In Guangzhou, the routine morning meeting of the General's Mansion became a little noisy because of a reply message.

"What, I was very happy to hear the military government's recruitment, but I was suddenly lost in phlegm, and I couldn't see things when I saw that I was sick, so I asked for another meritorious"

"Does he still have resentment,。。

"It is said that before the letter, I had already begun to prepare to return to Xunzhou to recuperate."

"How can this be? What did he do with the official affairs of the military government?"

Among them, the most disgusting is undoubtedly Don't drive Zhang Junru.

"This son is hateful, and this wind cannot be broken."

"It's a character with a clear grudge."

Yang Shigu, who reappeared at the small meeting, smiled slightly.

"At least he complains about the military government and not the Yellow King, but if the Yellow King still lets it go, then it's hard to say."

"Maybe King Huang can count on others to have a different mind and do his best for the military government."

Speaking of this, he glanced at Zhang Junru, who was faintly different from himself these days.

"It's the same now, without any reason or excuse, just recall him with a mere warrant, no wonder others have other ideas."

"Okay, since he has to do it at this time, then where can he have some names."

In the end, it was Huang Chao who set the tone himself.

"Let Xiao Chai go to visit and ask if he is well, and ask what he wants."

Although he had vigorously curtailed the authority of the rebels in these days, he still had to compromise on some minor options, which now seemed to be overkill, and needed to be bridged and remedied.

After this period of endless chaos and turmoil, he also deeply realized that if he wanted to strengthen his influence and control over the various armies through daily means such as money, food, and personnel, he needed a relatively stable local governance and management means to ensure the most basic source of output.

Although there was still some faint anger and disharmony in his heart, he was quickly suppressed and replaced by the practical needs of the army gathering in Guangfu and the overall situation of imminent use of troops.

"Mr. Hugh, something is wrong."

Later, in another place, Huang Xin, one of the eight sons of the Yellow Gate, who had just participated in the small meeting, was facing a scribe

No matter how the brothers persuaded him, the Yellow King was determined to summon the ghost monk back. I'm going to give him a promotion.。。 ”

"With this guy's ability and eyes, I'm afraid that the things that I have done to my brothers will be a big obstacle and trouble. I'm fine, I'm afraid that those brothers under my command won't have a good time. ”

"Then restrain the left for the time being, and send those who are in the way out to avoid it for a while. Could it be that he can still insist on pursuing his duties in the army to the end? ”

Mr. Hugh said unhurriedly.

"Since this generation wants to gain power, what if the envoy puts up with him and waits for the future to be long, as long as it is in the name of the military government, are you afraid that there will be no chance to return it in the future?"

"That's what the gentleman said, but I was too nervous. I'll arrange for people to avoid the limelight. ”

Huang Xin seemed to be relieved

"It's just that I just let him come back, and I'm always a little unwilling,"

"That envoy can make a suggestion to the Yellow King, please set up an army in the department and give a special name and banner."

Mr. Hugh still said calmly.

"It can also be seen that the attitude of the envoy is selfless in front of the army."

"What does it mean to give him benefits without harming him in the slightest?"

Huang Xin couldn't help frowning and said in an urn voice.

"Of course, it's Mingsheng's killing method."

Mr. Hugh couldn't help but sigh, the pattern and strength of this mud-legged man were just like that.

"It's only been a few months since this son was under the command of the Yellow King, and his qualifications are still shallow, but he faintly controls an army, so he should be an outlier. So you can start with the angry old man he relied on,"

"I have heard that his general, Wang Pan, is bent on recovering the name of the angry old army; Once he was able to receive the special title of a military officer, there was naturally a rift between the old and new subordinates. ”

"And this son is so privately planting wings under his command to occupy a side, and he is in an important position in the military government, doesn't the Yellow King have other ideas. Even if there is no for the time being, can those military lords and generals who gather in Guangfu easily sit idly by? ”

"Since ancient times, people's hearts have been uneven, are they all happy to see it? Since then, as long as a little push is added, it can be twice the result with half the effort. ”

"Besides, since he has the benefit of your advice, is he okay to continue to grasp the things that the Yellow King has already done?"

"This is the corresponding method of retreating and advancing, killing one stone with one stone."

After sending away Huang Xin, who worshiped him as the mastermind, Mr. Hugh sighed heavily. No matter how hard you try to offer ideas and suggestions to stir up the internal contradictions and many feelings of these grass thieves, you must not let them cause chaos and disputes; But there is still nothing to change the situation that these grass thieves have taken advantage of the situation to gain a firm foothold in Lingnan.

And after those who echoed and invoked his safety have died or fled one after another, who in this world can understand and prove that he has succumbed to the thief

And secretly contributed to the imperial court and dragged down its hard work and position.

At this moment, he can only lament that the traitors in the court are rampant and the party is in trouble, so that he has no time to estimate the thieves who will be restarted outside the ridge, and would rather strictly order and restrain the generals who are dedicated to the country to slam the door, collect troops and guard Wuling to maintain the current situation of Gou'an, but sit back and watch the hundreds of thousands of households outside the ridge and Annan fall into the thief domain.

