Among the three strongest rebels, the King of "Purple Jinliang" was narrow-minded and selfish in his actions. He was not a commander. Although the "Eight Great King" Zhang Xianzhong was brave and good at fighting, he was cruel by nature. In the past, he led his troops to plunder towns and counties.

At that time, they often not only robbed food and property, but also killed many people, making everyone fearful, and they were not capable of becoming great weapons.

"Chuang King" Gao Yingxiang is kind-hearted by nature and does not kill people casually. He is trusted by his subordinates. However, it is a pity that his personality is a bit stupid and corrupt. He is too calculating in his dealings and lacks talents and strategies. If not, the elites under his command would

With a large number of troops and subordinates such as Li Zicheng, his combat power was no less than that of Wang Ziyong. At the "Justification Conference" in Liaozhou that day, he had the opportunity to become the leader of the alliance, and he would not let Wang Ziyong gain power exclusively.

After listening to what Chu Yiyi said, Hua Bushi pondered for a moment and said: "So, among the three leaders of the rebel army, none of them actually has the talent to be a commander?"

Chu Yiyi said: "To be the commander of the thirty-sixth battalion of the rebel army, relatively speaking, 'Chuang King' Gao Yingxiang is more suitable, but he is too stupid and corrupt, not good at maneuvering, and not good at knowing and employing people, so it is really difficult to sit here.

To get this position, and even if you reluctantly get it, I'm afraid it will be difficult to have a good result after a long time. From my perspective, the young master's sworn brother Li Zicheng is a brave and resourceful hero, and his future future is uncertain.

There is a limit, but now he is only a general under Chuang Wang, and it is impossible to surpass Gao Yingxiang to become a commander."

Hua Bushi nodded and said: "Brother Li wants to be the commander-in-chief, but it is too reluctant now. But since King Gao Chuang trusts him very much, if he becomes the leader of the alliance, he should follow Brother Li's strategy, at least

It is very beneficial for the current attack on Huaiqing City."[

Chu Yiyi said: "Young Master is right! Now we can only have a glimmer of hope to capture Huaiqing City if all the rebels work together and obey the command. Wang Ziyong has lost military morale. Once he becomes the commander-in-chief, the rebel army will be defeated."

It can only be a piece of loose sand. The number of soldiers and horses under Gao Yingxiang is second only to Wang Ziyong, and his prestige among the rebels is higher than Zhang Xianzhong. As long as Wang Ziyong falls, it is logical for Gao Yingxiang to become the leader of the alliance."

Hua Bushi said: "However, although Wang Ziyong is capable and has the most people under his command, he is not so easy to fall in a short period of time."

He looked at Chu Yiyi and said with a smile: "Does Mrs. Yiyi have any good ideas?"

Chu Yiyi said: "I have a very good plan, but it is not difficult to overthrow Wang Ziyong. All we need to do is send someone to assassinate this person. The Thirty-sixth Battalion cannot let a dead man be the commander!"

Hua Bushi thought for a moment, then shook his head and said: "This is not appropriate. If Wang Ziyong is suddenly assassinated, his generals and soldiers will definitely refuse to stop. Even if we can do it cleanly without leaving any traces,

At this moment, they will also suspect that it was Gao Yingxiang or Zhang Xianzhong, and the various rebel armies will start fighting among themselves. The siege force is already insufficient now, and fighting each other in this way will be in vain. It is even more possible to capture Huaiqing.

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Chu Yiyi looked at Hua Bushi, and suddenly pouted: "Looking at the expression on the young master's face, I must have already made plans in my heart, so there is no need to ask Yiyi for his plan!"

Hua Bushi smiled and said: "Although I have some ideas, this matter is of great importance and I would like to hear other people's opinions. Moreover, the reason why we deal with Wang Ziyong is to help Brother Li gain the command of the rebels. He is Ru Ruoxin

In this sense, it is in vain for us to try to overstep my authority."

Chu Yiyi said: "In this case, it shouldn't be too late. Why don't we go back to Li Zicheng's camp now and talk to him about this matter so that we can make plans early."

Hua Bushi said, "No need. Although it can't be delayed, we can't do it too hastily. Let's go back to Qingyang Town first and wait for a day or two before talking about it."

When it comes to scheming and fighting for power, most of the leaders of the rebel army are peasants with poor backgrounds, and they cannot compare with the likes of Hua Bushi and Chu Yiyi.

Although Yang Jiangyi also comes from a famous sect, he is not the leader of the sect. Secondly, he has a straightforward personality. He has always been devoted to martial arts and sword practice and is interested in various conspiracy methods. At this time, he is riding Ma was walking aside, but he couldn't quite understand what Hua Bushi and Chu Yiyi said. He just felt that this young master was mysterious and looked very strange.

Hua Bushi walked very slowly along the way. It was already afternoon when he returned to Qingyang Town, and as soon as he entered Ding Mansion, he got a fairly good news, but it was the Flying Pigeon Biography sent by "Qianhuafang" from Kaifeng Mansion. Book.

Five days ago, he asked Chu Yiyi to send a message to the head of the "Arhat Gate", informing Fang Changsheng of Yingxu's situation that day, and offered to buy the secret book of "Bone Shrinking Technique". Fang Changsheng has now received the news and replied to the letter to thank him. He also agreed to sell the "Bone Shrinking Technique" secret book to the "Evil Dog Gate" for a hundred thousand taels of silver.

