Southern Ming Rebel Army

The next morning, the defenders on the Suzhou city wall saw a large number of Eight Banners cavalrymen swarming out of the camp gate, thinking that the Qing army was preparing to launch another attack. Just when the defenders on the city wall were on full alert, they saw the Eight Banners soldiers galloping towards the south.

After receiving the news, Meng Jun hurried to the city wall. Looking up, he saw all the cavalrymen, all of them were Eight Banners soldiers wearing blue armor. Qian Biao exclaimed, "General, are these Tartars going to withdraw?"

Meng Jun shook his head. There were many people in the Qing army camp, and none of the Green Camp soldiers moved. After a pause, he said, "Gao Yi, call a military meeting."

In the Suzhou Festival Hall, Meng Bian, Meng Bizhi, Yang En, Huang Cheng, Qian Biao, and Han Xiong were present. Sitting at the end were Li Chengdong's former subordinates, Du Yonghe and Guo Hu. Lin Shiqi was stabbed in the abdomen by a spear and was still recovering from his injury.

Meng Jun spoke first, "The Eight Banners have left the camp. Where do you think Bolo went?" Meng Jun clenched his fist, paused, and then said, "If the Eight Banners are far away, then we will attack the Green Camp rebels under the city."

Han Xiong said uncertainly, "From what I have seen, the Tartars are led by Fang Guoan. Shaoxing is not far from Suzhou. I see that those who left the camp are cavalry, and they are heading south."

Yang En asked with some doubt, "What if this is a trick of the Tartars? They want to show weakness to the enemy first, lure us out of the city, and then attack us when they besiege the Qing army camp?"

Huang Cheng also said at this time, "How can the Qing army hide its tracks so easily with tens of thousands of cavalry? Let's send out all the scouts in the city to see if we can find any traces of the Tartars."

"Hmm." Meng Jun also felt that what Huang Cheng said made sense, and then several people discussed it for a while. Meng Jun immediately ordered Han Xiong's Kewu Town to make preparations, select old soldiers who had experienced bloody battles, form a vanguard camp, and send Huang Cheng's scouts to scout in all directions. At the same time, send messengers to rush to Fang Guoan's troops to inform them of the military situation and let them be more vigilant.

Qing army, Bai Yongfu camp, saw low morale in the camp, wounded prisoners everywhere, a gloomy scene. At this time, Wu Shunchang walked into the tent with a sullen face. Bai Yongfu frowned and asked, "What's going on?"

Wu Shunchang said angrily, "The food given to us by those bastards in the rear camp is all old food, and most of it is moldy."

"Then why didn't you check when you pulled them back?" Bai Yongfu asked with some confusion. Everything was fine before, why did such a big trouble happen as soon as the Eight Banners left?

Wu Shunchang replied angrily, "The quartermaster we sent to ask for food refused to accept it, but the gang said that the food was all like this, if you want to eat it, take it away, if you don't want to eat it, don't touch it. The quartermaster had no choice but to take it back first."

Bai Yongfu angrily slammed the table and said, "Let's go!"

After saying this, Bai Yongfu took his subordinates and rushed angrily to the rear camp of the Qing army, which was under the command of Tian Xiong. The soldiers at the camp gate saw the aggressive look of Bai Yongfu and his gang, and hurried into the camp to report to Tian Xiong.

When Bai Yongfu arrived at the camp gate, Tian Xiong and his men were already waiting there. When he saw Bai Yongfu, Tian Xiong said, "General Bai, what a rare guest!"

Tian Xiong looked at Bai Yongfu with a smile on his face and said, but although he said "rare guest", he held his head high and looked at Bai Yongfu.

Seeing Tian Xiong's smug look, Bai Yongfu was furious and asked bluntly, "Tian Xiong, why is the food sent to my camp moldy?"

Seeing Bai Yongfu questioning him angrily, Tian Xiong said nonchalantly, "General Bai, Jiangnan is very humid, and it is very common for grain to get moldy. The grain shipped from Jiangning is like this, and there is nothing I can do about it, brother."

