In the days that followed, other soldiers and horses arrived one after another. And their treatment is the same as Zhu Mian's descendants, they are still blocked outside Suzhou City, except for those main generals who can bring a hundred or so personal soldiers into the city, other military horses have to be stationed outside the city.

In this regard, the reaction of these generals of the Xiang army was much calmer, anyway, their army was not allowed to enter the city when they were in Jinling before, and now they are just stationed in another place. However, they also have something to pay attention to, that is, the supply of logistics grain and grass must keep up as soon as possible, and after staying in Jiangnan for so long, there are many things in the middle, and now there is not much food and grass left in the army, and it is about to be impossible to open the pot.

So when they entered Suzhou, they first went to see Zhu Mian, hoping that he could allocate the grain and grass promised before as soon as possible - these new generals in Suzhou didn't even know who was in charge of Suzhou now, and even Zhu Mian's own men and horses were locked up outside the city.

Zhu Mian, who had already had murderous intentions against Sun Tu, quickly made a decision after discussing with several staff. On 17 March, under the pretext of arranging the distribution of grain and grass, he invited all these generals to his house. For a time, dozens of generals in the Jiangnan realm who held military power gathered together, and the momentum was not small.

And this time, Zhu Mian lost the majesty he had when he was in Jinling before, and he even had a bitter look on his face when he saw them. When everyone greeted him respectfully, he only waved his hand: "All the generals sit down and talk, there is no need to be so polite." Anyway, in our opinion, if you don't want this kind of fake scenery, maybe you will have to be killed at some point! ”

These words immediately stunned the generals, and after a while, someone was uneasy: "Why did Zhu Shuai say this?" Now that our war situation is very good, we have taken Suzhou City, and we will be able to take advantage of the situation to go south in two days, where is the danger? ”

"If Zhu Shuai is really not at ease, he is willing to take the soldiers and horses of this road to the south, and take a few cities. However, I also ask Zhu Shuai to allocate some grain and grass to me first, so that the soldiers can let go of their hands and feet to be thieves for the country. Then someone took the opportunity to make a request.

The others also followed, and they all reached out to Zhu Mian directly or tactfully to ask for money and food, and by the way, they also wanted to send troops to make meritorious contributions. Sun Tu's impact on the two cities this time was still not small, and he was much less jealous of Wu Jun.

After listening to them with a smile, Zhu Mian sighed and said: "The generals' desire to serve the country is really deeply touched by Zhu Mian, but this time I want to disappoint you." Although I still have some food and grass on hand, I may not have enough to share with you. ”

"This ...... Isn't Suzhou the land of fish and rice, a land of abundance? Could it be that Zhu Shuai really can't scrape together any money and food? ”

"It's not that I don't want to, but I can't do it." Zhu Mian said, his face sank: "Haven't you noticed that I am no longer the person who can call the shots in Suzhou City?" Not to mention asking the rich merchants in the city to donate money and food, even the entry and exit of this city gate is not something I can say. ”

"Ah......" Everyone changed color again, although they were blocked from leading the army into the city before, they really didn't know whose order it was, just thought that Zhu Mian was following the Jinling City. Looking at everyone's surprised look, Zhu Mian's face was also a little hot, as a great official of Jiangnan all the way to the border sealed by the imperial court, in fact, all the commanders of the three armies of the official army to quell the rebellion, even the entry and exit of the nest in Suzhou were decided by others, it was indeed enough to be embarrassed, as if he had been slapped a few times in front of everyone.

This feeling of shame and indignation made the anger in Zhu Mian's heart even stronger, and all this was thanks to Sun Tu, he must reverse the situation and let him die without a place to be buried!

After being silent for a while, and after pressing the shame in his heart, Zhu Miancai said again: "Although it is very unbearable to say it, it is not good for this official to hide it from you anymore, in fact, when the first two Japanese officials led the army to arrive, they were stopped by Sun Tu. They regard this Suzhou as their own territory, and they don't take the official and you in their eyes at all. ”

"There is such a thing!" Someone screamed.

"How can this be reasonable, then Sun Tu is really bold!" Some people also shouted angrily.

People are afraid of comparison, thinking that their own family has not made any contributions for so long, and they have been taken away by the Shandong army, thinking that their subordinates are suffering outside the city, but Sun Tu and the Shandong army can be free in the city, and they are powerful, and these generals immediately have resentment and jealousy in their hearts. For a while, the reprimands for Sun Tuzun were inferior, and the reprimands for reckless behavior were already loud.

