When leaving Xiangyang Prefecture City, Deng Shiqiu was in a happy mood and killed more than 800 **s. The entire Xiangyang camp quickly stabilized. Sun Mingkai took advantage of the iron heat and divided his brothers into several groups. He went deep into the military camp and told many soldiers that as long as he fought hard to kill the enemy and made military achievements, he would be promoted and rewarded.

During this process, some low-level officers and sergeants who had prestige and sense of justice in the army were quickly promoted, some became generals, some became generals, and some even directly promoted to guerrilla generals. Deng Shiqiu and Sun Mingkai gave them enough trust and specially arranged banquets to drink with them, encouraging them to boldly manage the sergeants.

While stabilizing the many soldiers in the Xiangyang camp, Deng Shiqiu and Sun Mingkai discussed and decided to promote dozens of deputy generals, Qian Zong, and General Manager, among his brothers, so that they could familiarize themselves with the officers and soldiers who had just been promoted, and to manage and train many soldiers together.

Because there were too many things, Deng Shiqiu still delayed a day. By the time he left Xiangyang Camp and went to Wuchang Prefecture, Xiangyang Camp had already begun to show a new and gratifying atmosphere.

Reassuring news came from Jiujiang. Jiangxi General Liu Liangzuo had not agreed to Zuo Liangyu's request for a long time. Zuo Liangyu simply stayed in Jiujiang and tried every means to force Liu Liangzuo to express his opinion. After all, Zuo Liangyu's itinerary was open and he was full of confidence. If he did not get Liu Liangzuo's support, Zuo Liangyu would have no place to save his face.

Deng Shiqiu and Sun Mingkai also knew that Huguang Governor He Tengjiao wrote a letter to Zuo Liangyu, and his words were fierce, which must have angered Zuo Liangyu, and made Zuo Liangyu more eager to join forces with Liu Liangzuo to fight against the court.

So Deng Shiqiu had enough time to plan. After everything was ready and temporarily stabilized the Xiangyang camp, he led his three thousand brothers to Wuchang. This time they would make a fuss at the Wuchang military camp, completely disrupting Zuo Liangyu's many deployments and disrupt Zuo Liangyu's wishful thinking.

When leaving Xiangyang Camp and heading for Wuchang Prefecture, Deng Shiqiu instructed Sun Mingkai to temporarily keep the lives of Zuo Menggeng and the old housekeeper. These two people might be able to force Zuo Liangyu to take the initiative to bow their heads. After all, the emperor still doesn't want to kill Zuo Liangyu. As long as Zuo Liangyu surrenders and obeys the emperor and the court's orders, such a situation will be the greatest shock to the many generals in the south.

There have been many examples before. Gao Jie, the former general of Xuzhou, handed over the army and military power. Now he lives a wealthy family life with the Xing family in Nanjing. Many generals in the south also see this situation.

You cannot be strong blindly doing things, and being gentle is sometimes very important.

Wuchang Prefecture, military camp, central military tent.

Deputy General Ma Shixiu had a very bad expression. Seeing the scout kneeling in front of him, he roared and spoke angrily.

"What's wrong? What's so amazing about that Jiangxi General Liu Liangzuo, who dared to violate the General's request and refused to make a statement. If General General took me to Jiujiang, I would have killed Liu Liangzuo long ago..."

The scout kneeling on the ground naturally would not answer, and Ma Shixiu's anger was not directed at him.

After losing his temper, Ma Shixiu let out a ruthless voice and waved to the scout kneeling on the ground.

"You go, remember, report the situation in Jiujiang every day, and report the situation in Wuchang and Xiangyang to the General. Be sure to tell the General that everything is fine here and reassure the General."

"The newly appointed governor He Tengjiao can't do anything. He does nothing every day in the governor's yamen. He Tengjiao and his subordinate Xu Xiangyong are not worth mentioning. We can handle it completely. If it weren't for the General's repeated instructions, I would have cut off He Tengjiao and Xu Xiangyong long ago. Humph, commanded the Battle of Wuqiao. What's so great? When I arrived in Huguang, I would have listened to us."

"Write a letter to threaten the General, Humph, I think He Tengjiao is the only skill. He is happy with his mouth. When the General comes back, I will see me go to the governor's office, smash his mansion, and tear his mouth apart."

After the scout left, Ma Shixiu looked at the many officers around him.

"You all heard that the General General wants to save face for our life. On weekdays, Jiangxi General General Liu Liangzuo is nothing, with only 30,000 or 50,000 people under his command. The General General leads the army to kill him, and can crush Liu Liangzuo to death. If the Emperor and the court plan to plot against the General General, you will pick up the guys in your hands and fight to the death."

Many officers nodded, and one of them spoke.

"Mr. Deputy General, have you sent someone to Xiangyang Camp to inform General Zuo of the situation here?"

Ma Shixiu snorted and waved her hand.

"No need, the old butler is by General Zuo. We can do everything well, so we don't have to worry. You all firmly remember that the General Zuo's affairs can only be given guidance and concern. Don't speak casually, so as not to bump into General Zuo and make General Zuo's face look bad."

