Late Yuan Dynasty: I am the true emperor

Chapter 51: The Assassin and the Coward (Please Read)

After helping to defraud the city that day, Zhu Liangzu went home and was scolded by his father. Finally, he made up his mind to come to Lu Jin for help.

He was proud of his martial arts prowess and had a sense of superiority and arrogance, or to put it bluntly, he was a tsundere. It was not so easy to subdue him. The reason why he was willing to surrender to Lu Jin this time was actually because of three reasons.

First, he knew in his heart that ever since he helped Lu Jin to commit the fraudulent city attack, he would never be able to return to the Yuan army camp no matter what.

Even if he was forced to do it, the Mongols will not care about you. They only know that you betrayed the court and you are still the lowest Han Chinese from the south!
Secondly, my biological father said that Lu Jin has already occupied Liu'an, and our family will have to rely on others for their livelihood in the future. Your relationship with Lu Jin is so bad, what if the officials under him do something bad to our family?
In order to protect the continuation of his family, he also has to join Lu Jin.

Don’t underestimate the ancients’ obsession with family continuation!

Thirdly, he felt that Lu Jin was a very capable person. Even if he could not conquer the world, it should not be a problem for him to dominate a region, especially what Lu Jin had said that day about the conflict between the emperor and the prime minister, as well as the possible consequences in the end.

Lu Jin also predicted that Tuotuo might end up like Yue Fei, which made it seem more and more reasonable the more he thought about it.

Since the Yuan Dynasty is bound to end, it is normal for me to find a new buyer in advance.

But when he rode alone to the outskirts of Luzhou City and saw the Lu Bu victory report posted on the city gate, he was so angry that his lungs almost exploded.

He just helped to deceive the city gate, and was forced to do so. However, Lu Jin said in the victory report that he deceived the city gate and helped to surrender the defenders. The words between the lines seemed to be saying "see them off with hands folded".

The most outrageous thing is that Lu Jin actually posted this thing outside the city gate and let people spread it.

After calming down, Zhu Liangzu suddenly felt powerless again. Lu Jin really had him in his control. Even if he gave up the army and prepared to stay at home, he would not be given the slightest chance to go against Lu Jin again.

When he was taken into the city by the soldiers and asked to hand over his weapons, Zhu Liangzu instantly regained his confidence and couldn't help but smile.

He believed that Lu Jin was afraid of his superior martial arts skills and was afraid that he would suddenly attack and hurt someone. When he was summoned later, there would definitely be countless guards present.

"Humph, you coward, you only know how to play tricks, but when it comes to skills, you are afraid of me?" Zhu Liangzu said in a mocking and proud tone.

Zhu Liangzu is most proud of the fact that he has mastered martial arts since he was a child.

However, when he was led into the back hall of the government office, the situation on the scene suddenly stunned him and made him quite embarrassed.

There was a copy of Gongshu Suanjing on the table. Zhang Yunxiu was doing math problems, Yang Huan was using an abacus, and Lu Jin was doing vertical equations with a pen. The two were competing to see who could calculate faster. There were also two little kids next to them, one named Liao Sheng and the other Zhu Sijiu.

The guards brought Zhu Liangzu in and stood guard at the door. There was no guard on Lu Jin's side, and there was only a group of women and children in the field. Lu Jin didn't even have a weapon in his hand, so he didn't look like he was afraid of him.

This is not what he thought. Zhu Liangzu suddenly felt embarrassed. He seemed to have underestimated Lu Jin again. Perhaps handing over weapons upon entering the door was just a rule. He was overthinking it.

"Brother Lu, someone is coming." Zhang Yunxiu reminded Lu Jin when she saw Zhu Liangzu being brought in.

"Wait until I finish this problem."

Lu Jin wrote quickly and soon solved another problem. It was a very simple arithmetic operation, but he had already figured out the answer. Yang Huan was still sweating on his forehead and the beads on the abacus were clacking.

