The grain transport team in Huangzhou will arrive today, and everyone doesn't care about thinking about the relatives around Wang Xianling, and they are so busy that their feet don't touch the ground, and they drag the tents, cauldrons and other things prepared in advance to the north of the city, so as to ensure that the army can drink hot food and live in tents as soon as they arrive.

At the third moment, Wang Wenchi finally ushered in the grain transportation team, and after a messy placement, it was already the right time. Wang Wenchi said to Captain Xu, who led the team: "General Xu, the lower officer has prepared two tables of thin wine, please appreciate the general, and invite the generals in the camp to go together." ”

Xu Hu is the Xuanjie captain of Sima Mansion in Huangzhou, escorting grain and grass is not an easy errand, there are many bandits along the road, if the army grain and grass are damaged, it is light to lose the official and resign, and it annoys Zhu Dashuai to behead himself and have nowhere to reason. With great caution along the way, he finally arrived in Xinnan County, and Xu Hu also received a letter from the Annan battalion, asking him to wait for the arrival of the receiving army, and finally he could take a breath.

The brothers beside him heard that there was wine to drink, and their eyes lit up, Xu Hu smiled and said: "You can take a breath when you arrive in Xinnan County, but you can't all go to drink, half of them will go today, and the other half will be changed tomorrow." ”

A wry smile flashed at the corner of Wang Wenchi's mouth, thinking about tomorrow, I'm afraid I won't be able to get over tonight.

Hongfu Building, the red light is hanging high, the county lord is here to feast the general who transports grain, who dares to serve carelessly. The cups and plates are listed, the aroma of wine is overflowing, the singers are dancing, singing softly, Xu Hu is already three points drunk, and the brothers he brought are becoming more and more unbearable, and a few have fallen crookedly and poured the wine into their noses.

Xu Hu didn't dare to be careless, raised his glass and said with a smile: "Lord Wang, thank you for your hospitality, after drinking this cup Xu will go back to the barracks, and the escort of grain and grass should not be neglected." ”

Wang Wenchi remembered Wu Yanhao's confession that he wanted to keep Xu Hu until the beginning of Hai, and there was still a quarter of an hour to calculate the time. Busy smiled: "General Xu is not busy, he will rest in the city tonight, I invited the girls of Guihua Academy to serve the general." Girls, don't come forward to toast yet. ”

The women who were singing and dancing smiled and stepped forward to toast, Xu Hu leaned on two women beside him, and Wen Xiang had already left the matter of returning to the barracks behind.

The footsteps were heavy, Xu Hu was shocked, pulled his face from the woman's breasts beside him, and saw more than 20 men with knives breaking in. Wang Wenchi stood up and pretended to shout: "Bold, who are you who trespass on the banquet of this official?" ”

Xu Hu stood up and shook off the entanglement of the woman beside him, got up, pressed his saber in his hand and asked, "Who is it?" ”

One of the men who broke in was a fat man, and said with a smile: "We are the rebels of Annam, and we have come to borrow some food from the general." ”

Annan rebels, Xu Hu's scalp exploded, he stretched out his hand to draw a knife, but unexpectedly, a leg flew up next to him and kicked him in the waist, Xu Hu flew out and fell to the ground. Squinted, the person who kicked him was actually the lame man next to Wang Xianling. Without waiting for him to scold, the lame man came over and stepped on his chest with one foot, like a boulder pressing his chest, Xu Hu struggled twice and couldn't move.

After a moment of effort, a large string was tied up with Xu Hu as the leader, and the county Cheng Jing Yunfei asked in horror: "Lord Wang, what do you mean by this?" ”

Wang Wenchi was silent, his body stepped back, and gave up the middle position to Wu Yanhao. Wu Yanhao pulled a chair and sat in the center, and said with a smile: "Everyone, get to know me, I am Wu Yanhao, the general of the Annan Righteous Army, and I have come to Xinyang County to borrow grain. ”

Everyone was at a loss, how could Annan's rebel army appear at the banquet of the county magistrate, that Wu Yanhao ran behind Wang Xianling today, everyone knew how could he be the general of Annan's rebel army.

Ren Weiming, the county lieutenant, shouted angrily: "Anti-thief, you don't think about serving the country loyally, but you will be a disaster party, and you will ...... sooner or later."

