Li Guoying's camp actually hid the envoy of the Ming army, which was something that the elder Hao Xiaozhong did not expect, since this was the case, there was nothing to hesitate.

Under Zuo Liangyu's command, it was originally divided into ten battalions and ten general soldiers, among which Li Guoying was the most resourceful and capable of fighting habitually, so Zuo Liangyu often ordered Li Guoying to lead his troops to take charge alone, such as in Wuchang, he ordered Li Guoying to lead his troops to garrison Hanyang to resist the thieves in the north.

Now that Li Guoying colluded with the Ming army, it is enough to show that the strength between the Ming and Qing dynasties has quietly changed, and there is no hope for the Manchu Qing Dynasty to destroy the Ming Dynasty and invade Nanjing. In this way, Hao Xiaozhong naturally didn't mind following Li Guoying and the others to gamble again.

After the decision, Xu Entai and Hao Xiaozhong went to meet Li Guoying overnight to plan this matter together.

And now Li Guoying is also a little desperate for the future of following the Manchu Qing, so when Fang Mingxia found him, Li Guoying did not choose to hand over Fang Mingxia to Azig, but chose to hide him in the camp.

The 100,000 army of Yangzhou Duoduo was completely wiped out, which can also be attributed to the Ming army's Pingnan Marquis Chen Yue's cunning water attack, and the Qing soldiers were defenseless. However, in the battle of Wuhu, when thousands of cavalry of the Southern Army came overwhelmingly, Li Guoying saw it with his own eyes and experienced it firsthand. The tens of thousands of troops he led were crushed by thousands of Ming cavalry and had to flee from Wuhu, which made Li Guoying subvert his understanding of the weakness of the Ming army.

In the battle on the river, the fleet of the sailors dominated by the green battalion was defeated by the sailors of the Ming army, which deepened the thoughts in Li Guoying's heart, it turned out that the Ming army did not have a strong army, and it turned out that the Manchu Qing Dynasty would not be able to succeed in destroying the Ming Dynasty.

At present, more than 200,000 Qing troops are blocked south of Wuhu, and the military rations are completely replenished by sending people to loot everywhere.

As a smart person, Li Guoying had to take precautions and make choices for his life and future.

Li Guoying hesitated about Xu Entai and Hao Xiaozhong's persuasion, he didn't know if it was time to turn back.

"The two virtuous brothers will go back first, and wait for the brother to think about it." Li Guoying finally said.

"Brother Li, you have to hurry up, the two of us are nothing, the envoy of the Ming army hidden in your camp is careful to leak the news."

The matter is so big, it is natural to think carefully and plan carefully, and Xu Entai's kind reminder when he left made Li Guoying's face change greatly. It turns out that the news that Fang Mingxia has arrived in his army has already spread?

"Brother Li, don't be nervous, this matter is only known to the two of me and one of my confidants, I have already ordered him to keep his mouth shut, and it will not be spread." Xu Entai explained.

After waiting for the two to leave, Li Guoying immediately got on an ordinary sailboat and saw Fang Mingxia in the cabin. Fang Mingxia took advantage of the battle between the two armies and the navy, changed the clothes of the green battalion soldiers and sneaked in, more than 200,000 green battalion soldiers, the chaotic battlefield, he was inconspicuous in it.

Li Guoying told Fang Mingxia about the matter, "Mr. Fang, do you want to go back and communicate with Pingnanhou to see when I get into trouble, and then I have to ask Pingnanhou to send an army to cooperate." ”

"Well..... Fang Mingxia touched his bare chin, muttering, thinking nervously.

When persuading Li Guoying to return to the Ming Dynasty, he only said that his visit was arranged by Han Zanzhou, the governor of Dongchang, but did not explain that Chen Yue did not know about it at all.

Fang Mingxia came here to hold back and make great contributions, so that he would be able to deal with Chen Yue in the future, how could he go to see Chen Yue and share such a great credit with him?

"Mr. Li, I will naturally send someone to communicate with Ping Nanhou about this matter. However, from the point of view of the younger brother, what you have to do now is not to raise troops anyway, but to immediately report this matter to Azig, the prince of Manqing Rui! Fang Mingxia said suddenly.

"What?" Li Guoying's eyes bulged all of a sudden, what kind of rhythm is this? Aren't you the envoy of the Ming army, why are you persuading me to betray Hao Xiaozhong and Xu Entai, who want to be together anyway?

"Mr. Li, don't think too much, I'm saying this completely for you." Fang Mingxia said indifferently.

"Mr. Li, we are fellow villagers, and I have heartfelt words to tell you. You have been in the army in Daming for many years, so naturally you know the situation of the Ming army better than me, and you have always looked at the strength of the generals themselves in Daming.

As long as you have a large number of troops, you can be reused by the imperial court, and the imperial court will not investigate some wrong things, and Zuo Liangyu, Marquis of Ningnan, is a precedent. General Li You have just been defeated in Wuhu, and your troops have suffered a lot of losses, among the general soldiers of the green battalion, your strength is originally first-class, but now I am afraid that even Hao Xiaozhong, Xu Entai and others are not as good.

