Seeing Li Dingguo with blood stains on his face on the city wall, Zhang Xianzhong didn't say anything. He strode over and gave Li Dingguo a big hug. After several months, he finally captured the city of Xuzhou. This made Zhang Xianzhong feel too much.

The magistrate of Xuzhou and some officials from the state government were escorted over. Zhang Xianzhong, who was full of anger, waved his hand without thinking, indicating that all these officials would be killed without leaving any one behind.

Sun Kewang, Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi, who were following Zhang Xianzhong, had different expressions on their faces when they looked at Li Dingguo. Liu Wenxiu had a sincere smile on his face, and his eyes revealed real admiration and concern. Ai Nengqi

There was a smile on his face, and he showed sincerity, but he didn't show much concern. Only Sun Kewang had a smile on his face, but there was no smile in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned.

When Zhang Xianzhong wanted to kill all the captured officials in Xuzhou Prefecture, Liu Wenxiu tried to persuade him, saying that the governor of Xuzhou and other chief officials resisted desperately and caused heavy losses to the rebels. They could be killed as a warning, and the rest of the officials could be kept.

For the next life, let them be grateful for the generosity of the rebel army. After all, the rebel army also needs talents. Letting these officials who resist desperately can also directly affect the scholars in the south and tell them that the rebel army also respects and needs scholars.

Liu Wenxiu's persuasion made Zhang Xianzhong hesitate a little. Of course, he knew that Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai had many scholars around them. These scholars helped Li Zicheng strengthen his strength and made great contributions. If he could take advantage of this opportunity to recruit as many as possible

Scholars are of great benefit to increasing their own strength. After all, Xuzhou belongs to the south and has many scholars.

When Zhang Xianzhong was still hesitating, Sun Kewang stood up and spoke, saying that he must kill all the officials in Xuzhou City. The rebel army tried to persuade the Ming army stationed in Xuzhou City to surrender several times, but in the end it had no effect. Now the rebel army has paid a huge effort

The price was high. After the city of Xuzhou was captured, how could the culprits who resisted the rebels be left behind? In the future, the rebels would attack more cities. If all the officials stationed in the cities did this, wouldn't the rebels have to pay a greater price?

Sun Kewang is the eldest of Zhang Xianzhong's four adopted sons, and his prestige is second only to Zhang Xianzhong. After he opened his mouth, everyone including Liu Wenxiu fell silent.

Zhang Xianzhong, who was somewhat hesitant, made up his mind at this moment and ordered the rebel sergeants to kill all the captured officials of Xuzhou Prefectural Government.

When Zhang Xianzhong issued the order, Liu Wenxiu and Li Dingguo looked at Sun Kewang, who had a slight smile on his face. Their eyes were a little complicated, and they didn't know what they were thinking.

...

Xuzhou Yamen, wing room.

When Liu Wenxiu and Li Dingguo entered the wing, their faces were slightly angry.

After capturing the city of Xuzhou and cleaning up the results, Zhang Xianzhong ordered Sun Kewang to be in charge of searching for the Ming Army sergeants hiding in the city. The Ming Army sergeants who were willing to surrender all entered the rebel ranks, and the Ming Army sergeants who were unwilling to surrender were all killed.

.

Zhang Xianzhong's order is not very clear, that is, whether the rebel sergeants can enter the homes of the people in the city when conducting searches. According to the rules, in principle, the rebel sergeants are not allowed to enter the homes of the people. If they enter the homes of the people,

When searching at home, many unexpected things will happen.

Liu Wenxiu looked at Li Dingguo, who was still stained with blood, and spoke angrily.

"Father, my child feels that the rebel sergeants cannot enter the homes of the people in the city to search. My child just saw a lot of sergeants entering people's homes to plunder. Some sergeants even insulted women. If they were allowed to do this, what would happen to me?

The influence of the rebels is very bad..."

Before Liu Wenxiu finished speaking, Sun Kewang entered the side room.

Zhang Xianzhong looked at Sun Kewang, Liu Wenxiu, Li Dingguo and others, and spoke expressionlessly.

"Wenxiu, Dingguo, I know what you are thinking. Our rebel army has been attacking the city of Xuzhou for several months and has suffered too many losses. The sergeants entered the city to look for the Ming army sergeants. Even if they entered the people's homes to search, they found nothing.

No matter how big the matter is, if we blindly restrict the sergeants, they will have no place to vent their anger. It will be difficult for us to control it over time. Besides, we have no intention of staying in Xuzhou for a long time..."

Liu Wenxiu and Li Dingguo fell silent.

Sun Kewang smiled coldly and spoke.

"Second brother, third brother, I was just thinking about looking for you. The sergeants entered the people's homes and searched for the Ming army sergeants. This is what my adoptive father agreed to. As for some sergeants entering the people's homes and causing chaos, I will naturally punish them. If you find out

You can also tell me, if I don’t handle it, I will have nothing to say no matter how you handle it.”

"Brothers followed my adoptive father through life and death, and finally captured the city of Xuzhou. Even if we found some property in people's homes, it was not a big deal. My adoptive father also said just now that the brothers fought tooth and nail to attack the city and paid too much.

