From beggar to emperor: I am not Zhu Yuanzhang

It was also Tian Kai's fault. As soon as he ordered the prisoners to be escorted to the execution ground, he met Yang Xingmi who was patrolling the city on the road.

He was not going back to Yangzhou soon. Before leaving, Yang Xingmi walked around the city to express condolences and appease the people of Xuanzhou. He happened to encounter the team escorting the prisoners. Looking at the long team walking out of the city, Yang Xingmi became suspicious. Just ask Liu Wei next to me:

"What do they mean?"

Liu Wei knew Tian Kai's character very well. He looked at the dejected and crying prisoners and leaned into Yang Xingmi's ear: "Brother, it's probably Tian Kai who wants to eradicate the weeds again."

"Eradicate the roots?" Yang Xingmi was stunned.

"This kid Tian Kai does this all the time. Every time he catches a prisoner, he executes him on the spot. He calls it eradicating the weeds and eradicating the roots. He says he is sharing your worries with me, letting him be a good guy and him being a bad guy." Liu Wei looked helpless. say.

"It's bullshit!"

Yang Xingmi was very angry. Looking at the long queue, there were at least more than 1 people. With so many people, Tian Kai dares to kill them all? Yang Xingmi lost his composure and said to Liu Wei, "Let's go and have a look."

The two followed the team to a depression outside the city. They saw the supervisor sent by Tian Kai waving a small flag, and the soldiers escorted rows of prisoners into the depression. Suddenly there was a loud cry.

Yang Xingmi couldn't bear it anymore and shouted: "Stop it——"

Everyone present was shocked. The supervisor turned around and was horrified. When did the boss sneak in?

It's over, it's over. The mission assigned by General Tian was failed. How can I deliver the mission when I get back?

Yang Xingmi stepped forward and asked the supervisor: "Who gave the order to kill these people?"

The supervisor and beheading officer looked at him and did not dare to mention Tian Kai.

Yang Xingmi didn't bother to talk to him anymore, so he went straight to the topic: "Why doesn't Tian Kai come?"

This this.....

No one dares to answer this question.

Yang Xingmi turned back to Liu Wei and said, "Let all these people go."

Liu Wei is a smart man. Since the boss has said this, he can only do it without asking why.

Yang Xingmi climbed up to a high place, looked around, and loudly said to the prisoners:

"Brothers, I, Yang Xingmi, have been ordered to punish the thieves. I will only kill Sun Ru, the culprit, and leave the others alone. I know that many of you were coerced to join Sun Ru's rebels. Now that Sun Ru has been brought to justice, you have If you are willing to go home, I will pay the travel expenses here. Of course, if there is anyone who is willing to stay, that is my brother Yang Xingmi. We share the blessings and the hardships!"

After hearing these words, there was a brief silence in the team, and soon there were bursts of cheers, and people kept asking to stay. Anyway, the world was in chaos, and there was no food to eat when I went home, so I might as well follow Yang Xingmi to eat.

Sun Ru's troops are basically Qin Zongheng's men. Qin Zongheng is the younger brother of the fierce bandit Qin Zongquan and the person he trusts most. It is said that good things should not go to outsiders, so Qin Zongquan naturally handed over the elite main force to his younger brother. This brave and capable army has been fighting in the Central Plains all year round, and has continuously defeated various Tang armies. It has rich practical experience and is the most powerful army in the Central Plains region. .

Even Zhu Wen was very afraid of this army and regarded Qin Zongquan as his number one mortal enemy and tried his best to encircle and suppress it.

After Sun Ru attacked and killed Qin Zongheng, all the buddies loyal to Qin Zongheng were purged, and the remaining people were recruited by Sun Ru, and changed from the Qin Family Army to his Sun Family Army. The fierce fighting power of this army soon gave Yang Xingmi a headache. Even the Crouching Tiger Camp that spread across Huainan was very afraid of this army. In several consecutive battles, the Crouching Tiger Camp could only parry and had no power to fight back. .

