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  Chapter 550 547 [Difference meter]

   Zhu Shunshui soon came and took charge of the civil affairs in the Xihe area.

  If the Datong Army can take Shaanxi, Zhu Shunshui will be the Zuo Buzheng of Shaanxi. He is an old friend of Zhao Han, who defected to him when he marched into the south of the Yangtze River, and climbed up step by step from the county magistrate.

   On the other side of Henan, Hu Mengtai is also waiting, and when the Datong army takes Shanxi, he will immediately become the chief envoy of Shanxi. This is Fei Yinghuan's cousin-in-law, who is also an old acquaintance with Zhao Han, and came to join him after the recovery of Guangdong.

   "The farmers in Xihe are not very motivated, and the gentry and landlords are also resistant." Ding Ruzhen, a mission officer, said.

   Zhu Shunshui said with emotion: "It seems that Li Zicheng has managed Shaanxi well." (The Xihe area is actually under the jurisdiction of Shanxi, but it was temporarily placed under the jurisdiction of Shaanxi during the war.)

  The so-called good is compared with Daming.

  Shaanxi has suffered from military disasters and droughts for more than ten years, and the common people have suffered a lot. Li Zicheng asked them to cultivate unclaimed land, and the tax was not very heavy, so the farmers naturally supported him.

   And the Datong Army came, allocating land to farmers and cutting taxes for farmers, all of which Li Zicheng did.

  The Datong army wanted to divide the land of the landlord, and the landlord was also unhappy. But that was all, and there was no fierce resistance. It is true that the population of Shanshan and Shaanxi has dropped sharply. No matter how much land the landlord has, without the help of tenants to cultivate it, he can only choose to abandon it.

  The land allocation policy has always been useful, but it is difficult to achieve results in the Northwest.

  Henan and Shandong are different here. Although they have been war-torn, the population has dropped sharply, and the drought has been drought for many years, the Datong army ended the troubled times in Shandong and Henan provinces. All social classes are grateful for this. In the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi, it was Li Zicheng who ended the troubled times, and the Datong Army was the invader who started the war.

   Zhu Shunshui came to Xihe to make a book and divide the land, but he couldn't get the support of the people at all, and he couldn't gain the mass foundation here!

  Even, grassroots farmers’ associations are not easy to establish, and farmers have no enthusiasm for joining farmers’ associations.

   "What can we bring to local farmers?" Zhu Shunshui asked.

  Ding Ruzhen replied: "We brought war, and nothing else."

  Zhu Shunshui was speechless.

Ding Ruzhen also said: "Actually, the imperial court was hypocritical, and the civilian officials and military generals exploited the people very heavily. Li Zicheng said that the grain tax would be halved in three years, but the civil officials and military generals would collect a lot of miscellaneous taxes and conscript the people to serve in corvee. When we came here, we said that there is no miscellaneous tax and no corvee, but the people don’t believe it at all.”

Zhu Shunshui nodded and said, "I understand. Farmers in the south believe that they are exempted from corvee and miscellaneous taxes because they have been given real land distribution. Land distribution is the biggest benefit. With this benefit, other benefits are trustworthy. And here For farmers, the division of land is not of any real benefit to them, so they don’t believe in other benefits.”

   "That's the reason." Ding Ruzhen said.

Zhu Shunshui said: "We have to establish trust and let the people trust the imperial court. There is still more than a month to harvest wheat, and tell all the farmers in Xihe that as long as the Datong Army is still there, they will not have to pay grain, miscellaneous taxes, and corvees this year. Wait for their The wheat goes into the warehouse, if we really don’t go to collect grain, the peasants will naturally believe it.”

   "It's the only way." Ding Ruzhen sighed.

  The Xihe area is currently occupied by the Datong army, the officials are not fully in place, and the common people do not obey the Datong court.

  It is impossible to mobilize the masses. The Datong Army can only stand firm on its own and defeat the enemy army that is coming to encircle it.

