In the lobby of the Datong General Military Mansion, Zhou Yuhong, the chief general of the rebel army, was standing in front of Wei Zheng with a confused face, without saying a word.

And Wei Zheng, who was sitting on the main seat, also looked at Zhou Yuhong in front of him without saying a word.

Just when the atmosphere in the lobby was about to freeze because of this, Wei Zheng spoke.

With a smile on his face, he asked Zhou Yuhong: "General Zhou, as far as I know, you are the most capable general in the rebel army. After entering Shanxi, he won more than 10 battles with the official army, except for one of which was a draw with the official army. ”

"It is safe to say that most of the credit for the rebels to achieve such a huge victory in Shanxi is yours."

A smile full of embarrassment quickly flashed away from Zhou Yuhong's face. Although he didn't want to answer this question, under Wei Zheng's sharp gaze, he still nodded affirmatively.

"Yes, Lord Commander......"

Hearing this, Wei Zheng couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "He is worthy of being the first general of the rebel army, and he is refreshing when he speaks, unlike those literati, who talk and spit out, and I like to ...... after thinking about it."

Now that I have an understanding of Zhou Yuhong's character, coupled with Zhou Yuhong's very good military command ability. At this moment, Wei Zheng's idea of taking Zhou Yuhong for his own use is even stronger.

Without the slightest hesitation, he said his thoughts: "General Zhou, the Ming people don't say secret words, the reason why I forced you to surrender on the scene is very simple, that is, let you work for me and join the Tiger and Par Army......"

Seeing that Zhou Yuhong was about to subconsciously refuse, Wei Zheng waved his hand one step ahead and said, "Don't give me your answer first......

"It's not too late to answer the next few questions I'll ask you after you......"

"First. General Zhou's predecessor was also an official army. And you are with the rebels. At the risk of being wiped out of the Nine Clans, the one who created the court rebelled...... I want to know, what is the reason for your rebellion? ”

Zhou Yuhong did not hesitate, and replied bluntly: "It's very simple, there is a great drought in Shaanxi, and the imperial court not only does not carry out disaster relief, but further increases the taxes of the people, completely ignoring the lives of the people. ”

"Plus the corruption of the imperial court. Corruption and nepotism...... Such a court is not worthy of my service for them......"

Wei Zheng nodded and affirmed: "It's very good, say a word from my heart, I am also very dissatisfied with such a court." Otherwise, I Wei Zheng would not have been a bandit back then. It's just that I have another question for General Zhou, since you rebelled for these questions, then you followed the rebels after the rebellion. Have these issues been resolved? ”

"This ......" Hearing this, Zhou Shuyuan directly fell into hesitation and contemplation.

Under the watchful eye of Wei Zheng. After a full minute of contemplation, Zhou Yuhong unexpectedly let out a sigh from his mouth.

Seeing this, Wei Zheng, who was smiling, said directly: "General Zhou, as far as I know, the rebel army you belong to has not solved this problem. Not only that, these problems in Shaanxi have an increasingly fierce development trend. ”

"Let's talk about the most serious problem of displaced people...... Before the rebels appeared in Shaanxi, although there were many displaced people due to drought. However, in the vast province of Shaanxi, there is still a lot of land that can be cultivated. The harvest of these lands is enough to ensure that most of the people in Shaanxi will not starve to death or freeze to death......."

"But what about after Shaanxi was looted by the rebels? The limited amount of arable land was also abandoned due to military disasters and the inaction of the rebels. The entire Shaanxi Province has almost become a barren land, and there is no possibility of self-sufficiency in terms of food. This leads to the fact that the displaced people mentioned by General Zhou are no longer an isolated phenomenon, but have evolved into displaced people everywhere......"

"Next, let's take a look at what General Zhou said about the imperial court problem......

"General Zhou, you yourself said, is there any intrigue among the rebels, is there corruption, is there corruption, is there cronyism...... General Zhou doesn't say that I also know that not only there is, but it is more strict than the imperial court......"

Seeing that Zhou Yuhong's face has changed from firm at the beginning to hesitation, and then from hesitation to gloom now.

Wei Zheng changed his words and continued: "General Zhou, I can say for sure that if you follow the rebels to rebel, not only will you not be able to solve the various problems you are facing, but you will also be forced to a dead end. ”

At this time, Zhou Yuhong finally spoke.

With a face full of remorse and helplessness, he said to Wei Zheng: "My lord, you are right. However, isn't the Tiger and Leopard Army under the command of the Lord still the imperial army? Even if I join the Haw Par Army, those problems haven't been resolved......"

A smile full of weirdness quickly flashed from Wei Zheng's face, and he replied to Zhou Yuhong: "I just said very clearly, I hope you join the Tiger and Par Army and serve me, instead of serving the imperial court and rejoining the official army......

"...... you serve your lord," Zhou Yuhong asked rhetorically with a puzzled face.

