Chapter 161: There is hope

Liu Jing was blindfolded all the way, sitting in a truck behind the checkpoint, with five soldiers beside him watching him closely, for fear that this person would escape.

Blindfolded and brought him in, it was to prevent him from knowing the exact location of the military headquarters, although they did not think that the Qing army had the ability to raid the military headquarters and cross the defense line of the Zhengnan army and go straight to the military headquarters, but as an army that put the strong army in their hearts, they demanded themselves according to the practice of the strong army all the time.

What is a strong army? Is it true that defeating the enemy is a strong army? No, this can show that your army has some combat effectiveness, or the enemy's combat effectiveness is too poor, the so-called strong army, that is, no matter what kind of enemy you are facing, strong or weak, you can deal with it with the highest combat requirements, and you can't look down on each other because the enemy's strength is small, and you can't be afraid because of the enemy's strength.

The most important thing in the army is two words, mentality. As long as the mentality is stable, why can't you become a strong army?

There were constant bumps along the way, and the military headquarters of the 45th Army also advanced a lot with the transfer of positions, and it was only twenty or thirty kilometers away from the entire front line, in the Zhengnan Army, although the duty of the generals was to command the troops to fight, they also had to arrange the location of the headquarters according to the actual situation of the battlefield, and no one cared about where the headquarters was specifically arranged, but there was one thing that must be observed, and the generals themselves must feel the pressure of the battle, and only in this way can they better command the troops.

After less than an hour's drive, Liu Jing finally came to the position of the military headquarters of the 45th Army in the darkness, accompanied by a swaying body. In order to prevent the leakage of intelligence and the deployment plan of the military department, Liu Jing was blindfolded until he entered a temporary tent, and then the blindfolded black cloth was removed.

Although the sunlight in the tent is not as dazzling as the outside world, but he has been blindfolded for nearly an hour, and he is still a little unbearable when he sees some light, Liu Jing subconsciously put his hands in front of his eyes, blocking some of the light that pierced into his eyes, and about half a minute later, Liu Jing slowly adapted to the discomfort of the light suddenly piercing into his eyes.

Liu Jing began to slowly explore his surroundings, a tent, a table, two stools, an oil lamp, and a marching bed. This is all the objects in this tent, it looks extremely simple, and the ventilation holes around the tent are also blocked, and everything outside cannot be seen from the inside, so that Liu Jing doesn't know where he is now? However, he did understand one thing, he was riding in the legendary truck when he came, and there was only something in the world that the Zhengnan Army was equipped with on a large scale.

Liu Jing began to gradually probe the young man sitting on the chair, but judging from the other party's apparent age, this person is much younger than Liu Jing, before he came, he also deliberately studied the rank of the Zhengnan Army, when he understood this, he knew that the military rank system implemented by the Zhengnan Army was indeed much better than that of the Qing Army, at least the general would not be seen at a glance when standing in the crowd, although the golden star on the shoulders of the generals of the Zhengnan Army was a little dazzling, But it still seems too small compared to the officer uniform of the Qing army.

"I am Liu Wei, the commander of the 45th Army, what important things do you want to discuss with me?" Liu Wei saw that Liu Jing was a little adapted, so he began to ask, but he personally felt that Liu Jing's purpose for coming this time was not simple.

Captains? Such a young man would be a military commander with tens of thousands of troops? Isn't there a division of positions in the army according to seniority? How did such a young military commander get into this position? Although he had some knowledge of the Zhengnan Army before, he was still a little shocked to see such a young army commander at this time.

"In Xia Liu Jing, it is the personal entourage of Lord Liu Kuilong, the governor of Henan, and this time I am under the orders of Governor Liu to discuss some things with the general." Even if he was shocked, Liu Jing had to call himself down, the other party was a real general, tens of thousands of mercenaries, and a person with the power of life and death, Liu Jing couldn't straighten up at this time.

"What are Governor Liu's instructions? Let's talk about it. Liu Wei secretly wondered in his heart.

"That's right, because Governor Liu has just served as the governor of Henan, his foundation is not too strong, and some of the people below will not listen to Governor Liu. At present, the army of Zhengnan is already approaching the city, and Governor Liu sent him to discuss with the general to see if your army can accept Governor Liu's change of banner. Although Liu Jing didn't know if Liu Wei would agree, Liu Kuilong told him some secrets before coming back.

It is good that the Zhengnan army is strong and strong, and there are enough troops to deal with them, these Liu Kuilong admitted, but Liu Kuilong has just taken office, although he has served as the governor of Caoyun for two years, but it is basically managing things related to the river, and there has been no interference in the local military and governance.

