Chapter 440: Fraudulent surrender or true surrender
Thinking about the mountain of financial expenses, Wu Shigong felt a little overwhelmed. But now that the situation has become like this, he must make a decision first and take it one step at a time.
So Wu Shigong, who had figured out all this, immediately ordered: "Go back and prepare. Let's rest for a day tomorrow. The whole army will attack the day after tomorrow and completely defeat the Shaanxi bandits on the opposite side. Yongzi, don't leave for the time being. After participating in the battle the day after tomorrow,
Besides, damn it! I’m just trying to break things with a hammer, so here’s the deal!”
"Ah!?" The officers all exclaimed in surprise.
Wu Shigong looked around and then explained: "We just received a secret report that the Shaanxi bandits who entered Shanxi on the north road have circled back again! They may enter Guide Mansion soon, so we must eliminate the Shaanxi bandits on the opposite side as soon as possible, and then
Rush to Guide to rescue. So in the battles to come, you must move quickly. Don’t be afraid of the casualties of the soldiers. You just want to completely defeat the Shaanxi bandits on the opposite side. Do you understand?"
"No!" The officers immediately stood at attention and accepted the order.
After all the officers had gone down, Wu Shigong stayed in the empty tent, thinking of Zuo Liangyu who had tricked him, and couldn't help but curse: "This bastard!"
But Wu Shigong didn't know at this time that the peasant rebels on the North Road and the East Road were actually much stronger than he had expected. Although the peasant rebels on the North Road saw Zhang Yingchang, Cao Wen's imperial edict fled upon hearing the news.
However, their strength was not damaged at all. Even after receiving the support of a large number of refugees, their total number soon exceeded 100,000. When they crossed the Yellow River and headed towards Guide Mansion, they came to seek refuge.
The number of refugees will further increase.
Among the peasant rebel armies on the East Road are two powerful armies, Gao Yingxiang and Luo Rucai. Luo Rucai's army has always been a relatively small force among the peasant rebel armies. Up to now, there are only just over 30,000 people, but there are 20,000 of them.
There are many veterans from three sides, so Luo Rucai's troops have always been the troops with the strongest field combat capabilities and the fastest movement among the peasant rebel armies.
Although the number of veterans from the three sides in Gao Yingxiang's army is smaller, only about 15,000, his army has a large number of young and strong laborers. Many of the young and strong are miners. The total number of such young and strong is also
With more than 40,000 people, combined with veterans from three sides, the combat effectiveness of this East Road peasant rebel army has actually exceeded that of the more than 300,000 troops opposite Wu Shigong!
But the wonderful thing about life is that there are constant surprises. Now Wu Shigong is worried about his family. But the leaders of the peasant rebel army on South Road are worried about the situation in front of them.
"This won't work! That won't work either! Then how about you come up with a proper solution? If there really is no solution, I think we can simply surrender to the official dog on the opposite side!" King He Jin of Zuo Jin said angrily.
As veteran soldiers who grew up in long-term wars, the leaders of these peasant rebels have a very keen sense of battlefield. After only a few encounters with Wu Shigong's Runing Army, they had a good idea of Wu Shigong's combat intentions.
**Never leave ten.
So tonight, the Eighth King Zhang Xianzhong invited the leaders of each battalion to discuss a matter, hoping to come up with a solution to the predicament. However, when the leaders of each battalion rushed to Zhang Xianzhong's tent, Zhang Xianzhong himself did not appear. However, these leaders did not
He started arguing among himself in the big tent.
Faced with his opinions being rejected one by one, Zuojin King He Jin couldn't help but complain. But his complaints suddenly gave some inspiration to other leaders.
King Hengtian on the side immediately asked: "Then let's pretend to surrender again?"
"Come on! It depends on who is being used for this false surrender plan?" He Yilong immediately retorted, "You think the person opposite is a civil servant full of bookworms? The person leading the troops there is a military attache. We
After he pretended to surrender, he collected our property and then chopped off our heads to claim credit. Should we go to King Yama to complain? Don't pretend to surrender and end up risking your life!"
