Zuo Mengeng looked at Huang Shu and his breathing became rapid.

Huang Shu said: "Although He Tengjiao is a civil servant, he is not a loyal person. In the past two years, he has done a lot of things to support the troops and respect themselves! As far as I know, when he first took charge of Hunan, he worked with Fu Shangrui, Yan Qiheng, Zhang Kuang, and Wu Jinxi.

, Zhou Daqi, Chang Yanling and other local officials in Hunan conspired to separate the regime, make alliances, divide the territory, recruit troops privately, and withhold taxes. What they did was like a measure of control!"

It turns out that this He Tengjiao is not a well-behaved governor. He has done a lot of outrageous things these days. The most outrageous among them are Fu Shangrui, who is preparing the road with Pian Yuan, Wu Jinxi who knows Baoqing Prefecture, Zhang Kuang, who knows Changde Prefecture, and Heng Yongbing.

Bei Dao Yan Qiheng, Hunan Chief Envoy Zhou Daqi, Hunan Commander-in-Chief Chang Yanling and other officials swore an alliance and signed a treaty, and then each recruited troops to defend the territory of Hunan.

Now He Tengjiao controls Changsha Prefecture, Fu Shangrui garrisoned Chenzhou, Baojing, Jingzhou, Yongshun and other places around Yuanshui, Yan Qiheng garrisoned Hengzhou, Zhang Kuang controlled Changde, and Zhou Daqi went out to garrison the eastern part of Yueshu Prefecture (beyond Dongting Lake).

East), Wu Jinxi controlled Baoqing Mansion.

Chang Yanling, the nominal commander-in-chief of Hunan, controlled Yongzhou, Chenzhou, Guiyang Prefecture, Linwu County, Lanshan County and Ningwusuo in the south of Hengzhou, which was the territory bordering Hunan and Guangdong.

In addition, Yuezhou, which is adjacent to Jingzhou Prefecture, is controlled by the Zuo Army who fled. The Zuo Army's territory now includes most of Jingzhou and Shizhouwei in Hubei and Yuezhou in Hunan.

In other words, Hunan is now divided into at least eight parties, with He Tengjiao and Zuo Mengeng being the two most powerful parties.

If these two parties can join forces, it will be enough to become a decisive force on the battlefield in Huguang!

Huang Shu went on to say: "Moreover, it has been a long time since Zhu Cixi led his troops to Wuchang. He Tengjiao is in Changsha and he did not go to see him. It is obvious that he has second thoughts!"

Zuo Mengeng shook his head: "He is just loyal to the emperor, but what's the use? Military advisor, how many people have we sent these days to contact Huang Degong, Gao Jie, Shi Kefa, Gao Hongtu and Zuo Maodi in the name of King Chu?"

Did anyone respond?"

Huang Shu smiled and said: "Young General, those people are all dissatisfied with the prince, they just don't want to be the leader."

Zuo Mengeng frowned: "We are the ones who stand out? Is that possible? Don't let the Crown Prince kill you with a shotgun!"

Huang Shu sneered and said: "Of course we can't succeed by raising troops to serve the king, but we can still get He Tengjiao to defect to King Chuang together!"

Zuo Mengeng frowned and asked in a low voice: "Military advisor, do you think King Chuang can defeat the prince?"

Huang Shu said, "Young General, now King Chuang and Zhu Cihong are evenly matched and neither can do anything to the other. And the Young General has an army of 100,000 and is in Jiangling. Once he takes the King of Chu and He Tengjiao hostage and surrenders all the land in Hunan, Zhu Cihong will surrender to the Ming Dynasty."

Even if we can defend Wuchang Mansion, we can only watch as the land of Hunan is owned by the Major General."

Zuo Mengeng remained silent, still hesitating.

Huang Shu knew that his proposal was a bit taken for granted, but the current situation forced him to have no other choice. He gritted his teeth and said: "Major General, you can't get along with He Tengjiao, Huang Degong, Gao Jie, Shi Kefa, Gao Hongtu, Zuo Maodi and the others now.

Compare! The worst they can do is to drink wine to release their military power. There are always rich men from the southeast who can be the general. Once you lose power, you will have to travel thousands of miles!"

Isn't that right! The person who offended Zhu Cixiang was not that serious, but he was just supporting his troops and respecting himself. That's the true nature of a warlord. What's the big deal? Moreover, Zhu Cixiang's control ability was limited when he first arrived in the southeast, and even Southern Zhili could not fully control it. For those who are beyond the reach of the whip,

Zhu Cixi delegated power to his subordinates regarding the territory and let them manage it themselves.

Therefore, although He Tengjiao and the others are warlords, and they may have conflicts with Zhu Cihong, they are not irreconcilable.

But Zuo Menggeng is different! He wants to support the King of Chu as the emperor

Huang Shu went on to say: "The young general must continue to fight, for fear of causing trouble to Xiao Qiang. Is there no one in Jiangling City who wants to exchange the young general's head for a lifetime of wealth?"

