February 27 of the second year of Longwu.

Duchang County, Nankang Province.

In the camp of the Longwei Army, a total of 14 rebels from the three prefectures of northern Jiangxi gathered.

Some of them came to give face to Jade Shura, some came for the prestige of the Dragon Guard, and some were persuaded by Deng Shan. However, there are still a few who have decided to "integrate" with other rebels, and most of them still have a wait-and-see attitude.

Before Master Gu entered the barracks, he had already sighed several times - the enemy army in Duchang had been basically cleared, but the outside of the camp of the Long Wei Army was still a neat three-circle trench, and the horses were rejected inside, and the wooden walls were not sloppy.

From miles away, hussars in dark green uniforms were on the alert. There are also neat queues in the camp at any time, and soldiers with firearms on their backs patrol back and forth.

All the soldiers are full of energy, magnificent, and at the same time, the military discipline is strict, and the behavior is solemn, and no one laughs and looks forward to it, and at a glance you know that this is an elite division.

Lord Gu couldn't help but nod secretly, it seems that it is not luck that King Chenzhou has been a strong enemy in Jiangxi recently.

In the big tent of the barracks, Zhen Zhen was quite excited to introduce Su Chengyu to the various righteous troops who rushed over, "Your Highness, this person who carries the nine-ring sword is Jiujiang Jin Wu." A magic knife is superb, once a single knife in a hundred thieves three in three out, people nicknamed Jin Dadao. ”

Jin Wu hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "Jin Wu greets His Royal Highness the King of Chenzhou." ”

"This is Yu Zhen, the commander of the White Horse Battalion." She pointed to the next red-faced burly man, "He used to be the banner commander of the Qi family's army, and the white horse battalion he led also had the style of the Qi family's army. Ambushed the thief army in the Poyang area many times, and was almost undefeated. ”

"Yu Zhen has seen His Royal Highness the King of Chenzhou."

"This is Yichang Tie Dake, known as the Iron Leopard. More than 100 of his men are armed with spears, and the surprise charge is invincible......"

"This is Du Kai of the Loyal Army. The Loyal and Righteous Army is the best at collecting all kinds of intelligence, and most of the information of the three prefectures in northern Jiangxi comes from them......"

“……”

Su Chengyu nodded frequently, these more than ten righteous soldiers have their own strengths, if they can be well integrated, they will definitely be a team with good combat effectiveness.

When the righteous army had seen the salute, he was about to announce the start of the discussion, when he heard Zhen Zhen excitedly say, "Master Gu, why are you here too?" ”

Only then did Su Chengyu see a man with sharp and angular facial features like a knife, but a little emaciated, coming quickly, and bowed down: "Gu Yanwu, the director of the Ministry of Officers and Soldiers, see His Royal Highness the King of Chenzhou." ”

"Gu Yanwu? The rise and fall of the world, the husband is responsible? Su Chengyu casually said this famous sentence that later generations would know. This is Gu Yanwu, one of the three great Confucians in the late Ming Dynasty? I didn't expect to meet here.

He was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly helped Gu Yanwu up.

"The rise and fall of the world, the husband is responsible?" Gu Yanwu was stunned to recall these words, and suddenly remembered what he had written: "Those who protect the country, their kings and their ministers, and those who eat meat; Those who protect the world are cheap and responsible. Immediately, it turned out that His Highness had distilled his words into eight words.

He arched his hand with some emotion: "His Royal Highness read the "Daily Knowledge", these eight words are more expressive than the original text of the lower official, and they are really the finishing touch. ”

Su Chengyu was stunned for a moment, and then vaguely remembered that "the rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband" does not seem to be Gu Yanwu's original words, but the summary and processing of later generations. But at this time, the author of these words must be counted on his own head again.

Gu Yanwu continued, "Xiaguan was ordered by the Lu Pavilion Department to contact the rebels in various parts of the Yangtze River, but he never succeeded. Now I heard that His Royal Highness was entangled in Duchang with the grand event of the righteous army, and the lower officials had a lot of contacts with the northern Jiangxi rebel army, or they could make some modest efforts.

