Chapter 196: The Alliance of Gaoyou (I)

As the words fell, the whole room fell silent. Everyone kept their mouths shut, and the only sound of heavy breathing flowed through the air.

Whether it is Zhao Junyong, the current head of Guide, or Zhu Bayi, the head of Huaidong, they were originally subordinates of Sesame Lee. And so far, both of them have also regarded themselves as Sesame Lee's subordinates. Although, in fact, both forces have long been semi-independent.

If we follow Lu Luzeng's criteria just now, we should cut off the power that cannot be controlled if we are not sure of it. Zhu Eighty-one is estimated to have died a long time ago, I don't know how many times. Zhao Junyong's fate may be better than his, but his head has been hung on the city wall of Xuzhou City for more than half a year, and it is impossible to live until now.

In other words, it was Sesame Li's broad-minded enough that he had already returned to the German army and the Huai'an army today, and then had the Xu Huai system that dominated one side. Otherwise, Zhao Junyong and Zhu Eighty-one would not have had a chance to get to where they are today. And Sesame Li himself cannot have the capital to be on an equal footing with Liu Futong.

This past history is very clear, and no one with a conscience can deny it. It's just that Sesame Li has never been credited, and he has never tried to meddle in the internal affairs of the Zhao and Zhu families. Zhao and Zhu also cautiously maintained their superficial respect for Sesame Plum, and never tried to put their status above Sesame Plum. The three people at the helm tacitly maintain the current relationship, and no one takes half a step forward, let alone takes the initiative to puncture a layer of window paper.

But Mao Gui, the governor of Mengcheng, was in a hurry and lifted out the truth behind the window paper! For a while, how can you not feel embarrassed?! Including Mao Gui himself, after the atmosphere in the room was weird, he regretted it so much that he wanted to hit his head against the wall. He stood blushing for a long time before he added, "I, I'm just making an analogy." Actually, in fact, I want to say, I want to say, the worries of the old Lu seniors are purely unnecessary. Looking at the red scarf in the world, who is it, who is not like this? They are all big and trustworthy leaders, with a group of brothers underneath. And under each brother there was a smaller group. Such layers are layered on top of each other, which has caused the momentum of the Red Turban Army today. If it is too serious, it will be exploited by the imperial court! (Note 1)

These few explanations are purely intended to cover up, but they are better than nothing. At least Fu Youde, Zhu Eighty-one and the others listened, and the expressions on their faces became a lot better. Shaking his head, he replied with a dry smile, "Isn't it?" At the moment, the main focus is still on the Tartars! ”

"Well, the external humiliation has not gone, between brothers, why bear to kill each other?!"

"Mr. Mao is right. If you want to achieve great things, you must have the heart to achieve great things. It's too narrow-minded, but it can't be! ”

"Actually, I also think that Zhang Shicheng's character may not be reliable!" Mao Gui just wanted to get rid of the embarrassing atmosphere in front of him, so he quickly took the initiative to divert the topic elsewhere, "But since he has just made a great achievement, and he is crying and shouting at the moment to follow Brother Zhu, Brother Zhu might as well accept him first." If he is willing to follow Brother Zhu sincerely, whether he goes to Jiangnan to expand his territory, or stays in Jiangbei to maintain the place, it can always come in handy. If one day he is half-hearted, and even does something against the Lord for the sake of fame and wealth, Brother Zhu will take him down again, and outsiders will not be able to say anything. After all, with the current attack power of the Huai'an Army, ordinary characters may not be able to hold up a few moves in front of you. ”

"That's right!" Everyone smiled and nodded. Obviously, no one wants to repeat some of the previous topics.

"Also, I want to give everyone a heads-up!" Mao Gui smiled and continued to extend the conversation further, "Gaoyou City was taken down by us in one go, which was originally expected. The serious officers and soldiers of the entire Gaoyou Mansion are only in their early 10,000s, and the rest are all a rabble of two improvised patchwork of Qi Zhedu and Li Qi, and their combat effectiveness is almost negligible. But the next battle may not be so easy. No matter how you say Yangzhou, it is also a road. The territory is three times that of Gaoyou, and the army is far stronger than Gaoyou. And Polo, the king of the south of the town, doesn't spend money, and he still knows how to use soldiers. If it hadn't been chilled by the Tartar Emperor in the past two years, he would have brought his men and horses to our door a long time ago. It's not our turn to take the initiative to provoke him! ”

"That's true!" Speaking of the upcoming battle, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became lively again. Everyone, you say a word, I say a word, and they all give Zhu Eighty-one advice, "Polo Buhua has won many battles before, we really can't underestimate him." ”

In addition to the officers and soldiers, there are two volunteer troops under his command that have been formed for more than two years, one is called the Green Army and the other is called the Yellow Army, both of which are around 20,000 in size. The leader of the Qing Army was a Han army general, named Zhang Mingjian, nicknamed the spear marshal in the rivers and lakes. The commander of the Yellow Army is Wang Xuan, who was also born in Jiangmen, and is good at cutting a horse, and is known as the general of the big sword. These two lines of soldiers and horses, one was ordered to be stationed in Taizhou, and the other was stationed in **. If there are police in Yangzhou, they will definitely rush over to support in the starry night. ”