"This, this" Zuo Mengeng took a breath, this is the most terrifying thing!

He finally made up his mind and gritted his teeth and said, "It seems like this is the best we can do!"

Huang Shu breathed a sigh of relief. Zhu Cihong couldn't spare Zuo Mengeng, and he couldn't spare Huang Shu either!

Huang Shu hurriedly said to Zuo Mengeng: "Major General, my subordinates will leave for Hanyang immediately. No matter what, I will take the imperial edict from King Chuang for the Major General."

"Okay, then it's time to work!"

Huang Shu added: "Nowadays, the people in Jingzhou City are unpredictable. The young general must not trust others easily, let alone reveal the whereabouts of his subordinates, otherwise a big disaster may happen at any time!"

"Okay," Zuo Mengeng said, "the military advisor will just leave quietly. I will tell the public that I will send the military advisor to Chongqing to contact Ma Shiying and stand in front of the army to enter Sichuan."

Huang Shu's worry was not unreasonable, because at this time, there were also several mountains emerging within the Zuo Family Army.

Zuo Mengeng is of course one of them. The three thousand servants left behind by his father are absolutely loyal to him. Although there are only three thousand people, they are the most capable army in the Zuo Family Army system.

The original commander-in-chief of Chengtian Mansion, Jin Shenghuan, was also a big man. Although he did not have many core servants, he relied on the regiment training he had brought under him when he was garrisoning in Huaiyang.

At that time, he also made a lot of big deals with Li Zicheng, but he made a lot of money, and now he has enough military funds. So Zuo Menggeng also guarded against Jin Shenghuan and did not dare to let his army enter Jiangling City, but sent him away.

Stationed in Yiling.

In addition, Qiu Lei and Zuo Mengmei, father and daughter, are also on the same level. Although Qiu Lei doesn't have many servants, he can't stand his daughter Zuo Mengmei in front of the home of Chu King Zhu Cizhao.

The King of Chu, Zhu Cizhao, was also the "actually enfeoffed" vassal king, and was theoretically the lord of Jingzhou. In fact, although he could not control the entire Jingzhou Prefecture, Jiangling and Gong'an counties were under the control of the Chu Prince's Mansion. With the population,

In the territory, the guards of the Chu Palace were naturally strong. Based on the soldiers and horses Qiu Lei brought to Jingzhou Palace, three guards on the left, middle and right were built. Each guard has a strength of 5,600 people, with sufficient personnel and equipment.

Excellent. The weakness is that the team was established in a short period of time, has insufficient training, and has not fought any tough battles.

In addition to these three big hills, the army left by Zuo Liangyu also includes Li Guoying, Lu Guangzu, Xu Yong, Hao Xiaozhong, Zhang Yong, Ma Jiaolin and several other small hills. Among them, Li Guoying, Lu Guangzu, Xu Yong, and Hao Xiaozhong are four

All the generals were from the Liao Dynasty. They were considered direct descendants of Zuo Liangyu before, and now they are also close to Zuo Mengeng. As for Zhang Yong and Ma Jiaolin, both of them were from Shaanxi, so of course they were close to Jin Shenghuan.

In general, Zuo Mengeng, the major general, still has some advantages in the military group left by Zuo Liangyu, so he is still the leader.

Whether it is Jin Shenghuan, Qiu Lei, or Zuo Mengmei, they all support Zuo Mengeng in face. But under the surface calm, of course, there is an undercurrent that is constantly surging.

Although Huang Shu quietly left Jiangling City under the cover of night, how could he avoid the eyes and ears of the feudal prince's palace and the Jingzhou magistrate's office?

So the day after Huang Shu quietly left Jiangling, a father and daughter began to plot something in the heavily guarded palace hall.

"The spies from Jingzhou Prefecture have also returned. Like the spies from Wangfu Town Fusi, they followed Huang to the outside of Jingmensuo City. Huang first went west, then turned back to the north when he reached the edge of Zhang River, and now he entered

If we enter the territory controlled by rogue bandits, we are afraid that we will betray the young prince! My daughter, what should we do? Although there are more than 16,000 guards in the palace, they have never fought a tough battle after all. If Li Zicheng's people were invited by Huang Shu

, we’re done”

Qiu Lei was talking with a sad face, while Zuo Mengmei was listening without saying a word, his voice was still, and he didn't even move the ornaments on his head. Because Chu King Zhu Cizhao was full of rebellious spirit, Zuo Mengmei's

The situation was very dangerous. Zhu Cixiang obviously couldn't tolerate her and Zhu Cizhao. Zuo Liangyu was originally the couple's backer, but now that the old man died, Major General Zuo Menggeng was a fool, so he knew how to escape, and he was still secretly

Tong Li Zicheng.
Chapter completed!