After hearing what Liu Fu said, Li Jingwei said: "Shizi, why don't you mobilize the forbidden army out of the city and drive the people away?" ”

Seeing Li Jingwei so reckless, Sun Guangxian said dissatisfiedly: "The general drove away the people, so what about the Guizhou soldiers in the city?" Will those people watch their parents, wives and children being driven away by knives and axes? ”

Li Jingwei's eyes widened, and he said, "I only said to drive them away, when did I say that I was going to chop them with a knife and axe?" ”

Sun Guangxian was not afraid, and pushed back without being salty: "The general's subordinates really love the people like sons." ”

Gao Baorong was not a fool, and he also understood that he couldn't do this at this time, so he said: "Why don't you let those people into the city?" ”

Sun Guangxian was frustrated for a while, and said: "Shizi, there is not much grain and grass in the city, wouldn't these people have to consume food when they come in, and there is no place for them to live, and besides, there may not be no spies of the Chu army among these people." Recognize what can't be put in. ”

Gao Baorong sighed, waved his hands, and asked with a sad face, "Then what should I do?" ”

Li Jingwei and Sun Guangxian glanced at each other, and for a while there was nothing to do, and the hall fell silent.

Liu Fu said: "Shizi, it's better to send some food and pay to appease the soldiers." Otherwise, I am afraid that the army's morale will be turbulent, and this city will be difficult to defend. ”

Listening to Liu Fu's words, Gao Baorong's eyes lit up, his father had already surrendered, so weren't the gold and silver treasures he looted a few days ago his own? Gao Baorong said: "Okay, General Liu, you come up with a plan, and I will send someone to pay you." ”

Liu Fu was overjoyed, and was about to reply, when Li Jingwei next to him said: "Shizi, the soldiers of Guizhou have not made an inch, how can they make a sound, and if they want to send it, they will send the forbidden army first." ”

Seeing that Gao Baorong began to hesitate again, Liu Fu couldn't care too much, and said hurriedly: "Shizi, we have not been paid for half a year since we returned to the state, the enemy is currently in the present, if you don't reward the soldiers, I am afraid that the army will not have fighting spirit, and it will be dangerous to return." ”

Gao Baorong looked at Sun Guangxian again, but Sun Guangxian also had a headache, this salary should have been paid a long time ago. But now that this situation is resounding, I'm afraid the effect is not very great.

Gao Baorong saw that Sun Guangxian was silent, and said helplessly: "Don't say it, whether it is the forbidden army or the returning state soldiers, they will be rewarded." ”

Hearing Gao Baorong say this, Sun Guangxian interjected: "Shizi, since they are all rewarded, then this standard must be determined, and you must not reward silver according to the same standard." ”

Li Jingwei glanced at Sun Guangxian with disdain, and said, "Of course, Shizi, it is still in accordance with our regulations, and we will be paid double pay during the war." Now there is not much money and food, so let's reward it for a month first. ”

Liu Fu said on the side: "Lord Wang, the six-month money and food owed to the returning soldiers will also be handed out." ”

Gao Baorong was stunned for a moment, a little reluctant, and said with a little hesitation: "At present, the enemy is good, so I will reward two months' military salary at a time." General Liu doesn't want much, after all, the situation in Guizhou, you also know, there is really not much money and food now. I'm tired, so I'll stop here for today. ”

Sun Guangxian still had something to say, but seeing that Gao Baorong was absent-minded and passing by, he didn't feel disheartened for a while, so he stopped talking at the moment.

The Guizhou soldiers and the forbidden army took their salaries, and the morale of the forbidden army was naturally boosted slightly, but the Guizhou soldiers not only had no gratitude, but were a little resentful, and even the commander made Liu Fu feel uncomfortable. Originally, the forbidden army didn't do anything, but there were still two months of reward, and the returning soldiers didn't sound for six months, and now they are also giving two months of reward, and the treatment of the forbidden army is much better than that of the returning state soldiers, and the same two-month reward is much more. It's not better than not knowing, and the more angry you are. What made Liu Fu even more depressed was that after the Guizhou soldiers took the reward, there were five or six hundred people who went down to the city at night, smeared oil under their feet, and fled. After reporting it the next day, Li Jingwei on the side added oil and vinegar, which provoked Gao Bao to melt into flames, and scolded Liu Fu again. Liu Fu was angry, is this recruiting someone to provoke whom!

