Daming kill

Chapter 172
In a quiet hut, Li Ping saw Zuo Liangyu who was warming himself by the fire alone on the deck chair, with the brazier at his feet.

Compared with the high energy just now, the current Zuo Liangyu did not hide his exhaustion at all.

Although there were only the two of them in the room, and the scene looked very friendly, Li Ping, who sat on the huanghuali armchair beside Zuo Liangyu, did not dare to be casual. He only put half of his buttocks into the chair , and keep the body leaning forward to the right.

"Nephew fought well in the battle of Huangpi!" Zuo Liangyu, who took a sip of tea, started the conversation seemingly casually.

Li Ping was shocked.

Although Zuo Liangyu used the very affectionate word "virtuous nephew", there are still several layers of deep meaning revealed in the words.

Zuo Liangyu should still have doubts about him.

Since he couldn't and couldn't think about it, Li Ping could only pretend that Zuo Liangyu was praising him and put a smile on his face, but the few seconds he gained still didn't give him any good ideas for answering.

He had never been a quick-witted man.

As a last resort, Li Ping had no choice but to shake his heart, pretending to be shy and said: "I wanted to make a great contribution a long time ago, but I have been procrastinating until today. I will feel guilty and dare not say my merits."

Li Ping decided to play dumb, this is the only way he can think of at present.

"Oh? Why does my nephew say that?" Zuo Liangyu asked in surprise, her expression didn't seem to be abnormal.

Li Ping, who was at ease, then relaxed a little and continued: "The villain was promoted to a high position by the commander at a young age, and has been favored repeatedly. The villain is very aware that there are many discussions outside and many generals. There is dissatisfaction.

Therefore, the villain was very disturbed, and knew that this was not worthy of merit, so he thought about making another commendable achievement to make his waist stronger, so that others would not dare to have any rumors about me.

But there have been no good opportunities.

Since Xiangyang fell behind, the villain originally intended to take advantage of the opportunity to make a few contributions, but the bandits were skilled and cautious. Apart from killing a few scouts, they didn't take advantage of it. They could only beat the bandits Had a dry addiction.

But bandits are bandits after all, no matter how much you beat them, it won't show anything.

After the troops stationed in Weishui, they just heard that the bandits He had entered lightly, and the villain couldn't bear it any longer, so he decided to take a risk and steal them once.Unexpectedly, the thieves were incompetent and extremely lax, and they let the little one beat down Huangpi County.

This time the little one is satisfied, but the credit is somewhat too late. "

With these words, Li Ping wanted to show his youthful vigor, and also turned a corner to explain the reason why he was not in a hurry to chase Zuo Liangyu.

In fact, this is not what he is thinking now, but most of them have drafts before they come here, and they are also the words that Li Ping used to report to Ma Yong just in case.

Of course, because the consideration was relatively hasty at the time, it can't be called rigorous at all, but it's better than thinking about it now.Also, being too serious and honest isn't necessarily a good thing in a casual setting.

As for whether Zuo Liangyu will believe it or not, that's another matter, but one thing is for sure, Zuo Liangyu should at least not believe it all, otherwise he would not be a commander who can control an army of 20.

"Nephew, you!" Zuo Liangyu sighed first with the attitude of an elder, and then said: "Young and vigorous, daring to think and do, you have the demeanor of my past. But, nephew, remember, even if you Not taking risks is also my humerus, whoever dares to criticize you, tell me, break their legs."

Li Ping immediately pretended to be touched and said: "The commander-in-chief shows such love, Li Ping has nothing to repay, and he is willing to follow to the death."

Zuo Liangyu burst out laughing immediately.

Afterwards, Zuo Liangyu unexpectedly didn't ask Li Ping to tell him what Shan Liu had done during this time, but rather took the trouble to explain to Li Ping what happened in Xiangyang.

He said with some annoyance: "When I was in Xiangyang, it wasn't because I didn't want your troops to withdraw first, nor did I want your troops to enter the city. In fact, as the commander of the first army, I must first consider safety. My nephew is a man who understands the art of war." people, you should also know my difficulties.