Because the suggestions he made were the ones that were refuted the most by He Yilong. So this time when He Yilong opened his mouth to refute again, He Jin couldn't hold back his anger. He shouted loudly: "Then we will really
Surrender. After all, you are just being a soldier and getting paid. Where can you not enjoy the popular food and drink spicy food? With so many of us joining us, I don’t believe that the wise general on the other side will not be jealous.”
Although the fifth camp of Ge Zuo was named after the first characters of the nicknames of Ge Liyan He Yilong and Zuo Jin Wang He Jin, the relationship between these two people was not good. In addition to the reason that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers,
Another reason is that the two people's origins and backgrounds are very different.
Like many peasant rebel leaders, Ge Liyan He Yilong was born in extreme poverty. Almost all his family members died before and after his rebellion.
But King He Jin of Zuojin was the son of a rich man from the countryside. Just because he always liked to make friends with rangers, who were the leaders of the underworld at that time, after the peasant rebellion in Shaanxi Province, he was elected as the leader of the peasant rebel army there.
Therefore, He Yilong deeply hated the Ming Dynasty court and was completely at odds with the court. However, He Jin was not determined in his rebellious attitude. As long as it could bring him glory and wealth, he did not mind surrendering to the court.
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The attitudes of these two people also made the Gezuo Fifth Battalion vaguely become two factions. It was not the other three leaders - Lao Huihui Ma Shouying, the reformed king Liu Xiyao and the troubled king Lin Chengcheng who were mediating between them. Maybe these two people
They parted ways long ago.
But now, because the three leaders are not in the peasant rebel army, and the pressure brought by the Runing Army is too great, both of them are a little anxious and agitated, so the two of them are discussing
We also had many quarrels.
So after hearing He Jin's words, He Yilong immediately shouted loudly: "Who dares to surrender to the official dog? I, Lao He, immediately became incompatible with him. That is to say, if we fight with the official dog on the opposite side, even if we don't end well, we will all rebel.
After so many years, we have already made money back."
"If you want to fight, you fight!" He Jin also showed no sign of weakness, "Anyone can talk a lot, and we brothers will fight if we have the chance. But they couldn't get close to the Ming army on the opposite side, so they used artillery and blunderbuss.
After fighting back, how many brothers are willing to die in such a humiliating way? When we first rebelled, we were all just for a bite to eat, but now we have a big family, so why can't we have a good future? Is it possible?
Are you going to live your whole life with your head tied to your belt? Unless you want to sit on the dragon's throne. But I don't think you, He Yilong, have that fate either."
Seeing the veins popping out on He Yilong's face and his right hand already holding the handle of the knife, the leaders quickly stepped forward to separate the two people. King Hengtian also advised: "We are all brothers, we can discuss anything.
There is a certain amount. Calm down your anger! Calm down your anger!"
King Taiping also advised: "We still have enough food and grass to survive for a few months. We still have time to discuss! Calm down! Calm down!"
Under the persuasion of the leaders, the two of them calmed down. However, the scene was a bit cold at this time, and the leaders were all thinking about their own thoughts. To be honest, at the beginning of the rebellion, those leaders did think
Not much, that is, they just want to survive on their own. But now, their respective futures really need to be considered, so they actually basically agree with He Jin's opinion. However, due to He Yilong's strong opposition, they can only
I can remain silent for the time being.
And to be able to become the leader of the peasant rebel army, He Yilong is definitely not stupid. After calming down, he actually knew that his opinion was in the minority, so after pondering for a while, he took the initiative to be sincere to He Jin.
He said: "Seventeen members of my family, Mr. He, either starved to death or were killed. Now I am alone, so some words I said are a bit excessive. Brother He Jin, please don't be angry after hearing this?"
Seeing He Yilong taking the initiative to admit his mistake, He Jin also quickly accepted He Yilong's kindness: "What did Brother He say? We all have the surname He, and we can't write two words of congratulations in one stroke. What's the result?
, our brothers here are all advancing and retreating together. If anyone dares to go it alone, don’t blame our brothers for turning against each other."
"Yes!", "Yes!", "Yes!". The scene immediately relaxed. (To be continued.)