"Xiao Shuai, please get up," Zhendong Hou helped Xiao Luo up from the ground: "I came to Shandong this time to conspire with the monarchs of Jiangbei to make a meritorious fortune, General Yu knows this, but he doesn't dare to break my secret, so he makes this decision in a hurry." ”

"What Master Hou said is that my brother is too reckless, and I ask Brother Xiao to forgive me." Yu Dong hurriedly apologized.

"It's the sloppi......ness I said in the letter," Zhendonghou said to Xiao Luo, before coming to Shandong, he had written a secret letter to Yu Dong, and the letter asked him to bring the Jiangbei Army to Shandong no matter what: "I asked Yu Shuai to do this, and strictly ordered him not to reveal my whereabouts, it is indeed difficult for a strong man, so if Xiao Shuai is strange, then blame me." ”

Seeing that Zhendonghou took all the responsibilities over, Xiao Luo had no choice but to reluctantly say that he would not bother with Yu Dong. The Metropolitan Governor's Mansion was reopened, and the Marquis of Zhendong theoretically got the right to control the world's soldiers and horses, and he assured Xiao Luo: "There will be no Wenchen Supervisor this time, and the merits of the monarchs do not need to be handed over to the cabinet to draw up votes, I can directly play the emperor together, and hand over the celebrant to the celebrant without going through the cabinet." ”

As long as the Marquis of Zhendong is satisfied, Xiao Luo knows that his credit is a sure thing, but the question is whether he will definitely get the credit: "The marshal has a life, how dare the last general not obey, it's just that the thieves are powerful, I don't know how many soldiers and horses the marshal brought this time?" ”

Hearing that Zhendonghou did not bring his descendants to come, Xiao Luo's face changed slightly, and Zhendonghou didn't seem to see it, so he said to himself: "Don't dare to lead troops, if you don't let Li Chuang run away, it will be difficult to catch him." ”

"This ...... The marshal's intention is to take us to fight Li Chuang? Xiao Luo was still a little lacking in confidence, and finally couldn't help but say this question: "Is the marshal completely sure?" ”

"Of course!" Zhendonghou said in surprise, as if he was surprised by Xiao Xiao's question: "Does Xiao Shuai think that Li Chuang is my enemy?" ”

"Of course not, of course not," Xiao Luo suddenly felt that his question was very reckless and rude, Zhendong Hou has always won more with less, and defeated the strong with weak, although the new army has lost a few battles, but after all, it was a big disciple who lost to Zhendong Hou, right, and Zhendong Hou did not personally lead the army: "The last general does not have the slightest disrespect for the marshal, but ...... It's just ......" Xiao Luo didn't know how to explain it.

"No matter how fierce the enemy is, as long as I come, they will only have one way to return," Zhen Donghou's tone revealed an undoubted confidence, and Xiao Luo suddenly felt a force that was forcing him: "I don't choose my subordinates, and the people who follow me have never failed." ”

……

After Xiao Luo, a number of Jiangbei troops came to Fengyang for various reasons, and the Marquis of Zhendong visited them one by one, and all the generals rejoiced when they saw the Marquis of Zhendong himself, and unanimously expressed their obedience to the moderation of the Marquis of Huang.

Almost everyone has weaknesses, and when Yu Dong befriended these Jiangbei Army generals back then, he inquired about the preferences of each of them. For example, Yu Dong knew that a general was a filial son, so he personally ran to the person's mother and cried, and the old lady was moved to stay in his army to fight against the camp, and wrote a personal letter to his son, saying that if he must be disloyal to the country, then he would simply commit the crime of unfilial piety, and the general had to come reluctantly.

Although Yu Dong used various methods to bring in a group of colleagues, there were still some Jiangbei Army generals that Yu Dong could not "persuade", and he reported to Zhendonghou: "Marshal Mingjian, if a person holds the words 'wife can remarry when he dies, his son can remarry when he dies, and cry when his father dies', then there will be nothing to be done, such as Yu Shizhong saying that he will not come." ”

"He will regret it, regret not coming to the middle school to share the credit." The Marquis of Zhendong was very satisfied with Yu Dong's work, more than 100,000 Jiangbei troops were already in his hands, although the ordinary soldiers did not know the whereabouts of the Marquis of Zhendong, but their generals were full of confidence and were willing to fight to the death with Li Chuang under the banner of the Marquis of Zhendong.

