readx; Under the persuasion of Fan Wencheng's clever tongue, Zu Dashou's already not very firm position became more and more shaken. www.biquge.info He was basically desperate for the imperial court, but if he surrendered like this, he was afraid that the Jurchens would rebel and be killed as soon as he offered the city, and he would not even have a chance to die on the battlefield at that time, which would be too wrong.

Fan Wencheng saw his worries and smiled slightly: "The general doesn't have to worry too much. All Han Chinese who submitted to the Great Khan, as long as they shaved their hair and were easy to wear, the Great Khan was treated the same as the Jurchens. Li Yongfang and Tong Yangxing, as you know, both served in the Eight Banners Army, commanded a large number of troops, and held high positions. General Zu is better than these two, and the official is definitely still above them. Even if he is a talent in the student district, and he is still so reused by the Great Khan, what else does the general have to worry about? ”

Zu Dashou became more and more hesitant, and only after a long time did he say: "The meaning of the Great Khan, this soldier has understood it." But even if the soldiers did not want to fight the Great Khan, the soldiers under his command might not agree. Go back and let your soldiers think again. ”

Fan Wencheng knew that Zu Dashou could not be immediately surrendered by a few words from himself, and now let his position waver, and he was already very close to success. It seems that Zu Dashou is afraid that his subordinates will not accept it, and secondly, he is afraid that the treatment after surrender will not be as good as now. When he said goodbye, he also promised Zu Dashou that after he returned, he would say a lot of good words to the Great Khan and strive to give Zu Dashou a clear official position.

After Fan Wencheng left, Zu Dashou immediately convened the main generals in the army to discuss the matter, and of course the topic of the discussion was where to go in the future. He said straight to the point: "Everyone, we have been trapped for ten days, according to the envoy of the Jin State, Jinzhou has also been besieged, and it is time to go down, and Ningyuan has not seen the slightest official army to help. The military rations in the city can still last for 100 days, but what will we do after 100 days? ”

Most of the generals below are related to Zu Dashou, like the deputy chief soldier Zu Dabi and Zu Dale are his brothers, and the deputy chief soldier Wu Xiang is his brother-in-law. These people have similar thoughts to Zu Dashou, on the one hand, they are desperate about the war situation and have a strong desire to surrender; On the other hand, they were afraid that the Jurchens would deceive them and deprive them of their existing benefits, or even kill them directly, so they were silent.

Only the general He Kegang raised his arms and said: "Lord Commander, what else is there to discuss?" Our Liaodong border army has been fighting with the Tartars for more than ten years, and they have a mutual enmity. Although we are besieged, we have the advantage of defending the city, and as long as there is military rations for one day, we will hold on for one day; When you really can't support it, it's not too late to break through. And the last general thinks that the imperial court will not sit idly by, and will definitely send troops to save us! ”

Zu Dashou came to see He Kegang unpleasantly, because although he was much older than He Kegang, but in the Li family in Liaodong, the old family owner Li Chengliang paid more attention to He Kegang, and often opened a small stove for him when he was learning art, and Zu Dashou has held a grudge since then.

Later, the two entered the army at the same time, but Zu Dashou relied on his family's connections to be promoted much faster than He Kegang. After Li Chongyao was killed, Zu Dashou naturally succeeded to the position of head of the family by virtue of his oldest age and highest official quality, and he wantonly rejected dissidents. Obviously, Zu Dabi and Zu Dale have no military merits, but under Zu Dashou's favoritism and false reporting of their military achievements, they have become the deputy commander-in-chief of the second grade; He Kegang's military exploits are all real, but he is behind the two, and he is only a third-grade general.

But He Kegang is indifferent to fame and fortune, and he doesn't want to conflict with Zu Dashou, and he is usually quite respectful to him, but it also makes Zu Dashou unable to catch his pigtails. This time, it was unusual, arguing with Zu Dashou in public, Zu Dashou finally seized the opportunity and shouted: "He Kegang, what are you yelling at this soldier?" Do you think that if you have made military achievements, you can not take your own soldiers seriously? Tell you, this soldier is not only the chief officer of Liaodong Forward, the chief general of Dalinghe City, but also the head of the Li family, and it is not your turn to point fingers and make irresponsible remarks about this soldier! ”

He Kegang hurriedly bowed down and clenched his fists and said sincerely: "The last general is not in a state, please forgive the chief soldier." But just now I saw that you received the envoy from Jianyu, and it was a big deal, and the last general was worried, and he offended the general soldier in a hurry. sacrificed his life for the country and went down in history; Treason to the enemy, leaving a stench for 10,000 years, don't be confused for a while! ”

Zu Dashou's face turned red, and he said angrily: "You are presumptuous! Who said that this soldier was going to surrender to the enemy? The reason why the envoys were received was to buy time and give the soldiers a chance to breathe! Are you blind and can't see that the enemy's Hongyi artillery is firing all the time? ”

"The general soldier may have good intentions, but I am afraid that the soldiers will be shaken when they see the Jurchens coming to persuade them to surrender!" He Kegang was also a little anxious, his originally white face turned red, "The boss is the soul of the three armies, and the boss is suspicious that the whole army is in danger!" If he dares to come again, he will immediately cut off his head and hang it on the tower, so as to show the determination of our army to fight to the end. The art of war is 'put to death and then reborn', and the soldiers will be able to see the commander-in-chief so resolute, and they will be able to..."

"Shut up!" Zu Dashou interrupted him angrily, "He Kegang, you have repeatedly committed crimes, and this soldier can still tolerate you in the same sect; But you roared and slandered your own soldiers and wanted to surrender, which is unbearable! Come on, take He Kegang to this soldier! ”

The generals present were so frightened for a while that no one dared to act rashly. Like Zu Dabi, Zu Dale, Wu Xiang and others, they naturally had the same nose and eyes as Zu Dashou, and they also wanted to squeeze He Kegang down and include his subordinates in their accounts.

But they all know that He Kegang is deeply rooted in Li Chengliang's true biography, and his martial arts are very superb immediately, especially above Zu Dashou, and his archery skills are even more superb. If they really did it on the spot, they would not be able to defeat He Kegang when they were tied together, so they only owed their butts and didn't even dare to stand up.

He Kegang smiled miserably, cut his hands behind his back and said: "The last general is anxious and outspoken, angering the chief soldier, and he deserves to be bound and punished." I only hope that the commander-in-chief will think carefully, and don't make a mistake and become a thousand hatreds. ”

"Stop talking nonsense, go down!" Zu Dashou urgently called the Chinese army in, and the Chinese army saw that He Kegang did not resist, so he had to be firmly bound and pushed out of the tent.

Zu Dashou exhaled a vicious breath fiercely, and was about to continue the discussion, when he suddenly heard a report from the junior colonel: "The enemy envoy Fan Wencheng is asking to see him again in the city." ”

"Bring it here!" Zu Dashou hurriedly dismissed the generals, leaving only Zu Dabi, Zu Dale and Wu Xiang's three henchmen, planning to meet Fan Wencheng together to see what new rhetoric he had.

After a while, Fan Wencheng entered proudly, and when he saw Zu Dashou, he said with a spring breeze on his face: "Congratulations to the general, congratulations to the general!" ”

"This soldier is besieged by you, and it is difficult to fly, why should I be happy?"

"Under the repeated persuasion of the students, the Great Khan has agreed: as long as the general shaves his hair and changes clothes, and the city is returned to righteousness, the Great Khan will make the general the king of Zhennan, continue to lead the soldiers under his command, and forever be the lord of Ningyuan!"