Just when Nanshan's "famous brand" distilled liquor began to sell well, the rebel coach Lou Zishi fell into deep distress.

Shangrao scratched his heart like a piece of psoriasis, but he couldn't take this city to eat.

Withdraw, the big words of Shangrao's founding and becoming king have been said. If you don't withdraw, you and the defenders of the city are on a par, and if you really fight, you won't know who will lose more!

What's more, the army besieged the city for a long time, and the grain and grass were gradually consumed, so he pretended to be calm in front of his subordinates, but secretly sent several teams, ranging from a few hundred people each, to various directions to collect food and enrich logistics.

On the other hand, he ordered the transfer of grain and grass from Yongfeng and Chaoyang, and began to plot to seize Leadshan County.

The news of Yang Hebu's retreat to Guangxin Mansion made him both alert and expectant.

Although Lou Zishi was the nominal commander of the "righteous army" from all walks of life, in fact, many "Qu Shuai" had a lot of autonomy, some of the so-called "Qu Shuai" did not listen to the announcement, and some of them could not even be transferred, just like that Yintuo.

Of course, Yintuo is the worst. Because on the one hand, he was attached to Lou Zishi, asking for rice and food, weapons, armor and even military salaries; But on the other side, who doesn't hit whom, when and how to fight, Lou Zishi can't care at all!

He hated it so much that he couldn't do it. People stand on their own, you can't leave the Shangrao officials and soldiers behind, and start a fight with your own family first, right?

Yintuo also saw this, so he took him to death.

Lou Zishi claimed to have an army of 50,000, which meant removing the men and horses guarding Chaoyang and Yongfeng, and then deducting the pile of in Yintuo, saying that the actual weight was about 15,000 people.

However, although the troops in his hands are actually insufficient, he has long regarded Shangrao, or the entire Guangxin Mansion, as the meat in his bowl, and Lou Zishi certainly doesn't want to have another share of food.

He knew very well that the city of Shangrao would have to raise about 20,000 men and horses to the sky, even if Guangxin County was added, it would only raise 30,000 soldiers.

It is true that he sent the second brother to nominally respond in the past, but in essence, the idea from the bottom of his heart was to bet that it was impossible for the Fujian officials and troops to cross the province to Jiangxi to pursue and suppress them, and after the victory, the local stability would shrink one after another, and the second child could take the opportunity to contain and incorporate a large number of stragglers who had fled to this side.

On the other hand, he had already hinted at the second child, showed Yang He a way to the west, and even generously agreed to give Fuzhou to him, so as to take advantage of this guy's characteristics of being very good at attacking cities to attract the attention of Nanchang for himself.

It is best to make trouble with the Jiangxi commander who is on the way, and he will turn around with his 10,000 troops when he hears the news, after all, it is much more convenient to go down the river from Fuzhou to Nanchang than from Shangrao.

If there is a rebellion there, it will be a greater threat to the provincial capital!

Xiao Jiujiu played well, but the reality is still quite annoying. The second child couldn't go to reinforce Fengling Town, and Yintuo himself couldn't command, and he couldn't divide his troops to attack Guangxin County.

After a long time, this turned out to be a state of stalemate.

Fortunately, there is also news that makes him happy, the officers and soldiers and regimental training on Nanshan seem to be tired, and it is said that now they are taking the grain that was supposed to be sent to Shangrao to start making wine, and they also sent people to find the old three shares to open a winery.

Lou Zishi laughed when he heard this, shook his head and told He Linquan:

"You see, I also came with a gang of wolves, which turned out to be a group of cats that fell asleep when they caught mice. Hmph, how can such an official army be undefeated, and how can such a court not collapse? ”

"Congratulations to my lord, it seems that money and wine are the most moving. Now that they have money to make, they must be holding back!

Of course, occasionally you have to pretend to wave the flag and shout to fool your boss, as long as it is safe enough, Saburo can also cooperate with them appropriately, and even throw some tattered weapons and flags.

As long as there is no further fighting on the northern front, and Shangrao can't get this batch of supplies, those things will be lost, and they will be worth it. ”

"Well, Mr. is reasonable, I will tell Saburo." Lou Zishi said and picked up the small clay pot sent by Lou Shifan on the table, the body of the pot was not big, and it was held in the palm of one hand.

The two sides are slightly concave and easy to grab, there are four words on it, and the surface is also brushed with a thin glaze, and the mouth of the pot is plugged with a wooden core wrapped in pampas grass.

On the surface of the plug and spout, there was originally a piece of blue cloth with the words "Guangxin Fengling" written on it and the oil paper stacked on it, all of which were tied with a grass rope, and the grass rope was tied at both ends to form a handle for easy carrying.

