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Flags Entering Yanyun Chapter 88 Contradiction

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    Chen Antian nodded, closed his eyes and took a deep breath. When the severe pain subsided, he whispered: "When I led the army to Xiuzhou, the army set up camp outside the south gate. I was preparing to set up camp first.  Then pull out the official camp. Suddenly a horse from the official army came out to challenge us! "What's next?" Demon King Zheng and Fang Qifei looked at each other and asked.  "I saw that the knight was skilled in riding and martial arts, so I chose someone to fight with him, and secretly ambush a crossbowman -" Chen Antian recounted the failure in detail.  Everyone in the room couldn't help but look at each other. After a while, Demon King Zheng whispered: "It shouldn't be that Wang Ziwu. It seems that reinforcements have arrived!" "Yes, but it should only be the forwards, otherwise there wouldn't be only such a few people!" Fang Qifei nodded.  He said, he looked at Demon King Zheng: "The situation is very clear now. The imperial army has arrived. If we let it cross the river, we will all die without a burial place!" "Okay!" Demon King Zheng nodded helplessly:  "I'm going to ask the sons to leave all their belongings and prepare to go to Xiuzhou!" "That's good!" Fang Qifei turned to the remaining people and asked, "What about you?" "I'm willing to listen to the chief manager's orders!  "Seeing that Demon King Zheng had also softened, everyone had no choice but to nod in agreement.  "Okay, let's get ready and send troops to Xiuzhou tomorrow morning!" Fang Qifei said loudly. When everyone left, he turned to Chen Antian and said: "Chen Antian, according to military law, you are destined to die.  But this time, you are the only one who knows the situation of the army best. I will spare your life first. If it fails, I will not kill you. Do you understand?" "I understand!" Chen Antian lowered his head: "I will fight to the death this time.  . He will never die from the Chief Steward's sword!" "That's good! Go down and get ready!" "Xiuzhou City.  There was thunderous snoring in the guest room, and the flames in the two braziers in the corners had been extinguished, revealing the white-burning charcoal. Although it was still winter outside, it was as warm as spring inside.  Zhou Ping was lying on the couch, and the brocade quilt was moved away, revealing the moon-white middle coat underneath.  After defeating the vanguard of Fang La's army, he directed the repair of the city defenses, visited the injured soldiers, and was busy.  When I got back to my place, I fell asleep like a dead pig as soon as my head hit the pillow.  "Bang bang!" Suddenly there was a rapid knock on the door.  Zhou Ping woke up from his sleep. He opened his eyes with difficulty and asked impatiently: "Who is it?" "It's me, the prisoner. Someone from the commander-in-chief is here. There's something urgent. Call me!" came from outside.  It¡¯s Li Bao.  His current position is that of the governor of the tent, which is simply the captain of the personal soldiers and personal bodyguard.  "Damn it!" Zhou Ping complained in a low voice and sat up from the couch.  He shouted: "I'll be out right away!" A moment later, Zhou Ping walked out of the house neatly dressed. The cold and humid air unique to the southern winter outside the house immediately made him shiver. Li Bao handed over his cloak and whispered.  Said: "The envoy of the unified army has returned. The successors of the Mani thieves have arrived. The general at the head is Fang Qifei. I heard there are tens of thousands of people!" If Zhou Ping was still a little sleepy just now, this  The shocking news immediately made him completely awake. He shook his head, took the riding whip handed over by Li Bao, and asked, "How many days has it been since we arrived in Xiuzhou?" "Thirteen days!"  "Yeah!" Zhou Ping nodded, recalling in his mind what the commander of the capital Wang Zhen said before setting off: "Guarding Xiuzhou for fifteen days will be considered your great achievement!" Thinking of this, Zhou Ping whispered in his mouth: "Presumably now the king  The general's army should also be on its way to Xiuzhou!" Zhizhou Yamen.  The atmosphere in the hall was heavy. The relaxed atmosphere after the defeat of 10,000 Fang La troops not long ago was gone. Whether it was Wang Ziwu, the commander-in-chief of Xiuzhou, who was the highest military and political officer, or Zhang, who was responsible for the specific command of the original Song army in Xiuzhou.  In custody, his face looked like he was trying to be calm but couldn't.  On the other hand, the expressions of the several guest army officers who had just fought with Fang La's forwards were much more relaxed. Xue Liangyu and the other young ones looked a little eager to try.  "Prisoner Zhou has arrived!" Following the announcement from outside, everyone in the hall except Wang Ziwu himself stood up. The difference was that the generals of the guest army stood much more neatly, while the local Xiuzhou soldiers stood up.  The generals are much more chaotic.  "The end will be too late, please punish the crime by the commander-in-chief!" Zhou Ping bowed to Prince Wu among them and said.  "I have worked hard these days in custody. What's the crime?" Wang Ziwu smiled and pointed to the empty chair on his right hand side: "Sit down quickly!" "I have overstepped my bounds!" Zhou Ping said to the prince  Wu Xia saluted and bowed to everyone before sitting down on Wang Ziwu's right hand side.  Wang Ziwu saw that everyone had arrived: "Everyone, the spies have just received news that Fang Qifei, the general of the rebel Fang La, has commanded an army of 50,000 people."?I came from Xiuzhou, the situation is urgent.  "Having said this, he turned slightly sideways and asked Zhou Ping: "Zhou Zhou, how do you think we should deal with it?  "Although Wang Ziwu had withdrawn the talisman letter at this time and took matters into his own hands, with the prestige he had accumulated not long ago when he defeated the Mani thieves, Zhou Ping was already the leader of the warriors in Xiuzhou City. Even Wang Ziwu himself had to first report to Xiuzhou City.  