Strike while the iron is hot, that afternoon, Huang Zhi's sciatic nerve finally stopped hurting, and the people in the dream came to the south gate of the tail city again with their chosen secret weapon.

The herald found Du Ziteng who was in a daze in the official office with anxiety, and saw that his boss's temper was becoming more and more unstable, and the poor rebel soldier really didn't want to report the matter.

These two days had nothing to do, and the herald and his comrades often talked about the coalition forces under the city. When it comes to the newly established Eastern Navy, many people are expecting more than fear, and there are many legends about them. Being able to fight well is secondary, after all, these soldiers are not the decision-makers of the rebels, and they are not concerned about the strength of this opponent.

For these basic soldiers who are just trying to make ends meet, the key is what their fate will be in the future, that is, what will happen if they fall into the hands of the other side after defeat. When it comes to this, this Eastern Navy is really different.

I heard the more reliable gossip from the people of Wei County, the Eastern Navy treated the rebel prisoners quite well, and never punished them with forced labor, let alone directly kill the prisoners of war as a reward like the officials and soldiers who left the state capital.

After two battles at Dongguan and a series of battles at Wanghui City, the rebels were captured by the Eastern Navy with more than 2,000 soldiers. I heard that these people are doing well now, at least much more nourishing than when they were in the rebels.

If these people want to continue to work hard in the army, the Eastern Navy will accept and retrain them as appropriate; And those who want to leave the army to go to farming, the East China Navy directly resettled them in the East China Sea territory, and divided the land, houses, and grain, such a good thing has never happened in Wei County. It can really be said that if you don't die, you will have a blessing.

"Well, they better have come in sooner. When the time comes, Lao Tzu throws away his weapon and squats in the corner of the wall, it is said that in this way he can escape the catastrophe, and the Eastern Navy will not kill those who surrender. The herald hesitated outside the door whether he should go in or not, and at the same time he was thinking about his own way out.

"What are you muttering about there?" At this time, Du Ziteng came back to his senses and found the herald standing at the door.

The herald was startled, thinking that his mind had been seen through, and walked in with his head bowed in fear, "General, those people are here again. ”

"Who?" Du Ziteng's mind was obviously still outside the fugue, and he couldn't react for a while.

Seeing that Du Ziteng did not continue to pursue what happened just now, the herald was relieved, and he had enough courage to speak, "It's the people who came here in the morning." ”

"Oh, it's them." Du Ziteng shook his head in annoyance, these people are simply ghostly. "Let's go, let's go and see."

Although he was impatient, he couldn't help but pay attention. Who knows what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd of the man in the dream, Du Ziteng, as the current supreme commander of Tail City, is really forced to face these people again and again.

Walking on the way to the South Gate Tower, his heart was confused. In the morning, it had been confirmed from the mouths of those dreamers that the fate of the three-way reinforcements had been broken, and they were all broken by the coalition forces. In this way, the size of the rebel army in the entire Wei County is now only a pitiful 5,000 people.

Such a force is simply not enough to deal with the various officers and troops who are now eyeing the border of Weixian, and even if you exclude the Duzhou army that has not moved for a long time in the south, there are more than 5,000 troops leaving the state government outside the border between the west and north of Weixian alone. What's more, in Du Ziteng's opinion, I am afraid that the coalition army in the east of Weicheng alone has the ability to eradicate Weicheng and various border cities one by one.

In a word, Du Ziteng has realized that the rebels in Weixian County are over, but he refuses to admit it. From the moment the rebel leaders planned to take advantage of the victory to pursue the Lizhou army and counterattack Dongwei Pass, those guys who got carried away had no idea what kind of opponent they were going to face, that is, they did not know themselves and did not know the other, and their blind arrogance had pushed the rebels into the abyss of defeat.

A few days ago, when Du Ziteng packed up the remnants of his army and fled back to Weicheng, he still had a hint of fantasy about reviving the "righteous army" and making a comeback. However, the ensuing coalition army made him feel a trace of powerless embarrassment, and then the failure of the camp made him feel frightened for the first time in so many years, and the defeat of the three-way rebel army became the last straw that broke the camel's back and destroyed his confidence.

In such a short journey from the official office to the South Gate Tower, Du Ziteng seems to have gone through so many years from a bandit to a "righteous army".

He used to have nothing, he used to be brave, he used to be fearless, he used to be good at change, he used to be good at drilling, so he got it. Later he had a lot, so he began to weaken, he began to fear losing, he began to dread, he began to seek stability, so he lost again.

