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After the document was sent, Li Zicheng regretted that because of the suggestions of Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance and others, and the support of Li Guo and others, Li Zicheng did not let Zhang Dongtao participate in the battle to attack Xi'an Fucheng, and naturally he would not let Zhang Dongtao go.

Li Yan, who was relatively close, participated in the battle, but asked them to guard Luoyang Fucheng and Tongguan.

After completely defeating Sun Chuanting, the governor of the five provinces of the Ming Dynasty, Li Zicheng's ambition could no longer be suppressed. Although he followed the advice of Niu Jinxing and others, he wrote a document to Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, asking the emperor and the court to make him the king of the northwest and completely control Henan and Shaanxi.

As well as Shanxi and other places, and the emperor and the court were not allowed to interfere in the affairs of these places, but in his heart, Li Zicheng wanted to capture the entire Northern Zhili, thereby controlling the Central Plains and the north, and laying a solid foundation for his own empire.

The battle to attack Xi'an Fucheng went extremely smoothly, with almost no fighting. The officers and soldiers stationed in Xi'an Fucheng surrendered, the Shaanxi governor and many officials committed suicide, and more officials chose to submit to Li Zicheng.

It can be said that after taking Xi'an Fucheng, Li Zicheng not only received supplies in terms of food, grass and money, but also a group of talents. These talents can help Li Zicheng stabilize and govern the place. As for the common people, they don't care about the emperor and the court at all. Who can make them?

If they have food to eat and a stable life, they don't care who becomes the emperor.

By the end of October, Li Zicheng basically took control of the entire Shaanxi Province. During this period, he returned to Yan'an Prefecture and his hometown of Mizhi County. This time he returned home in fine clothes and received a warm welcome, even though the population of Mizhi County was not very large.

Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance and others proposed an attack on Beizhili. Li Zicheng was overjoyed and immediately agreed. Before that, he had sent Liu Zongmin to lead an army to Shanxi. Liu Zongmin kept sending good news and captured Taiyuan City in early October.

, controlled all places in Shanxi except Datong in mid-October.

Li Zicheng also has ideas for not controlling the Datong and Yansui areas for the time being. These areas are close to the Mongolian tribes, and Li Zicheng, who is still conquering them, is not willing to directly fight the Mongolian tribes. This is likely to distract his troops. Of course, he will control them in the future.

In the world, Li Zicheng must find a way to deal with Hou Jin and the Mongolian tribes.

Sometimes, Li Zicheng couldn't even believe that he could control almost the entire Central Plains. Thinking about more than a year ago, he was still being chased by the imperial army and worried about whether he would be annihilated by the imperial army. Now he can easily take control of the Central Plains.

Going to Zhili in the north, we are approaching the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

Thinking of this, Li Zicheng naturally thought of Zhang Dongtao. When he was at his lowest point, Zhang Dongtao was always by his side and made great contributions to the growth of the rebel army.

Li Zicheng was not a particularly cruel person, and he had not had so many intrigues in the past, but he could not withstand the constant suggestions from Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance and others, especially when it came to the way of an emperor. It was said that an emperor could not have real friends.

, when it comes to the idea that the emperor must consolidate his power and constantly eliminate dissidents, his thoughts are slowly changing.

Luo Rucai was a threat to Li Zicheng's power, so he was killed mercilessly.

Li Zicheng has not thought about dealing with Zhang Dongtao and others, but he also has not thought about using Zhang Dongtao and others. Seeing that he is about to succeed, he may be able to occupy and enter the capital of the Ming Dynasty in a short time. At that time, Li Zicheng does not want to have military veterans around him.

Prominent people, such as Zhang Dongtao, are one of them.

Therefore, Li Zicheng needs to deliberately suppress Zhang Dongtao and prevent Zhang Dongtao from making too much contribution, so that he can control it in the future.

Once an idea is slowly formed, it is impossible to completely eliminate it.

When Niu Jinxing entered the governor's office room, Li Zicheng was still in a trance.

"Report to King Chuang. General Liu Zongmin just sent scouts to report that the imperial army stationed in Datong has no fighting spirit at all, and some officers even took the initiative to defect..."

Li Zicheng looked at Niu Jinxing and waved his hand without hesitation.

"I understand, Niu Jinxing, you should reply to Liu Zongmin on my behalf and tell him not to attack Datong Fucheng. We will march towards Beizhili soon. Don't pay attention to the Mongolian tribes at this time. If the Mongolian tribes plan to attack Datong Fucheng,

If they plan to enter Shaanxi or Shanxi, then we will attack and hit them hard."

Niu Jinxing nodded. Of course he knew Li Zicheng's thoughts. The reason why many of his suggestions were in line with Li Zicheng's appetite was because of his understanding of Li Zicheng.

"Okay, King Chuang, I will send a reply to General Liu to inform you of your decision."

Li Zicheng waved again.

"Wait a minute, Niu Jinxing, I think Zhang Dongtao's ability is pretty good. If we attack Beizhili, should we continue to let Zhang Dongtao lead the army as the forward..."

Li Zicheng, who was always very bold in what he said and did, actually spoke in such a tone.

Niu Jinxing naturally understands the truth.

