Chapter 183 Things are never simple

After Zuo Liangyu's supply fleet for Li Ping arrived near Li Ping's camp, the entire Hanyang and Zuo Liangyu armies in Wuchang were once again shaken. Li Ping and his army became something that people no longer had to cover up and avoid.

Hot discussion.

However, no generals or officials dared to contact Li Ping, and they still had to wait and see.

There is only one exception.

Zhao Jin.

Zhao Jin went to see Li Ping that night.

The fleet carrying his entire army temporarily stopped at the edge of the Yangtze River opposite the mouth of Jianshui River, which is the northern suburb of Wuchang City.

In the afternoon of that day, a large number of peasant army scouts appeared on the north bank of the Hanyang County section of the Han River, and some even appeared on the south bank of the Han River near Hanyang County. The peasant army had already left Hanchuan County.

But the situation is not very critical yet.

The peasant army that captured Zhongxiang County has been concentrated on the north bank of the Han River. Even the vast territory of Mianyang Prefecture located south of the Han River and adjacent to Hanyang Prefecture is still effectively controlled by the Ming government.

In addition, Zuo Liangyu has been clearing ships along the Han River, and the peasant army should be in very short supply of ships. Therefore, the peasant army's advance speed should not be too fast, and the threat will not be that strong.

However, out of caution, all of Zuo Liangyu's troops withdrew from the ground in Hanyang. They were scattered across Jinshazhou, Baishazhou and the Wuchang side of the Yangtze River. Some of them had even retreated dozens of miles downstream to the right side of Wuchang City.

Crossing the lake and Tuanfeng and other places, and making all preparations for a complete withdrawal from Wuchang.

"You shouldn't have come!" This was Li Ping's first words after seeing Zhao Jin.

"How could I not come? You are my brother." Zhao Jin sneered at Li Ping.

Although he was very moved, Li Ping still felt that Zhao Jin might not really understand his current situation and the risks he was taking.

He worriedly said: "My situation is very delicate. Zuo Liangyu can no longer trust me. You should try to keep your distance from me."

"I know." Zhao Jin's expression was very unconcerned.

"You don't know." Li Ping sighed slightly.

Zhao Jin glanced at Li Ping and said nonchalantly: "Is there anything I don't know? It's certain that Zuo Liangyu is dissatisfied. Some people may already hate you, but Zuo Liangyu has already distributed food to you.

Have you supplied supplies? That's enough. If you don't even dare to take this risk, why should I be your big brother?

Don't think too much about it. You have excuses for this matter. Old guy Zuo Liangyu is not completely confused yet. He probably still wants to continue to win over you and needs to win over you. Things will eventually pass. You don't have to

Too worried about me."

Seeing what Zhao Jin said, Li Ping understood that Zhao Jin might not be clear about some things. He smiled bitterly and said: "People's hearts are always changing, and things are always changing. There is nothing certain, and some things will always be the same in the end."

It’s impossible to get through.”

"What's the meaning?"

"After receiving the food supplies, I asked an eloquent subordinate to go to Zuo Liangyu's place, firstly to thank him, and secondly, to invite the entire army to retreat. I didn't dare to go myself, for fear that he would put me under house arrest. Zuo Liangyu

Liangyu readily agreed to my request."

"I'll go!" Zhao Jin's eyes suddenly widened.

Please stand behind the whole army. It seems to be to avoid another conflict with Fang Guoan and to provide cover for the whole army, but it also means that he is clearly saying that Li Ping is afraid or does not want to be effectively controlled by Zuo Liangyu anymore. This is completely adding fuel to the fire.

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Zuo Liangyu's happiness also speaks for itself. His thoughts inside are by no means simple, at least he has already thought about it.

It seemed that the problem was indeed more serious than he thought.

After taking a few deep breaths, Zhao Jin said helplessly: "Why are you doing this? Things can still be saved."

Li Ping bit his lip and said, "Brother, I have been thinking about it since yesterday afternoon. I have thought a lot and figured it out. In fact, no matter how Zuo Liangyu chooses, he is the biggest loser. I am the one who made the decision.

He pushed it to this point, he will eventually figure it out, and he will also understand that I will think of this, and our relationship will never go back."

After looking at Li Ping intently for a long time, Zhao Jin finally had to realize that the gap between Li Ping and Zuo Liangyu could no longer be eliminated.

But he still couldn't help complaining: "You are too reckless! I won't talk about killing Fang Wuke, but what do you think of annihilating Fang Guoan's army? Don't tell me that you were forced to fight back, you fucking

If you can run away, you almost got yourself into a dead end."

"So what if I run away?" Li Ping obviously disagreed.

"So what if you run away! Do you know that after you killed Fang Wuke, Zuo Liangyu didn't see Fang Guoan who came to cry and complained, only Zuo Mengeng jumped up and down. At that time, you hid and avoided

If it hadn't gotten to this point, Zuo Liangyu wouldn't have had any other thoughts..." Zhao Jin said anxiously.

"Did you go to see Zuo Liangyu first?" Li Ping interrupted Zhao Jin and asked.

"How do you know?" Zhao Jin was stunned.

"Guess. Otherwise you wouldn't have been unable to get back to the camp for so long, and Zuo Liangyu wouldn't have missed Fang Guoan."