From unknown to brilliant, from the "rebel army" boss who sits on one side to the mourning soldier who cowered in the city at the end of the road, what about the future? He didn't know.

"General." It wasn't until he heard the reminder of the herald behind him that Du Ziteng realized that he was already standing on the tower of the south gate.

"Are you here to die again?" Du Ziteng shouted to the city with a fierce expression, but he had lost even the courage to attack.

"Boss Du, it's me the second tiger!" This time, it was the secret weapon prepared by the man in his dream who shouted with an iron cylinder, Li Erhu, who is currently the commander of the "trapped camp" of the Eastern Navy.

"Two Tigers!" Du Ziteng's eyes lit up, this is a fierce general who has been following him from birth to death.

After the battle of Wanghui City, Li Erhu and the infantry army he brought out to rescue Weinancang have been silent since then, and Du Ziteng has long realized that the army under his command has also been eaten by the Eastern Navy. At this moment, when he saw Li Erhu at first glance, Du Ziteng forgot about those dream people not far away for a while, and only thought that if this warrior could return to his side, then he and the coalition army still had the ability to fight.

Du Ziteng didn't think much about it, and shouted eagerly, "Erhu, where have you been running all this time?" Come back and help me! ”

Li Erhu looked back at Huang Zhi not far behind him with some embarrassment, this is good, he didn't have time to persuade him to surrender, but Boss Du took the first step to open such an opening.

Huang Zhi slapped his forehead helplessly, and couldn't help but feel a little remorseful, it seems that he still overestimated Li Erhu's IQ and eloquence, and now the only thing that can make him feel a little relieved is the intimacy between himself and Li Erhu, at least no worse than Du Ziteng.

Seeing this, Li Erhu also realized that his performance made the boss of Shixin dissatisfied, so he quickly took a deep breath and strengthened his courage, and then shouted to the city tower, "Boss Du, Erhu is now a member of the Eastern Navy, and I will not be a rebel anymore." Boss Du, come too! ”

When Du Ziteng heard this, he found that Li Erhu was wearing the officer uniform of the Eastern Navy. A strong frustration and anger instantly enveloped his heart, and he immediately scolded at the city, "Li Erhu, you traitor! You betrayed the rebels! You ruthless and unrighteous dog! Lao Tzu will do the right thing for heaven today, and shoot you to death with random arrows! ”

Li Erhu was also furious when he heard this, "Bullshit, what kind of heaven are you doing?" What kind of way are you walking? ”

Huang Zhi couldn't stand it anymore, and the words he confessed to Li Erhu had long been forgotten by this guy, and he didn't do business, and he actually scolded Du Ziteng with his surname. At this time, he could only pray that Sima Fuqiang would have time to rescue Li Erhu before Du Zi freed the killer, and the "trapped camp" could not be without such a commander with excellent quality and who was not afraid of death.

On the city tower, Du Ziteng was not as impulsive as Huang Zhixiang, or he no longer had his original blood surname after repeated failures, he just scolded back with foaming at the mouth, "Have you forgotten the original oath of the righteous army?" 'Eradicate the dog officer, eliminate the harm for the people'! You forgot that you are a traitor! ”

"Bullshit for the people! Bullshit rebels! Li Erhu was already red-faced, completely forgetting the purpose of his trip, "The people of Wei County have been made miserable by you, and you are fucking harmful!" You're fucking dogs! Who has forgotten the original vow? It's you! You're fucking traitors! Traitor who betrays his oath! ”

Li Erhu's words hit Du Ziteng's seven inches, making the former boss speechless for a while. If it weren't for reprimanding Li Erhu for betraying the "righteous army" today, Du Ziteng would have forgotten the original oath. Thinking about it now, Li Erhu is right, the people who forgot the oath are the leaders of the "Righteous Army".

After scolding the other party speechless, Li Erhu took a few steps forward triumphantly, "Aren't you going to shoot Lao Tzu to me?" Come on, I'll stand here today and let you! ”

He ripped off his shirt to reveal his hairy chest, and slapped it a few times, "Lao Tzu is worthy of the original oath, Lao Tzu is worthy of the people of Wei County, you can do it if you have a kind!" Brothers on the castle tower, if you still think you are a 'rebel', take a fucking look at what you have been doing in the past two years? Bullshit rebels! You're a bunch of bandits that plague the people! It's worse than when I was in the mountains and the grass fell! At the beginning, we were just robbing the rich and helping the poor, and now who the fuck are you robbing? ”

Huang Zhi heard the green tendons on his forehead jumping in the back, this Li Erhu scolded happily, but forgot that he himself was a member of the rebel army a few days ago, and now he is embarrassed to say that he is "worthy of it".

