The three counties of Fuzhou are all over; when they think of those old brothers who have followed him and turned against him, Zhu Cun didn't know whether he was lost or melancholy, or regret or relief. Moreover, according to the confessions of the prisoners of the official army, not only did Fuzhou's rebels finish the ball, but Yuezhou was also said to have been beaten down.

Shang Rang, the deputy general manager of the rebel army who was repairing the ground, was very lucky to lead his troops to catch up with the rebel army's main lineup. However, he left behind Li Tangbin, the general guarding Yueyang, and more than a dozen others, but after repeated defeats, he was in charge of the rebel army and was killed before the gate.

Therefore, there is good news and bad news here. The good news is that the generals are still in resistance and have not completely fallen; and the bad news is that there is no rebel force to be supported and echoed outside Jiangling.

If you want to rescue Jiangling, you must break through Yuezhou, which has been occupied by the government army, so that you can enter the upper Jingzhou Jiangling along the Yangtze River system connected to Dongting Lake. Therefore, this is also a crucial time to make decisions for the reinforcements coming from afar. Is it to stabilize the current situation or take the risk to continue to advance?

He stepped into the devastated yamen with such thoughts, but was directly guided to the fairly intact side yard flower hall.

"Brother Zhu is here just in time. I want to ask what your plans are after this time..."

Zhou Huaian, who was sitting on a few photos to deal with official duties, said lightly to Zhu Cun.

"Are you interested in coming to Tanzhou to become this family? Anyway, you are also the leader of the army... I can add three or five thousand people to you from the recruited soldiers, and allocate a batch of money and grain to recruit some young and strong people on the spot."

"Then, I will leave another group of old men to help your headquarters train and build the new guise of the Kokang Army again..."

This is also the result of Zhou Huaian's careful consideration. At this peripheral place and important node far away from the basic platform of Lingwai, in addition to the newly established Grain Station and Transportation Office, a friendly force that is highly close and inclined to itself will be supported again; it will be of many benefits for future actions.

Moreover, only with enough common position and exchange of interests as a bond, this relationship cannot be easily provoked and broken by external forces. Just like Cao Shixiong and Wang Chongyin who were guarding Jiangling.

"Old Xu, why don't I do it with you..."

But after hearing these words, Zhu Cun said seriously as if he had made up some determination.

"Anyway, all the situations I have in my current situation are given by you... Why don't I lose this well-deserved title and righteousness... I have suffered so many benefits in vain, and I feel really uneasy."

"But I have many rules. When I say my heart, I don't want to ruin my old friendship and relationships because of this..."

Zhou Huaian was also a little surprised, but then he said sincerely.

"Since you are both rebels, why can't I do the rules that your people can abide by?"

Zhu Cun looked increasingly determined.

"Only with rules and regulations can there be a standard of advancement and retreat. Isn't these dirty things in Tanzhou just a lack of rules and constraints that make people wantonly do it?"

"Since you have to follow your rules after you have followed you; I have seen some of them. Although the rules you set are harsh, they are good rules that don't need to bully or poison the people, and they can make people live a peaceful life..."

"I can't guarantee that I can do it well in the future, but I can swear that if I have one of my subordinates, I will know him with my own hands..."

Well, Zhou Huaian was indeed a little surprised that he could say such a rough and unreasonable thing, so he nodded:

"Then I would rather be respectful than obedient. I welcome Brother Zhu to join our Taiping Army's cause. I hope to join the grand event and recreate the peaceful world, and enjoy wealth and happiness together."

Old ally and new subordinate +1.

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The city of Xunyang, Jiangzhou, Dao, Jiangxi Province, which had been occupied by Huang Chao's rebel army for more than a month, was shrouded in the governor's mansion with bright torches on a rainy night.

Cui Miao, who was once a Gaotang house of the Cui family, a member of the five famous families, was also the imperial court's observer. Now, Cui Miao, who is the etiquette envoy of the General's Mansion and the ambassador of the Taiwan Preparation; he was also in a complicated mood and slowly walked through the long corridor, and looked through the carved windows at the rebel leaders who were having a feast in the hall and becoming more and more unrestrained.

