Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

"Think about it! Butcher Wu came here to block the retreat, and his troops will suffer heavy casualties by then; he is not thankful for his efforts, and may be rushed out by our rebels to take responsibility; and eliminate King Chuang The first victory with Cao Cao's troops was snatched by other Ming troops. Do you think he will be happy?"

Speaking of this, Zhang Xianzhong deliberately paused, and found that the leaders were all focused on him, so he continued with some complacency: "Also, what good is there for Butcher Wu to wipe out us all? Once you get an official position and make a fortune, it’s over, and if you don’t have your own army, you might be sold to those civil servants in a blink of an eye, so I think we have something to talk about.”

"Then what should we talk about?" He Yilong was very concerned about this issue.

"It's nothing. The old way, since Butcher Wu is greedy for money, send him some gold and silver treasures. There is only one request: we live in peace. They don't get involved, and we don't go to Butcher Wu. Anyway, each Let’s go our separate ways, and the future will be discussed later.”

"This condition is somewhat impossible!" He Jin was a little puzzled, "Brother said something that is not pleasant, butcher Wu now has the upper hand. We just fooled him with a few words. Could it be that he is willing to give way? This There are no such stupid people in the world."

"Maybe he's just that stupid!" Zhang Xianzhong said with a smile, "It's not like we don't know the virtue of being open-eyed when seeing money, otherwise, we wouldn't be able to get away at Mianchidu and Chexiangxia. But Zuo Jinwang said That's right. That's just our asking price."

"If Butcher Wu doesn't agree, we can also make a concession. Anyway, we are familiar with this trick. If we still don't agree, we can even surrender."

Seeing He Yilong's agitated expression, Zhang Xianzhong quickly explained: "Actually, false surrender and true surrender are just different names. There are a few things to ensure: our troops still have to gather together, and the soldiers and horses of our old battalion cannot It is really impossible to throw out some of the refugees we gathered to let Butcher Wu take care of his errands."

"As long as our strength is still there, we can do whatever we want. Anyway, it needs to be done quickly. The sooner the better, the better. Otherwise, the army in Guide and Runing would have defeated King Chuang and Cao Cao. Instead, the army was surrounded by them, and that would be a bad thing!"

"What if Butcher Wu doesn't agree to anything?" Wang Tianwang asked from the side.

"Then there is no other way!" Zhang Xianzhong spread his hands, "Then there is no choice but to fight to the death!"

Hearing what Zhang Xianzhong said, even He Yilong silently agreed.Then King Taiping asked, "Our battalions can gather gold and silver, but who should we send?"

But there was no need to answer this question at all. The other leaders had already turned the corner in their minds, and they all looked at Feng Weikang intentionally or unconsciously.

Feng Weikang's heart was also suffering, and his mood also fell from great joy to great sorrow.But at this time, if he refuses to go, the end will be obvious.So Feng Weikang invited Ying with great pride and said: "My lords! If you don't give up, you will still go on."

The faces of the leaders were immediately filled with friendly smiles.Zhang Xianzhong also said with a smile: "Don't worry, Mr. Feng, according to my calculation, there is no danger in your trip. Besides, the two armies meet, so don't kill them! Do you understand what I just said?"

Feng Weikang nodded.

Zhang Xianzhong continued: "Remember one thing anyway. Don't procrastinate. We must force Butcher Wu to express his position as soon as possible, and the official dog on the opposite side to make way as soon as possible. We will be safer. All other conditions are easy to negotiate. You Go down and get ready first. Go to the warehouse to pick up a few boxes of things later and rush there overnight. As long as Feng Dagui comes back smoothly, then you have made a great contribution! Hahaha——!"

Facing Zhang Xianzhong's big laugh, Feng Weikang could barely force a smile, then saluted and went on to prepare.

From the beginning to the end, the leaders did not ask about the consequences of this move.You know, if there is no containment of the peasant rebel army on the South Road.Runing Army still let go of his hands and feet.

If according to Zhang Xianzhong's deduction, there is indeed a strong Ming army in the Runing Mansion and Guide Mansion, then the Runing Army will immediately stab the East Road Peasant Rebel Army led by Gao Yingxiang and Luo Rucai in the back. .And the peasant rebel army on the East Road is definitely more ominous than good.

In other words, Zhang Xianzhong and the others did it for their own safety.They sold Gao Yingxiang and Luo Rucai.And those leaders who are all human spirits certainly wouldn't ask Zhang Xianzhong this question so ignorantly.How should Zhang Xianzhong answer this?Which battalion should we send to rescue Gao Yingxiang and Luo Rucai?Or let everyone make a fortune together.

On the night of the third day of the twelfth lunar month in the seventh year of Chongzhen.

Wu Shigong rested early.He is going to take a day off with the whole army tomorrow, and then the day after tomorrow he will fight a decisive battle with the rebel army of more than 30 peasants.

Feng hurriedly prepared treasures for Kang, and listened to some of Zhang Xianzhong's confessions.He is going to be a lobbyist at the Runing army camp immediately.

At the same time, the peasant rebel army on the North Road, who rushed to the Yellow River, crossed the river overnight in the Huaiqing area of ​​Henan.When crossing the river, the torches illuminate both sides of the river like daylight.

