The white porridge and pickled mustard is enough, why am I wearing a royal robe?

Chapter 119
"The imperial court has sent people to recruit us."

Wang Jiayin was sitting on a crossbar. Their team was stationed in the wilderness. The next target was to attack Yulin Fucheng.

But now I heard the news that the imperial court had sent people to recruit people.

The news that followed was that 'recruitment is false, killing and surrendering is real'.

"If the news hadn't come from somewhere that the recruitment was fake and the execution was real, I'm afraid some of my subordinates would have been ready to defect to the government."

Wang Jiayin said in a deep voice, he knew that although their team was huge, even though it seemed as indestructible as a flood, there was no army that could resist wherever it passed.

But only Wang Jiayin knew that their team was very scattered and had no cohesion.

After the news of the imperial court's recruitment came out, [-]% of the people in the camp wanted to disarm and return to their fields, and they were all discussing the best way to surrender.

Even Wang Jiayin wanted to return to the imperial court. He didn't have much ambition. He used to be a deserter, a deserter who couldn't live. Now that he can get good things without fighting, why not surrender.

He was even ready to tell his men to surrender to the court together, but who knew that when the news came later, the court actually wanted to deceive them into giving up resistance and then kill them.

This made Wang Jiayin a little unsure.

At the left end of the crossbar, Wang Er stepped on the crossbar with one leg and looked at Wang Jiayin sideways. "Wang Tou, I see that my soldiers almost don't want to fight anymore. They are so upset."

"If it hadn't been for the news later, I would have wanted to be recruited, and maybe I could even get a part-time job as an official." Gao Yingxiang said while playing with a dead branch in his hand.

"Who wants to be a thief if he can be an official and still live a good life, keeping his head in his belt every day?"

"The truth is that, but at the moment, the recruitment may be a scam. What we have to consider now is this."

Wang Jiayin knocked on the wood under his butt and made a "knock-knock" sound. He also wanted to be recruited and live a peaceful life, but he didn't really intend to be an emperor. If he couldn't survive, who would want to be a bandit?

Wang Er and Gao Yingxiang turned their heads almost at the same time, "The imperial court is really that cunning, and it still uses such insidious tactics to deal with us 'bandits'?"

Wang Er didn't understand. If he really wanted to destroy them, with the size of the Ming Dynasty, he could just casually send out tens of thousands of troops.

That's the emperor.

In the hearts of the people, the emperor was still very powerful. If the shadow of death was not closer than the shadow cast by the emperor, they would not be willing to become thieves.

"Soldiers are cunning and can use strategies to capture us with less force. Who would be stupid enough to attack us head-on?"

Gao Yingxiang saw it more clearly. History's evaluation of him is that he is "good at riding and shooting, and has extraordinary intelligence. When he goes into battle, he wears a white robe and a white scarf and leads the army."

At the moment, he has a unique view on this, "The latter news is really weird. It doesn't seem like it was accidentally leaked, but it seems like someone deliberately spread it."

There is fraud in the court's recruitment. This is not like news leaked by a spy from the court team, but more like it was spread by some people with ulterior motives.

"Huh? Who would have nothing to do to spread such news?"

Wang Jiayin didn't understand. This was of no benefit.

"If the imperial team didn't accidentally leak it, then who was it? A rebel army like us?"

Wang Er said, "But most of the rebels are very happy to hear the news of recruitment."

After all, thieves and bandits are ordinary people who cannot survive. These people are the most honest. Seeing that they can survive, they can also be officials and directly transcend the class. Who is willing to do such a brainless job and go against the court.

"I suspect that he is a spy from the Liao people."

Gao Yingxiang suddenly said that he once sold horses and knew that there were some Liao spies in the Ming Dynasty. "Now that Northern Shaanxi is in chaos, the Liao people will definitely be willing to see it."

"If the imperial court has recruited all of us, who will cause trouble, they will definitely be anxious when they see it. They want us to continue causing trouble and don't want us to be recruited."

Gao Yingxiang analyzed it and had his own views on the current situation.

This sentence was recognized by Wang Jiayin and Wang Er. After all, they did not expect that it sounded very profound. They also looked at Gao Yingxiang with admiration. They are both rebels, why do you know so much.

"I was also a frontier soldier. The important town of Yansui was where the Ming Dynasty fought to resist the Liao people. What Yingxiang said should be the truth behind it."

Wang Jiayin said, he was a deserter and escaped from Yansui.

"What should we do? Are we going to be recruited?" Wang Er was quite helpless. He put down his raised legs. He wanted to do something big.

But now, the news of the imperial court's recruitment also moved his heart, as did his soldiers. "If Zhu Yuanzhang had been recruited back then, would he still be as good as he is now?"

Wang Er thought in his heart, "Zhu Yuanzhang became a monk when he couldn't survive, begging all the way, and was later forced to join the rebel army."

"If the imperial court had sent people to give Zhu Yuanzhang food, maybe he would not have rebelled."

Wang Er kept thinking about Zhu Yuanzhang.

"How about I bring some men and horses to pretend to surrender, and you can rush to the rear to support me. If those officials want to take action, then we can directly cooperate from inside and outside to defeat the Ming army, and we can also make our name known."

