Chapter one hundred and forty seventh fraudulent surrender
Wangwu Mountain District is connected to Taihang in the east, Zhongtiao in the west, Taiyue in the north, and Yellow River in the south, and is the junction of Jin and Henan provinces. The land here is barren and sparsely populated. After the bandits entered Wangwu Mountain District on a large scale, they faced the dilemma of food being cut off.
As officers and soldiers flocked to the crowd, the space for the bandits to move was getting smaller and smaller. The bandits' eyes turned green and stared at the food and grass of their accomplices with the old-fashioned eyes, ready to seize them by force at any time to fill their stomachs. As a result, scenes of fire mergers appeared one after another in the bandit group. Some small bandits were either killed or incorporated into the powerful bandit group.
The one who benefits the most is Gao Yingxiang. Gao Yingxiang broke through Huaiqing Mansion three months ago and obtained food, grass and weapons. The bandits all relied on Gao Yingxiang's banner, causing Gao Yingxiang's power to grow sharply. Wherever the token went, the bandits followed and became the de facto leader of the bandits.
This made Gao Yingxiang feel happy. His dream of becoming the leader of the alliance was ruthlessly hit by Lin Chunhong. This time, he was accidentally completed by scarce food and grass, which made Gao Yingxiang even more determined to the concept of siege as the best and plunder as the best.
In the military tent of the Gaoying Central Army, there was a turbulent sound, like a vegetable market. Gao Yingxiang's face became increasingly ugly, his brows became tighter and tighter. Finally, he couldn't help but shout, "Shut up!"
The turbulent sound came to an abrupt end, and the thief general's confusion looked at Gao Yingxiang, and listen to what Gao Yingxiang had to do.
Gao Yingxiang cursed: "Isn't it just Lin Chunhong leading his troops to Chengliu? What's there to be afraid of? You two are talking about it, so why is this called a military discussion?"
Li Zicheng stood at Zhang Xianzhong's head and whispered: "Zuo Liangyu also led his troops to block Sili. The road to our eastward has been blocked."
Gao Yingxiang looked at Li Zicheng dissatisfiedly and shouted, "I understand! We come from Jiyuan, should we go east and return to Jiyuan? Going north and west and south are better than going east!"
Li Zicheng took a step back timidly and stood there silently. Under the eaves, he had to bow his head. Li Zicheng's military strength was second only to Gao Yingxiang. Due to the lack of food and grass, he had to rely on Gao Yingxiang's banner. He had no intention of respecting Gao Yingxiang in his heart.
When the old Hui returned to Ma Shouying, the eight kings Zhang Xianzhong, Cao Cao Luo Rucai and other thieves first saw Li Zicheng and were scolded. They also looked at the nose and the heart, and were in a state of meditation.
Gao Yingxiang continued: "There are heavy troops guarding the west and north with Tang Jiuzhou and You Shilu. It is really not easy to break through. Now there is only the south, but there is the Yellow River in the south. If you want to cross the river, you can only wait until the Yellow River freezes. But now the dog officers and soldiers are tangled up like crazy. It is really a problem whether they have time to freeze!
The thieves continued to remain silent and listened quietly to Gao Yingxiang's high opinion. This made Gao Yingxiang very satisfied. He swept the thieves with a proud look, and finally stared at Zhang Xianzhong and shouted: "Zhang Xianzhong, I heard that you and Wang Pu were secretly flirting with each other. What was going on?"
Zhang Xianzhong was shocked. How did Gao Yingxiang know his secrets? Could it be that there was an insider under his command? Although his heart was turbulent, he still looked forward and said, "King, Xianzhong has indeed had contact with Wang Pu. It is mainly to surrender and try to stop the attack by the officers and soldiers, leaving us enough time to wait until the Yellow River freezes."
Before Zhang Xianzhong could finish his words, the central army tent seemed to be in an uproar, and they started to discuss it. Fake surrender? And they were just fiddling surrender to the Beijing camp who had just suffered a great loss. Is Zhang Xianzhong's mind problem?