Du Ziteng was stunned by him, but he also knew that he was at a loss, and at this time he happened to see the people in his dream who were the head of the East China Navy, and then he had a saying, "The righteous army has shortcomings, but is it reasonable for you to take refuge in the official army?" ”

"Bullshit officers! Lao Tzu took refuge in the Eastern Navy. Li Erhu replied proudly.

"Isn't the Eastern Navy just an officer?" Du Ziteng didn't understand the logic of his old subordinates.

"How can the Eastern Navy be an official army, the Eastern Navy is a righteous army, a real righteous army!" Li Erhu raised his chest again, which showed his pride as a member of the Eastern Navy.

Du Ziteng's eyes rolled, "Erhu, you have been fooled." The Eastern Navy and Na Liwei colluded together, and naturally they were officers and soldiers, and they were the enemies of the people! ”

"Phew! Lai Wei is a fart! If our boss of the heart of the people had made a statement, we would have taken away his military power today. Li Erhu boasted unashamedly, as if he was the boss of Shixin himself.

Huang Zhi frowned when he heard this, fortunately he didn't bring Li Wei together, otherwise with the big mouth of the two tigers, the coalition army would have to split on the spot, and there was no need to fight this battle, everyone fled for their lives.

"You'll have to take care of his mouth when you go back!" Zhang Wei reminded on the side. Although he is the boss behind the "trapped camp", this Li Erhu obviously listens to Huang Zhi's words more.

Huang Zhi nodded sadly, and found that the effect of his three persuasions to surrender Du Ziteng was really worse than the first. But the matter has come to this point, he can only let Li Erhu go to scold Du Ziteng, although the plan to persuade surrender is shattered, but it is not bad to be able to hit the morale of the rebels.

Over there, Du Ziteng was still entangled with Li Erhu, "Why do you say that the Eastern Navy is a rebel army?" You fool, you must have been deceived by those dreamers! ”

At this time, Li Erhu's mood calmed down a little, and he remembered some of the words that Huang Zhi had explained in advance. Although the matter has almost been messed up by him now, it does not prevent him from saying what he prepared in advance. "Erhu, I'm not stupid, the Eastern Navy is a rebel army, that's what I saw with my own eyes. Why don't you want to think about why our refugees in Wei County are running to the East China Sea? Are they all stupid too? ”

"This ......" Du Ziteng really didn't know how to answer this question, which was also a question he was quite puzzled about.

It stands to reason that Wei County is at war with the East China Sea, and even if the refugees in Wei County want to find a safe place to take refuge, it is not the East China Sea, but they should choose Xin County in the north, Hui County in the south, and even Kei County in the west. But those refugees rushed to the East China Sea, and what was it for? Could it be that Li Erhu knows this reason? He couldn't help but look forward to the answer.

Li Erhu is a straight gut, Du Ziteng didn't take the initiative to ask, and he couldn't hide what he wanted to say, "Because of the refugees who have been displaced in Wei County, they can't eat and clothe themselves, they can get land and houses immediately when they go to the East China Sea, and they can even get free food before the first harvest!" ”

Speaking of this, Li Erhu's eyes were actually a little red, and tears almost fell out. Du Ziteng was a little surprised to see it on the city tower, in his memory, these two stunned people would not shed a tear even if they were knifed.

sniffed and held back the tears that almost fell out, Li Erhu continued, "That's it, do you say that the Eastern Navy is a rebel?" If the Eastern Navy is not a rebel army, then there is no rebel army in this world! Surely you are not anymore anyway. ”

Du Ziteng was completely dumbfounded at this time, if what Li Erhu said was the truth, then the Eastern Navy could indeed be called a righteous army, and the "righteous army" in Weixian County was really a gang of bandits and bandits who would only harm the people of Limin.

"But is Li Erhu's words credible?" Du Ziteng was still a little unwilling, and he refused to believe his words when he said anything.

He turned his head to look around, and the person closest to him was the herald, beckoning for him to come over. He asked, "Have you heard of these things that Li Erhu said?" Is the East China Sea really that good? All the refugees in our tail county ran over? ”

Originally, he didn't dare to tell the truth, but seeing the kind of confusion in Du Ziteng's eyes that he had never felt before, the herald mustered up the courage and decided to tell the truth, "Yes, general." Li Erhu is telling the truth, and now everyone in Weixian County knows about it, and those who can run have already run over to them. Moreover, a few days ago, before the army left for Weidongguan, we could still see a lot of refugees on the road and we were hurrying. ”

"Hurry? What to do in a hurry? Du Ziteng asked puzzled.