Zhu Mian didn't mean to stop at all, just listened quietly, and when they were almost scolded, he said again: "That Sun Tu has always been known for being bold and arrogant, otherwise he wouldn't have made so many things happen when he was in Jinling." In fact, if it is just like this, the official can bear it, even if he is suppressed by it, as long as he can calm down the chaos in Jiangnan as soon as possible, the official will admit it. However, what the official is most worried about is whether this person is really credible? ”

Seeing that everyone was a little confused, Zhu Mian continued to explain step by step: "You have also fought with the rebels, do you think they are better than our local army? ”

"This ......" The generals suddenly didn't know how to reply. In fact, they knew very well that although the Wu army had just risen, its combat power was already above all the armies, and there were still a few people and horses who had suffered a lot of losses under the enemy, which was one of the reasons why they had stayed in Jinling and did not dare to go south easily. However, for the sake of their own face, they didn't want to tell the truth, so they all twisted up suddenly.

Zhu Mian sneered in his heart, and then told the truth: "In fact, everyone knows that our various armies are no match for the opposing army, and we must fight steadily to quell the thieves." After a pause, without waiting for others to raise objections, he said: "Then the performance of the Shandong army is too strange, how can he lead an army of more than 20,000 to win many victories, and now even a fortified city like Suzhou has been taken, isn't it worth thinking about?" ”

"What does Zhu Shuai mean, is there something else going on here?"

"Hey, anyway, judging from the experience of this official in leading troops for many years, it is impossible for tens of thousands of people not only to defend a small county town, but also to take a big city like Suzhou further. It's you, you, can you pat your chest and make sure you can do it? ”

The old faces of the several generals who were pointed out by Zhu Mian turned red, and they all shook their heads, they still have this self-knowledge.

Zhu Mian saw that it had taken effect, so he threw out the key points: "So this official has always suspected that Sun Tu used other methods to continue to win, for example, he had already colluded with the thieves early on, and all of them were just means to paralyze us under their collusion!" ”

What is called a thief shouting to catch a thief, and what is a crime of wanting to add, has been vividly embodied by Zhu Mian at this moment, and many generals have believed his statement. Just because Sun Tu's various merits are indeed too hated by people, and the miracles he has created are completely inconsistent with these people's concepts, so just a few words can make them quickly develop prejudices, and Sun Tu is indeed very problematic.

"In my opinion, Sun Tu's attack this time is to attract us to Suzhou, and then block all kinds of troops and horses outside the city, so that we have no city to rely on, and once the enemy attacks, it will be difficult to parry. If we add his soldiers and horses from the city and attack back and forth, we will really die in this Suzhou city! In order to convince everyone, Zhu Mian really took the alarmist means to the extreme this time.

But don't say it, this kind of statement really makes many people believe it, and all of them have a look of vigilance and deep thought on their faces. Zhu Mian threw out the last evidence: "Do you know that Peng Yongzhen, the commander of the Huainan Army, is dead?" How did he die? According to Sun Tu, he was killed in a battle against the rebels. But he, a chief general in the army, would he really die so easily? And look at the current Huainan Army, which has been completely controlled by Sun Tu, then the cause of his death is too worthy of in-depth investigation. Sun Tu seems to be selfless, but in fact he is extremely insidious, and it is the biggest hidden danger for us, if we don't plan early, I'm afraid that soon you and I will have to follow in Peng Yongzhen's footsteps. ”

The example in front of him is more effective than Zhu Mian to say a few hundred words, this time everyone is really in danger. Once they thought that Sun Tu would do something to kill the main general in the army in order to seize military power, they felt a chill in their backs.

Because according to what Zhu Mian said, now the whole of Suzhou is completely under Sun Tu's control, and there are only about 100 guards around them, once the other party really makes a move, they will really die.

How good is that? Everyone looked at each other in fear, and finally their eyes fell on Zhu Mian: "Zhu Shuai, please also ask Zhu Shuai to be the master for us......"

"Now, if we want to protect ourselves, we can only fight up and get rid of Sun Tu before he makes trouble." Seeing the poor dagger, Zhu Mian finally revealed his true purpose at this time.

"But...... All of us together can use no more than 2,000 soldiers and horses, how can we compete with Sun Tu? ”

"If we are only more than soldiers, of course we are not opponents. But now Sun Tu also has to divide his army to garrison all over Suzhou, and he has to guard against the army outside the city, so this is an opportunity for us. In addition, this official already has a plan, and he will be able to kill him by surprise this time. But before that, we need your full support, as long as you secretly order the soldiers and horses outside the city to cooperate with the siege, and then we will kill Sun Tu in the city first, so that the Shandong army is leaderless, then the situation can be reversed! As he spoke, Zhu Mian leaned forward and swept his gaze over everyone: "Everyone, do you have the courage to work with Ben Shuai to eliminate traitors for the country?" ”