Monk An's words made Li Xiao stunned for a moment, and was about to answer, but Zu Wan'er next to him couldn't help but interject angrily: "Monk An, what are you talking about, why can't you go to Liaoxi to join the army?" ”

Monk An glanced at her, and his tone was very disdainful: "This is a matter between men, you little woman knows a fart, don't interject." Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Zu Wan'er was very angry and was about to have a seizure, but was stopped by Li Xiao.

"Brother An, why can't you go to Liaoxi to join the army, Li wants to ask for advice." Li Xiao said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Monk An changed his serious tone and said to Li Xiao: "Brother, if my brother didn't see that you are a person who can be deeply acquainted, he wouldn't tell you such heart-wrenching words." These so-called generals in Liaoxi, An has seen through them, and they are all a group of untrustworthy and unrighteous people, despicable and cowardly! You go to vote for them, it's a real pearl to vote secretly, it's a pity. ”

"Nonsense! How is Liaoxi Jiangmen untrustworthy and unrighteous, how despicable and cowardly, you can make it clear! Zu Wan'er saw that someone insulted the Liaoxi generals like this, including her father, she was extremely angry, her face turned red with anxiety, and she hurriedly interjected again.

Monk An looked at her with a strange look, and wondered how this woman could be so angry with her words, so he immediately sneered and replied: "You woman, you talk a lot. Well, since you asked, I'll tell you. We didn't have much prejudice against the generals of Liaoxi before, but since the fall of Jinzhou, I Lao An has completely seen through these pus! ”

Monk An's words became indignant: "I, Huang Long, the general of Dongjiang Town, led these thousands of lonely soldiers to fight hard in the land of Jinzhou, and for nearly a month, no reinforcements arrived, until the arrows and ammunition were exhausted, and the city was broken and died. The Ming army in other places can still be said to be far away, it is difficult to arrive, but the Ming army in western Liaoning, very close to my Jinzhou, the longitudinal land route is blocked by the Tartars, if you can cross the sea, but two or three days away can be reached, and then find more reasons, it should be there within a week. Moreover, the Tartar sailors were extremely weak, and they were powerless to stop them on the road. As a result, our Ming army in southern Liaoning fought hard for nearly a month, and half of the reinforcements were not seen. These pickled bird people, these so-called Liaoxi generals, can see death like this and not save them, so calmly sit back and watch the defeat of friendly troops, which really makes my old man cold! You say, these Liaoxi bullshit generals are not faithless and unrighteous people, are they despicable and cowardly! ”

After Monk An finished speaking, he stared at Zu Wan'er fiercely with a pair of bull's eyes for a while, Zu Wan'er choked for a while, her face was flushed, and she was extremely annoyed that Monk An was rude and presumptuous, but she couldn't find a reason to refute it, so she had to grit her teeth and twist her head aside with hatred.

After listening to Monk An's words, Li Xiao's heart was also gloomy, he had seen the history of the late Ming Dynasty in his previous life, and knew that what Monk An said was true. These Liao town generals can't fight with the Tartars, and it is a long-standing tradition to betray friendly forces. When the old slave attacked Shenyang and Liaoyang, the Zhejiang soldiers and white pole soldiers who had drawn with the Houjin army in the Battle of the Hunhe River were all sacrificed because of Liaozhen's escape and death. These runaway warriors and masters of selling their teammates are really a shame for the Ming official army.

It's a pity that such a garbage Liaoxi general, but the imperial court still has to rely on it, spending a lot of money every year to collect the people's living money to support these shameless guys, and also forgive them again and again for their despicable behavior, which really makes people sigh!

