The situation finally made a little progress, and a scout ran back and said, "Eighth Brother Zhu, after we went around the city a few times, we found that there was still an army stationed in the north of Phoenix City, with about three thousand people, and the leader was actually an acquaintance!" ”

"Oh?" Zhu Yuanzhang and all the leaders were interested: "Who is it?" ”

The scout's face was a little ugly: "It's the white jade pillar!" ”

Bai Yuzhu, who is it? cough, okay, I haven't explained it before, here I will explain it, Bai Yuzhu is one of the early leaders of the Ming peasant uprising, and has been serving as the right man in Wang Jiayin's army, and the left is the famous Zijin Liang (Wang Ziyong). Look at the names of the prime ministers on the left and right, the beams made of purple gold, the pillars made of white jade, the big house of the 36th camp is handsome enough, right?

When the 36th Battalion passed Huanglong Mountain, Bai Yuzhu and Zijin Liang followed Wang Jiayin's side left and right, so many soldiers in Zhu Yuanzhang's army had seen this person and recognized his face.

It's a pity, no matter how powerful the house is, if it blows out, it is not reliable, Wang Jiayin was killed by Cao Wenzhao with a trick, and then the 36th battalion was taken over by Zuo Cheng Zijin Liang, he pulled the 36th battalion to continue to fight against the officers and soldiers, but this right Bai Yuzhu is not a man, he was frightened by Wang Jiayin's death, and hurriedly ran to surrender to the government. His luck is good, if he surrenders to Hong Chengchou, it is estimated that he will be cut by Hong Chengchou, but he surrendered to Cao Wenzhao, Cao is quite reliable, not only did he not kill and surrender, but also presented to the court, gave Baizhu an official position, and became a thousand households in the court.

This matter has long been rumored in the rivers and lakes, and Bai Yuzhu's notoriety can be said to be like Zhongtian, no wonder the scout's face is very ugly when he mentions his name.

The thousands of households in the imperial court often have only a few hundred soldiers under their hands due to empty salaries, but Bai Yuzhu is the opposite, although he is a thousand households, he has three thousand thieves under his command, cough! It's an anomaly, well, it's not very different, his three thousand soldiers don't have high requirements for military salaries, as long as they don't starve to death, so ...... Bai Yuzhu can feed them with only a thousand people's military salaries, which is really fun.

"Bai Yuzhu is still alive...... Why did God confiscate him? "Even a rising star like Xue Hongqi looks down on Baizhu Zhu, although it is a predecessor of the rebel army, but it is indeed a stinky predecessor, not worthy of respect, "Hmm...... It seems that the imperial court has laid out ...... here" Zhu Yuanzhang has basically guessed the intention of the imperial court: "The officers and soldiers of the two towns, plus the rebels who surrendered, are all gathered here, and it is obvious that they are laying a defensive line...... Of course, we are the ones to guard against. ”

"This is really troublesome, it's enough trouble to have two town officers and soldiers, and you have to add Bai Yuzhu's bastard." Wang Er couldn't help but scolded: "Brother Zhu, let me fight, I flattened this dog with a big fist." ”

"You know you're going to fight?" Zhu Yuanzhang really couldn't cry or laugh: "You just shut up at this time." ”

He trained Wang Er, turned around, and suddenly smiled: "Actually, the imperial court is really a snake, if there are only two towns of officers and soldiers, we are still afraid of one or two, but with the white jade pillar, it is counterproductive." ”

"Why?" The leaders were surprised.

"The reason is very simple, the 3,000 people under Bai Yuzhu are from Shaanxi * West...... " Zhu Yuanzhang smiled: "The soldiers in our army are also from Shaanxi * West, this fellow sees his fellow countryman, his eyes are watery, how can they do it if they can't do it?" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone laughed, it is true, this is originally a hard ground, but there are 3,000 Shaanxi * West thieves stationed nearby, and hard ground can also become soft ground! It's much easier to get moving.

Zhu Yuanzhang selected more than 100 soldiers, and called Wang Er, Miao Mei and others, and said with a smile: "Let's go, let's swagger into the city to reconnoitre!" ”

"Swaggering into the city? Is this done? "Wang Er is a little blind.

"Of course! We are not the thief army of Huanglong Cottage, we are now officers and soldiers under the command of Lord Shi Yuzhu, huh...... I am Zhu Baihu, you are Wang Zongqi, that is Miao Zongqi......" He pointed casually and said with a smile: "I see that you are five big and three thick, and you look fierce, quite like a thief!" ”

"Hahaha, yes, we are thieves, of course we look like thieves, and it is best to play Bai Yuzhu's subordinates." Wang Er was in a state of interest, and several people jumped up and walked out of the mountain with the support of a hundred soldiers.

Now even the scouts are saved, more than 100 people walked around in a mess for a while, a house appeared on the side of the road in front, it seems to be a little wealthy, belonging to the kind of moderately wealthy squire's family, Zhu Yuanzhang and others are not polite, walked over with a Shaanxi * West accent, crackling and banging on the door: "Open the door, the military master is looking for you something." ”

The people in the room were frightened, and a Shan*Western dialect floated out: "Where is the military master from outside?" ”

"Thief, you north! Lao Tzu is a soldier under Shi Qianhu......" Zhu Yuanzhang deliberately said with ugly swear words: "Quickly open the door for Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu is thirsty and wants to drink water." ”

The people in the house were obviously frightened: "There is a water tank outside the house, and the military master can ...... outside"

"!" Wang Er kicked the door, kicked the heavy door inward, and the door bolt was broken for him: "Uncle doesn't like to drink the water outside the house, but prefers to drink the inside of the house." ”

A group of people walked in proudly, and the owner of the house was so frightened that he was urinating. Zhu Yuanzhang grabbed the man casually, and said with a smile: "The military master asks you now, you answer a question, and if there is a false sentence, the military master will take off your head and kick it as a ball." ”

"Yes, yes, Master Jun, please ask!"

