readx; Late that night, after a whole day of rapid marching, Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Tinglin had already led the 5,000 Tianxiong army to arrive outside the city of Pizhou. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Please search! The fastest updated novel Originally, Lu Xiangsheng also wanted to give the thieves a surprise night attack, but unexpectedly, the gate of Pizhou was closed, and there was no one outside the city!

Lu Xiangsheng was suspicious in his heart, and hurriedly ordered someone to call the city. Cai Bi, the governor of Pizhou, opened the city gate to welcome Lu Xiangsheng into the city. If other generals led the troops, Cai Bi might not dare to open the city at night. But Lu Xiangsheng is the "military affairs of the governor's five provinces and four governments", which is bigger than all the local officials, and Cai Bi of course only has to obey orders.

However, Lu Xiangsheng has always been extremely strict in governing the army, and at this time the enemy situation was unknown, and he did not let the Tianxiong army enter the city, but temporarily stationed outside the city, and only climbed the city tower with Yang Tinglin and asked Cai Bi about the situation.

Cai Bi hurriedly replied: "Lord Shangshu, it's strange to say, last night the thieves were so big that they clamored to attack the city, and the lower officials went to the city to watch, at least tens of thousands of people. The small soldiers in Pizhou City are small, how can they resist it, so the lower official hurriedly ordered the flying pigeon to send a message to Pengcheng for help, but I am afraid that the reinforcements have not arrived, and the city has been broken. Unexpectedly, the thieves just made noise and did not seriously attack the city, and at noon today, they withdrew inexplicably. ”

Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Tinglin glanced at each other, and they both thought that it was indeed the enemy's suspicious plan. Fortunately, it was only the 5,000-day army that came, and if more troops were mobilized, they would be thieves. However, Yang Tinglin still cautiously asked: "Lord Cai, where did the thieves retreat?" ”

"Oh, it's southeast."

"Southeast? Southeast..."Yang Tinglin muttered to himself repeatedly, with a puzzled look on his face.

Lu Xiangsheng hurriedly asked, "Boxiang, is there anything wrong?" ”

"Lord Shangshu, the lower officials are thinking that according to common sense, the thieves should not retreat to the southeast." Yang Tinglin said with a solemn face, "Pizhou was called Xiapi in ancient times, and Huaisi converged here, because the fields were sufficient for their water conservancy, and it has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times. Especially in the Three Kingdoms, Cao Xiang, Liu Bei, and Lu Bu repeatedly fought here, and finally the Cao Liu coalition army broke through Lu Bu and killed Lu Bu in the White Gate Tower, laying a solid foundation for Cao's future hegemony, and its former site should be in this area.

However, since the Southern Song Dynasty, the Yellow River has been diverted, and many times it has been rerouted into the Huai, although it has been diverted again, and the original Surabaya road has been silted. The water has no way to go, so it gathers into a lake in the low-lying place in the southeast of Pizhou. First become the big rivers and lakes, Yutou Lake, Luoma Lake, four small lakes, from the Hongwu period, the water gathers more and more, the four lakes are connected as a whole when the water is abundant, collectively referred to as Luoma Lake. When the water dries up in winter, the surface of the lake falls, and one lake becomes four lakes. Because the land has been flooded for many years, it cannot be cultivated, and it has been idle for more than 200 years. If the thieves really go there, where the terrain is complicated and muddy, and it is difficult for the army to move, will they not enter a dead end? ”

"Could it be that the thieves want to lure the officers and soldiers there and fight an ambush war?" Lu Xiangsheng thought about it after hearing this.

Yang Tinglin shook his head and said, "Xia Guan doesn't think it's like it." An ambush must first occupy favorable terrain, and the terrain of Llama Lake is not advantageous to both warring parties, especially to the rogue thieves who are accustomed to wandering operations. Moreover, this place is not far from Pengcheng, and once the battle reaches a stalemate, the official reinforcements will arrive quickly, which is really good for the thieves. ”

The two discussed for a long time, but they couldn't guess the true intentions of the thieves, so they had to hold their troops for the time being, and first sent a small team of cavalry to reconnoiter near Luoma Lake, and at the same time immediately used the flying pigeon to pass the book to contact Meng Gong, Li Laiheng, Hao Yongzhong and other departments, so that they could report that there were any thieves who moved.

