Chongzhen and I became partners

Chapter 144
Later, Sun Chuanting issued a military order to collect all the gunpowder in the army.

This situation made Kaifeng Mansion feel inexplicable.

However, Sun Chuanting's identity, status, and prestige are all there, and no one dares to violate his military orders.

However, private discussions are indispensable.

"What does the supervisor mean by taking back the gunpowder?"

"I heard that gunpowder is best prepared when it is used, so that it is more powerful. The supervisor has been in battle for a long time, and he is obviously more experienced than others!"

"That's right, the supervisor beat that bandit Li down to eighteen riders and fled into the mountains!"

"..."

Basically, all the discussions are positive, because no one dares to question Sun Chuanting's prestige.

At the same time, Kaifeng began to mobilize the old and the weak to leave the city, and there was centralized control of food.

These two things are easy to say, but they are absolutely difficult to do.

If it were someone else, such as Ding Qirui, it might not be possible to carry it out at all.

However, these orders are all from the new supervisor Sun Chuanting, relatively speaking, it is much easier.

Especially for the old and the weak, it was Sun Chuanting's judgment. In the future, food and grass may be exhausted and people will eat each other. It's really better to get some money and go to the north of the Yellow River to take refuge first.In this way, maybe there will be a day to meet the family in the future.

As for the food, it was also because of Sun Chuanting that the king of Zhou obeyed, and other officials and gentry almost had to follow suit.

There are only a few hard-headed people who store grain privately and refuse to hand it over.

As a result, Sun Chuanting didn't care about your background, just used it to stand up, and directly chopped off the Patriarch!
In this way, the remaining officials and gentry were immediately suppressed.

Needless to say, with or without Sun Chuanting, the implementation of the measures agreed by Emperor Chongzhen really made a big difference.

When the old and the weak were almost gone, Sun Chuanting gave the order to transport the batch of grain and grass that had been prepared to the neighboring state capital.

The reason for this is that the old and weak will not want to leave when they see the food coming.

After all, such a thing as leaving home, in ancient times, when the war was still in turmoil, it was really a matter of life and death!

If possible, no one would want to.

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At the same time, in Yanling City in the south of Kaifeng Prefecture, the flames were soaring into the sky, and banners with the word "Chuang" were everywhere.

On the top of the city, a group of people looked down at the city, each of them was full of ambition.

No, a man dressed as a literati was speaking to the headed one-eyed dragon: "The general is mighty, Yan Ling is vulnerable, so he was taken down by the general!"

The one-eyed dragon, that is, Li Zicheng who was shot blind by Chen Yongfu, proclaimed himself the Great General of Civil and Military Affairs of Fengtian Initiative.

At this time, Li Zicheng laughed immediately after hearing what he said, and then turned his head to look in the direction of Kaifeng City, with a cold look in his eyes.

Looking at his appearance, the man dressed as a literati knew what he was thinking, so he quickly said: "Cao Cao's troops are on the way to meet Kaifeng mansion, this time we will definitely be able to take Kaifeng and avenge the general!"

"Brother Niu is right!" Another man dressed as a literati followed suit, "This time the general successively conquered the surrounding towns, not only isolating the imperial court and the army to rescue Kaifeng, but also gathered a lot of supplies by the way, enough for us to conquer the city of Kaifeng." used!"

Brother Niu, also known as Niu Jinxing, was very happy when he heard that Song Xiance, who he had recommended to Li Zicheng, echoed his words. When he was about to say more, he suddenly saw a fast horse galloping, and he couldn't help being slightly taken aback.

The reason for this is that he recognized that the person who came was Gao Yigong who was in charge of listening to the news, with a serious expression on his face, as if something bad happened.

But when he came back to his senses, he didn't care, so he said to Li Zicheng: "General, there must be another imperial army coming to deliver supplies!"

In fact, since last year, Li Zicheng's troops have won many battles, even if they lose a little, they can win back later.

And their characteristic is that Xiaoqiang who can't be beaten to death.It doesn't matter how much you lose, as long as the direct descendants don't die, they can make a comeback soon.

Adding these factors together, they already have a psychological advantage over the court officials and troops.

Li Zicheng nodded when he heard this, and said proudly: "I want to see who dares to trouble me? That dog official Ding Qirui is definitely not sure, Zuo Liangyu? He is just a bully!"

While they were talking, they saw that Gao Yigong had rushed to the top of the city, walked up to Li Zicheng in a hurry, clasped his fists and shouted loudly: "General, Sun Chuanting has arrived in Kaifeng!"

"What?" Li Zicheng was startled when he heard that.

At least his proud expression disappeared immediately, and he quickly asked Gao Yigong, "How many troops did he bring? Could it be the elite of the imperial court?"

To say that the imperial governors he fears the most are actually Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting.

Because Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting once beat him to the ground and fled, panicking all day long, he was almost wiped out!
Fortunately, Hong Chengchou was transferred by the court to guard Liaodong, and Sun Chuanting was imprisoned again, so he was relieved.

