Especially Chen Qiyu, he really needed a heavy contribution, otherwise he would not be able to report to the court. Because of this, Chen Qiyu and Yuan Chonghuan had no idea of recruiting, they just thought about how to wipe out the peasant army in Qingshui Town and take advantage of it.
I take the credit for this.
Seeing Li Yangchun like this, Liu Guoneng didn't hide it, "It was indeed Liu's decision in private, but the official document has been sent to the supervisor immediately. Now, all I need is Brother Li's nod, and as long as you nod, Liu will advance and retreat with you."
The remaining matters will be left to the supervisor, and Liu will apologize to the supervisor after the incident. Liu believes that the supervisor will make the same choice."
Li Yangchun looked at Liu Guoneng carefully and did not rush to reply. How could he make a decision quickly when encountering such a thing? This is related to the life and death of more than 20,000 brothers, and a slight mistake will lead to catastrophe. Moreover, even if
There will be many problems in recruiting people. There must be some opposition internally, and there are constant troubles in the imperial court. The most terrible thing is that the other party is the living king of hell. It feels a bit unreal when I think about it.
Seeing that Li Yangchun didn't speak, Liu Guoneng breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't refuse directly, which proved that there was still a chance. So he continued to persuade: "You should have seen through some things in these years. What are those people doing? You
You know it better than anyone else. Think about how Leader Wang died? How Leader Wu was killed? How did you get to this point? The rebels are no longer the rebels we used to be. This is not what we want. This
You have tried one way, and if it doesn't work, why not try another way. At least, Liu can assure you that the Supervisor can make more people live a good life, and Yun Mansion can accommodate us."
Liu Guoneng sighed and drank a glass of wine, with a bit of bitterness, "It is difficult for anyone to tolerate people like us. But the supervisor is different, he can tolerate us. You must also know about Yun Mansion.
Some of the governor's subordinates never talked about their origins, but focused more on ability and character. Zhou Dingshan, the most powerful general in northern Shanxi, was a commoner. Orger, who came with me, was a Mongolian. Geng Zhongming was an abandoned general from Liaodong, and I and I
Wanqing is even more unbearable, but we all live very well in Yun Mansion."
"Now that I think about our past, it's really ridiculous. After staying in Yun Mansion for a long time, Liu realized that fighting and killing can't save people. We fought outside, just trying our best. But the Supervisor was different. How poor we were back then.
Zhangbei has now become a prosperous Yunfu. To keep more people alive, it depends on prosperous commerce, fertile land, and a good environment. The fundamental problem cannot be solved like we did before. Look at what Gao Yingxiang and those people are doing
What? They burned, killed and looted when they came to the Central Plains. They kept doing the same thing when they went to Southern Zhili. They were not saving the people, but harming the common people. They were just doing it for their own selfish interests."
"We all have selfish motives, but why can't we choose a better way? At least it can make our conscience feel better!"
Liu Guoneng is not a talkative person, but he said a lot today, but most of them were sincere. Li Yangchun listened carefully, but his expression was solemn, and he could not make a decision quickly after all. He is not Liu Guoneng, Liu Guoneng only needs to consider the attitude of the King of Hell.
, and he, Li Yangchun, has a lot to think about. Not only does he have to think about the lives of more than 20,000 brothers, but also the thoughts of other leaders under his command. Moreover, once he agrees, it means that all his efforts in the past few years will be lost.
That's wrong. Liu Guoneng's words were like a knife, constantly stabbing Li Yangchun's heart. Every time the knife went down, it left bloody scars.
How Wang Jiayin died is not very clear, but how Leader Wu Yangui died is clear. The person who killed Leader Wu Yangui is now prosperous and has even become a hero in the rebel army. And he
Li Yangchun had nothing to do about it, and even let the other party trap him in Xingyang. But, is it always right to follow the Living King of Hell?
At this time, Li Yangchun was lost, confused, and didn't even know the direction of his life. It can be said that Wu Yangui and Wang Jiayin were the two most important people in his life. In the most difficult time, these two people pointed the way, although they did not belong to each other.
After thinking for a long time, he raised his head and looked at Liu Guoneng, "Do you know about Wang Jiayin's matter?"
"Of course, you should know something about this. Some people say that he died of a sudden illness, but you don't believe it. You should believe another theory. At that time, there was a woman named Dai Qimeng beside Wang Jiayin. After Wang Jiayin died, Dai Qimeng disappeared.
It is said that Dai Qimeng poisoned Wang Jiayin to avenge his father, you must be thinking the same way, right?"
