Put aside these inexplicable thoughts and be sincere. Swing the spear away, the internal strength is everywhere, and the body of the ash pole turns freely. The Yang family's marksmanship is deep, and this small garden is also a fierce and murderous atmosphere. Finally, he dragged the gun and walked a few steps, turned over and sent it out, and the spear flew straight out and was deeply rooted in the blue bricks of the courtyard wall!

"What a handsome Yang family marksmanship, a good return pistol! Zai Xinggong's demeanor, I didn't expect to see it again today! With the sound of cheers, Meng Hui dressed in military uniform and walked in side by side with Murong Fu.

I was sweating a little and I was refreshed. Seeing Meng Heng coming in, he hurriedly went up to salute, and said with a smile: "Duke Pu, today I was about to go to Yuanmen to meet me, but I didn't expect you to come first, I was really sluggish." ”

Meng Hui was not as cautious as he was by Shi Songzhi's side yesterday, took my hand and said with a smile: "Everyone is a person who leads the troops, what kind of prince, what kind of polite words are put aside, and call me Lao Meng cheerfully." Dashuai drank too much wine yesterday, and today I stopped talking, so I specially came to take Brother Yu to go to the school to review my loyal army, what are your plans, just tell me, I will report to Dashuai. ”

Murong Fu glanced at me, and I immediately came to my senses. Shi Songzhi, the old fox, deliberately did not come forward today, and let this henchman bargain with me, if there is anything that cannot be discussed, he will have more room to turn around.

Thinking about it, he redoubled his affection and took Meng Hui's hands: "Pugong's invitation, what else do you have to say?" The Zhongshun Army is the strongest army in Jinghu, and it has been admired for a long time. ”

The Zhongshun Army was stationed in the western suburbs of Ezhou, and was recruited by Meng Heng in the past few years to recruit exiles from the north, with a total of more than 20,000 people. Before we arrived, thousands of elites were already neatly draped and standing according to their positions and banners. The black pressure will fill the school field.

I was also dressed neatly, and Meng Hui rode two horses back and forth in front of the battle, and the generals under my command slowly turned their eyes to follow us. There were no voices in the room, only the sound of the nails colliding gently. The white air exhaled by the people and horses made the school field after the snow steam.

Meng Heng and I dismounted, strode up to the school review platform, stretched out our hand to take a small flag from the central officer, and waved it left and right. The lieutenant officer ordered loudly: "The general has an order, drill the formation!" ”

The soldiers in the audience let out an earth-shattering cheer. Soon it was divided into two phalanxes on the left and right, layered on top of each other, with the big shield in front, the spearmen and the school knife men lined up neatly, the archers wrapped in the middle, and the cavalry on both sides holding the formation. Although both sides are not leading, that kind of momentum is like the blades in the hands of two peerless masters, and anyone can feel their sharpness and lethality!

Watching the Zhongshun Army change its formation quickly and neatly, I sighed to Meng Heng with emotion: "I thought that my Guiyi Army was not bad, but compared to the general's subordinates, it is simply a group of people. At this time, I only know what Yelang Well Frog is, and I am ashamed. ”

Meng Heng always had a straight face on the school field: "I have been training this loyal army for two years, and training the army together, like alchemy and hatching eggs, is the most important thing that requires patience and means." My Great Song Dynasty horse army is too weak, and I can only rely on bows and crossbows first, and without a strong infantry army to form a formation to protect them, bows and crossbows will not be of great use............ I also had a brief conversation with General Murong this morning, the Guiyi army has 1,500 horse troops who have fought hard battles, which is beyond the reach of the Great Song Dynasty armies, and the rest is limited to conditions, and it is inevitable that it will be simple and desolate for a while. ”

He turned his head and looked at me seriously: "General Yu, I was disturbed by the people of the Loyal Beggar Gang yesterday." ”

My heart sank, and I replied after pondering the words: "It's not a big deal, it turns out that my subordinate Murong Fu is a person in the rivers and lakes, and some grievances in the rivers and lakes are just nothing." ”

Meng Hui raised a finger and said sternly: "These things are careless, everyone is a soldier of the Great Song Dynasty, and they are familiar at first sight, and I am not afraid to say anything heart-wrenching to you." The Loyal and Righteous Beggars have always been the eyes and ears of the Great Song Army, and they have been running around the rivers and lakes for many years, and they have collected some information for us. The rebellion of Li Quan in Lianghuai, we have several big battles here, and we have a lot of strength from them. The four words of loyalty and righteousness to protect the country enshrined by the saint! And many of their children have joined the army, and they are inseparable from us. But the people in the rivers and lakes are just a double-edged sword in the hands of us serious soldiers, and we must not only use him to hurt the enemy, but also prevent ourselves from being harmed............"