"It would be best if we could force them all into Yangzhou City. With the ironclad cars and gunpowder in our hands, no matter how thick the city wall is, it can't withstand a few bombs. If the walls were destroyed, the morale of the defenders would have to drop by at least half! ”

"In fact, we are not afraid of field battles, although our side has suffered a little loss in numbers. But it was not much less than the enemy army. And the Qing Army, the Yellow Army and Polo do not spend their own headquarters soldiers and horses rarely go out together, and the cooperation between them may not be able to ensure tacit understanding! ”

"But our side is not going much better. The soldiers and horses of Chief Guo and Sun Dudu still don't know where they are grinding! ”

The last sentence was accidentally said by Wu Liangmou. Then, the atmosphere in the room became strange again, and everyone's breathing was clearly audible.

The five coalition forces went up the canal, and when the strategy was formulated, Zhu Bayi's idea could be described as perfect. However, when it comes to implementation, it makes people laugh and cry. So far, the ones who really contribute on the battlefield are still the German army, the Suzhou army and the Huai'an army, which were originally the three companies with the same spirit. The remaining two families, Guo Zixing and Sun Deya's soldiers and horses, not only failed to help at all, but because of the problem of marching degree and military discipline, they also forced Zhu Eighty-one to divide some forces from his subordinates to "take care" of them. lest the two uncles Guo and Sun lose their minds and suddenly start the idea of the prosperous and wealthy Huaidong Road. In that case, even if the start is smooth, Zhu Eighty-one will have to turn around and go back and save his nest first.

"The old man still thinks that it's not a problem to be so confused!" After being silent for a long time, the old master Lu Zenglu, who had been refuted by Mao Gui speechlessly, said stubbornly, "Manager Li's open-mindedness, the old man really admires it ruthlessly!" Jun Yong and Chongjiu's respect for Mr. Li is obvious to all of us. But the three of them can all be called righteous men and gentlemen. We can take care of each other. If you change someone else, it may not be. At least put Guo Zixing and Sun Deya behind him, and the old man has not been very sure! ”

"The old gentleman is very right!" This time, Mao Gui did not refute Lu Luzeng. On the contrary, he gave the old Jinshi a help, "Between gentlemen and gentlemen, of course, there can be courtesy." When you meet those guys who are not very gentlemanly, there are some ugly words, and it is not an exaggeration to talk about the front! ”

"The two of them have indeed gone a little too far!" Regarding the procrastination of Guo Zixing and Sun Deya, Fu Youde also despised it in his heart. At the beginning, it was said that five companies would join forces, but now it has become three companies taking the lead, and the other two are just following behind to share dividends. If you have the heart to build yì and not give it to them, you may not be able to say it on your face. However, everyone worked hard to snatch the money and food from the mouth of the government, and took 20% of it for no reason, and it was really a loss to think about it.

"There are more than 30,000 captives besides Zhang Jiusi!" Seeing that everyone didn't refute their words, Lu Lu thought for a moment and continued, "There may be some people who are willing to pay for the passage home. But there must still be people who want to follow Zhang Jiusi's example and pull up a team by themselves to take refuge under the wings of our Huai'an army. If they bring it up tomorrow, will the governor promise to answer them or not? If these 30,000 or 40,000 people are not settled, I am afraid that everyone will not be able to leave Gaoyou. Otherwise, as soon as we walk on the front foot, we will definitely be lit up countless fires on the back road! ”

This question is also very practical, so that everyone has to frown and think deeply. Since ancient times, the placement of surrendered troops has been a very big trouble. These people, who are familiar with the basic operation of weapons and have undergone rough training, are far superior to ordinary people in terms of organization, coordination, and combat effectiveness. As long as one of them dares to take the lead and raise his arms and shout, he can pull a follower. Then whether it is to occupy the mountain as the king, or to fall into the grass as a coward, it will pose a great threat to the local area. Therefore, it is easy to solve the problem when the number of troops surrendered is small, and once the number of troops is large, it is impossible to rely on pen and road expenses to defeat them. Otherwise, after the Battle of Julu that year, Xiang Yu would just go home with 200,000 Qin troops, so why kill them all?!

"Don't worry, if you kill someone, the old man won't mention it again. I mentioned it, I guess no one of you juniors will agree! Without waiting for everyone present to come up with a solution, the old man smiled, shook his head and said, "The old man just wants to mention yì, whether it is Guo Zixing and Sun Deya, or Zhang Shicheng and others, it is better for everyone to take advantage of the recent unity of mind to discuss a specific charter." Then, I swore an oath of blood and followed this charter in the future. In this way, whether it is a gentleman or a villain, there is no need to be too wary of each other. Once there is a problem in cooperation, everyone also has a reason to refer to! ”

Note 1: Most of the peasant rebel armies in history were very disorganized. Including the more successful Li Zicheng, Luo Rucai, Yuan Shizhong and others under his command all belong to the independent mountain under his command. Director Li Zicheng later had to cut off the two by hand. Until modern times, many warlord forces were unable to straighten out their internal relations. The more famous Feng Yuxiang department is also a gang in the east and a gang in the west. Nominally, they are all his subordinates, but when they want to rebel against him, many people do not hesitate.

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