"As General Qi said, your ministry and I, Xu Ping, have always been well water and not river water, if it weren't for Yang Wenyue's hard work this time, I wouldn't be willing to use swords with the general." Seeing that Qi Tu refused to get up, Xu Ping smiled and asked: "I have been in Kaifeng for so long, and I have never crossed the Yellow River to attack Zhili, which is proof." ”

"What the general said," Qi Tu hurriedly echoed: "The last general once had a relationship with Huang Hou, and Huang Hou also talked about the general. ”

Hearing this, Xu Ping was stunned and pricked up his ears to listen.

Qi Tu lay on the ground and recalled, and continued: "It was about a year or two ago, and the general doesn't remember the specific day, it seems that the general sent troops to Shandong at that time, and Huang Hou said to the general that he accepted a proud disciple - that is, the general." Huang Hou was full of praise, saying that the general would definitely inherit his mantle, and he would take more care of the general in the future...... This is really a torture of the last general, but with Huang Hou's sentence in front of him, the last general has been fighting against the general these days, and he is also very sad...... The last general heard that Huang Hou personally taught the general the art of war and martial arts, so he was naturally very envious, Huang Hou had a kindness with the last general, and the last general also held the gift of his son and nephew in front of Huang Hou, so in the heart of the last general, the general seemed to be the last general's brother...... No, distant cousins are generally ......"

Hearing that Qi Tu was talking nonsense, Xu Ping was disappointed in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, but several of the battalion generals around Xu Ping listened to it with relish, and even slowed down the speed of eating.

"So that's the case, that's really my own family." Xu Ping got off the donkey and interrupted Qi Tu, who was still chattering about the relationship: "There was a lot of rudeness in Xia just now, General Qi, please get up quickly." ”

"Thank you, General." Qi Tu secretly breathed a sigh of air in his heart and stood up honestly. Xu Ping asked Qi Tu to sit down and speak again, but Qi Tu still didn't dare.

Xu Ping stopped talking nonsense with him, and whispered: "Give General Qi a seat." ”

The two guards got up from the table and pulled Qi Tu over, pressed him on the bench and sat down, Qi Tu was so moved that tears flowed out, and he thanked him vigorously: "Thank you for the grace of the general not to kill, thank you for the grace of the general not to kill." ”

After taking a seat at the table, Qi Tu looked at Xu Ping with his eyes for the first time, and the latter gave him a bun - Qi Tu thanked the bun that should have belonged to him.

Qitu's breakfast is indeed very rich, with rice porridge, noodles, chickens and ducks, etc., so many things, not to mention one person, even ten people can't eat them all. When he was away, Qi Tu put this score to increase his prestige in the army.

"With so many things, how can General Qi eat them?" Xu Ping, who didn't know why, asked casually.

"The last general has always liked to eat with his own soldiers," Qi Tu replied busily: "In ancient times, Wu Qi sucked pus, and the soldiers died for him. ”

"I see," Xu Ping was not interested, just a little curious, and then asked about Yang Wenyue's situation: "How is the camp of the Governor of Baoding arranged, can General Qi know?" ”

"Know, know." Qi Tu vomited out all the contents of his stomach without reservation, and Xu Ping would ask from time to time about the specific patrol status of the standard camp.

Qi Tu noticed that the behavior of the generals beside Xu Ping was not much different from his guards, and the guy who dragged himself out of bed ate spittle, not to mention how fragrant he ate. And Xu Ping is the only one among these people who keeps his mouth shut and chews; Moreover, Qi Tu also noticed that Xu Ping would never speak when he had something in his mouth, and the other party would never interrupt as long as he was still talking; Sometimes Qi Tu and Xu Ping spoke at the same time, and Xu Ping would immediately shut up and let him speak first, and even apologize softly. Xu Ping's demeanor was not at all like the grass cowards that Qi Tu had met before, but very similar to the demeanor of a scholar. Qi Tu became more and more nervous in his heart, and carefully used idioms once or twice, and the other party seemed to fully understand their meaning, seeing this, Qi Tu secretly complained in his heart, he made up his mind that as long as he was clear, he would not hide it; If he doesn't know it well, Qi Tu will also try his best to recall, and will take the initiative to make a statement: tell Xu Ping that he is relying on his memory, and there is no guarantee that it is absolutely correct.