"No, the Marshal calculates too fast. I can't beat him. The vertical method is really amazing." Yang Huan slammed the abacus, reset it to zero, and immediately admitted defeat.

"Do you know how amazing it is? This is just the simplest one. Study hard and I will teach you something more amazing later."

"Yes."

"You go to the backyard first and study this book by yourselves. If you don't understand, come and ask me. Then I will teach them two." Lu Jin handed the Gongshu Suanjing to him and pointed at Liao Sheng and Zhu Sijiu and said.

"Yes."

After they went to the backyard, Lu Jin turned around and looked at Zhu Liangzu. The guy was still standing there awkwardly, at a loss as to what to do.

"coming?"

"Ah."

"Have you thought it through?" Lu Jin asked again.

Zhu Liangzu did not hesitate any longer. He was already standing here, and if he hesitated any longer, he would lose his manliness. He immediately knelt on one knee, bowed his hands and said, "I am willing to serve you, my lord!"

"Get up."

"Thank you, Lord."

After Zhu Liangzu stood up, Lu Jin pulled a chair and sat there and talked.

“The veterans of the Chaohu Navy, Liao Yongjian, Liao Yongan, Yu Tingyu, etc., are currently only regiment commanders, in charge of 4,000 people. Even if you are willing to surrender, I can’t give you a higher position.

"But you still have the ability to lead troops. If I let you be the commander of the regiment, how many troops can you still muster now?"

Zhu Liangzu was stunned when he heard this. He thought that even if Lu Jin accepted him, he would definitely not use him immediately, at least not the same as those generals from Chaohu. But he did not expect that Lu Jin would directly make him equal to the Chaohu veterans.

He was immediately impressed by Lu Jin's courage to employ people, and the resentment in his heart disappeared.

Even if it happened to him, Zhu Liangzu felt that he was not so magnanimous as to directly reuse his former enemy. This is the difference between people.

"My lord, if you are willing to return the captured soldiers in Lu'an to me, I can immediately gather four to five thousand troops."

Lu Jin shook his head, "Four or five thousand is too many, and how many of your soldiers can fight? They have fought in battles before, and quality is more important than quantity.

"I will only give you 3,000 soldiers. Go back and pick some capable soldiers. Don't bring in the old and weak. Let Yu Tingyu help you organize the troops according to the organization of the Shengwu Army." "After the organization is completed, bring the soldiers here. I will assign you a deputy commander and let Liao Yongzhong lead a thousand people to form a regiment with you. How do you think?"

Zhu Liangzu didn't mind having a deputy general from Chaohu by his side, because this was beyond his psychological expectations. He originally thought that he would start as a thousand households under the Chaohu generals, just like Zhang Huan and Yin Congdao.

As a result, Lu Jin directly appointed him as the commander-in-chief and let him lead an army alone. What else could he say? He would be a deputy general, so that the generals of Chaohu and Lu Jin could rest assured.

He immediately said, "It's all up to the Lord."

Lu Jin nodded, "Then go ahead, and hurry up. When you come back, bring your family to Luzhou City as well."

Zhu Liangzu was stunned when he heard this, and immediately raised his head to look at Lu Jin. He was a little overreacting when he mentioned his family.
Lu Jin glared at him unhappily, "What are you looking at? Do you want your family to be abducted by the enemy again?
"Luzhou City is currently strengthening its defenses. There are many empty houses here. It is more convenient to live in the city. Everyone's families can live together, and their children can study together. It is safer than living in the countryside outside the city."

"Yes, I understand." Although Zhu Liangzu knew that Lu Jin was asking for hostages, what he said made sense. With Lu Jin in charge of Luzhou, Luzhou would definitely be the safest place unless all their generals were killed.

After figuring out the key to the matter, Zhu Liangzu immediately asked again.

"My lord, you have been expanding your army a lot these days. Will there be another war soon? My lord, let me lead an army alone. Which side do you want me to attack?"

