Two days later, at the county government of Huairen County, a former rebel general who had been captured by the Tiger and Leopard Army walked into the county hall with a panicked face under the angry gaze of several rebel soldiers.

When he saw more than a dozen sword and axe men standing on both sides of the lobby, because of the fear in his heart, he walked directly to the rebel commander, knelt on the ground, and begged for mercy loudly: "Dashuai, please for the sake of the little one who once served the big marshal, the big marshal must not kill me....Although the little one was captured by the official army, but he did not directly join the official army like General Zhou, please make the decision for me..."

"That's enough..."Facing the old subordinate who didn't have the slightest backbone in front of him, the coach waved his hand directly and said.

"A spineless person like you, I killed you and dirty my own hands....said, the officials and soldiers let you back for no reason, what did you do..."

Hearing this, he breathed a sigh of relief and quickly took out a letterhead from the pocket of his underwear, handed it to the marshal, and said with a panicked face: "Dashuai, this is sent by General Zhou to the small one, and it is a letter written to you by the general soldier of Datong Mansion himself....The general soldier of Datong Mansion asks the general commander to take the initiative to withdraw from Huairen and Shanyin counties..."

"As for the specific content, the small ones are not clear, they are all written on this letter......"

Tearing open the letter, the manager with a puzzled face quickly began to browse.

I don't know if I don't read it, when the coach read the content of the letterhead, the facial expression that was still full of disgust just now has been replaced by anger from the heart.

After crumpling the letterhead in his hand directly into a paper ball and throwing it on the ground, he scolded loudly: "The chief soldier of Datong Mansion on the dog day." Officers and soldiers of dog days. You deceive people too much......"

"Great. What's the matter? Seeing the angry boss in front of him, the military advisor behind him hurriedly asked.

"See for yourself... The officers and soldiers of the dog day not only let us take the initiative to withdraw from Huairen, but also let us cooperate with them in the exercise, he regarded us as something, and the more than 20,000 soldiers under our command as something... His minions? The boss, who was already shrouded in anger in his heart, scolded at the urgent need of the military advisor.

Compared to the anger of the boss, the military who read the letterhead did not get angry. Instead, they fell into contemplation.

Because he not only saw the superficial content of the letter, but also saw the implicit content of the letter.

After the angry expression on the boss's face calmed down a little, he said thoughtfully: "Dashuai, although this general soldier of Datong Mansion is hateful, he has put forward so many conditions that are too deceitful. However, he is not a reckless person..."

"First of all, he pointed out our shortcomings in his heart, knowing that we can't stay in one place for too long... Not surprisingly, this must have been the work of General Zhou, who rejoined the official army. ”

"Second. He wrote clearly in his mind: he had expected that we would not accede to these unreasonable demands, so. She plans to fight and talk to us, and tell us that we are completely vulnerable compared to the Haw Par Army... If we want to continue to survive in this troubled world, we can only cooperate with the Haw Par Army..."

"Otherwise, what awaits us is the destruction of all our armies..."

"Perhaps in order to show us the strong combat effectiveness of the Tiger and Leopard Army, this general soldier of Datong Mansion is so confident that he will tell us the time, place, and strength of the attack on us, and fight a gentleman's war with us."

"Finally, I also saw from this letter that at least for a short period of time, the general army of Datong Mansion did not want to fight a decisive battle with us, but wanted to keep us, continue to make chaos in Shanxi, and raise a self-respecting ......."

Hearing these words, the coach's face, which was still angry, instantly showed a thoughtful expression.

Then, he said to the military advisor: "Advisor, you see, can we take advantage of this to counter the tiger and leopard army..."

The military advisor shook his head and replied: "It depends on what kind of result this gentleman's battle mentioned in the letter of the general soldier of Datong will end......

"How?" The rebel commander with a glimmer of hope asked with a look of eagerness.

The military advisor opened his mouth and explained: "Marshal, if the Haw Par Army loses this battle, it means that the Haw Par Army is bluffing, and the army is not as strong as we imagined......

"Since that's the case, then there's no need for us to look at the Haw Par Army's eyes. After all, the more than 20,000 soldiers in our hands are not vegetarians. When the time comes, the initiative in the battlefield situation will be in our hands. ”

"Not only can we counter the first army of the Haw Par Army, but we can also take advantage of the Haw Par Army's self-respect and the desire not to have a decisive battle with us, concentrate our forces, launch another attack on Datong Mansion, and take down several county towns......"

The rebel commander nodded, and then asked, "What if we fail?" ”

A trace of helplessness quickly flashed across the face of the military advisor, and then replied to the commander: "Commander, if we fail, then there is only one way left, support the tiger and leopard army, and let the tiger and leopard army be at the mercy of the tiger and leopard army..."