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted: "A few days ago, did Zhang Baihu in the city come to your house and order you not to give our Shi Jiajun filial piety silver?" ”

"This ...... Zhang Baihu? There's no such thing......"

"Damn, dare you say there's no such thing? Lao Tzu obviously saw Zhang Baihu enter your house, and those guys relied on themselves to be genuine officers and soldiers, so they didn't take our Shi Jiajun in their eyes, and kept saying that Lao Tzu was a thief, damn it......"

"No, there is no such thing, I haven't seen any Zhang Baihu!" The poor squire was terrified.

"Fart, there must be!"

"Really no, I only know one Li Baihu, he came to my house to drink two sips of wine, and asked me for some money, so I don't know Zhang Baihu." The squire hurried.

"Li Baihu?" This time it was Zhu Yuanzhang's turn to start pretending to be stupid: "I haven't heard of Li Baihu, who is this guy?" ”

"He's ...... Liu Qianhu's ......"

"Who is Liu Qianhu? I don't know! Zhu Yuanzhang continued to pretend to be stupid.

"That's it...... It's Mr. Ni's cronies! The squire said with a smile in his eyes.

"You will be Li Baihu for a while, Liu Qianhu for a while, and Ni Zongbing for a while, all of them are saying some messy names that I can't figure out, how do I know who they are?" Zhu Yuanzhang said viciously: "I'll listen to their full names and official positions, which unsightly bastards dare to look down on me?" ”

The squire Khan muttered in his heart, these damn thieves, even if they are promoted to officers and soldiers, they still can't change their gangsterism, and they don't even know a few generals in the winged army. He said seriously: "Ni Zongbing is Ni Pet, the general soldier of northern Henan, and Liu Qianhu is ......"

He talked for a while, and said all the names of several officials in the city.

After Zhu Yuanzhang listened, his face suddenly changed: "Huh? Isn't this Ni Pet General the biggest official in the city? Oh, my God...... He is actually backstage, miserable, if Lao Tzu angers him, even our family Shi Qianhu will have to walk around without food...... Mr. Wang, Mr. Miao, let's run. ”

Everyone rushed out of the squire's house, and it wasn't until they ran away that Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "Okay, now we have figured out who the enemy is, it turns out that the soldiers transferred from northern Henan, this is really a useful intelligence ......"

"What's the use of knowing that they're from northern Henan?" Wang Er didn't understand.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled slightly: "Of course it works, I actually thought about it a few days ago, this army suddenly appeared in front of us, it must have been transferred not far away, but I didn't expect them to come from northern Henan, now that we know, it will be very easy to lure them away, okay, let's go back to Zhongtiao Mountain now, turn over to the south of the mountain, and send troops to northern Henan!" ”

"Sending troops to northern Henan? Aren't you going to pretend to be in Taihang? "Wang Er still doesn't understand.

"Hahaha, it's really because I want to pretend to enter Taihang, so I have to fight northern Henan first!" Zhu Yuanzhang smiled: "You just have to fight, don't worry about these complicated things." ”

"Okay...... "Wang Er spread his hands-

Chongzhen five years, mid-September, Phoenix.

Ni Chong, the general soldier of northern Henan, suddenly received an 800-mile urgent fast horse Chuanxun, Baishui Zhu Ba, Yulin Xue Hongqi bandits, suddenly rushed out of the mountains, and rushed straight to Jiyuan, an important town in northern Henan!

As soon as this news came, Ni Pet was so angry that he almost jumped! Jiyuan is adjacent to Jincheng in the north, Wangwu in the west, and the ancient capital Luoyang in the south. The key issue is that Jiyuan is a city in northern Henan. Ni Pet, as the commander-in-chief of northern Henan, also has his position, if he loses his hometown city because of his support for Shanxi, what kind of system will it be? The people of his hometown had to scold him so much that his back was numb. The emperor of heaven and earth has a great life, but he can't withstand the safety of his hometown. What's more, Emperor Chongzhen is moody and has a changeable surname, if Ni Chong obeys the emperor's orders and stays in Phoenix City and sits back and watches the thieves take Jiyuan, God knows if the emperor will condemn him.

Maybe he will be allocated 3,000 li because he lost Jiyuan, and maybe he will reward him with 3,000 gold because he adheres to the emperor's order, this matter is indeed too variable, and no one can guess the emperor's thoughts.

Ni Pet and Wang Pu's general soldiers stationed in Jincheng hurriedly discussed together, and finally decided that Ni Pet would lead 3,000 soldiers back to Jiyuan and hand over Phoenix City to Baizhu Zhu to garrison...... As a result, Phoenix City quickly changed its defenses, and was stationed by the authentic officers and soldiers of the imperial court, replaced by Bai Yuzhu, a surrenderer, and a large group of thieves who recruited An.

(To be continued)