choke element

Chapter 729

The two men muttered in high places, Peng Yibin must be talking strange things, Hao Ding must be trying to persuade them.

Liu Erzu raised his eyes to see the figures of the two of them, and wanted to send someone to urge them.But he looked at the other leaders around him and dismissed the idea.

The reason why Peng Yibin fell behind was because of his loyalty to the Red Coat Army, but right now, loyalty to the Red Coat Army is meaningless.

After Yang An'er's death the year before last, countless generals' expectations for prosperity and wealth were dashed, and the huge and loose regime of the Red Coat Army immediately collapsed.

When Liu Erzu retreated into the mountains with the rest of the Red Coat Army, Peng Yibin and Hao Ding supported him unswervingly.If it weren't for these two people running back and forth, contacting various villages and even fighting dissatisfied people, the Taishan bandits would probably continue to fall apart.

But the efforts of the two of them did not actually change Liu Erzu's predicament.

At that time, all the troops Liu Erzu recruited in various places in Shandong collapsed, and in the end he only gathered more than [-] soldiers with arms and legs at Baihe Bay in Culai Mountain.In many other cottages, there are no less than [-] broken soldiers to support, no less than [-] wounded soldiers to treat, and tens of thousands of people who fled from Xuzhou, Jeju and other places need food and clothing, and people are seriously injured every day. And die or die from the damp and cold in the mountains, from freezing and starving.

If Liu Erzu wanted to maintain the existence of Taishan bandits, he had to find a way for so many people to survive.However, the materials in the cottage have always been poor, and Liu Erzu himself is living a hard life. How can he feed them?

In order to ensure the basic supply of supplies, Liu Erzu had to come forward in person to plead with the generals of the Red Coat Army who temporarily controlled several military states under the mountain.

But once Yang An'er died, the conflicts among the generals broke out. For example, Zhan Hui of Dongping Mansion and Fang Guosan had already fought together.However, Shi Qing from Tengzhou launched a large-scale plunder for military supplies, which annoyed Huo Yi from Pizhou, and even involved Shi Gui and Xia Quan, almost on the verge of an annihilation.

At this time, no one cared about the companions in the mountain, and Liu Erzu could only sit and watch the mountain getting more and more chaotic.

Until Li Quan's former ally, Yin Chang, who served as the Jiedu Envoy of the Xingde Army of Jinan Prefecture under Guo Ning's command, came to express his goodwill through Shi Qing's relationship, and proposed that he could provide two thousand shi of food and a considerable amount of medicine every month. Ease relations with the Red Coat Army.

Behind Yin Chang is naturally Guo Ning.

Because Guo Ning turned his face and swept up Shandong, the generals of the Red Coat Army were full of resentment towards him, but the current situation forced them to give in.In the end Liu Erzu sent Peng Yibin to meet Yin Chang in Jinan and Guo Ning in Yidu.I thought Guo Ning would ask them to surrender, but Guo Ning didn't, he didn't mention any conditions at all.

So the rest of the Red Coat Army reunited under Liu Erzu's banner, pretending to ignore anyone and still want to fight the Dajin Kingdom to the end.

This gesture just catered to the need of the Kaifeng court to isolate itself from the Ding Navy as much as possible, and to a certain extent, it was also what the Southern Song Dynasty liked.So in the past two years, Second Ancestor Liu actually led the routs of the Red Coat Army to gain a foothold in the deep mountains again, and became a local force between the three imperial courts in Zhongdu, Kaifeng and Lin'an.

This independent stance lasted for nearly two years.

The Ding Navy is also really capable. They have always maintained this special food and material supply channel, and have never revealed it to the outside world.

In Liu Erzu's mind, it is probably due to the fact that the grain smugglers in the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty tried to make money in a low-key manner.

It's a pity that despite the secret assistance of the Ding Navy for the past two years, Liu Erzu's subordinates and generals could not change the habits of the rebel army after all. They have never been able to establish an effective management system in Dongping, and have always maintained a loose copycat alliance.The best way out of such an alliance is to find a reliable buyer and sell themselves completely.

