Dashun Barracks.

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.

Li Yan asked, "It's time to be ugly, right?" ”

Li Nian replied: "I don't know exactly when it is, but Chouzheng must have passed." ”

While he was talking, Li Mu hurriedly walked in and reported: "Brother, a few Ming soldiers crossed the river and entered the Guanning army camp with a lot of beef and mutton. ”

"Expected, but it didn't work." Li Yan shook his head and said.

"It's not so easy for two armies that have lost trust in each other to regain mutual trust."

Li Nian frowned and said: "But brother, the current situation is also very tricky for us, it is not easy to break the situation, not to mention that we can't spend a long time here." ”

"yes." Li Mu rubbed his hands and said, "Let's fight the Mongols, what should Chongzhen do if he takes the opportunity to run away?" But if you fight Chongzhen, you are worried that you will be attacked by the Mongols, even if you desperately lose most of the men and horses to cripple the Ming army and the Mongols one after another, there are still Wu Sangui's 1,000 Guanning army iron cavalry on the other side of the Baihe River, which is really troublesome. ”

Li Nian spread his hands and said: "In the current situation, no one dares to move first. ”

Li Yan also frowned, and he didn't have a good way to break the situation at the moment.

After hesitating for a moment, Li Yan finally said: "In this way, I will go to meet the chief general of the Guan Ning Army and see if it is possible to reach a gentleman's agreement with him." ”

"Looking for Guan Ningjun?" Li Mu was stunned and said, "What do you mean?" ”

Li Nian said: "Brother is saying that he made an agreement with the Guanning army that we would deal with the Mongols, and at the same time the Guanning army would attack the Ming army, and then the two families would snatch Chongzhen according to their abilities?" ”

"Yes." Li Yan said, "Guan Ningjun definitely doesn't want to consume it, and this gentleman's agreement is only good for Guan Ningjun, and there is no harm to them, so they have no reason to refuse." ”

"Hmph, Chongzhen Lao'er has really become a baby." Li Mu snorted and said, "Everyone wants to rob him." ”

While the three brothers were talking, a guard came in and reported: "Right Army Division, a young man who claims to be the deputy Qianhu of the left battalion of the Guanning Army has come to visit and said that he wants to see you." ”

"Hey." Li Mu said with a smile.

"They came to the door on their own."

Li Yan waved his hand and said, "Please." ”

After a while, a young general walked in proudly.

"I am Hu Guozhu, deputy Qianhu of the left camp of Daming Ji Town." The young man said proudly, "I want to see your boss." ”

"My brother is the right army division of the Dashun Army and the general of the Zhongquan pro-military system." Li Nian pointed at Li Yan and asked in a deep voice, "What are you looking for my brother?" ”

"You are Li Yan?"

Hu Guozhu turned his gaze to Li Yan: "I know you, Abba mentioned you to me." ”

Hearing this, Li Mu and Li Nian's faces immediately showed a look of honor, the elder brother's name had already reached Guan Ningjun's ears, and the two of them also had a light on their faces.

Li Yan said: "Surname Hu? Is your abba called Hu Xinshui? ”

"Why, you've heard of my Abba's name too?" Hu Guozhu's eyes lit up.

"I've heard that he is said to be a very capable general." Li Yan nodded, and asked again, "Did your Abba tell me something when you asked you to come?" ”

Hu Guozhu hummed and said: "My Abba said, the morning after tomorrow at the latest, or tomorrow evening as soon as possible, the Chahar Mongol army will arrive here, and neither our Guanning army nor your Dashun army will have good fruit to eat." ”

Li Yan said: "So what do you mean?" ”

Hu Guozhu: "What my father means is that the two families join forces, our Guanning Army is responsible for attacking the Ming Army, and you are responsible for solving the Gongtu Tribe, and it will not be a problem to destroy the Ming Army and the Gongtu tribe with the strength of you and me, and when the Ming Army and the Gongtu tribe are solved, our two families will fight again, and finally decide the ownership of Emperor Chongzhen." ”

"You're thinking it's beautiful." Li Nian said, "What if you run away with Chongzhen directly?" Aren't we going on this trip in vain? ”

"Yes." Li Mu also said, "It's okay to join forces, but we have to change the way of playing, we are responsible for fighting the Ming army, and you are responsible for solving the Gongtu Department, so it's about the same." ”

"Yes." Hu Guozhu nodded very happily and said, "Then do as you say." ”

"Ahh Li Mu was immediately stunned when he heard this, shouldn't he sternly refuse?

Li Yan glared at Li Mu and said, "Hu Qianhu, it's better to do what you want." ”

"Okay, it doesn't make much difference anyway." Hu Guozhu looked heartless, and said, "The Ming army has a large number of firearms and occupies favorable terrain, and has built parapets and trenches, which are not easier to fight than the Gongtu Department. ”

Li Yan said: "Then it's decided, when is the start time?" ”

Hu Guozhu said: "Now the time is almost ugly, let's do it at the beginning of Yin." ”

"Okay." Li Yan nodded and said, "Just wait for you to do it, and we will follow suit." ”

"You'd better eat the cavalry of the Gongtu tribe before we get rid of the Ming army, or we'll take Chongzhen back to Yongping directly." Hu Guozhu waved his hand and then turned to leave.

"Hey, it's crazy to be a thief." Li Mu didn't have a good airway.

Li Nian frowned and asked, "Brother, do it really?" ”

Li Yan said noncommittally: "Let the soldiers prepare." ”

……

At this time, Zhu Gaoyuan had already returned to the Ming military camp with Hu Xinshui.

