Suizhou, Suixian.

It has been more than two months since the so-called rebel army retreated from Jinghu to Suixian.

In the bloody battle between Jiang and Han in the past, Kong Yanzhou's entire army was annihilated, and his head was hung on the tower of Qichun City. Li Hong's entire army was annihilated, and he later died on the battlefield. Zhang Yongjun's army was completely wiped out, and the elite who claimed to be 100,000 people were only more than 1,000 people left at this moment. And Cao Chengjun's Yang Zaixing Department was also wiped out by tens of thousands of people, Yang Zaixing, a Yaozi, had the courage of ten thousand people, but he was still defeated so badly. It can be said that all the ministries that rebelled from the Tokyo Left-behind Division have been killed by Wang Shen.

In the next two months, although everyone still has more troops on hand. However, no one had the idea of fighting Wang Shen, and their morale was extremely low.

Such a situation was only possible when everyone was repeatedly defeated at the hands of the Jurchens. Unconsciously, they had equated Wang Shen with an opponent of the same level as the Jurchens. Although the combat styles of the Sizhou army and the Jurchens are different, they are not too strong.

Fortunately, after the rebel army retreated in Suizhou, relying on the mountains and holding various passes, the Sizhou army was insufficient, and they did not want to fight with them in the mountains. In this way, the rebels barely got a moment's respite.

Relying on this short period of peace, the rebels recruited troops and food in Suizhou, but gradually recovered.

However, during this period of time, Zhang Yong has been in extreme depression and has fallen into confusion about the future.

Supposedly, after the ministries have been rested, they should figure out where to go next as soon as possible. After all, for now, Suizhou is Xiangyang's territory. Although Zhang Jun should have done a good job in Guanzhong a while ago, the Jurchens felt unprecedented pressure, and the army in Xiangyang was transferred to Shaanxi, and the Tatars did not have the time to pay attention to the righteous army. However, such a situation will definitely not last long, and no one knows when the Jurchens will call.

I heard that the main force of the Jin Army's Wushu Department was stationed in Henan Mansion after it withdrew from Jiangnan to the north, so he naturally would not let Suizhou have so many troops stationed here, and sooner or later he would come back.

By that time, the rebel army had the main force of the Sizhou Army in the south and the Jurchen Iron Cavalry in the north, and these two troops were the strongest in the world. Just like two grinding discs, with just a slight movement, everyone will be crushed into powder.

Now, the best way to deal with it is to take advantage of the fact that the troops have recovered some of their vitality, and to immediately pull the troops out while the Sizhou army and the Jurchens have not yet attacked, all the way to the east and back to Huaixi.

Huaixi is now the territory of the Song army, and compared to the two fierce beasts of the Jurchen and Sizhou army, everyone is still very disdainful of them, and it is not a problem to occupy a foothold there.

"Go, you have to go, go as soon as possible, it's too late." As an experienced general with a keen sense of the situation between friend and foe, this thought has been swirling in Zhang Yong's mind, and he has already smelled extreme danger.

However, he talked to Cao Cheng and the leaders of the rebel army several times, but the attitude of others was cold, as if they were not interested.

After doing this a few times, Zhang Yong didn't want to say anything more. He used to have a lot of soldiers and generals, and as the leader of the alliance of the rebels, what a scene, and when he said a word, others had to give him some face. And now, the troops have been completely wiped out, there are no soldiers, and others also use him, the leader of the alliance, as an ornament.

This made Zhang discouraged.

After lunch on this day, Zhang Yong rode a horse boredly and took the guards to hunt in the mountains. It was the end of autumn, the grass and trees were yellow, and it was the time when the prey was fat. Especially after besieging and killing a two-hundred-pound wild boar, the more than ten lancers accompanying him cheered loudly with excitement.

According to the strength of their hands, the leaders of each family occupied the traffic arteries and anointing places in Suizhou respectively, and set up a large village, each village was thirty or forty miles apart. Zhang Yong's troops were the least numerous, and they were squeezed out to the southernmost mountainous area, where they confronted Wu Xianxian, the Sizhou Shengjie army stationed in Guanghua Town. If the Sizhou army wants to use troops in the north, Zhang Yongbu will be hit by the first wave, and if it is not done well, it will become cannon fodder to death.

How can a thousand demoralized remnants of an army be the opponent of a thousand-victorious army?

This made Zhang Yong even more depressed and helpless.

One of the guards jumped off his horse and ripped open the boar's belly, tearing out the intestines and throwing them aside.

Another guard scolded: "Straight lady thief, big loser, this fat sausage is a good thing, it tastes good when washed." The alliance leader really shot the wild boar with one arrow, which made us spend a lot less work. A fat pig, with some vegetables and soup cakes, has to cook more than a dozen pots, enough for the whole army to eat......"

When these words were spoken, the smiles in front of everyone froze, and they were replaced by a deep obscurity.

Yes, now there are more than 1,000 people in the whole army together, and a mouthful of pig meat plus soup and water is enough to eat. I think there were so many brothers when I first came to Jianghan...... Now it's gone.

Zhang also felt a pain in his heart, and after a long time, he sighed: "Yes, I didn't, I lost so badly, I'm sorry brothers." ”

Someone hurriedly comforted: "Alliance leader, Wang Daosi, the dragon among people, even the Jurchens were defeated in his hands, we are not ashamed to lose this time." If you lose, you can win it back later. ”

"Yes, Alliance Leader, don't be sad."

