"My lord, my lord, it's done!" A personal soldier who accompanied Li Qingshan to the thief camp ignored the obstruction of outsiders, rushed in, knelt on the ground and reported to Lin Fan excitedly.

Lin Fan was overjoyed, hurriedly got up and left the case, and asked the man, "Is this true?" ”

The personal soldier replied carefully: "Back to my lord, the thief general Du Zishan has promised to let the thief army surrender to our army, but he himself is unwilling to surrender, and will lead the generals and some personal soldiers to leave." Mr. Li asked me to come back first to report the news, and said that an hour after they left the camp, my army could go to the thief camp to surrender. ”

In the past, although Li Qingshan was valued by Lin Fan in the battalion, he had not been on the battlefield a few times, unlike An Ning, who had been rushing to the front and had enough military merits. He was more likely to deal with clerical affairs in the army, which made it difficult for him to accumulate enough prestige. Moreover, most of the officers and men in the battalion are illiterate, and they are not used to his usual style of literary crepe.

Therefore, the respect of the officers and men in the battalion for Li Qingshan often only stays on the surface, and in their hearts they do not say that they despise him, but also do not care about him.

And after this incident, the 'sir' in the mouths of the soldiers this time can be said to be sincere, and I am afraid that they also admired the middle-aged scribe for the first time.

In short, with this credit, Li Qingshan can finally gain a firm foothold under Lin Fan, and he doesn't have to worry about being replaced by others at any time as before.

Pressing down the joy in his heart, Lin Fan couldn't hide a trace of regret, and asked, "Du Zishan himself doesn't descend?" ”

After receiving a positive reply from his own soldiers, he sighed and said, "Forget it, although this person is talented, I am very happy." But everyone has their own ambitions, so you don't have to force them! ”

Lin Fan asked again, "What about Mr. Li?" Now that it's done, why didn't they come back with you? ”

"This!" The pro-soldiers were a little stumbling.

"Speak quickly!" Lin Fan was worried, so he urged.

The soldiers had no choice but to say: "Du Zishan doesn't believe us, I'm afraid that the officers and soldiers will not believe what they say." In order to reassure them, Mr. Li volunteered to stay as a hostage and could not return to the camp for the time being. ”

Before Li Qingshan came back, Lin Fan had already guessed this possibility, so he was not too surprised by this result.

But he was still stunned for a moment, and then said: "After all, Du Zishan has been fighting on the battlefield for many years, and it is normal for him to believe me, if he is completely unsuspecting and defenseless about this, it will be surprising." ”

After saying this, he said to his own soldiers: "I know what you said, you go down and rest first!" ”

"Yes!" The soldiers obeyed the order, left on their own, and went down to rest.

At this time, on the side of the thief camp, Du Zishan and Li Qingshan and a group of more than 200 people rode out of the camp.

After traveling for several miles, Du Zishan turned his horse and took one last look at the camp that was already in the distance.

He looked at the camp in silence and stopped for a long time before he was gloomy again and rode forward.

Just an hour after Du Zishan and them left the camp, Lin Fan personally led most of the official army into the camp of the thief army and received the surrender of the thief soldiers in the camp.

Since Du Zishan had already explained before leaving, the remaining soldiers and horses in the thief camp had already known the news that the official army was coming in advance, so they were not surprised by the arrival of the official army, let alone tried to resist.

They only cooperated with the actions of the officers and soldiers in frustration and loss. The whole process was uneventful, and the officers and soldiers soon took over the defense of the battalion, and after taking away the weapons in the hands of the surrenderers, they were put under centralized supervision.

By the time the camp was done, Du Zishan and they had already reached dozens of miles away. When they got here, the officers and soldiers couldn't catch up even if they wanted to.

Du Zishan was not in high spirits along the way, he grabbed the reins again, and said to Li Qingshan: "With Mr. Lao to see him off all the way, let's go on our own for the rest of the way, so we won't bother Mr." ”

Li Qingshan arched his hand and said: "General, there is still a long way to go, the general will go all the way!" ”

"Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?" Du Zishan understood Li Qingshan's kindness, and he pointed to the more than ten cavalry officers and scouts who were following from a distance several miles away and did not dare to approach.

He knew that it was sent by Lin Fan to pick up and protect Li Qingshan.

"They can't save you now. And after we kill you, we can escape, and Lin Fan, who was dozens of miles away at that time, couldn't take me. ”

Li Qingshan also smiled: "The general trusts us, so he will agree to our conditions." And the reason why I dare to follow the general out is that I can trust the general. I am convinced that a general would not act like this, especially my family. ”

Du Zishan seemed to have come out of the frustration of defeat at this time, he laughed and said very freely: "Those who know me in the world, Lin Fan and Mr. are also!" ”

Then he held back a smile: "Don't say goodbye today, I hope that we will meet again in the future, friends and not enemies!" If there is really such a day, I will definitely have a wine with my husband and talk about today's feelings. ”

Li Qingshan responded: "I am also looking forward to that day, I hope that day will come sooner." ”

As soon as the topic changed, Li Qingshan said again: "It's not too early, so I won't delay the general's trip in the future." Take care, General, take your leave! ”

He turned his horse's head and slowly returned with the guards who had come out with him in the direction they had come.

