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Chapter 163 Liu Sheng: Brother Dingguo, please wear a cotton-padded jacket when the weather is cold

Chapter 163 Liu Sheng: Brother Dingguo, please wear a cotton-padded jacket when the weather is cold

Zhang Dingguo has been in the army for ten years and has excellent riding skills.

At the critical moment, the horse jumped over the stumbling rope!

But the followers who followed him were not so good at riding, and their luck was also worse. Five of them were tripped on the spot.

The remaining eleven riders hurriedly reined in their horses and stopped.

Zhang Dingguo just jumped over, and two more tripping ropes appeared in front of him!
At this time, he could not control the horse to jump over. In order to avoid falling with the horse, he could only abandon the horse.

He also thought about abandoning his horse and leading his followers to break out of the ambush.

But I saw one or two hundred horsemen rushing out of the woods on both sides of the official road. They were wearing either cloth armor or cowhide armor.

In an instant, their group was surrounded.

Zhang Dingguo held the iron gun in his hand and couldn't help but smile bitterly - no matter how brave he was, he couldn't get out of such a situation.

However, they were all dressed as officers and soldiers, so why were they ambushed by these officers and cavalry?

Could it be that... these people are not officers and soldiers?
The followers also knew that the strength of the enemy and ourselves was too disparate, so they did not resist needlessly.

Instead, they gathered together, with Zhang Dingguo as the center, and stared nervously at the surrounding cavalry.

At this time, the other party's cavalry commander came out on his horse and said: "Are you the official messenger? Just let them go and capture them, so as not to suffer any consequences."

Those who have a strong temper will take action immediately.

However, Zhang Dingguo stopped him and said: "Yes, we are the messengers of Governor Yang. You are also officers and soldiers. Why did you set up an ambush to intercept us?"

Hearing this, Shen Wandeng smiled.

"We are not the official army, but the Yibu rebel army."

The Yibu rebels?

Zhang Dingguo followed Zhang Xianzhong and got to know a lot of rebels, but he had never heard of the "Ebu Rebels".

He was worried that there was fraud and that his followers would be deceived into revealing the details, so he motioned to his followers to be silent.

After Shen Wandeng looked at Zhang Dingguo and his party for a few times, he said: "Stop being so impatient, put down your weapons quickly."

Many cavalry around them raised their crossbows. In this case, Zhang Dingguo and others had no chance of breaking out.

Moreover, if the other party's self-proclaimed "Rebel Army" is true, it would be better to fall into the hands of these people than to fall into the hands of the official army.

So Zhang Dingguo raised his head and threw away his iron spear, waist knife, bow and arrow.

His followers could only throw away their weapons.

"Tie them up!"

After Zhang Dingguo and others were kidnapped, Shen Wanteng found tokens and documents from Zhang Dingguo.

After taking it apart and looking at it, I felt that he must have arrested the wrong person.

But he wasn't sure either.

So he first sent a sentry cavalry to send Zhang Dingguo and others to Xiangyang and handed them over to Liu Sheng.

He took the remaining Xiaoqi battalion guards and continued to ambush.

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Zhang Dingguo was observing the cavalry escorting them all the way.

It was found that the riding skills of these cavalry were average.

He vaguely regretted not seizing the horse immediately and charging out - with his skill, he might have been able to charge out.

But if you think about it carefully, if he really does this, his followers will definitely fight to the death, fearing that no one will be left alive in the end.

In his wild thoughts, Zhang Dingguo came to the west gate of Xiangyang.

Seeing the collapsed Moon City Gate and part of the city walls on the left and right, he couldn't help showing surprise.

'How much gunpowder did these people use to blow up this place? '

'Yuecheng straddles the stone bridge that protects the city's river. How did they transport so much gunpowder? '

'Where are the officers and soldiers guarding the city?Just watch them come and blow up the city gate without stopping them? '

For a time, Zhang Dingguo was full of doubts.

However, when he looked up and saw the big flag with the word "崋" on the city gate tower and the flag of "Generalissimo Yuchu Xinghua", he was convinced that these people were really the "rebels" who rebelled against the Ming Dynasty.

But he seriously suspected that these people might have been officers and soldiers, but they rebelled for unknown reasons.

After entering the city, he saw groups of Weibu rebels patrolling along the streets, beating gongs and shouting.

