The heavy rain in summer shrouded the entire Kaifeng City, but at this time the Kaifeng City was shrouded in an ominous atmosphere. For the Qing troops defending the city on this wall, they all knew very well that the fall of Kaifeng City was only a matter of time. Not to mention anything else, the faintly visible Hongyi cannon on the Yellow River dam is enough to make them tremble.

But even if they knew that the city of Kaifeng would fall sooner or later, when they learned that someone was going to surrender, some people were still unwilling to accept it.

"Does Lord Liu really want to do this?"

Looking directly at Liu Qingtai with cold eyes, Tu Hai's heart suppressed a burst of anger. He didn't expect that Liu Qingtai, who was the banner man of the Han Army, would actually descend like this!

Didn't he keep saying that he wanted to be a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty? Why is it going to come down like this now?

"It's not that Liu wants to do this, but the court has no intention of asking for help in Kaifeng, and Liu can only do this, but don't worry, what Liu did today is just a last resort......"

In the face of Tuhai's questioning, Liu Qingtai still looked loyal to the imperial court.

"I will never be an enemy of the court! He will not fall into injustice for the general, so he will discuss with the envoys of the Ming army and send the general out of the city! ”

Send the general out of town!

Liu Qingtai's words made Tu Hai couldn't help but be surprised, and he stared at Liu Qingtai for a long time without understanding what he meant.

What does he mean by that?

"The general knows that for my Qing Dynasty, the Eight Banners are the foundation of my Qing Dynasty, and the world is against it today, and the current situation is even more precarious for my Qing Dynasty, and the general has more than 10,000 elite soldiers of the Eight Banners, which seems to be not much, but it is also more than half of my Eight Banners Ding Zhuang, if it is allowed to be damaged in Kaifeng in vain, wouldn't it be chasing the will of the Ming people! After all, now Kaifeng is just a lonely city and a dead city, how can I let the children of the Eight Banners die here in vain? ”

After Liu Qingtai said this, Tu Hai looked at him in surprise, and asked rhetorically for a while.

"Lord Liu, what are you going to do......

Could it be that he is a false surrender?

"You are the ...... you want"

Without waiting for Tuhai to finish speaking, Liu Qingtai's face squeezed out a look of helplessness.

"General Tu, Liu was given the name by Emperor Taizong, how could he be willing to surrender to the thief, today Kaifeng has become a lonely city, and the imperial court is gathering a large army in Zhili, so the only way to do it today is to try to preserve some vitality for my Qing Dynasty, as for this Kaifeng ......"

With a long sigh, Liu Qingtai looked at Tuhai and said.

"From the point of view of the commander, is there still room for this Kaifeng to be defended?"

Tu Hai's heart naturally knew very well that Kaifeng, which had become an isolated city, had no defensive value at all, not to mention that it could not be defended, even if it was defended, what was the use of the Great Qing Kingdom? Even he didn't want to die in Kaifeng in vain, after all, Kaifeng couldn't be defended at all. Now that Liu Qingtai said this, Tu Hai nodded in agreement.

"Indeed, there is really nothing to defend in this opening......"

"Therefore, Liu Moucai hopes that Commander Tu can lead the troops to leave Kaifeng and save a trace of vitality for my Qing Dynasty!"

Although Tu Hai didn't quite believe Liu Qingtai's words, his mind had already loosened, so he asked with concern.

"Then what should you do, Lord Liu?"

"Me?"

Liu Qingtai's expression then became solemn.

"Liu, as the governor of Henan in the Qing Dynasty, can't defend the land for the Qing Dynasty, he is already extremely incompetent, and now he wants to surrender to thieves, it's really ......"

While shaking his head and sighing, Liu Qingtai's eyes sharpened and said in a deep voice.

"So Liu is only willing to serve the court as much as possible, but for now, Liu has only one choice......"

Staring at Tuhai, Liu Qingtai said softly.

"I have decided to surrender to Li Ziyuan, and surrender Kaifeng City and more than 20,000 green camps in the city to him!"

"What!"

Suddenly his eyes widened, Tu Hai's eyes were full of surprise, he looked at Liu Qingtai for a while before he reacted, and hurriedly bowed.

"Lord Liu is so self-sacrificing, he is really the pillar of my Qing Dynasty!"

