Chapter 260: I am a fish and a man, and a man is a sword
Bai Mu didn't think about it for too long and agreed to Mrs. Zheng's request, this matter has a hundred benefits and no harm, why not do it?
As for later? Who can say what will happen in the future? Besides, it is not certain whether Zheng Zhilong will listen to his old mother.
"Since that's the case, then I will give your Zheng family a chance. If Zheng Zhilong could grasp this opportunity and surrender to the imperial court wholeheartedly, he would definitely go up to the table to plead his way to His Royal Highness the Regent. ”
Bai Mu said in a deep voice.
Although there was no real promise in Bai Mu's tone, but now that I am a fish and a man, Mrs. Zheng didn't dare to ask too much, so she hurriedly thanked Bai Mu.
And promised that the Zheng family's old mansion would also be used by Bai Mu, and he and all his family members only needed a small courtyard.
However, in order to appease Mrs. Zheng's heart, Bai Mu did not agree, but let the Zheng family continue to live, and by the way, he sent a company of soldiers to guard it, which was called to protect safety.
Sure enough, for Bai Mu's move, Mrs. Zheng was really relieved, and immediately repaired a book, and after Bai Mu saw that there was no problem, she sent her henchmen to Fuzhou City.
While Bai Mu was busy stabilizing order in the city, Chu Yunfei actually discovered an abnormality in the situation.
Originally, he said that he would not stop the messenger from Fuzhou to ask for help, but when he saw a large number of routed troops fleeing in the direction of Fuzhou, Chu Yunfei naturally understood that the situation had changed, so he immediately ordered to stop it.
The sudden appearance of the Wehrmacht took the routs by surprise to those who fled for their lives, and many chose to surrender on their knees after a wave of people were killed in a hopeless breakthrough.
And fortunately, Zheng Hongkui was also among the captives.
However, this guy changed into the clothes of an ordinary soldier, so he was not noticed for a while.
At this moment, the messenger sent by Bai Mu also arrived and told Chu Yunfei the news that Zheng Hongkui had fled and Jianning City had been taken.
When Chu Yunfei learned about it, he immediately realized that Zheng Hongkui was most likely hiding among these captives.
After thinking about it for a while, he asked people to take out all the generals of the Zheng family army among the captives, and announced to them in a cold voice:
"You are acting for the tiger and following Zheng Zhilong against the imperial court, which is a capital crime of great rebellion. However, His Royal Highness the Regent is forgiving, and now I will give you a chance to live and make meritorious contributions. Whoever can catch it will be spared death. If you are stubborn, then ask for more blessings. ”
After finishing speaking, the generals of the Zheng army had complicated expressions and looked panicked.
Chu Yunfei didn't give them more time to think about it, but casually pointed to one of them and asked, "Who is the biggest official in your group?" ”
When the man heard this, his eyes wandered, he glanced to the side of the crowd, opened his mouth but stopped talking.
Chu Yunfei's eyes were cold, his right hand moved, the pistol on his waist was already in his hand, and he raised his hand to shoot at the person.
"Bang" life, the man's head instantly became a red and white rotten watermelon, and the corpse stood for a few seconds before falling to the ground with a pop.
Chu Yunfei's decisiveness and ruthlessness made everyone else feel cold in an instant, their faces turned pale, and those who were more timid couldn't help but take a step back, looking at him with fear in their eyes.
These people can become officers and generals, and they basically belong to the type of murder, but they still feel worried about Chu Yunfei, who kills people if they don't agree with each other.
Moreover, the scene caused by the large-caliber pistol in Chu Yunfei's hand was also very bloody, which made people even more frightened.
"I repeat, opportunities are fleeting, and if you don't take them, that's the end. Again, you can answer the question just now. Chu Yunfei casually pointed at the person in front of him with the muzzle of his gun and said coldly.
The man looked at the muzzle of the black hole, his body trembled, this time almost as soon as Chu Yunfei's words fell, he couldn't wait to point to one of the people in the team and shouted: "I said, I said, he, he is the deputy general next to Zheng Hongkui, and he is also the person with the highest official position among us, his name is Liu Tianfang, and he is Zheng Hongkui's deputy general." Beg the general to surround me with my life! ”
Chu Yunfei turned his gaze to the person the person he was referring to, and saw a person of medium stature, who was not wearing armor on his body, but was covered in blood, and said with a fixed gaze: "What he said is the truth? Are you really Zheng Hongkui's deputy general Liu Tianfang? ”
The man looked at it, sighed and said, "Yes, I am Liu Tianfang." ”
Chu Yunfei laughed and said lightly: "Very good, it seems that everyone has learned smart this time." Liu Tianfang, Ben would have known that Zheng Hongkui was also among the captives. If you can find Zheng Hongkui for me, I will spare you from death. If not, the one you just now is your fate. Anyway, there are so many people who know Zheng Hongkui, if you don't want to, I think a lot of people will be willing to seize this opportunity. ”
Liu Tianfang took a deep breath, he knew that he had no choice at all, and nodded: "I don't want to die, I'm willing to help the general find Zheng Hongkui." ”
Chu Yunfei was very satisfied with Liu Tianfang's cooperation, and asked Liu Tianfang to be identified among the captives.
Zheng Hongkui, dressed in the clothes of an ordinary soldier, was squatting among a pile of prisoners at this time, and his hands were also tied up by Wehrmacht soldiers with leggings.
In order to hide his identity, he not only changed his clothes, but even shaved off the beard he had grown for many years, and deliberately smeared some blood on his face.
This time, the imperial court officials and troops came so suddenly, and the siege posture was so fierce, which Zheng Hongkui never expected.
What frightened him even more was the power caused by the overwhelming artillery fire of the officers and soldiers. In his opinion, this is simply irresistible.
So it didn't take much time at all from sending reinforcements to deciding to abandon the city and flee.
After all, running away if he can't beat it is really commonplace for him. It's often the case when you're grabbing territory with someone at sea, it's normal to fight if you can beat it, and run away if you can't.
The only thing that made him worry a little was his old mother.
But the old mother refused to run away with him, Zheng Hongkui was not surprised, the old mother has always been stubborn and stubborn, and it is normal to make this kind of decision.
He thought that the officials and soldiers of the imperial court were not bandits and robbers after all, so they should not do anything to an old lady, and they would save the old mother when they had the opportunity in the future.
While comforting himself, he fled with a few pro-soldiers.
But he didn't expect that the official army would set up an ambush on the way to Fuzhou, so he was unlucky enough to be taken prisoner.
But now he is glad that he has put on makeup and hidden his identity, and it is not too late to find an opportunity to escape in the future. After all, there are so many prisoners, and the officers and soldiers can't all take care of them, so it should still be possible to find a chance to escape.
What shocked him was that not only the artillery of the official army was fierce, but even the muskets in the hands of the soldiers were equally sharp, and each of them had one, which made Zheng Hongkui even more confident in his heart whether his eldest brother could stop the official army.
While he was thinking about these things, he suddenly heard a commotion, so he looked up quietly, but saw his deputy Liu Tianfang walking towards him under the escort of a group of officers and soldiers.
His heart moved, he hurriedly lowered his head, and deliberately twisted his body back, deliberately not letting Liu Tianfang see him.