Meng Yi's heart skipped a beat. He didn't expect Zhang Yan to acknowledge him as her military advisor after a few words from him. However, Meng Yi also knew that no bandit had ever been able to conquer the world since the ancient times. Furthermore, Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Bandits had no connection to the Peasant Revolutionary Army.
Right now, these people only knew how to rob and steal. They no longer looked like a peasant uprising army.
"Someone, quickly take a seat for Sir." Zhang Yan seemed to see that Meng Yi was in a difficult position. Then, she said,"Sir, you can consider it slowly."
One of the lackeys brought over a cushion. Meng Yi pretended to kneel down and was still considering whether to agree to Zhang Yan's request. At this moment, another lackey ran over and reported that the messenger of the bandit Zang Ba of Mount Tai had arrived.
Mount Tai bandits? This time, Meng Yi was stunned again. There were hundreds of thousands of Mount Tai bandits, and they were closer to the plains. If the Mount Tai bandits and the Black Mountain bandits joined forces, Liu Bei and Han Fu would be finished.
A lackey led a burly man with a scar on his face in.
"Taishan Sun Guan greets the leader.”
Sun Guan? This was Zang Ba's capable subordinate, and he was quite brave.
"So General Sun has come personally. Come and take a seat.”Zhang Yan beckoned Sun Guan to sit down. This time, the hall became even more lively. Meng Yi also felt that it was a little out of his control and was slightly troublesome.
"It's my family's Great Chief. The Black Mountain Army and our Mount Tai Army are sworn brothers. This time, when I heard that the brothers of the Black Mountain Army were coming to attack Liu Bei, my family's Great Chief had already gathered tens of thousands of troops along the Yellow River.”Sun Guan's words moved everyone. The Ji Province was the wealthiest province in the world, but it was also the most chaotic.
"Chief, why don't we join forces with our brothers from Mount Tai to seize the entire Jizhou, then use Jizhou as our foundation to seize the world and complete the great cause of being a virtuous teacher?”Someone took the opportunity to jeer.
These words were like a spark thrown into a barrel of gunpowder. The hall was instantly in chaos. The leaders began to whisper to each other, and their eyes lit up. Needless to say, these bandits were tempted.
"Sir, what do you think?" Zhang Yan, who did not say a word, still turned her gaze to Meng Yi.
"No. Back then, there were millions of great and virtuous teachers in the eight provinces, but they were defeated in just a few short years. Now that the Imperial Court has set up a provincial governor system, all the vassals in the world have soldiers. If we take Jizhou, we will become the target of public criticism.”
"Sir, there is something I don't understand. Please enlighten me.”Zhang Qian bowed to Meng Yi with a very respectful attitude.
"Young Lady has something to ask, this one will answer everything.”When Meng Yi saw that it was a beautiful woman, he immediately perked up.
" The Han Dynasty is declining, and heroes are rising in the world. The vassals are accumulating strength. The Black Mountain Army and the Mount Tai Army combined have no less than three hundred thousand troops, and our strength far surpasses any vassal in the world. Why can't we take advantage of the situation to take over the world, but stay in the mountains and forests to starve and freeze?”
Zhang Qian's question also voiced everyone's thoughts. These people had always been puzzled. Why did they still have to struggle for a living despite having such powerful strength?
"Big Sister, you might not know this, but although our Black Mountain Army and Mount Tai Army have more than three hundred thousand soldiers, the old, the weak, the women, and the children are not evenly matched. We are also in dire need of rations and equipment. Although we have three hundred thousand soldiers, our true combat strength is greatly reduced, and this is not the most important thing.”
Meng Yi took a sip of water and deliberately kept him in suspense.
"Then, what is the most important thing?”
"It's very simple. The violent Qin Dynasty was tyrannical and the world wanted to overthrow it. The Great Ancestor raised an army and conquered the Great Han Empire. However, the violent Qin Dynasty really left the world with no other choice. Why did the West Chu Overlord use the name of Chu back then? It was very simple. The Qin Empire was originally taken from the hands of the Chu Country. Xiang Yu used the name of the Chu Country to get back what he had. However, we had no reason to do so. In the eyes of the world, we were snatching. This was the second reason. We were forced to walk this path by the aristocrats, but what are we doing now?”
Meng Yi's gaze swept across the bandits and shouted,"We burn, kill, rob, and rob. The government army doesn't dare to offend us, but we target ordinary people? So what if we successfully overthrow the Imperial Court? Can you guarantee that no one will rise up to overthrow us?”
Meng Yi's righteous words made all the bandits lower their heads, their faces red.
"Mister's words are enlightening. This woman thanks Mister for pointing out the wrong path." Zhang Qian walked down the steps and bowed deeply to Meng Yi before saying,""Sir, please take up the position of military advisor. We are willing to listen to your orders.”
"We are willing to listen to you, sir." The bandits pleaded in unison, which made Meng Yi happy. Although these people were bandits, they were also one of the top forces in the world. As long as he got their support, the Four Provinces of Hebei could be conquered with a snap of his fingers. However, he had no ambition to dominate the world. Moreover, it was very tiring to live like this. The current situation in Jizhou was extremely chaotic. Dong Zhuo was about to enter the capital, which would open the prologue of the world's chaos. What he should consider now was how to obtain the greatest benefits.
"I wonder if Chief trusts me?”Meng Yi cupped his fists and said.
"If I, Zhang Yan, did not trust you, why would I ask you to be the military advisor? We brothers in the underworld pay the most attention to the word faith. Sir, please don't be suspicious.”
"Good! Chief, I agree, but I still have some private matters to settle. I hope Chief can give me a month's time. I'll definitely come back after a month.”
"Teacher, if you have any difficulties, you can just say it. Zhang Yan will definitely do her best.”Zhang Yan looked at Meng Yi suspiciously.
"I'm afraid I can't do this. Since ancient times, there has been death. I won't go back on my word."
"Sir, are we going to fight or not?”Actually, this was the most important thing at the moment.
"Fight, but as long as we can take down the Anping Country, it will be fine. That is an important town in Jizhou, and our rations are enough for our army to last for a year. However, we cannot invade the people during the looting. Once we get the rations and weapons, we will immediately return to Taihang Mountain and make new plans.”
"Since that's the case, let's toast to the military counselor." Zhang Yan could only agree readily."Cheers!" All the leaders raised their glasses together.
Bandits from all over the world came to toast Meng Yi. Fortunately, his alcohol tolerance was high enough. If it were anyone else, they would have collapsed long ago. When the leaders saw that Meng Yi could drink so well, they had a good impression of him.
The banquet lasted until midnight.
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