"Wu Dog fell from the sky? Flying from the sky? Didn't you say it would arrive in two months? How did it appear now? ”

In the panic and inexplicable screams, more than 12,000 soldiers of the Wu army in white clothes and white armor rushed to the front of the three provinces coalition army like a white torrent, quickly lined up the formation, the cavalry protected the two wings, and the light single-engine rocket launchers lined up, and the oily arrows coated with tung oil moisture-proof and waterproof were aimed at the three provinces coalition forces together, and the archers and musketeers were covering behind, and the bows and arrows were aimed at the front together. The skillful standard of action, the speed of speed and accuracy, and the neatness and unity of the team not only made Sun Yanling, Shang Zhixiao and Geng Juzhong, the three ambitious and talented three-province coalition troops under the command of Erwuzai, ashamed to death, but also made the three Erwuzai even more frightened - the Wu army that suddenly came was definitely not a temporary recruit, but a real first-line elite.

"The Wu dog in the back has also been killed!" A new scream sounded, and the east gate of Nanning suddenly opened, and the Xuan army and Du Huijun joined forces to fight out of the city, and surrounded the three provinces coalition forces with reinforcements. Seeing this scene, Sun Yanling and the other two and five boys panicked together, and hurriedly shouted, "Hurry, prepare for war, prepare for war!" "Retreat south!" "Retreat north!"

The chaotic orders contradict themselves, and the coalition forces of the three provinces have already become a mess before they engage in battle, but fortunately, Shang Zhixiao, who has been in charge of the military power in Guangdong for a period of time instead of Shang Zhixin, still has some experience, and calmly shouted: "Don't mess up!" Don't mess around! Everyone stay put, don't mess around! Sun Junmen, Brother Juzhong, you all hurry up and organize the army and gather together, don't mess up! ”

To everyone's surprise, when the coalition forces of the three provinces hurriedly met the enemy and the ranks were in chaos, Wu Shizong's army and Lu Fatzi's army, which reinforced Nanning, not only did not take the opportunity to attack, but instead sent people to quickly send orders to Yu Xuan and Du Hui's friendly troops, ordering them to also stay calm, not to attack without an order, and to wait for the three provinces coalition army to reorganize the ranks and restrain the soldiers to consolidate the formation. But the more this is the case, Sun Yanling, monk Zhixiao and the other two or five boys were surprised, and they inevitably panicked even more - what kind of enemy is the most terrifying, and the enemy who is as calm as a cold stone is the most terrifying! If such an enemy does not move, it will inevitably be a thunderbolt, leaving no chance for the enemy!

It was also a blessing that the Wu army did not immediately launch an attack, and the allied forces of the three provinces finally managed to calm down from the panic of rushing to meet the enemy, and set up a circle formation that was convenient for defense, ready to deal with attacks from both sides at the same time. It was also at this time that Sun Yanling monk Zhixiao and other Erwuzai were pleasantly surprised to find that the number of Wu troops who suddenly killed was also not much, probably only more than 12,000 people, even if the 5,000 troops in Nanning were added, the strength was still not as good as the three provinces coalition army with 30,000 troops.

"Sun Junmen, there are not many reinforcements from Wu Gou, and this battle still has to be fought." Shang Zhixiao shouted excitedly: "Why don't you go to the Wu Dog reinforcement array and see how the combat strength of this Wu Dog reinforcement army is?" ”

"Why do you want me to go?" Sun Yanling asked angrily, "You won't go yourself?" ”

"Sun Junmen, Brother Zhixiao's Guangdong army and my Fujian army were the main forces of last night's attack, and now they are all very tired, your Guangxi army charged the least number last night, who are you going to go now?" Geng Juzhong said dissatisfiedly: "Besides, didn't you still say Sun Junmen just now - the Wu Dog army was seriously injured in the decisive battle of Guizhou, even if it flew from the sky, don't worry, you are still not afraid of them, now it's just right, look at the military gate." ”

