"Samushka, you can recognize the situation, destroy your relatives with righteousness, and return to the Ming Dynasty with our army, which is the best. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info You are acting like this to find a way to survive for the soldiers of the Erbu Army. Shen Zhixiang looked at the grim-faced Samushka, squeezed out a smile on his face, and said very insincerely.

Samushka gently wiped away the blood splashed on his face, a miserable smile appeared on his face, and he said lightly: "Ben Jiang and this group of guards have always served the Qing Dynasty loyally. It's just that now that the situation is so poor, Mafuta still wants to fight to the death, but we really don't want to die with Mafuta. I killed him today, and I was forced to do so. ”

"The general recognizes the situation and protects himself and his subordinates, and he is really a handsome among the people. Regardless of the situation, Namafuta is determined to fight the Great Tomorrow soldiers to the end, and it is not a pity to die. In this case, the general will return to the camp, so as to appease the people, and after dawn tomorrow, our army will return to the Ming Dynasty. Shen Zhixiang made up his mind, and smiled and comforted Samushka repeatedly.

Although such words, coming out of the mouth of him, a general of the Qing Dynasty, made people feel extremely strange.

Samushka nodded, and then took the ten guards and left Shen Zhixiang's department together and returned to his camp.

After Samushka and the others left, Shen Zhixiang took a long breath and sat down on the chair, but his heart was full of emotion.

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this Samushka, surnamed Tong Jia, was the third brother of Darkhan Shrimp, one of the five ministers in the early Qing Dynasty, and was a fierce general of the Manchurian Zhengbai Banner, and was promoted all the way to the third-class Mel Zhangjing with military merits.

In normal history, after this expedition to the Dongjiang River, Samushka was promoted to the second-class Mel Zhangjing and awarded the post of Chengzheng of the Ministry of Industry, but in this time and space changed by Li Xiao, this person has decided to kill the lord and oppose the Qing Dynasty. And the reason for his opposition to the Qing Dynasty is just to find a way for himself to live.

Unexpectedly, Samushka, who seems to be loyal and reliable, can also kill the master so decisively to survive at this time of danger, showing a completely unknown ruthless and dark side, but he knows the face of the person but does not know the heart.

There is a saying that if people do not do anything, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed, perhaps, this is the most real but hidden true face of Samushka.

Therefore, there is nothing surprising about Samushka's move. After all, in this bloody and chaotic world, nothing is more important than surviving.

Next, Shen Zhishen immediately felt deeply glad for himself.

"Alas, I didn't expect Mafuta to be so cunning that he would come to me with a plan! Fortunately, Nasamushka recognized the situation and fought back, and the soldiers finally escaped with their lives. ”

Shen Zhixiang wiped the cold sweat on his face, and shouted loudly to Wang Tingrui, the deputy general who was still stunned: "What are you doing in a daze, quickly cut off the head of Ma Futa, tomorrow, this soldier will personally report to the main general of the Ming army!" ”

。。。。。。

When a round of blood sun jumped out of the sea level, the darkness quietly disappeared, and on the dark blue sea, a layer of faint mist surged, and for a while, the entire coastal boundary of Ocean Island was like a dream.

In this fantastic scene, a large number of Li Xiao's soldiers disembarked and landed along the ramp of the ship.

Subsequently, more than 10,000 soldiers lined up in a neat battle formation on the beach, with iron armor and dazzling swords and guns, full of solemn and majestic momentum.

At this time, Li Xiao, the main general standing at the bow of the ship, was full of smiles.

He saw that at this moment, on the two camps on the island, there were large groups of Qing troops, empty-handed, waving white flags, slowly approaching their own military formations.

"Lord Li, I can't imagine that our army won the naval battle yesterday, and the enemy broke their courage, and today they all took the initiative to surrender."

The front of the army on the side praised Chen Zilong, and his face was full of joy.