Wang Jiayan and other dignitaries who had been waiting on the shore all celebrated.

At the same time, he cast a strange gaze at Zhu Gaoyuan, and Shengshang's dangerous move was actually completed!

In fact, on the way here, Hu Xinshui also thought about jumping into the Baihe River to escape, but Zhu Gaoyuan didn't give him this opportunity at all, but personally tied him and Wang Chengen to the back of the same war horse.

The torches held by Wang Chengen also changed from one to two.

In this formation, Hu Xinshui was so frightened that he didn't dare to make any changes.

even kept reminding Wang Chengen along the way: "Father-in-law be careful." ”

After entering the White River, Hu Xinshui was still reminding Wang Chengen, lest he accidentally light the brocade robe.

Because of riding a war horse, the river only flooded to the waistline, and if it was lit, it could still burn the upper body to ashes.

When he arrived at the camp on the west bank of the White River, Hu Xinshui was able to replace the wet brocade robe and change into a battle robe, but the new robe was a brocade robe filled with gunpowder and soaked in mutton fat.

"Holy Lord, what is this doing?" Hu Xinshui asked with a bitter face.

Zhu Gaoyuan, who had changed into a dry robe and put on a mountain armor, walked back to Hu Xinshui: "Hu Aiqing, I'm sorry, in the face of a fierce general like you, I must be as careful as possible." ”

Hu Xinshui said: "Holy Lord, since the minister has agreed, he will not run away." ”

"I know." Zhu Gao said, "But I still hope to get an insurance." ”

Hu Xinshui didn't say anything more, because he knew that no matter what he said, it was useless, Chongzhen's suspicion was known to the world, but he was wearing such a brocade robe soaked in mutton fat and filled with gunpowder, so don't think about running away.

If you really dare to run, a rocket can send him away.

Zhu Gaoyuan said to Wang Chengen again: "Wang Daban, go and gather all the musketeers." ”

"The old slave obeys." Wang Chengen agreed, turned around and went to the front camp to gather the musketeers.

Seeing Wang Chengen's figure walking away, Gao Qiqian felt that the opportunity had come, and immediately said with a flattering face: "Long live the lord, don't risk the arrow stone with your golden body, let the old slave command this battle on your behalf." ”

Gao Qi said this in his mouth, but he secretly said in his heart, Long live Lord, you grew up in the deep palace and know what a war is, don't you? Don't wait for the musketeers to scare you.

"You're here to command on my behalf?" Zhu Gaoyuan smiled and looked at Gao Qiqian.

Gao Qiqian just wanted to say that such a trivial matter is enough for an old slave, but Zhu Gaoyuan's next sentence almost didn't scare him to death.

I saw Zhu Gaoyuan's smiling face instantly slashed, and he said in a cold tone: "If you come to command on my behalf, do you want you to be the emperor on my behalf?" Tall companion? ”

"Hooray!" Raise your dive and kneel.

"Long live the Lord if you want to say that, the old slave can only die."

"How?" Zhu Gaoyuan snorted coldly and said, "Forcing me with death? ”

"No, the old slave doesn't dare, the old slave doesn't mean that." Gao Qiqian is really going to cry now, isn't it, why has it become so difficult to serve after not seeing Long Live Lord for a few days?

In the past, whatever he said, Long Live Lord believed it.

Looking at the high dive of kowtowing like pounding garlic, Zhu Gaoyuan's eyes became even colder.

Jiashen was in trouble, thousands of officials and scholars were martyred, and there were not a few nobles on the Dead Festival, but only the eunuch who kept claiming to be the emperor's slave committed suicide.

The state affairs of the Ming Dynasty, one is bad in the Donglin Party, and the other is bad in these eunuchs!

For example, the one in front of him, Gao Qiqian, the penultimate pillar of the Ming Dynasty, Lu Xiangshenggong, was demolished by this eunuch, if it wasn't for the wrong time, Zhu Gaoyuan would have ordered Gao Qiqian to be cut off.

Zhu Gaoyuan said coldly: "That's not what you mean, then what do you mean?" ”

Gao Qi knelt down and cried: "The old slave has no other meaning, he just wants to die for the saint." ”

"Want to die for me?" Zhu Gaoyuan smiled and said, "There will be this opportunity." ”

Seeing Zhu Gaoyuan smile, Gao Qiqian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, although he didn't know why he was angry this time, but at least the crisis was temporarily lifted.

Wang Chengen soon came with more than 300 musketeers.

After a few battles, the number of muskets was reduced, but there were still more than 300 in total.

"Everyone." Zhu Gaoyuan walked to the queue of musketeers and said in a deep voice, "Put all the lead bullets on the ground." ”

More than 300 musketeers, although they did not know why, took off the leather bags containing lead bullets and placed them on the ground.

"Good!" Zhu Gaoyuan nodded happily, and said, "When the two armies are fighting, you just need to charge the gun normally, and then release it normally, and it will be regarded as a lead bullet." ”

"Huh?" The musketeers looked at each other.

Isn't that a blow to the air? You can't kill anyone.

Zhu Gaoyuan had already turned his gaze to Hu Xinshui.

"Hu Aiqing, you also send a Yiding back to tell Ling Lang that when the two armies fight, take off the arrows of the heavy arrows, wrap the soft heads of the spears, and whenever there is a light shining here, quickly lie down a few and pretend."

Hu Xinshui motioned for an accompanying Yiding to come over and repeat it again.

The Yiding nodded again and again, and then took advantage of the night to return to the east bank of the White River.