A few days later, the boundary of Shaanxi, located somewhere between Hanzhong Mansion and Xi'an Prefecture, Wang Cong'er's headquarters was stationed there, waving flags, dancing with the wind, and the soldiers were mostly in tattered clothes, which was very suitable for their identity as a peasant rebel army, and their weapons were also various, old and new, or spears, or broadswords, or farm tools, waiting. Moreover, surprisingly, there are people with birds, and there is no shortage www.biquge.info of firearms.

Among the large army, on the side of Linshui Creek, surrounded by various camps, it is Wang Cong'er's Chinese army tent. Groups of soldiers patrolled by, not squinting, holding weapons, although the clothes were disheveled, some shabby, all kinds of colors, but the military appearance was very strict, the discipline was clear, far better than Wang Sanhuai's department.

In the midst of the green grass, surrounded by mountains, the smoke curls up, the horses neigh, the birds chirp, and the aftermath bursts, one after another, constantly reverberating.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, the leaders stood neatly on both sides, just on both sides of the door of the camp tent, and everyone looked solemn and did not smile. It is not difficult to find that among the crowd, a person with an ugly face is in the front, standing at the head of the column on the left, it is Zhang Lin, who is loyal to Yang Lin, temporarily serving as the intermediary between Lei Ting and Wang Cong'er, responsible for negotiating some mineral deposits and arms transactions, and also serving as Wang Cong'er's military advisor, giving advice and providing some advice.

The person in the upper seat, dressed in the boss's costume is a woman, with a good face, very beautiful, under the beautiful appearance, exudes a heroic and sassy meaning, giving people a sense of courage and sharpness, with the heroic spirit of a woman who does not let her eyebrows, this person is Wang Cong'er, the commander-in-chief of the White Lotus Sect's Eighth Route Righteous Army, and the wife of Zhang Lin, who was formerly known as Qi Lin.

At this moment, looking at the heroine in front of him, vaguely, Zhang Lin was a little obsessed, as if he was reminiscing, and suddenly, a trace of gloom flashed in his eyes, he was so helpless, and soon returned to normal, and no one found out about his abnormality. At the same time, Wang Cong'er's hearty and gentle voice sounded, which was so magnetic and appealing, echoing in the big tent.

"Marshals, vanguards, and commanders-in-chief, as the commander-in-chief of the White Lotus Sect's eight-way rebel army, your shopkeeper, I just got the flying pigeon message, our White Lotus Sect's several rebel armies in Sichuan are in a very bad situation, under the pressure of Lebao step by step, they are losing and retreating, and the current situation is very critical, and they may be surrounded by the Qing army at any time, and they urgently need our support to help them get out of trouble and resolve the crisis."

However, Wang Cong'er's words fell, and as soon as he finished speaking, before he could ask a question, someone stood up and spoke.

"The shopkeeper is also from the White Lotus Sect, all of them are from poor peasants, and their subordinates understand what you mean, and it is our duty to rescue several other rebels. However, we are now in Shaanxi, although it is not far from Sichuan, but there are also a large number of natural barriers in the middle, the mountain roads are rugged, and there are Manchurian Tatar troops along the road to block, and when our reinforcements arrive, they don't know what happened? Will they be able to make it to our arrival? A soldier came out of the ranks and said pertinently.

"Deng Xianfeng is right, let's not say that we can't save or not, how long can those rebels last? Will you be able to hold out until we come back with help? What's more, it's not easy for us to lay down these places, isn't it too worthless to give up lightly? Another person came out of the ranks, and although he did not explicitly oppose it, the meaning was very obvious.

"Shopkeeper, it is not easy for us to open the current situation, once we return to Sichuan, the Qing army will send troops from Qinghai, Gansu, Shaanxi, Hubei, and Hunan, forming a situation of encirclement, completely trapping our White Lotus Sect's armies in Sichuan, with their strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the wilderness, our strength will be slowly weakened, and finally become powerless to resist, and be exterminated by the Qing court."

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One by one, the generals came out to express their intentions, although they did not explicitly say that they opposed the White Lotus Sect's several righteous troops who returned to Sichuan, but they all had the same meaning, that is, the return of aid is to be discussed, is it worth it?

Vaguely, in a trance, many generals gave people an illusion, as if they had discussed and reached a consensus, although the content of the words was different, but their words were conclusive, sonorous and powerful, and they had already prepared, organized the language, and waited for an opportunity to attack.

Such a scene was completely unexpected by Wang Cong'er, who originally thought that once these generals of his heard that several other brothers and rebels were in trouble, they would be filled with righteous indignation and ask for help one after another. However, the fact was the opposite, which made Wang Cong'er unexpected, and he didn't know how to make a choice for a while, so he couldn't help but raise his eyes, look in the direction of Zhang Lin, and look around.

From beginning to end, when everyone was discussing and suggesting, Zhang Lin didn't say a word, didn't show his attitude, just stood like that, listening to everyone's story, his expression was indifferent, and he couldn't tell whether he agreed or opposed.

At this moment, looking at the calm Zhang Lin, Wang Cong'er, who couldn't make up his mind for a while, couldn't help but move in his heart, and asked: "Zhang Junshi, I don't know what your attitude is towards the rebels in Sichuan?" How do you look at it, should you return the aid immediately, or wait and see? ”

As soon as the words fell, the suggestions of the other generals all stopped, and they all retreated, looking at Zhang Lin neatly and consistently, exuding some kind of same aura, as if they knew Zhang Lin's answer, no one was worried, and would not put forward contradictory views, Zhang Lin did not disappoint everyone, I saw him say lightly: "Shopkeeper, I listen to everyone's opinions." ”

Then, Zhang Lin stopped talking, stood with his hands in his hands, and stood there quietly, the atmosphere was a little weird.

Hearing this, Wang Cong'er was very surprised, strange at Zhang Lin's performance. In the past, at this occasion, as long as he asked questions, Zhang Lin would answer all questions, answer questions, say what he meant in his chest, and share his worries.

Although she was puzzled in her heart, Wang Cong'er did not continue to ask and say more, but looked at everyone one by one with her eyes again, with a thoughtful look on her face, and her heart moved, as if she was confirming something. After a while, he said softly: "Okay, you guys go down first, about whether to return to the Sichuan Righteous Army, let me think about it again, think about it." ”

Just when many generals had retreated, and most of them had already walked out of the big tent, Wang Cong'er suddenly stopped Zhang Lin and said loudly: "Master Zhang, wait a minute, I still have some things I want to ask you for advice and discussion." ”

Soon, many generals left, and there were only two people in the big tent, looking at each other, sitting and standing, all peaceful. After there was no sound outside the big tent, Wang Cong'er's voice sounded again, and he was very determined: "Zhang Junshi, is the reason why they are surprisingly unanimous in their opposition? Did you persuade them before the discussion? ”

"Yes, shopkeeper, before this, I did find them and asked them to stop your actions and not to return to the rebel army in Sichuan." Zhang Lin didn't have any arguments, and admitted bluntly that he said so frankly and without guilt, and such a situation was once again unexpected by Wang Cong'er.

Although he didn't expect Zhang Lin to answer so directly, Wang Cong'er was only slightly surprised, and he was not angry because of Zhang Lin's inciting everyone to oppose his actions, he knew in his heart that Zhang Lin must have his own reasons for doing this, so he asked calmly: "Why?" Give me a reason, I need an answer that convinces me. Otherwise, I will do my best to defy public opinion, and I will definitely send troops to support the rebel army from all walks of life in Sichuan, help them get out of their predicament, and avoid being encircled and suppressed by the Qing army and annihilated. (To be continued.) )