Chapter 85 Long admiration for the prime minister's demeanor
When Cai Erhu thought of this, he began to seriously think about a possibility, that is: whether he should also join the Tang Dynasty.
Anyway, he was defeated and surrounded, which seemed unlikely to make it out alive without surrendering.
And I heard that Huang Xueren of Shuilongzhai didn't just surrender to the Tang Dynasty, and now he looks at him and is doing well, why can't he be a general!
As for whether this will lose the festival, Cai Erhu said that it is not a matter.
He is a dignified bandit, but he doesn't pay attention to what he would rather die than surrender, as long as he can continue to eat meat and drink wine in a big bowl, even if he surrenders to the Tang Dynasty, it is nothing, if his subordinates can continue to lead people to rob homes and houses, it will be even better.
Others would never know that Cai Erhu had flashed countless thoughts in this short moment, and his thoughts were changing again and again, from the stubborn resistance at the beginning, to the despair after seeing all his comrades fleeing, and then to the current sincerity.
Many psychological changes that are difficult for others to experience in their lives, he has completed them in just a few breaths, and when it comes to the strength of this psychological quality, it is estimated that few people in the mountains within a radius of 100 miles can compare to him.
At this time, Butcher Chen took two steps forward, looked at Cai Erhu, who was half-kneeling on the ground and surrounded by more than a dozen bandits such as Huang Zhushan, and said, "Hmph, it's unbearable ......."
Naturally, others will not know why he suddenly said these two words, but if Liu Bagou and Qian Mengjiu were next to him, they would definitely understand and help him connect these two words: vulnerable!
It's just that this will, the bandits around him who are also illiterate will naturally not help Butcher Chen pick up this idiom, but Butcher Chen doesn't care.
Although Cai Erhu couldn't understand this idiom, which was only half of the idiom, but the word unbearable was not a good thing in the first place, and he could naturally hear that the Chen butcher in front of him was not a good thing.
But the person is under the knife, and he Cai Erhu is not a dumbfounder, so although his mouth moved, he did not refute anything stupidly directly.
Instead, they continued to stare at Butcher Chen!
Seeing that he was still staring at himself, Butcher Chen's face immediately changed slightly: "What do you see, look at the eyeballs that gouged out your eyeballs!" ”
Cai Erhu immediately snorted coldly and withdrew his eyes disdainfully!
At this time, Fang Dongquan and the others in the back also followed, seeing Cai Erhu who was besieged, Fang Dongquan had not yet spoken, and Qian Mengjiu on the side said: "You and other thieves, you dare to be the enemy of my Tang Dynasty King, you are guilty!" ”
Cai Erhu, who heard this, was slightly stunned, and then looked at this Qian Mengjiu carefully, and found that this person who spoke was a little strange, not only the temperament was completely different from the bandits around him, but also the clothes of this person were different from ordinary people, he was wearing a shirt, a square scarf on his head, and square toe shoes on his feet, this dress was very recognizable, because this kind of clothing is generally worn by scholars.
In a strong contrast with Fang Dongquan and Butcher Chen beside him, Cai Erhu immediately said, "Who are you?" ”
Without waiting for Qian Mengjiu to speak, a bandit next to him said: "This is our Datang Prime Minister Qian Gong!" ”
As soon as he heard the word prime minister, Cai Erhu's eyes rolled, and then he threw the water mill Zen stick in his hand in the surprised eyes of everyone, and directly knelt on the ground: "Cai Erhu, a grass citizen, meets the prime minister!" ”
Saying that, he raised his head slightly, then looked at Qian Mengjiu and said: "The grass people have admired the prime minister's demeanor for a long time, and are willing to be cattle and horses for the prime minister, and drive me to the Tang Dynasty, and please take the prime minister in!" ”
Listening to Cai Erhu's words, Fang Dongquan and Butcher Chen were extremely surprised, this Cai Erhu surrendered too simply.
Before they could open their mouths to persuade them to surrender, they took the initiative to say that they wanted to drive for Datang.
I think that at the beginning, when they recruited other bandits in the Tang Dynasty, it was not so easy, and Huang Xueren of Shuilongzhai was forced to surrender and join the Tang Dynasty because he had no food.
The subsequent small villages were also lured by threats before they were forced to join.
When they arrived at the previous Cockscomb Mountain, they fought even more, and after breaking through the Cockscomb Mountain, those bandits from Cockscomb Mountain had to surrender.
But even so, when they surrendered, it took a lot of words, and even negotiated something, and after promising the official position and treatment, the people were officially submitted.
According to the plan, it should be that after defeating the Black Tiger Village, the captives were captured, and then negotiations were conducted, promising various treatments such as official positions, and then these captives would be officially surrendered.
But now, this Cai Erhu didn't even talk about it, and he directly surrendered, which completely skipped the plan made by the people in Huangzhushan before.
But although surprised, but Qian Mengjiu is also the prime minister of a country, and there is still some self-cultivation that should be there, after hearing Cai Erhu say this, he immediately showed a kind smile unique to a literati: "A fierce general like General Cai, I can't ask for it in the Tang Dynasty, Your Majesty will be very pleased to learn that General Cai is coming to vote, and the high-ranking officials will never be missing General Cai!" ”
Unlike several other bandit leaders who only know how to kill and rob, Qian Mengjiu is a civil official, and he has the same civilian characteristics as Liu Bagou, that is, his vision is not limited to how many people he wants, but what he wants is to develop and grow.
The fundamental purpose of attacking Jiguan Mountain before and now fighting Black Tiger Village and Huanggui Mountain is not to destroy many enemies, but to recover them and increase the strength of the Tang Dynasty itself.
Now it is naturally best to say that Cai Erhu took the initiative to surrender, and it also saved money and wasted his tongue for a long time.
After cleaning up the battlefield, Huang Zhushan and others also counted the results of the battle, in this battle, the Tang Dynasty killed a total of two thieves, wounded six people, and captured more than ten people, including Cai Erhu.
Only two of them were injured.
In addition, a batch of swords, spears, etc., and several flags were seized!
Although this victory was not as good as the previous Battle of Luohu Valley and the Battle of Jiguan Mountain, it was not bad, mainly because he captured Cai Erhu and made him take the initiative to surrender.
Later, they will take Cai Erhu to continue to pursue the fleeing bandits in Black Tiger Village, and kill until the old nest of Black Tiger Village and Huang Guishan.
Even if the remnants of the Black Tiger Village continue to resist stubbornly, but now that the Tang Dynasty King is holding the power of victory and wants to break through the Black Tiger Village and Huanggui Mountain, Fang Dongquan and they believe that they will definitely be able to capture it without much effort!
But when Fang Dongquan, who was full of confidence, and they continued to go to Black Tiger Village with people, they didn't know that at this moment, in Fengjiazhuang outside the mountain, a middle-aged man wearing a brocade robe and a pointed chin stood on a high platform, facing more than a dozen men in strong suits with swords in their hands below, and said in a duck voice:
"That gang of thieves in Huangzhushan dared to rob our Feng family's property, and if they didn't give them a good look, they wouldn't know that in this land of four counties, any of them can provoke, but they can't provoke our Feng family!"