"Nope!" Xu Yixian heard this, and immediately replied, and just when Zhang Xianzhong wanted to breathe a sigh of relief, he added another sentence, "But it shouldn't be far away!" ”

When Zhang Xianzhong heard this, he immediately asked, "What's the matter?" ”

When Xu Yixian heard this, he sighed first, and then replied: "The kind of method of the imperial court that spoils the morale of our army is really unguardable, and it is difficult to resist!" If it goes on like this, it will be a matter of time before something happens! ”

Zhang Xianzhong had never experienced such a strange way of fighting before, and when he heard that the military advisor had no choice, he was worried, and asked in a tentative tone: "Then what should I do?" Fight now, or ...... Run? ”

In fact, he has the answer himself, and if he is confident that he can beat it, he will not say that he will run.

Although he also wants to have a piece of his own territory, he feels that he can't beat his opponent, and it would be a fool not to run!

When Xu Yixian heard this, he wanted to answer, but he heard the sound of hurried footsteps outside.

Only a few people have this privilege without prior notice.

Turning his head to look, he saw Sun Kewang hurrying over with a stern face and entering the lobby.

When Zhang Kewang saw it, he was taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "You didn't look at the northern line, why did you come here?" ”

Sun Kewang was sent by him to guard against the imperial court officials and troops in the north, just as Li Dingguo was sent by him to Huangzhou Mansion to defend against the main force of the imperial court from the east.

When Sun Kewang heard this, he didn't answer immediately, but gestured sideways, and saw that there were two guards behind him, escorting a person with a big tie in.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Xianzhong was a little confused, looking at this person's outfit, he should be a person in his army, what is going on?

When Xu Yixian saw it, he thought that it was the same as Li Dingguo's side, it was a deserter who tried to escape to the official army.

Sun Kewang's expression was very serious, he pointed at the person who was tied up by five flowers, and said to Zhang Xianzhong: "Father-in-law, this person bewitched the public in the army, was captured by the child on the spot, and confessed to something big under torture!" ”

"What's the big deal?" Hearing this, Zhang Xianzhong and Xu Yixian couldn't help but be taken aback, and almost asked in unison.

Sun Kewang looked at Zhang Xianzhong and immediately replied: "He was Luo Rucai's subordinate before, and he didn't flee back to the south at the beginning, but was put back by the Duke of Xingguo as an internal response." Like him, there should be many more. The people in the army were panicked, and these people played a big role! ”

Hearing the news, Zhang Xianzhong and Xu Yixian couldn't help but look at each other in shock. They never expected that the Xingguo Gong would be so treacherous, and when he was still in Kaifeng, he had already begun to lay out the south.

They all remembered that Luo Rucai, who fled back from Kaifeng, had a lot of people, and then they were digested by various departments. At that time, almost all of them were rushed, because these were Luo Rucai's elite subordinates, and everyone wanted them.

Doesn't this mean that a large number of officers and soldiers should have infiltrated the various armies? Not only is it here in Huguang, but I'm afraid it's even on the side of the Fifth Battalion of Gezuo.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xianzhong immediately waved his hand and denied: "This is impossible, where can there be so many internal responses!" ”

"My lord, maybe there really is!" Xu Yixian immediately gave a negative opinion, and when he saw Zhang Xianzhong looking at him, he immediately reminded: "Don't forget the "Regulations on the Preferential Treatment of Pensions for Ming Military Personnel", the treatment of the imperial court officers and soldiers tonight is far from comparable to before, which is enough to attract many people's hearts!" ”

Hearing this, Zhang Xianzhong was silent.

He used to be a border soldier in Yulin Town, and after committing military discipline, he went to work as a catcher, and finally embarked on the road of rebellion. Therefore, of course, he knew that the imperial court's guarantee of military salaries alone was enough to make many people from the border army excited, not to mention, as well as the "Regulations on the Preferential Treatment of Pensions for Ming Military Personnel".

Among the Luo Rucai people who fled back, it is definitely impossible for all of them to be the internal response of the imperial court officials and soldiers. However, judging from the current situation, it is estimated that there are quite a few.

With so many people lurking in the military, it is definitely a very unstable situation, and it is easy to make things happen at a critical time.

Thinking of this, his eyes suddenly shrank, and he shouted coldly: "Immediately check all the soldiers, but all those who fled back after Luo Rucai was killed, all of them will be killed by me!" ”

His attitude is obvious, he would rather kill the wrong person than let it go.

Xu Yixian was taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly dissuaded: "King, if you do this, it will chill the hearts of the soldiers below, and there may not be anyone who will come to us in the future!" ”

When Sun Kewang heard this, he sneered and said, "Then after you can take care of it, it's the right thing to get past the current level first!" The idea that my father-in-law said is a good way to put an end to future troubles! Otherwise, keep them, and if something happens in the future, will you be able to afford this responsibility? ”

Xu Yixian turned his head to look at him and was silent.

Indeed, he could not afford to take that responsibility.

When Zhang Xianzhong saw this situation, he no longer hesitated, and immediately snorted coldly: "Then do it, immediately investigate the army, and kill a hundred people!" ”

"The child obeys!" When Sun Kewang heard this, he immediately clasped his fists with both hands and agreed.

