The general of the righteous army who fought with Chang Delin without winning or losing was Zhang Xianzhong's brother of the same clan, the second king Zhang Jinjia.

Although this guy's eyes were empty, the monstrous momentum of Xiong Chu's swooping over the crowd was still discovered by Zhang Jinjia.

Fighting alone with this kind of martial arts master, no one is absolutely sure, Zhang Jinjia is naturally frightened, and simply turns around and runs away.

The homeless people are the homeless, the generals fled in the desert, and the people behind them naturally dispersed in a hurry.

When the five hundred officers and soldiers saw that they were about to be dumplings, they could still turn the salted fish into victory, and they wanted to turn over and catch up, but Xiong Chu could only raise his internal force and shouted: "Stop!

What are you kidding, just now Xiong Chu risked his life to rescue him, but he found that the cavalry and archery skills of these officers and cavalry were a mess, and now it is boring to catch up with the outnumbered enemy.

If it is his own hussar battalion, Xiao cavalry battalion, trap camp or shooting battalion by his side, let alone 500 people, as long as there are 300 people around, Xiong Chu will chase and kill for 30 miles.

At this moment, a white horse galloped over, and shouted at the bear prince from afar: "Xiaguan Chen Hongzu thanks the strong man for saving his life!

"Haha, a little thing is not enough to worry about. Xiong Chu smiled: "As for my name, it's better not to know, General Chen." ”

In the blink of an eye, Chen Hongzu had already rushed in front of him and flew off his horse, clasped his fists at Xiong Chu and said: "Where did Engong say, if it weren't for your righteous action, more than 500 of us would not have been able to retreat into the city gate at all, and none of us would have survived." ”

Only then did the Xiong Chu see clearly that Chen Hongzu was wearing a germanium red robe and a brass helmet, chain mail outside, and a brass circlip belt around his waist, and his age should be thirty-two or thirteen years old, which was the same age as himself.

Prince Xiong avoided his name and asked rhetorically, "You were defeated in less than an hour after leaving the city, what's the matter, General Chen?"

"Engong, don't call me a general, I'm just a cavalryman. Chen Hongzu said with annoyance: "I originally asked the firecrackers to block the enemy's cavalry in three echelons, but General Zhu Guoxiang must fire at one time to give the enemy a dismount and achieve the goal of defeating in one fell swoop." ”

"I never thought that those firecrackers usually have no training, and the equipment is not maintained, and some of the fireropes are not lit at all. As a result, less than a quarter of the birds fired were fired. By the time they reloaded and fired, the cavalry vanguard of the Rogue had already rushed within fifty paces. ”

"The firecrackers panicked and opened fire, and all of them hit the sky, and of course they collapsed at the touch of a button. Although we only have 500 cavalry, in order to take care of the overall situation, we can only desperately drag the enemy in the back, so that General Zhu Guoxiang can return to the city to organize defense. ”

Xiong Chu looked back for a moment before saying, "I saw corpses everywhere, and it was really sad to lose no less than 500 people in such a face." As far as I know, there are no less than 100,000 displaced people coming from the west, so I wonder what General Chen thinks about the next situation?"

"It's a place where people talk a lot, and it's not a place to talk. Chen Hongzu suddenly whispered: "I don't know where Engong lives, I want to make a special trip to visit." ”

Xiong Chu shook his head: "I don't dare to visit, and I don't have a fixed place." The homeless people are menacing, and I want to go to the imperial tomb to have a look. ”

Chen Hongzu turned defeat into victory, and he needed to return to the city immediately to report the battle situation. Hearing that Prince Xiong was going to the imperial tomb, he was a little anxious: "Since Engong knows the specific situation of the enemy, why don't you go back to the city with me to report to General Zhu Guoxiang, so that we can formulate an effective strategy against the enemy." ”

Xiong Chu shook his head: "I sent someone to deliver him a letter yesterday, but not only did he not listen, but he also beat my people. For this kind of person, I won't find myself bored for the second time. In this way, I will stay in Mingxi Tower in the city for one night tonight, and if General Chen has anything, he will come over and talk about it. ”

Hearing that Prince Xiong lived in the city tonight, Chen Hongzu said goodbye and left.

