The battlefield that was originally a scuffle suddenly became quiet. The various water bandits under the command of the Qi army and the sailors of the Jieyi Army recruited by Hu Le gradually began to separate, and the two sides ceased fighting and retreated towards their own positions.

Hu Le didn't pay attention to the battlefield at the moment, because among the main forces of the Jieyi Army's sailors, a building ship and several fighting ships had already been sent over. Hu Le knew that these were the generals of the Jieyi Army and the officials sent by the Jieyi Army Headquarters.

"Haha...... Lao Hu is Lao Hu, who quietly persuaded more than ten water bandits not to say, but he played such a big move here, and actually started a frontal battle with the water bandits recruited by the Qi army. As soon as Hu Le waited for the boat to come over, he heard a loud laugh coming into his ears.

Without looking, Hu Le knew that this person was his deputy Li Ziran. Because Hu Le was outside to persuade the bandits, the daily training of the first town of the Qi Army's water division was presided over by Li Ziran and Du Linjiang. And Li Ziran is an orthodox official sent by Zhao Jun, and he naturally has a set of orthodox methods for training sailors. Therefore, for Li Ziran, although the other party is younger than him, Hu Le also admires him very much.

"Lao Li, all the generals are here!" When he got on the boat, Hu Le not only saw his two lieutenants, but also the generals of the Second Town Water Division, all walking out of the cabin together.

"Lao Hu, how is it, are you okay?" Seeing that Hu Le was covered in blood, Li Ziran couldn't help but ask.

Hu Le smiled: "Of course it's okay, just with these bandits, if you want to hurt me, you are still not qualified." ”

In addition to the generals of the water division, Li Qingping in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion also came here in person. Li Qingping was one of the deputy governors of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion of the Jieyi Army, and one of the several people who accompanied the Metropolitan Governor Gu Shan from the south of Zhao State.

After a brief reminiscence, the two sides shifted the topic to the battle. After all, this is not the time to catch up, and there is no time for them to waste. After learning about the experience before and after the battle from Hu Le's mouth, Li Qingping asked: "General Hu, in your opinion, are we attacking or persuading to surrender now?" How likely is it that the water bandits on the opposite side will surrender? ”

Hu Le said in a deep voice: "With the intention of the last general, we still persuade them to surrender." The sailors on the other side have a lot of warships, and in addition, these remaining sailors, if they are trained, will be qualified sailors. With them on board, it's also a rapid boost for us. ”

"In addition, our army is naturally here this time, not only for this battle, but also to contain all kinds of bandits in this central water. Now this Taihu Lake waters are our Jieyi army and the Qi army are fighting, these water bandits will not surrender in the future, we will quickly surrender to the Qi army. In that case, then we should take the first step and clean them up completely. If these three bandits are chased and beaten at this moment, they will be completely destroyed. Then, this will make the bandits of all walks of life in the surrounding waters fearful, and then unite with us, or simply surrender to the Qi army. Even if we can destroy them one by one, once the news of our extermination of the water bandits spreads, it will be beneficial for the Qi army to recruit other water bandits, and this situation is very unfavorable. ”

Li Qingping nodded and said: "You are right, when I left Wu County, I also discussed with the Metropolitan Governor, the Metropolitan Governor's intention, since the main force of the Naval Division is dispatched this time, it is to show the strength of our Jieyi Army, and we need to completely solve the various water bandits in the central waters of Taihu Lake." If the water bandits in the central waters are swallowed up by us, then the waters of Taihu Lake will basically be the king of our Jieyi Army. Therefore, we must try to collect these bandits as much as possible, instead of blindly killing. Since General Hu, who has an understanding of these bandits, sees it this way, it also shows that there should be no big problem in our operation. ”

"By the way, General Hu, how well does the envoy of the Qi army on the opposite side control these water bandits?" After thinking about it, Li Qingping added.

