Chapter 32: Wu Hook Finally Laughs at Feng Tang (13)
Quickly returning to the station from the city, Wu Kui handed the iron gun he had been carrying in his hand to the guards at the door, hesitated for a moment, and then strode into the hall door.
Han Gang, who had been with him for a few days, was sitting calmly in the hall. Sipping tea, chatting with a few rebel officers who accompanied him. While listening to them, Han Gang picked up the teacup from time to time, took a sip, and smiled, feeling as comfortable as a friend who came to visit the door.
Seeing Wu Kui coming in, the rebel generals retreated to the side, and Han Gang also stood up and bowed: "Brother Wu, it's been a long time." β
Han Gang's demeanor is the same as in the past, just like when Chang'an left each other. Looking at himself again, Wu Kui couldn't help but sigh and stepped forward to salute back: "Han Jiyi, it's been a long time." β
Han Gang was invited by Wu Kui to sit down, looked at his much older face, and sighed: "It's really a creation to make people...... As soon as Chang'an said goodbye that day, I thought that I would talk to Brother Wu again after I came back, but I didn't expect it to become the current situation. β
Wu Kui was silent, and as soon as he persuaded him to surrender, he poked at the sore spot, making him not know what to say.
Wu Kui's subordinates jumped out to help him break the siege, "It's all Wang Wenliangjin's slander, and Han Xianggong doesn't argue right and wrong." How else would it be where it is today? β
Wang Wenliang is dead, and Han Xianggong's hard work has also been wasted. There is a public opinion in the world about what is right and which is wrong, and Han Gang is not here today to judge. β
Han Gang's rebuttal made the atmosphere in the hall a little stiff, and it was already a tactful in terms of words, but compared to Lu Yuan before, it was still much tougher. All the rebel generals were a little uncomfortable, and even Wu Kui wondered if he had deliberately come over to set off Ma Wei.
Seeing that all the rebel generals led by Wu Kui did not speak, Han Gang laughed a few times and said something to ease the tense atmosphere: "Since Han Gang entered the city, he saw that the houses and storefronts along the street were intact, and it seems that Brother Wu is also very strict in Xianyang City. β
"This place is all our township, and there are a lot of contacts with Pizhou and Ningzhou, and there are many relatives in the army," Wu Kui replied, "It is true that the crime of mutiny cannot be cleared, but Wu Kui will not do anything that harms his neighbors." β
"Brother Wu is strict with himself, and he has done a lot in this matter. If you burn and loot all the way, you will really be a thief. Han Gang nodded in approval. Suddenly, he straightened his waist, swept his eyes over the rebel generals around him, and said: "You have not given up on yourself, why don't you lead the army to surrender early and ask for a favor from the court?" If you are still postponing it here, don't you know that the longer it drags on, the deeper the disaster will be?! β
Han Gang skipped Wu Kui to speak to the rebel generals, but Wu Kui's face did not change, and his expression remained as usual, which surprised Han Gang in his heart.
I only heard Wu Kui asking: "Lu Yuan came to persuade him to surrender in front, and I heard him say that if he can open the city and surrender, whether it is himself or his relatives, he will be exempted from the death penalty, but only exiled to Hehuang...... also said that it was Han Jiyi's proposal. β
Wu Kui asked about the key question, and the rebel generals immediately stared at Han Gang's face with more than a dozen eyes, and Han Gang became more and more puzzled, "Why don't you care about himself at all?" β
"That's right, it was Han Gang's proposal." hesitated, but Han Gang's answer was not hesitant at all, "In the Xuanfu Division, it is only in charge of injuries and illnesses, but in the Qin Fengyuan Pacification Division, it is the witty text of the counselor's military in the lower part. Having compared these two items, I think you don't need to doubt your sincerity. β
If these 3,000 rebels were really agreed to be exiled to the Tongyuan army, then they would all be scattered and placed in various tuntian forts. A complete separation of soldiers and generals was also carried out, and all military attachΓ©s above the rank of the rebels were to be replaced. Such a disposal plan will of course cause a backlash from the rebels, so Han Gang will not say it. He just wants them to believe in themselves.
"But the opportunity is appropriate, you are just the edge to appease the driver......"
But Han Gang's proposal has been approved by Han Xianggong...... Brother Wu, don't doubt Han Xianggong's intentions. The Hengshan Raiders failed to succeed, and Han Xianggong's resentment was the deepest. Luo Wucheng fought many battles there, beheaded more than 2,000 people, and beheaded the western thieves, seeing that victory was within reach, but because of the rebellion of Er and others in Gyeongju, he had to give up Luo Wu and the whole division returned. To say that Han Xianggong has no grudge against you is a lie. β
There was a commotion among the rebels, each with a look of astonishment. They didn't expect Han Gang to say it so bluntly. And what they didn't expect was that Luo Wucheng would have such a big result.
Wu Kui's eyes sank, with his understanding of the battle situation in Hengshan, if Luo Wucheng really held it, Hengshan would definitely not be able to escape from the palm of the Great Song Dynasty. Now because of the mutiny led by himself, the official army had to give up Luo Wu, making Han Jiang's hard work come to naught.
This vendetta ...... The report is indeed very happy! But the resentment is also getting deeper and deeper. According to Han Gang, the resentment in Han Jiang's heart was the deepest. Will he turn his back afterwards, every rebel general has doubts in his heart.