Without waiting for Ren Weiming to finish speaking, Wu Yanhao waved his hand at the fat man, and the fat man smiled and waved his knife, penetrating through his chest. Ren Weiming screamed, blood spurted out, splashing on the bodies of the people around him, Ren Weiming fell to the ground and convulsed, causing a panicked scream.

The fat man wiped the snow on Ren Weiming's clothes, his wrist flipped, and the snowy blade split two knife exercises in the air, and the sound of "Xiu Xiu" was heard in his ears. The fat man smiled: "My eldest brother speaks, everyone listens carefully, and no interruptions are allowed." ”

Wu Yanhao smiled and said: "Don't be afraid, everyone, I came to Xinyang just to borrow grain, and I don't mean to hurt anyone, as long as the food is in hand, everyone will keep it safe and sound, but if anyone wants to stop me, then I can't say that I ask him to go first." ”

Ling Li's gaze swept over everyone, and everyone felt that their gaze was like a knife, and they were cut uncomfortably. Wang Xianling, who was behind Wu Yanhao, knew that he had no way to retreat, so he took a few steps forward and came to Wu Yanhao, knelt down and said, "The lower official is willing to surrender to the righteous army." ”

The county order was lowered, and the county Cheng Jing Yunfei hurriedly followed suit, knelt behind Wang Wenchi and said, "The lower officials are also willing to return to the righteous army." Immediately, the county officials fell to their knees, Ren Weiming's body was no longer twitching, and no one wanted to be with him.

More than ten people of the Huangzhou Mansion Army looked at Xu Hu, Xu Hu was in a dilemma, surrendering to the thief is the crime of killing the head, and it will also harm his family, his family is small in Huangzhou, once the court learns that he has rebelled, what should he do with his wife and children, if he does not surrender, his life will be confessed here today.

The fat man stepped forward with a knife and asked with a cruel smile: "Uncle, did you hear my eldest brother's words clearly?" To give a happy word, that kid hasn't gone far enough to catch up as a companion. ”

Someone in the government army shouted: "Captain Xu, don't surrender to thieves, the rebels are already grasshoppers after the autumn, and they won't be alive for a few days, we will die if we die, why bother your family." ”

"Yes, even if we die, we won't be thieves."

These people are far more backbone than the officials of Xinyang County, and many people shouted.

Wu Yanhao stood up, coldly looked at the shouting crowd, and when everyone quieted down, Wu Yanhao said: "Wu is also a soldier, a soldier is not afraid of death, he is a man, Wu admires." But do you really think that I will take away the grain and grass without you? To tell the truth, Wu brought a thousand soldiers and horses on this trip, and he was stationed outside the city. If you want to die, Wu will fulfill you, come and come. ”

The fat man and the others raised their knives in their hands and shouted in unison: "Listen to the general's orders." ”

Wu Yanhao's hand was raised high, his eyes were like an arrow shooting at Xu Hu's face, and he said in a deep voice: "General Xu, one last question for you, will you surrender or not?" ”

The only death through the ages, if you really have to face the knife that was cut, Xu Hu's heart was empty, and the original scolding before death became "I want to see your soldiers and horses". Wu Yanhao smiled slightly, Xu Hu descended, and looked for himself to go down the steps. Someone shouted angrily, "Xu Hu, you have surrendered to the rebels, have you ever thought about your parents, wives and children at home?" ”

Wu Yanhao said with a smile: "Don't worry, I won't let General Xu show his head and declare to the outside world that General Xu was brave and unyielding and died in battle." What do you guys say? ”

Xu Hu was all lowered, and someone immediately followed suit: "I am willing to follow General Xu." ”

Five people scolded and swore not to surrender. Wu Yanhao did not kill them immediately, and said to Wang Wenchi: "Lord Wang, please send someone to open the city gate and receive the army from outside the city into the city, and we will wait at the county government first." ”

Two quarters of an hour later, the sound of hooves was like thunder, awakening the sweet dreams of countless people, and three hundred light horsemen appeared in the square in front of the county office. Under the light, Xu Hu looked at the light cavalry full of murderous intent, although the number of these light cavalry was only three hundred, but it was definitely not something that his own soldiers could resist.

Wu Yanhao's proud voice came from his ears, "General Xu, the city is small, and most of the men and horses are still outside the city, but I think these light horses are enough." ”

Xu Hu sighed and said, "I am willing to take General Wu to the barracks, but I beg General Wu not to hurt the soldiers and the people." ”

"Hehe, that's nature. Come, push up the five men who don't want to surrender, and use them to sacrifice the flag. Wu Yanhao commanded.