The crow's mouth worked, Sun Yanling almost had the heart to slap himself, but the words had been spoken, and Sun Yanling had nothing to do, and at the same time, Sun Yanling, who had always been arrogant, really didn't believe in the combat effectiveness of the Wu army, and didn't feel that the army he led was worse than the Wu army. So after gritting his teeth, Sun Yanling still mustered up the courage to shout: "Okay, rush and rush, Lao Tzu doesn't believe it, Wu Gou's army can really have three heads and six arms?" You guys be careful to press the formation, and I'll go to the Wu Dog Array. ”

In the encouragement and praise of Shang Zhixiao and Geng Juzhong, Sun Yanling stepped out of the crowd, commanded the Guangxi army to charge in formation, and personally cheered in front of the battle: "Brothers, rush for me!" Wu Gou doesn't have many troops, there are so many of us, can we still be afraid of them? Rush me, kill a Wu dog soldier, and reward three taels of silver! Kill two Wu dog soldiers, and the officer will be promoted to one level! Kill! Kill all this team of Wu dog reinforcements, and the gold, silver and beautiful women in Nanning City will all be yours! Kill——! ”

Sun Yanling's encouragement still played a certain role, relying on the strength of the crowd, more than 10,000 Guangxi troops directly under Sun Yanling came out of the crowd, formed a battle queue, and rushed forward to Wu Shizong's army and the fat army with a shout. But at this time, hundreds of rocket cars in front of the Wu army suddenly ignited together, more than 100 rockets dragged out with gunsmoke, overwhelmingly shot at the Guangxi army, without waiting for Sun Yanling and other two or five boys to be surprised What kind of weapon this is, more than 100 rockets have been exploded in the Guangxi team, rumbling thunder, Sun Yanling's generals and soldiers cried wolf, blood and flesh splashed, and hundreds of people and horses lay down in the blink of an eye, and the rest of Sun Yanling's sergeants turned around and ran away, and the supervising team and grassroots generals were still running in the front, Countless wounded soldiers of Sun Yanling's army were left crying and wailing on the blood-stained ground under the smoke of gunpowder.

"Oh——!" Seeing that the power of the Wu army's rocket array was so huge, the soldiers of the Nanning defenders inevitably cheered, and Yu Xuan shouted even louder, with a pair of beautiful eyes clinging to the binoculars, just nervously looking for the figure of Qing Lang. Sun Yanling, Shang Zhixiao, Geng Juzhong, Ma Xiongzhen and others were like blank sheets of paper, and only then did they finally understand why the more than 200,000 troops of Aobai were wiped out in Guizhou, and why the 70,000 Wu army was able to win more with less and annihilate the mite Qing army several times its own.

As if to warn the allied forces of the three provinces, Wu Jun deliberately reloaded the rocket when the smoke cleared and the field of vision was wide, and when he saw that Wu Jun directly put the rocket on the launch vehicle and finished the reloading, Shang Zhixiao and Geng Juzhong and other generals of the allied forces of the three provinces who still had some battlefield experience were inevitably even more frightened, and said that Wu Gou's firearm was loaded so quickly, not to mention rushing to the firearm position, I am afraid that he would not be able to escape this firearm in the escape.

A group of Wu soldiers ran to the middle of the confrontation between the Wu army and the coalition forces of the three provinces, and actually set down a wine table in the middle of the battlefield, and put down the seats and dishes, as if they were going to drink and eat leisurely on the battlefield of the smoke of gunfire, and at the same time, a Confucian student with an extremely ugly appearance came out of the Wu army's array, and trotted over with a pure white flag, waving a pure white flag and shouting from afar: "Don't let go of arrows, don't shoot, we have no malicious intent!" Just have something to say! ”

"What the hell is Wu Gou doing over there?" Sun Yanling, monk Zhixiao and the others were puzzled, and said in their hearts that this team of Wu dogs had come thousands of miles, obviously surrounded us, and also had powerful new firearms, so as long as they launched an attack, they could defeat us, so why did they send people to contact and negotiate with the white flag? Surprised, Sun Yanling, monk Zhixiao and others, who had been frightened by the Wu army's rockets, naturally hurriedly ordered that no arrows should be released, and let the Wu army envoy rush to the front of the battle.

