Chapter 143 The Situation Changes

He Lingchuan interrupted him before he finished speaking: "The war in the north is urgent, and it is the time to use people! Wang Ting is now in a state of panic. They are eager for every extra force that can go to the battlefield. Why would they cut off their own arms at this time? After the war, you have military merits and guard Xiazhou. If Wang Ting wants to control you, you must first pass the general manager!"

The general manager of a state is a local official who is in charge of both the economy and people's livelihood and the top military and political leader. Wang Ting also respects him very much.

In all dynasties, it is not uncommon to recruit people for amnesty. Some of the rebels who were recruited for amnesty had a good end, while others did not. There is really no unified rule. Wu Shaoyi said to He Lingchuan: "This matter is serious. I have to discuss it with my brothers."

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Zhumapo is ahead, which means that Pei Xinyong's pursuit can come to an end for the time being.

After losing more than 100 of the 700 ambushes set up by Lu Yao at Shaoziyan, he was chased away from Zhumapo.

This place is a natural bridge, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. After chasing here, Pei Xinyong can leave one or two hundred people to guard the bridge, and take the main force back to Xianling Village to join Wu Shaoyi.

But Pei Xinyong is a little hesitant now.

The spies he sent to Xianling Village sent back messages three times. The first time was that Wu Shaoyi successfully raided Xianling Village. Many of Lu Yao's men were killed because they were unable to respond. Lu Yao himself was also chased to the lake and planned to escape by boat.

Pei Xinyong himself did not like Lu Yao. In fact, this kind of ogre was not popular, especially after the death of the Saint Master, all the advantages of Lu Yao turned into disadvantages.

But Pei Xinyong always believed that he had to stick together to avoid being destroyed by the officers and soldiers one by one, so he proposed a three-party meeting to discuss the follow-up.

Unexpectedly, Lu Yao had evil intentions and set them up.

In this case, he helped Wu Shaoyi get rid of this culprit and never leave any trouble.

The second information he received was that the officers and soldiers abandoned Xianling Village and entered Xishan Road.

Pei Xinyong saw these words, his eyes were stern, thinking that the officers and soldiers had seen through his and Wu Shaoyi's plan and were rushing to Shaoziyan to rescue. But the spy wrote immediately afterwards that the officers and soldiers brought more than ten carriages on the road, and there were more than a hundred Xianling villagers with them.

This is not right, how can you bring your family with you when suppressing bandits?

Rather than saying that these officers and soldiers are chasing and killing, it is more appropriate to say that they are retreating. Did they find that they couldn't beat Wu Shaoyi, so they ran away?

Pei Xinyong has not figured out how to deal with this army of officers and soldiers.

In fact, the appearance of this army of officers and soldiers here is also very strange.

However, the third news sent back by the spy was unexpectedly a turn of events.

The Crocodile God sneak attacked Wu Shaoyi, and Lu Yao staged a Jedi counterattack, not only resolving the crisis at hand, but also taking the opportunity to recruit all of Wu Shaoyi's men for his own use!

This is too bad.

Pei Xinyong, a veteran who has seen the wind and waves, didn't think about what to do next for a while.

Just leave?

He was just hesitating when there was a fluttering sound in the sky. Pei Xinyong's personal guard raised his hand and the mechanical bird stood on it.

The personal guard took out the note from the secret compartment and handed it to Pei Xinyong. The latter took it and looked at it, his face changed drastically!

There were only a few words on it, but the fishy smell was strong, and it was obviously written with blood:

"You fell into the divisive plot! Go east to kill the officers and soldiers quickly, and join me. I will forgive you for the past!"

The signature was just one word:

Lu!

Apparently, the spy he placed in Xianling Village was found and killed by Lu Yao, and then this man took the mechanical bird and wrote an ultimatum to Pei Xinyong himself.

Is this a trap?

He hesitated here, and his confidant came over and said, "General, if Lu Yao wants to hunt us down, just chase us. There is no need to write this note."

That's true.

Seeing that he had listened, the confidant said, "If what Lu Yao said is true, if that team of officers and soldiers is not eliminated, the news of the rebel army's southward march will be leaked sooner or later, and there will be endless troubles."

After the defeat at Woling Pass, the scattered rebels were very careful to hide their whereabouts.

Why did these three rebel armies sneak to Xianling Lake to join forces? It was because they wanted to be quiet there and discuss matters properly. If their whereabouts were leaked, and the local authorities repeatedly sent troops to suppress them, it would be a big trouble.

If Lu Yao told the truth, then they could work together to strangle the officers and soldiers;

If Lu Yao wanted to trick him back, the officers and soldiers were only 200 to 300, plus Lu Yao's 400 to 500, which would be 700 to 800 in total. Pei Xinyong himself had more than 1,600 soldiers, and in terms of personnel and quality, there was nothing to be afraid of.

If you can't win, you can still leave. Besides, he remembered the second piece of intelligence he had received earlier, that the officers and soldiers dragged the elderly and children with them when they marched west, which didn't look like fighting at all, but more like running for life!

After thinking about this, he looked up and ordered: "Change direction, let's go back and kill the dog officer!"

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The bandits held a meeting, and He Lingchuan had to avoid them.

He was actually very anxious, not knowing how the officers and soldiers were doing, and whether they had fought with the enemy. But now a very strange scene appeared on the West Mountain Road:

Seven hundred Lu bandits ← Pei Xinyong's army ← officers and soldiers ← Lu Yao's four hundred troops.

There were so many forces on the West Mountain Road, chasing each other. Even if He Lingchuan's horse was fast enough, he could only catch up with Lu Yao's troops at most, and a big battle was inevitable, and he still couldn't contact his father.

What should he do? He finally persuaded Wu Shaoyi and these bandits to use him, and it would be a pity not to pull them to relieve the siege of the officers and soldiers.

Worrying is worrying, and He Lingchuan's stomach began to growl again.

After a night of fierce fighting without water or rice, it was time to replenish his energy. He sneaked into the villagers' houses and searched one by one, and soon found a few large pancakes from someone's kitchen.

The new wheat in the warehouse was enough for the criminals to eat and drink. They forced the village women to cook a lot of food last night, but there was a fresh fish dinner at night, so there were a lot of staple foods left in the kitchen.

Fish tastes fishy when it is cold and is not delicious, but pancakes can be used.

He Lingchuan found a few golden rolls and ate them while walking. The sweetness of the staple food and the fragrance of green onions can soothe the stomach. He is not very picky about food.

He thought of the giant crocodiles again, so he returned to the village and found a pen.

He wanted to catch a few chickens and ducks, but there were only chicken feathers in the pen, and only two chickens were hiding behind the wooden fence and shivering.

It seems that this place has been looted by mountain bandits last night. He was about to go out, but he saw bloodstains on the ground, a few chicken heads thrown on the ground, and a few hollowed-out remains.

He Lingchuan picked it up and took a look. This was not like what humans did. Whether it was mountain bandits or civilians, they would take the chickens to the kitchen for processing after killing them, right?

He shrugged his shoulders and went to another chicken coop. This time he found a few fat chickens, so he caught them and threw them over to the lake.

It was a generous gesture.

These feathered birds were clucking and looked very lively. The crocodile god was too lazy to move, and still half-closed his eyes to bask in the sun, while the other little crocodile monsters chased the chickens and ducks, and soon their mouths were full of feathers.