Although the Jiangbei Army was not a descendant of the Zhendong Hou, the Zhendong Hou found it easier to control these generals, not only because they had fanatical superstitions about the Zhendong Hou because they did not know much about them, but also because the Zhendong Hou was relatively easy to meet their requirements.

"New Army, what should I do with them?" After pacifying many generals of the Jiangbei Army and Zhongdu, Zhendonghou silently thought about his own thoughts in the camp alone, the rare salary of the Jiangbei Army and the new army is not very rare, since the formation of the army, Zhendonghou has given them a salary that is much stronger than other Ming troops, not to mention the hidden funding that Zhendonghou gave to the new army through various relationships; In the past two days, Zhendonghou also taught some of his own training experience to the generals of the Jiangbei Army, and they listened to it like a primary school student one by one, and all the Ming troops have figured out Zhendonghou's training method over the years, and it was their unexpected joy to be able to get Zhendonghou's personal guidance-no Ming general did not worship Zhendonghou, eager to get his secrets, except for those in the new army.

"These people in the Jiangbei Army know that their wealth and wealth will be given by me, and they feel that their future is tied to me, and on the side of the New Army, I have nothing to give them, no matter what I give them, they will feel that they deserve it, and they are not worried that I will not take care of them. Yes, they still respect me very much, but they dare to disobey me, and what I give them has been regarded by them as private and cannot be touched by outsiders, even if I want to get it back, they will desperately resist it. The Marquis of Zhendong knew that he still had something to give to the new army, something that could make them regain their infinite loyalty, and let them suffer from gains and losses—that is, the privileges of establishing a new dynasty, some feudal privileges that could not only be enjoyed for life, but also passed on to future generations: "But this is something I can't give, if I rely on this in exchange for their unconditional allegiance, then why should I wait so many years?" ”

This time, Zhendonghou went south to Shandong alone, and the resistance did not only come from the imperial court, but also the voice of the new army that was unwilling to go to Zhongdu to fight Li Chuang, He Baodao once ran to himself and said: A large number of soldiers of the new army are the children of Zhili, and they are unwilling to go to Shandong to fight when their hometown is threatened by Xu Ping.

At that time, the Marquis of Zhendong almost blurted out to He Baodao what a civilian official had said to him many years ago: "If the military is unstable, you should suppress rather than connive." ”

But Zhendonghou still couldn't help but say nothing, because he immediately realized that this was not what the soldiers meant, and without the leadership of the officers, even the soldiers of the new army were scattered. What He Baodao said was the meaning of many military officers, who had property and enjoyed wealth and glory in Beijing, and they were unwilling to give up these unless the Marquis of Zhendong could promise more in the future—more feudal privileges than the Emperor Chongzhen had given them.

Years ago, Zhendonghou could solve the problem of ice digging by sharing the joys and sorrows, but now is not the time for him to evoke that response by throwing something behind.

As if to corroborate He Baodao's report, a small mutiny broke out in the fire camp, which was said to have been initiated by soldiers who were unwilling to leave their hometowns that needed to be defended.

Okay, caressing.

After Zhendonghou agreed to the request of the old department, he asked the stand-in to lead a guard slowly south with great fanfare, while he hurried to Fengyang.

"Thirty years ago, I knew that the military is a microcosm of society, and that the modern military and the nation-state are two sides of the same coin. The roots of the Immortal Army lie in the Immortal Island, which I tried my best to build and has almost no feudal privileges. And the new army, after all, is still a flower that grows on the rotten wood of the Ming Dynasty, no matter how I equip them with new weapons, how to keep them fed and clothed, they are still a feudal army after all, and when they meet the real immortal army, they are not opponents at all. Yang Zhiyuan's letter touched Zhendonghou a lot, and the structure of the camp in Henan is far closer to the model of Changsheng Island than the Ming system. Before sending troops to Henan, Yang Zhiyuan also reported that the military reform tried by Zhendonghou failed again - everyone said that Xu Ping, a traitor, could never be more clever than Zhendonghou, so there was no need to learn from him, but Yang Zhiyuan thought that they were just using the banner of Zhendonghou to oppose and touch their already divided sphere of influence: "The Immortal Army must not only have modern military regulations and regulations, but also have the ambition to fight for the people, and now, the Immortal Army is in Xu Ping's hands." ”