Not only the Qing generals below were in a hurry, but even some people who had never bought their own face for several months had to whisper to Liu Kuilong, for no other reason, they didn't want to die, they wanted to continue to be officials, and they wanted to continue to make a fortune here, but with the change of the country, it goes without saying how difficult it is to keep an official of the previous dynasty in office. And those Qing army generals were envious of the treatment in the Zhengnan Army, and secondly, they took a fancy to the weapons and equipment of the Zhengnan Army and wanted to surrender, but they were afraid of carrying a traitor's hat, so they could only collectively ask Liu Kuilong to come forward to discuss the matter of Yizhi with the Zhengnan Army.

In this way, it can be regarded as a beautiful thing, those people have retained both military power and political power, but they have just changed their names, and they still do what they should do, and they don't have to pay attention to any worldly things at all. But they did underestimate Liu Kuilong, and they also underestimated Wang Lin's confidence in corrupt officials and corrupt officials.

"Yi Zhi is no problem, let's talk about Governor Liu's conditions!" Liu Wei nodded, Yi Zhi is naturally the best, and it has also solved the problems that are currently plaguing him, and it can also make the Zhengnan army start to enter Henan immediately, with the help of Liu Kuilong, the army will be much smoother after entering Henan. Of course, the most important thing is that he has taken the lead in other provinces.

In China, it is not difficult to do a thing, as the so-called everything is difficult at the beginning, as long as there is a beginning, there will be countless people following your footsteps to move forward, if Liu Wei can accept Liu Kuilong's change of banner, and handle this matter well, I believe it will be of great help to the war of the Zhengnan Army behind. It's just that pies won't fall in this world, since Liu Kuilong is risking the title of a traitor, he will also be the first person, if he has no conditions, Liu Wei doesn't believe it.

"Governor Liu's conditions are very simple and easy to do, and it will also help the Zhengnan Army to govern in Henan." Liu Jing said carefully, he didn't know if he would be directly rejected by the other party after he said this condition, but Liu Kuilong was very determined to do so.

"Tell me about it." It is helpful for future governance, Liu Wei is not a politician, and he doesn't understand the truth too much, but since the other party has offered such tempting conditions, even if he is not a politician, Liu Wei can't help but want to listen carefully.

"Governor Liu's foundation in Henan is unstable when he just took office, and the people below like to serve yin and yang, which makes it difficult for Governor Liu to do things now, and they all want to change their banners in order to keep their rights, but the problem is that none of them are willing to bear the charge brought by the change of banners. Some time ago, a group of army generals and some officials of the government gathered at the governor's mansion and threatened Governor Liu to negotiate with your army about the change of banner. ”

Liu Jing shook his head when he said this, he has followed Liu Kuilong for so many years, this is the first time he has seen Liu Kuilong so helpless, everyone knows that the new official has taken office with three fires, if it is normal, Liu Kuilong will naturally do this, but this is not usual, the southern army is attacking fiercely, whether the whole country can be kept or said, these officials who have been here for so many years naturally want to get more oil and water and then leave, but the attack speed of the southern army is too fast, In addition, although there are many troops in Hubei Province, their resistance is very small, so this little time is not enough for them to transport their money out.

A political axe official who is about to lose a country, who will listen to Liu Kuilong's words? Since Liu Kuilong came to Henan to take up the post of governor, the people below have tacitly put Liu Kuilong in the air, and Liu Kuilong, who has no foundation and no allies, is now just a bare-bones commander with the name of Henan governor. Thinking of this, Liu Jing continued:

"Governor Liu's condition is that after the Zhengnan army took control of the entire territory of Henan, they raided the homes of those officials, and they collected a lot of property, and I believe that it will be transferred out in a short time, and Governor Liu will do his best to help you with all the bandits in Henan, and when your government personnel take office, Governor Liu will return to his hometown to retire."

After hearing this, Liu Wei smiled bitterly in his heart, the taste of being set up by others is not comfortable, and the taste of being a light commander is not comfortable, this Liu Kuilong is a good calculation, since everyone has put me in the air, and now they have pushed me out to bear the charge of treason, so it is better for the surname Suo to die together, at least by doing so, he is only carrying a charge of treason in the Qing court, and after this matter reaches the ears of the people, he may be able to leave some good reputation. Even if they all end up together, Liu Kuilong took a big advantage.

"I think it's okay to do this, but I'm a soldier, and I have no right to interfere in the handling of local affairs, I'll ask for instructions and then give you a reply." Liu Wei replied with a smile, since Liu Kuilong is unwilling to be threatened, even if they are all killed, they will all be pulled off the horse, which Liu Wei can understand, after the matter is completed, all those people will die under the butcher's knife of the Zhengnan Army, but Liu Kuilong can return to his hometown and enjoy his old age, this condition is more beneficial than disadvantageous for the Zhengnan Army.

(To be continued)