"King Chuang, I don't think so. The combat deployment for the attack on Beizhili has been finalized. General Liu Zongmin led the leading troops to attack first, and you led the army to follow closely. Think of General Liu Zongmin, who led the army and not only defeated Sun Chuanting, the governor of five provinces, but also

He also beheaded Sun Chuanting, which is enough to show that General Liu Zongmin's combat effectiveness is extraordinary. If there are temporary adjustments, if Deputy General Manager Zhang fails to lead the troops in combat, then the deployment of our rebel army will suffer major obstacles..."

Niu Jinxing's persistence made Li Zicheng determined.

"Okay, I'll follow your suggestion, but I don't think it's appropriate to continue to let Zhang Dongtao guard Luoyang and Tongguan..."

Having said this, Li Zicheng showed a thoughtful expression on his face.

Niu Jinxinghe would not miss such an opportunity and immediately made suggestions.

"King Chuang, I think it would be more appropriate to have Deputy General Zhang stationed in Kaifeng Fucheng and General Li Yan stationed in Luoyang Fucheng, and pay attention to the situation in Tongguan area..."

Almost every suggestion Niu Jinxing made was to weaken Zhang Dongtao's influence among the rebels, and at some point, it was also gradually weakening Zhang Dongtao's power. This time, the suggestions he made could be said to be killing people without blood.

If Zhang Dongtao and Li Yan are separated, their strength will be greatly weakened.

Li Zicheng squinted his eyes, looked at Niu Jinxing, and waited for a long time before speaking.

"Niu Jinxing, I understand what you mean, but I'd better put this matter aside and let me think about it..."

Niu Jinxing no longer insisted. He knew very well that he had planted a seed in Li Zicheng's heart. As time goes by, Li Zicheng will inevitably worry about Zhang Dongtao and Li Yan who are very close. One day Li Zicheng will completely

Separating two people will suppress their strength.

Li Zicheng's ideas are slightly different from Niu Jinxing's.

In fact, Li Zicheng fully agreed with Niu Jinxing's suggestion to separate Zhang Dongtao and Li Yan who were too close, so that they could weaken their power anytime and anywhere. However, Niu Jinxing was still too hasty. Now was the critical moment, and Li Zicheng wanted to take the lead personally.

The army attacks North Zhili and approaches the capital of the Ming Dynasty. At this time, the rebel army needs to be stable and cannot have any fluctuations.

You must know that Zhang Dongtao's influence among the rebels is not ordinary, second only to him Li Zicheng.

Who knows what Zhang Dongtao and Li Yan would think if they crossed the river and burned the bridge at the critical moment. If they were forced to leave with their rebel sergeants, Li Zicheng would not be able to bear such losses.

Even if they were to take action, it would only be after the Ming Dynasty capital was captured.

When Niu Jinxing was about to leave again, Li Zicheng spoke.

"Niu Jinxing, I think I can rest assured that Zhang Dongtao and Li Yan will be stationed in Kaifeng Fucheng, Mr. Song will be allowed to enter Beizhili and join our army, and Zhang Dongtao will be stationed in Kaifeng Fucheng."

This time, Li Zicheng's tone was firm and he had no intention of asking Niu Jinxing for advice.

Niu Jinxing immediately clasped her fists and spoke.

"Chuang Wang Yingming, Deputy General Manager Zhang is guarding Kaifeng City. There must be no problem. I will write a letter right away..."

After Niu Jinxing left, Li Zicheng showed a pleasant smile on his face. Unknowingly, he had applied the emperor's skills to Niu Jinxing and others. Li Zicheng understood that it was not very difficult to control the generals in the rebel army. Controlling

Only those scholars with a good reputation need to spend a lot of thought. For some capable scholars, force will not work, and blind killing is even more undesirable. After all, the local area needs to be governed, and generals in the rebel army are unlikely to govern.

local.

After walking out of the wing, Li Zicheng spoke to the guards beside him.

"Go tell Li Guo and ask him to send people immediately to Taiyuan Fucheng and tell Liu Zongmin that preparations must be made within a month. The 200,000 former troops must start attacking Beizhili in December..."

...

Zhang Dongtao received a letter from Li Zicheng again, with no expression on his face.

Guarding Kaifeng Fucheng is in line with Zhang Dongtao's wishes. When Song Xiance leaves Kaifeng Fucheng, Zhang Dongtao will be able to control the entire Kaifeng Fucheng, and even the entire Henan. As for Li Zicheng's confidants in Kaifeng Fucheng, Zhang Dongtao knows it all, and this benefits

Due to Zhang Guoxin's credit, some top-secret information has been revealed to him.

When Li Yan entered the wing, Zhang Dongtao handed Li Zicheng's letter over.

"Brother Li, let's get ready and head to Kaifeng Fucheng immediately."

After Li Yan read the letter, he spoke bitterly.

"This must be Niu Jinxing's suggestion. Brother Zhang, I'm afraid you won't be able to follow the expedition to Beizhili and the capital..."

Zhang Dongtao shook his head and spoke with a sneer.

"Brother Li, you are wrong. This is not the suggestion of Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance. This is what King Chuang means. You don't know much about King Chuang. Others cannot make the decision on important matters in the rebel army. Niu Jinxing

No, not even Song Xiance. It is King Chuang's intention to let you and I garrison Kaifeng Fucheng, and I can conclude that in a short time, you and I will be separated..."
Chapter completed!