I only heard Gao Yigong report to Li Zicheng: "Brothers who escaped from Luoyang confirmed that about 10,000 men from the Panshi Camp have entered Luoyang!"
"What else is there?" Liu Zongmin saw that Gao Yigong stopped after finishing speaking, and couldn't help but ask quickly.
How could the emperor lead a personal expedition with only 10,000 Panshi camp?
Gao Yigong turned to look at him, shook his head and said: "The only thing that can be confirmed is the Panshi Camp. By the way, there are rumors that more than 10,000 Yongwei Camps rushed to Xiangyang. This is basically impossible. Believe it."
Going to Xiangyang is to deal with Zhang Xianzhong and others.
Li Zicheng didn't care about this. He immediately asked a concerned question: "What about the emperor's powerful army? It is said to be the three major camps, right? And where is the emperor himself?"
Gao Yigong shook his head after hearing this and said: "We still don't know where the emperor is. The biggest possibility is where the emperor is leading the main force of the imperial army?"
At this time, there were basically no sources of information for the bandits. At most, they were some information from ordinary people, or some information that was obtained after they caught the officials and forced them to interrogate them. Therefore, it can be said that the understanding of matters related to the imperial court is very vague.
Although Li Zicheng's group was surrounded and suppressed by the Qin army, only eighteen riders were left and fled into Shangluo Mountain. However, other bandits, including famous ones such as Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai, were chased and beaten by the Yongwei Battalion. In the end, they were forced to surrender to the court due to the fighting power of the Yongwei Battalion. They know this.
Therefore, among the emperor's powerful forces, the Yongwei Camp was the one that people like Li Zicheng were most familiar with. As for Panshi Camp, I’ve never heard of it!
After listening to Gao Yigong's words, Liu Zongmin immediately smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. Since the Yongwei camp went to Xiangyang, the emperor will definitely go to Xiangyang. Their target must be Huang Hu who is causing trouble." , Cao Cao and the others!"
Who would have thought that just after he finished speaking, Gao Yigong turned to look at him seriously and said, "Then do you know what kind of soldiers the Panshi camp is?"
"What kind of soldiers? They can't be more powerful than the Yongwei Battalion, right?" Liu Zongmin said disapprovingly, "I've never heard of it. It must be the kind of army that just waits for death!"
As a perennial bandit, I have also heard of the Jing Ying in the capital. Logically speaking, they should be the most elite soldiers and horses in the world, but they are so bad that they can't even compare to the frontier troops! Liu Zongmin felt that the Panshi camp was probably the same as the Jing camp, so it was not famous.
However, Gao Yigong still had a serious look on his face and looked at him and said: "Panshi Camp was formed by the Qin soldiers of King Qin this time. The two chief soldiers at the head were Sun Yingyuan, the original chief soldier of Yongwei Camp, and the other , you are also very familiar with it, that is, Xiao Cao, the thief, becomes a dragon!"
Cao Cao, big and small, was once a nightmare for bandits; Cao Cao was Cao Wenzhao. He chased bandits and killed them, but he didn’t know how many people here were chased and how many places he escaped. Later, Cao Wenzhao’s nephew, Cao Wenzhao, was Cao Bianjiao chased and chopped down the stray thieves. This time, only eighteen of Li Zicheng's cavalry fled into the Shangluo Mountains, and Cao Bianjiao had a share of the credit.
Upon hearing his introduction, Liu Zongmin was immediately speechless. Not only him, but everyone else present, including Li Zicheng, was speechless. The original Qin Wang Qin soldiers were formed, and the leading soldiers were still two evil stars. No one here was arrogant enough to think that their current strength could defeat this Rock Camp.
The lobby became very quiet. As a result, the lively sounds outside seemed even louder, reaching into the lobby from time to time.
I don't know how long it took, but Li Zicheng suddenly laughed and after attracting everyone's attention, he said to them: "What are you worried about? We have experienced the most dangerous days. Now that the powerful Emperor's team is still far away in Luoyang, we are worried. If this is the case, then why are you rebelling? You can just stay at home and starve to death!"
Upon hearing this, the people in the lobby burst into laughter. The originally tense and worried atmosphere was gone in the blink of an eye by Li Zicheng.
"Uncle is right, it's just death, so what's so scary!" Li Guo responded to Li Zicheng with an admiring smile.