Prince Xiong did not dare to stay outside the city, and led his people into the city quickly. Although the enemy retreated, no one could guarantee that they would not be killed.

At the third watch in the evening, Chen Hongzu really came secretly and brought a few people, namely the commander Cheng Yongning, Chen Yongling and Chen Zhongzhong, and Sheng Kexue of Baihu.

The two sides gave a brief introduction, and then sat down and began to negotiate in secret.

"Engong, the five of us have just participated in the city defense meeting, and the city guard of the central capital, Lord Zhu Guoxiang, the governor Yang Yipeng, the prefect Yan Rongxuan, the inspector Wu Zhenying, the commander Yuan Ruizhen and others, still don't believe that the rogue is coming in a big way. They thought that tomorrow would be the Lantern Festival, and if martial law was declared on the whole city, they were afraid of causing a commotion in the whole city. ”

"Today the enemy has been repulsed, and they all think that this is all there is to it. Since five hundred cavalry can defeat the enemy, if the enemy comes back tomorrow, the five hundred cavalry of the Imperial Forest Army in the imperial city will also be transferred, which will be enough to deal with it. The five of us argued with reason, but we didn't fall into the end, so we came to listen to Eungong's opinion. ”

Chen Hongzu first introduced the situation on his side, and the five of them stared at Xiong Chu, wanting to take a reassuring pill.

Xiong Chu glanced at the five people, and could only shake his head with a wry smile: "What opinion can I have? I also hope that the news I got is false, but the actual situation is that the number of people from the Wandering Volunteers this time will definitely not be less than 70,000. ”

"The biggest problem is that the middle capital city only has a wall, no walls, and no moat. In other words, the middle capital belongs to the land of four wars, and with less than 4,000 people in the four guards without the slightest training, it will definitely not be able to stop it. ”

"To tell you the truth, the enemy lurked in more than 700 people yesterday. I sent someone to deliver a letter to the City Defense Division, and Zhu Guoxiang's thing actually injured my people. If it weren't for the fact that I led someone to destroy the enemy's internal response last night, no one can say what state we are in now. ”

Cheng Yongning asked with some suspicion: "Governor Lord Wu swore that he had received a report from Tang, saying that the Liukou of the 73rd Battalion of Hebei had surrendered to the imperial court. The five main forces, including the Thieves, the Eight Kings, Lao Huihui, and Sai Cao Cao, even have a list of surrenders. In this case, the rogues who attacked the capital should be stragglers. ”

Prince Xiong finally understood why the high-level officials in the central capital had an inconsistent attitude, and it turned out that the Tang newspaper issued by the imperial court not long ago was hugely misleading.

Zhang Xianzhong and Lao Hui Hui broke through the Yellow River moat and went south, but it was only nine days ago. When Wang Pu, the chief soldier of the Beijing camp, understands the state, and then goes to the imperial court, and then sends the Tang newspaper down, it will take twenty days at the earliest.

Xiong Chu couldn't help but secretly admire Zhang Xianzhong and Lao Huihui: these two guys are worthy of the old fritters who have been soldiers in the border army, a good time difference, and they really grasp it just right!

Thinking of this, Prince Xiong simply said honestly: "General Chen, I can only tell you that the guy you met today is the second-in-command of the Eight Great Kings Zhang Xianzhong, and the nickname in the rivers and lakes is Zhang Jinjia, the Second Great King." ”

"They broke through the Yellow River moat nine days ago and went south, Sai Cao Cao's department besieged Luoyang, and the king's department invaded Kaifeng. ”

"The troops who came over this time are more than 70,000 people from the four divisions of the Eight Kings, Lao Huihui, Sweeping King, and Taiping King. Together with the displaced people they brought in, the total number was no less than 120,000. ”

"What?" Chen Hongzu stood up suddenly: "Did Engong say that all Haozhou and Yingzhou have fallen?"