There was an earth-shattering shout in the field, and the two phalanxes combined into a closer phalanx, this time the spearmen were in front, and the spears of more than ten feet were arranged like the woods, which seemed to be a formation to prevent the cavalry from attacking.

Meng Heng nodded: "I will say so much about the Loyal and Righteous Beggars, General Yu is also a knowledgeable figure, I believe that I will handle this matter well." ”

I feel a little awe-inspiring in my heart, it seems that the matter of this Southern Beggars Gang really can't be taken lightly, but they came to trouble me for the matter of my righteous brother Xiao Feng, whom I have never met, and they inexplicably took this black cauldron on their backs. I really have a headache, too.

Meng Hui saw me silently pondering, and smiled: "General Yu doesn't have to be too anxious, you have done such a good job in Henan, it is the time when you are promising, and your subordinates have such strength............ Now the north is in chaos, in fact, the imperial court borrows the heart of the generals far more than those people in the rivers and lakes. However, Henan is so dilapidated, and it is not easy for the general to maintain this situation. ”

When the topic came, I folded my spirits and smiled bitterly: "Isn't it?" Seeing that Pu Gong's soldiers are strong and strong, and the equipment is sharp, he is so envious that he can't sleep at night. Many of my subordinates have unfinished equipment and incomplete equipment, and their food is barely enough to last this winter, and they are all unable to make any major moves. Not to mention military salaries and military salaries. This time I came to Jiangnan, and I came to recruit along the door. ”

Meng Heng laughed, took the small flag from the middle officer's hand, and placed it in a few circles in the air. Thousands of soldiers all knelt down and shouted together: "Thank you for the proofreading!" The lieutenant officer replied: "Get up!" Thousands of soldiers responded in unison, and quickly and neatly retreated.

Meng Heng took my hand and said with a smile: "The military parade is over, now let's only talk about personal friendship, let's find a place to go and have a good drink." ”

In the Iron Gun Temple in the northern suburbs of Ezhou. A group of Hanako gathered outside the temple, complaining about the cold weather. While hot cloudy wine, roasting stolen fat chicken. In the temple, it is gloomy and dark, and the statue of Wang Yanzhang has long been devoid of colorful paintings, and the half-decayed trees are among them. Several people sat or stood together, discussing something. Some are middle-aged Hanako in tattered clothes, while others look like rich men with dough.

It was getting dark, and it looked like another heavy snow was about to fall. A person in the temple finally broke the silence: "Last night, the hatred of the Lord of Lutang, our loyal and righteous beggars gang can't just expose it." That Yuchen, an outsider, can not take our loyal beggars in his eyes, how can we have a face in the future? ”

Immediately, a few people agreed. The man who looked like a rich man in the dough frowned and said, "How to retaliate?" In terms of officialdom, he is now popular, and his father is also a cardinal in the court. In terms of the number of rivers and lakes, Murong Fu under him, in the entire loyal and righteous beggar gang, except for the old gang leader Hong, it is really difficult to find an enemy who can beat him. It's hard. ”

"Is that what we have to lose? Elder Peng is afraid that he didn't see that our Elder Pailu suffered a big loss, but in fact, he was grateful to the kid surnamed Yu in his heart! ”

Elder Peng suddenly said angrily: "Is my old Peng that kind of person? Regardless of whether they are clean and dirty, are they all loyal and righteous beggars? You children with dirty clothes are born and die, and we children with clean clothes are also worrying all day long! Lao Lu has suffered a loss, I want to take revenge more than you! But things are not so reckless. ”

Immediately, a few dirty-clothed elders sneered slightly. A voice suddenly came from the corner: "What Elder Peng said is good, we can't come to the door so lightly, if we want to take revenge, we will take revenge completely, let him be ruined, and all his subordinates will betray their relatives, it is best that our loyal and righteous beggar gang can take over the strength in his hands, no longer send people under the fence, and use this strength to settle accounts with his eldest brother!" ”

Everyone looked into the corner, and in the corner sat a middle-aged man in a brocade robe with a pale look and five cloth bags on his back, who was Quan Guanqing who jumped into the Han water that day to escape for his life.