Gao Yigong also came to his senses. He felt a little embarrassed because of the serious worries caused by him, and quickly expressed his position: "The world is so big, there are only ten thousand officers and soldiers. At worst, I will go and walk around." The dog is fine!”
"What about Xiao Cao? We haven't destroyed the great Cao yet." Yuan Zongdi laughed and said, "Look back, big brother will take us and kill this little Cao too, so how about reuniting their uncle and nephew?"
"..."
With a smile on his face, Li Zicheng looked at the close men and women in the hall laughing and talking, but he said nothing more.
Although the morale in the lobby had been lifted, he was still worried in his heart.
These brothers under my command were either farmers or border soldiers, and they didn't even know a word. When it came to stabbing people with knives, none of them were inferior. However, it was a bit difficult to think about things and make suggestions. In this lobby, I still knew a few words when I was a postman, and after hearing a little more, I would have more ideas than them.
Thinking of this, Li Zicheng was worried, where would his Wolong be? If there really is such a person, let alone three visits to thatched cottage, even thirty or three hundred visits to thatched cottage, then he will definitely go.
After half a day, the countermeasures they discussed could only be one step at a time.
The leaders dispersed, and Li Zicheng, who was smiling on the surface, walked to the street to relax and inspect the situation in the city.
Nowadays, the streets of Lushi County are full of people with knives and guns. They are in groups, everyone is in high spirits. Listen carefully, they are just talking about delicious food, and which other houses have been ransacked by them. Topics like how much valuable things are.
Li Zicheng was happy to see these, and he deliberately guided them. If you want to have a full stomach, there are only two times, one is before going into battle, and the other is when you capture the city.
However, what I saw along the way was of course more than just that. His men could also be seen escorting some people past. There were wealthy households in the city, as well as government officials and subordinates. Generally speaking, the men in charge of the household would be killed, and only those family members would be kept in the army for later use.
Seeing this, Li Zicheng felt better again. At least in front of him, everyone still listened to him. This was his territory.
Suddenly, he heard a loud noise in front of him. He looked up and saw several men surrounding a middle-aged man holding a long sign, pushing and shoving him. One of them even wanted to use a knife. .
If it had been before, he might not have reacted much. But after some thoughts in the lobby just now, I immediately came to the conclusion that that person should be a capable person.
So, he immediately shouted: "Stop!"
Li Zicheng's voice was a bit loud. When the people over there heard the shout, they couldn't help but stop their movements and turned their heads to look over.
At this time, Li Zicheng was not wearing armor, just wearing a brocade suit.
It is said that the soldiers of the iron camp are the soldiers of flowing water, but among the ranks of the bandits, it can be said that they are the soldiers of torrent. Except for those elites who can survive, ordinary thieves should not change too quickly.
After Li Zicheng came out of Shangluo Mountain, his team expanded rapidly. Ordinary bandits might not recognize him as the leader. And these thieves working on the streets happened to be newcomers who didn't know him.
However, Li Zicheng was accompanied by personal guards, and he knew at a glance that he was a leader. Therefore, when these ordinary thieves saw him, they hurriedly paid tribute to him from afar, obviously they were still very afraid of the leader of the army.
"What's going on?" Li Zicheng walked over quickly and asked, while beginning to look at the middle-aged man.
I saw the words "Song Banxian, the immortal guides the way" written on the long sign in his hand. Needless to say, this middle-aged man is a fortune teller who can tell fortunes and is considered a colleague of Queen Zhou's father, Zhou Kui.
The biggest reason why Li Zicheng was so excited just now was that this Song Banxian was so short, but looking at his immortal style, he felt that he was a capable person at a glance.
"Report to the general, this fortune teller wants to run away!" A bandit reported from the side, "We suspect that he is a government spy!"
After hearing this, Li Zicheng turned to look at Song Banxian, feeling a little confused. It was not unreasonable for him to pretend to be a government spy!
When Song Banxian saw Li Zicheng like this, he secretly complained in his heart. But on the surface, he didn't panic at all. He showed a very confident look, saluted Li Zicheng, and then said in a neither humble nor condescending manner: "If the general suspects me, then the general will not believe anything I say!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Li Zicheng's possible doubts were immediately blocked. However, instead of being unhappy, Li Zicheng became more interested. He stared at the man in front of him and said, "Isn't it a fairy who can guide me? If you can solve the doubts in my heart and help me point out a clear path, then I will believe that you are not a government spy." . Not only that, but also a reward of a hundred taels of silver, how about that?"