Wei Zheng nodded and affirmed: "Yes, it is to work for me." General Zhou may not know that the current Datong Mansion is already in my final say. Not only that, but I have already recruited displaced people in Datong Province on a large scale, preparing to settle fields, dig wells, and grow grain in Datong Province...... When the time comes, the entire Datong Mansion will become the world of my Tiger and Leopard Army, even the imperial court, and it will not be able to insert a single foot. ”

"And this is the first base for the development and growth of our Haw Par Army in the future......"

Although Wei Zheng didn't say it very clearly, from these words, Zhou Yuhong had already heard Wei Zheng's huge ambitions. According to the development direction that Wei Zheng said, a small Datong Mansion will definitely not be the end of Wei Zheng in front of him.

Thinking of this, the ambition that Zhou Yuhong had been suppressing in his heart was also stimulated by Wei Zheng.

Zhou Yuhong was moved, and affirmed in his heart that as long as Wei Zheng continued to follow this development strategy, Wei Zheng's future would definitely be brighter than that of the rebels. Following the Wei Zheng in front of him, he will also have a bigger stage and show his talents.

Coupled with the various bad behaviors of the rebels, it is like a movie, which keeps appearing in Zhou Yuhong's mind.

The impression of the Haw Par Army and the Wei Zheng in front of him in Zhou Yuhong's mind became even better.

At this time, Wei Zheng instigated at the right time: "General Zhou, I have said everything that should be said." For a true soldier, there is no such thing as the grace of knowing. As a soldier, the first thing we should think about is to defend the country and the people. Only by joining the Haw Par Army can your problems be solved, and your military value and command ability can be truly reflected. ”

At this time, Wei Zheng dropped a bombshell again.

took out the list of captures from the day's battles and said to Zhou Yuhong: "In today's battle, the Tiger and Leopard Army captured more than 1,700 rebels on the battlefield. According to the understanding, these 1,700 soldiers are all veterans of the battlefield, and they only need to go through a certain amount of reorganization and training to evolve into a real iron-blooded elite. ”

"Therefore, I plan to integrate all these more than 1,700 veterans into the Haw Par Army. It is equipped with all the new equipment available in the Haw Par Army. As long as General Zhou agrees to join the Haw Par Army, you will be the commander of this force..."

The final result was no surprise, under the coercion and temptation of Wei Zheng himself, Wei Zheng once again had one more general.

Not only that, but with a large number of prisoners of war and recruits being replenished, the Haw Par Army, which only belonged to Wei Zheng's personal command, had reached a staggering 7,000 troops.

Of course, in less than a day of fighting, in addition to the huge gains made by the Tiger and Leopard Army, the Datong Mansion garrison, which had only cleaned the battlefield twice, also gained a lot.

The garrison of Datong Prefecture, composed of tens of thousands of people, although he did not have any personal experience of fighting. However, the bloodshed and cruelty of being on the battlefield not only made them no longer afraid of the battlefield invisibly, but also made their hearts harder.

In the county hall of Huairen County, several generals who could rank the top of the rebel army were all urgently summoned by the marshal.

Just when the generals were discussing something with confused faces. The handsome man hurriedly walked in with a solemn face. Not only that, but there was a boss who still had an injury on his arm, who followed closely and appeared in front of everyone.

Seeing this, the lobby, which was still full of discussions just now, instantly became quiet.

Everyone looked at Da Shuai with a pair of eyes full of confusion, and looked at the general manager behind Da Shuai, trying to figure out what was going on.

Under everyone's gaze, Da Shuai didn't let everyone wait too long, and said directly: "Everyone, I have very bad news to tell you here, I hope you can be mentally prepared..."

"The 10,000 elites we sent out to attack Datong Province were blocked by the Tiger and Leopard Army after entering the territory of Datong Province. After a day of bloody fighting, all of the 10,000 elites were gone, and less than 100 people escaped..."

"What... Among these 10,000 elites, there are my 3,000 watchmen troops, and they were eaten by the Tiger and Leopard Army, how will I fight in the future..."As soon as the marshal finished speaking, one of the generals with the most soldiers in the hall stood up from his seat and shouted loudly.

Subsequently, another general was even more excessive, and shouted directly at the marshal with a solemn face: "Marshal, there are also my 2,000 watchmen in these 10,000 elites....now that there are no housekeepers, you say, what should I do, how will I fight in the future......

"That's right, without these elites, we won't be able to fight in the future......"

Zhou Yuhong was not wrong, among the rebels, civil strife was indeed a fatal flaw for them.

Just one somewhat nerve-wracking loss forced the rebels to such a point of civil strife.

Seeing the chaotic lobby in front of him, the solemn expression on the handsome face became deeper.

However, he was not in too much of a hurry. Because, on the battlefield, Yuhong's decision to fight to the death last week gave the Tiger and Par Army the opportunity to annihilate 10,000 rebels, and also gave the rebel commander the opportunity to integrate all the rebels.

Of the tens of thousands of rebel elites who were taken away by Zhou Yuhong, except for the 1,000 people directly under the marshal, the remaining 9,000 elites all came from various generals under his command. In other words, in this loss, the troops under the command of the marshal had the smallest losses.

Since the losses are the smallest, the current strength of the commander in the entire rebel army has become a well-deserved boss invisibly. (To be continued......)