Smith looked at the back of the departing soldiers, and kept thinking in his heart that Yang Xiuqing would return to Nanjing to preside over the overall situation, but how to deal with the 50,000 troops brought by Yang Xiuqing? Smith turned his gaze to Li Zhen and asked, "The marshal, Qin Rigang and Li Xiucheng are still in Changshu County, and Qin Rigang also has fierce generals under his command, and it is difficult to defeat the opponent head-on, how do you plan to deal with Qin Rigang?" ”

Li Zhen looked like he was in his chest, and said confidently and calmly: "According to the strategy that has been set a long time ago, first separate Qin Rigang and Li Xiucheng and others, and then take Li Xiucheng and then plot against Qin Rigang's army."

Lu Shaochuan hurriedly asked: "How can the handsome man be separated?" ”

Li Zhen had already planned in his heart and said directly: "I plan to sneak into Changshu County and mix with Qin Rigang's side after changing my appearance." In this way, it can deal with both Qin Rigang and Li Xiucheng. When I gain a firm foothold in Qin Rigang, the special forces of the Sharp Knife Battalion also need to infiltrate the city one after another to respond to my actions. ”

"No!"

Lu Shaochuan and Smith refused at the same time, and both of them had a big change in their faces, revealing a look of shock. Li Zhen is the commander of the army, and it is taboo to risk his life because he is related to the future of the Shanghai army.

Li Zhen insisted on his opinion and did not change his mind.

His eyes fell on Lu Shaochuan, and Li Zhen said: "Lu Shaochuan, you are the head of a group, but you are reckless and impulsive in your bones, and you have a hint of gangsterism. If you shoulder the heavy responsibility and go to Changshu County to divide Li Xiucheng and Qin Rigang, I will definitely collect the corpses for you. So you obediently lead the army and hide and wait for news from me. ”

After a pause, Li Zhen's eyes looked at Smith again and said, "Lu Shaochuan is a Chinese who will not be ostracized. You are an American, a foreigner, from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to Hong Xiuquan, down to ordinary soldiers, all of whom reject foreigners. If you go to see Qin Rigang with a heavy responsibility, don't say that Qin Rigang and Li Xiucheng will be pulled out and killed by Qin Rigang directly. ”

Li Zhen looked at the two of them and said solemnly: "You can't do it, you have to go out in person." ”

Zhu Wu suddenly said: "Dashuai, I am willing to go!" ”

At a critical time, Zhu Wu stepped in horizontally.

Li Zhen glared at Zhu Wu, thinking to himself, this kid is usually quite quiet, why is he not well-behaved now?

Li Zhen cleared his throat and said lightly: "If you want to separate Qin Rigang and Li Xiucheng, I have to ask you, how do you plan to separate Qin Rigang and Li Xiucheng?" You're clever and courageous, but it's no small feat. Besides, you still have to lead the special forces of the Sharp Knife Battalion to sneak into Changshu County quietly, and there is a mission, so you can't either. ”

Lu Shaochuan, Smith and Zhu Wu looked at each other speechlessly.

Apparently Li Zhen didn't let them go.

But what Li Zhen said also made sense, so that the three of them couldn't refute it.

Li Zhen was relieved to see that the three of them were not persuasive, and said: "I have something to do, and you also have something to do." I pretended to be a Taoist priest to sneak into the city, and I needed Taoist robes, dust, compass, wigs, and fake beards, all of which were needed by Taoist priests. ”

Lu Shaochuan said: "Is this a difficult thing? Is it a serious matter? ”

A look of embarrassment appeared on Li Zhen's face, he coughed lightly twice, shifted his gaze and said, "Didn't I finish speaking, you still have to send someone to release the news that Li Xiucheng surrendered to me." Anyway, just make it up casually, as long as it is pouring dirty water on Li Xiucheng's body. The news can be bizarre and even unreliable, but Qin Richeng will not consider the authenticity of the news when dealing with Li Xiucheng, and will be very happy to hear these news. ”

Smith thought for a moment and said, "Since the marshal wants to be divided, just spread the news directly according to what you just said, why do you need to sneak into the county seat?" ”

From the bottom of his heart, Smith didn't want Li Zhen to put himself in danger.

