In the post house of Changsha Mansion in Hunan, Lu Wei kept pacing in the courtyard, feeling extremely annoyed.

I had known for a long time that He Tengjiao was a stubborn temper, but Lu Wei didn't expect him to be so stubborn.

Lu Wei and Zhang Nai, the leader of the Dashun Army, came to Changsha together, and it has been more than half a month, and they have gone to He Tengjiao seven or eight times, not to mention ten times.

Although He Tengjiao reached a "joint venture" agreement with the Dashun Army under Lu Wei's strong persuasion, Lu Wei could see that He Tengjiao was forced to do it.

Although the two armies have been "jointly operated", He Tengjiao, Beifu Zhangkuang, and Fu Shangrui harbored deep hostility and suspicion towards the Dashun army, and made it difficult for the Dashun army in every possible way in terms of garrisons and grain and grass.

The Eastern Route Army of the Dashun Army had already arrived near Liuyang, and He Tengjiao, under the suggestion of Fu Shangrui, had to move the Dashun Army to Pingjiang, and when the Dashun Army arrived in Pingjiang, he let the Dashun Army maneuver in the direction of Yueyang in the name that Pingjiang already had a defender, where it was already directly facing the Qing soldiers.

He Tengjiao was also extremely reluctant to supply the grain and grass of the Dashun army, and he said to Lu Wei in private, "Thieves are thieves after all, if you try your best to supply, you will make it sit big, and I am afraid it will not be able to control it." ”

Lu Wei looked for He Tengjiao many times to ask him for food and grass, and once he found He Tengjiao to give a little, so Lu Wei looked for him seven or eight times in more than half a month, and finally Lu Wei never saw him again.

Lu Wei also took Luo Jian's mobile phone to find him and listened to Shi Kefa and Luo Jian's speeches, who knew that He Tengjiao didn't listen to it, saying that Lu Wei was pretending to be a ghost.

Governor He also scoffed at what Lu Wei said about the angel coming to Yangzhou, and sent Lu Wei away with a sentence of "Zi is silent and strange and confused".

Lu Wei carefully recalled every word Luo Jian said to him when he set off from Yangzhou, and remembered that it seemed that the Metropolitan Governor had said that He Tengjiao and others would definitely treat the Dashun Army differently, and it was impossible to have absolute trust in the former "anti-thief", and the Dashun Army had to base itself on its own development.

Thinking of this, Lu Wei patted his head vigorously.

The entourage next to him looked at Lu Wei strangely, and said in his heart, Is this Mr. Lu confused by Governor He? How did you get yourself up?

Lu Wei was not confused, he just remembered what Luo Jian said to him when he was in Yangzhou, the governor of Dadu said that the only way out for the Dashun army was to raise the banner of resisting the Manchu invasion and occupy the moral high ground.

Lu Wei, who had figured it out, said to his entourage, "Go and prepare, and we'll go back to Pingjiang in the afternoon." ”

Lu Wei wrote a long letter to He Tengjiao, the governor of Huguang, before leaving, but he still did not give up and wanted to make a final effort.

Although the current Dashun army is still in a difficult situation, it has formed a unified leadership after all.

Luo Jian's words on his mobile phone to let Tian Jianxiu temporarily lead the Eastern Route Army played a great role, and there was also the strong support of Mrs. Gao.

Xing'er returned to Mrs. Gao and told Mrs. Gao everything that happened in Yangzhou.

"Xing'er, did the Metropolitan Governor really not say that we are thieves?"

"Madam, the Metropolitan Governor really didn't say it, Xing'er heard the Metropolitan Governor say, now our Han people are about to become slaves of the Manchus, and the Metropolitan Governor said that only by uniting our Han people can we defeat the Tartars and drive the Tartars out of our land."

Mrs. Gao heard the Governor of Dadu from Xing'er's mouth every day, and she often wondered in her heart, why didn't this angel come to the Dashun Army and save the emperor.

Although the situation of the Dashun Army is still very difficult, it is much better than before, after all, it has been "co-operated" with the government, and it is not a "thief" in name.

But the lack of grain and grass is always a headache, this is not the beginning of the shortage of food again, the generals are clamoring to go out to "get food", Mrs. Gao did not agree, she brought Tian Jianxiu over to discuss, Tian Jianxiu had no choice, only to gather everyone together to discuss a countermeasure.

When Lu Wei returned to Pingjiang, the generals of the Dashun army were deliberating.

The guards reported that Mr. Lu had returned, and Mrs. Gao and Tian Jianxiu hurriedly asked people to invite him in, and Mr. Lu traveled back and forth for the Dashun army, won a "joint camp" with the government for the Dashun army, and also won a lot of grain and grass for the Dashun army, and the Dashun army was very grateful.