Tu Hai's tone was full of gratitude, in his opinion, the reason why Liu Qingtai surrendered Li was undoubtedly to provoke the Ming army to commotion, the Ming army in the outer city of the city was the loyal army in the south of the Yangtze River, as for Li Ziyuan, he was not a loyal army, if Liu Qingtai dedicated the city to Li Ziyuan's hands, so where would Zhu Ming be loyal? How could the loyal army outside the city tolerate the fat in their mouths being swallowed by others?

At that time, once the two sides are in dispute, they may even fight in Kaifeng, which will inevitably cause infighting in the Ming army, and in this way, Li Ziyuan will not have the strength to go on the Northern Expedition. Even Zhu Mingzhong is likely to face Zheng Chenggong and Li Ziyuan attacking at the same time.

At that time, Liu Qingtai will really be a big enemy for the Qing Dynasty!

If there was still a trace of doubt before, then now, Tu Hai no longer has the slightest doubt about Liu Qingtai, and there is even more reverence in his expression. Then the two of them discussed how to leave the city with the Eight Banners in the city, and the two of them said goodbye, and when they said goodbye, Tu Hai was even more excited to let Liu Qingtai feel at ease in the thief camp, and after he returned to Hebei, he would definitely give his credit to the imperial court. And Liu Qingtai naturally put on a grateful look.

Late that night, under the cover of heavy rain, Tuhai led more than 10,000 elite soldiers of the Eight Banners to leave Kaifeng City quietly. And when they left Kaifeng City, Liu Qingtai only responded lightly after learning the news from his henchmen.

"Oh, got it, is the news out?"

Liu Qingtai's so-called news was naturally the news that Tuhai led the troops out of the city, and what was sent out was naturally sent to the loyal and righteous army outside the city.

After receiving an affirmative answer, Liu Qingtai sighed lightly.

"Hey, it's not that the old man is ruthless, it's true, the old man also has to plan for the future!"

For Liu Qingtai, everything he did was for the future, accepting Xu Yuncheng's lobbying, and the same was true for persuading Tuhai to leave the city, and even more so when he informed the Ming army outside the city of the news of his departure from the city. It's just for his own benefit.

For him, everything is for a good word, especially for Tuhai's words, but also for the future plans, he needs to let the court know - he Liu Qingtai is not really a thief, the thief is also to serve the court, as for the news of Tuhai leading the troops out of the city to inform the Ming army, it is also for the future plan - he needs to use the lives of tens of thousands of Eight Banner soldiers to make a nomination, as for who received this nomination, it has nothing to do with him.

Whether it is for the court of the Qing Dynasty or the court of the Ming Dynasty, in the future, he Liu Qingtai will be loyal and impeccable. In the future, no matter which side gains power, it will have no effect on him.

"This rain, ah......"

Looking up at the night rain outside the window, Liu Qingtai sighed.

"It's really non-stop!"

The night and heavy rain blocked people's vision, and also covered the footsteps of the army, and even the 20,000 troops were completely covered by the rain curtain, not to mention Li Xu Wai, even people dozens of feet away could not see this Qing army out of the city in a hurry.

Despite the rain, he left Kaifeng City, and after marching for several hours, when it was about to dawn, Tuhai finally brought the team to the ferry agreed with Liu Qingtai before, although the Ming army controlled the Yellow River, but there were still many ferries in Hebei for seating, especially far away from the Ming army.

Where is the ship?

Just when Tuhai was looking towards Hebei a little anxiously, a soldier here suddenly ran to report.

"Tell the Commander, there's news from the ferry that a ship is coming.

"Oh, is it? Quick, lead the way. ”

As soon as he heard that a boat was coming, Tu Hai's eyes couldn't help but light up, and he hurriedly walked towards the ferry. At this time, those Qing soldiers were all dancing. Even when it rains, you can still see dozens of boats on the wide surface of the Yellow River, paddle towards the south bank.

These ferries are all civilian boats hired by Liu Qingtai from Hebei at a high price, and there must be brave men under the heavy reward, and there is a relationship between here and the Ming army in Kaifeng for forty or fifty miles, so the boatmen on these civilian boats have nothing to worry about.

Before the ferry docked, after learning from the mouth of the Bao Yi Nu who had been sent to the ferry port to contact the ferry, that he had hired 73 ferries, he immediately praised the Bao Yi Nu fiercely.

"Hu Degui, you kid did a good job, when you cross the river, you will definitely recommend you to the court as an official!"

75 ships, this hour can transport 3,000 people across the river, only a few hours, can transport the people under his command across the river, when the time comes, he will be a great achievement in the imperial court.

"By the grace of the Master!"

