Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

() Although Chen Qiyu tended to appease, but as long as the individual knew to avoid risks, Chen Qiyu asked the imperial court for instructions on the surrender of the peasant rebel army, and asked Emperor Chongzhen and the court princes to make a decision.

However, because the leaders of the Peasant Rebel Army had performed false surrenders for a long time and had become a professional performance artist, Chen Qiyu gradually believed that the Peasant Rebel Army really surrendered in a desperate situation, and that he would be able to accomplish it without any effort.You know, it is only half a year before Chen Qiyu, the governor of the five provinces, took office, and the main force of the peasant rebel army has been wiped out like this, then...! !Anyway, everyone can imagine Chen Qiyu's ecstatic attitude.

The Ming army surrounding the exit of the Chexiang Gorge also assumed a strange posture: on the one hand, they guarded the exit of the Chexiang Gorge tightly to prevent the peasant rebels from escaping; The peasant rebel army fought to the death; on the other hand, they all occupied a favorable position, because if the peasant rebel army really surrendered, then the Ming army could receive these prisoners in the first place, and robbed the peasant rebels for so many years. property looted by the army.

But there are too many porridges and few monks, so the troops of collateral military officers like Li Lu will definitely be pushed out to the periphery.At this time, Zhou Xun, Chen Zhongzhi, and Jiang Cheng were in Li Lu's camp, waiting for Li Lu's return after he had argued with Governor Chen Qiyu in the camp.

Li Lu, who was drenched and muddy, lifted the felt from the door of his big tent, and walked in cursing.After several months of marching and fighting, Li Lu had no time to clean himself up, so the beard on his face grew wildly like weeds.

The soldiers in the tent immediately brought over a dry towel, but before Li Lu could wipe it off, Chen Zhongzhi couldn't wait to ask, "Li Guerrilla! How is it?"

It's okay if you don't ask, but if you ask Li Lu, you will get angry.He wiped his face with a towel, then threw the towel to his own soldiers, and immediately scolded: "What else can we do? Let's transport food to the back, and make offerings to those Shaanxi bandits like bodhisattvas. We can't let them freeze and starve, we will become stepmothers instead."

"What's the matter? Li Guerrilla didn't plead with the governor, let us go forward and have some soup?" Chen Zhongzhi immediately became anxious.

"Grandma!" Li Lu immediately scolded Chen Zhongzhi, "Don't you understand that in this army, we are nothing but cannon fodder! You have gone all the way, your elm bump Haven't you opened your mind yet?"

When I saw the scene, it was a little stiff.Jiang Cheng quickly interjected to ease the atmosphere: "Brother Li, don't worry! Brother Chen is also thinking about us all. There is nothing else on your mind. Brother Li, just say, what did Governor Chen do just now?"

"What can I do? Let me do it!" Li Lu was still a little angry, "We brothers have been away for more than half a year, thanks to the love of all brothers, I let Lao Li take this leading position. Anyway, this big In half a year, the deaths and injuries of our children did not exceed [-], and Lao Li, I can be regarded as worthy of my brothers."

"Lao Li, I also have self-knowledge. I know that I can't fight. All the brothers here may be better than me, but I, Lao Li, have one of the biggest advantages, that is, I am willing to listen to capable people."

"Who is that capable person? It's my brother-in-law. He repeatedly emphasized to me before this departure that he must guard against the false surrender of the Shaanxi bandits! Now the Shaanxi bandits are forced into a desperate situation by us. They really came to surrender ..."

"Governor Chen, didn't they really surrender?" Chen Zhongzhi was still a little unconvinced.

"It's a false surrender!" Li Lu suddenly raised his tone, "My brother-in-law is a false surrender or a false surrender! There can be no other results. I have met you a few times, Lao Li, and you are good! I got some from the Shaanxi bandits. Gold and silver treasures, like country bumpkins, are so fascinated that they can't keep their eyes open, and now they still want to go forward to get another vote? What a joke! Who of you dare to say that your war vision is better than my brother-in-law? Are you okay?"

Li Lu squinted at Chen Zhongzhi, and saw that he closed his mouth resentfully, so he continued, "I'm not afraid of your brothers complaining. Just now, Lao Li, I just wanted to persuade Governor Chen not to believe that the Shaanxi bandits pretended to surrender. But the whole camp of civil and military officials just didn't believe it." , Damn it! Lao Li and I had a big fight in the military tent."

"I have already proposed to them, if the Shaanxi bandits are trapped in the car gorge and starved for ten and a half months, then we will be allowed to round them up and flatten them? The gold, silver and jewels will not fly away by themselves? But they were all obsessed with ghosts, and they drove me out of the camp of the Central Army, and even distributed us rations to the big operation in the back! Grandma!"

"Mr. Qi!" Li Lu then ordered to his staff, "Immediately write two documents. One is written to the court, telling them not to believe the false surrender of the Shaanxi bandits; one is written to the governor, and he is required to prepare it." In case the Shaanxi Bandits feigned surrender, they will re-enter our Henan Province. Lao Li, I am not afraid of offending Governor Chen. Literati need character, and this time I will show them the character of a man from the capital! Write it quickly! After finishing writing Send it out immediately!"

"Brothers! Old Li, my attitude is like this. I don't like forcing people, so just send a message!"

"I listen to the old commander!" No surprise, Zhou Xun immediately supported Li Lu.

Jiang Cheng looked at Chen Zhongzhi, hesitated for a moment and said, "We who come from Henan have to help each other, this time I will also listen to Brother Li!"

Now everyone looked at Chen Zhongzhi, and Chen Zhongzhi hesitated for a moment, and said, "Wu Dusi's vision is nothing." By this time, Chen Zhongzhi was still a little embarrassed.

But seeing the unity of opinion, Li Lu immediately grinned and patted Chen Zhongzhi on the shoulder, saying: "This is a good brother! Listen to my arrangement, Lao Li. The camp set up later is three days away from here." , we rushed there as fast as possible. Afterwards, we will wait for news from here together at the camp.”

"If it's a fraudulent surrender, then we'll pull out the camp and go back to Ye County immediately. We've made a lot of money in the past few days, and we'll make a lot of money in the camp's food, grass, supplies, etc. Anyway, the one in the camp at that time General Hu Can't hold back us two guerrillas, at most we will give him a little bit, and we will be married to each other."

"When leaving, Lao Chen and Xiao Jiang will go first. You can't walk fast because you are walking and carrying a cart. The patrol and I will cover you with a cavalry team. Don't turn around and go straight to Ye County. Don't worry about this place. With our 3000-odd number People can't stop those 4 Shaanxi bandits."

"If it's true surrender, then it's okay for us to send food a few days later. At most, a few Shaanxi bandits who surrendered will starve to death! Anyway, Governor Chen will go to Shaanxi to suppress the bandits, and our troops in Henan will go home. Arrived At that time, anyway, you can requisition all the way back. You can’t eat this big meat, but you can always eat some shredded and sliced ​​meat.”

"Okay!" Hearing Li Lu's thoughtful consideration, the rest of the people immediately agreed in unison, and even Chen Zhongzhi nodded with a smile.

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