Daming kill

Chapter 242 The Unexpected Defector

Although very curious, Li Ping didn't dare to stop or detain the envoy Li Zicheng sent to see Zuo Liangyu, and he couldn't pretend that he didn't see anything and leave them alone, leaving the peasant army in broad daylight to find Zuo Liangyu himself. Jade.

He had to provide help to these peasant armies, and he could not let any civil servants or other idlers in Wuchang know or see these peasant armies.

The peasant army on board was clearly aware of this too.

In fact, they took the initiative to reveal their identities to Li Ping's naval battalion on the Hanshui River, and they were very cooperative in all actions taken against them, and they did not show any impatience with the long wait after being detained.

Li Ping guessed that the envoy on the boat should be sent by Li Zicheng to prevent Zuo Liangyu from going north, but he really couldn't guess what trick Li Zicheng used.

Out of curiosity, Li Ping disguised himself as an ordinary officer to board the ship for inspection, and met the leader of the peasant army on board.

It's just that he's a little disappointed.

Although the leader of the peasant army named Wang Si is relatively fair and handsome, it is still obvious that he is not a scholar, but a martial artist, not to mention that the name Wang Si, who should not be a fake, is so simple and casual.

And Wang Si is still not like an eloquent person in terms of speech!
Although Li Ping was a little puzzled, he could only guess that the key was in the letter, and everyone on board was just delivering the letter.

The content in the credible, he knew very well that it was impossible for him to see it.

There was, however, another little accident on board.

Li Ping noticed that a young leader of the Peasant Army and an old man had been looking at him inadvertently, and seemed a little too nervous.

Li Ping felt that Ni Duan might have been noticed by the attitudes of the surrounding subordinates unconsciously towards him.

However, he didn't pay much attention.

Even if these two people realize that they are not ordinary officers, they should simply think that their rank may be higher than they actually are, and they don't know his real details, so it doesn't really matter.

Moreover, neither of these two people exposed him, nor did they seem to report to the other peasant army, including Wang Si.

Li Ping never thought that these two people actually knew him.

Not long after he disembarked, Micang, the chief whistle officer, and old man He got together.

"That's General Li Ping. We can sneak out of the boat to vote for him after dark! He should take us in, and that's the best place for us to go." Old man He muttered anxiously.

Seeing Li Ping, old man He was a little excited.

But Mi Cang murmured in a low voice: "Let's think about it again! Don't worry, we'll talk about it in Wuchang."

But when the old man heard it, he became more anxious, and his speech speed also accelerated a lot, saying: "What else are you thinking about? Now it has been confirmed that General Li Ping's soldiers are all in Hanyang. When we arrive in Wuchang, we will probably be killed by Zuo Liangyu's men." Take care, even if we can get away, no one will dare to take us in, and most likely they will send us back no matter whether we are dead or alive, there is no hope at all!"

On the way close to Hanyang, they had already heard about the situation of the officers and soldiers near Wuchang from the peasant army along the river.Then the two had argued several times over how and where to run.

After arriving here, they further confirmed the situation.

Moreover, according to the boarding officer, Li Ping has already dispatched someone to report to Zuo Liangyu, and Zuo Liangyu's people should send someone to pick them up tonight or tomorrow, which means that tonight is the rice on board. Cang and old man He's only chance to sneak away.

"You trust General Li Ping so much." Mi Cang was obviously still hesitating.

Old man He said dissatisfied: "Do we still have to choose? After staying together in Xiangyang for so long, you don't know who Zuo Liangyu's subordinates are, and what kind of person General Li is?"

Seeing that Mi Cang didn't answer, but just kept silent, old man He suddenly widened his eyes, and then raised his voice sharply and said urgently: "You...you might want to vote for those masters in the yamen, don't you It's a dream. They can't even protect themselves, so how can they protect us!"

"Keep your voice down!" Mi Cang yelled worriedly, although they stayed at the bow of the boat, the farthest and safest place from other people, but the boat was so big, it was still easy to be heard.

After nervously glanced around, Mi Cang continued to suppress his voice and said: "If we want to vote for General Li Ping, we must not leave before we arrive in Wuchang. If you have courage, you become courageless, you and I are not worth taking risks!"

"But we... this... hey!"

Old man He wanted to refute, but found that he didn't know how to refute. He realized that what Micang said seemed to make sense.

Although they knew the hole cards of Wang Si's trip, this was not only a vote of honor, but also a super powder keg, and those who picked it up had to worry about whether they would be blown to pieces.

Seeing that old man He understood what he meant, Mi Cang didn't say any more, but quietly looked at the familiar and unfamiliar soldiers on the shore not far away.

As always, all of those people were flushed with rosy faces, as always, all of them were as neat as scholars, as always, they always liked to stand in line for everything, as always, they were full of awe-inspiring orderliness everywhere, as always, they looked full of vigor and vitality. vitality.

Looking farther along the shore, there is a group of middle-aged and middle-aged people happily fishing and having fun on the shore, and a group of fishermen of all ages and genders are leisurely talking and laughing together to mend the fishing nets, as if the war and the surrounding Those soldiers with knives and guns have no influence on them at all.

Yoneko hadn't seen such a scene for a long time.

In contrast, Xiangyang under the control of the rebel army is not bad at present, but it is absolutely impossible to see middle-aged and young men who have not been incorporated into the army.