  Puzhou.

  Liu Zhu was analyzing the situation. He pointed to the map and said, "Cao Bianjiao ran so fast that he even attacked Xi'an and was defeated. But it's useless. He went deep alone and was of no help to the Tongguan battlefield."

Lin Ruzhao said: "It's also useful. After all, Xi'an is the provincial capital. If this city is captured by our army, the people of Shaanxi's puppet court must be in panic. Moreover, most of the grain in Shaanxi has to pass through Xi'an if it wants to be transported to Tongguan for supplies. It will work. When Cao Bianjiao takes Xi’an, the enemy’s food supply at Tongguan will not be replenished too much. It is a nail that will surely make the enemy’s throat stick.”

   "At most one month later, Cao Bianjiao will be surrounded and trapped in Xi'an, unable to advance or retreat," Liu Zhu said, "Should we let him stick to Xi'an, or abandon Xi'an and go elsewhere?"

   "It's better to stick to it," Lin Ruzhao said, "After a month, our follow-up troops will also arrive near Tongguan. At that time, there will be another big battle, and the enemy will not have too many troops to attack Xi'an."

   In the three southern Xings of the Eight Xings of Taihang, the Datong Army is trying to advance. Including the two divisions attacking Tongguan, no one knows where the breakthrough will be.

  Since Tongguan has made a breakthrough, the Datong Army in Henan will continue to follow.

  And Li Zicheng's Shanxi garrison, as well as the Hanzhong garrison, will also be mobilized. At that time, the two sides will have more and more troops in Tongguan, and eventually a decisive battle will be brewed.

   Even the Dashun Army in Yulin and Ningxia are rushing to Tongguan, and they have ignored the Mongolian part of Ordos.

  Anyway, the Ordos Department is not strong. At most, they will pass through the gap in the Great Wall, come and loot and then go back.

  …

   Qinshui County.

  Brothers Ren Jirong and Ren Guangrong are leading troops to the Xihe area. Their mission is to take back Yicheng from the Datong Army and station it there.

  Walking in Luliang Mountain for a day, when setting up camp in the evening, Ren Jirong whispered to his elder brother, "Brother, do you want to take troops to Xihe to join the Datong Army?"

   "Who do you listen to nonsense?" Ren Guangrong asked angrily.

  Ren Jirong said: "The news has spread in the army. Just now, a soldier of mine came to ask if I can return to my hometown in Henan by joining the Datong Army."

   "Fart," Ren Guangrong said angrily, "There must be spies in our army! Go and find out, which **** is the rumor coming from!"

   Flies only stare at eggs with seams. Xu Ying's spy, although not a fly, understands this truth.

  Brothers Ren Guangrong and Ren Jirong were originally low-level military officers in Henan.

  The troops they are in have not been paid for a long time, and even have no rations. A group of soldiers were starving and forced to defend the city, so they turned their backs and took refuge in Li Zicheng.

  The two brothers fought with Li Zicheng for several years, and they have always been loyal, without any sign of betrayal.

  But most of the soldiers under their command are from Henan, which has the basis for rumors.

   Even the soldiers believed it, thinking that the Lord would really bring them back to their hometown.

  The next day.

  Ren Guangrong did not continue to march, but traced the source of the rumors on the spot.

   As a result, nothing was found.

   In desperation, he had to continue marching.

  In the middle of the afternoon, a messenger suddenly caught up: "The two generals stay! Cihou (Liu Fangliang) has an order to cancel the previous military order. Please take the troops back to Qinshui immediately, and go to Xihe after joining forces in Qinshui."

  Ren Guangrong was dubious: "Is it really the order of Cihou?"

  The courier handed over the document: "Please take a look at the general."

  The Ren brothers got together and read Liu Fangliang's military order, and couldn't help but look at each other.

   In desperation, the two lead their troops back.

  Night.

  Ren Jirong said: "Brother, it seems that rumors have spread widely, and Cihou has already suspected us."

