Elm Garden.
"Report!" A rebel hurriedly ran to a wooden house in the dense forest and said to the resting Yuyuan Army leaders Fan Ciwu and Wang Jun: "We found a group of soldiers to the west of Yuyuan, with about three to four thousand people."
"Ah?" Fan Ciwu and Wang Jun jumped up from their stools.
Fan Ciwu asked hurriedly: "Are they government troops?"
"It shouldn't be," the rebel soldier replied, "This army is not flying the flag of the government army."
"Could it be friendly forces?" asked another leader, Wang Jun.
"No," Fan Ciwu shook his head seriously, "After retreating from Puzhou, all the Yuyuan troops retreated to Yuyuan to avoid the government troops. There are no more of our troops outside."
"Who could that be?" Wang Jun was confused.
"You'll know after you go out for a while." Fan Ciwu reached out, picked up the sword from the weapon rack and walked out.
"Okay!" Wang Jun also picked up his weapon and followed.
At this time, Ren Qi and others had arrived at the edge of Yu Garden.
They found the tunnel entrance expertly and shouted inside: "Don't do it, we are one!"
Seeing that no one responded from inside, they sealed the entrance of the tunnel and continued to march from the ground into the depths of Yuyuan.
When we went about a mile deep, we heard movement from Yulin in the distance.
"Stop!" Ren Qi commanded the army to stop marching.
Soon, Fan Ciwu's men arrived not far from Ren Qi.
He asked loudly: "Who are you?"
"I am Ren Qi!" Ren Qi replied.
"Ren Qi?" The rebel soldiers were stunned. "You...didn't you surrender to the imperial court? Why are you back in Yuyuan? Are you trying to help the imperial court fight us?"
"I, Ren Qi, am not that kind of person!" Ren Qi answered loudly.
"Then why did you bring the troops back?"
"I rebelled again!" Ren Qi answered again.
The rebel soldiers could not believe it, nor could they disbelieve it, and immediately informed Fan Ciwu and Wang Jun of the news.
The two of them were on their way, and after hearing the news, they stood there thinking for a long time.
Wang Jun asked Fan Ciwu: "Do you believe it?"
"To be honest, I don't believe it!" Fan Ciwu shook his head.
"What should we do then? Engage them in battle?"
"No rush, let's meet them first." Fan Ciwu adjusted his armor and continued to move forward.
They soon met Ren Qi, and the two sides stood ten feet apart.
"Why are you back?" Fan Ciwu asked first.
"Rebellion again." Ren Qi replied.
"The court not only pays you salaries, but also gives you corresponding official positions. Why do you want to rebel again?" Fan Ciwu asked with a cold face.
"Yes," Liang Min took over and said, "The court's conditions are so good, why don't you surrender?"
"We don't trust the imperial court!" Fan Ciwu said solemnly, "If the imperial court could be trusted, we wouldn't be forced to rebel!"
"What a coincidence, we thought the same thing." Liang Min stared into Fan Ciwu's eyes: "After we surrendered to the court, we realized it later and decided to rebel again after careful consideration."
"I don't believe it!" Fan Ciwu sneered and shook his head: "I don't believe you will rebel again, nor do I believe the court will let you come back."
"If the imperial court knew that we were rebelling again, they would certainly not let us back! So we came back under the pretext of suppressing the rebels."
"Look, you've confessed!" Fan Ciwu pointed at Liang Min's mouth: "You let it slip!"
"Fan Ciwu!" Ren Qi stepped forward and said, "Liang Min said it very clearly. We came back under the pretext of suppressing the rebels, but in reality we are rebelling again."
"I don't care what excuse you come back under, I just don't believe it!" Fan Ciwu took a step back, acting as if he was keeping people at a distance.
"Whether you believe it or not, we are back!" Ren Qi took a step forward. "I dug the tunnels in Yuyuan and helped to establish the Yuyuan Army. Although I surrendered to the imperial court before, I came to my senses and returned to Yuyuan."
"What are you going to do?" Fan Ciwu frowned, took a step to the left and hid behind a big tree, looking around vigilantly.
He was afraid that Ren Qi had ambushed musketeers nearby and would launch a surprise attack on him when he was not prepared.
"I don't want to do anything. I just want to stay in Yuyuan!" Ren Qi took another step forward.
"I'm sorry, since the moment you accepted the amnesty, we are no longer on the same path. Please go back!"
"This is not just your elm garden, it belongs to everyone." Ren Qi pointed at the dense elm forest and said, "Why do you want me to leave?"
These words left Fan Ciwu speechless.
The land of Yuyuan is not his, and the elm trees were not planted by him.
When people nearby were oppressed, they would seek refuge in Yuyuan, and over time the Yuyuan Army was formed.
Strictly speaking, this Elm Garden really belongs to the big guys, and he has no right to monopolize it.
"Okay then," Fan Ciwu thought for a moment and said, "You can stay in Yuyuan, but you have to set boundaries. You stay in your boundaries, and I stay in mine. We don't interfere with each other! If you cross the boundary, it will be considered a war!"
"No problem!" Ren Qi finally let go of his worries.
As long as he could stay in Yuyuan, he would find ways to consume food and other supplies.
Next, both sides began to divide their respective activity areas.
Since the elm garden is full of elm trees, there are no obvious landmarks.
Therefore, the regional boundaries between the two sides are rather vague.
After the boundary was drawn, Ren Qi began to demand food and supplies.
"Fan Ciwu, before we left Yuyuan to besiege Puzhou, I remember there were still a lot of supplies in Yuyuan! Those supplies were accumulated by us bit by bit, you can't take them all for yourself." Ren Qi came up and put a big moral hat on Fan Ciwu.
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