Seeing the three hundred light horsemen, two of the five people were remorseful, shouting loudly, "willing to surrender", Wu Yanhao sneered: "The people at both ends of the first rat, Wu is not happy, come here, take a dagger to General Xu." ”

Xu Hu knew that this was to let him surrender his name, and the matter had come to this point, Xu Hu had to stab at the person who shouted that he was willing to surrender, the twelve people who were willing to surrender were all gone, and the thirteen people were stabbed, and the blood of the five people flowed, screaming and scolding, Xu Hu and others were ashamed and embarrassed, and they didn't dare to look directly, Wang Wenchi and others trembled in their legs, and their urine was suddenly born.

After the thirteen people all sent their names, Wu Yanhao waved his hand, and the fat man and the others ended the suffering of the five people. Someone brought the horse, Wu Yanhao smiled and said, "Please General Xu lead us into the camp." ”

With Xu Hu with him, Wu Yanhao and others went straight into the camp, convened the generals to discuss the matter, announced the surrender of the rebels, and if they resisted, they were killed on the spot. Early the next morning, 500 soldiers and 800 soldiers carried grain and grass into Xinyang County, and the four gates of Xinyang County were closed, only saying that they were waiting for the court to come to protect the grain army, and beware of thieves from making trouble.

When receiving 800 soldiers and horses from Xinyang County in the Annan battalion, Wu Yanhao and Xu Hu led 200 light cavalry and 300 surrendered soldiers out of the city to greet them, and chose to meet the guerrilla general Zhong Mingjin of the unified army at noon when the army was eating, Zhong Mingjin was not suspicious, and was captured on the spot when he was received in the big tent, and the generals in the tent were caught off guard and were killed most of them, and more than 800 officers and soldiers were killed and wounded and became prisoners, Zhong Mingjin scolded angrily and was killed.

Wu Yanhao took the captives into Xinyang County, sent people to send orders everywhere, recruited troops with grain, and recruited bandits from all over the country, and within ten days, there were as many as 5,000 mountain bandits and thieves and desperate people who came to gather righteousness. Wu Yanhao divided the 7,000 men and horses into seven groups, stepped up the drills, and ordered people to collect boats and prepare to enter the Yuanhua River from the Meizi River and attack in all directions.

Huairen Mansion, Zhu Jinfeng frowned, bad news has been coming recently. First, Xinyang County was occupied by rebels and Huangzhou military rations were robbed; The second is that the rebel Zuo Tianjun Xu Mingde went out of Mengshan to rob grain, and was recognized by Xie Jubin, more than half of the 6,000 rebels were killed and wounded, Xie Jubin was greedy for merit, chased into the territory of Wuling, and was ambushed by the rebels, and 10,000 soldiers and horses lost 4,000. Liu Wei led the army to pursue the victory, and the Andong army led by Xie Jubin was defeated, abandoned Yiming County and retreated to Jiangren County to complete the army; Once the rebels cooperated, the rebels could haunt the 100,000 mountains, and it would be difficult to exterminate them after several years.

On the handsome case, it is the edict of the Son of Heaven, giving him 200 households, and sealing a son as Xuande Lang, which is a great kindness. Zhu Jinfeng knew that this was a reward that the Son of Heaven paid himself in advance to pacify the rebels in Annan, and if he could pacify the rebels, there would definitely be a reward, but if he couldn't pacify the rebels, his punishment would be doubled.

Cao Jinghan had been standing in front of the map for two quarters of an hour, and from time to time he had drawn a line on the map with a sharpened piece of bamboo dipped in light ink, and Zhu Jinfeng got up and came behind him and looked at the map silently with him.

After a long time, Cao Jinghan lost the bamboo pen in his hand, washed his hands in the basin, and sighed: "Going north to Xinyang County is a tricky move, and there are masters among the rebels, so we despise the rebels too much." ”

Zhu Jinfeng said: "The Xinyang rebels are like thorns in the back, they must be eliminated first, otherwise the army will not be able to destroy Liu Wei's rebels with peace of mind." According to reports, the leader of the Xinyang rebels is Yang Sixuan, the rebel's right general, but the really noteworthy Wu Yanhao. I asked someone to collect Wu Yanhao's information, Uncle Cao, take a look, is this Wu Yanhao in control of the Xinyang rebels. ”