The officers and soldiers in the distance saw Li Qingshan and they were separated from Du Zishan and the others, and they also knew that the matter was over.

The rangers were afraid that Du Zishan would rebel and be unfavorable to Li Qingshan, so they no longer waited in the distance and hurriedly greeted them.

After meeting with his own people, Li Qingshan turned to look at Du Zishan and the others, and regardless of whether they could hear it or not, he shouted loudly: "The world is big, the mountains are high and the waters are wide, and there are places where the general stretches his fists and feet. Although the general is defeated today, he can also take this opportunity to get rid of the fence, get free, and no longer be bound by others. If he gets the opportunity in the future, the general will be able to show what he has learned, which is not a blessing for the general. Therefore, the general does not need to worry about today's defeat, and the key is to prepare for the future. Here, I wish the general a comeback as soon as possible and better than today. The general cherishes, don't say goodbye here! ”

After speaking, he said goodbye to Du Zishan and the others.

Du Zishan returned the salute on the horse, and also replied loudly: "Then thank you for Mr.'s good words!" ”

"Hahaha!" Li Qingshan rarely laughed heartily like an ordinary martial artist. He waved goodbye to Du Zishan and the others, and led everyone to ride away.

When Li Qingshan and his party disappeared from view, Du Zishan's lieutenant stepped forward and asked, "General, where are we going next and what are we going to do?" ”

Du Zishan already had a certain idea in his heart, but he didn't go straight

Then he told him what he thought, but turned back to the crowd and asked, "Let's all talk about it, what are your plans?" ”

One of them asked, "Why don't we go back to Chenzhou?" ”

Du Zishan shook his head and said: "King Xing has reached the point where the mountains and rivers are exhausted, and Chen Zhou can't hold it." If we go back now, we will be sent to death, which is why I agreed to the conditions of those officers and soldiers. If it weren't for that, although that Lin Fan said that he had the advantage in the situation at the moment, our strength still existed, how could it be so easy for him to eat us? ”

"It's just that after this battle, our way south was completely blocked by the official army. If it drags on any longer, even if we can persist in Lin Fan's hands, it will be useless. As long as the officials and troops of Zhongyuan Province defeat Chenzhou City, when they are free, they will definitely come over to clean up us, and that is the place where there is no place to die. ”

"We can't fight this battle, and if we don't want to die, we can only find another way. It just so happened that Lin Fan didn't want his army to lose too much in this battle, so he had the idea of persuading him to surrender. And instead of letting the brothers fall into a mortal situation, it is better to take advantage of Lin Fan's desire to preserve his strength and negotiate some conditions with him. In this way, we can not only get out, but also save the lives of the whole army. ”

Speaking of this, Du Zishan seemed to suddenly understand something.

He paused for a moment, and then said with a wry smile: "I think this thought of mine, that Lin Fan also knows, otherwise he would not be so sure that he would send a henchman who dares to agree to anything to persuade him to surrender." Sure enough, the most important thing in this world is smart people! ”

These people are all old people who have followed Du Zishan for several years, and most of them were under Du Zishan when he was still an official in the official army.

Therefore, these people do not have a sense of belonging to Chenzhou and the so-called Xingwang Army, and if they don't go back, they won't go back, and they don't feel anything, at most, they feel sorry for the property left in Chenzhou City.

But those things that you don't bring with you in life and don't bring with you in death won't go back to die for that little thing, right? That's what a fool would do.

Besides, as long as people are alive and want to make money, there are many ways.

Since Chen Zhou couldn't go back, someone asked: "Chen Zhou can't go back, so you can't surrender the official army, right?" ”

Du Zishan still shook his head and said, "If I could descend, I would have taken you to surrender a long time ago!" ”

"Although judging from the information in my hands, Lin Fan is not a bad person, and he is not a murderer. Therefore, after the surrender, the soldiers in the battalion still have a way to live. ”

"But we are no more than ordinary soldiers, we all have official positions in the Xingwang Army. Lin Fan can keep them, but he may not be able to keep us. What's more, we are already a rebel general in the imperial court, and now that we have descended, what will be spread out will be infamy! ”

"Of course, if it's just like this, the drop will also fall, and the infamy or something can still have a life?"

"But His Majesty in the capital has always shown no mercy to traitors. Like you and me, the best result after surrendering is to escort Jingshi Ming to the canonical punishment. If you are unlucky, I am afraid that you will be executed by Ling Chi. Hey, hey, hey! When the time comes, under a thousand cuts, it will be difficult for you to die quickly. ”

Du Zishan's words made everyone shudder, and they felt a tingling of their scalps.

Everyone really couldn't think of any good ideas, so they said one after another: "General, what should you do?" We all listen to you! ”