Qingzhou is the basic plate of Lu Ding's department. Over the years, Lu must have done his best to run Qingzhou, driving people from all over the country to the periphery of Qingzhou City, and cultivating fields to meet the needs of the army. Almost all the craftsmen were also concentrated in the city, in fact, all the Qingzhou people, their daily work is to serve the army, and they have also become part of the army.

These people have no military status, so naturally they have no salary, and the only reward they receive is three meals a day. And for this three meals a day, they had to work day and night for the needs of the army, and in reality, these people had almost become slaves.

Slaves of the Qingzhou army.

Under such a cruel rule, Lu must have accumulated a lot of wealth in Qingzhou, coupled with the trade with the Ming Dynasty, his grain depot was full of grain, and the arsenal was full of weapons, and if necessary, he could arm an army of more than 100,000 people at any time.

This is Lu's confidence. He led 30,000 elites to occupy Danyang, thinking that the Ming army would not and did not dare to attack Qingzhou at will under such circumstances, because in Qingzhou, he still had enough strength to fight in the field, but relying on the strong defensive strength of Qingzhou County, he could still compete with the Ming army.

He estimated everything, but he didn't estimate people's hearts.

No one wants to live like this. Under the cruel oppression, what is accumulated is the anger of resistance, and anyone who works day and night, hard all year round, and finally has nothing to gain and can still be at peace.

When Lu must have been in Qingzhou, no one dared to resist, but when he left Qingzhou, the suppressed anger, from the very beginning, finally began to spread in Qingzhou County.

A large number of people are concentrated in and around Qingzhou County, once everyone's emotions are ignited, for the Qingzhou army, it is a catastrophe.

"General, the last general will immediately lead his troops back to Qingzhou, and the last general believes that as long as our army appears in the county town, all the riots will be put down immediately." Lu Yi stood up murderously and said loudly.

"It's not that simple!" Han Kun immediately objected, "Let's not talk about whether Danyang County can divide the troops, even if it can divide the troops, how much can it be divided?" Can these centaurs return to Qingzhou City make a difference? There were nearly 20,000 garrisons in Qingzhou City, and now they are unstable, and they are barely calm at present, once Danyang returns, those local garrisons are panicked, and they will inevitably launch a rebellion immediately, General Lu, don't forget, now the grain depot and arsenal are in the hands of these people, once the war starts, let's not talk about winning or losing, just say that if these things are destroyed in the war, how will we survive next? ”

"Moreover, the Jumu Battalion of Kaiping County has already been on the border with Chen Bing, once there is a rebellion in Qingzhou County, there is no doubt that those people will definitely invite Chen Zhihua to enter the country, once the Ming army enters, what the consequences will be, needless to say, you all know. They are now worried that there is no excuse to intervene in Qingzhou County! ”

"Haven't they intervened yet? What are these things happening in Qingzhou now that can be separated from them? Lu Yi said angrily.

"We know these things, but how can we put them on the table?" Han Kun said helplessly: "Over the years, if we want to get food and weapons from the Ming people, we can only open the door to them, although we know that this is to drink to quench our thirst, but we have to do it. ”

The generals under his account argued endlessly, but Lu must have regretted it, he knew today, why bother in the first place? Qingzhou is his basic territory, once lost, his 30,000 people, but it really becomes a source of water, although Danyang County is critical, but now it is simply unable to feed his people. What's more, the Ming army is pressing, and it is possible to fight with itself at any time.

Qingzhou is lost, Danyang is difficult to defend, where can I go? Return to the embrace of the Qin court? Knowing that it was a wrecked ship that was already sinking and irretrievable, and he was not stupid, it was difficult for him to climb up in a hurry.

In fact, he has no choice, either to start a war with the Ming people, and then a gorgeous defeat, or to flee into exile, without the army in the base area, what is the future road, it seems that there is no need to say much. If you choose this one, I am afraid that most of the generals in the current account will have to find their own way.

In other words, the only way left for him was to surrender to the Ming people.

And the posture of the Ming people is very clear, Sensei told me the conditions, and I will talk about surrender in advance. And this is precisely what Lu must be the most unacceptable.

He hoped for conditional surrender, and he hoped that he would be able to conquer Qingzhou forever.

"Let's go down, appease the soldiers, the affairs of Qingzhou County can't be leaked now, otherwise I'm afraid that the army will be unstable, I'll have to think about it." Lu must have touched his forehead with his hand, looking extremely decadent. "Mr. Han stay, and then talk to me about Qingzhou in detail."

