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For the first time in history, the Confederate army won the battle; The units happily collected their troops and returned to their camps. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info Li Jinglong ordered the general to count the number of people and immediately go to the general account to summarize the report.

After the report, 60,000 Yan troops were killed, but the southern army suffered very little losses, only Ping'an's vanguard cavalry lost more than 100 men and horses, and the casualties of the rest of the troops were almost negligible.

Li Jinglong was overjoyed, and ordered all departments to boil hot soup for the soldiers to wash, unload their armor and rest early, and prepare to fight again tomorrow, break through the Yan camp in one fell swoop, and capture the anti-king.

Qu Neng questioned: "General, why don't you take advantage of the victory to pursue and take the Yanwang camp tonight, so as not to give the thieves a chance to breathe?" ”

Li Jinglong took off his battle armor as soon as he returned to the camp, and at this moment, the orderly soldiers had already brought up the freshly cooked broth and hot water. The general hesitated for a moment and said with a smile:

"The soldiers fought all day, from morning till night, and did not even eat a single bite of food; Let's wait for tomorrow. Let everyone have a good night's rest, cultivate enough spirit and strength, and do a great job tomorrow. ”

Qu Neng, who was anxious, wanted to say something more, but General Li raised his hand to stop him:

"General Qu doesn't have to worry too much; The Yan army suffered a major defeat for the first time, and he Duoyan Sanwei was as vulnerable as a sheep in front of our cavalry today, and he was already hit hard and frightened. Not to mention one night, even if they rest for a month, they can't slow down. Why should we drive our warriors so much? What's more, in the wilderness, the moon is dark and the wind is high, and it is not safe to cross the river. We'll talk about it tomorrow. ”

Qu Neng had no choice but to leave the big tent and return to his camp.

Shen Ruoyu had a bad appetite, ate very little food, drank a few large bowls of water, washed his face, and found an excuse to take Zhong Kexi out.

Ten guards took turns guarding him outside. He was the only one left in the tent. Shen Ruoyu immediately felt very tired, very tired. He drank another bowl of water, lay down on the couch, and thought that he had saved King Yan's life no matter what, and he didn't know what the battle would be tomorrow...... Today, the Yan army was defeated too badly...... He was also helpless.

He felt very tired, but he couldn't sleep for a long time, he had a headache, and his breathing was heavy. It took until midnight before I slowly fell asleep.

He didn't sleep deeply; This is true every time you are overworked, or overloaded, or both. After a while, he suddenly woke up and heard a whispered conversation outside the tent:

“…… He finally fell asleep, what can't he say tomorrow? Zhong Kexi's voice.

"No, the general has already ordered, no matter what, Lord Shen should go to the Chinese army's big tent immediately."

"Didn't I say it, you tell me something, I'll go in and tell him. If it's not important, I advise you to go back and don't bother him. ”

"The general has already ordered, so it is naturally a matter of urgency. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come to invite Lord Shen in the middle of the night......"

"In that case, then you tell me, and I'll go and tell him. I can't let you make such a noise with him. ”

Shen Ruoyu lifted the curtain and walked out. At the door stood a soldier who he recognized as the guard of the Chinese army's tent.

"What's wrong?" He asked.

The soldier lowered his head and said respectfully: "The general asks Lord Shen to go to the big tent of the Chinese army immediately to discuss, there is an important military situation." ”

Shen Ruoyu pressed Zhong Kexi's shoulder, did not speak, and followed the soldier to the Chinese army's tent.

Walking into the big tent, he saw Li Jinglong sitting in the middle seat, only Sheng Yong was standing on the side, and there were no other generals and staff officers. On the ground in front of General Li, there was a kneeling person, judging from the attire, a captured Yan army.

"General, what's the situation?" He asked, walked forward, glanced back at the Yan soldier, and was slightly stunned.

How could that person be so familiar?

The Yan soldier was raising his head to look at him, and he was also stunned for a moment, his lips trembled, as if he was hesitating to speak.

Li Jinglong asked lightly, "Lord Shen, have you ever seen this person?" ”

Shen Ruoyu had gradually recognized it at this time. He couldn't find that name for a while, for a while; He searched anxiously in his memory, and the memory jumped vividly in front of his eyes, but he could not find the name; It was almost on his lips, but he couldn't spit it out......