If nothing can be done after entering the city, will the brothers still sacrifice their lives next time we attack the city?"

"Second brother, third brother, if you are kind and can't control the army, you still have to learn more from your adoptive father..."

Sun Kewang scolded Liu Wenxiu and Li Dingguo in a boss tone, without caring about their faces at all.

Zhang Xianzhong looked at this scene with a smile on his face.

"Okay, don't think too much about these things. Give the sergeants a day. Starting tomorrow, a small number of sergeants will be left in Xuzhou City to maintain order in the city. The rest of the sergeants will withdraw from the city and be stationed in the military camp outside the city. Without me,

According to the order, no one is allowed to enter the city without permission."

Seeing Sun Kewang, Liu Wenxiu and Li Dingguo calm down, Zhang Xianzhong asked his soldiers to find Ai Nengqi.

...

A few minutes later, Zhang Xianzhong looked at Sun Kewang and others standing solemnly in front of him, and pointed to the documents on the desk.

"According to the information detected by the scouts, our situation is not very good."

"We have been besieging the city of Xuzhou for several months, but no Ming troops came to help. This shows that they have completely given up on Xuzhou. After we captured the city of Xuzhou, the next step was to prepare to enter Huguang from Fengyang and occupy Huangzhou and Huguang.

Wuchang and other places.”

"The intelligence sent by the scouts shows that Ding Qirui, the governor of the Ming Dynasty Water Transport, concentrated most of his troops in the Suzhou area under the jurisdiction of Fengyang. You all know that if we enter Huguang from Fengyang, we must pass through Suzhou. Now there are a large number of troops in Suzhou

Ming army, we must have had a brutal fight in the past."

"If we choose to exit Xuzhou and enter Huguang from Henan, it is also feasible."

"We have another option, which is to attack Huai'an Fucheng and make a big fuss in South Zhili."

"You all tell me how we should choose."

Zhang Xianzhong’s question was raised.

Sun Kewang raised his head, looked at Liu Wenxiu and others, gritted his teeth and spoke.

"Father, the child feels that we should simply attack Huai'an City directly. Huai'an City is the seat of the Ming Dynasty Water Transport Governor's Palace. If our rebel army takes Huai'an City, they will definitely get sufficient supplies, and they can also recruit a large number of troops to increase their own strength.

, in this way we will not be weaker than Li Zicheng and the others..."

Zhang Xianzhong nodded, neither affirming nor denying.

Liu Wenxiu also raised his head.

"Father, what I said makes sense, but if we attack Huai'an Fucheng, it will be a desperate move. Huai'an Fucheng is bounded by the sea to the east, Shandong to the north, and Yangzhou Fucheng to the south. Even if we take Huai'an Fucheng, it is very likely that we will win.

Encountering an unexpected siege, unless we are fully prepared, we should not attack Huai'an Fucheng easily..."

Before Liu Wenxiu finished speaking, Sun Kewang had a look of dissatisfaction on his face.

"Second brother, what do you mean, which direction should our rebel army attack next? Are you saying that we enter Huguang from Henan..."

Liu Wenxiu held back her displeasure and looked at Sun Kewang to speak.

"Brother, what I mean is to enter Huguang from Henan, so that we can make good repairs and go all out to capture Huguang..."

Sun Kewang snorted and looked at Liu Wenxiu to speak.

"Second brother, your thinking is too simple. Henan Province has been controlled by Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai. Their troops have reached one million. In any case, there is still a certain gap in our strength. If we rashly

What should I do if I enter Henan and encounter the siege of Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai? The current Chuang King is no longer the former Chuang King. Li Zicheng has already proclaimed himself king in Kaifeng Fucheng. He obviously wants to annex the rebels from all over the world, even in the face of clothes

, Li Zicheng also thinks the same way..."

When Liu Wenxiu was about to speak, Zhang Xianzhong waved his hand.

"Wenxiu, what your elder brother said makes sense. Li Zicheng wants to annex me. It's not just a matter of a day or two."

After Zhang Xianzhong finished speaking, Sun Kewang added.

"The qualifications of the adoptive father among the various rebel armies are far stronger than that of Li Zicheng. When the rebel armies recommended Li Zicheng to become king, it was because of the adoptive father's humility. Otherwise, there would be no chance for Li Zicheng. Now Li Zicheng is king in Kaifeng.

Now, should my adoptive father still bow to Li Zicheng? To say the least, even if Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai agreed to let us pass through Henan, we can't do this. We have to help our adoptive father gain a reputation..."

Sun Kewang's words brought a comfortable smile to Zhang Xianzhong's face.

"Okay, you all go and think about it, whether the rebel army will march towards Fengyang or Huai'an Fucheng next. These are the only two choices. You don't need to think too much about the rest."

...

After Sun Kewang, Liu Wenxiu, Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi exited, the smile on Zhang Xianzhong's face disappeared.

There have been some conflicts between the four of them for a long time, but Zhang Xianzhong wouldn't care as long as it didn't hurt the fundamentals. On the contrary, if the four of them were monolithic, Zhang Xianzhong would really be worried.
Chapter completed!