The two Caos of the Big and Big Masters were silent together. They led their troops for many years, and of course they knew very well what the officers and soldiers were in the minds of the people.

In the late Ming Dynasty, the government had lost credibility in the hearts of the people, especially in several places with serious turmoil, including the northwest, the Central Plains, the southwest and other places. The government was not trusted by the general public, and even the gentry and merchants did not like the court to control them.

The reason is too simple. A group of military officers in the court represented by Du Wenhuan were not very powerful in suppressing bandits, but killing good people was the first-class level. Many of the good villages in the bandit-affected areas were not destroyed in the hands of the thieves, but were actually destroyed in the hands of the officers and soldiers. These officers and soldiers not only killed civilians, but also blackmailed gentry and merchants, demanded that they pay for money and food to work in the army, and even privately trespassed wealthy families, raped and plundered, and did all kinds of evil.

The civil servants are not much better than the moral character of military officers. They are not able to steal people directly like military officers, so they fabricate false evidence and frame loyal and kind-hearted. Zhao Sheng just lights the lamp in the temple and reads it all night, and was slandered as if he wanted to create military books to rebel. As a result, he was really forced to rebel... Zhao Sheng was forced to rebel, but there were many wealthy families who dared not rebel. They organized the village bravery to resist the bandits. They made great contributions, but were slandered by the poor officials saying that they wanted to rebel, so they had to use money to eliminate disasters. As the corrupt officials ransom and their families were eventually destroyed, and the village brave army was forced to disappear.

The country is about to perish, and there are many evil spirits. Not only Jiannu and the bandits threaten the Ming Dynasty, but even the court officials are competing in front of the accomplices, trying to overcome who will knock down their country first!

Under such circumstances, if a thief army can provide a stable life for the people under their rule, why should these people fall into the arms of the court? Are they not afraid of being punished for being punished for bandits when they throw them back into the arms of the court?

The thief passes like a comb, the soldiers passes like a comb, and the officials passes like a shaved! This is what the people think of the court.

When General Cao thought of this, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

Zhu Yuanzhang ignored them and let them see and think.

The next day, Zhu's army set off and headed westward and forced him to Tongguan.

At this time, there should be 2,500 elite soldiers from Xi'an in Tongguan. As well as the soldiers under Cao Wenzhao who were disbanded and fled back to Tongguan, General Cao originally thought that the bandit army would encounter resistance from officers and soldiers in Tongguan, but when he arrived at the gate, he saw that Tongguan had become an empty barrier, and the garrison inside had already fled overnight and ran away without a trace.

The two Caos were furious.

Then Zhu Jun actually stationed in Tongguan and put on an attitude of not rushing to advance. General Cao, both big and small, didn't know what medicine was sold in Zhu Ba's gourd, so he followed Zhu Ba every day to see what he was going to do.

After watching for a few days, they understood. Zhu Ba stopped to contact the Hengtian King in the south, to get 100,000, Chongtianzhu Army, and cooperate with the Southern Army to fight.

This Zhu army is different from all the thief soldiers that Er Cao had seen before. It can be seen from here that other thief soldiers are rushing around on their own. However, the Zhu army did not take care of themselves. While acting, this army closely monitored the overall situation of the world, and planned their every move in the overall situation of the world. This vision of looking at the world is far hundreds of times higher than that of other thief soldiers.

A few days later, news came from the bandit army on Wuguan that Hong Chengchou's troops, who were originally stationed in Wuguan, had retreated from Wuguan as quickly as possible after hearing that the Zhu army had captured Tongguan.

The reason is very simple. After Zhu Jun broke through Tongguan, he only needed to break through Huaxian again to touch Xi'an's butt. If Hong Chengchou was still stationed in Wuguan, Xi'an, whose troops were empty, might be touched. In a strategic sense, the importance of Xi'an City far exceeds that of Wuguan. Hong Chengchou had to give up Wuguan and retreat to Xi'an.

In this way, the thirty thousand thieves from Hengtianwang, Chongtianzhu and others easily entered Shaanxi from Wuguan and began to advance towards the vast southern Shaanxi area.

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Just as the storm was changing, Li Qingshui in Baishui City was in a hurry to jump up and down.

When Li Qingshui heard the news that Tongguan had fallen and the bandits entered Shaanxi again, he couldn't sit still. He took two confidants and went straight to Zhu Yuanzhang's home, knocking the door. Zhu Yuanzhang was in Tongguan at this time, and of course he was not at home. Qiuye hugged the runny little Zhu Zhi and opened the door and welcomed Li Qingshui in.

Li Qingshui asked anxiously: "Mrs. Sister-in-law, where did Chief Executive Zhu go? Now that the bandits are entering Shaanxi, they are in a hurry. He is not at home. What should I do?"

Qiuye smiled and said, "My husband happened to go to Dali a few days ago. He said that the Hong girl over there asked him to discuss some matters of the militia. Since others are in Dali, they should have heard the news that Tongguan was broken earlier than us. I think that he is already on the way back now."