The generals said goodbye and left, and only Lu and Han Kun were left in the big tent. The two were silent for a long time before Lu must have spoken: "Has Mingren really made up his mind?" ”

Han Kun nodded: "What the general meant, I explained to Chen Zhihua clearly and clearly, and his answer is impossible." ”

Lu must have said angrily: "Lu someone is now sitting on an army of 100,000 people, the land of two states, but he just asked Qin Feng for an envoy from Yongzhen Qingzhou, why is he so stingy, is it really that I Lu someone is a fish on the board?" ”

Han Kun sighed: "General, the Ming people categorically rejected you, not because they were generous or stingy, but because of their national policy. Under Qin Feng's rule, the power of local county guards was being taken over to the central court step by step, and the power of self-determination was getting smaller and smaller. Like Kaiping County, Chen Zhihua used to control the military and civilians, but now, the new county guard has taken office, and Chen Zhihua is only responsible for the military. You want Yongzhen Qingzhou, for Qin Feng, isn't it just a secession, a country within a country, how can he agree? This is completely contrary to their current national policy, so the Ming people would rather go to war with us than compromise on this point. ”

"If not, how can we guarantee the interests of our tens of thousands of Qingzhou troops? If we follow the model of the Tiger Prison Army, won't we have to be slaughtered by others in the future and have no power to fight back? Lu said.

Han Kun was silent, the interests of the tens of thousands of Qingzhou troops that Lu must have said, in the final analysis, are the interests of him Lu, without these tens of thousands of troops, Lu must be nothing in the eyes of the Ming people. Knead round and flatten, as you like.

"General, in fact, if you take a step back, you may be able to open the sky. Lu Dayuan and them are doing well now. Han Kun said.

"What do you mean by having a good time?" Lu must sigh: "Completely reduced to a vassal of the Ming court. Whether it is Lu Dayuan or He Weiping, they are all chess pieces in Qin Feng's hands now, if they want to use them, if they don't use them, they will be discarded, do we all have to end up like this? ”

"In such a form, what can I do?" Han Kun sighed, "Unless General Lu completely abandons the idea of defecting to the Ming Kingdom and decides to fight alongside the Qin court. ”

"That's a dead end." Lu must have said categorically, "Don't look at Ma Yue's gathering of 200,000 troops, in the eyes of the Ming people, it is just a pile of rags, and it can't change the situation at all." ”

"In that case, what else does the general hesitate about?" Han Kun said: "Since there is no other way, there is only that trail left, even if there is no glory in the past, but at least you can be a rich man." Ming Guo is now thinking wholeheartedly about competing with the Qi people, and he still won't do the thing of unloading the mill and killing the donkey. ”

"It's just unwilling!" Lu must have sighed, "After a lifetime of struggle, I finally stood on this position, is it necessary to fight back to my original shape overnight?" Mr. Han, I want to think about it, think about it. ”

"General, the Akito won't leave us much time." Han Kun said: "Min Ruoxi, the queen of the Ming Kingdom, has arrived in Xingyuan County, and this person is extremely ruthless. For the sake of future generations, there can be no more hesitation. ”

"I know, I know." Lu must wave his hand, "You go back to Qingzhou first, no matter what, you must first stabilize the situation in Qingzhou." ”

"Yes, General!" Han Kun nodded and said: "Then I will go back to Qingzhou first, in Qingzhou, Han still has a little thin noodles, but it won't take long, and I'm afraid that the change will be between ten days." ”

"I see."

Han Kun came and went in a hurry, and he didn't stay in Lu Ding's military camp for half a day, so he set off on the road again.

"Mr. Han, must Lu still want to resist stubbornly?" The two horses were together, and a person who looked like a guard asked Han Kun.

"General, he is just unwilling, in fact, deep down, he also knows that the general trend is irreversible, please forgive him for a few more days, he will definitely be able to turn this corner." Han Kun said.

"Time is running out, we don't have time to wait for him, it seems that we need to add more fire to make him understand better." The man dressed as a guard laughed.

"How did Da Ming place General Lu?"

"At this point, Mr. Han doesn't have to worry, if he can see the opportunity, then glory and wealth are indispensable to him, and it is not impossible to dedicate the land of the two counties and worship the prince. A luxurious mansion will also be prepared for General Lu in the city of Yuejing. ”

"Will General Lu be left idle?"

"This is already the best ending." The guard chuckled: "Lu must not be as good as Lu Dayuan and He Weiping, he thinks too much, and if he is placed in the army or on the side of the guard, there may be problems, rather than not being able to start and finish well in the future and hurt the lord and the wise, it is better to make plans early." And Mr. Han, Your Majesty wants you to govern Qingzhou County. Such an arrangement can not only calm the heart of Anlu, but also the heart of the Qingzhou army, and of course, it also gives Mr. Han a space to display his talents. ”

"Qingzhou County?" Han Kun shook his head.

"A blank piece of paper is easy to paint, Lu must have made people angry in Qingzhou County, and Mr. Han can sing like a tide as long as he has a little good governance!"