"However, what I want to tell you is that these are all wrong. Dai Qimeng was involved in Wang Jiayin's death, but the driving force behind the scenes was not him, but Niu Jinxing. Niu Jinxing had secretly defected to Gao Yingxiang at that time. If Wang Jiayin did not die, what would happen?
There is the later King Gao Chuang, so you should understand it very well, right?" Liu Guoneng raised his eyebrows and snorted with some disdain, "Take this time as an example, if Gao Yingxiang really wants to protect you, do you think he will
There was no way? Because he was afraid that if he delayed, he would be trapped in Meishan. So, even though he knew that doing so would trap your troops in Xingyang, he still fled south early. "
Li Yangchun was a little dumbfounded, not because he was shocked, but because he didn't want to believe it. In fact, he had thought about these things before, but he really didn't dare to think of King Gao Chuang as such a person. When Liu Guoneng talked about it today, it turned out that there was something unexpected here
There are many secrets. It turns out that Niu Jinxing has already turned to Gao Yingxiang, but others are still kept in the dark.
"Why do you know so well?" It's not that Li Yangchun didn't believe it, he just wanted to confirm. Liu Guoneng didn't hide anything, and said with a wry smile: "Brother Li, maybe you don't know who Dai Qimeng is, right? This is not a simple woman. She is now
She was serving in our army, and everything happened from her own mouth. Moreover, she knew everything about what happened in Yuci County last year, when Zhang Xianzhong and Wang Ziyong fell out and crossed the Yellow River south."
After listening to Liu Guoneng's words, Li Yangchun only felt that God was joking. Dai Qimeng knew so many things and cooperated with Niu Jinxing to poison Wang Jiayin. Obviously her relationship with Niu Jinxing was unusual. But these are not important now. Important.
Fortunately, I finally found a reason that convinced myself and most people.
"Brother Liu, if Li agrees to be recruited, there will be a lot of trouble in the future!" After pondering for a long time, Li Yangchun slowly stood up, his eyes more determined and less anxious. He stood up straight, with a strong momentum.
Naturally, it was revealed that even in desperate situations, he was still the Four Heavenly Kings Li Yangchun.
Liu Guoneng was overjoyed. He knew that Li Yangchun had already agreed, so he quickly stood up and said, "Brother Li, you only need to take care of the internal affairs. I will take care of the imperial troops."
Li Yangchun clasped his fists towards Liu Guoneng and bowed. Although he didn't say anything, his gratitude was already beyond words. No matter what the final outcome was, Liu Guoneng's kindness was commendable after all. At least, Liu Guoneng's arrival gave him Li Yangchun a choice.
opportunity, and this choice is not that bad.
The two looked at each other and smiled, but they both knew in their hearts that things around Qingshui Town were not important. What was important was the Living Hell King Tiemo. Did the Living Hell King agree? And were they willing to fight with all parties for the sake of Li Yangchun, a remnant bandit?
Negotiate?
However, these are not things they can control. The only things they can control are the surroundings of Qingshui Town. Soon, Li Yangchun called Hua Xiaorong in, and the two of them conspired with Liu Guoneng before taking action.
Not long after, Li Yangchun summoned the leaders of the army to discuss the retreat. At the same time, Orger, who was stationed in Meishan, also sent troops westward and approached Qingshui Town. However, the Yunfu cavalry was not in a hurry to attack Qingshui Town.
, but formed a line of defense east of Qingshui Town. This line of defense didn't look like it was guarding against Li Yangchun, but more like it was blocking Yuan Chonghuan.
For a time, the situation around Qingshui Town became very delicate. The more than 10,000 cavalrymen commanded by Orger were obviously very close to Qingshui Town, but they were not busy attacking. The surrounding area of Qingshui Town was flat, and it could be said to be a paradise for cavalry. As long as Orger
If Erge is willing, with a single order, he can sweep the area around Qingshui Town and deal a heavy blow to Li Yangchun's rogue bandits.
Chen Qiyu, who was in Xingyang City, was originally thinking that the Yunfu cavalry had arrived, and wanted to take this opportunity to send troops to Qingshui Town to vent his anger, but he soon became acutely aware that something was wrong with the situation. Hong Chengchou held a letter and frowned.
After meeting Chen Qiyu, he waved his hand to signal the officials in the room to go down, and then whispered: "Supervisor, I just got the news that there are probably some changes in Li Yangchun's place in Qingshui Town. Judging from the situation, it seems that he wants to
surrender......."
After hearing this, Chen Qiyu's first reaction was to laugh, "He wants to surrender? Who is he? When does he think this is happening? Who is willing to..."
Halfway through the words, Chen Qiyu was stunned because he suddenly thought of a possibility, so he stared and asked: "Master Hong, do you mean that the Living King of Hell wants to recruit Li Yangchun's remnant soldiers?"
