Baiyintu thought things could not be changed, but suddenly saw Boluo agreeing, and his face was full of smiles, "Don't worry! I've been prepared for this. A few days ago, a group of bandits from Dangshan came to surrender? Their numbers were not large, only seven or eight hundred. What they did before was to rob the family. I asked Bao Jing to lead a team of people to lead them, give them some horses, and give them some swords and guns. Let them do it, and even if something happens in the future, it will not be considered as ours."

Boluo nodded, agreeing to the matter. "Bao Jing is a cautious person, and it is suitable for Han people. But you have to tell him clearly that people should be divided when robbing. Some wealthy families don't care how to rob. But some wealthy families, especially those whose families are officials in the Nanming or Zhou Xian, must not move. We hope to recruit these people through them in the future!"

Baiyintu said hesitantly, "In this way, there are really not many stores that can be grabbed."

Boluo waved his hand gently and said, "Do you really expect to rely on snatching to maintain our army's daily consumption? Don't forget that we are officials now. Let Bao Jing and the others find a few rich families. After snatching them, they will kill them all, no matter how old or young. The bigger the scene, the better, and the more people know, the better. In this way, other rich families will definitely be afraid and will ask the government for protection. At that time, will they still want food and money? "

When Baiyintu heard this, he was stunned at first, then laughed and said, "Boro, you are the best at playing! If they want to pay, they have to try every means to please us."

Boluo smiled faintly, "Brother, you have to know that it is much easier to be an official than a bandit. Otherwise, how could so many scholars spend their whole life studying to achieve fame and fortune!"

Bai Yintu nodded slightly and said, "Okay, I will listen to you all, I will inform Bao Jing now."

Boluo said to stop him, "Brother, don't worry, I have something to discuss with you."

Seeing Baiyintu sitting down again, Boluo hesitated for a moment and continued: "Although Zhou Xian went south to compete with Nanming for Yangzhou, we cannot be unprepared for him. I think we should send more mail cavalry to the south to investigate the situation so that we can respond at any time. In addition, the two cities of Shangqiu Yucheng and Suiyang have been besieged for so long and have not been taken down, so that our army's morale is very affected. Keeping these two cities behind our army not only requires a large amount of troops, but also guard against them leaving the city at any time to cooperate with Liu Kong and attack the rear of our army. So I think, should we take the opportunity to win the two cities? At least one city should be taken."

Baiyintu frowned and said, "Boluo, it's not that we don't want to take it down, but that these two cities are too strong. Especially the Suiyang City, which is more than five feet high and stretches for more than ten kilometers, cut off the outer stone bricks and dig it inside, and it hasn't been dug for several days. I asked some local people and found out that there was a man named Zhang in Tang Shi, who was named that general..."

Boluo looked up and asked, "Are you talking about Zhang Xun?"

Bai Yintu slapped his thigh, "Yes, it's him. It is said that he defended Suiyang at that time, relying on less than 3,000 soldiers to block the siege of more than 10,000 rebels for several months, killing more than 20,000 enemies alone. In the end, the reason was that the city had exhausted food and grass. There are still more than 10,000 thieves in Suiyang City. If we send troops to attack, how many soldiers will die! Yucheng must not be compared with Suiyang, but there are also thousands of thieves in it. Moreover, Yucheng is opposite the Ding family's entrance. Every time our army attacks, Liu Konghe will immediately send troops to cross the river to attack, so that we cannot draw too many troops to attack the city."

Boro nodded, agreeing with what Baiyintu said. "It may not be possible to attack the city, but what if they lure them out of the city!"

Bai Yintu was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It's not that I haven't adopted such a method before, but Liu Tiren is just an old turtle, so he doesn't come out."

Boluo was silent for a moment and said, "Brother, the situation has changed a little compared to before. The reason why Liu Tiren chose to stick to it before was because there was enough food and grass in the city and there were no reinforcements outside. He had no chance of winning against our army when he went out to fight against our army. But now Liu Konghe's reinforcements are on the north bank of the Yellow River, forming a restraint on our army. According to detailed news from the city, Yucheng's food and grass have been exhausted, and there is not much food and grass left in Suiyang City. In this case, as long as he sees the possibility of defeating our army, Liu Tiren will definitely take action."

Two days later, at the third update late at night, Ding Family Road.

A mess of shouts suddenly sounded from the Qing army camp on the south bank of the Yellow River, and then fires ignited everywhere.

The red flames soared straight into the sky, the tents, granaries, and deer antlers were all ignited. First, several fire points gradually turned into a red sea of ​​fire.

The river surface was as red as blood, and you could vaguely hear the rapid and intense shouts of killing on the other side of the river.

Such a situation had long been reported to Liu Konghe by the patrol soldiers. He and several generals stood on the shore and looked at the fire opposite, with a look of confusion on his face.

Several scouts came to report one after another, but they didn't know what happened.

Qiu Minglei hesitated for a moment and walked up to him, "General, the army has been assembled, please send troops to cross the river! If it is too late, it will probably be too late."

Qiu Minglei was from Zouping. He was once a general under Liu Zeqing and was an old friend of Liu Konghe. After Liu Zeqing was defeated and died, he voluntarily led his troops to surrender. When Liu Konghe went out to lead the army independently, Zhou Xian assigned him to Liu Konghe. Because of his military merits, he was now the number one general under Liu Konghe.

Liu Konghe did not reply to his words, but turned to a tall middle-aged general beside him, wearing a pair of exquisite silver armor and asked, "Taiping, what do you think!"

Wang Zuntan, whose courtesy name was Taiping, was from Qingzhou. Like Liu Konghe, he was born in a family of officials and gentry. His father, Wang Xun, served as a cabinet minister during the Tianqi period.

When Liu Zeqing was in rebellion, Wang Zuntan dispersed all his family's wealth and recruited 3,000 soldiers to assist Rizhao County Magistrate Li Ruoxing to defend Anqiu City for several months, and finally welcomed Zhou Xian's reinforcements.

At that time, Zhou Xianzheng recruited soldiers in a large scale, and of course he would not miss someone like Wang Zuntan. He first participated in the battles of Yizhou and Tancheng with the army, and made significant achievements in the process of surrendering local officials. Later, Zhou Xian transferred him into the newly established army as a guerrilla general. When he decided to add civil servants to each army, he was assigned to Liu Konghe's subordinates to play the military.

After hearing Liu Konghe ask him, Wang Zuntan hesitated for a moment and said, "General, the enemy situation is not clear now, so it is not advisable to go out."

Liu Konghe nodded gently.

Wang Zuntan said very clearly that it is not advisable to attack, but it is necessary to attack. After all, no matter what the reason causes chaos in the enemy camp, it is a chance for the self-army, but this matter is too strange.
Chapter completed!