"Although the people sent by the Qi army are right to recruit these water bandits, their methods are different from ours, and they have not integrated and trained these water bandits. Therefore, these water bandits are not so much the water divisions of the Qi army, but the water bandits under the name of the Qi army. The subordinates of the various water bandits are still their leaders. If it were on weekdays, the leaders of these water bandits would naturally not oppose the envoys of the Qi army, but now, the main force of our sailors has been killed here, and these water bandits are facing a life-and-death crisis, so the envoy of this Qi army is not as important as a soldier at this moment. After a little silence, Hu Lecai said in a deep voice.

Li Qingping nodded and said with a smile: "This is very good, in this way, this so-called Qi Army Sailor is actually not monolithic, they are still separated from each other." If this is the case, it will be much more convenient for us to surrender, after all, compared to the people of the Qi army, these water bandit leaders with family members who need to be scrupulous are easier to speak. ”

After a pause, Li Qingping said coldly: "Of course, if they are unwilling to surrender, or if they put forward undue conditions, then we can only destroy them with powerlessness." Although the destruction of these three water bandits makes us feel a little sorry for these warships and the impact on the surrounding waters, we will never allow any existence in our Jieyi Army Sailor Division that exceeds military regulations and military law. As for the impact, the surrender of the Li family in Shujia Island and Donglou Town, Wu County, is already very revealing. ”

"Besides, even if the bandits around here have any scruples, but my army is killed, do they still have a choice? Shunchang rebels, and those who disobey die! My festival is not a good church! As he spoke, the cold killing intent was suddenly apparent.

A moment later, a boat walked, leaving the southern Jieyi Army Sailor Array, in the seriousness of countless soldiers on both sides, slowly swinging towards the position of the Qi Army Sailor in the north, this boat walked with a white flag, obviously a messenger sent by the Jieyi Army Sailor Peng.

The surface of the lake that has just been fiercely fought, the waves are still very strong, the lake is rippling and undulating, the waves are stirring and rolling from time to time, the lake is full of traces after the fierce battle, the corpses of personnel, the wreckage of the warship, the floating clothes, the broken planks, are constantly pouring to the side of this boat, surround it. But the messenger of the sailors of the Jieyi Army stood proudly on the bow of the boat, standing still. No matter how the waves rise and fall, no matter how the boat shakes, his body is straight and straight, and his eyes are looking ahead with bright eyes, which can be seen. He is also a perennial begging for a living on the water, and he will never be intimidated by everything in front of him.

After gradually approaching the range of the Qi army's naval division, the bandit warships on the lake around the boat closely surrounded the boat in the middle under the military orders of some leaders. All the water bandits looked at him with fierce eyes, and their crossbow arrows were pointed at this ship, as if they wanted to give the envoy of the righteous army sailors a dismount. However, if you look closely at the faces of these bandits, you can make it down, these bandits are also very nervous at the moment, and their faces are pale. Obviously, the reason why these soldiers are like this is to put pressure on the Jieyi army to show that they are still capable of continuing to fight.

"Great Chief, the messenger of the Righteous Army has come, and, straight to us." The three bandit leaders, who were still discussing how to deal with the next situation in the cabin, received a report from their own soldiers.

"The envoy of the Righteous Army came directly to us? Where did the envoys who did not go to the Qi army? Fang Dahai was the first to speak, and even he still had a trace of joy.

"Came straight to us, and when they arrived at our battle formation, they asked for the location of the three leaders, and did not go to the flagship where the commander was located." Du Zirong's personal soldiers replied in a deep voice.

