"These mobs are really lawless.$().(w)(x).()"

"That's right, what's wrong with General Zuo? He is so brave and good at fighting, will he be defeated by these mobs?"

"There won't be a traitor. How can these mud feet defeat well-equipped officers and soldiers?"

"Aren't the soldiers under General Zuo known as tigers and wolves? This is not a mistake, right?"

Everyone knew that Zuo Liangyu was defeated by the rebels. They first got uproar, and then repeatedly confirmed it, for fear that they would hear it wrong. They were all surprised. After all, Zuo Liangyu had his current status and worked hard. He also led his troops to fight fiercely with the Later Jin Dynasty and made great achievements. Now he was defeated by the mob. It sounds a bit like killing an old boxer by random punches.

Only Lu Haoshan was not surprised. As a later generation, Lu Haoshan knew that these "mud feet" not only had the ability to disrupt the situation, but also had the power to overthrow the corrupt and degenerate Ming Dynasty. Now Li Zicheng, who is still known as the general of the rebellion, forced the high Chongzhen to death in Coal Mountain and sat on the throne of the emperor. A mere Zuo Liangyu really couldn't arouse Lu Haoshan's surprise.

"Okay," Lu Haoshan interrupted everyone and said, "Tiger also dozed off. The gains and losses on the battlefield are nothing. Our Sichuan soldiers are not weak, right? Isn't it that a person who is not stuck in mud will be disturbed? Why? I heard that General Zuo was defeated, are you still afraid?"

After saying that, Lu Haoshan looked around his subordinates and said loudly: "Are you scared?"

"Not afraid!" the subordinates said in unison.

Lu Haoshan nodded and said, "If you are afraid of death, don't be a soldier. Commander Dong was surrounded in front of him, and now General Zuo's defeat is also the same as warning us not to let go. On the battlefield, in addition to the quality of equipment, personnel quality, and tactics, it also depends on the right time, place, and people. The key is to use your brain."

While talking, Lu Haoshan pointed his head with his finger.

"War, you have to use your brain when fighting." While Lu Haoshan was saying this, on Baima Mountain east of Taiyuan Prefecture, Shanxi, Lao Huihui knocked his pipe while speaking earnestly to his confidant subordinates.

Lao Huihui's original name was Ma Shouying. He was from Suide, Shaanxi. He was a Hui ethnic group. He valued loyalty and had strategy. Everyone affectionately called him "Lao Huihui". Some people said he was a military household, and some people said he was too poor to eat and got into the border soldiers. But these are not important. Heroes do not care about their origins. People prefer to judge heroes by success or failure. Lao Huihui, who is brave in fighting and good at using his brain, can stand out quickly.

As the leader, the old Huihui occupied a very important position in the rebel army.

Unlike other leaders of the uprising, the other leaders recruited most of the people who were too poor to survive in the early stage of the uprising, and the quality of the personnel was low. Many of the subordinates of Lao Huihui were border soldiers, and border soldiers were also called Zhenjian. Their uprising was mainly caused by financial difficulties in the Ming Dynasty and the long-term deduction of military pay by officers. From the end of the Tianqi period to the second year of Chongzhen, the military pay of Yansui, Ningxia and Guyuan was owed 36 months. The soldiers had no food and clothing. They could not bear it anymore, and fled one after another and joined forces with the hungry people to revolt. Lao Huihui had many well-trained border soldiers. Therefore, he was very strong and had a very strong position among the rebel army.

"Yes, yes. Brother, you're right." The team's Huoyazi nodded repeatedly, nodding while saying to the people around him: "Have you heard that, Brother has been scolding me, you have to use your brain to fight."

Huoyazi's original name is Ma Da, and he is the absolute confidant of Lao Huihui. The two of them joined the army and rebelled together. They had a life-long friendship. They were called "Lang Zhang Fei" on the battlefield. They fought for battles and would never take a step back without orders. They admired the most in their daily lives. They called him the resourceful Lao Huihui, who was called his elder brother and liked to echo him the most in their daily lives.

Lao Huihui knocked the head of the shogunya with a cigarette puff and said angrily: "You guy, you can use your brain?"

"Yes," Huoyazi said seriously.

"Oh, is that?" Lao Hui was happy and asked, "Then tell me, why didn't we go to Shunde with Zijinliang, Chuangwang and others this time? What about Zhending?

Huoyazi was stunned for a moment and quickly said carelessly: "I don't know. You can just know this kind of thing, brother, I'll listen to you anyway."

Everyone laughed loudly when they heard this. After laughing, a confidant named Hua Fu said with curiosity: "Brother, everyone else is running forward, why do we retreat instead? Isn't it better to run in front and eat meat?"

"Eat meat?" Lao Huihui shook his head and said, "If you run, let alone meat, it would be good to save your life."