And those who have the conditions to become buyers are nothing more than two Kingdoms of Jin and one Kingdom of Song.The State of Song only wanted to attract the troops of the Red Coat Army to go south for their own use, while using it while being on guard; the court of the State of Jin in Kaifeng felt that it was the orthodox of the Dajin, and inherited the habit of the Dajin of holding high the butcher's knife against the bandits in Shandong. Treat the Red Coat Army as a whole as the object of communication... Of course, the Red Coat Army itself has a deep hatred with them, and there is little room for relaxation.

So there is only one buyer left, which is Dinghai, who controls the moderate.

Ding Haijun had already given the benefits two years in advance before officially asking the price, which is full of sincerity.

As for Guo Ning himself, he still behaved like a reckless warrior so far, and the whole process of colluding with Liu Erzu was very calm, neither deliberately forcing nor covering up.

Back then when he had peace talks with Yang An'er, he came to see him in person; now he is the hero who controls one side, and he is only a short distance away from being king and emperor, but the red-coated army he is facing is already in disrepair, but when the time comes, the two sides are about to join hands to start a war. At that time, he still came to see him, and raised his hand to Liu Erzu from a long distance away.

Even though he knew that this man was very powerful and his plans were ruthless and accurate, Liu Erzu had no choice but to bow his hands respectfully in return, as if there had never been a war or bloodshed between the two families.

The generals and village masters behind him followed suit.

Following Liu Erzu is Shi Qing.

This one of the few powerful figures in the rest of the Red Coat Army has always been proud of his bravery, and he is not easily convinced by anyone.But today he brought dozens of followers to the meeting, and the dozens of people included almost all his cronies and key subordinates, so it can be said that he is full of sincerity.

This sincerity is not without reason.

Among the dozens of people accompanying Shiqing, only two of his capable subordinates, Xie Zhen and Du Guoen, were missing.

These two intended to report Monk Luo's whereabouts a month ago, and Monk Luo's team was stationed in Xiong'er Mountain, and there were many people watching, but they got the news immediately.One day, the fat monk unknowingly led people deep into Tengzhou, picked off the heads of two people in Shi Qing's base camp, then put them in a box behind his hands, and gave Shi Qing as a gift.

Shi Qing often complained in front of Liu Erzu, saying that these two ministries would secretly communicate with the Kaifeng court, or plot something wrong, but the situation was pressing, so he had to endure it.In fact, everyone knows that these two people are the basis for Shi Qing to change his family at any time.

As a result, the two died simply and neatly.

Obviously, in the past two years, Ding Haijun secretly bribed many members of the Red Coat Army by giving them a little bit of benefits.Even the Xiong'er Mountain under the eyes of the generals has been infiltrated, and I don't know how many people are sending messages to Monk Luo.As for Tengzhou, it has simply become a sieve full of holes.

This time, since they made a request, it means that the big plan has been made, and there is no room for any mistakes or omissions. Whoever has second thoughts and doubts will die.

The cavalry from both sides gradually approached, and many people peeked at him, only to see the young man in gray robe with a happy face, just like the situation at the foot of Moqi Mountain at that time.

Is this man more than just a vicious tiger?
Still a smiling tiger!

Liu Erzu sighed slightly in his heart, Peng Yibin who finally caught up with him snorted coldly, Shi Qing's face was full of sincerity.

Everyone has their own thoughts, but one thing is the same, that is, they look at Guo Ning with admiration, fear, and awe.

What is busy with politics, what is touring places, all are fake, all are pretended.This Guo Ning is a deadly beast. In his heart, only fighting and killing is true, and only violent stabbing at any time is true!But in this world in front of him, such a person can be called a hero, and he can really accomplish great things!

When the two teams got together, Liu Erzu dismounted first.

Guo Ning also turned over, strode forward, and patted Liu Erzu's arm.He asked directly, "What's going on in Guide Mansion, Shanzhou, and Xuzhou?"

"In return for our careful work, the Kaifeng imperial court has recently mobilized the Guide Mansion, Shanzhou, and Xuzhou garrison troops one after another, successively going south. From Guide Mansion to Kaifeng, the garrisons are all empty. Zhou Guogong has been playing on the sea with great fanfare for the past year, and has been completely paralyzed. As far as Kaifeng is concerned... Zhou Guogong, the opportunity has come, we can act now."

(End of this chapter)