Song Huairen couldn't sit still anymore. He came to Jinzhou just to test Liu Ling's strength. Although he agreed to join forces with Liu Ling to attack Jiangzhou, and what Liu Ling said before was almost exactly the same as the best plan he imagined in his heart.
, but now he is hesitant. Although he agrees to jointly send troops, he actually does not think Liu Ling will really send troops south. As he and Xiao Pojun analyzed together, Liu Ling's letter to Xiao Pojun may just be Liu Ling's way to drive away wolves.
It's just a plan.
But now it seems that Liu Ling really wants to attack Jiangzhou. But why did he agree to lead troops to defend Qingfeng Mountain? What on earth did he want to do?
Suddenly, an idea popped up in Song Huairen's mind!
Could it be that he... wants to collude with Zuo Zhenwei and the Gray Army to annihilate our Black Flag Army in one fell swoop?
This is the only reasonable explanation. Is this really what happened? Otherwise, why would Liu Ling really agree to defend Qingfeng Mountain and defeat the hundreds of thousands of Zuo Zhenwei and the Gray Army? Otherwise, why would Liu Ling
Will he agree so happily that the Black Flag Army will attack Jiangzhou alone? Does he really believe that after the Black Flag Army breaks the city, half of the city will be left for him? No! No fool will believe it! Also,
Why did he divide his troops into two groups and go south? Did the Cizhou soldiers really attack the west gate of Jiangzhou? Or did they just take the Black Flag Army's retreat after Liu Ling released Zuo Zhenwei's army?
The more Song Huairen thought about it, the more frightened he became. The banquet arranged by Liu Ling in the evening was all tasteless. Although he was dealing with the Han generals, he was still thinking about this matter in his mind.
If Liu Ling defends Qingfeng Mountain, lets Zuo Zhenwei and the Gray Army come over at the critical moment, and then leads his troops to cut off the Black Flag Army's retreat, how long can the Black Flag Army, which is besieged by three forces, hold on?
Song Huairen actually didn't know when he finished drinking this meal. He was indeed a little drunk. The Han generals took turns toasting to him. Even though he had an amazing amount of alcohol, he couldn't resist it. Fortunately, he pretended to be drunk at the last moment.
The drunkard didn't know what was going on, so he escaped the disaster. When he was carried back to the guest room to rest, his mind was actually still clear.
After all the maids arranged by Liu Ling had withdrawn, Song Huairen turned over and sat up from the bed. He frowned and tried his best to wake up.
Wait for one more day, tomorrow as an excuse to watch the Han army training to see if Liu Ling is really ready to go south. If he really plans to attack Jiangzhou, he will find a way to rush back no matter what. In Liu Ling's army
Being a guest? What a joke, Liu Ling held himself captive, who knows what he was planning!
He stood up and walked to the door. He took a peek and saw that there was no one from Liu Ling outside the door. He immediately called his entourage over. This time when he came to Jinzhou, he only brought a dozen of his entourage, but these people
They are all masters, so it shouldn't be difficult to find a way out of the city.
"Sneak out of the city immediately with my handwritten letter, and return to the camp as soon as possible to hand the letter to the commander!"
He wrote a letter and gave it to his personal attendant: "It must not be exposed. Even if you die, you cannot let this letter fall into the hands of the Han army."
The personal attendant was also a very courageous man. Relying on his good skills, he nodded and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Changshi, I will definitely deliver the letter to the commander-in-chief!"
Song Huairen nodded and asked him to go ahead and find a way out of the city. Then he called another person who followed him and said: "You and a few people will also find a way out of the city tomorrow. Prepare horses and hide in the guest booth outside the city. If I come tomorrow
Before dark arrives, take your people and rush back to the camp immediately to tell the commander to be careful of Liu Ling's sneak attack!"
The follower said: "Sir, since you suspect Liu Ling of colluding with Zuo Zhenwei and the Gray Army, why do we still stay here? Why don't I protect you and get out of the city at night?"
Song Huairen shook his head and said: "No, Liu Ling invites me to the Han army camp for a military parade tomorrow. This is a good opportunity not to be missed to spy on the Han army's strength. Don't worry, I will find a way to escape tomorrow. All you need to do is take the horses with you.