"Sun Yanling, Sun Junmen, Shang Zhixiao, the second prince, Geng Juzhong, the second prince, Ma Xiongzhen, Ma Zhongcheng." The extremely ugly envoy of the Wu army shouted in front of the battle: "Please rest assured, our Pingxi Royal Mansion is rebellious and killed, and now the goal has been achieved, and we don't want to have any grudges with you!" This time the troops entered Guangxi, not to fight with you, but to negotiate peace with you! General Wu Shizong Wu, General Lu Yifeng, General Lu Yifeng, General Lu of Pingxi Palace, and now we have sent a small envoy to give an order, inviting the four of you to come to the front of the battle to talk, our two generals of Pingxi Palace, have prepared wine and food, and want to invite you to go over and have a drink. ”

"Are you stupid to us?" Sun Yanling said angrily: "I drank with you before the battle, what should you do if you suddenly do it?" ”

"Please rest assured, General Wu and General Lu will definitely not take advantage of you, and each side will bring twenty retinues to negotiate in the middle of the battlefield." The ugly scholar shouted loudly again: "Regardless of whether the negotiation is reached or not, during the negotiation, General Wu and General Lu will never attack you with a guarantee of their personality!" ”

The Wu army, which had obviously occupied all the advantages, was not in a hurry to attack, but took the initiative to extend an olive branch to ask for negotiations. Just as he was hesitating, the ugly scholar shouted and asked, "May I ask which of you is Prince Shang Zhixiaoshang?" Second Prince, the student will introduce himself to you, Xiaosheng's surname is Wang Mingshao, he is your brother-in-law Lu Yifeng Lu's shogunate master, your brother-in-law asked the student to guarantee you, as long as you come out to negotiate, he will guarantee your safety with his family name, and also guarantee that the army of Pingxi Wangfu will never hurt the surname of any Guangdong soldier! ”

"Prince Shang, brothers in Guangdong, you can not believe the words of others, but you should always believe the words of your Pingnan Palace, right? Your county lord will not collude with outsiders to harm you, right? ”

Wang Shaobo's words moved Shang Zhixiao and the Guangdong generals and soldiers present, and they all said yes, we can not believe other people's words, but our county lord of Pingnan Wangfu will not lie to us, right? Besides, the army of Pingxi Wangfu is so strong, it is easy to defeat us, and now not only did not launch an attack, but sent people to invite negotiations, which clearly shows that they don't want to tear their faces with us, rather than stubbornly resisting to the end and suffering heavy casualties, it is better to negotiate with them, maybe they can return to Guangdong with dignity, and do not have to risk losing their lives to break through and flee for their lives.

"Sun Junmen, the two second princes, and Ma Zhongcheng, forgive the students for being rude, this is your only chance." Seeing that Sun Yanling and the others were silent for a long time, Wang Shaobo urged impatiently: "If you don't want to accept the kindness of General Wu and General Lu, it's okay, the student will go back and report to the two generals, and please get ready, we will launch a general attack immediately!" With that, Wang Shaobo turned around and was about to leave.

"Wait!" Sun Yanling, who was the least courageous, panicked, and hurriedly shouted: "Mr. Wang, please wait, please go back and tell General Wu and General Lu, just say that we agree to negotiate!" Both sides took only twenty retinues and negotiated in the middle of the battlefield. ”

"I promise." Shang Zhixiao also hurriedly shouted: "Go back and tell my brother-in-law, I, as a second uncle, believe him once, don't yin me." ”

Wang Shaobo agreed loudly, and rode back to report the news. Here, Monk Sun Yanling's filial piety turned to Geng Juzhong and Ma Xiongzhen and asked, "Brother Juzhong, Ma Zhongcheng, the Pingxi Palace's side has asked you to also participate in the negotiations, will you go?" ”

"If I go, the big deal is to exchange the things I have grabbed in Nanning these days, as long as the brothers can return to Fujian safely." Geng Juzhong claimed that he was a member of the Jingnan Palace, and it was expected that the Pingxi Palaces would not completely tear their faces with their Jingnan Palaces, so he naturally agreed.

