Just as Li Qin was preparing to enter Jizhen, the Tatar army was marching towards Jizhen.
In Ruzhou, Henan, countless peasant armies were also gathering there.
In Henan, countless peasant armies, large and small, responded to Li Hongji's call.
They came to Ruzhou to form an alliance and jointly attack Dong Zhonglou in Nanyang.
After all, Li Hongji had already spread the word throughout Henan that as long as people came to Ruzhou, they could join him in attacking Dong Zhonglou.
After the event, he could petition the court to grant official positions to those who had rendered meritorious service.
It can be said that as long as they come here and gain some merit, they will soon transform from rebels into officials who have been recruited by the government.
This was quite a temptation for these peasant army leaders, who were all peasants before their rebellion.
As Li Hongji's orders spread, more and more peasant armies, large and small, gathered in various parts of Ruzhou.
Li Hongji had already led his army of over 100,000 peasant soldiers to Ruzhou.
Seeing the ever-growing army, most of whom were coming to join his cause.
Standing on the city wall of Ruzhou, Li Hongji couldn't help but sigh:
"When I raised my arm and called out, I never expected that a million-strong army would be gathered."
Li Qin in the north only commands an army of a few hundred thousand.
Qi Anyao, who was following behind him, also suddenly changed his expression after hearing Li Hongji's words.
Because he knew that his leader was only increasing in number as more and more troops arrived in Ruzhou.
I felt a little giddy.
No, I have to pull him back; I can't let him let this cloud his judgment.
Otherwise, if he loses his mind, who knows what he might do?
What if he suddenly looks at his ragtag group of followers, gets impulsive, and leaves Li Qin?
Or if they were to fight Li Qin, everything would be over.
So he immediately stepped forward and said:
"Your Majesty, the reason these people came to Ruzhou is because of Li Qin's official position."
Moreover, although these people appear to number in the millions, the majority are refugees, including a large number of women and children.
Most of the weapons were just sharpened wooden sticks or stones.
Only a minority of people possessed iron farm tools as weapons, let alone actual standard-issue weapons.
These people are absolutely no match for Li Qin's hundreds of thousands of fierce and powerful troops.
After hearing Qi Anyao's words, Li Hongji quickly calmed down.
He nodded repeatedly and said:
"As you say, sir."
I do need to leverage Li Qin's influence right now.
By the way, has Li Qin agreed to send reinforcements?
Where are his reinforcements?
And what about the weapons he promised us?
Where are we now?
After thinking for a moment, Qi Anyao said:
"I have already sent someone to make contact. The weapons that Li Qin promised to give us will be sent along with the reinforcements he sent."
He dispatched 10,000 enemy soldiers from Shanxi and transferred another 20,000 from the capital.
A total of 30,000 troops came to our aid.
As for the weapons he promised to allocate to us, they were sent along with the 20,000 troops in the capital.
Therefore, this army moved relatively slowly. The 10,000 enemy soldiers should have already set off after receiving Li Qin's orders.
We should be at the Yellow River now.
However, they haven't crossed the river yet; they're probably waiting for the 20,000 troops from the capital to cross together.
After hearing this, Li Hongji nodded and said:
"Alright, once Li Qin's army arrives, we'll acquire the weapons, equip our troops, and then take advantage of the prestige of Li Qin's army."
"The southern expedition to Nanyang."
Just as they were saying this, Li Hongji, who was standing on the city wall of Ruzhou, suddenly saw an army appear in the distance.
As the army drew closer, Li Hongji finally saw the flags on them clearly.
"It's Zhang Bingwu, he's finally here."
He then sent someone to Zhang Bingwu's army to invite him into the city for a meeting.
At this moment, Zhang Bingwu was wearing a piece of armor he had collected from the government army when he heard Li Hongji's request to meet him.
He chuckled and said to his adopted sons and personal guards beside him:
“That Li Hongji wants to see me, let’s go and meet him.”
After he finished speaking, one of his adopted sons, Sun Chao, stood up and said:
"Godfather, be careful, Li Hongji might be up to something."
"Your son can lead a large army outside the city. If anything happens to Father, send a signal, and I will immediately attack to rescue Father."
After he finished speaking, Zhang Bingwu nodded repeatedly and said:
"Okay, you've thought this through quite thoroughly. Let's leave it at that."
After he finished speaking, he led his personal guards and adopted sons into Ruzhou City.
Sun Chao, on the other hand, stationed his troops outside the city.
Upon entering Ruzhou City, Zhang Bingwu was immediately brought before Li Hongji.
Upon seeing Li Hongji, Zhang Bingwu immediately said:
"General Li, I've long admired your name."
"Chief Zhang, I've long admired your name."
After meeting, the two immediately exchanged pleasantries.
The two then took their seats one after the other.
At this time, Li Hongji, one of the leaders of the largest peasant armies in Henan, and Zhang Bingwu finally met.
Although the atmosphere became much more lively after the two exchanged pleasantries.
However, both of them had their own ulterior motives.
Zhang Bingwu spoke first:
"I have led hundreds of thousands of troops to join you. I wonder what official position General Li will request from the court?"
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