"This... Your Excellency, it's up to you to decide. However, the thieves have been invincible along the way, and it is difficult to guarantee that they have no other methods. Even before, their method of attacking the city was also unheard of by us, if it weren't for the Manchurians in the city holding on to resist, maybe this Jingzhou city had been defeated by this bandit army. The cronies analyzed Liu Datongyi.

"If they can really take it down, I'm afraid of it! After all, the whole world is still full of people. We surrendered early, and we are afraid that the Manchurians will win this battle and come back after liquidation, so won't we be dead? Liu Datong sighed and said.

At this time, Liu Datong seemed to be standing at a confused fork in the road, thinking about trying to see the future path clearly before choosing. However, reality will make him happy.

Liu Datong's words just made the cronies next to him bow their heads deeply and did not dare to answer. After all, if he chooses the wrong one, not only him, but also the brothers around him will bear the consequences of the mistake.

It was night, and Liu Datong was destined to be sleepless.

The next morning, the sun came as scheduled. There was a cool breeze, but it didn't feel cold.

Since there is no entertainment at night, I go to bed early. So early in the morning, Zhang Rui had already gotten up early. The guards around him also prepared refined salt, pig bristles, toothbrushes and face wash for him early in the morning.

"Sure enough, I still miss the freshness of the toothpaste." After spitting out the last mouthwash, Zhang Rui couldn't help but think.

Then, after he took the washcloth handed by the guard and wiped his face a few times, he announced the completion of this morning's cleaning.

"Sixth brother, has it been washed?" At this time, Wang Kaiyuan, who was already standing beside Zhang Rui, asked.

"Yes, I'm not used to using this refined salt as toothpaste. In the future, I will almost have to get some toothpaste out. Zhang Rui couldn't help but complain.

"Toothpaste? What is it? Wang Kaiyuan asked strangely.

"This, I won't be able to explain it to you for a while, it's something used to clean your teeth, and you'll know when you have a chance in the future." Zhang Rui said with a few natural strokes of his fingers.

Immediately, Zhang Rui shook off the water traces on his hand, and then asked Wang Kaiyuan, Ma Jiulu, Qian Lushan and others in the tent: "Okay, you haven't had breakfast yet!" ”

"Not yet!" The crowd replied.

"Okay, let's eat together here!" Zhang Rui said, and then ordered someone to come over for breakfast outside the tent.

"Jiulu, are you ready for everything I want?" While waiting for breakfast, Zhang Rui asked Ma Jiulu.

"It's all ready, Sixth Brother." Ma Jiulu replied respectfully.

Ma Jiulu is also nearly thirty years old, and many things have their own set of pride. But for the young lord in front of him, he is a real five-body caster, and there seems to be nothing that this young lord can't solve, he is really born with knowledge.

"That's good." Zhang Rui smiled at Ma Jiulu with satisfaction and said. Then he asked Wang Kaiyuan:

"Kaiyuan, does Liu Datong, the garrison of Jingzhou City, have any answers?"

As expected by the sixth brother, Liu Datong did send someone over to express his surrender. We also accept our conditions. Wang Kaiyuan just replied calmly, but there was still a smile on his face that was difficult to hide.

Indeed, Liu Datong's surrender made their staff see another possibility of victory. At the same time, it also proved that even if they didn't have the arrival of the sixth brother, they could easily enter Jingzhou City.

"Well, if he can surrender, I won't use my stuff. When the time comes, I'll give the Manchus a big surprise. Zhang Rui said happily.

"Nine roads, Kaiyuan. I won't participate in today's war, and after eating the morning food for a while, you will go and take down this Jingzhou city for me, do you have confidence? ”

"The last general (minister) should do his best to take this Jingzhou city for the sixth brother." After Wang Kaiyuan and Ma Jiulu listened to Zhang Rui's words, they immediately knelt on the ground and said calmly.

As the army of bandits grew, they also understood. Compared with other people, they may not be more capable than others, and they just rely on following Zhang Rui for a longer time.

Zhang Rui's words are exactly what they mean by cultivating their abilities, and at the same time, they are also trying to give them credit to convince everyone.

"O you! Get up! Zhang Rui shook his head and said helplessly.

"Yes, thank you, Sixth Brother." Ma Jiulu and Wang Kaiyuan stood up one after another.

"Sixth brother, I have something I don't know if to say." Ma Jiulu, who had just stood up, looked a little stumbling.

"What's the matter? From Zhilian Mountain to now, you still don't know my character, if you have anything to say, just say it! Zhang Rui looked at Ma Jiulu and felt a little strange, so he answered him directly.

"That's right. You see, our bandit army is so strong now, and we have laid down such a large territory. But we still call you Sixth Brother, which is inevitably a bit of an army without a army, and a minister is not a minister. It is inevitable that many Xiaoxiao will not have a sense of awe for you, and it will not be conducive to us to recruit Nashi, right? I saw that Ma Jiulu said with a righteous and awe-inspiring look.

"Really? What do you think of it this way? Zhang Rui asked a little angrily.

"Of course, it's not just me, most of the soldiers think so." Ma Jiulu seems to have been let go.

"Kaiyuan, what do you think?" Zhang Rui looked at Wang Kaiyuan at this moment and asked.

"Sixth brother, what Commander Ma said is exactly what we and others think. In today's situation, it is not appropriate to call your sixth brother all the time, and it is indeed not conducive to surrender. Wang Kaiyuan said in a deep tone.

Among them, as early as when the bandit army captured Guangzhou City, Wang Kaiyuan had already said that he was the king, but he was pushed by Zhang Rui.

Later, when the bandit army defeated Changsha, Wang Kaiyuan and the people around him mentioned the claim to Zhang Rui again, but the war was in full swing at that time. Zhang Rui used the war as an excuse to push it off again.

Now, when the matter of being crowned king is mentioned again, it seems that it cannot be shirked.

"Lushan, how is the situation of the soldiers down there recently?" Zhang Rui asked Qian Lushan beside him.

"Back to the sixth brother, what Commander Ma said to Chief of Staff Wang is not unreasonable, in fact, the soldiers below have often asked our military officials in private. Why hasn't the sixth brother been crowned king yet? Qian Lushan replied with a straight face, as if telling Zhang Rui that his work was difficult.

"Sixth brother, breakfast is here, do you want to bring it in now?"

At this moment, the sound of the guards announcing came from outside the tent.

"Got it, let them all in!" Zhang Rui replied.

With Zhang Rui's order, the guards who helped Zhang Rui deliver breakfast put the breakfast in the tent and retreated.

"Come, let's have breakfast first!" Zhang Rui sat on the main seat and commanded everyone.

This breakfast is one of the characteristics of the bandit army, and the breakfast is generally around six o'clock. The morning food, also known as the food dynasty (zhao), which is in line with the eating time of this era, is generally around eight to ten o'clock.

I saw that everyone's breakfast was the same, white porridge, fried dough sticks, steamed buns, steamed buns, and some dried radishes and sauerkraut.

If it weren't for everyone seeing it with their own eyes, who would have believed that a young man who rebelled with his life and laid down such a turf would live so simply?

"What is the sixth brother for? Hard and simple, unwilling to be king? ”

The few people who were eating breakfast with Zhang Rui all tried their best to guess.