Now the straw rope has been dismantled, and the cloth and oiled paper are spread out on the table. "The container is also delicate and elegant." Lou Zishi nodded: "They are really attentive to this wine!" ”

"That's a good thing! The more attentive Nanshan is to these, the more attention they pay to it. If you put your effort and mind into this, you won't seriously want to save Shangrao. Isn't it? He Linquan said with a smile.

"Eh, that's true!" Lou Zishi smiled and nodded: "San Lang said to give me thirty percent of the shares." Forget it, you reply to the letter for me, and I will only take 20%. This kid can't fight, it seems that he may be an economic talent! ”

"The lord will take the country immediately, but the people who will guard the industry in the future will want to guard the country immediately!"

"Huh? Not! Lou Zishi turned around and looked at He Linquan, stroked his beard thoughtfully and nodded.

He has four sons, except for the youngest son, who is too young, the three brothers Shiyong, Shiming, and Shifan are all adults. Among them, the eldest and second are married and have children.

In normal times, he relies on the boss to give advice and command the troops; The second is brave, forming an army of its own, or supporting or flanking cover; The third child was taken with him to teach and care for.

"This kid has brains and is smart, but he is a little willful and has not grown up yet!" He used to say this, but now he suddenly feels that the third child is also growing. This is something that makes him very happy.

However, on major issues, Lou Zishi still trusts the eldest son and second son. Mr. Lin Quan didn't say this thoroughly, he didn't know whether the other party was referring to the eldest or the third, anyway, he was definitely not talking about the second. Lou Zishi didn't plan to think about it for the time being.

"The seventh sister is injured internally and can't move temporarily, so let the doctor stay in the camp for treatment at any time." He sighed. Although Jin is not there, there is no shortage of people next to his pillow.

It turned out that the concubine of Yongfeng County was occupied by him and stayed by his side, and he just expressed his concern for Yicheng Jin out of affection.

Lou Zishi is actually most worried about the handsome and likable Lou Shifan, and he is most worried about his boss who is not as smart as himself, and the most trusted is the second Lou Shiming who is brave, decisive and willing to take responsibility.

For example, right now, in the midst of rain and mist, Lou Shiming is stationed on the wet hillside with his team, waiting for the arrival of the "Generalissimo of Guiyi" Yang He and his subordinates.

"Second young marshal, they're here!" A small flag officer who had been sent to pick up people ran up the hill and fell down on one knee to report.

"How many are there?" This is what Lou Shiming is most concerned about.

"Back to the second young marshal, Yang Shuai's subordinates have more than 300 personal soldiers, about 4,000 soldiers, and two or three thousand dependents. Yang Shuai said that it was an army of 10,000 people, but the small ones could see it clearly on the mountain, and reported it to the second son to know the details! ”

"Well, you've done a good job, go down and claim your reward!"

The little flag kowtowed and left. Lou Shiming sneered and said to his subordinates: "Yang He still wants to pull the banner to make a tiger skin and bluff, but I don't know that I, the 'Second Heavenly King', are not so easy to fool!" ”

This is another nickname for him, Lou Shiming is very proud of others calling him like this, but he is not happy that others will call him "General Red Beard" in front of him, the general is much inferior to the Heavenly King!

"The young marshal wants to poke him to his face?" One of the subordinates asked.

"So why bother?" Lou Shiming waved his hand: "Let's go, let's go down to greet you." As he walked, he told his subordinates who followed him:

"He's willing to pretend, so let him pretend to the end. We can get it in our hearts, but we don't have to embarrass him in person.

Not only that, but I also want to praise him, and then persuade him to fight westward, and lead the main force of the official army away for us. ”

"Oh, that's a good idea, Childe is clever!" There was a sound of horses clapping behind. Lou Shiming was used to hearing it, and he didn't care too much.

Most people only know how to go straight to what they need, but they don't know that sometimes they can find another way to achieve their goals the fastest or best, and he thinks he is more knowledgeable than many people.

Before he walked down the road, he saw a group of people walking under the guidance of his own sergeant, and the leader was Yang He, the "Generalissimo of Guiyi" who claimed to be Hengdao Xianxia Mountain and stepped on the water dividing pass.

The man was just over five feet tall, stocky and strong, with arms as thick as tree trunks, and a beard pierced like steel needles, and spoke in a loud and unscrupulous voice.

