When Ma Wu saw Yao Qi suddenly worshiping Liu Yan and Liu Xiu as his lords, he couldn't help but be stunned. He cleared his throat and whispered: "Next time..."
His low voice was so clear in the cellar that even a person could hear it.
Yao Qi said: "Bosheng and Uncle Wen are not things in the pond. They will achieve great success in the future. If we don't invest now, how long will we wait?"
Although Ma Wu was the leader of the Zhushan Green Forest Army, he always obeyed Yao Qi's words. After hearing his words, Ma Wu no longer hesitated, knelt down and kowtowed, and imitated Yao Qi's words, saying: "Greetings, Zizhang." Two lords!"
Liu Yan had never seen how capable Yao Qi was, but he had seen Ma Wu's capabilities with his own eyes.
Seeing that both of them were willing to worship him as their lord, Liu Yan was overjoyed, took a step forward, held one in each hand, and said: "Zizhang, there is no need to be polite in this case, please get up quickly!"
When Liu Yan reached out to support each other, Ma Wu and Yao Qi glanced at each other in unison. They had a clear understanding and secretly exerted their strength.
Liu Yan's movement to support the two of them froze slightly, but with a smile on his face, he just lifted the two of them up from their knees.
Although Ma Wu and Yao Qi did not use their full strength, not even 50% of their strength, Liu Yan was able to lift them both up with one hand at a time. This arm strength was truly terrifying.
Ma Wu and Yao Qi secretly nodded in their hearts. The Liu brothers are indeed powerful. The eldest brother is born with supernatural powers, and the younger brother is talented and intelligent. Ma Wu and Yao Qi joined the Liu brothers. It can be said that this has made a qualitative change in the strength of the Liu brothers. leap.
You must know that Ma Wu and Yao Qi are both immortal heroes who can stand alone as strong generals and command the three armies as commander-in-chief.
Among the traditional goalkeepers in China, there are many famous generals from different periods, and these two have a place among them. Ma Wu, Ma Zizhang, the God of Wuwen, and Yao Qi and Yao Cikuang, Tai Sui of the Han Dynasty, are relatively common goalkeepers.
It is worth mentioning that Yao Qi later became not only a general under Liu Xiu, but also the head of Liu Xiu's regime's secret service. He was able to investigate the enemy's situation externally and monitor officials internally. It can be said that he was a powerful and profound Liu Xiu. of trust.
Ma Wu and Yao Qi have a very good relationship, but what is interesting is that Ma Wu is from Nanyang and Yao Qi is from Yingchuan. As mentioned before, Liu Xiu will mainly have two major factions under his command in the future, one is the Nanyang faction and the other is the Yingchuan faction, and Ma Wu and Yao Qi belong to these two factions.
Liu Xiu turned to look at Feng Yi and asked: "Brother Gongsun, what do you think about our joining forces with the Green Forest Army?"
Of all the people present, the only one who has not yet made a clear attitude is Feng Yi.
Gai Yan has chosen to join Liu Xiu and Li Tong, and Li Yi brothers are also willing to assist Liu Yan, Liu Xiu brothers, Ma Wu, and Yao Qi to worship the Liu brothers as their lords because of the prophecy that "the Liu family will be revived and Li family will be the auxiliary". Now only Feng Yi's attitude remains unclear.
And Feng Yi's attitude is precisely crucial.
Although Liu Yan is the leader of the rebel army, it is only in honor. There are now more than 500 rebels, and there are only a few left in the Xiangyang rebel army. Most of them are Feng Yi's subordinates. Will they accept joining forces with the Green Forest Army? Feng Yi's attitude was naturally the decisive factor in taking the risk to deal with Zhang Tingyi.
Taking this opportunity, Liu Xiu also wanted Feng Yi to express his attitude and clarify his position.
The eyes of everyone present fell on Feng Yi. Feng Yi lowered his head and remained silent.
He is different from Liu Yan, Liu Xiu and even Ma Wu, Yao Qi, Gai Yan, Li Tong and others. He is a person with an official position. Although he is not a big official, he is still an official after all.
If he got involved in this matter, he would be completely on the road to rebellion.
When Feng Yi was silent, no one spoke, waiting for his statement.
In the wine cellar, it was so quiet that you could hear a needle drop. I don’t know how long it took. Feng Yi slowly raised his head, looked around at everyone present, and finally his eyes fell on Liu Xiu and asked: "Uncle Wen, I'll wait for you later. What to do?"
Killing a thousand cavalrymen under Lian Dan is no small matter. It will inevitably lead to Lian Dan's crazy revenge. With just the rebels and the Green Forest Army, it is not enough for Lian Dan to fight in a frontal battlefield. .
Liu Xiu had already thought of a countermeasure. He met Feng Yi's eyes and asked, "Brother Gongsun, what do you want to hear about my plan?"
Feng Yi didn't react at first and nodded subconsciously. Of course, he had to hear what Liu Xiu was planning before deciding whether to join it.
Liu Xiu smiled and asked again: "Brother Gongsun, do you really want to listen?" Seeing that Feng Yizheng was about to answer, he said again: "Once brother Gongsun listens to my plan, there will be no possibility of withdrawing."
Ah, so you are waiting for me here! Feng Yi suddenly realized why Liu Xiu asked him again and again whether he wanted to listen. He thought for a moment, made a decision, and said: "Uncle Wen, tell me! "
Liu Xiu looked deeply at Feng Yi, nodded, gathered everyone in front of him, and told him his plan in detail.
The next day, early morning.
The Capital Army and the Rebel Army had breakfast, left Zhushan County, and went to the residence of the Green Forest Army.