Hide it near the farewell booth, don’t make any mistakes!”
The follower cupped his fists and said, "Don't worry, sir, I understand!"
After everything was arranged, Song Huairen lay on the bed undressed again. After he calmed down a little, the sequelae of too much drinking broke out. He had a headache and dry mouth, which made him a little upset. Although he saw him today
Liu Ling, but he is not yet sure whether Liu Ling really wants to send troops. Everything depends on tomorrow's observation. If Liu Ling really plans to send troops, according to the commander-in-chief's idea, the Black Flag Army's attack on Jiangzhou will be carried out immediately.
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He was thinking about something on his mind and had a headache. Although he was tired, Song Huairen couldn't fall asleep for a long time. He slept very uncomfortable that night, and he fell asleep for a while in the morning. Not long after he fell asleep, the maid sent by Liu Ling came in.
Wait for him to wash up and tell him that the prince is already waiting for him.
Song Huairen steeled himself, washed his face, ate something and rushed to the government office. When he arrived, Liu Ling had already changed into military uniform and was waiting for him.
"How is Song Changshi resting?"
Liu Ling asked with a smile.
Song Huairen smiled bitterly and said: "Although this grassroots person is humble, he is a bed-sitter. Although it is comfortable to sleep in a different environment, it is almost a sleepless night."
Liu Ling said: "Oh? Since you haven't had a good rest, let's postpone going to the camp today. Song Changshi has to stay for a while anyway, so there's no rush."
Song Huairen said quickly: "It's necessary, the prince has already changed his military uniform, and the soldiers in the camp must have gathered early. How can the prince lose his prestige and the hearts of tens of thousands of soldiers just because of a common man?"
?Although I didn't sleep well, I still have the spirit of the common people. When I first started the army with Marshal Xiao, I didn't get a good sleep for many days, and I still did what I was supposed to do during the day."
Liu Ling said: "Since Song Changshi insists, then I, the king, should be respectful and obey his orders."
With a dozen bodyguards and three hundred soldiers, Liu Ling led Song Huairen and headed straight for the Jinzhou camp.
In the distance, you can hear the sound of soldiers practicing in the camp. After more than a dozen inspections outside the camp, everyone entered the camp. Liu Ling took Song Huairen straight to the school grounds and told Song Huairen that he had left the camp yesterday.
The army was ordered to assemble at the school ground. When everyone arrived at the school ground, Song Huairen saw that many soldiers were already standing in the dark on the school ground.
Ten thousand horses, divided into ten thousand-man teams, stood like tofu cubes on the school field. No matter how the cold wind roared, these soldiers remained upright. Although they were wearing cotton clothes, they still maintained their military appearance in such cold weather.
In order to be strict, Song Huairen immediately became a little more wary of the Han army. Under the same weather, the Black Flag Army's men would never be like this. Although the inner camp has now expanded to 8,000 troops, this includes the surrender of the right guards.
Cavalry. These eight thousand men and horses can be regarded as the most elite team of the Black Flag Army, but compared with the ten thousand nails of the Han army in front of them, which are directly fighting on the school field, they are still far behind.
A chilling air rushed towards his face, mixed with murderous intent that was as cold as a knife than the north wind. Song Huairen knew that only true soldiers who had fought in hundreds of battles could have such cold and chilling murderous intent. This was
There are thousands of people, and it’s impossible to say how many lives each person has on their hands.
"This is the divine war camp under my command. It was with these 10,000 troops that I killed Ouyang Zhuan's more than 100,000 rebels."
Liu Ling seemed to be very satisfied with the soldiers under his command, and he immediately pointed with his riding whip.
Song Huairen secretly thought that it was no wonder, he had already heard about the reputation of Shenzhan Camp.
"It is indeed magnificent. With such a magnificent army, why should the prince not be able to compete in the Central Plains?"
This was Song Huairen's sincere admiration. He thought in his heart, if the Black Flag Army had such soldiers, it didn't need to be many. As long as there were 20,000 soldiers, what would Zuo Zhenwei be afraid of, let alone the hundreds of thousands of farmers under Xu Shengzhi's command.
