On the top of Shuning City, Dong Guangxiao looked at the camp of the left army outside the city, and did not feel the slightest joy at the disintegration of the right army.
Although the rebels on Funiu Mountain collapsed, the two thousand rebels outside Nancheng were also greeted by the left army. Although there was no cannibalism like on Funiu Mountain, some of the rebels on Funiu Mountain were still hesitant.
, the rebels outside the southern city almost didn't think too much and rushed towards the left army camp like a tide.
Although the name of the Right Army no longer exists, the main force of the Right Army has defected to the Left Army. The strength of the Left Army has rapidly expanded. The number of rebels faced by Shuning City has not been reduced much because of the collapse of the Right Army.
Dong Guangxiao and Qin Xiao have been stationed in the north and south of Shuning City respectively in the past few days. After the rebels in the south of the city evacuated, Dong Guangxiao immediately rushed to the north city to discuss the next step with Qin Xiao.
"The rebels have merged into one, but our situation has not improved much." Dong Guangxiao said solemnly: "The number of rebels who surrendered is only more than a hundred, and they are not really repentant, but just to receive the reward for their heads."
"Have the money been given to them?" Qin Xiao asked.
Dong Guangxiao said: "The county government does not have so much money, but the big households in the city are very active and have donated a lot of silver before. However, after the silver reward was given to them, there was not much left. However, extreme dissatisfaction has emerged within the rebels.
There is a big rift. Earlier on Funiu Mountain, two groups of people fought to the death. Although they are now defecting to the left army, both sides will never forget this feud." He sneered: "Now it seems that this traitor
The fight within the army is indeed fierce. Not only are the red belts and black belts hostile to each other, but there is also a deep discord between the left and right armies."
Chen Xi smiled faintly and said: "The rebels who defected have confessed that the morale of the right army has collapsed, and the star general named Liu Tuzhang was killed by them. They had been borrowing food from the left army before, and not only did the left army lose a grain of food.
He didn’t borrow it, and he always stood still.”
The killing of General Zuo Shen was still concealed from the soldiers of the Right Army. Although the rebels who defected truthfully confessed everything they knew, until now, Qin Xiao and others did not know that the Zuo Army had also undergone tremendous changes.
"General Zuo Shen is very cunning." Qin Xiao said: "He stood still and waited for the right army to collapse on its own, just in time to take the opportunity to recruit the right army." He frowned and said: "The left and right armies are fighting separately, which is beneficial to us. Now the two armies are fighting alone.
Combining the army into one is actually very difficult."
"They now have tens of thousands of people." Dong Guangxiao said: "Including the Taihu Army on the Xixia Mountain, we are all at a disadvantage."
Chen Xi frowned and said: "Look at the posture of the left army, there seems to be no sign of attacking the city. I am only worried now that they are waiting for reinforcements."
Chen Xi nodded and said: "The right army was eager to attack the city before, hoping to capture Shuning City before the left army. But the left army was obviously more cunning. They knew that the right army would lose troops and generals in attacking the city, so they were unwilling to attack the city easily. See
It seems that we will wait until the reinforcements from Suzhou City arrive, and then join forces to attack the city."
Dong Guangxiao's expression was solemn, with a hint of dissatisfaction: "The princess has been trapped here for several days, but the reinforcements from Hangzhou have not arrived for a long time. What do they want? Mr. Qin, if the Suzhou battalion arrives, plus the city
These rebels will attack the city with all their strength when the time comes, I'm just worried that we won't be able to defend it."
After all, Shuning City is not a fortified city. Although Dong Guangxiao ordered the reinforcement of the city's defenses, it is impossible for a small county town to be compared with the capture of a real fortified city.
The right army attacked the city before. Although Shuning City was well prepared, a small group of rebels still attacked the city. Although they were eventually defeated, the appearance of the inner library cavalry caused the rebels to retreat, but this also proved that Shuning City
It is not an iron wall.
The right army is just a ragtag group. When they attack the city with all their strength, they can still pose a considerable threat to Shuning City. Once the elite Suzhou Battalion arrives and gathers tens of thousands of rebels outside the city, Dong will attack the city with all their strength.
Guangxiao knew that there would be more misfortune than good.
Qin Xiao couldn't help but cast his gaze in the direction of Xixia Mountain.
Of course he also understands Dong Guangxiao's worries. In fact, this is exactly what he worries about. When the time comes when both combat effectiveness and military strength are not as good as those of the rebels, Qin Xiao really can't figure out how to reverse the situation.
The King of Taihu had told him that once the Suzhou camp arrived, all he had to do was defend with all his strength, but Qin Xiao couldn't figure out how the King of Taihu could reverse the situation even if Shuning City was really impregnable.
With less than 3,000 men, could he rely on those 3,000 men to turn defeat into victory?
In the next three days, both Xixia Mountain and the rebel camp were very quiet.
The Taihu Army has sufficient food and grass, and the Zuo Army is also not short of food.
In the past three days, the Zuo Army organized the defecting Right Army soldiers into three star generals. Many rebels who defected thought that they should have defected to the Zuo Army if they had known that there was plenty of food and wine on the Zuo Army's side.
Compared with the hostility between the red and black belts of the Right Army, the Left Army is obviously very careful in this regard. The military order strictly prohibits the red belts from bullying the black belts, and the food and accommodation are also treated equally. In this way, the black belts who defected quickly
There is a sense of belonging. Except for a few red belts who have followed the Right God General for many years, most people have already regarded themselves as part of the Left Army.
At dusk, it suddenly started to rain. Although the rain was not heavy, it kept falling.
