"Zhu Laojiu, the captain of the ninth team under Li Zicheng." The captain of the pro-soldiers said: "Back in Hancheng, Zhu Laojiu resisted the attack of nearly 10,000 people by Hong Chengchou with hundreds of remnants, and he was a great general. ”

"And...... Zhu Laojiu married Li Zicheng's daughter. Speaking of which, he can be regarded as the son-in-law of our rebels. ”

"Later, Zhu Laojiu was recruited by Yang He to surrender, and we, the soldiers of the old battalion, were unwilling to surrender, so we parted ways with him and went our separate ways. I didn't expect Zhu Laojiu to climb to the position of the general soldier of Huguang......"

The captain of the pro-soldier was full of emotion.

In the space of three years, the world has changed. At the beginning, Zhu Shunming led the team to fight desperately against the officers and soldiers and saved a number of wounded old battalion soldiers.

These veteran battalion soldiers followed Li Zicheng from one place to another, some died, some were disabled, some entered the middle and upper echelons of the rogues, and some changed their courts......

Most of these veteran soldiers have a good sense of Zhu Laojiu, and they recognize Zhu Laojiu's ability and tenacious will.

The captain of the personal soldiers did not expect that after three years, he actually saw the fierce and unstoppable Zhu Laojiu on the battlefield again. It's a pity that they appeared on the battlefield as hostile sides.

Xu Yixian turned his mind and said, "Will Zhu Shunming still know you?" Will he talk about incense? It's better for you and me to lobby Zhu Shunming together. For the sake of the old days, I may be able to catch up with the ......"

………………

The group of people in the Liukou held high the white flag and came to Zhu Shunming from Zhang Xianzhong's handsome banner with their bare hands.

After the bloody killing, Zhu Shunming's heart was much calmer. He halted his progress and waited for the white-flag-waving bandof rogues to arrive.

"Captain Zhu, do you still know Wei? Wei Xutao, we used to fight side by side in Hancheng at the beginning......"

Zhu Shunming vaguely had the impression that Li Zicheng was a wounded soldier in the old battalion, taciturn, shrewd and strong. I don't know why I followed Zhang Xianzhong.

"Lao Wei, change the scene, we will definitely treat you warmly. It's just ......" Zhu Shunming said lightly: "Now that we are fighting to the death on the battlefield, we are each our own masters, and we have to ......fight hard."

"General Zhu Bing, in Xia Xu Yixian, Xi is the military division of the Great Western Army." Xu Yixian arched his hand and said: "General Zhu is eloquent and strategic, and he should know the general trend of the world. If you exterminate the Great Western Army today, it is unknown whether it will be a blessing or a curse. ”

Zhu Shunming glanced at Xu Yixian meaningfully, and said: "This will destroy the Great Western Army and capture Zhang Xianzhong alive, what is the disaster?" Can Xu Junshi explain? ”

Seeing Zhu Shunming answer, Xu Yixian was overjoyed.

If Zhu Shunming only received Wei Xutao because he missed the old, but did not pick up his own stubble, then he was determined to be the eagle dog of the imperial court, and the two sides would not be able to make contact in the next step.

Now Zhu Shunming obviously gave Xu Yixian a step, and it seems that Zhu Shunming does not want to completely exterminate Zhang Xianzhong's army in his heart.

"This is not the place to talk, why don't you go to the general's station?" Xu Yixian said tentatively.

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The bloodied warring sides stopped fighting senselessly. Not only that, the officials and soldiers also provided a small amount of food to the rogue, and the nervous anger of the two sides suddenly turned invisible, but there was a feeling of sympathy for each other.

The spirit of fighting to the death was greatly admired by the officers and soldiers; The excellent equipment and good fighting qualities of the officers and soldiers made the rogues greatly envious and yearning.

Most of the soldiers in Zhang Xianzhong's old battalion are from Shaanxi, and most of the middle, middle and high-level members of Zhu Shunming's army are from Shaanxi. The two people stopped fighting, and a rural accent suddenly became a bridge between the two sides.

There are even Shaanxi villagers chatting and chatting about strange things that actually admit their relatives.

In the camp, Xu Yixian was lobbying Zhu Shunming.

"Lord Zhu, although these words are ancient, similar things have been staged all the time. The old Zhu family has a tradition of killing heroes. ”

"My lord went down from southwest Shaanxi and climbed to the position of the general army of Huguang in a few years, and I think I have a very clear understanding of the general trend of the world."

