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Chapter 1264 Persuasion
On the table in the corner of the public room is a Go board, the pieces on the board are arranged in a random order, and one side is about to win a big victory.

But the two chess baskets are not placed on both sides, but on the same side.

Because this game of chess was played by Lu Xiufu alone.

And in the middle of the public house, there is still a map hanging.

On the map, an advance route has been clearly marked. Zhang Jue's East Route Army marched eastward from Nanyang to Kaifeng to recover this city that still has a considerable influence on the world situation.Then from the northeast of Shandong, wiped out the Yuan army still in Shandong, and completed the encirclement of Yanjing.

In fact, what is placed on the chessboard has the same meaning, that is, to eat the big dragon Boyan in order to snatch the territory in the northeast direction.

This strategy is no secret, and it has already been realized for the most part.

Even the objects in this public house have fallen a little dust, Lu Xiufu is no longer here, he has been away for several days, and led some soldiers, horses and luggage to Kaifeng in advance to facilitate Zhang Jue's capture of Kaifeng.

……

The outskirts of Kaifeng.

"Lu Xianggong." Huo Xiaolian rode her horse to the front of the big tent, quickly got off her horse, and said, "We found Boyan's remnants."

"How many soldiers and horses does he have?"

"More than two hundred riders."

Lu Xiufu quickly took out a map from a pile of siege maps, surrender letters and other documents, and asked, "Where is it?"

Huo Xiaolian raised her finger and immediately clicked on a place on the map.

"Zhuxian Town."

"So close?"

"Because Marshal Zhang returned to aid Zhengzhou without attacking Kaifeng at that time, Boyan also hoped that a small group of soldiers and horses could sneak back to Kaifeng City, and if there were scouts, he would report in advance."

"Can you surround it?" Lu Xiufu said, "There are mostly infantry and peasants here, and there may not be enough cavalry."

"The selection battalion is enough. Presumably Zhang Shuai's pursuers are not far away."

"I'll go with you. If you can persuade Boyan to surrender, it will be of great benefit."

As Lu Xiufu said, he immediately ordered the officials under his command to arrange the camp, and then got on his horse and headed south with the selection camp.

This cavalry was extremely fast, and it only took more than an hour to rush from the western suburbs of Kaifeng City to Zhuxian Town.

Suddenly, a whistle was heard in the distance, and the sound of horseshoes came from ahead.

"Don't let Boyan escape!"

Huo Xiaolian yelled, stood up on the stirrups, turned over on another empty horse while running, and sped forward again.

Behind him, the soldiers of the front camp followed up one by one.

Lu Xiufu's riding skills are already very good, he can keep up with them all the way from Kaifeng, and he claims that he has not been delayed.At this time, he couldn't keep up anymore, so he pulled up the rein and slowed down the horse.

There were also more than a dozen knights who stayed behind and looked at the empty horse.

Two of them protected Lu Xiufu and continued to move forward.

After only a hundred steps, you can see the corpse of Youyuan army lying on the side of the road, looking quite embarrassed. It is obviously not easy to escape all the way from the Nanyang battlefield.

The tens of thousands of troops, who were willing to surrender, surrendered before, and those who could escape here with Boyan were basically his confidantes, so after chasing five or six miles in a row, they did not see any prisoners, but occasionally saw them being turned back by the Yuan army. Kill the soldiers of the front battalion.

Going forward, there are more and more corpses of the Yuan army. Judging from the scars alone, the front camp has become ruthless.

After chasing for another two miles, Lu Xiufu could already see the fight ahead.

At this point, the morale of the Yuan army has been completely crushed by the front camp, and they have no ability to resist. They only desperately want to protect Boyan from escaping.

Lu Xiufu urged his horse to catch up, and followed the bloodstains all the way to the bank of Guohe, where he could finally see Boyan's tall figure clearly.

"Bo Yan! Come down!"

Boyan had already rode his horse to the river and was looking around. Hearing this, he turned his head and shouted, "Don't shoot the arrow."

He first ordered the soldiers around him in Mongolian.

Later, he shouted to this side in Chinese: "Who is coming? But Lu Xiufu?"

"Exactly." Lu Xiufu saw that he intended to talk, and signaled Huo Xiaolian to delay the pursuit.

Boyan glanced at the river again, but rode his horse to meet Tang Jun a few steps.

At this time, there were only a dozen or so people around him, and he was in a state of distress, but he still laughed at Lu Xiufu, "It's a pity that I failed to defeat you in the battle of Zhengzhou!"

"What kind of regret is this?" Lu Xiufu said: "It's a pity that a man can't fulfill his ambition in this world. Now His Majesty aims to unify the four directions, and the Hanmeng family. Would you like to help His Majesty to make the herdsmen on the grassland live a prosperous life?" ?”

Perhaps because he was facing Mongols, his language also became richer.

It can be seen that at this moment, he is a little accommodating to Boyan.

"Are you trying to persuade me to help you attack the Great Khan who has been kind to me, and maybe you want me to lead the way to attack the Ilkhanate?"

