Xiao had no choice but to order the Beizhen Fushi Office to send another group of spies, but the same time, it still ended in vain. Faced with this situation, Li Xiao was only sitting in Wuchang and anxious, but there was a huge movement on the other side of Xingshan.

On the Thirteen Square of Maolu Mountain in Xingshan County, it is surrounded by mountains and the middle of the mountain. However, the survivors have reclaimed land into a huge village. Various grains are planted next to the village. The authenticity of the village is built with red bricks and green tiles. The ancestral hall is enshrined with statues of Li Zicheng of the Dashun Army and is also a place for the thirty army leaders.

The composition of the 13th Army was very complicated, but the main body was the Zhongzhen Camp of the Dashun Army. At that time, Li Guo and Gao Yigong led the western route from northern Shaanxi to the south to reach a joint anti-Qing agreement with the governor of the Southern Ming Du Yinxi in the Caoping area of ​​Jingzhou. Du Yinxi submitted a letter to Emperor Longwu. In December of the fourth year of Yongli, the main force of the Zhongzhen Camp began to go north from Nanning. The main reason was that there was a gap between them and the former leader of the Dashun Army, Sun Kewang. When Sun Kewang asked the Yongli court to add the title of King of Qin, the generals of the Zhongzhen Camp expressed dissatisfaction. Gao Yigong and Dang Shousu personally came forward to reprimand Sun Kewang's envoy. The generals of the Dashun Army were similar in their status. After the remnants of the Dashun Army united the Ming Dynasty to resist the Qing Dynasty, the generals were the highest and only dukes were granted the title of Duke. Sun Kewang insisted that the court granted him the Yizi King, which was not fair, and even said, "The two soldiers, what we know about each other, are enough to be equivalent.

It is also a threatening language. As for the situation at that time, the remaining troops of the Dashun Army were far less powerful than those of the Dashun Army, and they were not like Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu and others who owned a rear base in Yunnan Province. The actions of Gao Yigong and others were praised by the Yongli court officials who opposed the Qin faction, and to some extent, they became the backing of these people's refusal to enfeoff Qin. However, the former Dashun Army Alliance Ming Dynasty was the general trend after all, and Sun Kewang was

The relationship between the two sides was enough to be a king. During Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong's lifetime, the rift was deepened due to the struggle for Sichuan to fight against Qin. When Sun Kewang sent troops to Guizhou, Sichuan, and the Qing army invaded Guangxi, Gao Yigong and other Zhongzhen camp soldiers could not defeat the Kong Youde troops of the King of Dingnan of the Qing Dynasty, and were unwilling to rely on Sun Kewang. The remaining path was to lead troops north to Kuidong and approach the old troops of the Dashun army such as Liu Tichun, Yuan Zongdi, Hao Yaoqi.

In order to safely escort the soldiers' families and their supplies to Kuidong, Gao Yigong and others had to travel through small roads and marches through the minority settlement area with weak rule in the Ming and Qing dynasties. In the eighth year of Shunzhi, when the Zhongzhen Camp passed through Baojing in western Hunan, it was attacked by the local chieftain Peng Chaozhu who had surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and was poisoned and died of arrows. Under the leadership of Li Laiheng and others, Zhongzhen Camp finally broke through many obstacles and arrived in Kuidong. Its converged with the remaining troops of the Dashun Army in Hubei has since become a huge force, but its geographical location is at its heart, but it has always been in the remote corners of the poor mountains and cannot open up the situation.

In addition to the Zhongzhen Camp, there were also a small number of Ming and Daxi Army's voyages in the 13th Army. Although the components were complicated, the 13th Ping insisted on resisting the Qing Dynasty for so many years, and the barriers were eliminated from each other.

Li Laiheng sat on the top of the plaque of Zhongyi, and the other leaders sat on both sides. When Yang Qilong walked in, some of the leaders on both sides were half closed and indifferent, with hostility on their faces, and were frustrated. No one gave him much good expression to this criminal wanted in the new dynasty.

Li Laiheng laughed dryly and got up to call Yang Qilong: "Brother Yang, please sit down and talk."

Yang Qilong glanced at the attendees with his eyes, knowing that the Thirteen Army's attitude towards him was not uniform, so he deliberately pretended to be fine and found a seat to sit down, and then bowed to Li Laiheng: "General Li, the congregation under him has gathered in Hankou and Hanyang Towns, just waiting for the general to decide."

When he was stationed in Hankou, Yang Qilong secretly ordered the various incense halls to sneak into Hankou and Hanyang towns in Jiangbei, and bribed several Qianzong of the Hankou green camps.

Li Laiheng looked at his leader: "What do you guys think? Let's work with Yang's friend to attack Maolu Mountain and Hanyang towns, echoing the fragrant people of Yang's friend in the city, and taking Hubei in one fell swoop."

Finally a leader stood up on the left: "General. The court confers you as Duke Lin. He has high hopes for you. You don't want to repay you. Why should you take in the imperial prisoners? Brothers follow you wholeheartedly because you are raising the banner of anti-Qing and restoring the Ming Dynasty. Now you have done such a thing. I, Wang Guangxing, will never agree.

