Chapter 257: Prisoners for Peace

"Li Xiao, who is in the dog, let Lao Tzu out!"

In a single prison cell in Ganghwa Island City, the whole body, Rao Yu Bel Abatai, who was scarred by the guards, rushed to the window with heavy shackles, and roared out of the window, shaking the window lattice frantically, and the shackles on his hands rattled. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Dog Tartar, howl what, howl you mother! Fucking howl again, I'll blow your dog's head! ”

Hearing Abatai's roar, one of the guards of the Tiger ran over and pointed his finger at Abatai viciously.

Abatai was coarse in Chinese, and when he saw the foreign minister's fierce guard soldier scolding himself like this, he was so angry that he was panting, and he just wanted to open his mouth to scold again, but the soldier coughed, and a large mouthful of thick yellow and green phlegm spat out of his mouth, and actually spit into Abatai's mouth accurately.

Abatai's heart was extremely evil, and the acid water in his stomach immediately poured irrepressibly into his mouth.

He wanted to vomit, but the guards didn't give him this chance.

"Haha, don't vomit, taste how good your grandfather's phlegm tastes!"

The soldier sneered, his hands exerted force, and he broke Abatai's chin hard, Abatai's mouth was full of yellow and white mixed salivation, and he struggled hard, but he was shackled in his hands, and he was unable to break the soldier's thick dual purpose, and in a hurry, he swallowed all the gastric juice and the thick phlegm into his stomach.

The soldier let go, and laughed loudly.

Abatai rolled down from the window and threw up, a disgusting smell that filled the room.

"Hmph, although Master Li has confessed that I am not allowed to cripple you, but Lao Tzu tells you that as long as you are not honest, grandpa has a way to make you want to die!"

The guards outside the window fanned the smell of vomit with their hands, and cursed fiercely.

In the prison cell, Abatai, covered in scars and blood, hugged his head and cried.

Let's go, instead of being bullied by dogs in Pingyang like this, and humiliated by this lowly Ming army guard, it is better to cut myself off, but it also lives up to the reputation of the descendants of Aixin Jueluo!

Abatai thought about it for a long time and finally decided to commit suicide.

Soldiers can be killed but not humiliated, and such a beaten and humiliated prison life is really not as happy as death.

It's just that such a small hope was also deprived by Li Xiao.

After this soldier urgently reported Abatai's movements to Li Xiao, Li Xiao considered that Abatai, who was now in despair, was very likely to find a short-term view, so in order not to destroy this trump card before it had any value, Li Xiao decided to immediately carry out further strict control of Abatai.

I wanted to hit the wall, no, Abatai was bound to a large stone pillar in the middle of the cell, and he couldn't move.

I want to bite my tongue and kill myself, no way, a large mass of stinking and sticky rags has firmly blocked his mouth.

Every day at noon and in the afternoon, soldiers came over, one forcibly pried open Abatai's mouth, and the other used a cow plug to feed the cow, that is, a thick bamboo tube with a sharpened head, into Abatai's throat, and used the cow plug that fed the sick cow to forcibly pour rice milk into him, so that Abatai could not achieve the purpose of the hunger strike.

At that time, as for the issue of Abatai's Lazar, those soldiers who were extremely disgusted with him could not care so much.

They also have a good reason, if they let go of the iron rope and let this guy untie his hand, in case this guy can't think of taking the opportunity to find a short view, this responsibility can't be afforded.

Therefore, the whole cell was full of feces and urine, and the stench was all over the place, and the soldiers had to frown and go in every day to feed them, and then leave the room as fast as they could.

Of course, when feeding, sometimes if Abatai is tough and uncooperative, there will definitely be no escape from being beaten.

In such an environment, Abatai's life is better than death, and his life is like a year.

In fact, Abatai also knew that the reason why Li Xiao left his life must be to negotiate better terms with Huang Taiji, who wanted to redeem himself.

Therefore, now he has quietly changed from a state of bent on death, hoping that Huang Taiji can reach an agreement with Li Xiao as soon as possible and release himself from this hellish environment as soon as possible.

I hope this day will come soon.

This is the only wish in the heart of the barely breathing Abatai when he is awake.

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In fact, after surrendering the Qing troops on Mani Mountain, Li Xiao had already decided in his heart to force the Qing Emperor Taiji to stop the war and sign an armistice agreement with Korea on the condition that Abatai himself and the 4,000 prisoners he had captured.

Li Xiao was thoughtful about what he was going to do next.