"It's just that this immortal army, sooner or later, will also embark on the old path of the first immortal army, the current camp is very similar to the old Changsheng Island, the powerful enemy allows the internal unity to unite, and those who have not tasted the sweetness of feudal privilege can still have the same desires for the time being, but when the strong enemy is gone, the wealth is forced to ...... Maybe you don't have to wait until then. ”

Zhendonghou thought about it for a long, long time, and all kinds of troubles came one after another: "The feudal monarchy, I know very well that if I don't overthrow it, my life's efforts may be swallowed up by it, but if I reveal this meaning, even a little bit, even if I reveal a little bit with Brother Jin and Brother Zhao, I will immediately become a loner." How can I realize my wishes without followers, but I can only choose my followers from the feudal society, and how can I achieve my ideals with them? ”

……

"The Jiangbei Army is coming?" This news surprised Li Zicheng, who had just arrived near Zhongdu yesterday, and the strikers were already facing some of the Jiangbei Army's battalions.

"Yes, and there was fratricide."

"They came to Zhongdu and killed each other under our noses?" Li Zicheng was even more surprised: "What are they thinking?" ”

"Yu Dong, the new governor of Jiangbei, was eager to make meritorious service and forced those general soldiers to come to Shandong with him to resist us, but of course most people didn't buy it, and as a result, Yu Dong actually hijacked their families." Niu Jinxing had a gloating expression on his face: "It's really a shame that Yu Dong can think of it?" ”

"Is that okay?" Liu Zongmin felt that he couldn't understand Yu Dong's strategy: "Isn't he afraid of arousing public anger?" ”

Niu Jinxing laughed: "He has aroused the anger of the public, the Jiangbei army has come a lot, but it is not to help him fight against us but to settle accounts with him, according to reliable sources, Yu Dong has fought a few battles with other Jiangbei troops, and now they are facing off." ”

"Didn't they have a big fight?" Liu Zongmin asked.

Niu Jinxing laughed: "It's not because our army arrived, they saw our army coming, and they were afraid that we would be killed, so they stopped for the time being." ”

"Shall we step back a bit, then?" Li Zicheng felt that this was a good opportunity for the snipe and the clam to compete and the fisherman to profit: "Wouldn't it be better for us to retreat thirty miles and let them kill you first, and then collect the rest." ”

"Not good!" Niu Jinxing shook his head resolutely, at this time Xu Ping was rushing to join Li Zicheng with a wing of infantry, Niu Jinxing failed to dismiss Xu Ping's kindness twice with gentle remarks, and it is estimated that the armored battalion will be able to rush to the battlefield within three days: "King, the Jiangbei Army is now in good shape, it is conceivable that their fighting spirit is probably inferior to the Chu Army in Zhuxian Town, we should attack immediately and annihilate the Jiangbei official army here." ”

"Wouldn't it be better to give the soldiers a little rest for two days?" Liu Zongmin agreed with Niu Jinxing's opinion, but he felt that it was more certain to rest for a day or two to fight.

"That's a missed opportunity." Niu Jinxing was worried that Xu Ping would arrive during this period, and now many people in the princes of Chuang are also full of reverence when they talk about Xu Ping, and some generals even advocated calling Xu Ping in front of Li Zicheng to help in the war, saying that if there is a general to help, he will definitely be invincible. Niu Jinxing didn't like to listen to these words, although Xu Ping didn't bring many soldiers and horses, but Niu Jinxing didn't want Xu Ping to have any impact in Pingding Shandong. If Xu Ping participates in the war, then Niu Jinxing is worried that some people will inevitably say: Since the general is here, it is natural that this battle will be won.

On the other hand, from a military point of view, Niu Jinxing also has a good reason: "King, the Jiangbei Army has begun to fight among themselves, we suddenly killed in front of us, they have family members still in the hands of Yu Dong, and they may be worried that we will take advantage of the victory to pursue, so they did not run away immediately but resisted hard, they have made a big mistake, if we retreat or hesitate without a fight, they turn around and run, we will have no chance to annihilate the Jiangbei Army." ”

"Master Niu is right." Luo Rucai loudly agreed: "Fengyang Bing is so thin, what is there to eat?" The Jiangbei army is fat, and I have no choice if King Chuang has to retreat, but I can't convince my subordinates. ”

Ji Huisi was most worried that Zhendong Hou arrived in time: "King Chuang, Huang Hou has already arrived in Jinan, no matter how many soldiers Huang Hou brings with him, he can defeat 6,000 Jiannu with 800 people and cut off hundreds of heads, we had better do it immediately, so as not to have too many dreams at night." ”

Some other big and small leaders who broke into the camp also shouted that they wanted to fight, and they were mostly the same as Luo Rucai, looking at the equipment of the Jiangbei Army, hoping to win this battle and make a fortune, in addition, they were also worried about whether Zhendonghou had any killer skills that had not yet been used.

