Chapter 344 Fattening Sheep

After a while, Wang Zuohang drank the wine in the cup, and said with a complicated smile: "If you really want to do this, it is estimated that those people will pull their necks and scold their mothers." Overseer, you wouldn't really do that, would you? ”

"Why not? Anyway, being idle is also idle, aren't Geng Zhongming and Liu Guoneng idle, let them go to the Nijiang River for a walk! Hmph, we've been in Lujiang Mansion for so long, and we've fought several battles with the Liukou, and those people didn't even greet us, which clearly didn't take us into account. Come and don't be rude, in this case, this inspector will accompany these people to have a good time. ”

Tie Mo slapped the table with words, and the corner of Wang Zuo's mouth twitched, and he nodded helplessly. Hey, the Overseer is really a master who can't afford to lose. If you are wronged, as long as you have the ability, you will fight back on the spot, and it will not be overnight.

Tiemo wants to send troops to the Nijiang River to toss, and Wang Zuohang is too lazy to care, these are all trivial things, at most he is disgusting Li Zicheng on the other side of the river. However, the plan of wool gathering requires good planning. Recently, Wang Zuohang has been thinking about this matter, and sometimes he is a little anxious, but Tiemo, the main master, is not in a hurry, and looks like he is holding a pearl of wisdom.

"Overseer, is our previous plan feasible? Grandpa Xu is short of money, so he will agree to come down, Mr. Cao and you are old friends, and there will be no problem, but Mr. Zhao is very variable! "Wang Zuojiao is most worried about Zhao Shujiao's side, if it is only Zhao Shujiao, it is better to say. Zhao Shujiao was promoted by Inspector Sun, and he also has some friendship with Inspector Tie, so this favor should help. The problem is that Zhao Shujiao has too few soldiers and horses, and if he wants to cooperate, he must pull other soldiers and horses together.

Whether it's Qin Liangyu or Sun Chuanting, this is no friendship at all, and Zhao Shujiao also has no friendship with these people, and this pursuit and suppression of bandits is just a temporary cooperation. In this case, how many people can Zhao Shujiao say?

Tie Mo thought about this very much, "Hey, it is in the sky to make things happen, let's just do our best, and what results we can get at that time depends on the will of God and luck." In fact, Mr. Zhao doesn't need to convince too many people, as long as Qin Liangyu is willing to cooperate, then the matter is half over. As for Sun Chuanting, he was not counted in the first place. ”

Sun Chuanting is a person who can't rub sand in his eyes, he is loyal to the court and is very principled. For a person like this, let him cooperate with the normal use of soldiers, it is absolutely no problem, let him help with the wool and share the spoils, it will definitely be no fun.

The matter of wool picking, he couldn't be in a hurry, so Tiemo simply asked people to call Liu Guoneng and Geng Zhongming. Now that Geng Zhongming has been promoted to a guerrilla general because of his repeated meritorious contributions, it can be said that Geng Zhongming's promotion has made Shang Kexi and those people see hope and work more attentively. Tiemo's style of not distinguishing between each other and distinguishing rewards and punishments has gradually given Geng Zhongming and others a sense of belonging. Now Geng Zhongming feels that he is like a fish in water in the Xuanfu system, and he is very comfortable.

The two came, Tiemo stretched out his hand and motioned for the two to sit down, "It's not a hurry, sit down and drink some wine, and talk slowly." ”

Liu Guoneng bowed his hand and sat down. Geng Zhongming was stunned, is Lao Liu so casual? In the past, when I was in Phi Dao, even if I was so familiar with my father-in-law, when I drank together, it was impossible to be so casual. Geng Zhongming is shrewd, naturally he will not be like Liu Guoneng, he arched his hand and said solemnly: "Thank you, Inspector!" ”

Iron ink smashed it, smashed it, and glanced at Geng Zhongming. Geng Zhongming is a good person, but he is too cautious, and he seems to have never let go. The two sat down and ate some food, and then Tie Mo said: "Tomorrow, you will take your troops and horses to the Nijiang River, but not to let you cross the river, but to make more noise on the north bank, and you don't need to attack." If the rogue on the other side of the river attacks, you will withdraw. ”

"Inspector..... This ......" Geng Zhongming and Liu Guoneng were all confused, especially Geng Zhongming, he was also extremely shrewd, but at this time, he was a little confused about what his supervisor was doing. Chen Bing muds the rivers and rivers, just creates momentum, does not fire a shot, and the rogues have to flee backwards when they come to fight, what is this for?

