As the old saying goes, "money moves people's hearts" money and power are the goals that most people pursue in their lives, some people can live for money, die for money, and some people can abandon everything for rights, it is obvious that Wang Pu is one of them. Driven by power and money, Wang Pu radiated unprecedented enthusiasm, and it took only three days from receiving the holy decree to negotiating the surrender with the rogue, and Wang Pu did everything.

After negotiations, the two parties finally decided to accept the formal surrender of the thieves outside Cixian on the fifth day of the lunar month, that is, ten days later. After the negotiations, Wang Pu quickly wrote a note to the imperial court detailing the matter, and told the news to the surrounding officials and soldiers, asking them to open the road and cooperate with him.

Liu Fan, who was in Wu'an, also received a letter sent by Wang Pu, and Liu Fan's first reaction when he received the letter was not to believe it. Will Zhang Xianzhong surrender to the Ming Dynasty? What are you kidding, if Zhang Xianzhong would have surrendered, then how could he later establish the Daxi regime and become a soil emperor himself? Combined with the current situation, Liu Fan instantly understood, it is estimated that it was a desperate plan to get out of the thief's desperate situation! This is also a common trick used by the rogues. Liu Fan was a little anxious in his heart, although he didn't want to exterminate all the Liukou, but he couldn't watch the Liukou get out like this! Once it is surrounded by the rogue and the official army, it will inevitably flow like Henan, Huguang and other places, and the people in these two places will suffer at that time! This is the last thing Liu Fan wants to see!

In a hurry, Liu Fan asked Sun Liang and the battalion commander to discuss the matter, and after handing over the letter sent by Wang Pu to everyone for circulation, Liu Fan said, "According to my guess, the purpose of the thieves must be to solve the current predicament by fraud, we can't do anything to see this happen, we must take action!" What should we do? ”

After the last battle, because of his outstanding performance, Sun Liang now basically plays the role of Liu Fan's think tank, and when he heard Liu Fan's question, he was the first to say, "Handsome!" I think that now we have to make two preparations, one is that the marshal personally writes a letter to His Majesty to explain the reasons and make every effort to prevent this matter. Second, according to the current behavior, if the rogue wants to escape, he will inevitably go to Henan, now Henan has no soldiers and has just suffered from drought, the people have no harvest, and the rogue is flowing here, like a fish in water, will quickly get rid of the current predicament, and the situation will be even more out of control! The army quickly set off and set up defenses on the north bank of the Yellow River in case of accidents! ”

Wu Tao objected, "According to what Counselor Sun said, we are obstructing the holy decree, and when the time comes, the court will blame it, and the marshal will inevitably be frustrated!" Wouldn't this trap the commander be disloyal? I'm against it! ”

Sun Liang immediately asked rhetorically: "Then what do you say to do now?" The commander's order is that we must do something! Now these two methods are the easiest and most effective. Is there anything better you can do? ”

Wu Tao frowned and said, "Then you can't disobey the will of the imperial court!" I think it's better for the Ming court to act again! If you really can't do it, you can communicate with Wang Pu to explain our speculation, wouldn't it be better for us to join forces with him and set up a backhand to surround the surrendered rogues? ”

Sun Liang smiled and said, "Battalion Commander! You think things are too simple, doesn't Wang Pu know that there is a possibility of Liukou surrendering? So why wasn't he prepared at all? The reason is not to not take responsibility, the surrender is a matter agreed by the court, even if the thieves surrender, it is also a mistake in the court's decision-making, and the relationship with Wang Pu is not big, he does not have to bear the main responsibility, but once the surrender is successful, the credit will be great! In this way, there is a one-in-10,000 hope, and Wang Pu will not give up. Do you think he'll listen to us? ”

Seeing that the two of them insisted on their own words, Liu Fan had a headache, he knew that he wouldn't ask their opinions, the positions were different, and the angles of considering things were different, Liu Fan, as a traverser, had secrets that he couldn't say, and they might not be able to understand what Liu Fan thought of Wu Tao. Considering this reason, Liu Fan knocked on the case and said, "Okay! Don't make any noise! I didn't come to you to listen to your quarrels! No matter what, we must act! Just do what Sun Liang said! Tomorrow, the army will set off for the north bank of the Yellow River to deploy, and send someone to inform Wang Pu, after all, they are the leader! As for their reactions, we don't have to think about it, he Wang Pu can't control me Liu Fan! In addition, I will write a letter, Sun Liang, you send someone from the Military Intelligence Department to send it to Luo Yangxing for 800 miles, and let him pass it on to His Majesty! Remember to tell Luo Yangxing to hand it over to His Majesty! Don't change hands! Act now! ”

Liu Fan has unquestionable authority in the Broken Army, and as soon as Liu Fan's order was issued, the two of them suddenly did not dare to refute, and said in unison, "Yes!" Handsome! "Bow down and exit the barracks and start executing Liu Fan's orders!

After the decision was made, Liu Fan did not delay, and early the next morning, Liu Fan transferred 10,000 troops from the broken army and drove to the north bank of the Yellow River. After a three-day march, the captives marched south to the Yellow River and reached Mianchi. Mianchi is located in the northwest of Henan Province, bordering the Yellow River in the north and Yuanqu, Xia County and Pinglu in Shanxi Province across the river, connecting with Luoning and Yiyang in the south, Yima and Xin'an in the east, and bordering Shaanxi County in the west. It is one of the necessary roads to Henan through the Yellow River, and Liu Fan's army is stationed here, which is equivalent to guarding the throat of the thieves going south.

The actions of Liu Fan's army of tens of thousands of people could not be concealed, and almost at the same time as Liu Fan's actions, all the surrounding forces received the news, although the officials and soldiers such as Zuo Liangyu and others guessed Liu Fan's purpose, but it was none of their business, and they did not react much. The most anxious are Liu Kou Zhang Xianzhong and others, followed by Wang Pu! After the two parties got the news, they were very anxious, Liu Fan's purpose was too obvious, this was completely cutting off their way of life and wealth!

In Zhang Xianzhong's cottage, after Liu Fan sent an army to block the way out of the Yellow River, Zhang Xianzhong was frightened and uneasy, and once again convened the leaders of various departments to discuss countermeasures. In the cottage hall, unlike the elation last time, the atmosphere this time was a little dull, and the many leaders sitting in the hall were drinking with their heads bored, and no one spoke in the middle of the ring.

As the minutes passed, the atmosphere in the hall became more and more depressing. Liu Neng couldn't stand this atmosphere at the first time, and threw the wine bowl in his hand on the ground with a "snap", and said angrily, "This Liu Fan can't get along with us everywhere!" I'm weird! We didn't recruit him, we didn't mess with him, why did he keep making trouble for us? Made! Others don't care, just him Liu has a lot of everything! ”

As soon as Liu Neng opened his mouth, it was like a stone thrown on the surface of a calm lake, and the hall immediately exploded, and all the leaders present had suffered a big loss in the hands of Liu Fan, and when they heard Liu Neng's words, they cursed Liu Fan loudly. Now Liu Fan's reputation among the Liukou is not small, and there is a rumor among the Liukou that "there is a Cao in Shanxi, a Liu from Shandong, and Tang Zuo in the middle, don't mess with everyone!" It refers to Cao Wenzhao, Liu Fan, Tang Jiuzhou and Zuo Liangyu. According to the ranking of the Liukou, Liu Fan and his Broken Army are second only to Cao Wenzhao in the hearts of the Liukou! (To be continued.) )