"The general is convinced by Admiral Shen's prestige and immediately ordered his troops to march to Quanzhou Prefecture!"

Feng Zheng completely gave up on weighing the pros and cons. He had only heard of forcing the emperor to conceive. If he did not agree to come to the rescue in this situation, he might be "seized" by the people below him.

"Admiral Shen, I would like to thank Feng Weisi!"

Wang Neng bowed deeply to Feng Zheng. Since the other party had already made concessions and compromises, he naturally would not continue to maintain an aggressive attitude.

With the imperial army to rely on, I dare not say that the Quanzhou rebellion could be quelled, but at least Shen Yichen's safety could be guaranteed.

"The three Fuzhou guards can move out overnight, but the troops from other Fujian prefectures cannot be assembled in a short time, unless I am unwilling to obey the order."

Now that he decided to rush for reinforcements, Feng Zheng put the difficulties ahead. The only three guards he could lead were Fuzhou's three guards and tens of thousands of people. Soldiers and horses from other states were recruited and assembled, and then went to Quanzhou to fight. It would be impossible in less than ten days and a half. .

Ten thousand soldiers and horses who had been defeated in consecutive battles before faced a hundred thousand rebels in Quanzhou Prefecture. The disparity in strength between the enemy and us should be obvious to anyone with a discerning eye.

If he suffers another big defeat, he cannot blame himself. After all, the lessons learned from Dou Yi's punishment are still there, and Feng Zheng does not want to follow in his footsteps.

"Admiral Shen will understand Feng Weisi's difficulties."

Wang Neng followed the other party's words and replied, as long as Feng Zheng quickly leads his troops to Quanzhou Mansion, everything else is unimportant.

"That's good."

Feng Zheng nodded, turned to the adjutant in the camp and ordered the entire army to set up camp.

The imperial officers and soldiers in Fuzhou City called for mobilization and prepared to rush to rescue. Deng Maoqi and others in Quanzhou City also summoned their generals to gather together to discuss how to deal with Shen Yichen's recruitment offensive.

Deng Maoqi, who was sitting in the handsome seat above the lobby, no longer had the confident look he had when facing Shen Yichen before. Instead, his expression was extremely solemn.

He has realized that what he is about to face may not only be the pressure from the imperial court, but also the division within the rebel army!

Ye Zongliu and Jiang Fucheng's actions tonight have declared their inner choice, which is to stand in Shen Yichen's camp.

"Brother, I did some research at night and found out that the relationship between Leader Ye and Admiral Shen is far deeper than what we knew before. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as a life-long friendship."

"No need to pry, it's all been laid out clearly."

Faced with his brother's words, Deng Maoqi responded somewhat coldly.

He had long known that behind Ye Zongliu and Shen Yichen, there was an overseas smuggling trade with Japanese pirates.

However, Deng Maoqi did not expect that the friendship between the two went beyond the conventional interest relationship, and even reached the point where the Fujian miners and furnace workers were willing to serve Shen Yichen loyally.

Let alone Deng Maoqi, who could have imagined that a court official could gain the allegiance of the rebels?

"Chief Ye is a man who values ​​affection and justice. According to his friendship with Admiral Shen, he will most likely choose to accept the imperial court's offer. Jiang Luotou only follows Leader Ye's lead. The miners and the furnace men are two in one. We must make arrangements in advance. Prepare to respond.”

Huang Qin, one of Deng Mao's seven subordinates, issued a warning.

He had fought side by side with Ye Zongliu and knew each other's temperament very well. Shen Yichen came to Quanzhou Prefecture alone to recruit people, showing great sincerity and friendship.

With Ye Zongliu's character, he will definitely be convinced by Shen Yichen tonight!

"Why don't you cut the knot quickly? I'll mobilize my subordinates and kill Shen Yichen in Quanzhou City?"

Liu Zong, another subordinate of Deng Maoqi, acted impulsively. Since Shen Yichen dared to take risks alone, he simply did nothing to avoid future troubles.

It was with this fierceness that Liu Zong relied on to kill the Chief Secretary and Councilor Zhu Yuan, overcoming the fear of many people in the rebel army, and allowed him to reach a scale of one hundred thousand today, and take over half of Fujian.

If you can do it once, you can do it a second time!

Once Shen Yichen dies, let alone the imperial court will not send any more officials to recruit him. Even if he is really "magnanimous" and sends another person, the rebels themselves may not dare to believe that the imperial court will let things go by the wayside.

Only when you achieve this step can you truly break the boat!

"No, after being besieged tonight, Shen Yichen will definitely be protected by miners and furnace men. Taking action forcefully will cause civil strife."

Deng Maoqi shook his head. In a sense, the current situation was also related to his own wrong decision-making.

If I had known that I couldn't take down Shen Yichen in one fell swoop, I shouldn't have used him as a target for the court. Now that the other side is on guard, it's hard to use their back-up tactics.

"King Pingping, what should we do? It's impossible to accept the imperial court's offer, right?"

Liu Zong was a little anxious. His family all starved to death in the twelfth lunar month of the 10th year of Zhengtong. This hatred was irreconcilable with the imperial court. Even if he died, he would never surrender to the enemy!

It was clear that the situation was very good after the capture of Quanzhou Prefecture, but before there was a chance to celebrate, the offensive and defensive momentum was inexplicably different. Now Shen Yichen could not move or talk, and he was really frustrated.

"Recruitment?"

Hearing Liu Zong's words, Deng Maoba sneered.

"The conditions for recruitment issued by the imperial court are to only punish the first culprits. If you want your eldest brother's head, you have to get through me first."