  Ren Guangrong said: "The body is not afraid of the shadow slanting, we are loyal to His Majesty."

"Brother, the yellow mud falling into the crotch is either **** or shit!" Ren Jirong said anxiously, "Not to mention Cihou, even our own soldiers thought the rumor was true. Among the five thousand people, more than three thousand were All the villagers in Henan want to go back to Henan, and they still have many family members in Henan!"

  Ren Guangrong asked: "Do you really want to defect?"

Ren Jirong said: "Brother, this is a scheming scheme, a conspiracy in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Believe it or not, when we return to Qinshui, as soon as Cihou arrives, we will be relieved of our military power. Cihou is also afraid, Hao Yaoqi is His Majesty's confidant, didn't he lead troops to rebel last year? We are not from the old battalion, we are officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who took refuge halfway!"

  Ren Guangrong remained silent, unable to refute.

Ren Jirong persuaded: "Brother, let's do what we can, let's really surrender. To be honest, our parents are still in Henan, and I also want to go back and have a look. My father said in the letter that the Datong court was very good, and the former military households all divided the fields. Yes. My younger sister is also married and gave birth to a fat boy, so you don’t want to go back and see your nephew?”

  In the first two years, Datong and Dashun had a good relationship, and officials from both sides communicated with their families in different places.

   "But our wife and children are in Shanxi!" Ren Guangrong said.

  Ren Jirong said: "Your Majesty is benevolent, we can promise that even if we join the Datong Army, we will not fight with the Dashun Army, and ask Your Majesty and Cihou to treat our wives and children kindly."

  Both brothers married wives in Shanxi. Their former wives were lost when Li Zicheng fled.

  Ren Guangrong thought about it, and felt that he could not go back to Qinshui. If he went back, he would lose his military power 100%, and he might even be sent to prison for interrogation. Even if he was acquitted and released afterwards, he would still have a very stiff fight with Liu Fangliang. Liu Fangliang had a pimple in his heart. Will they be able to get along well in the future?

  The next day, the two brothers screened out the veterans in Henan and grouped all the fellow villagers in Henan into one.

Then he called the messenger again, and Ren Guangrong said: "Please go back and tell Your Majesty and Cihou that my brother and I have no intention of rebelling. But the enemy resorted to divorce, and Cihou had doubts, so my brother dared not return." Qinyang."

   "Are you really...really going against it?" The messenger was shocked.

Ren Guangrong pointed to the soldiers and said: "These more than a thousand soldiers were recruited in Shanxi. The envoys can take them back to Cihou. We will bring back more than 3,000 soldiers from Henan. Don't worry, go straight back to Henan and never stay in the army." When fighting in Shanshan and Shanxi, you will not swing your sword against your former comrades. Please be kind to our wives and children, Cihou!"

  More than 3,000 Henan soldiers have been fighting all year round, and they have only rested for a year or two.

  Shanxi has few people and few women. Most of these Henan soldiers have not remarried. They really want to return home early.

  The two sides separated at this point, and there was no fight. The Ren brothers led the Henan soldiers and left with some food.

   A few days later, Liu Fangliang led the army to Qinshui. When he heard the news, he immediately regretted it. He should not have ordered the Ren brothers to return to the army.

   But if time goes back, Liu Fangliang will still do that, because he is not afraid of ten thousand but just in case!

   Not only that, but many rumors flowed out one after another, and Henan generals were said to be going to the enemy.

  For a while, the soldiers from Henan were panicked.

  Tian Hu even left his army and came to see Liu Fangliang alone: ​​"Cihou, I have no second thoughts. I am from Henan, but I have fought with His Majesty for many years. When was it not a desperate charge?"

  Liu Fangliang quickly comforted: "General Tian, ​​don't say any more, these are the southern thieves' tricks."

  Henan generals of the Dashun Army are not in the minority, because Li Zicheng made a comeback in Henan.

  (end of this chapter)