Shaanxi! Guanzhong!

"Brother Fan! Look at the prosperous Chang'an City, the ancient capital of the Han and Tang Dynasties. Now it has become like this. This military disaster is actually the biggest disaster in the world." Standing on the city tower, Hong Chengchou stroked the city wall with his hand, as if caressing it.

It has a prosperous history thousands of years ago.

The city wall under your feet has witnessed the prosperity and decline of Chang'an City for thousands of years. Thinking about the prosperity of the city under your feet, you can't help but sigh.

"Yes! But from ancient times to the present, this military disaster has never stopped. In the final analysis, it is the nobles and scholar-bureaucrats at the top who block the way to the bottom. Officials protect each other, and they prefer to promote their colleagues, nephews and disciples. Isn't that right in their circle?

The people inside are constantly attacking and rejecting me.

If there weren't too many injustices, I wouldn't have to take refuge with the barbarians and bear the name of a traitor. Alas...! Although I, Fan Wencheng, have now become an official of the Ming Dynasty, I will never be able to get rid of this reputation as a traitor for the rest of my life."

When it comes to fame, Fan Wencheng feels a little lonely.

"That's serious! That's serious! Come on, come on, let's go in and have a drink. It's a warm day but it's also cold. Let's take a few sips of wine to drive away the cold." Hong Chengchou smiled and made an invitation gesture.

Sorrowful for the past and nostalgic for the present, Fan Wencheng felt a little sad.

The food on the table is not very rich, and this is not because Hong Chengchou is a small family. I don’t know what happened in Guanzhong in the past few years. After the drought, there was a military disaster, and before the military disaster was over, there was a plague. First, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and others made a fuss. Then the Tatar soldiers again

Come here, there seems to be no difference between a dead person and a dead chicken in recent years. Most of the dishes are game, especially the two roasted hares, which look like the product of hunting.

The land of Guanzhong, which has inherited thousands of years of Chinese civilization, can now be described as having ten rooms and nine empty spaces.

"When it comes to the reputation of being a traitor, I, Old Hong, also bear it. You may not believe it, but I had a purpose for surrendering back then." Hong Chengchou poured a glass for Fan Wencheng, and gave Fan Wencheng a false response before doing so.

In respect.

"What the hell? You surrender to the Tatars, do you still have a decree?" Fan Wencheng felt that he heard wrongly.

"Of course, otherwise you think that I, Lao Hong, am not a bloody man? At that time, the Tatars united with Zhang Xianzhong, and their troops were quite large. I had no choice. If I held on, I would definitely be killed by the Tatars. Just as I, Lao Hong, were preparing

When he was martyred for his country, he didn't expect that the imperial court suddenly came with a decree.

His Majesty treated me Lao Hong very well. In order to fear that our Western Army would be killed by the Tatars, he did not hesitate to order us to pretend to surrender and return to the Ming Dynasty when we found an opportunity. What a pity! Long Live went to Jiangnan, and was surrounded by Qian Qianyi and other young men.

Now, I, Lao Hong, am mute and cannot tell how hard it is to eat Coptis chinensis!"

Fan Wencheng hurriedly poured a drink for the miserable Hong Chengchou. This was the first time he had heard of this.

"Find the person who originally delivered the order and prove my innocence...!"

"Forget it! It was Wang Tiqian who was the Supervisor of Ceremonies who announced the decree. He had sent people to Jiangnan to find him earlier. But the people who came back said that the prince was eating beans in Xiaolingwei's prison and accidentally ate too much.

It’s so swollen to death. What was passed down at the beginning was an oral order, and there was no witness or material evidence. Do you think I, Lao Hong, was wronged or not?”

"It's hard for me, brother! To be honest, if the Donglin Party hadn't deliberately blocked Fan's promotion path, I wouldn't have gone to serve the Tatars. It was just for the sake of breathing. I used to feel that I was wronged

"Compared with you, my dear brother, I am as good as heaven and earth."

"It's better now and has returned to the imperial court. But look, the imperial army is like this again. We all saw it when the Nanjing Forbidden Army entered Guanzhong. They were strong soldiers and strong horses, and the guys in their hands were

Although it is similar to ours, the training is much better than ours!

When Dorgon saw him, he just ran away. But you see, just a few days after arriving in Xuzhou, he was forced to surrender by the Liao army. The Minister of History of Jinling also surrendered! Zhou Yanru, Zhou Ge Lao, who recruited us to surrender, was dismissed from office again.

Now that the imperial court is headed by Mr. Wen Ge, they have no time to take care of us. But they are really free, what should we do?