Li Xiao raised his head and laughed: "This shows that they are still aware of current affairs, otherwise, our army will attack in two places, and these Qing troops will all be buried here, and none of them will be able to escape." ”

While the two were talking and laughing, the group of surrendered Qing troops who came from the left suddenly stopped.

This group of Qing troops who surrendered to the Ming army was Shen Zhi's detailed department.

Shen Zhixiang, who was holding a large wooden box in his hand, looked at Li Xiao who was standing on the bow of the Shenglong, and was stunned.

Unexpectedly, it was Li Xiao, an old acquaintance who called himself a brother and brother, who came to the rescue, but didn't he go to Taiwan with Zheng Zhilong's fleet before?

Shen Zhixiang suddenly felt an inexplicable heat on his face.

How should he face Li Xiao's interrogation when he came to attack Ocean Island, Shen Zhixiang was very worried in his heart.

When Shen Zhixiang hesitated, Li Xiao had also discovered him at the forefront of the team.

The two made eye contact, Li Xiao was very calm, but Shen Zhixiang was ashamed.

When Shen Zhixiang hesitated, Samushka on the right had already led 3,000 Manchurian soldiers and horses, and had already come to the front of Li Xiao's army.

At this time, Li Xiao and the others had also disembarked from the boat and slowly came to the front of Samushka.

"The third-class Mel Zhangjing Samushka, led 3,000 Manchurian soldiers and horses, came to join the general, and asked the general to accept it."

Samushka, who was not wearing armor, wearing a cool hat and a light blue arrow coat, saluted Li Xiao with great humility, and then briefly described the process of killing Mafuta and leading the people to surrender.

Li Xiao looked at this white flag general in history with an extremely complicated look, and begged for surrender so respectfully to himself, and he couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in his heart.

It's just that Li Xiao was immediately full of doubts.

Can this kind of person who will rebel without hesitation once his life is threatened, accept him?

Chen Zilong, who was on the side, saw Li Xiao's hesitant expression, so he whispered to the side: "Master Li, in the opinion of a student, this person should be accepted." “

"Oh?"

"My lord, this man killed his lord and rebelled in order to survive, and he has completely cut off the possibility of returning to the Qing court, as long as our army can give him the same treatment as the Qing court, I expect that this person will be willing to do his best to drive the battle for the lord. As for this person's extreme snobbery, it is just human nature to regard his own life as more important than anything else. Think about the past and present, how many loyal ministers and good generals who are truly desireless, selfless and dedicated to serving the country. “

Under Chen Zilong's sincere persuasion, Li Xiao's tense face gradually eased.

He knew in his heart that what Chen Zilong said was very reasonable.

I think that at the beginning, when I was alone and went to Guangning Zhongtun to join the army, who could afford to look at myself, and who would be loyal to myself. At the beginning, he was appointed as the deputy captain of the sentry cavalry, such as Tian Weimo Changrong and others, all of whom clearly expressed their contempt and dissatisfaction with themselves, and finally after they won victories again and again, they continued to accumulate prestige and power, and these people gradually became convinced, so as to serve themselves loyally.

Besides, like Chatta, who surrendered himself on the outskirts of Jinzhou the year before last, isn't it also so forced to surrender in this way, and what is the essential difference between Samushka, who is also forced to surrender now?

And if he is like Mafuta in the future, falling into a desperate situation of certain death, but still has to disregard the lives of his subordinates and fight to the death, who can guarantee that Manchu generals such as Chata, Ebilun, and Karamu in the army, and even Han generals such as Tian Wei, Monk An, and Duan Shidi, will not betray themselves like Samushka?

Detached from the conditions of reality and talking about loyalty in vain is a false proposition.

What's more, whether it is a state or an individual, weakness and incompetence are a sin in themselves, especially in such a troubled world.

In the final analysis, if you want your subordinates to serve you loyally, then you must continue to grow and develop, so that they feel that they can rise and rise by following them. Even if there is a short-term setback, it is necessary to let them see hope and the future, which is the foundation of maintaining people's hearts.