After hesitating for a while, Geng Zhongming said seriously: "Supervisor, we are naturally not afraid of a small tentative attack, but if the rogue invades in a big way and entangles with us, will we have to retreat all the way?" In this way, then our army actually lost soldiers and horses in vain? ”

Tiemo pursed his lips and raised his eyebrows with some disdain, "Committing a big offense?" This governor gave Li Zicheng ten dares, he didn't dare to do such a thing, if this kind of thing happened, you can bite this tributary, and then you will let them stay on the north shore. Hmph, don't worry, Li Zicheng doesn't dare to do this. ”

"Hmm" Liu Guoneng nodded proudly, in the past two years, they have beaten the Liukou into three grandsons, if they don't fight the Liukou, they should burn high incense, and dare to cross the river to touch the tiger's tail? After all, it was an old subordinate, and there were few taboos, Liu Guoneng asked dryly: "Supervisor, the last general really can't see through the doorway here, can you tell the last general?" ”

"It's okay to tell you, let you go to the Nijiang River, first, it's disgusting and nasty, and second, tell the Liukou, the north bank of the Nijiang River is our territory. In short, Liukou can toss on the south side of the Nijiang River, just don't go north of the Nijiang River. Think about it carefully, in this case, if you are Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng, what will you do next? ”

Liu Guoneng and Geng Zhongming looked at each other, but after a little consideration, they had an answer in their hearts, Geng Zhongming seemed to understand something, and said thoughtfully: "Inspector, do you intend to let the Liukou break through the Ning Mansion and go to Zhejiang?" ”

This answer is not difficult to think, the liukou half does not want to fight with the Xuanfu army. In the northeast, there are tens of thousands of Beijing camps of Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, who are strictly guarded, and the only direction that Liukou can choose is to enter Zhejiang through Ning Guofu, what is Zhejiang? It is the land of fish and rice, where the salt fields are dense, weaving, tea and porcelain, all of which account for a large proportion of the Ming Dynasty, which can be described as rich in the world.

When Liukou arrived in Zhejiang, his eyes were red, so he had to rob countless people? At this time, if you find a way to be ruthless to the rogue, won't the things that the rogues have stolen fall into your own hands? Gradually, Geng Zhongming's eyes were a little different when he looked at Tiemo. The iron inspector is a wonderful person, the supervisor thinks that the sheep are not fat enough, and wants to fatten the sheep before going under the knife.

Geng Zhongming said in his heart that he liked it very much, and it was really an eye-opener to follow such a supervisor. The superintendent did a good job, the sheep can only be slaughtered once, and it must be fattened before starting. As for how to slaughter the fat sheep in the back, it is not something that he Geng Zhongming can manage.

The next day, Geng Zhongming and Liu Guoneng went to the Nijiang River with their soldiers and horses on time. At this time, the Liukou had just occupied Tongling, and they were afraid that the officers and soldiers would take advantage of the unstable foothold of the army to counterattack Tongling, so they sent spies widely. Geng Zhongming's soldiers and horses were still twenty miles away from the Nijiang River, and the news had already reached Tongling City. After Li Zicheng got the news, his first reaction was that the Living Yama King was coming to capture Tongling, so he hurriedly mobilized heavy troops to garrison in the area of the Nijiang River, and sent Lu Weiliang and Li Yan over just in case.

Li Zicheng was like a great enemy, and his heart was nervous. He couldn't help but be nervous, and the more he fought with the Living Yama, the more he understood how terrible the Living Yama was. But whoever lives the king of Hades uses soldiers, there are few defeats. I have suffered so many losses from the Living Hades over the years, if I don't have a few more hearts, wouldn't it be in vain?

After Li Yan and Lu Weiliang arrived at the Nijiang River, they began to build fortifications, and at the same time arranged a large number of crossbowmen. In just half a day, half of the arrows near Tongling were transported to the Nijiang River. Li Yan's face was calm, but Lu Weiliang couldn't, his face was solemn, and he kept looking at it anxiously.

Li Yan didn't understand why Lu Liangwei was so afraid, "It's just that there are less than 10,000 officers and soldiers, why should Brother Lu be so alarmed?" ”

Lu Weiliang smiled bitterly in his heart and rolled his eyes slightly. Li Yan is still too young to have any dealings with the soldiers and horses of the Xuanfu, especially the soldiers and horses of the Yunfu descendants of the Living Yama King, and the combat effectiveness is simply terrifying. It's useless to say anything now, and after dealing with the Living Hades a few times, Li Yan will know what's going on. Alarmed? Lu Weiliang admitted that he was a little panicked, and he was deflated several times, if he didn't panic, then he would have seen a ghost.

Li Yan and Lu Weiliang waited patiently for the upcoming fierce battle, but soon the scouts came with the news that those Xuanfu border troops had camped and rested less than two miles on the north bank.