Fang Dahai couldn't help but take a deep breath and said with a smile: "It seems that the people of this righteous army are already preparing to persuade them to surrender." Two old men, our sea is ready to surrender, anyway, I have nothing now, and I still need to worry about the old and weak women and children on Swallow Island. Now that the righteous army is willing to surrender, I have no objection. In addition, after this battle, nearly one-third of my brethren on Swallow Island have been lost. Coupled with the people who went north, they almost lost their ordinary brothers before and after, and I don't want these brothers who follow me to end up with a dead end. ”

Yu Wen's face was grim, and he said in a deep voice: "How can you be sure that they are persuaded to surrender?" What if not? ”

Fang Dahai said lightly: "If they intend to fight to the death with us, they are afraid that when they appeared before, they would have already attacked directly, and we who would not let us fight endlessly on the battlefield still have time to rest and prepare." Even this didn't have much effect, but would the Jie Yi Army do such a thing that was unfavorable to itself? ”

"Also, if they are here to declare war at this moment, or for other reasons, put the war on hold. They should also go to Yan Mingfeng, not to us. The envoy of the righteous army in this section is simply to divide us, and he is unwilling to directly persuade the envoy of the Qi army who is their mortal enemy. ”

"Lao Du, what do you think? Do you want to give up everything and be swallowed up by the righteous army? Yu Wen looked at Du Zirong again. To tell the truth, if he wants to be incorporated into the Jieyi Army, he is naturally unwilling. After all, the incorporation of the Jieyi Army will not give them the same freedom as the Qi Army. It can be said that although they are now known as the sailors of the Qi army, in the final analysis, they still control their own power.

In addition, he also received a lot of support from the Qi army. Of course, in the future, it will be managed by the Qi army, which is also a matter in the south. However, they will not lose control of their command easily. In other words, although they surrendered to the Qi army, they still held the power in their hands and their own property.

However, if he had surrendered to the Jie Yi army, none of this would have existed anymore. The rebels will strip his men from him. In other words, he and his subordinates are on an equal footing, and he is no longer the leader of those water bandits, and those water bandits are no longer his subordinates. Of course, if he continued to stay among the sailors of the Jieyi Army, and those bandits were precisely assigned to him, this would naturally be another matter.

In addition, Yu Wen knew that if Zhao was demoted, his belongings would also be taken away by the Jieyi army. Although the Jieyi army said that they would not take away private property. But, within his lair, it was public and private. When the time comes, the Jie Yi Army will not leave much for him. In addition, how can a person who is accustomed to being the leader of a party easily relinquish his power? Just like Fang Dahai, if it weren't for the fact that the nest was broken by the Jieyi Army and suffered heavy losses, and he needed to worry about the future of thousands of old and weak women and children, coupled with the current situation, Fang Dahai gave up other ideas and directly made the decision to surrender the Jieyi Army.

The envoy of the Jieyi Army finally arrived, and this messenger was none other than Xu Wenle, who was beside Hu Le. After seeing the three of them appear together, Xu Wenle couldn't help but laugh lightly: "Unexpectedly, the three leaders have already prepared to welcome my arrival. In this way, the three of them also have some decisions in their hearts? ”

Yu Wen saw that Xu Wenle's attitude was arrogant, and his tone was indifferent, so he couldn't help but say in a deep voice: "What does your envoy mean?" ”

"What do you mean? Isn't the situation in front of us obvious enough? Do you want to continue to die? Haven't the three of them made a decision yet? Or is it that you are not really facing death, are you unwilling to give up? Xu Wenle asked coldly, ignoring the increasingly ugly faces of Yu Wen and the others.

Without waiting for the three of them to answer, Xu Wenle spoke again: "The purpose of my visit this time, you should be very clear in your hearts, that's right, it's what you think in your hearts, I'm here to persuade you to surrender." Of course, the decision is in the hands of the three of you, whether to fight or surrender, and the lives and deaths of thousands of bandits are also in the hands of the three of you. What do you think? When we stopped fighting, the three of us were afraid that they already had some understanding, so what is your choice now? ”

Fang Dahai just wanted to speak, but Yu Wen was the first to speak: "I don't know if we surrender, how is the Jieyi Army going to deal with us?" After that, Yu Wen, Du Zirong and Fang Dahai all stared at Xu Wenle in unison, waiting for his answer. Even Fang Dahai, who had already had the idea of surrendering, was waiting for Xu Wenle's answer at this moment.

