In the bedroom, Dakui was sitting alone on the bed, with his back against the wall and an empty wine jar in his hand. At this moment, he was staring blankly at the window not far away. His clothes were still untied and he had not slept a wink all night.
"My child is crossing his steps to say hello to his adoptive father," Panbu said and bowed deeply.
Dakui was speechless, still looking at the window, as if he wanted to see the flowers through the wooden window.
Panstep walked up, leaned over and whispered softly: "Father, you haven't slept a wink all night, please rest."
Hearing this, Dakui smiled and shook his head and said, "Good boy, my adoptive father can't sleep, so go ahead."
When Pan Bu saw Da Kui like this, he couldn't persuade him any more, so he said, "I'll ask someone to bring some soup later. My foster father hasn't had a good meal in many days."
Da Kui looked at Pan Bu and was moved in his heart. He immediately smiled and said: "Don't bother. In a few days, my father will leave for Beijing to resume his duties. I have something important to do before I leave. I wonder if you can help me."
Panbu cupped his fists and bowed, saying, "My foster father has a destiny, and Panbu will go through fire and water without hesitation."
Dakui nodded and continued: "Since my adoptive father wants to do big things, he needs to take good care of his body first. How can he do things if he doesn't eat?"
Hearing this, Dakui chuckled and said, "Okay, let's have dinner...,"
Da Kui called Pan Bu to summon Meng Ge. Pan Bu ordered people to prepare a table of good food and steamed the steamed buns. Pan Bu had been accustomed to Han people's food after following Da Kui for so long. Meng Ge sat at the table, still looking depressed. , Da Kui understood his intention, and immediately said with a smile: "The dead have passed away, and the living mourn together. What we should do is to avenge the soldiers who died in the battle." As he said, he grabbed the steamed buns on the table, picked up the chopsticks and started eating eat.
Pan Bu took the chopsticks and stuffed them into Meng Singer's middle and said: "Master, let's eat."
Hearing the word revenge, Meng Ge seemed to come back to his senses. He really felt hungry in his belly. He also started to eat quickly. He walked around and saw that his adoptive father and master had eaten, and he sat on the side with a silly smile.
"You eat too, eat quickly," Dakui said with food in his mouth and his words were a little slurred.
Pan Bu agreed and then picked up his chopsticks to eat with him. Dakui and Meng Ge were very full from this meal, but they didn't know what it tasted like because they still had important things to do.
After finishing the meal, Panbu ordered someone to serve tea again, and then sat with him beside him.
Then Dakui asked: "In the battle of Qianling Mountain, whose troops did you bring with you?"
When Pan Bu asked, he quickly replied: "They are soldiers from the nearby sixteen villages of the five tribes."
Dakui couldn't help asking: "How could you gather such a force in such a hurry? There must have been more than 3,000 people at that time."
Pan Bu chuckled and said, "My childhood playmates and several sworn brothers are all leaders or princes of various tribes and villages."
Dakui nodded with a smile and continued: "There were still few people at that time. If we had enough time, it would be easy to pull up 20,000 horses."
Dakui's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said: "In this way, great things have been accomplished."
Meng Ge was a little confused when he heard it, and Pan Bu asked doubtfully: "What does the foster father want to do?"
Dakui said coldly: "I want to take Shunyuan City,"
"Ah," Pan Bu was so shocked that he could stuff a steamed bun in his mouth. Meng Ge was also dumbfounded. Then Pan Bu waved his hands and said, "Father, you can't do it. Shunyuan City is the easternmost barrier under the rule of King Liang. There are also 20,000 cavalry and 30,000 armored soldiers." Pan Bu swallowed as he spoke, and then added: "50,000 elite soldiers plus the city's high walls and thick walls, how can we capture the city with 20,000 horses?"
Meng Ge interjected from the side: "These village soldiers are no better than the Yuan soldiers. They are all untrained people of all ethnic groups. Besides, where do the weapons come from? How can they fight against the Yuan soldiers even if they enter the city?"
Dakui smiled softly and said: "Those who are good at fighting win with righteousness and surprise. If there are 20,000 strange soldiers, how can the Yuan soldiers defend them?" After a pause, Dakui said again: "To the north is the territory of the Daxia Kingdom. Mingyu, the leader of the Daxia Kingdom, Zhen and Liang Wang fought several battles but failed. Now the wells and rivers do not interfere with each other. Emperor Taizu is busy with the Northern Expedition and has no time to take care of the Yunnan-Guizhou land. Since there is no serious danger, the Yuan soldiers must be lax in their precautions. In this case, we only need to If you sneak into the city, you can naturally win by surprise,"
Meng Ge couldn't help but high-five when he heard this: "Wonderful brother, what a wonderful idea."
Pan Bu listened to his adoptive father's analysis and agreed, but then hesitated: "If it's an emergency, that's fine, but if it's a war with the Yuan soldiers, I don't know what each village has to say."
Dakui chuckled and said: "You don't have to worry about this, just gather the people,"
Pan Bu was honest, so he immediately stood up and said, "Okay, I'll go and get some help right away. Let my adoptive father rest here," Pan Bu said, standing up and walking out of the room.
As soon as Panbu left, Meng Ge asked anxiously: "Xian brother, is it possible to do this?"
Dakui couldn't help but ask: "You know it's not possible, but you still agreed just now,"
Meng Ge sighed anxiously: "Isn't it just to smooth things over for you? How could the various ethnic strongholds be allowed to be driven by you?"
Da Kui smiled but did not answer, got up and walked to the bed. Only then did Meng Ge see a saddle lying in the corner beside the bed. This saddle was originally owned by Da Kui's horse Hong Yun. After Hong Yun died in the battle, this saddle It was idle.