The recruitment conditions brought by Cang Huotou are basically known to the entire upper class of the rebel army. Once the recruitment is accepted, it is unknown whether the others will survive. The three leaders of the rebel army, Deng Maoqi, Ye Zongliu, and Jiang Fucheng, will surely die!

It was absolutely impossible for Deng Maoba to watch his brother die. Such recruitment conditions were never within his scope of consideration.

"What are you talking about? Can I watch King Pingping be executed?"

Liu Zong sensed the ambiguity in Deng Maoba's words and immediately hurriedly retorted.

Seeing that the two people were quarreling, Deng Maoqi stood up and stopped him: "Okay, we are all brothers who live and die together. No one can die at the hands of the court official, so don't mess up your position yet. "

"The soldiers came to cover up the water and the earth. Quanzhou Prefecture was captured by us. Shen Yichen faced the pressure from the court more urgently than us. He must show his achievements in countering the rebellion."

"As long as this drags on, the imperial army he represents will definitely take action first, and by then I will have the moral advantage. It is impossible for Leader Ye and Jiang Luotou to continue to stand on Shen Yichen's side!"

It has to be said that Deng Maoqi lived up to his potential as a hero. Even though he had never served as a court official for a day, let alone experienced the intrigues in the central officialdom of the capital, he still keenly sensed Shen Yichen's biggest political constraints.

That is the pressure from the court and the emperor!

Quanzhou Prefecture fell and half of Fujian was lost. Can the emperor and the court allow Shen Yichen to stay in the rebel camp and negotiate slowly?

To be serious, let alone negotiations, even the previously promised recruitment conditions have a high probability of being rejected.

For the emperor and the court, the best way to keep the rebellious officials and traitors in peace is to turn them all into dead people. If nothing goes wrong, the order to advance the attack will be quickly delivered to Shen Yichen within 800 miles.

Deng Maoqi wanted to see how Shen Yichen would respond.

"Brother is very resourceful!"

"Eradicate Wang Yingming!"

If you can stand out among hundreds of thousands of rebels and become a high-level person, your Machiavellian IQ cannot be any lower.

Deng Maoqi has made it very clear. Although Admiral Shen Yichen is so majestic, it is a pity that he is not the one who controls the world.

Throughout the ages, many virtuous ministers and famous generals have been unable to withstand the emperor's orders and suffered complete defeats. After all, there are still very few people who will not accept the emperor's orders when they are outside.

The time advantage lies with Deng Maoqi!

The night faded, dawn came, and the fire in Quanzhou City that had been burning all night slowly extinguished.

That night, almost everyone was preoccupied and thinking about the next game. After all, neither side had much room for trial and error.

As Chen Xi got dressed, Shen Yichen asked Cang Huotou to wash his face with cold water, trying to make himself more energetic so that he could cope with the upcoming recruitment negotiations with Deng Maoqi.

But soon the news brought by Ye Zongliu was like cold water on Shen Yichen's face. Deng Maoqi said that he was injured in yesterday's attack on the city, so he would stay behind closed doors today to thank guests. , please take care of me, Shen Yichen.

Shen Yichen is not a fool. From what he saw in Deng Maoqi's expression last night, it didn't look like he was injured.

This excuse is simply too lazy to pretend.

At the same time, Lin Zhen, dressed neatly, also came to Shen Yichen's camp. When he learned that Deng Maoqi was injured, he immediately realized the key point.

"To the north, Leader Deng is stalling for time."

"Um."

Since Shen Yichen was ordered to supervise Fujian's military affairs, all his actions have been a race against time, trying to quell the unrest in Fujian within the smallest range of influence.

Trying to prevent the rebel army from capturing Quanzhou Prefecture was also for this purpose. Once Quanzhou City fell, there was a high chance that the situation would be out of his control, and the emperor and the court would intervene.

Unexpectedly, Deng Mao, who was born as a tenant farmer in the 71st term, had such a high political acumen that he could think of using the emperor's "power" to reverse his unfavorable situation and force the imperial officers and soldiers to engage in an all-out war with the rebels.

"Chief Ye, why don't you go meet with Chief Deng again? The recruitment cannot be delayed!"

Lin Zhen also felt like a mirror, so he could only urge Ye Zongliu to persuade Deng Maoqi. Even though Fujian was thousands of miles away from the capital, the post station had to change people and horses throughout the process, and it could deliver military information back and forth within ten days.

How could the imperial court tolerate Quanzhou Prefecture falling into the hands of the bandits?

When the emperor's decree comes, Shen Yichen's negotiating space will become extremely small, and he may even immediately lead an army to conquer the city.

When that time comes, either you die or I die!

"Okay, I'll go over and give you some advice."

Ye Zongliu didn't understand that Deng Maoqi was pretending to be injured, but he chose to side with Shen Yichen. He already felt sorry for the brothers who had rebelled, and could not force the other party to recruit troops again.

"No."

Shen Yichen reached out to stop Ye Zongliu and shook his head at him.

Deng Maoqi made up his mind to stall for time. It would be meaningless to rely on Ye Zongliu to persuade him. There was no need to do such useless efforts. On the contrary, it would reveal the eagerness of himself and others.

In this case, let's compare our patience. The three neighboring Fuzhou guards cannot be slower than the imperial edict to and from the capital.

Recruitment was not only the court's "mercy", but also Shen Yichen's goodwill.

When it came to a point where they couldn't reach an agreement, he didn't mind letting Deng Maoqi see what it means to have a bodhisattva's heart and thunderous means.

"Admiral Shen, I'd better try again."

Ye Zongliu didn't understand what Shen Yichen meant. He still wanted to do his part to make Deng Maoqi change his mind.
To be continued...