"Look, they are going to have lunch, and they still have three meals, which seem to have meat! Why are you hesitating?" Old man He's envious voice suddenly broke the thoughtfulness of the rice warehouse.

Mi Cang was a little angry for a while, the old man's focus was increasingly different from his, but he couldn't say that there was something wrong with what old man He was focusing on.

Xiangyang and the entire area under the control of the rebel army are short of food, and the food shortage is serious. Not to mention old man He, even as the main army and the sentinel, he is not eligible to enjoy three meals a day or even full food when he is not participating in the battle, including going out with him now. Make.

It is a luxury for every ordinary soldier and civilian in the area controlled by the rebels to have enough food and see meat, let alone old man He who has no ambitions and is almost buried in the ground.

Glancing again at the smirk protruding from the corner of old man He's mouth, Mi Cang suddenly felt guilty.

He felt a little sorry for Old Man He.

If it wasn't for him, old man He wouldn't have to follow him to continue his exile now. Although the food might still be relatively poor, the old things with houses and land would not be too bad, and they might be able to marry a wife soon.

He owed old man He.

Half a year ago, after Mi Cang followed Li Zicheng's troops all the way to capture the entire Chengtian Mansion, he was transferred to the Military Government of Xiangjing (Xiangyang) as a bodyguard due to factors such as military achievements, a little proficiency in writing and calligraphy, and coincidence Little leader.

Although there are fewer people in charge, the space and stage are also larger.

But what Mi Cang didn't expect was that when he was about to take his little cousin to Xiangjing a month later, he was shocked to receive the news of the death of his only relative.

After being struck by the five thunders, he immediately rushed to the "old army" still in the Chengtianfu area, but what he saw was only the ashes of his little cousin.

The people in the old camp where his cousin was staying said that his sister fell into the water and died, and she was cremated early to prevent the plague.

But Yicang didn't believe it at all, because he knew that his cousin was able to swim, and she was very good at it.

But the young masters Geng Hu, Wu Yougen and his former subordinates all swear that this is true, including their former big master, which makes Mi Cang have no other choice if he doesn't believe it.

Until Old Man He secretly found him.

It turned out that Geng Hu's evil thoughts about his cousin were not concealed after Mi Cang was transferred away, and he began to harass him frequently.

Cousin Micang, who had seen a little bit of the world, did not sit still, but directly reported it to the master.

Because after all, it involves the rice warehouse that has been raised in Xiangjing, the master still has to intervene.But after Geng Hu swore that he really liked her and wanted to marry her, the big boss didn't interfere any more, and took it as a funny thing.

Marrying comrades-in-arms and sisters in the peasant army is common, and it is very common, and they are encouraged because they can get closer.

Moreover, encouraging everyone to have a wife and every woman to have a husband is also a basic policy of Li Zicheng's peasant army. In this way, every soldier can be tied up through marriage and family, and at the same time, male soldiers' harassment of local women can be greatly reduced to maintain military discipline. .

Even for this reason, the Peasant Army often organizes unmarried officers and soldiers to marry the wives of their comrades who have just died in battle, and in the name of making every dead man's wife and children have someone to take care of them so that they will not be alone.

In the end, the master's non-interference and even acquiescence gave Geng Hu more courage, and made Mi Cang's cousin inevitable.Geng Hu simply committed an even greater evil one day, directly taking over Micang's cousin.

However, Micang's cousin is a fiery character. She did not accept the fait accompli, but threw herself into the water after accusing Geng Hu of his crimes to others.

This time, things went wrong.

Because no matter what type of organization you are in, this kind of behavior of bullying your relatives is a scandal, and it is impossible to allow it.

However, after Geng Hu, who made a lot of military exploits in the process of attacking the government and army, cried and distorted the facts to the big boss, the big boss who didn't know what kind of confusion was poured into him may be trying to cover up the scandal, or there may be other reasons. Anyway, unexpectedly decided to forgive Geng Hu and accept the conclusion that Micang cousin accidentally fell into the water and died.

Due to the attitude of a big master and Geng Hu's direct threat to everyone without concealment, those who knew the truth had no choice but to pretend to be deaf and dumb or even help cover up.

Micang was furious.

He immediately ran back to Xiangjing with old man He who expressed his willingness to stand up and testify for him, and directly complained to the old boss Yuan Zongdi.

Yuan Zongdi, who was also furious, upheld justice for Micang without hesitation.

Bullying women is an act that Li Zicheng publicly advocates and strictly prohibits. What's more, the sufferer is an officer and soldier of his own side, which is very bad in nature.

Geng Hu was quickly shown to the public, and Geng Hu's superior was also punished.

But the revenge of Micang's vengeance also made old man He a well-known confidant and ironclad of Micang.

At this time, it happened that the military reform of the Peasant Army began to advance in an all-round way, and Li Zicheng officially abandoned the idea of ​​wandering.

It has become an important policy of Li Zicheng after he established the Xiangjing regime to abolish the old and weak in some old camps to carry out agricultural production and enrich the place.

Out of gratitude, Micang took advantage of the opportunity to help old man He stay in Xiangyang, and asked old man He to divide houses and land for reclamation in the already withered villages around Xiangyang.

This also brought the relationship between old man He and Mi Cang closer.

But in the same way, if something happens to Micang, old man He will inevitably be implicated.

Therefore, more than ten days ago, when Mi Cang, who decided to escape, knocked on the door of old man He and asked him to go to Wuchang as his handyman, old man He could only agree no matter how reluctant he was.

(End of this chapter)