Thinking of this, Li Xiao showed a smile on his face, he lifted Samushka in vain, and said loudly: "Samushka, you can judge the situation, lead the troops in time to go anyway, and return to the Ming Dynasty. “

Samushka said with a happy face: "The slave thanked Master Li!" In addition, our weapons, armor, grain, baggage, and other items are all in the camp, so please send someone to accept them under Master Li and others. “

Li Xiao nodded, comforted him a few more words, and then asked them to take them down to rest, preparing to bring them back to Chifengwei with Shen Zhixiang's soldiers.

Seeing that the 3,000 Manchurian soldiers had been taken down by Li Xiaojun separately, Shen Zhixiang, who had been hesitant, sighed and led the team to continue to move towards Li Xiao's array.

About five steps away from Li Xiao, Shen Zhixiang led the crowd to kneel.

"The sin will be Shen Zhixiang, who lost his footing and surrendered to the previous time, is really an unforgivable sin. But our department has now killed the Qing Tartar general Ma Futa, and I am willing to sacrifice my head to ask Governor Li Du to allow my department to return to the Ming Dynasty. ”

Shen Zhixiang finished shouting this passage to Li Xiao with a red face, and then held the box containing Ma Futa's head in both hands, and led the crowd to kneel down and beg for surrender.

Li Xiao helped him up and took the box in his hand, at this time, the two eyes met again, and under Li Xiao's scorching eye contact, Shen Zhi twisted his face to the side in detail.

"Li Dudu 。。。。。。"

"Needless to say. I also know a lot about the surrender of your troops to the Qing court, and at that time, the Erbu was in an embarrassing situation, and you led your troops to surrender, and there was something unavoidable. Now you can re-lead the return to the Ming Dynasty, and kill the die-hard Mafuta with Nasamushka, which is also a great achievement. Li Xiao said slowly, and then gently patted Shen Zhixiang's shoulder, making Shen Zhixiang feel even more inexplicably hot on his face.

Of course, in his heart, he was very grateful and happy.

It's just that when he heard Li Xiao's words, the sneer on his face suddenly froze.

Because, Li Xiao said with a solemn expression: "Shen Zhixiang, your soldiers and horses have all been surrendered by our army, but you, Deputy General Wang, and this governor still hope that you can continue to stay in the Qing court." ”

"Master Li, this 。。。。。。" Shen Zhixiang was shocked and anxious to speak.

Li Xiao waved his hand, signaling that he didn't need to say much, and he continued: "Shen Zhixiang, don't get excited, in fact, this governor has done this with full consideration, because this governor thinks that if you stay on the side of the Qing court, you may be more helpful to this governor. ”

"Oh?"

"Shen Zhixiang, from the perspective of this governor, you can lie about the local battle situation, that is, when you and Ma Futa led the troops to attack the island, they encountered most of the Ming army, and after a hard battle, Ma Futa and a group of Qing troops were not killed, only you and the deputy general Wang Tingrui, and dozens of personal soldiers fought to the death, so that they could grab a boat to return to the station. Since Mafuta, Samushka and others are all dead and have no proof, even if Huang Taiji has doubts about you, it is difficult to find a flaw for a while. And because your troops have just surrendered, it is really inconvenient to immediately punish you and other defeated troops for the crime of losing their generals. According to the Governor's estimation, it is very likely that Huang Taiji will once again re-establish Er and others on Shicheng Island or Phi Island, so that your troops can rest and recuperate, and then try to cheer up. ”

After listening to Li Xiao's words, Shen Zhishen was not a simple-minded fool, and immediately understood Li Xiao's good intentions.