"That's right!" Lu Xiufu did not shy away, and said, "I know that you studied Sinology, are good at poetry and calligraphy, and since you were in power in Henan, you have given benevolent government. You are by no means a cruel and easy-to-kill person, so you came here to persuade me."

"I know, your emperor wants Khan Tiantian, he learned Mongolian, and he drew a map that is wider than the territory of the Great Mongolia!"

"Yes." Lu Xiufu said, "You need to be loyal to such a king."

Both are smart people, needless to say.

Boyan was silent for a while, and began to think about what would happen if he joined Li Xia.

He has been working hard to understand Li Xia since he arrived in Henan, so he can imagine the general situation.

Perhaps in a certain year in the future, he will lead the army to march westward, cross the land of the Western Regions again, return to the Ilkhanate, and return to the shore of Lake Urumiye.

At that time, he will no longer be an envoy, but will bring His Majesty's will or war.

"I need to think about what kind of stories I will leave behind when I die." Boyan said, "What kind of songs will the herdsmen use to sing about me when they herd their sheep?"

Lu Xiufu said: "Do you know Ashinasheer, Zhishisili, Qibiheli? You will be famous in history like them and become a hero. I hope that one day I can be a minister with you. We can It's the future prime minister of the Tang Dynasty. Boyan, get off your horse and come to me."

He turned himself off the horse first, took a few steps forward, and made a welcome gesture with the etiquette on the grassland.

After waiting for a while, Boyan finally got off his horse.

"Lu Xiufu, thank you!"

However, following this cry, Boyan quickly dodged behind the horse, ran towards the river, and jumped.

A small boat had floated out of the tall grass upstream, and a boatman was rowing on it.

Boyan jumped into the small boat.

"Come on!"

The boat went down the river quickly.

At that time, Zhang Honglue destroyed Xia Gui's grain and grass along the Wo River. The lower reaches of this river was Bozhou, which was the residence of Ali Haiya.

Although Boyan has transferred all the Yuan troops in Henan, there are still a small number of troops stationed in Bozhou City.

No matter how few soldiers there were, it was enough to escort him back to the grassland.

At this time, the dozen or so riders on the shore quickly dispersed, scattered in all directions.

"kill."

Huo Xiaolian was not surprised, and gave the order directly, and chased after her.

The cavalry of the Xuanfeng Battalion caught up like the wind, raised their crossbows, and began to shoot and kill these Mongolian soldiers mercilessly.

"Whoosh."

"Whoosh..."

Soon, Huo Xiaolian rode to the river.

Lu Xiufu rode up and saw Huo Xiaolian raised the crossbow and shot the Yuan soldier who was still holding the oar.

With a sound of "poof", the soldier fell into the boat.

"Bo Yan." Lu Xiufu shouted: "This is your last chance, surrender!"

But Boyan has already taken the oar and rowed the boat to the opposite bank.

"Whoosh."

A crossbow arrow was nailed into the crook of Boyan's leg, and he fell on the board of the boat, turning his head to look at Lu Xiufu.

"I'm afraid that the pastoral songs on the grassland say that Boyan is ungrateful. The Great Khan treats me like Genghis Khan treats Mu Huali..."

At this moment, the boat was still drifting downstream, so Huo Xiaolian led the men on horseback to chase after it.

Just downstream, another tributary merged into the Wo River, and the river suddenly became much wider.

Huo Xiaolian frowned slightly, raised her crossbow, and shouted: "Bo Yan! Are you going to surrender or not?! If you don't want to surrender, you will die!"

Boyan stood up and sat up, turned his head to look at this side, did not answer, as if thinking about it.

"Lu Xianggong." Huo Xiaolian said: "This thief is cunning, I have to kill him."

"Can you capture him alive?" Lu Xiufu whispered, following Huo Xiaolian's gaze downstream.

I saw a reef in the middle of the river, and not far downstream from it was the confluence of the two rivers.

This is a triangular area. After crossing the junction, the cavalry will have to cross the river to continue their pursuit.

Suddenly, looking out of the corner of the eye, Boyan on the boat had already taken the oars and headed towards the fast rock.

"Whoosh."

"Kill it!" Huo Xiaolian's hand was faster than his brain, and he remembered to shout after he pulled down the crossbow.

"Whoosh whoosh..."

Suddenly, several crossbow arrows shot at Boyan, some of them missed, but five arrows pierced through Boyan.

With a loud "bang", the boat slammed into the reef heavily and was smashed to pieces. The body covered in arrows fell into the water and was swept away by the current.

"Catch up! Search downstream and bring the body back!" Huo Xiaolian shouted again.

He was a little annoyed, because he thought that His Majesty had ordered that it was better to live.

But Boyan was too cunning, and he was not willing to surrender at the last moment, so he had to die to see the corpse.

The crowd searched along the river for another two hours before finally finding Boyan's body at a bend downstream.

"Damn, since you don't want to surrender, it's better to slay yourself earlier, and I will spend a lot of time looking for it."

The soldiers dragging the corpse ashore complained like this.

The voice reached Lu Xiufu's ears, and he stood there looking at Boyan's pale face, feeling that the law of winner and loser in this world is so cruel.

I don't know how to make a decision if I were myself today...

(End of this chapter)