Chuxiang camp.
"Is there any news from Sichuan?" Ge Cifeng looked at the map and asked with a frown.
"His Royal Highness, no." The leader of dozens of generals standing in the camp replied.
Ge Cifeng punched the desk hard: "When you roar, you sound louder than anyone else, and when you hit, you hide farther than anyone else! Go and tell that man named Peng that if we don't send troops, the Tang Sect can't protect him!" Upon hearing this, a young general at the end of the team turned around and left the tent, presumably to arrange a message.
"Your Highness, Xigui... do you want to go and inquire about it?" Another general asked.
"What kind of trouble can a dying old thing make? Forget it, go find out and tell my father to be careful about that old thing. He hides in that corner all day long without knowing what he is doing. "Ge Cifeng changed from his submissive attitude in front of Zhao Yizhi when he was in the capital, and acted and spoke with great momentum.
Ge Cifeng looked at the generals in front of him and asked coldly: "Who is sure to capture Zhou Ziru?"
All the generals bowed their heads and said nothing. Speaking at this time was not asking for credit, but just being stupid. How could Zhou Ziru be so easy to capture? I went to rob food a few days ago. Not to mention that I didn't get the money and food, and I almost got blocked. If it weren't for Ge Cifeng and the ambush, they would all have to be kept at the edge of Wancheng.
"Your Highness, Tong Meng and Ma Liu used a strategy of dividing their forces to kill Nanhuai Li Yaoyang..."
Ge Cifeng looked at the general: "Why don't I know how to divide our troops? But the imperial court has 300,000 troops and our army has 200,000, so why should we divide our troops?"
The general kept silent and lowered his head.
"Report! Your Majesty, the prince has brought food and grass!" A junior high school student came into the account to report.
"How much food and grass were brought?" Ge Cifeng couldn't help but stood up and asked.
A person strode in from outside the door and pushed aside the kneeling primary school student. It turned out to be Jiang Rong, the leader of the Beggar Clan. He laughed loudly and said: "His Royal Highness, Your Majesty is so kind to you! This time I have brought three months' worth of food and grass!"
"Only three months? The imperial court's 300,000 soldiers and horses can have food and fodder for half a year!" Ge Cifeng gritted his teeth and said, only after taking charge of the army did he realize that it was not easy. The cost of food and fodder was in the hands of his father, and Ge Cifeng only had a large army.
Jiang Rong walked to the tent, looked around, waved to the generals and said, "Get out, everyone."
The generals looked at Ge Cifeng hesitantly. Jiang Rong was extremely skilled in martial arts. If they were left alone in the tent, they would only worry about what would happen.
Ge Cifeng also waved his hand and said: "Get out." It is true that Jiang Rong is good at martial arts and has some friendship with his father, but he is now in charge of the army. The Ge family and the Beggar Gang are grasshoppers on the same rope. There is no reason for him to Harm yourself. He was the only heir of King Chu Xiang, and even if Ge Yigang died in the capital, he would not let his incense be ruined. The most important thing is that Jiang Rong has already entered the account. If he really wants to attack, these generals are no match for him.
As the generals filed out, Ge Cifeng asked Jiang Rong to sit down and said, "I wonder if Gang Leader Jiang has anything to ask me?"
Jiang Rong picked up the tea on the table, and didn't care who had just drank it. He drank it and wiped his mouth: "The prince still relies heavily on the prince. Now that the prince has an army of 200,000, which vassal king dares to do this? How to do it?"
"If Li Yaoyang was willing back then, he could have the entire Nanhuai army in his hands!" Ge Cifeng replied coldly.
"That's different. Does His Royal Highness have half the martial prowess of Li Yaoyang?" Jiang Rong said unceremoniously. Ge Cifeng lost his voice. In terms of martial prowess, Ge Cifeng was no match for Li Yaoyang.
Jiang Rong pulled the stool closer to the commander's seat: "Your Highness, what do you want? Isn't it the throne of the emperor? How long will it take for you to drag it on for days and months to reach the capital? Although the three kings in the north have always been Regardless of the affairs of the Central Plains, if the emperor promises something, there is no guarantee that there will be no accidents!"
