Shi Zhanglie and Mei Zhihuan suddenly couldn't understand the routine of this anti-thief from Jiangxi, and they didn't know what to do for a while.

Fortunately, Mei Zhihuan is old and experienced, and he immediately realized that this stinky boy was trying to plot against the two of them.

Mei Zhihuan immediately said righteously: "You don't have to pretend, if you want to kill, you will kill, why use that set of tactics here, we are deeply favored by the emperor and loyal to the Ming Dynasty, how can we surrender to you, a thief, in order to survive, quickly prepare a knife and axe, and send the two of us on the road, so as to fulfill the name of loyalty between me and Master Shi!" ”

Mo Qian didn't expect his plan to be easily seen through by this Mei Zhihuan.

However, Mo Qian was not angry, he walked down and untied the rope on Mei Zhihuan with his own hands, and said while untying it: "Mei Gong, the younger generation can be said to be like thunder to the name of Mei Gong, when he was in Ji'an Mansion last year, the younger generation drank with Li Banghua and Li Gong, when talking about Mei Gong, Li Gong can be a lot of praise, since then, the younger generation has been thinking about Mei Gong in their hearts, thinking about entering Huangzhou Mansion as soon as possible, discussing the past and present with Mei Gong, and drinking for three days and three nights. ”

Mei Zhihuan thought that this little baby from Jiangxi would use some historical case to convince himself, but he didn't think that he didn't mention the surrender at all, but put forward Li Banghua's name.

Who is Li Banghua, that is the former military department book.

Mei Zhihuan and Li Banghua, the difference between the two is only one year old, Li Banghua is a Jinshi in the thirty-second year of Wanli, and he has the friendship of the same department.

And the two are close in age, Li Banghua was born in the second year of Wanli, and Mei Zhihuan was born in the third year of Wanli.

The two were persecuted by the eunuch Wei Zhongxian in the second year of the Apocalypse, and were dismissed from their official positions by the imperial court.

After Chongzhen succeeded to the throne and purged the eunuchs, the two were used by the imperial court together and re-entered the court as officials.

In the second year of Chongzhen, Mei Zhihuan wrote to protect Qian Qianyi, Wen Tiren had a grudge against Mei Zhihuan, he took advantage of this opportunity to impeach Mei Zhihuan to Chongzhen, Mei Zhihuan was impeached and dismissed, and since then he has been dismissed and returned to his hometown.

In the same year, Li Banghua was also impeached by the official and returned to his hometown, and the days of the two dismissals were only a few months apart.

On the way back to Jiangxi, Li Banghua also deliberately passed through Mei Zhihuan's hometown Macheng, and Mei Zhihuan had a good conversation, and the two drank until late at night, which was extremely worrying about the future of the Ming Dynasty.

This kind of experience makes these two peers sympathetic to each other, and Mei Zhihuan and Li Banghua both treat each other as confidants.

Now hearing Mo Qian mention Li Banghua's name, Mei Zhihuan couldn't help but be stunned.

"Where is Brother Meng now? You killed him? Mei Zhihuan couldn't help but be shocked.

Mo Qian hurriedly waved his hand and said: "How can it be, Duke Li is the pillar of the country, how dare the younger generation kill him, Duke Li has now abandoned the dark and joined the rebel army, and is currently the prefect of Changsha." ”

"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible, Brother Meng is dedicated to the country and the people, how can he surrender to you, a thief?"

"This matter is true, there is no need for the juniors to lie to you!"

Hearing this, Mei Zhihuan's eyes couldn't help but widen, he couldn't believe that the confidant he was proud of at the beginning had now become a thief.

However, Mei Zhihuan thought about it and felt that it was still unlikely that Li Banghua would defect to the enemy, and he felt that Mo Qian, the kid, was lying to him.

"Mei Gong doesn't believe it, but you can wait here for three days, now Lord Li is escorting grain and grass in Huguang, I can now send an order to Li Gong to order him to come to Huanggang and talk to Mei Gong."

"Okay, then you invite Li Banghua here, I want to see if you really have the ability to make Brother Meng Dark bow down!"

Mo Qian saw Mei Zhihuan's attitude and knew that he would not give up, so he immediately wrote a letter and handed it to his soldiers: "Send this letter to Xianning immediately, and take Gong Li to Huangzhou Mansion!" ”

The soldiers took the letter and said: "Just now the general army has come to report that Master Li has led his troops to capture the two cities of Daye and Xingguo, and the army is currently resting in Daye. ”

When Mo Qian heard this, he was overjoyed.

He patted the case and said: "Okay, so Wuchang Mansion has no danger to defend, it has become a lonely city, order Qian Xiao, give me to hold the periphery of Wuchang, don't get away with the governor Tang Hui and the king of Chu!" ”

"Yes!"

The soldiers took the letter and rushed out, got on a fast boat and crossed the river directly to the south.

Daye County is only 100 miles away from Huanggang, take a boat directly south, and then land from the wharf of Huangshi City, change into horses on the shore, arrive at Daye County on the same day, and meet Li Banghua who is resting in Daye.