"Fathers and fellow villagers in Xiangyang, listen, we, the Yibu rebel army led by Generalissimo Xinghua, have come to accuse the people of crimes and are now taking over Xiangyang!"

"The rebels will still need a few days to eliminate hidden dangers in the city, and people are not allowed to go out for the time being."

"Those poor people who have no food left in their homes need not worry. Today the rebels will release food to help!"

"If there are any Xiaoxiao who take the opportunity to break into houses and rob, or if individual rebels violate disciplines and rob people's property or oppress the people, they can go to the streets and report to the patrolling rebels! Our rebels will punish them severely!"

"···"

Zhang Dingguo listened to the announcement of the Weibu rebels and looked at the rebels marching in groups along the way. He was surprised that they did not disturb the shops and houses on both sides of the street.

He has followed Zhang Xianzhong these years and has really experienced a lot.

After the various rebel armies invaded the city, no one could really do no harm to the people.

What he does after his adoptive father breaks the city depends entirely on his mood.

If you are in a bad mood, there are also massacres of villages and villages.

But there were also times when orders were given to strictly restrain the officers and soldiers, and they reluctantly led the people well.

When there is a lot of money and food, and it happens to be happy, he will give a lot of money and food to the people.

But when there is a shortage of money and food, it is common for soldiers to rob ordinary people.

In this way, it can be regarded as a unit that performs better among the various rebel armies and can barely win the hearts of the poor people.

Where are the Yibu rebels in front of me?

Has the performance been like this since the city was broken?
Or does it only behave like this in Xiangyang?

Inexplicably, Zhang Dingguo became curious about this Yibu rebel that he had never heard of before...

Supervisor Xingyuan.

Liu Yushu, the military and political officer of Shengjie Camp, said with shame: "Commander, the students are incompetent and failed to persuade King Xiang to surrender." Liu Sheng was slightly surprised when he heard this, "Zhu Yiming is unwilling to surrender? Could it be that he thought that with more than a thousand Can the guards guard Prince Xiang's Mansion?"

Liu Yushu said: "That's not the case. He is just worried that he will not survive after surrendering."

"That's stupid! Can he save his life if he refuses to surrender?"

Liu Sheng shook his head and prepared to lead his personal guards there to attack Prince Xiang's Mansion and let Prince Xiang know what regret was.

Just when he was about to give the order, his personal guards came to report.

"Commander, Commander Shen has intercepted more than a dozen official and military messengers and has escorted them here!"

Did he really intercept the military courier?

Liu Sheng's eyes lit up after hearing this.

"Where is the person? Take me to see."

"Yes!"

Arriving at a side courtyard, Liu Sheng saw a dozen people dressed as elite officers and soldiers, and the young man leading them was dressed as an officer.

This young man was a little over 1.8 meters tall, about the same height as Liu Sheng. He stood out among a dozen people.

He had a Chinese character face, sword-shaped eyebrows and bright eyes. In later generations, he would be the standard face of a decent hero in movies and TV series.

Although his hands were tied behind his back at this time, he was still calm and composed.

Liu Sheng had an intuition that this person was probably Li Dingguo!
He first asked: "Are you really the messenger sent by Yang Sichang?"

Zhang Dingguo had already confirmed that these rebels had captured Xiangyang, so if he persisted in pretending to be an official, he would be killed.

Moreover, since the peasant uprising first broke out in Shaanxi in the first year of Chongzhen, although various peasant armies have occasionally merged with each other, in order to cope with the encirclement and suppression by the Ming Dynasty's official army, the overall response has been to help each other.

Sometimes they would even join forces to fight against the Ming army.

Therefore, Zhang Dingguo replied: "I dare you to let the commander know that we are under the command of the Eight Kings. Our original intention is to enter Xiangyang pretending to be an official and attack the city as an internal officer. We don't want your army to take the lead."

Did you directly reveal your identity?
Liu Sheng was a little surprised, so he took advantage of the situation and asked: "It turns out that he is the Eighth King. What do you call him?"

If Zhang Dingguo knew that Liu Sheng was already coveting his people, he would definitely not reveal his identity easily.

The problem is that he doesn't know.

After all, although he is now one of the four adopted sons of Zhang Xianzhong, he is only a rising star among the rebel generals in the world and is not well-known.