Da Kui took out a baggage from the saddlebag of the saddle and walked back to the table. Meng Ge looked at Da Kui's actions and felt a little puzzled. When Da Kui opened the bag, Meng Ge couldn't help but his eyes widened.
Inside the baggage was a thick stack of banknotes. The top banknote was clearly printed with the words 'Tian Chengheng', one thousand taels. Meng Ge couldn't help but flip through a few more, and they were 'Baofenglong'. 'Sanjinyuan', 'Cunyi Gong', 'Huiyuanyong', 'Heshengyuan', 'Jinshengrun', 'Dadeyu' and other banknotes from more than ten bank accounts, the minimum price for each banknote is one thousand taels. , the maximum is ten thousand taels, and these bank accounts are spread all over the south of the Yangtze River. Meng Ge really can't imagine how Da Kui got this big bag of banknotes, which are all free money.
Under Meng Ge's horrified eyes, Da Kui gathered up the bundle and put it back in its place. When he turned around, Da Kui said: "These banknotes are worth about eight million taels in total. I think the cost of this siege should be enough." "
Meng Ge couldn't help but swallow his saliva and thought to himself: This money is enough to buy a city...
Before noon the next day, the leaders of each village arrived one after another, including the Yi, Gelao, Shui and Bai tribes. Panbu was now the leader of the Yao tribe, so the five tribes gathered together.
Dakui sat down in the main hall, and Meng Ge stood beside him holding a brocade bundle. The leaders of each village sat in two groups. Since the five tribes had arrived, Dakui stopped wasting time and signaled to Panbu: "It's time to start. ," The reason why Dakui signaled Panbu first was because Panbu was the leader of the Yao people and the initiator of this conference.
Panbu straightened his turban and stood up and said: "This time we have summoned the village leaders to come, it is a big event." As soon as he said this, the other four village leaders not only whispered to each other, but then someone asked Pan Bu asked, "Pan Bu, what's the big deal?"
Pan Bu was stunned for a moment when he was asked, but he couldn't directly say that he was going to attack Shunyuan City, so he had to look at Dakui for help.
Seeing this, Dakui had no choice but to interrupt: "Let me speak." After clearing his throat, he continued: "I am Zhang Dakui, Jiangnan's political envoy..."
As soon as he finished speaking, all the leaders of the four villages except Pan Bu stood up and saluted Dakui.
Long Zan Aqi, the leader of the Yi ethnic group, said: "In the past when there was a great famine in Shun Yuan, thanks to Mr. Zhang's help in opening warehouses and stocking grain, Shun Yuan was spared the loss of life. On behalf of the elders of the Yi ethnic group, Long Zan Aqi thanked Mr. Zhang." He actually led the leaders of the other three villages to kneel down. Seeing this scene, Panbu was no exception. He walked to Longzan Aqi and knelt down towards Dakui.
Upon seeing this, Da Kui quickly stepped forward to help him. When everyone stood up, Da Kui said seriously: "It is my unshirkable responsibility to save the people from fire and water. How could Zhang receive such a courtesy from the village leaders?"
Long Zan Aqi raised his voice and said, "Sir, tell me what you want us to do."
Dakui saw that Long Zan Aqi was only in his early twenties, but he was quite energetic. Pan Bu once said that he was the 46th generation grandson of Wu'ana, the Deshi clan of the Mo tribe of the Yi ethnic group in Guizhou. He was supposed to be a prince of the Yi ethnic group, so Dakui looked at Longzan Aqi in a different light.
Dakui did not hide anything at the moment and said bluntly: "I want to borrow troops from all the leaders." When he said this, it naturally aroused another round of discussion.
Da Kui pressed his hands to show silence and raised his voice: "Masters, please be patient." When everyone calmed down, Da Kui continued: "Since Yuanting has dominated the north and south of the Yangtze River, the livelihood of the people of all ethnic groups has been miserable and miserable. The bitterness of seizing and oppressing the people must be well known to everyone." Seeing the leaders of each village nodding in agreement, Dakui then said: "If we don't stand up to resist, how will we be able to escape from the clutches of the devil," said Dakui, pointing at Panbu and saying with a strong voice. : "The Yao family has always been diligent in farming and being kind to people, but Yuan Ting never gave them a chance to live and work in peace and contentment. You still remember the Shunyuan wilderness in the past, when you were starving and dying all over the fields, Yuan Ting never gave you a grain of food..."
Dakui was well-founded and spoke eloquently. The leaders of each village were filled with indignation when they heard this. Panbu was the first to stand up and shouted: "We, the Yao family, will follow Master Zhang to the death." After shouting this, Panbu turned to ask Longzan Ah Qi said: "If you still regard me as a brother, then go with me to fight the Mongolian Tatars."
Longzan Aqi was in his prime of life. Hearing this, he took a step forward and said, "I, Longzan Aqi, will not let my brothers take risks. We, the Yi and Yao families, are going to risk water or fire together." Before he finished speaking, The leaders of the other three tribes also came forward and shouted: "There are still us,"
When Dakui saw that the matter had been accomplished, he couldn't help but feel overjoyed.
Long Zan Aqi and others turned around and looked at Dakui one after another. Long Zan Aqi asked: "Master Zhang, you said you wanted to fight Yuan soldiers. The nearest Yuan soldiers here are Shunyuan City. Do you want to fight Shunyuan?" city,"
Dakui laughed and said: "It's Shunyuan City,"
Long Zan Aqi couldn't help but was shocked and said: "There are tens of thousands of Yuan soldiers in Shunyuan City. If we go there, it will be like throwing an egg against a stone."
Dakui smiled softly and said: "How can you not win if you calculate with your heart but not with your heart?"
Then everyone sat down, and Dakui and the leaders began to discuss the siege strategy in detail.