Han Gang glanced at their faces and said, "But Han Xianggong will not spoil state affairs because of selfishness. The Yokoyama incident has come to this point, and it can't be undone by killing you. But if you can help Hehuang, you can also give an explanation to the official family and the court. β
Han Gang's remarks were almost always directed at the rebel generals under Wu Kui. The vast majority of the officers and men in the rebel army were only stirred up by rumors and were carried away for a while. Now I regret a lot, but it's just because I got on the thief ship and couldn't jump down, so I had to go all the way to the dark. As long as they are convinced, they can completely throw Wu Kui aside.
Han Gang was ready for Wu Kui to refute and interfere, but he didn't expect that the former Guangrui Army Du Yuhou would let himself pry the corner, this attitude was really strange.
It stands to reason that under normal circumstances, when negotiating surrender, Wu Kui should take the initiative in his own hands and exclude his generals. But on the contrary, he summoned all the major rebel generals to come and listen. Is this because you don't die fast enough?
If he can't control his army, it's a reason. But in the current situation, Wu Kui obviously held the three thousand soldiers in his hands - the officers and soldiers who could restrain the people and not hurt the people, and the military discipline was poor, let alone the rebellious army. Although Han Gang didn't know what method he used, he must have nothing to say about this wrist.
If something is abnormal, there must be a monster. What exactly does Wu Kui want to do?
Han Gang was distracted, doubting Wu Kui's calculations while answering the questions of the rebel generals in detail. did not mention the disposal of Wu Kui. Wu Kui himself seemed to have forgotten and didn't ask at all. tacitly avoided this topic, but in the end, someone still asked how the Xuanfu Division would deal with Wu Kui.
Han Gang's eyes locked on Wu Kui's expression change, and he answered this question bluntly: "I only dare to guarantee the lives of three thousand people except Brother Wu." Han Xianggong has also nodded, once you put down your weapons and go out of the city to surrender, you will write to the imperial court. For example, today's Zi Rende, you and the others did not kill or injure the people, which shows that you are not extremely vicious, and the officials will be happy when they see that they will solve this matter without using swords. As for the disposition of Brother Wu...... Han Gang is not qualified to participate. β
Han Gang said it very clearly, but he didn't pierce the last layer, but it was enough to make people understand what was waiting for Wu Kui.
The rebel generals immediately made an uproar, and most of them were indignant about Wu Kui, and some even said that since Wu Kui could not be pardoned, he simply did not surrender. It's just that Wu Kui scolded them, and they all stopped talking. On the face as calm as water, there is not the slightest emotional wavering.
'Death as home? β
Han Gang looked at Wu Kui's appearance, and he was really too calm. But his sharp eyes are by no means the appearance of giving up everything. Are you still trying to fight your way around? What other tricks can there be? Could it be that in the current situation, he can still run away from the city?
"Forget it," Han Gang gave up thinking too much, if Wu Kui could really run, he would be happy to see it, "as long as the three thousand rebels don't run." β
Thinking that Wu Kui must have a plan, Han Gang did not continue to persuade the rebels to leave the city and surrender immediately. There is no idea that Guo Kui took himself as a hostage when he entered Baozhou to persuade him to surrender. Leaving a message for Wu Kui and a group of rebel generals to think about it for a night, they left Xianyang City with their gifts.
In the big tent outside the city, after hearing Han Gang's report, Zhao Zhan immediately attacked, "When death is imminent, how dare a thief be so sloppy and so rebellious, how can he still surrender?!" β
If it weren't for Zhao Zhan to speak, Han Gang would have advised Han Jiang not to delay the time, and to discharge the catapult today to promote the surrender. It's just that now that Zhao Zhan spoke first, there was no need for Han Gang to come forward to echo him, there was a rebellious mentality, and Han Jiang would not agree.
However, part of the reason was that he also wanted to see if Wu Kui had any way to escape from this net, so he kept silent.
In the middle of the night, a hurried voice surprised Han Gang, and he hurriedly dressed and went out of the tent, and saw a fire in Xianyang City.
"It's on fire! Xianyang City is on fire! β
The camp was shouting, and people were running around.
Han Gang frowned, and was about to shout angrily, when he heard a loud shout behind him, "Don't mess up!" β
It turned out to be a kind of Pu and a kind of Jianzhong who came out to suppress the situation.
It was not a matter of the officers and soldiers outside the city, and the chaos in the camp quickly subsided.
In the second half of the night, the fire in the city subsided and gradually subsided. After dawn, the city gate of Xianyang opened, and the rebels in the city rushed out, and at the city gate, they dropped their weapons. And the leader is just nowhere to be seen.
"What about Wu Kui?" Han Jiang asked sharply.
Among the burned ruins of the county government, there were only a few charred corpses, and one of them had Wu Kui's usual iron spear in his hand, which was still black and swarthy, the same color as the charred hand holding the iron spear.
Han Gang shook his head, the scorched corpse gave an explanation to yesterday's question. Wu Kui's abnormality also has a reason. It's just that the golden cicada is out of its shell and Li Daitao's method of stiffening is really bad.
"Search!" Han Jiang obviously didn't believe that the charred corpse in front of him was Wu Kui, he shouted angrily, "Guard the outer walls of the city, and search every corner of the city for me!" β