Xu Wenle glanced at the three of them and said coldly: "Three, you don't think that our Jieyi Army will recruit water bandits, and it will be the same as the Qi Army's people recruiting you, right?" If so, you'll be disappointed. Of course, judging from the current situation, the three of you are not your own water bandits who have been recruited, but enemies who have been forced to surrender. Since you are the enemy, there is no need to know how we settled you, because the vanquished are not qualified to choose these. What do you think? Isn't that so? Three-way water bandits, Qi army sailors? Pity...... You have chosen the wrong target, and now you are a defeated army, a defeated army that can lose your life at any time. Therefore, it is better for the three of them to swallow back the plan in their hearts completely. ”

"I might as well tell you that what you need to do now is to surrender unconditionally. In other words, the bandits and warships under your command will no longer belong to you after surrendering, and will directly belong to the rebel army of our festival. In addition, the ordinary people under your command and the families of the water bandits will also be resettled in Songjiang Prefecture. If the three of you want to participate in the Sailor of the Jieyi Army, you need to go through the assessment. If you don't want to, then you will take your own wealth and be an ordinary rich family under the rule of my righteous army. As long as you don't break the law, you should live a worry-free life. ”

Fang Dahai is better, these are not unacceptable to him. But Yu Wen and Du Zirong's faces suddenly looked ugly. In this way, the Jieyi Army has clearly told them that the old life will be farther and farther away from them. If the rebel army surrenders, then, from today onwards, it will cease to exist.

Without waiting for Yu Wen to speak to Du Zirong, Fang Dahai asked, "In this way, you will also make proper arrangements for the families of our brothers?" This is also what Fang Dahai is most concerned about now, in Swallow Island, but there are two or three thousand old and weak women and children who need him to settle down. After the Jieyi army looted all the supplies on the island, the life of the bandits on Swallow Island was already in trouble. Although there is nothing yet, but without money, how can the other sea buy food for the water bandits on the island?

"Of course, if you surrender to us, these bandits will become the members of our righteous army, their families, and we should make proper arrangements." Xu Wenle nodded and said.

"Well, my Swallow Island side is willing to surrender!" Fang Dahai took the lead in expressing his position. Even, he immediately sent an order to his personal guards, asking him to pass the order, so that his subordinates began to lay down their weapons and prepare to drive the warship to the southwest at a low speed, waiting for the main force of the Jieyi Army's naval division to take over. There, the sailors of the Jieyi Army specially carved out a body of water to deal with the water bandit warships that arrived at low speed and laid down their arms.

Seeing that Yu Wen and Du Zirong were still hesitating, their faces were embarrassed. Xu Wenle naturally understood what the other party was thinking, and immediately said coldly: "What about the choice of the two?" Don't think that we have to you. If it weren't for the fact that it was to avoid casualties, the army of our righteous army would have been killed directly a long time ago. In addition, we are here not only because of you. In addition to you, the bandits of the entire Central Waters will be our target. So, you are not necessary, and if you two are not willing to surrender, then prepare for battle. ”

After that, Xu Wenle prepared to leave, without the slightest intention of talking to Yu Wen and Du Zirong. Xu Wenle's behavior made Du Zirong, who originally wanted to talk to the other party about the conditions, panicked. Especially after they learned the news that the Jieyi Army was going to take action against other bandits this time, the faces of the two suddenly became even more difficult to look at.

Since the Jieyi Army wants to attack other water bandits, then, in other words, the Jieyi Army is ready to control the central waters of Taihu Lake. Even if the Jieyi Army agreed to them on any conditions, I am afraid that they will not be able to enjoy it for long. The Jieyi Army is not a Qi army, and the Jieyi Army's sailors will not allow any army that does not obey the orders of the superior to exist.

"Wait...... Wait, I, Du Zirong, am willing to surrender and surrender to your army unconditionally! When Xu Wenle was about to leave with Fang Dahai, Du Zirong finally took the lead in speaking.