Hu Degui hurriedly kowtowed and thanked him, his expression was quite excited, after being a slave for so many years, he was finally able to leave the house as an official!

Even as the commander, Tu Hai did not choose to stay behind the Henan Palace, but was in charge of the palace by several other assistants, and he himself directly crossed the Yellow River with the first batch of troops to cross the river.

Everything went as planned, and more than 3,000 Eight Banners soldiers easily escaped and got on the ferry boat across the river, that is, when the first batch of Eight Banners soldiers first began to congratulate themselves there, this excitement was interrupted by the sudden sound of gunfire.

Just as the Qing army on the shore was preparing to cross the river, a large number of Ming cavalry and firecrackers suddenly poured out from the east, south, and west directions of the ferry. For a while, guns rang out in the vicinity of the ferry, and the Qing troops who were originally waiting to board the ship were immediately caught off guard. Those who were crowded at the ferry and rushed to grab the second group to leave Henan by boat, the more than 10,000 Eight Banner soldiers suddenly suffered heavy losses under the attack of guns.

The Qing soldiers on the ferry were crowded into a group of Qing soldiers bravely under the attack of guns, like a hornet that blew up their nests, and suddenly became a mess, and many people were squeezed out of the Yellow River in the struggle, and they were completely unable to organize a team to resist the attack of the Ming army, and the attacking cavalry saw this and immediately launched a charge to the ferry, and for a time those Qing troops who were in a mess were either killed by guns and cannons, or were squeezed into the Yellow River and drowned in the river......

Tuhai, who was at the bow of the ship, was shocked by the sudden change in front of him. Although his heart was pounding, he could only watch the cavalry of the Ming army rampage on the ferry, and he could even see how the sabre in the hands of the cavalry of the Ming army crossed an arc in the air, cutting off the heads of the eight banner soldiers one by one, and those cavalry were like a sickle quickly sweeping on the battlefield, and for a time the entire ferry was full of flesh and blood, and the screams continued.

At this time, suddenly Tu Hai only felt a burst of cannon sound in his ears, and looked towards the river, only to see dozens of huge boat shadows appear in the rain and fog on the surface of the Yellow River, it was the sailor of the Ming army!

The sailors of the Ming army have arrived!

Compared with those ferries on the Yellow River, most of the warships of the Ming army sailors are centipede boats, as soon as they arrived within the firing range, they immediately used large guns and artillery to shoot at the warships of the Qing army, and in an instant the wide river surface was stirred up by gunshells and cannonballs A column of water, those fixed on the side of the sampan twenty dollars big guns are easy to smash the ferry boat board, compared to the artillery, these by the sailors against the shoulder to aim at the big guns, although the power is not great, but the accuracy is a lot, when used to attack the boat, it is not missed, Each blow would make a fist-sized hole in the plank of the boat, and the river water would quickly pour into the hull through the holes......

The battle on the river was one-sided from the start, and boats were blown to pieces in the river under the fire of the sailors' guns. Once the boat was sunk, it meant that dozens of people were drowned in the Yellow River, and for a time the river was full of Eight Banners struggling for help.

Half an hour later, when the gunfire at the ferry gradually stopped, Tuhai, who had finally swam ashore, looked at the surging river with tears in his eyes, and his face was full of unwillingness. But although his face was unwilling, there were some doubts in his expression.

"How so? Did they know early in the morning that they were going out of the city? ”

When Tu Hai was talking to himself, he naturally thought of Liu Qingtai in Kaifeng City.

"Could it be that he leaked the news?"

No, it won't!

Lord Liu is a loyal minister, a loyal person of my Qing Dynasty, and he will definitely not do such a thing, it must be, it must be a spy in his mansion......

Although he knew how far-fetched this explanation was, Tu Hai still chose to believe this explanation, after all, for him, only this explanation could allow him to give an account to the imperial court.

Almost half an hour later, but more than a thousand soldiers of the Eight Banners who had finally escaped to the north bank of the Yellow River, although they had regrouped, but they were all in shock, they looked at the Ming army sailors on the Yellow River in horror, for fear that they would fire at them again, in addition to the shock, they all turned their eyes to Tu Hai, looking at everyone's eyes, Tu Hai barely squeezed out a smile.

"Okay, now it's finally safe, this Minggou's sailor is really powerful, it's really not easy for us to survive......"

After saying this, Tu Hai looked towards Henan again, and secretly thought to himself in his heart.

"Master Liu, Tu's life is all on you......"