Just a while ago, he also heard that Hong Chengchou was wiped out by the Shangjian army, and he himself died.This is very good news!

Now, the only person he still fears is Sun Chuanting.

It is said that he was released from prison by the current emperor and became the new secretary of the Ministry of War.

After hearing this news, it was also the reason why he decided to wipe out the Central Plains as soon as possible.In this way, he has the capital to continue dealing with Sun Chuanting.

If you can beat it, you can fight, if you can't beat it, you can retreat in all directions!It is the so-called advance can be attacked, retreat can be defended.

The others were also shocked when they heard this, and looked at Gao Yigong together, waiting for his reply.

Gao Yigong immediately told Li Zicheng, "I didn't bring any troops to Kaifeng, I went to sit in town alone!"

The guard of a hundred cavalry was ignored by them.They were just Sun Chuanting's personal guards, and with just this little force, they were useless in the battle of hundreds of thousands of troops!
"..." Hearing this, everyone couldn't help being stunned.

Without soldiers and horses, what is this?
When he came back to his senses, Niu Jinxing immediately confirmed: "Is it true that you didn't bring troops?"

It's unbelievable!
Song Xiance on the side also reminded: "Is his army nearby? What about the Yongwei Battalion, didn't you hear that the emperor transferred all the Yongwei Battalion to the capital? Did he bring it?"

After Gao Yigong heard this, he still shook his head and said: "The surrounding court troops are still the same troops, and they haven't seen any increase!"

Hearing this, Niu Jinxing couldn't help being overjoyed, and quickly said to Li Zicheng: "General, this is really great. If you capture Kaifeng, you can even avenge yourself!"

As soon as his words fell, he heard a voice, which sounded decisively: "No!"

Everyone heard the sound and looked, but it was Li Yan who had been silent all the time.

He is capable of both literary and military skills, and has always been trusted by Li Zicheng.But when he heard this, Li Zicheng frowned, and immediately asked, "Why not?"

"General, Sun Chuanting is a man who knows how to fight. He came to Kaifeng alone, so he definitely came prepared." Hearing this, Li Yan clasped his fists and replied, "He must have seen that we are going to attack Kaifeng. If we really Going to attack Kaifeng, it may be dangerous!"

"There is danger, what danger is there?" Niu Jinxing couldn't help but ask back when he heard it, "Is it because Sun Chuanting has three heads and six arms, or will he change in seventy-two ways and turn beans into soldiers?"

Li Yan was at a loss for words when he heard this, because he couldn't answer.

However, he still insisted on his own opinion, and said to Li Zicheng: "General, our situation has just started to improve. We should focus on management, and there is no need to take risks!"

Since last year, under his suggestion, Li Zicheng's troops have begun to pay attention to the construction of base areas, and they are no longer just the rogue tactics as before.

As he spoke, he pointed to the city of Yanling and said, "General, stop as soon as possible, don't break up the hearts of the people who have gathered together just to open up Kaifeng!"

"Hehe, you are a woman's opinion!" Niu Jinxing sneered after hearing this, "Isn't it okay to break Kaifeng first and then talk about people's hearts? As long as there are soldiers in hand, whenever you give them some mercy, they will naturally be grateful to Dade, The hearts of the people will come back soon!"

In the past, they fled and fought, killing people and grabbing food, but so what?
Those who have complaints against them in their hearts have already turned into dry bones on the side of the road!Wait until the strength is strong, and then talk about people's hearts, it will not hinder at all!
Hearing Niu Jinxing's words, other gangster leaders also echoed.

"That is, strength is the number one priority, and everything else is empty!"

"If the people don't have the people's hearts, the knife in my hand is the people's hearts!"

"Say one thousand, say ten thousand, you need to be strong, that's right, that's the reason!"

"..."

Hearing what they said, Li Yan was in a hurry, but he was quick to gain wisdom, and said loudly: "So, we must preserve our strength and not attack Kaifeng!"

Hearing this, the lively scene just now suddenly calmed down.

Sun Chuanting's great reputation, they still have scruples after all.Especially those old people who followed Li Zicheng suffered a lot from Sun Chuanting.

If the seal is opened, the strength will be greatly damaged, it is really a bit uneconomical!

Li Zicheng remained silent all this time, scanning his subordinates with one eye, and after seeing their expressions, he suddenly shouted coldly: "If Kaifeng is not beaten, why would the world look at me? If you can't beat a mere Kaifeng, how can you aspire to the top of the world?" ? Look at you guys, Sun Chuanting came here alone and scared you to such a state. If you want me to say, you should go to the women's stomach to suck milk, a bunch of useless things!"

Hearing his words, many thieves immediately blushed.

"Don't say that Sun Chuanting came to Kaifeng alone. Even if he received one hundred thousand or one million troops, I, Li Zicheng, am still afraid that he will fail?" As long as I fight, won't I get stronger and stronger?"

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, and then shouted loudly: "This world belongs to me. No matter who is an enemy of me, I will kill him. Those who dare not go to Kaifeng stay, and those who have the courage to follow Let me go, kill him and get the hell out of here!"

(End of this chapter)