In the early morning of May 24 in the first year of Hongguang, the 10,000 fresh troops of the Qing army led by Lianguoan, Tunqi, and Tulai were the first to arrive at Yaoshan Mountain, fifteen miles east of Ogigang. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Although the name of this place is unknown, the terrain is relatively important, so Huang Degong's department has already set up a camp here, stationed with 6,000 soldiers and horses, mainly infantry, under the command of the general Jiang Dai.

Facing the tens of thousands of "money rat tails" that poured in like a tide, Jiang Dai, a seven-foot man, was a little weak in his feet. Since the escape from the corpse mountain and sea of blood in Wuhu a few days ago, he has completely lost the last trace of fighting spirit in his heart, and is full of confusion about his future, and a secret letter he received last night made him finally make a decision: surrender!

But surrender is not a matter of words, Jiang Dai knows that he has to solve a trouble first in order to accomplish this big thing. Although he is the nominal supreme general in this military village, not all the soldiers and horses in the village are his descendants. Since Jiang Dai's descendants had already suffered great losses in the Battle of Wuhu, Huang Degong sent a guerrilla general named Liu Zhong with 2,000 infantry to defend together. And this Liu Zhong is also true to his name, upright, loyal to the imperial court and deeply supported by his soldiers. With him, Jiang Dai could not smoothly implement his plan at all. However, Jiang Dai, who had already made up his mind to surrender to Jiannu at this time, would not stop because of this trouble, and in the face of Liu Zhong, who could not support his actions, he gradually moved to kill.

On the morning of the same day, Liu Zhong, who was busy commanding the deployment, and his three thousand generals were called by Jiang Dai to discuss military affairs. At the moment of the great enemy, the upright Liu Zhong didn't think much about it, and after getting the news, he went straight to Jiang Dai's military tent. Unexpectedly, as soon as Liu Zhong and his entourage entered Jiang Dai's military tent, they were ambushed, except for one Qianzong who was frightened to surrender, Liu Zhong and the other two Qianzong and several personal soldiers were killed in battle. After Liu Zhong and others were killed, his soldiers and horses were quickly defeated and subdued by Jiang Dai due to the leaderlessness of the dragons. Soon after, Jiang Dai, who had controlled the situation in the wall, ordered the gate to be opened and led his army to the camp of the Qing army to surrender, and Yaoshan was lost. However, Lian Guoan was not satisfied, and after consulting with Tulai, he carefully set up an ambush near Yaoshan and surrounded thousands of Ming troops who had received the news and rushed to reinforce them. In this battle, except for a few people who successfully broke through, most of the Ming army died or surrendered.

Since they were approaching Ogi Port at this time, considering Huang Degong who was in Ogi Port and the tens of thousands of Ming troops under his command, Lian Guoan and Tulai did not take further action, but stayed in place and waited for the arrival of the follow-up army.

When the news of the loss of Yaoshan and the almost complete destruction of reinforcements reached Ogigang, the Ming army camp was in an uproar. Just after the Battle of Wuhu, their own side suffered heavy casualties, and they could not see a single reinforcement, but Jiannu's reinforcements were more and more and in hot pursuit, which made the mood of tens of thousands of Ming soldiers in the rest suddenly fall to the bottom. When Lu Daotai suggested to Huang Degong to immediately send troops to meet the Jiannu striker, Huang Degong smiled noncommittally and bitterly, as the commander, he knew that this was not much use, and his men and horses were already at a low point in morale and physical strength, and if the tired division still divided its troops to meet the enemy, the outcome would undoubtedly be even worse.

At this time, Huang Degong found that he was carrying a heavy burden: the current emperor was still in his camp. If there is no emperor, Huang Degong is nothing to fear, so many years of swords and swords have already made him ignore life and death, it's a big deal to take the rest of the men and horses to fight to the death with Jiannu, as a military general, it is also a good destination to die on the battlefield for the imperial court. It's just that the current Huang Degong has to have a trace of scruples. If the Son of Heaven suffers because of his recklessness, this infamy is something that Huang Degong is unwilling to carry no matter what. Just, are there any good options now? Continue the retreat? But where to retreat? Where to retreat is a head? As long as the signboard of Emperor Hongguang is there, Jiannu will chase after him like a fly that smells of blood. Send an army to escort the emperor out first? Huang Degong initially had this idea, but eventually gave up. Under the current situation, people's hearts are unpredictable, Huang Degong has long stopped completely trusting anyone, if the emperor has any mistakes because of a little negligence, then he can't forgive himself no matter what! …,

"Your Majesty, I'm sorry! There's only so much you can do! In the inner tent, Huang Degong took out the saber that had accompanied him for many years, and said to himself in the face of the cold light, "But please rest assured, minister, you will definitely fight for Daming until the last moment!" ”

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That night, the Flying Tiger Camp Pang Yue camped tent

"Is it all arranged?" Pang Yue, who was dressed in armor, asked solemnly. In front of him, Zhang Yunli, Shi Youliang, Lu Qiwu, and Cui Shoucheng were also full of armor.

