Chapter 44: Liu Chen and Liu Guojie's Choice
He's a veteran, so he doesn't know what that means. He only has 3,000 sailors in his hands, and Cheng Yue's troops must be more than 20,000, plus Li Ting's 5,000 elites who know the roots, he is simply a mantis arm blocking the car, not to mention the chance of winning, it is good to be able to escape. But where can I escape? The surface of the Yangtze River is now the world of Cheng Yue, unless he abandons the boat and lands and flees back to the north as soon as possible, will he not be annihilated sooner or later? But as long as he dares to abandon Ah Shu and flee for his life, going back will be a dead end.
When Liu Chen was thinking hard, a Yuan soldier informed Liu Guojie that he had been found.
Liu Chen's eyes lit up, thinking that he was about to discuss with him, so he came. Just as he was about to say please, Liu Guojie had already pushed the door into the cabin.
Liu Chen saw Liu Guojie's frowns, and his expression was a little flustered, so he hurriedly asked him to sit down first.
Liu Guojie waved his hand and said hurriedly: "Now that your eyebrows are burning, what are you sitting on?" Cheng Yue is coming soon, what do you say?! ”
Liu Chen couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I was also about to ask you." How is it good? ”
Liu Guojie stomped on the floor hatefully, and said angrily: "This Li Ting, he surrendered without even fighting, is he very practical?" How can you be so? ”
Liu Chen's heart moved, and said: "Li Ting has always been brave, is Cheng Yue too strong?" Let him have only one way to surrender? ”
Liu Guojie glared and said, "What if Cheng Yue is stronger?" It's not that he wants to fight and win, as long as he fights and retreats, why do he have to surrender? ”
Liu Chen said: "I'm afraid that something makes him feel that there is really no hope of winning, so he can only surrender." ”
"No hope of winning?" Liu Guojie pondered for a moment and said, "Could it be that Cheng Yue came with 50,000 sailors?" Or is Cheng Yue's weapon so powerful that Li Ting can't resist and can only surrender? ”
Liu Chen said: "How could Cheng Yue raise 50,000 sailors to attack? Changzhou doesn't care? At most, there are only twenty or thirty thousand people. I'm afraid that Cheng Yue's weapon is indeed too powerful, and Li Ting has no choice but to surrender. ”
Liu Guojie slapped his thigh and said, "I'm afraid that's it, otherwise with Li Ting's good fighting, how could he surrender without a fight." But if that's the case, what do we do? I'm afraid they're going to kill them in a moment. ”
Liu Chen said tentatively: "It's better for us to go ashore and fight to the death with Cheng Yue with the prime minister on land, maybe there is still something to do." ”
Liu Guojie pondered for a while and said, "If there is really such a possibility, why should Li Ting surrender?" ”
Liu Chen suddenly realized: "Yes, it seems that Li Ting believes that it is impossible to win on land." What kind of weapon did Cheng Yue have that could make Li Ting so afraid? ”
Outside, a Yuan soldier suddenly knocked on the door and came in, and said hurriedly: "Two generals, Li Ting's 5,000 naval army is approaching, and there are two other naval armies that are detouring on the left and right wings. Ask the two generals to give the order. ”
The two were shocked, so fast? Li Ting is really desperate. We haven't decided on a result yet. Liu Guojie gritted his teeth and said, "If you fight, it's a big deal, you have to die anyway." ”
At this time, another Yuan soldier came in and said, "Two generals, Li Ting is here." Asked to see the two generals. ”
"What? He's actually here? ”
The two looked at each other, what should I do? Liu Guojie looked at Liu Chen and said, "What should I do?" Can't see it? If you don't see him, you will kill him directly, lest they surround us and have no chance. ”
Liu Chen exhaled deeply and said, "See!" Why not? I want to see, why did he surrender without a fight, what did he know? Isn't it death? What's the big deal. ”
"Hahahaha, well said. The two virtuous brothers really didn't disappoint me. As soon as the words fell, Li Ting had already walked in.
Liu Chen and Liu Guojie waved their hands to let the two Yuan soldiers out, and immediately pulled out their knives with a "choking". Liu Guojie smiled and said to Li Ting: "Say it, what do you want to say?" It's not nice to say, grandpa slashed you! ”
Li Ting sighed gloomily and said, "Two virtuous brothers, I came to save you, and you treated me like this?" ”
Liu Chen frowned and said, "How do you say this?" ”
Li Ting said: "The two virtuous brothers know me very well, but I am a cowardly person? ”
Liu Chen said: "That's not it, so we're even more weird." If you don't want to know the answer, are you still alive at this moment? ”
Li Ting said: "That's it. Why did I, Li Ting, surrender? It is because things cannot be done, Cheng Gongzi is the general trend of the world, we can only follow the trend, not move against the trend. ”
Liu Chen said coldly: "Oh? Trend? How so? Dayuan has millions of soldiers, generals are like clouds, and the territory is unheard of, and Cheng Yue only has tens of thousands of soldiers, so it has become the trend of the times? That's a strange thing you said. ”
Li Ting was not angry, and said, "Do the two virtuous brothers know who my left and right wings are?" ”
Liu Guojie sneered: "Liu Shun's subordinates have some capable fighters, but they are still worse than us. If Liu Shun came in person, it would be pretty much the same. ”
Li Ting smiled and said, "What if it's Xie Ruji and Zhang Rongshi?" ”
Liu Chen and Liu Guojie suddenly gasped and exclaimed, "What? They actually lowered Cheng Yue? Did you see it with your own eyes? ”
Li Ting sighed: "I won't tell you anything, I was as surprised as you when I first found out, but this is what I saw with my own eyes, where did it come from?" There is another thing, if you say it, I am afraid that you will not believe it, and the temperature will be lowered without spending. I saw it with my own eyes on Cheng Gongzi's boat, and he also greeted me. ”
"Huh?!" Liu Chen and Liu Guojie were so shocked that they were almost stunned.
