Wu Xingye was the officer in the Tenth Prince's Palace who looked cunning, but in fact, like Zhang Hong, he had received fifteen military sticks without changing his face at all. Zhou Shixian still had some impression of him.

Being suddenly recommended by Zhang Hong, Wu Xingye was completely unprepared, but he could only bite the bullet and obey the order.

However, when he heard that there was a group of more than 200 soldiers outside the city, led by an officer named Sun Hu, he seemed to be confident again.

Sun Hu is a general manager of Shenji Camp and is very good at firearms. He is from the same hometown as Wu Xingye, and they are brothers who drink and eat meat together. The two have a close relationship.

It was precisely because of knowing this relationship that Zhang Hong introduced this old brother. He had fought two battles with Wu Xingye and knew that the other party was a reliable person.

After Zhou Shixian briefly asked a few questions and confirmed the relationship between Wu Xingye and Sun Hu, he still had some concerns.

But he also knows that at this time, you have to use people without suspicion, and you can't use people with suspicion, otherwise there will be bigger troubles, and the gain will not be worth the loss.

Zhou Shixian asked a few more questions, and after some thought, he quickly made a decision and told Wu Xingye his next task - to conduct reconnaissance in the name of recruitment.

It would be good if these former Beijing elites could be recruited to escort them, but if not, then Zhou Shixian would have to be prepared to fight a bloody path.

He also wanted things to go smoothly and to be able to break out without anyone noticing, but that was not realistic. These soldiers were not good people, so they had to prepare for the worst.

Wu Xingye responded simply and neatly, clasping his hands and cupping his fists, completely losing his usual smooth and cunning look.

Zhang Hong is loyal, but Zhou Shixian does not know that he must strictly control this kind of recommendation, not only to prevent internal and external collusion, but also to prevent internal series. Otherwise, this unit under his command is very likely to be used by his subordinates again.

These soldiers are under control.

After receiving instructions from Zhou Shixian, Wu Xingye rode out of the city with a few soldiers, first arriving at Sun Hu's camp in the west of the city. About three-quarters of an hour later, he headed to a rebel camp in the north of the city.

However, this time, there was an officer beside Wu Xingye, as well as seven or eight rebel cavalry. It seemed that Sun Hu should be acting with him.

Zhou Shixian has been staying on top of the city, always paying attention to the changes in the situation outside the city, and there is not much time left for him. Although he advocates gathering these soldiers and horses for his own use, if the rebels outside the city have already formed an alliance,

, it is difficult to differentiate, he will choose to break out immediately.

This is not a contradiction. We analyze specific problems in detail and make different decisions based on different situations. The key is to be quick, accurate and ruthless. Nothing is guaranteed to happen, and this world is cruel.

There are rebel armies on all sides of Yongqing City in the west, north, east, and south of the city. Sun Hu’s camp is in the west of the city. There are two rebel armies like him in the north of the city, with only two to three hundred soldiers and horses. In the east of the city, there is a group of nearly 100 troops.

There is a team of a thousand people, and in the south of the city, there is also a group of more than 200 soldiers.

Wu Xingye's main purpose was to test the will of these military leaders, so that Zhou Shixian could unite the majority, isolate the minority, first divide the rebel troops outside the city, and then pull out the thorns, and the problem would be much easier to solve.

The banner is naturally still that of Mr. Li Banghua, "Imperial Envoy". This is also a test of the Ming Dynasty's position in their hearts, and it is also necessary to use the influence of Li Banghua, a minister who once took charge of the Beijing camp.

Wu Xingye ran around the city wall, and with Sun Hu's guarantee, he entered four other rebel camps. After two hours, he finally returned to the city wall.

"So, of the five groups of rebels outside the city, only Sun Hu and Weng Dajie care about the court. The others still want to negotiate terms!" Zhou Shixian frowned and concluded after listening to Wu Xingye's report.

"Prince-in-law, General Yimo will observe. Pang Lun in the east of the city should be tempted when he hears that the military pay will be allocated first. However, he has many soldiers and ruffians under his command. Not all of these soldiers and horses are his old subordinates. I am afraid that he will not

I can't fully grasp it." Wu Xingye looked worried and continued:

"In fact, the most important thing is his troops. The others are just waiting for the wind to move. Even Sun Hu and Weng Dajie probably don't dare to act rashly before Pang Lun makes a decision. They have this intention.