"Can't we rely on the desire of the Haw Par Army not to fight a decisive battle with us, and force the Haw Par Army not to attack us?" the boss asked rhetorically with a hint of reluctance.

The military advisor shook his head and replied, "Marshal, the idea you said is basically impossible to realize. I have two reasons here..."

"First, if the Haw Par Army wins this so-called gentleman's war, it means that the Haw Par Army is really as strong as the letter says, to the point that we cannot defeat. In this case, since the Haw Par Army can completely annihilate us, it can also defeat us. ”

"While retaining our main forces, use war to drive us out of Huairen and San'in...."

"In this case, we will not only lose these two counties, but we will also lose a lot... You must know that the more than 20,000 soldiers under the command of the commander are the foundation of our future development and growth, and we cannot afford to lose ......."

"Not only that, but I also learned that the Haw Par Army has a cavalry force with a total strength of 5,000 troops, which is very strong in combat and has fought against the Houjin Tartars...... As long as this cavalry unit is there, it is impossible for us to refuse the request of the Tiger and Par Army and withdraw directly from Huairen and San'in. ”

"Therefore, the Haw Par Army clearly wrote in the letter that as long as we do not want to avoid excessive losses, there is only one way to cooperate with the Haw Par Army."

"Second... Today's Huairen and Shanyin counties, after our many lootings, not to mention food, it is difficult for even ordinary people to see it. In addition, we only have half a month's worth of grain and grass left, and even without this letter from the Tiger and Leopard Army, we must withdraw from the two county towns of Huairen and Shanyin. Otherwise, even if we are hungry, we can starve more than 20,000 soldiers under our command to death. ”

"Alas..." At this time, a sigh full of helplessness slowly came out of the coach's mouth.

Then, he sighed to the military advisor: "It's really aggrieved....If it weren't for these rules and regulations, not for everyone's future, I really want to have a good fight with the Haw Par Army on the battlefield to see how powerful this arrogant Haw Par Army is..."

Unexpectedly, after listening to Dashuai's words, a strange smile flashed on the military advisor's face.

Under the incomprehensible gaze of the coach, he said: "Dashuai, I think it is not a good thing to cooperate with the Tiger and Leopard Army..."

"Uh......" The helpless expression on the boss's face quickly disappeared, and he asked the military advisor with an interested expression.

"Tell me your reasoning...... I want to see, we have all been forced to this kind of journey by the official army, what other good things are there? ”

He didn't let the rebel commander wait too long....After quickly sorting out the thoughts in his mind, the military advisor analyzed: "Commander, think about it....For us, it is indeed very embarrassing....However, for the Haw Par Army, this cooperation is to fornicate with the rebels... If this matter is known to their court, the end will definitely be very miserable..."

"Although we can't have evidence to provide to the imperial court, this is a handle after all....as long as we have this handle in hand, and with the first cooperation......then there will be absolutely no war between us and the Haw Par Army for a long time to come. Even if there is, it will be for their court to act..."

"In Shanxi, except for the Haw Par Army in Datong Province, I can say with certainty that the other officers and troops are not our opponents. And we can take advantage of this gap in cooperation with the Haw Par Army to aggressively attack cities and territories in Shanxi, expand our strength, and train our troops......"

"When we have strong enough military strength, we will turn around and attack Datong Mansion and fight a decisive battle with the Tiger and Leopard Army."

Hearing this, the coach's solemn face finally softened, and a smile appeared.

He said to the military advisor: "If we cooperate with the Haw Par Army, listen to the command of the Haw Par Army once, and suffer some grievances, we can win so long time for development, expand our strength, and train the army, then this grievance will be suffered a few more times, and there will be no ......."

"Dashuai...... You've agreed—" The Strategist's eyes lit up and he asked.

"I don't agree, it depends on what kind of result this gentleman's battle that the Tiger and Par Army is preparing to launch will end in..."

"Since the Haw Par Army has also made it clear in the letter that it is going to attack our army with 1,000 Haw Par troops and 5,000 soldiers, then we will prepare well and see whether the 1,000 Haw Par Army is powerful or our 5,000 soldiers are powerful..."

"Strategist... Right now. There are still two days left before the time set by the Haw Par Army, which means that we still have two days to prepare. Therefore, we must make good preparations and transfer the 5,000 most elite officers and men in the army. Through this bloody battle, let's see if the Haw Par Army is really as powerful as the letter says...."

"Handsome and wise, I'll do ......it right away" (to be continued......