"What do you mean?" Ge Cifeng, as smart as he was, didn't understand what Jiang Rong wanted to say.
Jiang Rong clapped his hands and said: "I'll tell you the truth, the reason why the prince allocates three months of food and grass is because the prince wants His Highness to fight urgently and can't wait to attack the capital within three days. Wait until the throne is over Now that you have it, why should you care about the mere hatred of seizing your wife? Your Majesty, you don’t like that wife in the first place, do you?”
Ge Cifeng looked very ugly for a moment. He had told outsiders such obscure things! Ge Cifeng was so angry that he gritted his teeth and endured it for a long time before letting out a faint breath: "Is Gang Leader Jiang here to persuade me and Zhou Ziru to have a quick fight?"
"How can that be possible? Fighting is not a child's play!" Jiang Rong said, pretending to be frightened: "I am just a martial artist, I only know how to box, but I don't know anything else. If a layman refers to an expert, if I lose the fight, I won't do anything about it. But I can’t afford it, I’m here to give the prince a warning!”
"Stop being so secretive, just tell me if you have something to say!" Ge Cifeng couldn't wait any longer. He vaguely felt that something was wrong with Jiang Rong's words.
"Your Highness, do you want a quick battle or a long battle?" Jiang Rong asked directly.
"The military situation is unpredictable, how can it be left to me?" Ge Cifeng blocked his words.
Jiang Rong nodded: "You are really a family. The old fox gave birth to the little fox and did not run away. If His Highness the Crown Prince wants to fight quickly, I will bring all the disciples of the Beggar Clan to help His Royal Highness conquer the city! If His Highness the Crown Prince wants to fight for a long time, War, because food and grass are not available, I do have a few wealthy friends."
Ge Cifeng suddenly realized: Co-author Jiang Rong is here to surrender! He betrayed King Xiang of Chu and surrendered to himself! After a moment's thought, Ge Cifeng understood that his father was old and had only been away for a few years. Jiang Rong was inseparable from the Ge family. It was the most appropriate time to join him as his young heir. At this time of confrontation between the two armies, it can be said to be a timely help!
Ge Cifeng understood it in his mind and did not point it out. He also moved closer to Jiang Rong and said with a chuckle: "Since Gang Leader Jiang is interested in being a rich friend, I also want to meet him."
Seeing Ge Cifeng's chuckle, Jiang Rong knew in his heart that the other party already knew his intentions, and he was not ashamed. He was too tired to go around and around, so he felt much better after saying it so straightforwardly. Immediately they clapped their hands, the curtain opened, and the two of them walked in from outside the tent.
"I have met His Highness the Crown Prince!" the two said in unison.
"Who are these two?" Ge Cifeng indeed didn't know any of them.
Jiang Rong stood up and introduced: "This is the patriarch of the Zhu family, a prominent family in Nanhuai!"
"The villain Zhu Ce, I have met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Zhu Ce said with his hands in hand. It turned out that since Nanhuai King Li Rongqi attacked Hangzhou, he had already fled, left Hangzhou, and came to Chuxiang. He has been in the Beggar Clan for more than half a year. The Zhu family secretly and secretly transferred a lot of money and assets from Nanhuai to Chuxiang. Today, the Zhu family in Nanhuai has become an empty shell.
Ge Cifeng stood up and returned the greeting. The gloomy look on his face had been wiped away, and he grinned: "Then Li Rongqi relies on himself as the king of Nanhuai to bully the famous clan. If the Zhu clan chief can come to Chu Xiang, I welcome him." Very good!"
"This is a wealthy businessman from Chuxiang. Fang Deng is not considered an outsider except Fang Yuan. Fang Yuanwai took the initiative to find me and said that he is willing to spend all his family funds to help His Royal Highness succeed!" Jiang Rong introduced another person.
