"leader!"
Xu Xiucai looked at Su Da who was sitting on the main seat. He was about to speak, but Su Da raised his hand to stop him.
I saw Su Da saying to Su Qing, the envoy sent by the Tiger Flag: "The envoy might as well go outside and wait for a while. After I discuss it with the brothers, I will give the envoy an accurate answer."
Seeing that people with tiger-shaped flags were not easy to offend, he became polite.
"Okay, I'll wait for Leader Su's reply." Su Qing nodded.
Su Da called his men and asked people to take Su Qing and others out of the hall.
When only the Wulipo Rebels themselves were left in the hall, it became noisy again. The leaders of the rebels present all said their own words and whispered to each other, discussing the government's recruitment and submission to the Tiger-Character Banner.
"Shut up, everyone."
Su Da felt a little headache from the messy discussion below, so he shouted to stop the noise around him.
As the leader of the rebels, he is still very prestigious in front of everyone.
The discussion disappeared, and the eyes of many rebel leaders turned to Su Da, who was sitting on the main seat.
Su Da said: "What's the point of making such a noise? Military advisor, you are a scholar and know more than these idiots. Please tell me first, which path is more beneficial for us to choose next?"
The government and the people of the Tiger Banner gave him and his rebels three paths.
The first way is to accept the imperial court's invitation and become the imperial eagle dog. If there is no arrival of the tiger-character flag messenger, this path is naturally the best choice.
The remaining two paths are brought by the Tiger Flag. One is to surrender to the Tiger Flag, and the other option is to leave Wulipo and lead the rebels to other places.
Xu Xiucai pondered for a moment and said: "Now the Tiger Character Banner will attack Fengxiang Mansion. With the situation of Fengxiang Mansion, the government will definitely not be able to stop it. It is inevitable that Fengxiang Mansion will fall into the hands of the Tiger Character Banner, so I will definitely accept the imperial court's recruitment." Can’t choose.”
"You can't say that. The imperial court is still powerful now. As long as you surrender to the imperial court, at worst, after Fengxiang Mansion falls into the hands of Tiger Flag, we will continue to serve as officials elsewhere." A thin-faced man named Zheng interjected.
His words caused several rebel leaders to nod in agreement.
In their view, having the opportunity to be an official is naturally much better than rebelling with your head raised, and there is no need to worry about the court's encirclement and suppression.
Su Da, who was sitting on the main seat, glared at the thin-faced man who was speaking, and said angrily: "Foolish, the court recruited us just to deal with the Tiger Flag. Once Fengxiang Mansion falls into the hands of the Tiger Flag, we will be of no use. What else can we do?" If you want to be an official somewhere else, just dream!"
"The leader and I have the same idea, so recruitment is definitely not an option." Xu Xiucai agreed, looking around at the people in front of him.
"Maybe the government is sincerely trying to recruit us!" the thin-faced man muttered in a low voice.
Although the sound was not loud, it was still heard by everyone in the room.
Su Da's face darkened and he said coldly: "Do you really think that we are more powerful than the government's soldiers and horses? Use your brain and think about it. If the government doesn't ask for anything, why should the government recruit us?"
"We have an army of over three thousand, and the entire Fengxiang Mansion has only a few officers and soldiers. They must be afraid that we will attack Fengxiang Mansion." said the thin-faced man.
Hearing this, Su Da was so angry that he almost threw the water bowl at his side.
Xu Xiucai on the side said: "Brother Zheng, have you ever thought about how many armor-piercers there are out of the thousands of soldiers and horses we have here in Wulipo? How many are capable warriors? And how many are just making up the numbers?"
The thin-faced man had a sly look on his face.
The rebels in Wulipo seem to have a large number of people, but there are only one or two hundred people who can actually fight, and even fewer who wear armor. Counting them, the leaders of the rebels, there are only a few dozen people, many of whom are wearing leather armor. and worn cotton armor.
When Xu Xiucai saw that he was silent, he continued: "With our small manpower, it is possible to capture an ordinary county town. It is impossible to capture a big city like Fengxiang City, let alone with the Tiger-Character Banner army that is attacking cities and territories everywhere. Compared to that.”
"Have you heard that? Don't think about being recruited. Recruitment is a dead end for us." Su Da glanced around, especially those rebel leaders who had spoken out in support of recruitment. He was severely punished by him. glared.
The thin-faced man said nothing, and no one in the room mentioned the matter of recruitment.
Xu Xiucai looked at everyone and said: "There are two choices left, one is to submit to the Tiger Flag, and the other is to leave Fengxiang Mansion, and I choose to submit to the Tiger Flag."
As soon as he finished speaking, many people present began to whisper to each other.
"Tell me your reasons." Su Da frowned, his face showing displeasure.
It was obvious that he was dissatisfied with Xu Xiucai's choice.
Xu Xiucai naturally noticed the change on Su Da's face, but he still said: "I think surrendering to the Tiger-Character Flag is the best choice for us at present. There are two reasons. First, the Tiger-Character Flag is powerful, and we By joining, safety is guaranteed, and secondly, the leader of the Tiger Flag, Liu Heng, is different from ordinary rioters. I think he has the power to transform into a dragon."
"It's a joke. Now the imperial court is really powerful. The tiger-shaped flag is just in the northwest. It's obvious who is strong and who is weak." The thin-faced man said disdainfully.
Xu Xiucai's boast about the tiger-character flag made him sneer.
Su Da licked his lips and said, "How can the military advisor be sure that he will one day sit on the throne in the capital?"
Who doesn't want the chair in Longting? Liu Heng, who heard his military advisor boasting about the Tiger Flag, felt mixed in his heart. At the same time, he also felt that Xu Xiucai had gone too far.
"Of course there is no complete certainty." Xu Xiucai said, "But judging from the current situation, the Tiger Character Flag has the best chance. As for other rebels, they are far from being comparable to the Tiger Character Flag."
At this time, Su Da said: "On this point, the military advisor and I have different ideas. At present, the tiger-character flag tree attracts the wind and is the first target of the imperial court. This gives other rebels an opportunity to develop and grow. Maybe one day the tiger-character flag will Both the government and the imperial court suffered a loss, allowing other rebels to take advantage."
"It's not impossible." Xu Xiucai smiled softly.
He saw that Su Da was unwilling to submit to the Tiger-Character Flag, so he stopped praising the Tiger-Character Flag and chose to follow Su Da's words.
Su Da was afraid that Xu Xiucai would say something detrimental to the rebels again, so he simply stopped asking him and said directly: "I propose to leave Fengxiang Mansion. What do you all mean?"
"I listen to big brother." The thin-faced man was the first to stand up in support.
Immediately afterwards, several rebel leaders came forward to support Su Da.
In the end, only Xu Xiucai and a rebel leader remained silent.
Su Da looked at Xu Xiucai and asked, "Do you want the military advisor to leave Fengxiang Mansion with your brothers?"
He knew that Xu Xiucai wanted to keep the tiger-character flag of surrender, but he still hoped that the other party could leave with him. For a scholar with a good reputation, he was reluctant to let go like this.