The right god will let his horse gallop in the rain. He has been traveling day and night, and his face is already full of fatigue.
Faced with Qian Guanghan's request, You Shenjiang was angry at first, but he couldn't handle it. The reality forced him to compromise with the Qian family.
If you refuse to agree, the result will be obvious: the Right Army will inevitably collapse.
You Shenjiang thought carefully and promised the Qian family that with the supply of food and grass, the Right Army could still be retained. There were many of his confidants in the Right Army. There was nothing wrong with following the Qian family's orders when attacking the city. As long as the troops and horses
Preserve it, and in time, you will have food and silver. When the time comes, the right army will not have the final say.
General You Shen promised to the Qian family that the Right Army would obey the dispatch of the Suzhou Battalion. Qian Guanghan was happy and immediately asked Qian Guiting to command the Suzhou Battalion and two thousand rebels to reinforce Shuning. General You Shen took the initiative to ask for help, hoping that he could
Arrive at Shuning in advance to appease the morale of the troops.
When he arrived at the foot of Funiu Mountain with his two hundred red-sash soldiers, he realized that he had arrived a step too late after all.
Thousands of soldiers and horses under him have disappeared, and the camp has long been empty.
They sent people to search everywhere, and soon found more than two hundred corpses on Funiu Mountain, among which the headless corpse of Liu Tu Deer was among them.
Although there is no head, the leather armor on Liu Tu Deer's body can still be recognized at a glance.
These corpses are very strange.
However, all corpses wearing red belts have no heads, while most of the black belts still have heads, but there are still very few black belts whose heads are missing.
The right god will examine it carefully and clearly see the scene of a fratricidal fight.
"General God, the Zuojun camp is less than twenty miles away from here." Someone reported, "It's just southeast of Funiu Mountain."
The right god general's face looks ugly.
Although he had a bad temper, he was not a fool. He had already guessed what was going on, so he led the people down the mountain, got on their horses, and galloped directly towards the left army camp.
Approaching the Zuojun camp, I saw a series of tents. Although it was still raining, there was a team patrolling the camp. I saw a group of people coming. Someone had already blown the horn, and soon a large group of people rushed out of the camp, blocking the way.
Staying on the right side of God will continue the path forward.
The right god general reined in his horse, his face was ashen, he drew his sword in his hand and said sternly: "I am the right god general, who dares to stop me?"
Among the team, a person walked out slowly, holding a big knife in his hand. He looked up at the right general on horseback and asked with a stern expression, "What are you doing here?" The tone was very rude and disrespectful, but
It is Bi Yuewu.
"Where are my troops and horses?" the right god general asked angrily.
Bi Yuewu seemed to be smiling but not smiling: "Aren't your soldiers and horses right behind you?" He raised his sword and pointed behind the right god general, and more than two hundred soldiers were already chasing him on foot.
"My other soldiers and horses." General Youshen saw that Bi Yuewu was so successful that he wanted to chop him with a knife, and said sternly: "What methods did you use?"
Bi Yuewu sneered: "You were looking for your own subordinates, but you found the Zuo Army here? The Zuo Army camp is full of people from the Zuo Army. General Right, I might as well tell you that the so-called soldiers and horses under your command are only those behind you.
Order someone."
The right god general raised his head and saw some red belts dodging not far away. He stared at one person and said loudly: "Qin Gang, come here!"
Qin Gang had joined the Queen Mother Society many years ago, and was an old believer that Youshen General personally recruited into the society. He recognized it at a glance. Many of the people around Qin Gang were familiar to him. Although he didn't know their names, they were clearly his former followers.
subordinates.
Qin Gang hesitated and did not come over immediately.
The right god general was furious. He had a bad temper. Over the years, his subordinates had been afraid of him like a tiger. No one dared to disobey his orders. Qin Gang was still hesitant, which made him furious: "Can't you understand what I'm saying? Here.
I'm coming here."
"General, the villain... The villain has been incorporated into the Zuo Army now, and is a member of the Zuo Army." Qin Gang did not dare to look at the Right Divine General, lowered his head and said: "The Zuo Army has military regulations, if...
....If you eat them inside and outside, you will be killed without mercy!"
"Eating everything?" You Shen General just felt that he couldn't express the sarcasm: "You are from the Right Army, and you defected to the Left Army. You are eating everything, how dare you talk so shamelessly?"
"General Right, if you continue to stay in your right army, they will all starve to death." Bi Yuewu said unceremoniously: "When they were at the end of their rope, it was the left army who saved them. They were willing to defect to the left army and have nothing to do with you anymore.
relation."
Seeing what Bi Yuewu said, Qin Gang took the courage to say: "General God, I am now a soldier of General Bi Yuewu Xing. From now on, I will only listen to General Xing's orders and will no longer...have anything to do with you anymore."
." These days I have had enough food and drink, and I feel that following Zuo Jun is the way to live a human life. At this time, I want to express my loyalty to Bi Yuewu.
The right god general roared suddenly, rode his horse and charged towards Qin Gang with his sword drawn.
Bi Yuewu's face suddenly changed: "What are you going to do?"
The Right God General was as powerful as a tiger. The soldiers knew that he was the Right God General and really didn't dare to hurt him. Seeing his horse charging towards him, they all dodged. The Right God General rushed directly in front of Qin Gang. Qin Gang turned pale with fright. Seeing the Right God General
The sword had been slashed down, and there was no way to dodge. He raised his hand to block, but the right sword was shocking. He poured out all the anger in his heart on the sword, splitting his arm and head into two halves.
A thunder sounded, and everyone looked at the right god general, dumbfounded.