"I'm Zhang Dingguo."

Zhang Dingguo?
Yes, after Li Dingguo was adopted as an adopted son by Zhang Xianzhong, his surname was Zhang.

An adopted son is a step further than an adopted son. He is used to inherit the incense. Those who have the right to inherit must of course change their surname.

However, according to history, not long after Zhang Xianzhong died, all four people changed their surnames back to their original surnames.

Liu Sheng understood the identity of the person in front of him, and a smile appeared on his lips, but he still verified: "It turns out that he is one of the four adopted sons of the Eight Kings. I have heard about you for a long time."

Zhang Dingguo was not surprised.

He is not famous, but he is not famous at all.

But he still said humbly: "I don't think that a little name can be known to the commander-in-chief."

Then he added, "Since the commander knows our identities, he also knows that our capture is a misunderstanding. Can you let me leave the city?"

"Hahaha!" Liu Sheng laughed heartily and said, "It is indeed a misunderstanding! Don't be stunned, let them loose!"

After saying that, he went to untie Zhang Dingguo himself.

If he was a weak scholar with no strength, he might not take the risk. After all, there was a possibility of being kidnapped by Zhang Dingguo.

But he is a first-class special forces soldier in future generations, and Zhang Dingguo and others have been given away their weapons and armor. Of course, he will take the opportunity to "untie himself" to improve the favorability of the future famous general.

After untying the rope, Liu Sheng saw that Zhang Dingguo and others were still wearing middle coats because they had taken off their armor, so he said, "Is it cold, brother Dingguo? Come here, hurry up and get some cotton-padded jackets!"

Zhang Dingguo originally wanted to get his armor and weapons back, but when Liu Sheng said this, he was embarrassed to open his mouth.

Armor is valuable, but cotton-padded jackets are not cheap either.

It seems that some of the rebels under Marshal Liu are not wearing cotton-padded jackets.

If he insists on asking for armor and weapons, he is not only ungrateful, but also suspected of having evil intentions.

When the soldiers brought the cotton-padded jacket, Liu Sheng had to put it on Zhang Dingguo himself.

Zhang Dingguo was a little startled at this time and hurriedly refused: "I don't dare to bother the commander, I will do it myself."

"Brother Dingguo, why are you so polite?" Liu Sheng forcefully put a cotton-padded jacket on Zhang Dingguo and asked casually: "I wonder where the Eight Kings' army is?"

Zhang Dingguo said: "It should be thirty or forty miles away."

It's not that Zhang Dingguo doesn't have the heart to guard against others, but he just doesn't think it's necessary.

For one thing, he had been intercepted by the rebel cavalry before. Since there were cavalry, he would definitely be used as a scout.

Secondly, when Zhang Xianzhong was marching, spies would often spread out ten miles away, and most of them were elite spies who had followed Zhang Xianzhong for many years. It would be difficult for Liu Sheng to ambush Zhang Xianzhong.

Liu Sheng had indeed thought about ambushing Zhang Xianzhong and killing them all.

But after weighing it, I gave up.

One is that Zhang Xianzhong is famous for being cunning and ruthless, and it is not easy to defeat his ambush.

Liu Sheng led few troops this time. If he failed to kill Zhang Xianzhong after ambushing him, he would have made a big enemy.

Secondly, although the Yibu rebel army is very different from Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and others, they all need to fight against the Ming army at the moment, and they can barely be considered on the same front.

Zhang Xianzhong was really gone long ago, and there was one less unit south of the Yangtze River that could attract the firepower of the Ming army.

In the end, even if he really eliminated Zhang Xianzhong through an ambush, it would not be easy to subdue his subordinates.

Therefore, after listening to Zhang Dingguo's answer, Liu Sheng asked: "Now that our army has been lucky enough to capture Xiangyang first, does Dingguo know what the eight kings will do after hearing about this?"

Zhang Dingguo shook his head, "I don't know either."

Zhang Dingguo knew Zhang Xianzhong's purpose of attacking Xiangyang.

But he really didn't know what Zhang Xianzhong would do next in the face of Xiangyang being captured by the Yibu rebels.

Zhang Xianzhong now showed signs of changing temperament. Although Zhang Dingguo had followed Zhang Xianzhong for ten years, he could not figure out his thoughts.

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