"Oh, my good nephew, why don't you take an umbrella? This makes my uncle feel so uncomfortable! ”

When he saw the wet cloak behind Lou Shiming, the dripping water droplets on the nail leaves and the wet sideburns, he couldn't help but be surprised, and hurriedly ran up the hill to grab Lou Shiming, and even pulled up his cloak with his arm and tiptoed to cover his head.

"It's okay Uncle Yang, I'm very honest, don't you know this?" Lou Shiming smiled and politely rejected him, but instead pulled up his cloak to cover him, turned around and walked towards the mountain.

"Oh, my second son, how can this be done? So many people are watching, it really makes me ...... I'm so embarrassed! Yang He was so moved.

"But you are the big matchmaker of me and Aunt Mei, just like half a father, what are you polite to me?" It turned out that the family affair that Lou Shiming married was still Yang He's matchmaker, and Yang He immediately smiled when he mentioned this.

"Alas! That is the most proud big media that the old man has done in his life, and I am very satisfied with it when I think about it so far! ”

Yang He asked with concern: "You two haven't been together for more than half a year, haven't you?" This battle after battle, no one stops. ”

"Where can you take care of it in such a turbulent time? Originally, the father meant to take them all over after beating Shangrao, but who knew that it would be postponed to this point.

Uncle Yang, you're welcome, I'll pick you up, you're like going back to your own home, don't see your nephew, you're the most famous Qu Shuai of my father's generation, it's too late for me to stammer! ”

"Hey, good, good!" Yang He was flattered by him and smiled.

When they arrived at a slightly flat place on the hillside, Lou Shiming's own soldiers had already cleared and set up tents. The two of them went in and sat down.

A soldier made a bowl of leaf tea for each of them from the boiling jug on the nearby fire, and then withdrew, leaving the two of them to speak alone.

"I heard that Uncle Yang and the official army fought hard in Dapu, but is it true? Can the casualties be large? Why, Ah Xing didn't come with you? Lou Shiming asked tentatively.

"Ahem, in fact, it's not a 'hard fight'." Yang He shook his head nonchalantly.

He put down the tea bowl, untied the wet soft feet from his head, and hung it on a chisel by the fire to roast it, and then turned back and said:

"The dog officer army blasted open the city gate with the general's gun, and we had to withdraw first. Hey, don't dare to do it face-to-face, what kind of ability is this?

He chased me, I shot back to kill me, and then I returned to ...... horse. Hmph, Lao Tzu has an army of 20,000 in his hands, I'm afraid of him!

You ask Yang Xinghuh? This kid is leading people behind the end of the team. Thanks to him, the officers and soldiers always dare not approach two miles away. ”

"The uncle and father are both heroes, and they are familiar with the terrain within a radius of 100 miles, so even if the official army recaptures the city, they will not dare to chase deeply.

This big mountain is the basis for us to wait around, my uncle said yes, right? However, I would like to ask more, what are my uncle's plans for the future?

20,000 people is not a small number in this mountain, and we can't wait for the food to run out and finally disperse, right? ”

Lou Shiming deliberately stabbed him at the end, and at the same time got up and personally helped him untie his wet cloak, and hung it side by side with his own cloak on the horizontal pole on the other side of the fire.

"What else can you say on the territory of your father and son? Naturally, I want to ask Lou Shuai to take care of it, and if there is a place for the old brother, just open your mouth! Yang He took care of everything, and even patted his chest.

"Uncle may not know," Lou Shiming looked outside the tent, squatted down beside him and pulled the charcoal in the fire pit with a twig and whispered:

"My father is also a good face, and I guess he didn't tell you the truth.

His military rations were only enough for half a month, and now he has sent people to collect grain, and he has also sent transshipment envoys to Chaoyang and Yongfeng to say that they want to transport the surplus grain away. He also planned to start collecting autumn grain in advance. ”

"Huh? Is there such a thing? Yang He was taken aback.

"Do you think, the summer grain has been put into storage or marketed after harvesting, and the autumn grain is still unripe in the ground.

The tenants must not have much oil and water, and they will have to lose some notoriety and cut off the heads of some rich people.

Originally, his father planned to capture Shangrao in one fell swoop, and he could easily let the army wait for the autumn harvest with the grain stored in Jiaping's warehouse and Yongfeng Wangfu in his hand, but he didn't expect Shangrao to fight for almost three months without defeat.

No, the official army was sending troops to escort tens of thousands of stone of grain to Shangrao, and the father sent the third brother to intercept it, but who expected it to be defeated. Now it's just that they can stop the officials and soldiers, so that they can't advance or retreat.

Before I came to pick up my uncle into Jiangxi, my father actually wanted to ask my little nephew to go north to replace the third brother. ”

Some people died, but not completely......