Zhang Sheng, Meng Rang, Yang Defang, Liu Qinghe, Zheng Qianxiang, Guo Ju...
One by one, names appeared in Niu Jinda's ears, and he was gradually transferred to the front line of the army. Wu Heitai, who was good friends with Qin Qiong, and Hao Xiaode, who was a close friend of Cheng Zhijie, became the front line of the army.
They all arrived at Tongguan Pass, and the vanguard would definitely be the first to attack the city. However, those people who came before were all old generals of Li Mi. They gathered around Shan Xiongxin, Cheng Zhijie, and Qin Qiong, hugging each other to keep warm.
At this time, Niu Jinda was already eighty-nine percent sure about the whereabouts of Qin Qiong and Qin Qiong. These two sons of bitches must have abandoned everyone and escaped quietly...
He has been following Qin Qiong for a long time, and he has always been loyal to him. When he was under Zhang Xutuo, he only recognized Qin Qiong, and he could ignore Zhang Xutuo's orders.
When Qin Qiong surrendered to Li Mi, he didn't say anything. When he surrendered to Wang Shichong again, he still led his army to follow him. He didn't hesitate to kill the ulterior generals for Qin Qiong.
But when he came, he was abandoned like worn out shoes. He sneaked away without even saying hello. This seemed to put them all in a desperate situation.
Kill someone with a borrowed knife?
Thinking about how many people had fallen to various betrayals along the way from Shandong, was it Niu Jinda's turn this time? Thinking of this, one can imagine the resentment in Niu Jinda's heart.
Ten years of friendship were gone in a flash, and the chain around his neck was suddenly broken. Niu Jinda expressed that he was very uncomfortable. The first thing that came to his mind was not to find a way out for himself and his subordinates, but how to find those two.
You bastard, kill them first.
He knows Qin Qiong and Qin Shubao better than Wang Shichong. He always puts kindness and kindness in his mouth, he always pays attention to the reputation of justice in his work, and his ability to judge the situation is not bad.
When Zhai Rang was killed, he led his men to watch with cold eyes. Later, he teamed up with Shan Xiongxin and others to exclude Fang Yanzao and other Li Mi's confidants. After Li Mi's death, he dated Cheng Zhijie and excluded Shan Xiongxin. At the same time, he teamed up with Wu Heitai, Du Caigan and others to kill him.
Bing Yuanzhen said that he wanted to avenge Duke Wei.
When Pei Xingjian and others massacred Li Mi's cronies, he stood up and interceded for these people. When Pei Renji rebelled, he helped Wang Shichong to kill Pei Renji and other rebels.
After tossing and turning, through clouds and rains, General Longxiang was born. The remaining people of Wagang praised him highly and flocked to him. Li Mi's old subordinates were grateful to him and could go through life and death for him.
Wang Shichong trusted him so much that he entrusted the guards of the imperial city to him. In Luoyang City, when General Qin was mentioned, even those in the wealthy family had to give a thumbs up and praise him.
This man is unparalleled in his benevolence and righteousness.
Qin Qiong successively served under Lai Huer, Zhang Xutuo, and Pei Renji, and then joined Li Mi and Wang Shichong. Now he has disappeared, probably to Jin or Guanxi, but he is famous in Henan for his loyalty and righteousness...
...It's quite a ridiculous thing, isn't it? Just saying that good ministers choose their masters, I'm afraid it's not such a choice, right?
In fact, in troubled times, it is relatively rare for people to change halls so frequently. Even if they have involuntary difficulties, they can be reused one after another. It is inevitable that such people have outstanding talents, but how can they be loyal?
people?
Of course, Niu Jinda wouldn't care about this. After thinking about it, he only knew that there seemed to be only one road left, and it was Jindi on the opposite side. Li Ding'an was now quite powerful. If he brought people to seek refuge... would he be...
What about sending the person back to Wang Shichong?
What if Qin Qiong and Cheng Zhijie crossed the river first?
Niu Jinda didn't have the ability to see the overall situation. He didn't know whether Wang Shichong could capture Tongguan, and he couldn't guess whether Xiao Xian and Li Ding'an would come to hinder Wang Shichong or help him capture Guanxi in one fell swoop.
His thoughts were in a mess and he had no clue at all. He sent people across the river, which was more like the behavior of a desperate blind cat trying to catch a dead mouse.
When the tree fell and the monkeys dispersed, Niu Jinda was the monkey that ran relatively fast.
Of course, he also felt Wang Renze's guard against him, but he actually didn't care. Even though he only had a thousand men and horses under his command, from the corps commander to the battalion lieutenant, they were all veterans he brought from Shandong.
subordinates.
But there must be something wrong that can give him time to strike suddenly. In his opinion, Wang Renze's few men and horses are as vulnerable as chickens and dogs.
He is actually waiting for Niu Meng to bring him a message. No matter good or bad, he has to leave here. At worst, it is better to be like Shan Xiongxin and fall into the mountains like a weed, than to be slaughtered like a cow by Wang Shi.
It can be said that Wang Shichong gave these people a very bad impression. Once a critical moment came, no one would even think about Wang Shichong's ability to spare them and leave them a way to survive.
As a result, the situation became more and more obvious, and everyone was distraught. Although the Henan army was large, the shadow of defeat had already shrouded the head of this army.