"If all the armies are united, their army will be strong enough to reach northern Jiangxi. At that time, His Royal Highness should be able to put aside the enemy of the three provinces, lead the male division to quickly march south, and the day when the troops besiege Nanchang will be the time to clear the thieves in Jiangxi! ”

Su Chengyu was quite surprised when he heard this, his Jiangxi strategy was only known to a few generals and the emperor at the Fuzhou Military Conference, and this Gu Yanwu could judge his strategic intentions just by relying on the current situation, and it was really a good strategy.

Although Gu Yanwu is famous for the three major Confucians in the late Ming Dynasty in history, he is actually an all-rounder with both civil and military skills, and at the end of the Ming Dynasty, he repeatedly commanded the anti-Qing rebels in the Qing army-occupied areas, and fought with Jianyu for more than ten years.

Su Chengyu nodded slightly, there are all kinds of people in the Northern Jiangxi Righteous Army, and the rivers and lakes have a lot of habits, and they need a serious and resourceful person to help manage it. The Gu Yanwu in front of him is extremely suitable, and he will definitely be pulled into the integrated rebel army.

He let Gu Yanwu into the account, but Director Gu insisted on walking behind him, and finally the two entered the account together.

"All of you who raise righteous armies and drive thieves and captives are all heroic and chivalrous people." Su Chengyu first warmed up the scene, and then changed his words, "However, the gold thieves have been in trouble in northern Jiangxi for a long time, but my more than ten righteous troops have never been able to get rid of the thieves, why?" ”

He said this politely, what did not get rid of the thief soldiers, and the thieves have basically been fighting the rebels all along.

"It's because we don't have the same orders, and we don't have any support for each other!" Zhen Zhen immediately said loudly.

"That's right." Su Chengyu cast an approving glance and continued, "In addition, the rebel army only relies on self-raising grain, grass, and military weapons, and it is difficult to last long, and the equipment is not easy to be refined, and the training of the soldiers is also insufficient. In this way, although the rebels were outnumbered, they suffered several losses at the hands of the thieves. ”

As soon as he said this, he immediately received a lot of approval.

Su Chengyu hit the railway while it was hot: "If you want to reverse this situation, the first three righteous armies will be twisted into one army, unified command, and kill the enemy together." ”

"Your Highness, we were originally near our hometown, so we can get grain and grass nearby. If we entangled the army, the cost of this food will be several times higher than before, and I am afraid that we will not be able to afford it. Immediately a question was raised.

Su Chengyu smiled slightly, with the income from steel and cement in his hands, it was no problem to feed more than 10,000 soldiers. Of course, for the time being, it is still not expected that the imperial court will allocate food and salary.

"If the Northern Jiangxi Righteous Army is combined into one, I guarantee on behalf of the imperial court that at least 10,000 taels of silver will be allocated every month for consumption."

As soon as he said this, there was an exclamation in the tent.

"Ten thousand taels a month!"

"The court is so generous?!"

"Three hundred taels per month for the eight hundred brothers in my White Horse Battalion is enough to eat, and after the combined army, there will definitely be a surplus of 10,000 taels!"

"It seems that in the future the brothers will not only be able to eat, but also receive some money."

"In the future, you don't have to worry about money and food, you can concentrate on cleaning up the thieves!"

"My Iron Mountain Battalion is willing to join forces!" Deng Shan immediately stood up and said loudly.

Zhen Zhen was robbed of the limelight, glared at Deng Shan angrily, and hurriedly said, "I, Jade Shura, also join the army!" After thinking about it, he continued, "In the future, half of the army's grain and grass supply will be provided by my Zhen family!" In fact, nearly half of the grain and grass provided by the Northern Ganbei Righteous Army before was also provided by her, and at this time, it was put on the bright side.