Of course, pushing Zhao Degong to the throne is also Wu Shigong's wishful thinking. According to reason, the imperial court did not give up Nanyang's fragrant bun so easily. Not to mention anything else, just talking about the food and salary of more than 4,000 soldiers and 6,000 soldiers left by Li Lu is enough to make people salivate.

So Wu Shigong is preparing with both hands now. It would be best if Zhao Degong could be pushed to the throne, otherwise, it would also allow Zhou Xun to integrate the more than 4,000 soldiers left by Li Lu into the Runing Army as soon as possible, at most, it would only leave an empty shelf for the imperial court.

Although it is unlikely that Zhao Degong will succeed, Wu Shigong still has to be prepared. There is no harm in pushing Zhao Degong's position higher, at least he can have a closer relationship with Zhao Ming, the military attache of the guard who returned to Dewei. Besides, if you don't work hard, how do you know that you won't succeed?

Of course, pushing and pushing, whether to give Zhao Degong or not, the real power is in the hands of Wu Shigong. It depends on Zhao Degong's future performance. If he can integrate into the group of Runing Army, Wu Shigong will give him some real power. Otherwise, let him be a puppet with peace of mind!

But Zhao Degong was quite happy when he heard Wu Shigong's words. When he came to Runing, he thought that he had gilded according to his father's arrangement. But now it has been immediately reused, and if it can enter the core of the Runing Army again, it will be even more dreamy. So Zhao Degong saluted very respectfully and said: "The last general will follow the arrangement of the general soldier, and the last general will live up to the trust of the adult!" ”

Wu Shigong smiled slightly and said politely: "Don't be formal." This official has just arrived in Guide and is under the care of the veteran, and there is no way to reciprocate. and thou hast gone out of the same house with the rulers. On weekdays, you can call the official 'brother'. ”

Zhao Degong hurriedly saluted again, and his tone was more respectful: "Since the end of the year is here, it is the subordinate of the adult, and it is reasonable to follow the superiority and humility." Never dare to be rude in the army. Thank you for your understanding. ”

After the temptation, Wu Shigong was also very satisfied with Zhao Degong's attitude. He smiled and nodded. He stopped talking, and took the lead towards the Runing army camp.

At this moment, a battalion of Runing troops happened to go out for training, and seeing that the soldiers of that battalion were about to meet with their own team, Wu Shigong turned his horse's head and avoided the roadside to let the soldiers of that battalion go first.

When Chi Ming saw Wu Shigong say this, he immediately waved his hand to let the soldiers of the battalion who had also avoided go first, so the soldiers of that battalion passed through Wu Shigong's team one by one under the orders of the officers. When passing by Wu Shigong's side, those officers and soldiers also saluted Wu Shigong one after another.

Until the whole army passes. Zhao Degong, who was behind him, asked in a low voice, "My lord!" Why is this military uniform different from other armies? ”

Wu Shigong was silent for a while before he said in a deep voice: "They are all children of the remnants. Specialized into a battalion. ”

The uniforms of the soldiers in this battalion are very different from the regular uniforms of the Runing Army, and the colors are all white. The reason why they wore clothes of such color was because these soldiers were mourning for their families.

The soldiers of this battalion are all family members of the martyrs of the Battle of Blood Ridge, and all of them have voluntarily signed up. Wu Shigong organized them into a separate battalion and incorporated them into his own personal army. And he personally awarded the military flag and named it "First Battalion". Wu Shigong also promised: When conditions permit, this battalion can win the highest honor for a soldier -- to take the lead in charging in battle.

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May 21, the twelfth year of Chongzhen. Thirty miles west of Junzhou City. Wang Guangen in the camp.

"Brother Wang! We have also settled here for more than a year, and we finally don't need to endure this stormy and bitter life anymore. But now the Eight Kings and Cao Cao have sent letters to invite each other, we have always been one, where to go, big brother, you can get an idea! The leader of a peasant army said to Wang Guangen.

"Because of the importance of the brothers, I will speak from my heart. We rebelled back then. Seeking nothing more than food and clothing. But since Zhao'an, has this place treated us badly? Needless to say, the sons and daughters of his subordinates all live and work in peace and contentment, and the local rewards are also continuous. Some of our brothers here have even married large local families. This is a matter of conscience. If you plague this place again, my king won't be able to see it anyway. Besides, the Eight Kings and Cao Cao are opposed, and following them is just eating some scraps and cold burning. If we don't oppose it, the court will value us more, and from the perspective of the future, it is better not to oppose it. What do you think, brothers? Wang Guangen said.

This is analyzed from the perspective of interests, and the leaders of the peasant army present here are also a little moved. But one of the leaders hesitated for a moment, and then expressed his worries: "After all, the Eight Kings and Cao Cao are the leaders of the alliance, if they don't obey their orders, if they hold a grudge, we won't even have room to slow down." ”

Most of the leaders of those peasant armies were wall-riding factions, although they didn't want to rebel at this time, they didn't want to offend Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai. Besides, although the peasant army has always been divided into battalions, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai often become the leaders of the alliance and command the peasant army of each battalion in a unified manner, so at this time, some leaders were deeply afraid of the prestige of Zhang and Luo.

But after hearing this, Wang Guangen stood up from the chair with a "Teng" sound, and he loudly encouraged: "The big husband has set up his own door, and now he is loyal to him, and my generation is also opposed, it is out of his pants, and I will not do it." ”

Seeing that Wang Guangen, who was in the lead, was so determined, the other leaders no longer hesitated, and they sent out a series of "Okay!" "Medium! ”。 Then Wang Guangen, Wang Guoning, Hui Dengxiang, Chang Guoan, Yang Youxian and other battalion leaders bit their fingers on the spot, made an alliance with blood, and wrote to Xiong Wencan to express their firm position, and asked the court to "divide the good and the bad" and take the initiative to ask the court for war.

When the leaders of the peasant army were excited and returned to their respective camps, Wang Guangen returned to his study in his house, where a middle-aged man dressed as a scribe was leisurely drinking tea.

Seeing Wang Guangen come in, the middle-aged scribe put down the teacup, didn't stand up, and asked with a smile, "Lord Wang!" What is the outcome of today's deliberations? ”

"Live up to the trust!" Wang Guangen did not blame the middle-aged scribe for being rude, he smiled and sat down on the chair next to him, raised his hand and poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it in one gulp.

The middle-aged scribe was Lin Yufei, a secret agent of the Military Intelligence Bureau of the Runing Army, who came to Junzhou with a caravan this time to persuade Wang Guangen and them not to be in the same league with Zhang and Luo.

After drinking the tea, Wang Guangen asked eagerly, "Mr. Lin, what did you promise......?" ”

Lin Yufei smiled and said: "Lord Wang reported 32,000 people, anyway, how many people there are in your five battalions, we also know in our hearts." He did not want to be a wicked man, so he took 32,000 as a number, one person and one tael of silver, and converted them into weapons, grain, grass, armor, etc., and you reported the number, and we brought it immediately. ”

Wang Guangen was immediately overjoyed and said: "Mr. Lin is really refreshing! (To be continued......)