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Ling Zhan led a group of experienced "underground workers" including Li Tongliang and Li Erbao to Changsha in advance. Qin Mu now only had more than 1,300 men, plus the 1,000 young men who had just been selected from Huang Lianshan, all of whom were practicing riding skills.
Again, Qin Mu did not ask them to become qualified cavalrymen immediately, as long as they could ride horses and run away, it would be fine. Except for fools, it was not difficult for ordinary people to learn to ride horses.
The shepherd boys in the countryside would ride their buffaloes happily in the winter, and they could look around and call their friends. The war horses were all equipped with saddles. If these guys who were born as cowherds couldn't ride fast, Qin Mu wouldn't mind letting the horses ride them.
Outside the tent, Zhu Yijin poked his head in, gave an ambiguous smile, and then retracted his smile. Qin Mu was busy writing a letter to Sima An in Ganzhou and ignored him.
He had just lowered his head to dip his brush in ink when the door of the tent suddenly darkened and a pair of light footsteps came in. Qin Mu was puzzled. Who would dare to enter the tent without informing him
When he looked up, he saw Hongniang holding a small iron pot with some kind of meat stewed in it. The tent was filled with fragrance.
Qin Mu's eyes could not help but glance at her breasts that were about to burst through her clothes. This woman was only about 60% to 70% fair in color, but her slender and fit figure, as well as her unconcealable heroic spirit, made people feel very heroic. In addition, her red dress was as warm as a flame, making people unforgettable at first sight.
"Why aren't you leaving yet? What are you doing here?" Although Qin Mu was impressed, his tone was still cold.
As if nothing had happened, Hong Niangzi put the small iron pot directly on his handsome table, sat down beside him and said, "I finally shot a pheasant today, but unfortunately I don't have any wine. I think you must have some here, bring it out quickly."
As she spoke, she stuffed chopsticks into Qin Mu's hands, as if she and Qin Mu were buddies who grew up together.
Qin Mu had no choice but to put down his pen. After putting the letter away, Lady Hong did not wait for him to speak before continuing, "You are willing to sacrifice your own life to save tens of thousands of people. You are not bad. You are not like those dog officials who only take people's lives and force people to rebel. However, you are too petty and vindictive, just like a woman. We have helped you to stop the enemy. Because of a small dispute, you are unwilling to give us even a bite of food. I am not as stingy as you. I will share half of the delicious food with you. Eat it quickly! Don't worry, your personal soldiers outside have tasted it and they are not dead."
"I am an official, you are a thief, don't try to befriend me. If it weren't for your help in stopping the enemy, I would have killed you long ago."
Bang! Lady Hong hit the table with her palm, and the iron pot was almost knocked over. She stared at Qin Mu with a fierce look on her face and scolded: "What's wrong with traitors? You dog officials have forced people to live. Isn't it time to rebel? Don't think I don't know anything about what you did in Ganzhou. You are just a wolf in sheep's clothing, no different from us traitors?"
"No difference? You say no difference?" Qin Mu looked at her coldly. "What I have done is worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth. I have never harmed the people, never eaten human flesh, never raped or plundered. What about your Dashun King? Wherever he went, he burned it to the ground and forced the people to rebel with him. How many people did he kill? Ah? He deserves to die more than the Jiannu outside the Great Wall. If Li Zicheng hadn't died, sooner or later I would have used his head as a chamber pot."
"Have you, these dog officials, not harmed the people? If you had not harmed the people, would we have to risk our lives in rebellion?"
"Who are you targeting? Why are those innocent people bothering you? You are harming the people, forcing their families to be torn apart, their wives and children to be separated, and their children to be eaten by their husbands. Do you think you are right?"
"you... ... ... ... "
"What do you mean by 'you'? You traitors, all of you should be executed and re-examined. Not a single one of you will be wrongly accused."
"Stop slandering me. Anyway, my people have never harmed the people!"
"Dogs don't eat shit, wolves don't eat meat, do you believe it..." Qin Mu stopped talking suddenly when he said this, because he saw tears flashing in Hong Niang's eyes.
"Believe it or not?" Hong Niang raised her head proudly, her towering breasts becoming even firmer, ready to burst out of her clothes at any moment. She grabbed a chicken leg with her hand and bit it fiercely, as if the chicken leg was Qin Mu. "Bring me some wine!"
Remember to ask for wine? Qin Mu was completely defeated by this woman.
When the pot of chicken was finished, Qin Mu was also "drunk". Hongniang searched the tent but couldn't find his broken tube. "You wasted my whole pot of chicken." She said fiercely before leaving, and secretly kicked Qin Mu to vent her anger.