Hearing what Song Huairen said, Liu Ling asked with a smile on his horse: "If Zhou loses his deer, everyone in the world will chase him away. Song Changshi, your Marshal Xiao has 150,000 elite soldiers, haven't you ever thought about fighting for hegemony in the Central Plains?"
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Song Huairen leaned slightly on his horse and said, "Back to the prince, my handsome man has a short-sighted mind and is easily satisfied. He just wants to find a place where he can settle down and live a good life so that all his brothers can live a good life."
Liu Ling asked again: "What does Song Changshi think is a good life?"
"Live and work in peace and contentment."
Song Huairen thought about it and summed it up in four words.
Liu Ling laughed loudly and said: "It's good to live and work in peace and contentment, but the world is turbulent and the people are in dire straits. If we don't defeat those guys who eat human flesh and drink human blood, and don't overthrow the decadent regime, even if we win a piece of territory, can we really do it?"
Are you living and working in peace and contentment?”
Song Huairen found that Liu Ling was very different from yesterday. If Liu Ling pointed out the country on the map yesterday, he was just a somewhat strategic figure. But today, when he saw Liu Ling immediately pointing the army with a riding whip, he inadvertently revealed
With his domineering attitude, his evaluation of Liu Ling immediately rose to two words, "hero"!
Liu Ling continued: "I think that although the country of Great Zhou has been ruined, not just anyone can compete in the Central Plains. Although the twelve guards of Great Zhou are elite, the generals of each guard are just occupying
Just a local rich man. Like Menghu, he looks as fierce as a tiger, but in fact he is vulnerable. But there are many heroes in the folk green forest, such as Marshal Xiao, Xu Shengzhi and Liu Shalang, they are all heroes."
Just as he was talking, Liu Ling and Song Huairen had arrived at one side of the school grounds. Liu Ling pointed at the mountains of grain and grass and said, "Song Changshi, look, the grain and herb king required by the 50,000-strong army has been prepared. In two days,
, the baggage camp has collected the mules, horses and carts and can transport them to Jiangzhou. In addition to this Shenzhan camp, I will also bring with me 40,000 Fuyuan troops. Our Han Fuyuan army is an elite soldier, even if compared to
This divine battle camp is even better than before."
He paused for a moment, narrowed his eyes and asked Song Huairen, "I wonder, how do the men under my command compare to Marshal Xiao's Black Flag Army?"
Song Huairen said calmly: "The Han army is all good at fighting. Whether it is the Shenzhan Battalion or the Fuyuan Army, they are much stronger than the Black Flag Army. Therefore, the common people will never want to be enemies of the prince throughout their lives."
Liu Ling laughed loudly and said: "How can you and I be enemies? In my opinion, in this great Zhou Dynasty, only Marshal Xiao can stand shoulder to shoulder with me. Others, even people like Xu Shengzhi, Liu Shalang, are just local chickens.
Wa Gou Er. In the future, the world of the Great Zhou Dynasty will not be like Jiangzhou, which will be divided equally between me and Marshal Xiao!"
Liu Ling's tone was arrogant, but Song Huairen knew that Liu Ling might really have this ability. Now Da Zhou is no longer the powerful Da Zhou he was a few years ago. Da Zhou, who is rotten to the bone, can resist Liu Ling.
Ling has hundreds of thousands of soldiers under his command? Although Zhou Dynasty still claims to have millions of soldiers, how many of these millions of soldiers are willing to fight for Zhou Dynasty?
"Thank you for your love, Your Majesty!"
Song Huairen didn't have much to say, so he could only say something perfunctory.
Liu Ling suddenly approached Song Huairen and said: "There is something I want to tell you. You must not tell others. In fact, when I went south, I did not just bring an army of 100,000 troops. In the Yuzhou camp, Yingzhou, Qingzhou,
One hundred thousand troops from Bingzhou, Fenzhou, and Shizhou have already gathered together. We are just waiting for this king to capture Jiangzhou and then send troops to Kaifeng!" (To be continued)
