Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 103 Surrender

noon.

The green flag on Zhujiazhuang was lowered, and the Qing army under the green flag was also lifeless and panicked.

Suddenly, a battalion in the watchtower blew the alarm horn.

The short and deep voice broke the dead silence of the afternoon, causing Zhujiazhuang to panic, and the nervous Green Battalion soldiers who had been wearing armor all the time panicked and made noise.

"Report, fake thieves, fake thieves are coming up."

With a gloomy face, Li Yuchun hurried up to the watchtower and looked out of the village. Sure enough, there was the sound of drums and horns in the sky, and soldiers and horses appeared one after another.

Flags fluttered in the wind.

"These damn fake thieves are not afraid of dying in such a big sun, but they come to attack at noon."

"General Town, what should we do?" Li Yuanshan, a general at the side, was sweating in panic when he saw the people passing by. Sleeping until dawn, only to wake up to see his cousin Li Yuchun who fled back in embarrassment, only to find out that last night Qianqi left the village to attack the false admiral Zhu Wu, but was made dumplings instead.

Of the 1000 people, nine returned, and five of them were Lord Yan and his nephews, Master Ji Shiha of Manchuria, and his five hundred soldiers from Manchuria, all of whom died in the Ming camp.

Li Yuanshan felt like the sky was falling.

The whole battalion is on alert, as if facing an enemy.

Now the Ming army finally came around.

Yan Wogong was carried up, and two of Li Yuchun's personal soldiers helped to hold the umbrella.

"gentlemen?"

My father Yan was sitting on a bamboo chair, shaking a fan in his hand, his face was pale, but calm.

"General, the puppet army came quickly, so we have to feign surrender quickly. If it is too late, it will be difficult to cheat when the puppet army launches an attack."

"Listen to Mr. Yan." Li Yuchun glared and wanted to reprimand Li Yuanshan, Yan's cousin.

"Please ask someone from the military gate to take off the green flag and replace it with a white flag, and then send someone out to send the letter of surrender to the false admiral Zhu Wu." Yan Wogong ordered.

Li Yuchun followed suit one by one.

The green flag on Zhujiazhuang was quickly replaced with a white flag.

Then a Qing soldier went out of the village holding a white flag, sent the letter of surrender to the Ming camp, and came back soon, "After entering the puppet camp, I met the false admiral Zhu Wu. He was very young. After seeing the letter of surrender from the military gate, he said Unless the military sect personally comes out to ask for surrender, otherwise it will not be accepted."

"The student is willing to accompany the military gate to meet the false admiral in front of the village." Yan Wo was fair.

Li Yuchun hesitated, he regretted it as soon as he left the tiger's den.

"Don't worry about the military sect. We can send troops over there and ask for a meeting in front of the two armies. Even if the negotiation fails, there will be no danger of life."

"Okay." Li Yuchun had no other choice. This false admiral Zhu Wu really scared him. Now he doesn't think how powerful this little-known Zhu Wu is. He just thinks that these few battles should be fought by guys like Wang Zhiren and Zhang Mingzhen. call taxi.

After losing a few rounds in a row, I really didn't dare to fight again.

It can only be delayed for a while.

A mile in front of Zhujiazhuang, under several big camphor trees, there is a large table and several chairs.

A red flag stands in front of the tree.

Zhu Yihai personally led over [-] riders to arrive, behind Jinwu, Yulin, and Banner Bearers camps were all two miles away.

As required, Li Yuchun only brought Mr. Yan and five of his own soldiers, and came on foot without weapons and holding a white flag.

Yang Boxing stepped forward to stop them, searched his body carefully, and ordered five soldiers to stand twenty steps away under the sun, and only brought Li Yuchun and Yan Wogong under the tree.

"Who is coming?"

Zhang Mingyang, the officer and deputy commander of the Jinwu Camp, shouted loudly, his voice was like thunder, and Li Yuchun, who was frightened, trembled, almost turned around and ran away.

Swallowing saliva, it was easy to calm down.

"The last general, Li Yuchun, pays his respects to the admiral."

Zhu Wu Dama Jindao sat under the tree, holding a teacup in his hand, and let out a cold snort.

Li Yuchun's heart stopped beating in shock, his legs softened, and he knelt down immediately.

On the other hand, Mr. Yan, although his face is pale, very weak, and his body is bandaged in many places, but he has the arrogance of a scholar, standing there is just a little stooping, "Students pay homage to Mr. Minister!"

Zhu Yihai, whose alias was Jiangnan Admiral Zhu Wu, pretended to be murderous, "Li thief and Yan thief, let your two thieves escape last night, and now you still have the guts to come back, are you really afraid of death?"

However, Yan Wogong looked like a lobbyist, shaking his fan lightly in his hand, "The students are here today, but they are actually here to save the Lord from danger and avoid disaster."

"Since the Northern Expedition, the headquarters has been victorious in successive battles, and the soldiers are sharp. How can there be talk of danger, but you are like bereaved dogs who are in constant panic all day long. Don't be alarmist!"