"I'll ......, I'll go too." Ma Xiongzhen hesitated for a moment and agreed, but emphasized: "However, Sun Junmen, there are two second princes, the lower officials have words first, and it is okay for the Pingxi Royal Mansion to strike the troops and withdraw from Nanning, but if we want to betray the imperial court and surrender to the Pingxi Royal Mansion, I don't agree, and you must not agree." ”

Sun Yanling and the others nodded together, patted their chests and said that they would never surrender to the Pingxi Palace, at this time, Wu Shizong and Lu Fatzi on the Wu army's side really came to the middle of the battlefield with twenty entourages, Sun Yanling and others counted the number of people and found that they were correct, this is also with twenty entourages, and a total of twenty-four people stepped forward to negotiate with Wu Jun. And the people in the back, Yu Xuan, Du Hui and others were all confused, and they couldn't figure out what medicine Wu Shizong and Lu Fatzi were selling in the gourd, but they didn't dare to act rashly due to the military order, so they had to wait patiently in place.

After meeting in the middle of the battlefield where the two armies confronted, the two sides had to dismount and pretend to salute each other, and Lu Fatzi also honestly called Shang Zhixiao a few times Second Brother, seeing that Wu Shizong and Lu Fatzi did not have malicious intent, Sun Yanling and Shang Zhixiao and others finally came to their senses, and at the invitation of Lu Fatzi and Wu Shizong, the six of them sat opposite each other in two groups and began to negotiate before the battle.

"Sun Junmen, second uncle, second prince Geng, Ma Zhongcheng." Lu Fatzi nodded and said straight to the point: "Ming people don't say dark words, Lu Mou will tell the truth directly, and he won't hide it, Lu Yifeng led the army south with General Wu Shizong Wu this time, and he was ordered by the prince of Pingxi to come to Guangxi to kill and destroy the Yu party." A few of you fell into the well during the decisive battle between the main force of my Pingxi Wangfu and the old thief of Aobai, took advantage of the fire to rob, and attacked the friendly troops on the eastern front of our army and the sea grain route, the prince of Pingxi was very angry, and asked us to teach you a good lesson! ”

Speaking of this, Fat Lu paused and added: "The prince also has a decree, that is, if you dare to resist to the end, General Wu and I can't be polite, you can directly take off your heads on the battlefield, and any consequences will be borne by the Pingxi Palace!" ”

If you want to change the usual, Lu Fatzi dared to threaten Sun Yanling, Shang Zhixiao and Geng Juzhong like this, and the three Erwuzai had already turned their faces on the spot like thunder, but after seeing the huge power of Wu Jun's rocket, the three Erwuzai not only did not dare to attack now, but their faces changed color together, revealing a timid look. However, although Ma Xiongzhen is a civil official, he will show some courage no less than that of a military general, and asked in a deep voice: "Lord Lu, since the prince of Pingxi has this order, then why do you want to ask for negotiations now?" ”

"Ma Zhongcheng asked the point, of course we won't let it go." Lu Fatzi smiled and said: "Presumably Ma Zhongcheng and the three generals also know that the reason why our Pingxi Wangfu raised troops to fight against thieves is all because the old thief is arrogant and disorderly, bullying the king, tyrannizing the people, up to today, down to the ordinary Li people, all dare to be angry and dare not speak, and our Pingxi prince holds high the banner of rebellion and rebels against the sky, just to conquest the old thief, to eliminate the power and return to the court, report to the Son of Heaven Longen, and save the people of Li from fire and water." ”

"Now, in the first battle of Anshun, my Pingxi Wangfu army broke the enemy in a battle, annihilated more than 200,000 rebel thieves, and the head of the old thief was also cut off by our army, and it was basically said that it was a great success. What is left is to exterminate the remnants of the old thief and completely eradicate the remnants of the old thief. And Ma Zhongcheng and the three generals, during the decisive battle between my Yungui army and the old thief of Aobai, you took advantage of the fire to rob and sneak attack the back of our army, and our Pingxi Royal Mansion thinks that you are the sin of Aobai's henchmen, this is not an exaggeration, right? ”