"No, brother, aren't those officers and soldiers now beaten by us so hard that they can't find the North? That arrogant Zuo Liangyu was defeated by us, and she was afraid that they would do what they did." Kuoyazi licked his lips and said with some envy: "I heard that the closer we are to the capital, the more wealthy there are. There are so many gold, silver and jewelry that are so tender that they can pinch water out with just one pinch. It's so happy to think about it."

When it comes to women, many people present showed a look of yearning. Nowadays, who would rebel with the sin of beheading? If you don’t know what will happen tomorrow, you will naturally enjoy it in time if you have the opportunity. In such an environment, under such pressure, even the kindest people will become greedy and cruel.

"Yes, leader, why do you say your life is not guaranteed?"

"The court is fighting with the Later Jin Dynasty, we are just taking advantage of the situation."

"That's right, let's talk about it, we're not afraid of them."

"Chief, just talk."

Everyone said and said something, and then watched their leader Lao Huihui return together, waiting for him to answer.

Lao Hui sighed and began to say in a deep voice: "The progress has been going well recently, and everyone is a little lost. The surface is very smooth, but in fact we have been forced to the edge of the cliff and will be smashed to pieces at any time."

Huoyazi said disapprovingly: "Brother, what are you afraid of? That's why the officers and soldiers are powerful. Our equipment is worse than them, but we can run away. If you have any problems, you will go into the old forest. It's hard for those officers and soldiers to chase us."

"If you can't beat it, run away. If you can run, it's good. But if you want to run, there is no place to run. What else can you do?" Lao Huihui said with a serious look on his face.

"This, this, brother, the world is so big, don't you let us run away?" Seeing Lao Huihui's serious look, she felt a little scared even if she was shivering.

Lao Huihui motioned the guards beside him to take out a map, spread it on a stone, pointing to the map and said, "Look, this is where we are now. To the west is Shaanxi, our hometown, Hong Chengchou is still guarding, and the brothers in Shaanxi all let him kill him. First, they have strict precautions, and second, there is nothing to rob, so it doesn't work west; to the east, that is the direction of the capital, the Beijing camp soldiers are not those guards, soldiers.

We have a lot of fine grain and elite equipment. Now we go to deliver vegetables to people, so it doesn’t work to the east. Going north is Datong, there are heavy troops stationed, and going north is to give them promotion and wealth. Those soldiers stationed not easily leave their camps, and they are lucky, and rushed out, and then they go to Tatars, which is someone else’s territory, and the ghost place is flat, and the cavalry world. We can’t play with them at all, so it’s a dead end to the north."

After pausing, Lao Huihui continued, "East, West, and North, there is only going south. Going south is Huguang area, the center of the Ming Dynasty, with many people, grain, and large households, and the imperial court's troops are not many. The problem is that there is a Yellow River in the middle. The imperial court has been deploying defenses on the Yellow River to strictly prevent us from moving south. I heard that all the fishing boats have been collected, and we can't get through at all. The worst thing is that the battle between the Ming Dynasty and the Later Jin Dynasty has been through, and they must rest for a while, so that the dog emperor Chongzhen can free up his hands to deal with us. Now the elite soldiers in Datong and Baoding have also raised high-profile troops. In addition to the forces of Shaanxi, Sichuan and other troops, when we were still happy, the imperial court had already weaved a big net for us, ready to catch us all."

"The intention is very clear, but many brothers have not seen it yet." Lao Huihui said seriously: "Now we retreat is to disrupt the deployment of the court. We hope to tear a hole, leave a way out for our brothers, and leave a way out for ourselves. Of course, the officers and soldiers would not expect that we would sneak back and attack them without any precautions, and maybe the effect would be better."

Most of his subordinates were people who washed their feet and went to the fields, and those soldiers who surrendered only had food, drink and fun. Today, there were wine and drunkenness. Lao Huihui, a soldier, had long felt the actions of the court. Knowing that this time the big thing was, the court had made up its mind to deal with the mob in their eyes. When everyone rushed to Shunde, Zhending and other places to grab the "first taste of the soup", Lao Huihui was already finding a way out for himself.

If a person has no long-term plans, he will have immediate worries. Be careful and enterprising. This is the way to survive for Lao Huihui.

"Chief, where are we going now?" a subordinate asked in a low voice.

Lao Huihui narrowed his eyes and said, "Let's go west, now we can only walk there."

"No matter where you go, I will follow you wherever my brother goes." Huoyazi said without hesitation, slapping his chest.

Lao Hui stood up, inserted the copper pipe tobacco into his belt, and said loudly: "Okay, tell your brothers not to make open fire, eat some dry food, and then take two incense sticks before setting off."

He said he was walking around, but as the leader, Lao Huihui dared not to calculate it. However, the court's methods were very powerful and he always put his eyeliner in without realizing it. It was always hard to guard against. Lao Huihui never held his plans with his subordinates, and sometimes he deliberately changed his routes in the middle, which was just this caution, so he never suffered any major blows.

"Yes, big brother"

"Yes, leader" and his subordinates responded quickly.
Chapter completed!