Seeing Lu Wei come in, everyone looked at him with hopeful eyes, every time he came back in the past, he could always bring some grain and grass back.

"Lu disappointed everyone today." Hearing Lu Wei's words, Mrs. Gao and the generals all showed disappointed looks.

"But Lu Mou figured out a truth, that is, our Dashun army must be based on itself in order to find a way out, if we only rely on the government, we will have no way out."

"Oh? Mr. Lu, please elaborate. When Mrs. Gao heard Lu Wei's words, she felt a little strange in her heart, based on herself? Is it possible to continue the rebellion as before?

"Although the government headed by Governor He, under the pressure of the Qing army, agreed to the 'joint camp' with the Dashun army, because of past reasons, they have a deep prejudice against the Dashun army, and they are afraid that we will sit big again, this psychology is understandable."

Hearing Lu Wei say, "We are the Dashun Army", Mrs. Gao and all the generals nodded in gratitude.

"This kind of thinking of Governor He and the government determines that they cannot completely trust our Dashun army, so if we still want to rely on them, we will inevitably be greatly restricted, and we will be stuck by them by the neck with food and grass."

Everyone felt this deeply, and when they heard Lu Wei's words, they nodded yes.

"Lu only remembered today that when I set off from Yangzhou, the Governor of Dadu told me the way out of the Dashun Army."

"Oh? What did the Governor say? Mr. Lu, please come quickly. Mrs. Gao said anxiously.

"The Metropolitan Governor said that at present, when our Han nationality is about to become slaves of the Manchu Dynasty, the Dashun army can only occupy the moral commanding heights by holding high the banner of resistance to the Manchu Dynasty.

"Practical action? Mr. Lu is saying let's go and fight the Qing soldiers? Hao Shaoqi said beside him.

"That's right! The current situation has changed a lot from some time ago, Azig has returned to Beijing with a large army, and the number of Qing troops in Hubei is not large at present, and the real Manchu army is even less, which gives us an opportunity. ”

Lu Wei opened the map he brought from Yangzhou, pointed to Yue Yang on the map and said.

"Yueyang's current Qing garrison is only three or four thousand people, and they are all the surrendered troops of the previous Ming army, and the combat effectiveness is not strong. The Dadu Governor once analyzed that the Dashun army led by General Li Guo and General Gao Yigong of the Dashun Army would soon enter the Jingzhou area, and attacking Yueyang also had the intention of joining it. ”

"Mr. Lu, what you said is true?" When Mrs. Gao heard this, she was immediately overjoyed.

"Yes, I have also heard some news in Changsha, I heard that they entered Hubei from Sichuan by detour."

Lu Wei's news made the Dashun army very excited, and all the generals asked to march to Yueyang.

"Everyone, please be calm, I think if we attack Yueyang like this, it is estimated that it will not work." Lu Wei hurriedly stopped everyone.

"Why?" Tian Jianxiu asked.

"I think the current Dashun army is dragging its family and mouth, although the number is large, but the combat effectiveness is indeed not strong, if the Dashun army does not get rid of the burden and go into battle lightly, I estimate that this battle will still be difficult to fight." Lu Wei said this reluctantly, for fear of causing everyone's displeasure.

"What does Mr. Lu mean by that? Can't we throw all the family away? Sure enough, someone questioned it.

"I didn't mean that, do you listen to me and say it well?" Lu Wei was also a little anxious.

"Mr. Lu, please speak." Mrs. Gao raised her hand to stop everyone's doubts.

"Before I set out from Changsha, I wrote a letter to Governor He, asking them to settle the families of the Dashun army, but we cannot expect Governor He to listen to me. What I mean is to temporarily resettle the old, weak, sick and disabled in Pingjiang, and then resettle them in the base area when we have conquered Yueyang and have a stable base area. ”

"What does Mr. Lu mean, we still have to occupy our own territory?" Tian Jianxiu understood what Lu Wei meant and raised his own questions.

"The government doesn't supply us with grain and grass, so can't everyone starve to death without our own territory?" Lu Wei said with a smile.

"That's what the governor of Yangzhou said the same?" Mrs. Gao looked at Lu Wei suspiciously.

"The Metropolitan Governor has said that we must unite the officials who are stubbornly hostile to the Dashun Army in the struggle, and we cannot blindly compromise with them." Lu Wei said thoughtfully.

"Isn't this governor also a member of the government? How could such a thing be said? Zhang Nai said.

"Although the Metropolitan Governor was appointed by the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the Metropolitan Governor did not kneel when he saw the Qin Governor, and said that you don't believe it, and a Qin sent him to deliver the holy decree to the Metropolitan Governor, and he still knelt on the ground and handed the holy decree to the Metropolitan Governor." Xing'er said as she stood behind Mrs. Gao.

