"Anyway, don't you want military power?" Liu Zongmin shouted.

Xu Ping still didn't seem to hear what others said, and his eyes just continued to stare at Li Zicheng: "In addition to the soldiers, I also have to break into all the firearms in the camp, and I also need money, I know that King Chuang has gained a lot from breaking Luoyang, and I need a lot of money to buy firearms." To deal with the new army, you can do without armor, you can do without sharp blades, you can even do without cavalry, but you can't do without firearms, and you can't stop me from training. ”

No one in the tent spoke, only one or two disdainful sneers were issued at most, and everyone focused their eyes on Li Zicheng's face, waiting to see what kind of reaction he would make to Xu Ping's arrogance.

But Li Zicheng groaned without showing any annoyance, and said to Xu Pingzheng after a while: "Let me think about it again, let's have a drink tonight." ”

Niu Jinxing let out a sigh of relief and immediately responded: "Drink, drink, Brother Xu, I respect you." ”

Xu Ping retracted his gaze, lowered his head to look at the desktop in front of him, and sighed.

After sighing, Xu Ping stood up on the table, walked to the door of the tent in full view of everyone, and picked up the tent and went out without looking back. After Xu Ping's figure disappeared for a long time, the stunned crowd reacted and let out all kinds of surprises. Niu Jinxing stood up sharply and was about to chase out the door.

Li Zicheng has been frowning and pondering, his eyes flashing. After seeing Niu Jinxing get up, Li Zicheng shouted categorically: "Don't care about him!" ”

After a while, Li Zicheng repeated again: "Leave him alone." Then he straightened up and picked up the wine glass, and said loudly to everyone: "Today's dust washing banquet is not prepared for him, if he doesn't want to stay, don't stay, you can't snub Brother Sun and Brother Li for him." ”

After the dust washing banquet, everyone dispersed, and Niu Jinxing went to find Li Zicheng again. Before he could speak, Li Zicheng nodded: "Strategist, let's go together." ”

The two of them talked to Xu Ping late at night, but Li Zicheng still did not agree to give Xu Ping military power in the end, and after coming back, Niu Jinxing was still trying to persuade Li Zicheng to draw a cake first, just like when Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo asked for weapons, but Li Zicheng frowned and said: "Xu Ping, Sun Kewang, and Li Dingguo are not the same kind of people, I'm afraid it's useless."

Seeing that Niu Jinxing was still unwilling and still had to nag, Li Zicheng said impatiently: "I'm tired today and I'm going to sleep." Don't go again, I don't allow you to say anything under my banner. ”

"The erector is not enough and the plan." At this time, Xu Ping was sorting things out in his tent. The two letters that Zhang Jiefu gave him, Luoyang had already broken the city, and the one to Heluo Daxia was torn up by Xu Ping and thrown into the fire, and the remaining letter to Kaifeng Zhongyuan Daxia was carefully put away by Xu Ping. It's time to think about the next move, and maybe the letter will be needed.

"Brother Cao, Brother Yu, Brother Jiang......" Xu Ping read the names of the fallen brothers one by one: "I will definitely avenge you, Li Zicheng will not succeed, when I settle down, I will start practicing swords, one day, I will repay the blood debt for you, so that you can redress your grievances, that is, I need me Xu Ping to Xiang Yu to paint his body like that, self-harm into the palace, and I will never frown, you can rest assured." ”

"Your Excellency." Xu Ping finally prayed to Zhang Chengye silently: "On the day of leaving Beijing, the last general prayed to the adults, if the adults hope to get revenge, they will help the last general to help and help the last general train into a strong army; If the lord still doesn't want to embarrass his old friend with the Marquis of Zhendong after all, and doesn't want to watch the new army be destroyed at the hands of the last general, then let the last general waste this trip. Today's adult's intentions, the last general already knows, but the blood debt of the brothers, I can't help but repay it, I can only live up to the adult's kindness, the day this revenge is avenged, the last general will kill himself to thank the adult. ”

Xu Ping, who couldn't sleep for a while, walked out of the tent, and under the cautious gaze of the guards outside the door, Xu Ping looked up at the starry sky by himself, and the brilliance of the broken army star became dim again. When Xu Ping silently watched it, no meteors came into view.

One night, when Xu Ping was also standing outside the tent and looking at the night sky, a crisp female voice sounded behind him: "July fire, is Xu Gongzi making a wish?" Now that things are gone, no one will say this to him again.