Everyone nodded, and no one continued to speak.

Ma Shixiu waved to everyone and signaled that everyone would scatter.

When everyone dispersed, Ma Shixiu spoke to herself.

"Hmph, I don't know what the Xiangyang camp is like. What did the General General think? Let General Zuo manage the Xiangyang camp. General Zuo has never experienced these things and can't control it at all. If he causes trouble, he will not solve it. Fortunately, the old housekeeper will follow him and will not let General Zuo make trouble..."

"What is the situation in the Wuqiao Battle? When the general comes back, I must ask He Tengjiao in person. I don't believe it. The imperial army can completely wipe out the 20,000 Eight Banners Army. If they can do it, the sows can be climbed onto the tree. Humph, let He Tengjiao admit it personally and tell lies, revealing the old truths of the emperor and the court..."

Ma Shixiu has a very bad temper. Almost everyone in the entire military camp knows that Ma Shixiu is absolutely loyal to Zuo Liangyu, which is well known. Therefore, as long as Zuo Liangyu leaves Wuchang military camp, he will entrust Ma Shixiu to manage the big and small matters of the military camp.

However, this situation seems a bit abnormal for Zuo Menggeng, the old housekeeper and others. Zuo Menggeng is also in his twenties. Although he has not experienced much hardship in the military camp for many years, he knows many things in the military camp. Zuo Liangyu can completely let Zuo Menggen manage all the matters in the military camp when leaving the military camp and let Ma Shixiu assist from the side. This can also establish Zuo Menggeng's prestige, instead of letting Zuo Menggeng bear the reputation of the young master and be secretly looked down upon by many officers and soldiers.

This subtle situation lasted for a while in the military camp until Zuo Liangyu noticed the problem, so Zuo Liangyu made a decisive decision and asked Zuo Menggeng to go to Xiangyang camp, and the old housekeeper also followed him, thus avoiding the direct contact between Zuo Menggeng and Ma Shixiu.

In fact, Zuo Liangyu had no choice but to do this. Zuo Liangyu must know what kind of abilities and abilities his son Zuo Menggen has. He could not hand over his confidant army to Zuo Menggen for management, because Zuo Menggen did not manage well. The reason why Zuo Menggen went to Xiangyang camp was that Zuo Liangyu really wanted to sharpen Zuo Menggen. If he managed the Xiangyang camp well and turned back to manage the Wuchang camp, there would be no problem. If he couldn't manage the Xiangyang camp well, it didn't matter. Anyway, the soldiers in Xiangyang camp would not rebel. At most, they would just yell a few words, and Zuo Liangyu went in person and calmed down.

But in the eyes of many officers and soldiers, Zuo Liangyu's decision was that Ma Shixiu had gained real trust. Zuo Menggeng was sent to Xiangyang Camp because of his lack of ability.

There is still a big difference between the Xiangyang Camp and the Wuchang Military Camp. All the 100,000 officers and soldiers stationed in the Xiangyang Camp escaped from the north and defected to Zuo Liangyu. They were either defeated by the Later Jin Tartars or defeated by Li Zicheng, and could not stay in their original garrison, so they came to join Zuo Liangyu. These officers and soldiers could not be completely loyal to Zuo Liangyu.

There are many rumors in the military camp, which makes Ma Shixiu, who has a hot temper, feel embarrassed. He knows very well that he cannot become the head coach of the army. In the future, Zuo Liangyu will have an accident, and Zuo Menggeng will still be the one who takes over the head coach. Therefore, Ma Shixiu must handle the relationship with Zuo Menggeng well, so that he can gain a foothold in the army in the future.

Ma Shixiu never asked about the matters of Xiangyang Camp. For example, a few days ago, Xiangyang Camp sent documents, and Zuo Menggeng planned to punish several officers and soldiers who went out to plunder the people and killed Liang and take credit. This must have been sent by the old housekeeper. He originally intended to let Zuo Liangyu make a decision after reading it. However, Zuo Liangyu left Wuchang and went to Huangzhou Prefecture and Jiujiang Prefecture. After Ma Shiying saw the documents, he placed them aside without asking about it. Although he thought that Zuo Menggeng made a big deal and failed to grasp the key points, what a big deal was this officer and soldier going out to rob.

After rubbing his forehead hard, Ma Shixiu shook his head helplessly. Such a critical moment is completely different from usual. The general should have come back soon. If there is any emergency, Ma Shixiu will not be able to deal with it.

Ma Shixiu walked outside the Central Army tent. There should be nothing to do today, so he can go and rest.

The sound of rapid footsteps sounded outside the Central Army tent, Ma Shixiu's face changed slightly, and she coughed heavily.

The camp messenger came in.

"Report to the Deputy General, someone has come from Xiangyang Camp, saying that he wants to meet the Deputy General and have an important military report."

Ma Shixiu was stunned for a moment. The general was not in the military camp. Zuo Menggeng and the old housekeeper knew that what the Xiangyang camp sent personnel to do at this time, they still had to find themselves.

After thinking for a moment, Ma Shixiu waved to the camp messenger.

"I understand, let them come to the Central Army tent..."
Chapter completed!