There is a space for passenger planes in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 267 First meeting with Li Zicheng

"withdraw!"

When Li Zicheng saw that the situation was not right, he immediately retreated to the east of Luoyang City with his troops and horses.

This is also a habit he has developed during his many years of rebellion. He is very decisive in retreating and never drags his feet. This is also an important reason why he can survive until now.

"Zong Min, what kind of team was that just now? It wasn't an army, right?" Li Zicheng asked while riding.

"The firepower is very fierce. Unlike the official army, is there a third group of people entering Luoyang City?" Liu Zongmin replied in confusion.

Just after running out for more than a mile, Lu Jun led a battalion of officers and soldiers from the north of the city to intercept them.

Li Zicheng saw an obstruction in front of him from a distance, and immediately ordered: "Occupy a large household nearby. As long as it is not the government and the army, we still have to talk. We can't come to Luoyang City in vain."

"It's time to take action long ago. In Shangluo Mountain, the mouth is like a bird." Liu Zongmin agreed.

Li Zicheng and his troops immediately avoided Lu Jun's interception, turned into an alley, and seized two adjacent three-entry courtyards. There was a sudden burst of chickens and dogs inside, and the screams of the female family members continued to be heard.

After some consideration, Lin Feng felt that it was better to retain Li Zicheng. With the current strength of the Zhenming Army, there was no need to worry about Li Zicheng's comeback.

"Okay, you go tell Deputy Governor Li that I have come, let him clear out Prince Fu's Mansion, and then continue to lead people to clear out the officers and soldiers in the city, completely control Luoyang City, and no more people can be allowed in. I will deal with Li Zicheng's men. Lin Feng ordered.

After all, Li Zicheng was also a famous figure in history. Could he just be killed like this?

If he killed his own Zhenming Army, he would have to resist the pressure of the Ming court alone. Now the court still has some strength. Another important factor is that without the raids by the peasant army, there will be greater resistance to implementing reforms in the future.

"Oh, he must be King Chuang's nephew. He's very brave! I am Lin Feng, the governor of the Zhenming Army. Go back and tell King Chuang that if he trusts me, we will stay here for a while and I will guarantee his safety." Lin Feng got straight to the point. said.

The military discipline of Li Zicheng's peasant army is much better than that of Luo Rucai, Zhang Xianzhong and others, but it is still inevitable to rob large households, otherwise where will they get money.

"I am Li Guo, who serves under King Chuang." The young general replied.

On the other hand, you can also use Li Zicheng's name to divert the court's hatred and attract the attention of the court's soldiers.

After a while, a young general from the Li Army who was less than twenty came over. When he saw Lin Feng, he clasped his fists and said: "I have seen this general. The rebels in the world are one family. My King Chuang wants to talk to you. I don't know what to call the general?"

"We'll talk about responsibility later. Where is Li Xiongzhen? Is he okay?" Lin Feng asked.

"Deputy Governor Li is at Prince Fu's Mansion. As long as the Prince's Mansion is not destroyed, it should be fine."

Only a moment later, Lin Feng led the Guards Brigade and arrived. Lu Jun quickly greeted us and said: "Mr. Governor, why are you here! We were not cautious enough in capturing Luoyang City and let Li Zicheng's men follow us. Please punish us. "

This time Li Zicheng brought more than 2,000 people into the city and gathered the Guards Brigade and Lu Jun's Shanxi Combat Brigade. It should not be a big problem to annihilate them all.

"Sir, Li Zicheng's troops have retreated to these two compounds. Do you want to launch a strong attack?" asked the newly appointed Guards Brigade General Deng Hao.

"What's your name?" Lin Feng asked.

"Wait a minute, let me think about it." After Lin Feng replied, he sat on his horse and began to think about how to deal with Li Zicheng's men.

"Okay, let's meet then." Lin Feng said.

Just at this time, Deng Hao came over to report: "Sir, a messenger has come from Li Zicheng and wants to talk to us."

If Li Zicheng is retained, on the one hand, the casualties in Luoyang can be reduced, and the damage to a large city like Luoyang can be reduced.

In addition, Lin Feng also wanted to see what achievements Li Zicheng, the Dashun Emperor in history, would have achieved without the gains of seizing Luoyang City.

"Yes, I'll do it immediately!" Lu Jun replied.

However, Li Zicheng's troops have always fought bravely and never surrendered. They broke out at the critical moment of life and death, causing the Zhenming Army to suffer a lot of casualties.

"Here?" Li Guo hesitated.

"There is no solid defense in these two courtyards. It is not difficult for me to kill King Chuang." As Lin Feng spoke, he asked Deng Hao to open the back cover of the accompanying carriage, revealing the artillery loaded inside.