"If they don't take action and the recruitment is genuine, we will accept their recruitment."

Gao Yingxiang gave his advice.

"Yes, this is fine."

I have to say that Gao Yingxiang's words took all aspects into consideration, which made Wang Jiayin very satisfied. This man is simply a Zhuge of the world. He is so smart, why didn't he notice it on weekdays?

Thinking about it, they usually rush forward in battle, and the people they meet have no resistance to this strategy. They don't need to use any sophisticated strategies at all. "I think it's feasible too."

Wang Er nodded, using this strategy, no matter whether the court recruits people or not, they can always get something.

"Then we will set off immediately and make contact with the officials sent by the imperial court. When the time comes, Yingxiang, you can pretend to join us with 3000 people. Remember not to put down your weapons."

Wang Jiayin warned.

"Don't worry, I know this well."

Gao Yingxiang nodded. He was also a little uneasy. It was not that he was afraid that he would die, but that if he failed, the three thousand brothers would lose their lives for no reason because of his plan. He valued loyalty. If he really ended up like this, it would be worse. Let him die directly.

"You guys must remember that if we fight, we must rush to our aid immediately. The key to success or failure lies in cooperating with the outside when we respond from the inside."

"Brother Yingxiang, don't worry."

Wang Jiayin's face was serious, "We will not play with the lives of our brothers. You can rest assured and go to the Ming army. We will wait and see in secret. If a war breaks out, we will rush to help as soon as possible."

"Ah."

Gao Yingxiang nodded heavily.

The marching speed of Yang He and his party was not slow. The most important point was that they did not have many soldiers accompanying them. From Luliang, they passed through Liulin, Suide County, and Zichang County along the way, and then went directly south to Yan'an, bypassing Yanchuan County is located just south of Qingjian County.

The prefect of Yan'an, Zhang Chaan, walked across the road to greet him. Seeing that the imperial court finally sent people to deal with the bandits, the big stone in his heart finally fell.

"It seems that Ma Maocai reported the news to the court that day. Fortunately, fortunately, this person came not too late."

Zhang Nian thought in his heart, and Yanchang, which was less than [-] miles away from them, had been captured by the bandit Zao Wang. Zhang Nian felt that if the imperial official arrived a little later, their Yan'an city might not be protected.

Yang He's face looked a little ugly. He heard a lot of rumors along the way, which made him very angry. The first one was that there was news that the recruitment was fake. The person who released the news obviously had ulterior motives.

Not wanting his recruitment plan to go smoothly, "Who is it that doesn't want me to have an easy time?"

"Are you from the court?"

Yang He's face was as gloomy as water, which made Zhang Nian in front of him a little unsure as to why the governor looked like this.

"Or maybe they are from Liao?"

Yang He also thought of this. He didn't want to see him succeed in recruiting people. The biggest suspects were these two people. Of course, they might also be some thieves, but recruiting was for all thieves. In the heart of these ordinary people, Yang He The most understanding.

If you can live, you won't do anything to seek death. How could they release such news to prevent the recruitment from going smoothly.

"Under the rule of the Kitchen King, the imperial court wanted to rebel."

This was the news that made Yang He the most angry after hearing it. He almost pointed at the sky and cursed the Kitchen King on the carriage.

He actually said such treasonous words, a rebel, and said that the imperial court was the one who rebelled, and they were the orthodox ones.

Yang He wished he could lead his troops to capture the Kitchen King now.

"How much do you know about the Kitchen King?"

Yang He took a deep breath and forcibly calmed down his emotions. He couldn't help it any longer. After inquiring about the situation, he gathered his troops and captured the Kitchen King first.

Zhang Nian's heart skipped a beat. Yang He's tone and expression were asking the bandit leader closest to Yan'an if he wanted to attack him.

He felt a little bitter in his heart. What could he do? He sighed secretly in his heart, but he still cupped his hands and replied, "Report to the Commander-in-Chief."

"The Stove King is rumored to have the power to defy the heavens. He has tens of thousands of followers under his command. It has become a habit. The lower officials can't do anything about him. This man captured Yanchuan Yanchang in less than a month. If the governor comes again later, If there are some, Yan'an is probably not safe."

He could only say this, first talking about the enemy's strength, and then his own helplessness.

In short, I just can't beat it.

"There are tens of thousands of people under your command? Where are the soldiers and horses? How many people are there who can fight?"

Yang He asked.

Zhang Nian had already thought of his words, "No less than five thousand."

"5000 people, are you sure?"

Yang He stared at Zhang Nian. It was remarkable that a rogue bandit could have five thousand fighting soldiers under his command.

"My official is sure, but there are five thousand young and strong bandits, all of whom are capable of fighting."

What else can he do but kill him in one bite? It's not that we don't do enough, it's that the enemy is too powerful.

Yang He frowned, 5000 people, this is not a small number.

"Then, is the wall of Yanchuan Yanchuan tall and easy to defend?"

"Not easy, short."

There are many people on the other side and there are few of us. If you can't bear it, you can't blame me, the prefect of Yan'an. Zhang Nian thought to himself, trying to pass the blame as much as possible.

(End of this chapter)