After a while, Chi Shude leaned back comfortably on the back of the chair, unbuttoned his clothes to expose his belly, and patted his abdomen with satisfaction: "It's so full." ”

At this time, Xu Ping didn't seem to have any questions to ask, according to Qi Tu, Yang Wenyue's camp was near Dongming, where the defense was not tight. Seeing that Xu Ping began to think about it, Qi Tu waited for a while and then took the initiative to offer a plan: "The general is here, it's hard to say if there is any leakage, the general might as well go straight to Dongming with the banner of the last general, then he will be able to succeed." ”

"I don't think the news has leaked, but I am grateful to General Qi for this," Xu Ping made an apologetic gesture to Qi Tu with his fists: "It would be best if the general could not be blamed and not hurt the harmony of the two families." ”

Qi Tu originally thought that he would definitely be taken away by the intruding army, and it was a big luck to be able to save his life, and what to do in the future could only be taken one step at a time. Unexpectedly, Xu Ping's words were so polite, and it sounded more meaning to let him go, so he mustered up the courage to ask: "How does the general plan to deal with the last general?" ”

"I'm going to Dongming to settle accounts with Yang Wenyue, just now General Qi said that you can lend me your banner, I'm a little tempted." Xu Ping looked a little hesitant, and asked politely: "It's just that in this way, I don't know if the general can escape the blame of the imperial court?" ”

When Qi Tu heard these words, he was simply overjoyed, and nodded again and again: "Don't worry, general, I'll just say that I fought my way out of the encirclement." As long as the general's side does not leak the news, the court will definitely not blame. ”

"This is very good," Xu Ping arched his hand again, and said with a smile: "There are many offends today, please don't be surprised by General Qi." ”

"What did the general say? In the future, if there is anything that can be used by the last general, the last general will not dare to shirk it. ”

"General Qi is polite," Xu Ping thought again: "Then what should we do with this full battalion of soldiers?" ”

"The last general has some henchmen, and when he turns around, he asks the general to let them live, and the rest of the generals are free." Qi Tu asked Xu Ping to tie him up first, and to throw him into a certain camp tent and imprison him in front of the officers and soldiers of the battalion, and he would naturally sneak away at night, as long as Xu Ping did not stop him.

"So much offended." Xu Ping and Qi Tu politely conceded for a while before ordering the guards to tie him up and send him out of the camp to be imprisoned.

"Qitu does not fall! Qi Tu does not fall! Eighteen years later, it's a good man's ......"

Outside the tent, Qi Tu's unyielding howl gradually faded away, and Zhou Dongtian asked, "My lord, is this person's words reliable?" ”

"Pretty reliable, I usually ask the same question two or three times." Xu Ping explained to the people around him: "Every time Qi Tu said the general meaning is the same, which shows that he is not lying, if he lies, there must be contradictions; However, the difference in the words and order he used each time indicates that he is not lying, but that if he did, the words would be exactly the same. ”

Zhou Dongtian thought for a moment and applauded.

"The captured nearly 10,000 Ming troops, if they run around, it will be troublesome," although their general Qi Tu didn't care about the life or death of these people, but Xu Ping would not kill these prisoners, he ordered: "Gather the captives first, pick out the leaders among them, and I will give them a lecture." ”

……

The low-level non-commissioned officers and officers captured by the Ming army were gathered together, one by one depressed, and even more anxious because of the uncertain fate, of course, they also had some expectations in their hearts. Qi Tu's unyielding roar was heard by many people just now, since the supreme commander refused to surrender, then they thought that the fate of being reorganized into a thief would not be their turn, but now that the camp suddenly wanted to give them a lecture, many people had hope in their hearts - if the officers and soldiers were to be pitted, there was no need to spend this effort; If it was only an officer, it would not implicate so many junior non-commissioned officers; If it is a pit for non-commissioned officers and officers...... Then who helped the thieves to reorganize their troops?