"this one"

Lu Jin stood up and turned around twice, thinking carefully. Zhang Wen's first group, Yu Tingyu's second group, Liao Yongan's third group, Yang Jing's fourth group, and Zhu Liangzu would make it the fifth group.

This does not include Ye Sheng and Zheng Yong’s cavalry, and Liao Yongjian’s navy.

Ever since he conquered Luzhou, he has been recruiting soldiers everywhere and expanding the army, but the outside world may not be clear about how much the army has been expanded.

Since others don’t know, this is an opportunity!
Isn’t this what the so-called fog of war is? Wars are fought over information gaps and intelligence wars.

The soldiers led by Zhu Liangzu were veterans who had fought in wars, and he himself was also a good fighter. The battalion under Liao Yongzhong had also participated in several battles. After the establishment of the 5th Regiment, it was definitely the main force with the first-class combat power, and it was a main force that others did not know about.

So Lu Jin instantly came up with an idea, to hide the fifth regiment and keep it as a trump card, to give his enemies a surprise at the critical moment!
If you don't do it, then it's fine. But if you do it, you have to make your opponent lose his life.

Lu Jin thought for a moment before speaking.

"Don't think about attacking the city for now. Bring the team here and practice with Liao Yongzhong. Once you are ready, I will give you an important task. Don't let me down when I need you."

"Yes." Zhu Liangzu immediately agreed confidently.

Playing tricks is not his strong point, but when two armies face off with real swords and guns, he will not be afraid of anyone!

"Go ahead, bring the team over, and then you will temporarily stay in Liang County. Keep a low profile and don't show off."

"Yes, I understand."

Zhu Liangzu agreed and left.

Just as he returned to Lu'an to gather his old troops, Zhao Pusheng was also leading his troops towards Luzhou to the east.

This guy has two swords hanging from his waist, and calls himself "Double-Sword Zhao", which makes him look very powerful. However, in battle, short swords are of little use, and long weapons are the real powerful weapons.

The team had just walked less than ten miles out of Hanshan when Hua Gao caught up on horseback from the east and reported to Zhao Pusheng.

"I went to Heyang to check. Kang Maocai did not move today. Local residents also saw him leading a team to Hezhou Port. It seemed that he was going to inspect the river defense division."

"That's good." Zhao Pusheng felt relieved when he heard that.

But Hua Gao was puzzled.

"But why don't we wait for the people sent by Coach Lu to arrive, and then we can meet up and go together. Wouldn't that be safer?"

When Zhao Pusheng heard Hua Gao mention Lu Jin, he gritted his teeth and became angry.

"If the people he sends don't come, will we just stay? We have legs, so do we have to wait for him to send people to pick us up in a sedan chair?

"Besides, who knows how many people he will send? We already have more than 2,000 people here. If they come together, they will be more conspicuous and we may not be discovered."

Hua Gao said, "But it's safer with more people. Even if we can't win, if we defend together, Kang Maocai won't be able to defeat him in a short time. It's better to wait for the people sent by Coach Lu to arrive and leave together."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Pusheng became even more impatient and spoke in a harsher tone.

"If you are so afraid of death, then you should go first and go find your coach Lu to hold your group together."

Hua Gao was almost furious when he heard him say that, "I'm afraid of death? If I was afraid of death, who would go to Chaohu to deliver messages every time? If I was afraid of death, would I still live a hard life with you in the mountains? It's better for me to eat salted fish in Chaohu than to follow you!"

Hua Gao cursed in his heart, but still forced himself not to get angry. He said with a cold face.

"Then I'll ride to the west to see where the people sent by General Lu have gone. I'll come back to pick you up when I meet them."

Zhao Pusheng immediately said impatiently, "Go, go, you coward!"

"Humph!"

Hua Gao snorted lightly, waved his whip, and immediately ran towards Luzhou.

(End of this chapter)