Lu Shaochuan immediately echoed and raised his hands in favor of Smith's proposal.

Li Zhen sighed and said patiently: "Do you think Li Xiucheng is a person made of mud who can handle it casually? Yang Xiuqing left Changshu County, and it is impossible for the elite of his henchmen to be without a little backhand. Qin Ri had to deal with Li Xiucheng, and someone had to encourage me to go to Changshu County in person. ”

After hearing this, Lu Shaochuan and Smith knew that they couldn't stop Li Zhen. No matter how sure Li Zhen was, the two of them were worried, after all, it was too dangerous to enter Changshu County.

……

The backyard of the county government of Changshu County.

In the study, Qin Rigang and Pan Qingyang sat inside.

Pan Qingyang raised his head and sat upright, but his tone was slow and soft, and he said: "Lord Wang, there is a news spread around Changshu County, which is related to Li Xiucheng. ”

"What's the news?" Qin Rigang asked.

Pan Qingyang immediately replied: "The people say that Li Xiucheng had surrendered Li Zhen when he was captured in the sea. Li Xiucheng returned to Nanjing and reused Yang Xiuqing again, which is already a big tumor. Li Xiucheng defeated Li Zhen in the sea and became famous. Now that Li Xiucheng has failed again, the soldiers of the Celestial Empire are even more afraid of Li Zhen. ”

Not only that, Li Xiucheng's constant failures continued to weaken the forces of the Celestial Empire, but also continued to increase Li Zhen's military exploits, accumulate popularity, and establish Li Zhen as an invincible and invincible god of war. The prince Li Xiucheng is a guy who eats inside and out, and if he doesn't kill Li Xiucheng, sooner or later he will have a big mess. ”

Pan Qingyang's eyes were as cold as a knife, revealing a murderous aura.

Qin Rigang stared at Pan Qingyang with burning eyes, with a hint of intriguing smile in his eyes, he directly saw through the thoughts in Pan Qingyang's heart, and said with a smile: "Qingyang's words have moisture." ”

Pan Qingyang said calmly: "The prince is wise! ”

Qin Rigang bowed his head slightly, revealing a smug look.

Pan Qingyang said again: "The rumors of the prince are not credible, but there is no wind, and it is impossible for Lang to come out of nowhere. The last general thinks that Lee so-sung is problematic. Li Xiucheng's master, Yang Xiuqing, controlled the dynasty and monopolized the power, not allowing the prince to have the opportunity to display his ambitions. Now Li Xiucheng stayed in the army, just fighting cattle across the mountains to deal with Li Xiucheng, thus weakening Yang Xiuqing's strength. ”

Qin Rigang raised his eyebrows and said, "I didn't expect you to be a talent." ”

Pan Qingyang immediately said: "The adults teach well! ”

Qin Rigang stood up with a flick of his sleeves and said in high spirits: "Regardless of whether Li Xiucheng defects to the enemy or not, Yang Xiuqing is bullying me, I must pull out the nail that Yang Xiuqing has inserted in the army." Without Li Xiucheng, it is difficult to control the army. You go and give an order to summon all the generals in the army to the hall of the county hall to discuss the matter. I'm going to test Lee so-sung to see how bold Lee so-sung really is. ”

"Yes!"

Pan Qingyang happily agreed, and saluted Qin Rigang before turning around and leaving. The so-called no first, no second, Pan Qingyang, who claims to be the first general under Qin Rigang, also thinks that he will not lose Li Xiucheng, but he has always been pressed by Li Xiucheng, and his heart has always been very depressed. Now that he has the opportunity to kick Li Xiucheng away, Pan Qingyang will naturally not let it go.

Half an hour later, the generals of the army gathered in the county government.

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