Guo Zhiyuan shook his head firmly and said, "I originally wanted to stick to waiting for assistance, but now the court can no longer send reinforcements. It will be inappropriate to stick to waiting for assistance. Once the news of our recovery of Zhangpu County is spread, the rebels will definitely counterattack and will be more passive at that time. It is better to take advantage of the news that the main force of the rebels has not yet known about the news that Zhangpu County was recaptured by us. I pretended to be Zhao Bingcheng's messenger to send a letter to Zhao Bingjian and took the opportunity to investigate the reality of the main force of the rebels. The risk should not be great..."

Although Huang Yingju admired Guo Zhiyuan's wit and courage, he still felt that Guo Zhiyuan's move was too risky and shook his head and advised: "Mr. Guo, what Zhang Guard said just now was just a hearsay. The officials never believed that the court would sit idly by and watch the rebels rage. It would be better for us to take the initiative to contact the court and report the news of the revenge of Zhangpu County to the governor. Please send troops to help us defend the city. Why should we take the risk personally?..."

Guo Zhiyuan knew that traditional civil servants like Huang Yingju always had fantasies about the court. If they didn't encounter walls in person, they would not recognize the reality. They were too lazy to argue with him. He smiled and said, "Guo only happened to the meeting. Master Huang is the chief official here. Master Huang can try to report the situation here to the governor. See if the governor can send reinforcements. It is naturally best if the governor can send reinforcements. If we cannot send reinforcements, we cannot sit still and wait for death. Guo went to inquire about the rebels in advance and did not conflict with Master Huang asking for help from the governor..."

Huang Yingju was a little speechless. Seeing that Huang Yingju could not persuade Guo Zhiyuan, Zhang Cheng hurriedly said, "If you want to investigate the rebels' virtual and real people, why should you take risks yourself?..."

Guo Zhiyuan knew that Zhang Cheng was really concerned about his safety, so he patted his shoulder and said, "Zhang Cheng, this matter is very important. I can only feel at ease if I go to investigate the reality of the rebels personally. By the way, you must not let Wan'er know about this matter, otherwise she would definitely clamor to go with her. This trip is adaptable to adapting to the situation. There are too many people and it is easy to cause bad things, so I am not even ready to take Fa Zheng..."

Seeing that Guo Zhiyuan had made up his mind and knew that he could not dissuade him, Zhang Cheng had to grit his teeth and said, "Since that's the case, please take the villain with you, so you can take care of it on the way..."

Guo Zhiyuan did not refuse anymore. In order to be alert and have rich experience in the world, Zhang Cheng nodded and said, "You go and invite Zhao Bingcheng to write a letter to Zhao Bingjian, and say that everything is in good condition in Zhangpu County, so that your brother will not be missed, and ask Zhao Bingcheng for a token of this, so that our identity will not be exposed..."

Guo Zhiyuan did not imprison Zhao Bingcheng in the county jail like other rebel leaders, but still allowed him to live in the room in the backyard of the county jail. Even the women he had looked for were kept for him. It can be said that Zhao Bingcheng's life was basically not much different from before, so he cooperated with Guo Zhiyuan's request and readily wrote a letter to Zhao Bingjian, and gave him a jade pendant to Guo Zhiyuan as a token of his token.

The Shuizhai Mountain, also known as Jiuxianding, is located in Dongshan County, Zhangzhou, Fujian. This Shuizhai Mountain faces the sea and the land. The terrain is dangerous. There are huge rocks on the mountain and beautiful scenery. During the Jingtai period of the Ming Dynasty, in order to defend against the Japanese pirates, the imperial court set up Tongshan Shuizhai in Jiuxian Mountain. After several generations of operation, the Shuizhai Mountain has become a military important place on the coast of Fujian. The famous anti-Japanese general Qi Jiguang led his army into Fujian twice to station here. This shows that the important military strategic role of the Shuizhai Mountain is now occupied by the main force of the rebels!

This is the first time Guo Zhiyuan has been to the Shuizhai Mountain. When he saw it on the spot, he was secretly shocked. He has to say that the rebels chose this place as the base camp and had a very strategic vision. The Shuizhai Mountain is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Advance and retreat freely. You can attack the inland. You can retreat from the Shuizhai Mountain. From this, it can be seen that the rebels are not all Zhao Bingcheng who is greedy for life and death, and there are still capable people. This makes Guo Zhiyuan more and more worried. The main force of the rebels will have a geographical advantage when occupying the Shuizhai Mountain. It will be even more difficult for him to destroy them!

As soon as they arrived near the Shuizhai Mountain, Guo Zhiyuan and Zhang Cheng were discovered by rebel scouts. Fortunately, Guo Zhiyuan and others held the token of Zhao Bingcheng, and the rebel scouts did not make things difficult for them. They also arranged for people to take Guo Zhiyuan and the others to see Zhao Bingjian. They went up the mountain. Guo Zhiyuan took the opportunity to secretly observe the rebels' defense arrangements, but the more they observed, the more they were more shocked. There was no road to the Shuizhai Mountain, and only a bluestone road leading to the top of the mountain. If they attacked the mountain head-on, they would not be able to take any force without several times, and there would be heavy casualties.

The rebel guards took Guo Zhiyuan to Enbo Temple on the top of the mountain, which was also occupied by the rebels and became the temporary command center of the rebels. Because Guo Zhiyuan and others were Zhao Bingcheng's messengers, the rebel guards regarded them as their own people and did not have any suspicion. They told them that Marshal Zhao (Zhao Bingjian launched a rebellion under the name of restoring the Song Dynasty, so he named himself Marshal Zhao) were discussing important matters and asked them to wait outside the hall.

At this time, four people were sitting in the hall. These four were the four leaders of the rebels. The one sitting at the top was a middle-aged man with long beards. He was quite elegant, but he was wearing a general armor from the Song Dynasty. This person was Zhao Bingjian!

Under Zhao Bingjian's head was a Japanese man. He looked vicious, especially his eyes, with a flickering fierce light, which made people shudder. This man was named Taro Tanaka. He had been entrenched on the coast of Fujian for a long time. He had a group of Japanese pirates with high martial arts skills, which made the Fujian navy very troubled. Unexpectedly, he also participated in Zhao Bingjian's rebellion this time.

A middle-aged man wearing a Ming Dynasty uniform sat opposite Zhao Bingjian. This man was named Liu Ruosi. He was originally a general in the Fujian Navy. However, he was rich and secretly colluded with Japanese pirates such as Taro Tanaka to engage in smuggling activities. Zhao Bingjian caught the handle and threatened him to launch a rebellion together. Liu Ruosi was not a loyal and patriotic person. He was moved by Zhao Bingjian and became the backbone of this rebellion. It was his idea to occupy the water village mountains as the base camp.

Sitting at the bottom was a man with a beard, named Zhang Tianbao. He was a famous giant bandit in Fujian. He was wanted by the government and fled to Zhangzhou. Thousands of bandits gathered to harm the country. This time, when Zhao Bingjian launched a rebellion, he felt that he had an opportunity to take advantage of it, so he joined in.

These four people are the most powerful among the rebels, so they naturally became the four leaders of the rebels. On the surface, they were headed by Zhao Bingjian, but they had their own thoughts and had their own plans. They had their own success before, and they all robbed their own forces and developed their own forces. They were all at peace. However, this time the attack on Zhangzhou City was frustrated, and the conflict between them was exposed! They all had their own opinions on the rebels' next development plan and started to argue...
Chapter completed!