He consulted: "From what the general has seen, we should defend the city. There is sufficient food and equipment in the city, there is a camp wall to rely on, and the outside of the city has been fortified and cleared.  Although the Mani thieves were large in number, they lacked soldiers and armor, let alone siege equipment.  Although we are not strong enough to defeat the enemy, we are more than capable of protecting ourselves.  It seems that Wang Dutong's army will arrive in the next few days. By then, they will be attacked from both inside and outside, and they will definitely win!  " "What Zhou Yao said is true!  " "The last general also agrees with what Zhou Jianzhao said!  " As soon as Zhou Ping said these words, all the generals in the hall nodded. Zhou Pingcai's suggestion indeed represents the mentality of most of them. Since the Mani rebels started their uprising, they have been invincible and invincible. They have overturned many states and counties. Xiu  The state used thousands of weak soldiers to defeat the enemy, and beheaded thousands. It can be said that everyone here has a share, and can be promoted to a high position, but no matter whether they are noble or wealthy, they have to die.  Enjoyment, on the battlefield, is different from that on the court. If you lose in the court, you will at most lose your writing, lose your family fortune, and be exiled to a distant military state. As long as you can save your life, you may not have a chance to rise again. On the battlefield, arrows  Swords and guns don¡¯t have eyes, and if you lose your life, you will never get it back. Now that you have the credit, why go out to fight those Mani thieves?  "Wang Ziwu said with a smile. In his eyes, Zhou Ping is really indescribably cute. He can fight, and he can also be considerate of his superiors at critical moments. No wonder he was able to climb from a land guest to a state soldier in just over two years.  At the position where the horses were being held, Han Xiaozhou had a good eye for people. At this time, a general asked: "Commander, there are more than a thousand captured Mani thieves in this city. How should we deal with them?"  " "The more than a thousand prisoners?  Wang Ziwu frowned and pondered. It turned out that that day Zhou Ping used Ji Ji's bluff and Chen Antian was defeated.  He took down his weapons and knelt down to beg for surrender. There were approximately more than 1,300 prisoners alive. Zhou Ping took them into custody in an open space in the west of the city, preparing to wait for the army to arrive to deal with them. Unexpectedly, Fang La's successor arrived faster than Wang Zhen.  "What do you think Juncheng should do?  "Wang Ziwu asked. "The enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered. It is not appropriate for these people to stay in the city. It is better to drive them all out of the city later!  "Zhou Ping replied without thinking. "No!  Supervisor Zhang shook his head and said: "These Mani thieves have been in the city for several days. They know the truth and falsehoods in our city. If they are released, wouldn't they be leaked to Fang Qifei?"  Absolutely not!  " An unknown feeling flashed through Zhou Ping's heart, and he asked: "Then what do you think we should do?  " "Of course we have to deal with them all to avoid future troubles!  "Supervisor Zhang stretched out his right palm and made a slashing gesture. "No!  Zhou Ping said angrily: "Not to mention that killing prisoners is unlucky, these people are almost all ordinary people, and they were picked up by the Fang La thieves. How could they be killed like this?"  Absolutely not!  " Supervisor Zhang looked slightly angry, but Zhou Ping's elite soldiers had shown strong combat effectiveness in the recent battle. He didn't want to offend the other party, so he had to try his best to answer in a calm tone: " Supervisor Zhou!  You are a foreigner. I don¡¯t know that Manichaeism spreads widely in Zhejiang and Zhejiang. I am afraid that there are Fang La¡¯s internal agents in this city. Killing these people is just to show them some color. If you release them from the city, I am afraid that they will turn around.  He is about to come and beat us. How will you deal with it then?  " "The city of Xiuzhou is strong, the Mani thieves have no siege equipment, and reinforcements will arrive just around the corner.  Although the enemy troops are numerous, they are determined not to capture the city.  Zhou Ping knew that the key to this matter lay with Wang Ziwu, the commander of the army, and persuaded him: "Killing prisoners will inevitably lead to evil retribution. Why should the commander of the army do such a thing and leave a story to future generations?"  " When Supervisor Zhang heard this, he felt impatient and sneered: "What Superintendent Zhou said does not sound like a warrior with a bow and arrow, holding a spear, but more like a great monk who chants sutras and eats fast.  Wherever the Mani thieves go, the killings are very heavy. The officials will cut off the limbs, explore the lungs and intestines, or boil them with ointment and shoot them randomly with a gun to prepare for the poison.  How can we treat such heartless villains without killing them?  " Hearing this, Wang Ziwu had already made a decision. He said solemnly to Zhou Ping: "Zhou is in prison and does not use thunderous methods. It shows no Bodhisattva's heart!  Don't worry, this killing of prisoners has nothing to do with you.  " At this point, he didn't wait for Zhou Ping to answer, and said to Zhang Dujian: "Zhang Dujian, I will leave this matter to you, handle it cleanly!  " "The official knows!"  "Zhang Dujian stood up to accept the order, and his face couldn't help but show joy. After the military meeting, everyone got up and left. Wang Ziwu made a gesture.After leaving the gesture behind, he waited until there were only two people left, and said with a smile: "Juncheng, don't take today's matter seriously, Zhang Dujian is no more than a middle-aged man, I still rely on you to defend the city!"  "(To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!
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