Qin Mu's troops suddenly rolled northward, and Li Zhaoguang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Although Qin Mu's troops were not many, they had been rumored to be the "demon army" in the army. In the battle under Yuanzhou City, he also saw with his own eyes the amazing combat power of this "demon army". Li Zhaoguang was sent to guard against Qin Mu, and he was always walking on thin ice, not daring to be careless, and did not let Qin Mu find any flaws;
Now Qin Mu, the plague god, has finally withdrawn with his "demon army". Li Zhaoguang sent people to follow them for dozens of miles before he finally believed that Qin Mu was really withdrawing.
Huang Lianshan was about 30 years old, with a strong body. He used to be a chivalrous knight in the rivers and lakes, with extraordinary martial arts skills and a love for fighting for the weak, so the people in Yuanzhou City all obeyed him. Qin Mu appointed him as the deputy general of the 1,000 strong men, second only to Liu Meng;
Huang Lianshan was grateful for being valued by Qin Mu. After arriving in Wanzai, he learned that this trip was to raid Changsha, so he took the initiative to find Qin Mu and report it.
"Sir, I traveled to Changsha a few years ago and met the Niu brothers in the city. We have a close friendship. The Niu brothers are generous and righteous, and they would go to great lengths to help their friends. They have opened a martial arts school in Changsha with more than a hundred disciples, all of whom are good at martial arts. Moreover, most of the martial artists in the city are friends with the Niu brothers. If you want to take Changsha, I am willing to persuade the Niu brothers to be your accomplice."
"Oh, well, Lianshan, since you have such a way, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"Your Excellency... It was only in Wanzai that I learned that we were going to attack Changsha this time. I really didn't know it before, so I didn't think of mentioning it to you, Your Excellency." Huang Lianshan felt a little embarrassed.
Qin Mu slapped his forehead and said to Huang Lianshan with apology: "Don't blame me, Lianshan. In order to keep it secret, the destination of this trip was not known to Huo Sheng and other generals before departure. The ordinary soldiers are still keeping it a secret. I was wrong not to inform you in advance. From now on, Lianshan can participate in the meetings of senior generals in the army."
"Thank you for your trust, sir. I will repay you with my life." Huang Lianshan was very surprised and saluted Qin Mu solemnly. He was allowed to attend the meeting of senior generals, which meant that he had truly gained Qin Mu's trust and truly entered the core of the Qin army. He had not been with Qin Mu for a long time, and he could enter the core of this army so quickly, which was something he had never dared to think about.
"Well, since Lianshan has such a way, let's go to Changsha to lobby the Niu brothers first. I will send Ling Zhan with dozens of brothers to go first. Lianshan, you can go to the Rentong branch in the city to contact Ling Zhan and work together. If we can successfully take Changsha, I will not forget your contribution."
"I will never let you down. I will persuade the Niu brothers to surrender. If you have no other instructions, I will rush to Changsha."
"Go ahead, and I wish you all the best."
Huang Lianshan saluted again, then left in a cloud of dust with a few assistants.
The army of more than 2,000 people, each with three horses, hurriedly replenished some food and grass in Wanzai, then turned west and rushed westward in a trail of yellow dust.
Hong Niangzi was very surprised by this. She tried every means to get close to Qin Mu and said in a sarcastic tone: "You are running in the wrong direction, right? Shouldn't you be heading towards Nanchang?"
Qin Mu was also puzzled. Hong Niangzi was such a heroic beauty, and they had fought side by side before, but Qin Mu was always cold towards her. This coldness was definitely not artificial, but came from the heart.
Seeing her arrogant look again at this moment, Qin Mu suddenly understood why he was too lazy to answer her. The arrogant and unruly look of this woman unconsciously stimulated his male self-esteem deep in his bones. But he couldn't beat her, so he couldn't help but feel a little repulsive to her.
"What? You run away if you want to. You don't even dare to admit this. Zhang Xianzhong has an army of 200,000 soldiers, and you are just a few useless people. It's not shameful to run away, but you ran in the wrong direction..."
"Escape? Hahaha... When the great roc soars up with the wind, it can fly straight up to ninety thousand miles." Qin Mu let out a long roar and whipped his horse, and the warhorse galloped away with a neigh.
Lady Hong brushed away the yellow dust he had raised, looked at his back and snorted, "Isn't it just a couple of lines of broken poetry? What's so great about that!"
.(To be continued..)
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