One hundred thousand taels of silver is by no means a small amount. Even the best martial arts secrets are mostly not worth these many taels of silver. What's more, in the eyes of most people in the world, "Bone Shrinking Kung Fu" is just a useless kung fu. Changsheng had probably already heard about Hua Bushi's reputation as a "rich man", so he opened his mouth to ask such a price.

However, Hua Bushi didn't hesitate at all, and immediately took out a hundred thousand taels of silver notes to buy the secret book. He had already promised Ximen Tong, and he was bound to get the "Bone Shrinking Technique". If things were not urgent and he still had time, This young master could go to Kaifeng City to meet Fang Changsheng and repay the money with him on the spot. He would definitely be able to cut off tens of thousands of silver coins. But the war in Huaiqing City is urgent now, let alone Hua Bushi himself. Even Chu Yiyi couldn't get away, so she had no choice but to admit that she had been taken advantage of.

After handing one hundred thousand silver taels to "Qianhuafang" to trade with Fang Changsheng, Hua Bushi stayed in the courtyard in the back garden of Ding's house. He did not leave the house for the whole day, nor did he go to see the rebels attacking the city. The battle situation. It was not until dusk the next day that three war horses galloped from the direction of Huaiqing City, but it was Li Zicheng who came to Qingyang Town in person.

Li Zicheng did not bring any soldiers with him on this trip. He was accompanied by Li Guo and Hao Yaoqi. The three of them arrived at the gate of Ding Mansion. The guarding disciples went in to report, and Hua Bushi soon greeted them.

"Brother Hongji has arrived. We are very welcoming here. We only have a few jars of fine aged Fen wine, which is just right for me to try. You three, please come in with me!"

Hao Yaoqi was overjoyed when he heard this, and shouted: "Okay, Brother Shi is really interesting! I have lost all the battles in the past few days, and I have been left with nowhere to go by that idiot Wang. If I don't drink a few sips of good wine, I’m going to suffocate Old Hao to death!”[

Li Zicheng scolded: "Wave the flag and shut up, no nonsense!"

At that moment, Hua Bushi led the three people through the front hall to the back house and into a small hall in the side courtyard. After the four people sat down at the table, Hua Bushi asked someone to bring the wine up. Sure enough, it was more than thirty years old. of fine wine.

Since "staying" in the Ding Mansion, a group of disciples from the "Evil Dog Sect" have already turned the whole house upside down. These more than twenty jars of Fenjiu were originally stored in the cellar.

It can be regarded as a rare thing kept by Yuanwai, but it is too heavy to be carried when going out for refuge. Now it happened to be used by Hua Bushi to borrow flowers to offer to Buddha.

Hao Yaoqi was indeed a big drinker. As soon as the wine jar was brought in, he eagerly opened the mud seal, poured it into the bowl and started drinking.

Hua Bushi dismissed his disciples, smiled and said: "There is no one else here now. If Brother Hongji comes to see me, if you have something to do, you can tell me directly, right?"

Li Zicheng smiled bitterly and said: "To be honest, not only have I been waving the flag these past few days, but also my brother I have been really upset. Zong Min, who usually has the most ideas, is not in the army now, so I have to come to Brother Shi today."

Let’s talk, I know that brothers are very resourceful, if you can give me some ideas, that would be great!”

Hua Bushi said: "Don't be fooled if you are resourceful. If you can help Brother Hongji, I should do my best. Brother is upset, but is it because of the attack on Huaiqing City?"

Li Zicheng said: "Brother Shi is really smart, who says he isn't?"

Hua Bushi said: "Did we fail again in today's attack on the city?"

Before Li Zicheng could answer, Hao Yaoqi had already said: "Don't mention it! Wang's useless idiot, the Generalissimo, sent a few bastard troops to serve as vanguards. How can there be any reason for being invincible? After a day of fighting today, the rebels lost two thousand people.

There are so many people, but they haven’t even ‘touched’ the city wall, what a coward!”

Hua Bushi said: "Huaiqing City is high and deep. It is normal that it cannot be captured in one day. If we siege for a few more days, the weapons and soldiers in the city will not be exhausted, so there may be some chance."

Hao Yaoqi said: "The officers and soldiers were not seriously injured at all. We only used some slings and giant crossbows to injure many brothers in the rebel army. If this consumption continues, we will not be able to attack the city even if we are all defeated! Not to mention the current battalions.

The leaders are already dissatisfied with the idiot commander, and even if he wants to attack the city like this again, he won’t be able to do it!”

To besiege a fortified city with more attacks and less force, the only way is to continuously attack with force. When the defending party cannot hold up and finally collapses, the city will be breached. This kind of tactics will not only damage the opponent's soldiers, but also consume the opponent's weapons and ammunition.

In addition, more importantly, it destroys the opponent's morale.

There are fifty thousand rebels. If they attack the city with all their strength from the beginning, it is not entirely possible to capture Huaiqing. However, Wang Ziyong has lost the support of the people and cannot command several major rebel leaders. He also refuses to use his own "Golden Liang".

Because of the people and horses in the "stronghold", they could only order some weak troops to attack the city. Those small groups of rebels were poorly equipped and lacked training. They were killed by the government's catapults and giant crossbows before they could even rush to the city wall.

It was so disastrous that they had to retreat in the end.

This not only failed to consume the opponent's troops, but also greatly boosted the morale of the officers and soldiers defending the city. Knowing that Huaiqing was surrounded by tens of thousands of rebels, and the strength of the defenders in the city was less than 20% of the rebels, it was inevitable to feel fear, but

The two days of fighting strengthened the officers and soldiers in the city's confidence in victory. It would be even more difficult to capture Huaiqing City.
Chapter completed!