Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume 9 The Great Tribulation

Chapter 5 The dragon wanders the sea and the thieves

Section 11 The Only Way Out (2)

Li Dingguo's roar completely woke everyone up, at this moment, whether it was Ai Nengqi, Liu Wenxiu, or Tian Jianxiu, Li Laiheng, everyone knew in their hearts that what Li Dingguo said was right, and surrendering the Hanwei army was also the only way out for the only remaining 50,000 troops on Muar Mountain.

Li Laiheng and Tian Jianxiu glanced at each other, then made up their minds and said, "That's good! We agreed to surrender, but we also had our own conditions, and if Po Junbo could agree to the three conditions we proposed, then we would immediately go down the mountain and accept the reorganization of the Hanwei army; In the future, under the leadership of Po Junbo, he will go to Liaodong for a bloody battle and a Tatar captivity. ”

"Good! What are your conditions? When I came, Uncle Po Jun had already instructed me, as long as the conditions you put forward were reasonable and in line with the laws of the Ming Dynasty, no matter what the conditions were, I would agree to them! ”

Li Laiheng glanced at Tian Jianxiu, saw that he nodded, and said: "First, after we surrender, all the soldiers of the Righteous Army can only form an independent army, and they cannot be disrupted and mixed, and they cannot take the opportunity to reduce the strength of our Righteous Army. ”

"This one can be promised! Before I went up the mountain, Uncle Po specifically said that together with the 300,000 troops under the mountain, all the soldiers of the rebel army will be independent into an army and a separate battalion after being reorganized, and they will be commanded by us. Besides, how could Po Junbo deliberately reduce the strength of our righteous army by expecting us to lead the army and the soldiers of the Hanwei Army to fight a bloody battle with the Tartars? ”

Hearing this, Li Laiheng, Tian Jianxiu, Liu Wenxiu, and Ai Nengqi were all overjoyed.

Li Laiheng continued: "Second, the soldiers of our Righteous Army should have the same military equipment and food and salary as the rest of the Hanwei Army. ”

"That's for sure, since Uncle Po Jun has reorganized you, then all the soldiers of the Righteous Army are all subordinates of Uncle Po Jun, how can they favor one over the other? Could it be that you were defeated because of the lack of money and food for the army, and what good did it do the Hanwei army? What else? ”

"Third, when it comes to the expedition to Liaodong, Po Junbo can't let the soldiers of my righteous army take the lead, and we can't deliberately consume the strength of our righteous army, we have the right not to obey all the unreasonable orders of Po Junbo, and we can also decide for ourselves how our righteous army should act according to the actual battle situation!"

Hearing this, Li Dingguo couldn't help frowning, and asked rhetorically: "Do you want to listen to the propaganda on the battlefield after receiving the military equipment and food and salary of the Hanwei Army?" How can there be such a good thing in the world? If hundreds of thousands of troops can't give unified orders and let you drive freely on the battlefield, how can the battle of Liaodong be fought? Wait for hundreds of thousands of troops to be defeated in a battle! ”

"Humph! Speaking of which, don't you want my rebel soldiers to go to Liaodong to be cannon fodder? ”

When Li Dingguo heard Tian Jianxiu on the side say this, he was immediately furious and said: "When I was about to go up the mountain, Uncle Po told me that as long as you are willing to accept the reorganization and are willing to go north to Liaodong with the officers and soldiers of the Hanwei Army to fight against the Tartar captivity, you will accept all the conditions that you put forward. However, now that you have put forward such conditions, how can you let me reply to Po Junbo! ”

Li Laiheng also did not back down, and said: "If the broken army does not agree to all our conditions, how can we ensure that the soldiers of the righteous army will not be used as guns and will not lose their lives on the battlefield!" ”

Seeing that Li Dingguo, Li Laiheng, and Tian Jianxiu quarreled, Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi on the side also spoke out to persuade them, Liu Wenxiu said: "I think the eldest brother should first return the conditions proposed by General Li to Uncle Pojun, and see what Uncle Pojun says?" If you continue to quarrel like this, you won't be able to negotiate anything! ”

Li Dingguo frowned and muttered for a while, and then said, "Since that's the case, then I'll go down the mountain now." However, please also remember that no matter what deep hatred we have with the imperial court, we have no enmity with the people and with China, and when the Tartars are taken captive, we, as Han Chinese, should also make a contribution! ”

After speaking, Li Dingguo turned around and left, leaving only Li Laiheng, Liu Wenxiu, Ai Nengqi, and Tian Jianxiu in the big tent for a long time.

Finally, Ainengqi looked at the crowd and left without saying a word; And Liu Wenxiu also sighed heavily, and walked out of the big tent without looking back.

Tian Jianxiu looked at the back of the two leaving, and his heart could be described as mixed, and said: "If Uncle Po Jun does not agree to all the conditions we proposed, what are you going to do, will the whole army flee or fight to the death?" ”

At this time, Li Laiheng closed his eyes in extreme pain and muttered, "I don't know, I really don't know!" Now I don't see any way for us to live, we either die here or die in Liaodong. Why didn't God open his eyes and look at my hundreds of thousands of righteous soldiers and save these hundreds of thousands of lives! ”

"Perhaps, what Li Dingguo said is true?"