"The court is corrupt, officials are corrupt, natural and man-made disasters are centrifuged. What's more, the Jiannu outside the gate are eyeing the tiger, always thinking about entering the Central Plains. If this continues, I am afraid that the situation of the Tang Dynasty will be repeated in Daming. Lord Zhu doesn't want to protect himself in the chaos? Don't want to get promoted and make a fortune? Don't want to have a few strong foreign aid? ”

"My lord was born in the rebel army, and I want to know that we know very well the hardships of raising the banner of righteousness to kill corrupt officials. The people are miserable! ”

"In the past, when the gate valve was in troubled times, it was a bet on both sides to ensure that the family was undefeated for thousands of years. Why don't you follow the example of the high-ranking lord and make a bet on my general? ”

Zhu Shunming listened quietly and did not react.

Xu Yixian still has a vision.

In the entire Ming Dynasty, there are few who think that Jiannu will enter the Central Plains. The ministers of the court must call it "the itch of mustard", and the people hate it to the bone and regard it as a robber and thief.

Xu Yixian saw from this that the next day of the Great Tomorrow would soon fall into the melee situation in the last years of the Tang Dynasty, and he could be regarded as having a super vision.

It's just that history played a joke at this time. Only a few hundred thousand Jiannu were able to enter the Central Plains and rule hundreds of times the Han people, which became an incurable scar in the history of the Han people.

With the assistance of Xu Yixian and others, it is no wonder that Zhang Xianzhong was able to stand out from many rogues and become one of the two giants alongside Li Zicheng.

"Finished?" Zhu Shunming asked, "What you say makes sense. But do you think I've climbed from a civilian to where I am now, and I'll be moved by your words? ”

"What do you mean?"

"First, let Zhang Xianzhong come and talk to me in person. Second, show sincerity and don't mess with these vain things. ”

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Zhang Xianzhong is tall, with a black and yellow complexion, and a fierce yin, which is completely different from Li Zicheng's hearty and atmospheric style.

Of course, as one of the two heroes of the Chongzhen period, Zhang Xianzhong has his own cohesive personality charm and perseverance. Even if he is in a desperate situation, even if he wants to sign a humiliating alliance under the city, Zhang Xianzhong still straightens his waist, neither humble nor arrogant.

"Eight kings, long admiration."

"Mr. Zhu, good means. Zhang was convinced. Zhang Xianzhong smiled and conceded defeat.

"What do you think of my soldiers?"

"A good soldier is rare in the world." Zhang Xianzhong said sincerely.

"If I sell you weapons and armor, do you want it?"

Zhang Xianzhong was overjoyed. But he said quietly: "I don't know how the adults sell their ways? ”

The weapons of Zhu Shunming's officers and soldiers were better than those of the imperial court. If he can obtain Zhu Shunming's weapon, Zhang Xianzhong is confident that even in the face of Lu Xiangsheng's Tianxiong army, he will have the strength to fight.

But are good things so easy to get? Zhang Xianzhong didn't know if he could afford it.

"As the commander-in-chief of Huguang, this official naturally has to think about the stability and prosperity of Huguang. If you can exchange a few knives and guns for gold, silver and jewelry, in exchange for Huguang's peace and stability, the official is naturally willing. ”

Zhang Xianzhong understood the meaning of Zhu Shunming's words. He looked up at Zhu Shunming's eyes, and wondered why the young Zhu Shunming was scheming like a thousand-year-old demon.

Zhu Shunming didn't plan to completely exterminate Zhang Xianzhong from the beginning. In addition to driving the Liukou out of the Huguang realm, he wanted to teach Zhang Xianzhong a profound lesson, and at the same time promote his arms to the outside world.

Arms trading is one of the most lucrative businesses.

All wars are for profit. Zhu Shun didn't have a next year, so he hurried to Wuchang and fought a big battle with Liukou, showing the strength of his army, and at the same time showing the sophistication and power of his weapons, which can be regarded as a live advertisement for his weapons.

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No one knows what kind of agreement Zhu Shunming reached with Zhang Xianzhong.

That night, Zhang Xianzhong gave up all the gold, silver, jewelry, and most of the rogues, and with his elite cronies, attacked the official and military transport ships docked on the east bank of the Zhuanshui River at night.

Relying on these ships, Zhang Xianzhong was able to cross the water, enter Yingcheng, and join Feng Shuangli's troops who remained in Yingcheng, and marched to the Yunyang Mountains together.

Soon, Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Yunyang, found that this small team of rogues was well-armed and extremely powerful, and for a while, the soldiers and horses of Tianxiong Army and Zuo Liangyu could not stop them, so they had to watch them break through the defense line, enter the Yunyang Mountains, and disappear into the vast jungle.