Elder Peng smiled and said, "The whole brother has returned from the north, so they should know his situation and the situation of the Northern Beggars Gang very well. If you have any high opinions, you might as well say it, and everyone will refer to it. ”

An elder of the Dirty Clothes Sect frowned: "Quan Guanqing, you came from the north, and your origin is not very clear, now that the elder of our Dirty Clothes Sect has an accident, what do you want to talk about?" ”

Quan Guan said coldly: "We, the Southern Beggars, have no more than two wishes. One is to defend the Great Song Dynasty, and the other is to kill Xiao Feng and restore the name of the rivers and lakes that was corrupted by the Northern Beggars. I was born in the Northern Beggars, I personally experienced the tragedy of the Northern Beggars Gang back then, the younger brother of Xiao Tartar, I also saw a battle with him on the battlefield, looking at the entire Loyal Beggars Gang, who knows their brothers better than me? ”

The elders of the Dirty Clothes Sect choked on him like this, and they were speechless for a while. Several dirty-clothed elders next to him were already scolding one after another.

"You've only been in our loyal beggars for a few days, and you've started to fight against people?"

"You were taken in by Elder Peng, and our Dirty Clothes Sect hasn't nodded yet!"

"If you come from the north, you won't have a good thing!"

Quan Guanqing's face was pale, his eyes puffed out and he didn't speak. Elder Peng smiled and played a round: "Our Loyal and Righteous Beggar Gang has brought seven elders to this Ezhou, isn't it just to deal with this kid Yuchen?" Elder Lu came forward first and wanted to persuade this person with great righteousness, but he suffered a big loss. It seems that this person is also iron-hearted and has fought against our loyal beggars............ At this time, I think what the brothers said is very reasonable, you might as well settle your temperament, listen to his calculations, and do it if it doesn't work. ”

His words were kind, and several of the Dirty Clothes Sect elders were moved. Calm down and listen to Quan Guanqing gritted his teeth and said: "To deal with these two traitors, no morality can be explained, if you want to do it, you need the most direct and absolute method!" ”

Heavy snow was falling. Meng Heng and I changed into civilian clothes and sat in a tavern pushing glasses and changing glasses. The light in the house was like beans, and the snow light outside the door was reflected, and the room was quite bright. The two gossiped and talked about the experiences of the North and the South. The atmosphere was also very harmonious.

Meng Heng drank a cup and threw a dried fruit into his mouth. muttered, "............ From the beginning, clean up the old mountains and rivers, and face the sky............ In our Meng family, when the children were enlightened, they didn't learn the Xuanhuang of heaven and earth, but the word Grandpa Yue. Seeing that the Jin Kingdom is dying, but there are more ferocious Mongolian Tatars, Grandpa Yue knows about it, and he doesn't know what to think............"

This Meng Heng has been talking to me, and I don't know what he means by inviting me here to drink alone. just smiled and said: "Everyone is working hard, and it is also something that can be seen to expel the Mongolian Tartars, and Pu Gong is in the meantime, it is the time when he is promising, why do you have so many feelings?" ”

Meng Hui just shook his head: "Brother Yu, you have also been in the north for a long time, the situation in the north, and the combat strength of the Mongols, you know very well, restore the old mountains and rivers............ It's more like a whisper, and it is already my greatest wish in my life to be able to keep the people of Jiangnan safe in my lifetime. ”

Thinking of the suffering of the Li people in the north, and thinking of the old Dajin soldiers under my command who were also fierce and daring to fight, but 150,000 people could not withstand the charge of 30,000 Mongolian cavalry, and in the battle of Sanfeng Mountain, only 2,500 people escaped from 150,000 people. I was also silent in my heart. I couldn't help but pick up the wine jar in front of me and drank it in a big gulp.