As soon as he heard that he was being rewarded with a hundred taels of silver, a trace of greed flashed in Song Banxian's eyes.
One hundred taels of silver, equivalent to five thousand yuan in later generations, is already a lot for an ordinary fortune teller.
However, on the surface, Song Banxian seemed to remain calm. He was not moved by the silver reward. Instead, he looked Li Zicheng up and down after hearing this, then stretched out a hand and started pinching his fingers. Slowly, a look of emotion appeared on his face. A look of surprise.
Looking at his expression, Li Zicheng felt for no reason that this person seemed to be very capable and must have figured out something! Thinking this way, he couldn't help but look forward to it.
Song Banxian's face became very solemn, and he said to Li Zicheng seriously: "Your Excellency is a man of great luck. I must choose to quietly do divination!"
Great luck? As soon as he heard this word, Li Zicheng immediately thought of his own experience. From the time when the post soldiers who were shouted at by others started to rebel, even though so many familiar people around him died, he was still alive and well. Isn't this right? Can you be considered a person with great luck? Or is there even greater luck?
Thinking this, he immediately turned around and took a look, and found that the house next to him seemed pretty good, so he immediately ordered: "Empty everything inside, and stand guard at the door. No one is allowed to disturb you! Do you understand?"
"Yes!" Upon hearing this, his personal guards immediately agreed, and then several personal guards immediately rushed into the house, and soon a group of soldiers came out. Two of them stood at the door, obviously not letting anyone in.
Song Banxian remained silent and observed all this secretly. After seeing this, he smiled inwardly, knowing the identity of the person in front of him.
Just now he was pretending to be a ghost, and then he said that he had great luck, which could actually be used against any bandit leader. Those who can survive are just lucky. With this explanation, who can object? Let me put it another way, everyone likes to hear good things, right? Who can object to having great luck?
Then, he saw that the man in front of him said that he would not let anyone disturb him. So if King Chuang came, he would not disturb him? Therefore, there is only one answer. The person in front of me can only be King Chuang, who can say these words!
The other one, although he has never met Li Zicheng, has heard of Li Zicheng to some extent. After all, he is the leader of the thieves. From this point of view, it is more consistent with the person in front of me. Therefore, he already had calculations in his mind.
After entering the house, he sat down at a stone table in the yard. Then, Song Banxian began to do divination.
Needless to say, the divination process seemed to consume Song Banxian's energy anyway. After half a payment, he finally finished it. Then he looked at Li Zicheng and said: "Judging from the divination, Ji people have their own heavenly appearance, and those who have great luck, Naturally, we are blessed by God. Even if there are difficulties, they are only temporary. Within a year and a half, we will be out of trouble and all our wishes will come true!"
Hearing this, Li Zicheng was happy for a while, but soon came to his senses, frowned and said: "How about a temporary solution? Please make it clear. As long as you say it well, I will reward you with five hundred taels of silver!"
Five hundred taels? ! When Song Banxian heard this, he immediately went crazy with joy, so he ignored it and prepared to fool the rich owner.
But on the surface, he frowned and said: "It's not a matter of money, the secret must not be leaked! If you tell me below, your life span will be shortened. Unless you take a lot of supplements to save your life, but even so, your life span will be shortened by at least ten years!"
Hearing this, Li Zicheng couldn't help but be stunned. Could it be that the secret that concerns him is so powerful?
While he was thinking about it, the confidant who was protecting him couldn't listen anymore, and immediately shouted sharply: "You are pretending to be a ghost, are you trying to deceive my general?"
Upon hearing this, Li Zicheng came back to his senses and his face darkened. This man talked for a long time, but he didn't get anything out of it. Could he really be lying to himself? Fortunately, he looked at Xianfeng Daogu and thought he was a capable person.
Song Banxian didn't panic at all when he saw it, because he did it on purpose. This was called playing hard to get!
The matter had reached a fever pitch, so he pretended to be forced by others, sighed and said, "Since you don't believe me, I might as well send you a few words!"
"Huh?" Li Zicheng hummed in confusion upon hearing this.
I heard Song Banxian say very seriously word for word: "Eighteen sons, the main artifact!"