Brother Fan, I came to you today just to discuss things with you. There are more than 30,000 people, old and young, in our two families. There must be a way out!" Taking advantage of Fan Wencheng being a little lonely, Hong Chengchou asked him

The reason for today’s treat was revealed.

"Brother Hong, what do you mean...?" Fan Wencheng immediately became alert.

"Now the imperial court is obviously at a disadvantage. The Liao army in the north is assisted by Miao descendants of Emperor Taizu Gao. In terms of blood relationship, it seems to be closer than today's Long Live. Brother, tell me, is it okay for us to join the Liao army now?"

"No!" Fan Wencheng objected flatly.

Hong Chengchou could join the Liao army, but Fan Wencheng could not.

As early as in Liaodong, Fan Wencheng had a bloody feud with the Liao army. Now that the situation is bad, you will surrender if you say surrender? Fan Wencheng knew clearly that one day he was beheaded by a knife on the streets of the capital. To himself.

Among those who spit on corpses, Li Xiao must be among the top.

"Brother Fan! It doesn't have to be like this. This is also for the future of tens of thousands of brothers. Think about it again?" Hong Chengchou spoke very sincerely, staring at Fan Wencheng with two eagle-like eyes without blinking.

"No! Absolutely not!" Fan Wencheng refused without even thinking.

"I didn't expect Brother Fan to be so determined, hey! There is nothing we can do." Hong Chengchou sighed and looked at Fan Wencheng with a very regretful look.

"What do you want?" Fan Wencheng stood up and immediately reached for the revolver on his waist.

"Brother Fan! This is for the sake of tens of thousands of brothers. Guanzhong has been the center of China since ancient times. No emperor will give up on Guanzhong! If the Liao army is like Guanzhong, it will be a matter of time.

The Jiangnan Forbidden Army is no match for the Liao Army because of its strong soldiers and horses. Those of us who have been defeated in a row are no match for the Liao Army. Rather than the Liao Army coming and defecting, it is better to take the initiative to surrender now. It can also be regarded as finding a way for the brothers.

A way out! So...I'm sorry."

The glass in Hong Chengchou's hand fell freely to the ground. The broken wine glass broke into pieces and the wine spilled all over the floor.

As the wine glasses collided with the floor tiles, a group of soldiers with swords and guns in their hands rushed in. The swords and guns in their hands were all pointed at Fan Wencheng!

Fan Wencheng's movements were much faster than theirs, and he drew out his revolver like lightning and pointed it at Hong Chengchou. "If we want to die together, I will have someone to support me when I die. Don't force me!"

"Brother Fan, I just said it. This is for the sake of the future of tens of thousands of brothers. There are Hong soldiers under my command. Naturally, there are also Han army flags under your command! It is not easy for everyone. After fighting for so many years, we all hope

I hope I can live a peaceful life for a few days. Put down the gun!" Hong Chengchou loosened his fist and a few bullets fell on the table.

Watching the bullets dancing on the table, Fan Wencheng was stunned. Looking out of the corner of his eye, his guards were standing like wooden figures, and none of them had drawn their guns. It's over! I've been sold!

This was Fan Wencheng’s first idea!

He pulled the trigger twice in succession, and the sound was the sound of the gun hitting metal. This time, Fan Wencheng's heart felt even colder. Hong Chengchou's skills were really good, and he actually killed himself without anyone noticing.

Fan Wencheng knew that surrender was everyone's wish without even taking action against his own bodyguards.

"Hey...!" Fan Wencheng sighed dejectedly, and the revolver in his hand fell to the ground.

"It's all something you can't do. Sorry! Take it away!" Hong Chengchou gave Fan Wencheng a fist and ordered the soldiers to take Hong Chengchou away.

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Li Xiao never expected that Hong Chengchou actually took the initiative to hand over the surrender. He also stared stupidly at Sun Chuanting coming back from the south so that he could lead Zu Dashou to win Guanzhong.

Now, Hong Chengchou was determined not to cause trouble to Li Xiao. He sent his confidant Zuo Liangyu to the capital with a surrender letter. He expressed his loyalty to His Majesty Emperor Longwu, as long as the emperor did not seek trouble. He was willing to disarm and return to the fields, and from then on farmed at home.

Don't care about worldly affairs.

His attitude is good and his will is firm. No one has anything to say, including the old fox Sun Chengzong.

"It's good to be able to take the initiative to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side. Brother Xiao! Although Lao Hong has made mistakes, it is excusable. Don't slap your face!" Sun Chengzong put down Hong Chengchou's surrender letter and took the initiative to comfort Li

owl.

"It's not that I don't forgive him, but... I always feel weird." In Li Xiao's impression, Hong Chengchou has always been a young boy. Now he suddenly showed great loyalty to the Longwu Dynasty, which made Li Xiao very suspicious.