One consequence of running away from the Guizhou soldiers and deserting was that Liu Fu was scolded, and the other consequence was that there were more people calling for husbands in the city. At first, this group of people stayed together honestly and tremblingly. After two days, seeing that there was no danger, some of them could not find their sons and husbands, so they gradually came from the west gate to the south, north, and east gates.

The accident happened at the east gate.

It was the forbidden army stationed at the east gate, but the people under the city didn't know, some people ran here in a hazy way, of course, the forbidden army was not polite, and they had to shoot so many pieces, and unfortunately, some shot and injured a few people. The people were so frightened that they scattered, and the news soon reached the Guizhou soldiers. The returning soldiers, who were originally unhappy in their hearts, collectively quit, they found Liu Fu and asked to punish the murderer.

Looking at the fierce Guizhou soldiers, Liu Fu didn't say a word, and went directly to Gao Baorong. Gao Baorong was naturally reluctant to punish the loyal forbidden army, so he did a job of appeasing Liu Fu. At this time, Liu Fu had to break his face and tell the situation of the returning soldiers, and repeatedly asked for heavy punishment for the forbidden army. Under his efforts, Gao Baorong was also a little moved, but it was at this time that Li Jingwei rushed to hear the news. Li Jingwei has a loud voice and a wild style, and he roars at Liu Fu in a nonsense manner, even a good man will be provoked into anger, not to mention Liu Fu, a man of the hills, the two of them actually made a big move at the moment. Li Jingwei is tall and big, Liu Fu is not an opponent in the first place, plus Li Jingwei actually brought a fire guard (** made a fire a total of five people), and Liu Fu was beaten at the moment. Gao Baorong couldn't pull it, and he couldn't put on the majesty of the prince, so he couldn't stop the two, so he watched this good show.

Liu Fu was resentful in his heart, and that night, he sent his henchmen to secretly go out of the city and go to Huangqing Town.

Huang Qingzhen.

The new commander of Guizhou, Ma Guangmeng, the regimental training envoy of the first regiment of the Ma family, is sleeping peacefully. After receiving this news, Ma Guang jumped to his feet, and before he even had time to put on his shoes, he summoned the messenger in the council hall. After figuring out the envoy's intentions, Ma Guangmeng smiled and said, "I understand what Your Excellency meant. Lord Liu wants to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, I am very welcome on behalf of the five princes, but it's not that I don't believe you, I'm the commander of an army, and I still can't mobilize an army to attack after listening to your empty words. If Lord Liu wants to surrender, it's okay, I can protect his personal safety, and I will strongly recommend it in front of the fifth prince. But before Lord Liu can do this, he has to submit his name. You just help me open the city gates, I can't send troops, who knows if this is a trap or not? ”

Of course, the envoy understood this truth, and immediately discussed the plan of action with Ma Guangmeng carefully, and the Guizhou soldiers took the lead in attacking the Assassin Mansion to capture Gao Baorong alive, and then the two armies joined forces to attack the forbidden army. After the matter is settled, the better it is to launch an attack on the third watch tonight, and the messenger will go back.

As soon as the envoy left, Pan Mei next to him stood up and said: "General, according to the news from Zigui in the past two days, and the information provided by those Guizhou deserters, after the forbidden army shot and injured the people, the contradiction between the Guizhou soldiers and the forbidden army intensified, and this person should not be a trap." ”

Zhou Xingfeng said with a smile: "General, no wonder you refused to send troops a few days ago, it turns out that you have already calculated it." If we press it tightly, the Guizhou soldiers and the forbidden army will unite against us, after all, we have few soldiers. But if we hang them so unhurriedly, the state soldiers and the forbidden army will definitely fall out after a long time. ”

Ma Guangmeng smiled and said: "For the general, you must not only know yourself, but also know your opponent." I'll pull this thing later. After entering the city, Shen Tu was the front, and went straight to the forbidden army in the east of the city, I took Cao Bin and Pan Mei in the middle, and Zhou Xingfeng led two companies of sergeants to replace the state soldiers stationed at the city gate. Tonight, I will return to the city! ”