Gao Yingxiang sneered: "What an excuse. Wang Pu was defeated by you. How could he believe your surrender?"
Zhang Xianzhong was extremely depressed, desperately suppressing his anger, and said coldly: "Because of failure, Wang Puzheng insisted on surrendering in order to escape the punishment of the court. As far as I know, Governor Xuan Mo also agreed."
This cognition surpasses the thinking ability of most thieves. Before Gao Yingxiang turned around, Li Zicheng couldn't help but applaud and said, "A good strategy, it's best to give some gold and silver to Xuan Mo, Wang Pu, and two dead eunuchs. At present, gold and silver cannot buy food. It's better to give it to dog soldiers!"
Zhang Xianzhong looked at Li Zicheng with gratitude and felt a sense of mutual appreciation.
Gao Yingxiang finally figured out the details, appreciated the plan very much, and repeatedly said, "Miao, Miao... Don't worry about the deceitful surrender in the future, I will send someone to the Beijing camp to contact Wang Pu."
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Chengliu is located in the western part of Jiyuan, which is the only way to lead to Wangwu Mountain to the North China Plain. After the Jingzhou army arrived in Chengliu yesterday, they explored their horses deep into Wangwu Mountain, and explored the activities of the bandits everywhere, looked for fighter opportunities, and looked forward to annihilation of some bandits.
Xu Yun was very active, leading more than 300 strong men, accompanying the Jingzhou army, trying to make achievements. However, Xu Yun found that his strong men team was too far from the Jingzhou army, and it was likely to be a drag on the Jingzhou army in the battle, so he took the initiative to request the coordinated preparation battalion to carry food and grass. In Xubao, Lin Chunhong found that Xu Yun organized the strong men to defend in a good manner, and he also wanted to recruit him in his heart. Of course, he would not refuse Xu Yun's request.
"What? Gao Yingxiang sent someone to contact Xuan Mo to discuss the surrender?" Lin Chunhong took a breath and couldn't help but ask.
"You are the Grand Governor, that's exactly what happened. Xuan Mo intends to surrender!"
"This..." Lin Chunhong pondered without saying a word, frowned and fell into deep thought.
Xuan Mo stepped into the trap of surrendering. This harm is much more serious than that of Wang Pu and the two military supervisors!
If it were just Wang Pu, Yang Jinchao and Lu Jiudena surrendered, Lin Chunhong could ignore it and go to the mountains to suppress bandits. After all, Wang Pu did not have the power to control Lin Chunhong. No matter what the consequences, no dirty water could be poured on Lin Chunhong.
Xuan Mo is the governor of Henan and has the right to control Lin Chunhong. If Lin Chunhong continues to fight against the bandits, if the bandits have crossed the Yellow River before they surrender, then Xuan Mo is likely to blame all the blame on the Jingzhou army, which Lin Chunhong cannot bear at present!
The harm of the matter is not just that. If Zuo Liangyu, Tang Jiuzhou or You Shilu continue to advance at this time, Xuan Mo could also blame them.
Therefore, Lin Chunhong speculated that once the news of Xuanmo's preparation for surrender came out, all officers and soldiers would stop advancing completely and allow the bandits to freeze in Wangwu Mountain until the Yellow River freezes.
In the past few days, Xuan Mo's "surprise" to Lin Chunhong one by one, which made Lin Chunhong almost a little crazy. "I am immortal, and I am alive as a dog. Even if I want to surrender, I should set up heavy troops to defend the bank of the Yellow River. Only by fighting can I speak out. At that time, even if the bandits surrender, they will turn into real surrender. Nainai, the son of Chongzhen actually sent such a corrupt scholar as the governor, and was blind..."
Lin Chunhong couldn't help but curse, as the saying goes, "I'm not afraid of opponents like tigers, but I'm afraid of teammates like pigs!"