He nodded and smiled: "It's better for Li Dudu to be thoughtful, so it's fine." After we return to Shicheng Island, because of our status as Qing soldiers, it will be more convenient for us to resume trade with your army. Second, your army can use us as an inside line to explore the intelligence of the Qing court. In this way, it is indeed more helpful for your army to return to the Ming Dynasty. ”

Li Xiao laughed: "Chief Shen and Ben Duguo have a heart, but they are thorough at all." Well, after our army has counted your troops, ordnance and food, you will select dozens of your own soldiers and return by boat. ”

Shen Zhixiang was moved, and thanked Li Xiao repeatedly, and Fang went down with a group of soldiers.

Seeing Shen Zhixiang and Wang Tingrui retreat happily, Li Xiao couldn't help but sigh in his heart, it seems that how to use these people is really a unique art.

When Chen Zilong, Tian Wei and others counted the baggage and surrender of the Qing army, Li Xiao cordially met with Jin Tongwu and a group of soldiers who rushed out from Zhenhai Fort.

"Tongwu, it's really hard for you to defend Zhenhai Fort this time." Li Xiao's eyes were very pleased.

"My lord, this general is the main general of Ocean Island, and he is responsible for defending the land, how dare he bear the word "hard work." Jin Tongwu said with a grateful face: "When the adults rushed back from Taiwan, they immediately brought troops to rescue, and I would like to thank the adults for their timely rescue." ”

Li Xiao laughed, and then he encouraged Jin Tongwu a few words, and then discussed the reconstruction of the shipyard with Lin Dazhuang, the head of the shipyard, and others.

"Master Li, the old man has a word, I don't know whether to say it or not." Lin Dazhuang hesitated and said to Li Xiao.

"Master Lin, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

"Lord Li, please forgive me for saying that this ocean island is not a good place to set up a large shipyard." Lin Dazhuang said in a low voice.

"Oh, why did Master Lin say that?"

"Lord Li, you see, on this ocean island, the area is small, and it is difficult to garrison heavy troops, so if there is an enemy army to attack, it is difficult for reinforcements to come for a while, and the only way to protect yourself is to hold on to the fort. In this way, the military and civilian baggage can still be saved, but large factories such as shipyards will inevitably become the target of enemy burning and plundering. It's a pity that it is easy for the enemy army to be burned, but if our army wants to rebuild the shipyard, how much effort and money will be spent. ”

Lin Dazhuang's words, Li Xiao nodded frequently: "Lin Jiangtou's words are very reasonable. The rebuilding of this shipyard will not be too late until the governor has re-established the boundaries in Shandong. ”

Lin Dazhuang said with relief: "This is the best, as soon as these come, if the enemy army attacks, our army can immediately send troops to rescue, and the shipyard can be safe." ”

Li Xiao firmly remembered Lin Dazhuang's words in his heart, and he decided that he must find a suitable location for the shipyard to rebuild as soon as possible, so that the shipyard can resume ship production as soon as possible.

Subsequently, Li Xiao explained the reconstruction work arrangements of other people on Ocean Island, and Chen Zilong, Tianwei and others also counted and carried the baggage of the Qing army, and most of the grain was left in Zhenhai Fort for local soldiers and civilians to eat. The rest of the armor, weapons, ordnance, and the like were all carried onto the ship and brought back to the Red Phoenix Guard.

After all these tasks were done, Li Xiao ordered to pull out a small bird boat from the original Dongjiang Town, and let Shen Zhixiang, Wang Tingrui and others return to Shicheng Island by boat, while he took 3,000 Manchurian soldiers and horses, as well as Shen Zhixiang's troops, and returned to Chifengwei by boat.

On the voyage back to Chifengwei, Li Xiao kept one thing in mind in his heart.

That is, to what extent the war has been going on on in North Korea so far.

The ambitious Li Xiao, after relieving the crisis of Haiyang Island, what he wanted to do most next was to send troops to North Korea, so as to directly intervene in the Korean war process.

Because if Li Xiao does this, he believes that it will bring great benefits to himself。。。。。。 (To be continued.) )