"My lord's words are wrong!"

"Master Butang just won two games. It's true. It was just a sneak attack. I took advantage of my unpreparedness. Although Li Junmen was defeated, it was only a small loss. There were 500 troops out of Hangzhou. Now there are still Zhujiazhuang. Three thousand five, the main force has not been lost. Besides, this place is only a few hundred miles away from Hangzhou, and the rescue messengers have already rushed to Hangzhou, and they will be able to bring back the reinforcements in a few days. Most of the students under the command of Guanbutang are recruits and villagers Yong, although there are many in number, they are not elite soldiers, if the commander-in-chief Boluo from Hangzhou comes in person, how will the department resist it?"

Zhu Yihai pretended to be angry, "Didn't you guys say you were going to surrender face to face? Why, play with the headquarters?"

"Students don't dare, it's just that the students actually have a better proposal, hello, hello, hello everyone."

"Stop talking nonsense, fight if you want to fight, surrender if you want to surrender, delay time if you want to pretend to surrender, and dream."

"Butang, let's listen to the students, and it's not too late to make a decision. Even if the Butang can storm Zhujiazhuang before the arrival of Marshal Boluo, but Li Junmen will lead his troops to fight against trapped beasts, I'm afraid it will be too late." It has caused you a lot of casualties. When the time comes, both sides will suffer, how will the Ministry face Commander Boluo? Isn't it going to die without a place to die?"

"Students want the ministry to think twice."

Zhu Yihai pretended to think, then sneered a few times, "Continue."

Li Yuchun stood on the side, sweating all over his body, always feeling that his head was about to fall to the ground when he didn't agree with a word, and when he met Yan Wogong and talked eloquently, he actually moved the intention of the pseudo-admiral's words, and after completely mastering the rhythm of the words, he couldn't help but Secretly admiring him, he called Mr. Yan a real genius in his heart.

"Unless it is a last resort, Li Junmen is actually not willing to die together. The student has a proposal, which can protect both sides."

"Although the Ministry won both battles, but Li Junmen still has [-] elite soldiers in their hands. If they fight, they will lose both sides. In the end, when General Bo Luo comes, the Ministry will not be spared."

He looked like a lobbyist, and began to explain in detail, to the effect that we are actually two armies fighting each for its own sake, and there is no selfish enmity at all, and Li Yuchun and you have no grievances or enmities, there is no need to fight to the death, it is just for each other That's all.

Why don't we reach an agreement in private and put on a play, so that Li Yuchun can also deal with Boluo, and Admiral Zhu doesn't have to be in danger.

"acting?"

"Yes, acting, Admiral Zhu retreated immediately, and then Li Junmen immediately sent envoys to Hangzhou to report the victory, saying that Li Junmen had a small defeat first and then a big victory, and Zhu Admiral Zhu, who defeated the enemy in Zhujiazhuang and underestimated the enemy, killed Admiral Zhu , Admiral Zhu's troops collapsed. In this way, Li Junmen can deal with business in Hangzhou, and Bo Luo will not bring him to fight Admiral Zhu again. Wouldn't they each resolve the crisis?"

"Hmph, what a guts." Zhu Yihai pretended to be very dissatisfied, and slammed the table, "The headquarters crossed the sea and went to the north to reclaim the west of Zhejiang, and even cooperate with Jian Guo to reclaim Hangzhou. Then they will go north to reclaim it." How can the two capitals be afraid of Boluo?"

"Calm down the anger of the Ministry. The students also know that the Ministry is mighty. It's just that the Ministry has just crossed the sea and went north. There are not many soldiers and horses, and the army is not organized. If we fight against the elite of the Eight Banners now, I'm afraid we won't be able to win. What if we lose both? Is it not in danger?"

"It's better to keep a low profile first."

"Hey, you have lost the battle and can't do business with the Tartars, and even now you can't pass my test, and you will become a prisoner again, but now you are still trying to trick me into acting with you, it is a good idea."

Zhu Yihai slapped the table loudly, Li Yuchun felt his heart beating violently, and always felt that the young admiral was about to draw his knife and cut himself in an instant.

But Yan Wogong was very calm, still shaking his fan lightly, and then continued to persuade the false admiral Zhu Wu with his three-inch tongue.

"We are willing to give some compensation to the Lord Ministry. We still have some money, food and supplies in our army, and we are willing to give some to the Lord Ministry."

Zhu Yihai pretended to be moved.

Then Yan Wogong started to say numbers.

"Ten thousand taels of silver, one thousand stones of grain."

There was a loud bang.

This time it was the turn of Zhang Mingyang who had been watching the play for a long time. He roared and rolled up his sleeves to beat Yan Wogong, "Our admiral is also the secretary of the Ministry of War and the title of the left deputy. Handsome, how dare you insult me ​​like this, and treat him like a beggar?"

He is tall and big, with his sleeves rolled up, revealing two tattooed arms with two stripes, wings on his left arm, and flying fish and beasts on his right arm. His eyes are wide open, full of oppression.