"We're not." Sun Yanling hurriedly protested, "We acted on the emperor's holy decree, so we had a misunderstanding with you." ”

"Sun Junmen, where is the holy purpose you are talking about? Is it true or fake? Lu Fatzi asked rhetorically: "Besides, Sun Junmen, you also know very well that the old thief coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, even if the holy decree you received is true, can you prove that the holy decree is not a false decree issued in the name of the Son of Heaven under the instruction of the old thief?" And if you know that this is possible, but still insist on acting according to your orders, can't we suspect that you are a member of the party? Thieves and lackeys? ”

Sun Yanling was speechless, and Shang Zhixiao said timidly: "Brother-in-law, the problem is that the holy decree is true, even if the emperor is under the persecution of the old thief, we, as courtiers, can't help but listen to it." ”

"Second uncle, if it weren't for this, we would have already started it, so why should we negotiate with you?" Lu Fatzi asked rhetorically, and said more righteously: "But second uncle, don't worry, brother-in-law, General Wu Shizong and I are not unreasonable people, if you can prove that you are indeed not the lackeys of the old thief, and the attack on Lianzhou and Nanning is only forced to act according to the order, and the arrow is ready to be sent and has to be sent, then General Wu and I will naturally let you leave safely, not counting your previous crimes of being a thief, you can act as if these things never happened." ”

"And how do you want us to prove it?" Geng Juzhong couldn't wait to ask.

"It's simple." Lu Fatzi replied: "After the prince of Pingxi killed the old thief, in order to further eliminate the remnants of the old thief, and also in order to protect the territory and the people and guard the southwest for the emperor, he has already submitted to the imperial court, asking the emperor to hand over the three provinces of Sichuan, Huguang and Guangxi to the jurisdiction of the prince of Pingxi, and the military and civil affairs are all managed by our prince of Pingxi. Therefore, you only need to go to the imperial court and ask the emperor to allow the prince of Pingxi to take charge of these three provinces at the same time, and at the same time help us annihilate the Aobai Yu party in Guangxi. ”

"What? Do you want us to help you take down Guangxi? Sun Yanling, Monk Zhixiao and the others were all startled, and they jumped up suddenly. Wu Shizong was also taken aback, peeked at the serious face of the fat man Lu, and muttered in his heart, "My brother-in-law has a really big appetite, and he even wants to swallow an elephant with a snake and eat the whole of Guangxi in one bite." ”

"Wrong, the three generals and Ma Zhongcheng have misunderstood." Lu Fatzi shook his head and explained with a smile: "Lu Yifeng doesn't want you to help us take Guangxi from the Pingxi Palace, but I hope that you can learn from your mistakes, atone for your crimes, and destroy the Aobai Yu Party in Guangxi for the Pingxi Prince, proving that you and the Aobai old thief have the intention of breaking off with each other." In this way, not only do we not need to see each other with swords, but our prince Pingxi will definitely thank the three generals and Ma Zhongcheng again, and keep it so that you can get countless benefits. ”

"You're dreaming!" Ma Xiongzhen was furious and scolded: "Lu Yifeng, you still have the face to claim to be a courtier of the Qing Dynasty, the king of Pingxi rebelled against the heavens, raised troops against the imperial court, and the success or failure of the merits is still inconclusive. ”

"Ma Zhongcheng, of course the lower officials are afraid of being exterminated by the imperial court." Lu Fatzi replied with a smile: "But what about you, Ma Zhongcheng, if you insist on rebelling against the rebel army of the Pingxi Palace, you will be designated as a thief party by the imperial court in the future, I am afraid that you will be exterminated by the Nine Clans, right?" ”

"This official sits upright and is not afraid of villains!" Ma Xiongzhen said angrily: "Even if this official is designated as the Ao Bai Yu Party in order to defend Guangxi, he will never betray the imperial court and hand over Guangxi to you rebellious ministers and thieves!" ”

"It doesn't matter, since Ma Zhongcheng is obsessed, the lower officials have nothing to say." Lu Fatzi didn't bother to talk to Ma Xiongzhen, who didn't have half an army in his hand, but turned his gaze to Sun Yanling, Geng Juzhong, and Shang Zhixiao, and asked with a smile: "Sun Junmen, second uncle, second prince, what about the three of you?" What do you mean? ”