The Yan soldier clearly saw his expression, tentatively opened his mouth, and called softly:

"Ruoxiao, do you still recognize me?"

Shen Ruoyu nodded, he was about to blurt out, but his face was full of confusion.

The Yan Bing was a little helpless, sighed, and scolded softly: "Stunned boy, haven't you remembered yet?" ”

Shen Ruo was stunned for a moment, then turned around and looked at Li Jinglong.

"General, this is—"

Li Jinglong said: "This person was brought over by General Sheng; Ask him. ”

Sheng Yong said: "Lord Shen, when the last general was patrolling the night, he caught this person outside the camp, but he said that he was not a spy, but came to surrender to Cheng. The last general brought him to the general, but this person said that he must surrender to Lord Shen, and the others ignored him. That's why the general invited Lord Shen to ask if he knew him. ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "Yes, he is indeed my old friend in distress, but I didn't know that he was in the Yan army, and I didn't expect him to come to surrender." ”

He turned his head again and glanced at the Yan soldier suspiciously.

Li Jinglong said: "Since this is the case, then please trouble Lord Shen to take him in." You can take him back into your tent and arrange him to do whatever he wants. However, I am afraid that he cannot be included in the ...... for the time being."

"I understand," Shen Ruoyu said, "The general can rest assured, I know it in my heart." ”

Li Jinglong summoned a few soldiers and ordered:

"A few of you, take this person to Lord Shen's tent. Keep your mind on me. ”

Shen Ruoyu returned to his tent, watched a few soldiers push the Yan soldier in, pressed it to the ground, and then asked:

"Do you have any other commands?"

Shen Ruoyu said: "What the general asks you to do, you just have to do it." ”

Several soldiers retreated and quickly walked away. Outside the tent, only his own subordinates remained.

Shen Ruoyu heard it clearly and understood it in his heart. He didn't say anything, motioned for Zhong Kexi to go out and put down the curtain.

He sat down, facing the man, and spoke:

"Say, third brother; What exactly do you want to do? ”

The third brother looked at him directly: "Lord Shen, don't you untie me first and ask me to sit down?" ”

Shen Ruoyu's face was expressionless: "I haven't figured out what you're doing here." ”

The third brother said: "I've said it all, I'm coming to you to surrender." Is it better for you to do this to your brother who is in trouble with you? ”

Shen Ruoyu said coldly: "I should ask you this, right?" Where did you die for so long? I combed Beiping City with a comb, but I couldn't see your shadow. You don't even come to ask when I get married, now that the two armies are fighting, you suddenly got out, what kind of heart do you have? ”

The third brother said, "Do I dare to go to you?" You are King Yan's most favored Yibin Lang, I am a beggar on the street, can I afford to climb you? ”

"In that case, why do you have the audacity to come now?" Shen Ruoyu felt that he was hurt, and scolded angrily: "I am now the most favored person of the Son of Heaven, and King Yan's Yibin Lang is a fart; You've been promoted, and now you can afford to climb up to me? ”

The third brother didn't wait for him to finish scolding, he was already laughing.

"Brother, brother, look at you, you are now a character, why is it still this young master's temper? I really want to know if you dare to be so behaving in front of the Son of Heaven. Okay, okay, you take your breath. I'll tell you slowly. I didn't attend your wedding, my brothers didn't attend, and everyone is sorry. It's not that we don't want to, it's that we don't have a chance. Do you know that the second time you went out of the city to procure, just after leaving Beiping, the next day I saw His Royal Highness King Eryan invite us into his camp. How are we going to find you? ”

“…… King Yan? ”

The third brother's voice was very low: "King Yan is preparing for the army, most of the personal soldiers around him have been transferred by the imperial court, and there are not enough people, so he secretly recruited new Ding, invited all the young and strong laborers in Beiping City who had nothing to do to his camp, raised us with good food and drink, and sent a few strong generals to train us in the palace tunnels every day." Don't underestimate us, although there are few people, there are only 800 people in total, and they have never held a knife or a gun before, but your third brother and I, as well as a few brothers, have been starving and freezing for half a lifetime, and suddenly a prince is so good to us, serving wine and meat every day, and even the cotton clothes on his body are sewn by the queen and the county lord with her own hands. Everyone is like crazy, they don't care about anything, and they are willing to die for King Yan. The imperial court transferred the soldiers that King Yan had brought for many years out of Beiping City, and King Yan relied on our 800 people to occupy the nine gates of Beiping in one day and one night; Only then did he get in touch with the old ministry stationed elsewhere. ”

