Chapter 308: Fighting Local Tyrants
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The battle of Yuanmiao City was nearing its end, and the alliance army, with the help of Pei Changzi and Shi Zihe, the marshal of Jibei, captured the city without much effort.
Pei Changzi and Shi Zihe are both local tyrants in this area, and many of their soldiers are from Yuanmiao City, and the people in the city see that the thieves are too strong, and they are worried that the city will be washed by the blood of the thieves after the fall of the city, so they secretly communicate with the thieves in the same township in order to protect themselves.
Li Fengyun ordered the alliance troops not to enter the city, and immediately launched an attack on Shengcheng, which was more than ten miles away, after a little repair. Shengcheng used to be a county seat, and Changqing City to the east of Shengcheng was also a county seat, and there must be more "oil and water" in the county town than a small township town, so Li Fengyun had no intention of capturing Yuanmiao at all, but generously gave it to Pei Changzi and Shizihe.
Pei Changzi and Shi Zihe were very grateful, although they knew that Li Fengyun was just courting and showing goodwill, but for the embarrassed rebel army, this move was a relief in the snow, which could greatly improve the plight of this rebel army. So some people think that Li Fengyun is very righteous and trustworthy, and there is a precedent of Han Jinluo and Zhen Baoche, so it is natural to think of defecting to the alliance.
Today's Southwest Lu Alliance can be described as prestigious, strong, Li Fengyun occupies the throne of the first thief in Middle-earth, what is even more enviable is that now Li Fengyun and the alliance are not surrounded by the official army to chase and kill the wolf, but in turn take the initiative to fight the official army, fight Qilu's first person to fight the thief Zhang Xutuo, which requires not only courage, but strength. If this battle is won, Li Fengyun defeats Zhang Xutuo, sweeps Qi County, and connects Qi County, Lu County and Jibei County into one, then it basically establishes the rudiments of a separatist side.
It's good to enjoy the shade under the big tree, imagine that Han Jinluo and Zhen Baoche were killed by Zhang Xutuo as soon as they raised the flag, and they were beaten by Zhang Xutuo. Pei Changzi and Shi Zihe were tempted, in fact, they had already been tempted, and they had long had the idea of defecting to the alliance, but one was that they were poor in strength and traveled long distances to join the alliance, and the risk was too great on the way, and secondly, in the past year, Li Fengyun led the alliance to the Central Plains to plunder the Tongji Canal, and then went south to plunder Xuzhou, the alliance army has always been in a state of movement, and it is difficult to contact, and they are not sure that they will be accepted by the alliance, so this idea can only be hidden in their hearts.
This time, Pei Changzi and Shi Zihe met with Li Fengyun and the alliance army at the door of their homes, and they felt Li Fengyun's sincerity and enthusiasm at the beginning of the meeting. Then they witnessed the strength of the alliance army, which captured Pingyin County and Guangli City, in their eyes, the alliance army with complete armor, excellent weapons, and large siege equipment was strong enough to compete with Weifu Yingyang, which hit their self-confidence, very inferior, compared with nobles and beggars, the difference was too great, and they could not climb high. But in the first battle of Yuan Miao, Li Fengyun actually took the initiative to "ask for help", and the meaning of wooing was obvious, and it was clear that he was looking for an excuse to give them benefits. As a result, they picked up a walled Miao City in vain, and this gift was not only "heavy", but also precious, and easily touched their hearts.
Li Fengyun led the alliance army to hurriedly march east and attack Shengcheng. Pei Changzi and Shi Zihe led the army to sack Yuanmiao, and when they were in full bloom, they suddenly scouted for an urgent report, saying that an army was rushing from the direction of Guangli. The officers and soldiers wore yellow uniforms, and the alliance army also wore yellow uniforms, and the only difference was that the alliance soldiers wore a black scarf around their necks, which was difficult to identify if they were too far away. Pei Changzi and Shi Zihe were shocked, and while reporting to Li Fengyun urgently, they withdrew from the city by fire, and if it was really the official army coming, they would flee.
Soon came the good news, it was the alliance army, and its commander was still a fellow countryman Han Jinluo.
Pei Changzi was overjoyed and hurriedly greeted Shizihe. The two sides met, smiling and the atmosphere was very good
Han Jinluo and Pei's eldest son have a friendship with each other, and both families are considered local prestige in Jibei, and they both studied at Jeju schools when they were young. At that time, Jeju Prefecture was Dong'e, and the local aristocratic bureaucrats with a little status and status all sent their children to study in Dong'e Academy. Shi Zihe is also a scholar, but his ancestors are just a small bureaucrat, and his family status is too low, compared to Han and Pei, his background is considered humble.
Accompanying Han Jinluo was Shan Xiongxin. The Jiyin Shan clan is also considered a wang clan in Henan, so after Han Jinluo's introduction, Pei and Shi were quite respectful to him.
Han Jinluo ordered to set up camp outside Yuanmiao City, he brought a large amount of grain and grass, as well as thousands of craftsmen and people with the army, once again demonstrated the strong strength of the alliance, and once again gave Pei and Shi a great impact, the two no longer hesitated, determined to join the alliance, and completely solve the problem of food and clothing for the team.
Zhen Baoche was very cold to them before, but Han Jinluo was very affectionate, talking about old feelings, and the friendship of classmates greatly increased Pei and Shi's confidence.
That night, Pei's eldest son found Han Jinluo, explained the meaning of defecting to the alliance, and hoped that Han Jinluo would introduce him on his behalf
Han Jinluo stroked his long beard with his hand, smiled but did not speak, as if he was hesitant.