Ge Cifeng's eyebrows moved and his smile opened wider. Wealthy businessmen can be found everywhere, it is not unusual. But every time there is a war, wealthy businessmen are the first to run away. How can the accumulated family property be burned down due to war? Why is this guy so busy posting? If a wealthy businessman is willing to spend all his family resources to help, it will be no less than adding another 50,000 troops! Unlike noble families, wealthy businessmen have plenty of financial resources and can continuously provide financial resources. There is no danger of sitting on the mountain and having nothing to lose.
"Fang Yuanwai, I have admired him for a long time! If I remember correctly, there is a party named Yuanwai in Wucheng, who is the richest in Chuxiang. It must be Fang Yuanwai?" Ge Cifeng has a good memory and is not afraid of admitting the wrong person. The ordinary junior Yuanwai still takes turns. It’s not until Jiang Rong comes to introduce him in person.
Fang Deng's expression was even gloomier than that of Ge Cifeng just now. When he saw Ge Cifeng taking the initiative to salute, he forced a smile and returned the salute.
Ge Cifeng could see that Fang Deng was unhappy, but he had no intention of guessing. As long as he gave you money, it didn't matter if you were forced or voluntary, or if there were any insignificant past events?
Jiang Rong looked at Ge Cifeng proudly and returned to his seat to sit down. Ge Cifeng stretched out his hand to the two of them and motioned for them to sit down.
"Gang Leader Jiang is so helpful, I really don't know what to say." Ge Cifeng's face was full of joy, and the gloom of the failed food robbery was swept away.
"Hey! That's wrong! We, the Beggar's Gang, and Chu Xiang are both prosperous and disadvantaged! If the prince succeeds in his great mission, don't treat our Beggar's Gang as beggars, just kick him out." Jiang Rong kept saying every word. Beggars gang.
Ge Cifeng understood what Jiang Rong meant and nodded repeatedly. As long as big things can be accomplished, nothing else matters. The Ge family and the Beggar Clan have cooperated for so many years, and they cannot be separated overnight. As for what will happen in the next twenty or thirty years, who knows?
Seeing Ge Cifeng like this, Jiang Rong felt more at ease. He turned around and walked out of the tent: "Okay, then I will go and settle down my disciples of the Beggar Clan. Your Highness, you guys can chat."
As soon as Jiang Rong walked out of the tent, Zhu Ce quickly knelt down and bowed to Ge Cifeng: "Your Highness, your Royal Highness, it's like seeing the sun after the clouds clear up! It's true that I have a dispute with the King of Nanhuai, but I have never had any disputes. Even to the point of falling out, it was just a small fight. These beggar gangs robbed the annual tribute, so that the King of Nanhuai suspected me and raised his troops to attack! Then he assassinated the King of Nanhuai, leaving my Zhu family with no power in Nanhuai. A place to stay…”
"So, you have wronged Patriarch Zhu when you came to Chuxiang?" Although Jiang Rong left, Fang Deng was still there. This man said it like this. He didn't care about the occasion. How did he get the position of Patriarch? Ge Cifeng frowned inwardly.
"Yes...ah, no, no, no, if I were in the Beggar Clan, I would have wronged our Zhu family. It can be seen that I am not wronged at all by seeing the Crown Prince! The entire Zhu family is willing to serve His Highness the Crown Prince!" Zhu Ce nodded again and again. He just shook his head and almost cut his heart out for Ge Cifeng to see.
Ge Cifeng waved his hand. Nanhuai's famous family was nothing more than that. To him, it was just another dog. Then he looked at Fang Deng: "Fang Yuanwai seems unhappy?"
Fang Deng cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, I come here sincerely. I hope you won't be suspicious."
Ge Cifeng raised his eyebrows. His words sounded very comfortable, as if he was talking to someone!
"If there are difficulties, no matter what, I will do my best wherever I can help!" Ge Cifeng said.
Fang Deng glanced at Zhu Ce inadvertently, cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, please rest assured, I am not in any trouble."
Ge Cifeng picked up his tea cup, took a sip, and said with a smile: "That's good." He looked over the rim of the cup and looked at the two of them faintly...