Lu Weiliang was very confused, frowned, and calmly ordered: "Let the brothers cheer up, this is likely to be a trick of the Living Hades." Hmph, I look at the living Hades and his skills are also exhausted, and he is still playing this kind of ghost trick at this time. ”

Li Yan felt that Lu Weiliang's analysis was very reasonable, because it was unreasonable to camp two miles away from the north bank. Now that they have reached the Nijiang River, they will either cross the river and start a battle, or they will camp in the town to the north to rest. What is the reason for camping by the river? A cool breeze in winter? Do this, unless the brain melon seeds are washed away by the muddy river.

Half an hour passed, an hour passed, and from noon to evening, Lu Weiliang found that the officers and men on the other side of the river still did not move. Those officers and soldiers buried their pots to cook and cooked, and the smoke curled from the cooking, bringing a rich breath of life to this cold muddy river. At this time, Lu Weiliang also knew who was leading the troops on the other side, all of them were his old acquaintances, one was Liu Guoneng, and the other was the butcher Geng Zhongming.

The sun had set, and a faint song sounded on the other side, which seemed to be lively. On the other hand, on their own side, all of them were highly concentrated in one day, and some soldiers even held bowstrings in their hands, not daring to relax at all, and everyone was tired enough. As a result, the people really didn't mean to cross the river, and they really lived a small life two miles away from the north bank.

Lu Weiliang felt that his brain hurt, what were the officers and soldiers on the other side of the strait going to do? At this time, Li Yan also looked a little solemn, and seeing the tired expressions of the soldiers around him, he said sharply: "Brother Lu, you still need to explain to the leaders of the various departments, you must be energetic tonight, in case the other party is tired of the army, and sneak attack at night." ”

"Well, what Brother Li said is very true, and Brother Wei also thinks the same!" Lu Weiliang also felt that the possibility of a sneak attack was very high, otherwise he would not be able to explain what was happening in front of him. Those officers and soldiers have a town that can't live in the town, so they have to set up tents and barracks by the river, are they stupid?

The soldiers ate in batches, and then strictly guarded it, and from the time of the sea to the end of the second day, there was still no movement at all. Lu Weiliang didn't dare to sleep, he was already sleepy at this time. Li Yan was young and energetic, but he was also a little sluggish at this moment, he stared at the scout in front of him, and asked sharply, "You say it again?" ”

"Yes, the little ones have been observing for a long time, and the other party is not abnormal at all, burying the pot and cooking on time, and resting collectively after training. Except for the necessary patrols and guards, the rest of them all slept! ”

"How is that possible?" Li Yan felt that his head hurt a lot, how could there be no abnormality at all? What about the officers and soldiers on the other side? From the beginning to the end, those people did not fire a single shot, not a single arrow. If you don't cross the river and don't retreat, is it because the scenery of the muddy river in winter is too beautiful?

One day was enough, the next day was still the same, and when the third day was still the same, even Lu Weiliang gave up a little. It's strange to say, if there were other soldiers and horses on the other side, Lu Weiliang would have led his troops to fight him in a rage. But he didn't have any idea in the face of the soldiers and horses of the living Hades, and as soon as this thought came out, he would be strangled to death by himself in the bud.

Tongling, Li Zicheng was also confused after receiving the situation of the Nijiang River. The safety of the Nijiang River is directly related to the stability of Tongling City, and Gao Yingxiang still attaches great importance to the Nijiang River, so he urgently sent Niu Jinxing to Tongling to help Li Zicheng make suggestions.

Niu Jinxing thought for a long time and couldn't figure out the doorway inside, he sighed: "Instead of guessing the mind of the king of Hades, it is better for us to do things according to our own thoughts." We don't have to think about what those officers and soldiers want to do, since they are stationed there, let them be stationed, if they don't retreat, we will strictly guard against it. ”

"As for the next, it's best not to mess with the Living Yama King, there are tens of thousands of Xu Hongji's capital camps in the northeast, and it is not easy to break through. Why don't we directly capture Ningguofu, as far as our subordinates know, Ningguofu and Zhejiang contain countless wealth. Moreover, looking at the meaning of the living Hades, it seems that he also intends to let us go south, as long as we don't mess with him, he won't make trouble for us! ”

Niu Jinxing's analysis is still very reasonable, but Li Zicheng is still full of worries, "Mr. Niu, do you really think that the Living Hades will not trouble us?" ”

"At least not for now, otherwise there wouldn't be such a strange situation on the other side of the river. As for the things in the back, then it depends on the means, even if we know that the Living Yama King is not well-intentioned, don't we want the benefits of Ning Guofu and Zhejiang? ”

Niu Jinxing's words are to the point. The corners of Li Zicheng's mouth twitched, speechless. Yes, even if you know that the Living Hades have a conspiracy, so what? What should you do, what do you have to do, Zhejiang's fat is in your mouth, you say you don't eat it? Even if Li Zicheng wanted not to eat, King Chuang would not agree, and the more than 100,000 brothers under his command would not agree. So, let's eat the fat meat of Zhejiang in my mouth first.