Chapter 475: Recruit Shi Niaoan

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The ten commanders were not worried about the encirclement and suppression of the Tianping Army, to be honest, the four states of the Tianping Army Cao Pu Yunji, except for Yunzhou, where the Tianping Army Marshal's Mansion was located, the other three states had been broken by them one after another. Although the Tianping Army boasted that they had broken the thieves and recovered the cities, in fact, it was just the grass army that took the initiative to withdraw.

Besides, although they still occupy the cities of Jeju, in fact, the commander of the grass army, Wang Xianzhi, has already moved his camp to the Qianfeng Fortress between the mountains. And the city was closed, but in Yanzhou. And Yanzhou has already left the jurisdiction of the Tianping Army, and it is already within the territory of the four states of Yanhai and Yimi, which belong to the Taining Army. Just like when they started an incident in the Yicheng Army's Huazhou Changyuan, Li Chong led the army to come after the last time, and they jumped directly to Caozhou of the Tianping Army, but Li Chong did not reach the border and went back.

"General, I don't think we need to worry about Xue Chong and the Tianping Army. I have the audacity to speak, and I ask for your forgiveness. Huang Chao's nephew, the front compartment knew that Lin Yan's voice was not loud, but whenever he spoke, he could make no matter how tall a person would listen quietly. He was only in his twenties, but he was very tall. Nearly eight feet tall. Danfeng eyes. Lying silkworm eyebrows, a face is extremely white. Like Huang Chao, he is also a scholar. However, since childhood, he has also practiced martial arts, not only good martial arts, but also good literary talents, once obtained the qualification of township tribute, and entered Chang'an with Huang Chao to participate in the imperial examination. Huang Chao failed to rank in the imperial examination, and when he wrote the poem "I Flowers Bloom and Kill a Hundred Flowers", and the city is full of golden armor, he was only sixteen years old. That time, he didn't win the first place, and then after returning to his hometown, he resolutely threw down his books and sold salt together.

Although he is not very old, he is Huang Chao's henchman, and the thousand soldiers and horses in the front compartment he commands are the most elite soldiers and horses under Huang Chao's command.

Wang Xianzhi smiled: "Lin Du has nothing to say." It's all your own family, so you don't have to be so polite. ”

Lin Yan's eyes were very thin. It always gives people the feeling of squinting, but it makes people feel as if he is staring at you all the time, and the person watching is upset. "If Xue Chong leads the army to attack, then we will directly withdraw the soldiers and horses from Jeju and retreat to the Qianfeng City of Yanzhou. Judging from the experience of the Yicheng Army last time, the Tang Army's various feudal towns were all swept away from each other, regardless of the frost on the tiles of others. As long as we retreat into Yanzhou, I'm afraid that Xue Chong won't chase after Yanzhou, right? ”

"We can indeed retreat into Yanzhou, but I think we now have 20,000 soldiers and horses, which can be described as strong soldiers. At this time, the heroes and heroes of the world are looking at us, how can we always run away when we see the officers and soldiers? This affects our morale, and the bigger the team, the more important the hearts and minds are. If the people's hearts are scattered, this team will not be easy to lead. Besides, we can't keep backing off, can we? Looking at the various feudal towns, Xue Chong of the Tianping Army can be said to be the most grassy one, and the Tianping Army is also the hometown of our grass army brothers. I don't want to leave my hometown with my brothers, so why don't we take this opportunity to fight Xue Chong fiercely? If we can defeat Xue Chong this time, then we can directly kill the horse pistol again and take Cao Pu and Yunji four states together. At that time, we will directly ask the imperial court to seal the Tianping Army as an envoy, and in the future, the entire Tianping Army will be our own territory, wouldn't that be better? ”

Wang Xianzhi's words are very inflammatory, the backbone of the grass army are all smugglers, and this is just a group of outlaws who take risks. They didn't have any lofty goals, just like Wang Xianzhi himself, they were just forced by the government to get mixed up, so they had to rebel. But let them talk about rebellion, king and hegemony, they didn't think about it at all. Now Wang Xianzhi has depicted a beautiful future for everyone, which can't help but make Shang Junchang and others very moved.