Shen Ruoyu said softly: "Third brother, I remember what you said just now, you came to me to surrender?" ”

The third brother said: "Yes, that's what I said, and I think so too." You think it's strange, don't you? My third child has received such a great favor from King Yan, why should I betray him? Brother, don't you think that this question should be answered by all the people of Peking first? ”

Shen Ruoyu said coldly: "I owe an answer, but now is not the time for me to answer, but you." You are in the camp of our Southern Army, and you keep saying that you have come to surrender, but the Southern Army looks at you like a spy. If you don't explain it clearly, think about what we're going to do to you. ”

The third brother smiled weirdly.

"Brother, the entire imperial court, from the Son of Heaven to the ordinary soldiers, no one will call the imperial army the Southern Army, right? As far as I know, you call yourselves heavenly armies and call us rebels. And in the Yan army camp, we will call you the Southern Army. Because King Yan said that the fault of the war is not in the soldiers of the Southern Army, no matter who loses or wins, everyone is the same loyal warrior of the Ming Dynasty in the end. ”

"Third brother, every word you say seems to be trying to imply to me that the real purpose of your coming to me is definitely not to surrender to me. You'd better just say it and stop going around in circles. For the sake of our brotherly love in the past, I can let you go back. ”

The third brother was slightly stunned: "What did you say?" Can you let me go back? ”

"Yes; You came to persuade me to surrender, to persuade me to change my mind, change my ways, and return to my lost path, I guess right? You go back and tell His Royal Highness King Yan that Shen Ruoyu is sorry, if he can catch me on the battlefield, let him cut me with a thousand knives, peel me and cramp, and light the sky lantern. ”

"Brother, do you really think so? Still, what are your concerns-"

Shen Ruoyu said coldly: "In the past, when I was loyal to him, he wanted to test my loyalty in every way. Now that I have betrayed him, is he going to test my betrayal, it is ridiculous. Go back quickly, see you on the battlefield tomorrow, and I won't show mercy to your men like I do now. ”

The third brother laughed, laughing so much that Shen Ruoyu couldn't help but be stunned.

"If so, if that's the case, I'll be sure. Don't worry, I'm really here to surrender. I just said those words, but I was worried that your heart was still towards King Yan, so wouldn't it be a big trouble for me to throw myself under your command. ”

Shen Ruoyu looked at him in surprise: "Are you really here to surrender?" ”

"Really," the third brother said sincerely, "Brother, my sister can be held in the hands of the imperial court, no matter how good King Yan is to me, I am uneasy." ”

"Your sister?" Shen Ruoyu was even more surprised, "You...... When did you get a sister again? ”

The third brother said, "What words?" She has been my sister since she was born. It's just that the family is poor, and her father and mother sold her. But that doesn't change that she's my sister. Whenever I had the chance, I would sneak over to see her. Later, she was sold again, and I don't know where she went. But not long ago, I found out that she was in Datong; When we attacked Datong, the Datong guard Chen Zhi somehow knew that she was the sister of a soldier of the Yan Army, tied her to the city tower, and said that as long as the city was broken, he would set her on fire......"

The third brother was fine just now, but suddenly whimpered and covered his face with his hands.

Shen Ruoyu was confused. "You...... However, your sister has been sold twice, and even you don't know her whereabouts, how could the Datong defenders find out her old bottom? ”

The third brother cried bitterly: "It's not just her, there was a large group of people tied up on the city tower at that time, my sister was just one of them, and there were many brothers' families, their families were in Datong, and there were other places in Shanxi, and the whole family was arrested and sent to Datong as hostages...... The brothers all said that this battle could not be fought again. If you continue to fight, your relatives will be gone......"

Shen Ruoyu was terrified when she heard it.