It is undeniable that these soldiers are still very reasonable, Xu Ping wants to see these people in order to be able to control the troops as soon as possible, he quickly walked to the Chinese army general platform in Qitu, and announced loudly to the prisoners of war in front of him: "I am Xu Ping, you must have heard of me, right?" ”

There was a buzz in the audience: the bandits who besieged Kaifeng for more than half a year, swept away the Henan officers and soldiers, and defeated the new army trained by the famous Zhendong Hou.

For the whispers below, the surrounding soldiers in charge of guarding the camp did not stop them, and Xu Ping explained in advance that they should be allowed to discuss as they pleased, and he thought that it would be easier for these prisoners to let down their guard.

Sure enough, the discussion became louder and louder, and after not being stopped for a long time, these captives gradually forgot their fear, and someone in the crowd shouted to Xu Ping: "General, I heard that you are Huang Hou's eldest disciple, and since you were a child, Huang Hou has taught the general martial arts and the art of war, right?" ”

Xu Ping never answered this kind of question, and someone would definitely answer it for him, even if it was a captive.

"Of course that's the case, disciple of Wu Quxing, otherwise how could he be so powerful!"

Xu Ping had heard a similar answer among the prisoners in Guide Mansion, and he calmly waited for these Ming soldiers to shout for a while, before stretching out his arms to signal silence, and with Xu Ping's gesture, the prisoners below suddenly became quiet again.

"I have no grievances with you brothers in the past, and I have no enmity in the near future, if Qi Tu hadn't insulted me to my face just now, I would have wanted to let him go." Xu Ping's words completely reassured everyone in the audience, but he still had a follow-up: "I just don't know if your brothers' military salaries have been paid, and I don't know if your brothers will still be paid as soldiers today and in the future, if not, I am deeply sorry." ”

There was another buzz below, and some people had already expressed their willingness to join the camp and continue to be paid as soldiers.

"I'm not afraid that you brothers will laugh, I Xu Ping can't afford to raise so many soldiers now, I'm very poor, otherwise I wouldn't have come to Zhili to fight Yang Wenyue's autumn wind." There was some laughter in the audience, and Xu Ping also laughed: "I have a way to compensate your brothers, I am willing to make up for your brothers' arrears, and give each brother a severance pay, but I am a poor man, and I can't give this money to the brothers who are in a hurry to leave today." Xu Ping raised his voice and said: "I'm going to Governor Yang to help him move—move his things to my house, the so-called rich people make money, to tell the truth, I don't have enough manpower, if you brothers are willing to stay for two more days and help me move things across the river, I will not let you brothers go home empty-handed, I swear!" ”

……

In the afternoon, the army crossed the river in a steady stream, and although the volunteers in the Ming army could not let them move freely, they could already help Xu Ping fight under the supervision of the army. When these people were cut down trees, prepared to build pontoon bridges, and built carts, Xu Ping had already selected 2,000 elite soldiers from the entire army. These soldiers who broke into the camp all changed into the military uniforms of the Ming army, while Xu Ping changed into the armor of Qi Tu, and this group of soldiers waved the banner of Qi Tu and drove towards the East Ming Dynasty.

Along the way, the morale of the army went very fast, before dusk Dongming was already in sight, Xu Ping ordered to rest before the battle, the soldiers knew that there was a tough battle to fight at night, and everyone fell asleep. Soon there was a lot of snoring in the temporary position, and some Ming army scouts came to inquire after discovering this group of people, and Xu Ping personally came forward to answer, saying that he was bringing the troops back to ask for money.

After the sun set, Xu Ping ordered to set off, and the two thousand troops swaggered and lit torches, flanked by the continuous camps of the 100,000 Ming army, and tightly protected the standard camp in the middle, Xu Ping didn't bother to look at them, and went straight to Yang Wenyue's camp along the road.

Xu Ping led the commando team that walked in the front, and rushed to the camp gate before the standard camp guards could see the intruding army behind, Xu Ping had served in the Ming army before, and had also led the troops under Hou Xun. Knowing the standard camp's procedures, his guard shouted at the door that Qi Tu had come to see Governor Yang with an urgent military situation.

The standard battalion officer guarding the gate opened the camp gate when he saw that there were less than ten people coming, and at the same time informed the night patrol guerrillas behind him to prepare to lead the way for General Qi. As soon as Xu Ping's guards stepped into the camp gate, they broke out and injured people and cut down the standard camp guards at the gate to the ground.

