In a clearing in the woods, the commander of the Nian Army, Ren Zhu, didn't know whether he should be happy or sad. Two days ago, in the battle against Sengrinchen, this fierce Nian Army general had focused on the left flank of the Mongolian Eight Banners. With two charges, he had defeated the enemy in the front. He then led his troops to flank Sengrinchen's retreat, and made the greatest contribution to the destruction of the Mongolian Eight Banners. However, the Xiang Army had defeated the Nian Army's infantry, causing the Nian Army's main camp to fall, and the Nian Army had to retreat south.
After this battle, the Nian Army only had about ten thousand soldiers left. If one had to say what they had gained, ten thousand men had more than ten thousand horses. Including horses and mules, which could be ridden but could not be used to charge, the total number was nearly eighteen thousand. It could barely be called one man with two horses. Those who had been on the battlefield for a long time had their own understanding of death, and their heavy hearts were quickly put aside. The soldiers who were always tied down by the past had long since died on the battlefield.
"We need to gather fodder quickly," Ren Zhu said to the other cavalry commanders. It would take a while for the captured horses to be used. If they were horses from the same cavalry unit, it would be easier. After all, everyone spoke the same language and had similar habits. The Mongolian Eight Banners' command of horses was very different from the Nian Army's. It would take time for the Mongolian horses to get used to the Nian Army.
While they were discussing, Wen Yuewei led a dark, skinny man into the clearing. Although the man was wearing the clothes of a commoner, his extremely shaved head and the way he walked showed that he was a soldier. Wen Yuewei introduced him. "This is Kurosawa Tsuyoshi of the Liberation Army."
Everyone was stunned. The Nian Army also had thoughts of joining the Liberation Army. After the last contact, the Nian Army had reached a consensus that they would wait until the Liberation Army had taken care of the Huai army. Now that the Nian Army had defeated Sengrinchen but lost to the Xiang Army, the sudden appearance of the representative of the Liberation Army caught the Nian Army off guard.
Kurosawa Tsuyoshi calmly walked up to the Nian Army leaders and greeted each other. "I have been ordered to come here to tell you one thing," said Kurosawa Tsuyoshi. "We have wiped out the Huai army. The three F brothers had all been killed. Vortex Sun has also been liberated. If you are willing to return to Vortex Sun, our new government will welcome you. "
The news was too shocking. The Nian Army leaders did not expect things to escalate to this point. Ren Zhu's expression changed. He jumped to his feet and stared at Kurosawa Tsuyoshi, then turned to the guard beside him and said in a low voice, "Ask Commander Zhang to come here!"
After personally questioning Kurosawa Tsuyoshi, Zhang Zongyu and the other Nian Army leaders called for a meeting. "Should we go back to Vortex Sun?" Zhang Zongyu asked. He could not help but look in the direction where Kurosawa Tsuyoshi and the others were placed. His eyes were filled with malice.
It was a painful experience to have one's home taken away and one's family killed. Now, one's home had been taken away again, and they needed the permission of the outsiders to go back. It was not a positive feeling. Zhang Zongyu had lived a bloody life for more than a decade. Faced with the advantage of the Liberation Army, his first thought was how to drive the Liberation Army out of Vortex Sun.
Ren Zhu said, "I heard that they have already sent troops to Shang Qiu and are attacking west. The Liberation Army is to the north, and there are also their troops to the south. If we don't make a decision now, I'm afraid it will be difficult to make a decision in the future. "
Time waited for no man. When the Nian Army arrived in a place, they would collect food on their own and had a friendly relationship with the local ruler. The Liberation Army could not treat the Nian Army like a lord. The Nian Army fought against Manchu Qing on Manchu Qing territory, so naturally, they had to fight against the Liberation Army on the territory of the Liberation Army. This kind of contradiction could not change. The leaders looked at each other, thinking about how to define their relationship with the Liberation Army.
The malice in Zhang Zongyu's eyes finally faded a lot, and rational emotions prevailed. The Huai army was not easy to fight at all, and the Nian Army had a deep understanding of this. The Liberation Army was probably not bragging. They had already wiped out the Huai army at this time. If the Nian Army and the Liberation Army really fought, the Nian Army had no chance of winning.
"The Liberation Army asked us to fight the Xiang Army together. Is there any trick?" Ren Zhu recovered his rationality earlier, and he asked the question he was most concerned about.
Zhang Zongyu said calmly, "They asked us to fight the Xiang Army first, and then they will ask us to surrender. I'm afraid that is the Liberation Army's plan. "
Ren Zhu nodded slightly. He did not want to surrender to any force. It was better to fight for himself than to fight with anyone!
Just as the two leaders were admiring themselves in the depths of their hearts, a cold female voice rang out from the meeting room. "Leaders! Are we just going to wait and wait until we turn against the Liberation Army? "
Everyone's eyes fell on Wen Yuewei's face. There were not many people in the Nian Army who dared to speak so impolitely to Zhang Zongyu and Ren Zhu. As for those who spoke with a tone of mockery, that kind of person was even rarer. But Wen Yuewei undoubtedly had the qualifications. She had really made a name for herself 15 years ago. She had led the Nian Army to follow Vézé on the Northern Expedition, and the people who had earned the most were those under Wen Yuewei's command. More importantly, Wen Yuewei's seniority was the same as the previous group of leaders, which indirectly increased her right to speak.
Wen Yuewei was not the kind of person who would remain silent after saying a few words. She did not care how much shock or malice the others were looking at her. She said very calmly, "It doesn't matter if you want to conquer the world on your own, or follow others to conquer the world. This time, I came out to fight with everyone because Qing Yao attacked Huoyang. Now that the Huai army has been wiped out by the Liberation Army, I don't want to fight the Xiang Army anymore. Leader Zhang, I just want to take our brothers back to our hometown and live a peaceful life, but I don't know if you will agree. "
Zhang Zongyu was speechless. Wen Yuewei made it sound good. She wanted to take her brothers back to their hometown and live a peaceful life. With her taking the lead, how many brothers would follow Wen Yuewei and join the Liberation Army? Wen Yuewei was not talking about going home at all, but openly joining the Liberation Army.
Ren Zhu and Zhang Zongyu both understood Wen Yuewei's thoughts. As an all-powerful hero who could directly defeat the Sengrinchen Eight Banners cavalry, Ren Zhu naturally had his own ideas. He originally opened his mouth to object to Wen Yuewei's proposal, but he saw that many of the leaders of the Nian Army around him had all kinds of longing on their faces when they heard the words "go home and live a peaceful life". They had been away from home for too long, and they had experienced so many battles. Now that the opportunity to go home was right in front of them, how could they not desire it?
Seeing that no one openly objected, Wen Yuewei stood up and said to the leaders, "Brothers of the Zhu family, I miss my children, so I will take my leave now."
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