"My lord, it's all arranged according to your wishes. Prepared dry rations have been distributed, and the horse team has prepared the fodder. Tonight, the officers and men of the whole battalion will not leave their armor and soldiers. Zhang Yunli said, "However, the subordinates dare to ask, do you have to conclude that something big will happen?" ”

"It's not that I can predict the prophet, it's just that the current military situation is changing rapidly, and it's always right to be more prepared." Pang Yue said calmly. But in fact, at this time, he was already excited, and he vaguely remembered that Tian Xiong and Ma Degong rebelled, and Huang Degong died in battle just a few days, but he had forgotten the specific time.

"My lord, please rest assured, no matter what major events happen to him, when the time comes, as long as you give an order, no birdman will want to dodge my old stone's big knife!" As he spoke, Shi Youliang subconsciously wanted to take the handle of the big knife to the pestle, and when he found that the big knife was not in his hand, he retracted his hand in embarrassment.

Several people present laughed, and the tense atmosphere relaxed a lot.

Pang Yue smiled: "Very good, with a fierce general like Zhou Ming (Shi Youliang's character), I am much more relieved." ”

Next, Pang Yue was going to look for Huang Degong again, and tell him everything that had not yet been reminded of him, including who "maybe" have two hearts, where the dark arrow "may" come from, and so on. Now, Pang Yue no longer thinks about whether it will cause misunderstanding, he doesn't want to be Huang Degong really like in history, he will feel guilty for not saying it thoroughly.

"Zibin, arrange the sergeant on duty at night, and the rest of the men and horses hurry up and rest. I'm going to go to Dashuai. Pang Yue said to Zhang Yunli.

"Yes, sir."

Seeing that Pang Yue was about to leave the tent, Xu Yuancheng, who was standing near the door, hurriedly opened the door curtain, and at this moment, a person walked in and almost collided with Xu Yuancheng head-on. If you take a closer look, it is actually Xu Yi, the captain of Huang Degong's personal army.

"Huge man, handsome please." Xu Yi didn't talk nonsense, and said bluntly after saluting.

Huang Degong actually took the initiative to come to me? Is it to explain something important? Pang Yue's heart was full of questions, but it was not easy to show it at the moment, he just smiled faintly: "It's hard work!" ”

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Walking into Huang Degong's inner tent, Pang Yue couldn't help but be surprised, he really couldn't connect the person in front of him who was crouching in front of the desk looking at the map with the tall and majestic general with a voice like a bell.

Huang Degong in front of him was wearing civilian clothes, his face was faintly pale, his hair was fluffy, his eyes were red, and his shoulders that were as majestic as mountains in the past had collapsed a lot. The fierce general who once chased Zhang Xianzhong to the point where there was no way to escape, and the hero who resolutely said "dare not to die" when the building was about to collapse, is now almost no different from an ordinary old man.

"Handsome ......" looked at the silver threads in Huang Degong's bun, and Pang Yue's voice was also a little choked.

"Taizhi, it's coming." Huang Degong slowly straightened up, with a hint of hoarseness in his voice, "Sit down." ”

"I called you here today mainly because I have a few things to explain to you. Hehe, otherwise, the world is unpredictable, and I don't know if there will be a chance in the future! Huang Degong's eyes showed a little tiredness.

"Handsome ......"

"You don't have to say anything, just listen" Huang Degong waved his hand and pushed back all the words that Pang Yue was going to say, "Today, we will no longer talk about military affairs, and you don't treat me as a marshal, just an ordinary elder of yours sitting in front of you." ”…,

Huang Degong took a sip of water and said slowly: "This day flies so fast, it's been eight years in a flash." At the beginning, when your father sent you to the camp, you were still a stunned hairy boy, and now, you are an upright Ming general. Over the years, I have seen your performance, and you have not disgraced your father! You're good! By the way, your father left something for me, and now I'll give it to you. ”

Huang Degong took out a cloth bag that had been prepared long ago from behind him, handed it to Pang Yue, and continued: "Hehe, now that I think about it, Brother Ziming is really a bit of an official addict, he asked me at the beginning, at least wait until you become a deputy general before handing over this thing to you." But I don't know if I'll ever see that day, so I'll leave it to you now. ”

Pang Yue opened the cloth bag, a slightly rusty Yanling knife came into view, there were a few words on the scabbard, and after a closer look, it was "serving the country with a naked heart".