Since they can appear here, they are naturally all generals who lead one army to several armies. In addition to the Huang Wang who is in the center with a straight eyebrows and looking at him with a stern look, although his skin is thick and dark, and he is somewhat noble and has a bit of a noble style;

Sitting on the left hand is Gu Pan Ao, even wearing brocade robes, it is hard to hide his fierceness; on the right hand is Pang Shigu, who was thin and long and once called "Old Monkey", even though he was over thirty years old, he was still like a monkey, with his hands and feet stopping for a moment;

There are also Ji Kui, who has a sharp-mouthed monkey cheek and a pair of fierce triangular eyes, Fei Chuangu, who has an ugly big face that is disgusting and ugly scar; Meng Juehai, who has a round face, big nose and small eyes, and Chang Hong, who is like an old farmer, has a dark skin but pretends to be decent; Liu Ying, who has a handsome appearance but has a full philanthropic atmosphere...

Therefore, although the scale of this banquet is not very large, it basically covers the vast majority of the top leaders of the main force of the rebel army. In Cui Miao's eyes, all this was a bit ironic about the scattering of demons. Although he is now one of these demons. This was a voice sounded, but Shang Rang, who was beside Huang Chao, had noticed him.

"It's Mr. Cui who is here..."

"It just happened to tell me, and I will help you to help Brother Meng."

Hearing the greetings, Cui Miao suddenly felt like he had changed his personality and got rid of the melancholy and melancholy of the scribe, and replaced it with a sincere, loyal and cautious expression, and joined the atmosphere during the period naturally.

"For Brother Meng's safety, I'll have a good time to relieve bad luck and get rid of bad luck..."

"Old Meng, don't worry. With your ability and qualifications, Huang Wang will arrange a strong team for you..."

"My rebel army sent someone to clean up those few dogs who are not eyebrow. I thought there would be news in a few days."

After sitting down opposite Huang Chao, Cui Miao noticed the center of their topic. The only one who was incompatible with the presence of pride and drinking was Meng Qi, who was full of vicissitudes and depressedness.

According to the information that Cui Miao had in private, when he retreated from Guangzhou, there were hundreds of people following him; but on the way to the north of Chenzhou to summon his old subordinates, he was buried by the local tyrants and were killed and injured. After only escaping with his own body, he was arrested into a dark mine cave to do hard labor.

It was not until more than half a month ago that the public led the public to overthrow the supervisor and escaped. After struggling and struggling, he found the base of an outer rebel army. However, the other party obviously did not believe his identity, but instead arrested him as a spy to prepare for the death. Only when the matter was about to come, a small leader recognized his identity and took his money to take it out, but the people who followed him were cut off by venting their anger.

Therefore, after he came back, he looked like he was very bitter and revenge. Of course, as far as Cui Miao knew, his revenge would not be avenged for a while. Because the outer rebels who wanted to use him as a spy before were killed, they no longer knew where they would go. Even if they re-submitted to the government army or turned into local land groups, it was not surprising.

You should know that according to past practice, as the rebel army in the late Tang Dynasty led by Huang Chao, they usually carried out whistle grain or food in places where they had moved. The former was to send out levies of different quantity and size to rural areas outside cities to collect grain and serve as a big eater; basically, they were temporary measures and extensive work styles of eating wherever they went, so there were many omissions and misses.

The latter is to define an area, as a rebel army to meet the needs of replenishing troops on the spot and collecting the required materials for a period of time; it is a further means of plundering and aggregation, and the cleaning of local wealthy families is more thorough;

Based on these two, a third method was later developed; it is usually called defending the countryside. That is, among the increasingly expanding and growing main forces of the rebel army, a small number of troops were successively divided into guarding the rear route, and they also served as the responsibility of providing subsequent transportation of money, grain and materials; to reduce the pressure and waste of supply in the formation.

