Hu Maozhen enthusiastically pulled Shen Lian into the banquet, Shen Lian sat down with a smile, and did not refuse to toast him.

"Brother Shen, Hu regrets it, I regret that I was limited to the righteousness of my buddies, and I was fooled by Li Chengdong's dog thief and made a move to reduce the Qing. Think about my ancestors were all the people of the Ming Dynasty, but they made eagle dogs for the Tartars, what a shame for the ancestors! ”

After three rounds of drinking, Hu Maozhen hid his face and cried.

Shen Lian put down his wine glass and persuaded: "General Hu doesn't have to be too upset, the so-called prodigal son will not change his money, General Hu, you can now realize your mistakes and make a move to abandon the dark and turn to the light, which can be regarded as a great way to get lost and return to good!" “

Hu Maozhen asked tentatively: "Brother Shen, a general like me who has betrayed the Ming Dynasty, even if he is lost, will King Qi accept it?" ”

Shen Lian pondered for a moment: "To be honest, the court will definitely have prejudices against those who have betrayed the Ming Dynasty, but King Qi has said that many times people will make helpless choices, and they can't help themselves."

The mistake has been committed, and if you want to turn back, you must make a merit that is enough to make up for the mistake, so that the court can believe it. This is the attitude of the King of Qi towards the generals. ”

Hu Maozhen groaned: "I understand......"

Shen Lian continued: "The total population of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is four or five hundred thousand, and all the adult males add up to only more than 100,000 people. Therefore, the Duke of Qi often said that if you want to expel the Manchu Qing Dynasty, you must first cut off its wings, and its largest wing is the Han army flag, which is the green battalion. Many people in the Han military banner have been following the Manchu Qing for more than ten or twenty years, and they have long disagreed with the identity of the Han people. The green battalion soldiers are different, the green battalion soldiers are all reorganized after the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, the reason why the surrender of the Manchu Qing Dynasty is to survive, and then it is to see the strength of the Eight Banners.

And now, King Qi annihilated 100,000 Qing soldiers on two roads, including tens of thousands of people in the Eight Banners, which is enough to prove that the invincibility of the Eight Banners is just a joke. As for the green battalion soldiers, King Qi will be open-minded, as long as those who are willing to turn back will not correct the past.

However, for the sake of past friendships, I told General Hu that the past is not to blame, but it may be difficult to gain the trust of the King of Qi and the imperial court. And if you are lost now, you will lead your troops anyway and make great contributions to the Ming army's capture of Jinan. How could the King of Qi not like it? General Hu, will your future in the Ming Army be worse? ”

"However, in this Jinan city, my army is only 3,000, and the remaining 10,000 or so are Li Chengdong's people, and the difference in strength is huge! Moreover, Hong Chengchou led the main force of more than 100,000 green battalion soldiers to hide in Zhangqiu, a hundred miles away, and he could reach Jinan in a few days if he marched in a hurry. Hu Maozhen was embarrassed, and unconsciously explained the details of the green battalion soldiers.

Shen Lian was shocked in his heart, and the doubts in his heart were finally solved, it turned out to be really Hong Chengchou's trick, but it was a pity that he did not realize the clear investigation. If Li Yi waved his army to attack the city, Hong Chengchou suddenly led his troops to kill, it would cause a big disaster!

Shen Lianqiang calmed his mind and comforted Hu Maozhen: "But General Hu, don't forget, there is still General Li Yi's 100,000 army outside the city, and you are secretly Li Chengdong in the Ming, the easiest way is to open the city gate when attacking the city, Jinan can be easily taken!" ”

Hu Maozhen nodded: "Let me think about it, think about it, it's too big to be sloppy." Li Chengdong is not terrible, but the army under him is all strong soldiers, and there are a group of godsons running for him, especially that Li Yuanyin, who is very treacherous, I feel that Li Yuanyin has been eyeing me these days. ”

"Since this Li Yuanyin is in the way, the design is to get rid of it." Shen Lian frowned and said, "If it's inconvenient for you to do it, General Hu, my people can do it for you!" ”

Hu Maozhen shook his head: "Brother Shen, you don't know Li Yuanyin's kid's martial arts, and there are more than a dozen personal soldiers following him all the time, so it's so easy to get rid of!" ”

At this moment, Hu Sanli, who was waiting next to him, replied: "General, in fact, Li Yuanyin may not be able to be used by us." ”

Hu Maozhen's eyes glared: "You know a ball!" Li Chengdong treats Li Yuanyin so well, he treats him like his own son, how could Li Yuanyin betray him! ”

Hu Sanli pouted: "No matter how good it is, it's just a godfather, not a father, not to mention that Li Chengdong has a hatred for Li Yuanyin for slaughtering the village and killing his father!" ”

So Hu Sanli told an old story, Li Yuanyin was not surnamed Li, but surnamed Jia, and he was from Nanyang. When Chongzhen was seven years old, Li Chengdong and Gao Jie were still under Li Zicheng's command, when they hit Nanyang, most of the villages were looted by thieves, Li Chengdong personally led troops to rob a village, robbed everything, and wrapped up all the young and strong villagers, and Li Yuanyin's father died in the hands of the rebels, and Li Yuanyin, who was a teenager, was also wrapped up in the exile army. It wasn't until later, as he grew older, that Li Yuanyin gradually emerged and was valued by Li Chengdong as a righteous son!

Hu Maozhen pouted: "How many years have it been old, besides, Li Yuanyin's father was not killed by Li Chengdong himself, plus Li Chengdong has trusted Li Yuanyin so much over the years, how can he rebel again?" ”

Hu Sanli said with a smile: "That's not necessarily, as long as there is the right person to say it, Li Yuanyin's father was killed by Li Chengdong himself, and he can't help but believe it!" ”

"Oh? Are you holding back some bad water? Don't say it yet. Hu Maozhen scolded.

Hu Sanli poked his head over, approached the two and muttered, and heard Hu Maozhen's face change.

"Damn, you kid was born to do bad things!" Hu Maozhen slapped Hu Sanli's shoulder vigorously and scolded with a smile. Shen Lian also looked at Hu Sanli with a smile, his eyes full of appreciation!

......

As night fell, Jia Changyong, a soldier of the green battalion, came out of a tavern drunk, squatted on the corner of the street and vomited, and two black shadows suddenly appeared on the empty street. A stick hit Jia Changyong's head, knocking him unconscious, and then a sack covered his head, and two black shadows carried him and quickly disappeared into the night.

"Why hasn't the bastard surnamed Jia come back yet?" In the tavern, a green battalion soldier scolded, and got up to look for it, but was pulled by other accomplices.

"Jia Changyong's bastard ran away, you kid don't want to sneak away, come and continue drinking!"

Hu Maozhen patrolled the city with a hundred and ten personal soldiers, and in the corner of a secluded horse face, Hu Maozhen retreated from the others, and there were only a few personal soldiers waiting around him. A rope was tied to the battlement and thrown down the city, then a black shadow climbed the rope down the city, then another sack was sent down the city, and then another black shadow.

The two black shadows in the lower city quickly lifted the sack and ran towards the Ming army camp in the distance, and soon disappeared into the night.