While he was getting irritated, there was a noise outside the tent. Before the soldiers could come in to report, someone had already opened the curtain and walked in, accompanied by hearty laughter.
"What is General Niu doing? Now that the military situation is urgent and everything is busy, the general is wandering alone in the account, haha... But what if he has a different intention?"
Niu Jinda was startled, his eyes suddenly flashed with fierceness, he stared at the visitor for a long time, and then he said surreptitiously: "General Shen is not staying in his camp, but he comes here to talk nonsense, because he thinks I am easy to bully."
Can’t do it?”
The visitor spoke with a Henan accent and had a loud voice, but he was not tall and very thin. When he walked in, he was like a pole that was neither tall nor short. He had a confident smile on his face full of scars.
.
His name was Shen Qingnu. I heard that he called himself Shen Jiu. Later, he heard about Fei Qingnu's bravery and received his favor. After Fei Qingnu's death, there was an additional Shen Qingnu in Luoyang City.
Even though he was confident, Shen Qingnu felt a little afraid when Niu Jinda stared at him with his piercing eyes. He couldn't help but mutter in his heart, damn, these ghosts crawling out from the pile of dead people are scary.
It’s no wonder that the men advised me not to provoke them.
But at this time, for the sake of everyone's lives, I'm afraid we have to deal with all kinds of monsters and ghosts.
Avoiding Niu Jinda's gaze, Shen Qingnu sat down on the ground, used the rogue skills he had developed over the years, and said carelessly: "I heard from my subordinate that Captain Niu went to the other side. I didn't believe it, so I personally
I went to take a look, hehe... now I'm going to ask General Niu for a drink. General Niu won't be so stingy that he won't even serve me a glass of water or wine, right?"
Niu Jinda glanced sideways at this man, pondered for a moment and became happy. He waved his hand and said, "Here, bring the jar of wine in."
It was obvious that this person had caught him, but instead of going to meet Wang Renze, he came to see him first. Maybe he wanted to ask for some benefits. What other benefits could he get in these years?
In fact, Shen Qingnu was not in the eyes of Niu Jinda at all. He was from Dongjun County and had no family background to speak of, but he was quite famous in Luoyang.
The origin of this person is quite legendary, so Niu Jinda has heard some rumors.
Shen Qingnu's family has been farming for generations. Judging from the surname, he should be an authentic Han Chinese. The Shen family in Jiangnan is a common surname. During the war in the late Jin Dynasty, almost all people with the surname Shen in the north and south were related to the Shen family in Wuxing.
Of course, even if the surname is Shen, they cannot all be descendants of the Shen family in Jiangnan, like Shen Qingnu.
His parents and eldest brother all died while working in the construction of Luoyang, the eastern capital. The remaining brothers lost their fields and had no way to survive, so they begged all the way to Luoyang to find the remains of their parents. For an adult child, the hardships are truly hard to describe.
When they arrived in Luoyang, only Shen Qingnu, a tough man, was left.
As a result, there was a beggar named Shen in Luoyang City. The scars on his face were actually caused by frostbite caused by surviving several winters in Luoyang City.
Only Shen Qingnu himself knew what kind of dark and dark life he lived at that time. As he grew up, Shen Qingnu became famous among the beggars for his cruelty and scheming.
As a result, the underworld in Luoyang city ushered in a new master amid the continuous turbulence of the overall situation. Because the man had experienced a life of near death, he called himself Shen Jiu, and his name soon spread among the people in Luoyang.
At that time, Yang Xuangan was in rebellion and led his army to attack Luoyang. Shen Jiu gathered his disciples and called themselves the Beggar Army to help the officers and soldiers defend the city, so he was awarded the title of Yingyang Xiaowei.
Later, he was taken under Fei Qingnu's command, and when he went to war with Wang Shichong, Fei Qingnu died in battle. Shen Jiu led his men to snatch Fei Qingnu's body and buried it in the east of Luoyang City.
Later, Wang Bodang committed suicide in prison. In fact, the hands and feet of Shen Qingnu and others were indispensable, because it was Wang Bodang who killed Fei Qingnu that day. In Shen Qingnu's own words, Wang Bodang was a dog thief. He has a sworn feud with the Beggar Army.
It can be said that this man is also part of the legend of the late Sui Dynasty. In terms of experience alone, his ups and downs are no worse than others. However, he and Niu Jinda are naturally not the same people, so there is no friendship at all.
As for Shen Qingnu, who was born in a rough place and was quite sinister, he could not make friends with others, so his status was never high. However, most of the three thousand beggar soldiers under his command were helpless people in Luoyang City, and they suffered a lot. Qiu Shen's group is the most united one.
In addition, they are local snakes in Luoyang and are very well-informed. Many things inside and outside the palace cannot be hidden from their eyes and ears. They can seek good fortune and avoid disaster with little political wisdom. Therefore, now there are more than 200,000 people in Luoyang. He can still occupy a place among the army.
Just like Niu Jinda sent Niu Meng across the river, he could hide it from Wang Renze, but he couldn't hide it from Shen Qingnu.
"It's none of my business who General Niu seeks refuge with. The big tree is going to fall, and those who are enjoying the shade must find another place to hide... The emperor doesn't treat us well either... Let's put it this way, I I and my subordinates also want to find a safe place to go. As long as General Niu nods, we will eat with General Niu from now on."