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The first was the guard of Xunyang. The Qing army was defeated and retreated to Shizhou Guard. He was taken in by Zhu Rongfan, the prince of the Chu vassal of the Ming Dynasty. He had 20,000 soldiers and horses. Finally, he met with Zhongzhen Camp, the land from the north. He joined the Thirteen Army at Maolu Mountain. He was an important leader of the Thirteen Army. Wang Guangxing's words hit many thoughts of the leaders and could not help but nodded in agreement. Most of these were old generals of the Dashun Army. He was not necessarily devoted to the Ming Dynasty. However, the current situation is the southern Ming and northern Manchu. Under the leadership of the Xinshi Emperor, the Ming Dynasty has regained half of the world. The troops are strong. Although the Ming army is in the Yangtze River,

It was Maolu Mountain that was across the river from them. They would meet in a year or two. But suddenly Yang Qilong appeared. Of course, no one was willing to follow them to work.

"Wang Guangxing. Do you know my identity since you are an old general in the Ming Dynasty?" Yang Qilong sneered: "Yongli is just a branch of King Gui. He was embraced as the emperor in a hurry. How can I count the bloodline of the ancestors on the earth? I am the bloodline of the former emperor in the Chongzhen period. The real prince. Since you are a general in the Ming Dynasty, you should also obey my orders."

Wang Guangxing looked at him coldly: "I only know that there is a new first emperor in the Ming Dynasty. I don't know when the third prince Zhu came out. You said you were the third prince Zhu. What certificates do you have? Even if you really have the bloodline of the Chongzhen Emperor, now you are just a vassal king at most. The new first emperor is the truth. This is the only thing that everyone in the world has fairness. No matter how you argue, it will be useless."

The third prince Zhu's cheeks were flushed, which was what he thought. After all, the third prince Zhu's reputation was very famous, but after all, the guy in Xinshi had long been supported as the emperor. He sneered: "Since that's the case, do you really think that child Yongli would accept you? At that time, the cunning rabbit died and the lackeys were cooked. Are you still thinking of making a good future in the south? To be honest, I came here for your livelihood. Yongli's child is very powerful in the south. Do we still have to live in a corner? There are 100,000 congregations below, General Li and the leaders have 200,000 soldiers. With such a momentum, why not take Hubei, Xingwang Army, fight against the Manchu bandits, and conquer the world of brocade by themselves. Why do we have to live under someone else's roof?"

These words made all the leaders excited. Most of the people here were old generals of the Dashun Army. They opposed the Qing Dynasty for the sake of justice in the world, but the Ming Dynasty did not have much responsibility. The Thirteenth Army had more than 300,000 soldiers and civilians, and almost 200,000 were able to take weapons. If this man named Yang was added to the inner support, it would be natural to conquer Hubei north of the Yangtze River. As long as you have a foundation and drive the troops north, you can go along the Baihe River to Shaanxi. Shaanxi is the hometown of the Dashun Army. With these territories, you don’t have to surrender.

One more important thing is the issue of the Shaanxi Admiral Wang Fuchen. Wang Fuchen was also a general of the Dashun Army in his early years. In his early years, he followed his brother-in-law Liu to join the Dashun Army. He was addicted to gambling and spent a lot of money. Later, he joined the Wang general and changed his surname to Wang. Among some of the leaders here, some of them had dealt with Wang Fuchen. The situation is already very clear. It is only a matter of time before the fall of the Qing Dynasty. It is not impossible to surrender Wang Fuchen. It is easy to take Hubei and Shaanxi. If you continue to fight eastward, you may be able to defeat half of the sky.

"Hmph, sweet words." Wang Guangxing was an old general of Ming, so he was a firm Restoration faction. He stared at Yang Qilong and spitted.

"Okay, Brother Wang and Brother Yang, don't fight." Li Laiheng, who had not spoken, made a final decision: "Since that's the case, why not do this? Brother Wang and his headquarters will continue to sit in Maolu Mountain. I and other brothers will be in Hankou with Brother Yang. The fragrant people in the second town of Hanyang will take down these two cities and make a decision at that time."

Li Laiheng is purely a mixed relationship, but this clique is somewhat good. After being with the brothers in the mountains for so long, they naturally cannot bear to turn against each other. They simply divide their troops and fight out those who are willing to go out. Those who are unwilling to join forces will stay here. It can be regarded as defending the foundation for the 13th Army. Even if the siege is not good, Li Laiheng can still retreat.

Yang Qilong originally had the killing, but when he saw Li Laiheng's final decision, he ignored Wang Guangxing: "Since that's the case, this time he came out of the mountain, he must agree on a charter. General Li is concerned about the secret. Can some brothers who don't leave the mountain avoid it for the time being?"

Li Laiheng looked at the leaders in embarrassment. Yang Qi clearly stated that he did not trust some left-behind leaders, which clearly showed that he wanted people ugly. But now Li Laiheng felt that the cooperation with Yang Qilong was more successful. When he was in a dilemma, Wang Guangxing stood up angrily: "General Li, I respect you as a good man, but this person surnamed Yang would rather have sex with him. Since General Li was not trusting his brothers, he would go out." After saying that, he did not look back and ignored the persuasion of the leader around him and left the ancestral hall.

Immediately afterwards, another leader followed, and many people looked embarrassed. They felt that Yang Qilong was indeed a boastful person and could not believe it, but they held a little hope of returning to their hometown in Hubei and could only sit here.

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Chapter completed!