"Brothers, this errand ordered by Wang Junmen must not only be done, but also done!"

Xiong Lichun's tone was very resolute, and he set the tone: "Who is Wang Junmen, you brothers don't know yet, let me introduce it to you, follow him, you won't suffer......"

From the bottom of his heart, Xiong Lichun was reluctant to give up the money and food, and he also felt that it was a bit risky to go to Xingguozhou, but he did not dare to disobey Wang Kefan's order.

At the beginning of the establishment of the Ningzhou Volunteer Army, the team was pulled up by relying on the weapons and equipment provided by Wang Kefan, and in the process of later development, it has always been under the banner of Wang Kefan and Fan Wenqin, because of the self-proclaimed Ming official army, it has won the support of the local people.

Xiong Lichun was originally a bandit and bandit, no different from his brothers, and later mixed into the Ming Dynasty general, only to dominate the 800-mile Mufu Mountain, if he offended Wang Kefan, the other party only needed a piece of paper to beat him back to his original form, and all his efforts were wasted.

Wang Kefan's power in the Ming court, Xiong Lichun has long heard of it, even Fan Wenqin is a puppet he single-handedly supports, and he, a small Ningzhou general, will definitely die after disobeying the order.

Of course, Xiong Lichun can also choose to defect to the Manchu Qing, but that is the last way, and the time to surrender is not right now, and he can't sell it for a price.

As early as when the Ningzhou volunteers just started an incident, Jin Shenghuan tried to recruit this army, and later all parts of Jiangxi were in chaos, and the Ningzhou volunteers took the opportunity to develop their own forces and controlled the two county towns of Ningzhou and Wuning.

But in Xiong Lichun's opinion, the price offered by Jin Shenghuan is still too low, and the current shape of the Ming army is not bad. There is no surrender.

Jin Shenghuan himself is just a general soldier, and his lieutenants are all generals like Wang Deren, bandits and bandits like Xiong Lichun will be given at most a general after surrendering, and there is no difference from Xiong Lichun's current position.

Xiong Lichun has no position, he can either follow the Ming Dynasty or surrender to the Manchu Qing, but he also has his own shrewdness, knowing that he can't surrender back and forth repeatedly, otherwise it will be difficult to gain trust. Not to mention glory and wealth, it is difficult to even save a small life.

Looking at the shape shì, waiting for the opportunity, Xiong Lichun has a plan.

The only thing to do now is to expand your strength.

Xiong Lichun's heart is big. Even if he surrendered to the Qing army, he didn't look down on Jin Shenghuan. Wait until your own strength is enough. If the Qing army wanted to negotiate with him, it had to send at least a high-ranking official of the level of Luo Xiujin, the governor of Huguang.

In that case, just take a gamble.

Unlike several other brothers, Xiong Lichun knew Wang Kefan very well, and the Gongyi Battalion was originally transferred to Jiangxi, with thousands of men and horses against Jin Shenghuan's 100,000 army. However, two Ke'an Mansions, even more than a dozen county seats, and later there were more Tingzhou rescuers and Ganzhou to relieve the siege. Create one miracle after another.

Wang Kefan made it clear in the letter that after the Gongyi battalion returned to Huguang, it had been expanded into the Chu army, with more than 20,000 troops.

Opportunity! Although it is risky, it is more of an opportunity, and it is worth betting!

If you win the bet, you will get Wang Kefan's trust and reuse, and the tooth card of the Ningzhou general will at least be replaced by the deputy general of Ningzhou, and follow the Chu army to pick up some rags and capture some prisoners, and the strength of the Ningzhou volunteers will be greatly enhanced.

If the bet is lost, the sky will fall and there will be a tall man on top of it, Xingguo Prefecture is close to Mufu Mountain, and it is a big deal to run away, and the Ningzhou volunteers will not be wiped out.

In addition to these reasons, Xiong Lichun sent troops to rejuvenate the state in order to maintain his prestige.

Xiong Lichun has just incorporated several bandits, although he has become the undisputed boss with his strong army and the title of general of the imperial court, but Mr. Deng is also the leader of the Makufu Mountain, and after joining the Ningzhou Volunteers, he has become a faction of his own and has the support of several generals, which has a certain threat to Xiong Lichun's status.

Especially on today's occasion, Mr. Deng actually gave orders in front of Xiong Lichun in front of the generals, and he had already touched Xiong Lichun's bottom line, in order to combat Mr. Deng's arrogance, no matter whether this matter was right or wrong, Xiong Lichun gritted his teeth and wanted to do it, and he should gamble.

If the bet wins, Xiong Lichun's prestige will naturally increase significantly, Mr. Deng will no longer pose a threat, and he will be able to use it for me in the future, if the bet is lost, Xiong Lichun is ready to sell his teammates on the battlefield and purge Mr. Deng's faction.

The Ningzhou volunteers are divided into several parts, the largest one is Xiong Lichun's descendant troops, and more than 700 people from Lingyunzhai have also been scattered and incorporated into it, and the rest are the troops of the brothers, which have not yet been mixed. There are many opportunities to fight, and if he really encounters a hard bone, Xiong Lichun is ready to throw Mr. Deng out of the top tank.

The Ningzhou volunteer army expanded too quickly, and Xiong Lichun had not yet completely mastered this army, and was ready to purge dissidents in this battle.

Under Xiong Lichun's strong insistence, the voices of opposition were suppressed, and the Ningzhou volunteers immediately entered a state of readiness, collected the necessary grain and grass materials, and transferred nearly 4,000 elite soldiers to form a conscription force.