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On the way back to Xunzhou to recuperate, Zhou Huai'an, who was full of energy and touched the thigh of the maid Qingluo, was also looking at an assessment of the military strength of the rebels now gathered in Guangfu; Although he is now in a foreign country, he actually has his own successive sources and channels in Guangzhou after the past few months of operation.

When he first went south, the men and horses under the command of the sky-rushing general Huang Chao were called 200,000 troops, but in fact they were far less than half of the claims; Moreover, after passing through the relatively barren, impoverished and mountainous coastal areas of Fujian, after all the way to the war and exile, the losses were actually greater;

As a result, most of them were recruited and coerced along the way. Only 20,000 or 30,000 were barely qualified combatants who had seen the battle formation and had experience in facing the enemy; The rest can only be used as an auxiliary force for circulation, waving flags and shouting to help the battle, and cannon fodder used to consume the officers and soldiers when they are in battle;

Among them, after the army was eliminated from Henan, the old foundation and core strength maintained were only seven or eight thousand people; The so-called Seventeenth Old Battalion and the three-winged soldiers and horses that followed, were mainly in the hands of the relatives led by Huang Chao's cousin brother Huang Kui Baren and a small number of old salt lords/cadres who followed in the early years.

Mainly because Zhang Luan, the general who was previously made by Gao Yu of Zhenhai Jiedu, was defeated in the Battle of Da Yuling, including dozens of leaders such as generals Qin Yan, Bi Shiduo, Li Hanzhi, Xu Jing, etc., many local peasant armies that were once attached to Huang Chao's banner were surrendered by Gao Yu and turned into official soldiers.

Therefore, the original front, back, left, right, middle, upper and lower seven-winged soldiers and horses. After the collapse and flight, dispersion, mutiny, and surrender along the way, in fact, only the incomplete upper, left, and right wings remained; As the backbone and elite of it, the seventeen old battalions are said to be where everyone has a mount to travel.

Of course, these peasant armies that were able to stay under the banner of Huang Chao and arrive in Guangzhou were the more determined or tenacious ones among them, and they could be regarded as the backbone of relatively pure composition and a certain degree of cohesion. With Guangzhou, a large city with rich reserves and rich assets, as long as it rests and replenishes for a period of time, it can arm a large number of new troops.

Therefore, after the attrition and elimination of the war in the previous months, many old and weak people who are not suitable for the army have been repatriated and resettled through the means of gathering people and tuntian; Now, not only has the basic pattern of the seven wings been rebuilt, but it has also expanded to nineteen large and small military orders;

Among them, in addition to the two heavy troops stationed in Shaozhou and Meizhou, a total of three military orders, there are also one military order each in Guizhou and Huzhou in the west, and one military order (Sanjiang Patrol Army) to guard against the Chaoshan coast. Almost all of the other thirteen military orders were ordered to gather in the territory of Guangfu, and the total number of troops was at least seventy or eighty thousand.

Even if there is a deficit and a void in it, it is more than 50,000 people who eat horses and chew horses, and there are a large number of civil servants who come with the army; The resulting supply pressure and daily consumption, as well as all kinds of tedious things, can also be imagined. This is also the greatest confidence and credential that Zhou Huai'an can refuse to make; At least if he is not in a hurry now, there will naturally be people who will be in a hurry, and in terms of time, they will always be on his side.

Besides, when he, as the leader of a small hill of the rebel army, was denounced out of Guangzhou City in disguise, it was of course forbidden; Now I don't have any words or names, so I want to rely on a piece of paper to easily find myself, the head of the army, and clean up the mess for them, there is no such cheap thing in the world.

And as the saying goes, only crying children have milk, even among these rebels, there will be no exception; As the leader of a potential force, he must also win enough benefits and convenience for himself and his followers, rather than blindly dedicating and sacrificing in order to gain more trust and contribution;

As for the favorability and trust of the Yellow Nest, although it is still quite important on the bright side; But after he had some kind of idea of separating one side from farming, it didn't matter so much. It's a big deal, in the case of being inferior to others, it's good to retreat back to the two states of Chaoxun to play the trick of not listening to the propaganda.

As long as it can be delayed until the start of the Northern Expedition of most of the rebel army, all problems will naturally be solved; Of course, there is a certain probability that most of the rebels who have been turned around will be used as the object of sacrifice (attack) to kill chickens and monkeys. However, it depends on whether the military government headed by Huang Chao is willing to bear the price of this tug-of-war.

Today's Sanjiang Patrol Army has only six battalions of about 5,000 (soldiers) under its name; But in fact, if you grit your teeth, you can at least mobilize a double number of garrisons and armed young people, and compared with those good and uneven rebel units, it is not without the strength to make them retreat in the face of difficulties.

(End of chapter)