And if you go to Azig to report Hao Xiaozhong and Xu Entai's rebellion, and take the opportunity to annex the armies of these two, then your troops are second to none among the generals of the Green Battalion. At the same time, you can earn the absolute trust of Azig, who will treat you as if you were his own and will no longer be a.

And when the right opportunity arises, you will suddenly send troops anyway, kill Azig by surprise, and join forces with the Ming army inside and outside to annihilate the Manchu Tartars in one fell swoop. And only with strength, you can play a pivotal role in the annihilation of the Manchu Tartars, so that you can be reused by the imperial court, and at that time, with military merits, the feudal marquis is unknown. ”

Fang Mingxia's words made Li Guoying stunned, it turns out that people can be so ruthless and shameless, and regard the heads of their accomplices and friends as their stepping stones! Li Guoying thought he was quite ruthless, but he didn't expect that he would be a big deal compared to these readers.

"I want to know, what do you get out of this?" After a while, Li Guoying recovered, and his mind was spinning rapidly.

Obviously, as long as he cooperates with Hao Xiaozhong and Xu Entai, and then wins over some other green battalion generals, and cooperates with the Ming army inside and outside, the uprising can be successful, and it is not difficult to defeat more than 20,000 Eight Banner soldiers. But this Fang Ming Xia Fei wants to make things so complicated, which makes Li Guoying can't help but doubt his purpose, he doesn't believe what this person said is to care about the friendship of fellow villagers!

"I know that General Li doesn't believe me," Fang Mingxia sighed, "You also know that I was sent by Han Gonggong, the commander of Dongchang, not Chen Yue, the Marquis of Pingnan. And you know what Gonggong Han represents behind him. ”

Li Guoying nodded, and the person standing behind Han Zanzhou was naturally Emperor Chongzhen, with Chongzhen's endorsement, which was also an important reason for Li Guoying to consider cooperating with Fang Mingxia.

"Now in Daming, the combat power of the Pingnan Army is second to none, and Pingnanhou is already the first general of my Ming Dynasty, and his status is irreplaceable. However, in the eyes of His Majesty, power needs to be checked and balanced, and the army also needs to be checked and balanced, so that the Ming Dynasty will be as stable as Mount Tai.

If you can lead more than 100,000 troops to oppose the Qing Dynasty and return to the right, it will definitely be the biggest force in my Ming Dynasty except for the Pingnan Army, which is an excellent choice for you and the imperial court. And if you want to bring more than 100,000 troops anyway, you naturally have to get rid of Hao Xiaozhong, Xu Entai and others first, so that you can control their army in your hands. ”

I see!

Now Li Guoying has no doubts, but a sense of fear comes to his heart again, it turns out that he has made great contributions in the Ming Dynasty, and he has not seen Chen Yue, the Marquis of Pingnan, who has made such a peerless achievement, but he is so suspicious of the emperor!

But no matter what, Fang Mingxia's strategy was definitely beneficial to him. Thinking that he could have more than 100,000 troops in his hands and achieve a high position like Zuo Liangyu, Li Guoying couldn't help but feel excited.

Compared to the upcoming power, betraying a few companions and friends is nothing. What is conscience? And you can't eat it.

After solemnly apologizing and thanking Fang Mingxia, Li Guoying left the sailboat, and when he left, he instructed his subordinates to keep the ship in check, and in case of an accident, Fang Mingxia would be transferred, and Fang Mingxia's safety must be guaranteed.

Listening to Li Guoying's voice outside the cabin instructing his henchmen, Fang Mingxia was faintly amused, and he was proud of his quick wit. What imperial court's jealousy and suspicion of Chen Yue, what army needs to be checked and balanced, this is all Fang Xia's mouth, and Han Zanzhou did not give such orders when he came.

However, according to the development of the situation, Chen Yue will definitely be suspicious of the imperial court, and it is not wrong for me to say this, nor is it a deception of Li Guoying. And wouldn't that be a great benefit to him? Fang Ming Xia said secretly.

After Li Guoying left the cabin, he called a few henchmen and ordered them to secretly lead the troops to prepare, and then quietly went ashore to meet Prince Azig.

Although it was already the second watch of the night, Azig did not fall asleep, but was repeatedly calculating and deducing the situation.

Wu Sangui and Ao Bai sent troops to attack Ningguo and Guangde, and had entered the territory of Yingtianfu, but the Ming army in Wuhu did not move at all, did not send troops to ambush, nor did they send troops to rescue, so they let the Qing army capture the cities one after another. This made Azig as uncomfortable as if he had punched the cotton.