Meng Hui held my hand and looked at me fixedly: "Brother Yu, do you know why I fell in love with you at first sight?" Because my old Meng Shenping admires the hard-working man the most, you came out of the north by hard work. If I change my old Meng, I may not have your achievements. That's why I'm very close to you in my heart. Now I'll tell you a few words of truth. ”

I also said solemnly: "Pu Gong just orders." ”

Meng Heng said slowly: "What do you mean when you come back to Jiangnan, I also know that it is not easy to maintain such a situation in the north. Lord, everybody is counting on you. But your ground is broken, and you want to go back to the south to raise military supplies. You were originally a member of the two Huai armies, why did Baba have to go from our Jinghu? It's not because it's not because Jinghu is the most convenient way to transport food and pay for you. ”

He cocked his thumb: "You are very knowledgeable!" Understand! Your Guiyi Army is also an independent army anyway, why don't you return to our Jinghu? Your brother is here, and even if you don't say it, we will raise a batch of military funds to transfer to you. Because after all, you are the ones who stand in the way for our Jinghu! But none of this is a long-term solution. If you are under the jurisdiction of Jinghu, you will be able to receive a steady stream of help in the future, what is wrong with the situation, you can also retreat to Xiangfan, join forces with us, and then try to counterattack, how convenient is this? ”

He slapped the table, and the wine on the table jumped up: "Now it's you and my brothers, I'm not afraid to say a disrespectful word, now our handsome man, sooner or later, will be transferred to the center, the position of Jinghu, it should be my Lao Meng in charge in a few years!" The two of us brothers will join hands to build the defense line of the Great Song Dynasty like golden soup, and it may not be impossible to clean up the rivers and mountains again if there is a gap in another day. Brother Yu, I have already said this, how do you choose, everyone is a soldier, and I will listen to you and decide. ”

At this point, it's already time for the poor dagger to appear. But my mind was in a mess. This tightrope is really not so easy to walk, maybe it is wrong to come to Jinghu. What Meng Heng said is very real and reasonable, and it is also the most reasonable for the Guiyi Army to have its back to Jinghu. But in the current court, which faction has been branded on the body, and if you want to change the court, it is a very risky thing. That day, Kangyong heard that I was going to return to the Song Dynasty from Jinghu, and his face was already extremely ugly, although I didn't care about him as a petty officer. But the huge shadow of the Zhao family brothers behind him is something I can't help but fear. What's more, my dad is also part of their party.

But if you refuse, isn't there no hope here in Jinghu? The two Huai are far away and difficult to rely on, and Jinghu is close behind. If I offend them, I can basically only count on myself to fight hard in Henan.

I smiled bitterly and raised the wine glass in front of me: "Pugong, let's do this first." After Meng Heng and I fell on our backs, I sighed: "Today, Pugong is not an outsider under him, but he is extremely grateful to be below." So I also told the truth to Pu Gong in the next. It's hard if I don't have an explanation for Lianghuai. The truth is naturally known to Pu Gong. But for the sake of my 7,000 children and more than 100,000 people, I can't help but count on Jinghu. To be honest, my strength is not very large. If Jinghu can help us, and the brothers under him eat Jinghu's grain and use Jinghu's salary, when will it really be unfolded, where can the Guiyi army go if they don't want to Jinghu? In the future, these soldiers of mine will also be Pugong's soldiers............ But now I want to give Shi Shuai and Pugong a clear answer, which is really impossible. ”

I looked at Meng Hui fixedly: "Jinghu helped us, not for my insignificant figure Yuchen, but for the Great Song Dynasty!" It is also for the people of Li who are also Han people in the north! The suffering of the northern turmoil, the lives of the people, although Yuchen is not talented, he must do his meager strength to deal with the behemoth of Mongolia to the end! As for the success or failure of it, I can't care so much. ”

I left my seat and bowed to Meng Heng: "Please Pu Gongnian for the sake of the northern beings and the 7,000 children of the Great Song Dynasty Guiyi Army, and say a few kind words in front of the marshal!" ”

The small liquor shop fell silent, and the lights on the table jumped, reflecting the brightness and uncertainty of our faces.

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