"This time, it was all because of the dereliction of duty of the lower officials that the rebels in Yingzhou seized the opportunity, but since the two adults came in person, the thieves will inevitably flee. This is all a little bit of my heart, I just hope that when the adult succeeds in courting the thief, he can say a few kind words in the court. ”

He Wu and Bald Red glanced at each other, and the smile on their faces was even bigger. Bald Chi said with a big grin: "Don't worry, Lord Xu is careful, we all see it in our eyes, and when we return victoriously, we will naturally not forget to count your merits in front of the prime minister." ”

He laughed loudly and said: "If the Han people know what is good like you, how can the world not be peaceful?" ”

Xu Zuocheng smiled and took the wine cup, motioned to Hu Cong to carry the things down, and then said with a sneer: "Then the lower official will give the two adults another glass." ”

"Good!" The three of them were drunk with wine, and they didn't pay attention to the task of this trip at all.

The song and dance started, and there was a luxurious scene in the barracks' tent, how could the soldiers outside be stationed at ease? Xu Zuocheng had already arranged for the dancing girls to drink and food for the officers of the thousand households, and the ordinary soldiers lit bonfires in the camp and gathered together to drink and have fun, comparing with each other who had robbed the most property in a few days.

A few days later, Du Zundao received a message from Liu Futong, and sure enough, he rushed with his troops, plus the rebels from all over the country who came to vote during the occupation of Yingzhou, the Red Turban Army in the city added up to nearly 30,000 people, which naturally included Sheng Wenyu who was invested in Du Zundao's account.

As soon as Du Zundao and Liu Futong met, they hugged their fists and said: "Marshal Liu really has the ability to lead the troops, and the capture of Yingzhou City can be said to be indispensable. ”

Listening to his yin and yang weird tone, Li Tieniu sneered: "It's better than some people who hide in Bailu Village and are willing to be shrunken turtles." ”

As soon as these words came out, Du Zundao's face immediately sank.

Without waiting for him to reply, Sheng Wenyu behind him took the lead and said: "I don't know who didn't do enough to scatter the loose food until he was hungry, and asked us to send him stuttering." ”

The people on Du Zundao's side immediately laughed, and Li Tieniu was about to refute but was held down by Liu Futong on the shoulder.

"Now that the enemy is present, don't be angry with your own brothers."

Du Zundao smiled and nodded: "What Marshal Liu said is that this strategy to break the enemy needs to be arranged as soon as possible. ”

The two groups entered the marshal's palace and walked to the hall, but no one sat down first.

Du Zundao deliberately slowed down his figure, while Liu Futong walked straight to the front of the main seat and paused, and said loudly: "Although Sect Master Han is deceased, we can't sit in this seat. ”

Du Zundao did not respond, and secretly calculated Liu Futong's intentions in his heart.

Sheng Wenyu's eyes rolled and he continued: "But now that we have a large number of Red Turban Army, if we don't have someone who coordinates the overall situation, wouldn't it be chaotic to do things?" ”

The dispute between Liu and Du has long been no secret, and the people below immediately discussed and pondered which side to support.

Liu Futong had already planned, raised his hand to signal everyone to silence, and said calmly: "King Ming appointed me as the marshal before his death, and Futong didn't dare to disobey. If it weren't for him in the rear to dispatch grain and grass and prepare people, I would not have been able to capture Yingzhou City so smoothly, so the responsibility of this central dispatch is only qualified by the Du Helm Master, and in my opinion, the Du Tan Lord should be the military advisor of our righteous army. ”

Hearing him say this, everyone didn't know how to respond, Liu Futong continued: "Rest assured, all the departments of Futong obey orders, if there is anyone who does not obey, I will deal with it with military law." After speaking, he gestured to his subordinates, except for Li Tieniu, who did not speak with a straight face, all the people hugged their fists and said: "But according to the orders of Lord Du Helm." ”

Liu Futong put on such a posture, Du Zundao was not easy to refute, and replied: "Everyone is a Mingjiao brother, there should be no distinction between you and me, and Marshal Liu and I are only in danger to achieve King Ming's last wish, since Marshal Liu commanded, I dare not refuse, if there is something to offend in the future, please forgive me." ”

Seeing that Du Zundao also expressed his attitude, Sheng Wenyu took the rest of the people to return the salute, and the two groups of people temporarily reconciled on the surface, and negotiated the specific matters of going out of the city to ambush the Asu army.

Two days later, Bal Chi went with Xu Zuocheng to hand over several other Han armies, and Liuhe led the Asu Guard army to continue to approach Yingzhou.

The adjutant general approached him and said respectfully: "My lord, fifty miles further is Yingzhou City, it is better to camp on the spot and wait for the other soldiers and horses to come and meet." ”

He shook the wine bag in his hand, found that it was empty, frowned, looked at the uninteresting lieutenant impatiently, smashed the wine bag on his helmet, and said angrily: "Did the bald red give you benefits?" ”

The deputy general was stunned and didn't know why.

He turned his head, there was a "gurgling" sound from his muscles and bones, he pursed his lips, pointed to the lieutenant general, and said, "You have followed me for so many years, why are you so stupid?" Bald Red has always been timid, so he went to reorganize the Han army with Xu Zuocheng, intending to surround the city. You don't have to think about it, Asu Iron is all in my hands, Yingzhou is just some chaotic people, how can you stop me? As long as we take advantage of their absence, we will arrest the rebellious demons, and when we return to the palace, the credit will be on my head! ”

The adjutant general was silent, carefully straightened the iron helmet that had been smashed by Heguo, swallowed his saliva, and lowered his head: "Then I'll arrange it." ”

"Hmph, don't go yet!"

Retracting his gaze, he yawned and joked with the soldiers on the left and right: "Let's go quickly, I will enter the city later, I want to sleep for a while, and the treasures and women in the city, you can dispose of them at will." ”

When the soldiers heard this, they cheered, stretched their necks and looked into the distance, hoping to see Yingzhou City in a hurry.

At the same time, the woods outside the city were crowded with figures, full of red turban troops who had set up ambush here.

"Yuan Bing sped up, and it was estimated that it would be there in less than half an hour." It was Sheng Wenyu who spoke in a low voice, and Liu Futong, Du Zundao and others also went out of the city to ambush in person.

Liu Futong squinted at Du Zundao and said with a smile: "The military advisor is really clever, this group of lustful cavalry really can't bear it, and they attack directly." ”

Du Zundao sat next to the tree with his eyes closed, and after being praised by him, he said calmly: "The news has been clarified, and what kind of results can be achieved next depends on Marshal Liu's ability." ”

Liu Futong smiled, stood up and said: "If you want to catch a big fish, you have to feed the bait, I will go this time in person, and you can open your nets." ”

Hearing this, Du Zundao opened his eyes, stared at his meaningful smile, thoughtful, and did not make a sound.

After Liu Futong left, Sheng Wenyu stared at Li Tieniu, who was napping against a big tree on the side, stunned, it seemed that Tieniu had won Liu Futong's trust, and he had to become Du Zundao's henchman as soon as possible.