This batch of grain had already been sold by Tian Xiong to a merchant in Jiangning. If Bolo had not led the Eight Banners south, Tian Xiong would not have dared to do so. The grain in other camps was normal, but only Bai Yongfu's grain was moldy. Tian Xiong had long known that Bai Yongfu was an autumn grasshopper who could not jump high.

"Tian Xiong, don't go too far. Give me good food, otherwise I will report to Jiangning and Marshal Bo," Bai Yongfu said gritting his teeth.

"Haha, General Bai, don't be so angry. Anger is harmful to your health. As for reporting it, I advise you not to do it. If anything happens, we can plead for you. Don't go to such extremes," Tian Xiong said with a smile on his face.

Before Bai Yongfu could speak, Wu Shunchang could not help but ask, "What do you mean?"

Tian Xiong didn't even look at Wu Shunchang, and continued to say to Bai Yongfu, "General Bai, don't forget that you patted your chest and gave a military order to Governor Hong. If Suzhou is not conquered within a month, Governor Hong will not blame you out of kindness. But you know that you are a criminal. I am the one who carries the flag now, and my words still carry some weight. We are all stirring the pot. It is my duty to help you say good things."

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Bai Yongfu and his companions returned to their camp. Their subordinates were all a little dejected. Of course, Bai Yongfu understood the hidden meaning in Tian Xiong's words. He was just asking them to please him and get money. However, Bai Yongfu also sensed a hint of uneasiness from Tian Xiong's words. Jiang Ning had not forgotten him, and Bolo had not forgotten that he had killed Fu Ni and more than a thousand soldiers in Yangcheng Lake.

At night, Bai Yongfu, Wu Shunchang and Xiao Mingzuo had a secret talk. They all agreed that Bolo would not let them go and that they had no room for advancement in the Qing court. So they simply took advantage of the opportunity when Bolo led the Eight Banners south to return to the Ming Dynasty.

Xiao Mingzuo even said, "Sir, why don't you contact the city and work together to kill Tian Xiong, the bastard?"

Bai Yongfu narrowed his eyes, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and then he told the two men not to make any noise and to make preparations quietly. After the two men left the camp, Bai Yongfu immediately wrote a letter and asked his eldest son Bai Tianchu to disguise himself and go around to the south city of Suzhou to contact Meng Jun. He repeatedly instructed that the letter could only be handed over after seeing Meng Jun, otherwise it could not be leaked even if he died, as the lives of the entire family depended on him.

Bai Tianchu disguised himself and did not even dare to ride a horse. He rushed to the South Gate under the cover of night. It was dark and the road was slippery. Bai Tianchu fell many times along the way. By the time he arrived at the South Gate, his face was already bruised and swollen. The guards on the city wall saw him and hurried to find Han Xiong.

However, Bai Yongfu merely said that he was an old friend of Meng Jun and had something important to discuss with him. Han Xiong frowned and first pulled him to the top of the city wall, and then urgently asked to see Meng Jun.

There was an old friend again. Meng Jun was a little confused. Did his original body have such a wide range of friends? He was now surrounded in the city, and most people would avoid him. When he saw Bai Tianchu, his eyes lit up, and he quickly blocked everyone and went to the study.

When Bai Tianchu saw that Gao Yi was the only one beside Meng Jun, he knew that he must be his confidant, so he handed the letter hidden in his underwear to Meng Jun.

Meng Jun opened the letter and took a look. "General Meng, Yongfu surrendered to the Qing Dynasty because of the situation. Marshal Liu ran away, and the army had no food or money. However, Yongfu was in Cao's camp but his heart was with Han. He dared not forget his mother at home who was eagerly waiting for him and his determination to serve the country with loyalty..."

It was not until the end that Meng Jun saw that Bai Yongfu invited him to attack the Qing camp tomorrow night. Meng Jun looked constipated. You still have the nerve to imitate Yue Fei. However, attacking the camp, it is another attack. I have already attacked Li Chengdong once under Suzhou City, and you are still...