And such a big movement must not be hidden from the scouts of the Ming army who were investigating by the Yellow River. They urgently reported to Kaifeng City and Zuo Liangyu's camp.And Zuo Liangyu, who had a lot of looting in the local area, immediately kicked the ball to the officials in Kaifeng city.

After discussing with the king of Zhou, the Henan chief envoy who stayed in Kaifeng city ordered Zuo Liangyu not to leave Kaifeng city, and asked Zuo Liangyu to immediately raise troops to set up a big camp eight miles east of Kaifeng city, and become a corner with the Ming army in Kaifeng city .

For this reason, Zhou Wang's mansion reluctantly sent another ten thousand taels of silver to Zuo Liangyu's mansion in Kaifeng City.After getting the news, Zuo Liangyu looked up to the sky and laughed three times, then completely gave up attacking and blocking the peasant rebel army on the North Road, and shrank the whole army to the edge of Kaifeng City.The peasant rebel army on the North Road also completely let go.

On the fourth day of the twelfth lunar month, the peasant rebel army on the North Road divided into two groups and conquered Hanoi and Jiyuan counties.After that, he rested in these two counties for three days, and distributed the grain copied from the local gentry's homes to the people, so that the refugees from all around came to vote.Even a few big bandits on the Taihang Mountains went down to join the peasant rebel army.So the number of people quickly exceeded 15.

On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, seeing that the Ming army in the direction of Kaifeng City did not move, the peasant rebel army on the North Road bypassed the city of Huaiqing Mansion and swept towards Guide Mansion in a mighty manner.

After Gao Yingxiang and Luo Rucai of the Donglu Peasant Rebel Army entered the hinterland of Kaifeng Mansion, they stopped temporarily because of the actions of the Runing Army to observe the situation of the Ming Army.

But after waiting for a few days, they found that no Ming army dared to attack in other directions. Gao Yingxiang and Luo Rucai immediately took down two nearby counties, and they entered one of the wealthiest areas in Henan, so there was also a lot of folk wealth, which made this The Lu peasant rebel army was dazzled like beggars who broke into the warehouse of the rich man's house.

Therefore, this peasant rebel army also looted nearby areas for several days, delaying their footsteps.However, just like the peasant rebels in the past, they also played the banner of "rebels" and distributed surplus food to attract refugees to vote.Soon, the total number of peasant rebels on the East Road exceeded 20 after Zhang Xianzhong left.

On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the government office of Guide Mansion.

"Master Zhifu, how many times have the commander told you! Wu Dusi from Runing also sent a letter calling for urgency, and sent [-] troops to help defend the city, that is, to prevent the Shaanxi bandits from entering Guide. But you just didn't listen and kept going." Said: The Shan bandits are still far away from our Guide mansion, and we will make a decision at that time! But the Shan bandits came over in a blink of an eye! Then you should make a decision now? The Shan bandits are about to hit our city!" Zhao Ming Shouting at the top of his lungs, his whole mood was a little out of control.

When he heard that the peasant rebel army on the North Road was about to enter Guide Mansion, the whole Guide Mansion was in chaos. The Qian Zhifu of Guide Mansion immediately summoned officials, Guide Guard military officers, and local famous gentry to discuss how to deal with this crisis.

But after hearing that the Peasant Rebel Army had 10,000+ troops, Gui Dewei Commander Zhao Ming could no longer suppress his emotions, and raged at Zhifu Qian on the spot.

"Don't talk about Wu Dusi, he has already been dismissed for nothing." Qian Zhifu also knew that he was wrong, but at this time, he couldn't weaken the dignity of the civil servants, so he could only find out the language mistakes from Zhao Ming's words. Come to refute.

Seeing that the scene was out of control, and Qian Zhifu and Zhao Ming were also a little out of control, the old Mrs. Hou who was present coughed twice to calm the scene down: "Qian Futai, Commander Zhao! A few years ago when the Holy Spirit Society was in chaos, the dogs were guarding the city. There was also a plan, now you just need to follow the prescription and take the medicine, don't panic!"

"Your Majesty is right!" Hearing Mrs. Hou's arrangement, Zhifu Qian and Zhao Ming immediately stopped their quarrel and bowed to Mrs. Hou.

"Qian Futai, you also need to send a message to the counties to mobilize the strong people to go to the city to help defend the city; Commander Zhao, you also need to send a message to the guards to let the soldiers enter the city. All local virtuous people also need to mobilize the young and strong in their families. With this Jiancheng, the sky here won’t fall.”

All the officials and gentry present immediately said "No!"

"And Commander Zhao, you are Chang Jing's veteran leader, write him a letter and ask him to think about the incense and send troops to help! The old man is also a bit thin-skinned, so I also go to the same letter to ask for help! I am old and my mouth is broken, so I advise the Qian family Taiwan and Commander Zhao said, the Chinese and military in the city are watching you two, it is time to help each other and do less discord."

"Thank you, sir, for your teaching!" Zhifu Qian and Zhao Ming saluted Mrs. Hou again.

"I'm old! I'm out of energy, I'll go home early to sleep!" While speaking, Hou God stood up on crutches.Prefect Qian and Zhao Ming immediately stepped forward, grabbed the position of the housekeeper of the Hou family, and helped Mrs. Hou go out from left to right.

Under such arrangement, Guide Mansion immediately began to defend the city in an orderly manner. (To be continued..)