Li Guo was shocked when he saw that such a mobile operation even carried artillery. The compound could not be defended. He immediately raised his hands and said: "Governor Lin, I will go back immediately and tell my uncle and ask him to make a decision."

"Just go ahead and let King Chuang make the decision early. My patience is limited."

"Yes!" Li Guo said goodbye and left.

Li Guo returned to the hospital and explained the situation.

"It turned out to be Lin Feng, the governor of the Zhenming Army, who came in person. It seems that they have been planning Luoyang for a long time. We shouldn't go into this muddy water." Liu Zongmin said.

"It's too late to talk about this now. Let's talk about it after I go to meet him. Since we are willing to meet, we must talk about it." Li Zicheng said calmly.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is Lin Feng's plan to trap you, so we'd better break out with all our strength." Yuan Zongdi dissuaded.

"Lin Feng is also a well-known person. He should not go back on his word, and killing me will not do him any good. I will go see him. If I can't come back, Zong Min will take over the team, and you will break out with all your strength." Li Zicheng ordered road.

"Yes!" everyone responded.

Immediately, Li Zicheng rode his horse and slowly walked out of the courtyard.

Lin Feng saw it from a distance, waved his hand to Deng Hao and others to stay away, and then he took a few steps forward on horseback.

"Governor Lin is really young and promising!" Li Zicheng came to greet him.

Lin Feng looked at Li Zicheng carefully and saw that he was a thirty-one or twelve-year-old warrior. He was tall, with broad shoulders, bulging cheekbones, a plump nose, a high nose bridge, deep eye sockets, thick eyebrows, and a pair of bright eyes, staring forward. and big, thoughtful eyes.

This kind of eyes often gives people a feeling of perseverance, calmness, and wisdom. He was wearing an old white pointed felt hat often worn by northern farmers, with the tip folded down.

Li Zicheng was wearing armor stained with dark blood. It could be seen that he had been fighting all the way and had no time to clean it. A bow is slung across his back, a sword and a cowhide quiver made of red lacquer and gold are hung on his waist, with a dozen sharp arrows with carved feathers inserted in it.

Lin Feng looked at him and said: "King Chuang has been able to persist under the siege of the imperial court these years and still stand out from the siege. It is admirable!"

"I won't say any more polite words. I wonder what kind of advice Governor Lin has summoned me?" Li Zicheng looked calm on the outside, but he was still very nervous inside. He didn't know how the Zhenming Army would deal with him.

"King Chuang, our Zhenming Army has been plotting Luoyang for a long time, and we have spent countless efforts to open the city gate. You took advantage of the situation and came in without saying a word, and killed many of my officers and soldiers. This is not what a hero would do." Lin Feng first put on a questioning posture.

Li Zicheng was also a proud man at heart. He was unwilling to lie or tell lies. He hesitated and said: "I really didn't know that it was Governor Lin who was capturing Luoyang City. In addition, our army was short of money and took advantage of the situation to come in. Let's forget this matter." Something is wrong."

"Since King Chuang has admitted it, I don't need to pursue the matter. I can also give you a military salary so that you can leave Luoyang safely."

"I wonder what Governor Lin's conditions are?" Li Zicheng naturally did not think that pie would fall from the sky.

"I don't want to fall out with the court just yet. I need a legitimate name to occupy Luoyang." Lin Feng said.

"Governor Lin means to let me take the reputation of capturing Luoyang, and then you can take back Luoyang from us?" Li Zicheng was able to become the gravedigger of the Ming Dynasty in history, and his mind was not generally shrewd.

"Clever! I wonder what King Chuang wants?" Lin Feng asked.

"Do I have a choice?" Li Zicheng replied.

"Then it's settled. After dawn, you send a general to take half of the people out of the city and take away fifty thousand taels of silver, which is enough for two or three thousand of you for a while. My people will pretend to be your subordinates and complete the task. After capturing Luoyang City, I will lead the troops to attack at the right time, and then put on a show, and then you can withdraw." Lin Feng explained.

"Fifty thousand taels is too little. I need to quickly raise a team. Such a small number of people can easily be wiped out by the court, and the secret will be exposed by then." Li Zicheng was not polite when he asked for a higher price.

"I will give you a batch of ordnance from Luoyang City when the time comes. If we capture Luoyang, we must have trophies to be decent. We will also give you some food, as long as you can haul it away." Lin Feng agreed grandly.

"Thank you very much, Governor Lin. I will help you bear the title of capturing Luoyang." Li Zicheng received the benefits and took over everything.

"Happy cooperation!" Lin Feng also clasped his fists and said.

(End of this chapter)