Chapter 39: Fu Zonglong

However, He Renlong is not a fool either. His newly defeated army is sleepy and tired, and it is really not the time for war.

Li Guoqi said: "Dashuai, we are sleepy and short of horses, lack of food, not the time to attack the city, this city is not accepted, just find another city, why be angry." ”

Li Guoqi's words gave He Renlong a step down.

He Renlong snorted coldly and said, "It's just a small county, don't enter, turn to the north, let's go to Chenzhou." ”

"Marshal, Messenger of the Overseer." A general brought a man to He Renlong.

The soldier turned over and dismounted, and said: "Yang Congyi, the personal soldier of the superintendent, is under the order of the superintendent to present a letter. As he spoke, Yang Congyi took out a letter from his personal place and presented it with both hands.

He Renlong took it left and right and handed it to He Renlong. He Renlong called to see that it was Fu Zonglong's order to return to the army.

He Renlong's face was hesitant, and he fell into a long test for a while, holding his breath left and right, not daring to speak.

To be honest, He Renlong had a good impression of Fu Zonglong. At least it's much stronger than Yang Sichang.

Although He Renlong is suspected of being arrogant, he has no intention of betraying the Ming Dynasty. Some people may think that people like him don't need a strong boss, but in fact, all those who are domineering are capable people, they don't listen to their bosses, but their bosses are too weak to suppress their subordinates. He Renlong and Zuo Liangyu are both the backbone of the Ming Dynasty to pacify the Liukou, the reason why they are so disobedient is that in fact, the bosses are more unreliable than the other, and they have contempt in their hearts.

Under the command of Hong Chengchou, Lu Xiangsheng, Chen Qiyu and others, there is nothing they do not listen to the dispatch, although there is also the decline of the Ming Dynasty's national strength and the inability to suppress these arrogant generals, and there are also reasons why the marshals of the Ming Dynasty are not as good as one another.

To be honest, Fu Zonglong, He Renlong is still convinced.

But He Renlong is no longer the original He Renlong, he still has 10,000 cavalry under his command, if he returns to the army to fight, the success or failure will not be said for the time being. will greatly consume his own strength, and if he does not have an army under his command, will he still be taken seriously in the imperial court? He has offended a lot of people during this period of time, he didn't listen to Yang Sichang's dispatch at the beginning, and he has already offended the whole court, once there is no army, He Renlong doesn't know when his head will land.

That's what becomes a dilemma.

He Renlong did not have a large army, he would definitely die, so all his actions on the battlefield must preserve his strength. And to preserve strength is not to fight dangerous battles, but where is there a battle to win in the world, especially now that the rebel army has occupied the initiative, the Ming Dynasty cannot be delayed, and there is an impatient emperor above, which battle is planned to be risky?

He Renlong thought for a while, and said secretly in his heart: "Inspector Fu is sorry, my old He wants to save his life." Suddenly, he said, "This epistle is from a thief, and it must be false." ”

Yang Congyi said angrily: "He Renlong, don't you know me Yang Congyi?" The time you went to see the overseer, it wasn't me Yang Congyi who was guarding outside, and now you say that there is fraud. Do you suspect that I, Yang Congyi, have defected to the enemy? ”

Of course, He Renlong knew Yang Congyi.

Yang Congyi is a native of Yunnan, and he is also Fu Zonglong's general, the orphan that Fu Zonglong received in Pingding An's family grew up with Fu Zonglong for more than ten years. A good martial arts guard Fu Zonglong, the reason why Fu Zonglong sent him out, firstly, is that he can trust Yang Congyi's martial arts, and secondly, he is also worried that a single letter is not enough to win the trust of others, and all the generals know Yang Congyi. I want to win the trust of the generals.

He Renlong's face was expressionless, and he said: "Who knows if people's hearts are separated from their stomachs." ”

Yang Congyi wanted to kill He Renlong in an instant, he moved slightly, and immediately felt the gaze of the people around him. He Renlong is surrounded by elite soldiers and strong generals, although he is confident that his martial arts are good, but it is impossible to kill generals in the army, even if he kills He Renlong, he will definitely die.