, I don’t have the guts either.”

How could Wu Xingye not understand these old brothers in the capital? At this time, who else would have any loyalty to the imperial court. Even he himself only did it for the sake of the generous rewards and the merits of going south to follow the dragon.

It's just an adventure.

After all, Wu Xingye had also heard of the scenery of the Qinhuai River in Nanjing, and he had wanted to take a look early in the morning.

"Husband-in-law, I'm afraid we still have to find an opportunity to break out of the encirclement. This matter should be done sooner rather than later. We must act immediately tonight, otherwise if the army comes in pursuit, the situation will be completely out of control." Li Banghua said anxiously.

He had managed both the capital camp and the Nanjing camp, and had even entered Zuo Liangyu's camp alone. He knew what these Qiu Ba could do. But Zhou Shixian, a young man who was born into a family of officials, might not be able to do anything.

I don't know the significance of it.

Let's say that if Li Banghua was alone, he would not be afraid of these rebellious troops, but the problem was that Emperor Chongzhen was in the city, which made him fearful, but he did not think about the problem of military morale.

"Master Li is right, Prince Consort, the rebels outside the city are not ready to attack the city at this time. It is impossible for the five rebel armies to be twisted into a rope to deal with us. It is most appropriate to break out tonight." Mr. Xue.

Er was also admonishing from the side.

Zhou Shixian, however, kept a sullen face, holding the "telescope" Wang Chaodong snatched from Tang Ruowang in his hand, and kept looking in the direction of the east side of the city without speaking.

Of course he understood the situation, but if he broke through like this, whether it would loosen the morale of the army was something Zhou Shixian had to consider. After all, most of the soldiers and horses in the escort team were from the Beijing camp, and the people on both sides were very familiar with it.

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Moreover, the rebel forces outside the city are not united. Just as Wu Xingye said, as long as the strongest Pang Lun is defeated, the other four groups will naturally not dare to have any objections, and it will not be difficult to conquer them.

Not to mention, Pang Lun's soldiers and horses seem to have the upper hand, but they are just a mob. Once a fight breaks out, whether he can control it is another matter!

There are risks, but as Zhou Shixian thought before, this is probably the least risky thing to do on the way south. If you don't deliver this punch, if you continue to be timid, I'm afraid that even if you want to fight in the future, you won't have the chance.

The morale of the escort convoy was not very high to begin with. After successfully breaking through the siege of the capital, it barely recovered. As a result, it was completely lost. This was what Zhou Shixian was most worried about.

"If Pang Lun has the intention to be loyal to the court, and Sun Hu and Weng Dajie lobby again, how sure is the success of this matter?" Zhou Shixian still didn't want to give up. Moreover, after listening to Wu Xingye's report, he quickly realized

Something is wrong.

"Wu Xingye, you just told them about the military salary reward. If these people have any evil intentions, I'm afraid they will be even less likely to let us go like this."

When Wu Xingye heard this, he couldn't help being stunned, but he immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing. No matter how tactful he was on weekdays, he was already stunned at this time: "Consort...Consort..."

He originally just wanted to use the matter of military pay to lure these soldiers and win their submission. After all, the number of escorting soldiers and horses in the city was not superior, but after all, they were closely spaced.

"Don't be nervous, I can't blame you for this." Zhou Shixian paused, and then said: "Maybe they originally just wanted to go to the city to grab some money and food, but now they know that we have money and no advantage in soldiers and horses. Now

In such a chaotic situation, it is inevitable to have some twisted thoughts."

"Prince-in-law, if this is the case, we have to break out of the encirclement as soon as possible." Zhang Hong heard this and said anxiously: "Prince-in-law, you don't know the virtues of these bastards in the army. Once they have evil intentions, the soldiers and gangsters in the camp will

If they continue to make a fuss, I'm afraid even the gods won't be able to stop them."

Hearing this, other people also showed anxious expressions. None of them had any intention of fighting. Although they successfully broke through from the capital, the confidence of the army officers and soldiers has not been restored at all, and they have not been able to avoid war.

Still not small.

In fact, this is also the reason why Zhou Shixian said, "If you hit this punch, you will hit hundreds of punches in the future."

"It's too late, they have already surrounded us." Zhou Shixian held the "telescope" in his hand, looked through the "telescope" toward the east of the city, and said in an extremely calm tone.
Chapter completed!