"What kind of person is Yu Dong?" The opponent Li Zicheng on the opposite side is not very clear, he has only heard of this person, but he has not fought with him, this time there is also this person who has the courage to attack Shandong with the new army, but Xu Ping once said to Li Zicheng that this person is not worried, his tone is very contemptuous, and he is too lazy to talk about his deeds.

"It's a barbarian, and it's a rare character with bones among dog officers and soldiers." Niu Jinxing has some understanding of Yu Dong: "When the Henan officers and soldiers fled in front of Brother Xu and Brother Sun, he was the only one who dared to fight—of course he lost; Later, he made trouble for Brother Sun several times, but of course he never won any battles. ”

"It turned out to be a scheming man," Li Zicheng nodded, listening to Niu Jinxing's description, Yu Dong's behavior was basically the same: "No wonder he can do something to hijack friendly troops." ”

Seeing that the military division and many of the allies' subordinates expressed their intention to fight, Li Zicheng made up his mind: "Let the sons and daughters have a full meal, send war letters to the dog officers and soldiers, and fight a decisive battle tomorrow." ”

……

"Yu Dong actually went to Fengyang!"

Xu Ping, who was marching in a hurry, had just met an envoy sent by Li Zicheng, who told Xu Ping that he had made an appointment with Yu Dong for a decisive battle, and at the same time the envoy also brought a letter from Niu Jinxing, in which he confidently claimed that King Chuang was enough to defeat the rabble of Jiangbei and Fengyang. Niu Jinxing asked Xu Ping not to hurry, although he marched slowly and came to Fengyang to participate in Li Zicheng's celebration banquet.

Xu Ping let out an exclamation and turned his head to look at Li Laiheng, the wing officer of the Fifth Infantry Wing, who was also full of seriousness.

"Have you talked carefully to King Chuang, about Yu Dong?" Xu Ping asked anxiously, the last time the Ming army came to relieve Kaifeng, Xu Ping said to Li Zicheng lightly that Yu Dong didn't have to worry about it at all, but he didn't tell Yu Dong's deeds and discernment.

"No, didn't the general say it?" Li Laiheng had seen Yu Dong's performance in Qi County, and he didn't take this person very seriously: "Yu Dong, this guy, only dares to come out when the new army gives him courage in the back." He dares to go to Fengyang, and there will inevitably be powerful people behind him to support him. ”

"Exactly!" Xu Ping rarely mentioned Yu Dong's personality and miscellaneous people, Sun Kewang hoped that this guy would stay in Bozhou for as long as possible, and specially instructed Xu Ping to say less about this person so as not to have rumors unfavorable to Yu Dong reach the ears of the imperial court, so Xu Ping estimated that Li Zicheng's subordinates were likely to have a great misunderstanding of Yu Dong.

"It was Jia Minghe who supported him in the county, and he couldn't shrink back after that time, Yang Zhiyuan led the seven battalions to Henan last time, and what Yu Dong dared to do was to hide behind and observe the style. This time, this guy actually dared to come out and take the lead! Li Laiheng was shocked: "He has become so bold all of a sudden, is it ...... Could it be that Huang Hou himself is the one who supports him? ”

"Nine times out of ten." Xu Ping asked King Chuang's envoy to hurry up and return the same way, warning Li Zicheng to be careful, most of the Zhendong Marquis had already arrived near Fengyang, and I don't know if the new army had also arrived secretly.

"As soon as Huang Hou arrives, the morale of the dog officers and soldiers will be greatly boosted, and if it is a fire battalion, it will be lurking." Li Laiheng was anxious: "General, we have to rush to Fengyang in the starry night." ”

"Yes, the herald ordered the whole army to speed up the march, alas, I am afraid that the fire battalion has arrived."

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