"Brothers, the Shatuo people are strong, but they were still exterminated by the imperial court. Although our grass army is also fighting very strongly, I think we are still inferior to Li Guochang and his son, and compared to the crow army. Since we can't move the officers and soldiers of the imperial court, then we have to make some preparations in advance. I thought that if we could really have a piece of our own territory like the three towns of Hebei, then even if we ostensibly accepted the reward from the imperial court, it would be nothing. ”

When the generals heard this, they were even more moved. Who in the three towns of Hebei doesn't know the road, Lu Long, Chengde, and Wei Bo, they are all the forces that support the army and stand on their own, and the court can't control them at all, the taxes they collect don't have to be handed over, and the soldiers and horses of the court can't enter their territory. It's an independent kingdom at all, and if they can do the same, it's naturally better than running around with their heads up and down all day.

Everyone wanted to hear Wang Xianzhi say some more details, but at this time, Huang Chao had already raised a hand expressionlessly.

"The general wants to recruit An?"

As he spoke, Huang Chao stared at him coldly, like a hungry wolf in the night.

Being stared at by him like this, Wang Xianzhi was a little uncomfortable, but he felt that he had not discussed with this deputy in advance, and he was also a little weak-hearted, so he said with a smile at the moment: "It is said that murder and arson are recruited, judging from the current situation, although this Tang Dynasty is rotten, but the hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, isn't there a saying that a thin camel is bigger than a horse." I'm here to find a way out for my brothers. ”

"Recruit An, recruit even Bird An!" Huang Chao suddenly slapped the table and shouted angrily, and the room was silent.

Huang Chao swept over the generals with cold eyes, and said with a sneer: "Don't you think that this rebellion is the same as playing? Do you think it's so easy to recruit An? Think about it, six years ago, the Xuzhou Pet Xun Rebellion, at that time, the Pet Xun went down to several states in Jianghuai and had 200,000 troops, how powerful. repeatedly defeated the official army, didn't he also write a book to recruit An, and wanted to get a Wuning military festival envoy? But what about the last? Although the imperial court has been defeated repeatedly, it does not agree to Pang Xun's recruitment request at all, and at the end of the year, he has not fought for a few years and killed them all? Even the later official army of Xuzhou's Wuning Army Silver Sword Soldiers. Because of the pampering. Several times to drive out the Jiedu envoys sent by the imperial court. As a result, after fighting with Qiu Fu's rebels, Wang Shi, who had fought 83 times in three days and won 83 consecutive victories, simply designed to kill all the soldiers and horses of the entire Wuning Army in Xuzhou, leaving only 3,000 people. ”

The more Huang Chao spoke, the more excited he became, "Think about it, Pang Xun was so powerful at the beginning, and there were so many soldiers and horses. The imperial court refuses to recruit security, why do they want to recruit us? Even if Zhao'an is recruited, is the imperial court credible? They can even kill all the soldiers and horses of a town of their own officers and soldiers, so aren't you afraid that they will be suddenly killed after recruiting An? Not to mention, it is the predecessor of the Tianping Army, and the current Xichuan Jiedu envoy Gao Yu, you have not heard of him after he arrived in Xichuan, because the three thousand sudden generals promoted by his predecessor were re-taken and promoted, which caused the sudden generals to rise up and forced him into the pit to escape. As a result, he reinstated the promotion reward of the general at that time. He also said that he would never pursue it afterwards, but in fact? In fact, it was a month later. Gao Biao suddenly sent him to take the Tianping Festival on a dark night, killing those who suddenly went door to door and raided the house. ”

Wang Xianzhi was dumbfounded by Huang Chao's words, and many of the other generals heard these things for the first time. couldn't help but be disappointed, and for a while, his interest in Zhao'an was greatly reduced. After all, it's a good thing if you can recruit An, but if it's like this, it's not interesting to recruit An, whose life is difficult to protect.

Seeing that Wang Xianzhi's face had become ugly, Huang Chao softened his tone, "General, it's not impossible to talk about Zhao'an, but at the very least, we have to have that strength." If we reach the level of the three towns of Hebei back then, we will naturally not be afraid of the imperial court, and at that time, Zhao'an, who accepted the reward of one town, would be a good thing for the general and all our brothers. But before we have that kind of strength, if we have always had the idea of recruiting an in our hearts, I am afraid that we will not be able to achieve great things. ”

"That's exactly what I meant." Wang Xianzhi said.

