Who knew that Liu Xingming actually took the initiative to answer: "What Uncle Yuan said is right. Why don't I fly into the city in a hot air balloon to spread the news and try to deceive the city gate. ”

"Shut up!"

Liu Tichun is not good at scolding Yuan Zongdi, an old brother, but there is still no problem in scolding Liu Xingming.

Lao Tzu scolded his son for being righteous!

Liu Xingming was so frightened that he shrank his neck and stopped speaking.

He's been a little drifting away from his recent achievements, but he's still the same kid in front of his father.

"Maybe you can write a letter to persuade this Qing army to stay behind."

Li Laiheng hurriedly answered the call and cleared the siege.

"How do you persuade you to surrender?"

Liu Tichun asked, rubbing his beard.

As long as he doesn't let his son take risks, everything else can be discussed.

Naturally, he explained the situation to the Qing army who stayed behind, and promised him that if he opened the city gate now, he could protect him from death. If it is stubbornly resistant, once the city is broken, it will not be spared. ”

If Li Laiheng had brought this up before, Liu Tichun would not have found it useful at all.

But recently, the Ming army has won again and again, and those Qing generals and prefects who resisted have died miserably.

It is impossible to say that this Luzhou is left behind, and there is no idea in his heart.

The reason why he is holding on now is because he doesn't know what the Ming army will do with him.

If the Ming army can keep him from dying, maybe he may really open the city gates and surrender.

At least for the Ming army, it would not hurt to write such a letter and shoot it into the city.

Even if in the end, the Luzhou garrison did not agree and chose to continue fighting, and the Ming army did not have any losses.

In that case, why not?

Liu Tichun nodded and said, "I think you can give it a try." If the Tartar thief is not dead, he will directly order an attack. ”

Liu Tichun blocked the conversation, because he was afraid that Yuan Zongdi would mention the hot air balloon again.

Liu Xingming didn't have a chance to interject at all, and drank rice porridge with joy, it seems that he has no chance to shine in this battle.

Just keep fighting, Liu Xingming has a hunch that his father is going to pick off his skin

Nothing was said all night.

Early the next morning, the Ming army tied a handwritten letter written by Li Laiheng to an arrow and shot it into the city of Luzhou.

The Qing soldiers got the letter as soon as possible and sent it to Cheng Yuyuan.

Cheng Yuyuan was taken aback after reading the letter.

I have to say that the conditions offered by this general named Li Laiheng are very tempting.

Cheng Yuyuan was indeed a little moved.

He had planned to die for the Qing court, based on the premise that the Ming army would not forgive him.

But now it seems that the generals of the Ming army did not mind the fact that he had been a Qing court official.

As long as he opens the gates and surrenders, he will at least save his life.

Cheng Yuyuan was very entangled for a while, whether to lose a good reputation for the Qing court's loyalty, or choose to surrender and save his life?

Luzhou does not have a general army like Fengyang, and the 30,000 troops are scattered in various prefectures and counties on weekdays.

This time, Cheng Yuyuan was mobilized to garrison Fucheng, which was almost all the troops he could gather.

In other words, as long as Cheng Yuyuan doesn't want to defend it, he can immediately order the city gate to be opened.

There shouldn't be any resistance to this process.

Therefore, all the pressure was concentrated on Cheng Yuyuan.

To surrender or not to surrender?

I'm afraid this Li Laiheng is waiting for a reply, right?

After thinking about the work of a cup of tea, Cheng Yuyuan finally gritted his teeth: "Take pen, ink, paper, and inkstone!" ”

The desire to survive eventually prevailed.

Cheng Yuyuan intends to surrender, but he hopes to gain something more for himself. In this way, he will not be too miserable after surrendering.

After the pen, ink, paper and inkstone were ready, Cheng Yuyuan grabbed a wolf and dipped it in ink and wrote hard.

Soon a reply was written.

Cheng Yuyuan read the letter again, dried the ink and rolled it, and ordered someone to tie it to the arrow and shoot it back into the Ming army's array.

I don't know if Li Laiheng will agree to these conditions he mentioned?

Isn't that excessive?

Cheng Yuyuan's heart was very worried, for fear that Li Laiheng would tear up the letter in anger and order the siege of the city.