And at that time, I really thought that we would cooperate with each other outside the city and let the thieves break a few big teeth like the Mongols under the city of Xiangyang.

But... But who would have thought that the situation of the battle would change so quickly.So many soldiers and horses I deployed on Yanggu Mountain have all run away, Fancheng is also lost, I have no choice but to withdraw from Xiangyang, and I have pushed you into a dangerous situation.

Every time I think about this, I am extremely annoyed, and I feel even more grateful for your loyalty and bravery.It is you, a little fellow from the same town, who reassures me the most and can relieve my worries the most.Whether it is Yangpitan or Huangpi County, you have done an excellent job. "

Zuo Liangyu didn't mention at all that he knew that Li Ping's troops didn't retreat to Mount Yanggu at all according to his request, nor did he mention that he didn't spread an order outside the city to withdraw from Xiangyang.

At this time, Li Ping naturally couldn't carry which pot without opening it, so he continued to pretend to be silly and said:

"Marshal, although I am not good at words, I am also a sensible person who knows the importance, and I have absolutely no intention of blaming the old general, otherwise I would not be able to follow the old general.

Besides, the old general has treated me with such kindness as a mountain. It can be said that without your support, I, Li Ping, would not be where I am today.If I don't continue to follow the old general, I will become a person who does not know what is good or bad, and who is ungrateful. "

Zuo Liangyu should be quite satisfied with Li Ping's answer, or maybe he wanted to stop, his expression became more relaxed, and then he didn't talk about it anymore, even Zuo Liangyu didn't even talk about military affairs, but like Asked about Li Ping's family life like an elder.

Li Ping had no choice but to rework what he had said when he first met Zuo Liangyu, but it didn't come to fruition, but Zuo Liangyu was moved again and again.

Zuo Liangyu unexpectedly recalled his rough experience back then, talking about his family accident when he was 13 years old, the hardships of joining the army in Liaodong when he was 18 years old, and the pain of losing his relatives in the Xuzhou Mutiny. He couldn't help sighing, his eyes were red.

Li Ping keenly realized that Zuo Liangyu must have something to say. Although he didn't resonate with Zuo Liangyu's story at all, he still squeezed it out by desperately thinking about his family in another time and space that he would never see again. A lot of tears.

After calming down a bit, Zuo Liangyu took Li Ping's hand and muttered repeatedly: "Your situation is so similar to mine. We are so destined! You and I are both from Shandong, which made me feel close." I can't help loving it."

When Li Ping burst into tears and seized the opportunity to quickly recognize his elders, Zuo Liangyu comforted him and said, "My son Zuo Menggeng is young and immature, so don't take any unpleasantness to heart in the future, follow me." Say, I am in charge of you."

Then, Zuo Liangyu naturally talked about replenishing Li Ping's military supplies: "Your troops have come all the way, and the camp must have been shy. It just so happens that I still have some spares, so I will replenish you tomorrow..."

But soon, he said angrily again: "The king of Chu is stingy and wants to use me to fight bandits, but he refuses to provide the army with a single coin and food, so that our army has to raise food and pay by itself. It is really difficult. But don't worry, No matter how difficult it is for me, I can't do without you."

"The king of Chu never paid a penny?"

Li Ping was not surprised that Zuo Liangyu gave him a reward, but he was very surprised by King Chu's stinginess. He thought that what Zuo Liangyu said during the banquet was just random talk, and he suddenly felt a little familiar a feeling of.

Zuo Liangyu said very seriously: "Of course, this guy is an iron cock. Not only does he refuse to give me a cent, anyone can take money from him. I don't know what he wants to do with his money? Originally, I also wanted to In Wuchang, relying on the natural danger of the Yangtze River, he had a good fight with the bandits. Now that he is like this, there is no need for me to stay here and be angry."

Li Ping was stunned for a long time when he heard that.

……

After returning to the banquet, Li Ping asked Zhao Jin this question again.

Because it is really unscientific.