It is considered that the occupied territory is more fully explored and developed and utilized; (This is also the impact and chain reaction brought about by some kind of time travelers who have entered Lingnan indiscriminately.)

But the good times did not last long. Since Cao Shixiong and Wang Chongyin took the initiative to occupy Jiangling, they have taken advantage of the excuse to refuse to leave. Some of the rebel troops who went to the whistle and eat began to follow the example and find land to occupy each place far away from the formation, and began to enjoy the long-term benefits of the local area in the name of defending the countryside.

Of course, after creating a fait accompli, they will still symbolically send some money and grain to their original belongings to maintain a certain status and substantial origin and subordinate relationship. However, this is a disguised betrayal and continuous weakening for the middle and upper-level teams among the main forces of the rebel army who are determined to return to their hometown in the north to be proud.

But as the saying goes, the law does not blame the masses, especially because these spontaneously guarding the countryside are still driven by their vital interests, they began to secretly connect themselves to protect themselves and respond, and secretly resist the candidates assigned by the General's Office, or start to lie to the orders when they are silly and obstruct the orders; most of the rebels who have already turned far away are unlikely to give up a great momentum and advantage in order to clear them and make a move.

Therefore, Jiangling, as the initiator, inevitably became some people, in a sense of flesh and hatred. Therefore, even under the continuous attack of the Shannan official army, not only did they not have any reinforcements from the original team, but they also strictly ordered other troops to be restrained from fighting without authorization.

On the other hand, as the source and supporter of Jiangling's transportation, the internal sanctions and liquidation of the left-behind departments from the Guangzhou-based office were to cut off the foreign aid and echoes that he would persist. It was also an indirect means of punishment and oppression. Unfortunately, Meng Kai, who clearly had a huge advantage in military strength and status, still failed.

The General's Mansion also cut off one of the most important stable rear and source of transportation; at this time, someone became panicked and nervous, wanting to make up for the relationship and responsibility that was separated, and in front of the Huang King proposed to divide the troops into Lingdong by means of Jiangxi and going to "remedy the trouble" in Lingdong.

But it was delayed for a long time due to too many internal differences and disputes. Then, as a right-wing soldier was sent to attack Fuzhou, but said that the epidemic broke out in the local area and refused to leave, the general's mansion basically cut off this idea and idea of ​​weakening his own control in disguise.

So Cui Miao thought that it was not easy or even a long time to repay Meng Kai's grudges that were expelled from Guangzhou when he was defeated. However, as a surrender, especially the surrender who was valued and relied on by the "Huang Wang", he certainly would not do the unsocuous act of "everyone is drunk and I am awake alone".

In fact, when he was greedy for life and fear of death and became a thief as a court guard, he had no way out or hope for him; perhaps others could be invited and tolerated for the time being, but he, a traitor, could not, and only had a miserable death.

Therefore, he could only secretly despise and dislike these vulgar leaders, but he also tried his best to meet and meet his preferences, so as to gain more power and trust in this thief group that was about to leverage the world's general trend;

In this way, there may be one day in the future that he can re-list in the genealogy as a great hero who was able to preserve the Cui family in Qinghe; or that there is enough power in a certain channel, and facts like those Heshuofang Town are separated from the authority of the court.

Therefore, Meng Cai, the former left army envoy who was still highly valued by Huang Chao after returning from his loss of power, was a good partner to take advantage of the situation and be able to get a good partner.

So he also half-true and half-falsely followed the topic of this conversation and gave Meng Qi a few words, and gave the other party some suggestions and strategies that seemed feasible; as a means to avenge the other party and counter the Lingwai. Finally, Meng Qi, who was drunk with a red face, cheered up a little without showing any expression.

"Report..."

At this time, an urgent news came from outside, interrupting Cui Miao's painstaking efforts.

"The Huainan Army has crossed the river..."

In an instant, various cups and wine vessels sounded in the hall, and the noise of falling or knocking them down was heard.

Someone was muttering drunk:

"Huai...Huai, what's the matter..."
Chapter completed!