult for them to survive, so they had to rebel. They had this psychological advantage.
However, this time the battle between the bandit army and the imperial army had changed their impression of the imperial court.
First, it was directly stated in the imperial palace newspaper in front of the two armies. The regulations on pensions and preferential treatment for soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were directly written into the "Laws of the Ming Dynasty". This was no less than a blockbuster for those former soldiers, and it suddenly changed their imagination of becoming soldiers of the imperial court in the future.
Then, the news brought back by these bandit captives, some changes in the current policies of the court, and the fact that there were good officials like Xingguo Gong who served the country and the people, etc., gave them hope that they could live better. hope.
Originally, they were in the bandit army, and they accepted the situation they encountered so far. It was nothing, after all, it was just like that.
But after comparison at this time, they suddenly felt that what they encountered on the bandits' side was inhumane treatment, which was far less than the hope given to them by the court.
Therefore, complaints are inevitable.
After another day of fermentation, this matter was finally noticed by others, and reports began to be reported one after another. Even Song Xiance discovered this matter during his inspection. This shows how widely this matter has spread.
When Song Xiance was greatly surprised, he felt that the situation was not good and hurried to report to Li Zicheng.
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