Pei Changzi's thin body suddenly stiffened a little, and his white and haggard face couldn't help but show nervousness, he wanted to focus on the difficulties of the rebel army in his headquarters, but he immediately thought that Han Jinluo was a calm person, and his scheming was very deep, such a serious matter, it really needed to be considered again, and it was impossible to open his mouth to agree, so he fell silent again and waited patiently.
Han Jinluo spoke quickly, and he asked frankly, "What do you think are the chances of winning this battle?" ”
Pei Changzi was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized that the affairs within the alliance were far more complicated than he imagined, Han Jinluo did not answer himself directly, nor did he continue the same topic, but talked about the ongoing battle in Qi County, what does this mean? Was it the wrong time to choose, or was it something else?
"Bai Shuai is attacking in a big way, the momentum is huge, Zhang Xutuo has to do his best to block the army of the White Alliance, and also to guard against the heroes of Changbai Mountain behind him. Pei Changzi said with a smile, "If Zhang Xutuo holds on to the city and waits for reinforcements, then Bai Shuai can plunder on both sides of the Jishui River, and this battle will definitely be fully loaded."
Han Jinluo shook his head slightly, "If Bai Shuai's goal is to kill Zhang Xutuo and capture Qi County, then what do you think are the chances of winning this battle?" ”
Kill Zhang Xutuo and capture Qi County? Pei Changzi was stunned again, Bai Shuai's strength was already so strong? This is absolutely impossible, how long has Bai Shuai been rising? Even if he had enough money, food, and weapons, would it be an overnight thing to train ordinary farmers into warriors of a hundred battles and build the rebel army into a division of a hundred battles? Taking a step back, even if the alliance army did its best to defeat Zhang Xutuo, it was unimaginable that its own losses would be unimaginable, and it was possible that the oil would run out and die, so what should the alliance do next? What can you do to keep your gains?
"This ...... This seems to be ...... "Pei Changzi wanted to speak and stopped, not daring to tell the truth, if Li Fengyun's goal was really Zhang Xutuo, not to capture Qi County, then this battle was simply self-defeating."
Han Jinluo smiled, "Do you still want to defect to the alliance?" ”
Pei Changzi was at a loss, not knowing what to do, and suddenly, he dared to ask, "If this battle is lost, what are your plans?" ”
"A certain and the alliance are already one, one is prosperous and the other is lost, the alliance is defeated, and it is difficult to preserve the head of a certain one." Han Jinluo smiled, "Do you think that the alliance is gone, and so-and-so can still be left alone?" ”
Pei Changzi thought about it, Han Jinluo is one of the heroes of the alliance, and now he is also a famous thief commander, and he is on the must-kill list of the Eastern Capital, and he can only survive and die with the alliance.
That's it? Pei Changzi was very disappointed and a little frustrated, feeling that he couldn't explain to his brothers who were looking forward to it when he went back empty-handed, so he asked again with a fluke mentality, "Since this battle is difficult to win, and it is difficult to continue to win, why do you still fight?" ”
After asking these questions, Pei Changzi saw a faint chill in Han Jinluo's eyes, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed, and he suddenly thought of a possibility, and a cold sweat broke out at the vest for a moment.
Han Jinluo was still indifferent, smiling, and there was an air of elegance in his majesty, which made people involuntarily feel respectful.
"Why are you so embarrassed?"
Pei Changzi endured his panic and replied with a smile, "It takes strength to kill people and sell goods, but a certain strength is not good, and he is unable to attack the city, and it depends on the object of the house robbery. ”
"How many of you have?" Han Jinluo asked.
Pei Changzi was even more afraid, one of the possibilities he thought of was that Han Jinluo was going to take advantage of the fire to rob him, and he wanted to take the opportunity to "eat" him, if he "ate" Han Jinluo, he would be in danger, even if he kept his life, he was just a pawn of Han Jinluo, in comparison, Pei Changzi would rather "eat" Li Fengyun, so he could still be a handsome man, and his own team, this year's hard work was not in vain.
"About 20,000 people." Pei Changzi struggled for a moment, but still told the truth. Thinking of Zhen Baoche's indifferent attitude, and seeing Han Jinluo's ugly appearance, Pei Changzi was cold, and he was about to leave, and he couldn't hide if he couldn't afford it.
"The alliance has 17 armies, more than 50,000 people, plus craftsmen, family members, people's husbands, etc., about more than 100,000 people." Han Jinluo frowned slightly and sighed, "You can't feed 20,000 people, how can the alliance feed 100,000 people?" ”
Pei Changzi suddenly realized that there was a false alarm, it turned out that Han Jinluo did not want to "eat" himself, but refused to defect himself.
The alliance seems to be strong, but in fact, it is also unsustainable, and in order to feed 100,000 people, it has to risk defeat to attack Qi County. It can be imagined that if Li Fengyun accepts Pei Changzi's defection, the alliance will increase by 20,000 people, and the alliance's finances will collapse, and at that moment, the heroes will inevitably oppose Li Fengyun's decision and refuse to accept Pei Changzi's team.
Han Jinluo took into account the feelings of his classmates, and was unwilling to refuse directly so as not to hurt Pei's eldest son, so he could only tell him euphemistically, and even did not hesitate to reveal some secrets of the alliance, "The truth of this battle is far more complicated than you think. If the shape is good, you will not suffer, and if the shape deteriorates, you can also withdraw in time. ”
Pei Changzi bowed down to thank him, gave up the idea of defecting, and chatted about the front-line war for a while, and then left
Han Jinluo was sent to Yuanmen, and on the way back to the tent, he met Shan Xiongxin patrolling the night, and the two talked about Pei Changzi's opportunistic heart, Shan Xiongxin couldn't help but scoff, "A certain army is only 3,000 people, and he brings 20,000 people at one time to fight local tyrants?" ”
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