"This is a knife that your father has used for more than ten years, and he used this knife to cut off many heads on the battlefield. You can save it for a thought. ”

"Xie Dashuai!"

"Don't talk about that. Speaking of which, I have not fulfilled your father's original entrustment. He asked me to take care of you more, but I always sent you to charge into battle at critical moments, if it weren't for your kid's life, my old Huang Ke would really become a sinner. Huang Degong's two sharp eyes in the past are now a little soft, "You don't blame me." We are all martial artists, and since we have chosen a career as a horseman, many things are involuntary. ”

"Pang Yue doesn't dare!" Listening to Huang Degong, who used to be dominant, say these words that are no different from those of ordinary loyal elders, Pang Yue felt a lot of emotion in his heart, as if he had a thousand words to express but didn't know what to say.

"Alas, you know the situation in front of you, and I'm afraid I won't have a chance to take care of you more in the future. You are still young, and the days ahead are still very long, and I can't help you with anything, so you have to go on your own in the future. I have a few more words for you here, I don't know if you are interested in listening to them. ”

"Please give advice, Pang Yue must remember it"

"Okay, you have to remember." Huang Degong's tone was a little more solemn, "No matter which path you take in the future, you must be worthy of your conscience and your ancestors." Villains like Hong Chengchou and Kong Youde, although they saved their lives for a while by recognizing the thief as their father, they let their ancestors and ancestors be disgraced, even if thousands of years have passed, they can only be a laughing stock in the mouths of later generations. We are Han people, we are the generals of the Ming Dynasty, and we should take Wei Qing, Ban Chao, Prime Minister Wen, Qi Shaobao and other heroes as models. ”

"Don't worry, I remember." Pang Yue's tone became extremely firm.

"Finally, there's something I want to ask you." Huang Degong took out a jade Buddha from his arms and said: "This jade Buddha is my second year in the army, my mother asked for me from the temple to ensure my safe return on the battlefield, and I have been wearing it on my body for so many years." When my mother was alive, I failed to fulfill my filial piety, and I didn't even go back to see her when she died, and I always felt guilty. ”

At the mention of his mother, Huang Degong's voice was a little choked. After adjusting his mood a little, he continued: "I can't go back to my hometown. Taizhi, if one day Wang Shi can recover Liaodong, please send this jade pendant back to my hometown and bury it in front of my mother's grave, but I have a wish for this unfilial son. ”

Looking at the jade Buddha handed over by Huang Degong, Pang Yue was a little at a loss: "Dashuai, this is ......"

"Take it!" Huang Degong's tone cannot be denied.

Pang Yue didn't say anything anymore, and took the jade Buddha with both hands and put it away.

"Well, nothing else. There will be a fierce battle tomorrow, so you go back and rest and prepare. Let's leave it at that. Huang Degong slowly stood up. …,

Pang Yue also stood up and gave Huang Degong a deep bow: "Dashuai, take care!" ”

"Taizhi take care!"

Only then did Pang Yue remember that he still had a few important things to say, so he quickly straightened his body and said to Huang Degong: "Handsome, you must be careful." There are a few people in the army who seem to have two hearts......"

Huang Degong listened to Pang Yue calmly and nodded: "Okay, I know." You don't have to worry about this, I have my own consideration. ”

"Also, Dashuai, you have to be careful......"

"How can you be so verbose, needless to say, you go back first."

Alas, Dashuai, it seems that you still don't fully believe my words, and you haven't paid enough attention to these hidden dangers! Pang Yue's heart suddenly swelled up with a sense of powerlessness, but the matter had come to this point, and there was nothing he could do. At this time, he really felt how laborious it was to face the tide of history on his own.

Pang Yue slowly walked out of the tent with heavy footsteps, and when he reached the door, he turned around suddenly, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed three times to Huang Degong.

Don't be surprised, you, you are worthy of my worship, worthy of my three rings! Pang Yue silently thought in his heart, when the other generals were proud of "fighting a living battle" and secretly communicated with Liukou, it was you who shouted "Regardless of the prince, I want to take your head", and chased Zhang Xianzhong and fled in embarrassment; When the other three towns in Jiangbei are rampant and plague the township, you are the only one who cleans up military discipline and protects the people; When hundreds of thousands of troops of the Ming Dynasty were scattered, and generals from all over the country surrendered, it was you who said to the Son of Heaven who you once looked down on, "Dare not die". You may not be selfless, but you always have your own principles, stick to your bottom line, and finally fulfill your oath with practical actions. In this era full of tragedy at the end of the Ming Dynasty, you are a true warrior!

"Dashuai, Pang Yue, thank you for your kindness! Take care! After saying this, Pang Yue was already in tears.

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