Because, although he has firmly occupied Ganghwa Island and has enough sailors to protect the strait, on the whole, his own strength is not more than 10,000, and compared with the Qing army on the Korean mainland, which still has more than 60,000 people, his strength is still quite insufficient.

With his own strength, if he wanted to force a landing to fight against the 60,000 Qing army, he had too few chances of victory when he was beyond the reach of the naval commander. If there is a mistake, your current victory will be completely lost.

And if he only occupies Ganghwa Island and confronts the Qing army, then over time, it will bring great pressure to his own logistics supply, and the biggest unstable factor is that it is difficult to ensure that the Korean king Li Liang will not go out of the city and surrender to the Qing court because he can't stand the long-term siege of the Qing army. If Li Kun surrenders, then everything he has done may be meaningless.

Politics, in the final analysis, is still an art of compromise.

How to maximize his own advantages and strive for favorable results for himself is the problem that Li Xiao has to face.

What's more, those who are in power should seek the long-term and not just focus on the present.

Li Xiao is sure that as time goes by, the real advantage will be more and more on his side, but he is not in a hurry to compete with the Qing people at this time.

After all, there is no reason for Li Xiao to fight for the life and death of the Koreans, to fight with the Qing army and lose both, and let the Koreans take advantage of the fishermen.

As long as he can get a formal truce for the Qing court for Korea, even if he allows the Qing people to take advantage of it, then his goal of going to Korea this time will be considered to have been achieved, and the Korean monarchs and ministers will definitely be extremely grateful to themselves.

Then, it would not be difficult for him to open his mouth again to the Korean monarch and ministers to obtain the Jeju Island, which was used by the DPRK to exile prisoners。。。。。。

Li Xiao thought about it and immediately began to act.

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"What? What do you say? You repeat?! ”

In the camp of the Qing army outside the city of Nanhan Mountain, in the luxurious and wide flaming gold-roofed tent, the Qing Emperor Taiji, after listening to Dai Shan's words, jumped up from an official hat chair covered with tiger skin.

On the ground, Dai Shan, who was kneeling on the ground, had a look of bitterness and indignation, and he sighed and repeated again: "Your Majesty! The arrow book shot by the Ming army has clearly written that more than 9,000 people of the Abatai Department have been annihilated. Including Abatai, a total of more than 4,000 Qing soldiers were captured! ”

When Dai Shan said this, he held an arrow book in both hands and handed it to Huang Taiji, who walked briskly from the chair.

Huang Taiji quickly opened the arrow book, and the few sentences on it composed of strong and vigorous fonts were like sharp steel needles, piercing Huang Taiji's heart with severe pain.

"Li Xiao, the governor of the left capital of the Ming Dynasty and the prince of Shaobao, shot this arrow book, and told the Qing chief Taiji, the current water division of the Erbu department, has been completely destroyed, and Abatai and his more than 9,000 people have been defeated in the hands of our army. Abatai and his more than 4,000 men were all prisoners of our army. The Governor solemnly told him that if he wanted Abatai and the rest of his troops to save their lives, he could quickly send an envoy to the island to discuss peace talks, and if he did not comply, the Governor should immediately behead Abatai and all his soldiers to set an example! ”

Seeing that in this letter, Li Xiao spoke to himself, the emperor of the Great Qing Kingdom, in such a cold commanding tone, and Huang Taiji's face trembled with anger.

Thinking about himself, whether it was when he was the Four Great Baylors, or the Khan King of the Later Jin, or the current emperor of the Great Qing Kingdom, no one in the world dared to speak to himself in such a condescending and contemptuous tone, but Li Xiao, who was a dog, dared to use such unruly and presumptuous words in this letter, which can be said to be completely unaware of himself, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

"Li Xiao, you dog thief, your words are so arrogant and unreasonable, and you really deceive me too much!"

Huang Jiji's face was blue, and he scolded in his heart, he gritted his teeth and crumpled the arrow book in his hand into a ball.

At this time, Dai Shan, who was kneeling on the ground, was still trembling and reported: "Your Majesty, after the day before yesterday, I immediately led the Qing army and quickly rushed to the mouth of the Han River, but I only saw dozens of Ming ships across the strait, and I couldn't see the scene on Jianghua Island opposite. At this time, an extremely large Ming army ship came, and from the ship it shot at our formation. When His Majesty saw this letter, he was not shocked, so he hurriedly rushed back to Namhansanseong City to report the matter to the emperor。。。。。。 β€œ

"Hmph, there's no need to say any more, Prince Li, you should step back first, and let me think about it." Huang Taiji interrupted him, and he sat back in his chair, and the irritability and depression in his heart were indescribable.