This loyalty.

"What's so strange about this? It just so happened that Chuanting didn't come back. Let Hong Chengchou take charge of Guanzhong affairs first and kill Li Zicheng first. When Sun Chuanting came back, let them go to Shuzhong and kill Zhang Xianzhong who had escaped. After getting to Longwang, Shu

These are all necessary steps to conquer the world."

The old fox is an old fox, and he came up with a rather cruel trick. That is to let Hong Chengchou beat Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong.

Of these two idiots, one was making trouble in Shaanxi. The other was beaten up by Zu Dashou and went to Sichuan with his head full of baggage. Looking at the world today, many places have been turned into ruins by war. Only the land of Bashu is now considered

It has not been affected by the war. And the people there are relatively wealthy. No matter how you look at it, it is a good place for robbery.

"Then let them kill Li Zicheng first!" Li Zicheng has now become a horse bandit, roaming around his hometown of Mizhi. Occasionally, when he is forced hard, he even runs to Gansu.

However, Gansu was too poor to support Li Zicheng's soldiers and avoid the limelight there. Li Zicheng had to return to Guanzhong. Although life in Guanzhong was difficult now, it was still much better than Gansu.

Asking Hong Chengchou to kill these two famous historical figures, Li Xiao supported it with both hands.

"Now! We are finally united in the north. Recently, many places in Jiangbei have taken the initiative to surrender. If three or two of our cavalry go around, they will bring a surrender letter from the county.

Except for Yangzhou, the only remaining territory of Nanming in Jiangbei is Taizhou. With these two places, we can drink from the Yangtze River." Sun Chengzong looked at the map and was very satisfied. The efficiency of recovering the important towns in the north was amazing.

It has reached the point where the territory is being updated every day.

"Then let Cao Wenzhao's three divisions attack Yangzhou, and be careful. Don't look at these Yangzhou people. They usually talk in Wu Nong's soft words. But if they really work hard, it's enough for us to drink a pot. Tell Cao

Wen Zhao, you must be careful about casualties. And after entering the city, you are not allowed to kill civilians wantonly."

Li Xiao also remembered the story of Shi Ke lawfully defending Yangzhou in history. A few highly inflammatory slogans stimulated the Yangzhou people to defend the city one after another. In the end, the Tatar soldiers had no choice but to bring in cannons and bombarded the city wall.

This can be regarded as breaking the city wall of Yangzhou.

But next came the famous Ten Days in Yangzhou. Without sealing the sword for ten days, it is said that the number of victims reached more than 800,000. Li Xiao did not want his troops to commit such war crimes.

"We are all Han Miao descendants, so we must abide by the minimum military discipline." Sun Chengzong agreed with Li Xiao's opinion.

The order was written down, and Li Xiao and Sun Chengzong each printed it and sent it to the front line. His Majesty the Emperor is still young and needs to make time to study. No matter how tired he is, he must not burden his children.

Therefore, Li Xiao and Sun Chengzong arranged all the imperial edicts at higher levels, and did not even have the leisure to give Zhu Yihai a share. The half-year-old child did not read any memorials, and played in the harem every day. Isn't it good to visit the lake and see the scenery?

When Cao Wenzhao received the imperial edict, the back of his head was filled with joy.

The First Division and the Second Division wandered around the world, accepting surrenders every day. Although the Liao Army did not accept gifts very much now, they still had no problem drinking. After all, everyone wanted to fawn over the two division commanders of the Liao Army who had made great achievements in battle.

"His grandma, it's finally our turn to take the lead. We've made an agreement with the bastards, no matter what your background is. When you get to the battlefield, don't blame me for being rude with the gun in my hand." After the gathering drum, Cao Wenzhao

He patted Shuai An fiercely.

"Promise!" The officers below agreed in unison, especially the few battalion commanders who had just been promoted.

Everyone glanced at Li Hu intentionally or unintentionally, and everyone knew that this was talking about the dudes led by Li Hu! I originally thought that these were dudes, and their infiltration into the army was the greatest disrespect for the lives of soldiers.

But I didn't expect that these dudes would be used during the sneak attack on the outskirts of Xuzhou.

These dudes fought very well, and Li Hu's troops surrounded them and came for reinforcements. With one battalion, they killed two companies of the Nanjing Forbidden Army, plus a platoon.

It was clear that the target was Yangzhou! A group of killers from the Third Division set off immediately, howling "Ouch" and "Ouch". These days in Xuzhou, backpacks are always packed. The first thing they do when they get up in the morning is to pack their backpacks.
Chapter completed!