"This Metropolitan Governor is so domineering?" Someone asked.

"No, at that time, the governor was not the governor, and the holy decree was made by the emperor to make him the governor. The Metropolitan Governor is good to the people, since the Metropolitan Governor led the Yangzhou Army, Xing'er has never heard of the Yangzhou Army bullying the people. Xing'er heard someone say bad things about Luo Jian, and immediately stopped.

Everyone was discussing enthusiastically, and someone came to report that Governor He had sent someone.

When Lu Wei's letter was delivered to the Governor's Palace, He Tengjiao was talking to Zhang Kuang, and when he saw his subordinate handing over the letter, he saw that it was Lu Wei's letter, and he was ready to throw it away with a casual rub.

"Whose faith is it? Why doesn't the General Constitution even look at it? Zhang Kuang asked curiously.

"It's still that Lu Wei, who comes to me every day, I'm tired of him, if it wasn't for the introduction of the Shi Pavilion Department, I wouldn't want to see him." He Tengjiao said impatiently.

"General Xian, but I heard the news from Yangzhou today, and it should be true that the angel saved Yangzhou." Zhang Kuang said.

"Really?" He Tengjiao asked.

"It's true, I heard from a former protégé, he was in Yangzhou at the time, and it was no different from what Lu Wei said." Zhang Kuang said affirmatively.

"Then this Lu Wei was really sent by the angel?"

"I guess it's true."

"Then let me see what his letter says?" He Tengjiao said as he unfolded the crumpled envelope, opened it and took out the letterhead.

"What does the letter say?" Zhang Kuang asked curiously.

"Let's take a look." He Tengjiao handed the letter to Zhang Kuang.

"General Xian, I think his plan is feasible, we provide grain and grass, and the Dashun army will fight the Qing army, well, I think it's good, it can not only weaken the strength of the Dashun army, but also reduce our pressure, this is a good thing, Zongxian, what do you think?" Zhang Kuang quickly finished reading the letter and said to He Tengjiao.

"It's just that he asked us to resettle the families of the Dashun Army, there are a lot of them, and we are under a lot of pressure." He Tengjiao was also tempted, but he felt too much pressure.

"General Xian, the humble position thinks that the families of the Dashun army stay under our rule, and they dare not have dissenting intentions against the government, and there is no pressure from the Qing army in the whole territory of Hunan, and it can always be solved by thinking of more methods." Zhang Kuang made a suggestion.

"Well, you go down to some officials to discuss a way to come out of this family settlement, and this grain and grass can't be provided too much, let's provide it for ten days first, and see if they really go to fight the Qing soldiers."

Hearing He Tengjiao's decision, Zhang Kuang immediately said goodbye and went back to plan, and He Tengjiao arranged for someone to go to the Dashun Army to inform them.

I heard that this time the government provided ten days of grain and grass at one time, and all the generals of the Dashun army were very happy.

I also heard that the government was going to resettle the family members, but the generals had some doubts and refused to hand over the family members to the government.

Listening to the generals of the Dashun army, who were unable to form a unified opinion, Lu Wei was very impatient, and he really had the heart to give up, so he simply returned to Yangzhou, or did things in Yangzhou.

I remembered what the Metropolitan Governor said before leaving, "The most important thing to do the work of the Great Shun Army is patience." Lu Wei pressed his temperament, thought carefully, and stood up.

"Can you listen to me say one more thing? I'll be honest, don't be upset. We have been blaming the government for not providing us with food and grass, there is a question that you have thought about? How many people are there in the Dashun army now? It's in the early 200,000s, right? With so many people not doing anything to produce and only waiting for supplies from the government all day long, it is understandable that Governor He is unwilling! ”

Seeing that everyone looked at him in surprise, Lu Wei gritted his teeth, and then said: "Now that the government is willing to settle family members, it is to divide the land for these people, everyone has their own hands and feet, why can't they grow their own food to eat?" ”

"Besides, since we have agreed to the 'joint venture', in the final analysis, everyone has submitted to the Ming Dynasty, and now everyone is also the people of the Ming Dynasty, and the family members are placed in the land of the Ming Dynasty, what are you worried about?"

Seeing everyone's thoughtful looks, Lu Wei hurriedly struck while the iron was hot, "I think some generals are worried about their own little abacus, but they are afraid that their men and horses will suffer losses when they fight the Qing army, and their status will be gone." ”

"I see that when this happens, everyone will be swallowed by the Tartars and there is no scum left, if you are willing to be a slave to the Tartars, I won't stop you, you will go, I will go back to my Yangzhou in a big deal, and the work of the Metropolitan Governor will be called happy, you think about it yourself, and tell me when you have a decision."

After Lu Wei finished speaking, he walked out of the door without looking back.