But in this case, he can't do it without fighting for himself at all.

Let's wait and see what Li Laiheng says

None of the generals in the Ming army expected that the Qing army would reply so quickly.

Yuan Zongdi stroked his beard and smiled: "It seems that most of it is no fun." ”

Li Laiheng took the letter and unfolded it, and after a while, he smiled: "Uncle Yuan guessed wrong, this Cheng Yuyuan agreed to surrender." However, he put forward a number of conditions. ”

"Oh? Little Tiger Talk about it. ”

"First of all, he hopes to get the same official position as when he was in the Qing court, that is, the prefect of Luzhou."

Li Laiheng said with a smile: "This guy's appetite is really not small, and he also hopes that after these green camps are anyway, they will not be dispersed, but can continue to be led by him." ”

Yuan Zongdi shook his head again and again after hearing this.

If it is possible to agree to the former one, the latter is absolutely impossible.

Although the Green Battalion soldiers were all Han Chinese, they had been dogs for the Manchus for too long, and if they continued to be held together, the pressure on the Ming army would be great.

If they can't figure it out, the Qing army will immediately mutiny, and the Ming army will be dealt a heavy blow.

Guaranteeing not to kill them is already the limit of what the Ming army can do, and it is necessary to disperse, which cannot be questioned.

As for whether Cheng Chaoyuan's official position can be retained, that is not something that Li Laiheng can guarantee.

At most, he can explain the situation to the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven will decide.

"This guy is really kicking his nose in the face, but it's always a good thing that he's willing to talk."

Being able to take a city without bloodshed, the Ming army was naturally happy to see it.

Li Laiheng ordered someone to get a pen and paper and quickly replied to Cheng Yuyuan.

The content of the letter is simple. The first point is that Li Laiheng will fight for Cheng Yuyuan, but the latter is absolutely impossible. The green battalion soldiers of Luzhou Mansion must be dispersed and filled into the battalions of the Ming army as auxiliaries.

In fact, Li Laiheng hopes that Cheng Yuyuan will finally surrender.

This is not just about Luzhou Prefecture.

If Cheng Yuyuan can be used as an example to release a positive signal, I am afraid that the remaining guards of the rest of the provinces will also seriously consider surrendering.

It was also very necessary for the Ming army to get a certain amount of rest and recuperation.

Otherwise, sooner or later, fatigue will arise after repeated battles.

The more this fatigue accumulates, the more the combat effectiveness will decrease, which will eventually lead to defeat in key battles.

Li Laiheng naturally hopes to avoid this risk.

But this required the Ming army to change a certain strategy and induce more Qing troops to stay behind and surrender

Cheng Yuyuan breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Li Laiheng's reply.

Negotiating this kind of thing has always been a matter of asking for money on the spot.

It's just that Cheng Yuyuan is the weaker party, so he lacks confidence, and he is worried that his asking price will be high, and the other party is angry, so he simply does not negotiate and starts.

But it turns out that Li Laiheng is still seriously replying to him.

This sincerity is not inadequate.

In fact, Cheng Yuyuan also knew that his request was a bit excessive, so Li Laiheng's counteroffer was also acceptable.

After thinking about it for a long time, Cheng Yuyuan felt that he might as well take a gamble.

At least there will be no problem with his life, and let it be as for the rest of the matter.

"Pass on the order of the government, the whole army will lay down its swords, open the city gate and surrender!"

Readers turn their faces faster than books.

Cheng Yuyuan, who swore to be loyal to the Qing Dynasty one moment ago, decided to surrender the next moment, and what he cared about was nothing more than interests.

Whoever can give him benefit, he will serve him.

The Qing soldiers had made great efforts to block the city gate, and now they had to scold and scold to remove the boulders blocking the city gate.

But they are generally happy in their hearts, at least they don't have to fight desperately.

Those who surrender should have the posture of those who surrender.

Cheng Yuyuan took off his official robe and walked down the city wall bare-chested.

He ordered a few thorns to be tied to his back, and then he mustered up the courage to go out.

Whether it's the Qing army or the Ming army.

He just wanted to live.

There's nothing wrong with that, right?