"Hey, isn't that an old problem? In the past, when I was guarding Lu City, none of the brothers had ever tasted the feeling of being hungry, and since that time it seems that he can't get fat, haha. Xu Yuan said with a laugh. And after saying this, he restrained the smile on his face and became a picture of wanting to say something.

was reminded of Xu Yuan's words, and the farewell seemed to have returned to the time when he couldn't eat enough and couldn't wear clothes, and his expression unnaturally revealed a sense of guilt. After all, he is a general in the army, and the brothers below are not enough to eat, so it is his greatest responsibility.

The room also became silent for a while because of this topic, and it wasn't until after five or six breaths that he regained his expression and asked, "Senior Commander Xu, there is something wrong here, but what happened to the Ming army outside the city?" ”

"No, it's not." Xu Yuan replied quickly, but he was indeed a little stumbling, and even his neck didn't know what the reason was, and it turned red.

This scene fell in the eyes of Shebie, which made him very curious. He knows his subordinate very well, although his ability is average, but his personality is straight, and he will not frown when the knife is on his neck, what would make him so embarrassed? With curiosity, he asked out loud, "Master Xu, is something happening?" ”

"It's... Yes. Xu Yuan, who didn't seem to know how to answer, simply admitted it directly.

"Oh? What is it? Seeing that Xu Yuan confessed, he became more curious, but he wanted to know what happened to make the always hearty other party make such a twisted gesture.

Faced with She's inquiry, Xu Yuan didn't answer immediately, but took a deep breath first, and then stared at Shebei tightly and said: "Junzao, now the Shajing City and Jingzhou City of our new Second Army are surrounded by the Northern Ming Dynasty, but I don't know if King Wunan has any clever plan to break the siege?" ”

As soon as he heard that this was the case, he shook his head lightly and said, "I haven't received any new instructions from the sixth young master yet, I'm afraid that everything will continue to wait." ”

"Still waiting?" Hearing this answer, Xu Yuan seemed to become a little excited at this moment, and said loudly: "Military seat, the siege of the city has been more than 20 days, not to mention whether the army of Beiming will suddenly attack the city, let's just say that the brothers in the city are already panicking, and I am afraid that it will go on like this..."

Without waiting for Xu Yuan to finish speaking, he asked out loud without changing his calm appearance just now, "Wait, what did you say happened to the brothers in the city?" ”

"Huh? This..."Xu Yuan seemed to be a little embarrassed, and a complicated look appeared in his eyes, but then he seemed to think of something, and said in a very firm tone: "Junza, I won't hide it from you, some brothers below can't stand it, and have begun to think of other ways." ”

"Something else? What's the solution? Could it be that it is impossible to surrender to the Northern Ming? "Being able to be favored by Yang Chendong, how smart he is, he immediately thought of something.

was unexpectedly relieved, Xu Yuan, who was still thinking about what excuse to use to say this, breathed a sigh of relief. Some things are afraid that they will not be said, but they will have to be twisted, and once they are said, it will not matter what they do, and he straightened his face and said: "Yes, what the military seat said, but it is not a surrender, in the words of King Wunan, it is called a battlefield uprising." ”

"Battlefield uprising? Are you the chief? Seeing Xu Yuan say this with such confidence, he didn't understand that his henchman was already in Cao Ying's heart.

"No, with the military seat at the head." Unexpectedly, Xu Yuan answered like this.

For a moment, she was stunned for a moment, and then shook her head very seriously and said, "I never said that I wanted to revolt on the battlefield, let alone bow to Beiming, but I don't know where Senior Commander Xu heard the fake news?" ”

"Junzuo, this is not fake news, but the subordinates have the courage to make decisions for you. Of course, this is not my own meaning, but the common meaning of some old brothers in the past. It seems that he has already prepared a speech, and when he talks about this, Xu Yuan is extremely happy.

As the words fell, the hall fell silent again. A sentence of old brothers made the look of farewell shocking and inexplicable. But at the same time, he also thought of a lot of things, and thought of the materials sent by the Military Inspectorate two days ago.

It was stated above that after the siege of the city by the Northern Ming army, Shajing City, which had just been restored to order, became a little chaotic again. After the investigation by the Inspectorate, the final target turned out to be the old brothers of the military commander, that is, the Mongolian veterans who had guarded the city of Talu together.

It was precisely because the matter involved these veteran figures that the inspectorate did not call the shots, but reported to the military commander and asked him to decide. And for the friendship of the old brothers, she also used public weapons for the first time for private purposes, and suppressed the matter, originally thinking that when the situation was not so tense, he talked to those old brothers, but he didn't expect that people would take the initiative to find themselves first.