"Don't I have to find a way to save Gao Lei? I thought about solving the problem directly at the root. At that time, no one knew that you had killed Fang Wuke. But when I was adding fuel to the relationship between you and Gao Lei, Zuo

Liangyu suddenly received an emergency report, and you didn't even know his expression at the time."

"Then Zuo Liangyu didn't see Fang Guoan in the end?" Li Ping asked again.

"How come you know it again, or you just guessed it?" Zhao Jin looked surprised.

Li Ping suddenly laughed and said: "Well. If Zuo Liangyu met Fang Guoan, Zuo Liangyu would not send me food supplies. I guess I would really have to run away. No matter how brave you are, you can't

Come see me."

"You can think of all this, why don't you avoid it first? Why do you still have to do it? You can't let Zuo Liangyu go!" Zhao Jin was really angry. He couldn't understand Li Ping.

choice.

But Li Ping just curled his lips and said: "I'm not afraid of running away after killing people, but what Zuo Liangyu would think! Besides, who would have thought that Fang Guoan would be so irrational? He sent so many people to kill me,

If I stop playing a little bit, I will be the one who gets wiped out by the group after they come to their senses."

Li Ping's words made Zhao Jin speechless for a moment. He understood that Li Ping's considerations were indeed correct at the time. The only difference was that the two people had different personalities and ways of looking at problems.

The two of them are different after all.

If your personality and perspective on the problem are different, your choices will of course be different, and there is no point in continuing to argue after the facts cannot be changed.

After sighing for a few words that Li Ping's character was still so upright, Zhao Jin changed the topic and gave a simple explanation and apology for his previous caution and his appearance now.

He said that although Li Ping's play was getting bigger and bigger, he always felt that there should be no problem for Li Ping to run away, but he had to be responsible for his brothers and prevent everyone from getting involved.

Zhao Jin knew that some words were unavoidable.

Although he knew that Li Ping would definitely understand and understand, he still had to say it out loud, otherwise no matter how close the relationship was, he would not be able to explain anything.

This is the simplest way to interact with people.

Of course, Li Ping had no complaints or blame for Zhao Jin. He understood the situation and understood Zhao Jin. The most important thing was that he didn't like others being put in danger for him, otherwise he wouldn't be able to tell Zhao Jin what he deserved.

If you come.

Zhao Jin solemnly expressed regret to Gao Lei and was very upset about his carelessness and insensitivity, which was, after all, the source of all troubles.

But neither of them is deeply concerned about this matter. It has already happened, and it is useless to talk about it anymore, especially since it has definitely become a sore point in Zhao Jin's heart.

Moreover, the time for the two of them to meet this time was limited, and they still had more things to say. After all, there was no time to say many things at the banquet in the spotlight the night before, and there was no way to say them.

Li Ping used the lit cigarette and Zuo Liangyu to supply him with more food and goods than he imagined, and started to say some other gestures.

Although the supply ships sent by Zuo Liangyu were not big, Li Ping was shocked because there were so many ships full of grain, salt, cloth, clothes, shoes and other supplies, because there were too many, especially grain.

The number is even more dazzling.

Li Ping almost thought that Zuo Liangyu really planned to ignore all past grudges.

This also makes him still very confused.

But Zhao Jin's explanation was very simple. He said: "You really don't need to think too much about this. The most important thing Zuo Liangyu has now is food and goods. He robbed all the grain, Wuchang and Hanyang City.

The extreme prosperity outside has been reduced to almost nothing by him, so giving you this is really just a drop in the bucket."

"All the grain has been robbed?" Li Ping was a little confused.

Wuchang was the gathering place for grain from Huguang in the Ming Dynasty. This was one of the important reasons why Wuchang, especially the vast areas outside the city on both sides of the Yangtze River, was extremely prosperous.

Li Ping thought that Zuo Liangyu would rob the canal grain, but he also thought that he would only rob part of the emergency supplies. He did not expect that he would rob them all. That is tantamount to treason!

But when Zhao Jin nodded seriously, Li Ping was shocked and even more confused. He asked: "Since Zuo Liangyu already has enough money for food and clothing, why is he running away?"

With the same danger in Pingjiang, why did Zuo Liangyu fight in Xiangyang before running away, and why did he run away in Wuchang without even fighting?

Especially the Han River is just a small river in front of the Yangtze River, which is not enough to see at all.

Not to mention anything else, just in the dozens of miles of river section here in Wuchang, there are many large rivers such as Hanshui, Jianshui, Xishui, Wushishui (today's Doushui) and Jushui flowing into the river. The water potential of the Yangtze River is so huge.

It's enough to imagine.

This is a real natural hazard.

Zhao Jin said quietly: "You should have seen when you went to my place yesterday. Both sides of the Yangtze River are basically like hell on earth. Even in such a prosperous place as Hankou Town, you probably can't see a single free civilian!"

Zuo Liangyu almost robbed Wuchang and Hanyang. Almost all the people outside Wuchang and Hanyang fled, and most of the people inside the city also fled. All the troops were crazy about looting and playing crazy, and there was no chance of fighting at all.

Thoughts and fighting spirit. It is no accident that Fang Guoan's army is so inexperienced.
To be continued...