Even fierce generals like Tian Kai and Tao Ya have suffered from the Sun Army, leaving a lingering shadow.

Now, this army has finally been surrendered. If this group of people can be used by me, then I, Yang Xingmi, will be even more powerful, and no one can stop me.

Yang Xingmi had an idea in his mind. He went to Yuan Xi and told him his plan.

He considered selecting some warriors from Sun Ru's surrendered troops to form a special operations force. As soon as this forward-thinking idea was proposed, Yuan Xi approved of it.

Yuan Xi said: "The combat generals of Sun Ru's army must have learned this lesson. Now that this tiger and wolf army has surrendered, Tian Kai wants to eradicate them and kill them out of fear of them. It can be seen that even Tian Kai is afraid of them. These people are a double-edged sword. If used properly, they will be of great help to the general, but if something goes wrong, it will cause big trouble. The general must be cautious."

Yang Xingmi nodded and said: "Sir, what you said makes sense. These people need to be used, but they must be guarded against. Therefore, we must strengthen screening and send away those who have bad records and bad conduct. Those with good conduct, excellent physical fitness, and perseverance will be sent away." , these are key aspects to consider.”

Yuan Xi asked: "With more than 1 surrendered troops, how many will the general choose?"

Yang Xingmi thought for a while: "I only want 3000 people, and I don't want any more. I want to select the most capable warriors to build the most powerful special operations force. I have thought about the specific details. These 3000 people are all dressed in black." A black flag, everyone is equipped with the best horses and the best weapons. And I also gave this unit a resounding name, Heiyundu."

"Black Cloud City, dark clouds are pressing down on the city and are about to destroy it. Okay, this is a good name and it has a lot of momentum." Yuan Xiang applauded.

Yuan Xi suddenly asked a question: "Then the question is, has the general considered who will lead this army?"

This is indeed a very real problem.

Such an awesome special operations force has had a halo around its head since it was first formed. Which general wouldn't want to be the first to take advantage of it and take it for himself. Whoever gets this army will reach the sky in one step.

There are three benefits:

First, if you get the command of this army, you will naturally become Yang Xingmi's closest confidant. If you are not a confidant, this army will not lead you.

Second, whoever controls Heiyundu will become the most powerful faction in Yang Xing's secret army, and other factions can only look up to him.

Third, with Black Cloud Capital in hand, no one dares to have any thoughts about you. Once Yang Xingmi has any physical problems, as the heir, whoever holds Black Cloud Capital will have priority.

With these three major advantages, no general would be jealous, and all of them would be looking at him eagerly, whispering to each other, each with their own little thoughts.

On the surface, the Crouching Tiger Thirteen Heroes appear to be harmonious and happy, but in fact, they are all secretly competing for the throne of the Commander-in-Chief of Black Cloud City.

When Yang Xingmi saw Yuan Xi raising this pointed question, he did not answer directly. Instead, he asked Yuan Xi: "Who do you think is the most suitable, sir?"

Yuan Xi, an old fox, was almost a spirit. How could he be deceived by Yang Xingmi? He secretly wondered, if I mentioned someone's name, would Yang Xingmi suspect that I formed an interest alliance with that person?

Will you suspect that we are secretly forming cliques?

It's hard to guess what the elder brother is thinking.

Yuan Xi thought for a while and replied: "I guess the general already has a suitable candidate in mind, right?"

Yang Xingmi smiled without saying a word.

Yuan Xi added: "In terms of military merit and prestige, the most qualified one is Tian Kai. I don't know..."

He didn't say anything later.

Yang Xingmi's face suddenly changed, and he said coldly: "If I hadn't happened to see it, these 1 people would have become the ghosts of his sword, and there would be no black clouds."

Yuan Xi heard the hatred behind these words.

He knew that Tian Kai was out of luck, forever.