"It's not a pity that I die, it's just that the superintendent is still waiting for my news, I must go back and report to the superintendent, so that the superintendent can make plans early." Yang Congyi thought of this, snorted coldly, turned around and left.

"Dashuai, do you want to ---," He Zhen said, making a downward gesture.

"No need." He Renlong sighed and said, "The superintendent is surrounded, Yang Congyi must be going back, is it so easy to break into the thief camp?" It's a dying man, what to do with him, or hurry up. Let's go to Chenzhou to rest. “

He Renlong didn't dare to look back at Yang Congyi, he actually knew that even if he looked back, he couldn't see Yang Congyi's figure, only the army behind him.

He looked at Yang Congyi and suddenly remembered himself at the beginning, he also participated in the martial arts with the heart of meritorious service, and went through bloody battles step by step to get to where he is today, but I don't know when, he has become something he doesn't know, and it seems that he can't go back.

I can't see where the road ahead is, but in this troubled world, who can see where the road ahead is? You can only take one step at a time.

"Rack." He Renlong shouted, quickly whipped his horse, and the army rushed north, leaving Xiang Cheng behind the horizon in a while.

"My lord, there is not much food left." Li Benshi said to Fu Zonglong.

"A few more days." Fu Zonglong said lightly, he had expected this for a long time. After all, Fu Zonglong knew how much food there was in the army, and he estimated that he would run out of food in the next few days.

"Tomorrow." Li Benshi said.

"Kill all the mules and horses in the general, and give the soldiers more food." Fu Zonglong said.

Li Benshi said: "My lord, must not? Kill all these mules and horses, in case of anything, how can you send the adults to escape? ”

Fu Zonglong smiled lightly, brushed down his hair, and said, "I'm old, even if I die now, I have no complaints." If I don't win this battle, I'm afraid this burning shop is the place where I am buried, and I think it is, the dragon is the length of the water, and if it falls into the burning place, how can it last long? ”

"My lord,--- "What else does Li Benshi want to say?" was interrupted by Fu Zonglong, Fu Zonglong said: "I live and die with the soldiers, and I am not alone." ”

"Yes." Li Benshi said: "My lord, my subordinates, I am willing to die with my lord." ”

Fu Zonglong smiled slightly, as if he was looking at a child, and said, "Go ahead." ”

Fu Zonglong had just sent Li Benshi away, and before he had calmed down, he heard a loud commotion in the camp outside, and he didn't know what was going on for a while. Fu Zonglong was still sitting, and immediately got up on top of the generals, walked up to the wall, and looked at the military camp from afar.

Fu Zonglong was excited, and he also thought about what happened, just in case, what if it was He Renlong's night attack? He even prepared for a flanking attack inside and out.

But this noisy sound came and went quickly, but after a while, it calmed down, Fu Zonglong only saw a knight rushing out of the camp and coming to the camp gate, it was dark at night, his old eyes were dizzy, and he couldn't see it really, but Li Benshi beside him could see it clearly, and said: "My lord, it is righteousness." ”

"It is righteousness." Fu Zonglong's heart suddenly suddenly, and the excitement on his face gradually eased down. He understood that if Yang Congyi invited reinforcements, he would definitely not be riding alone to break into the camp. It must have attracted the army, but he rushed in alone, and there was only one answer. That is, He Renlong will not come.

"What a stupid boy." Fu Zonglong said secretly in his heart.

How not to be stupid? If there were no reinforcements, this burning shop would already be dead, and he would have to rush in nine deaths, wouldn't he kill himself?

"I've seen the Overseer." Yang Congyi was covered in blood, and he didn't know if it was someone else's blood or his own blood. He knelt on the ground, and soon the ground was stained red.

Fu Zonglong stretched out his hand to help Yang Congyi up, and said, "It's good to come back, it's good to come back." "Don't even ask He Renlong how he is.

Yang Congyi gritted his teeth and said: "Supervisor, He Renlong refused to return to the teacher, and said that the book came from a thief and was a fake book. ”

Fu Zonglong smiled lightly and said, "They are afraid of death, are you afraid of death." ”

"Overseer, we are not afraid of death." Li Benshi said.

"Yes, we are not afraid of death." Yang Congyi said. Among them, the generals also said.

"Then let's die here with my old man." Fu Zonglong said.