"Zijun, I swore to kill your father-in-law to avenge your lord and brothers, and I also swore to my lord that I would thank myself, and there is also a part of it to thank you, I'm sorry."

On 15 November, Xu Ping had been in Luoyang for five days, and from the first day he saw the army in the camp, he concluded that the army was nothing more than a group of armed peasants, and that the fighting quality was probably under the Shandong rebels. Generally, the Ming army may have no way to take the invasion army, but as long as the new army suppresses it, it will eventually sweep them away. Xu Ping still had some illusions before meeting Li Zicheng, but this illusion had long since been extinguished at that dinner table—the high-level people who broke into the camp didn't seem to know the horror of the New Army, Xu Ping didn't see a sense of urgency in them, and it was hard to imagine that the unmotivated Camp Raider would support Xu Ping in building a force that could fight the New Army.

Case...... Xu Ping no longer planned to stay in the camp, he felt that it was safer to go to the far south to live an incognito life, and then devoted himself to practicing swords, looking for opportunities. After waiting for 20 years, I think my appearance has changed a lot, and it will be safer to act.

The day after meeting Li Zicheng, Xu Ping expressed his intention to leave to Niu Jinxing. In the afternoon of the same day, Niu Jinxing conveyed Li Zicheng's words to Xu Ping, and Li Zicheng agreed to Xu Ping's departure, but hoped that Xu Ping could wait in the camp for a few days. Because King Chuang announced at the banquet that he would go south to Xiangyang, his idea was unanimously approved by the generals of the rebel army present, and the second general of Xiying, who had just entered the camp, actively expressed his willingness to take the lead. Therefore, King Chuang did not want Xu Ping to leave before this, so as not to leak the plan of the southern expedition. Xu Ping felt that this was a big fuss. With the communication level of the Ming court, leaving a few days late has no military significance at all, and the day after the banquet, the camp began to build a high platform for sacrifice, and the news of the upcoming southern expedition was widely circulated among the rebels, and Xu Ping would not play a role in secrecy even if he did not leave.

However, Xu Ping immediately agreed to this request, and he even regretted the rude at the wine table that day, although he was indeed extremely discouraged, but he couldn't help but think that if he was killed by Li Zicheng in a rage, then there would be no one who could seek justice for his deceased friend.

"This is my last day in camp."

After putting away his bags, Xu Ping sighed. Today, the rebels will pull out the camp and leave Luoyang, Li Zicheng has already set up a high platform, and at noon he will gather the soldiers of the rebels to kill cattle and sacrifice flags, and then announce the decision to march south.

Last night, Hei Baoyi came alone to see Xu Ping off, and he was probably about to get what he wanted - Li Zicheng had promised to hand over a team of soldiers to him and let him command.

Last night, when the two of them were drinking coldly, Hei Baoyi tried to persuade Xu Ping to stay again. Facing this friend who had traveled thousands of miles with him, Xu Ping slightly revealed some thoughts from the bottom of his heart: even if he stayed in the camp as a staff member, it would be of no help to the cause of the righteous army. The strength of the new army is all-round, and merely knowing the details of the new army's formation, tactics, and so on does not give the breaking army the ability to resist the new army: "If you want to defeat the new army, you must first learn the new army." ”

Seeing that Xu Ping's heart was unshakable, Hei Bao had to wish him a safe journey: "Brother Xu, don't be discouraged, before Allah beckons us to the kingdom of heaven, no matter how difficult the road is, we must work hard." The human world is just a test. ”

Xu Ping had a few taels of silver left in his arms, which was given to Xu Ping by Zhang Jiefu. Although he didn't know if this little bit would allow him to reach Kaifeng, he planned to ask the Central Plains Daxia for some silver taels there, and then go to the south.

When noon was approaching, there were noisy voices outside the tent, and Xu Ping actually heard Li Zicheng's voice outside the door: "Mr. Xu, can you come in?" ”

After the one-eyed man strode into the tent, this was the first visit in many days, Li Zicheng greeted Xu Ping with a fist, and Xu Ping also replied: "Hello General Li." ”

Li Zicheng is still wearing his usual coarse cloth short coat today, wearing his favorite cyan cloak. He sat down on a chair in the tent and said, "I heard that Mr. Xu plans to leave today?" ”

"Yes," Xu Ping nodded, "After General Li swears to the south, there is no longer a need for secrecy." ”

"In my opinion, Mr. Xu is reluctant to stay, he must think that it is useless to help me train, right?"