Xiong Chu nodded: "Yes, this matter is true! To be honest, I don't know what you are doing, more than 400 miles away, are you all deaf?"

Commander Cheng Yongning's face suddenly turned purple: "If that's the case, how can this be good?"

At this moment, Qianhu Chenzhong, who had been staring at Xiong Chu, suddenly spoke: "This son, I see that you are a little familiar, but I don't know where I have seen it. Listening to Childe's accent, it seems to be someone from Luoyang, I don't know if I'm right?"

"Good eyesight, good insight!" Xiong Chu smiled slightly: "Don't tell lies to real people, it's the mountain lock throat Kenhachiro below." ”

Shh

Sheng Kexue, the lowest official position, whispered three words: "Zhu Shengxin?"

"Yes, it is the rebellion in the mouth of the imperial court, Zhu Shengxin. Prince Xiong did not deny his identity, and still smiled: "Originally, I went back to my hometown to worship my ancestors, but I didn't expect to be caught in such a single matter." In fact, if it weren't for General Chen's repeated retention, he would have left in the future. ”

"I've seen the Lockthroat Sword!" Sheng Kexue also smiled and said, "At the beginning of the Wanfu Building in Peng Po Town, I saw the demeanor of the Lockthroat Sword Hachiro. I didn't expect to be able to see it again after all these years. ”

Xiong Chu said with a wry smile: "At that time, I was trying to find a way to escape the pursuit of the killer group, and I really didn't have an impression of Lord Baihu. ”

Sheng Kexue nodded: "I also heard that the Throat Lock Sword has a lot to do with Zhang Xianzhong, I don't know if it's accurate?"

"Accurate, absolutely accurate. Xiong Chu finally heard the words, but the smile on his face was still the same: "I and Shuangdao Zhang Xianzhong are not ordinary brothers, they can be regarded as friends of life and death, and everyone in Luoyang, Tongguan, and Fenglingdu knows it." ”

Chen Hongzu's face also became a little gloomy: "I remember that there was a Tang newspaper that said that Zhu Shengxin once openly blackmailed Mu Tianbo, the Duke of Qianning, and occupied Chuxiong Prefecture and Zhennan Prefecture in the southwest region, that is really a call for Bainuo, and Xiong Chu rebelled in Ganzhou, I don't know if the Tang newspaper is wrong?"

Xiong Chu smiled: "The Tang newspaper of the imperial court is naturally not wrong, these three things are true, absolutely true." Hehe, do you just suspect that I brought the rebel army of displaced people here, and are ready to plot against China? There is no need to go around in circles, what is there to say about this?"

Chen Hongzu shook his head: "Master Zhu, although you saved my life today, it can only be regarded as a friendship between people. Regardless of whether you buy people's hearts or not, I, Chen Hongzu, will never betray the court anyway. ”

"You saved my life today, and I haven't heard anything now, so it's a clear thing. If Zhu Gongzi is ready to plot against him in the city, then there is nothing to say, I Chen someone will be offended if he eats the king's fortune and is loyal to the king. ”

Xiong Chu nodded: "General Chen's loyalty to the imperial court is certainly admirable. Although you haven't heard anything, aren't there still four adults over there who have heard it? The rebellious Zhu Shengxin mentioned by the imperial court is here, what are you going to do with it?"

Commander Cheng Yongning said: "Zhu Gongzi saved Lord Chen and five hundred cavalry today, which many people have seen with their own eyes. But now is an extraordinary time, I can only wronged Zhu Gongzi to rest in the inn, it is best not to go out casually, so as not to have any accidents. ”

"As the saying goes: you can't have the heart to hurt others, and you can't have the heart to prevent people. Just in case, we can only be villains once and repay virtue with resentment. If there is no wind and grass at that time, we can come over to help Gongzi make amends. ”

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