Ming Zuo

Chapter 778 Arms Trade
There's nothing a grenade can't fix.

If so, then two.

What's more, the death squad of the new army threw more than [-] grenades and blew up the gate of Luzhou city to the ground.

Wu Dapu and other Luzhou officials and gentry were all bombed to death.

Then the soldiers of the death squad rushed into the city, fought bravely, and firmly occupied the city gate.

Deng Xinghui in the distance got the signal and immediately led the main force to gallop over.

The defenders in the city saw that the city gate fell, knowing that the situation was over, those who fled fled, those who surrendered surrendered.

Luzhou Prefecture, an important town in northern Anhui, changed hands in just an hour.

Although Hun Tianwang and other leaders of the Northwest Rebel Army retreated, they were nearby. They wanted to see what the Shandong new army wanted to do.

After seeing that the new army actually launched an attack on Luzhou, and there were only more than a thousand people, Huntian King and others had the idea that they shouldn't have.

They mobilized people, and Pidianer Pidianer came running, wanting to get a share of the action.

Before rushing to the city of Luzhou, I saw red flags rolling behind the city, and the army was like a tide.

Immediately afterwards, overwhelming artillery fire fell into the formation of the rebels, frantically harvesting lives.

Where has Huntian Wang seen such a terrifying scene?
No longer caring about Luzhou, which was right in front of him, he turned around and ran away.

The [-]th and [-]th Regiments of the Fifth Division pursued bravely across Luzhou City, and did not stop until they reached Lu'an and Shucheng.

Further on is the complex, poor and remote Dabie Mountains.

According to the combat plan of the High Command, this time the new army's end point is here.

The [-]th and [-]th Regiments occupied Lu'an and Shucheng, and set up checkpoints on the main roads in and out of the mountains, cutting off the possibility of the northwest rebels returning to northern Anhui.

Soon after, the [-]th Regiment also arrived and occupied Yeji in the northwest.

So far, all passages through northern Anhui in the Dabie Mountains have been blocked.

The Northwest Rebel Army came fiercely and retreated like a tide. After all, they failed to gain a firm foothold in the Huaihe River and Huaihe River, and gave the Shandong New Army a white job for no reason.

Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng suffered heavy losses, retreated all the way west, and re-camped in Yingzhou.

Seeing that the Shandong new army did not come after them, the two began to recuperate.

However, he still has lingering fears about the strength of the new Shandong army.

Liang Yue had already woken up, and Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng paid great attention to him.

"Brother Liang, this Zuo Menggeng is so powerful, why didn't he go to the capital and snatch the emperor's throne from his old Zhu's family?"

Liang Yue shook his head, his eyes full of worry.

"The final general doesn't know. That Zuo Menggeng is treacherous and cunning, with treacherous thoughts, very people can guess."

Gao Yingxiang sighed, looking at the mourning barracks, he was no longer as energetic as before.

"I thought that he, Zuo Menggeng, was also rebellious, and at the worst he would be like-minded with us. But I didn't expect that he actually regarded us as enemies."

Liang Yue thought about it.

"King Chuang, as the saying goes, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. Although Zuo Menggeng rebelled against Ming Dynasty, he was also afraid that we would become his opponents. When Zhu Yuanzhang raised troops to fight against Yuan, didn't he also defeat Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang before the Northern Expedition?"

Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng listened carefully, feeling depressed.

I am afraid that no one wants to have such a strong opponent as Shandong Xinjun.

The Northwest Rebel Army suffered heavy losses, and had no other choice but to temporarily settle down to recuperate.

The only good news is that the Shandong New Army did not pursue it, but stopped in Mengcheng, and looked at the posture and did not intend to go west.

After sending Gao Yingxiang away, Gu Junen quietly leaned into Li Zicheng's ear.

"Chuangjiang, Zuo Menggeng sent someone."

Li Zicheng glanced at him for a moment, and admired Gu Junen's caution.

"Where are the people?"

Gu Junen led Li Zicheng to leave the barracks quietly and came to the dense forest of Dongshan.

Here, a small team of people has long been waiting.

Seeing the other party's familiar military uniform, Li Zicheng couldn't help gnashing his teeth.

It was these people who beat his elite cavalry to ashes, and I don't know how long it will take to recover.

What made him even more unexpected was that they had already fought a battle, why did the other party dare to come to meet each other?

"In Xiashan, Zheng Jiada, director of the Lianghuai Division of the Shandong Intelligence Department, was ordered by the commander in chief of my family to come to contact General Chuang."

Li Zicheng snorted angrily, "I thought Zuo Menggeng was a fellow of the same way as me, but for some reason, he became a running dog of the imperial court and turned against us?"

Zheng Jiada chuckled and didn't think he was disobedient.

"The imperial court has no way, and I am resolute in Shandong. It's just a sentence, I don't know if General Chuang has heard it?"

Li Zicheng kept a cold face and waited for him to speak.

"How can you allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch?"

Li Zicheng understood.

The reason for the Shandong New Army's outrageous attack was that the Northwest Rebel Army was not allowed to invade their territory.

"The land of the Huaihe River belongs to the imperial court. What does it have to do with your Shandong?"

Zheng Jiada showed his sharpness.

"Now it belongs to Shandong."

Li Zicheng is a hero after all, he knows that he can't beat him on the battlefield, and a war of words is meaningless.

The land of the Huaihe River was lost, and it was impossible to get it back.

"That being the case, why did Mr. Zheng come here?"

This is the attitude of negotiation.

Zheng Jiada cupped his hands and said sincerely: "My commander-in-chief has something to say. I have heard that Chuangjiang is different from other leaders of the rebel army. Wherever he went, he did not commit any crimes, and he loved the people like a son. His ambition is high and pure, which coincides with my Shandong. If you want to overthrow the tyranny of Ming Dynasty , Only by cooperating with Chuangjiang can we succeed."

He paved the way for the words and stated the conditions in Shandong.

"Shandong hopes to make an alliance with General Chuang. If the rebels do not invade the Huaihe River and Huaihe River from now on, Shandong can provide necessary support to General Chuang."

Li Zicheng frowned and thought.

"We can't control other leaders?"

Zheng Jiada did not hesitate.

"This agreement is only between you and me. As for the other leaders who don't want to be friends...then just be enemies."

Shandong just doesn't want to continue the conflict with the Northwest Rebels, not because they are afraid of the Northwest Rebels.

If we really wanted to fight, all the Northwest rebels together would not be an opponent.

Seeing Zheng Jiada's confident appearance, Li Zicheng was really envious.

Whether the Shandong new army is fighting against the court or against them, they are all invincible, winning consecutive battles.It's like people like them, who have been chased and run around, like a lost dog.

He suddenly remembered that Zheng Jiada seemed to have said that he wanted to help him.

"What if we agree?"

Zheng Jiada clapped his hands, and the people below worked together to bring the things up.

Li Zicheng only glanced at one of them, and his eyes became hot immediately.

Zheng Jiada took it in his hand and showed it to Li Zicheng.

"Chuangjiang, I don't know how this gun is?"

Li Zicheng barely held back and almost started to grab.

The rebel army fought against the Ming army and the new army, and they were all beaten by firearms. They wanted to have such weapons in their dreams.

However, the rebel army moved around, and without a fixed site, they couldn't produce by themselves.

At this time, Li Zicheng couldn't help but be moved when he saw the muskets from Zheng Jiada.

(End of this chapter)