Unexpectedly, this small group of cavalry came back not an hour after they set off, and the chief of the leader reported: "Report to Lord Shangshu, I have caught a spy, and he claims to be a book for Lord Shangshu!" ”

"Oh?" Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Tinglin glanced at each other, nodded and said, "Bring it up!" ”

I saw that this person was about thirty years old, with an unnatural smile on his face, and he knelt down on his knees as soon as he saw Lu Xiangsheng, and kowtowed again and again: "Sinner Liu Guozhong, knock on Lord Shangshu!" ”

Lu Xiangsheng sat upright and asked majestically: "I heard that you are here to write to this official, who sent you to write a book?" So what's going on? ”

"Master Hui Shangshu, exactly!" Liu Guozhong hurriedly untied his unkempt bun, groped out a small white ball from it, and raised it respectfully above his head, "The criminals are entrusted by the clan brother Liu Guoneng to ask Lord Shangshu to surrender!" ”

Lu Xiangsheng took it, and it was a wax pill. This wax pill is to heat and melt the beeswax, while it has not cooled, add the substance to be mixed, and then pour it into a container, and after it is completely solidified, it becomes a wax pill, which is often used by the people to convey the news that needs to be kept secret.

Lu Xiangsheng broke open the wax pill and saw that there was a note on oily paper, which was written in scribbled handwriting: "The criminals and the subordinates know that they are enemies of the imperial court, and they are guilty of great sins. Now I want to take the opportunity to surrender, but the sinners dare not survive, and only beg the Lord Shangshu to spare innocent women and children, and the sinners have no regrets. Details were presented by Liu Guozhong. Liu Guoneng bowed his head. ”

Lu Xiangsheng gave Yang Tinglin a suspicion in his heart. To say that this Liu Guoneng is naturally famous, he is nicknamed "Breaking the Sky", with tens of thousands of troops under his command, and he is a force to be reckoned with in the "Thirteen Families". However, a month ago, Lu Xiangsheng had just killed him and defeated him, and Liu Guoneng's family had lost more than half.

Regarding how to deal with the surrender of a large number of thieves, Zhu Youzhen also made arrangements for a long time. In order to quell the rebellion as soon as possible and avoid fighting on both internal and external fronts, Zhu Youzhen secretly instructed Lu Xiangsheng: As long as it is a real surrender, the thieves can be allowed to surrender. Especially the influential leader of the thieves, if one is surrendered, it can also serve as an example for other thieves. However, it must be a real surrender, and if it is a fake surrender to play the officers and soldiers, it must be completely wiped out without mercy. In addition, there are only two people, who do not need to consider whether the surrender is true or not, and must be exterminated, that is, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, because others may really surrender, and it is absolutely impossible for only these two people.

Therefore, after a little silence, Lu Xiangsheng said to Liu Guozhong: "If General Liu really sincerely submits to the imperial court, of course the ministry welcomes it." General Liu is your brother? ”

"Lord Hui Shangshu, Liu Guoneng is the fifth brother of the criminals." Liu Guozhong hurriedly said, "The fifth brother has long wanted to surrender, but the army of the 'Thirteen Families' often acts together, if the slightest accident leaks the news, it will be shattered." This time, the fifth brother was responsible for attacking Pizhou, and he happened to take the opportunity to contact Lord Shangshu. But, hehe..."

"But what?" Lu Xiangsheng asked. In fact, he had already guessed that it was impossible for Liu Guoneng to surrender like this, and the so-called "dare not survive" in the letter was even more tentative. Even if he really descends, he must have to put forward conditions.

Sure enough, Liu Guozhong sneered and said, "Fifth Brother really wants to surrender, but he can't convince all his subordinates. Therefore, I would like to ask Lord Shangshu to send an official of the court to return to the camp with the criminals, proclaim righteousness, and persuade the others with the fifth brother. Lord Shangshu, you."