Before coming to Zhushan, the captured assassin had already revealed the Green Forest Army's lair.
After the army rushed to the Green Forest Army's lair in a mighty manner, they came to nothing. The place was already deserted, and even everything had been moved away.
Zhang Ting was furious and angrily ordered to set fire to the mountain, burning the Green Forest Army's lair and the entire mountain forest.
This fire burned the entire mountain forest into thick smoke and flames reaching into the sky.
While the army was watching the fire on the mountain at the foot of the mountain, a spy suddenly came to report that traces of the Green Forest Army were found twenty miles away to the south.
Zhang Ting was overjoyed when he heard this and hurriedly ordered the entire army to march south, making sure to catch up with the fleeing Green Forest Army.
While on the road, Zhang Ting kept giving orders to the rebels to speed up their march.
But Zhang Ting and his men were all riding horses, and the rebels only relied on two legs. How could they outrun the cavalry?
No matter how Zhang Ting urged, the speed of the rebel army still could not satisfy him, but he could not lead the cavalry to lead the battle himself, so he could only patiently follow behind the rebel army.
When they caught up to the place where they found the Green Forest Army, there were only a few extinguished bonfires left. Apparently, the Green Forest Army had just made a fire and had a meal here, and they walked quite calmly, even extinguishing the bonfire before leaving. .
Zhang Ting, who was already so angry that his lungs almost exploded with anger. Looking at the traces on the ground, it appeared that the Green Forest Army was escaping to the east, so he immediately gave the order to continue chasing the enemy.
Liu Yan and Feng Yi came to Zhang Ting out of breath. They wiped the sweat on their faces and said while panting: "Master Zhang, let the brothers have a rest. The brothers are really running away." Stop moving!"
A forced march of more than twenty miles would tire even the horses, let alone the humans?
Zhang Ting glared at the two of them fiercely and said angrily: "Have a break? If it weren't for you dragging them down, how could the Green Forest Army have escaped? How dare you two stop here? Chase the enemy immediately, and there will be no mistakes. If there is a delay, Fighters, shoot to death without mercy!"
Liu Yan and Feng Yi shrank in fear and did not dare to say another word. They returned to the rebel ranks and ordered everyone to continue chasing the enemy.
The rebel army is not a regular army and has not received very intensive training. It is not easy for people to persist until now. As a result, they are not even allowed to rest now and have to continue on the road to chase the Green Forest Army. Everyone's hearts are filled with resentment. .
However, looking at Liu Yan and Feng Yi who were sweating like them and turning pale from exhaustion, people knew in their hearts that this order was definitely not given by Liu Yan and Feng Yi, but by the capital army.
The capital army is all cavalry. They have horses to ride, so they are naturally not tired, but you can't care about the life and death of our rebels?
In this pursuit, the rebels were even slower. First, there was resistance in people's hearts, and second, they couldn't hold on any longer physically.
Zhang Ting was naturally dissatisfied with the speed of the rebels, so he sent orders to his surrounding men, urging the rebels to march at full speed.
What he called urging did not mean shouting slogans. The cavalry under Zhang Ting rushed into the rebels, waved their horse whips, and beat the surrounding rebels desperately. The crackling sound of the whips hitting the people was endless.
"Hurry up! Stop fucking around and hurry up!"
The sound of the whips, the shouts of the cavalry, and the screams of the rebels merged together for a while. The anger and hatred of the whipped rebels towards the capital army were on the verge of exploding.
And this is exactly what Liu Xiu wants.
People may not have the courage to order the rebel brothers to fight the capital army from above. Even if they have to follow the orders of Liu Yan and Feng Yi, they may not be able to do their best and will not be able to do their best.
Only by letting them hate and resent the Capital Army from the bottom of their hearts can they use their full strength 100% when fighting against the Capital Army.
The capital army also cooperated with Liu Xiu. At this time, the capital army no longer regarded the rebels as human beings. They were driving a herd of animals. In order to force them to march at full speed, they waved their whips and beat them desperately.
There are also people with hot tempers among the rebels. When a big man was whipped several times in a row, he couldn't bear it anymore and stopped. When the cavalry's horse whip hit him again, he suddenly raised his hand and turned his horse. Whip caught, raised his head, and glared at the mounted cavalryman.
The cavalryman was startled by his eyes and shouted in a deep voice: "Let go! Do you hear me? I told you to let go!"
The rebel man didn't say anything, nor did he let go. He clutched the horse's whip tightly, his eyes filled with anger, and he stared straight at the opponent.
Just when the two of them were in a stalemate, a cavalryman rushed over. Before the men and horses arrived, the spear arrived first. A popping sound was heard in the ear, and the sharp point of the spear penetrated the chest of the rebel man, stabbing him directly. On the ground.
The patience of the rebels had reached its limit. At this time, when they saw one of their brothers being killed by the cavalry for no reason, people could no longer bear it and took out their weapons one after another. The murderous cavalry was about to turn the horse's head. When he ran back, the surrounding rebels swarmed him and dragged him off his horse.
The furious rebels raised their weapons one after another and were about to smash them down. Suddenly, they heard someone yell: "Stop!"
People looked for the news and saw Zhang Ting running over on horseback, protected by many cavalry.
At the same time, Liu Yan and Feng Yi also squeezed out from the crowd. When they saw the corpses of the rebel brothers on the ground, they were shocked and horrified, not knowing what happened.
The nearby rebels narrated what happened in detail. After hearing this, Liu Yan and Feng Yi were also filled with indignation. They both looked at Zhang Ting and said, "The cavalry killed my fellow rebels for no reason. Mr. Zhang should have done it." Can you give our rebel brothers an explanation?"