"That'...... Didn't you think about going to find King Yan? He relied on you to raise troops to make things happen, and he couldn't ignore the life and death of your family. He's not that kind of person. ”

The third brother said: "Not this kind of person? I tell you, brother, that he is the first person we will ask for. Everyone came to him together and cried bitterly, and King Yan said that he would withdraw his troops at that time, and he really withdrew the next day and returned to Beiping. But now he sent troops to fight against the imperial army. What's the use of that? My sister is not only in the hands of the Datong defenders, but also in the hands of the imperial court. He can not fight Datong, anyway, Datong is farther away from the capital than Beiping. But he couldn't have given up. He's going to keep fighting like this. The imperial court can also use my little sister as a bargaining chip, moving from Datong to the front line to block shells and arrows. King Yan can scruple for a while, but in the end, these can't stop him, for him, he only wants his country. Brother, if we don't have a family, we can also ignore it, just like when we captured Beiping, we are willing to do anything for him. But that's no longer the case. After laying down the country, we are not sitting, and we have the benefit of being crowned an official and knighted, but our relatives are gone. What's the big guy's picture, isn't it just that the whole family can enjoy it......"

"Okay, third brother, look at you, like a child." Shen Ruoyu sighed, "Listen to what you mean, there are many people in the Yan army who are like you, their relatives are in the hands of the imperial court, and they are also panicked and unwilling to follow King Yan anymore, right?" ”

The third brother wiped away his tears and said, "I know a few. Do you remember the sixth? He also wanted to come, not because he had relatives, but because he was used to following me, and he had to follow me wherever I went. In addition, there are three brothers, who are originally in Shanxi, and they are also in a hurry, they asked me to come to find out about you first, if they see that I am okay, they will come over soon. There was originally another one, but the defenders of Datong had already cut off his mother's head and hung it on the city gate, and now he only wanted to charge the Yan king forward, vowing to die on the battlefield to avenge his mother. ”

Shen Ruoyu sighed: "Third brother, go back." In the middle of the night, let King Yan find out that you have run away, and you will die. ”

The third brother shouted, "Ruoxiao, you still don't believe me? ”

"It's not that I believe you or not;" Shen Ruoyu said softly, "I'm thinking about you." So far, King Yan has only lost today's battle. I don't know what tomorrow will be. What would you do if he won in the end, have you thought about it? ”

"He can't win, Ruo Few. Can't you see it better than we do? You betrayed him first. He is just able to fight again, no matter how good he is to us, everyone can see this battle clearly, the imperial court has an army of 600,000, we only have 300,000, and today we have 50,000. This battle can't be fought. ”

"Third brother, I came here, but it wasn't because I thought King Yan would lose. To tell the truth, I have been thinking about it every day, and I have been thinking for a long, long time, what will happen to me if there is a day when Yan Wang wins in the future, and whether I am ready to do so. I have; But you don't. You'd better go back and think about it. Once you betray him, you will be in trouble. ”

The third brother said impulsively: "Brother, you are fearless, what do I have to worry about as a person who has begged for food for half my life." The place you are in is where I am, even if the court really loses, I admit it. ”

"Forget it, third brother." Shen Ruoyu smiled gently, "You can't even see yourself clearly, how confused you are." You saw your sister in Datong, but how many days have the two armies been fighting each other on the other side of the Baigou River, and you have not come to me until now; If it weren't for the defeat of the Yan army during the day, would you have done this? In the end, what you are afraid of is that King Yan will lose. If you go back and think about it, I won't accept you anyway if you come here so impulsively and in a hurry. ”

"Brother? ...... "The third brother wants to say something more, Shen Ruoliao has already stood up and stopped him.

"Third brother, you came to me today to surrender, I know in my heart. You just accept it, for the sake of brotherhood, I don't want you to regret your choice, so I asked you to go back and think about it. If you bump into the tip of my gun on the battlefield tomorrow, I can still treat you as if you have surrendered and let you go. But you have no choice, you have to follow me from now on. Or you let us not be able to catch it, and you continue to choose to be loyal to King Yan, or come to me again. But I'll only allow you to repeat it once. And I can't guarantee that you'll be safe and sound. Do you understand, third brother? ”

He called the guards at the gate in and asked them to send the third brother out of the camp.

sent him away, but Shen Ruoyu slept soundly.