Dai Shan let out a long sigh and retreated.

What to do?

Can you really agree that when the Qing army is invincible in North Korea, you have to make peace with that cunning and despicable Li Xiao?

What a shame!

It's just that now Abatai and more than 4,000 captives are in Li Xiao's hands, and it is conceivable that if he really refuses to negotiate peace, Li Xiao will definitely kill more than 4,000 captives, including Abatai, without hesitation, in order to establish his authority on himself.

No, no, I can't help but save Abatai and the others.

After all, Abatai is also a descendant of the Mandate of Heaven Khan, and he is his own brother, so he can't sit back and watch him die at the hands of Li Xiao. If the brothers see that they are not saved by Abatai, they are afraid that everyone will be cold, and it will cause a great blow to their prestige, and the throne of the Qing Emperor under their crotch will not be stable.

And the more than 4,000 captured Qing troops are also the elite of many battles of the Qing Dynasty, if they are only beheaded by the Ming army to show the public, it will be a major blow to the Qing Dynasty, which is not rich in troops.

It's just that the feeling of being forced to negotiate peace like this is really disgusting, and it is too much for the ambitious Huang Taiji to grit his teeth and hate it.

When Huang Taiji was thinking distraughtly, a soldier suddenly came to report that Fan Wencheng, a scholar of Wenguan University, had something to see.

Huang Taiji's eyes suddenly lit up, and he urgently called Fan Wencheng inside, and after listening to a few words about the military camp affairs reported by Fan Wencheng, he immediately crumpled the arrow book in his hand and let Fan Wencheng read it.

Fan Wencheng hurriedly finished reading the arrow book, and his face changed greatly.

"Master Fan, this Li Xiao is so rampant and hateful, forcing me to negotiate peace, in your opinion, how should I deal with it?" Huang Taiji asked with an expectant expression.

Fan Wencheng frowned deeply, groaned slightly, then knelt down, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, in the opinion of the ministers, although Li Xiao is arrogant and contemptuous of the Qing Dynasty, he has spare Baylor and more than 4,000 prisoners in his hands, it can be said that he has no fear, how our army will act next, but we should be cautious." ”

"Master Fan, you have everything you can say." Huang Taiji looked impatient.

"Your Majesty, from the courtier's point of view, this Li Xiao's peace talks can be followed for the time being." Fan Wencheng said slowly.

"Oh, why did Bachelor Fan say that?"

"Your Majesty, what is the current situation of the Abatai Department, but only Li Xiaojian has a letter explaining its situation, and it is unknown whether it is really as he said. The minister was thinking that he could ask the emperor to send an envoy to the Ming army for peace talks, and go to the city of Jianghua Island to understand the specific situation first, and then make the next move. ”

"What if Abatai and his subordinates are indeed as Li Xiaojian said?" Huang Taiji asked again.

"Your Majesty, if the Abatai Ministry has indeed been completely wiped out and captured by Li Xiao, the minister thinks that after all, the situation is stronger than people, so he has to agree to Li Xiao's request and talk to Li Xiao about the terms of peace talks." Fan Wencheng's face showed a look of helplessness and pain: "If you ignore the life and death of Rao Yu Beile and all the captured soldiers, and forcibly continue to fight in the land of Korea, I am afraid that there will be a lot of troubles in the future, and people's minds will be in danger, so that the government of our dynasty will be unstable." ”

"Alas, Master Fan is right." Huang Taiji, who was sitting on a tiger skin chair, let out a long sigh.

Then, he waved his hand and asked Fan Wencheng to step back first.

As soon as Fan Wencheng withdrew from the tent, Huang Taiji got up from his chair, picked up a fine porcelain teacup next to him, and slammed it on the ground.

With a thud, the teacup shattered.

Huang Taiji, who had a ruthless face, sat down again.

Huang Taiji sat for a long time before he slowly got up, walked out of the big tent, and looked at the Namhan Mountain Fortress guarded by the Korean king Li Liang from a distance.

At this time, the early summer sun is shining, the wind is warm, and the mountains and fields are verdant and vibrant, but under the heart of Huang Taiji, it is extremely cold.

After a long time, he retracted his gaze and coldly ordered: "Spread my will, Bao Chengxian, a scholar of the Inner Secretary Academy, will go to Jianghua Island City to negotiate with Li Xiao, the general of the Ming Dynasty, and discuss peace talks. ”

"Hey, the minion obeys."

(Note: There are many things today, it is difficult to have time to review, there may be some mistakes and omissions, I hope readers forgive me) (to be continued.) )