The purpose of the Qing army's division of troops to attack was not to take down a few cities, but to lure the Ming army out of Wuhu out of their lair, and then annihilate them in the field, so as to open up the situation for the capture of Wuhu. But now Chen Yue is not like a young man in his twenties at all, he is as safe as a veteran of a hundred battles, and he actually sits back and watches the Qing army attack the city and seize the land, which makes Azig completely out of mind.

Should Wu Sangui and Ao Bai be ordered to continue their attack on Nanjing, or should they be ordered to retreat to Wuhu? At this moment, Azig hesitated.

If you continue to fight Nanjing, with the morale of the Ming army and the solidity of Nanjing City, it is simply impossible to take Nanjing, at most you will plunder the rich land of the Ming Dynasty outside Nanjing. And once it is delayed for a long time and enters the summer season, the hot weather is not only unsuitable for the Eight Banners soldiers, but also for the war horses.

War horses are too expensive, and war horses born in the north can't adapt to the hot climate of the south at all, and they can't get used to eating the forage in the south.

In the days when they arrived at the Yangtze River, because of the hot climate, there were war horses dying every day because of the water and soil, and the war horses carried by the Eight Banners lost almost one percent. If he stayed for another two months, Azig couldn't imagine how many horses would be alive.

Therefore, it is necessary to fight a quick battle, and it must not survive until the summer, otherwise the troops should be quickly withdrawn. Azig thought that in another ten days, if the Ming army in Wuhu did not come out, he would order Ao Bai and Wu Sangui to withdraw, and Azig said to himself.

When he heard that Li Guoying was leaking, Azig instinctively felt that something was wrong, something must have happened.

There are more than 200,000 troops, of which there are only more than 20,000 Eight Banner soldiers, and the rest are Green Battalion soldiers who have just surrendered, which makes Azig always vigilant. In order to ensure sufficient deterrence against the Green Battalion soldiers, he did not hesitate to order the execution of more than 20 Green Battalion officers who were defeated during the day.

"Let Li Guoying come and see you quickly!" Following Azig's orders, Li Guoying was put into the camp and entered the big tent.

"Meet the prince, Hao Xiaozhong, Xu Entai and they want to rebel!" Li Guoying's words shocked Azig.

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"You are a person who is truly loyal to my Great Qing Dynasty, and I now appoint you as the Governor of Huguang, with full responsibility for suppressing the rebellion of Hao Xiaozhong and Xu Entai. Remember, you must be careful not to allow the situation to escalate. ”

Azig instructed Li Guoying, and he was glad to have such a loyal person as Li Guoying. If there is no informant from Li Guoying, when the Green Battalion soldiers are really in chaos, even if the Eight Banners soldiers are dispatched to suppress the rebellion, this Wuhu will no longer be able to stay.

"Don't worry, let the prince do everything!" Li Guoying patted his chest and reassured.

Just now, he told Azig about Hao Xiaozhong and Xu Entai's rebellion, and when Azig was angry and wanted to send troops to suppress it overnight, Li Guoying suggested that it was not appropriate to make a big move.

Because if the Eight Banners soldiers were dispatched to suppress the rebellion, it would inevitably cause other green battalions to shake, and then the people would be very troubled.

Li Guoying volunteered that he was willing to solve this matter for the Qing Dynasty, and told Azig the plan he had planned.

Azig was delighted to hear this, and appointed Li Guoying as the admiral with full responsibility for the rebellion.

After receiving Azig's appointment and authorization, Li Guoying returned to the camp and immediately began to arrange the matter.

Early the next morning, on the grounds of discussion, he invited Hao Xiaozhong and Xu Entai to bring his henchmen to his camp, and then Li Guoying's henchmen Ding Qi came out and arrested Hao Xiaozhong, Xu Entai and others who came happily and unsuspectingly.

"Brother Li, what are you going to do?" Hao Xiaozhong was shocked.

"Brother can't help it, Daming's qi is exhausted, and there is no future in returning to Daming." Li Guoying said with a ashamed face.

"You, you bastard, don't forget that you are also colluding with the Ming army!" Xu Entai said angrily, only at this time did he realize that he had been betrayed by this despicable villain.

"Don't worry, after killing you, no one will know about it." Li Guoying waved his hand, and the green battalion soldiers raised their swords and guns together.....

killed Hao Xiaozhong, Xu Entai and others, Li Guoying took over the camp of the two with the warrant written by Azig, and then announced that Hao Xiaozhong, Xu Entai and others were sent to Jiujiang, and the camp would be taken over by himself in the future.

Hao Xiaozhong and Xu Entai were not there, and in the face of the army led by Li Guoying, a few of their henchmen did not dare to move, so they could only let Li Guoying take charge of the big battalion, and for ordinary green battalion soldiers, there was no difference between following Hao Xiaozhong and following Li Guoying.

It took a few days of hard work, Li Guoying secretly purged Hao Xiaozhong and Xu Entai's henchmen, and completely took charge of the army of the two, with more than 40,000 green battalion soldiers and officials, he became the first person among the generals of the green battalion, above the generals, and also the most trusted green battalion general in Azig.