As far as Li Ping knew, the family of King Chu in Nuoda's Wuchang city centered on the southern foot of Snake Mountain, and lived almost half of the city. They were more evil than King Zhou in Kaifeng, and of course they were richer.

But how could such a large family business be so stubborn in the face of life and death!You must know that all the princes of Ming Dynasty in every city captured by the peasant army were killed, without exception.

Did Comrade King Chu naively think that the Peasant Army would make an exception because of him and play tricks with him?

Although Zuo Liangyu is very unreliable, the king of Chu may not be as generous as the king of Zhou, but at least he should show his willingness to do his best to resist the peasant army!

But Zhao Jin also gave Li Ping an affirmative answer.

Comrade Chu Wang really didn't pull out a hair, and it was on the premise that Zuo Liangyu said clearly that as long as you are willing to give me money, I will help you defend the city.

And not only Zuo Liangyu didn't ask for money, even Wuchang local officials who were already in a hurry to strengthen the city defense didn't ask for money. The king of Chu seemed to be turning a blind eye to the coming danger and just buried his head ostrich.

However, Li Ping didn't have time to think about this question for the time being, he had to hurry up and toast.

Since Zuo Liangyu announced the timetable for his escape, most of the generals, no matter how greedy they were, knew that it wouldn't take too long at this time, and they needed to go back and hurry up to make arrangements.

However, Zuo Menggeng didn't seem to understand this truth, he was still in the excitement of drinking and being surrounded by stars, completely unaware that most of the people were actually waiting for him to drink or go to rest and relax.

If Zuo Menggeng didn't leave, no one had the nerve to leave first.

But this also gave Li Ping, who was called by Zuo Liangyu to talk for a long time, to toast Zuo Menggeng and the generals.

During the exchange of ceremonies, Li Ping had to return it after being surrounded by others just now, as long as he wanted to continue messing around in Zuo Liangyu's system.

It's just that, no matter how good the alcohol capacity is, it can't hold up too much.

Soon, Li Ping was in a daze.

After Zuo Menggeng finally fainted, it was late at night, but the dizzy Li Ping still had to bid farewell to Zhao Jin and Shi Ming in a hurry.

His troops are farthest away and have the most affairs, no matter how late it is, he has to go back to make arrangements.

When going down the river, Li Ping crawled on the side of the boat, dipped his hands in the cold river water, scratched his throat vigorously, and then vomited.

Spitting it out is the best way to sober up and relieve pain.

Soon, Li Ping, who was a little more sober, began to stare blankly at the black shadow in Wuchang City.At some point, he suddenly had a flash in his mind, and then a memory was dug out from the depths of his brain by alcohol.

He finally understood why he always felt that Chu Wang was so familiar with him.

This is a history that he vaguely remembers, a history that has been deepened by his visits to historical sites in Wuhan.

Zhang Xianzhong's Daxi regime was established in Wuchang.

Moreover, Zhang Xianzhong not only established a political power, but also called himself the "King of the Great West", and opened a course to recruit scholars.The whole family of the king of Chu, who became famous in history for being stingy, was killed by Zhang Xianzhong. The king of Chu himself was also sunk in the river, and all his property was cheaper than Zhang Xianzhong, the great devil.

Although Li Ping couldn't remember the exact time, he clearly remembered that this regime was established before Zhang Xianzhong entered Sichuan, so it probably wasn't too far away.

Moreover, Zhang Xianzhong doesn't seem to be too far away from here. It is said that it is about [-] miles to the east near Shucheng and Chaohu.

But why did Li Zicheng go?Did he not come to Wuchang?
Although he thought desperately for a while, he still couldn't figure it out, but Li Ping still had a haze in his heart.

If Zhang Xianzhong established the Daxi regime this year, then Li Zicheng's Dashun regime should also be established this year!
Li Ping clearly remembered that the Ming Dynasty perished a year after the establishment of the Dashun regime.If so, then this year should be 1643.

In 1643, Daming died in one year!

Li Ping broke out in a cold sweat instantly.

(End of this chapter)