Li Qingshui felt relieved after hearing this, and sighed: "These thieves are so hateful. Seeing that County Magistrate Xia finally got the new crop sweet potatoes from Guangdong, it will be cultivated on a large scale this year as soon as the spring of this year. At this moment, the thieves came to make trouble, but they were afraid that they would delay the sowing of our new crops. It's really...ah... It would be great if the head coach came back earlier. I will discuss with him as soon as possible about organizing the coalition forces of the five counties and townships."

Qiuye whispered: "We women don't understand these things. Why don't you send someone to invite Leng Yuanwai to talk. After my husband left, he handed over the 3,000 militia to his hands. He might be able to come up with some strategies."

Li Qingshui was overjoyed and quickly ordered a confidant to invite Leng Yuanwai. Leng Yuanwai was naturally Yang Hong, and he lived not far away. He was only one or two streets away from Zhu Yuanzhang's mansion. Not only did Yang Hong come over with two servants, but he rushed over with two servants.

The two sat around the table. Qiuye took a kettle and planned to serve him. Li Qingshui and Yang Hong said they didn't dare, so Qiuye put the kettle on their table and took his daughter into the inner courtyard.

Li Qingshui then turned to the point and asked Yang Hong anxiously: "Official Leng, Chief Manager Zhu is not here, it depends entirely on you. What strategy do you have for the thief army entering Shaanxi?"

Yang Hong spread his hands and said, "According to the villain's opinion, you only need to do the same as last time. First write a letter to invite Li Panlong from Luochuan, and at the same time contact the township brave army in Chengcheng, Pucheng, Huaxian and Dali to reorganize the township brave army like last time, and write a letter to Lord Hong in Xi'an for help. Why are the bandits afraid of?"

Li Qingshui said: "It's reasonable. We also blocked the 100,000 thieves last time. This time, more than 10,000 thieves entered Shaanxi. There is no reason why I can't stop it. I will quickly compile a book to all county magists."

Li Qingshui wrote the letter in a flash, and also wrote a letter to Hong Chengchou, asking him to bring troops to help. After writing, he suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, I didn't see it for a while, Mr. Xu, who led the crossbow soldiers last time."

Yang Hongdao: "Mr. Xu and Chief Director Zhu went to Dali together."

"Oh!" Li Qingshui did not doubt that he was.

A few days later, Li Panlong from Luochuan indeed led 1,500 township heroes. This guy only had 1,000 township heroes last time, but this time there were 1,500. It seems that the last victory gave him more confidence, because after he went there, he spent a lot of money to get more township heroes.

Seeing Li Panlong coming, Li Qingshui felt a little embarrassed: "I received many help from Li Maocai last time, but I was really guilty of not being able to repay you."

Li Panlong quickly replied: "It's no wonder that the county lord. I figured it out after I went back. As long as I make a few more contributions, one of them will be able to repay you." This guy is open-minded. In order to be an official, he is not afraid of failure and moves forward bravely.

Not long after Li Panlong arrived, dozens of fast horses rushed into Baishui City. These horses were Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Renjie, Xue Hongqi and others. They came to Li Qingshui, turned over and dismounted, and hugged Li Qingshui with fists: "Mr. County Master, when we heard the news of the fall of Tongguan, we rushed over from Dali. It was a little late, so please forgive us."

Li Qingshui did not doubt him: "It's good that everyone is back. Hurry up and organize the brave army in the village... The thief army is coming soon."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "Mr. County Master, don't worry. We have inquired about the news. The bandits suffered heavy losses when dealing with the two generals of the two Caos. They are currently resting in Tongguan. It is impossible to move rashly for a while. We have enough time to prepare..."

Li Qingshui was overjoyed.

Everyone quickly prepared. A few days later, the coalition forces of the five counties and townships gathered again. There was no need to say anything about the three thousand "country brave men" in Baishui. They tried hard and brought three thousand "country brave men". Naturally, there were three thousand "country brave men" on Xue Hongqi. In addition, there were 1,500 people from Luochuan, 1,000 people from Pucheng and Huaxian, which made them raise an army of more than 10,000 people.

Naturally, everyone took Chief Zhu as the leading general and moved to Junhua County. Just like last time, they took the initiative to fight against the bandits. The news that the township brave army had gathered also reached Hong Chengchou's ears. Although Hong Chengchou opposed Li Qingshui's private establishment of the township brave army, believing that this might be a taboo from the court, he was currently short of troops and the bandits entered Shaanxi, which made him at a loss, so he had to acquiesce to Li Qingshui's move to overpower the power.

In the eighth year of Chongzhen, mid-January.

Hong Chengchou left 5,000 people to station in Xi'an to prevent King Heng from 100,000. Chongtianzhu and others touched their butts, and he brought two thousand infantry and three thousand ordinary elite soldiers toward Hua County, preparing to join forces with the township brave army to kill Zhu Jun.
Chapter completed!