Hong Chengchou smiled bitterly and nodded, and said helplessly: "It should be like this. Only in this way can we explain why the Yunfu cavalry was not in a hurry to attack Qingshui Town, and deliberately formed a line of defense in the east to prevent Yuan Chonghuan from attacking.
As for Qingshui Town. But... According to my official opinion, this matter was probably an impromptu idea of Liu Guoneng and Orger, and the Iron Supervisor did not know about it. Otherwise, it is impossible for the Iron Supervisor to know about such a big matter.
One sound."
Chen Qiyu thought for a while and sighed solemnly, "That should be it. Liu Guoneng and Orger are so audacious. They dare to make such a big decision in private. Mr. Hong, what is your opinion? Is this how we see it?
With?"
Hong Chengchou stroked his beard and showed an awkward smile, "Liu Guoneng and Orger are under the supervision of their own iron supervisors, and we have no right to interfere. At the moment, it is really not suitable to attack Qingshui Town. We might as well watch the show first. Anyway, we are leaving
It is very close to Qingshui Town. If the recruitment fails, we still have a chance. If the recruitment is successful, the Iron Superintendent will not lose money to us. If we take action now, we might even anger the Iron Superintendent and end up in trouble.
If you don't do it outside, you won't get anything."
Thinking about Hong Chengchou's words, the more I thought about it, the more it made sense. In fact, Chen Qiyu didn't want to have any conflict with Tie Mo. This trilateral governor was not easy to do. During the two years he had been in charge of Shaanxi, he had to deal with Tie Mo well and not offend him easily.
As for Li Yangchun's troops, to put it bluntly, it is a huge contribution. To be honest, I really want it, but if it offends Tie Mo, it is not worth it. However, such a huge contribution, everyone is watching, and in the end Tie Mo
When Mo came to recruit An and left, who gets the credit?
Tie Mo must have known in his heart that if he gave him a face this time, could he not think twice about it afterwards? It would be best to take this opportunity to take advantage of this favor and do more favors with Tie Mo.
There is a small river to the east of Qingshui Town. At this time, Yuan Chonghuan's 30,000 troops were stationed on the river bank. On the other side, there were Orger's cavalry. Yuan Chonghuan was very angry. He originally wanted to come to Qingshui Town to annihilate Li Yangchun, so everyone took action together. Li Yangchun
This bandit army will be wiped out in an instant, and from then on, the Four Heavenly Kings Li Yangchun will no longer exist. But he never dreamed that he would be stopped by Orger just as he crossed the river. Orger's reasons are also very good, Iron Superintendent
There are other plans for Qingshui Town, and others are not allowed to mess up things arbitrarily. In short, if you want to cross the river, you must first obtain the approval of the Iron Governor.
Yuan Chonghuan had never been so angry in his life. Mao Wenlong was beheaded by him for just disobeying orders. Now Orger went even further and blocked the road directly to prevent him from passing.
Tie Mo is the governor of the three provinces, and he, Yuan Chonghuan, is also the governor of the three provinces. Everyone is on an equal footing. Why do we need Tie Mo's permission to suppress bandits? Isn't this the most ridiculous thing in the world?
Yuan Chonghuan did not dare to forcefully cross the river. On the one hand, he could not bear the responsibility of fighting with the imperial soldiers and horses. On the other hand, he also felt that he was no match for Orger's cavalry. The Yunfu cavalry was a more fierce force than Guan Ning's cavalry.
The combat effectiveness of the northern frontier army is not comparable to that of the inland guards.
The proud and arrogant Yuan Chonghuan couldn't swallow this, so he did what he thought was the right thing. Instead of sending someone to negotiate with Tie Mo, he directly sent an official document to the court, impeaching Tie Mo for his wanton behavior and harboring rebels.
.
Yuan Chonghuan always did things like this. After sending the official document, he wrote a righteous letter to Tie Mo.
Ningling and Tie Mo were originally very hesitant about recruiting him. After all, Li Yangchun, a gangster, is already meat on the chopping board and can be cut into pieces as he wants. If they were recruited, not only would they lose a share of the credit, but they would also have to support more people, and,
In order to satisfy officials from all over Kaifeng and Luoyang, as well as Chen Qiyu and others, a considerable price had to be paid in exchange.
After all, how could it be possible to lose such a huge contribution and not give an explanation?
Wang Zuoguan, who had always been extremely wise, could not make a choice quickly. The two were still thinking about the pros and cons of this matter. At this time, Yuan Chonghuan's letter was delivered to Tie Mo. Looking at the content of the letter, Tie Mo's face