"Stand to defend Chengliu Camp and wait for the opportunity to advance!" In desperation, Lin Chunhong had to order the Jingzhou army to station in Chengliu and play a deterrent role in the bandits.
At the same time, Lin Chunhong felt a little uneasy about the fact that there were such talents among the bandits. This person had a great understanding of people's hearts, had good vision and strategic thinking, and was a master of the moment!
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The person who proposed this plan was Liu Wenxiu. If Liu Wenxiu knew that Lin Chunhong had become interested in recruiting him, he would probably be amused and crying. At this time, Zhang Xianzhong was losing his temper at him, "How did Gao Yingxiang know that we were in contact with Xuan Mo and Wang Pu? Wenxiu, who is the inner demon? Have you found out?"
Liu Wenxiu's face was flushed and lowered her head, and said stutteringly: "Entertainment Father, there are only more than ten people who know that we have deceiving surrender. These more than ten people are men who have followed their adoptive father and must not betray her. My son has also investigated the situation of these more than ten people in detail in the past few days, and there is nothing suspicious!"
Zhang Xianzhong roared angrily: "There is really a ghost. Is Gao Yingxiang a thousand miles away? Last time I suffered a big loss from Lin Chunhong, it was because there was a problem with you. This time there was another problem. You said, how did you do things?"
Liu Wenxiu's knees softened, and she knelt in front of Zhang Xianzhong and said, "Enjoyed Father, maybe Gao Yingxiang has an informant in Xuanmo or Wang Pu. In this way, it is not surprising to know our plan to surrender."
"Cunning..." Zhang Xianzhong forced himself to hold back the word "dispute" behind him, pondered for a moment, and continued: "It should be so. I didn't expect Gao Yingxiang's tentacles to stretch so long, which really made my father admire him! The trick you came up with is a good plan to surrender, but it's a pity that I made a wedding dress for Gao Yingxiang. Get up, don't kneel all the time. We suffered a great loss in Lin Chunhong's hands, and our strength was greatly damaged. Only then did Gao Yingxiang dare to bully us. Don't mix it with Li Zicheng, Gao Yingxiang in the future. What kind of good thing can be looked at by the hawk-eyed wolf!"
Liu Wenxiu listened with ease and kept saying "yes". After Zhang Xianzhong finished speaking, he thought for a while and said, "I have something for my son, I don't know if I should say it."
"Tell me, when did you become so pedantic?"
Liu Wenxiu mustered up the courage, "If you don't have to kill innocent people in the future?"
Zhang Xianzhong laughed: "Isn't it a last resort for my father that time? You, you, this is far worse than Keon. We tie our heads to our belts every day. If this is the case, I wonder how many times will the head be killed by the officers and soldiers!"
Liu Wenxiu was silent and continued to advise after a long time: "Encyclopedia, it is not a solution for us to wander like this. Should we find a place to gain a foothold?"
Zhang Xianzhong nodded and said, "Don't I want it? The officers and soldiers behind us are one after another. We don't even have a chance to breathe, let alone gain a foothold. Let's talk about this later!"
Liu Wenxiu refused to give in and said, "According to his son's observation, Li Zicheng and Gao Yingxiang are obsessed with returning to Chang'an. After crossing the river this time, we don't have to act with them. It's better to take advantage of Huguang and Sichuan's weak troops to fight to Sichuan. The country of Sichuan Tianfu is surrounded by dangerous and stable, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and can be the foundation for all generations!"
After hearing Liu Wenxiu's words, Zhang Xianzhong felt something in his heart and sighed: "Sichuan is indeed a good place. We have only a small amount of troops now. I guess they were made by the officers and soldiers before they arrived in Sichuan. This depends on the timing. I remember your words. We should also find a place to rest. Don't worry, there is really a place to rest. As long as the people there obediently pay the food and taxes for us, they will become our parents of food and clothing. How can they kill them at will?"
Chapter completed!