Wang Kefan's request was 2,000 people, but he sent nearly 4,000 people, almost twice as much, including more than 700 people from Lingyun Village, as well as Mr. Deng and Huang Bald's subordinates, Xiong Lichun secretly had bad intentions.

Of course, Ningzhou County and the old nest of Mufu Mountain can't give up, Xiong Lichun sent his cronies to sit in Ningzhou County, but the old nest of Mufu Mountain is almost empty, he is now the boss of Mufu Mountain, as long as the front line does not defeat the battle, no one dares to touch his lair.

As soon as the arrangements were made, Xiong Lichun left Ningzhou County with an army of 4,000 and killed Benhu Guangxing Guozhou.

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Yuezhou Mansion, Admiral Caojiang Temporary Yamen.

Wang Jincai looked sincerely frightened, and apologized to Wang Kefan repeatedly, while Ma Jinzhong stood aside, his face full of embarrassment.

"Please forgive me, there are still some chores among the last generals, and I can't go to Huangzhou Mansion." Wang Jincai was reluctant to take risks.

"Lao Wang, I have made up my mind to go, you can go with you, you don't need to send the whole army, can't you only send 10,000 people?" Ma Jinzhong persuaded hard.

"This ......" Wang Jin hesitated for a moment and said, "10,000 people is still too much, can 3,000 people do it?" ”

Wang Kefan smiled: "I don't care, I'm afraid that you will regret it in the future, three thousand people can't share much military merit." ”

Wang Jincai looked embarrassed, gritted his teeth and said: "Then I will send 5,000 people, all of them should be military ......."

Wang Kefan waved his hand and interrupted him: "No need, it's just 3,000 people, but at least half of these 3,000 people need to be armored soldiers, and the other auxiliary soldiers must also be young and strong men, so you can't send some old and weak soldiers to mess around." ”

Wang Jincai originally had this idea, but at this time he denied it again and again: "How could it be? The general will do his best to handle the things that have been handed over by the military gate, and he will never dare to mess with them. ”

The risk is too great, Wang Jin didn't dare to make a heavy bet, three thousand people is already his psychological limit, if it weren't for Ma Jinzhong's words, he wouldn't even want to send these three thousand people.

"Then that's it, you go back and prepare as much as you can, and report to Yuezhou Mansion in two days." Wang Kefan finally instructed: "Also, this matter should be kept secret, even if it is He Dufu, don't say it first." ”

Ma Jinzhong and Wang Jincai said goodbye together, and returned to their residence together after leaving the yamen.

When they arrived at the residence to pack their luggage, the two left Yuezhou City with their own soldiers, and returned to the station to the south, and when they parted at the intersection, Ma Jinzhong stopped Wang Jincai.

"Lao Wang, you shook a slump face all the way, did you show it to me?"

"Hmph, if it's not that you are too talkative, I will lose 3,000 people for nothing?" Wang Jincai suddenly broke out: "Three thousand! And a thousand and a half armor soldiers! ”

"Your family has a big business, and it's not a big deal to throw a little." Ma Jinzhong has a hippie smile.

"!" Wang Jincai glared at him fiercely, frowned and said, "No, I'll pretend to be sick when I go back, and I won't come out of these three thousand people." ”

"Then you can think about it, if you do this, you will offend Wang Junmen to death!" Ma Jinzhong scolded: "You kid is a wooden head!" In this battle, I will send 5,000 men and horses, and I will personally lead the team, am I stupid! ”

Among the generals from the peasant army, Wang Jincai belonged to the Shaozhuang faction, and he was a little brother in front of Ma Jinzhong, although he was scolded, he was not angry, and asked: "Do you really want to send out 5,000 people?" I thought that's what you said. ”

Ma Jinzhong has a total of more than 7,000 horses, and 5,000 is a lot for him, and it can be said that he has fought his old book.

"Cut, dare to lose but not win, don't think about it for the rest of your life!"

Ma Jinzhong said: "Lao Wang, you are also a handsome person now, I have a few words to persuade you." The soldiers can't be raised, the more they are raised, the more squeamish they become, they have to be let out to fight, otherwise, sooner or later, the whole army will be wiped out in a battle, and your brother Ma has suffered such losses a few times! ”

"Phew! Crow's beak! I don't have much to say to you, be careful that you are wiped out! Wang Jincai's face became even more ugly, and he turned over and took care of himself.

"You're a goddamn rebel!" Ma Jinzhong shouted at his back: "Those three thousand people must be sent, don't blame Brother Ma for not reminding you!" ”

Wang Jincai left without looking back, Ma Jinzhong was stunned, and muttered to himself: "Damn, it won't really be a crow's mouth, will Lao Tzu really be wiped out?" ”

If the attack on Huangzhou Mansion is regarded as a gamble, it is also a big gamble, there is no gambling capital of thousands of people, and there is no qualification to sit in front of the table, Ma Jinzhong's capital is not much, although he is a little weak-hearted, he still pressed it all at once.

Two days later, Ma Jinzhong rushed to Yuezhou Mansion with 5,000 elites, Wang Jin hesitated again and again, and also sent 3,000 men and horses, but there were only more than 600 people in armor, which was still greatly discounted.

Wang Kefan didn't think too much, leaving the Chongyang Battalion and the Dongguan Battalion to watch the house, and together with other armies, the troops went out of Puqi. (To be continued......)