Then he immediately turned and walked away.

But who knows, just as he arrived at the entrance of the lobby and was about to leave the door, he collided with a messenger who was rushing in.

The messenger in a hurry came so fast that he didn't expect it to almost knock him over.

The messenger came back to his senses, and when he saw that he was hit by the king's first-ranked righteous son, the famous Zhang Kewang, he was immediately frightened.

However, he soon realized that his own affairs were more important, so he didn't care about Sun Kewang, who was annoyed, and immediately walked inside, and told Zhang Xianzhong: "The king is not good, the Huangzhou Mansion is collapsed!" ”

Originally, Zhang Xianzhong was going to reprimand the people, but now that he is the king, he is so ignorant of etiquette, is it really when he was a thief before?

However, as soon as he heard the words of this messenger, he lost any thoughts of reprimanding, but confirmed in great shock: "What, the Huangzhou Mansion has collapsed? What about Dingguo? ”

In his opinion, among his righteous sons, Li Dingguo was the most stable, so he asked Li Dingguo to guard the Huangzhou Mansion and resist the main force of the Ming army.

But I didn't expect that among the four righteous sons, it turned out to be Li Dingguo, who he thought would not have an accident, and had an accident first!

"I don't know, the officials and soldiers of the imperial court have been killed here without stopping for a moment!"

The messenger's answer made Zhang Xianzhong feel caught off guard.

In the past, the imperial court officers and soldiers marched slowly, and when they encountered his side, they didn't think about fighting directly, but stabilized the place, and then came to bewitch his military spirit.

As a result, he has always given him the impression that the court officials and soldiers are slowly plotting. As a result, why is the sudden offensive so fierce at this time? Could it be that after they defeated Li Dingguo's troops, they didn't clean up the Huangzhou Mansion and attacked immediately after they were restless and prisoners?

At this time, he couldn't think about what Li Dingguo's situation was, and obviously asked Xu Yixian what to do in a little panic?

Xu Yixian was also confused, he came from Li Dingguo's side, and he was still fine at that time, just like before, why did the official army launch a fierce attack as soon as he left?

Puzzled, he hurriedly asked Zhang Xianzhong about the specific deployment of troops on the Wuchang side, so as to discuss the situation.

Sun Kewang, who was stunned by the audience, naturally immediately joined the discussion.

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Besides, on the side of the imperial court officials and soldiers, for Zhang Mingwei, they have been in a stalemate in Huangzhou Mansion for more than a month, and the public opinion war is actually almost the same, and it can be fought if it is wanted. He believed that with the efforts he had put into the thieves on the opposite side for more than a month, it would be absolutely impossible for them to resist with all their might, let alone be able to block the attack of his own elite.

However, he didn't want too many casualties, so he was waiting for an opportunity.

According to the news from the other side, the main general Zhang Dingguo actually turned a blind eye to the deserters, but the military advisor Xu Yixian was ruthless and maintained the military discipline of the thieves.

Therefore, when the news came from the other side that Xu Yixian had left Huangzhou Mansion, Zhang Mingwei knew that without Xu Yixian in charge, it would be the best time to attack Li Dingguo's department.

Either it will not move, and since it will move, then it will be as fast as the wind, as fast as fire, and as thunder as thunder.

As the saying goes, a thousand-mile embankment is destroyed in an anthill.

The army of thieves on the opposite side has already been torn apart by the war of public opinion. The sudden attack of the imperial court officials and soldiers, and the internal response of the thief army, there was no decent fight at all, but everywhere the officials and soldiers went, they all threw their weapons and knelt down and surrendered.

The speed of the rout was so fast that the main general Li Dingguo heard the news of his subordinates, and when he hurriedly went out to look, the imperial court officers and soldiers had already entered the camp.

At this time, not to mention counterattacking, it is impossible to convey orders downward.

Li Dingguo knew this very well, and knew that this was actually because all his soldiers didn't want to fight with the officials and soldiers of the imperial court, so they would be defeated so quickly.

For this reason, he sighed, and did not think about resisting. immediately turned over and got on his horse, ready to flee back to Wuchang Mansion.

But who knows, at this moment, one of his personal guards suddenly grabbed the reins of his horse's head, looked up at him and said: "Wuchang Mansion will definitely not be able to withstand the attack of the imperial court officials, why didn't the general directly descend to the imperial court and ask for a background?" ”

Hearing his words, the other guards were stunned, turned their heads to look at him, and for a moment, they all looked a little incredulous.

Li Dingguo was also stunned, he didn't expect that his personal guards would persuade him to surrender to the court officials and soldiers at such a time!

Suddenly, his face sank, and he immediately realized that there was something wrong with his personal guard, so he shouted coldly: "When did you descend to the imperial court?" ”

This guard didn't want to say it so quickly, but when he heard that Li Dingguo had already asked this, he replied truthfully: "My brother fled back from Luo Rucai, and he persuaded me to abandon the darkness and join the court." ”

Speaking of this, he immediately said pleadingly: "I received an order from the military of the country, saying that the general has a benevolent heart and is not suitable to be a thief, so it is better to serve the country, like Liao Dongbo, is the way out for the general." ”