Yan Wogong took two steps back, "2 taels!"

"Pooh!"

Li Yuchun was a little out of breath there, he didn't wait for my father to increase the price, but he took the initiative to increase the price, "5 taels, I am willing to give the admiral 5 taels of silver, plus [-] women."

Zhu Yihai's eyes were like knives, and he glared at Li Yuchun fiercely. When he heard about eight hundred women, he really became murderous. This reminded him of the origin of these women. I don't know how much misery I have suffered.

I ambushed Li Yuchun's troops before, wiped out more than a dozen battalion leaders, and rescued more than 1000 women. Many of them were ruined into inhuman shapes. As soon as they were rescued, many women jumped into the water and committed suicide. Even if they were rescued again, they still didn't want to live, unable to face the horrific experience.

Many women’s husbands, children, and families were slaughtered by the Tartars and puppet troops. Although some of them still have their families and relatives, after being captured, how can they have the face to go back and face them?

In the hands of the Tartars, he couldn't even ask for death, but now he is rescued, but he only wants to live for a lifetime, and he doesn't even have the courage to live.

Among the women who were rescued, only a very small number were willing to go home, and most of them were unwilling to go home even after their suicide was dissuaded. Zhu Yihai had no choice but to temporarily build a women's camp to accommodate them.

Now that Li Yuchun said that he would send eight hundred women to him, he was so angry that he really wanted to draw his sword and kill someone.

But Li Yuchun was still saying that those women were so young, they were originally from good families, etc., and most of them were even girls who had never been married.

The angry Zhu Yihai drew his sword.

My father-in-law Yan hurried out to beg for mercy and persuade him, and kept making eye contact.

"If Master Butang is willing to eliminate the military disaster, we are willing to raise another 5 taels of silver, 10 taels. In addition, all the women in Zhujiazhuang, as well as the eldest husband, are willing to donate to the Butang."

Zhu Yihai suppressed his anger and gritted his teeth.

Li Yuchun was also frightened by the stares, he couldn't help but shut his mouth, and took a few steps back.

"How much do you think is appropriate?" Lord Yan eased the atmosphere.

Zhu Yihai stared at Li Yuchun with a sword-like gaze.

Slowly said word by word, "My request is very simple. I allow you to take 500 people to leave Zhujiazhuang. After you leave, I will report to Hangzhou and how to publicize your victory over me, but only 500 people are allowed to leave, and every People are only allowed to take three days of dry food and one weapon to leave, and everything else must not be taken away."

Mr. Yan pretended to be shocked and shouted, "This is impossible. We still have 3000 elite soldiers, thousands of husbands, and more than 500 women in our village, not to mention a lot of money, food and equipment. , how can we leave with only [-] people.”

Zhu Yihai stood up slowly, staring at Li Yan and the two of them, "My conditions have been made clear, if you agree, then you have to withdraw within one hour, if you don't agree, then after one hour, the headquarters will personally Lead the troops into Zhujiazhuang, and at that time, starting from the thief Li, not a single thief will be left."

Yan Wogong pretended to be afraid and took a few steps back, "Students discuss with the military gate."

He dragged Li Yuchun several dozen steps away, and the two of them stood under the sun.

"Why did this person surnamed Zhu get stabbed all of a sudden?"

"Hey, it was agreed in advance that everything will be discussed by the students. How can the military sect intervene? I don't know which sentence angered him. Now it's difficult."

Li Yuchun also had some regrets, "Are you saying his conditions are true? Are you really willing to let 500 of us go?"

My father Yan really shocked this guy. There are still thousands of people in the village. He is actually willing to take only 500 people away in order to survive.

"Maybe it's just testing our bottom line," Yan Wogong replied, "We can't agree so quickly, otherwise he may add conditions."

"Then what should we do? If we completely anger that guy, we won't be able to hold on."

Yan Wogong kept saying that in the fight between trapped beasts, both sides would suffer, but Li Yuchun had no confidence at all. When he came out, he was five thousand, and there were a lot of strong men on the road, but after two battles, especially after the battle last night, his capital was basically the same. It's refracted.

Now there are 500 people in the village, in fact, only Li Yuanshan has some servants under his command, and the 500 people who can fight can't be pieced together, especially after the Manchurian soldiers are wiped out, and now they have no morale. It is really necessary for the Ming army to besiege , I'm afraid that this little force will collapse immediately.

When his death was imminent, Li Yuchun was also a bachelor and rascal, as long as he was alive, he didn't care about other things outside his body, it didn't matter whether he was robbed of money, a young man or a woman.

The remaining green hills are not afraid of lack of firewood.

As long as Zhu Yihai is willing, he is really willing to take 500 people away now, and run back to Hangzhou immediately, or run to a farther place, and then continue to rob the young men and pull them up again.

But this is inconsistent with the plan that Yan Wogong and Zhu Yihai discussed.

Li Yuchun and the others are still of great use, how can they let him run away so easily.

(End of this chapter)