Half a month later, in the marshal's mansion in Yingzhou City.

Li Tieniu, who was under Liu Futong's command, was a little sleepy, sat on the chair and yawned, and said in an urn voice: "Marshal Liu Brother Han has sent back the news that the Yuan soldiers have passed Shangcai and are coming to Yingzhou. ”

According to Wen Xuan and Han Lingyue's orders, although Tie Niu and Sheng Wenyu went down the mountain at the same time, their destinations were different.

Tie Niu led most of the people straight to Liu Futong's account, claiming that it was the helmsman who came to help; Sheng Wenyu, who was Han Lingyue's direct confidant, only took Wen Xuan's Discipline Hall to join Du Zundao in Yingshang County.

In addition to joining the Red Turban Army to help Liu Futong and others deal with the Yuan soldiers head-on, the two also had to try to rescue Wen Xianzhong and find out the real murderer of Han Shantong, so they acted separately and voted for one side.

Liu Futong held the pen to write a letter, and said to himself: "Yuan Bing came much slower than expected. ”

Tie Niu held his head and sneered: "These people are not so much the elite sent by the Yuan Court, but rather a gang of robbers. According to the brothers who sent the message, the cavalry of the Semu people robbed wherever they went, whether it was the landlord or the common people, and the horses that accompanied them were loaded with plundered goods, and some even lost all the arrows in their quivers so that they could be used for jewelry. ”

Liu Futong was a little surprised, stopped his pen and wondered, "I didn't expect these soldiers to dare to be so out of line, what about the local officials and soldiers?" Is there no one to rule over them? ”

Tie Niu smiled bitterly: "The leader of the team is Tongzhi Privy Council, that is the Minister of Military Affairs of Zheng Erpin, and the local Daru Huachi is probably still thinking about how to give him some wealth and fortune to have a future!" Who would dare to seek out his bad luck? ”

Liu Futong squinted his eyes and said, "In other words, the army sent by the Yuan Court this time didn't take us seriously at all. ”

"If you don't take us seriously, I'm afraid that the nostrils of those bastards will rise to the sky!"

Liu Futong twisted his hair and said softly: "Since this is the case, then the plan should be changed." ”

As soon as these words came out, Tie Niu finally raised his interest, moved his buttocks to sit up straight, and asked, "What good idea did Marshal Liu come up with?" ”

Liu Futong put the pen away, stood up and smiled, and said, "This Yingzhou City doesn't have to be guarded. ”

"What?"

Li Xixi looked incredulous, "Are we going to abandon the city and flee?" ”

Liu Futong shook his head, "If Brother Li were a Yuan soldier, would you have thought that we would decide to fight him outside the city?" ”

Li Xixi was stunned when he heard this, and quickly understood what Liu Futong meant, and said with wide eyes: "Wouldn't it be too risky to make a desperate ambush outside the city?" ”

Liu Futong pondered for a while, and analyzed: "The original plan was to wait for the Yuan soldiers to besiege the city, and we will use the city to consume it first, wait for it to be poor, and then let Han Yan'er take the brothers from Shangcai County to kill it back and attack the Yuan soldiers inside and out. But now this group of colored cavalry is arrogant and domineering, there is no one in their eyes, and they can't wait to come and sack Yingzhou City without joining the rest of the army. ”

"Although our brothers are in poor armor, but their morale is strong, as long as we concentrate on attacking them head-on, we will definitely be greatly defeated by the spirit of the Yuan soldiers, if we can win this battle, we can take advantage of the momentum to march and capture all the county villages where Guan Duo, Pan Cheng, Li Wu, Cui De and others are lurking! When the time comes, it will not be so simple for the Yuan soldiers to concentrate their forces on defeating us in one fell swoop. ”

"Good strategy!" Li Xixi couldn't help but praise loudly after hearing this, but then frowned and said, "But if we come out of the nest and fight with all our might, I am worried that Du Zundao behind him will not be at peace." ”

After listening to Wen Xuan and Han Lingyue's explanations, Li Tieniu naturally knew the ins and outs of Xuanwu Tang, and he came to vote for Liu Futong according to Wen Xuan's instructions, pretending to be sure that Du Zundao was the real murderer.

Liu Futong felt a little relieved when he saw Tie Niu answer like this, and nodded: "Du Zundao has been in Mingjiao for many years, and it is inevitable that his eyeliner will be hidden by my side, and he will know what is happening at the first time." ”

He immediately paused, and continued: "So instead of hiding the news from him, it is better to invite him to Yingzhou City to participate in the war together." ”

Tie Niu continued to pretend to be indignant and said: "In my opinion, it is better to kill him with a knife, let this scourge behind him, and sleep unsteadily." ”

Liu Futong's face sank like water, and he said hatefully: "Since he wants to use our power to consume the Yuan soldiers, why can't we use him?" Since he wants to gain power, I will give him as much power as possible, dispel his vigilance, and wait until he is exhausted to reveal his true colors. ”

Tie Niu heard the words and groaned for a long time, and after a few days of contact with Liu Futong, he couldn't help but have a sense of trust in his heart, this person is not only strategic, but also treats his subordinates very sincerely, no matter how you look at it, he is not a villain who kills his siblings behind his back.

When the two of them were discussing the enemy's strategy in the Shuai's mansion, He Wu and the others didn't know anything about it, and they were still indulged in the sound of dogs and horses.

In the barracks of the Asu Army, Xu Zuocheng, a local official in Jiangbei Province of Henan, was holding a cup and flattering: "I heard that the two adults came with the troops, and they specially prepared enough wine and food for the two of them to enjoy here." ”

With that, he waved his hand outside, and immediately a group of dancing girls poured in, bringing a sumptuous dinner party to serve.

He sat on the main seat, hugged left and right, and laughed loudly: "The imperial court sent the two of us to supervise the river work, but it is indeed a chore, and the new Shangshu Jialu of the Ministry of Works does not know what to do, and he does not know how to find some fun for us, and he goes around all day, and he does not know what he is busy with. ”

The bald red on the side echoed: "Yes! If you want me to say, it would be nice if Jialu had half of your knowledge of Lord Xu. As he spoke, he drank the wine cup in front of him and praised: "Good wine!" ”

Xu Zuocheng is a Han Chinese, it is not easy to sit in the current position, and he does not dare to offend the two, at this time, seeing that they are in a good mood, he clapped his hands and said: "Come in!" ”

He Wu and Bald Chi were a little curious, put down the wine cup, and saw what tricks this Xu Zuocheng was going to play.

In the blink of an eye, four servants walked in carrying two wooden boxes, and He Wu squinted his eyes and said, "What does Lord Xu mean by this?" ”

Xu Zuocheng nodded at Hu Cong and motioned for them to open the box, which was stacked with gold and silver treasures, which made both of them a little surprised.

Xu Zuocheng couldn't help but feel a lot of pain, these were the gains he had obtained from years of corruption as an official, and now in order to go further in the officialdom, he emptied his family to bribe the two.