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The relationship between Zuo Liangyu and He Tengjiao seems to be close, but it is actually very delicate.

At least at this moment, Zuo Liangyu felt that He Tengjiao was not of the same mind as him.

Recovering the four mansions, it is light to say!

Although there are only 70,000 or 80,000 people in the Bai Wangbu, they are all the elite of Li Zicheng's department, and they are by no means the homeless masters who are coerced.

Dealing with such an elite army, Zuo Liangyu asked himself if he was not completely sure. Even if his strength is several times that of the opponent, it is difficult to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.

What's more, Zuo Liangyu didn't want to destroy Bai Wangbu.

Today's Chu Town is very similar to the Liao Town back then.

At that time, Emperor Chongzhen levied Liao salary, and raised the Guanning army with millions of taels of silver a year, in order to fight against the Eastern Captives.

But Zu Dashou was not in a hurry to take the initiative to fight, but hid in the city as a shrinking turtle.

The reason is very simple, if the Dongyu is destroyed, the imperial court will allocate millions of taels to Zu Dashou a year to support this group of soldiers?

Self-respect is an essential quality for any powerful general.

As the so-called cunning rabbit dies, the lackey cooks.

How did Zuo Liangyu not understand this truth?

Today's Bai Wangbu is like the Donglu of the year, and he Zuo Liangyu is the original ancestor of the year.

If he wants to continue to live like an emperor, Zuo Liangyu can't eliminate Bai Wangbu, and he must use it as a bargaining chip to blackmail the imperial court and get a steady stream of benefits.

Of course, with the lessons of Zu Dashou's past, Zuo Liangyu will not let Bai Wangbu grow.

Now he is sandwiched between the Shun army and the imperial court, which is the most ideal situation.

If Bai Wangbu continues to encroach on Huguangfu County, his Zuo Liangyu's territory will shrink, and it may even be annexed, just like Zu Dashou back then, who was reduced to become a slave.

Maintaining the status quo was Zuo Liangyu's idea, so it was never a good choice to take the initiative to attack the four prefectures under the control of Bai Wangbu.

"He Futai is loyal to the country, and Zuo is admired. However, the four cities of Jingzhou, Xiangyang, De'an, and Chengtian are easy to defend, and I am afraid that they are not so easy to overcome. ”

Zuo Liangyu deliberately put his tone cold, only hoping that He Tengjiao could realize his mistake and retract the stupid words he had just said.

He Tengjiao sneered in his heart, and secretly said that this old fox is really difficult to deal with.

However, he had already thought of a countermeasure in advance, and said with a smile: "Hou Ye misunderstood, the official didn't say that Hou Ye would attack the four mansions." ”

Zuo Liangyu was stunned when he heard this.

This He Tengjiao is not stupid. If he didn't send troops to storm Sifu, would Bai Wang still be able to lead his Shun army to obediently withdraw from the city?

"He Futai has any plans, you might as well say it clearly."

He Tengjiao cleared his throat and said, "Why didn't Master Hou send one or two battalions to surrender?" ”

Fraud?

Zuo Liangyu shook his head again and again: "It's not proper, Bai Wang is not a fool, how can he not see it if he is defrauded?" I am afraid that when the time comes, I will lose my troops. ”

"Of course, the fraudulent surrender must be true, if the battalions under the command of the Hou Ye go to the fraudulent surrender, of course Bai Wang will not believe it. But if the two generals Jin Shenghuan and Ma Jinzhong, who have a friendship with the Shaanxi Qunkou, go to go, I'm afraid Bai Wang will be more or less tempted, right? ”

He Tengjiao's words made Zuo Liangyu hesitate.

Jin Shenghuan and Ma Jinzhong are both from Shaanxi, and their subordinates are basically Shaanxi soldiers.

At the beginning, the two surrendered to the official army and were incorporated into Zuo Liangyu's command.

Although the two of them are not Zuo Liangyu's descendants, they are the most capable army in Zuo Liangyu's hands. In this regard, Zuo Liangyu's heart is actually a little contradictory. The good thing is that he can rely on the two of them to be the vanguard and break the enemy. The worry is that the two are not related to each other, whether they can be relied on at the moment of life and death.

"If Bai Wang accepts the surrender of the two generals, Jin and Ma, then the Hou Ye will have an internal response in Bai Wang's army, and he can easily take over the four mansions."

He Tengjiao swallowed a mouthful of foam and said: "As for the Hou Ye's worries about the birds hiding the bow and the rabbit dead and the dog cooking, this official thinks that it is not necessary. Although Bai Wangbu is strong, compared with Li Zi's department and Zhang Xianzhong's department, it is the gap between ants and giant elephants. killed a Bai Wang, as well as Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, and Dong Yu. The soldiers under the command of Hou Ye are the most elite in the Ming Dynasty, and the imperial court is still pointing at Hou Ye, how can he destroy the Great Wall? ”

He Tengjiao is the best at thinking about people's hearts, and he saw that Zuo Liangyu's cold attitude towards this matter was because he was afraid that the imperial court would cross the river and tear down the bridge, so he prepared a rhetoric.

Although this rhetoric is not very gorgeous, it hits the hearts of the people and makes Zuo Liangyu a little shaken.

Yes, although the situation in Chu Town is similar to that of Liao Town back then, it is not exactly the same.

Liaozhen faced only one strong enemy, and Chuzhen faced not only Bai Wang, but also Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, and even Dongyu. It can only be said that Bai Wangbu is the most direct threat facing Chu Zhen. Recovering the four provinces and unifying Huguang is only the first step, and it is still far from recovering China. At this time, it is naturally unlikely that the imperial court will directly turn its face.

In other words, it is not that the imperial court does not want to cross the river and tear down the bridge, but it will not until the world is calm.

In this way, if you can collect the four mansions without losing too many troops, even if you can't go further in the matter of knighthood, it is good to get a gold and silver reward.

"Even if there is an internal response, the movement of the army is also costly. How can Futai guarantee the grain and straw? ”

Zuo Liangyu's attitude finally softened, He Tengjiao listened to it in his ears and was happy in his heart.

"Master Hou, please rest assured, the matter of grain and straw is covered by this official. As for how the Hou Ye acted after the city was broken, this official would not intervene. ”

Zuo Liangyu's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Is He Tengjiao hinting that he can loot wantonly after breaking the city?

After all, now that Sifu is under the rule of the Shun army, there is no problem with the army looting after the city is broken.

Zuo Liangyu has always done the same.

The composition of the battalions under his command was too complex to be restrained by military orders alone. Therefore, Zuo Liangyu came up with such a method to let the soldiers of each battalion rob the people at will.

For the people under the rule of the imperial court, the left army still has some scruples. But for those "rebel people" under the rule of the Shun army, Zuo Liangyu can of course have no scruples and loot at will.

Blame them for being born under the rule of the Shun army.

Since He Tengjiao promised to turn a blind eye, Zuo Liangyu can completely let go of his hands and feet.

Anyway, Huguang is the world of the two of them, as long as He Tengjiao doesn't say it, the court will not know everything that happened. When the time comes, wouldn't it be beautiful to put all the responsibility on Bai Wang.

Zuo Liangyu completely depends on interests, and after some analysis by He Tengjiao, he gradually found that the benefits that this plan can bring him are far higher than maintaining the status quo, and he has already made up his mind seven or eight points in his heart.

"Let's let Zuo think about it again."

Zuo Liangyu closed his eyes and analyzed, and finally made up his mind: "The soldiers plundered for three days, and Zuo asked He Futai to guarantee that the army would be allowed to loot for three days after breaking the city." If He Futai agreed, Zuo would do it! ”

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