Tian Jianxiu said with some uncertainty: "Perhaps, Uncle Pojun sincerely wants to recruit us, and when he arrives in Liaodong, he may not necessarily use us as a gunman, which will only make our army of more than 300,000 resentful and detached." After all, in the face of the onslaught of hundreds of thousands of Qing troops, I don't think I would make such a stupid move with the wisdom of the broken army, right? ”

Li Laiheng shook his head, closed his eyes and stopped talking.

At the foot of the Muar Mountains, the Hanwei Army camp.

Liu Yunwei, Zhou Tianyi, and Hu Kun looked at a document in the big tent of the Chinese army, which was an official document just sent by the imperial court, and Emperor Chongzhen agreed to Liu Yunwei's proposal to recruit the army of thieves, but resolutely did not allow Liu Yunwei to bring these soldiers to Liaodong, and issued a strict order for Liu Yunwei to settle all the thieves and transfer them to the local garrison in Shaanxi.

"It seems that Your Majesty still doesn't believe in the thieves, Your Majesty is worried that these troops will defect in Liaodong."

Zhou Tianyi frowned and said: "In this way, the most important expectation of the superintendent to recruit the thieves has been disappointed, and my Hanwei army will not have sufficient reinforcements, so I can only fight alone." ”

Hu Kun also nodded and said, "Supervisor, since Your Majesty has rejected our proposal, is it still necessary to carry out the surrender?" If these more than 300,000 thieves are resettled on the spot in the future, once our army withdraws from Shaanxi, it will not be able to be deterred by relying on the local soldiers in Shaanxi alone, and it is difficult to guarantee that the army of thieves will not rebel again! ”

Liu Yunwei pondered for a while and said, "No! The matter of surrender continued, no matter what, the governor must recruit them, and if he really can't bring these more than 300,000 troops to Liaodong, then the governor will try to scatter them and settle them. ”

Zhou Tianyi asked a little strangely, "Why does the Inspector have to recruit these thieves?" Even if it continues, the time required for our army will not be much longer than the surrender. ”

Liu Yunwei sighed and said: "When Ben Du led the dragon cavalry and the main army of thieves in a bloody battle, he saw too many deaths, and Ben Du saw many rogue soldiers with gray sideburns still fighting on the battlefield, and many rogue soldiers who were only in their teens died tragically on the battlefield. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Yunwei looked at Zhou Tianyi and Hu Kun and said: "Ben Du led the army to fight the Tartar captivity, and he felt that he was a hero, but when he fought a thief, Ben Du felt that he was a butcher. These people are all Han people, all descendants of Yan and Huang, even if they are thieves and commit heinous crimes, they should be allowed to die on the battlefield of the Tartar captivity, that is the most heroic fate of the Han family's children! ”

Hearing this, Zhou Tianyi and Hu Kun all understood, and began to change their minds and give advice to Liu Yunwei.

Zhou Tianyi said: "Inspector, how is Wang Chengen's side? Didn't Lord Yuan have been in contact with him before? ”

"Wang Chengen has already replied, saying that His Majesty's attitude is very resolute and asks us to find another way."

Hu Kun's expression changed when he heard this, and he said: "Supervisor, if even Wang Chengen said this, then this matter would be difficult to handle. ”

Liu Yunwei pondered for a moment and said: "This governor has an idea, after the surrender is negotiated, this governor wants to go to the capital in the name of entering the capital to repay the victory, and fight for His Majesty in person." ”

Zhou Tianyi and Hu Kun glanced at each other, nodded one after another, and said, "It seems that it can only be like this." ”

At this time, Li Dingguo hurried back, and after seeing Zhou Tianyi and Hu Kun, he told Liu Yunwei about Li Laiheng and Tian Jianxiu's requirements, and then continued: "Inspector Qiqi, the villain thought that the first two conditions could be agreed, but the third one could not be agreed to anyway. ”

Zhou Tianyi and Hu Kun also echoed from the sidelines, and they all agreed with Li Dingguo's views. Hu Kun even said: "If you don't listen to the tune, then what are they going to do in Liaodong?" Then you might as well keep fighting! ”

Liu Yunwei thought for a while, and said to Li Dingguo: "This governor wants to meet with Li Laiheng and other generals, I wonder if General Li can introduce this governor?" ”

At this moment, not only Zhou Tianyi and Hu Kun were taken aback, but even Li Dingguo was stunned, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

"Now that time is pressing, the Governor doesn't have time to make any more false promises with Li Laiheng, so the Governor wants to meet with them. If you can agree, then everyone will be happy, and if not, then don't waste everyone's time. ”

"Good!" Li Dingguo thought for a while, and then said: "Please show the time and place of the meeting, and I will go up the mountain immediately." ”

"No!" Liu Yunwei waved his hand and said: "The time and place of the meeting will be set by Li Laiheng and them, and each side will bring ten personal guards at that time." General Li, please tell them that although the bloody battle against the Qing army in Liaodong is nine deaths, but this is their only way out, rather than being exterminated by the official army and ending up with the reputation of a thief after death, it is better to die in the bloody battle of the Tartar captives and defend the battlefield of China, so it is worthy of the name of the Han family's son! ”