The shock in my heart is naturally not small, but I still can't understand why when I first guarded Lu City, everyone couldn't even eat, but they still held on, and now they haven't reached that situation, why do they think about surrendering? Puzzled, he looked at Xu Yuan and asked, "Why?" ”

"Junza, brothers are really afraid of living a hard life again. In the past few years, everyone's life has changed for the better, and they have also courted their mothers-in-law, and some have even married several. When answering this question, Xu Yuan's eyes were also a little red, and he didn't seem to be very reluctant.

I didn't go to see Xu Yuan, but kept muttering, "Life is good, everyone can't suffer anymore, right?" Hehe, it's really easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it's difficult to go from luxury to thrift! ”

People are often like this, when they have nothing, they do their best, even if there is only one percent of hope. On the contrary, when you have everything, you don't dare to take risks, even if there is a seventy or eighty percent chance of success, you have to think twice.

This is the case now, the old brothers who don't know what death is are afraid of death, this is really what she didn't expect.

Gently lowered his head and pondered goodbye, his eyes were a little red, he was really sad and disappointed. Unexpectedly, when in danger, the first person to come out of the demon was not someone else, but his most trusted old brothers.

I really know people and faces, but I don't know my heart.

But after just a moment of silence, she raised her head, and when she looked at Xu Yuan again, her expression was serious

Many. "Is that what the old brothers mean? Have you ever thought about it, does Beiming accept your surrender? What are the benefits of doing so? ”

"Military seat, the Northern Ming Army said, as long as we surrender, everything is easy to say, and it is not impossible for the brothers to become officials." Xu Yuan quickly answered this question.

And it was this answer that made a flash of surprise in her expression, and he finally understood that Xu Yuan was not here to talk casually, but already had an opinion. It's better to inform yourself than to consult with yourself.

Then the question arises again, how do they know the attitude of the Northern Ming Army towards themselves. With this puzzlement, he asked, "Senior Xu, how do you know this?" I remember that the gates have been closed for more than 20 days, so we probably won't be able to get in touch with the outside world. ”

"Uh... It was the old brothers who deliberately released water when they were guarding the city gates. Oh yes, there is a merchant named Rong Shao in the city, and the military seat should remember that he is the intermediary between us and the Beiming. It seems that he knows that he is not abiding by military discipline, Xu Yuan just passed this sentence from generation to generation, and emphasized the person Rong Shao.

"Rong Shao!" Hearing the name, she nodded, "I know this person." ”

Since the New Second Army occupied Shajing City, there have been many Northern Ming merchants here, and Rong Shao is the most famous one. It's because his business is big and rich. I heard that he is very related in the Northern Ming Army, and now it seems that this is clearly a spy sent by the other party.

Hearing that he knew Rong Shaoqi, Xu Yuan immediately said: "Yes, it is this person, and he is also the first subordinate he found in private, who told the attitude of the Northern Ming Army towards us. ”

"What's your attitude? The sixth young master treats you well, and now that you are the master, are you still not satisfied? When it comes to attitude, I don't say it in a somewhat angry, even stern tone.

When talking about this matter, Xu Yuan was obviously much more confident. "Yes, I'm the commander of a division now, but the position of commander of this division is just a request from the military seat. There are a total of four divisions of the New Second Army, and those three are all cavalry divisions, and only ours is an infantry division. ”

"Hehe, hehe." Hearing this answer, she suddenly laughed a few times, and asked rhetorically while abruptly stopping, "Xu Yuan, Xu Yuan, it seems that you are still blaming the sixth young master for not becoming the commander of the cavalry division." ”

"Of course I blame him. We are a strong army galloping across the steppe, and here only the cavalry can play to its advantage. What's the deal with infantry divisions? Isn't that important? When he talked about this matter, Xu Yuan looked angry.

Xu Yuan was venting the anger in his heart, why not be heartbroken if he said goodbye.

When the New Second Army was first established, it was he who took the initiative to ask Yang Chendong to send a few fierce generals to him, otherwise, he was really worried about the combat effectiveness of the army. For this reason, Yang Chendong agreed, and the three cavalry division commanders were personally arranged by him, and they were all brave and resourceful. And the reason why Xu Yuan was arranged to be the commander of the infantry division was actually because of his selfish intentions, and he took the initiative to ask for it, after all, there are not many old brothers left, and relatively speaking, the infantry division is safer, so these arrangements were made.