These people are all well-known fierce generals, and they actually surrendered, is this Cheng Yue really the trend of the times?
"There is also Zheng Baode and another thousand households named Zhou Zhengzhong, I don't know if you know each other."
"Ho ----!" The two were startled again.
Li Ting said: "I went to the boat to meet Cheng Gongzi, it is indeed a dragon and a phoenix among people, compared to Kublai Khan, I don't know how much higher." I was a little uneasy, but now I'm completely relieved. Cheng Gongzi said: We Han people are never third-class people, not even second-class people, and whoever dares to bully the Han people will be bullied back tenfold and hundredfold, and this is called the Chinese who stand up to the sky. ”
"Chinese?" Liu Chen and Liu Guojie couldn't understand it at once. At that time, there was the term Chinese, but the meaning was still a little vague, but it probably referred to the people living in the Central Plains, and sometimes it could also be used as the self-title of the Central Plains Dynasty, but since the Song Dynasty moved south, this title has rarely been heard, and many Chinese no longer understand what it means.
Li Ting said mysteriously: "Yes, it's Chinese." This must be the title that Cheng Gongzi will use in the future, and it may be a country name. Cheng Gongzi is a person who does big things, don't go out and talk about it. ”
The two nodded involuntarily. As soon as he felt that something was wrong, Li Ting continued: "Now that there is a naval army in the world, Cheng Gongzi has already obtained half of it, and there is even more land for Su Huai to support, and he ordered Liu Shun to seize the big island of Ryukyu, which can be attacked and defended, don't forget that he still has infinitely powerful weapons." Isn't it the general trend of the world? ”
Liu Chen said: "What did Cheng Gongzi promise you?" ”
Li Tingdao: "Cheng Gongzi didn't say anything, only said that he wanted me to lead the troops well, and the world is still big." Liu Shun showed me a map of the world, it turns out that the world is so big, and there are still many places waiting for us to occupy, which is an eye-opener. ”
Liu Guojie said curiously: "World map? What's that? ”
Li Ting said: "Although the sky is round, we naval generals have probably heard the theory that the earth is round, right?" ”
The two nodded, and Liu Chen said: "Of course I have heard of it, otherwise how can you explain that the ship from a distance always sees the mast first?" ”
Li Tingdao: "The world map is the land and sea map on this huge sphere called the earth under our feet. Although the Yuan Dynasty has a vast area, the place it has not occupied is much larger, and there are countless treasures and all kinds of rare birds and beasts waiting for us, and the Yuan Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty are nothing. ”
Liu Chen and Liu Guojie's faces finally eased, and Liu Chen said: "Cheng Gongzi wants to conquer the world?" ”
"Of course. Otherwise, what do you want a world map for? Li Ting was categorical.
Liu Chen said again: "Does Cheng Gongzi have a plan? ”
Li Ting smiled: "It's been booked a long time ago, and now it's just the beginning." I don't know if I don't talk to Cheng Gongzi, Cheng Gongzi doesn't look down on the Yuan Dynasty at all. He said that the Mongols are uneducated, and it is not good for them to occupy this world, and the world depends on us Han people. Whatever happens, we will win in the end. ”
Liu Chen and Liu Guojie couldn't help but feel excited, why didn't they want to raise their eyebrows as Han Chinese. It wasn't possible before, but now the opportunity is in front of them. Those generals have all been surrendered, they can attack and retreat, and they can defend, what else is there to be afraid of? Besides, if you don't surrender, you're going to die.
The two glanced at each other, and both understood what the other was thinking. They all clasped their fists and said to Li Ting: "I'm willing to surrender, please ask Brother Li to introduce me." ”
Li Ting was overjoyed, patted the two of them on the shoulder and said, "The three of us brothers are fighting side by side, there must be a lot to do." ”
Liu Chen said: "Since the plan has been decided, we have to decide right now, how can you and I make meritorious contributions?" If you don't work hard now, when will you wait? ”
Liu Guojie said: "This matter is simple, and the matter of our surrender is not passed so quickly." After my brother Li left, we immediately went ashore and said that we would fight Cheng Gongzi to the death on land. Even if Ah Shu has some doubts, he can't easily move us, so we will seize the opportunity and strike back, and Brother Li and Brother Zhang will attack at the right time, and I don't believe that something big will happen. ”
Li Tingxi said: "Okay! Without further ado, the two virtuous brothers marched into the army quickly, and I went back to find Xie Ruji and Zhang Rongshi to get ready. ”
"Okay." The three of them saluted and went their separate ways.