I don't know why Li Zicheng asked this question today, but Xu Ping still replied honestly: "Yes, General Li doesn't need a staff member, and besides, a staff member alone can't make General Li's men defeat the new army." ”

"So what exactly is it going to take to defeat the new army?"

This question made Xu Pingleng pause, and the flame of hope that had been extinguished in his chest suddenly rekindled. Without hesitation, he replied: "General Li must let me be in charge of a battalion of soldiers alone, and let me let me choose the sergeants without interference...... I need a large number of firearms, and there is no one in the camp who is more familiar with the firearms army than I am, and these firearms are far more useful in my hands than in the hands of others...... I still need enough food and grass......"

To make it more persuasive, Xu Ping had to explain how exactly he was going to use the resources. However, the gap between what Li Zicheng knew and what Xu Ping learned in his chest was too big, so Xu Ping had to explain in more detail, and the expression on Li Zicheng's face explained that he obviously didn't understand most of it. Just when Xu Ping was trying to make his words clearer, Li Zicheng suddenly waved his hand to interrupt Xu Ping's words: "Mr. Xu can talk about these things slowly in the future, there are important things today, and you can't delay here for too long." ”

Xu Ping glanced outside the tent and found that it was close to noon, and the rebels had assembled around the high platform at this time, waiting for Li Zicheng's lecture. He nodded helplessly: "So, General Li agreed to my requests?" ”

"Mr. Xu's requests are so many that I can't remember them at all, so I don't plan to remember them." Li Zicheng stood up: "Please Mr. Xu to change his clothes." ”

As Li Zicheng clapped his hands, several soldiers outside the tent brought in brand-new armor, uniforms, cloaks, soap boots, and a shining golden helmet.

Without waiting for Xu Ping to ask, Li Zicheng pointed to these clothes and said: "I saw Mr. five days ago, and I immediately asked people to make them, the clothes and boots are easy to handle, but this armor is a little troublesome." Fortunately, there are many skilled craftsmen in Luoyang City, and they were finally built in time. ”

Xu Ping looked at the full set of outfits and was silent, and Li Zicheng continued: "I ordered the construction of a high platform, and sent people to spread the news of the southern expedition to hide people's eyes, in fact, this high platform was built for Mr. Xu. Mr. Xu himself saw the situation at the banquet that day, and in my opinion, if Mr. Xu was only given a battalion of soldiers, I am afraid that the generals would never be convinced, so I decided to worship Mr. Xu as the general who broke into the camp. ”

When Xu Ping heard the last word, he turned around and looked at Li Zicheng, who took a step back and bowed with his fists: "Li is weak and incompetent, and I want to ask Mr. to deign to take up the position of the general of the camp, to lead the generals and train the soldiers for Li, and I hope that Mr. will not refuse." ”

"General Li is serious."

Xu Ping hurriedly returned the salute, and Li Zicheng smiled: "Please Mr. change your clothes and go to the general's platform together, Li is waiting outside the tent." ”

After changing his clothes and armor, Xu Ping was still a little dazed, and when he and Li Zicheng drove side by side on the way to Baijiangtai, he felt like he was dreaming. The clothes and armor on Xu Ping's body were brilliant and dazzling, and Li Zicheng's simple outfit on his side was like a general's follower. In this short period of time, Xu Ping had a lot of thoughts in his mind, but he never said a word, and Li Zicheng never bothered him.

Riding side by side with Li Zicheng to the high worship platform, the smell of fresh wood came to his face. Li Zicheng took the lead in flying and dismounting, and Xu Ping was about to dismount, when Li Zicheng suddenly shouted in a low voice: "Slow." ”

With this low shout, Li Zicheng quickly untied the cloak from his shoulder, bent down and spread it in front of Xu Ping's mount, and put it on the steps of the high platform. After doing this, Li Zicheng raised his head and smiled at Xu Ping: "The snow in this place, if it splashes mud on Mr. Xu's new clothes, how can it be good?" ”

Xu Ping looked down at the Li Zicheng's cloak under his feet, and said with a wry smile: "Why does General Li need to be like this? ”

Li Zicheng stretched out his hand to grab Xu Ping's reins, and said with a smile: "Mr. Xu, please." ”