"What alliance leader, are others still thinking of me as the alliance leader? This appellation...... Hugh will mention it again in the future. Zhang felt bitter in his heart: "If you brothers still look up to me, call me big brother!" ”

"Brother Zhang, it's not a matter for us to stay here." A soldier boldly said: "We have the smallest strength among the rebels, so we will come to Suizhou to rest this time." Whether it is conscription and grain to draw territory, other families are relying on the momentum to hug each other, and they will not leave us with any favors. So far, we have not gained any benefit, and the troops have not recovered in the slightest. Rather than being angry here, it's better to fuck it. ”

"Yes, with Brother Zhang's ability, and with our group of hot-blooded men, where can't hair grow, if you stay here, I can't stand this nest."

"Yes, Brother Zhang, you can think about it. It's really not interesting to stay here any longer, our power is too small. The other families are all wolves, and one of them was swallowed up by them if we accidentally said it badly. ”

"This ......" Zhang was shocked in his heart, and couldn't help but shudder, thinking secretly: How can I forget this, people don't hurt the tiger, and the tiger harms people's hearts, but it is impossible to prevent it.

But on the surface, Zhang Yong snorted: "All the rebels are all brothers in Paoze who fight side by side, what are you talking about?" ”

"What do you mean by nonsense, someone has come to pull people these days, don't you know, big brother?" A soldier said indignantly.

"Ah, who came to pull people for this?" Zhang Yong's face changed.

The soldier replied: "Yes, almost every family has people coming, although we don't have many people, but the rest are elite, especially good at fighting in formation, the most rare." The soldier cared about the kindness of the eldest brother, so he naturally refused to leave. However, this situation continues, and if it is not good, some people will turn to others for the sake of three fullness. Brother Zhang, you still need to be careful. By the way, only one leader has not come to pull people, and we are usually short of anything to borrow, and they are also very generous. ”

When Zhang Yong heard this, he was so angry that he breathed a sigh of relief for a long time, and asked with a forced smile: "Is it such a righteous fight against the leader of a family?" ”

Soldier: "It's Brother Shang Yuan." ”

Everyone said in unison: "Yes, yes, yes, it's Brother Shang Yuan, he is a good person, he is a bold man." ”

"It turned out to be a business leader, and he is indeed a bold person." Zhang Yong smiled.

Since the withdrawal to Suizhou, the leaders of the various families have also gathered together to discuss several times. Seeing that Zhang Yong was down, he didn't take him, the big brother of the alliance leader, seriously, and there were many buries and numbers in his words. Zhang Yong had no choice but to bear it. However, Shang Yuan was very polite to him, and sent people to send things over many times to condole.

Shang Yuan, Zhang Yong, was not familiar with him when he was left behind in Tokyo before, and he only knew that this was a bloody person with Jiang Yiqi. Later, after everyone got together, the two got along well. Speaking of which, although Shang Yuan failed to fight, he was a generous person with the style of an elder. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to gather so many soldiers and horses, and his strength is not bad among the rebels from all walks of life.

At this time, suddenly, someone pointed to the mountain road ahead and shouted: "There is a situation, alert, alert!" ”

Hearing him shout, everyone was startled, and at the same time turned their heads to look over, but saw more than ten horsemen galloping on the mountain road.

Zhang Yong smiled: "Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive, it's Shang Yuan, put down the weapon, let's go over to greet him." ”

So they took the wild boar and rode up to meet it.

Zhang Yong: "Brother Shang, which gust of wind blew you over today?" As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to grab Shang Yuan's reins.

Shang Yuan was in his early forties, his hair was already gray, and his face looked very steady: "Alliance leader, Cao Cheng sent a messenger over before, please you and I go to his big tent to discuss matters, the camps of our two armies are not far apart, just do all the way." ”

"Cao Cheng wants to gather everyone to discuss the matter, but he wants to take advantage of Wang Shen's absence in Anlu, all the departments of our righteous army have recovered their vitality, and they want to use troops against Jiang Han?" Zhang Yong frowned: "That's right, the morale of the troops in all departments is much more stable, but unfortunately, when it comes to fighting with the Sizhou army, there are still people who are scared." Although Wang Daosi went to Hunan, he only took one army with him, and the main force remained at home. Kill the past now, I'm afraid I won't be able to please it. ”

Shang Yuan's face was a little bad, and he said in a sullen voice: "It seems that we don't want to use soldiers Jiang Han, let's talk while walking." ”

Zhang Yong found that there was something wrong with his emotions: "Brother Shang, what's wrong?" ”

After asking for a long time, Shang Yuan said slowly: "Alliance leader, when we rebelled out of Kaifeng, we were all headed by you and Wang Shan. That's because the character and insight of the two of you are heartbreaking, and everyone is at ease with your presence. I have a word I want to ask, and I ask the alliance leader to tell you the truth. ”

Zhang Yong: "Brother Shang, you ask." ”

Shang Yuan: "Brother Alliance Leader, let's talk about the bottom line now that we are rogues, walking all the way to eat all the way, and even doing things against the will of the people, but for so many brothers under our command to eat, we have to do this." But if it goes on like this, it is not a way out. Yes, if it's a big mess today, can ...... The so-called general trend of the world must be divided for a long time, and it must be divided for a long time. If you fight and kill all kinds of forces, one day you will have to decide the winner and loser. At that time, whether it is the Great Song Dynasty, or the Jurchens, or even the pseudo-Qi, it will not be easy to deal with. We are caught between them, and we are the enemy of everyone. I don't know how to go this way in the future, but I want to ask you the alliance leader. ”