Chapter 59
Zhi Congyuan obviously forgot what he said before the banquet, only talking about friendship, not about state affairs.
Xiang Xun hurriedly helped: "Brother Xu, but it doesn't matter, if we can't negotiate, we will continue to drink, if the negotiation is over, uh, ......, we should continue to drink." ”
This sentence made the atmosphere of the banquet relaxed.
Xu Shouren thought for a while and said: "Since Xiang Qincha and Zhejie Shuai said so, Shouren naturally can't be too petty, in my opinion, the three thousand Zhou troops can be returned, but its main general, Bao Hu, must be disposed of by the special combat army." ”
Xu Shouren was originally pretending, if Xiang and Fold insisted on it, he would naturally let people go.
Unexpectedly, after listening to Xu Shouren, Xiang Xun and Zhi Congyuan exchanged glances.
Xiang Xun said: "Brother Xu, can this be the case, Bao Hu's disposal will not be said for the time being, can the three thousand Zhou troops be returned to Yu Jieshuai immediately, Brother Xu also knows that now our country is at war with the Liao army, and the troops are scarce, and the security of Pizhou is indispensable to these three thousand soldiers, please ......." ”
Xu Shouren raised his hand to show that there was no need to continue the training, and said, "Rest assured to the two of them, Qin Cha and Zhi Jieshuai, you can go to the special operations army camp at any time to take away these soldiers." It's just that Shouren has a request ....... ”
Zhi Congyuan and Xiang Xun were shocked when they heard this, and they didn't know what kind of request Xu Shouren would make. stared at Xu Shouren blankly, hoping that this request would not be too much.
Xu Shouren saw the expressions of the two and said with a smile: "Xiang Qincha should know that the special operations army fought that day, with a discount of nearly half, and Jinling planned to replenish 10,000 recruits, and now the war is imminent." There are still some vacancies in the special operations army to be filled, and if the two of them can help Shouren with this, Shouren will be grateful. ”
Xiang Xun and the two knew what they meant. Xu Shouren still wanted to recruit soldiers from Pizhou, and the two exchanged glances again. The Ming army recruited soldiers in the Zhou State, which was indeed incompatible with the system. But if this matter can really be resolved in this way, Xiang Xun can naturally pretend not to know, and let Zhi Yuanyuan solve it privately in the name of the state capital, but it cannot be said that it cannot be implemented.
Xiang Xun signaled to fold from afar. After all, Pizhou is a one-third of an acre of land from afar.
Zhi Congyuan smiled bitterly, although there is a shortage of soldiers now, it is not nothing. It's just that I don't know how many people Xu Shouren wants to recruit, and I'm just worried that if the special operations army is openly recruited, then the people around Pizhou will not all flock to the special operations army? Zhou Guo wants to recruit himself, how can anyone recruit at that time?
The embarrassing appearance of Fold Congyuan made Xu Shouren feel funny. Xu Shouren comforted: "Don't worry. The recruitment of the special operations army will not exceed two thousand people, and it will not have much impact. ”
Zhi Congyuan secretly sighed lightly, if it was only two thousand people, it would not be too difficult to think about it, but this matter must not be transmitted to the imperial court, so Zhi Congyuan turned his head to look at Xun, this matter. It must be clapped to the training board.
Xiang Xun coughed dryly and muttered a sentence with his head buried in his head. "This wine...... It's really strong, and it seems to be a little drunk ....... And he lay down on the table and fell asleep.
Zhi Congyuan turned his head to look at Xu Shouren again, and the two of them smiled heartily, all without saying a word.
The next day, Zhi Congyuan personally brought back the 3,000 Zhou troops from the special operations army camp, but Bao Hu seemed to have been forgotten and no one mentioned it.
And Xu Shouren was even more surprised, according to Bao Hu's confession, his maternal uncle was the secretary of the Zhou State Ministry, which was a real job from the second grade. How can no one pay attention?
Xu Shouren regretted a little in his heart, he shouldn't be too pretentious during the banquet, just send the people back to them, in fact, Xu Shouren really didn't want to let Bao Hu go like this, he wanted to pay for the blood debt, but he could only release the people because of the order of Baili Wuji. But judging from the current situation, Bao Hu was not talked about by Zhou Guo at all, and how could he put it back "without a trace".
Xu Shouren could only send a letter to Jinling, and reported the matter of the meeting with Zhou Guo as it was, and also reported the fact that he had eliminated the Liao State spies in Pizhou, and asked for instructions from Baili Wuji.
And because the two sides negotiated during the banquet, naturally this encirclement was also done.
Only 10,000 Zhou troops were sent from afar, scattered around the special operations army barracks, and before it got dark, they had already withdrawn to their original places.
Xu Shouren passed another day in trouble, and Xiang Xun received Chai Rong's order, ordering Xiang Xun not to pay attention to Bao Hu, but only to bring back the 3,000 Zhou army.
From this will, it can be seen that Chai Rong does not sell the account of Zhang Chenghan, the secretary of the ministry, otherwise, Bao Hu will be executed, and Bao Hu will be brought back to the state government, and the state government will interrogate and sentence.
This will also solved the problem of Xiang Xun and Congyuan, so the two no longer bothered about Bao Hu, and Xiang Xun also completed the task and prepared to go back to Ningzhou. In order to show his sincerity, Xiang Xun invited Xu Shouren to the banquet again.
At this time, Jinling Mansion once again came to Baili Wuji's will, Baili Wuji ordered Xu Shouren to let Bao Hu go, and Bao Hu sent the special operations army to the Zhou army, and the false news that the two armies suffered huge casualties was transmitted to the Liao spies in Kaifeng, the capital of the Zhou State, in order to confuse the Liao spies.
Xu Shouren smiled bitterly, this will is far more difficult than the last time, it is not difficult to release Bao Hu, it is rare how to make Bao Hu believe that the two armies have a fierce fight, and there are huge casualties.
Just when Xu Shouren was in a dilemma, Xiang Xun's invitation came. Xu Shouren thought that if he cooperated with Zhou Jun, he might really be able to perform a good show that Bao Hu thought was real. But in this way, Xu Shouren had to tell the two of them that there were Liao spies in Bizhou and that Bao Hu had taken refuge in Liao, but at this time, the release of Bao Hu was a foregone conclusion, and it was impossible to kill Bao Hu to vent his anger. There is no need to keep this matter secret from the two.
The next day, Xu Shouren took advantage of the banquet to tell Zhi and Xiang the fact that there were Liao spies and Bao Hu in Pizhou, and asked Zhi and Xiang to cooperate with them to play a scene of fighting between the Ming and Zhou armies.
Zhi Congyuan and Xiang Xun were shocked when they heard about it, especially Zhi Congyuan, Bao Hu was subordinate to his Jingnan Army, this matter really had to be investigated, and the crime of negligence in Zhi Congyuan could not be escaped no matter what.
Xiang Xunben didn't want to get involved in this matter, but this matter was related to the battle ahead, and after thinking about it, he agreed to it.
Xu Shouren discussed the details with the two.
The next day, Xiang Xun and Zhi Congyuan led 30,000 troops to the barracks of the special operations army and sent someone to send a message to Xu Shouren to ask for Bao Hu's return.
When Xu Shouren heard the news, he proposed that Bao Hu and the captured Liao spies led the special operations army to the outside of the barracks.
The negotiations between the two sides failed to reach an agreement, so Xu Shouren beheaded the Liao spy on the spot in front of Bao Hu.
Bao Hu was already so frightened that he was drowning in fright, and at this time, Xiang Xun and Zhi Congyuan were furious, and ordered 3,000 forwards to attack the special operations army. (To be continued......)