Monk An saw that Li Xiao was silent, and continued: "Brother Li, don't think the old brother speaks ugly, you are a grass people, if you go to the Ming army in Liaoxi, there is no way out, you can only work hard for qualifications, you are a big soldier, there is no one behind you, no money in your hands, you want to find an opportunity to advance in the intricate interests and human feelings of Liaoxi, how easy it is to talk about it!" According to our Lao An, if you go to vote, the best result is to get the appreciation of a certain general with your martial arts and become a family member. ”

After Monk An finished speaking, Li Xiao let out a long sigh and said slowly: "Brother An is also very reasonable, but I don't know why you said that it is serious to go to Shandong to join the military?" The younger brother was really puzzled. ”

Monk An smiled, slurped his teeth, and then said, "Brother Li, to be honest, this is also the news we heard. It is said that Liu Zeqing, the general soldier of Shandong, had just been promoted to general Huaiyuan because of his meritorious service in destroying the Denglai rebels in March this year. I have heard that the soldiers and horses of Shandong have been fighting with the rebels for a long time, and have suffered a lot of losses, and now it is difficult to regain the lost territory, and in order to prevent the rebels from rising, it is inevitable to recruit a large number of soldiers and horses. ”

After Monk An finished speaking, he thought that Li Xiao would agree with his words, but he didn't expect Li Xiao to just smile and say nothing.

Li Xiao, who knows the history of the late Ming Dynasty, knows that this monk An is still too taken for granted.

According to historical records, after the Shandong Ming army recovered the lost territory of Dengzhou, Liu Zeqing, the commander-in-chief, submitted a request to the imperial court to expand the troops and horses, and it was approved. However, this person has never increased his military strength, but only uses the falsely reported quota of soldiers to eat empty salaries, and uses it for his own personal gain. Monk An didn't know Liu Zeqing's greedy nature, and if he thought that he would be able to become a petty officer if he voted this time, it was really wishful thinking.

The tigers in the east mountain eat people, but the tigers in the west mountains don't eat people? In this world, the crows are as black as the sky, how can it be so easy to let people share the soup.

"What Brother An said is reasonable, Li will send my cousin back to Jinzhou first." Li Xiao smiled and changed the subject.

Monk An was a little disappointed on his face, but he patted Li Xiao on the shoulder quite boldly, and said loudly: "It's okay, when the time comes, brother, I will establish a foothold in Shandong, and Brother Li will come to vote for me, brother, I wish you could come." ”

Next, the two discussed that they would set off together after dawn tomorrow, and strive to rush to the western coast tomorrow night, and then take those smuggling merchant ships separately, one to Shandong, and the other to Liaoxi.

Everyone chatted until late at night and fell asleep on the spot, and Monk An and the others soon snored like thunder.

Zu Wan'er and Li Xiao were resting by the fire, their backs to each other. Zu Wan'er hesitated for a moment, and gently rested her head on Li Xiao's solid shoulder.

Li Xiao's heart moved, but he didn't say anything, letting her lean quietly like this.

After a while, Zu Wan'er fell asleep, and there was a slight snoring sound, Li Xiao gently helped her down and let her sleep on her lap on her pillow, so as to let her sleep more peacefully.

Li Xiao himself didn't feel sleepy, he looked at the crackling flames in a daze, and silently stared at Zu Wan'er, who was sleeping soundly on his lap, the fire jumped and jumped on his face, and no one knew what he was thinking。。。。。。

The next morning, the people set out together, because the road was all deserted, and the road went smoothly, and when it was dark in the evening, they came to the western seashore, and sure enough, there were many ragged refugees waiting here.

In order to avoid attracting attention, when he was about to reach the beach, Li Xiao took off his white lacquered armor, packed and tied it back to his horse, wearing only the tattered blue short brown shirt, which looked no different from other refugees.

A merchant ship carrying passengers to Shandong came first, and Monk An and others squeezed onto the merchant ship with the swarming refugees.

When the merchant ship had left the dock and sailed towards the sea, Monk An grabbed the ship's side and shouted to Li Xiao: "Brother Li, if you are not satisfied, you can come to Shandong to find me." ”

Li Xiao nodded, waved to him, and watched the merchant ship disappear into the middle of the night.