Now that he has said the beginning, the herald is not afraid to say more, "They want to enter the East China Sea before our army arrives at Weidongguan, and go to the East China Sea." They were afraid that we would block the Weidongguan and block their way to the future. ”

"Why don't I know this?" The confusion in Du Ziteng's eyes was even worse.

The herald did not dare to answer this question. However, he still secretly complained in his heart, "You generals are high up, and you can't starve you if you're hungry, and you never know the suffering of the people!" ”

Li Erhu saw that Du Ziteng didn't refute himself for a long time, and he was also a little puzzled in his heart, and suddenly shouted in his heart, "Boss Du, if you still remember the original oath, open the city gate and join the Eastern Navy with me!" ”

Huang Zhi's eyes lit up, he didn't expect this second stunned person to go around in such a big circle, and finally returned to the topic, but he didn't know what the effect was. He sat on the floor with anticipation, ready to see if Li Erhu could surprise him.

Du Ziteng returned to the fence of the city tower, looked at Li Erhu under the city blankly, and suddenly felt how good it would be if he could be like this second stunned man. However, as one of the members of the "righteous army", he must inevitably bear part of the responsibility for the debt owed to the people of Li in Wei County in the past two years.

replied to Li Erhu dejectedly, "You go back, I can't surrender." The officers and soldiers will not let me go, and I will be sent to the state capital to parade through the streets and then be beheaded in public. ”

"There's a play!" Zhang Wei and Huang Zhi glanced at each other.

Having said that, if Li Erhu made another mistake, it would be really hopeless, he hurriedly nodded like garlic, "No, no, our Shixin boss has said, as long as you open the door and dedicate the city, not only will you not be handed over to that guy Li Wei, but you will also be allowed to join the East China Sea Righteous Army!" ”

Although he didn't quite believe in this pale promise, Du Ziteng inevitably ignited a glimmer of hope, "Hehe, who is your boss?" Can he resist the edict of the Dongzhou Imperial Court? ”

"Oops! Finally I got my chance to play. Huang Zhi hurriedly got up and strode to Li Erhu's side. These two stunned people are big enough in this circle, but they finally lived up to expectations, and finally turned the topic to the tasks assigned to him in advance, which was not easy.

Under Li Erhu's miscellaneous scolding and persuasion, Du Ziteng's hostility towards the person in his dream has been eliminated to the minimum, and it can even be said that there is basically no hostility.

"Below is the morale in the mouth of the two tigers, Sima of the Eastern Navy." This title was Huang Zhi's official position in the Eastern Navy, and was given by Sima Fuqiang, which was equivalent to the post of chief of staff in the real-world army. In this Dongzhou power, Sima is the second only position to the leading general, that is, the deputy position of Sima Fuqiang, the commander of the Eastern Navy and the general of Ning Yuan.

"Thank you, sir, for being able to afford it!" Du Ziteng arched his hand towards Huang Zhi, "But Du is a person wanted by the imperial court, and it is really not something that Mr. can keep." ”

"General Du is worried about Li Wei? You don't have to. As long as Du Ziteng is willing to talk to himself, Huang Zhi will be able to exert his "social" skills, and the rest is just a matter of saliva. "Na Liwei was defeated by your army, and there are only less than a thousand troops at this moment, but with the power of our Eastern Navy, we dare to set foot in Weixian again. We promised to give him the merit of taking Tail City, and we already took care of his face, and he didn't dare to make any extra demands on us. ”

Du Ziteng's face had changed when he heard this, he had already guessed that this coalition army should be dominated by the Eastern Navy, but he didn't expect that Li Wei's guy would fall here, and even the command was lost, it seems that Li Erhu was not bragging just now.

Seeing that the expression on the other party's face was already moved, Huang Zhi immediately went straight to the topic and made a promise, "If the general is willing to join our Eastern Navy, continue to fulfill the oath of the year, and benefit the people of Limin, we will naturally be able to protect the general." As long as I am a member of the Eastern Navy, I will come in person, and I don't want to move a single hair of the general. ”

Speaking of which, Du Ziteng finally ignited hope, and seeing that the soldiers around him had no fighting spirit, if he refused again, he was afraid that it would lead to a mutiny.

He gritted his teeth, "Good! Du Mou surrendered to your Eastern Navy! ”

(To be continued)