"You...... You dream. Sun Yanling finally squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth, "As a courtier of the Qing Dynasty, General Ben is a person of the Qing Dynasty in life and a ghost of the Qing Dynasty in death, and he will never bow to you rebellious ministers and thieves." ”

"Sun Junmen, your loyalty to the imperial court, the lower officials are very respectful and admired." Lu Fatzi said with a smile: "But Sun Junmen, the soldiers under your command, will you think the same as Sun Junmen?" Now that the army of our Pingxi Wangfu has surrounded you, if the lower officials shout a slogan that you will be promoted to three levels after killing Sun Junmen, I am afraid that some of the soldiers under your command will rush to do it, right? ”

Sun Yanling's face turned pale, his prestige in the Guangxi army was already pitifully low, if Wu Jun really shouted this slogan of lack of morality, I am afraid that those old Qiu Ba who have long been dissatisfied with him will really have countless people rushing to make a move. Lu Fatzi smiled again: "Sun Junmen, if you remember correctly, it seems that you have always dreamed of inheriting the title of the prince of Dingnan and becoming a prince before, right?" Now if you help our Prince Pingxi take Guangxi, with the generosity of Prince Pingxi, can you still be treated badly? ”

Sun Yanling's face turned even more pale, and he stopped talking. Lu Fatzi threatened unrelentingly: "Of course, Sun Junmen, you can also insist on refusing, but as far as the lower officials know, the army that Sun Junmen took over from Dai Liangchen seems to have never been very Sun Junmen's words, and now that our army of Pingxi Wangfu has surrounded you, in order to survive, will they do their best to protect Sun Junmen You fight out of the encirclement, Sun Junmen, do you dare to guarantee it?" Besides, Sun Junmen, you, the Guangxi general, have always been tasteless, and you can't leave the house, and you don't spread the number to the three armies, even if you want to clean up a few Dai Liangchen and leave the old man, you have to risk provoking a mutiny. ”

"Sun Junmen, I see, instead of going down like this, it is better for you to surrender to our Pingxi Palace, and let our Pingxi Palaces help you clean up those disobedient princes, help you cultivate cronies, and help you really control the Guangxi army. In this way, you can not only be majestic, but also go further under the protection of the wings of our Pingxi Palace, and be a great minister, isn't it wonderful? ”

On the one hand, it is impossible for the army under his command to fight to the death to protect himself and escape, and on the other hand, the Pingxi Royal Mansion helps him integrate the army, gain real control of the army, and even take a step forward in the Pingxi Royal Mansion. However, considering that it was not the first time that Lu Fatzi had pitted himself, and he was afraid of the consequences of helping the Pingxi Palace, Sun Yanling did not dare to believe anything. But at that moment, the entourage brought by Sun Yanling and the others suddenly exclaimed, "General Sun, the two second princes, something happened in the back!" ”

Sun Yanling and the others turned around in shock, but they saw that people in their own ranks in the rear kept escaping, running to the Nanning army and kneeling to surrender, and there were also many Nanning cavalry running and shouting to recruit their own army soldiers. And when he saw clearly that the people who surrendered were all his Guangxi soldiers and generals, Sun Yanling was furious, turned his head and shouted: "Shameless villain! You said that you didn't do anything during the negotiation, how can you not talk about it? ”

"We didn't do anything, did we?" Lu Fatzi said with a smile: "We just sent an order to ask the old general of the line to come forward to surrender, and every Guangxi soldier who surrendered has three taels of silver to take, and it was cashed on the spot, but we didn't send troops to attack you." ”

After that, Lu Fatzi added with a smile: "Sun Junmen, it seems that your control over the army is really not only ordinarily strong, even an old general who is so sick that it is difficult to get out of bed comes forward to surrender, so many people in your direct army will surrender immediately, and when our Pingxi Wangfu army really launches a general attack, how many people can listen to Sun Junmen, Sun Junmen, you probably don't know, right?" ”

(To be continued)