Xu Ping lightly jumped off the horse, landed on Li Zicheng's cloak, and bowed and said, "King Chuang, please first." ”

I don't want Li Zicheng to shake his head again: "Mr. Xu doesn't have to be polite, I have a lot of glorious days, and no one can steal Mr. Xu's limelight today." ”

At Li Zicheng's insistence, Xu Ping took the lead on the stage, Li Zicheng followed, and tens of thousands of soldiers of the righteous army around him looked up at Xu Ping silently. In the midst of all the attention, Li Zicheng loudly announced his decision to the soldiers of the righteous army. Before his words fell, including Liu Zongmin in front of the stage, and other generals who broke into the camp exchanged their heads and ears, and for a while, there were buzzing voices all around. In the whispers of the crowd, Li Zicheng took out a steel sword that had just been built, raised it for the people around to see clearly, and then turned around and held it in both hands, and walked towards Xu Ping, who was shining with gold all over his body.

"General, Li has entrusted the tens of thousands of brothers who broke into the camp in your hands today."

"I am here-for-given," Xu Ping took the heavy steel sword with both hands: "King." ”

……

"Wang, give Brother Xu a battalion, I don't think there's anything, but it's ......"

Li Zicheng and Niu Jinxing once discussed this issue privately.

"Yes, he can be a battalion deputy under Huang Hou, and no one will say anything if he leads a battalion with me, everyone will take it for granted, don't you think he said the same thing?" Li Zicheng thought about this issue very carefully, and he asked Niu Jinxing rhetorically: "Why is it that every time a common person gathers to make trouble, the imperial court always has to deal with the leader strictly regardless of right and wrong, and there is no forgiveness?" Even if these people are too wronged, even if there is really a Qingtian Lord who deals with them impartially, and even severely punishes the culprits who harm the people according to their voices, but the first person to jump out for the people's grievances, even if he has a meritorious reputation, just like Brother Niu, as long as you dare to speak out for the people, you will not be able to escape death? ”

"Because only in this way can we frighten those who have a conscience, and only in this way can we discourage those who come after you."

"Yes, in Huang Hou's army, Xu Ping is only the first but not the only one, the person whose conscience is discovered, for Huang Hou, this first person is very dangerous, Huang Hou may want us to kill him, so that others will not have delusions. And if I only give him a battalion, it will be just a decent rule, and everyone will not feel bad, nor will they feel good. For Li Zicheng, he doesn't value the name very much, today he can create a "great general" title, even if it sounds majestic, if he doesn't want to make this name worthless immediately: "Xu Ping, as the first new army officer to defect to me, there must be a suitable end for him, otherwise, it will disappoint everyone." Xu Ping will be a banner, and now I want to put up this flag, as for the old brothers, I will go and explain to them one by one. ”

"That's fine." Niu Jinxing also has this kind of worry, "living Cao Cao" Luo Rucai and Li Zicheng will join the alliance, Li Zicheng has not created a name for him, of course, Luo Rucai, who has strong strength, does not need it, and Li Zicheng does not dare to give him such a name, however, a proper explanation is necessary, and it is also necessary to take precautions: "Huang Hou, Wuqu Xingjun is reincarnated, fortunately, Duanjun is very suspicious of him, otherwise how can I allow my generation to be in the Central Plains?" I have no objection to the king's reuse of Xu Ping, but only one Xu Ping is definitely not enough, and I also hope that he can become a banner as the king said. It's just that the king needs to think about it first, and it won't be difficult if Xu Ping has the trust of the king. It's hard to ...... If he really lives up to expectations, does have the ability and trains a strong army, then what will the king plan to do then? Do you still plan to continue to give him the name of the great general? ”

"Brother Niu, thinking too far is sometimes not a good thing, now Brother Xu who is afraid of not being able to train against the battalion of the new army, not that he is afraid that he will really train, and it will not be too late to talk about it when the time comes." Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Those who start the chaos die, and the first evil will not be forgiven." This is a curse issued by the government to us, and we, of course, have to do the opposite, even if he can't, I won't blame him too much, just like the story you told me, Brother Niu, a thousand dollars buy horse bones. ”

Originally, I didn't think I needed to double change by 7,000, but there were still readers who asked for it, okay, it's changed again, let's be red.

In addition, the book review area is: "Gray Panda", which is the author.

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