The room was quiet for a while, and the atmosphere seemed a little solemn.

Seeing this scene, Wang Xianzhi had no choice but to say: "Then we won't recruit An, recruit even Niaoan, let's fight with the officials and soldiers, beat them until they hurt, and beat them until they take the initiative to recruit An." Let's not mention him about recruiting An, but Xue Chong now has 8,000 elite soldiers in hand, and I thought he was very likely to send troops to deal with us. Moreover, this Taining military festival envoy Li is the grandson of Li Sheng, the king of Xiping County, and I heard that this person is proficient in military books and war strategies, which is very extraordinary. Li Shengzhong is a famous general in the Tang Dynasty, and his son Li Yu once broke Caizhou on a snowy night and built a meritorious career that the world sang. Among the generals who previously suppressed Hedong, Li Jun was made by Zhaoyi Jiedu, and Li Zhuo was made by Heyang Jiedu, all of whom were brothers of Li's family. That Li Jun and Li Zhuo are all good, and it is estimated that this person is much stronger than Xue Chongdang. If the Li family and Xue Chong send troops together, I'm afraid that we will be in trouble. Otherwise, let's just go south to kill Yizhou and go to the Jianghuai area. ”

"I don't approve of going south at this time!" To Wang Xianzhi's surprise, Huang Chao actually opposed his proposal again. This made Wang Xianzhi's face darken, it was not Huang Chao who came to oppose him today, which made him feel that his general's prestige was somewhat damaged, and his face became more and more ugly.

He saw anger flashing in Wang Xianzhi's eyes, but the firelight was fleeting, and in a blink of an eye, he changed into the Wang master who could always get along with his brothers. "What do you think of Deputy Huang, let's listen to it."

Huang Chao sighed, "This person from the Li Department is just a gentleman, not much better than Xue Chong, but just another Zhao Kuo who talks on paper." "When he was in Chang'an, he heard the reputation of the Li family, and he had the name of a prodigy when he was young. However, he has also heard that many people in this Li family are not optimistic, but they just rely on their family background. Li and Gao Biao's grandfather were both awarded the title of county king, compared to his grandfather, Li Sheng, the ancestor of the Li family, was a famous general in the Tang Dynasty and had the merit of rebuilding the Tang Dynasty. And Gao Pi's grandfather was much worse. But if Gao Biao and the Li family are compared, then the Li family is too far behind Gao Biao.

"Now around us, one is Xue Chong, one is the Li family who talks about soldiers on paper, and there is also a Song Wei who once served as the envoy of the Qingjie Festival of General Zuo Weiwei. Song Wei is very prestigious, six years ago, when Pang Xun mutiny in Xuzhou, Song Wei served as an envoy in the northwest of Xuzhou, captured Xiao County, and made meritorious contributions to the elimination of Pang Xun after the most deviant post. Five years ago, Emperor Nanzhao invaded Tang for the sixth time, and Song Wei, who was then the general of Zuo Wuwei, led 2,000 loyal troops to rescue Chengdu, and defeated the Nanzhao army in Xindu, killing more than 5,000 enemies. However, at the moment, Song Wei is still busy putting out the fire in his backyard, Wang Jingwu's rebellion has not been quelled, and the Dengzhou and Zhenguo armies under his jurisdiction have been divided into new feudal towns, which is a big blow to Song Wei, so it is impossible for him to approve of the grass army in a short period of time. ”

Huang Chao pinched his beard, which was already a little gray, and said resolutely: "The general just said well, the team, the morale of the army is more and more important, if we keep avoiding the battle and the people's hearts are scattered, it will be difficult to bring the team in the future." Therefore, I believe that this battle can be fought in order to revive the prestige of our grass army and deter the officers and soldiers. Destroy Xue Chong first, and then defeat the Li family, and in the more than ten states east of Henan, there will be no one to threaten us. ”

"General, I support your decision."

"Thank you, Brother Huang." Wang Xianzhi said, a sense of relief under the politeness on his face was clearly visible.

After a small argument, the cracks that had appeared were finally repaired again. It's just that no matter how well the surface is repaired, once the crack appears, it will always be there! (To be continued......)