The standard battalion officer who was in charge of guarding the camp gate was dumbfounded, and at this time, just like the city gate of the county city before, Xu Ping commanded his subordinates to move around, cutting the ropes of the gate bridge, dispersing the nearby guards, and starting to set fire at the same time. Seeing that this team of people was really going to fight and kill, the guards of the surrounding standard battalions screamed and scattered to dodge, and the officer guarding the door had already woken up from the shock at this time, and rushed towards Xu Ping angrily: "Who are your subordinates, and what do you want?" ”

At this time, Xu Ping had already seen a group of torches galloping at a rapid pace, this must be Chi Shude's cavalry, he watched with full attention as the first wave of backup did not have time to deal with the question of the standard battalion officer, while a guard wearing Qitu's Qinding shirt next to Xu Ping drew his sword in his hand and walked towards the officer with his head bored.

The officer shouted and asked, but the guard didn't say a word, and when he got closer, he slashed without saying a word, and the officer of the standard battalion who was on guard rolled on the spot to dodge the blow, and several soldiers of the standard battalion behind him had already drawn their knives at this time, and when they saw this, they stepped forward one after another, waving their sharp blades back and forth in the air, and scolded loudly: "You thieves and prisoners, do you want to kill officials and rebel?" ”

"It's to kill officials and rebel!" The intruding soldier shouted loudly, and swung his sword at the standard camp guards.

At this time, Chi Shude had already rushed into the camp gate first, he and his subordinates first threw the torches in their hands in all directions, and then shouted and killed the officers and soldiers. These are Xu Ping's old troops, and the cooperation between them has been very tacit, they are not in a hurry to attack the camp, but quickly occupy the vicinity of the camp gate, in the distance, nearly two thousand torches form a brilliant firelight, rushing towards the open camp gate.

The guards of the standard camp could not withstand Chi Shude's onslaught, and were beaten backwards, and the night patrol officer hiding behind them softened his tone, and he shouted at the invading soldiers while retreating: "There is something to say, there is something to say, are the brothers in arrears of pay or food?" Brother, I can report to the Governor on my behalf...... If you have something to say......"

……

As the intruders from outside the battalion entered the camp in a steady stream, the camp gate was firmly in the hands of the intruders, and some infantry of the armored battalion climbed the tower of the large battalion and condescendingly began to shoot at the officers and men of the standard battalion with impunity. At this time, on the camp walls on both sides of the camp gate, there were many inexplicable standard camp guards holding torches to watch the excitement, they were of course the most obvious targets, and after a few rounds of shooting, these standard camp guards suffered heavy casualties.

The shouts and screams of killing pierced the silent night sky, and some of the Ming army camps around the standard camp were also lit up, and these Ming soldiers had no idea what was going on.

At this time, the soldiers of the armored battalion rushed forward to kill while tearing off their disguises. After the group of soldiers who began to follow Xu Ping to seize the door rushed up, they also stopped and took off the Ming army uniforms on their bodies, revealing the military uniforms that broke into the camp. Xu Ping also threw down Qi Tu's helmet at this time, took off the felt hat on his back, put it on the top of his head, and carefully tied the strap under his chin.

At the same time, Xu Ping saw that the flag of the Chuang Army, which was hidden under the clothes of the standard-bearer and brought into the camp camp of the Ming army, was being raised to the camp gate of the standard camp, and the camp flag of the armored battalion was also tied to a flagpole.

"Capture Yang Wenyue alive!"

"Capture Yang Wenyue alive!"

The shouts of the armored battalion rang out, and all the soldiers in the standard battalion were awakened by this shout, and the guards of the standard battalion who had just come out of the tent were still inexplicable, and they asked each other:

"Which battalion mutinied again?"

The standard camp guerrillas who came in a hurry rode on a tall horse, just now after hearing that Qi Tu came to ask for a meeting, he first went to tell Yang Wenyue, and then came to the camp gate to greet him, and now he is desperately trying to maintain order, he tried his best to wave his hand to the rushing army and shouted: "Brothers, have you been deducted from your military salary?" Whatever you have suffered, the Governor will uphold justice for you, who loves soldiers like sons and ......enemies like enemies."

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