Li Banghua led 10,000 troops and 20,000 people, although he walked slowly along the way, but because he was not blocked and did not need to attack the city, he went smoothly all the way.

When he arrived in Tongshan, he knew that Qian Dayou had already led his troops to Wuchang Mansion.

When Li Banghua heard that Qian Dayou was so aggressive, he suddenly felt a little unstable in his heart, because behind Wuchang Mansion, there were still two county towns of Daye and Xingguo that had not been defeated.

Li Banghua immediately divided his troops into two routes, one way to attack Daye, and the other to attack Xingguo.

Fortunately, the battle went very smoothly, and the local magistrate learned that it was Li Banghua, the former secretary of the military department, who led the troops to attack, and without saying a word, immediately opened the city and surrendered.

The two cities surrendered without a fight, and Li Banghua easily solved the worries of attacking Wuchang Mansion.

Li Banghua wrote to Qian Dayou about the news, and learned that the Huangzhou Mansion on the east bank of the Yangtze River was also broken by Mo Qian, he was overjoyed, knowing that the defeat of Wuchang had become a sure thing, and he immediately wrote to Mo Qian, saying that he was on the west bank of the Yangtze River to meet Mo Qian.

That night, Li Banghua received a letter from Mo Qian, learning that his former friend Mei Zhihuan and the prefect of Huangzhou, Shi Zhanglie, had been captured.

In the letter, Mo Qian said that he liked the talents of the two and admired their noble character very much, and hoped that Li Banghua could come to meet and help persuade the two to surrender, so as to strengthen the strength of the righteous army.

After reading the letter, Li Banghua immediately handed over the 10,000 army to the general Gong Chengkang.

Since Gong Chengkang joined the rebel army, he has repeatedly charged forward in battle, and every time he fights, he will kill the enemy under the horse.

This kid no longer likes to kill small soldiers now, as soon as he arrives at the battlefield, his two eyes are aimed at the generals of the official army, as long as he sees someone wearing gold armor and silver helmets, he immediately leads his subordinates to rush over, and he vows not to give up if he does not cut the enemy general to the horse.

The name of Gong Chengkang is now spread all over the army in the official army, saying that he is the nemesis of the official army, and when he encounters this madman, he must either flee for his life or surrender, otherwise he must die.

Before leaving, Li Banghua instructed Gong Chengkang: "Chengkang, I will cross the river tonight to see the lord, tomorrow you lead the troops to Wuchang County, waiting for the opportunity to attack the city, if you can go down to Wuchang County, I will ask for credit for you in front of the lord." ”

As soon as Gong Chengkang heard this, he couldn't stop laughing on his face.

He secretly said in his heart: "I'm a good girl, 10,000 people, I am still the first time to bring 10,000 people to fight, if this battle is won, the king will definitely promote me to be the chief military officer." ”

After Li Banghua instructed some details, he took 30 people out of the city with his own soldiers, and the group rushed to the riverside overnight, and was picked up by a speedboat docked at the riverside.

Knowing that Li Banghua was coming, Mo Qian immediately got up from the quilt and personally came to the Water Gate to welcome Li Banghua's arrival.

was called by Mo Qian together, as well as Mei Zhihuan and Shi Zhanglie, two captives.

The two were settled in the government by Mo Qian yesterday, although they had no personal freedom, but Mo Qian also took good care of them, gave them good wine and food, and arranged for the original servants to serve them.

Waiting until the next morning, the two followed Mo Qian to the water gate, and when they saw Li Banghua who got off the boat, Mei Zhihuan's eyes instantly moistened.

Gu "Brother Meng, don't come to harm!" ”

Li Banghua was stunned when he saw Mei Zhihuan standing on the shore, although he had long known the purpose of coming this time, but when he saw Mei Zhihuan's appearance, Li Banghua couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart.

"Brother Xintian, why did you become like this?"

Looking at Mei Zhihuan's gray beard, gray hair, and wrinkles on his face, he looked five years older than him, a sixty-two-year-old man.

Mei Zhihuan couldn't help but burst into tears when she heard this.

"Brother Meng, it's hard to say!"

After Li Banghua stepped ashore, he first saluted Mo Qian.

"I've seen the lord!"

Mo Qian hurriedly picked up Li Banghua's hand and said: "Gong Li has worked hard, and it is really difficult for you to lead the troops at your age!" ”

Li Banghua waved his hand and said: "For the great cause of the Lord, for the future of the country, for the people to live a good life, what is this hard work, my lord, and let me have a chat with the old brother." ”

"Gong Li, please!"

Li Banghua came to Mei Zhihuan, took Mei Zhihuan's hand and said, "Brother Xintian, we haven't seen each other for eight years since we started fighting Macheng, right?" ”

"No, for eight years, I can't imagine that Brother Meng is in good spirits now, and he is old!"

Li Banghua knew that his brother had been wronged, and he also knew that he was dismissed by Emperor Chongzhen and no longer used it.

He said: "Brother Xintian, when we meet old friends, we must get drunk this time, this must be Lord Shi of Huangzhou Governor, right?" ”

Shi Zhanglie didn't expect that the energetic old man in front of him was really the former military secretary of the Ming Dynasty, and he was shocked in his heart.

Hearing Li Banghua call him, he hurriedly saluted and said, "Shi Zhanglie has seen Li Gong!" ”

Li Banghua looked at him and said: "I have heard of you, when you were in Shanyin, Zhixian County, a hurricane struck, and there were many casualties among the villagers. ”

Shi Zhanglie didn't expect his past to be mentioned by Li Banghua, and he couldn't help but be a little excited.

Before he could reply, Li Banghua said again: "Master Shi, I am catching up with Brother Xintian, and if there is a lack of someone to pour wine, can I do it for me?" ”

"Students obey!"

Li Banghua asked Mo Qian for a meal and personally entertained his former friend.

The three of them drank in the camp from morning until the end of noon, and then came out of the tent.

Mo Qian didn't know what Li Banghua said to these two people, and after the two came out, he immediately knelt in front of Mo Qian to plead guilty, and expressed his willingness to join the rebel army.

Mo Qian couldn't be happier in his heart, calling Li Banghua here was really a second move.

"The two of you, please get up, both of them are the pillars of the country, whether it is managing the local area or leading the troops to fight, they are all top figures, I have two adults, just like Liu Xuande got Kong Ming, Cao Mengde met Guo Fengxiao."

Mo Qian praised for a while, and what Shi Zhanglie and Mei Zhihuan said warmed their hearts, everyone loves to listen to good words, and both of them are subordinates, and being able to get this kind of praise from Mo Qian is obviously a very good treatment.

With the two new ministers, Mo Qian was overjoyed.

He immediately called the generals in the army, and called Li Banghua and Mei Zhihuan Shi Zhanglie to a meeting to prepare for the next plan.

Before putting forward the plan, Li Banghua took the lead in standing up and said: "My lord, last night I ordered General Gong Chengkang to lead 10,000 troops north to Wuchang County this morning. ”

Wuchang County, which is today's Ezhou City, in the Ming and Qing dynasties, there were two Wuchangs in Wuchang Prefecture.

One is the Wuchang Mansion in Wuhan, Hubei Province, and the other is the current Ezhou City.

Wuchang Mansion and Wuchang County are divided into two parts, and the government of the Fucheng and the political envoy of Huguangbu are all in the city of Wuchang Mansion.

Wuchang County is located on the southeast side of Wuchang Prefecture, and Huanggang County, the capital of Huangzhou, is facing the river.

Gong Chengkang led his troops to fight Wuchang County.

Speaking of Wuchang County, Shi Zhanglie immediately stood up and said: "My lord, my subordinates think that Wuchang County does not need to attack with troops first, and my subordinates are willing to cross the river into the city and persuade Lin Zengzhi, the magistrate of the county, to surrender." ”

When Mo Qian heard this, he immediately became interested.

He asked, "Are you sure?" ”

Shi Zhanglie nodded and said: "I don't dare to say that there are ten percent, ninety percent are there, the lord may not know, that Lin Zengzhi is a native of Anfu County, Ji'an Prefecture, Jiangxi, is a Jinshi in the first year of Chongzhen, Chongzhen was appointed in Puqi County, Wuchang Prefecture in the second year, Chongzhen was transferred to Wuchang Zhi County in four years, this person has a noble character, has a lot of love for the people, and the people of Wuchang County praise more, such a good talent, the lord can be reused, if the city is broken, it is a pity!" ”

When Mo Qian heard that this person was actually a fellow from Jiangxi, he couldn't help but feel a little secretly happy in his heart.

He turned to Li Banghua and said, "Gong Li, fellow Anfu, your Jishui is only a few dozen miles away from Anfu, have you ever heard of it?" ”

Li Banghua nodded, "I've heard of this person, this person is a good talent, but he is a little pedantic, I don't know if I can persuade him to surrender, it's better to do this, I will cross the river with Master Shi and personally persuade him to surrender, I think it will be successful!" ”

"Okay, according to Li Gong's wishes, come and escort Li Gong and Master Shi across the river!"

Li Banghua and Shi Jilie took a small boat to the west bank of the river, and as soon as they landed, they saw a group of soldiers running over.

"Who?"

"I'm Li Banghua, where is your general General Gong?"

As soon as the little soldier saw the person, it was really Li Banghua, and he hurriedly said: "The little one has seen the adult, General Gong is preparing to attack the city!" ”

As soon as Li Banghua heard this, he hurriedly got off the boat and landed on the shore, and said to the little soldier: "I have something urgent, quickly, take me to General Gong!" ”

Xiaobing didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly took Li Banghua and Gong Chengkang to the front.

Li Banghua and Shi Jilie were taken by the soldiers to Gong Chengkang, and saw that Gong Chengkang was preparing to give the order to attack the city, Li Banghua hurriedly shouted: "Chengkang, attack slowly, slowly!" ”

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